Chapter 174 Technical Support and Off-site Support
Huaxin's team arrived quickly, and it is said that after receiving Link's invitation letter, their China headquarters was ready to provide technical support personnel. When the matter was decided, the experts rushed to San Francisco as fast as they could.
By the time the team arrived in Las Vegas, Link had already had a room ready at MGM.
Of course, it is only a superior single or double room. Until the team completes their research on Hans's farm, Link pays for the house.
Huaxin's team consisted of 12 people, and they also brought some equipment. The next day they got to work, arriving at Hans's farm early in the morning in three jeeps and two pickup vans.
When Link received them, he asked him what kind of support he needed.
The leader of this team is a young man who looks like he is no more than thirty-four or five years old, but he has completely lost his head. The team leader, surnamed Du, was not too polite: "Mr. Hans, the air here is a little dry, we may need more water." Also, we need someone to show us the way. β
Today, Link doesn't plan to go anywhere, and at the same time wants to learn more about wind power. He decided to lead the way for the team on his own today.
The team took out a map as accurate as a military map and then selected a dozen evenly spaced points.
Team Leader Du said to Link: "Mr. Hans, we need to go to these points for wind testing. β
Link went with them. Some of the test sites they chose were on land that had already been utilized. But that's not a problem either. They can carry out test work in the vicinity.
Link watched as they lowered an inflatable balloon with a fan to different heights, the balloon was large, the size of a car, with a hole in the middle and a fan inside. Dragged with a rope to a height of about a hundred meters in the air, there is a data below to show the air. They test each point for ten minutes and then transfer the data to a computer.
Link was a little puzzled, so he asked Team Leader Du what these tests were for.
Team Leader Du is also willing to share some non-confidential things with customers: "We are evaluating wind resources at a specific height in the farm. We can roughly estimate the wind force on the Earth's surface from satellite maps. However, there are errors in the data analyzed by observations in space. We need to eliminate the errors. This requires some measured data to adjust the parameters. Now it's just a matter of collecting more accurate data and comparing it with satellite data. β
Link asked, "As long as those points are tested, where can we determine where to build the wind turbine?"
Team Leader Du shook his head and said, "We have to conduct fifteen consecutive tests at each point, five times at different times in the middle and evening of each point. The multi-year average wind strength of each part of the farm is also analysed based on the data corrected by meteorological satellites. Determine the wind resources at different altitudes and evaluate the effect of the wind turbines on the wind farm. Finally, the wind turbine with the best installed capacity and the best construction location can be determined. β
Link understood a little, but he still didn't. But he sounded that it was scientifically analyzed, and the plan he made in the end was also relatively scientific.
But it also meant that the team had to work at Hans Farm for more than five days. Accommodation is not a worry at Hanse's farm, but lunch and dinner need to be provided by the farm.
Link followed on the first day. In the next few days, the most he cared about was their work.
When the measurements were completed on site, Link hosted a farewell party for the team at MGM. But it was lunch.
When sending the team out of the hotel, Link asked Team Leader Du, "Based on the situation of Hans Farm, how many units does Team Leader Du think can be built?"
In the past few days, Link has entertained the working group very well, and Team Leader Du is very appreciative, thinking that it doesn't matter if he says something in advance. "In my personal experience, most of the areas at low altitude on your farm are only suitable for installing low-power wind turbines," he said. For example, 500 to 850 kilowatt units. And the density can't be too high. However, in the hilly area to the west of the farm, medium-sized units can be installed because of the higher altitude and stronger winds. β
Link listened and asked again, "Team Leader Du, you also saw that my farm has cattle." Will the noise of the wind turbines have an effect on the cattle?"
"Theoretically, it doesn't have a big impact, and in practice we haven't found any direct harm to the noise in the farmed animals. In some public pastures in the northwest of China, there are also cattle and sheep grazing on the wind farms built. Our study did not find any abnormalities in the cattle and sheep. β
At this time, they had already arrived at the door of the hotel, and the car arranged by the hotel was already able to wait at the door. Link stretched out his hand and said, "Thank you so much for your work!"
"Customer service is what we do. Hope we build a long-term relationship. β
The waiter at the hotel was quick to move the team's luggage and equipment into the car in two or two clicks. Link also put them in the car and watched the convoy leave the hotel gate.
When the convoy was far away, he was about to leave the hotel.
"Link Hans?"
He heard his name being called in Chinese, and he followed the voice, and two men and a woman seemed to have just gotten out of the car to check into MGM.
A pair of women walked up to him, arm in arm, but it seemed to be the man alone who called him.
Both men are Oriental, but from the Mandarin just now, it should be the accent of Chinese mainland. He turned, and the man who called out to him also walked quickly.
Ari and another bodyguard stood in front of Link, one left and one right. Link even saw them reach for their guns.
The man who came over stopped in astonishment when he saw them like this.
Link didn't see that the man looked like a dangerous person, so he told Ari to get out of the way. He walked over and said to the man, "I beg your pardon. But we knew each other before?"
The man saw Link coming over, and the slight dissatisfaction that had risen just now because of Eri's actions was suppressed. He smiled and said, "I've seen your news in China." You appeared in the American media the other day. β
Link knew he was talking about Renault's time. He smiled and nodded and said, "So, please also Haihan, they are too sensitive." β
The man smiled and shook his hand: "Understood, understood! β
This would be that they were all talking in Chinese, and he had only seen Link's black hair and yellow skin subconsciously using Chinese to call people. He soon realized that Link had grown up in the United States, and thought that Link would not necessarily speak Chinese. But Link came over and talked to him in Chinese, and he also pushed the boat in Chinese.
The man suddenly remembered that he hadn't introduced himself yet, so he took out his business card and said, "This is my business card." My name is Sheng Bingheng, and I am an international agent. The main business is trade between the West Coast of the United States and Chinese mainland. β
"Sorry, I don't have a business card. Link looked at his business card with both hands, then put it in his pocket. Then he pulled out the notepad he had with him, it was only three fingers in size, but it was more than enough to write a phone number. He wrote down his phone number, tore it out and gave it to Sheng Bingheng.
At this time, Sheng Bingheng's pair of male and female companions walked over. The woman was about twenty years old, and the man was about twenty-six or seventeen. The male is quite ordinary. The woman was very prettyβat least after makeup.
Sheng Bingheng introduced Lin Ke with a smile and said, "This is my friend Song Ning, who is a tourist. This is his female companion. β
As soon as Link heard him say this, he understood what the woman was all about. It should be an escort girl.
Such occupations also exist in the United States, and the income is quite high. It's usually some beautiful women, or some women with characteristics. Most of them are small models. Because the big model didn't have that time. The little model is pretty, but there are not many notices. There's a lot of time to do this kind of business.
The woman didn't show any dissatisfaction with Cheng Bingheng's introduction, smiled and stretched out her hand: "Hello Mr. Hans." I'm Lan Yuchun, and I'm a model. β
Link politely shook her hand and said, "Hello!"
He Ning said with a smile: "I didn't wake up until I first arrived in Las Vegas and saw the legendary Chinese in the United States. Mr. Hans is coming to the casino to play?"
"No, I'll give it away. Link smiled. "Are you here to play? Las Vegas is a nice place. β
He Ning smiled and said, "I'm a tour guide, so I hope to bring others to play." β
Sheng Bingheng said with a smile: "We came from the mainland together, I came to look for business opportunities, and he came to inspect the market. β
Link was moved when he heard this, and asked, "What is Mr. Sheng's main business?"
"I do everything. But this time I came to find a source of timber. When Sheng Bingheng said this, he kept looking into Link's eyes. He saw that Link's eyes did not fluctuate in the slightest, and he was secretly disappointed in his heart.
He knew that Link had a forest of more than 300,000 acres, and if Link was willing to develop it, the purpose of his trip would be halfway. But it doesn't seem like Link meant that.
Link also had some thoughts about the two of them, saying, "It's rare to meet friends from China. Are you free for the evening? If you have time, I will treat you to dinner?"
"Okay. We are very honored to have a treat from the God of Gamblers!" He Ning said with a smile.
After making an appointment with Sheng Bingheng and them for dinner, Link made another phone call. After confirming that Paul Brown had arrived at the Las Vegas estate for the weekend, he rushed over.
Paul Brown's estate is actually small, but it is a rare place in this desert city.
He was led by the butler to Paul Brown's study.
"You're here, please be seated. Would you like something to drink?" Paul Brown was surfing the Internet in his study, and his eyes looked through his reading glasses to see that it was Link. He gestured to the chair in front of his desk. "You're doing a good job in the auction!"
Link smiled and said, "Maybe you did a good job, Mr. Senator, in fact, I spent at least 20 million more." "He wants to get that piece of land, as long as he has more than GE. But he just said that no one could have known before, after all.
Brown Sr. took his attention off the computer: "If you want to get, you have to give." For such a large piece of land, it only costs 75 million, and I don't think you have lost it. β
"If it's normal land, it's not a loss to buy it at $300 per acre. But you know, it's not suitable for development into agricultural land. β
At this time, the butler brought in a drink.
After the steward left, Paul John said, "Actually, you can do that." I've heard you're going to sell beef to big casinos. I don't think you have a supply of them at the right time. β
Link nodded and said, "Yes, I do plan to graze there as well." But you know, I can't raise many cattle there without surface water, without groundwater. The maximum breeding capacity there is 5,000 head of cattle. The annual income of 5,000 head of cattle is more than 2 million US dollars a year at most. It will take me more than 30 years to recoup my investment in the land. So I'm hoping to develop some other industries on that land. β
Paul Brown laughs, "The resources of that land, both on the surface and underground, are yours." As long as you apply for an exploration permit, you can exploit it exclusively, regardless of what resources are underground. β
"I don't have the luxury of minerals. Link paused and said. "I mean, I'm going to build a wind farm on that land. β