Chapter 1162 - Li, The Island Owner (1/2)
Chapter 1162: Li, The Island Owner
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio <i class="_hr">Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The group had been lucky with the weather, which was perfect for the next few days out
at sea At the very er waves, but there were no rains
or storms and the sky was clear
As the yacht needed a name, Li Du decided to call it Li-Martin Brother Wolf did a
search on the internet and told them that there was no yacht with the same name in
Australia; hence, they could keep the name
Li Du assuht of such a name for a yacht It
was a unique name, based on his and Sophie’s surnao for the yacht It depicted two hands holding each other
under a starry sky
Every time they sailed, she would recall the time Li Du held her hands as they looked up
at the starry sky together from the top of the yacht
On their sea journey, Li Du had been in high spirits Once they arrived at Hobart,
however, his mood dipped Stuart Burr and Tony Theodore were at the dock waiting for
him, or rather, for his bank card
The tere experienced agents working for the largest real estate company in
Australia, the Auswell Group
Li Du had arranged for tyers to assist them With the four-man team, they would
be able to mobilize and benefit from the power of all their connections They would form
the Island Purchase Team
The procedures necessary for the island purchase were colitch, but
the process was tiovernments of Tasmania and Australia, as well
as the Ministry of Defense and the navy, had to spend ti
the island Only after the island was declared to be fit for sale, could they go on with the
process
If the island ownershi+p transfer would affect national security, it could not be sold That
was the most fundamental condition
In addition, if the island was known as a source of natural resources or minerals, it
would not be sold either Even if it were, the price tag would be exorbitantly high at
about ten billion
The Australian governh they had not found any
resources on the island, they still inflated the price, justifying it by the presence of the
black gold abalone colonies and the possibility of developing geotherents had initially estimated the value of the island at less than one-fifth of the
final transaction suovern up the price
After reedy They stooped so
low to increase the price!”
“Can’t it be lowered? Negotiate the price again,” Li Du frowned as he spoke The price
was too high at 178 million
Burr held out both his hands helplessly “Mr Li, we don’t have a choice Do you know
what the Australian government did after we proposed the idea of the island purchase?”
“What?”
“As they were negotiating with us, they also put the island up for auction and accepted
bids from others That was to put pressure on us”
Li Du asked suspiciously, “There were others interested in the island?”
Burr laughed bitterly and said, “Not many individuals were interested However, some
businesses, sea bureaus, fisheries and suchlike corporations were interested They had
also competed with us on the price”
What could Li Du say to that? If he wanted to buy the island frooverne amount of money
Fortunately, the opal mine on the island could not be seen on the surface without testing
the ore The government had not found the hidden mineral deposits
Had it been otherwise, Li Du could forget about buying the island