American Ranch

Chapter 78 Advantages of Ranch Location

The seafood restaurant at the Berkeley Yacht Wharf is very good. If it is later, it is estimated that you will 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 called out when they met.Zhang Qianqian, who followed, also called her...

"Sit down, we ordered some food, you can see what else you need." Chen Mo handed the menu to Zhang Qianqian, the two of them came together.

"No need, there are already a lot of dishes." Zhang Qianqian said.

This girl is quite sensible... She and Xiong Jieming sat together, and they looked like a good match.

Chen Mo was a little envious of Xiong Jieming, he had two young faces with a young and sweet smile.

The love in the student days is the most pure and beautiful, without too many other things mixed in.

"Jaming, after the Chinese New Year, I want my third uncle to come and help me with my work. Take some time to write an invitation letter for my third uncle, in both Chinese and English..."

"What invitation letter?"

"Invitation letter to visit relatives. It's not easy to apply for a signature during the Chinese New Year period. Sending an invitation letter in the past has a higher chance of being approved." Chen Mo picked up a big lobster for Xiong Jieming and looked at Zhang Qianqian: "You eat too, don't be too polite. "

"I'm not being polite, there are piles on the plate." Zhang Qianqian said embarrassedly.

"Jieming, we haven't seen each other for a long time. How do you feel studying here?" Chen Chen asked.

"It's okay, the atmosphere in the school 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 their hometown, and he often took the top few exams in the city. It stands to reason that it should be easy to get a scholarship.However, for universities in the United States, applying for scholarships not only requires academic performance (examination scores), but also academic and extracurricular learning achievements, as well as essays.

I have been a self-funded international student, and it is quite difficult to apply for a scholarship.

Xiong Jieming shook his head and elaborated on their university scholarship system.Most of the scholarships need to be applied for by yourself. Unless it is a particularly outstanding one, the school will take the initiative to give you a scholarship.

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Early the next morning, the Brett family of three finally arrived in San Francisco in an RV.

In order to reach San Francisco today, Brett and the others drove overnight...

Dasha and Ala in the family hardly knew Chen Mo, until Chen Mo made a sound, Ala excitedly circled around Chen Mo.

As for Dasha, he circled around Chen Chen and his wife coquettishly, and looked at Chen Mo from time to time, his eyes slightly confused.

Dahua and Ari were even more confused, because cats themselves are not very smart things.

Chen Mo arranged a bedroom for Brett and the others: "It's hard work coming here overnight, I can hold on to the meeting in the afternoon."

"My wife was driving last night. I just woke up..."

"I'm sleeping too, and mom is driving." Amy said with a sweet smile on her face.

Chen Mo touched Amy's head, looked at Brett's wife, and invited them to come in and sit down: "You invested in Tangxia Yipin before, with 100 shares for 80 million US dollars, and the current value of each share is about 3.7 US dollars. If you sell, it’s around $3.4, which is more than double the rate of return... Do you want to continue to increase your holdings, or sell?”

"If you sell it, I will give you $3.7 per share." This is the original stock, and you can continue to increase your shareholding in accordance with the shareholding ratio.

Brett looked at his wife.

"I don't understand this... Will Mr. Chen Mo continue to increase his holdings?"

"Well. Increase your holdings... Tangxia Yipin's business is very good. It's not worth selling the stock now. Continue to increase your holdings."

"Then we will continue to increase our holdings." Bright came late, one was to deal with the follow-up matters of the Snow Mountain Ranch, and the other was to deal with his property in Montana.

For example, cars, real estate, etc., all that can be sold are sold.

Brett stroked his stubble: "Boss, I have been working with you for more than a year. My salary..."

Bright's annual salary is 30, and his monthly salary is 1, and then he will be paid 18 at the end of the year. Adding in his salary for these two months, the total is 20.

Chen Mo took out the checkbook with a smile, and filled out a check: "100 million, you can file your taxes yourself. The extra is your bonus."

"Thank you Boss." Brett accepted the check with a smile.Americans are not polite...

Without Bright, the construction of Xueshan Ranch would not be so fast, and it would not be possible to sell more than 3 million US dollars in just over a year, which is still after-tax income.

"The salary will remain the same in the future. But at the end of each year, I will give you a bonus depending on the situation." Chen Mo opened a champagne and poured a glass for Bright and the others: "If you have any requests, please make them now."

Only high salaries can retain talents. If you want a horse to run, you have to feed the horse.Brett is also worth millions, so he can't be too stingy.

"We moved to live in California, and we will buy a house here. The annual salary is still 30, and the monthly salary can be divided by 30, 12 per month."

"Row."

Chen Mo re-signed an employment contract with Bright...

After signing for 5 years at a time, Chen Mo also deliberately increased the liquidated damages.Bright didn't hesitate after reading it, and signed directly.

In the San Francisco metropolitan area, the median income for a full-time worker in recent years has been $25 for people aged 64 to 6.5, and doctors can earn almost $20 (£14.48).Also typical is a company's CEO or public affairs executive with a median pay of $16.73, and a software developer with a median salary of $11.71.

Interestingly, in San Francisco and San Mateo and Marin counties, a family of four with an annual income of 12 is defined as a non-rich family, and these families are even eligible for 'housing assistance'.

But on farms and ranches, the lowest-paid ordinary employees usually earn no more than $2 a year.

San Francisco has a very large income gap, and there are many billionaires and multi-millionaires.The average thing is the worst 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 are willing to live in an area with poor security... Prices and housing prices are relatively high, but with good weather and rich cultural life, many people are still willing to live here.The annual salary is 30, which is not low. Without Chen Mo, it will be difficult for Bright to find a high-paying job here.

Brett's wife drove all night and went home to sleep.Bright borrowed Chen Mo's computer and frowned after looking at the location of the ranch: "The location of the ranch is still very remote."

Chen Mo shrugged: "Although the location is remote, it is very different from the remoteness of Montana..." Chen Mo took out a cigarette and bought one for Bright: "Electricity, transportation, climate and environment, here are more than Montana. Dana is much better."

"Amy has to go to school."

"Field City, which is more than ten kilometers away from the ranch, has very good schools. The per capita income of Field City is more than 5, which is a real per capita income... In addition, Jincheng, which is more than 4 kilometers away, is also a city where rich people live. These two There are private primary schools in every city... Among them, there is only one private primary school in Jincheng, and there is no public primary school, and the annual cost is about 4.5. The private primary school in Field City costs more, about [-] per year." Chen Mo clicked on the map Introduce Brett.

Brett smiled wryly...

"Is there a school bus?"

"The schools in King City have school buses. Although our ranch is closer to Field, the farthest west of the ranch, it is only 7.5 kilometers from Field, but there is no road. I will apply to build a road at my own expense to connect the Monterey Valley. If it becomes a private land, if it can be successful, will the valley ranch be less remote?"

Brett studied for a while: "The western mountains belong to Field City?"

Chen Mo smiled: "The valley area belongs to Pinos, only a few thousand acres, Pinos is too far away from us, 190 to [-] kilometers away. The hill area belongs to Field... Our ranch is located in a remote place, and the land tax is [-]% [-], which is cheaper than Montana... the annual land tax is almost [-] million." Cheap property taxes are the main driver of real estate development in the California mountains...

Brett understood...

The land tax is paid to the local government, and River Valley Ranch has to pay taxes to two local governments.The total taxation will not change, but whoever is given more can be given less, and the ranch has a certain degree of autonomy.

The city of Pinos is a long and narrow valley, close to the direction of San Francisco. The River Valley Ranch is just at the southernmost point of Pinos, separated by dozens of kilometers.No matter how well Pinos develops, it has nothing to do with River Valley Ranch.

Land tax is the main financial source of the local government, which is used to build the community.Because of the special geographical location, the river valley ranch is huge in size, so you can negotiate with the local government... Maybe you can get a large piece of land, even bordering on the Monterey Valley.

(End of this chapter)