Start by trimming cow hooves

It became cloudy in the afternoon, with light rain falling in the sky.

Andy, an old cowboy who went to Australia, took the time to call Suri.

On the other end of the phone, he told:

"I am currently at the Anxi Cattle Farm in central Australia. The area here is exaggeratedly large. It covers more than 20,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to the size of 2.4 million football fields. It takes seven or eight days to patrol on horseback, but But they only raise more than 2,000 cattle.”

Suri was stunned and asked on his mobile phone: "What's going on? Are the cattle sold out?"

"No, this place is too dry. If we raise more cattle, it may turn into a desert with no grass growing. The land's ability to carry livestock is too weak."

Old Andy coughed twice and added:

"This year they are trying to raise more cattle. It seems that they are about to face some fines, so they are trying to sell them early. These half-grown Wagyu cattle are a bit thin, but they are in good health. If they are fed more grain after being sent to the cargo ship, they will grow meat. The speed will be very fast, and the rancher promised to sell us up to a thousand Wagyu calves, but the transportation is not convenient and the freight is a bit high."

Suri responded quickly and said:

"As long as the price is right, then buy them. My father is running an online shopping business and will need a lot of high-quality beef in the future. By then, through self-production and sales through online and offline stores, the profit will be higher than that of other ranches. , It’s still raining on Lanai, and the pasture is growing very well. We only raise more than a thousand cattle so far, which is a bit of a waste of resources.”

"I will talk to the owner here again. It is best to find a closer cargo terminal. The price of land transportation in Australia is much higher than that of sea transportation. We must first ensure that we can make a profit from it."

Old Andy, the great butler, did not relax his management of Lanai Ranch just because Suri was too rich.

Take a look at recent financial reports across Lanai.

You will find that Suri's decision to vigorously develop the tourism industry is more in line with the actual situation of the island.

As the sixth largest island in Hawaii, Lanai Ranch naturally has the foundation to attract tourists, with a comfortable climate and beautiful scenery.

An Angus calf, without the use of hormones, takes about 18 to 24 months to be ready for slaughter. The net profit it can bring to Suri is only about the same as selling eight travel packages.

Lanai's limited water supply limits the total size of livestock, but tourists do not take up too many of the island's resources.

Compared with the labor and time costs of raising cattle and sheep, the tourism industry is easier, and there is no conflict between the two projects, and both can contribute to Lanai's revenue.

Those who used to make fun of Suri for spending half of his net worth to buy a pineapple island may soon stop laughing.

As long as it proves that its business model is sustainable and can continue to make profits, Lanai's value will soar.

I wrote a song that took too long this morning.

Suri was drinking cocktails in the afternoon and resting in the coconut grove next to the coast.

Daddario and Daddario were lying on hammocks respectively, chatting away from time to time, watching the news on their mobile phones to pass the time.

Since hiring a bodyguard.

Their biggest task is to stop tourists who try to get closer. Otherwise, no matter where they go, someone will try to talk to Suri. There is no private space at all, which is quite a headache.

Now bodyguards will remind tourists and prevent them from showing up uninvited on the grounds that they are resting or have something to do. This has at least reduced meaningless communication by 90%.

When a bodyguard was distracted, he caught a glimpse of two people approaching from the corner of his eye and subconsciously stretched out his hand to stop them.

When he saw the other person's face clearly, he realized that one of them was Su Rui's father. He quickly retracted his hand and said hello: "Mr. Su, you are too young. Just now I thought it was a college fan. He looked like three or three students at most." About ten years old.”

Dad Su laughed until he couldn't close his mouth, gestured like he was pointing a gun, and replied:

"Thanks to my new coach, I am keeping in shape through exercise and maybe forming a football team. You can also join if you are interested."

Hear movement.

Suri turned his head to say hello, but when he saw who was next to his father, he shook the wine glass in his hand and almost spilled it on himself.

Although the other person looks a bit young now, his eyes confirm that he is the man who will win the milk tea sister in the future.

Just when Suri was wondering why Brother Dong appeared, his father introduced him with a smile:

"This Liu Dong is from the mainland and is also engaged in online shopping business. He mainly builds a platform similar to Amazon. An old friend introduced him to me and said that the project potential is very good and he can help me think of something. The planning of Green Turtle Online Shopping Mall gave me good suggestions on logistics transfer warehouses."

Liu Dong extended his hand to Su Rui politely and told:

"Actually, it didn't help much. It was just trying to do what we wanted. Boss Xiao Su's idea of ​​new retail e-commerce is obviously very suitable for Hawaii's situation."

Su Rui stood up with difficulty, put on his slippers while shaking hands, and said to Liu Dong:

"I know you, the company is called Dongjing Mall, right, and it received US$10 million in financing last year. How much is the turnover now? How is the valuation?"

As soon as these words came out.

Both Dad Su and Liu Dong were surprised.

He even knows the company name and financing situation, which shows that Su Ruizhen is not polite and knows something about this company.

The main purpose of Liu Dong's trip to the United States this time was to find financing for Dongjing Mall. He was currently at a trough caused by the financial crisis. Several venture capital companies he contacted were not interested in the still small Dongjing Mall. .

Dad Su happened to have a lot of friends. Some people knew that he had cashed out a large sum of money in financing in recent months and had a lot of money, so they introduced Liu Dong to him.

It sounds like a coincidence.

If Green Turtle Online Shopping Mall had not been acquired, Mr. Su would probably not be interested in small projects like Dongjing Mall.

After all, Dabao.com on the other side is now at its peak, with its turnover expected to exceed the 100 billion yuan mark this year.

According to Silicon Valley’s experience, after Dibao.com takes over 80% of the market share, it will be difficult for the remaining companies of the same type to develop again.

Thinking of taking the opportunity to communicate with his colleagues, Father Su arranged today's meeting. It was by chance that Su Rui met Brother Dong on Lanai Island.

Liu Dong knew very well that the father and son in front of him were both extremely wealthy.

Especially Suri, who held a party in Los Angeles a few days ago, and even the founders of Google and Facebook attended, so that in the past few days, he can often hear others in Silicon Valley talking about Netflix Entertainment.

Seeing that Su Rui seemed interested, Liu Dong immediately introduced:

"Our Dongjing Mall's turnover this year has exceeded one billion yuan. Although this number is not high, the growth rate is still very fast. Before the financial crisis, an American evaluation agency gave us a valuation of US$100 million. I am currently in contact with several venture capital companies, and the financing price is around US$70 million.”

After hearing this, Su Rui suddenly understood.

Even though he has been busy flirting with girls for more than a month, he has actually been thinking about business for more than ten years in his life, and he has already become a veteran.

The so-called "in contact" means that we haven't reached an agreement yet, otherwise we think the price is too high, or we just don't see eye-to-eye.

The phrase "about 70 million US dollars" also shows that as long as you are truly willing to negotiate, there is still an opportunity to lower the price.

No matter what.

The market value in this range seemed particularly cheap in Su Rui's eyes, and the smile on his face suddenly became brighter.