My Manor

Chapter 129: Chapter 129: Gambling



"Bet, what?" Hearing Jiang Hai's words, the man temporarily shut up and asked hesitantly.

"Let's bet on whose cow will be the top bidder at the New York Livestock Show in April this year. If your company wins, I will personally lose one million US dollars to you. If my cow wins, then sorry, you lose one million US dollars to me. If you don't have the money to pay, then you kneel down and kowtow to me three times." Looking at the man in front of him, Jiang Hai smiled disdainfully.

"One million US dollars?" Hearing these words, many of the onlookers nearby gasped.

They hadn't thought it would get so big. Many of the onlookers nearby were ordinary farmers. Although these people were not considered poor farmers in the United States, they were only considered middle class. After deducting the taxes they had to pay every year, they might only have 40,000 or 50,000 US dollars left. Even if they made a net profit of 50,000 US dollars a year, it would take 20 years to earn back one million. Since the United States began to control the exchange rate of the US dollar, there has been no problem of inflation.

It is very likely that the value of one million US dollars now is almost the same as that of ten or twenty years ago.

In other words, this is pure profit. Thinking of this, these people looked at the people from the Carlette Company.

In their opinion, this one million US dollars is almost pure profit for the Carlette Company. You know, they have been the top bidder of the New York Livestock Exhibition for three consecutive years. This is almost like giving money away.

Obviously, they don't think that Jiang Haiyangnian can support Carlette, a middleman.

But this Carlette employee doesn't think so. This person's character is very cautious. He is now tempted by the one million US dollars and is also worried about what to do if he loses.

He definitely can't take out one million US dollars, and the company will definitely not pay the other party one million US dollars for him.

But if he is asked to kneel down and kowtow, he will not be willing to do it no matter what.

In the democratic country of the United States, although the thing that everyone worships most in their hearts is money, if they are not forced to give up their self-esteem and kneel down and kowtow, they will not be willing to do it no matter what.

So now he still has some struggles, looking at Jiang Hai's eyes, hesitant and indecisive.

"Hey, Paul, what are you hesitating about? This guy is giving you money for free. Is there any reason not to accept it?"

"That's right, you're too timid. Young man, if he doesn't want to bet with you, I will bet with you!"

"One million, you will have to earn it back in your lifetime; what are you hesitating about!" Seeing that he had been hesitating for so long, some people who were familiar with him in the crowd shouted loudly. Hearing these words, the man named Paul licked his lips hesitantly, and his eyes became firm instantly.

"Okay, I'll bet with you!" Looking at Jiang Hai in front of him, Paul shouted loudly.

Hearing his words, Jiang Hai also shrugged his shoulders. He was fine with betting. He didn't bet for the one million US dollars, but for his reputation.

This guy dared to be arrogant in front of him; who else could he step on if not him?

After the person agreed, some people were busy on the spot and brought the lawyer over.

After all, this trade fair is both for exhibition and sales. Since it is for sales, a contract must be signed.

When signing a contract, a lawyer must be present. Now the bet between Jiang Hai and this guy named Paul must be signed by a lawyer to take effect. After the lawyer came and asked for the opinions of both parties, he didn't say much and directly drafted an agreement. It cannot be called a bet here, but only an agreement.

Then Jiang Hai and this guy also signed their respective agreements. The two agreed that at the New York Livestock Show in April this year, if the cattle of the Carlette Company won the bid, then Jiang Hai would give Paul Kaye one million US dollars, which would take effect on the spot. If the cattle of Jiang Hai's manor won the bid, then Paul Kaye would give Jiang Hai one million US dollars, which would also take effect on the spot.

There were three copies of the agreement: one for Jiang Hai, one for Kaye, and one for the lawyer. After everything was done, Jiang Hai and Cindy Clive had no intention of looking at it any further. After all, according to Paul Kaye, 80% of the merchants here belonged to their company, and Jiang Hai didn't want to be pointed at by others and be unable to buy anything.

Instead of this, it would be better to leave directly. So Jiang Hai didn't hesitate and left right away.

After the two walked out of the exhibition hall, Jiang Hai originally wanted to go home directly, but he looked at the time. It was only a little after two o'clock in the afternoon. It was still early. If he went back now, he didn't know if Robbins and the others had returned.

So the idea of visiting the school, which had been extinguished, was rekindled.

"Anyway, there is nothing to do now, let's go and see the schools nearby," Jiang Hai said to Cindy Clive after looking at her. Cindy, who was originally a little worried about whether Jiang Hai would lose, couldn't help but be stunned when she heard Jiang Hai's words.

"It seems that you don't care much about your bet this time. Okay, let's go." Shaking her head gently, Cindy Clive smiled at Jiang Hai, and then the two of them stepped into the car parked at the entrance of the exhibition and headed towards Cambridge.

Cambridge is a city. Although it is classified as Boston in a broad sense, it is completely different from Boston in terms of geography and urban reporting. It is across the Charles River from Boston.

However, although this city is not big and has a population of only about 100,000, it is quite famous in the United States and even the world because there are two universities here, two super universities, one of which is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Speaking of this name, everyone may be a little confused. Massachusetts, some people in China also call it Massachusetts, and the Institute of Technology in this state is the legendary Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the most powerful existence in science and engineering.

The other university is Harvard University, a giant in the education world. Other schools would want to let the whole world know if they had a U.S. president, but this university has produced eight U.S. presidents, including the current president Obama, who graduated from this university. There are also hundreds of thousands or even millions of Nobel Prize winners here.

Well-known alumni, such as Bill Gates and Roosevelt, have studied here. Of course, everyone knows that Bill Gates is not a good student, but who can blame him for being famous?

After driving for a while, the two arrived at this famous university, but to be honest, when they walked into this university, Jiang Hai did not feel anything different. It may be because he really has no love for learning, or it may be because it is winter and there is snow everywhere. Of course, it may also be because it is a holiday now, and there are really not many students to see in the school, so he has never seen the academic atmosphere that comes to his face, the ethereal school that shocks the soul, and the cultural literacy that touches people in novels before...

Jiang Hai just took a quick tour, and when he saw some landmark buildings, he took photos with them on his mobile phone and posted them to his Moments. He has hardly used QQ recently and has been using WeChat more often. And he doesn't have many friends on WeChat. Apart from his close friends, there are only a few classmates from junior high school and high school with whom he has hardly any contact anymore. All together, there are only a dozen people. He looks really lonely.

"Huh, we should go too." After taking the last photo, Jiang Hai couldn't help but glance at the time. Although he didn't like to visit the school, since he was visiting, he had to visit all the places he should visit. So before he knew it, although he was only visiting the main campus, it took him nearly two hours. There was no way. Harvard was indeed not small. The entire campus covered an area of 4,882 acres, and the main campus alone had 224 acres. They visited the main campus for nearly an hour and only took a rough look at other places. It was already getting dark. Looking at the time on his phone, it was already 4:30 in the afternoon. Jiang Hai exhaled a breath of hot air and said to Cindy Clive.

He had just received a call from Robbins, and they had already returned. As for the task Jiang Hai gave them, lobsters, there was naturally no problem, and their luck today was quite good. Not only did they catch the lobsters that Jiang Hai wanted, but they also caught a lot of shrimps, crabs, and other things, which also gave Jiang Hai's fishermen a preliminary understanding of Jiang Hai's fishing grounds.

When natural resources are extremely scarce outside, Jiang Hai's place is truly a paradise.

But Jiang Hai is not the only one who wants to enter the paradise.

Robbins also told Jiang Hai that when they were patrolling today, they saw a fishing boat from a distance, but when the fishing boat saw Robbins and his team, it quickly fled. However, it also reminded Jiang Hai that it seemed that someone had already set their sights on his fishing grounds. Although it is possible to patrol by boat, it takes too long after all, and it is easy for others to take advantage of it.

After Jiang Hai answered the phone, he was already considering buying an airplane. There are helicopters and small agricultural airplanes. Even if it is for patrolling, it is worth buying this thing.

Of course, even if he wants to buy it, he will have to wait until tomorrow, because he has guests today.

"Well, OK." Hearing Jiang Hai's words, Cindy Clive, who had just helped Jiang Hai take a photo, also smiled and said something, and then walked behind Jiang Hai to the outside of the school. But just as the two walked out of the school gate, suddenly a somewhat reckless figure rushed over from the distant street. Jiang Hai's reaction was very fast, and he dodged at the first moment. However, after dodging, he remembered that Cindy Clive was still beside him, so he immediately pulled her, but it was still a little too late. Although he pulled her body over, this person still bumped into her shoulder.


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