Chapter XXXVII
Link received a call from Alice early in the morning and asked him to send someone to pick it up.
He had to ask Benjamin to send a bodyguard to pick him up. The pizza he had ordered from Overtown had just arrived, and the car to pick up Alice had returned to the farm, but she was not the only one who had picked it up. In addition to her, there is Lily and her four-year-old sister Angel.
Angel was wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt and a pair of denim shorts today, and as soon as he was picked up from the car, he rushed to Link, and shouted, "Link, are your injuries healed?"
Link was wearing only a loose black short-sleeved T-shirt, and the wound on his left arm was still bandaged, but he couldn't see anything on his upper body. Angel had also seen the gauze on his arm, his face wrinkled, he took his right hand, and said, "Link, are you still in pain?"
Link looked down and smiled at her, "When you see Angel, it doesn't hurt." ”
"Really?" said Angel, who seemed to be happy, and shouted to Lily, who was walking by. "Lily, Link doesn't hurt when he sees my wound. So I'm going to stay here with Link in the future. ”
"Hi, Lily. How are you doing?"
Lily glared at her sister first, and Cai said to Link, "I'm fine. How's your injury? My dad and mom asked me to bring their greetings. ”
On the day of his injury, the Spal family went to the hospital to thank him specifically for protecting Angel. Later, when he returned to Overtown from Las Vegas, they also visited Hans's house.
Link felt a little helpless in his heart to be grateful to their family. What he knew best in his heart was not that he saved Angel, but that he almost killed the little guy.
He smiled and said, "I'm very grateful. He didn't want to continue the conversation and asked them with a smile. "Have you had breakfast? The pizza I ordered just arrived. Do you want to eat some? ”
"I want to eat!" Angel pulled his hand hard for his attention. "I'm going to eat pizza. ”
After eating something, Alice is going to play on the farm.
It's just that at this time, the farm is still a big construction site, and of course there is nothing fun. However, the previous farmer left behind two electric ATVs for tourists. The wheels are wide, and the speed of the car is not too fast, and the operation is simple. Even Alice and the other minors are easy to learn how to operate.
After eating Pisa, Alice suggested going to Lake Mead: "We brought swimsuits and we could go swimming." ”
Link didn't worry that they would be useful in the lake, so he shook his head and said, "No." That's too dangerous. ”
Lily looked at the gauze on his arm and didn't quite agree with the proposal, "Alice, we all forgot that Link can't go into the water. ”
Alice then remembered that Link's wound couldn't touch water. But that didn't seem to be a problem for her: "We were useful when we went into the water, and he watched from the shore." ”
Link still objected: "I've got a guest at half-past nine. I can't go with you. Neither can you go. Lake Mead is not a swimming pool. ”
Alice didn't know what to think. She still insisted on her opinion: "Then we can go back in the afternoon." At that time, the temperature is more suitable for swimming. She rolled her eyes and said. "Link, maybe you should have a pool near this villa. It can be in the open air. Lily and I will be able to swim more often in the future. ”
After she finished speaking, she threw the small handbag she brought from home into the corner of the living room and said to Lily, "Lily, let's drive the battery car to the lake." ”
"I'm going too!" Angel, who was sitting next to Link, raised her chubby little paws and screamed loudly, and then raised her head to ask Link. "Link is you're going too, right?"
Link shook his head and said, "You guys go play." I'm waiting for a guest to come. ”
He repeatedly told the two and a half girls not to go to dangerous places to play. In addition, Benjamin arranged for a bodyguard to follow them to avoid accidents.
At around 9:20 a.m., he received another call from Flon Pitt, saying that he would be at the farm immediately and asking if he was on the farm now.
At 9:27, an extended Lincoln limousine drove in the front yard of the villa. Link saw a driver in a hotel driver's uniform get out of the car and open the backseat door, and Flen Pitt got out of the car.
He walked over and shook hands with each other and said, "Welcome, Mr. Pitt!"
"It's a pleasure to see you again, Mr. Hans. Flen Pitt smiled half complimentarily and half sincerely. "I was blown away by your investment in the farm. ”
He saw some huge works on the farm on the way, but he didn't really think that Link's investment was appropriate. In his opinion, agriculture has never been a good industry to make money, and according to Link, he is actually doing a loss-making business by investing a lot of money in transforming farms.
However, he also felt that Link was not suitable for a cautious enough investor, which was a good thing for him. Perhaps the purpose of his coming today could have been more easily achieved.
Link didn't take his compliment to heart, and he smiled and said, "Hans Farm will be my home, of course I have to build it according to my own ideas." ”
"You're right. Home has to be the most comfortable place. ”
Linkson's hand said, "Let's go in, maybe we can sit down and talk, and have a drink by the way." ”
"Yes, I would love to have a celebratory drink with you. Furlen hinted with a smile.
Link was noncommittal to him, just smiled and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of please.
Link beckoned the guests to sit down, went to the wine cabinet and opened a bottle of champagne left by the previous owner, then came over with two glasses and poured two glasses.
Of course, the wine left by the previous owner of the farm could not be good compared to the rich people, but Flen Pitt took a sip anyway. He put down his glass and said with a smile: "Mr. Hans, I came to Las Vegas and heard about your brilliant deeds again, winning more than $800 million from three world champions in just over two hours. That sounds exciting. ”
Link was not proud of this, and said with a faint smile on his face: "Mr. Pitt, if you look at it from another angle, maybe it is not so happy. The money of the three champions was given by the casino, and the casino could lose 800 million without even blinking an eye, which shows that they won too much money on other people. ”
"Haha, they really don't blink, because they're stunned because you're dumbfounded. Flon Pete laughed and picked up the glass again. "Mr. Hans has so much cash in his hands, has he ever thought of investing it?"
Link shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm investing right now, and I'm going to invest nearly 130 million on this farm. ”
"You know, agriculture isn't the best area to invest in. ”
"But, this is the safest area. Link said with a smile. "Land is one of the most valuable commodities. ”
Flon Pitt looked him in the eye and said, "But land is also one of the least value-added commodities. Especially the farm land in Nevada. Careful management may not guarantee annual profits, and because of the climate, the price of farm land here is relatively low in the United States. ”
Link had to agree with his words. He nodded and said, "What you say is indeed the truth. ”
"So, I think you can invest in other areas. Flon Pitt struck while the iron was hot, and his tone was inflammatory. "The agricultural industry chain has always been controlled by industry, and running a farm is just a hobby for the rich. Like John Malone and Ted Turner. But they were the largest landowners in the United States, but their wealth of influence was primarily their commerce, not their land. So I'm not saying it's bad to invest in land, but you can put more money into industries that bring you more wealth and gain more influence. ”
Link had also heard of the two men that Flon was talking about, those two old guys were both media tycoons, and they were not too prominent, but their status was higher than that of some people who were richer than them. Because they are at the top of the propaganda industry.
And he didn't turn down the opportunity to have more wealth, so he asked, "For example?"
Flon Pitt continues to say with a seductive twist: "Financial investment, for example. ”
"You mean, I invest in your company?"
"No, no. Although I need your funds, Mr. Hans. But I don't need financing, I just need you to give me the money as if it were a trust. I'll help you operate, help you make money, and then get a certain amount of income from the money you earn. In other words, I invite you to become a limited partner in our firm. ”
The partnership system in the United States is flexible and changeable, and for the limited partners of financial companies, they actually take out the money and hand it over to the company to operate, but do not own the company's shares, and cannot participate in the company's operation and management. However, the company can be asked to guarantee an annual rate of return. In addition, it is easier to withdraw funds - redeem funds.
Of course, there are also some that can claim more power in terms of agreement.
Flon Pitt looked at Link's expression and seemed to be moved, and did not interrupt his own words, thinking that he was still interested in his words.
He continued: "Our partner rule is that we only receive 25% of the total quarterly profits, and the rest of the profits go to the partners. Our company is actually your own financial broker. This practice avoids the disadvantages of duplicate operations, overcharging commissions, and you can check our finances. And we ask our clients to invest in us in this partnership system, mainly to avoid the loss of funds. Of course, if you need funds, you can redeem your investment early. ”
Link was just a part-time worker before, and he wasn't familiar with this at all, but he felt that what he said did have some truth. Of course, he couldn't have made such a hasty decision.
He thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Pete, I understand what you mean. But I need to think about it for the time. ”
"Of course, I am always waiting for your good news. "It didn't work out right away, but Link's interest was his success. He took a document out of his purse and said. "This is our corporate partnership agreement. You can take a look at it, and of course, if you have any comments, we can also talk about it. ”