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Chapter 752: Buying a Farm
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At the Royal Ascot, the Queen's horses will also compete. It is considered a great honor for a knight to ride a horse specially designed for the Queen.
Moreover, the total prize money of the Ascot Jockey Club is 3 million pounds. The Gold Cup, the "Royal Hunt Cup" and the "Queen's Vase" are the prizes for the three winning knights.
Of course, the reason why many racecourses are willing to participate in this top-level event is not for the 3 million pound reward, but to increase the popularity of their own racecourses. You must know that almost all European and American rich people are keen on horseback riding. For a good horse, these rich people
They often spend huge sums of money, so a horse farm that can breed top-quality horses will definitely have a bad business.
Obviously, this is what Old Jack was paying attention to.
In his heart, little Charlie, whom he had worked so hard to cultivate, was definitely the king of horses in Andalusia, capable of competing for the top spot in the top horse racing clubs. Liu Dong was able to tame little Charlie, so naturally he was also a horse rider.
He is a good rider with superb skills, and the combination of the two will definitely bring honor and more business to his racecourse.
If Liu Dong and Little Charlie can win the gold cup of the Royal Ascot Jockey Club as he expected, they will definitely leave a deep impression on the British upper class attending this Jockey Club.
Everyone present could guess what old Jack had in mind.
According to Liu Dong's original intention, he was unwilling to participate in this so-called horse racing meeting for millions of pounds, just for the limelight. If he had this free time, he might as well visit a few antique markets to buy some good things to enrich his collection!
But looking at what Old Jack meant, it was obvious that if he wanted to get the big dark horse, he had to agree to this condition.
After thinking for a while, Liu Dong nodded, "I can promise you to participate in this event. But if I am not available by then, then I'm sorry!"
Although Liu Dong likes the big dark horse very much, he has not reached the point where he can't live without it, so he will not force himself to do anything just for a horse. If he has time, Liu Dong would not mind a trip to England. Just in time.
Mei Xue is also there.
"Okay then!" After hesitating for a while, Old Jack finally nodded.
Although he was somewhat reluctant, Old Jack, who had raised horses all his life, understood that it would be very difficult for others to ride him now that 'Little Charlie' had recognized Liu Dong as his master.
Moreover, no one wants to pay a lot of money for a horse that cannot be ridden.
Therefore, it is most appropriate to sell Little Charlie to Liu Dong. If we miss this opportunity, we really don’t know whether we can sell Little Charlie for a high price of 5 million Canadian dollars in the future.
The only regret is that I couldn't get the accurate information I wanted from Liu Dong.
After watching the two of them negotiate, the group arrived at Uncle Long's farm, where they all had dinner together in the evening. After setting a time to meet Old Jack tomorrow, everyone dispersed around nine o'clock in the evening.
Because of Vancouver’s special temperate maritime climate, in September when it’s still extremely hot in the north of the country, the weather here is cool at night.
Sitting in the courtyard, leaning back on the lounge chair, feeling the exceptionally fresh air at the tip of his nose, looking at the clear starry sky that he had never seen since high school, Liu Dong felt more relaxed than ever before. Being in such a quiet place
In such an environment, it seems like all worries have disappeared!
"Xiaodong, are you really planning to buy a farm here?" Uncle Long sitting next to him asked.
"Yes, Uncle Long!"
"If you really decide. Then I have to tell you something. Although the land price in Canada is cheap, it also has many policies that must be followed!"
"Policy?" Liu Dong said in surprise.
"Yes, although the policies on agricultural investment in various Canadian provinces are different, one thing is almost the same. Non-Canadian foreigners are not allowed to own land in Canada!"
"What? There is such a rule?" Liu Dong was immediately surprised when he heard about it for the first time.
If this is true, then his plan to buy the farm was completely ruined. You must know that he bought the farm purely for vacation and enjoyment of life, not for investment, and he was not willing to change nationality in order to buy the farm.
"Uncle Long, isn't there any other way?" Liu Dong frowned.
"Of course there is a way. If you don't want to change your nationality, you can get a permanent green card in Canada as long as you fill 2 years in Canada within 5 years. With a green card, you can enjoy various benefits in Canada and buy a farm. At the same time,
You can still retain Chinese nationality, that’s what you, Uncle Long, and I did!”
Two years in Canada within 5 years!
After thinking about it, Liu Dong shook his head. Spending two years in Canada went against his original intention. He invested in the farm not to develop Canadian agriculture, but to have fun. It was impossible to waste two years here.
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"Uncle Long, is there any other way?" Liu Dong said.
"Yes, but it depends on how big your kid's investment is this time. If it is only a few million Canadian dollars, then the following methods will be useless! If it is a big business of hundreds of millions of Canadian dollars, just to attract this
With a huge investment, Canada’s immigration department will give you the green light. Whether you want Canadian citizenship or a green card, you can easily get it.”
"This method is good, but I don't want to change my nationality, let's get a green card!" Liu Dong said.
"Xiaodong, don't you still want to attend the Christie's auction to buy the Yuanmingyuan animal heads? Now that you are spending so much money to buy the farm, will you still have enough money to attend the auction?" Uncle Long suddenly asked.
"Enough, of course it's enough! Uncle Long, don't worry, even if I buy a farm, I still have enough money to participate in the auction!"
Seeing the confident expression on Liu Dong's face, Uncle Long smiled and said with a hint of surprise: "It seems like you have made a lot of money over the past year!"
"Hehe, it's actually not much!"
"Okay, since you have confidence, that's good! After you transfer the money to Old Jack tomorrow, ask Jianguang to take you to the immigration office, and take Old Hart with you by the way. With him here, your immigration application will be better
Easy to do!”
"I know, Uncle Long!"
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Early the next morning, after practicing Qigong with Uncle Long, and after having breakfast, seeing that the appointed time was approaching, Liu Dong drove Uncle Long's car with Old Jack to the bank to transfer the money to him, and then had lunch.
After lunch, at the appointed place, Liu Dong waited for Old Hart, who came in a hurry after getting the news.
Because Long Jianguang hadn't arrived yet, the two ordered something for the time being and sat down.
"So Liu, you are not a Canadian citizen, and you don't even have a green card?" Old Hart asked.
"Um!"
Seeing Liu Dong nodding, Old Hart frowned, "This is troublesome. Without these two things, the transaction between us cannot proceed. Canada does not allow non-citizens to own farms!"
"I know this, but Uncle Long told me last night that if I invest a huge amount in Canada, I can get a green card quickly?" Liu Dong said.
"That's true, but how much are you prepared to invest?" Old Hart asked after nodding.
"Haha, I am going to buy the farm from you, and then also buy this area including the Maude Valley!"
As he spoke, Liu Dong took out a detailed map of the suburbs of Vancouver that he had prepared a long time ago. On this map, a large circle was drawn with a red pen. In this circle, not only Old Hart's farm was included, but
and Maude Valley, and even a large section of the hillside between the old Hart Farm and Maude Valley was circled!
"I think this investment should be enough to ensure that I can get a green card, right?"
After hearing Liu Dong's words and looking at the oval on the map that was as big as an egg, Old Hart's eyes widened and he looked at Liu Dong with shock in his eyes.
"Are you really going to buy this whole area?"
"Of course?" Liu Dong nodded without hesitation.
"Do you know how big it is?" Old Hart asked in an incredulous tone.
"I'm not sure, but it should be hundreds of thousands of acres, right?" Liu Dong said casually.
"More than a hundred thousand acres? It would be almost double that! And if you want to buy all this land, it will cost you a lot of money!" Old Hart's expression became serious.
"I know! I have already understood Vancouver's agricultural policy. As long as I can pay 50% of the capital upfront, I can buy these lands, and the remaining capital can be paid slowly, so even though the land is not small, it is
Two to three hundred million Canadian dollars is enough!" Liu Donghao said angrily.
Since he valued the Mod Valley, the hillside connecting to the entrance of the valley must also be purchased, otherwise how would he enter the valley.
In addition, although Liu Dong just wanted a vacation place, he did not want to be too petty because he had money, so he simply extended the entire Mod Valley and the exit to the side of the road, including the old Hart farm.
All the land within was purchased.
Anyway, after buying this land, he can raise cattle and sheep, and it can also make him money!
Although making money from the land is not a huge profit, the advantage is that the water flows slowly, and you can make money and relax at the same time. You can even cooperate with your own domestic tourism company to conduct farm tours. No matter how you calculate, you will not lose money, but the initial investment is a bit large.
Just click!
But it doesn’t matter. Isn’t the money in your hands just for spending? Anyway, he has more than 500 million US dollars in his hands, and he can’t spend it all in a Christie’s auction. Rather than keeping most of the rest in his hands and depreciating in value, he might as well spend it.