The most wealthy idea!
Spending 250 million US dollars to buy a small island, An Feng felt that the price was too high. He looked at the land below. Although the location is good, more than 200 million US dollars is enough to buy a top luxury house in the coastal areas of the United States. Better, the only thing is that there is no island owner's happiness.
Seeing An Feng's hesitation, the government representative became angry, saying that the surrounding islands are constantly appreciating in value. If you buy it for 250 million today, you can sell it at a higher price after a few years. If it is transformed into a resort area, it will be rented out for tens of thousands per day, and it will be earned back in ten years...
An Feng was speechless, whoever believes will be fooled! The location is good, but it is estimated that fresh water and power generation on this island are very difficult, and the cost of transporting materials to expand the island is also particularly high. As for buying and waiting for appreciation, there is little hope, the European economy has been sluggish.
An Feng asked Joanna: "Do you like it?"
"Good location, but too expensive?" she said. It's one thing to like it, but the problem is that it's not worth buying it once or twice a year at most.
"Let's go down and have a look first." An Feng said, he didn't lack the money to buy the island, but he had to feel that it was worth the money, otherwise it would be boring to buy.
"Okay." Joanna agreed.
They circled above the island, found a very flat area to land, and looked at the footprints on the surrounding grass, they probably stopped like this usually. After getting off the plane, it was about a hundred meters away from the coast, and everyone walked there. Fortunately, Joanna was wearing flat shoes.
The feeling of the field survey is very different from the aerial view. The observation of the vegetation in the air is not careful enough. On the ground, there are many shrubs, the land is a bit barren, and there are many gravels under the feet. The side close to the beautiful bay is mostly steep rock cliffs with a high drop About forty or fifty meters.
A large amount of vegetation can grow, which proves that there is sufficient rainfall or sufficient groundwater. Referring to the shape of the island, there is a high possibility of groundwater. Walking along the way, An Feng had a preliminary understanding of the island's environment. Not bad, but not as good as they say.
Walking to the front of the silver sand beach, the water is clear and transparent, and a U-shaped bay area is formed here, a natural haven. There is a pier on the other side, which can dock two ships, but it is not too big. If you don't continue to dig the depth If not, only ordinary yachts can be docked.
They came to the beach, blowing the sea breeze and listening to the sound of the waves hitting the shore. If you build a house on the mountainside, you can wake up to the sound of the waves in the morning, open the window to see a blue sea and blue sky, the artistic conception is beautiful and intoxicating... But the price does not satisfy them.
Go to visit other places, and then take a helicopter around the island for a week before returning to the local area.
After discussing with Joanna, An Feng intends to buy it, but the price has to be lowered. 250 million is impossible. They will pay 200 million at most. The reason is that the problem of electricity and water resources cannot be solved on the island, but they avoid the problem of sufficient signal and advantage of traffic. That's how business is done.
The other party couldn't accept it either. They admitted that it was too low, but when An Feng said that no matter how high it was, they were reluctant to let the client go. An Feng suddenly missed the days when he had an assistant, and he knew that Jim would stay.
An Feng finally said: "The issue of price can be dealt with slowly. I don't have much time, but I can ask my assistant to negotiate with you. What do you think?"
They agreed.
An Feng called Goodrich in England, the boss asked you to come to Italy for a business trip!
Make it clear with 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 had to make himself feel valuable, so he would happily sign the contract. Besides, it is not Italy that sells islands in the world, there are a lot of Greece and South America.
With the helper doing things, An Feng and Joanna returned to the essence of playing.
The translator recommended that they go to the nearby La Maddalena Island for vacation. There are many tourists, and there are countless small islands around. Sardinia tourism is on the north and south sides, and this is the best place to go in the north.
After An Feng and Joanna bought swimsuits, sunscreen, towels and sunglasses locally, they boarded a local cruise ship according to the route and set off with a group of tourists from all over the world. The interpreter stayed in the local area, and he had to wait for Goodrich to continue to act as an interpreter after he arrived.
La Maddalena is very lively, a typical tourist city, and you can travel all over the two main islands by speaking English. The translator assured that this is the place with the best security in Italy, and there are almost no thieves, so you can play with confidence. Therefore, the mood also returns to nature, and after receiving the travel brochure at the hotel, travel freely.
The island is not big, and there are many car rental centers that provide motorcycles and bicycles, but motorcycles need a license. An Feng and Joanna finally chose bicycles. In fact, it's all the same. How many hours can it take to ride the five kilometers to the end of the island? Bike workouts are easy.
Take a leisurely ride to see the scenery, stroll around and return to the urban area to taste local delicacies, special crispbread, seafood pasta, or try the spirits that the locals love to drink. The two walk shoulder to shoulder on the streets at night In the evening, unlike the deserted nights in Europe, the excitement here will last until eleven or twelve o'clock.
The next day they plan to take a cruise ship to take a day trip around the island to familiarize themselves with the surrounding environment of the island they want to buy.
If the surrounding area is very good, the higher price is really acceptable.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the cruise ship is fully loaded with guests and departs. The boat can accommodate about sixty or seventy people, and people can sit on the bow and the top of the boat. The tourists rushed to the bow and the top of the boat. An Feng and Joanna took the bow position. Looking back, the top of the boat was the most popular. The bold girls took off their coats to reveal their bikinis, lying on their backs. Above, the rickety boat did not affect their mood of playing.
Traveling around the island is all scenic spots, passing through islands of different sizes, the sea is blue and the breeze is blowing. The captain sang while driving the boat. He was very happy and infected the tourists. When passing through a shallow water area, the boat stopped and lowered the aft stairs to let the tourists cool off in the water.
Swim in the water for a while, take a rest on board, the chefs on board have already prepared lunch, there are not many choices of noodles, pasta is standard, and there is coffee after eating. Italians are used to coffee after meals, so they don't feel uncomfortable, but An Feng and Joanna are very special.
Continue to set off after a full meal, and take a kayak to land on the natural beach in the afternoon. The scenery is similar to that seen on the private island, silver, or golden white. The beach is not big, but it is more than enough to handle dozens of people. It is very comfortable to step on it. Once the beach blanket is spread, you can lie down all afternoon.
On the way back, I can see the private island for sale, and there are other private islands around. There are many neighbors. Some islands have already built buildings. Rows of coconut trees are planted, which has a special holiday atmosphere.
After the trip, the husband and wife both thought that the location of the private island was good, surrounded by scenic spots, and close to Sardinia, so they could go back and forth quickly for everything. As long as the price is within a reasonable range, they will buy it. Now it's time to see the results of the negotiations between Goodrich and the other party.
Two days later.
Facts have proved that professionalism is extraordinary. Goodrich and one of his assistants conducted on-the-spot investigations and consulted online professionals to find out all the flaws, and skillfully avoided the advantages to negotiate with the other party. The core was finally negotiated at 200 million.
This is good news, An Feng sat down with the other party's representative again, discussing the details of the island purchase. Although it is said to be free development, there is a limit - it is certainly not possible to engage in private armies, develop weapons or drugs on it, in short, abide by Italian laws.
An Feng had no objection to these.
Then they can draft an agreement. The purchase of the island is a government action, and there are many procedures. It takes a day or two to wait. An Feng chats with them, discussing the maintenance method after purchasing the island, how to choose the island caretaker, and more about it later. Very strange "voluntarily sold" incident.
The amazing thing is that the government officials who negotiate business with them are all agreeing to be sold. The reason is that the Italian government is corrupt, and Switzerland's welfare is top in the world. Anyway, they have autonomy, and it doesn't matter which country they mix with. And the Italian government is heavily in debt, they have been cut wages!
An Feng smiled and asked, "How much money do you think is appropriate?"
The other party replied: "This requires the calculation of the Ministry of Finance and the review of the parliament, but we have calculated it ourselves. It is between 400 billion and 700 billion US dollars. If it is less, it is not worth it. If it is more, no one will buy it. The ideal price is 500 billion US dollars." Hundreds of billions, the Swiss government had the ability to buy it back then."
An Feng suddenly thought: "What if it is a private act? Does it mean that there is a super rich man who wants to buy it?"
The other party was very surprised and said: "We didn't think about this, because it is an act of selling the country permanently, so we can only let the country accept it? And at a price of 500 billion, even the richest man in the world can't buy one-fifth of all his property. A piece of land is still far away 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. Why, are you interested?"
An Feng smiled and said, "Yes—if I have that much money!"
"Hahaha! We support you! This is a great dream!" Everyone laughed, obviously taking what An Feng said as a joke.
But this kind of idea, like the seed of ambition, is buried in An Feng's heart. After waiting for a certain day to be watered by clear water, it will take root and sprout in the sunshine... At this moment, An Feng just regards it as the most tyrant's fantasy, as a man who can do whatever he wants. The super big island owner must be cool enough!
It is unlikely that he can buy one-tenth of Sardinia with all his net worth so far. Moreover, after purchasing the island, it will belong to an independent country—to run a country requires enormous financial resources and resources. No matter how local residents are willing to sell to private individuals!
An Feng quickly forgot about it, and instead immersed himself in the joy of being the island owner.