Snapton's words moved Mr. Jiang slightly. He asked Link what price he could pay for American Chinese television.

Snapton laughed and said, "Link bought Chinese TV with $200 million in debt. ”

Mr. Jiang scoffed and said, "This is his sincerity? Yes, he did lend $200 million to Chinese TV, but those $200 million was invested in the expansion of Chinese TV. Not only did he not have to spend a share of money to get a Chinese TV, but we also helped him work for nothing. He thinks of the world too well. ”

Snapton smiled and said, "Mr. Jiang didn't get anything, not really." At least Mayer Media reduced its debt by $200 million. Another $200 million can be borrowed from banks. You can use that $200 million to start a new TV station from scratch. ”

"Huh. Why should I bother with this?"

Snapton lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said, "Link can also give up 15% of Meiya Media's shares. ”

This condition made Mr. Jiang hesitate for a while. That 15 percent stake is now worth at least $100 million.

But he didn't hesitate for long, and soon shook his head again.

Snapon once again added: "All the existing program copyrights of Chinese TV stations will be returned to Meiya Media." Meiya Media can even take one person in each program group. But there is one condition, except for the people you have taken away, you cannot hire any staff who resigns from Chinese TV for five years. ”

"Add another 50 million dollars!"

Mr. Chiang finally began to bargain.

Snapton was relieved and said, "$30 million at most." Moreover, the other debts of the TV station, Chinese TV will only bear 30% of it in the future. ”

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Link spent a few days in Kenya, but didn't do anything, before he received a call from Ojalala saying that the Tanzanian government had offered to negotiate again.

Then he returned to Tan.

He saw Ojalala and asked about the situation. As a result, the other side only received a phone call, and the Tanzanian government wanted to negotiate more deeply on the project that Link had previously proposed. As for what the other party has to discuss, he doesn't know.

After listening to his explanation, Link didn't ask anything more.

Negotiations will take place tomorrow. He stayed at his previous hotel.

In the evening, Snache called him and said that he had negotiated with Meiya Media Group.

He was a little surprised by the news: "So fast?"

Although he received a phone call from Snapton a few days ago, saying that Meiya Media was willing to negotiate with him about American Chinese television. It is possible that he will get American Chinese television two years earlier than previously planned.

But he thought that the two sides would argue for a long time, but he didn't expect that it was only less than a week, and Snapton called to say that the negotiations had been completed.

"What do I have to give?"

"As mentioned earlier, for example, 200 million US dollars in debt and 15% of Meiya Media's shares, as well as 30 million US dollars in cash, and 40% of the long-term debt of Chinese TV, is about equivalent to 50 million US dollars, which needs to be paid off in five years. There are also issues of personnel and program copyright. The new condition was to sign an agreement to use the existing network of Chinese television stations at a lower cost in the future. ”

"That's all?"

"Yes, that's all. Snathorn said with a smile. "These conditions are actually beyond the actual value of American Chinese television. ”

"What do you think they're going to do?

"That's for sure. Our proposal to limit the movement of people on Chinese TV will make them think that you are also targeting the Chinese viewing group. Now they have the program in their hands, and they have the previous signal network. As long as enough people are found, a new TV station can be re-established in a very short time. Then use the existing programs to regain the previous Chinese TV ratings market. ”

Snapton continued with a smile: "And even if you get the TV station, it will take a certain amount of time to straighten out the affairs of the TV station, and it will not only take time but also be very risky to remake the show. In the common market competition, they are in an active and advantageous position. ”

Link didn't pay much attention to that. American Chinese TV has previously targeted Chinese audiences. And he just regarded the Chinese as one of the viewing groups.

In the final analysis, the market positioning of the two sides is completely different.

But that's fine. Meiya Media believes that the Chinese community is his goal, and those big TV stations probably think the same way. He has a certain buffer time.

He said to Snapton: "Fax me the terms you have negotiated." I'll take a look and if there are no problems, I'll send you the power of attorney. ”

"Okay, I'll send it right away. ”

"You have to get it done as soon as possible and don't make mistakes. After the completion of the acquisition of the TV station, you have to appease the existing TV station personnel. In addition, you can contact Maurice and Amanda and ask them to help you find some suitable staff. It doesn't matter what ethnicity it is, as long as it's the right talent, I need it. ”

"Boss, I'm not familiar with the media industry!" Snapton said with a smile. "And your plan seems to be big, I'm afraid I'm going to mess it up. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "You close the deal first." I'll talk to Amanda about business. See if there's anything she can do. ”

His purpose in winning American Chinese is not just to make Chinese-language television. It also wants to expand the TV station into a comprehensive media platform in various languages. So he will definitely form channels of other ethnic groups. Of course, the English-language channel is the most essential and the main business goal.

He can't leave Africa for the time being, so the matter in New York can only be handled by Snapton for the time being.

The Tanzanian government officially agreed to provide him with land for the project during negotiations the next day. However, there are still many issues that need to be discussed in detail.

However, on the same day, they determined the specific location where the project would be implemented.

It was the Muira steppe he had visited before. At his insistence, the Tanzanian government agreed to include the small high plains to the east of the Muira steppe.

According to approximate estimates, the entire project has a land area of about 110,000 acres. The 110,000 acres of land, for the first three years, can be rent-free. After three years, the rent per acre is fifteen dollars, payable every five years. Every five years thereafter, the rent increased by eight dollars per acre for a term of ninety-nine years.

In addition to the need for more in-depth negotiations on farm land, there is also the need for further negotiations on the cost of additional land to be purchased to lay the seawater diversion pipeline, and the number of local farmers to be recruited for farm workers.

In those negotiations, both sides insisted on their own and made appropriate concessions.

Three days later, Link signed an investment agreement with the country's commerce minister. An agreement was also signed with the Minister of Land to lease the land.

After the negotiations were concluded, Link immediately asked the United States to send $200 million to Benehans in Africa.

However, although the negotiations are over, he cannot leave immediately.

He also needed to conduct a more detailed survey of the land that had just been signed a lease agreement in order to determine the specific use of each area of the land.

His projects include the construction of a seed farm, a demonstration farm, and a mechanized farm. In addition, a "desalination plant" will be built.

He needed to know more about how to arrange those projects.

He circled the land in a helicopter with a civil engineering representative. He found that the place where he had come to inspect that day was also included in the land.

But compared to that day, he was in the air today. There were many more animals that were startled by the helicopter and ran out of the bushes than he had seen that day on the ground. And in the air, he sees farther. During the flight, he saw no less than twenty species of large animals.

He was on board with an engineer from a Chinese construction company based in Tanzania. Link needs them to make the necessary changes to the land.

Clearing the bushes could wait until he hired locals or bought large machinery from the United States. But the wind turbines he needed, and the desalination pools he excavated, needed to consider the topography.

Pang Gong from China knew he was planning to keep the desalination plant on that high plain, so he had to consider how the fresh water would flow down the grasslands below.

After flying a few laps in the sky, Pang Gong also had a general impression of the terrain below.

He said loudly to the headset, "Mr. Lin, I have a general understanding of the terrain here. When I get back, I'll bring someone to survey the ground. ”

The sound of the propellers hitting the wind is noisy. Link also had to respond loudly to him, saying, "Okay. I want you to complete the preparatory work as quickly as possible. If you can satisfy me, I will give priority to your company for the follow-up civil works. "It's a Chinese company, but an office in Africa.

And Chinese construction companies are known for their high efficiency, so he went directly to Chinese companies. If you look for an American company, the Chinese company only needs half a year's workload, and the American company may be able to drag it out for a year and a half.

He can't afford to wait!

He is even thinking about returning to the United States now, so he immediately asked people to come over and start cultivating land to grow corn.

Corn can tolerate drier conditions, and perhaps the ground below can be planted with a crop of corn this year. That was the beginning of the promotion of high-yielding maize seeds in Africa.

The provenance production of Benis No. 1 maize has already been authorized at the Benihans Research Institute in Africa. He will be able to produce Benis No. 1 corn in Africa in the future. Perhaps when the desalination project is completed and there is enough water, he will be able to start growing wheat and soybeans. It is then rolled out to the whole of Africa.

Africa is a food-deficit continent and agricultural technology is still quite backward, and the difficulty of spreading those seeds should be the lowest among all continents in the world.

He chose to establish the first breeding farm in Africa, because the choice was easy and then difficult!