Chapter 248 Will the Johnson family rise?
The next day, in the morning, some important news broke in Houston's construction and building material circles. Qiannan Real Estate in Houston had reached a cooperation agreement with the Johnson family. In the future, the Johnson family would become the chief building materials partner of Qiannan Real Estate. Qiannan Real Estate would invest eight hundred million dollars to expand and develop the building materials market!
Professionals in the construction and building material industries were all stunned at this news. Qiannan Real Estate was actually collaborating with the Johnson family? It was truly magical!
After all, Qiannan Real Estate belonged to Qiannan Group, a well-known conglomerate in Texas that had headquarters in the provincial capital, Yangcheng. Qiannan Group was a giant with assets totaling nearly fifty billion dollars, and was involved in various industries such as real estate, bridge construction, and mineral extraction.
Qiannan Real Estate, which had expanded from Yangcheng to Houston in just three years, had grown rapidly. Its current market value exceeded five billion dollars, making it the second-largest real estate company in Houston, second only to Maple Real Estate.
Qiannan Real Estate was known for being aloof and demanding of its partners. For example, in Houston, it did not work with local building material companies, but it worked directly with major building material companies in the provincial capital, Yangcheng. It also had very little interaction with local businesses in other large-scale commercial activities.
And this was precisely why it was surprising.
This giant company would always be automatically ignored in previous competitions between the Johnson family, the Windsor family, and SR Group within the construction materials industry.
However, it was unexpected that Qianke Real Estate would actually cooperate with the Johnson family and even invest so much money in them.
Although the situation was unclear, everyone began to realize a possibility.
The previously struggling Johnson family would completely turn around, and they might even unify the entire construction materials market in Houston in a short period of time.
At the same time, the Johnson family also issued a statement, saying that they had a large number of orders for construction materials and could purchase them at a price 10% higher than the market!
They also claimed that they had the qualifications to serve as commercial agents for Qianke Real Estate.
In other words, through the relationship with the Johnson family, they could work directly with Qianke Real Estate and the headquarters of Qianke Group!
When this news was announced, many small companies in the Houston construction materials and construction industry suddenly became restless.
A significant number of them tried to contact the Johnson family in various ways at the first opportunity, flattering them and trying to win their favor.
Among these companies, there were those who had suffered losses due to the Johnson family's malicious price increases, as well as those who had been deceived at the housewarming banquet.
But now, they were all vying to align themselves with the Johnson family. Their will to survive was very strong!
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SR Group, President's Office.
Sarah stared at the information on the computer, furrowing her brows, contemplating something.
Emily stood on the other side of the desk and reported, "Just now, two suppliers of construction materials contacted us and said they are temporarily suspending contract renewal negotiations. we think that they’re leaning toward the Johnson family.
"I have calculated that our orders have dropped by 50% since the news of Qianke Real Estate's cooperation with the Johnson family broke, and we have had significant losses!"
Sarah sighed and murmured, "Why did Qianke Real Estate agree to work with the Johnson family? I tried to visit Qianke Real Estate to explore the possibility of working together too, but I was rejected on the spot. I didn't expect..."
At this moment, Sarah was very anxious.
More than half a month ago, the SR Group warehouse fire had caused losses that had only just been recovered recently.
They had intended to take advantage of this opportunity to make further progress, but this unexpected situation had occurred.
After thinking for a moment, Sarah asked, "What’s the latest news from the Sullivan family?"
Emily replied, "The Sullivan family has been very quiet these days and hasn't made any statements. They must have known some kind of news in advance. Should we be on guard?"
Sarah nodded. "Alright then, please keep an eye on the Sullivan family and report to me immediately if anything happens. I’ll figure out a way to investigate the Johnson family."
"Alright!" Emily responded and then left the office.
Sarah was alone in the office and was about to call Ryder on her phone to get his opinion on the matter.
However, just then, she received a call.
It was Abigail Johnson.
Sarah furrowed her brow and wondered why she was calling.
Confused, Sarah pressed the answer button.
On the other end, Abigail's familiar voice came through. "Oh! President Sarah Johnson actually answered my call, how unexpected!"
Sarah said calmly, "Abigail, if you have something to say, just say it. If it's about something irrelevant, I'll hang up!"
"Don't be impatient!" Abigail said with a smug smile, "I suppose you already know about our collaboration with Greenwood Real Estate. I want to know how you’re feeling. Are you particularly worried? Are you afraid that we’ll take down SR Group?"
Sarah frowned. "What are you trying to say?"
Abigail sneered, "Hmph! You’re impatient! Forget it, I won't waste time with you. I'm here to deliver a message: there will be a dinner at The Pint House tonight at seven. You are invited!"
"Why should I attend your dinner?"
"To be precise, it's not my dinner, someone else is inviting you to dinner. You'll find out who it is when you arrive. Whether you want to come or not is up to you, I'm just the messenger!
"Oh, by the way, if you want to bring that bastard Ryder along, you can!"
After speaking, Abigail hung up.
Beep beep beep!
Sarah was momentarily puzzled when she heard the dial tone on her phone.
What was the Johnson family up to?
Meanwhile, in a luxurious room at The Pint House, a middle-aged man with a big belly and a greasy appearance leaned against the headboard, gasping for breath. He seemed unsatisfied.
"Pft! You can't handle it after just two rounds? Your skills have declined a lot over the years," a woman who was dressed provocatively and sitting on a chair by the bed remarked while elegantly crossing her legs. She lit a cigarette.
This was Sandra Johnson.
The man she had just "battled" with was none other than Roy Brooks, the president of Qianke Real Estate. Their relationship was quite complicated.
Back in the day, Sandra had a wild time in Houston and attracted many suitors due to her beauty. But she only favored one type of man - the rich and influential type.
At that time, Roy was just a small contractor in Houston. He spent a lot of money to pursue Sandra and finally won her over.
However, after they got together, Roy discovered that Sandra was involved with multiple wealthy and powerful men. She played with them in bed, causing them to be trapped in her web of seduction. And the most surprising part was that these men all knew about each other's existence but chose not to cut ties with her.
Initially, Roy was furious and confused. But as he delved deeper into their relationship, he discovered another secret about Sandra.