Chapter 57 Flying to Rio

David Juan led the way in his Ford F150, while Andrew followed in White's rented Mercedes.

The car passed through the city, and also passed the Santa Barbara Courthouse, which is known as the tallest building in the United States, the most historic, and the most beautiful office building in the United States.

The Spanish revival-style castle-like building occupies an entire block, surrounded by lawns, and dozens of trees from various countries are planted. The white walls and red roof of the court building are very bright in color, against the blue sky and green trees. The scenery is moving, and the car Driving past the court, the mountains in the distance are undulating and ups and downs, with handsome lines, picturesque.

After driving for about 30 minutes, Yang Cheng didn't feel tired at all. The beautiful scenery washed his eyes, and his desire to sit on a good horse and gallop under the blue sky and white clouds became more and more urgent.

As the convoy followed the signs and turned into the fork in the mountain road, Yang Cheng's vision suddenly became hazy. A faint mist enveloped the Mercedes-Benz, and he couldn't even see the F150 leading the way in front of him. He frowned subconsciously.

Well, within a few minutes, the car drove out of the foggy area, and his sight widened again. Only then did Yang Cheng realize that the winding mountain road shrouded in clouds and mist just now was the only entrance and exit of the valley where the pasture is located. After the road is covered, if David Juan is not leading the way, it is difficult to find a fork in the road, and the whole ranch will be isolated from the world, isn't it a bit of a fairyland?

Thinking of this, Yang Cheng turned to White and asked, "White, was it foggy when you came the day before yesterday?"

Of course, White couldn't guess Yang Cheng's thoughts, thinking that Yang Cheng was not happy, and explained seriously, "No, the fog just now should be the reason why it just rained in the valley."

Well, Yang Cheng thought too much again. . .

The F150 leading the way pulled over at the top of the mountain, and David Juan got off the car to signal Andrew to stop, and then waved, probably to let Yang Cheng get off the car.

Yang Cheng didn't understand, so he opened the door and got off the car, and walked to David Juan. Before he could ask, the beautiful scenery in front of him told him the answer.

The blue sky, white clouds, undulating hills with soft lines, large green pastures, clear lake water, vineyards on the mountainside in the distance are like blue clouds, sheep grazing quietly, horses running wild Boy, this picture is like heaven!

Hansen and Andrew, who followed Yang Cheng to get off the car, were also shocked by the scenery, but White still had that light smile, which made people angry. In fact, he was already surprised. When he arrived the day before yesterday, David Juan Also stop here, and use this magnificent scenery to give White a 'dismissal'.

After appreciating for a while, David Juan got into the car without saying a word, slammed the door of the car, and restarted the car, which ruined Yang Cheng's interest in watching the beautiful scenery very disappointingly.

The car started again, and after passing the downhill lined up by the strong oak trees, Yang Cheng felt that he was wandering in the romantic atmosphere of green weaving, and the lazy sheep like a cotton ball suddenly broke into the road. The convoy in their territory paid attention, and Yang Cheng had already fallen into the scene that only appeared in the fairy tale world, unable to stop.

After driving for another 10 minutes, the Mercedes-Benz drove up the hills again, and finally stopped in front of a villa made of rocks. Compared with the scenery on the road, the villa gave Yang Cheng an inexplicable sense of desolation, and the trees in the front garden were withered. Overgrown with weeds, thick and rotten fallen leaves piled up on the stone slabs. Obviously, no one has cleaned it for a long time. The fountain pool has long since dried up. Walking to the edge of the pool and looking down, there are several goldfish corpses that have been dried in the sun.

Looking back at David Juan who walked into the villa again, the sun was still shining, but why did the hairs on his back stand up?

Because White came here once, he led the way diagonally ahead. According to David Juan's character, he would not come back to find you just because you got lost.

From the appearance of the villa, it has a combination of modern and Indian styles, using a large number of rocks as the main structural material, and the overall look is very sculptural.

Entering the villa, large abstract patterns are engraved on the rough stone walls on both sides of the middle corridor. There are lions, tigers and other beasts in the patterns. The most vivid one is a hunter, swinging the rope as if trying to trap the prey. taste.

Walking in to the atrium, here is an indoor fountain, around which a circle of green plants are planted, and the empty space left above allows the sunlight to shine directly through the stained glass curtain top, which not only serves as lighting for natural light, but also allows plants to carry out photosynthesis.

Without staying too long, I went around the atrium to the left, a typical American rural style living room, David Juan was taking off his cowboy hat in front of the fireplace, and said without turning his head when he heard footsteps, "Sit down, I have nothing to do here Only coffee is served."

Yang Cheng was not too polite. She sat on the sofa and turned her head to look out. Outside the huge glass curtain wall, there was a terrace with a few beach chairs. On the side was an outdoor barbecue area. There is an observation deck on the top of the infinity-shaped swimming pool. In summer, you can take a panoramic view of the green valley by the pool.

"You're welcome, Mr. Juan, you can sit too." Yang Cheng stretched out his hand against the guest.

David Juan, who took off his cowboy hat, became a little less aggressive. He touched his short cut that was close to his scalp, and sat across from Yang Cheng, "You have also seen the ranch, how do you feel?"

Anyone can hear the pride in his tone.

"It's so beautiful. Any words are a kind of blasphemy for such a heavenly scenery, which is impeccable." Yang Cheng praised without hesitation, not worried that such high praise would be detrimental to lowering the price.

"However, $32 million is beyond my psychological price..." The reversal came so quickly.

David Juan glared at Yang Cheng angrily, "Are you kidding me? The price of 32 million US dollars is already very fair."

"30 million U.S. dollars...you promise me to pay immediately." Yang Cheng tilted his head, and opened his mouth to erase a fraction of 2 million.

"30 million... No, it's too little." A trace of hesitation flashed in David Juan's eyes, and he shook his head firmly.

Yang Cheng waved his hand, "Well, I heard from White that you have other bidders. I will match the price you said he quoted, and add 1 million dollars on top of that. How about it? Don't try to lie to me. , all of which can be found.”

As soon as the words came out, David Juan felt the muscles on his face twitching, because another person who was interested in buying the ranch was only willing to pay $27 million.

Tangled, David Juan is not the first time to experience the torment of tangled. As early as when the ranch was unable to attract tourists because of the wrong positioning, he was entangled in the choice of raising or lowering the price. In the end, his mistake insisted on burying the ranch with one hand. the future of.

For other people, this may not be a problem, is there still a choice? Of course, the highest price wins.

But in David Juan's mind, 30 million US dollars is not his ideal price, and 2 million US dollars is not a small amount. After repaying the loan, it is enough for him to return to his hometown and enjoy the rest of his life.

Yang Cheng stood up, "Mr. Juan, can I take a tour at will?"

Deliberately leave time for David Juan to think alone.

David Juan accepted Yang Cheng's kindness. He really needed to think about it, or he needed to find a reason to convince himself. Yang Cheng grasped his weakness very well, and the price he offered was like pinching the snake's seven inches .

White took the initiative to take on the role of a tour guide. After only one visit, he knew a lot about this villa. This is the quality that an excellent housekeeper should have.

"Sir, this villa has a construction area of ​​780 square meters. There are two floors above ground and one basement. There are 6 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms in total. Functional rooms such as study room and entertainment room are all on the basement level. A small wine cellar." White led Yang Cheng down the wooden spiral staircase to the basement floor, introducing him as he walked.

"It seems that after the acquisition, this villa is the focus of renovation. The area must be expanded to at least 1,500 square meters. The security system, intelligent central control system, and constant temperature system must be re-arranged. Get through, um... Bowling alley, shooting room, gym, etc., etc., White, after the ranch is completed, immediately find a design firm to re-plan the ranch, redesign the villa, and construct and renovate as soon as possible, at the latest in the summer of 2015 I want to move in."

Yang Cheng patted the heavy door of the wine cellar, telling White his request.

"Okay, sir."

"After the design drawing comes out, show it to me first."

"Yes, sir."

"By the way, how many holes are there in the golf course here?"

"18-hole course, par 70."

"Is it only 70? It seems to be mainly short holes..."

"Yes, there are 6 short holes, par 3 each."

"There are too many holes. If you change two holes into long holes, the difficulty will increase. A par of 72 or 73 will be better."

"I remember sir..."

"Hmm... Are there wild sika deer around here? I see two deer heads hanging on the first floor."

"Yes, Padres National Park is home to sika deer."

"Oh? That's good. You can apply for a batch of hunting quotas every year."

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Yang Cheng and White discussed visiting the villa all the way. This needs to be changed, that needs to be repaired, what type of decorations are needed at the corner, the research is in full swing, and finally even Hansen and Andrew joined the sequence. On the live cs battlefield, this proposal was accepted by Yang Cheng.

Back in the living room, David Juan sat motionless, with his eyes closed and his upper body straightened like a statue.

"Mr. Juan, how are you thinking?" Yang Cheng didn't have the patience to accompany him, so he walked over and stood for a while, seeing that David Juan didn't respond, he asked directly.

David Juan was silent for a few seconds before opening his eyes. His eyes were cloudy, and he asked in a lonely voice, "When will the $30 million arrive?"

The corner of Yang Cheng's mouth curled up, "Before 24 o'clock tomorrow night."

"Hey, this place belongs to you..." Dawei Juan got up and stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking deeply at the results of his own construction and sighed.

"White, I'll leave the rest of the procedures to you. I'll fly to Rio later. Call me if you need anything." Yang Cheng didn't say any polite words like welcome to come back later. If you want to come back, you can just pay. Anyway, there will be many high-end tourists who will come to the ranch in the future, not one of them.

Taking Hansen and Andrew out of the ranch first, an hour later, Miranda Kerr, who had just arrived in Santa Barbara from New York, boarded the Yuanshan in a cool dress, and Yang Cheng, who had also just returned to the plane, Passionate kisses.

In another 20 minutes, the Yuanshan, which had completed the preparations for takeoff, flew into the blue sky again, but at this moment, Yang Cheng, who was sitting on the sofa chair, looked sideways at the clouds and mist sliding through the porthole, feeling inexplicably flustered. . .