Chapter 219 Take the Elite Route
After the establishment of the Elizabeth Foundation, their affairs in the UK came to an end. They arranged the check-in work of sports cars and then returned to California on a special plane. It was already early July, with bright sunshine above their heads and clear sky, which meant that the day of a typical sunny beach in California was ushered in.
An Feng and Joanna returned to the winery for vacation.
Blowing by sea breezes from the Pacific Ocean, the climate in Paso Roble is very pleasant, and even in summer, the average temperature remains in a comfortable range.
Anfeng likes the huge swimming pool in the backyard the most. On a sunny afternoon, he enjoys the swimming pool with all the views and is completely unobstructed. The scenery around the vineyard is fully visible. When he is free, lying by the pool and breeze to see the scenery is a beautiful thing. Choose a good location and hide under the shade of the tree to drink a drink.
Looking at the vigorous vineyard below, An Feng accidentally remembered a small batch of genetically modified grapes he had planted before. It was about ten acres of planting area. Almost two years have passed, and it should have grown now, right? Thinking of saying hello to Joanna, who was beauty treatment, and starting the off-road motorcycle parked at the door, he was about to rush down the mountain - stopping in front of a large green grassland, the bad habits in the past were not acceptable.
These grasses were planted at a high price. If they were still as usual, they would just rush the slope in order to hurry up. It is estimated that before the winery manages, old John's face will be lost, and most importantly, the winery's face project is bumpy, what does it look like?
So he drove slowly along the winery mountain road in a regular manner. He walked through the vineyard along the dirt road and came to the super grape planting area that he had specially divided and was clearly distinguished from the surrounding grapes. He happened to meet Cathy who was inspecting the work and stopped and said hello: "Hi!"
"Hi, Boss!" she looked up.
"How is this batch of grapes growing?" An Feng asked. The growth of genetically modified grapes has exceeded the general standard. At the age of two, it is almost the same as the Cabernet Sauvignon around for more than 30 years. If it weren't for not being dense enough, it would be really difficult to judge from the surface.
"Very good. This is the fastest growing grape I have ever seen, and it has a strong vitality. It has outstanding disease resistance and basically ensures sufficient moisture. It can continue to develop. However, it is not yet mature yet, and it cannot judge whether its fruit is good or bad."
An Feng observed his masterpiece with satisfaction and said proudly: "In a few months, the wine it produces will definitely be top-notch."
"So strong confidence?" Cathy asked with a smile.
"Of course!" An Feng nodded, "Please believe in the power of science. The only uncertainty now is how the market is about the attitude towards genetically modified grapes."
There are indeed uncertainties here. As far as he knows, California is relatively acceptable. Not only is he doing this kind of experiment, but other vineyards are also available, but other regions cannot guarantee that Europe, especially France, is more resistant to these technologies that violate the laws of nature.
"Good luck to it!" said Cathy.
An Feng said again: "Take me to visit the vineyard. Let's introduce its recent development."
"Welcome!" Cathy smiled, "You care about the vineyard once. The cycle is still calculated in half a year. I have to call John, who has the most opinions, first."
Later, I visited the vineyard with Old John and Cathy.
Due to the high production last year, it has been appropriately reduced this year, requiring quality rather than quantity. The winery is taking the high-quality route - in layman's terms, it is to go to the high-end and refuse low-end mass production. An Feng likes it. As a super rich man, he likes noble, cold and mediocre models the most.
But An Feng asked: "What should I do if those vines that have been removed?"
Old John thought for a while and said, "The grapes that are over thirty years old are very easy to sell. And it has made 95-point red wine!"
An Feng originally wanted to not flow into the fields of outsiders and gave it to Frank, but his garden was full, and the grapes were of excellent quality. The same Cabernet Sauvignon did not have much impact. The key role was the biological fertilizers he developed... Thinking of this, he asked John: "How much is the inventory of fertilizer?"
Old John replied: "It will last about two more years."
There is actually not much fertilizer for two years. The fertilizer developed by Anfeng is high-end, which means a small amount but a long time. If you apply fertilizer once, you can last for several months without worrying. So, in terms of calculation, there is really not much in two years. Last time he thought about purchasing another fertilizer factory to supply it exclusively for himself.
Because there are so many things recently, I have forgotten it after a while.
In order to develop for a long time, after visiting the vineyard and learning that everything was going well in the work, he called Angela and her assistant John when he got home and asked them to find a fertilizer company that was not too large, and after buying it, he specialized in producing grape fertilizer for themselves.
When he went back in the evening, he opened a bottle of ordinary red wine. After enjoying a dinner, Joanna talked to him about the private horse farm. After visiting Khalid's horse farm in the UK last time, An Feng said that he would build one for himself, but his original idea was not too complicated.
But Joanna said that since she wanted to do it, she didn't ask for the best, but she had to be worthy of herself and the money in her pocket... What she said really learned the essence of spending money. An Feng did not have a deep understanding of this, so she left it to Joanna to do it. She has been looking for information on the Internet these days.
Now he was pulled to the sofa, and there was a plan on the computer screen in front of him.
Joanna introduced him: "Referring to the specifications of other racetracks, my idea is that the area is about 80 to 120 acres, and the standard oval track can be set up as a polo field and an obstacle course, or used to train horses, and then there are four tracks..."
After hearing this, An Feng probably didn’t need to hire a designer, isn’t the one in front of him?
According to Joanna's idea, the racecourse is a standard ellipse, and the inner space of the circle is fully utilized. The polo field or training ground is all within the plan. The four tracks are the inner circle practice track, the second ring sand track, the third ring grass track, and the fourth ring ambulance track, which is very standardized.
In addition to the outdoor horse farm, there are also indoor horse farms, training grounds, etc., and luxurious horse houses are built to achieve large-scale automation and mechanization. There is also a luxurious rainproof stand that can accommodate 500,000 to 100,000 spectators, with areas with complete styles such as private rooms, public areas, etc.
Since it is a racecourse, standardized electronic equipment, electronic scoreboards, tracking and camera devices, scanning devices, and capturing exciting endpoint determinations, large-area color screen images and digital displays, etc., as well as the intelligent betting system that is required to bet horses at the least.
After listening, An Feng asked, "The commercialization is too strong, are there any private use parts?"
His initial plan was just a luxurious private racecourse to play with friends in his spare time, but according to Joanna, he was a bit inclined to operate commercially.
Joanna said: "It mainly depends on how you define it. If you want to develop a horse betting and a dealer, you will naturally have competitions every day. If not, you only host some large-scale events, and you will have a lot of idleness in a year. You can refer to private racecourses and private clubs in other areas."
"Oh, I understand that." An Feng nodded. His idea was whether to make money or not. Anyway, he had the most profitable way, and having fun was the first priority. If he was playing on the field, a group of audiences around him would be noisy and he would not be able to concentrate at all.
Joanna has many ideas: "If you focus on personalization, then change it and develop it into a high-end route that only absorbs members, focusing on developing equestrian and polo training. Members will have a high social level, and hiring some professional coaches to be responsible for the training of high-end members is also a good idea."
An Feng likes this: "This idea is very good. It occasionally holds some influential events. When you don't use it, you will be an equestrian club, which will specially receive members and take high-end routes... I invite some friends when I go back, and they will definitely be happy to join."
Joanna smiled and said, "Yes, you have such a big face, and there will be many people responding!"
"I'm smart!" An Feng hugged her and smiled.
In fact, the racecourse that is open to the public around the clock is a bit too noisy. Of course, the rich like to be quiet and exclusive. In the future, they invite some friends with common hobbies. The membership fee is more or less okay, just like those high-end clubs, where many people want to go in.
The reason is that it is very fun? I'm afraid it's more that there are members with equal status and status. It's an excellent occasion to make friends and seek major business opportunities. In other words, it's a high-end elite club. Being able to come in means that it's officially in contact with this circle, and it's worth it.
Joanna thought about it and liked it: "It's really good to take the high-end route. Anyway, you have many friends, so you have to develop towards luxury."
An Feng nodded. He had no objection anyway, so he was only responsible for paying the money, so he asked, "How much do you think the cost is?"
Anfeng knew that professional racetracks were not cheap either, just like the one in Dubai, who spent 3 billion US dollars, but did not play horse gambling, and it was entirely funded by the government. The purpose was to increase their reputation in the world, just like their bold idea of building the world's tallest building, but it was really famous.
Joanna said: "If you take the luxury route, you will probably be between $200 million to $300 million."
An Feng knew that it was a shame to say this, but he still said: "So little?"
Joanna is used to it: "What do you think?"
"I thought it was at least 700 million or 800 million, or more than one billion." He said honestly.
"That's very commercialized. Most racecourses are not that expensive. There are 50 to 60 million yuan, and 10 to 200 million yuan are already very good. We take so many things and take the elite route. In the end, we can only need more than 200 million points."
Chapter completed!