Xia Ruofei had just returned to the villa and parked his car when he received a call from Liang Qichao.
He didn't get out of the car and directly picked up the phone.
"Brother Liang!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "You must have been busy these past few days!"
"It's okay, it's okay …" Liang Qichao said with a dry laugh.
Xia Ruofei raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why … is it inconvenient to talk?"
With his understanding of Liang Qichao, if it weren't for the people next to him, he would have complained a long time ago. He must have been in the warehouse for the past two days and couldn't go anywhere.
For Liang Qichao, who was lively by nature, this was definitely a kind of torture!
Sure enough, Liang Qichao said, "Ruofei, wait a minute! Grandpa wants to talk to you. "
Xia Ruofei suddenly laughed. It turned out that Liang Qichao was with Grandpa Tang. No wonder Liang Qichao didn't dare to complain.
"Brother Xia, I left in a hurry that day and didn't have time to exchange contact information with you." Grandpa Tang said with a smile, "I happened to be with Xiao Chao, so I asked him to call you. Will I disturb you?"
"No, no." Xia Ruofei said and asked tentatively, "Grandpa, why are you looking for me?"
Grandpa Tang said, "It's about the last time. I'm going back to the United States in a day or two. Have you thought about the Australian farm?"
Xia Ruofei smiled bitterly and said, "Grandpa, I've thought about it carefully these past two days. I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you …"
"Oh? Is it convenient to tell me the reason? "Grandpa Tang asked calmly.
"Actually, I've learned about your farm. It's indeed a very high-quality asset." Xia Ruofei explained, "But … because of my personal reasons, if I invest in the agricultural industry, I hope to at least have an absolute controlling stake. So … I'm afraid we can't cooperate this time. "
Xia Ruofei felt that if he said that, Grandfather Tang would probably give up on the cooperation. After all, it was a project worth tens of millions of dollars. He must have done a lot of work in the early stages. It wasn't easy to acquire it, so how could he let someone else have the controlling stake?
Unexpectedly, Elder Tang only laughed and said, "Brother Xia, if you want to control my Australian farm, 10 million USD is not enough!"
Xia Ruofei was stunned for a moment. Could it be that there was still room for negotiation if he wanted the controlling stake?
He hurriedly said, "Grandpa, I know, and I can't take out such a large sum of money for the time being. If you are willing to give up the controlling shares, name a price, and I can find a way to raise the money. In addition, the technology investment that you mentioned is worth five million US dollars. "
Grandpa Tang said faintly, "Money isn't urgent, but … can I know the reason why you insist on the controlling stake?"
Xia Ruofei said with some embarrassment, "Grandpa, I'm very confident in my Taoyuan brand of agricultural products, and I cherish this brand very much. So if I invest in the agricultural industry, I hope to have an absolute controlling stake. This way, the development of the farm and strategy can be carried out according to my own wishes. I don't want to cause the development of the brand to go astray and affect the brand image because of reasons that I can't control. Of course, it's not that I don't trust you … "
"You don't have to explain this, I understand." Grandpa Tang said with a smile. He didn't seem angry at all, "If you want to control the farm, it's not impossible …"
In fact, Grandpa Tang didn't attach as much importance to the farm in Australia as Xia Ruofei imagined. Tens of millions of US dollars might be a large number for the current Xia Ruofei, but in Grandpa Tang's eyes, it wasn't a drop in the ocean, but at least it could be said that it was just a small amount of money.
In fact, the reason why Grandpa Tang bought the farm in Australia was more or less for fun. He bought a lot of properties all over the world, and he didn't even pay attention to them once in a year or two.
The same was true for the farm in Australia. After Grandpa Tang bought the farm, he entrusted it to a professional team to manage.
In Grandpa Tang's eyes, the existence of this farm was just a good place for him to go on vacation every year.
In addition, because Grandpa Tang loved horse racing, the farm happened to have an 1800-meter fully irrigated grassy track, an all-weather track, a swimming pool for horses, and a horse training ground that could accommodate 80 horses at the same time. These facilities could be used to cultivate high-quality racing horses.
As for the planting and breeding functions of the vast land on the farm, Grandpa Tang didn't pay much attention to them. It wasn't until two days ago when he visited Xia Ruofei's farm and personally tasted the Taoyuan vegetables that he suddenly had the idea of cooperating with Xia Ruofei to operate the farm.
Therefore, when Grandpa Tang heard Xia Ruofei say that the prerequisite for cooperation was to have absolute control of the farm, he didn't hesitate to refuse.
Xia Ruofei also understood the meaning of Grandpa Tang's words, so he quickly said, "Grandpa, if you can let me control more than 50% of the farm, I can invest according to the current valuation of the farm. I don't have enough money on hand for the time being, but I should be able to think of a way. "
Xia Ruofei was thinking about borrowing some money from Ma Xiong. With his face, borrowing 10 million USD from Ma Xiong was definitely not a problem. In addition to the 10 million USD he got from selling the Golden Silk Nanmu two days ago, a total of 20 million USD. Controlling more than 50% of the farm was not a problem at all.
Grandpa Tang said seriously, "Little Xia, I already said that money isn't important. As long as you agree to two of my conditions, I can agree to let you control 51% of the farm. You don't need to spend a single cent more. You only need to invest 10 million USD, and the difference in investment can be offset from future dividends."
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but be stunned when he heard it. There was actually such a good thing? This wasn't a few hundred yuan business, but tens of millions of USD!
He calmed himself down and said rationally, "Old man, tell me your conditions first!"
Grandpa Tang said with a smile, "Actually, these two conditions shouldn't be difficult for you. The first condition is that I can guarantee that I won't interfere in the management of the farm, but you also have to guarantee that your Taoyuan vegetables will be introduced to the farm in Australia and that the cultivation will be successful. In terms of vegetable cultivation, the farm in Australia must be synchronized with the farm in China. That is, once the farm in China launches a new variety, it must also be introduced to the farm in Australia as soon as possible. "
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "That's not a problem! If I become a major shareholder of the farm, I naturally have to consider the interests of the farm. This is something that is beneficial to both sides. "
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