【710】 Horse racing
"Husband Bergen, your horse farm is really full of surprises!" Xiao Feng said sincerely as he looked at the Shetland Pony eating grass leisurely on the grassland.
"I heard that Xiao's husband's 'Jinghu Group' is famous for cultivating top beef cattle. We are also looking forward to tasting the top beef from 'Dream Ranch' as soon as possible!" Faced with Xiao Feng's praise, Lao Bogen accepted it with a reserved attitude and hit Xiao Feng's itchy spot.
When Xiao Feng heard this, he secretly tried to make trouble in his heart. Who said that foreigners can't compliment people? It must be a training process after talking so comfortably.
Compared with the Goose City Pony, the Shetland Pony has a shorter shoulder and elegant shape, which quickly won the joy of Xiao Feng, Xu Mengyao and Nini. Without much effort, Nini chose a pure white Shetland Pony and named it "Snow White"!
Seeing that his daughter liked her, Xiao Feng naturally had no hesitation and opened the cash check with him. Next, Bergen Ranch will use a professional transport vehicle to send the "Snow White" back to the "Dream Ranch" "No (wrong" and will leave a staff member to help the "Dream Ranch" master the breeding technology of Shetland ponies.
In addition, Xiao Feng also bought a black Shetland pony for his son Yu'er's baby. You can't let the Snow White be alone, right? Besides, my son can try to practice riding horses when he is about three years old next year. It's not too early to buy it back now.
In a capitalist society like America, businessmen's service awareness has been completely integrated into their bones, and those who spend money can enjoy meticulous services!
At this point, because Huaxia started late, many consumers not only did not enjoy such a caring service attitude after purchasing goods, but may even encounter the situation of "shop bullying customers".
Seeing Xiao Feng bid $50,000 to buy two Shetran pony, Old Bergen naturally knew that Xiao Feng was the owner of "no shortage of money". The smile on his face became even brighter, and he took Xiao Feng around the horse farm.
This transformation really turned into a new business!
Xiao Feng was soon attracted by various expensive horses on the horse farm. Only then did he realize that the sub-industry of animal husbandry, the horse industry, also has amazing profits.
Although the "Jinghu Ranch" is vast in area, it can cultivate expensive "Jinghu Beef Cattle". However, it is not bad in front of the Bergen Horse Field.
You know, even the cheapest Shetland pony in the Bergen Horse Train is worth tens of thousands of dollars, not to mention those purebred horses that have achieved good results in international competitions, dressage horses, and there is no seven-digit dollar to speak.
Even though Xiao Feng's net worth is billions, he was still shocked by these expensive "super pets". After all, a horse and a yacht are of equal value, and the maintenance costs are not low.
Take the Lightning, which once won the championship at the Kentucky Derby, as an example, not only does it have to be cared for by a professional training jockey, but also a team operates around it. Whether it is out for competitions or on the rest days at the racecourse, it is taken care of in every detail. The daily fee for Lightning is not less than $500,000, but its prize money in major competitions greatly exceeds this number and the return on investment is quite high.
Now Xiao Feng realized that he had been a bit like a good person in the past, and he thought that his 40 million rmb Bugatti Veyron was extremely expensive, but after coming to America, he realized that the world of top rich people had more luxury goods!
"Our horse farm ranks among thousands of horse farms in the United States, and Kentucky, California, Florida, etc. are the main horse farms. They have more top stallions, which can be called 'stalk farms'!" Old Bergen had a clear understanding of the situation of his horse farm and began to tell Xiao Feng about the relevant situation of American horse racing.
It is hard for people who have never been to America to imagine that horse racing is the second largest sport in America, second only to baseball, and countless people have participated in it.
Horse racing is a mainstream sports in the United States. The United States has 154 racecourses with commercial betting licenses, accounting for 8% of the world's 2,000 races. More than 103,000 races are held in the United States every year, ranking first in the world, nearly twice as many as Australia, which is second.
The United States is also the third largest horse racing lottery country in the world, second only to Japan and England, and there are racetracks in major cities across the United States. The number of visitors to the United States attracts 80 million visitors every year. The average annual horse racing bet total is about US$16 billion.
The commercial horse racing industry has a legal status in all states and has been recognized and protected by the law. The commercial horse racing industry has its own full-time seats in Parliament and has its own full-time parliamentary lobbyist, who directly participate in the establishment, modification and supplementation of relevant Parliamentary laws.
The American Barents Group (Washington) conducted a special horse industry survey and research on the topic "The Economic Impact of the American Horse Industry" and published the results in the form of official documents.
In short, the impact of the horse industry on the American economy is US$112.1 billion; the number of people involved in the horse industry and its related fields is: 7.1 million; the number of full-time employees provided by the horse industry is: 1.4 million; the number of horses nationwide in the United States is: 6.9 million; the horse industry pays taxes to the state is US$1.9 billion.
This series of figures shows that the American horse industry has become an important part of the American economy and has derived a large number of benefits.
The profit of the direct production of products and services by the horse industry was US$25.3 billion, and the total impact on the GDP of the United States was US$112.1 billion. Horse racing, exhibitions, and leisure and entertainment each accounted for more than 25% of the products and services provided by the horse industry. The horse industry's contribution to the GDP of the United States is greater than that of the film service industry, railway transportation industry, furniture and indoor fixture manufacturing industry, and tobacco production industry.
In terms of hiring employees, the number of direct employees in the horse industry is higher than that in industries such as railways, radio and television, oil and coal production industries, and tobacco manufacturing.
In urban areas, the direct economic benefits of the horse industry are US$2.8 billion, and the number of people directly employs 4.58 million full-time employees. In agricultural areas, the direct economic benefits of the horse industry are 22.5 billion, and the number of people directly employs 29.27 million full-time employees.
In the past, Xiao Feng really didn't understand that horse racing had such an important position in America. He naturally had to participate in the local customs, so he proposed to Lao Bergen the idea of buying a foal.
In the ‘Dream Ranch’, its former rich owner left a fully functional horse farm for raising and training horse racing is more than enough.
"There are some foals in our horse farm that need to be sold urgently. They all have blood proof!" Old Bogen nodded and said to Xiao Feng: " Raising and raising pure-blooded horses is not easy. It requires a professional field and jockey, and enough patience and time!"
When he learned that Xiao Feng raised a pure-blooded horse for the first time, Old Bergen did not recommend the expensive descendants of the champion horse to him like ordinary profiteers. Instead, he hoped that Xiao Feng would consider it carefully and start with an ordinary foal.
"I will think about it carefully!" Old Bogen's answer surprised Xiao Feng, and his senses became better.
According to Xiao Feng's thinking, when you meet a high-end customer, you should recommend various top-level products to him as much as possible to strive for more profits.
But Xiao Feng didn't know that in addition to being a horse owner, the old man was also a horse lover. He had the confidence and qualification to choose a better owner for his good horses.
It was precisely because Old Bogen saw that Xiao Feng was not as arrogant as a super rich man and was recognized by the veteran cowboy, that he did this.
If you meet the playboys from some wealthy families in the east, Old Bogen wouldn't bother to pay attention to it!
To describe it in Chinese language, Lao Bogen is just watching Xiao Feng have a fate and is planning to introduce Xiao Feng into the breeding and cultivation of pure-blooded horse racing. This is not malicious, but it is a very interesting guide, but he himself can't explain it.
In America, horse racing has become one of the most watched sports, with nearly 100 million visitors a year making it an important place and way for American social interaction.
For new arrivals like Xiao Feng, there are not many ways to integrate into the American life. In addition to some charity dinners, the Jockey Club has become a better way.
If Xiao Feng could have a racehorse with good results, he would have a conversation with other wealthy people when participating in the competition, which would be of great help to his integration into life in America.
Xiao Feng could naturally feel Lao Bogen's kindness, and he was not in a hurry. Instead, he listened carefully to Lao Bogen's various introductions to American horse racing. The more he understood horse racing, the more he felt that he had the opportunity to watch it on site.
In fact, in addition to horse racing, Xiao Feng also came to America with many sports that he wanted to watch on site, such as the MBA basketball game, the baseball ‘Rose Bowl’, etc. Now there are more horse racing!
In the past, Xiao Feng was just an ordinary person and had never visited the basketball and football matches he liked in person. His wealth has soared in recent years, and Xiao Feng has never had the opportunity to realize some of his previous dreams.
Now that we are coming to America, while developing the "Dream Ranch", Xiao Feng also made up his mind to start enjoying life more, otherwise life would be too boring!
The Bergen horse farm is not large, only about 100 hectares. Old Bergen took Xiao Feng and walked around most of the areas quickly, which also gave Xiao Feng a clearer understanding of the professional construction of the horse farm.
Here, all the horses are carefully cared for, and some purebred horses even have to swim in a constant-heating swimming pool for an hour every day. I am afraid that most people in the world will not be able to enjoy you.
As the tour was about to end, Xiao Feng found a very special little guy in a corner of the horse farm, and couldn't help but ask Old Bergen curiously.
The two of them did not expect that legends were often created inadvertently! (To be continued...)
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