【39】Montana Racecourse(2/2)
The gods gave horses, but God himself could not ride horses?
Too low!
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The United States horse farms are widely distributed, except for the so-called world horse farms, Kentucky, Montana, New York, Florida, and Texas, all horse farms gather.
Equestrian and Marseille sports are like domestic e-sports competitions.
Every week, large-scale events are broadcast live on special Marseille TV stations. There are farm workers' dormitories and town taverns, and men, women and young men with cowboy hats drinking beer, cheering and cheering for their favorite horse superstars.
The reason why Zhou Li'an went to Montana was because his horse breed was not of high quality, rather than asking for a noble pure-blooded horse farm that cost hundreds of thousands of yuan.
Montana is famous for its ranch, and the cost of raising meat horses is not high. It can be slaughtered and exported as horse meat, or it can also be supplied to the riding needs of farms and clubs in various places.
The nobleman, who is hundreds of thousands, is a toy of a rich man, and is very far away from the life of ordinary people.
Zhou Li'an set out for the airport in the morning and landed in Billings City at around 10 a.m.
Rent a car at the airport and continue eastward to a small town called Harding, which is already part of the famous Yellowstone Park territory.
The three horse farms he contacted were concentrated in this area.
The town has a concentration of passenger centers and accommodation areas. In July, you can also see the snow-capped mountain slides with cable cars.
After lunch, he came to the first horse farm to visit. The other party's offer was that no matter whether the male or female horse was 2,000 yuan, he would not be able to deliver the goods.
The horse farm is run by a local tourism company and its main business is not to sell horses to the outside world.
Zhou Li'an didn't stay long and went to the second and third ones to visit one after another.
The second company has the same quotation, and the local horse market trading market is stable, and the price difference will not be too large.
Come to the third one.
Before the car entered the door, he saw a herd of horses playing and chasing on the hillside grassland.
There are also tourists walking horses at the racecourse at the foot of the mountain, and there are many wooden houses to provide accommodation.
The reception desk is responsible for a girl in her early twenties.
When she heard about Zhou Li'an's purpose, she was very happy: "If you don't consider your bloodline and quality, horses under 2 years old will only cost 1,500 US dollars."
The ranch was run by her parents.
She asked the yard workers to take over for a while and then took Zhou Li'an to visit various places.
"Zhou, are you Chinese? I can tell that because I have a college roommate who is Chinese, your skin is really good."
The rural girl is very talkative. She went home during the summer vacation to help her parents. She majored in tourism management in college and plans to inherit the family business in the future.
The entire ranch has more than 5,000 horses, which is unimaginable in the country.
But considering that the total number of meat horses exported to the United States every year is more than 150,000, it is known that the industry is booming.
So, Zhou Li'an checked in the cabin and signed up for the junior class of riding, intending to stay in the ranch for a while.
First learn how to ride a horse, then buy a few horses and send them back to teach them to the tribes.
When more people learn, you can buy it on a large scale.
night.
A girl named ‘Matina’ knocked on Zhou Li's door.
Zhou Li'an originally planned to drive to the town, but in fact he was planning to travel back to the tribe halfway, but this plan has now been interrupted.
"Is there anything wrong? Martina."
The girl with freckles on her face is not ugly, she is a little simple and cute. She said a little shyly: "Zhou, have you had dinner? My parents heard about your purpose and wanted to entertain you."
"Oh, by the way, don't be burdened. Even if you don't buy a horse in the end, it doesn't matter. It's mainly...I, I want to be friends with you."
Zhou Li'an could not tell the girl's thoughts, and he did not refuse such kindness.
"Then let's go, but I didn't have time to prepare the gift."
"No, it's just a common meal. With my parents and my brother here, my brother is the equestrian coach."
The two chatted and came to the big house in the ranch.
As soon as he entered the room, a middle-aged man with a beard came to greet him enthusiastically: "Zhou, right? I am Martina's father, Ben Stone."
"Hello, Mr. Stone, sorry I was suddenly invited and couldn't bring a gift."
"Hahaha, let's call me, we're too presumptuous to send an invitation."
A teasing came from the back room, and before the sound of people arrived—
"Let me see what the man who fascinates us little Martina looks like."
"Oh, brother, can you stop talking nonsense?" Martina retorted anxiously.
Zhou Li'an is not surprised, he just treats it as a joke, while Americans are always so open and direct.
A thirty-year-old man came out and shook hands with Zhou Li'an: "Andy, Andy Stone."
"Just call me Zhou."
Finally, Mrs. Stone appeared in an apron, said hello, and asked the three men to chat first, and she took Martina to prepare dinner.
The father and son first asked Zhou Li'an about his needs for horses.
Zhou Li'an could see that they sent the invitation not only because of their little daughter's intentions, but were extremely eager to reach a deal.
It is difficult for a simple country man to hide his emotions and intentions in front of Zhou Li'an.
Looking back at the reason, it is nothing more than the word "money".
Zhou Li'an felt the idea and released some bargaining chips: "I plan to open a racetrack in Oregon, but it's just a simple personal interest."
"If possible, after I get started with my equestrian riding, I plan to buy 10 horses first, and the final demand scale is about 100 horses."
When the father and son heard this, their faces turned red with excitement.
"100 horses? That must be a large racecourse!"
"Believe me, Zhou, the horse racing industry is booming now. As long as you are willing to invest, you can make money."
"I heard that many club horse farms in the south have an hourly horse usage fee of $50, which is a big business."
The two of them had almost zero sales skills, and they almost threw out the contract and forced Zhou Li'an to sign the contract.
On the contrary, Mrs. Stone was very rational and asked them to go to the table for dinner and said, "Zhou just had an idea. He hasn't even learned how to ride a horse yet, right? Don't force yourself to do anything."
"Oh, by the way." Mrs. Stone smiled and looked at her daughter, "Zhou, in fact, Martina is also an excellent knight. How about letting her teach you tomorrow?"
Martina was eager to try.
Her older brother Andy complained, “Hey, mom, the coach’s job is mine!”
"Shut up." Mrs. Stone glared at him, and Andy didn't dare to speak anymore. Then she smiled at Zhou Li'an and said, "Zhou, Andy is not as careful as Martina. Believe me, she will be a good teacher."
Zhou Li'an didn't know whether to cry or laugh about this.
Probably the introverted Martina, who finally fell in love with a man, so the whole family assisted her?
After the meal, Martina took advantage of the reason for digestion and sent Zhou Li'an back to the wooden house.
On the way, Zhou Li'an started to talk clichés and soon realized that the girl had never been in love and had a blind vision of love.
As for why I took a fancy to Zhou Li'an at first sight.
Nothing else, good-looking.
Zhou Li'an did not intend to hurt this girl.
Sitting in front of the wooden house, he looked sad: "Martina, I'm actually divorced, my ex-wife hurts me. Part of the reason I came to Montana is that I hope the clean air and beautiful scenery here can cleanse my wounded heart."
I thought Martina would retreat because of this.
Who would have thought...
"Oh my God, we shouldn't mention these sad things. Then, how about I'll accompany you into the room for a few drinks? At this time, you must have someone to comfort me."
Chapter completed!