The Portable Farm in the Siheyuan

Adam Smith proposed that Standard Chartered would do its best to help him acquire three newspapers and record companies, as well as the targeted Times newspaper. In addition, it would also help him acquire a recently established TV station, on the condition that it must be acquired with loans from Standard Chartered!

Mo Bin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. There were people who offered money on poles, but it was not enough. I earned handling fees and wanted to earn interest for ten or twenty years, so I had no choice but to accept it!

The two parties agreed on a 10+5+5 loan contract. The bank will provide the most favorable loan interest. The loan contract must be fulfilled for the first ten years, half of the loan ratio will be retained in the second five years, and the last five years can be repaid at any time. payment, terminate the contract without any liquidated damages.

In fact, Adam Smith is waiting to see whether to invite this young viscount to join the board of directors of their bank. He wants to wait and see for a few years before deciding. After all, he is too young and too mysterious.

The cooperation agreement was reached, and Mo Bin chatted with him about the cooperation between the United States and Hong Kong. Of course, the United States was the most important, and both sides were optimistic about the market.

The situation in Xiangjiang is a bit worse. Standard Chartered can help him obtain two licenses, set up a newspaper, a TV station and a film company by himself, and it won't cost much.

As the head of a global bank, he is relatively familiar with the global entertainment hub. However, it belongs to a California consortium that is taking shape. Standard Chartered's power cannot penetrate there, and it may have to cooperate with local snakes.

The representative of the California consortium is undoubtedly the future overlord Wells Fargo, which has not yet grown up and is still growing.

Mo Bin has set his sights on Universal Pictures, which has comprehensive development and strong vitality. Mainly because it has a better team and foundation, plus Mo Bin's strategic vision that can be foreseen in advance, he will definitely not go wrong.

Unlike Hollywood's iconic MGM Pictures, which went from dominating one area to being resold and bankrupt, its good cards were badly played. The main reason was that the foundation of the team was not good, the strategic vision was problematic, and money was burned in the wrong direction.

During this period, the main thing was to enclose land, build its own movie theaters, build its own theater chains, acquire and store some long-lasting copyrights, and derive peripheral products. Just look at how Disney has grown.

Moreover, with strategic cooperation with Mo Bin and owning its own media group, from newspapers to TV stations, only then can it continue to prosper.

Standard Chartered was a little difficult to cooperate with this big plan and was powerless. Mo Bin suggested that they join forces with Wells Fargo. Currently, they are just a local snake in the west. They have not acquired Crocker Bank, nor have they been acquired by Northwest Bank.

Anyway, it is just the next step of the plan. The main thing now is to fully acquire the goal of Eagle Country. Mo Bin has entrusted them with a lot of business. Zha Kai is working hard and must bind this largest customer.

Taking advantage of this period of time, Mo Bin also asked Standard Chartered to help him purchase a lot of needed things in the United States. The purchase of grain and meat went relatively smoothly. After all, farmers in the United States would go bankrupt if they could no longer sell.

At the end of June, the first small goal was completed, which was a mansion in London. Among the many goals, Mo Bin chose a manor in Chelsea.

The manor is located not far from the Thames River. There is an artificial canal connecting the manor. It covers an area of ​​25 acres. It also belongs to a declining nobleman. He relies on the money from selling the place and paying inheritance taxes to keep his fief in Southampton.

The manor is surrounded by European-style hollow walls. Most of it is green and grassy. There is a two-acre artificial lake inside, which is connected to the river and belongs to living water.

Facing the Thames River, there are four connected milk-white castle buildings. Compared with his fief, this place is obviously much smaller, with a building area of ​​about 1,500 square meters.

The house looked a little old and poorly maintained. Mo Bin must have looked down upon it. Not to mention tearing it down and rebuilding it, at least it would require major surgery.

In addition to this, there were also wooden houses, villas, pastures, and vegetable fields. All valuable things were taken away. The furniture and decorations were not touched. Three cars and 11 servants were also left behind.

Fortunately, the housekeeper is also very young, he looks to be less than thirty years old, about the same age as Mo Bin, and the servant is not very old either.

Mo Bin has already called David Cooper over to take over the management here, although the young Louis is also in good condition.

The entire manor cost Mo Bin 85 pounds. After all, the land in the central area of ​​London is still very valuable, and this price is considered normal.

The first thing he did after taking over was to find a construction company to renovate and expand the manor and re-plan the interior. He didn't like the current style very much.

The previous owner here was not a celebrity, and had nothing to do with him. In the future, he was destined to be proud of him, so he would simply tear it down and rebuild it, and build a futuristic-style super mansion, with at most the exterior walls retaining a Victorian style.

Moreover, not only is the current area small, a lot of space is also wasted, and the lighting and ventilation are not very good. In the bad weather in London, it looks a bit eerie.

Mo Bin came up with an idea, then hand-drawn a few design drawings, and then gave them to these professionals to optimize the design. What he wanted was efficiency. For such a simple project, the decoration would be a bit troublesome at most. If he dared to say that the construction period would take two years, he could just replace it. Another one.

First, there is a huge basement with wine cellar, storage, refrigeration room, generator, etc., as well as an indoor swimming pool, sauna, physiotherapy room, snooker, bar, music room, chess and card room, etc.

A five-story large villa is built on the ground, with a single floor area of ​​500 square meters. The top floor is a helicopter platform, as well as a sky garden, leisure bar and tea room, facing the Thames River.

The manor's freshwater lake is also the focus of the renovation. He wants to build an artificial river surrounding the manor, which does not need to be too wide.

Moreover, the freshwater lake, including the artificial canal connected to the Thames River, needs to be widened and deepened, and the private dock expanded to facilitate his yachting in the future.

At the bottleneck of the artificial lake, an advanced-design sluice is added, which not only can store and drain water, but also uses a funnel-shaped stainless steel mesh. It is impossible for such a large artificial lake not to raise fish.

The water here is a mixture of salt and fresh water. Although the water quality is not very good, with some modifications and the power of his spatial spring water, it should not be too bad, at least there will be no problem in feeding it.

All the walls of the manor need to be heightened and reinforced, and a well is needed at the four corners. Not only for irrigation, the best quality underground spring water also needs to be purified for use in the villa. He does not believe in the water supply of Yingguo Lao. Look at the water supply in China. We know the baldness rate among young men, and it is definitely not an accidental phenomenon.

In addition to the greenery on the edge of the manor, there are fruit trees, vegetables, pastures, and fruits planted inside. He doesn't need too much, and he doesn't want to make money from this. Just enough for his own food and entertainment.

A small amount of high-quality horses, cattle, sheep, alpacas, and a little more chickens, ducks, and geese are sufficient for the consumption of his own manor, that is, they are just a cover. He will be responsible for the chickens, ducks, and geese, and use varieties that have been optimized in the space.

Most of the places are covered with high-quality lawns and winding scenic roads, with sweet-scented osmanthus, peach trees, cherry trees planted on both sides, and a grape vine growing high-quality fruit grapes. They are not the kind that make wine, but you can also plant some. A small amount of apples, red Fuji will be fine.

His ideas and designs have come out, and the rest is left to professionals. Two housekeepers are responsible for supervising the construction, and Standard Chartered will also help with control. The construction company was recommended by them. If Viscount Sean Douglas is offended, it will be more gain than loss. .

This may be his place of entertainment in England in the future, so he pushed it all to rebuild. Only the exterior wall retains a bit of Victorian style, which can also give the nobility a little face.

No matter what, there are many gatherings among nobles in England, and the queen of the royal family can be drawn at any time. This young woman, who is only 33 years old, is not the senile old lady of later generations. She still has more than years of ruling career. , it would be good to be able to establish a relationship.