Link pondered for a moment, then heard John say, "This last one is Merce Vecchilo Farm." This farm has also been listed for a long time, and it is connected to Bell Farm to the west, but because the farmer has a very poor relationship with John Malone, John Malone, so John Malone, cannot buy it. ”

He paused for a moment and said with a smile: "Because the facilities of this farm are not perfect, it will be very sad if it is transported to the drought, and 60% of the land on this farm is mountainous. Farmers offer relatively high prices, and there are not many potential buyers. ”

"What's its listing price?"

"The farm is 29,000 acres. It was listed for $25 million, plus a property worth $300,000, and 1,200 cows and 200 pigs. ”

Link listened to him and lowered his gaze to look at the information in his hand. The conditions of the three farms themselves are indeed much better than the farms. At least he doesn't have to buy it and then plant it. And if he wants to buy it, it's not that he can't afford it. The three farms add up to about 100 million. And the price could be even lower.

But bargaining also requires a method.

John saw that he was lost in thought, and knew that he was thinking about gain and loss, and he was not in a hurry to urge him to make up his mind.

Link pondered for nearly twenty minutes, put the information in his hand back on the table, looked into John's eyes, and said seriously, "John." I authorize you to negotiate Hanova Farms, and I can give you a 40% commission on the portion below the listed price. ”

John's eyes lit up and he said, "No problem." But the other two are not going to be wanted? You know, if they are connected, there are also a number of large farms in the United States. ”

With a small smile on his face, Link said, "Do you think you can bring the price down if you negotiate with three farms at the same time?"

As soon as John heard this, he understood what he meant: "You mean you want to buy Hanova Farm first, and then buy the other two?"

"Maybe it won't be very useful. But as long as I take Hanova Farm, I don't care if the other two can be bought. But as soon as I buy the farm, it will at least make the Merce Vecchilo farm lose some of its appeal. ”

John's eyes flashed, and he smiled and said, "Your strategy is right. Even if Hudson Farms doesn't get it, Hanova Farms is just south of Logan Lake and the Canadian River. It is entirely possible to use the water rights there, plus the abundance of groundwater, as long as you are willing to dig wells. That Harder Deep Farm isn't so necessary for you either. And Hanova Farm is likely to be sold in a short period of time. If you don't win it, the other two farms won't be of much value to you. ”

Link nodded and said, "That's right." If we can't take Hanova Farm, our cooperation will be automatically terminated. ”

John pondered for a moment, then tentatively asked, "If Hanova Farms refuses to lower the price, can you accept their listing price?"

"There's no problem on my side. But your commission is gone. ”

"Haha, I might be able to earn back from trading on the other two farms. ”

John also had his own calculations in mind. There are probably a lot of people who are interested in buying Hanova Farm right now. Especially John Malone. If he can't cut through the mess quickly, Hanova Farm will be bought. Maybe there will be complications, and in the end, let alone get the reward commission for this transaction, I am afraid that he will not even get the most basic commission.

As for the other two farms, there is even less of a chance.

He laughed for a while and said, "Actually, according to the listing price of Hanova Farm, it is not expensive, and it can even be said to be a cheap price. I don't think you're losing out if you buy it at its listed price. ”

"I understand all of this. I think you'll please me. ”

John immediately stood up and said with a smile, "Then I'll go first." I need to go and make a battle plan with my team. Yes, we will treat this project as if it were a tough battle. I'll bring you good news soon. You'd better have your check ready in advance. ”

Link also stood up and stretched out his hand to say goodbye to him, saying, "I'll check it, one for the purchase of the farm, and one for you." ”

"That's exciting!OK, you wait for my good news. ”

Link watched John's car drive away and headed back to the living room.

The three farms John recommended just now would be the best if all of them could be bought. But if he wants to buy it, Hanova Farm has to buy it. Otherwise, it doesn't make much sense to buy the other two.

Hanova Farm is the largest of the three farms, even more than the other two combined. He found the dog map and found the three farms according to the coordinates in the information John had given him.

Of the three farms, Hudson Farm is a plain entirely. The northern boundary is a river, while to the south is a county road. There is a cultivated field in the central part of the south. Such a farm can be used entirely for farming. Of course, the right to water is sufficient in the first place.

The eastern part of Hanova Farm is a plain, and the border is also a state highway. The plain is triangular in shape, with a north and south corner, and is divided by the Merce Vecchilo Farm to the north at the narrowest point of the flatland. To the west is a mountainous area, connected to the northwestern part of the Fish Bell Ranch. There are several farms of varying sizes between Hudson Farm and Bell Ranch. The largest of these is the Monia Farm, sandwiched between two large farms, Hanova and Bell. This farm is located in the Monia Gorge. It belongs to the mountain pastures. But there are also no less flat land.

As for the plain of the Merce Vecchilo Farm, it occupies only about 40%, but there is a large plateau with a large area and a large pond on it, which is a highland pasture. In that case, the area that can be used for grazing on this farm is actually not small.

Unfortunately, there are no perennial rivers on the ground, and there are quite a few ponds in the plains, but they have dried up on the map. That proves that the farm is underinvested and not enough wells are being dug. However, in the middle of the western mountains of this farm, there are quite a few seasonal streams in the canyon. If these rainy season streams can be retained, they should be able to meet the farm's water needs.

And he looked at the map carefully and saw that the canyon could actually build a dam. The reservoir doesn't have to be too big to trap all the precipitation in the mountains. If he could buy the farm, he could build a dam there. The investment should not be too high.

In fact, he quite understands John Malone's investment philosophy in land. The yield on agriculture is low, and the transfer of large areas of farm is not easy. I think it can be seen that Bell Farm was listed for a few years before it was sold. Therefore, it is of course best to be able to buy land at a low price as much as possible.

It's just that land resources are becoming more and more scarce in modern times. In the United States, the number of small farms is decreasing every year. Big farms eat small farms, the average size of farms is getting bigger and bigger, and a lot of land is concentrated in the hands of the rich. In fact, land annexation in the United States is very serious. Much of that land was not used for agriculture, but for their socialization. They can go on vacation, escape the heat, ski, hunt, and much more.

Of course, they may have another purpose – to fence off all the places where there is water.

He is a latecomer. If you want to buy a large piece of land that you can use, you have to pay a little more. In his opinion, it is also worth it. You know, farms and pastures with an area of more than 10,000 acres are actually a scarce commodity in the United States. Now that he has three contiguous farms listed at once, it is a great opportunity for him to hoard land.

But he didn't think about catching up with those big landlords. You must know that the top ten landowners in the United States, the tenth place has more than 700,000 acres of land. He didn't have to compare himself to those people.

According to his plan, if he can buy those three farms, even if he wants to buy land in the future, he will only start from the vicinity of the existing farms. No plans to add new farms.

After calculation, he will probably use about 300 million yuan to buy land and invest in it. That's a lot, but he thinks it's worth it. As John said, if it weren't for the fact that the prices listed on those three farms didn't meet the psychological prices of those potential buyers, maybe he wouldn't even have the opportunity to buy them at a high price.

He looked back and thought about it, today someone took the initiative to sell investment plans to him, and if that was profitable, he really fulfilled the sentence "When there is no money, people look for money; when there is money, money looks for people." Thinking about it, he felt a little ironic, he just had some money, and he couldn't even be idle to recuperate.

Of course, it's always a bit hypocritical for him to think so.

But fortunately, for the next few days, no outsiders bothered him again. John only called him to talk to him about his plans to buy Hanova Farm.

There were no outsiders to bother, and Link wasn't really idle.

Finally a hacker from China contacted him.

On this day, he opened the mailbox, and the other party asked him to explain the specific situation on the email. Link immediately applied for a Chinese instant messaging software account, and then sent the account to the other party, saying: The matter is complicated, and I hope to communicate immediately.

That day, in the evening, a friend request was sent from an unfamiliar account on the instant messaging app he didn't have any friends: "At request, I'm here."