Start by trimming cow hooves

Lanai is not an isolated desert island.

Since Suri bought the place, it has become increasingly connected to the outside world.

Unlike people’s imagination of the small-scale farmer economy, which faces the soil all day long and has its back to the sky, no one in the United States can be called a large farmer or rancher, and no one should be underestimated.

For example, John Malone, the godfather of the American cable television industry, holds more than 2.2 million acres of land, which is equivalent to the size of 24 Lanai Islands, and his industry is involved in many fields.

And Ted Turner, who ranks second in terms of private land area.

The founder of CNN, the largest cable news network in the United States, he served as the vice chairman of America Online-Time Warner Group in the past few years, and his personal assets are worth billions of dollars.

People are less familiar with these low-profile super-rich people.

But when Suri purchased Lanai, he worked with Microsoft Group's Bill Gates and Los Angeles real estate tycoon Stan Kron, owner of the Denver Nuggets basketball team, St. Louis Rams football team and Colorado Avalanche ice hockey team. Mr. Ke, we bid against each other together.

Needless to say, Bill Gates has been the world's richest man for many years.

When talking about this "Silent Stan", we have to mention his wife Ann Walton, who is a member of the Walton family.

As the niece of Sam Walton Sr., the founder of Wal-Mart Supermarket.

Ann Walton's father, James Walton, assisted his brother Sam in co-founding Wal-Mart and also held an astonishing number of shares.

Since both husband and wife are very wealthy, the family's total assets even exceed tens of billions of dollars. Stan Kroenke is truly a model of a man who started with Bai Fumei and then counterattacked to reach the top of his life.

The reason why Suri thought about this.

The reason was that the "hillbilly" sentence mentioned by the employee stimulated me.

Over and over, more than 400 million US dollars have been invested, not just to live on a poor island.

If employees will be looked down upon even when they go out, Suri, the rancher, will certainly not be able to save his face.

Now facing several young guys, he expressed his stance again:

"Don't worry, I am confident that I will turn Lanai into a holiday paradise. By then, girls from other places will be proud to marry our Lanai boy. Since you can be admitted, it means that there are no idiots among you. Before We just lack a job opportunity, and now the opportunity has come, and you have me as your backer."

An aboriginal young man asked, "Are you kidding?"

"Of course, I even gave up the opportunity to invest in Apple and Google, not to do charity and accompany you to live the hard life of being looked down upon."

Su Rui paused for a moment and added:

"Theoretically, as long as 1% of Hawaii tourists choose to live on our island of Lanai, the value of this land will skyrocket to three to four billion U.S. dollars. The size of the town will also expand, and by then your house will be as big as Land will appreciate accordingly and become no cheaper than Oahu, so work hard, not only for me, but also for yourselves..."

A good rancher must learn how to draw a pie.

There is not much time left in the most critical Christmas and New Year travel seasons every year. There is still a lot of preparation work to be completed, so it is necessary to increase their enthusiasm.

The so-called imparting experience or something.

Although Suri has a rich love history in his life, he is basically too good, and the girls turn around and chase him.

He lives in Beverly Hills and is a famous pop singer. When he was less than 20 years old, he already had tens of millions of dollars in his personal account.

Occasionally after attending a party, Suri would have more than a dozen small slips of paper in her pocket with the girl's number written on them, and in the end it was impossible to tell who was who.

His happiness is supported by his strength, and others will become useless as soon as they learn from it...

There is still business to be busy with.

When I saw old Andy, this experienced old cowboy was holding a small book in his hand and recording something.

Turning his head to find Suri coming, old Andy couldn't wait to ask him:

"How do you think about it? My friend is still waiting for my reply. These calves are all black Wagyu cattle bred for the first time. They are no different from Japanese Wagyu cattle. I called to find out the market situation and the price is relatively good."

"Don't think about it, just place the order. The only problem is that Tennessee is located in the southeastern part of the continental United States and is too far away from Hawaii. Does the seller cover the transportation? I mean I will pay for the freight, and they are responsible for shipping this batch. The calf, delivered to us safely.”

After listening to Suri's words.

Old Andy happened to remember one thing, his expression was slightly troubled, and he asked tentatively:

"My friend's son called me some time ago and said he wanted to come to Hawaii to join me. He grew up among cattle. He is more experienced than the locals and can handle various jobs directly. If you still want to recruit people, can you? Give him an internship opportunity? Just let him take charge of this and take care of Kuroge Wagyu along the way."

There is no shortage of manpower on the ranch side in the short term.

Due to the disaster caused by the drought, which affected the original breeding plan, the second batch of cattle and sheep has not yet been ordered.

In addition, with the arrival of the winter fattening period, the northern part of the continental United States is covered in heavy snow and ice, and transportation is inconvenient, causing the price of calves to rise. For a while, there is no rush to continue purchasing.

besides.

Su Rui's private experiment did not come to a specific conclusion.

If possible, he hopes to raise some high value-added cattle and sheep breeds to differentiate them from ordinary pastures.

For example, only Wagyu cattle are raised on the entire island, which makes it easier to build a brand and create a high-end image.

There is no shortage of cattle and sheep all over the world. Only by thinking of ways to stand out can we maximize profits. Lanai Ranch has just started, so finding the right positioning is very important.

Once an "ordinary" impression is left in people's minds, if you try to change it later, you will get twice the result with half the effort.

So Su Rui was not in a hurry to continue purchasing. At this moment, he was very proud of Old Andy and nodded readily and replied:

"I believe in your vision. Just waiting for these pure-blooded Wagyu cattle to be delivered, we need experienced people to take care of them. When you are free, take my plane to Australia and help me find some suitable suppliers. Fang, the number of more than one hundred Wagyu cattle is too small, at least two to three thousand more will be purchased.”

Old Andy smacked his lips.

After all, if all Kuroge Wagyu cattle are purchased, 3,000 calves will cost about 10 million U.S. dollars. Counting the subsequent feeding costs, how many ranches can afford such a large expenditure?

He reminded Suri:

"Maybe we should try raising a batch first, and then make a decision based on the quality. Wagyu beef that can really be sold to high-end restaurants only accounts for about 10% of the meat yield. Their quality will directly determine the pasture. Whether it can be profitable.”

Suri was not worried about this and explained:

"Don't worry, I already have a plan. Any wrong decision is my fault and has nothing to do with you. A real cowhide women's bag on a street stall may only be worth thirty US dollars, but an LV women's bag made of plastic material is worth two A thousand dollars, even if it is just to create more gimmicks to attract tourists to visit, it is still worth the expense."

After all, he was the boss, and Old Andy did not continue to say more.

Anyway, as long as the Kuroge Wagyu is successfully raised, even if it is only used as breeding cattle, the possibility of losing money is very small.

The pressure is on Old Andy's side.

He felt a lot of pressure when he thought about having to take care of cattle worth tens of millions of dollars in the future.

Kuroge Wagyu is much more delicate than Angus, Simmental, etc...