Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 155

"Yeah~ Do you like it?" Evelyn asked with a smile.

Raise your hand lightly, sweeping out a fan shape with your pale fingertips, "All the land you see now was bought with our money. If it is extended forward, it has even been paved to Saratoga."

Saratoga is a city in Santa Clara County, California. It is bordered by Cupertino to the north, Los Gatos to the south, and mountains to the west. If you go east, you can quickly reach the county capital, San Jose.

Last year, when Evelyn expressed that she wanted to buy land to build a manor, Thomas, who felt that he had to use agricultural land to reduce taxes, began to look for suitable land, and his goal was set in the surrounding areas of Los Gatos, where his home is located.There are two reasons: the first is that it is close to home and the environment is familiar. Although there may be a premium when buying, if there is any trouble, he can solve it with his many years of contacts; the second is Los Gatos itself. It is a small agricultural town. In addition to the navel oranges managed by Thomas, there are also stretches of wheat fields and cotton fields. When agricultural management has become a habit and the nature of the land does not need to be changed, the purchase of existing land is comparable to the development of wasteland. Much simpler.

Therefore, under Thomas' management, since October last year, he has used the company jointly established by Ethan and Evelyn, that is, the company that uses the income from the book authorization of "Snake" as the only source of funding to carry out agricultural land here. made massive acquisitions.At the beginning of this year, shortly after the second dividend from Nintendo was injected into the company by the two, it was spent by Thomas again.When nearly tens of millions of US dollars were smashed by him, the agricultural land north of Los Gatos also became the assets of Jones and Johnson Agricultural Production Company, and the land of Saratoga near Los Gatos was also taken away. They bought a lot, and if in the next few months, they put in the third dividend settled by Nintendo, Jobs would be able to see their fields when he was shopping near his home in the future.

It's not wheat, it's almonds, it's not almonds, it's cotton...

If you draw small eyes one after another on those crops, then every move of classmate Xiao Qiao will be carried out under Ethan's nose, and at that time——

Hey ~
You fish every day and don't go to the company, right?
I watch you!

Hehe ~
The plan to persecute Xiao Qiao works!
And the reason why Ethan inspected his farmland at this moment was all Evelyn's fault.

After finishing all the work in Los Angeles, Ethan proposed to go out for a stroll. After all, working all day will only kill interest, and proper relaxation can turn love into life.But like Ethan, Evelyn is not interested in the traffic-congested City of Angels. In addition, they had been there for a long time during their vacation last summer, so Evelyn proposed to come and see their land. .

At first, Ethan wasn't very interested in this kind of thing.

Although he knows that land is the real non-renewable resource, if the rich don't hold land, they will be as useless as duckweed in a pond, and no amount of stock market value will be a dream before it is realized, and it will be placed in the bank account If the money is not spent, it is no different from a string of numbers.

But even if the land is beeping, it doesn't look good!
It's pitch-black, pitch-black and slippery, no matter how you look at it, you can't see a flower!
But when Ethan followed his sister back to Los Gatos, where he had lived for a long time, and saw the golden wheat fields, the fact that the oncoming harvest was beyond his reach made him feel extremely beautiful.

"Are you sure this is ours?" Ethan still couldn't believe it.

"Of course! If you don't believe me, go back and ask Thomas now!" Evelyn smiled and said, "He should be at home now, because after taking over the company, Linda said that he doesn't go to the orchard very much, and now he only cares about coordinating , and the rest was handed over to the people around him. After acquiring this place, he still retained the original employment system, allowing the original workers to stay and continue to work, and only dispatched those old people who had followed him for decades to replace the vacated managerial position of the farmer."

"In his words, those people have been with him all his life, and they are getting older, so they can continue to work, but since they have the opportunity, let them take a break. In society, those old people who are not very literate may find It’s not an easy job, but they have been around the land for a lifetime, helping to keep an eye on it, it’s still very easy. When paying those people’s wages, he also told me that each person is 1 yuan a year Two thousand dollars, and they are given [-]% of the sales commission of the crops every year, although the salary is a bit high, but using them is more reassuring than using others, isn't it? "

Since it was Evelyn's idea to build the manor, and Thomas was in charge of the operation, and since the second half of last year, Ethan was inseparable from troubles in the factory, general elections, and raids by opponents, etc. Regarding the purchase of land, Thomas communicated directly with his daughter.

Although the results of the father and daughter's efforts are very rich, but...

"No, aren't you going to build a manor?"

"Why did you suddenly buy so many lands?"

"Where's the manor?"

After thinking about it, Ethan discovered the problem.

Although he has been a human being in two lifetimes, he has only seen things like selling dog meat, and now, Evelyn has become a farmer under the banner of building a manor?

If this is included in the propositional composition, it will be a complete mess!

Facing Ethan's question, the girl's answer was very simple.

"Because there is too much money to spend."

'? ? ? '

'Fuck!What a weird reason! '

Ethan was startled.

The girl smiled and said, "How much does it cost to build a manor? Even if we spend a lot of money, it will cost a few million at most, and this kind of pleasure consumption can't be deducted from taxes."

"In order to pay less tax, we have to buy land for production, use the money from personal income to invest in agricultural production to reduce taxes and fees, and then use the income from agricultural output to build manors. It can also be regarded as part of the construction of supporting facilities in agricultural production, so..."

"Is this a virtuous circle?"

'...a virtuous circle of divine special codes! '

Use your own income to invest in agriculture, and use agricultural income to build a manor?

This kind of development really exceeded Ethan's expectations.

However, tax avoidance...

This Ethan is supportive.

"So how many lands do we have now?" he asked, taking a deep breath.

"When Thomas told me before, it was almost [-] acres."

Evelyn thought for a while, and said: "That was when "Star Wars" was released. Now, it should be almost [-] or [-]. After all, farmland is cheap."

'...'

Although the figure of six or seven thousand acres is not enough compared with the big landowners of later generations, after all, the land under the names of those guys is measured in units of one million acres, but they couldn't afford to buy a lot of land for several years in the previous life. For Ethan, who set up a pigeon cage, this area is huge enough!
The huge man directly touched the golden ears of wheat with his fingers!
across the heavy grain bag!
When the breeze passed by, the rustling sound made him take a step forward and run!

"Ha ha ha ha--"

He laughed out loud.

"I've got land—I've got land—"

he yelled.

"From today onwards, I'm also a landlord!—Hahahahaha——"

Evelyn, who seemed to be behaving nervously, had a smile on her cheek.

Just as she was about to raise her hands and gesticulate the horn to signal Ethan not to run away, a scream of "Ah—" suddenly entered her ears, and the sound on the ridge disappeared immediately.

Such a situation made Evelyn frown suddenly, "Ethan? What's wrong with you?" She shouted and rushed over, and when she came to the place where Ethan disappeared...

The scene in front of her made her dumbfounded.

Ethan, who was lying in the wheat field, stretched his limbs and turned his back to the sky, like wooden characters.

The arms slide and the legs kick wildly, as if they want to swim.

The excitement escaping from his face was like substance.

Ethan is so happy!
Because no matter how many years human civilization develops!How many times society has progressed!The profession of landlord will always exist.No one in this world can refuse to be a landowner!
And rent collection...

That is actually everyone's dream!
Although I fell in the process of jumping and running, I rolled in the field and got dirty.

But Ethan didn't care.

He cut off a crop of wheat and hung it in the car, and then he and Evelyn returned to their home in Los Gatos.

After meeting Thomas and Linda, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, Ethan, who was very happy with the farm project, gave them a big hug and took the initiative to scent one of their cheeks.

"Oh—Thomas, Linda, I really miss you—"

"We don't want you to be proud!" Thomas looked 'disgusted', "I'm very busy now!"

"People call me President Johnson!"

"Oh—he's yelling again—" Linda slapped him a few times with a smile on her face, and then said to the two of them, "Don't pay attention to him, he's a little out of his mind right now."

"After you handed over the agricultural production company to him, officials from the Santa Clara County agricultural department came almost every month, and state officials also came several times. The president of the California Agricultural Production Association invited him to become a supervisor of the association. And the farm supply companies that call him every quarter..."

"When those people met, they called him the president, the president, and he lost his mind."

"Oh Linda—who are you talking about being insane?" Thomas was upset, "I know very well now! Myrbida, where Ethan's factory is located, is also a city in our Santa Clara County, as long as we are in There's enough land here, enough workers to hire, and the less problems the kids will have—"

"I may not understand other things, but I know that agriculture is the most important industry!"

"You can live without watching TV, playing games or even wearing clothes, but you can't live without eating!"

'...' The clever words directly left Linda speechless.

Following Aunt Linda's silence, Thomas, who had won the throne of the family, suddenly laughed.

This behavior made Linda, who knew that she was being tricked, raised her hand and hit her. While Thomas was crying out in pain, Ethan and Evelyn laughed and pushed their shoulders into the room from behind.

Because they hadn't been home for a long time, the two stayed at home for a meal that night. After a small chat, they were a little tired and went to rest at home directly.

The next day, after Thomas led the two of them to inspect his territory like a king, Ethan, who finally regained his strength, bid farewell to his uncle and aunt and returned to Palo Alto.

And when they walked into the company in the afternoon...

The registration information on the visitor list startled Ethan.

"Julis, what's going on?" Ethan called his administrator.

"All these people came to see me?" He asked, pointing to the list.

"Yeah~" Julis Noble nodded and said, "We came together yesterday afternoon."

"It was embarrassing to watch that scene." She shivered.

"Oh——" Ethan nodded, "They're all here to talk about cooperation?"

"Yes." Julis Noble replied.

"Then you call them back and politely decline for me." Ethan handed over the visitor list, "Just say that I am exhausted of inspiration and have no ideas, and we will talk about the cooperation later."

In fact, at the beginning of the company, Ethan did not want to cooperate with other people to play games.

This is not a question of whether he is arrogant or not, but to cooperate with others when he has a lot of games in his head, isn't that just a silly way to give money to others?
As for "Star Wars"?
It was just an accident, right?

When he wants to defeat his opponents with lightning speed, this two-pronged approach stepping on the tide of the times can occupy the public's attention in the shortest time. It disappeared naturally.

After defeating the enemy, the rest is naturally to continue to earn money.

When the company's business goals return to normal, only Roy Disney's idea of ​​co-development can arouse his interest, but it's a pity...

"Hey—you said you guys are fighting each other for Der!"

Ethan is very sorry.

However, his tactful refusal did not extinguish the hope of those people.

Not long after Julis Noble came to report and told Ethan that she had finished calling, those people actually came to the door again. It was only then that Ethan realized that they, who were eager to make a profit, hadn't left at all. Staying at a hotel in Palo Alto.

Since these people were so enthusiastic, Ethan had no choice but to meet them.

This meeting--

He instantly saw the diversity of the human species.

The head of Disney, Don Tatum, directly moved out of Steven Spielberg, hoping to reach a cooperation with him through this relationship.

And after Ethan called Stoudemire, he was playing games in Universal's office, and he said directly that Disney signed a CD distribution contract with MCA for its music overnight, so——

"From the perspective of a friend, of course I support your personal decision. But from my own perspective, I hope you can cooperate with Disney." Spielberg said on the other end of the phone: "After all, West Deni has been very good to me, it's a difficult trade-off for me."

"Sorry brother, I have already told Sidney that I don't want to get involved in this matter, and now, I also want to say this sentence to you again, we are still brothers, but in your cooperation with Disney , I can't intervene, and I don't want to guide and interfere with you."

Perhaps it was because he had already talked to Ethan about Disney's internal affairs, so Spielberg's words now are very sincere.

After hanging up the phone with him, Ethan met with Michael Eisner from Paramount again, and this guy didn't follow the normal path, saying that Paramount was willing to show "Star Trek" and Destiny After the game cooperation, he chatted directly about other things.

"Ethan, can I call you that? I heard that Professor Barbara Babcock in the Department of Justice is your friend? When she released a collection of women's cases before, you bought her casebook And donate to some schools on the West Coast?"

Michael Eisner leaned on the seat and said with a smile: "I have a certain understanding of her. Her ability is very good and her thinking is very avant-garde. The position she is sitting in does not match her identity at all. What do you think?"

Ethan understood.

Then he smiled and sent the other party out.

If it is said that Disney and Paramount are offering real money, then the next MGM and Columbia will be a serious cooperation...

Well, it's actually not serious.

Because MGM also hoped that Ethan could develop some interesting slot machines for them while taking out Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse. For this part of the proceeds, they could also give a small commission.

No way, who made them their main business in Las Vegas?

Unfortunately, Ethan is not interested in this.

When talking with David Begelman, the head of Columbia, Ethan even ate a big melon.

"What are you talking about, Walt Disney and Roy Disney once screwed Ray Kroc?"

The news turned Ethan into a melon farmer, with distorted eyes wanting to taste the delicacy.

"Yeah!" David Begelman was very satisfied with Ethan's curiosity, he nodded vigorously, and said, "Ethan, let me tell you this, you must not cooperate with Disney—"

"Because their family has a criminal record!"

"Ray Kroc and Walt Disney are both from Chicago, you should know that?"

"While Ray Kroc's family was not as good as Walt Disney's, uh... well, Ray Kroc was born at the bottom, but they knew each other before they made it."

"It was WW1 and they both chose to be drafted and couldn't go to the front because of the age mismatch, so they all ended up volunteering with the ICRC and training together at Navy Pier in Chicago."

"The same experience and the same choice made them meet. After retiring from the army, Walt Disney became a painter and then came to Los Angeles, while Ray Kroc continued to work."

"On the face of it, they would never see each other again, because Walt Disney became an overnight success when he came to Hollywood, and Ray Kroc found McDonald's when he was 50 years old. brother."

"But this is not the case. After discovering that the McDonald's brothers were selling hamburgers in a standardized kitchen, he got the franchise and approached Walt Disney because he felt that this standardized kitchen operation method could be used in Anna. Heim's Disneyland. And he wants to put McDonald's in Disneyland."

"Walt Disney turned it down, saying Disney couldn't use it, and then Ray Kroc had to go back home and start a company."

"But reality? Disneyland has been selling hamburgers since it opened! Selling French fries!"

"It was not popular at the time, and even the central kitchen model that not many people knew appeared directly in Disneyland!"

"The Disney Brothers just copied Ray Kroc's idea!"

"When the founders of a company can do this kind of thing! When their descendants fight over the right to manage the company! It's really risky to cooperate with them!"

Columbia Pictures' David Bergelman gushed.

The scene of waving his hands and spitting stars flying straight, made Ethan nod repeatedly.

"Oh David, you're right!" Ethan agreed.

"Really?" David Begelman's eyes lit up, and said: "Ethan, my friend, even if we fail to cooperate, I hope you can choose your partner carefully, and you must not be deceived. "

"Oh—thanks for the reminder—you're such a nice guy—"

Ethan sent him out while issuing him a card.

And when he returned to the office and sat on the soft boss chair, he suddenly burst out laughing with his face up.

To be honest, Ethan was almost defeated by these people!
As the managers and heads of listed companies, these guys are really clueless!
Disney made a triangle deal, Paramount played a resource swap, MGM played its trump card, and Columbia...

That is even more unpretentious and positively revealed the black material of competitors.

Although this method is really useful, because Disney's copying of McDonald's business model made Ethan, who wanted to draw a line with Disney, dislike them even more, but...

Well, this method is actually not Low.

As long as the goal can be achieved, all methods are good methods.

"Oh—this is a business war—"

"This is really interesting..."

Ethan shook his head dumbfounded.

After sighing, he also sat up again.

Since he has decided not to cooperate with these companies, he will naturally equip the upcoming home console with an ace game, and the content of the game... that is naturally the last scene in the previously decided trilogy!

Ethan took out a handwriting paper and wrote a line of words on it——

"Northern Square".

　Note: ① In America, directly buying ready-made agricultural land or even agricultural land with attachments is a very common business in itself.Or in other words, in their agricultural investment method, there is an operation method in which capitalists directly purchase existing farms and then lease them back to the original farmers.For example, Gates did this for many lands in his hands, because he couldn't find so many people to arrange the operation.This approach looks silly, because the farmers are still farming, but they have lost the most valuable land, from the original landowners to tenants, just get a sum of money that will depreciate, but in fact for the farmers In fact, it is still a business, because after they get the money, they will continue to operate the farm, and then use the money they earn to buy wasteland and transform them into agricultural land and continue to sell it.And this involves another land transaction that is common in America, called land renovation.The rate of return on this business is actually very high. ②The matter about Ray Kroc, the father of McDonald’s, being pitted by Walt Disney was reported by Rolling Stone. There was also a reply from Walt Disney in the original article that year. According to the number of sales of the product, the commission is directly drawn, exceeding 30.00%.Ray Kroc disagreed.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)