After finishing the project cooperation letter of intent, Chen Mo looked at the time and saw that it was already noon, and drove to the supermarket in the small town...
There was a lot of seafood in the supermarket. Chen Mo selected two large lobsters, a dozen large oysters, and weighed a few pounds of abalone that was not too big.
It's not that big, just compared to wild red abalone in California.
For California wild red abalone, the width of the abalone shell that can be harvested must exceed seven inches, which is 17.8 centimeters. One abalone can be full...
The abalone that is too big looks unappetizing, it is too graphic. The abalone that is too small is still more delicious...
I steamed lobster, oysters and abalone directly when I got home.
Oysters and abalone were cooked with garlic sauce. Looking at the time, Ellie finally called and made lunch at home. Ellie's car also drove in.
"I smell the fragrance." Ai Li came in and said loudly: "Chen Mo? Chen Mo, where are you?"
"Why are you yelling so loudly?" Chen Mo came out of the kitchen with a smile, holding a few steamed abalones, peeling them out and preparing to feed them to Xiaoxue.
Ellie was already squatting outside Xiaoxue's cattery: "What a cute little kitten. Was it born the night before yesterday?"
"Well, do you want to feed one?" Chen Mo put the abalone meat on the cat plate, stopped Erha and Ala from drooling, and also fed them half a piece.
"No. Bella is going to feed one, and I think I will take care of it most of the time. By the way, Bella has sold her house, and we will find a new house to live in next week."
"House prices in the Bay Area are rising rapidly. If there had not been a financial crisis, it would have been difficult for housing prices there to come down..."
"If a financial crisis doesn't happen this year, it will happen next year, and the year after that. A financial crisis in the free capital market is inevitable, and what is coming will always come. And we have calculated that renting a house is quite cost-effective. Do you know that Bella's house is for sale
How much did it cost?"
"How many."
"2.37 million. It's a full 410,000 higher than the listing price. There are too many rich people in San Jose."
Chen Mo shrugged. The tech IPO boom in Silicon Valley last year injected huge amounts of money into Silicon Valley. According to incomplete statistics, more than 5,000 millionaires were born in Silicon Valley due to this wave of tech IPO boom (if they can cash out)...
And last year, nearly $200 billion in market value was released.
Since last year, rents in San Francisco have increased by 13%. In San Jose, rents have increased by about 15%.
For example, the luxury studio apartment that Chen Mo rented before rented for US$260 per day, which is more expensive than a standard room in a three-star hotel. Of course, there are also cheap rents in San Jose. For example, the monthly rent of a shared house is around US$1,000. But it is cheap.
The rent and location are not very good...
"You go out to rent a house, rent a better house, don't be too remote." Chen Mo touched Ellie's hair and said with a smile.
"Yes. Yes, we will rent a house with three bedrooms and one living room. The selection standard is that the monthly rent is about US$7,000." Ai Li looked up at Chen Mo and smiled.
The seafood in the kitchen was ready. Chen Mo took them out and opened a bottle of frozen champagne...
After filling their bellies, the two went upstairs to take a nap.
Chen Mo had the habit of taking a nap, but Ai Li did not. She was playing with her mobile phone next to Chen Mo, and occasionally teasing the glutinous rice dumplings that flew back from time to time...
After April, it hasn’t rained much in southern San Francisco, and the temperature is rising day by day.
After waking up, Chen Mo looked outside. The thick curtains blocked the sunlight, but he could still feel the sun outside was very strong.
After washing his face and going downstairs, Chen Mo drove his four-wheel-drive off-road motorcycle and drove Ellie to the Terai Valley...
Alfalfa is a very water-consuming plant.
John is leading people to pump water and pour it into the water storage ditch in the pasture...
"Boss." John took off the hat on his head and walked over.
"There is still enough water in the deep well here."
"It's very sufficient and the flow will basically never stop." Now, in July and August, the water in the well will only be enough to pump for two or three hours a day.
"Okay, you can stay busy. I'll look around..."
The plains of the Terai Valley are all planted with alfalfa, covering more than 2,000 acres. If Chen Mo were to use the familiar unit of acres, that would be almost 17,000 acres.
The valley goes from south to north or from north to south, with no end in sight.
There are only eight deep wells in the Terai Valley and two in the Terai Valley.
8 wells, unless they are artesian wells like those in small valleys, can irrigate 17,000 acres of land, it is impossible to even think about it.
In some places that cannot be irrigated, the alfalfa has begun to wither and turn yellow. This is a normal phenomenon. As long as there is enough water, the alfalfa can come back to life...
You still have to apply, and at least 5 more deep wells are needed.
"Look there's a rabbit."
Chen Mo looked in the direction of Ellie's finger and saw a fat and big gray-eared rabbit: "Would you like to try the spicy rabbit?"
"No, rabbits are so cute... I don't eat rabbit meat." Ellie shook her head vigorously.
It is true that rabbit meat and dog meat are not acceptable to everyone.
Chen Mo doesn't like eating rabbit meat either, mainly because it's difficult to cook.
After riding a four-wheel drive around the fields for nearly an hour, I still didn't visit all parts of the Terai Valley. I went back to the office and continued to draw up a draft for dividing the pasture in the valley.
River Valley Ranch includes an ecological research institute and laboratory, Dorper sheep breeding herd, milk and feed operations, plus a winery, 200 acres of vineyards, and 13,000 acres of hilly heathland to the southwest.
Chen Mo only retained the small valleys in the hilly areas, the Moon Valley, and the thousands of acres of relatively flat hills under the Terai Valley Reservoir.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Mo met again with Krenl, the head of Nestlé's North American investment department.
Nestlé only invested in the construction of a factory in the town of St. Beni, with an investment of no less than 20 million US dollars.
River Valley Ranch is only the exclusive pure goat milk supplier for Nestlé Dairy Products Company, and the price of fresh goat milk is US$10 per gallon.
1 gallon is approximately 8.4 pounds.
This price... can be said to be very cheap.
Ellison purchases goat milk from Riverdale Ranch for $7.50 per pound.
Now, 8.4 pounds is only $10.
Cheap is only relatively speaking. Compared with other dairy farmers, this is a very high price.
As for River Valley Ranch’s current pasteurized milk business, it can still be retained. This super high-profit market is shrinking rapidly step by step. Maybe next year, it will be difficult to sell 3,000 pounds a day.
The contract with Nestlé is unlimited. As long as the quality is up to standard, anyone who comes will be accepted. However, the contract period stipulates that in the next three years, at least 130,000 gallons of fresh milk will be provided to Nestlé's St. Beni factory.
Besides, Chen Mo still has shares in this company. Thirty percent of the shares is already a lot, and the other party will not agree to raise the price. And only after completing the supply of 130,000 gallons of fresh milk, the shares he holds can
allowed to sell...
After discussions until the evening, Chen Mo found a lawyer to finalize the formal contract. He used a normal trick and transferred 30% of the shares of the Nestlé Saint-Béni Factory to his personal name...
The registered capital of the factory is US$23 million. This was Chen Mo's repeated insistence, and the other party added an additional investment of US$3 million.
After finalizing the contract, Nestlé acted quickly. It is estimated that it will have to wait until the end of the year from the signing of the contract to the formal implementation of the contract. Building the factory will take time. There is no rush to divide the pasture. The current river valley pasture is still very profitable. Wait until the end of the year.