golden ear

Chapter 193 Meteorite sinkhole
"Is this a luxury ranch?"

The three of them came to California the next day. After contacting a local real estate agent, they met their destination, a top luxury ranch.

This ranch named Rancho Rio Robles is located in Santa Ynez Valley, California, USA. The sky is blue, the clouds are white, the mountains are undulating, the grasslands are verdant, the river is clear, and the vineyards are stacked with green clouds. It is like a scroll unfolding slowly, like a paradise.

"Distinguished guests from China, you see, the Santa Ynez Valley is located in the southern part of California, the United States. The scenery is very beautiful. It was the filming location of the Academy Award nominated film "Sideways". A well-known tourist attraction."

The agent talked about the business: "The valley is full of green grass, surrounded by the Santa Ynez Mountains and the San Rafael Mountains from the north to the south. The sun is shining brightly and the seasons are like spring. It is like a natural oxygen bar. The wide and clear San The Ines River flows from east to west, and the trees along its banks are lush and beautiful."

"The Santa Ynez Valley is well-known for its horse herding and wine. Horses can be seen everywhere in the valley, either grazing quietly or running wildly, retaining the humanistic style of the "Western Cowboy", with more than 52 different breeds of blood There is no doubt that this place has become the top producer of horses in California, and even in the United States."

"At the same time, it is also a famous wine-producing area. It gathers the best vineyards and has more than 70 wineries. In addition to the vineyards, there are countless apple orchards. Every harvest season, the fruit fragrance is overflowing, which is very exciting. Intoxicated."

Wu Tianyuan saw such a beautiful scenery for the first time. This luxurious ranch is located between the Santa Ynez River and the mountains, covering an area of ​​about 100 acres, close to the mountains and water.It also has a 360-degree panoramic view and a beautiful view of the valley. In the future, whether it is a happy horse race or a quiet tasting of fine wine, it is really a holy place for retirement.

"The super-large kitchen with white as the main color is fully equipped. The island table design allows the owner to communicate with family and friends intimately during the process of preparing food. The double-height living room design makes the space extremely spacious and transparent. The fireplace is full of western style, which can make the whole family feel warm like spring in winter. There are also audio-visual room, office, game room, etc., and the master bedroom has an en-suite bathroom. The whole house has complete supporting facilities, furniture, electrical appliances, etc. And they are all high-end configurations. The house adopts a multi-window design, so whether it is in the living room, bedroom, bathroom, or dining room, you can enjoy the outdoor green beauty anytime and anywhere. The ranch also has another house of about 3000 square feet. A butler's house and several barns."

After Wu Tianyuan visited all the buildings, he waved his hand, buy!The total cost is less than 500 million US dollars, and [-] million yuan is the price of a villa in Beijing.

"It's so beautiful here, you can come to vacation with Yuyao in the future, this is much better than some ancient castle warehouse!"

After the transaction was completed, Wang Hong visited the new villa excitedly, and even Wang Jun rarely relaxed. This is really a resort.

"In the future, I will go on vacation here every year, and I can ride horses and taste wine. You can help me contact a housekeeping company and let them take care of it."

Wu Tianyuan is very satisfied with this investment, this is the way to enjoy life, much better than some dilapidated old castle!
"Hey, I've been spending a lot of money these past few days. After auctioning off the 30 billion oil paintings in my hand, now I'm only left with 21 billion! I hope I can be satisfied with this harvest!"

Wu Tianyuan did the math, and spent nearly [-] million in several big acquisitions. This kind of situation of only getting out but not getting in is very bad, it needs to be changed!
After the three of them enjoyed a good night of life, they started working the next day. According to Wu Tianyuan's instructions, they recruited an engineering team to start construction in the northeast of the ranch and start digging treasures.

"Is this a meteorite crater?"

On the third day of construction, there was finally news that a huge hidden underground pit was discovered!The strange thing is that the soil is all charred black, as if it has been burned by high temperature.There are stones of various shapes in the pit, which should be meteorites.

"This place was hit by a huge meteorite many years ago, and then it was buried deep in the ground. Today, it can be regarded as seeing the light of day again."

Wu Tianyuan was satisfied with this result, he also took a gamble based on the clue of the silver necklace, he couldn't communicate with the meteorite, but he found it in this location, so he made the right bet!

"Let Dr. Haig know if he's interested?"

Wu Tianyuan asked the engineering team to continue digging. The entire land is his private property. This is what capitalism is good at. Everything he finds is his own!

Haig is 45 years old this year. He has a dual identity. On the one hand, he is a professor at UCLA, and on the other hand, he is the world's most authoritative private meteorite collector.

At first, the well-known Dr. Haig collected meteorites just out of interest, but later he discovered that meteorites are rare and precious, and they can also be sold at a good price.In the professional meteorite market, the expensive price is more than $8 per gram, almost the same as the price of gold.

Even the most common one is about $30 per kilogram. If it is a meteorite containing rare metals, then the price is difficult to measure.

He's been collecting meteorites since he was 23 years old, before anyone realized they could be sold for money.The meteorites owned by Haig have become the largest private meteorite collection in the world. Although other people have entered this business since 1990, no one can compare with Haig in terms of strength and collection scale.

Haig's experience of collecting meteorites is very similar to the plot of the movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark", full of thrills, excitement and legend.In search of the wealth that fell from the sky, he traveled all over the earth except Antarctica.

He has narrow escapes in the wilderness in Chile, Namibia, Australia, Mexico and Egypt.As long as NASA predicts where and when there will be a meteor shower, he will be there at the exact time.No matter where you are, no matter what mode of transportation you take.

In addition to searching for meteorites by himself, he also bought them from the locals. As long as the locals found meteorites, regardless of their size, Haig would buy them with cash. In 1992, Haig bought a meteorite weighing 37 tons in Argentina with a lot of money, which was the largest meteorite he had seen in his life.But when the meteorite was transported out of the customs, the Argentine government arrested him on charges of smuggling, believing that the rare meteorite belonged to the Argentine state.Later, Haig was released, but the meteorite was left in Argentina forever.

When there is no meteor shower, Haig will also search for meteorites by himself.He searches mostly in the deserts of Africa, where meteorites have never been picked up.Fly slowly at a height of 120 meters above the desert with a gliding and landing soft-wing aircraft, land as long as you see a protrusion, and then use a metal detector to search.Most people think that this is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack, but the meteorites Haig has found in the desert over the past 20 years account for a considerable part of his private collection.

The so-called Haig meteorites on the market are meteorites specially named after Haig.Due to the particularity of its source and the potential for future value-added, Haig’s meteorite collection has exceeded [-] million US dollars based on market value. As more and more people start to collect meteorites, these collections will only increase in value exponentially.

(End of this chapter)