Chapter 201: Meteorite Sinkhole
"This is the luxury ranch?"
The next day, the three of them came to California, contacted a local real estate agent, and met the destination this time, a top luxury ranch.
Located in the San Ynes Valley of California, this ranch called Rancho Rio Robles is like a picture scroll of blue skies, white clouds, rolling mountains, green meadows, clear rivers and vineyards.
"From China, you see, the San Ynes Valley is located in the southern part of California, USA, the scenery is very beautiful, is the Academy Award-nominated film "A Cup of Life" filming, since then it has become a pilgrimage for movie fans, is a well-known tourist scenic spot."
The agent gushed about the business: "The valley is full of green grass, surrounded by the north and south of the Saint-Ynes and the Saint-Raphael Mountains, the sun is shining, the four seasons are like spring, and it is a natural oxygen bar-like existence. The wide and clear river St. Ynes flows from east to west, and the trees along its banks are stunningly beautiful. “
"The San Ynes Valley is known for its horses and wine, and the valley is full of horses, grazing quietly or running freely, retaining the cultural customs of the "western cowboy", and more than 52 different breeds of horses make it undoubtedly one of the top horse producers in California and even in the United States. ”
"It is also a well-known wine region, with the best vineyards and more than 70 wineries. In addition to the vineyards, there are also numerous apple orchards, which are full of fruity aromas during the harvest season. “
It was the first time Wu Tianyuan had seen such a beautiful landscape, and this luxury ranch was located between the St. Ynes River and the mountains, covering about 100 acres of land and close to the mountains and water. It also has an excellent 360-degree panoramic view, which can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the valley, whether it is a happy horse race or a quiet wine, it is really a holy place for retirement vacation.
"The oversized kitchen is fully equipped with white as the main color scheme, and the island design allows the owner to communicate with family and friends while preparing food. The two-storey living room is designed to be extremely spacious and airy, and the stone fireplace has a western touch, which can also make the whole family feel warm in winter. There is also a video room, office, games room, etc., and the master bedroom has an en-suite bathroom. The whole residential facilities are complete, furniture, electrical appliances and other readily available, and all of them are high-end configurations. The multi-window design of the home means that you can enjoy the green outdoors from the living room, bedroom, bathroom and dining room. The ranch also has another home of about 3,000 square feet, a butler's house, and several barns. ”
After Wu Tianyuan visited all the buildings, he waved his hand and bought it! The total is less than 15 million US dollars, and 100 million yuan is the price of a villa in the capital.
"It's so beautiful here, you can come on vacation with Yuyao in the future, this is much stronger than any castle warehouse!"
After completing the transaction, Wang Hong excitedly visited the new villa, and even Wang Jun rarely relaxed, this is really a resort.
"In the future, I will return here for vacation every year, and I can ride horses and taste wine, so you can help me contact a butler and let them take care of it."
Wu Tianyuan is very satisfied with this investment, this is to enjoy life, compared to any dilapidated castle!
"Hey, the money has been spent like water these days, and after the auction of the three billion in the hand of the oil painting, now there are only two billion left! I hope I will be satisfied with this harvest! ”
Wu Tianyuan calculated the accounts, and spent almost 900 million yuan on several large-scale acquisitions, this state of only getting out and not entering is very bad, and it needs to be changed!
After the three of them enjoyed a good night's life, they started working the next day, and according to Wu Tianyuan's instructions, they found an engineering team to start construction in the northeast of the ranch and began to dig treasures.
"This is a meteorite crater?"
On the third day of construction, there was finally news that a huge hidden underground pit had been discovered! The strange thing is that the soil is all charred and black, as if it has been burned by high temperatures. There are stones of various shapes in the pit, which should be meteorites.
"It was hit by a huge meteorite many years ago, and then buried deep underground, and today it is a day of rediscovery."
Wu Tianyuan was satisfied with the results this time, he also gambled according to the clues of the silver necklace, he couldn't communicate with the meteorite, but the place where he found it was this location, and he really gambled right!
"Inform Dr. Haig if he's interested?"
Wu Tianyuan asked the engineering team to continue digging, the whole land is his own private property, capitalism is this good, and everything he finds is his own!
Haig, 45, has a dual identity, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the world's most authoritative private meteorite collector.
Initially, Dr. Haig collected meteorites as a hobby, but later discovered that meteorites were rare and valuable and could be sold for a good price. In the professional meteorite market, the price is more than $8 per gram, almost the same as the price of gold.
Even the most common ones are around $30 per kilogram, and if it is a meteorite containing rare metals, then the price is difficult to measure.
He began collecting meteorites at the age of 23, before anyone realized that it was a good thing that could be sold for money. Haig's meteorite collection is the world's largest private meteorite collection, and while others have been in the business since 1990, no one has been able to match Haig in terms of strength and scale.
Haig's experience of collecting meteorites is much like the plot of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, full of thrills, thrills, and legends. In search of riches from the sky, he traveled to all continents on Earth except Antarctica.
In Chile, Namibia, Australia, Mexico and Egypt, he has all died in the wilderness. As long as NASA predicts where and when there will be a meteor shower, he will be there at the right time. No matter where you are, no matter what means of transportation.
In addition to finding meteorites himself, he also buys them from locals, who buy meteorites with cash, no matter how big or small. In 1992, Haig bought a 37-ton meteorite in Argentina, the largest meteorite he had ever seen in his life, for a large sum of money. However, when the meteorite was being transported out of customs, the Argentine government arrested him on smuggling charges, believing that the rare meteorite belonged to the Argentine state. Haig was later released, but the meteorite was left in Argentina forever.
When there are no meteor showers, Haig also searches for meteorites on his own. He mainly searched in the desert areas of Africa, where meteorites were never picked up. Fly slowly 120 meters above the desert in a gliding landing soft-wing aircraft, land whenever you see a protrusion, and then search for it with a metal detector. This is generally considered to be a needle in a haystack, but the meteorites found in the desert for more than 20 years account for a significant portion of Haig's private collection.
The so-called Haig meteorite on the market today is a meteorite that is specially named after Haig. Due to the specificity of its origin and the potential for future appreciation, Haig's meteorite collection already exceeds $100 million at market value, and will only increase in value exponentially as more and more people begin to collect meteorites.