American Ranch

Chapter 125

Humans are social animals.

Not many people like remote places.

Small remote places are suitable for occasional vacations, and you will definitely feel bored if you stay for a long time.

At least that's the case for Chen Mo, especially if he is very wealthy, wouldn't it be a crime to live in the mountains for a long time?

Chen Mo doesn't like particularly remote places, nor does he like the noisy life in big cities.I still like to stay in the countryside, but don't be too remote, it's better to be closer to the populated areas...

"What do you think about investing in Napa Valley?" Bai Xiaoou said.

"I think it will work. However, there is not much land that can be developed in Napa Valley. Will the cost of acquiring the land be too high?" Chen Mo smiled and said.

"Garrison Investment Company has 950 acres of land in Napa Valley." Bai Xiaoou took the tablet computer, clicked on Google Maps Online, and pointed out the land owned by Garrison Investment Company to Chen Mo.

In the Atlas Mountains, according to the map, part of the land has been developed into vineyards, and the area is not very large.

The 950-acre land looks very small on the map, but you can only feel its hugeness when you are in it.

"This... doesn't seem to be in the legal production area?"

"Well, it belongs to the Atlas Mountains, and only a small part of it is in the AVA appellation."

Atlas Peak is the highest altitude sub-region in Napa Valley, with an area of ​​1.1 acres, of which 1500 acres are under the legal planting area.

"At the beginning, Garrison Salary Company competed with the Constellation Group for the Essen Plantation, but they failed to compete, so they spent a huge sum of money to buy the land leading to the valley from the Essen Plantation..." Bai Xiaoou scratched his head and said with a smile.

Constellation Group, a global wine giant.

Behind Garrison Investment Company is Roger Garrison, a Wall Street financial giant with a personal net worth of nearly 30 billion US dollars. The investment companies and foundations he manages can mobilize tens of billions of dollars in capital.

Bai Xiaoou talked about something between big groups and capital predators.

Ten years ago, Garrison Investment Company began to lay out Napa Valley and Sonoma County.This strategic layout overlaps with Constellation Group. Constellation Group is also deploying in Napa Valley and Sonoma County. Garrison Investment Company has been cut off by Constellation Group for several acquisitions, including Mondavi Winery and a 1300-acre carriage park. , Essen plantation with an area of ​​2600 acres... Afterwards, they planned to take over the vineyards under the ranch winery, and let Gallo Group cut off...

As for the layout in Sonoma County, the Jialu Group was directly blocked.

Gallo Group is also one of the global wine giants.

The strategic layout of the two places suffered setbacks one after another, and the indirect losses of Garrison Investment Company should be more than one billion US dollars.

You must know that in Napa Valley and Sonoma County, the overall land value has nearly doubled in ten years.

The failures in Sonoma and Napa Valley led Garrison Investment Company to directly abandon the business in the North Bay area of ​​San Francisco and turn to the sparsely populated Southern California Coastal Mountains area...

"Just do it if it's profitable. If it's not profitable, forget it." Chen Mo took Bai Xiaoou's bag, found a cigar and smoked it.

"Garrison Investment Company means to spend a lot of money to take down the Essen Plantation. John Mike is more interested in this project and supports Garrison Investment Company. And our Tangxia Yipin Company, the current role is... If not Waylon Company is afraid of Garrison Investment Company, our Tang Xia Yipin's role is really dispensable." What Bai Xiaoou was really angry about was not the location selection of the Chef Academy, but this point.

Garrison Investment Company and Waylon Company can directly abandon Tang Xia Yipin... On this project, Tang Xia Yipin's current position is very embarrassing.What's even more embarrassing is that Bai Xiaoou was still fighting for Jing Chenghong to be the headmaster of the Chef Academy, trying to get more benefits for the company...

Bai Xiaoou was angry more because he was aggrieved, after all, he was not strong enough.

"He who is content is always happy. Our life is enough." Chen Mo cut a cigar for Bai Xiaoou, stuffed it in his mouth, and said, "Actually, it's almost enough."

"I came up with the idea of ​​jointly establishing a chef academy. I have worked so hard for a long time on the detailed plan and future development..."

"It's impossible for the world to revolve around us."

"If it goes according to my previous idea, if it succeeds, our Tangxia Yipin will definitely become the largest Chinese restaurant chain group in the United States within three years. At that time, the stocks in your and my hands will more than multiply by ten times..."

Chen Mo frowned: "Or, just go according to their plan. According to your plan, our greatest interests should be in the chef academy... Waylon Catering and Garrison Investment Company are both shareholders of the company, the company makes money, They also have great benefits, don't they? I think the position of the headmaster of the Chef Academy should be up for grabs, try again, and give in if you have to... They are the predators."

"Okay, let's go for a walk." Chen Mo patted Bai Xiaoou's shoulder.

Chen Mo is the largest shareholder of Tangxia Yipin.

This winter, the hot pot restaurant under Tangxia Yipin’s business is booming, so that the company’s unlisted stock price has also risen. There is an exchange that specializes in buying and selling unlisted stocks. The transaction price of Tangxia Yipin’s stock is close to 3 US dollars per share. up.

It is a miracle that a company that has been established for less than two years (a few months and two years away) can achieve its current achievements.

Going downstairs, Chen Xiao was cooking in the kitchen.

Chen Mo greeted Erha and Ala who were lying in the living room, and went outside: "By the way, entering Napa Valley must be a big deal. How much liquidity does the company have now?"

"The capital of the headquarters is more than 6000 million. In the accounts of its restaurants, if you put it together, you should be able to come up with nearly 1 million US dollars. The financing was only at the end of last year. Up to now, 25 new hot pot restaurants have been opened, and [-] Tangxia Yipin. Most of the restaurants and forty fast-food restaurants are still under renovation, and they will all be completed in April." Bai Xiaoou rubbed his chin: "Hot pot restaurants and Tangxia Yipin restaurants are both mid-to-high-end restaurants, especially Tangxia Yipin, per capita consumption is high, such restaurants can only be opened in rich communities in big cities, and there is a problem of saturation. At the end of the year, the expansion of hotpot restaurants and Tangxia Yipin in the US market has almost reached its limit. Shufeng is fast The prospect of the restaurant is even bigger, with Panda Express Restaurant as a reference, there is no problem in opening thousands of branches.”

Shufeng Fast Food Restaurant is a completely Western-style Chinese style restaurant.

The Chinese style is just a decoration. The restaurant sells buns, soy milk, some traditional Chinese stir-fries, fried chicken burgers and Coke...

But the expansion of Shufeng fast food restaurant is more difficult, especially the extreme expansion, not only hard steel panda fast food restaurant, but also to compete with traditional fast food such as KFC and McDonald's in the market.

The U.S. market is neither small nor big, and the development of all walks of life has been very complete. Unless we find a certain point and rush, it is difficult to make great achievements.

Tangxia Yipin has also identified a point, using high-end ingredients as a selling point, and attracting customers with mid-to-high-end consumption.

"After the expansion this year is over, what the company needs to do is to consolidate. And Shufeng fast food restaurants have expanded to about 350, and they have to stop expanding..." Bai Xiaoou shook his head: "The US market seems to be huge. It was almost divided up. Entering Napa Valley, our company can directly withdraw 7000 million in cash, plus loans, and it is no problem to take out 3 million. Regardless of whether Weilun Catering is a listed company, they can directly withdraw cash Certainly not as many as us. Garrison Investments just..."

Garrison Investment Company, even though it is not well-known, this pit is very deep.They are the masters of the Hard Steel Constellation Group...

Chen Mo looked at Bai Xiaoou: "Everything in the world is for profit. If they think it is more beneficial to do it themselves, they will definitely not cooperate with us. Don't forget their investment in Tang Xia Yipin..." Chen Mo was stunned for a moment: "Is the stock price of Waylon Company falling recently?"

"This... I don't know."

(End of this chapter)