In the early morning in San Jose, people start their busy day.
When you first come to a foreign country, you always feel a different atmosphere. After staying for a long time, you get used to it.
At the Hilton Hotel, Ellie lay in Chen Mo's arms for a long time, unwilling to get up. She glanced at her phone from time to time and stared at the time...
"It's so annoying. If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have joined any research group..." Ellie lost her temper, thinking about herself. She had a sweet and cute girl with a Bayan accent she picked up from somewhere.
"It's almost time to get up. You still have to go home and pack some clothes."
"But I still want to lie down for a while. We haven't been together for many days."
"Get up and embrace the positive energy..." Chen Mo smiled and lifted the quilt, found the clothes that were thrown on the cabinet yesterday and put them on.
Ai Li went to the bathroom to take a shower, pouted, and went downstairs holding Chen Mo's arm.
Ellie still lived with Bella and Catherine, renting a large villa.
When they got there, Bella and Catherine soaked cereal, nuts and the like in goat's milk and were preparing for breakfast.
"Ellie...Mo..." Catherine smiled and opened the door.
Bella also smiled: "Have you had breakfast?"
"No." Ellie said.
Bella made two more breakfasts, one of which was extra large, and served it to Chen Mo with an ambiguous smile on her face: "It must have been very hard last night, let's replenish our strength."
Ellie pursed her lips and smiled, scratching her head: "Eat more."
"Hahahaha..." Catherine had a wonderful expression and laughed.
"Our little Ellie has really grown up."
Chen Mo was speechless and almost fell to the ground.
Three women in one drama, it is indeed true. After having a warm breakfast, after Ellie packed her luggage and came out, Chen Mo took her to Stanford University and then to San Francisco...
There is some fog on the surface of San Francisco Bay in the morning.
There was very little fog in the city. After passing through several remote neighborhoods, Chen Mo found that the number of homeless people on the streets seemed to be much larger.
When he arrived at Wells Fargo, Chen Mo went directly upstairs to Cohen's office.
"Mo, good morning."
"Good morning."
The two hugged, and Chen Mo got down to business: "How much does your bank quote for the more than 4,000 acres of land at the southernmost tip of Hawaii Island?"
"50 million US dollars, and it must be a cash transaction." Cohen shrugged and closed the office door.
"The U.S. dollar is worth 50 million U.S. dollars now, and it has to be in cash... Isn't it too expensive?" Chen Mo shook his head.
"US$50 million is the base price. Before the financial crisis, someone quoted US$65 million."
"Before the financial crisis... can the money at that time be compared with the money now?"
"What's the difference? They're all in U.S. dollars." Cohen smiled knowingly and spread his hands.
"45 million." Chen Mo said, "If I sell it, I can pay it now."
"No... 50 million, the lowest offer given to me by the investment headquarters."
Chen Mo didn't know whether it was the lowest price...
The Big Island of Hawaii has a small population and land is cheap.
Land on Oahu is more expensive. Then there is Kauai... In a more famous land acquisition incident, Zuckerberg bought a piece of land and part of a beach on Kauai. The total seems to be 750 acres, and it cost 1
billion. However... that piece of land is allowed to be developed for real estate, and up to 80 houses are allowed to be built.
Land on Kauai should be used as a reference only…
For example, on the island of Oahu, a farm of nearly 900 acres was recently listed for sale, with a price of only $15.9 million.
Land is valuable only if someone likes it... No one can tell the exact price.
"Let's do this. If we are sure that we can capture the entire cape, 50 million will be 50 million."
Cohen shrugged: "To take over the entire Cape area, the 150 million US dollars you offered before is definitely not enough. At least 200 million US dollars... to be precise, more than 250 million US dollars, or higher... especially if you want a private sea area
.To take ownership of the entire area without leaving any subsequent trouble, you must prepare at least 350 million in funds."
"Up to 300 million. And there must be a private sea area and sea economic rights."
"We can only try our best..." Cohen shook his head and said.
"I hope to hear your good news before the end of the year..."
"no problem."
Chen Mo hired a business advisory group from the bank's investment department, and the advisory group went to the Big Island of Hawaii to negotiate. If the deal was successful, it would be 5% of the labor fee. If not, he would have to pay 300,000 US dollars as remuneration...
These matters really require professional people to come forward, and the cards must be big enough. This involves not only private and corporate negotiations, but also negotiations with the local government... Wells Fargo Bank has a better chance of success than Chen Mo himself.
Find someone to go there, it's much bigger.
300 million US dollars...
If I had known, I should have set aside enough funds...
There's almost $430 million in the bank account. Valley Ranch has $38.21 million in its account...
By the way, there is also an account that collects interest, with millions in it.
Chen Mo scratched his head. If he was a bit tight, he should be able to get it without a loan.
After signing the contract with Cohen, Chen Mo looked at the time and went out to Fisherman's Wharf for a walk.
There were a lot fewer tourists at Fisherman's Wharf. All San Franciscans were as leisurely as usual. They arrived at San Francisco International Airport before three o'clock in the afternoon. The ranch's full-time driver was already in the parking lot, and Chen Mo took him with him.
Go to the pick-up gate and wait...
Chen Mo originally thought that he liked freedom and being unfettered.
But when a person is in the United States, he will miss his family after all. Only when his family is not around can he feel the kindness of his family, just like losing love and wanting to cherish it... Haha...
Waited at the airport for more than ten minutes...
"Dad, Mom." Chen Mo shouted.
"Oh, haha..." Father Chen took his luggage and came over with a smile: "Why are you here alone?"
Iverson was the driver Moxi specially found, and he could understand Chinese. He looked resentful at this moment: I, I am not a mother?
Mother Chen's face didn't look good either: "Why didn't Ellie come? Are you there again?"
"What, my Ellie is very good. She can't come because she has something to do..." Seeing that his mother didn't believe it, Chen Mo was speechless: "Really, Ellie is going to attend an academic conference and will be back in a few days."
"Isn't she a student? She is participating in some academic conference..."
"You don't understand this. When she comes back, you can ask her yourself." Chen Mo had a headache.
Chen Chen came over with his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and said with a smile: "Mom, please save some face for me. He is a big boss after all, and he will teach you a lesson like a son."
"He was originally my son." Mother Chen smiled and pulled Chen Mo and said: "That girl Aili is good, don't be half-hearted."
"I know, I know."
"Well, hurry up and meet your Uncle Zhang, Uncle Zhou and the others."
Uncle Zhang is Zhang Xia’s father. Zhang Xia’s parents are coming over...
"Uncle, aunt..." Chen Mo called over and saw the child held by Zhang Xia's mother: "This... should be my little nephew."
Zhang Xia's parents smiled and nodded.
Next to them were Chen Xiao’s father-in-law and mother-in-law, whom Chen Mo also addressed as ‘uncle’ and ‘aunt’.
Zhou Ziyu's mother looked at Chen Mo with a strange expression, and she would glance at it from time to time, feeling very weird...
Chen Mo's ex-ex-girlfriend Hu Mei... Hu Mei is Zhou Ziyu's cousin. Many years ago, Chen Mo had dinner with Zhou Ziyu's parents... At that time, he had no impression of her.