Chapter 439: Land seized, danger approaching
When Roberts saw her get out of the car, he didn't say anything. He just glanced at her casually and sighed helplessly.
But now that I'm here, I feel remiss if I don't ask him, "Miss, what do you think of this piece of land?"
Lin Siqiao was excited but did not show it on his face. He just said something ambiguous.
"It's okay, just like that."
Unexpectedly, Mr. Roberts became happy after hearing this and did not turn around and leave, which means that there is still hope for negotiating this deal.
He had heard from Mr. Li before that the young lady bought the land to start a farm.
Thinking of this, Mr. Roberts directly revealed his trump card.
"Miss, if you have any objections to the price, we can discuss it again. In addition, we can also handle the farm procedures on your behalf."
"If you have any other ideas, you can also tell us directly, and we will try our best to find a solution."
The other party had already said this, so Lin Siqiao had no choice but to reply "reluctantly".
"Mr. Roberts, you have to give me a more favorable price."
Mr. Roberts breathed a sigh of relief and made a gesture.
Since both parties were sincere in buying and selling, the deal was negotiated quickly.
Because he was not sure about the size of the oil field, Lin Siqiao decided to acquire the two wastelands nearby after learning that the Texas government was also interested in selling them.
When Roberts heard this, he was overjoyed.
The total price of these three pieces of wasteland is 2.03 million US dollars. He did not play tricks and gave Lin Siqiao a very sincere price.
Lin Siqiao had other intentions, so he did not make it difficult for Mr. Roberts during the bargaining process. He just gave it a polite gesture, and the final contract price was US$1.8 million.
However, when it came to drafting the contract terms, Lin Siqiao's attitude was quite strict.
Mr. Roberts also expressed his understanding of this.
Both parties were afraid that the other party would go back on their word, so after the contract was signed, Roberts immediately had someone arrange the transfer of ownership, and Lin Siqiao left Texas that afternoon after the change procedures were completed.
After arriving in Los Angeles, Lin Siqiao checked into a five-star hotel with good security measures.
She also remembered her senior brother's instructions, and the first thing she did when she returned to her room was to call Director Chen to report that she was safe.
Director Chen felt relieved to know that she was fine.
Director Chen had something else to do, so the two chatted briefly and then hung up the phone.
When she was almost done resting, Lin Siqiao went to a nearby luxury goods mall and bought everything from clothes to bags to accessories.
Afterwards, Lin Siqiao went to the car dealership next door and bought a Ferrari's latest sports car in full.
She originally wanted to rent it, but the price was too tempting.
When it comes to enjoying life, Lin Siqiao never compromises himself.
If you like it, buy it. If you don’t have money, earn it. There’s nothing to worry about.
Moreover, it will not be wasted after buying it. She will put it in the space after using it. Anyway, the procedures are complete. After several years, when she finds a suitable opportunity, she can take it out and collect it as an antique car.
It’s not that Lin Siqiao wants to pretend, but judging people through the cracks in the door is something that exists in every era.
Especially in a place like Beverly Hills, the people who live there are either rich or noble. If Lin Siqiao doesn't decorate the house, she might not even be able to get through the gate.
Just as Lin Siqiao expected, when she arrived at Beverly Hills the next morning in this cool sports car, the security guards' attitude towards her could be described as fawning.
Even the seller, Mr. Berman, was surprised when he saw her.
It was really hard for him to associate this woman in front of him, whose every move exuded nobility, with the word China.
Lin Siqiao noticed the surprise in the other person's eyes, but she was too lazy to explain.
Even in later generations, China has long been among the world's powerful countries, but in the perception of many foreigners, China is still too poor to afford food or electricity, let alone now.
In response to this, Lin Siqiao just wants to say that the world is big, so please go out more often.
Fortunately, Mr. Berman was only surprised for a moment and did not say anything out of line, otherwise Lin Siqiao might have just gotten up and left.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Bellman took out a map and said, "Miss, this piece of land has a total area of more than 400 acres. Both the location and the scenery are the best in the Beverly area. Nothing else."
Lin Siqiao nodded. She had already read the information given by Li Jiachen in advance.
This piece of land is just as the other party said, the location is really amazing, if you build a manor or a villa, you can conservatively make tens of billions of US dollars in the future.
The problem is that housing prices won’t go up in the short term.
So when Lin Siqiao heard Bellman offer 6 million US dollars, he just shook his head.
Her family started out in real estate. If you want to fool her, you'd better take a shower and go to bed early.
"Mr. Bellman, your piece of land is indeed in a good location, but it is located halfway up a mountain. If you want to develop it, you must solve the problems of drainage, transportation, power supply, and mountain reinforcement in the early stages."
"I roughly estimated that the cost of this place alone is several times that of the nearby plots of land, and this does not include the subsequent labor costs."
"Moreover, these 400 acres of land are not contiguous. Neither here nor here is suitable for building houses. In other words, of the 400 acres of land, only 70% can actually be used for development."
"If that's the case, the construction cost alone is 50 percent more expensive than others."
At this point, Lin Siqiao smiled and said, "Mr. Bellman, please forgive me for being frank, but your offer is more than a little bit inflated."
As soon as these words were spoken, Berman's face suddenly became embarrassed. He did not expect that Lin Siqiao would point out the problem so directly.
But he had no way to refute it. If it weren't for cost considerations, the land would not have been preserved until now.
"Then...how much do you think it is?" He wanted to hear Lin Siqiao's bottom price.
Lin Siqiao was silent. She didn’t bargain yesterday because there was no need. If she didn’t bargain today, she would be stupid.
In fact, Lin Siqiao's bottom price was between 1.5 million and 2 million US dollars, but at this time she had to bargain as hard as possible.
Because only by breaking the other party's psychological expectations first and then appropriately raising the price, will he be more likely to accept your offer.
"One million US dollars!" If Lin Siqiao wasn't afraid of making this person so angry that he foamed at the mouth, he would have offered 800,000 US dollars.
"How much?" Bellman looked at her with a look of "Are you kidding me?" "Miss, I paid more than this price when I bought this piece of land!"
"Mr. Bellman, don't worry, I haven't finished yet."
Lin Siqiao continued, "When you bought it, the world had not yet experienced an economic crisis, and there had not been any serial murders in Beverly Hills. Is that right?"
There is no one in this world who is not afraid of death. The richer people are, the more they cherish their lives.
Ever since this serial murder case broke out, the wealthy people living nearby wanted to move out overnight, because the murderer's target was very clear, he only targeted rich people.
Because of this incident, housing prices near Beverly Hills fell to their lowest level ever.
Mr. Berman was completely silent now.
The serial murder case is no secret. Although the authorities have not announced the details of the case to the public for fear of causing panic, it is not difficult to investigate.
The other party had misunderstood, and Lin Siqiao had not really checked.
The reason she knew this was because a famous director later brought this incident to the big screen (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood).
But this is not important. What is important is that her goal has been achieved.
After a morning of extreme bargaining, Lin Siqiao finally won the coveted piece of land for US$1.6 million.
After completing all the transfer procedures in the afternoon, Mr. Berman asked Lin Siqiao seriously.
"Miss, will you settle in California in the future?"
After spending most of the day with him, Berman was deeply impressed by Lin Siqiao's conversation and knowledge.
If she lives in California in the future, we can keep in touch more often.
Lin Siqiao shook her head. Her roots were in China, and no matter how good the country was, it would not catch her eye.
Seeing this, Mr. Berman did not ask any more questions, but smiled and stretched out his hand, "Miss, I wish you all the best."
Lin Siqiao shook hands back generously, "Thank you, Mr. Berman."
After saying goodbye to Mr. Berman, Lin Siqiao first found an empty corner and put his beloved car in the space, then took a taxi back to the hotel.
The Los Angeles issue has been resolved satisfactorily, and now all that’s left are the two plots of land in New York.
Lin Siqiao didn't get enough rest these days. She planned to make some essential oil first, then have a good sleep, and fly to New York early tomorrow morning.
Perfect!
Lin Siqiao opened the door while thinking about it. The moment he pushed the door open, he suddenly felt a chill on his forehead, as if something was pressing against it.
Before I could raise my eyes, a cold and deep male voice sounded in the room.
"Long time no see, Translator Lin."
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