American Ranch

Chapter 71 Selling the Ranch

Zhang Kun gave up all his shares in the company the next day and submitted a letter of resignation...

The development of Tangxia Yipin was not easy in the first place, and Zhang Kun made such a thunderous incident, which directly pushed the company to the edge of the cliff, and if it went wrong, it would really go bankrupt.

This is a flaw in the company's management system, and Bai Xiaoou bears an inescapable responsibility.

Originally, Zhang Kun had no qualifications to be the manager of a metropolitan area.This is an economically developed area with a concentrated population. Weilun Catering Company has long wanted to appoint a professional manager with qualifications. It was Bai Xiaoou who insisted...

……

The Beverly Hills Hotel, a high-end hotel next to Sunset Boulevard.

Chen Mo didn't participate in the company's management, so he didn't ask too much about it.It should be called to the police. There is a huge hole in the account. If it can't be filled... Zhang Kun will have to go to jail.

Bai Xiaoou pays too much attention to feelings...

But if it were Chen Molai, he still didn't know how to deal with it.

After four o'clock in the afternoon, Bai Xiaoou came back exhausted... He and Chen Mo stayed in a big suite, a big suite with three bedrooms and one living room.

Chen Mo had a room, and Bai Xiaoou had a room. He also brought his assistant with him.

"How do you plan to deal with it?" Chen Mo asked after seeing him come back alone.

"I've made an appointment with the president of Weilun Restaurant Company, and I'll meet up alone tomorrow." Bai Xiaoou smiled wryly: "You said...other people make too many fake accounts and do less. That idiot Zhang Kun is good, less Do more. Now it has been found that there are 137.21 holes... This is more than 100 million, converted into RMB...nearly [-] million." Bai Xiaoou snapped at the old shell: "If there were no fake accounts, this matter It's easy to handle, too. Now, trouble."

"Can you... fill the hole." Chen Mo poured a glass of whiskey for Bai Xiaoou and said.

"The hole must be filled. Tangxia Yipin is not our own company now... There are dozens of shareholders, big and small. How much cash can you draw?" Bai Xiaoou couldn't come up with the money, so he could only hope Yu Chen Mo here.If they can't come up with the money, Wei Lun Company will definitely quit, and other shareholders will not agree. Not only Zhang Kun will go bankrupt and go to jail, but even a bad Tangxia Yipin restaurant will go bankrupt.At that time, not only will more than a year of painstaking efforts go to waste, the company will go bankrupt, and it will be considered good if you can get back a quarter of everyone's investment...

"More than 600 million." Chen Mo smiled: "More than 100 million, it's a trivial matter, I will pay."

"I'll make a decision after discussing with Wei Lun Company. Even if something like this happens, Tangxia Yipin Restaurant is still making money on the whole... The hole needs to be filled, but it's not 137 million. At most 70 million..." Bai Xiaoou After taking a sip of the wine, he rubbed his temples: "The accounts here need to be re-examined. Waylon's investment in us is to make money... If they don't want the affairs here to involve their headquarters, they should try to minimize the big things as much as possible. "

"What about Lao Zhang, really make him go to jail?"

"I sent him back to the country. At this time... on the way to the airport." Bai Xiaoou said and suddenly slapped himself with a 'slap' sound: "Grass, what is this?"

The next day, Bai Xiaoou had a private meeting with the president of Waylon Company.

Everyone knows the seriousness of the matter and must not be exposed.After Bai Xiaoou gave up most of his rights and promised to reorganize the company's internal organization, this matter was turned into a minor one.The most direct manifestation is that the company's chief financial officer has changed, the procurement department has undergone a major shake-up, and the logistics department of Weilun Catering has been hired...

Even Bai Xiaoou, the chairman, was almost sacked.

In a joint-stock company, the chairman is an electoral system, that is, the representative of the majority of shareholders.

Weilun Catering has 500 million shares and is the largest shareholder.

Chen Mo personally held 437 (Zhang Kun's shares were transferred to Chen Mo's name, and he paid 70 yuan for this to make up for bad debts), Bai Xiaoou held 283 million shares, and Bright held 80 shares.On their side, the number of shares held has exceeded half.

Weilun Catering and several investment companies hold a total of 660 million shares.

In fact, even Bright was reluctant to continue to support Bai Xiaoou as the chairman of the company after knowing this, but he had to support it because of Chen Mo's pressure here.But after the company's reorganization, several important departments have been replaced by people from Weilun Catering...

The company is generally stable, but if something happens, after the fourth round of financing... It's hard to say whether Bai Xiaoou can keep his position as chairman.

Another good thing is that "Tangxia Yipin. Recipe" compiled by Tangxia Yipin R&D Center has completed a total of three volumes, and it will be launched on the Amazon website after a large-scale press conference is held...

A total of 610 million US dollars was invested in this project, most of which were used for publicity and promotion, which was actually advertising for the restaurant.

This happened after the Mid-Autumn Festival. With the release of the recipes, the business of the flagship store in Beverly Hills finally slowly picked up.

During this process, Chen Mo really understood the tricky taste of foreigners and the real difference between Chinese and American food cultures.

China is good at using various spices to make food with complex taste.Europeans and Americans are more pursuing the taste of the food itself... Especially those diners who are not short of money, they are much more harsh on food than imagined.Food matching, wine selection, exquisite presentation, etc...

……

It's mid-September.

Northern California, 'Kill Him' Snowy Mountains...

'Mt. Shasta', Shasta Snow Mountain, the direct translation is to kill him Snow Mountain.This is the second highest peak in California and is known as the Mount Fuji of North America.

In September, driving through here can still see the snow on the towering mountains.The scenery is spectacular, I don’t know how many grades higher than Judith and Snow Mountain in Snow Mountain Ranch...

Snow Mountain Southeast Highway 60, if you take the road, it will take 75 kilometers...

Among the dense forests, Kayton Farm, a remote farm with an area of ​​1120 acres, is asking for $440 million.

7 kilometers east of Kayton Farm, Tuli River Basin, Jinhe Ranch, with an area of ​​850 acres, the asking price is 350 million US dollars.Akernos Ranch, with an area of ​​910 acres, asking price of 390 million...

The mountains, forests, river basins, plains and pastures, and the western style are so close to the American ranch life that Chen Mo imagined.

And even further north, in the nearby Oregon state or before going to Oregon state, you can also buy a large area of ​​good land.

These are in very remote areas of California...developed land and it's like $2000-$5000 an acre.

There is also developable land that belongs to the government, and the price is cheaper... almost free, but there is no water, and the land is dry.

To develop land without water is to take off your pants and play hooligans...

Chen Mo came out again to look for land, mainly because he had decided to sell the Snow Mountain Ranch.

Kroenke Investments once again increased its offer for Snow Mountain Ranch to $3.75 million...

It has been less than two years since Chen Mo bought the Snow Mountain Ranch, with a total investment of less than 7000 million.With a net profit of 3 million in less than two years, there is nothing more cost-effective than this business, and Chen Mo has no reason to refuse.

The only tangled problem is the space alfalfa planted in the Snow Mountain Ranch... But without these alfalfas, the Snow Mountain Ranch is not worth so much money.

Farms and ranches in the backcountry of California are less expensive than ranches in scenic Montana.Land prices in California have been rising in recent decades, not to mention the land in the metropolitan area, the land in the Central Valley and the Coast Mountains has been rising.

The northernmost and northeastern parts of California, because of their remoteness, are relatively cheap in the mountains, and it is relatively easy to obtain large areas of land.

(End of this chapter)