A Boeing 747 is flying smoothly 10,000 meters above Texas, USA.
"Eric, I have to say, you really know how to enjoy life. Such an aircraft is simply a castle in the sky." Inside the 747 aircraft, Henry Morgan looked at the surrounding luxurious interiors and experienced the sofa he made. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion at the touch of real leather.
"You can also buy one and try it." Chen Zhiwen tasted the wine in his hand and said with a smile.
After leaving Los Angeles, Chen Zhiwen rushed to Boeing's headquarters, where the planes had been decorated and were waiting for his acceptance.
The aircraft cost 55 million US dollars, and the overall decoration cost 12 million. For example, all the wood decoration materials in the aircraft are from a tree at an altitude of 2,000 meters above sea level in the European Alps Mountains. The wood can be naturally It has a light fragrance that can last for several years and does not cause any harm to humans or animals.
All the leather on the seats in the aircraft comes from the belly of crocodiles on the African grasslands, and there are age limits for the crocodiles. It is said that in order to achieve this purpose, a European company has reached a cooperation with the local indigenous people to provide them with some modern weapons, specifically purchasing this type of crocodile skin from them. But even so, the output is still very low. This type of leather is mostly used in super luxury cars, but less on airplanes.
There is also a special wine cabinet on the plane, which contains various red wines, wines, champagnes from various countries, Moutai from Hong Kong, etc. At some prices, you can exchange for half a house in Hong Kong.
For Chen Zhiwen, even if he drinks several houses a day, it can't keep up with the speed at which his wealth is growing by doing nothing now. However, he is not an alcoholic either. He just enjoys it with guests and friends when needed.
"I can't afford it," Henry Morgan said with a smile.
"You don't have to buy a 747, you can buy a Boeing 737. Just add an auxiliary fuel tank and you can travel around Europe and the United States. Even if you go to Asia, you only need to add a route in the middle. It is much better than those like the Gulf Stream." Chen Zhiwen said.
"I'm a little excited when you say that." Henry Morgan said with a smile. He used to fly first class and occasionally fly very small short-distance private jets, so he had no idea about the demand in this area.
But now that I am sitting on this luxurious Boeing 747, I immediately feel that this is life.
"With the HSBC deal, according to our ratio, you can make a net profit of at least US$50 million. You can buy a 737 plus decorations for half the time, and the other half of the aircraft is more than enough." Chen Zhiwen said with a shrug.
"That's not possible." Henry Morgan shook his head and said: "This matter is actually your idea. Your idea, I just provide a little identity and some funds. No matter how much I should share, I only need half. "
"You are the least greedy capitalist I have ever seen." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
"That's because I only take what I deserve. Only in this way can we have long-term cooperation, right?" Henry Morgan said with a shrug.
"That's right. Okay, Costco is ready to receive financing. I can prepare 1 percentage point for you. You estimate that you need to prepare about 30 million US dollars. Do you want to invest in this business?" Chen Zhiwen asked with a smile.
"Costco, this is a piece of fat, but I'm afraid I can't eat it by myself. How about I pay half of it and invite some friends from my family for the other half? This will also be good for Costco. Many of these people in my family have strong influence in politics, and even if the president changes, they will not be affected," Henry Morgan said.
"Okay, no problem." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. It seems that Henry Morgan wants to use his own resources to develop his position within the family, but this is a win-win situation and is also good for himself.
"Okay, let's talk about the plane separately. I'll just sit on your plane when I have the opportunity in the future. I'd better prepare my funds to invest in something." Henry Morgan said with a smile.
"That's okay, but you don't have to be too frugal. We live for enjoyment. You have three states in the United States distributing Midea game consoles. Now handheld games have just begun. The family game consoles that are about to be launched are the red and white consoles. Big head." Chen Zhiwen said with a chuckle.
Although he was in the United States during this period, he could also rely on satellite phone remote control to understand the situation in Hong Kong. The Famicom had been tested many times and was ready to be sold in Hong Kong and Wanwan. As long as there were no problems and production capacity would be increased, he would be ready to sell it in Hong Kong. Released in the United States.
"I'm really looking forward to that." Henry Morgan nodded, looked at the large green space under the window, and said, "We should be arriving soon. We will land at the Fort Worth Airport later, and it will only take two hours by car to arrive."
"I looked at the information on this Wage Farm. It's a bit strange that they are actually willing to sell it. International food prices have increased a lot recently, right? Isn't now the time when you should make money?" Chen Zhiwen turned over the table. information, and asked again.
This time they came to Texas because they were told that a very large farm here was for sale.
As early as last year, Chen Zhiwen entrusted an intermediary in the United States to find a suitable large-scale farm. After more than a year of intermediary communication, the owner of this Wage Farm seemed to have plans to sell it, so Chen Zhiwen worked with Henry Morgan to sell it. Came over.
"International food prices are high, but this high price is at the sales terminal. Because oil prices have risen, the transportation cost of snacks has also increased a lot. The wool comes from the sheep. In the end, when it comes to the farm, although the price has also increased a bit, it is not much. , and the current inflation is so severe and the interest rates are so high, most farms rely on loans to survive. With such high interest rates, even if food prices rise sharply, they cannot stop this kind of interest. Therefore, when food prices rise, , many farms in the United States can only be sold at low prices." Henry Morgan said with a smile.
"It seems that the bank will always be the winner." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. He had long heard that most of the farms in the United States were controlled by banks. The reason for this is that large-scale planting requires costs, especially for The initial investment cost, and even if some farms do not owe money, bad weather in a certain year is enough to force the farmers to ask the bank for help.
Then there is the contract trap. Farmers have no ability to sell grain and can only rely on grain middlemen who control the channels, such as the four famous ABCD grain merchants in later generations. These grain merchants lock in contracts in advance, which can be regarded as giving some farmers It is a guarantee, but if something goes wrong, the disadvantaged will definitely be the unlucky ones.
"The agricultural cultivation on Wagga Farm is not very large, and it mainly relies on cattle grazing and a small amount of oil extraction. But what we know is that they are heavily in debt. The Wagga family has been selling other properties in order to exchange for commercial loans, but the specifics are We don’t know how much their family owes, there are several banks involved, and we can’t find out,” Henry Morgan said.
"In that case, that's not bad." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
Using a Boeing 747 as a private jet is also an incredible thing for the dispatch of American airports. After multiple confirmations, Fort Worth's dispatch arranged for this large aircraft to land and directed it to a dedicated VIP channel. It was possible to have such a situation. A plane, everyone at the airport knows that it must be a big shot.
However, the "big shot" didn't have any communication with Tian and the others. After saying a few polite words, he left.
After another two hours of journey, they finally arrived at their destination-Wage Farm.
This is one of the largest farms in the world and one of the most valuable. Some larger farms, such as some in Australia, have far less development value than it. They can only be used to grow some potatoes or raise wild cattle and sheep, or even a lot of them. It’s still in the Gobi area, and there isn’t even much grass.
For their group, there were naturally people here to greet them, and they saw only a few middle-aged white men wearing short-sleeved jeans waiting in front of a manor.
The car stopped at the door, and Henry Morgan, Chen Zhiwen and a group of bodyguards got out.
"Hello, Mr. Morgan, this must be Mr. Chen." A leading man came over and said, "Welcome to Wagg Farm. I am Dan Wagg, the farmer here. These are my family."
"Hello, Mr. Wag." Chen Zhiwen shook hands politely, but he felt that the other party's hand was very strong. This was not intentional, maybe he was accustomed to this force.
"Just call me Dan." Danwager said with a smile: "Guys, please come in first. This is one of the manors on our farm."
Henry Morgan looked at the magnificent manor in front of him and asked: "How many such manors are there on this farm?"
"More than a dozen buildings are posted in different parts of the farm, mainly because our farm is too big, with fields and rivers in the middle, and the roads are not as good as highways. If you drive, it takes more than an hour from east to west, and there are so many manors. It’s a little bit more convenient for daily living,” Danwag said with a smile.
"I read that this farm has 500,000 acres?" Henry Morgan asked as he walked.
"To be precise, it's 511,500 acres." Danwager explained with a smile.
"This area is really big." Henry Morgan said with a smile.
Chen Zhiwen behind him couldn't help but have the same thought in his mind. One acre used by Americans is almost 6 acres, and 500,000 acres is 3 million acres, which is almost 2,000 square kilometers.
This is a true super farm. Its area is so large that it is rare in the world. It is equivalent to the area of 2 Hong Kong, or 1.3 Yanjing City. The small farm he previously acquired in Brazil is smaller than Hong Kong Island (80 square kilometers, very Hong Kong) is larger.
The most important thing is that this farm has enough water rights. Several rivers pass through this farm. As long as the water is not pumped too much, no one cares. Moreover, this farm has been run by the Wagg family for hundreds of years, and many of the infrastructures are complete. The information I read before showed that this farm is mainly cattle grazing, with more than 10,000 beef cattle, and its own slaughterhouse. Corn is grown in a very small area, and most of the other areas are empty. , because the Wagg family is unable to develop it.
After some small talk, Chen Zhiwen learned that the manor covers an area of more than 50,000 square meters. It is surrounded by iron railings and wire mesh to avoid possible threats from predators. The interior is filled with various green trees and gardens. There is also an Olympic-sized swimming pool in the back.
There is basically no talk of land prices here. Several other manors are not as big as this one, but they are not small either. Some have many more, and they are basically used to house the long-term workers on the farm.
"Mr. Chen, Mr. Morgan, it's 3 o'clock in the afternoon now, how about we go hunting?" Shan Wag said with a smile: "I know you two must have compensated for all kinds of delicacies, but the prey hunted in the wild will be barbecued in the wild. , I guess you haven’t tried it, right?”
"No, what kind of animals are we hunting?" Chen Zhiwen asked with some interest.
"We have some deer, sheep, pheasants, geese, etc. on the farm. As long as it is not prohibited by law, you can hunt them. Basically, I can rest assured that there are at most small wolves on the farm and they will not pose any threat to us." Danwa Ge said.
"Okay, let's try it." Henry Morgan seemed to be quite interested.
The scenery of Wage Farm is indeed beautiful. This season, thousands of swans of an unknown species gather on the rivers and lakes in the middle, eating fish everywhere.
"I originally planned to turn this place into a large fishing ground, but later I figured out that the investment was too big and there were too many fish-eating birds, so I decided to leave it alone." After getting off the helicopter, Wag took Chen Zhiwen with him The group of people came to the lake and said.
"It's a beautiful scenery, and it would be good if it attracts tourists." Chen Zhiwen said.
"No, tourists will only turn this place into a garbage dump. Don't overestimate the quality of ordinary people." Danwag shook his head and said: "There will be many animals around the lake, and we can hunt here."
After saying that, he prepared the shotgun. As he expected, a group of antelopes came soon. Danwag's shooting skills were very good. With two shots, he knocked down a few antelopes and scared away the others.
His men also caught two pheasants nearby and a few fish from the lake, so a group of people started to barbecue.
Naturally, this kind of thing does not require the boss to do it himself. Danwager, Henry Morgan and Chen Zhiwen came to a rock by the river.
"Mr. Chen, what do you think of my farm?" Danwager asked with a smile.
"It's very good. The environment is very good. I have to say that your family has built this farm into a paradise on earth." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. The helicopter just flew over the farm for an hour and basically visited the entire farm.
"Actually, our family does not have enough financial resources to develop this large area of land. As long as we are willing to invest money, we can easily raise hundreds of thousands of cattle and a large amount of corn, wheat and other crops here, and the oil fields in the northwest can also be If Mr. Chen is willing to invest in more intensive development, the return will definitely not be low," Danwatt said with a smile.
"If there are hundreds of thousands of cattle grazing, the water source here will not be enough." Chen Zhiwen asked.
"The existing ones are not enough, but there is no shortage of rain in Texas. There are also several rivers inside our farm. We can dig a few lakes to store water. This way, the water will be enough. In fact, our family had this kind of plan decades ago. But the funds are insufficient, we have even invited relevant experts to guide us, and we have design drawings. If Mr. Chen acquires our farm, these will be given to you as gifts," Danwag said.
"Then what price do you want?" Chen Zhiwen asked with a smile. Texas is known as the hometown of cowboys. It means that animal husbandry has been developed since ancient times. There is basically no shortage of rain here. Therefore, the farms here are the largest in the entire United States. Best quality.
"$200 million," Danwager said.
"The price is still too expensive." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said.
"It's not cheap, but this is 500,000 acres, which is larger than all cities in the United States. You are the only owner of this area, and all the animals are yours. This feeling is definitely not something that other businesses can achieve. "Compared." Danwag said with a smile: "As for the price, let's make our respective agency fees worth it. Today, we mainly come out to enjoy life. The boys' barbecue is almost ready, let's go together. Give it a try.”
"Okay." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. The largest farm in the United States, with a transaction volume of hundreds of millions of dollars, is comparable to a medium-sized listed company. Naturally, both parties have hired a professional team to negotiate. This time Chen Zhiwen came here in person, just to first Come and have a look, and the follow-up is the beginning of the transaction between the two parties.
The venison after barbecue has a unique flavor. It is obvious that these people are experts in barbecue regularly. They add various seasonings and enjoy the beautiful scenery while enjoying the breeze. It is an absolute holy place for camping.
If you have children in the future, this place, which is twice the size of Hong Kong, is very suitable for vacation.
PS: Regarding family, it should actually be published soon. However, given the current situation of this book and the current status of the protagonist, it will be very difficult to write about the heroine. I have experienced it before.
It makes sense to write about a star heroine being criticized because the actress is not worthy of the leading role.
Writing about a rich second-generation heroine is still criticized. It is said that the protagonist does not need to rely on other people, so why find another wealthy family?
It was criticized for writing an original heroine, and it was said that Reborn Hong Kong actually wrote an original one.
I'm numb, so I won't write anything at the beginning of this book, but the main character is 30 and it's almost time to start a family. Let me think about how to operate it, and everyone can give me some advice.
(End of chapter)
