Separating from Su Su, Zhang Jing boarded the plane.
When they arrived in Xiangjiang, they originally planned to hand over the Queen's love letter, copper coffin, and mummy to Li Xing and leave immediately, but because of Zhou Manmiao and Liang Jieshu, they stayed for five more days.
Five sweet days.
On the seventh day, we flew from Hong Kong to Los Angeles. The city is located in the southwest of California, nicknamed the "City of Angels" and is the second largest city.
It is also the city with the largest proportion of Chinese people, with the proportion as high as 7.1%.
However, what surprised Zhang Jing was that when passengers at LAX got off the plane, went through customs, and exited the airport, what they saw and heard was that the airport was very small and the equipment was old.
If it weren't for the foreigners around him, Zhang Jing would have thought he would have returned to his hometown, Lupi Railway Station, but it would be hard to believe that this was actually the international airport of the second largest city.
There are many disadvantages, but there are also advantages. The temperature in Los Angeles in late October is much milder than that in Seattle. The daytime temperature is 23 or 24 degrees. A long-sleeved T-shirt will do.
This is probably what is meant by the saying that if the infrastructure is not enough, the weather will take care of it.
"Oss, long time no see." Barbie was wearing a beige chiffon long-sleeved top, black trousers, and high heels. She looked smart.
"Long time no see, why are you so urgent?"
Originally, Zhang Jing planned to stay in Xiangjiang for a few more days and enjoy the romance, but Barbie only called him every day.
"The seller is the movie star Bruce Willie. His 5,000-acre coastal farm is for sale. In order to facilitate the transaction, he would like to invite you to the farm for an interview."
5,000 acres is a lot, but Citiland is a vast country with few people and it is not unusual to have a large area. Its proximity to the sea is an advantage.
"How much did he quote?" Zhang Jing asked.
"120 million yuan."
Zhang Jing's heart was racing. What kind of farm dared to ask for 120 million?
The two of them were walking to the parking lot and chatting. Zhang Jing asked Barbie, "Have you ever seen it in person? Is the price suitable?"
"oss, I feel it's worth it," Barbi said to Shujiazhen. "That piece of land is only 150 kilometers away from downtown Los Angeles. The interior is mountainous but gentle. It's suitable for planting fruit trees and grazing. The advantage is that it has a 17-kilometer coastline."
Zhang Jing almost knelt down, thinking he heard wrongly, and asked repeatedly: "Seventeen kilometers of coastline?"
"That's right," Barbie repeated with certainty, "Seventeen kilometers of private beach. Although most of it is rocky beach, it does have seventeen kilometers."
Zhang Jing was shocked. If it were in Long Country, let alone 120 million yuan, even 1.2 billion yuan, there would be developers vying for it.
The key point is the large area, 5,000 acres, which is equivalent to 20 square kilometers. It takes 20 minutes to drive in a straight line from one side of the territory to the other.
Arriving at the parking lot, Barbie stood in front of a black Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle, looking very "stable".
"This is my rental car," Barbie introduced. "I need a luxury car for work."
Of course, Zhang Jing pays for the car rental. There will be bills for these, but Zhang Jing only looks at them occasionally, and sometimes he doesn't even look at them.
"Why rent a car?" Zhang Jing asked.
Barbie was confused. She didn’t understand what the boss meant. If she didn’t rent a car, how could she rely on legwork? Still think renting a luxury car is too expensive?
Thinking in confusion, Barbie heard the boss say again, "Which car to rent? Is it expensive to buy one? Go buy a car first!"
Barbie felt relieved and sighed that her boss was so wealthy that it was no wonder he wanted to buy a big mansion.
Then the two returned the rental car first, and then took a taxi to a luxury car store. The black Maybach was powered by a 4.0t twin-turbocharged V8 engine + 48v mild hybrid system, with a total price of 184,900 yuan.
Zhang Jing originally wanted to buy two cars, each driving one, but Barbie stopped her. The reason was that Zhang Jing could not drive, so he only had to be responsible for riding in the car, otherwise it would not be conducive to negotiations.
Four hours after the plane landed, Zhang Jing and Barbie arrived at the 5,000-acre coastal farm of movie star Bruce Willis at 1 p.m.
The entrance is a six-meter-wide cement road connected to the outside interstate highway. A warning sign "Private property, no entry" is hung at the door.
A middle-aged man went to farm early
Waiting at the gate, it was obvious that he was not Bruce Willis. Zhang Jing had seen the movies "Die Hard" and "12 Monkeys" starring Bruce Willis.
But these are old movies, and Bruce Willi himself is no longer young.
As expected, the middle-aged man introduced, "My name is Colen. My father is in poor health. I will take you to visit the farm."
The car parked inside the farm entrance, and Zhang Jing and Barbie boarded Coren's golf battery sightseeing car.
The golf sightseeing car moves slowly along the picturesque hills and hills.
"The farm has a total area of 5,000 acres," Colen introduced in a leisurely manner, "including about 200 acres of farmland, 300 acres of avocado trees, 400 acres of vineyards, 500 acres of citrus trees and persimmon trees, and the pasture area is home to Angora. There are more than 1,100 Sri Lankan beef cattle.”
After passing a hill, Colen stopped the sightseeing car and pointed to the skyline. "What we can see now, including the coastline, is farm land."
Zhang Jing looked into the distance and saw patches of green hills, some of which were miscellaneous trees, some of which were neat fruit trees, and some of which were pastures.
The feeling can only be expressed in two words - awesome!
"However," Coren added, changing the subject, "there are a lot of coyotes here, and they will attack calves and poultry."
Coyotes are harmful animals, and their presence indicates that the farm environment is good.
The battery car started again, and after fifteen minutes of driving, it passed three hills. Looking down from the other side of the hills, there was an artificial reservoir below.
"There are two artificial reservoirs on the farm," Colen said. "The area is not large and the water storage is not large. It is just enough for planting and grazing."
"There are also 21 deep wells for backup in times of drought, and a water filtration and purification workstation to ensure the safety of drinking water for people and animals."
"There is a composting workshop near the cattle shed on the ranch."
He supplies his own water and handles his own waste. Zhang Jing asked curiously, "Where's the electricity?"
"The farm has a photovoltaic power station with 3,000 square meters of photovoltaic panels, which is enough for normal use. If there is extreme weather or other unexpected power outages, there are two 1,100kg Cummins diesel generators that can stably output 95k of electricity."
Well, you can take care of water, electricity, food, and garbage all by yourself, and you can live in seclusion behind closed doors.
"There," Colen pointed to the other side of the reservoir, to a group of red-tiled and white-walled houses built on the hillside, "that is a historic building built by the first owner in 1924, and underwent a large-scale renovation and expansion in 1963. It has remained there ever since and is now uninhabited and vacant.”
Following the direction of Coren's finger, you can clearly see a large number of palm trees planted on both sides of the entrance road. There are many flowers in bloom and a huge swimming pool inside the house. It looks well maintained, but it is a pity that it cannot be left vacant.
"Which homeowner is your father?" Zhang Jing asked.
"Third term," Coren answered. "So there are three villas on the farm, each with over 75,000 square feet."
The converted area is about 7,000 square meters. Because it is a one-story building and there are no public stalls, it looks very large.
In the valley with the reservoir, it seems that the first homeowner was very good at choosing the place.
"Can I go in and have a look?" Zhang Jing asked.
Column looked at Barbie for help, because the farm is very large and there are many places to see. If you look carefully, you won't be able to see it all in one afternoon.
