Chapter 534: Buying an Island
"Brother Yuquan, try it quickly, this stewed bean meat tastes very good." Liu Yifei said with a bright smile.
"Really? Well, it's really good, eat more if you like, you both try this, and this veal stew in white sauce is also good. Lin Yuquan said with a smile.
"Okay!" Liu Shishi immediately picked up a piece of beef and put it in his mouth, and then showed a satisfied smile and exclaimed, "Oh, it's really delicious." ”
Lin Yuquan smiled, eating is a great thing in life, thanks to the careful arrangement of the chef on the island, the three of them can eat all kinds of delicacies with different patterns at every meal, which is very enjoyable.
Eating a delicious and hearty meal while chatting about the day, a dinner can be described as a very pleasant one.
"Time flies so fast, I'm going back the day after tomorrow, what do you think of this Musa Island vacation?" Lin Yuquan said suddenly.
"It's great, it's very comfortable not to have to hide your identity all the time, and you don't have to worry about being disturbed by other people, not to mention that there are so many delicious foods." Liu Yifei said with a smile.
"What about you, Shi Shi?" Lin Yuquan looked at Liu Shishi.
"Of course it's a lot of fun, you know, and I really like the quiet life." Liu Shishi chuckled.
"Do you like it all? What do you think we should do if we buy an island and become the owner of the island? Lin Yuquan had a deep smile in his eyes.
"Be the owner of the island." Liu Yifei was stunned for a moment, and then immediately became excited, owning a private island sounds undoubtedly a beautiful thing.
The same is true for Liu Shishi, who is hard not to be tempted by the pleasant trip to Musa Island these days, for her, to get away from the hustle and bustle, basking in clear blue skies and gentle sunshine, surrounded by turquoise waters. It was like a dreamy paradise, but thinking of some of the things she saw when she was looking for a private island vacation before, her brows couldn't help but furrow slightly: "Yuquan, are you really planning to buy a private island?" ”
"Yes, I really want to buy it, don't you like the leisurely life of being the owner of the island?" Lin Yuquan smiled. For him, buying a private island is not all about enjoyment, but more about having a place with good privacy and no one disturbing him, and as he and his second daughter become more and more famous, Hugh said that going out on a date, eating and shopping, even if it is just a simple trip, needs to be carefully watched by the person who has it at all times. If it's on your own private island, it's completely different, you can do whatever you want, and reporters can't shoot it if they want to.
And such an idea is not just a whim of him, in fact, he had a plan to buy a private island some time ago, and the reason why he did not make a prior decision was mainly to make a final decision through this vacation on Musa Island, and the result was obvious, after personal experience. He was satisfied with the peaceful life he spent on his private island.
"I like it, I love it, but owning the island is completely different from what we have now. Living on an island is not as good as you might think, and there are many, many troubles, such as the fact that the island may often be cut off from water and electricity, the cost of transportation and daily life is extremely high, and sometimes even a small move can involve a lot of red tape, and even the need to deal with the island's wild animals and endangered rare animals. If it's a small island with a beach. A large amount of garbage is often washed ashore, and it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to dispose of it.
It's even more difficult to turn an island into a holiday paradise like Musar Island, and I've seen news reports online about more than 12,000 islands that have been put up for sale in the last 100 years. Only about 1,000 of them are fully built and habitable, and many of the previously bought islands have become hot potatoes for sale for various reasons, such as Nicholas. Cage, who had also bought a deserted island in the Bahamas, was going to develop the island himself, but because an endangered lizard was found on the island, the authorities banned artificial development, and the plan was suddenly in vain, so he could only sell the island gloomily.
That's not bad, at least it can be sold, one of the founders of Microsoft, Paul. Allen had bought a private island in Washington not far from Seattle, where he built an airstrip, luxury vacation home and a marina, but because there was no way to get electricity to the island, he had to put the island up for sale, but the price dropped from $25 million at the time of listing to $13 million now, and no one was willing to take over. Liu Shishi said slowly.
"It's so troublesome!" Liu Yifei's face was slightly wrinkled, she only cared about the beautiful pictures and introductions, but she didn't pay attention to these.
"Wow, I didn't expect you to know so much about Shi Shi!" Lin Yuquan smiled: "Okay, I know what you said, in fact, the real problem is whether the island we bought is suitable for development, if it is suitable for development, docks, airport runways, building houses, septic tank systems, water supply systems, power generation systems, as long as you throw money, these problems are not a problem, and the desert island can soon become a paradise like Musa Island." It doesn't matter if we don't have an island suitable for development, we can also buy those islands that already have buildings on the island, or small islands that have been built by previous owners, didn't you also say that there are more than 1,000 islands that have been fully built? Let's buy an island like that. ”
"Yes, you can buy a small island that has been developed and has a suitable environment for people to live in, and then there will be no problem." Liu Yifei's frowning brows suddenly relaxed.
"Okay, let's see if there's a suitable development first." Liu Shishi nodded, she was very much looking forward to having a private island like heaven, but after reading those bad information, she needed to remind Lin Yuquan.
After agreeing to buy the island, the three of them naturally didn't have the heart to walk on the beach, and as soon as they returned to the villa where they stayed tonight, they immediately began to search the Internet for information on the sale of private islands.
As part of the international real estate market, there are only a few hundred islands that can be sold at any one time, with a total of 600 private islands currently on the market around the world, ranging in price from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of millions of dollars. Tropical islands are more expensive due to climate, such as Canada, which has more islands than other countries, and the price of islands tends to be only one-third of the price of the same island in the United States or one-tenth of the price of similar islands in the Caribbean.
In addition, legal requirements, government policies, and international situations vary from country to country, such as in Hawaii and Greece. Its beaches are public, which means that even if the island is owned by someone else, others have every right to go to your beach to bask in the sun or swim, for example, Europe and the United States have perfect policies, and the geographical environment is relatively mature and stable, but Southeast Asia and India are not. For example, in many areas, they only have the right to use land for a certain period of time, land rights cannot be bought or sold, and the development of islands must be carried out in strict accordance with regulations, without any autonomy.
"Rain Spring, what kind of island are you going to buy?" After having a general understanding of the process of buying an island and paying attention to the situation, Liu Shishi asked out loud.
Hearing Liu Shishi's question, Liu Yifei on the side hurriedly turned his head to look at Lin Yuquan, obviously very concerned about this.
"Tell me about yourselves, what kind of islands do you like?" Lin Yuquan did not choose to answer. Instead, he asked rhetorically.
"I prefer a tropical island like Musar Island, with beaches, sunshine, blue skies, and even better if there were a lot of fruit." Liu Shishi said with a smile.
"What about you, Yifei?" Lin Yuquan looked at Liu Yifei.
"I also like tropical islands, which are warmer all year round and don't get too cold. Then the island must have flowers and evergreen green vegetation. Liu Yifei thought for a while.
"OK, as I thought. Then let's buy two tropical islands! Lin Yuquan said with a smile.
"What, two!" The two girls exclaimed in unison, obviously not expecting Lin Yuquan to say this at all.
"Why buy two? Isn't one enough? Liu Shishi immediately asked puzzled.
Lin Yuquan smiled lightly: "Of course I want to buy two, that's right, I want to buy an undeveloped island the most, and then build it according to my own ideas." Just like David. Copperfield built Musa Island like this, but the island was developed for as little as two or three years, at most five or six years, or even longer, such a long time. I can't wait forever, so I'm going to buy another island that has already been developed, and all kinds of settings are perfect, and I can use it directly. ”
"Oh." Liu Shishi nodded, a smile on his face.
"Then when the island is developed, the other island will be vacant." Liu Yifei said in distress.
"Huh." Lin Yuquan smiled dumbly, this Nizi was actually worried about this: "Fool, if you don't use it at that time, you can rent it out and use it as a vacation for employees, or simply sell it." ”
"As a staff vacation, your boss is generous." Liu Shishi said with a smile.
"I'm not generous, rewarding good employees for vacations, and you have to spend money wherever you go, so why not do it on your own island? I'm actually saving money. Lin Yuquan had a smile in his eyes.
After discussing the idea of purchasing the island with the second daughter, Lin Yuquan did not have any delay, and then immediately called Du Kefan, asking the other party to contact a private island company to find an island that he meets the requirements for, for the island that has been developed and is only for temporary use in a short period of time, his requirements are not high, generally speaking, as long as it meets the three conditions of beautiful environment, beautiful architecture and superior geographical environment, but on the undeveloped island, he is absolutely high requirements, first of all, the island area must be large enough, Because he wanted to build an airstrip on it, so that he could travel privately in the future; Secondly, the landform and environment on the island should be excellent, the altitude should not be too low, the fresh water resources must be sufficient, with beautiful beaches and dense green vegetation, which is conducive to development and construction as a whole; Secondly, the island must be completely owned by him and held in perpetuity, and he does not want other people to come to his beach uninvited to bask in the sun, let alone just buy the right to use it for decades, and when he spends a lot of money on development, it will be taken back without compensation at the end of the year; Finally, it is important that the sovereign owner of the island does not have too many restrictions on the development of the island, because he wants to create his own paradise on the sea.
There was nothing to say all night, when the time came to December 30, when the three spent the last day of their vacation on Musa Island, the world's major media also released their year-end inventory of film and television entertainment in 2008 and around the world, just like last year, in the inventory, Lin Yuquan once again became the most shining person, and it was more shining than last year. (To be continued......)