After coming to the United States, the relationship between Chen Mo and Luo Chen gradually became estranged.
"Hey, Lao Luo, what's going on?" Chen Mo climbed up from the bed and said with a smile.
"He Jian, do you still remember?"
"Remember, classmate. He said he was going to South America for a business trip. Has he finished his work in South America?" Chen Mo has a good memory, so of course he remembers him.
High school classmates, we met by chance on the first day of the new year, and it has been a few months since then...
On the first day of the new year, He Jian talked about a business trip to South America after the new year and a visit to the United States afterwards. He also asked for Bai Xiaoou’s contact information, saying that he was getting together with old classmates.
"People are in San Francisco, come out and get together."
"Where's Lao Bai?"
"I'm having a meeting over there in Silicon Valley, but I didn't answer my phone call. Are you at the ranch?"
"Okay, I'll be back soon and pick up Lao Bai on the way."
"ok."
Chen Mo went to the bathroom to take a shower, changed into a custom-made handmade suit, and drove out in his pickup truck.
I called Bai Xiaoou on the way. After a few rings, Bai Xiaoou picked up the phone and said, "We're in a meeting. Do you have anything?"
"Nothing, He Jian has arrived in San Francisco. Just now Luo Chen called and asked to go out and get together."
Bai Xiaoou and the others were discussing the chef academy and how to develop the land in Atlas Mountains.
That piece of land is very large, and its total area is larger than the Stags Leap grape growing area in Napa Valley. To maximize its value, we need to consider the long term...
Bai Xiaoou lowered his voice: "The meeting is about an hour away, just wait."
"At Garrison Investments?"
"Um."
"Okay, I'll pick you up, please come along."
I listened to the song all the way and thought about my next plan.
Bright is watching over River Valley Ranch, and the overall plan is almost there. Chen Mo doesn't need to worry about the follow-up work, and he can't get involved.
Not to mention that Chen Mo is a novice about animal husbandry, but he understands it very 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 other is to run a small winery in Napa Valley...
After waiting for more than ten minutes at Garrison Investment Company, I 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 completed, it can bring two to three billion in revenue to the company, and the long-term benefits will be even greater." Bai Xiaoou rubbed his temples, waiting for the Napa Valley project to start.
, you can relax.
"How much is your entry capital?" Chen Mo lit a cigarette and rubbed his nose.
"170 million." Bai Xiaoou also lit up the cigarette, with a tired look on his face: "Garrison Investment Company's appetite is too big. It has given out more than 3,000 acres of land, which is larger than the area of the Atlas Mountains AVA grape growing area.
Da. also plans to apply to the Napa County government for community development, that is, to establish a town..."
Chen Mo rubbed 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 Pasoro County.
Speaking of establishing a town... The area where the Del Rey Valley is located belongs to the town of San Beni in Pinos City, Santa Clara County. The mayor of the town has approached Bright many times and wants Bright to do something for the development of the town.
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Brett ignored him.
The town of St. Beni is different from other small towns in populated areas. This town has no populated areas, and therefore has no tax power.
Because Pinos City is a small city, with a population of less than a thousand, and all tax authority lies with the city government.
Taxes in the United States are divided into federal taxes, state taxes, and local taxes.
Local tax refers more to local tax.
Local taxes are basically used for the construction of public facilities in small towns and cities, municipal expenses, hiring police, etc.
The United States is made up of communities, and each community is different. Places with high local tax revenue have better public security and better public facilities. These are wealthy areas.
In places with low local tax revenue, public security is poor because they cannot afford police.
"In Napa, the local tax seems to be more than 2%?" Chen Mo said.
"It depends on the region. The local tax in some places is only about 1.2%."
"How much is that piece of land at Garrison Investments worth?"
"$360 million, the property tax is 1.39%. How much is the property tax on your ranch?"
"0.71%." Chen Mo smiled: "In remote places, local taxes are cheap."
"Well... the land owned by Garrison Investment Company is between most of the Atlas production area and the Stags Leap area. There are no large communities in these two areas. If it works well, it is really possible to establish a small town."
The land owned by Garrison Investment Company is worth US$360 million, and the annual property tax is US$5 million. In this way, if you can really apply to establish a town, there will be many benefits.
That place belongs to Union City.
Napa County, Napa City and Union City are two cities next to each other, and that area falls under the jurisdiction of Union City.
There are three types of municipal systems adopted in the United States: the mayor-council system, the city manager system, and the committee system.
When a place's economy improves, local residents can pass a referendum to break away from the jurisdiction of the original city and form a new city or town. There is a slight difference between the city and the town, but the difference is not big.
Both cities and towns can withhold part of the tax revenue to use for daily expenses of the city and town, including schools, police stations, hiring town managers, etc.
But these have nothing to do with Chen Mo. They are too high-end and cannot be played with Chen Mo's current ability.
"I still have millions of spare cash on hand. Do you think it would be better for me to invest in vineyards in Napa or orchards in the Central Valley?" Chen Mo said.
"The vineyards in Napa Valley, the environment there is good, it is suitable for living, the business atmosphere is relatively strong, and the security is one of the best in the United States. The Central Valley is so big, you have to choose a place, which is troublesome."
Chen Mo shrugged: "You have many connections, 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.
Luo Chen is the restaurant manager of Tangxia Yipin Restaurant on Qining Street, across the street from the Pan American Pyramid.
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 chuckled, stood up and opened his hands...
Bai Xiaoou smiled and hugged him: "Don't you know our monitor?" Bai Xiaoou smiled and said: "When you were studying, I even found someone to beat you. What a stupid day, and you even went to the class teacher.
Report there."
Speaking of those things, He Jian was not embarrassed. He smiled and patted Bai Xiaoou on the shoulder: "It's old things, so don't mention them."
He Jian pulled Bai Xiaoou to sit together, and Chen Mo sat next to Luo Chen. He changed positions with Luo Chen and sat next to the window. He yawned and wanted to smoke a cigarette to refresh himself but found that there was no more.
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 his cigar and took a puff.
Bai Xiaoou was infected by Chen Mo's yawn and yawned too. He cut a cigar for Luo Chen and He Jian. He also lit one and looked at He Jian: "Lao Luo said that you were in South America before.
Has a big project been negotiated?”
"That's a project worth more than 100 million US dollars, and I won it easily." He Jian lit the cigar, took a long puff, and blew out the white smoke that almost hit Chen Mo's face: "But it's still not as good as you. After all, I'm here
Although the state-owned units in China are stable, they can get iron rice bowls and dead wages, but what you earn in the United States is US dollars. By the way, weren't you an investor before? Why did you open a restaurant?"
He Jian only knew Bai Xiaoou and Chen Mo, and both of them were doing 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...
Just while chatting with Luo Chen, He Jian learned that Bai Xiaoou is the owner of this restaurant... and that's it.