"Mr. Lin, my name is Thomas Hubleman, and I have been commissioned by Southern Power to acquire some land in your name from you. Lin Yilong received a call from a man claiming to be a real estate agent.

"I have no intention of transferring my interest in the land. Lin Yilong replied, "I think Mrs. Thomas, the client of Southern Power, has conveyed my intentions. ”

"That's right, but Southern Power is willing to make a bid that Mr. Lin can't refuse, and I think Mr. Lin might be willing to consider it. Hübelmann said eloquently.

"Well, in that case, I'm only going to accept the land exchange, and Southern Power can buy the same amount of contiguous land in the Glamorgan Valley adjacent to my Bracken Tree Farm for replacement. Lin Yilong said coldly.

"This ...... It's really hard for some strong people. Mr. Hubleman replied, "Southern Power would prefer to compensate you for the monetary consideration – after our investigation, most of the Bracken Tree Farm is Class C or D agricultural land, and we are willing to buy it at the price of Class A agricultural land." ”

In the United Kingdom, in order to determine the standard of agricultural subsidies, land will be subsidized from top to bottom according to the ancient tax scale in accordance with the ABCD four levels. Because the so-called "soil fertility (irrigation, light, fire protection, waterproofing, etc.) of Class A land is the best", relatively speaking, it has a lot of output and the highest price, which can be nearly 20 times different from the lowest Class D. It does not mean that Category A will always be Category A, but if the "soil fertility" of Category A land decreases, it will also become Category B land, and correspondingly, Category C and Category D land can also become Category A land if they are subject to various inputs. As far as the market price is concerned, in all fairness, this price is very sincere.

In doing so, however, it would be tantamount to putting an artificial wedge between the large contiguous parcels of land in Lam's Bracken Farm, and in view of the rights under the Property Act 1925, the holder of any land right to the plot would also enjoy the right of passage from the land of Lam Ngai Lung, which was achieved by means of easement, and the land of the Bracken Farm was contiguous and did not intersect in any way with the adjacent land and road land. So this easement will be borne by the land of the entire Bracken Tree Farm, not from this plot to the nearest land area. Therefore, this is what Lin Yilong is most worried about. Two years ago, Lin Yilong's attitude towards the Mastach Shakhers' Club, which is now the "New Zenith Villa" where Lin's father and mother lived, is still what he still is.

"Let's put it this way. "I think Mr. Hubleman should understand my point of view, and I very sincerely think that the price offered by Southern Power is very sincere and should be accepted, but the problem is that if Southern Power Company wants to buy this land, my large area of land will be cut off, and I can't accept this." So, I won't say no to Southern Power, but I'll only lay out a cross-section line according to the topography of the border closest to me to maintain the continuity of my land. The Southern Power Company must eat the land on the cut-off side completely, and I will only consider cashing out the whole piece of land that I can find in the valley of Bracken Hill Park in the north or the valley of the South Wales Valley in the east, and this is the "land exchange" consideration I offer, depending on whether you and the Southern Power Company are willing to accept it. ”

Even if the Southern Electric Power Company has the money and is willing to accept it, it is not feasible: First, the Southern Electric Power Company has no reason to grasp a completely meaningless piece of land; second, before replacing the land, the Southern Electric Power Company needs a fairly high upfront investment to obtain the "continuous large piece of land" that Lin Yilong is like, and in terms of the company's capital turnover, it is simply a self-defeating act.

"I kind of get it. Hubleman began to compare the map, draw the line, and began to calculate the size of the land that Lin Yilong needed to buy, "We will conduct research as soon as possible to meet the conditions put forward by you, Mr. Lin." ”

"I hope to be able to complete the signing of the agreement by the end of June at the latest. Lin Yilong attached a time condition, "I don't want to delay this matter for too long, so that it will not be good for you or me." If there is no response by this time, then sorry, I will not be thinking about Southern Power's offer to hold any land in the entire Bracken Tree Farm, and I don't want to spend any more time thinking about these things. ”

"I will convey Mr. Lin's opinion to Southern Electric Power. Hubelman said.

"It's good and I hope to reach an agreement that we are both happy with. Lin Yilong gave a closing to the conversation between the two, "I wish you a happy evening." ”

Putting down the phone, Lin Yilong returned to the sofa and looked at Amy, who was stretching in the living room.

It's still the Riverside Apartments, but on the side of Riverside Street rather than on the banks of the Thames – from the window of Amy's bedroom, you can see the statue of Samuel Johnson and the royal courthouse, but not the slightly dilapidated south bank of the Thames on the other side of Lin's penthouse. In addition, this apartment is a little smaller, with only two bedrooms and one living room, and there are no balconies and floor-to-ceiling windows, only the windows in the living room are slightly larger, but facing the office building across the street.

Originally, Lin Yilong was considering the residence prepared for Uncle Tian and Aunt Tian, but later Uncle Tian preferred to get cash instead of real estate, so Lin Yilong took over the apartment by himself. I bought this apartment for Uncle Tian and Aunt Tian because I was bullish on the property market in London, and it was a bit wasteful to be empty. Just right now to house Amy.

The interior was slightly furnished according to the standards of a serviced apartment, but for Amy, the conditions provided by Lin Yilong were already dreamy - at least subverting Amy's estimate of her own worth.

"Amy, if you win a prize this year, you can graduate directly into the ballet company?" Lin Yilong asked.

"If I can win an award, it will be like this. Amy replied, "I didn't have to go to Lausanne because that Grand Prix was closer to a scholarship audition." I've been at the Royal Ballet School "at my own expense" for almost three years and I'm about to graduate, so there's no point in participating in that competition. ”

"So you won't have to live in your dorm room as soon as this fall?"

"Yes, because I started to have an income, I couldn't live in the dormitory. Amy replied with regret, "So, if you can live here, it's so convenient to rehearse or something." ”