Old West paused for a moment, then said with a bitter smile, "Xia, although I am eager to sell this winery, if the final price is lower than 1.8 million Australian dollars, then it doesn't mean much to me, so …"
Lin Qiao also looked at Xia Ruofei in confusion. In her impression, although Xia Ruofei was very good at business, he was not an unscrupulous businessman! Just now, Xia Ruofei said that those who purposely lowered the price were taking advantage of the situation!
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Uncle Carter, you misunderstood me. What I mean is … 1.8 million Australian dollars is too much of a loss for you. Just now, Lawyer Heinz said that the evaluation report is quite objective. Your winery is worth 2.4 million Australian dollars, and I don't think that includes the intangible brand value. "
Although the West Winery's wine was not well-known far and wide, it was still an old winery that had been around for more than a hundred years. It was still quite famous in the Hunter Valley.
Old West was puzzled and said, "Xia, you mean …"
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Uncle Carter, I mean … I am willing to buy your winery for 2.4 million Australian dollars!"
Gasp …
Everyone in the room gasped at the same time. Mr. and Mrs. West, as well as Heinz, had a look of disbelief, as if they could not believe their ears.
In the Western view, business was business. Even if they were close friends, when it came to business, most of the time, they would do business as usual.
So, with their way of thinking, it was very difficult to understand Xia Ruofei's initiative to increase the price.
"Xia, you … You are not joking, right?" Old West was a little dumbfounded.
Liang Qichao and Lin Qiao, on the other hand, thought that this was the normal Xia Ruofei. Lin Qiao looked at Xia Ruofei with a much gentler gaze. She even felt a little guilty because she had misunderstood Xia Ruofei just now.
"Mr. Xia, although I can get more commission if the transaction amount is higher, I still can't understand your decision." Heinte shrugged and said, "I've been in this business for so many years, and this is the first time I've met a buyer who took the initiative to raise the price …"
Xia Ruofei revealed a faint smile and said to Old West, "Uncle Carter, we're friends, aren't we? In Huaxia, there's a saying that goes, 'One hero has three helpers.' This shows the importance of friends. In the eyes of Huaxia people, friends should help each other instead of taking advantage of the situation. Now that you are in trouble, if I take the opportunity to get your winery at a low price, it will be against the friendship between friends! "
Old West looked touched. In fact, Xia Ruofei was just their neighbor. Moreover, Xia Ruofei didn't live in Australia for long. He only came here once every few months.
Old West had recently contacted several old friends of many years. Without exception, they all expressed interest in the West Winery. However, each of them offered a lower price than the last. It was clear that they wanted to take advantage of the situation to make a profit.
Compared to them, Xia Ruofei was simply a saint with a noble character!
In fact, Xia Ruofei's idea wasn't that noble. However, a few hundred thousand Australian dollars wasn't a big sum to him. To put it bluntly, he would have enough money to sell a wild ginseng.
More importantly, Xia Ruofei had the intention of hiring Old West and his wife to continue to help run the winery. He needed to borrow their rich experience and pay a little more to win their favor. In the future, they would definitely do their best to run the winery.
No matter how he looked at it, this was a profitable deal.
Moreover, the West Winery was indeed worth 2.4 million Australian dollars. Xia Ruofei didn't deliberately raise the price or say that he was doing charity. He just wanted to give Old West a fair chance to make a fair deal.
Of course, this opportunity was also precious to Old West and his family.
Old West's lips twitched a few times. He said, "Xia, you're really a good person. However, I can't agree to the price of 2.4 million Australian dollars because you're right. We're friends! As you just heard, our base price is 1.8 million Australian dollars. This is also the bottom line of my trading company in Melbourne. Therefore, when I quoted to others, I quoted two million Australian dollars. If you're willing, let's make the deal at two million Australian dollars! "
Old West actually took the initiative to lower the price that Xia Ruofei had raised. He was also unconsciously treating this merger with the mindset of a Huaxia person.
Xia Ruofei hesitated for a moment and said, "But you're losing out … You know the value of your winery …"
"The value isn't constant. Just like stocks, if you're in a hurry to sell them, you have to quote a price lower than the real-time stock price," Old West said. "The West Winery is now the stock that I'm in a hurry to sell, so … two million Australian dollars! If it's more, in your words, I'm going against the brotherhood of friends … "
Heinz shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He swore that this was the weirdest merger negotiation he had ever experienced in his life.
Xia Ruofei saw that Old West was determined. After thinking for a while, he smiled and nodded. "Okay! In that case, I'll respect your opinion! Two million Australian dollars, deal! "
After that, Xia Ruofei extended his hand to Old West.
Old West shook Xia Ruofei's hand tightly, and then couldn't help but hug him. He said emotionally, "Thank you, my friend!"
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Uncle Carter, this is a business. We're just taking what we need …"
Liang Qichao, Lin Qiao, and the others couldn't help but smile when they heard Xia Ruofei, who was just talking about "friendship", say it was a business deal.
Heinz saw that his employer had negotiated the price, so he said seriously, "Mr. Xia, Mr. West, since you've agreed on the price, I'll start preparing the merger documents!"
"Okay, thank you!" Xia Ruofei said.
"You're welcome, this is my job!" Heinz took out his laptop and said to Old West, "Mr. West, I need the original documents related to the ownership of your winery."
"Please wait a moment, I'll get it for you!" Aunt Cabelli said.
Because they were preparing to sell the winery, they had already prepared the documents related to the ownership. Aunt Cabelli quickly took them out and handed them to Heinz.
Heinz carefully checked the relevant documents, then put them aside and began to draft the merger contract on his computer.
He was undoubtedly professional and efficient. As expected of a lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions, he quickly drafted the merger contract and connected it to the winery's printer to print out two copies. One copy was given to Xia Ruofei, and the other to Old West.
Considering that Xia Ruofei was from Huaxia, Heinz's merger contract had a bilingual Chinese and English version.
Of course, because many Chinese people had come to Australia to buy farms, wineries, and villas in the past two years, Heinz, who specialized in this field, had professional translation software on his computer. It wasn't difficult for him to produce a bilingual Chinese and English version of the contract.
Xia Ruofei quickly read through the contract, then handed it to Liang Qichao.
After all, Liang Qichao had lived in Australia for a longer period of time. He definitely knew the local laws and regulations better than Xia Ruofei, so he asked Liang Qichao to check it out.
Soon, everyone finished reading the contract. Both parties had no objections, so Xia Ruofei simply signed his name on the contract and took out his personal seal from his bag to stamp it.
Old West was naturally very happy to sign the contract. Not only did he get the company's funds to deal with the aftermath, but he also sold the winery for 200,000 Australian dollars more than expected. At this moment, he felt relaxed, as if all the pressure had been lifted.
Old West and Aunt Cabelli looked at each other, and both of them smiled knowingly.
Xia Ruofei and Old West exchanged signatures, then the two of them shook hands tightly.
Xia Ruofei said in English, "Uncle Carter, it's a little late today. I still need a day or two to process the funds. You know, Huaxia's financial policy is relatively closed. If I want to transfer my money out of the country, I need to think of other ways."
"No problem!" Old West said straightforwardly. "The company's matters aren't urgent in a day or two, and there's still a series of handover procedures to go through. This will also take time."
Xia Ruofei nodded with a smile and said, "Okay! I'll have to trouble Lawyer Heinz with the follow-up matters. "
Lawyer Heinz bowed slightly in a very gentlemanly manner and said, "I'm at your service!"
Just like that, in less than an hour, Xia Ruofei negotiated a business deal worth tens of millions of dollars and signed the contract.
In a sense, although there were still some legal procedures that had not been completed, he was now the real owner of the winery.
Old West and his wife were very happy and warmly invited Xia Ruofei and the others to stay for dinner.
Aunt Cabelli had already put on an apron and was ready to prepare a sumptuous dinner.
Xia Ruofei naturally could not refuse such an invitation, so he, Lin Qiao, and Liang Qichao all stayed.
Uncle West went to the wine cellar and was ready to find two bottles of good wine to entertain the guests.
Liang Qichao pulled Xia Ruofei and asked quietly, "Ruofei, you won't be able to transfer your money out of the country in such a short time, right?"
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Yes! It's said that each person only has a quota of 50,000 dollars a year. It's definitely impossible to transfer it out directly. I have to think of other ways. "
Xia Ruofei was not too worried about the money for the acquisition. Whether it was Tang He or Ma Xiong, a mere two million Australian dollars could be easily solved.
Moreover, there was still Tang Yitian, whom he had met on the plane. He was a local tycoon with assets worth tens of billions.
Just as Xia Ruofei and the others were chatting about the acquisition, the roar of an engine came from the entrance of the winery. Then they saw a modified Ford Raptor drive directly into the winery.
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