The Super Rich: Start from when the family business is about to go bankrupt!

Chapter 787 WPG Land Prices: Espionage Backfires? Small Favors to Win Hearts and Minds!

Ivan believed he had determined An Wuyang and Wugengtian's ultimate goal. He checked the tablet again and ultimately gave a negative answer.

“I’m sorry, Mr. An, there is indeed no vacant land in the Oka River basin near the city,” Ivan explained.

An Wuyang changed his approach, "Why don't you check if anyone is selling land?"

Ivan searched again and immediately gave the answer: "About eight kilometers east of Ryazan, in the Lyazansky District, there is a farm of about four square kilometers that is for sale."

Ivan handed the tablet to An Wuyang, indicating that An Wuyang should check the corresponding map.

"What about the price?" An Wuyang asked.

Ivan responded, "This area is near the Oka River and is part of the core agricultural region with excellent irrigation conditions, so the price is relatively high."

“The price is approximately 1000 rubles per square meter, and the total area is 3,868,625.8 square meters. Based on today’s exchange rate between our ruble and your Xia Guoyuan, it is…” Ivan paused slightly as he checked the exchange rate on his phone.

"Today's exchange rate is 1 Xia Guoyuan equal to 12.0259 Rubles. Considering the total selling price is 40 billion Rubles, the converted price is approximately 3.32 million Xia Guoyuan." Ivan calculated the final result.

An Wuyang raised an eyebrow. "We only need ten acres of land."

Nearly four million square meters of land, isn't that a bit too big?
This area of ​​land, when converted, exceeds 5,800 mu, which is indeed a bit too large compared to 10 mu of land.

“Ivan, ask them if they’re willing to sell ten acres of land?” An Wuyang asked.

Ivan knew what 'mu' meant; after all, he was fluent in the Xia language, so how could he not understand 'mu', such a basic unit of land measurement?

"Wait a moment, I'll call the seller," Ivan replied, then took out his phone and walked a short distance away to make the call.

After waiting for the call to connect, Ivan quickly explained the situation, but the seller, Pavel Alexandrovich Akulov, refused without hesitation.

“Ancas Farm is only sold as a whole. Our price is already very low, considering that our farm has a complete operating system and we will also keep all kinds of agricultural machinery,” Pavel added.

Ancas Farm has a variety of buildings, including staff dormitories, grain storage silos, greenhouses, office buildings, a feed processing plant, and even a small power station, as well as a variety of valuable agricultural machinery, so the price the seller asked for is perfectly reasonable.

As for why Ivan didn't use his identity to threaten or subtly influence the other party, the answer is that his identity wouldn't work!

After all, Pavel owns such a huge farm in the heart of the Oka River region, so he is clearly not a simple character, and Ivan really has no way of threatening him.

Of course, the biggest reason is that Ivan would never threaten the other party to ensure his safety!

After Ivan hung up the phone, he returned to An Wuyang's side and shook his head slightly, saying, "I'm sorry, Mr. An, the seller does not accept the division of the land."

An Wuyang frowned slightly upon seeing this result.

An Wuyang checked the land information on the tablet again. This farm called [Ancas] was indeed too big in terms of area, but considering the future demand for expanding the cultivation of [Cold Region Blood Orange], it was not impossible to buy it.

However, given Pushkin's excessive suspicion, An Wuyang needs to employ a slightly more flexible approach.

"Ivan, can you find a way to solve this problem?" An Wuyang deliberately hinted to Ivan to use his identity to threaten the seller.

However, Ivan denied it, saying, "A guy who owns such a large farm in our Northern Bear Country has a complicated background and is not someone to be trifled with."

“Then let’s check if there are any smaller plots of land for sale,” An Wuyang replied.

“We only need ten acres of land,” An Wuyang added.

This was An Wuyang deliberately hinting that he did not want to buy Ancas Farm.

In fact, An Wuyang's willingness to buy was not very high. If there were other options, An Wuyang would really have to choose carefully.

Ivan took the tablet back from An Wuyang, and after further screening, finally gave a negative answer, "Based on the conditions proposed by Mr. An, it needs to be close to the city, close to the Oka River, and also have an area suitable for growing fruit trees. Only Ancas Farm meets the requirements."

Anna chimed in, "Ms. Anna, perhaps we could build a glass greenhouse in the southern suburbs of Moscow?"

“Anyway, we’re using glass greenhouses for cultivation. Although it’s colder in the southern suburbs of Moscow, we can use the greenhouses to regulate the temperature, right?” Anna added.

An Wuyang raised an eyebrow. "It seems like it might actually work?"

Although the effective accumulated temperature in the southern suburbs of Mosk is certainly not as high as that in the Oka River basin of Ryazan, as Anna said, all problems can be solved since greenhouses have been used.

So An Wuyang asked, "Ivan, could you check if there are any suitable areas in the southern suburbs of Moscow?"

Ivan immediately looked it up and then replied, "There is a plantation area in the Stupino region, but the irrigation conditions there are poor, and the land is much more expensive."

“The land price at Ankas Farm is 1,000 rubles per square meter, which is considered expensive in Ryazan. If other farms are a little further away from the Oka River and have poorer irrigation conditions, the land price may be less than 500 rubles,” Ivan explained.

"But land prices in the Stupino region have risen directly to over 2000 rubles. Can you accept such a price?" Ivan added.

An Wuyang didn't give an answer; instead, he asked, "Are there any small plots of land for sale?"

Ivan shook his head directly, "There is no vacant state-owned land in Stupino, it's all private land. Currently, there are only three plots of private land listed for sale, the smallest of which is 28 square meters."

Ivan used his phone to calculate, "It's roughly equivalent to 420 acres of land in your Xia country. At the same time, the price is quite high. I calculated that it reached 90 million Xia country yuan, which is basically equivalent to 4,000 rubles per square meter."

This price is already four times that of Ancas Farm!
“The other two plots of land are both over one million square meters in size, and the prices are even higher,” Ivan added.

An Wuyang is speechless.

However, An Wuyang did not think these lands were expensive, because there was a fundamental difference between the lands of the Northern Bear Kingdom and the lands of the Xia Kingdom.

The land in Xia Kingdom is leased, while the land in Beixiong Kingdom is privately owned.

Therefore, the land in the Northern Bear Kingdom is relatively expensive.

When An Wuyang heard that 420 acres of land cost 90 million, he immediately marked the land in the Stupino region with an 'X' in his mind.

After all, the Ancas Farm across the Oka River covers more than 5,800 acres, and the final price was only over 330 million.

At roughly one-third the price, you can only buy one-tenth of the land?
An Wuyang doesn't like it!

"Can that land be divided?" An Wuyang asked tentatively.

Ivan gave an uncertain answer, "I need to contact the buyer to find out. If Mr. An is not in a hurry, we will look for more land and inquire with the corresponding sellers about whether they are selling the land in subdivided units."

An Wuyang nodded, "I'm not in a hurry."

Anna chimed in, "If there really isn't suitable land, then it's okay to give up on this."

Anna was very understanding; she knew that An Wuyang's doting affection was enough, and he didn't necessarily have to do it. While An Wuyang and Ivan were discussing the land purchase, agents from the Northern Bear Federal Security Bureau were trying to extract information from An Wuyang's accompanying security personnel.

The Federal Guard agents who carried out this security mission were all handpicked, and they all knew some Xia Guo language.

One of the agents, named Oleksiy Alestovich, took the initiative to ask Liang Pei in slightly broken Xia Mandarin, "Hey, brother, how much is your salary?"

Liang Pei didn't mean to keep it a secret; it was mainly because there were no regulations about keeping wages confidential at dawn.

In the Wugengtian family, everyone can freely discuss each other's salaries, and Wugengtian is not worried about the impact of salary transparency at all.

Liang Pei's job level is S7, and his hourly wage is 40 Xia Guoyuan.

“My hourly wage is 40 Xia Guoyuan,” Liang Pei answered truthfully.

"Hourly wage?" Oleksandr didn't quite understand the concept. "What's the monthly salary?"

Liang Pei countered, "What is your monthly salary?"

"I earn 100,000 rubles a month," Oleksiy answered without hiding anything, because he thought the salary was quite good.

Liang Pei immediately took out his phone to calculate that a monthly salary of 100,000 rubles was only about 8,300 yuan.

"Is it that little?" Liang Pei asked hesitantly.

"Your work must be quite dangerous, right?" Liang Pei asked in addition.

few?
Oleksai was speechless!

Keep in mind that the median monthly salary in the Moscow region is only 70,000 rubles, and the median monthly salary nationwide has dropped to 60,000 rubles. Why does he think that a monthly salary of 100,000 rubles is too little?

"With your hourly wage being only 40 Xia Guoyuan, that shouldn't be much, right?" Oleksandr asked rhetorically.

Olexicote believed that hourly wages were calculated based on working hours only when security work was being performed.

As for Liang Pei's question about danger, since they've already entered the Federal Guard Bureau, how could it not be dangerous?
“Last month I received a total of 27,800 Xia Guoyuan after tax, which is roughly a little over 330,000 rubles in your Northern Bear Kingdom,” Liang Pei replied.

???

Oleksandr was full of questions.

Are private security guards really paid that much?

What about the security personnel of the CLC Group?
Oleksiy knew that the CLC Group's security personnel were not paid very well, at least not as well as their Federal Security Service personnel.

Liang Pei added, "For example, on this business trip to North Bear Country, given that North Bear Country does not prohibit guns, our business trip is considered to be entering a dangerous area. The relevant subsidies are very high, possibly tens of thousands of rubles, and there will also be bonuses."

While Liang Pei and Oleksandr were chatting, Duan Zhiqiang walked over and shouted, "What are you two talking about?"

"Stand guard properly! What if there's danger around?" Duan Zhiqiang reminded him.

"Xiao Liang, come here for a moment, I need your help!" Duan Zhiqiang called out.

Liang Pei quickly replied, "Okay."

After Liang Pei walked over, Duan Zhiqiang handed him a manila envelope, saying, "After we board the plane, you're responsible for distributing this to everyone in the FSO and CLC departments, understand?"

"A red envelope?" Liang Pei asked hesitantly.

"Nonsense!" Duan Zhiqiang laughed and cursed.

An Wuyang paid close attention to these details. He knew very well how to use small favors to win the loyalty of these insignificant people so that they could better serve him.

Therefore, all the FSO and CLC personnel who provided security services during this trip will receive a red envelope.

As for the security personnel accompanying An Wuyang?

They do receive bonuses, but they are paid out on payday.

As noon approached, the group decided not to have lunch in Ryazan, but instead to return directly to Mosk.

Everyone boarded the plane and took off.

The Mi-8AMT helicopter carrying Liang Pei carried a total of twenty-six people. Apart from Liang Pei and another security guard from the All-Day Security Company, the rest were all personnel from FSO and CLC.

After waiting for the Mi-8AMT helicopter to take off, Liang Pei took out the leather file folder and opened it, inside which were several brown envelopes.

Liang Pei first typed a line of text on his phone, then took out a brown envelope and handed it to Oleksandr, with whom he had just spoken, and showed the text on his phone screen to Oleksandr.

……

This is a special allowance for this security mission.

……

After reading the text on his phone screen, Oleksandr immediately took the brown envelope and opened it on the spot.

The Northern Bear Kingdom is not as reserved as the Xia Kingdom in this regard!
The brown envelope contained ten 5000-ruble banknotes, the largest denomination, which was equivalent to half a month's salary for Oleksandr.

But in reality, Oleksandr's security service only lasted half a day!

Liang Pei handed out brown envelopes one by one, to the agents of the FSO Federal Security Service, the security personnel of the CLC Group, and the two helicopter pilots, each of them received one.

After the brown envelopes were distributed, the atmosphere inside the Mi-8AMT helicopter became lively, with the North Bear people even starting to sing songs together.

The situation was similar on the other Mi-8AMT helicopter.

On the Mi-38 business helicopter, An Wuyang personally handed Ivan a thicker brown envelope and said, "Thank you, Ivan, this is your tour guide fee."

The Mi-38 business helicopter has undergone noise reduction treatment, so the cabin noise is lower, and you can communicate freely.

Ivan did not refuse. He accepted the brown envelope and then thanked him politely, "Thank you, Mr. Ann."

An Wuyang then handed two brown envelopes to the two helicopter pilots. An Wuyang was more generous; the other two Mi-8AMT helicopter pilots received red envelopes of 50,000 rubles each, but An Wuyang gave them 100,000 rubles.

These red envelopes with varying amounts do not cause conflict among helicopter pilots. On the contrary, they give pilots of the Mi-38 business helicopter a sense of superiority, thus enabling them to provide better service to An Wuyang.

An Wuyang is quite adept at exploiting these human psychological traits!
(End of this chapter)