Chapter 651: I'm Shocked
Some time ago, Liang Qichao did report to Tang He about the recent situation of Wonderland Farm, in addition to the success of the experimental planting of Taoyuan vegetables, Tang He was more interested in another thing that Liang Qichao reported to him.
That is, Xia Ruofei has a very close relationship with Tang Yitian, the founder of the Australian retail giant Mayer Group, and with the strong support of Mayer Group, Wonderland Farm basically does not need to consider the problem of sales in Australia.
Tang He simply calculated that the 6,000-hectare Wonderland Farm is a relatively high-quality farm resource in Australia due to its abundant water sources, and the area that can be applied for planting Taoyuan vegetables is at least 4,500 hectares after deducting the facilities of the horse farm, the artificial lake and the infrastructure land of the farm.
Taking tomatoes as an example, if such a large area is all greenhouses and the planting time is staggered to ensure a stable supply every month, the production capacity of at least 20,000 tons can be reached.
At present, the price of Taoyuan vegetables in China is about 150 yuan a kilogram, and the price must be higher if it is sold in Australia, at least 30 Australian dollars per kilogram according to the exchange rate.
In other words, if the production capacity is fully opened, the monthly output of 30,000 tons of Wonderland Farm can reach a terrifying figure of 600 million Australian dollars, which is equivalent to 475 million US dollars.
Of course, the production costs, labor costs, maintenance and operating costs, transportation costs and taxes in Australia are relatively high, and the actual net profit may reach the level of 100 million to 200 million US dollars.
At this level of profit, even Tang He, who is sitting on tens of billions of dollars in assets, cannot be underestimated.
After all, this farm was only purchased for tens of millions of dollars, and just because of Taoyuan vegetables, it became such a high-quality asset, which really made Tang He look sideways.
Of course, the most critical point of whether the above profit level can be achieved is that Taoyuan vegetables can be sold at an average price of 30 Australian dollars a kilogram.
After all, the normal price of vegetables in Australia is about 5 Australian dollars a kilogram, and the price of 30 Australian dollars is definitely a super high price.
But Tang He has personally tasted Taoyuan vegetables, and he knows very well that these vegetables and fruits of Taoyuan Company have great potential for excellent appearance and taste, and he personally judges that the price of selling far more than ordinary vegetables should be no problem.
Even in the eyes of Tang He, who has a net worth of tens of billions, such a farm is a very high-quality asset, so he is also a little moved, hoping to continue to expand cooperation with Xia Ruofei, and it is best to adopt a similar model in the United States to continue to develop high-end agricultural and sideline industries.
Xia Ruofei fell into a deep groan after hearing this, and only after a while did he say with a hint of apology: "Mr. Tang, I'm really sorry, our company has no plans to expand overseas business in the near future, and now the company's expansion has been too fast, our next step is to ...... steadily."
The account that Tang He calculated, Xia Ruofei naturally also calculated, he was very aware of the amazing profits of overseas farms.
But correspondingly, the investment is also quite amazing.
Not to mention, to ensure a stable supply of vegetables every month all year round, even in Australia, where the winter is very warm, greenhouses are also needed.
With a planting area of more than 4,000 hectares, the investment in greenhouses alone is an astronomical amount.
Of course, Wonderland Farm is also invested one by one, built and planted in batches, and can be reinvested with the profits in the early stage.
In other words, the amazing profits on paper may not be turned into real money in the short term, and the dividends in the early stage should be very small, because most of the profits have to be invested in infrastructure construction.
The construction cost and labor cost in Australia are much higher than those in China, so although this investment amount has not been clearly calculated, it must be very huge.
If you want to continue to develop the farm, you will inevitably have to invest more money - although Tang He said that he could advance the funds, Xia Ruofei didn't want to owe favors, after all, this was not a very urgent thing for him, and there was no need to take such a big step at all.
Of course, the most important point is that whether it is Taoyuan Farm or Wonderland Farm, the core competitiveness is Taoyuan vegetables and "technical strength", so from the heart, Xia Ruofei does not want to continue to adopt the mode of cooperation.
Wonderland Farm is just a special case.
After the initial accumulation, the fairyland farm will continue to generate profits, and Xia Ruofei, who has mastered the core "technology", can do it alone, so why bother to share a piece of the pie with others?
Of course, Xia Ruofei naturally couldn't say this reason, otherwise he would be hurt and angry.
Tang He was also a little disappointed when he heard this, and he said, "That's really a pity......
In fact, Tang He also knew that when Xia Ruofei's company's scale and assets were still relatively small, it was already very good luck to be able to cooperate with Xia Ruofei to develop Wonderland Farm at a certain price.
He knows that with such resources as Taoyuan vegetables in hand, as long as there are no problems with the confidentiality work of Taoyuan Company, the future prospects are limitless, and he will definitely not be willing to cooperate with others.
Therefore, Tang He only put forward the intention of cooperation with the idea of giving it a try, and Xia Ruofei's refusal was also expected by him.
Moreover, Tang He's Shengbang Group, a giant consortium, whose main business is not agricultural and sideline products, although it is a pity that they cannot cooperate, Tang He will not be angry because of this.
In the eyes of these super-rich, money is endless, and no one can monopolize all industries.
So Tang He quickly adjusted his mentality, and said with a smile: "Ruofei! I heard that you later acquired a winery in Australia, and the scale is not small?"
Tang He knew about Xia Ruofei's acquisition of West Winery at that time, and also lent funds to Xia Ruofei for use, and gave him a trick to set up an offshore company.
Later, Xia Ruofei Robinson's Golden Oak Winery was desperate, and finally begged Xia Ruofei to buy it, which Liang Qichao mentioned in passing when he reported to Tang He.
"It's bigger than the West Winery, but it definitely won't be able to get into your old eyes!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.
Tang He said with a smile: "Our Shengbang Group also has some red wine sales business, and the channels are not bad, so we can cooperate if we have the opportunity!"
Xia Ruofei nodded happily and said, "That's a good dare!" Mr. Tang, the winery under my name may be transformed, the West Winery mainly produces Semillon white wine, and the Golden Oak Winery should also be based on Semillon before there is no better choice. ”
"Yes, Semillon in the Hunter Valley is world-famous. Tang He said with a smile, "I heard Qi Chao say that you are going to improve the grape varieties, and I am looking forward to your wines!"
After seeing Taoyuan vegetables, Tang He is also very confident in Xia Ruofei's company's ability to improve crops, and he also believes that Xia Ruofei will not be untargeted, shoveling the grapes that have been planted in the winery for many years and replanting, he knows that Xia Ruofei must be very sure.
Xia Ruofei smiled and said: "After the first batch of wine is produced next year, I will definitely invite you to taste it as soon as possible!"
"Hahaha! ...... good," Tang He said happily.
Xia Ruofei thought for a while and began to enter the topic: "Mr. Tang, I have already arranged it in the warehouse, when is it convenient for you tomorrow? Let's meet directly in the warehouse!"
Tang He nodded and said, "Nine o'clock in the morning! I'll go over after breakfast here." I really can't wait! I really want to go over overnight to see the wood you found for me. ”
Xia Ruofei said with a smile: "Don't worry! The wood won't fly away in the warehouse, so you can see it more clearly during the day tomorrow, right?"
"Hahaha! Okay, I'll listen to you!" Tang He said with a hearty smile.
Xia Ruofei chatted with Tang He in Tang He's presidential suite for a while, and then got up to say goodbye and returned to Taoyuan Farm.
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Early the next morning, Xia Ruofei finished the breakfast carefully prepared by Huzi's mother in the small villa, and then said hello and drove away from the farm.
At around half past eight, Xia Ruofei came to the warehouse he rented in the city.
With a thought, he took out the two golden silk nan woods that had been prepared long ago from the space.
For Xia Ruofei, this warehouse is equivalent to a transfer station, including drunken Eight Immortal Wine and some other large items that are inconvenient to take out directly from the space.
That day, after Xia Ruofei took the truck to transport the fresh Dendrobium strips back to the farm, he returned to the warehouse in the afternoon and put all the new wine sent by the winery into the space and placed it in an orderly manner.
So now the warehouse is also empty, and there is naturally no problem in placing two stout golden silk nan wood.
Three days in the outside world, almost three months in the Yuan Chu Realm.
Xia Ruofei took out a tape measure and measured it, and in the past three months, the diameter of the core material has increased by two centimeters, reaching one meter and two, and the state of the whole wood is almost perfect.
He raised his hand and looked at his watch, which was about half an hour away from the appointed time.
So Xia Ruofei thought about it, took out a set of tea sets, picnic chairs, plug-in rows, etc. from the space, pulled electricity from the socket on the wall, connected the electric kettle, and then took out a drinking bucket from the space, which was naturally filled with space Lingtan water.
After the water pipe was stuffed into the bucket, Xia Ruofei pressed the switch, and the Lingtan water inside was automatically pumped into the kettle and began to heat.
He didn't hurry to take out a small box of the best big red robe from the space.
After the water was boiled, Xia Ruofei first scalded the tea set with boiling water, and then scooped an appropriate amount of tea leaves with a wooden spoon and put them into the purple clay pot, and began to brew tea in this humble warehouse.
Xia Ruofei's process of making tea was already very proficient, and after a while, bursts of tempting tea aroma began to permeate the warehouse.
Xia Ruofei waited while sipping tea.
After a few brews, Xia Ruofei poured out the tea leaves in the pot, washed them with hot water, and poured in new tea leaves.
Just then, there was a sound of cars outside the warehouse.
The warehouse door was not closed, Xia Ruofei poured hot water into the purple clay pot in a hurry, and then raised his head.
I saw an extended Bentley slide to the door of the warehouse, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes got out of the car and opened the door, and Tang He got out of the car with a middle-aged man in his fifties who was also wearing a Tang suit.
Xia Ruofei poured out the first brew of tea, and then stood up and greeted him.
"Mr. Tang, you are very punctual. Xia Ruofei said with a smile.
Tang He also smiled and said, "Punctuality is one of the most important qualities of a businessman...... Hey, this tea smells so special!"
Xia Ruofei smiled slightly and said, "I was making tea here alone just now! Mr. Tang also has a study of tea? How about coming over to taste tea together?"
Tang He said happily: "Okay! This should be the fragrance of the big red robe!"
"Please inside!" Xia Ruofei made an inviting gesture.
After entering the warehouse, Tang He's eyes first fell on the two thick logs, his eyes lit up, and he asked, "This is the golden silk nan wood you found for me! It looks not much worse than the last one......
"These two materials have taken a lot of effort to find, I hope you can be satisfied!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.
Tang He nodded slightly, then turned his head to look at the middle-aged man beside him, and said lightly: "Ah Zhong, you go and see the material!"
"Yes, Tang Ye!" said Ah Zhong, the middle-aged man in a Tang costume, respectfully.
Then he put on his white gloves, took out his flashlight and magnifying glass, and walked straight to the two sticks.
Tang He said to Xia Ruofei with a smile: "Come on, come on, Ruofei, I'll taste your big red robe first." When I smelled the fragrance just now, I felt that your tea was not ordinary!"
"Mr. Tang, please take a seat!" Xia Ruofei smiled and made an inviting gesture.
Just now, Xia Ruofei considered that Tang He also needed to sit when he came in, so he took three picnic chairs out at once.
The two sat down around the picnic table, and Xia Ruofei poured boiling water into the purple clay pot.
The tea had already been washed just now, so Xia Ruofei waited for a few seconds, then poured the tea from the purple clay pot into the strainer, and then poured it into the small tea cup.
When Tang He entered the door, he only smelled the fragrance of tea left over from Xia Ruofei's own tea just now, and now that Xia Ruofei made the first tea with new tea leaves, the fragrance was much stronger, and Tang He couldn't help but sniff when he smelled this tea fragrance.
"Thank you!" Tang He said, and then he couldn't wait to pick up the teacup with his thumb and middle finger, blew lightly, smelled the tea, and suddenly showed a look of enjoyment, and closed his eyes slightly.
After the temperature of the tea soup dropped slightly, Tang He opened his eyes, and with a hint of anticipation, he drank it in one gulp.
After the tea soup stayed in his mouth for a while, Tang He swallowed them.
There was an aftertaste on his face, and his expression was also very rich, and he praised after a while: "Ruofei, this is probably the best quality red robe I have ever drunk...... I have had the pleasure of tasting the tea leaves on those mother trees, but whether it is the aroma of the tea, the color of the soup, the sweetness of the aftertaste, etc., your tea seems to be superior!"
"Mr. Tang praised it falsely, this is the soil tea I made myself, how can it compare to the mother tree's big red robe?" Xia Ruofei said modestly.
"Oh, homemade?" Tang He suddenly showed an interested look, and asked with an expectant face, "Ruofei, do you still have this tea? I want it all! The price is not a problem!"