8. No Land Plots
Lets get this one out of the way right now. Youve tried this one many, many times in movies, and it never works, no matter how big you try to go with it. No one is going to buy your land when its radioactive, craggy, or while youre at odds with world governments. Zods probably going to kill you anyway, and Superman can just chuck your real estate into outer space, even with massive amounts of Kryptonite embedded within it. The troubles presented by these plans far outweigh their rewards. Its almost as if each time you try this, all it does is create an intricate, creative plot that can challenge Superman before he foils it. Youre Lex Luthor, the greatest criminal mind of our time. You can do much better than a real estate plot (no pun intended). You can get Superman out of the way much more efficiently while getting what you want. Contrary to what your father told you, there are other valuable resources out there besides land. Go to a library and read up. Or watch the news. Or pop in a Bond movie. Then turn those things on their heads. Even if land is what you want the most, there are probably better ways to get it. But making money from valuable resources should be an afterthought to your real concerns anyway, a reward for your troubles. You have larger priorities to deal with before you even get there. Your plans should bring you to the land, not be about the land.