Chapter 12 Winery
Thirty hours later, George stood in front of the Bank of Canada in Niagara.
Yes, George went straight for a big trip. Instead of choosing cities such as Vancouver in the United States, he chose the small town of Walkerville in Ontario, Canada, close to Lake Ontario.
The town is located on the shores of Lake Ontario and has a history of 200 years. There are more than a dozen wineries in the town and its surrounding areas, producing various wines.
George didn't know much about it before. After flying to Vancouver on the way, he learned from the locals that alcohol prohibition had started in Canada as early as four years ago. But later, due to the smuggling of alcohol from the United States into Canada, too
There are too many, so Canada has relaxed its alcohol ban.
Similarly, now that the United States has banned alcohol, Naga has begun to support the United States. Therefore, several major cities close to the United States are the hardest hit areas for smuggling. George believes that even places closer to the United States will be affected in a few years.
Visited by smugglers who collected alcohol.
If George just wants to buy a batch of wine back, that's easy. As long as the money is available, he can always buy it, but it won't last long. George knows about this alcohol prohibition, but it has been banned for more than ten years. Therefore, George cannot always buy it.
Do this kind of bulk shopping.
I also inquired with Canadians and found out that the raw materials for the two kinds of wines abundant in Canada are grains. In particular, Canadian whiskey, which is known as the world's top five whiskeys in later generations, requires a grain called rye.
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After confirming the location again, George flew directly to Attawaki Pist.
The first reason for this place is the climate and abundant crops. If you build a factory here, it will be very convenient to buy raw materials for brewing. Secondly, this place is close to the lake and faces the United States across the lake. Logistics and transportation are convenient. It has a large population.
Workers are easy to recruit. The most important thing is that there was a winery here before, so buying them directly saves time and effort.
When George came to this place, as a foreigner, it was very difficult to complete these things in a short time. So he first went to a deserted place, then changed into the brand clothes he bought before, and then walked into the bank.
As soon as I entered the bank gate, a beautiful woman in uniform walked over and said with a smile: "Hello, sir! How can I help you?"
"I want to check the account balance." George said calmly.
"Sir, please come this way."
State your name, account number and verification password. By the time the bank and Bank of America verified the information, George had already refilled his coffee twice.
Finally, the beautiful woman from before came over, bent down and said softly: "Mr. Orwell, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. I just checked and you still have 450,000 US dollars in your account."
George nodded with satisfaction and smiled at the manager. George can definitely guarantee that the reason he smiled at the beauty was not because he found that two of her collar buttons, which were still fine just now, were unbuttoned. Cough.
Cough!
The beautiful manager then said in a softer tone: "Mr. Orwell, my name is Belle, is there anything else I can help you with?"
"Of course, please help me invite the best agent here. Thank you."
"Mr. Orwell, do you want to buy anything? I can also introduce it to you!"
"Haha, help me find a professional agent. If I need to browse the scenery of Walkerville, I will definitely come to you. Thank you!" He didn't want to waste time in front of these people now, so he said directly.<
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"Okay, please come with me." Perhaps hearing the rejection in George's words, the manager took George into a reception room before his name could be remembered. After inviting George to sit down,
Someone brought another cup of coffee, but the beautiful manager had already gone out to find someone.
Within a few minutes, she brought in a bald, middle-aged man. After the two parties introduced each other, they sat down on both sides of the coffee table.
That manager resigned and left in a very ethical manner.
George looked at the manager named John in front of him, who had the same hairstyle and fat as his previous life, and felt an inexplicable sense of déjà vu. George secretly thought that if he hadn't traveled through time, he would probably look like this now.
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John didn't know that the young man sitting on his right would think so much. He said directly: "Mr. Orwell, you are very welcome to Walkerville. Just now Belle told me that you have some needs that I can help with."
I got yours. What is it?"
George looked at the person in front of him and laughed: "Of course, that's the case. California produces two kinds of wine, one is whiskey and the other is wine. I want to buy two wineries. Of course, if there are two wineries that can be produced at the same time,
The winery is even better."
"Well, is that so? Okay, I understand. Then please wait a moment." After saying that, he stood up, bowed slightly to George and left.
After another ten minutes or so, John walked in with a folder.
As he walked, he said, "Sorry, Mr. Orwell, for keeping you waiting." Then he sat down opposite, opened the document in his hand, turned to George, handed it to George with both hands, and then introduced to George: "
Mr. Orwell, please see that there are currently five wineries for sale here. One of them is a winery without supporting manor, and the other four are fully equipped wineries. Among them, Gwen Wine
The winery is the most famous. In the past, this winery was rich in whiskey. However, since the death of Gwen Sr. five years ago, Gwen Jr. had his own business in Vancouver, and then caught up with the Canadian Prohibition. The winery has been suspended. This year
Prohibition had just been lifted, and Gwen Jr. was planning to sell the winery. Across a small river from Gwen Winery was another winery that specialized in wine production. If Mr. George bought both wineries, the series would
Together, we can just meet your requirements."
"What are the quotations of the two wineries? Do you have an estimate of the minimum transaction price? If I buy all two wineries, how will the section of the river flowing through the winery be calculated? Will I need to pay additional fees for water use in the future?
?" George asked all his questions at once, which saved the most time. "The most important thing is are the workers in the winery still there? Can production be resumed at any time?"
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John is indeed a professional agent, and he answered directly: "The total quotations from both sides are US$250,000. If it is cash, I think we can negotiate US$200,000. If we buy them all, we can donate some money to the government.
You can directly surround the two wineries into one. As long as you do not pollute the water in the water source, you can use it as you like. Regarding the production issues you are concerned about, please rest assured. This city is not big and the employment positions are limited.
The workers working for the two wineries are all good winemakers, but there are only so many local wineries. And the most important thing in a winery is technology, so all the winemakers and workers are still there and can resume work at any time."
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"When can I visit?"
"Any time!"
"Then let's go!"
After speaking, George stood up directly. John followed immediately. When he reached the lobby, he asked George to wait for a moment. Then he invited George to go out. There was a doorman at the door who helped open the door. George saw a car parked at the door. John opened the door in advance.
After George got in and sat down, he closed the car door and walked to the passenger seat and sat down.
Then the driver drove towards the farm under John's command.
As the car slowly drove out of the town, the buildings on both sides of the road gradually became fewer and fewer. After turning an intersection, it started driving on a country road. The road was only wide enough for two cars to drive side by side at most, maybe
There were a lot of people walking on this road, and the cars didn't go very fast, so George didn't feel much bumps.
After driving for twenty minutes, the car turned onto a small road again and stopped in front of a gate five minutes later. The car honked the horn, but seeing that no one opened the door, John took the initiative to get out of the car, walked to the door, and opened the door directly.
Pushed away.
After getting in the car again, he asked the driver to sound the horn again and again. After driving for another two minutes, the car stopped in front of a two-story villa.
There is a circular garden at the entrance of the villa. There is a pool in the middle of the garden. From the outside, the villa looks very big. The first floor is about 400 square meters. There are five independent cabins on the left side of the villa, which should be workers or winemakers.
There is a row of warehouses on the right hand side of his residence, which should also function as stables, because he heard the sound of horses braying.
Just when George was looking at the surroundings, the door of the villa was opened from the inside. An old woman walked out with the support of a half-year-old child. Seeing that it was John, she smiled and nodded and said: "It's you, little John."
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John walked a few steps quickly, met the old man, and gave him a warm hug. Hehehe, he smiled and said: "Yes, madam, you are still so energetic."
The old woman patted John on the shoulder, looked at George, and said, "Does anyone want to buy it?"
John quickly replied: "I am interested, so I brought him to have a look."
At this time, George also came over, and John introduced: "Madam, this is Mr. Orwell, Mr. Orwell, and this is Mrs. Gwen."
George reached out his hand first, shook hands with the old lady and said: "Hello, madam."
The old lady smiled and said, "How about you, young man."
He turned to look at John again and said: "Little John, you can take the guests around by yourself. I am an old man and I won't accompany you young people. If you need anything, just come to me. By the way, I'm from the wine cellar."
The key is still in the same place, go and see it yourself."
"Okay, ma'am."
After the old lady turned around and walked back to the room, John sighed and said to George: "Little Gwen and I are classmates, so my wife has watched me grow up. Now that little Gwen is selling the winery, she is most reluctant to part with it.
She should be Madam."
Then they stopped talking about this topic. The two of them took a look in the winery. John even took George down to the wine cellar to look at the wine. George discovered that there was still wine in the wine cellar. It was all that kind.
Wine is stored in wooden barrels. There are three sizes. There are about fifty barrels in the small barrel of 40 liters. The middle barrel is about 100 barrels in the size of 150 liters, and then the largest barrel is about 700 liters.
About thirty barrels.
There should be 38,000 liters of wine here, which is about 76,000 bottles. These wines alone should be worth a lot of money.
Then George asked: "Does the price include these wines?"
"Yes, including all drinks."
"Okay, let's go to another winery and have a look."
"Yes, sir"
George followed John to another winery. Because it was making wine, this winery had many grapevines, lined up in rows, like neat rows of soldiers, waiting for the general's inspection.
The two wineries are backed by a hill. If Gwen Winery expands a little further, it will completely own the entire peninsula extending to Lake Ontario.
Then, George asked about the ownership of the hill and the small piece of land. Because John was a local and familiar with the place, he directly told him that it was the common land of the town. The town originally planned to build a small town on the hill.
Due to the high cost of the castle, and the prohibition on alcohol in the past few years, almost no one comes here, so it has always been empty.
After looking around, George asked John to send him to the best hotel in the town. In the hotel lobby, George made a request: take the peninsula as the line, the two wineries plus the hill and the small piece of land, all added together
Based on $250,000, he will take 5 percentage points from the portion John negotiated, and the time must be quick.
Don't think that five points is very small. For example, if the final price is 240,000 yuan, it is five points of ten thousand yuan, which is five hundred dollars. Looking at just one point, his current daily salary is only five dollars a day.
, the most popular Ford car now only costs about $400.
Chapter completed!