로그인I've been running a grilled fish restaurant in Millennium Square for six years now. Each time the queue for my restaurant gets noticeably longer, the mall management comes knocking on my door to raise the rent. At 5:00 pm today, the waiting list for my restaurant reaches the 200th table. I instruct my staff to prepare three additional cases of fish. At 6:00 pm, Walt Sutton, the mall manager, shows up at my office and slams a new lease contract onto my desk. "Congratulations, Mr. Connor. The mall's foot traffic has multiplied by three times this month," he says while pointing at the third page of the contract. "As it is, the mall is having a hard time keeping up with all the extra maintenance needs, so your rent will have to be increased by 50%." I glance at the contract. "That's not what we agreed on last time," I remark. "That was then, and this is now. You've got three days to decide whether you're signing the contract." In just six years, the rent has already doubled from 10 thousand to 20 thousand. Now, he wants to increase it by another 50%. After he leaves, I grab my phone and make a call. "Hey, Mr. Whitman, it's me. About that spot you offered to me in Avant Plaza, I'll be ready to move in after three days."
더 보기Three days later, Millennium Corporation's legal department announced the results of the investigation.Walt was found to have used his position as manager of the mall management to demand kickbacks from the fourth-floor tenants. He'd also arranged for an electrician to illegally lock and cut power to Unit 402, pressure other tenants into jointly forcing me out, and maliciously spread defamatory rumors against me.As a result, his employment contract was terminated immediately. All of his salary and bonuses were withheld. The company also handed over the evidence of his involvement in embezzlement and commercial defamation to the authorities.On the same day, Millennium Corporation sent my restaurant a settlement offer through their lawyers. Walt had acted in his own capacity all this time, and they were willing to compensate me for my losses while offering a public apology.I glanced through the settlement offer. I didn't care about the amount of compensation they were offering. W
Duncan froze when he heard my question."It's been three years," I reminded him. "You've been renting beside me for three years. Your revenue has multiplied. People started queuing to eat at your restaurant. You even bought a new car—but not once did you mention wanting to repay the loan I gave you."Duncan's face paled."But it's fine." I turned my back on him. "The court will jog your memory for me."Less than an hour after Duncan left, Walt arrived. No one stopped him since the security guards at Avant Plaza didn't recognize him. He parked his car outside, pushed his way through the waiting crowd, and marched right up to the counter.The collar of his shirt hung loose, with no tie around his neck. His hair was plastered to his forehead."Mr. Connor!" He forced out a smile and lowered his voice. "What happened before was all on me. Let me make you a big deal. I'll lower the rent back to the original rate, and you can move your restaurant back to the mall. I'll give you the best
In the span of a single night, the post received over two thousand comments. The paid commenters were perfectly coordinated."I knew there was a problem with that restaurant's ingredients!""I got diarrhea after eating there once.""The boss has already skipped town."A few more paid troll accounts started reposting the claims, and a content creator even uploaded a gossip update about it in the middle of the night. According to his video, the famous grilled fish restaurant at Millennium Square was found to have food safety issues, so it shut down overnight.My phone was flooded with private messages from old customers. Some asked if the rumors were true. A few cursed me out. Several others sent me screenshots of Walt's post and said they were unfollowing me.I didn't bother responding to any of them.That afternoon, Avant Plaza's social media account uploaded a video. It opened with a shot of the subway exit on the basement level with my new signboard turned on. Then came the sh
In the basement at Avant Plaza, the renovation crew had already taken down the final partition wall. The new stoves would arrive later in the afternoon.Crouching on the floor, Lionel marked out the location for the freezer unit with chalk.Cameron put up a sign on the entrance that said, "Fred's Fish Feast—New Store Opening in Three Days!"The restaurant's social media account was flooded with messages asking where our new location was. Eric held up his phone. "Mr. Sutton posted on social media again, boss. Do you wanna see it?""I'm not going to bother."Walt had no idea that Owen had already gotten in touch with the leasing department for Avant Plaza, and so did Abel. Jessica and Shane already had appointments to check out potential storefronts tomorrow.All of the most flourishing businesses on each floor of Millennium Square were looking to move out.…Soon, it'd been three days since we moved out. It was Friday evening, the prime dinner rush. On the fourth floor of Millen












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