Udaariyaan: A Different Perspective

First Glance

"Brrrrr" The large car's tires skidded on the dirt road as the car came to a quick stop. It was late and was getting dark. In the darkness and behind the tinted windows the building was pushed back away from the dirt road. If it weren't for the lights and people entering and leaving the building, it was barely noticeable. Seeing his car, the older man came running to welcome him. "Sameer ji, please come, thank you so much for coming, its an honor to have you here." Opening the car's door a tall young man stepped out with a humble smile on his face. People walking into the building stopped and stared, first at the car and then at the man who stepped out of the car. The young man was atleast 6'2", slim body and a chiseled shaved jawline gave him a very young appearance. His eyes however seemed mature, his dark brown eyes had a shine, they made him seem serious and kind at the same time. Wearing a designer stitched suit, the young man smiled shaking the older gentlemen's hand before saying "Pleasure's all mine, I hope coming here to see the building last minute wasn't too much of an issue, I just really hoped to finish this tonight otherwise I wouldn't have been able to make it." "No problem Sameer ji, you came that's enough for us, please come in" Gesturing for the young man to walk in, the elder man's assistant nudged him, "who is he and why are you giving him so much respect calling him ji." "Shut up, do you know who he is? That's Sameer Raj Sehgal, the son of Sehgal Industries owner. His face is on every 30 under 30 magazine and is by far the most successful businessman of his age. He's here to look at the building, if he decides to purchase the building I can finally take some money and go live with my son and daughter-in-law in Canada. Not only is he young and successful but has a heart of gold selling the building to him will be easy and quick. Now shut up and lets go" 

Sameer walked into the building, he had a quick gait of a solider on a mission. He quickly looked around the building ignoring the lights, music and people around him. There was a man on stage confessing his love for some women but Sameer didn't bother to look at them let alone acknowledge them. Sameer was a family man but a workaholic, he was the farthest from a romantic person you could imagine, he found love at first site and stories like Romeo Juliet a bit silly. When working, Sameer was immersed and focused on that only. He looked at the ceiling and beams and realized the building was old. The building might be one of the bigger halls for events in town but for Sameer it was a small shack. Sameer never invested in small properties, he only invested his money in properties which were worth investing his time into. If Sameer was going to spend time on something, it had to be worth it and this building was not it. However he had heard that the old gentlemen really wanted to sell it for some reason and since it fell on his way he decided to take a look at it after work. For Sameer buying it might not be a big deal but for the older gentlemen it could mean a lot and so here he was. Looking at the walls and walking around he could see there was some space behind the stage as well. The older gentleman walked to Sameer and handed him the details of the building. Looking over the square footage and build date and roofing materials used Sameer had an idea of the overall property. This building was small and while Sameer would not get involved in it, his manager could fix it up and then most likely he would give it so some charity organization or something. Turning around to the older man he said "This building is old, roofing materials used are not up to safety standards now, comparable to other buildings in the area and calculating per sq feet cost I'll give you 25 Lakhs for the building." The gentlemen was shocked and happily agreed, he was only hoping for 20-22 Lakhs. "While the costs on this building is going to be more, I'm not deducting anything and am giving you more than asking price because I understand that at your age selling such an old building could only mean that you have some personal problem. If my buying the building at a few more lakhs could help with that it would make me very happy. If you'd like I can have my attorney draft the sales agreement and have it signed and completed tomorrow. Happy with his offer the older gentlemen was speechless, all he could do was smile with tears in his eyes and fold his hands. Sameer put the older gentlemen's folded hands down and left after a quick goodbye.