Chapter 232 Hold on, I'll be there tomorrow
Chapter 232 Hold on, I'll be there tomorrow
Sana was very efficient and called the next afternoon.
Jiang Ning also plans to spend some quality time in France with his wife and daughter.
After receiving the call, I had to rush back to the hotel to meet Sana.
The woman was dressed quite simply today, wearing a black suit.
He wore a pair of cropped trousers and flat black leather shoes.
To be honest, this outfit is much better than before.
Jiang Ning complimented her as soon as they met: "Ma'am, you look much better in a formal suit than in a skirt."
Sana smiled and said, "Thank you, someone told me the same thing."
Jiang Ning said: "That shows that everyone's aesthetic tastes are converging."
Sana became interested: "I envy the health of your two wives. I don't see the youthfulness of them slipping away. As far as I know, one of your wives is already 28 years old, and the other has given birth to a child, but they look much younger than their actual age. Can you share some ways to maintain your health?"
Jiang Ning spread his hands and said, "I can't answer this question for you. You should ask my wife."
Sana nodded and said, "I really want to communicate with your wife, but your wife doesn't seem to like socializing."
Jiang Ning smiled and said, "It's not that I don't like socializing, it's mainly because my wife's English is not very good, and it's quite difficult to communicate in English. This will take some time."
"That's right!"
Sana nodded and said, "Let's talk business!"
Jiang Ning raised his hand: "Madam, please speak."
Sana said, "I have contacted them for you. Ukraine still does not allow foreign citizens and foreign-funded enterprises to trade in land. Foreign capital entering Ukraine controls a large amount of land through leasing or equity participation. If you want to get land in Ukraine, you can only do so through leasing or cooperation with Ukrainian agricultural companies."
Jiang Ning frowned: "I'm not interested in renting."
Sana expressed confusion: "Is there a difference?"
Jiang Ning said: "Of course there is a difference. Leased land belongs to someone else, and you only have the right to use it, not the ownership. What I want is the ownership of the land, not the right to use it."
Sana was even more puzzled: "I don't quite understand. You bought the land for business. In fact, Ukraine restricts land transactions, so the rent for arable land is very cheap, which is much more cost-effective than buying the land directly."
Jiang Ning said: "Maybe I am more obsessed with the ownership of the land!"
Sana shook her head after hearing this: "I really don't understand how you Chinese people think."
Jiang Ning asked: "Can't you think of a solution?"
Sana said: "Ukraine's land issue is very complicated. In fact, Ukraine lifted the ban on land sales in 2020. This was the result of years of operations by foreign capital, as well as the secret promotion of local Ukrainian forces. In lifting the ban on sales, foreign capital and Ukrainian local capital have the same goal, but after the restrictions were lifted, local Ukrainian forces were unwilling to relax restrictions on foreign capital. In order to prevent foreign capital from entering the market, they secretly organized large-scale public protests. Therefore, the Verkhovna Rada put the issue of whether to allow foreign companies and individuals to purchase Ukrainian agricultural land to a referendum, which has been delayed until now."
Jiang Ning digested it for a while and asked, "Madam, do you think Ukraine will eventually relax its land restrictions?"
"I do not know."
Sana spread her hands: "I am not a driver, and I cannot make decisions on behalf of Ukrainian citizens, but the war in the past two years has left Ukraine with a huge debt, and many core assets have been mortgaged. Land restrictions may be relaxed in the future!"
Jiang Ning nodded: "I just like to buy land. I don't have to buy land in Ukraine. Finland is also fine. The Finnish land market is completely open. Will there be any problem if I buy land in Finland?"
Sana nodded: "Of course there is no problem, but the prerequisite is that you must have permanent residency in Finland."
Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Ma'am, can you help me with this?"
Sana said without a single mistake: "Maybe it's possible. After all, I have resigned as Prime Minister. Now I am just an idle person in society and cannot take care of government affairs. But I can introduce the Director of the Immigration Bureau to you."
Jiang Ning gave her a thumbs up: "Thank you, ma'am."
Sana asked curiously, "How are you going to run the business after buying the land in Finland? Most of Finland is in the Arctic Circle. From a climatic point of view, it is not suitable for developing agriculture. If you want to run an agricultural business, Finland is not the best choice." Jiang Ning said, "How about planting trees and selling timber?"
Sana agreed: "Of course. Although Finland is not suitable for agricultural development, it is very suitable for forestry development. It is rich in many high-quality woods. If you want to invest in Finland, I can introduce you to the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry."
Jiang Ning asked: "Are there more than 100,000 hectares of forest land?"
Without thinking, Sana casually introduced the situation to him: "More than 70% of the forests in Finland are privately owned, and more than 20% of households have private forest land, but the area of these forest lands is relatively small. If you want to buy hectares of forest land, I suggest you form a team and negotiate with the owners of those private forest lands to see if you can buy all their forest lands."
Jiang Ning said: "This will be very difficult."
"Of course!"
Sana said: "One hundred thousand hectares of land is too big. Most of the land in the world is scattered. After all, only a few people own one hundred thousand hectares of land. Large-scale land transactions exceeding one hundred thousand hectares are not common even in North America and Australia."
Jiang Ning thought for a while and said, "I want to set up an agricultural investment company in Europe, specializing in investing in European agriculture. Madam, are you interested in being the CEO of this company?"
"nonono!"
Sana shook her head repeatedly: "I finally regained my freedom, and it's okay to work part-time, but I don't want to lose my freedom because of work again, so I'm sorry."
Jiang Ning said: "How about you introduce me to someone, ma'am?"
"Of course you can!"
Sana was very happy, it was just a small thing.
Jiang Ning's obsession with land is the same as that of most Chinese people.
After all, rented land is not your own.
Only permanent ownership can be left to children.
Europe has a large population and its land resources are scarce compared to other continents.
In fact, it is not suitable for real estate investment.
But Jiang Ning wanted to have his own land in every continent, so he still had to buy it.
The person Sana introduced to him was a Greek named Seville, who was in his early forties, a financial practitioner, and had sufficient knowledge of agriculture. He happened to be in Paris during the expo, so Jiang Ning met him.
We talked about it in depth.
As a result, I received a call from Sewell the next day and was ready to quit my job and join him.
Jiang Ning certainly expressed his welcome, but he hadn't waited for Seville to come and join him.
Sea Snake called from Congo: "Boss, something happened."
Jiang Ning asked: "What happened?"
The sea snake said, "Just now, the government army suddenly surrounded the mine and tried to forcibly drive us away. I gave the order to open fire."
Jiang Ning's eyelids twitched, and he asked, "Is anyone dead?"
The sea snake said, "Our people are fine, only one was injured. More than a dozen government soldiers died. They have temporarily retreated, but I guess they didn't expect us to open fire. They are not fully prepared, and they will probably come again."
"withstand!"
Jiang Ning's tone was relatively calm: "I'll be there tomorrow."
"Good boss!"
(End of this chapter)