Chapter 518: Selling Horses
The black devil has always been free, even in the ranch Xiao Ping let it move freely, it has always been to go wherever it likes, as long as it hears Xiao Ping's whistle, he will come back.
Seeing the black devil rushing wildly, Ferdinand's eyes lit up again. The black devil was originally a good horse, and after living in the demon refining pot for so long, he naturally became more powerful. In the eyes of horse lovers, it is undoubtedly more lovely than anything in this world.
"It's really a good horse, no wonder it can give birth to such a good foal. Ferdinand looked at the black devil with some distraughtness, and muttered to himself as he walked over to the steed, as if he wanted to touch the rare steed with his own hands.
But the black devil is not one of those foals, how could it be easy for a stranger to get closer?, seeing Ferdinand getting closer, he suddenly hissed, and the tall man stood up, and his two thick front hooves stepped heavily on Ferdinand.
Ferdinand was intent on getting a closer look at the steed, but he didn't expect the black devil to suddenly attack. By the time he reacted, it was too late to dodge. Seeing the black devil's big hooves step down on him, Ferdinand could only close his eyes and wait for death.
At this time, Xiao Ping grabbed Ferdinand's neckline in time and pulled it back. Although this almost strangled Ferdinand to death, he was finally rescued from under the horse's hooves.
Xiao Ping pushed Ferdinand a few steps away with a flick, and then comforted the black devil in a deep voice: "Don't mess around, he won't hurt you." ”
As if he understood his master's words, the black devil quickly quieted down. It neighed disdainfully at Ferdinand and trotted to the stables to flirt with the little mare in the pasture.
"I'm sorry. Mr. Ferdinand. Xiao Ping greeted Ferdinand at this time: "My horse is used to it, and strangers are never allowed to approach." Even the cowboys on the ranch are familiar with it. I'm always careful not to get too close. ”
Ferdinand only waved his hand impatiently at Xiao Ping's words, his gaze never off the black devil. He kept muttering, "Good horse...... What a good horse. There is nothing wrong with being trampled to death by such a good horse!"
Ferdinand's words made Xiao Ping and Douglas look at each other and smile bitterly. Although Douglas also loved horses, he would never want to be trampled to death by horses, and only a horse idiot like Ferdinand would have such crazy ideas.
It wasn't until the black devil ran out of sight that Ferdinand reluctantly withdrew his gaze. This time, he didn't wait for Douglas to ask, he had already preemptively said: "These two are high-class ponies, as long as they can be trained well, they will be the material of champion horses when they become adults." Especially that black pony, it is not impossible to win the world championship in the three major horse races!"
I didn't expect Ferdinand to think so highly of the pony. Overjoyed, Douglas subconsciously asked, "Really?"
"When did I go wrong when Ferdinand looked at the horses?" said Ferdinand impatiently, "If you don't want these two ponies, I'll buy them at my own expense!"
Ferdinand is an authority on horse breeding, and since he has said so, the two ponies must not be wrong. Douglas no longer hesitated, and immediately said to Xiao Ping: "I want all these two ponies, you can make a price!"
Hearing Douglas say this, Xiao Ping knew that as long as he didn't set the price too outrageous, the deal was basically completed.
Before Douglas came to see the horses. Xiao Ping inquired about the price of horse racing through various channels, and also responded to the old saying, "If you don't ask, you don't know what to do, and if you ask, you will be shocked." The price of horse racing is far higher than Xiao Ping imagined. It's normal for an average racehorse to fetch a million dollars. Some thoroughbred and major prize-winning horses are worth more. The highest ever sold price was for a purebred champion horse, which sold for $64 million. That's more than enough to buy a luxuriously equipped private jet.
And it's still a publicly traded record. There are also many horse owners who are reluctant to show their heads and will choose to trade privately. Private transactions are said to be more expensive. It's even close to a high price of $100 million.
Xiao Ping's two ponies are not yet adults and have not won any races. Of course, it is impossible to offer a high price of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. However, even the expert Ferdinand has such a high opinion of them, Xiao Ping cannot set the price very low.
After a little silence, Xiao Ping said to Douglas: "My offer is two million dollars each, since you want two horses together, then give a discount, a total of three million eight thousand dollars, and these two ponies will be yours." ”
"Three million and eight million?" Douglas just glanced at the two ponies and immediately nodded dryly, "No problem, I'll write you a check right away." ”
"Good cooperation!" Xiao Ping shook hands with Douglas, and according to Wharton tradition, the deal was finalized.
Seeing that the two sides had reached an agreement, Ferdinand took out two negative pressure needles that were specially used to collect blood samples, and took the blood samples of the two ponies respectively, ready to take them back for testing.
Xiao Ping also summoned the black devil again and collected the blood sample of the black devil with his own hands.
The three syringes were labeled, all carefully reassuring Ferdinand's briefcase. These blood samples are taken for testing to see if the ponies have any diseases, and secondly, to determine that they are indeed descendants of the Black Devil through DNA techniques.
In horse racing, pedigree is very important and largely determines the value of a horse. The offspring of a champion horse are often several times or even dozens of times more expensive than a horse of inferior quality.
In the case of these two ponies, although they are in very good condition in all aspects, if they are not descendants of the black devil, they are worth at most 200,000 dollars. And if it is confirmed that they are the descendants of the champion horse black devil, even if Xiao Ping offers a price of 3.8 million, Douglas will not feel expensive.
After Ferdinand got the blood sample, he quickly walked back to the helicopter and quickly left in the plane. He had to rush back to his lab to have a blood sample tested, and he didn't have time to waste time on the ranch.
Instead of rushing away, Douglas called the cowboys at his ranch and asked them to drive the ponies away. Douglas managed to buy two good horses, so naturally he had to stay in the ranch for a few more days and take care of the foals himself.
Watching the helicopter pass overhead, Douglas said to Xiao Ping with some embarrassment: "Don't mind, Ferdinand has such a temper." At least he nodded to you when he left, but he didn't even say hello to me!"
Xiao Ping said disapprerovingly: "It is understandable that people with ability will inevitably have some strange tempers. ”
Douglas shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily, you can breed such a good pony, you should be a very capable person, right?"
Xiao Ping smiled at Douglas's flattery, and then said to him with great interest: "I plan to buy a private jet, what experience do you have to share?"
Xiao Ping really asked the right person, Douglas listened to his words and immediately enthusiastically introduced: "Of course, to buy an airplane, you have to buy the best one, at present, I recommend you to buy the Gulfstream G650, this is the best private jet at present, comfortable, luxurious, and the safety is also very high, and the range is enough for intercontinental travel." Aren't you often going back and forth between China and the United States, with such an airplane, not only can you save a lot of time, but also make the road much easier. ”
Douglas is a well-known rich man, and his vision is naturally not ordinary. The plane that can make him so full of praise will naturally not be an ordinary cargo.
Xiao Ping naturally listened to it leisurely, and couldn't help but say: "I really want to see such a good plane with my own eyes." ”
After listening to Xiao Ping's words, Douglas also said with a smile: "It's not a difficult thing, I just ordered a Gulfstream G650, which will be delivered next week, if you are interested, you can participate in the first flight ceremony with me." ”
Xiao Ping was overjoyed and said: "Okay, a word is a certainty!"
When the truck from Douglas Ranch arrives, he asks the cowboys to carefully load the ponies into the truck, and then leaves happy. For Douglas, it was a dream to buy such a good pony, and he was afraid that he would be so happy that he could not sleep for days.
In the next two days, Xiao Ping accompanied Jessica as usual, and the two have been getting together less and leaving more since they met, so they cherish this time together. Xiao Ping and Jessica wander around the ranch during the day, telling each other interesting stories about their childhood, and at night doing some things they love to do, and the days are peaceful but not boring.
On Monday, Chipping received a call from Douglas informing him that Ferdinand's lab report had come out, confirming that both ponies were descendants of the Black Devil.
With Ferdinand's proof, the deal was officially completed, and the $3.8 million check in Xiao Ping's hand could be cashed.
In addition to this, Douglas also told Xiao Ping that the plane he ordered would be delivered to San Antonio International Airport the day after tomorrow. The first flight was from San Antonio to New York, and if Xiao Ping had nothing to do, Douglas would have sent a car to pick him up.
Xiao Ping naturally agreed, and after he hung up the phone, Jessica next to him asked faintly, "Are you going back?"
"It's not. Xiao Ping smiled and said, "I just attended the first flight ceremony of Douglas's private jet, from San Antonio to New York, and then I will fly back and accompany you for a few more days." ”
Although the past few days with Jessica on the ranch have been very pleasant, Xiao Ping also knows that he can't stay here forever. However, he still wanted to spend as much time as possible with Jessica, so he planned to rush back when he arrived in New York.
Jessica, however, sighed softly and said, "You don't have to come back!" (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )
PS: Thanks to the book friends "Lonely, Jogging", "Xie Zhixiu", "The World is Big and Small", "Fearless So-called", "The Prodigal Son in Color" for their rewards.