079 Visited Hearst Ranch
Li Feng thought to himself, having met Kenny and Mansour before, and this time he got acquainted with the characters of the Hearst family, it seems that he is becoming more and more like the protagonist of the novel, and these people or families are all invisible rich people who cannot be seen on the wealth list.
As the Hearst family began to get busy, Li Feng instructed Joseph and Bob to help set up a camping tent.
Li Feng chatted with the old man and his two daughters, and through chatting Li Feng learned that the old man was the fourth son of the former owner of the castle, and he is now 80 years old.
The old man was William Hirst's only surviving son, and now he has lived in the family's ancestral property, which is the ranch, and has lived in peace for his old age.
Today, it was rare for his two daughters and two granddaughters to come to see him, so he decided to camp, and only then did he meet Li Feng and a few others.
Of course, Li Feng also briefly introduced himself, which also won the appreciation of the old man and his family.
However, when I heard that Li Feng developed because of his investment in the Internet, he immediately became interested, and even talked about Hearst Capital.
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It turned out that officially this year, the Hearst family also established its own venture capital fund, Hearst Capital, and the first project to invest in was Netscape, which Li Feng has always been obsessed with.
He is not a reborn person, he relies on professional ability, and he got off to a good start when he first entered the venture capital field.
After all, it was the first time to set up a family venture capital fund, and the retired old man had paid attention to it for a while, and only then did he know about the Internet and Netscape, which also made Li Feng know that these famous families of the United States are by no means dry food.
Anything in the world that is disturbing, they are always the first to notice. For example, the next Internet quarrel is about to start, and Hearst has now established Hearst Capital, and the first case of investment is Netscape, which can imagine the shrewdness of these big families hidden behind the scenes in the United States.
Li Feng, who understands the history of the next development, knows very well that Hearst is not catching up with the tide of the Internet, which can be seen from this.
Since he is one of the many shareholders of Netscape, Li Feng did not hide it, and said that he had also purchased 3 million shares of Netscape shares, which is barely a partner with Hearst.
Well, hearing Li Feng say this, the old man was even happier, and at the same time, the relationship naturally went further.
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"Grandpa, grandpa, do you know that Charlize and Harry's two sisters are Hollywood stars. ”
While everyone was talking happily, the two future Hearst sisters happily pulled Charlize and Halliberry over.
"Oh, really?"
"Of course, grandpa, we will also be big stars in the future. The two little girls said in unison.
"Okay, okay, Lydia and Amanda must be big stars in the future, right? ”
"Hmm..."
The two little girls nodded vigorously in affirmatively, which immediately made everyone laugh.
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"Old man, you are so enviable. Li Feng saw the joy of the Hearst family, and immediately said with emotion.
"Oh, John, if you don't mind, call me Grandpa Randolph, I'm old enough to be your grandfather. Maybe he thought of what Li Feng said in the previous chat, born as an orphan, the old man immediately said to Li Feng with a smile.
"Grandpa, if you ask Brother John to call you Grandpa, is that going to be an additional brother for Amanda and Lydia in the future. "Well, the two little girls heard the old man's words and immediately interjected.
"yes, would you like to have an extra brother?"
"Yes, Brother John is prettier than all the brothers in the family, and we like Brother John. ”
"Hahahaha...."Facing the puzzled expressions of the two little girls, everyone burst into laughter.
Well, it's really the age of faces, and the same goes for the future famous Hearst sisters. Li Feng thought to himself, it is said that the two of you are the prototypes of the 'Gossip Girl' who will be popular all over the world in the future, but you also look at your face rather than our connotation.
(The bookworm was drawing circles in the background, speechless for a while, feeling Li Feng, the Hearst sisters were only about 10 years old at this time, where do they know what the connotation, let's boil slowly.) )
At the same time, the two pairs of sisters, who are famous all over the world in the future, are crying and shouting 'Brother John', and they feel proud in their hearts.
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The next camping dinner made Li Feng gain knowledge, okay, look at the food and drink of the Hearst family.
Drinking the wine of his own winery, eating the top beef and green organic vegetables from his own ranch, and even the ingredients of the staple food are produced on his own farm, this is the essence of the wealthy family, everything is their own.
Compared with those who say what about Lafite in '82, think about such a scene, on one side of the people holding red wine and saying that it is Lafite in '82, with a nouveau riche face, and on the other hand, they say lightly, we never drink other people's wineries, we all drink from our own wineries.
At the same time, Li Feng became curious about the farms and pastures of the American imperialists, after all, he was used to reading a large number of farming novels in his previous life, so he immediately asked.
"Grandpa Randolph, didn't you say that you got up early and donated this place to the California government, why is there still a ranch here? ”
"Oh, hehe, many people misunderstand, in fact, we donated some of the surrounding castle ruins, as for the surrounding 20 tens of thousands of acres, thousands of ordinary kilometers of farms and pastures have always been our private property. ”
"Oh my God, between Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, a 200,000-acre piece of land is worth hundreds of millions of dollars now. Halle Berry exclaimed.
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"It's a pity, that castle was donated, and it would be so cool to have such an ancient castle as an old mansion. Li Feng then said with a smile.
"Haha, John, such an ancient castle as an old mansion is too high-profile in modern society. You see, there are still a few of those original castles in the United States that still exist, and they have all been donated.
Moreover, these castles are actually not comfortable to live in, after all, they were built decades or even hundreds of years ago, and they are accustomed to the convenient life of modern technology, and it is very inconvenient to live in the castle. Mr. Randolph Hearst then laughed.
Li Feng thought to himself, this is really the case, for example, the famous Rockefeller Manor, which is said to cover an area of more than 4,000 acres, and there are many famous paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh and other people, and not all of them have been donated to establish a museum.
Moore Manor, known as the first manor in the United States, covers an area twice as large as Hearst Fort Manor, and the Vanderberg family has also set up a special Vanderpoo brand for their estate, turning the manor into a tourism industry chain and managing the manor.
Of course, Li Feng also knows that these museums are actually private museums, and they are nominally donated, but in fact, it is estimated that they are secretly controlled by various family trusts and funds behind them.
You don't see that future generations hold various salons in the Rockefeller Manor every year, and there are many descendants of the Rockefeller family who live in the manor.
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"If I had the money, such a manor would buy one, and then hire a designer to fully design and renovate it, with all kinds of modern high-tech, such a manor would definitely be very comfortable. ”
Listening to Li Feng's self-talk, Randolph smiled slightly, after all, it is a young man's dream, and it is normal to hear Li Feng's words.
"Grandpa Randolph, I want to ask you, is it possible for this Hearst Castle to be acquired again by a private person?" Li Feng asked a seemingly crazy question.
"In the United States, it's theoretically impossible to buy the whole country, isn't it?" the old man was shocked when he heard Li Feng's words, and then replied with a smile.
Hearing the old man's words, Li Feng's heart moved.
"Grandpa Randolph, it's a pleasure to talk to you, and after listening to what you said tonight, I'm here to tell you a word, in five years, if your family is really not interested in this farm, I will definitely buy this land, and even the ancient castle, I am also very interested. ”
Hearing Li Feng's positive face and affirmative words, the surrounding crowd was shocked, and then looked at Li Feng with a suspicious look.
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It turned out that when Li Feng was talking to the old man, the old man said that the descendants of Hearst were not interested in the first-class farms and pastures of this land, and now they live on this ancestral land.
said that after his death, it is estimated that it is more likely to be sold, so Li Feng will think about saying hello first, and when he has money, it is really good to buy such a large ranch.
Li Feng knows that in a place like California, such a large area of farms and pastures is basically missing, and in later generations, there was a craze for buying farms and pastures in Europe and the United States, and buying them by himself is a good choice for investment, leisure, and vacation.