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I finished with blow drying my hair after ten minutes and went into a small room I’d turned into my office last year. It was simply furnished—there was only a desk, a chair, and a bookshelf. Its shelves were filled with real estate, marketing, construction and other technical books. I turned on the computer that was on my desk and sat down.
Now that I was so eager to give my best, I couldn’t sleep. I would probably look like zombie the next morning, but it would be worth it.
“No, scratch that, Madison. You can’t just appear there like some zombie. At least you would be a well-dressed zombie with full make up.”
Maybe he was just a fantasy and nothing more than my boss, but that didn’t mean I shouldn’t care about my appearance in front of him at all.
I opened my Internet browser and began to research about local health networks. I still had to hear about the full scope of the project, but for now I could see who was in the market for a new building. I was sure that if I gathered enough information about all of them—learning about their goals and areas of interests—I could estimate easier who would be the best buyer for this hospital. I also needed to study this market’s activity.
When I was in the real estate business, I was a good agent and had good future prospects. I had great negotiation skills. I made deals fast and knew how to connect a buyer with the right property.
Even though I was out of that business for a couple years, I still had what it took for me to succeed in Grant’s company. I could find him the best buyer out there.
I spent several hours in research, and it was way past midnight when I finally found the information I was looking for.
If I could sell Grant’s building before it was even built,
he would definitely see my worth.
“Alright. That’s the plan,” I murmured to myself and yawned, feeling exhausted.
I couldn’t wait to show my new boss my plan.
4
Grant
“You know, I don’t have a good feeling about this,” Oliver told me grimly. He was looking through the bunch of papers in front of him, flipping through them continuously as if that could help him reach some conclusion he hadn’t been able to reach so far.
I’d called him to my office half an hour ago to run some numbers, and we analyzed the financial data we’d managed to acquire so far.
I was comparing some data sheets and noting down the cost we had so far, satisfied that everything went smoothly. “What is the problem now?”
“I’m worried that our usual client is not going to buy our new building.”
We’d worked with them several times before, and they were our most trustworthy health network so far. We’d always relied on them when starting a new project since they were one of the most successful players on the market—if not the best.
Oliver was in charge of our communication with them, and he always stayed in contact with their head office before we offered our buildings to someone else.
“Why did you get that impression?”
“They have some issues with their investors. When I talked with their director, he didn’t sound promising.”
I shrugged my shoulders. “I think we shouldn’t be worried. I’m sure they will come around.”
Oliver furrowed his eyebrows in frustration. “Grant, I think we should consider other options. There is a big possibility they will pass, so we need to reach out to other health networks.”
“Don’t worry. Even if they won’t buy it in the end, there are plenty of other players out there, and as you said, we will reach out and make an offer to them.”
“I have no idea how you always manage to be so sure of everything,” Oliver muttered.
“Well, someone has to be optimistic. Worrying won’t help us. We need actions and results.”
“Yeah, but this really was unexpected. They had said even before the project has started that they were interested in it, and now they aren’t sure anymore.”
“Well, those kinds of things happen. Let’s wrap up for now. I’ll instruct our new hire, Madison, to help us figure it out. She will look for new clients. Okay?”
Oliver collected his papers and got up. “Okay. Call me when you have some new info.”
