"What conditions?" Chen Jin quickly asked.
"Minister Shen said that among the eight major deserts of the Z nation, only the Taklimakan Desert has an area of more than 50,000 square kilometers. The other seven are all less than 50,000 square kilometers. Therefore, the only desert that Xing Hai Technologies can develop and satisfy our appetite is the Taklimakan Desert."
"Uh, okay, this desert will do."
"President Chen, the Taklimakan Desert is the most remote and has the worst natural conditions. The average annual rainfall is only a few dozen millimeters. It is the most difficult and costly to develop!"
"You don't have to worry about the cost, as long as you can buy the land."
"Buy? Land is a state-owned resource. It can only be rented and not purchased. Moreover, it can only be rented for a maximum of 50 years. In addition, the rent is not cheap. 50,000 square kilometers of desert for 50 years requires 100 billion dollars in rent. This price is clearly exorbitant! Who would want to rent that kind of land with 100 billion dollars? "
100 billion.
50 years?
Chen Jin's brows furrowed.
This price was too high.
The lease period was too short.
"50 years. I'm afraid that when the transformation of the desert is completed, the lease period will be up. The land will be returned to the country. At that time, the decision will be entirely in the hands of the government. Xing Hai Technologies is a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. They can cut its meat however they want!"
All the hard work could be done by others.
"Old Ling, go talk to Minister Shen again and tell him my thoughts. There are many deserts in this world. Z nation is not the only country with them. The Sahara Desert in Africa is more than 9 million square kilometers. Xing Hai Technologies can contract millions of square kilometers of desert in Africa at a very low and even free price. The development cost is much lower, and those deserts can be permanently privately owned.
Xing Hai Technologies has many choices! "
"If they are sincere in cooperating, one, the rent cannot exceed 10 billion dollars. Two, the lease period must not be less than 100 years. Xing Hai Technologies has the right to automatically renew the lease upon expiration.
This is my bottom line. If they disagree, Xing Hai Technologies can only look overseas, "Chen Jin said.
Chen Jin conveyed his attitude.
He was even a little annoyed. It was just a barren desert. Before it was developed, it was worthless!
Some people treated it like a treasure. They asked for 100 billion dollars in rent, and the lease period was only a short 50 years.
To be honest, some people thought too highly of themselves. Hundreds of billions could buy a country. Did they really think that Xing Hai Technologies would only focus on the domestic market?
"This …"
Ling Jundong felt that his boss's attitude was a little too forceful, and it wouldn't be good to communicate in this manner. He said, "Mr. Chen, I'll go and talk to Mr. Shen. If we can't come to an agreement, then I'll give up."
In fact, in his eyes, the desert was worthless. Even ten billion was too expensive! However, the expression had to be appropriate. It wouldn't be good if they parted on bad terms.
Of course, he was the one in charge of the negotiation. Ling Jundong knew what he was doing.
The next day, he found Minister Shen and the two talked again.
"Fifty thousand square kilometers is equivalent to a small province. A hundred billion yuan for fifty years isn't expensive at all. On average, it's only two billion yuan per year … There's no way to lower the price any further."
Minister Shen shook his head. He was secretly mocking Xing Hai Technologies in his heart. Xing Hai Technologies' nose is really sensitive. They actually sniffed out a big business opportunity and wanted to bite off a piece of fat meat in advance.
It was as if he was treating others as fools.
In short, the rent could not be lowered anymore. If he sold so much land at the price of cabbages, he would regret it in the future. He would also take responsibility!
"Minister Shen, I've checked the information. There are many deserts in other countries. The Sahara Desert in Africa covers an area of 9.2 million square kilometers, which is equivalent to the entire Z country …"
Ling Jundong said lightly.
Minister Shen's expression changed drastically!
…
The negotiation continued for another three days.
After both sides took a few steps back, they finally reached a final agreement:
1. Xing Hai Technologies contracted a piece of desert land with an area of fifty thousand square kilometers in the northeastern part of the Taklamakan Desert.
2. The average rent per mu would be twenty dollars per year. Xing Hai Technologies would pay the rent for every mu of land that it successfully reclaimed.
3. The lease period would be ninety-nine years. Xing Hai Technologies would have the priority to renew the lease upon expiration.
4. If Xing Hai Technologies had sufficient capabilities, it could continue to reclaim the land in the hinterland of the desert. The additional land reclaimed would also belong to Xing Hai Technologies. The rent would still be twenty dollars per mu per year.
And so on.
Overall, Chen Jin was quite satisfied with this cooperation agreement.
Xing Hai Technologies did not need to spend much money in the initial stage. When certain results were achieved and the cake was bigger, the country would get a share of the profits.
It was a win-win situation.
No one would lose out.
"Old Ling, assign a task to the 'Robotics Research Center.' Strive to develop a robot that can replace humans within two to three months. Then, mass-produce one million units and send them to the northwestern desert!"
"Robot?"
Ling Jundong's eyes lit up. "Yes, President Chen. I understand!"
Using robots to transform the desert was a brilliant move.
"In addition, set up a desert management working group. Send them to the Sahara in Africa to investigate and set up a research site. It will be useful in the future," Chen Jin said.
Chen Jin said.
One could not put all their eggs in one basket. With Xing Hai Technologies' technological advantage, it was not difficult to manage a mere desert. Therefore, their vision could not be limited to the country. There were also great possibilities abroad.
If the Sahara Desert, which spanned more than nine million square kilometers, was transformed into a land full of vitality, with a political organization and some armies … another superpower was very likely to be born on the African continent.
Minister Shen and the others could not help but be nervous!
Of course, Chen Jin would not go to that step for the time being. He still had to keep a low profile … unless the problem of the portal was completely solved.
…
November 5th.
The news that Xing Hai Technologies had contracted 50,000 square kilometers of desert in the northwestern region spread rapidly on the Internet.
The vast number of netizens and companies were very surprised by this move by Xing Hai Technologies. There was a lot of discussion.
"What are they trying to do by contracting 50,000 square kilometers of desert in the Taklamakan Desert in the northwestern region?"
"Could it be that … Xing Hai Technologies is going to plant trees in the desert to protect the earth and contribute to the cause of environmental protection?"
"How many billions will be invested to complete the transformation of 50,000 square kilometers? Based on the transformation cost of 100,000 dollars per mu, they will need to invest trillions!"
"It's all the credit of the real estate speculators. Haha, the high housing prices have forced Xing Hai Technologies to hide in the desert. The speculators are amazing."
"What's the use of buying so much land in the middle of nowhere? What's wrong with Xing Hai Technologies this time? Did they become stupid because of the high housing prices? "
"Going to the northwest to manage the desert is an investment with no return! Only people with lofty morals and are willing to go bankrupt will be willing to do this. A profit-seeking capital will never do such a thing! "
"But Xing Hai Technologies has stepped down. I can only say that this is the stupidest investment in history. I predict that it won't be long before Xing Hai Technologies regrets it and gives up on this investment that was made under the heat of the moment." The person was very certain and echoed the sentiment.
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