American Ranch

Chapter 137 Old Classmates

Just put down the phone, it rang again.

Luo Chen's phone calls are rare.

After coming to America, the relationship between Chen Mo and Luo Chen gradually became estranged.

"Hey, Lao Luo, what's the matter?" Chen Mo got up from the bed and said with a smile.

"He Jian, do you still remember?"

"Remember, classmate. He said he was going on a business trip to South America. Has he finished his business in South America?" Chen Mo has a good memory, so of course he remembers him.

A high school classmate, met by chance on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it has been a few months in the blink of an eye...

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, He Jian talked about going on a business trip to South America next year, and then came to the United States. He also asked Bai Xiaoou's contact information, saying that old classmates came out to get together.

"People are in San Francisco, let's get together."

"Where's Lao Bai?"

"At a meeting over there in Silicon Valley, the phone didn't answer. Are you on the ranch?"

"Okay, I'll be back right away, and I'll pick up Lao Bai by the way."

"OK."

Chen Mo went to the bathroom to take a shower, changed into a custom-made handmade suit, and drove out in the pickup truck.

Called Bai Xiaoou on the way, after a few rings, Bai Xiaoou answered: "I'm in a meeting, do you have something to do?"

"It's nothing, He Jian has arrived in San Francisco. Just now Luo Chen called and said to go get together."

Bai Xiaoou and the others were discussing the Chef Academy and how to develop the Atlas Mountain land.

That piece of land is huge, with a total area larger than that of the Stag's Leap grape growing area in Napa Valley.To maximize its value, it has to be considered in the long run...

Bai Xiaoou lowered his voice: "The meeting is about an hour away, just wait."

"Investing in Garrison?"

"Ah."

"Okay, I'll pick you up in the past, by the way."

Listening to the song all the way, thinking about the next plan.

Brett is watching over the River Valley Ranch, and the overall plan is almost done.There is no need for Chen Mo to worry about the follow-up work, nor can he intervene.

Chen Mo is a rookie in animal husbandry, but he knows it well.

Next, Chen Mo has two plans.One is to run a small plantation in the Central Valley, plant fruit trees and cultivate fruit seedlings.The second is to go to Napa Valley and run a small winery...

After waiting for more than ten minutes at Garrison Investment Company, he picked up Bai Xiaoou and went to San Francisco together.

"You got married on the 19th, and you're still so busy today." Chen Mo threw a cigarette over and said.

"No way, the company's affairs are more important. If the Napa project is successful, it will bring two to three hundred million yuan in revenue to the company, and the long-term benefits will be greater." Bai Xiaoou rubbed his temples, waiting for the Napa Valley project to start , you can easily.

"How much is your admission fund?" Chen Mo lit a cigarette and rubbed his nose.

"1.7 million." Bai Xiaoou also lit a cigarette, looking tired: "Garrison Investment Company's appetite is too great. It has allocated more than 3000 acres of land, which is larger than the area of ​​the AVA grape growing area in the Atlas Mountains .It is also planned to apply to the Napa County government for community building, that is, to establish a town..."

Chen Mo touched his chin: "My ranch has been expanded again, and now it spans three counties."

River Valley Ranch originally spanned two counties. After purchasing two more ranches, it now spans three counties, Santa Clara County, Monterey County, and Pasolo County.

Speaking of establishing a town... The area where the Dry Valley is located belongs to San Beni Town in Pinos City, Santa Clara County. The mayor of the town has approached Bright many times, and he wants Bright to do something for the development of the town. .

Brett ignored him.

The town of San Beni is different from other small towns in populated areas. This town has no populated areas and thus no tax rights.

Because Pinos City is a small city with a population of less than [-], and the tax authority is with the city government.

US taxes are divided into federal tax, state tax and local tax.

Local tax, more refers to land tax.

Local taxes are basically used in the construction of public facilities in small towns and cities, municipal expenses, and the hiring of police officers.

America is made up of communities, and each community is different.Where the land tax income is high, the law and order are good, and the public facilities are better. This is the rich area.

Where the land tax revenue is low, the law and order is poor, because the police cannot be afforded.

"In Napa, the land tax seems to be more than [-]%?" Chen Mo said.

"It depends on the area. The land tax in some places is only about [-]%."

"How much is that land from Garrison Investments worth?"

"3.6 million dollars, the land tax is [-]%. How much is the land tax on your ranch?"

"[-] percent." Chen Mo smiled: "In remote places, the land tax is cheap."

"Hmm... the land of Garrison Investment Company is between most of the Atlas region and the Stag's Leap region. Neither of these two regions has a large community. If it works well, it is really possible to establish a small town."

Garrison Investment Company's piece of land is worth $3.6 million, and the annual land tax is $500 million.In this way, if you can really apply for the establishment of a small town, there will be many benefits.

That place belongs to Union City.

In Napa County, Napa City and Union City are two adjacent cities, and that area is under the jurisdiction of Union City.

There are three types of municipal systems used in the United States: the mayor-cum-parliament system, the city manager system, and the committee system.

When the economy of a place is booming, local residents can form a new city or town through a referendum to break away from the jurisdiction of the original city.City and town, there is a slight difference between the two, but the difference is not big.

Both cities and towns can retain part of the tax revenue and use it for the daily expenses of the city and town, including schools, police stations, hiring town managers, and so on.

But these have nothing to do with Chen Mo, they are too high-end, and with Chen Mo's current ability, they can't play well.

"I still have a few million spare cash. Do you think it's better for me to invest in the vineyards in Napa or the orchards in the Central Valley." Chen Mo said.

"The vineyards in Napa Valley. The environment there is good, that is, it is suitable for living, the business atmosphere is relatively strong, and the security is also one of the best in the United States. The Central Valley is too big, so it is troublesome to choose a place."

Chen Mo shrugged: "You have many contacts, help me find out if there are any high-quality vineyards for sale in Napa Valley."

"no problem."

The car drove back to San Francisco.

On Qining Street, Tangxia Yipin Restaurant is across the street from the Pan-American Pyramid. Luo Chen is the restaurant manager of this restaurant.

After five o'clock, the restaurant business was deserted. The two went upstairs and saw Luo Chen and He Jian sitting by the window drinking tea and chatting.

"Old classmate, do you still recognize me?" He Jian laughed, stood up and opened his hands...

Bai Xiaoou smiled and hugged him: "Our monitor, don't you know him?" Bai Xiaoou said with a smile: "During the time I was studying, I even had someone beat you up. How dare you go to the class teacher Report there."

Speaking of those, He Jian was not embarrassed, he smiled and patted Bai Xiaoou's shoulder vigorously: "Old things, don't mention them."

He Jian pulled Bai Xiaoou to sit together, and Chen Mo sat next to Luo Chen, changed seats with Luo Chen, sat by the window, yawned, wanted to smoke a cigarette to refresh himself and found that it was gone.

Bai Xiaoou cut a cigar and handed it to Chen Mo: "You look more tired than me, really..."

"I haven't slept well these days." Chen Mo lit a cigar and took a puff.

Infected by Chen Mo's yawn, Bai Xiaoou yawned too. He cut a cigar for Luo Chen and He Jian, and he lit one himself, looking at He Jian: "Lao Luo said that you were in South America before. A big project has been discussed?"

"That is, a project worth more than [-] million dollars, and it was easily taken down." He Jian lit the cigar, took a puff, and almost sprayed white smoke on Chen Mo's face: "But it is still not as good as you. After all, I am In China, although state-owned units are stable, you can get iron rice bowls in RMB and dead wages, but you earn US dollars in the United States. By the way, didn’t you invest before, how did you open a restaurant?”

He Jian only knew Bai Xiaoou and Chen Mo, and they both got along well. As for the specific situation, Luo Chen didn't say anything.During the Chinese New Year, Zhang Kun was unwilling to mention Chen Mo...

It was only after chatting with Luo Chen just now that He Jian knew that Bai Xiaoou was the owner of this restaurant... that's all.

(End of this chapter)