Chapter 80: Advantages of Ranch Geographical Location
The seafood restaurant at Berkeley Marina is very good, but if it were later, you would probably have to queue up to eat.
When Xiong Jieming came over, Chen Chen ordered a large table of dishes...
"Cousin Chen Mo, cousin Chen Chen, cousin, second cousin..." Xiong Jieming shouted when they met. Zhang Qianqian who followed also followed suit...
"Hurry up and sit down. We've ordered some food. Let's see what else you need." Chen Mo handed the menu to Zhang Qianqian, and they both came together.
"No, there are already a lot of dishes." Zhang Qianqian said.
This girl is quite sensible... She and Xiong Jieming sit together, and they look like a good match.
Chen Mo was a little envious of Xiong Jieming, with his two green faces and a green and sweet smile.
Love in student days is the most pure and beautiful, not mixed with too many other things.
"Jiming, after the Chinese New Year, I want my third uncle to come and help me work. Please take the time to write an invitation letter to my third uncle, in both Chinese and English..."
"What invitation?"
"Invitation letter to visit relatives. It is not easy to apply for a signature during the Chinese New Year. If you send an invitation letter, you have a higher chance of passing it." Chen Mo gave Xiong Jieming a big lobster and looked at Zhang Qianqian: "You can eat it too, you're welcome."
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"I'm not polite, the plate is piled up." Zhang Qianqian said sheepishly.
"Jiming, we haven't seen each other for a long time. How do you feel about studying here?" Chen Chen asked.
"It's okay. The school atmosphere is very good. It's much more relaxed than when I was in high school."
"It's going to be another holiday soon. Are you sure you can get the scholarship?"
Xiong Jieming was a very good student in his hometown, and he often ranked among the top in the city. Logically speaking, it should be easy to get a scholarship. But in American universities, applying for scholarships not only requires academic performance (test scores), but also mainly academic and extracurricular learning.
Achievements, what else should I write a paper about?
As a self-funded international student, it is quite difficult to apply for a scholarship.
Xiong Jieming shook his head and elaborated on their university scholarship system. Most scholarships need to be applied for by yourself. Unless you are a particularly outstanding one, the school will take the initiative to give you a scholarship.
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Early the next morning, the Bright family of three finally arrived in San Francisco in their RV.
In order to reach San Francisco today, Brett and the others drove all night...
Dasha and Ala at home almost didn't recognize Chen Mo anymore. It wasn't until Chen Mo made a sound that Alaa started to circle around Chen Mo excitedly.
As for Dasha, he was acting coquettishly around Chen Chen and his wife, glancing at Chen Mo from time to time with a slightly confused look in his eyes.
Dahua and Ah Li were even more confused. Cats themselves are not very smart.
Chen Mo arranged a bedroom for Bright and the others: "You must have worked hard to come here all night. Can you hold on to the afternoon meeting?"
"My wife was driving last night. I just woke up..."
"I'm sleeping too, mom is driving." Amiya said with a sweet smile on her face.
Chen Mo touched Amiya's head, looked at Bright's wife, and invited them to come in and sit down: "The Tangxia Yipin you invested in before was worth 1 million US dollars and 800,000 shares. The current value per share is about 3.7 US dollars.
If you sell, it will be about $3.40, which is more than double the return... Do you want to continue to increase your holdings of stocks, or sell?"
"If you sell it, I'll give you $3.70 per share." This is the original stock, and you can continue to increase your holdings according to the share ratio.
Brett looked at his wife.
"I don't understand this... Will Mr. Chen Mo continue to increase his stock holdings?"
"Hmm. Increase your holdings... Tangxia Yipin's business is very good. It's not cost-effective to sell the stocks now. Continue to increase your holdings."
"Then we will continue to increase our holdings." Bright arrived late, firstly to deal with the follow-up matters of the Snow Mountain Ranch, and secondly to deal with his property in Montana.
For example, cars, real estate, etc., everything that can be sold is sold.
Brett touched his stubble: "Boss, I have been working for you for more than a year. My salary..."
Brett's annual salary is 300,000, and his monthly salary is 10,000, and then he will be paid 180,000 at the end of the year. Including the salary that should be paid to him for the past two months, the total is 200,000.
Chen Mo smiled and took out his checkbook and filled out a check: "1 million, file your own taxes. The extra money will be a bonus for you."
"Thank you, boss." Brett smiled and accepted the check. Americans are not polite...
Without Bright, the construction of Snow Mountain Ranch would not have been so fast, and it would not have been possible to sell it for more than 300 million US dollars in just over a year, and that would still be after-tax income.
"The salary will remain unchanged from now on. However, at the end of each year, I will give you a bonus depending on the situation." Chen Mo opened a bottle of champagne and poured a glass for Brett and the others: "If you have any other requests, please put them forward now."
Only high salary can retain talents. If you want the horse to run, you have to feed the horse. Brett is also a man with a net worth of several million, so he can't be too stingy.
"We move to California and will buy a house here. The annual salary is still 300,000, and the monthly salary can be 300,000 divided by 12 to get 25,000 per month."
"OK."
Chen Mo signed an employment contract with Bright again...
The contract was signed for five years at a time, and Chen Mo also specifically increased the liquidated damages. After reading it, Bright signed without much hesitation.
In the San Francisco metropolitan area, among people aged 25 to 64, the median income level of a full-time worker in recent years is 65,000, and a doctor can earn nearly 200,000 US dollars (144,800 pounds). Typical companies also earn
The median salary for a CEO or public affairs executive is $167,300, and the median salary for a software developer is $117,100.
Interestingly, in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin County, a family of four with an annual income of 120,000 is defined as a poor family, and these families are even eligible for "housing assistance."
But in farms and ranches, the lowest-paid ordinary employees usually have an annual salary of no more than $20,000.
The income gap in San Francisco is very large. There are many billionaires and multi-millionaires. Average is the most important thing. Once it is averaged, everyone in San Francisco is considered to be a high-income earner.
The cost of living in San Francisco is also very high, unless you want to live in an area with poor security... Housing prices are on the high side, but with the good weather and rich cultural life, many people are still willing to live here. The annual salary is 300,000, which is not low.
Without Chen Mo, it would be difficult for Bright to find a high-paying job here.
Brett's wife drove all night and went back to the house to sleep. Brett borrowed Chen Mo's computer and frowned after seeing the location of the ranch: "The location of the ranch is still very remote."
Chen Mo shrugged: "Although the location is remote, it is still very different from the remoteness of Montana..." Chen Mo took out a cigarette and lit one for Bright: "Electricity, transportation, climate and environment, this place is better than the Mongolian..."
Dana is much better.”
"Amiya has to go to school."
"There are very good schools in Field City, which is more than ten kilometers away from the ranch. The per capita income in Field City exceeds 50,000, which is a real per capita income... In addition, Jincheng, which is more than 20 kilometers away, is also a city where rich people live. These two
There are private primary schools in the city... Among them, there is only one private primary school in Jincheng, and there is no public primary school. The approximate cost per year is about 40,000. The cost of the private primary school in Field City is higher, about 45,000 per year." Chen Mo clicked on the map.
Introduce Brett.
Brett had a wry smile on his face...
"Is there a school bus?"
"The schools in Jincheng have school buses. Although our ranch is closer to Field, the westernmost part of the ranch is only 7.5 kilometers away from Field, but there is no road. I will apply to build a road at my own expense to connect to the Monterey Valley, and at the same time see if we can convert public lands
If turned into private land, if successful, wouldn't River Valley Ranch become so remote?"
Brett studied for a while: "Does the western mountainous area belong to Field City?"
Chen Mo chuckled: "The valley area belongs to Pinos, with only a few thousand acres. Pinos is too far away from us, thirty or forty kilometers. The hill area belongs to Field... Our ranch is in a remote location, and the land tax is 0%.
Point seventy-five, which is cheaper than Montana...The annual property tax is almost 1.9 million." Cheap property taxes are the main driving force for real estate development in the California mountains...
Brett understood...
Local taxes are paid to the local government, and River Valley Ranch has to pay taxes to two local governments. The total tax revenue will not change, but more tax can be given to whomever, and less can be paid to whom. The ranch has a certain degree of autonomy.
The city of Pinos is a long and narrow valley, close to San Francisco, and River Valley Ranch is just to the south of Pinos, dozens of kilometers away. No matter how well Pinos develops, it has little to do with River Valley Ranch.
Local tax is the main source of finance for the local government, which is used to build communities. Due to the special geographical location, the river valley pasture is large in size. You can talk to the local government about the conditions... maybe you can get a large piece of land, or even negotiate with the local government.