Chapter 972: Sending and Asking for Bribes
Lin’s father and mother were also very interested in Tan Na’s idea…
The two people who were originally worried that buying such a ranch would be very expensive. After knowing that Australia is vast and sparsely populated, the land is very cheap, and the ranch is cheaper, they immediately became Tan Na's firm supporter, and strongly asked her son to go to Australia to buy a ranch to herd sheep and raise cattle - the area must not be less than 2,000 acres.
As for why it is 2,000 acres, it is because in my original rural hometown, the farming land in the entire village is about 2,000 acres. In the eyes of Lin Baoguo and Yang Xiuyu, 2,000 acres of land is a very large area.
Well, 2,000 acres are only 2,000 acres, as long as the family is happy, everything is worth it. Lin Zheng has no objection to this. Since the family has reached an agreement, the rest is simple: the whole family will go to Australia for inspection!
Buy an oversized sheep pen to herd sheep!
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The news that Lin Zheng brought his family to Australia for a trip made Collin Chandler a little amused, but after a brief period of laughter and cry, Collin Chandler immediately took action. He understood the meaning of Lin Zheng's signal. He originally planned to go back soon. Collin Chandler greeted the board of directors and took his family to Australia as a vacation. Although it is winter in the southern hemisphere now, I like to go on vacation in Australia in winter. Do you have any opinions?
IQ also has branches in Australia, but in order to keep it confidential, Lin Zheng did not notify IQ in Australia. The family appeared at the entrance of Colin Chandler's ranch without any alarm. To be precise, it was the entrance of Colin Chandler's vacation villa on the ranch.
"This place is so big, it's like the grasslands of Inner Mongolia." Looking at the pasture covered with yellow grass in front of you, Comrade Lin Baoguo sighed very much... As a civil servant, it's not easy for Comrade Lao Lin to go abroad once.
Compared to Lin Baoguo and Yang Xiuyu, who was extremely moved, he was more concerned about whether this vast ranch was really the smiling red-nosed British man in front of him: How much does it cost to have such a large ranch?
Collin Chandler's children are already married and have their own careers. This time when he came to Australia, he brought his wife and said to Yang Xiuyu with a smile: "Yes, this ranch belongs to mine, it is my family property, covering an area of 783 acres. Did you see that barbed wire when you came?"
Of course she saw the barbed wire. She stretched out on the vast grassland and stretched to the end of her sight. However, she was not very adaptable to the acres and asked Mrs. Chandler: "Madam, what is 783 acres?"
For Europeans and Americans who have never been good at mathematics, it would be an impossible task to calculate how many acres 783 acres without the assistance of equipment, and Mrs. Chandler looked embarrassed.
However, Tan Na quickly calculated the result: "Mom, 783 acres are 317 hectares, which is about 4,753 acres if converted into our city acres."
4753 acres? This number made Yang Xiuyu's eyes widen: "So much?"
"Not much." Mrs. Chandler waved her hand modestly: "Our can only be considered a small and medium-sized ranch. There are many ranchs here with an area of more than 1,500 acres. Those ranches are the real large ranches."
Yang Xiuyu, who had not digested even 4,500 acres of a city, heard that those pastures with an area of nearly 10,000 acres were considered large ranches. Her head was dizzy: This is the landlord, this is the real landlord.
"Listen to my husband, you are very interested in the ranch?" Mrs. Chandler was obviously a good wife of Collin Chandler. He took Yang Xiuyu's hand and walked into the living room: "If you have any questions you are interested in, you can ask me, and I'm happy to provide you with some help."
After lunch and resting for a few hours, Colin Chandler suggested going to his horse farm to pick a few horses. Everyone jogged on the ranch.
Although Australia is winter now, it is not very cold, and riding a horse is also a good sport. What surprised Lin Zheng was that Collin Chandler actually raised a horse here?
"Of course, I like riding horses," Collin Chandler was obviously quite proud of his hobby and said to Lin Zheng proudly: "English people like horses. Although I don't have any expensive horses here, it's pretty good to relax."
Lin Zheng agreed with a smile.
After riding for half an hour, Colin Chandler invited Lin Zheng and Tan Na to go to the smoking room to have some snacks. The so-called smoking room cannot be understood literally. This smoking room can be understood as a place for rest and relaxation. Not only can you smoke here, but you can also taste desserts. In addition, the smoking room also has the function of the owner's communication. Everyone is naturally more relaxed while eating snacks and drinking coffee, and naturally it is easier to get closer and deepen their relationship.
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"Mr. Lin is very interested in Cosworth?" Colin Chandler asked Lin Zheng.
It's not tactful at all, but there's nothing we can do, foreigners are so direct.
Lin Zheng nodded: "To be precise, I am interested in Cosworth."
Collin Chandler's brows frowned immediately.
He understood what Lin Zheng meant. Lin Zheng was interested in Cosworth as the owner of the Minardi team, and now Lin Zheng was interested in Cosworth as a private person. The difference was too big. He immediately said to Lin Zheng bluntly: "Mr. Lin, you know, it will be difficult for me to convince the old stubbornness on the board of directors in this way."
"So we met today, right?" Lin Zheng was not moved by Colin Chandler's words. He picked up a cigar, but did not trim it, but held it in his hand and gently kneaded it. At the same time, he looked at Colin Chandler's secretary Miss Effie: "If it weren't for some difficult and challenging things, we wouldn't have sat together today, right?"
"Yes, that's it." Miss Effie nodded with a smile: "But Mr. Lin, as Mr. Chandler's secretary, I need to remind you that the Vicks Group has more than 20 directors, and Mr. Chandler's influence on the board is not as great as you think."
"Is that true?" Lin Zheng turned his head and looked at Collin Chandler.
But Collin Chandler's answer disappointed Lin Zheng. His expression did not change much. He nodded and Collin Chandler said to Lin Zheng: "That's right."
"That's really... so regrettable," Lin Zheng nodded regretfully: "I have also prepared a gift for both of you."
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Collin Chandler and Effie didn't say anything, but looked straight at Lin Zheng. Obviously, they were very concerned about the "gift" mentioned by Lin Zheng.
"ICQ is doing ipo, you two know, right?" Tan Na spoke gracefully.
"That's right." Collin Chandler and Ms. Aifie looked at each other, and both of them were excited at the same time.
“Of course of the 15% stake in IPO, we took out about 1% to our friends, hoping to win-win with our friends.”
As soon as Tan Na finished speaking, Collin Chandler and Ms. Effie's faces suddenly turned red.
Of course, it is impossible for icq to all share 1% of ipo shares to fall on them. Both Colin, Chandler and Effie know this well, and they know more that it costs money to buy this part of the shares, and it won’t be cheap at all. But this is not the point. The point is that not everyone can buy the 1% ipo shares, and buying it is equivalent to making a profit. If you hold it for two years, the 1 million pounds or 2 million pounds of icq shares in your hand may become 2 million or 3 million, which is equivalent to Lianchuang Technology giving it such a large amount of money in disguise, but this income is completely legal, and even if the tax bureau comes, it can’t say a word.
The only problem is that you can get the qualification to buy this 1% stake.
"1%?" Collin Chandler suppressed his excitement and asked Lin Zheng directly: "How many can I buy?"
There was no one else here, and Colin Chandler didn't have to hide his intentions at all.
"500,000 pounds, as for you, Miss Effie," turned to look at Effie, and Lin Zheng said, "You can buy 200,000 pounds."
"Too few!" Colin Chandler frowned immediately.
500,000 pounds? Although the 500,000 pounds can become 1 million pounds in at most two years, if the holding period lasts for more than 5 years, the 500,000 pounds shares may become 2 million, but he obviously hopes to get more.
Lin Zheng smiled, laughing at Collin Chandler's appetite, leaning on the back of the chair, Lin Zheng said relaxedly: "Mr. Chandler, you have to understand that this is IQ's IPO shares. Don't you know what this means? There is no legal dispute at all, so you don't have to worry about the old stubborn people on the company's board of directors doing you. 500,000 pounds, are you not satisfied?"
Lin Zheng's words make sense, but Collin Chandler was extremely persistent in this matter.
He shook his head firmly: "It's less! At least 1 million pounds!"
"This is impossible!" This time, the person who shook his head firmly was replaced by Lin Zheng; "Mr. Chandler, you should understand what the purpose of this 1% share is. There are not many people who are qualified to purchase this part of the shares. I'm not polite to say that if it weren't for Cosworth, you wouldn't have this opportunity at all. You two, you can get 700,000 pounds of shares together. It's completely legal. People shouldn't be too greedy, right?" (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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