American Ranch

Chapter 9 Snow Mountain Ranch
Billings, a city with a population of over [-].

It is an industrial and commercial center for livestock and irrigated agricultural areas.The main industries are food processing (dairy products, meat, sugar), petroleum processing, agricultural machinery and so on.Nearby Indian ruins, famous cave carvings...

It is said to be a city, but it is actually a village.It's just that the greenery is very good, especially in the hill villa area, where there are beautiful small western-style buildings, and each household has a neatly repaired yard, which looks very pleasing to the eye.

Bai Xiaoou went out to work before dawn, and Zhang Kun took Chen Mo to tour the city...

No wonder many people like to go to the United States, where the land is sparsely populated.A city seems to be built in a forest...but in the city, you can see the rolling desolate hills in the distance, brown soil, sparse vegetation, as dry and desolate as you can imagine.

There are very few people in Billings.

On the spacious street, there are very few vehicles...

"Billings is almost like this, with a small population and deserted. It is not as lively as the domestic towns..." Zhang Kun drove a BMW Z4 with a metallic silver convertible.

April in Montana is still a bit cold, about 10 degrees in the morning, the car does not open the convertible, and the air conditioner is turned on.Chen Mo sat in the co-pilot seat for a drive, feeling pretty good...

"You and Lao Bai's life is corrupt."

"This car is a gift from Mr. Bai. It's not a luxury car...the beggar's version of the 09 model, it was in my hands last year..."

"It's not bad, at least it's an open-top trot. If I had known, I should have come here a few years ago to eat meat with you." Chen Mo smiled and lit a cigarette.

Zhang Kun shrugged his shoulders: "The 09 beggar's version of the Z4 is only 3.5 dollars for a new car. The second-hand car collected in the old white shop has run nearly 10 miles, and it only costs 5500 dollars. American cars are cheap, especially the beggar configuration. Models... That guy Laobai is called a luxury. He has a 13 model Da Niu and an Audi R8 at home. However, they are also second-hand cars, and the two cars add up to 40 dollars..."

"How much is Lao Bai's net worth?" Chen Mo was more interested in this.

"Millionaire. He has shares in TII Investment Company and is a minority shareholder, but he owes a lot of money to the bank. His net assets should be close to 300 million US dollars. I also work in TII Investment Company with a monthly salary of 7000 US dollars. It’s quite good. It’s all because Lao Bai is covering me..." Zhang Kun drove the car to the pizza shop, bought breakfast and came back, eating and then said: "I will go to the car dealership later. When Lao Bai goes out in the morning Said, the car in the car dealership, if you like it, just drive away, I will give you a gift."

The corner of Chen Mo's mouth raised a smile: "That guy..."

Zhang Kun also smiled: "He was the best with you in high school, and we often talked about you and high school in the United States. Thinking about that time, it was really beautiful..."

"Who says it's not." Chen Mo was also a little emotional.

After breakfast, Zhang Kun drove to a second-hand car dealership.

The car dealership is very large, covering an area of ​​more than ten acres, with car maintenance, warehouses, and open-air parking lots.There are estimated to be [-] or [-] cars for sale outside, some of which look very old, and can only be sold for a few hundred dollars...

The ones parked in the warehouse are good cars, and the price starts at $1. Chen Mo also saw an orange-red Corvette sports car, which is super handsome.It has a price tag of $4.859.

Chen Mo knew Bai Xiaoou's personality, so he said he was not joking when he said he would give Chen Mo one.If you don't take it, that guy will be unhappy instead... After looking around, Chen Mo chose an almost 4.55% new Ford Raptor. The price is [-] US dollars, which is considered a very expensive car in a second-hand car dealership.

This car is a top-of-the-line car. The price of a new car is around 5.3 US dollars, and it has only run less than [-] miles: "Such a good car, why did you sell it. Could it be an accident car..."

"I'm dizzy." Zhang Kun rolled his eyes: "The owner of the car is a rich man. He has a ranch here, and he sold it a while ago. This car, of course, was also sold. Don't worry, it's not an accident car... "

The top is equipped with a Ford Raptor, the same as the one Bai Xiaoou drove yesterday, a two-door version.His one is black, this one is white...

The white raptor is more dignified and magnificent.Chen Mo really likes this color...

There is a staff member in the car dealership who is Chinese, Zhou Donglai, in his forties.

The development project of the large pastoral area that Bai Xiaoou is in charge of has encountered big troubles. It seems that some ancient relics of the local aboriginal people have been destroyed. The aboriginal Indians are protesting at the city government...

In the next few days, Bai Xiaoou was not free, and Zhang Kun was too busy with this matter. Chen Mo wandered around Billings, and occasionally went to the car dealership to find Zhou Donglai to chat and practice American spoken English.

A few days later, the matter was perfectly resolved, and the discovered ruins were taken out, and TII paid for the land to be enclosed and built as an Indian heritage park.

After Bai Xiaoou finished his work, he finally started to choose the ranch.

Chen Mo has 863 million US dollars in cash, and he bought a ranch. The price in his heart is between 500 million and 650 million. He has to save some money to run the ranch, just in case.

According to the price, Bai Xiaoou chose three pastures for Chen Mo.One is in the west, in the valley of the Little Rocky Mountains, with an area of ​​350 hectares. It is only 10 minutes away from the town and has convenient transportation. The asking price is 600 million, and Bai Xiaoou said that 500 million can be bought.

The other is in the north of Great Falls, with an area of ​​1395 hectares, plains, pastures and pasture irrigation areas. The asking price is 700 million, and it should be able to talk to 650 million.

The last one is less than 10 kilometers west of Judith, 170 kilometers from Billings, and about 230 kilometers from Helena... The traffic is also convenient.

This is a large ranch with an area of ​​2350 hectares, 300 hectares of land with irrigation water rights, 950 hectares of grazing area, and the rest is a large mountain with dense forests... I heard from Bai Xiaoou that ginseng is planted in the mountain forest of the ranch.

Except for the land with irrigation water rights and near a small stream, the other land is dry and desolate, just like the Gobi Desert seen on TV.

The rancher's house was not luxurious, and had a stable.There are 3 cowsheds in the cattle farm, which are dilapidated and can raise more than 200 cattle.The ranch fence is also worn out...

But such a ranch actually costs 1100 million US dollars.

The most valuable thing about a ranch should be construction and mechanical equipment.But the total value of all the equipment and buildings in this ranch will never exceed 100 million.Mainly because of the good location...

The name of the ranch is Snow Mountain Ranch, backed by Roger Snow Mountain.As long as the weather is not particularly bad, you can see the bare, rocky and steep Roger Snow Mountain from the ranch.

"Investing here is very good. If there were no trade frictions, the Xueshan Ranch would offer at least 2000 million yuan (not the transaction price). The Xueshan Ranch is suitable for being converted into a holiday ranch, and it is a land that rich people like to collect." Bai Xiaoou led Chen Mo Went around the ranch.

The building facilities are very poor, the environment is very good...

"I only have 863 million. To buy a ranch, you must leave at least 100 million operating funds." Chen Mo doesn't like loans.The so-called no debt is light, and it always feels uneasy to be in debt.

"The ranch doesn't need much operating capital. Is it enough to keep 50? I estimate that 800 million can be negotiated."

"Row."

This piece of land has been abandoned for a long time, and it should be very good if it is taken care of carefully.

Then it was time for Bai Xiaoou's performance, where he began to negotiate with the ranch owner, finding fault with the ranch...

The rancher is a Wisconsin native from Marathon County.Marathon County is famous for its marathon events. It is a large agricultural county. The production of American ginseng planted accounts for 10% of the world's production and 95% of the national production...

The rancher family is from Marathon County and is the largest ginseng planting family in the area.No, the Sino-US trade issue, the ginseng farmers in this county can talk about blood mold.The rancher's family needs a large sum of money to maintain the normal operation of the head office, so they decided to sell the property as a last resort...

It is not uncommon for similar situations to occur in various large agricultural regions of the United States.

Investing in agriculture is very risky now, and no one knows how long the trade war will last.The rancher's quotation of 1100 million US dollars is the listing price of the intermediary company. If the transaction is successful, the intermediary company will draw a 5.00% commission, which is 55.This part of the money can be saved...

Bai Xiaoou was in charge of the bargaining. From 1100 million to 900 million, the rancher refused to lower the price because the ginseng in the forest on the ranch was about to harvest.

900 million, no matter what, I will not lower the price.

Although Chen Mo liked this place very much, he had no choice but to give up because he didn't have enough money and didn't want to get a loan, and went to visit the other two ranches.

The buildings of the other two ranches are much more luxurious, with villas, stables... Buying a ranch is the price of packing everything in the ranch.

The Snow Mountain Ranch is really good, but there are no horses in the stables and no cows in the cowshed.In addition to ginseng, an empty shell ranch... But why does a good ranch grow ginseng? I also took YOU.You must know that the climate and soil in Montana seem not suitable for the growth of American ginseng.

Just when Chen Mo was about to buy the 1395-hectare ranch in Great Falls, a call came from Xueshan Ranch, agreeing to the previous offer... 790 million.But need to get the deal done ASAP...

The facilities of Xueshan Ranch are not good, but the environment is good and the appreciation potential is better.

The next step is to contact a lawyer, finalize the contract, and complete the transaction... Then prepare the investment materials and go to the Immigration Bureau to apply for a temporary green card...

(End of this chapter)