CHAPTER 1934: CHAPTER 912: PURCHASING A 3-MILLION-ACRE RANCH (PART 2)

The most frustrating part is that the trade company he invested a lot of energy in seems to have been struggling all along, so he had no choice but to sell the ranch.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Yan Fei. Since he’s paying for lawyers and assessment companies, it doesn’t make sense for him to go out and haggle over prices himself. What’s the point of having a lawyer, then?

The negotiation was settled yesterday, and the task of discussing the price was left to the law firm. The more they negotiate the price down, the more money Daniel can take from Yan Fei, so Yan Fei isn’t worried about Daniel not putting his heart into negotiating.

After Maxiu finishes selling nostalgia, Daniel unabashedly says, "Mr. Maxiu, before discussing the price, I think you should listen to Mr. Harrison’s assessment report first."

Harrison is the representative from the assessment company for this visit, and he is even more straightforward: "According to our evaluation, Mr. Maxiu, your ranch’s greatest advantage is its size. Frankly, except for the size, whether it’s the pasture or the beef produced... there’s nothing much commendable."

Yan Fei and his associates are entertained by this; these people who have been hired are quite decent and have no local bias despite being newcomers, leaving Maxiu with no face at all.

While others are discussing, Yan Fei is asking Mr. Hayden if there are any other ranches nearby that are up for sale—Yan Fei finds the name Hayden easy to remember because it sounds the same as the Dharma name of the protagonist, Fan Wubing, from a TV show he watched as a child, although they are different characters.

According to Old Hayden’s introduction, the current Maxiu Ranch, soon to be renamed Bindweed Ranch in a few hours, is separated from the sea by four or five other ranches.

Leaving the ranch size aside, Hayden is not very familiar with the more detailed situation because only one of them is within Northern River Town’s jurisdiction, while the others are in different towns’ territories. Old Hayden couldn’t comment on the specifics of the operations.

So trying to acquire these ranches might be a bit troublesome—based on Old Hayden’s understanding, besides Maxiu, the ’wastrel,’ other ranch owners have no intention to sell.

After asking a few questions without getting any useful information, Yan Fei isn’t disappointed at all as it’s just the beginning, no need to rush. He watches the lively negotiations while continuing to study the map provided by Hayden to research other ranches.

Old Hayden has no fondness for Maxiu, even if Maxiu came from this small town. Although the old man hasn’t explicitly stated it, everyone can see it—the assessment company that arrived yesterday knows more about Maxiu’s past, so they firmly stand with Yan Fei’s side.

At this moment, as Maxiu is repeatedly pushed back by Daniel, Old Hayden doesn’t react at all. Instead, he asks Yan Fei while looking at the map: "Mr. Yan Fei, when buying a ranch, do you only intend to raise cattle?"

"Yes!" Yan Fei gave a definite answer. "I raise cattle back home, started at the age of twelve."

While saying this, he suddenly felt somewhat sentimental: "It’s been several years!"

Old Hayden shows noticeable interest: "Mr. Yan Fei, were you raised on a ranch too?"

"No!" Yan Fei shakes his head. "My parents were both city workers. After my grandfather passed away, I didn’t want to go to the city, so I stayed home studying while raising cattle."

Although Old Hayden is quite elderly, he obviously doesn’t know much about China. So he thought for a long time but couldn’t understand how Yan Fei managed to do it, he just gave a thumbs up: "You’re amazing!"

"Of course." Yan Fei did not modestly reply. "I started raising cattle with a few calves, and now my company raises over tens of thousands of cattle, of course, I’m impressive!"

"Haha!" Old Hayden lets out a burst of laughter. "Then on behalf of North Sea Town, I look forward to you continuing your greatness here."

Yan Fei doesn’t feel at all doubtful about continuing his success, he simply smiles calmly at the words: "The beef from my ranch in our nation is top-grade, and it has also received top ratings in America. Coming here to purchase a ranch, I have a small goal for now, which is to replace Japan’s top-grade beef in status."

"Top grade?" Old Hayden is taken aback. North Sea Town is surrounded by ranches, even the land of the town is leased from farmers, so Old Hayden definitely isn’t ignorant about beef—actually, most of the ranches here raise cattle and play a significant role in the beef industry across Australia.

So hearing Yan Fei say his beef has received top ratings, he was immediately shocked.

"Yes, top grade, I have the relevant ratings proof." Yan Fei nods. "So I’m not afraid of the ranch developing poorly in the future; I just worry that there aren’t enough ranches here for me to acquire, to raise more beef for sales globally."

With these words, aside from Daniel and Maxiu discussing prices, the room’s attention focused on Yan Fei in silence.

Though Australia isn’t the nation with the largest ranch area on this planet, it’s the nation with the largest natural grassland area on this planet. What Boss Yan said was so grand that others couldn’t even comment.

Others could only interpret it as Yan Fei wasn’t referring to ranch area, but rather to high-quality ranch area—since, in most people’s perception, cultivating top-grade beef certainly requires the building of the best ranches. All aspects, such as climate environment, are indispensable.