Zhang Chi felt a little uncomfortable, saying that he was not a human being because of the small amount, so he put the money in his pocket and drove home honestly.
On the second night, Zhang Chi still had to come over to deliver milk. No matter how little the money was, it was still money. He couldn't do without the money, so he threw away the milk.
So, when people should bow their heads, they should bow their heads. There is nothing to be embarrassed about. Even if you are not used to it at the beginning, don’t be afraid, society will let you get used to it.
Putting aside those who are not used to it, it’s time for the Nelle family’s ranch to be auctioned, and Zhang Chi and Melika have to go there.
In the morning, the couple finished their meal and took a short rest before driving towards Nell's ranch.
When I arrived at the entrance of the ranch, I found that the door was open. I looked in through the door and found that there was a red carpet in front of Nelle's house, and there were some tables on both sides. There was some food on the table, and there were some food beside it.
Far away, there are several guys wearing tall chef hats who are busy.
Zhang Chi and his wife drove in. They had not even taken a few steps into the gate when they were stopped by a white man of five or six wearing a suit.
"Please register," the man said politely to Zhang Chi.
"George Zhang, this is my wife Melika Zhang," Zhang Chi said.
Hearing what Zhang Chi said, the man scratched his fingers on the paper in the folder and quickly found the names in Zhang Chi and Meili's arms.
So the man said to Zhang Chi and his wife, "Welcome to you two. I wish you both good luck today."
After saying that, he made a gesture of invitation, signaling Zhang Chi and his wife to drive in.
"Thanks!"
Zhang Chi stepped on the accelerator and the car drove into Nell's ranch.
After entering for only twenty or thirty meters, a waiter came over. He looked like a parking boy.
Zhang Chi and Melika got out of the car, and Zhang Chi handed the car key to the parking boy, along with a few dollars in tip.
The younger brother thanked Zhang Chi, took Zhang Chi's car keys, and drove the car to the side and parked it.
Zhang Chi took a look at the parking place and thought to himself: These rich Americans are really good at pretending. They can't even pretend to look good with any brand of plastic. Fortunately, there are no half a million people walking around here.
Otherwise, I don’t know what it would look like.
Nowadays, these cars don’t look very good. Many of them are old-fashioned. I haven’t seen a single Bentley or DaLao.
But don’t think that these cars are worthless. Picking one out will cost you a big Bentley. Even though many cars look old, they are called classic cars. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy some classic cars.
"What are you looking at? You like it. If you like it, I will give you one on your birthday." Melika saw her husband's eyes falling on the classic car, so she smiled and drew a cake for Zhang Chi.
Zhang Chi said: "If you look around, these people are too ridiculous. They all do this, which makes me the most flamboyant person."
After taking a look at his wife's cross-country car, and then looking at these classic cars, Zhang Chi felt that his money suddenly dropped a bit too quickly.
After hearing this, Melika said happily: "Okay, let's go! It's important to buy a ranch."
After saying that, she pulled Zhang Chi. Melika was amused by Zhang Chi. She especially liked to see Zhang Chi's indignant but shameless look.
Pulled by his wife, Zhang Chi came to the red carpet. At this time, the main staff of the photography studio came over and chatted with Zhang Chi and his wife.
They are all customers, and families who can afford to spend millions to buy a ranch deserve the attention of the auction house. These are all resources.
Zhang Chi and Melika wanted to look for acquaintances, but after walking around here, they didn't see any acquaintances. However, this does not mean that the fashionable men living near Amber Town are not interested in today's auction.
People may call to take part in the shooting, but they may not be there in person.
I made something to eat and pass the time.
Not many people came, only about twenty. When the time came, the auction officially started.
There were not so many rules and regulations, and there was no speech and outlook. At one point, the auctioneer from the auction house appeared. First, he briefly introduced himself, and then the auction officially began.
"The ranch being auctioned today was provided by Mr. Nell. His family has been operating this ranch for more than thirty years. It now covers a total area of 2,475 acres, of which forest accounts for about 10%.
That is about three hundred acres, and there are two deep wells on the pasture, a stable, four cowsheds located in different places, and nine quarter horses...".
The auctioneer introduced the current situation of the ranch.
Mainly there are ranches and buildings, and other things like horses, which are not valuable. Quarter horses can scare people in China, but here, in the western United States, there are more quarter horses.
It’s similar to the Chinese pastoral dogs we see in rural areas. In this case, the horse is naturally worthless and can’t even be considered a companion.
[Recommended, Yeguo Reading and Chasing Books is really useful. Download it here. You can try it soon.]
As for architecture, well, how should I put it, tasteless!
Nell's house is not small, but it is also old. It will definitely need to be repaired after taking over. Such repairs will cost at least 20 to 30% of the total price, and maybe more.
There is nothing wrong with the Nell family living in it, but if you want to live in it after taking it over, it will definitely need to go through a major overhaul, and the things inside will have to be replaced. If you are more particular, this house is actually no different from rebuilding.
In fact, the most expensive thing in the pasture, besides the land, is the agricultural machinery.
Obviously, Nell did not include farm machinery, because farm machinery can still be sold for a sum of money, and it is obviously a bit of a loss to use it as a tool for pasture.
In addition to farm machinery, if the house is made of stone, it will be valuable. It is not a stone house, but a wooden house. To be honest, it is not worth much, especially here in the west, where land prices are so cheap. Building a house
The cost of buying land is almost negligible.
Zhang Chi knows, but he has to blow the auctioneer's fortune.
Zhang Chi estimates that the auctioneer also knows that the people who come to buy this place must have understood it. Whether he brags about the cool coins will not affect their plans, but he still needs to say what needs to be said.
It didn't take much time to introduce the ranch. In two minutes, the auctioneer gave a general overview of the ranch. Of course, the focus was on the outstanding features of the ranch, which were the several deep wells in the ranch.
"Reserve price, seven and a half million!" the auctioneer shouted out the price.
"Seven.55 million! Has anyone raised the price?"
Before the auctioneer finished speaking, someone immediately placed a bid.
This person suddenly pushed the price to 7.8 million.
Zhang Chi felt that it was a bit anxious to continue taking photos like this, so he raised his head and said: "Eight, two million."
Zhang Chi had just called out 8.2 million, but was immediately stopped.
However, when the auctioneer called out the price again, more than half of the people raising their hands were less.
This price is almost the same as the market price. If it goes up again, everyone will have to worry about whether it will be profitable to buy this ranch, or whether it will be easy to sell in the future.
Zhang Chi and Melika were a little nervous at this time because their capital was not very abundant.
"Add fifty thousand!"
Zhang Chi glanced at Melika and saw her nodding, so he added another 50,000 yuan to the price.
Adding in the 50,000 yuan, the number of bidders dropped by half.
wait!
Zhang Chi still wanted to reach out, but Melika held Zhang Chi down and signaled him to check the situation first.
People who then raised their bids were careful. They increased the price by ten thousand to twenty thousand, and there were several times when the auctioneer almost dropped the hammer. Only at the last second did someone bid.
Melika thought for a moment and touched Zhang Chi.
Being at the scene and wanting this land very much, Zhang Chi must have been very nervous, but he was not so nervous that he couldn't raise his hand, but he motioned to Melika to extend her hand.
Melika didn't have time to push back with Zhang Chi, so she raised her head and said, "Add fifty thousand."
Melika finished her bid, and after a while, someone added a little more.
Melika waited for the hand to fall, and then added another fifty thousand to this basis.
The couple no longer have any money. Although the number provided by the bank is higher, the auction house still charges handling fees, and these things add up to a lot.
Waiting for Melika to finish calling out the price, Zhang Chi thought about the price of nearly nine million US dollars and almost didn't want to buy it.
Somehow, Zhang Chi began to hope that someone would bid higher than this price.
But obviously, no one wants to add to this price. Nearly 9 million was purchased for this ranch. The price is really not cheap anymore. Many people are rich, but rich people are actually better at calculating. If not
With this calculation, they will not become rich people.
Snapped!
The auctioneer's hammer fell.
As he fell, he stretched out his hand in the direction of Zhang Chi and introduced: "George and Melika have acquired this ranch!"
The people who were filming together reached out and applauded. The sparse applause did not sound like they were praising Zhang Chi and his wife.
However, Zhang Chi still pretended to nod and smile at everyone, saying thank you while smiling.
Damn it, my cheeks hurt when I pretend to be a gentleman.
After the ranch was photographed, the next step was to discuss with the auction house when to pay the bill and when to hand it over.
There was nothing much to say. Zhang Chi took a look at the Nell family's pasture and felt his heart break for no reason. There were more than 2,000 acres of land, plus the land he already owned, it was almost 3,000 acres.
This pasture is not too small. The only pity is that the two pastures are not connected.
Zhang Chi had a headache when he thought that the pastures were not connected together, because this was not easy. Now his old pasture and this pasture were separated by his good neighbor Lao Liu.
No matter how Zhang Chi looked at this guy, he didn't seem like a good old man who could easily agree to switch with him.
While Zhang Chi was thinking about this, Melika gently patted her husband.
"Let's go, don't be in a daze, we have to go to the bank and try to get the money out as soon as possible," said Melika.
After coming back to his senses, Zhang Chi snorted.
The pasture has been purchased, but there are still many things to do. First, he has to continue visiting the bank, and then the pasture needs to be replaced with grass. Next, well, Zhang Chi has to continue to "try his luck" in the forest.