Link's words were rather unpleasant, but they were true.

Barry's eyes flashed, and he did contact potential buyers, including the government agency for the package. But the highest bid was only $380,000.

Now Link is bidding 400,000 yuan, which is actually his psychological low price. But he wanted more from Link: "Four hundred and fifty thousand dollars." This is the lowest price. ”

Link frowned and pretended to think, and then said, "Okay, it's four hundred and fifty thousand dollars." But you can't restrict Jeff from continuing to work in leaf lipfish breeding. ”

Barry had no intention of continuing to run the fishery, and even if Jeff continued to do that kind of work, it would not do him any harm. He could use this to raise the price, but he didn't intend to really limit Jeff.

He nodded and said, "Of course." We can sign an agreement. He glanced at Jeff and continued with a smile. "Jeff was very knowledgeable about the facilities on the farm. I won't go into details. However, I will attach a list of existing facilities at the fishery to the end of the contract. ”

Seeing Link nodding in agreement, he said again, "Then let's sign a contract at noon tomorrow?"

"Good. I'll contact the lawyer and ask him to contact you in the morning. ”

For the next two days, he was busy with the closing process with Barry. After the change of ownership of the fishery, he met with the workers at the fishery, but after a few verbosities to reassure the employees, he finally handed over the fishery to Jeff. Those things on the fishing ground Jeff is a professional. And he bought the fishery largely for Jeff.

The rest of the day, he drove around the three farms to the south until Professor Charles' team produced his assessment.

The evaluation report was sent by Kate, and she came to explain to Link in person any questions he might have about the report.

Link read the report and found that the report was very comprehensive, the first part was an assessment of the value of the three farms, the second part was an assessment of the prospects for the future operation of the three farms, and the third part was the cost of building the farm. Part IV also has some recommendations. At the end of the report, some charts and figures are attached.

"Do you think it will cost 80 million to buy three farms?" said Link, who looked up and asked Kate, who was quietly waiting for him to read the report. "Isn't that too high?"

"This is the highest price prediction we can make for a variety of factors. Kate explained. "First of all, none of the three farms are listed, so if you come to your door and ask for it, you have to have a price that makes you want to. In addition, it may be because of the peculiarities of the place - they are all classified as national tourist areas. If you want more autonomy, it also costs more. We also take into account that there are some legal restrictions on such land transfers, and perhaps some additional expenses will be incurred during the transaction. ”

Link frowned, nodded and said, "I see." "Since you are looking for a purchase by yourself, you also need to find a broker, and you may even have to spend money to ask some brokers to find those government officials to dredge up.

However, the construction cost of the entire farm also exceeded his previous estimate: "Why do you think I should build a photovoltaic power station?"

In the report, he argued that if he could buy three farms, he should build a photovoltaic power station covering 5,000 to 8,000 acres in the easternmost hilly area. Although not all of the land is equipped with photovoltaic panels, but scattered and scattered, the project needs a budget of more than $800 million.

Kate was also holding an evaluation report, and she flipped through it and said, "You can turn to page forty-nine." There is an explanation there. ”

"I've looked at the reasons you listed in the report, and the long-term benefits are really good, and that kind of power station would make my business a lot more complicated. ”

"That's true. If you build a photovoltaic power plant, you need to accept more supervision from the department, and in addition, it will also increase your operating and management costs, but we think it is acceptable. In fact, before we wrote the report, there was a certain amount of internal controversy about this proposal. ”

In fact, building a photovoltaic power plant was her suggestion. It wasn't her idea to build a photovoltaic power plant on that scale, and she initially just suggested building a photovoltaic power facility to supply electricity to the farm. But this assessment report is a collective wisdom, and she can hold her opinion with the team, but she needs to be aligned with the team in front of the client. Of course, she wasn't going to persuade Link to accept the suggestion when he rejected it.

Kate looked at Link, paused and said, "But in the end, we all agreed to include this recommendation in the report." Because if you follow your plan, the hilly area is to be used for growing fruit or pasture. But there are more than 30,000 acres in that hilly area, and the area we chose to build the photovoltaic power plant is the most complex and the most barren on the surface. It is not suitable for growing fruits, growing pastures, and the yield will be low, and it is very expensive to build an irrigation system in that area. The PVP is just a suggestion. If you can't accept this suggestion, we'll also advise you not to develop the area. ”

Ever since he planned to buy the three farms, Link has been planning how to develop them. In the past few days, he has been running to those three farms, and he also has a certain understanding of the area.

After Kate left, he carefully read the report and pondered it for another two or three days. In the end, I had to agree with the assessment report that the easternmost hills were indeed not suitable for agriculture.

The terrain is complex and rocky, and it takes a lot of labor to grow the fruit, if not to mention the rest. And the labor cost in the United States is high. It's really not cost-effective to grow fruit there. The soil there is small and thin, and the yield is unlikely to be high for pasture cultivation, but the cost of building an irrigation system is high, and water rights are also a big problem.

In that way, it is indeed better to build a photovoltaic power station once and for all.

Nevada is relatively high at an altitude and is in a desert with long hours of sunlight. As long as the photovoltaic power station is built, the subsequent management and operation are more convenient. It's just that the cost of construction in such an area is higher, after all, the terrain there is not good, the construction efficiency is relatively high, and the manpower required will certainly be higher.

It's just a budget of 800 million, which may still be a conservative estimate. In addition, to build a photovoltaic power station, it does not mean that you can build it if you want to. I don't know how much energy it will involve him in various approvals. There is another thing for him to consider. In the assessment report, it is pointed out that the cost of photovoltaic power generation panels produced in China is the lowest. But if you want to import so many photovoltaic power panels, this project is likely to be targeted.

For the object with whom he disagrees, the Yankee has a very rough temperament. If you are weak, he will discriminate against you, and if you are strong, he will discriminate against you even more. Just cover up, whether it is her inferiority complex or pride, anyway, if he imports so many things from China, all kinds of approvals can make his scalp explode. Plus, that would make him have to socialize with those guys. He didn't know if that was the life he wanted.

Therefore, he was not very willing to accept the proposal to build such a large photovoltaic power station. Maybe a smaller scale would be acceptable to him.

As for the other recommendations in the evaluation report, he seemed to be very pertinent and he felt that they could be implemented.

He looked at the assessment report and went to the field again. After pondering like this for a few days, he finally called Professor Charles and made an appointment for a meeting.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, he showed up at Charles's office on time, and after the polite greetings, Professor Charles asked him what he meant: "You said on the phone that you don't understand some of the questions in the report, and you don't know what the problems are?"

"Big problem: no. Link said with a smile. "I am very satisfied with your assessment report. ”

Charles smiled, but with confusion in his eyes, and said, "That's great." Hope our work lives up to the check you gave. ”

"Yes, I think it's great value for money. I am not here to raise doubts about your report. I just want to inquire that the budget you gave in the report must have a reference object. I want to know, you guys refer to the price of that brokerage team, and the cost of those construction teams. ”

As soon as Charles heard him say this, it immediately became clear that he was going to accept the appraisal report made by his team, even if it was not suitable to accept it all, and that he planned to run the farm according to the report's recommendations. This is an affirmation of their work.

Charles said: "It's great to have your affirmation. Link. He paused and said. "If you need a professional broker looking for those lands, I think I can really recommend them. The engineering team can also give you advice. ”

"Yes, I need your recommendations and advice. Link said with a smile. "Although I can also look for it myself, I would like to get more professional advice. ”

Since Charles has a team dedicated to engineering evaluation, he certainly has some connections in this area. He thought for a moment and said, "I have a friend who works in real estate economics. He is quite professional in farm trading. Maybe talk to him. ”

"That's for the best. ”

Of course, Link can find it himself, but he may not be able to find someone better than the person recommended by others. As for whether it is reliable, unless he has to look for it slowly, no one can guarantee that what he is looking for is really reliable. And he has no connections in this area, and it is not easy to find someone with strong ability.

Now that someone recommends it, he can feel more at ease.

He followed the address Charles had given him to find a real estate agency in North Las Vegas.