Spending $250 million to buy a small island, An Feng felt that the price was too high, and looked at the land below, although the geographical location is good, but more than $200 million is enough to buy a top luxury house in the coastal areas of the United States, both the transportation and the environment are better, the only thing is that there is no happiness of the island owner.

Seeing An Feng's hesitation, the government representative blew up, saying that the surrounding islands are constantly appreciating, and they will be able to sell it at a higher price after 250 million today. If it is transformed into a resort area, tens of thousands of dollars a day will be rented out, and it will be earned back in ten years......

An Feng was speechless when he heard it, whoever believes it will be fooled! The location is great, but it is estimated that fresh water and power generation are difficult on the island, and the cost of transporting materials to expand the island is particularly high. As for buying it and waiting for appreciation, there is little hope, and the European economy has been sluggish.

An Feng asked Joanna, "Do you like it?" ”

"Good location, but too expensive, right?" She said. It's one thing to like it, the problem is that it's not worth buying it at most once or twice a year.

"Let's go down and have a look." An Feng said that he was not short of money to buy the island, but he had to feel that it was worth the money, otherwise it would be boring to buy it.

"Okay." Joanna agreed.

So they circled over the island, found a very flat area to land, and looked at the footprints on the surrounding grass, which is probably the same as usual. After getting off the plane, about a hundred meters away from the coast, everyone walked over, but fortunately Joanna was wearing flat shoes.

The feeling of field survey and aerial overlook is very different, the observation of vegetation in the air is not careful enough, and the ground looks at a lot of shrubs, the land is somewhat barren, there are a lot of gravel under the feet, and the side near the beautiful bay is mostly steep stone cliffs. The height difference is about forty or fifty meters.

A large amount of vegetation is able to grow, which proves that there is usually enough rain, or that there is enough groundwater. Referring to the shape of the island, there is a high possibility of groundwater. Walking along the way, An Feng has a preliminary understanding of the environment on the island. Not bad, but not as good as they say.

Walk to the front of the silver sand beach. The water is crystal clear, and it also forms a U-shaped bay area here, a natural haven, and there is a dock on the other side, which can dock two boats, but it is not too big, and if you don't dig deeper, you can only dock ordinary yachts.

They came to the beach and the sea breeze was blowing. Listen to the sound of the waves crashing against the shore. If you build a house on the mountainside, you wake up in the morning to the sound of the waves, and open the window to see a blue sea and blue sky...... It's just that the price is not very satisfying to them.

Visit other places and then take a helicopter ride around the island for a week before returning to the area.

After discussing with Joanna, An Feng had the intention to buy. But the price has to go down, 250 million is impossible. They will pay up to 200 million on the grounds that the islands cannot solve the problems of electricity and water, but they avoid the advantages of sufficient signals and transportation. That's all you have to do when you talk about business.

The other party couldn't accept it, they admitted that it was too low, but when An Feng said that no matter how high it was, there was no way, they were reluctant to let the customer go. said that there was something to discuss when he stayed, and it was clear that he was bargaining. An Feng suddenly missed the days when he had an assistant, and he knew that Jim would stay.

An Feng finally said: "The price problem can be taken slowly, I don't have much time myself, but I can let the assistant negotiate with you." What do you think? ”

They agreed.

An Feng called Goodrich, who was far away in the UK, and the boss asked you to come to Italy on a business trip!

Make it clear to him on the phone that the ideal price for negotiation is 200 million, and the maximum price cannot exceed 210 million, otherwise there is no need to trade. An Feng has to make himself feel valuable, so he will sign the contract happily, and besides, it is not Italy that sells islands in the world, Greece and South America have a lot.

There are assistants to do things, and An Feng and Joanna will return to the essence of play.

The interpreter recommended them to go on vacation to the nearby island of La Magdalena, which is surrounded by many tourists, countless small islands, beautiful scenery, you can take a boat to go out to sea, and the sunny beach bikini days are absolutely indispensable. Sardinia is the best place to visit in the north and south.

After buying swimsuits, sunscreen, towels and sunglasses locally, An Feng and Joanna followed the route on a local boat and set off with a group of tourists from all over the world. The translator remained on the ground, and he had to wait for Goodrich to arrive before continuing to act as an interpreter.

La Maddalena is a lively, typical tourist city that speaks English and can walk around the two main islands. The interpreter assures that this is the safest place in Italy, there are almost no thieves, and you can play with confidence. Therefore, the mood also returned to nature, and after receiving the tourist brochure at the hotel, I was free to travel.

The island is not big, and there are quite a few car rental centers that offer motorbikes and bicycles, but motorcycles require a license, and An Feng and Joanna finally choose bicycles. In fact, it's all the same, five kilometers to the end of the island, can you still ride for a few hours? Bike workouts are easy.

Take a leisurely bike ride to see the scenery, take a walk back to the city to taste the local food, special shortbread, seafood pasta, or try the local favorite spirits, the two of them walk side by side on the night streets, different from the cold of European nights, the excitement here will last until eleven or twelve o'clock.

The next day they planned to take a day trip around the island on a boat trip to get acquainted with the surroundings of the island they wanted to buy.

If the surroundings are very good, it is really acceptable to pay a high price.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the boat departs with full guests. The boat can accommodate about sixty or seventy people, and it can sit on both the bow and the roof. Tourists rushed to the bow and the top of the boat, An Feng and Joanna occupied the position of the bow of the boat, looking back, the top of the boat was the most popular, one by one bold girls took off their coats to reveal their bikinis, lying on it, the rickety boat did not affect their mood at all.

Traveling around the island is all scenic areas, passing through islands of different sizes, with blue water and a gentle breeze. The captain sang while driving the boat, which was very hilarious and infected the tourists. As you pass through a shallow area, the boat stops and lowers the aft staircase to cool off the visitors.

Take a short dip in the water and get on board to rest, the onboard chefs have prepared lunch, there is not a lot of noodles to choose from, pasta is standard, and there is coffee to drink after eating. Italians are used to coffee after meals, and they don't feel uncomfortable, but An Feng and Joanna are very special.

After you have a full meal, continue your departure. In the afternoon, take a kayak to the natural beach, and the scenery is similar to that seen on a private island, silver, or golden-white. The beach is not big, but it is more than enough for a few dozen people, and it is comfortable to step on it. Lay a beach blanket and lie down for an afternoon.

On the way back, you can see the private island for sale, and there are other private islands around, there are many neighbors, some of the islands have been built, and you can also see the mansions in the distance, the standard freshwater swimming pool, and the rows of coconut palms. It has a special holiday atmosphere.

When they came back from the trip, the couple thought that the private island was in a good location, surrounded by scenic spots, close to Sardinia, and could quickly travel back and forth for anything. As long as the price is within a reasonable range, they will buy it. Now it's up to Goodrich to negotiate with the other side.

Two days later.

Professionalism turned out to be extraordinary, after Goodrich and one of his assistants did their field research and consulted with professionals online. Find out all the flaws and negotiate with the other party skillfully avoiding the merits. also took the fact that they couldn't sell it for half a year as the core, and finally negotiated it for 200 million.

This was good news, and An Feng sat down with the other party's representative again to discuss the details of the purchase of the island. Although it is said to be free development, it is limited - it is certainly not possible to set up a private army on it, to develop weapons or drugs. In short, comply with Italian law.

An Feng has no objection to any of this.

Then they can draft an agreement, the purchase of the island is a government act, there are many processes, you need to wait for a day or two, An Feng will chat with them. Talking about the maintenance method after the purchase of the island, how to choose the island caretaker, and then talking about the very strange "voluntary sale" incident.

Miraculously, the government officials they did business with were all in the camp that agreed to be sold, on the grounds that the Italian government was corrupt, while Switzerland had the best welfare in the world, and they had autonomy anyway, just like any country. And the Italian government is in debt, they are cut from their salaries!

An Feng smiled and asked, "How much do you think is appropriate?" ”

The other party replied: "This needs to be calculated by the Ministry of Finance and reviewed by the Parliament, but we have calculated for ourselves that between 400 billion and 700 billion US dollars, it is not worth it if it is less, and no one will buy it if it is more, and the ideal price is 500 billion, and the Swiss government has the ability to buy it at the beginning." ”

An Feng had a whim: "What if it's a private act?" That is, there is a super-rich man who wants to buy it? ”

The other party was very surprised and said: "We haven't thought about this, because it is a permanent betrayal of the country, and we can only let the country accept it, right?" And at a price of 500 billion, even if he is the richest man in the world, he can't buy one-fifth of the land with all his property, and he is still far from buying it all! ”

"How big is this island?" An Feng asked.

"The longest point is 260 kilometers, the widest point is 130 kilometers, the total area is 24,000 square kilometers, and the population is 1.8 million. How, are you interested? ”

An Feng smiled and said, "Yes - if I had that much money too!" ”

"Hahaha! We've got your back! It's a great dream! Everyone laughed, obviously taking what An Feng said as a joke.

But this kind of thought, like the seed of ambition, is buried in An Feng's heart, waiting for one day to be watered by clear water, and then take root and sprout in the sunshine...... At this moment, An Feng just regards it as the fantasy of the most local tyrant, and it must be cool enough to be a super big island owner who does whatever he wants!

It is unlikely that all his net worth can buy one-tenth of Sardinia at present. And once the island is acquired, it becomes an independent state - and it takes a lot of money and resources to make a country function. No local residents would be willing to sell to private individuals!

An Feng soon forgot about it and instead immersed himself in the joy of being the owner of the island.

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PS: Is buying a country a very tycoon thing?

It's unrealistic in reality, but the novel is mainly entertaining and exaggerated. The only oscillation is the price of Sardinia, which has no specific reference, taking Switzerland, which wants to buy, for example, has foreign exchange reserves of 450 billion Swiss francs in 13 years, which is more than GDP6500 billion US dollars, and according to purchasing power calculations, Sardinia does not exceed 500 billion US dollars. Considering that Sardinia only has tourism resources and is not rich in natural resources, it is possible to fold in half.

It's hard to calculate, and Google can't use it...... If there is a great god who knows better, or has any ideas about buying the island, you can put it forward in the book review area. Long-term validity.

It may or may not be a later plot. (To be continued......)