And those who've mixed in the streets, once they've hit a dead end, don't expect them to have a bottom line.
At that point, there'll be losses and personal injuries—why bother? Why endure that?
So, Lawrence Winters felt that Nick Zeller signing this contract was the correct decision. Although he owed Owen a debt, as long as he repaid it, there wouldn't be further personal harm, and he did secure a piece of land.
Their problem now is that they can't come up with the five billion to repay Owen.
Cameron Spencer contemplated Lawrence Winters' words and said lightly, "That land is worth at most ten million now, Owen asking for five billion is extortionate."
"We know, but before this, it was worth fifty million, and he even mortgaged it to borrow money for preliminary preparations. Plus his expected profit, it's roughly worth five billion," Lawrence Winters explained some details from the contract.
