Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 443 Winning over people’s hearts and ranch development plan

Chu nodded forward, took out his checkbook, read a check for US$5, and handed it to the Coopers and Partners partners.

"This is the bonus for the Global Project. If we win Alissa Ranch for 600 million, the bonus will be doubled."

The people at Coopers and Partners were instantly excited. The Global project allowed Coopers and Partners to receive a commission of US$37. The seven members of their team shared a third of it, which was only 7 US dollars.

But the bonus Chu Xiangqian gave was just about half of the commission that he and others received, not to mention the bonus of 10 yuan waiting for him.

Moreover, after the ranch transaction is successful, Coopers & Partners can get 600% of the 5 million, which is 30.

The negotiation team divided into one-third is 10.

It is equivalent to helping Chu Qiangqian do things, and the final reward can be doubled. It is difficult for the seven Yongdao people not to be active.

"Three days," Yongdao's partner said in a positive tone, "SIR, within three days, I guarantee that the ranch will be yours."

Chu Qianqian smiled and nodded. The best way to get these lawyers and accountants excited was with money.

And 10 at this time is almost equal to several million in a few decades.

Not only will the acquisition team try their best to get this done, but for the sake of hundreds of thousands of commissions, Coopers will also actively look for connections to facilitate this.

Sure enough, it didn't take three days, but only two days later. Chu Xiangqian met the people from Yongdao, as well as the rancher's lawyer and agent in the hotel.

The rancher has agreed to the price of $600 million, and all debts will be borne by the rancher himself.

Chu Qianqian frowned after hearing this. The other party seemed too impatient and seemed to be looking for someone to take advantage of.

The person from Yongdao hurriedly whispered, "We have checked the other party's financial and investment status.

Since September, silver futures prices have fallen by almost 9%.

Many silver investors focus on physical gold in order to preserve value.

A large amount of gold has been withdrawn from U.S. vaults, and the price of gold has risen by 3% in a row in the past month.

The owner of this ranch followed the trend and bought a lot of gold. Now he wants to mortgage the ranch and invest all the money in gold.

Looking forward to making a killing on gold. "

Chu Qianqian shook his head. He didn't believe this. There must be some trouble in the ranch that he didn't know about.

As for the rise in gold prices, Chu Xiangqian didn't care about it. Anyway, he had bought 12.248 tons of gold. No matter how the gold price rose, he would make a profit.

As for why I buy physical gold instead of futures, there are no gold futures in the futures category these days.

But if you think about it carefully, once the price of gold rises, it will definitely lead to a rise in commodity prices, which means that money left in your hands will depreciate.

It is better to spend it and exchange it for real estate, or simply buy gold to preserve its value.

Thinking about it this way, buying the ranch is definitely a good deal.

"Sign the contract."

Seeing what Chu Xiangqian said, the Yongdao people, the ranch agent, and the lawyer looked happy.

Earn another commission.

Before signing the contract, Chu Xiangqian naturally went to the ranch to see for himself.

But he didn't have time to ride in a car or ride a horse to explore the tens of thousands of acres of pasture.

The tit flew over first, and Chu Xiangqian carefully inspected the pasture several times through the tit's sight.

After confirming that Yongdao's people had indeed not lied to him, he notified Margaret to hire a helicopter for a demonstration to take a look around.

After notifying the rancher in the afternoon, he boarded a helicopter and landed outside the hill villa, the largest of the three estates on the ranch.

Chu Xiangqian got off the plane with Yongdao's people, Margaret, and bodyguards, and shook hands with the rancher's family and said hello.

Then, together with the rancher, we took a helicopter and flew around the ranch.

This pasture is indeed good, with hills and forests, two rivers, and large tracts of pasture.

And to the northwest is a broken rock that stretches for dozens of kilometers, which is a natural boundary.

You only need to set up a fence in a canyon, and you don't have to worry about cattle and sheep running into other people's pastures.

Even buying this canyon can easily create a reservoir.

However, the investment is a bit large and not worth it no matter how you calculate it.

Under the management of two generations of ranchers, the pasture of the ranch is enough to graze [-] cattle.

However, the utilization rate of pasture land is indeed a bit low.

At least two to three thousand acres of hilly land have remained untouched and undeveloped due to lack of water.

If, as Yongdao's people said, two canals are dug out of the two rivers in the pasture, and some people are hired to use machines to clear the land, one or two thousand acres of farmland can indeed be reclaimed.

Whether you’re growing wheat, oats, soybeans, or even grapevines, your pasture will have an extra dollar each year.

Many fruit trees can also be planted on the rolling hills.

However, the one-time investment is quite large. No wonder the ranchers have not touched the water-scarce wasteland for two generations.

But for Chu Xiangqian, there was no problem at all.

Moreover, using the construction project of the two water canals, it should be easy to win over the builders of Solvang Town and some town residents and workers.

Once the canal is built, wasteland will naturally have to be opened up.

The amount of this project is also quite large. It is used to win over the residents of the town and at the same time, it will also open up at least one or two thousand acres of land for its own pasture.

Moreover, after the land is reclaimed, people have to be hired to farm it.

When the grain matures, some part-time workers will also need to be hired to harvest it. In the future, many people in the town will rely on pasture for their livelihood. Even if he wants to be the mayor of the town, he has a chance.

Or support someone to be the mayor of the police department, or even invest in politicians in Los Angeles to truly gain a foothold in the Central Valley.

In the next two days, the procedures and legal issues for the ranch transfer were settled, and 150 million pounds was transferred to the rancher.

Chu Xiangqian finally became the owner of the ranch.

Margaret also immediately moved into the mountaintop villa with her guards and servants.

Although the villa only has two floors, there is enough pasture land. It is more like a small manor than a villa.

The main house alone covers an area of ​​more than 400 square meters, and there are three servant rooms next to it covering an area of ​​3 to [-] square meters.

Organizing the house was naturally left to Margaret and her servants. Chu Xiangqian put on a cowboy outfit and met the ranch in the specially opened conference room in the servant's room next to the main house. There are 12 cowboys in it.

The two cowgirls are named Mina and Kelly.I am only responsible for 80 sheep and the cowboys’ breakfast and dinner.

The three cowboy heads at the cowboy camp are named Simon, Hans, and Horner.

Responsible for grazing 2 cattle in three grasslands with two or three men and two sheepdogs.

The pasture previously raised 1800 head, but unfortunately, two-thirds of them were sold by the rancher some time ago.

Cowboys were previously worried that ranchers would lay off workers, but now they are worried that the new owners may not even be able to raise cattle and sheep.

Seeing Chu Qianqian walking in, the 12 cowboys stood up and said, "Good morning, BOSS."

Chu Qianqian smiled and nodded. He had already known the information about these people these days.Looking at the 39-year-old Simon, he said, "From now on, the Cowboys will still be managed by you, and the work of other people will remain unchanged. We have known each other for three months. During this period, as long as it is not a principled mistake, I will not fire anyone."

The cowboys couldn't help but feel relieved. Although the economy in the United States was good in the 60s, cowboy jobs were not that easy to find.

In 1959, the gross national product of the United States was just over 5 billion, and the per capita income was US$1800.

But to the cowboys in the West, this per capita income is just a glamorous figure.

Take Simon, for example. He has been working on the ranch for 21 years. He has been working on the ranch since he was 19 years old. He has become a cowboy and his weekly salary is only 40 US dollars.

The income is a little over 2 per year, which is considered a high salary in the entire town.

And that’s because the ranch is so close to Los Angeles that land and living costs are slightly higher.

The salary is higher than that of cowboys in southern and northern California.

In places like Montana or Oregon, cowboys' salaries are even lower.

Hans and Horner can be regarded as team captains. They can manage two cowboys while grazing, and their weekly salary is only US$32.

That’s $1664 a year.

The remaining nine cowboys and seven men earn $9 a week, which is only $7 a year.

The two cowgirls are even lower, with a weekly salary of 20, which is only 1040 US dollars a year.

But even so, the salaries of the seven male cowboys and two female cowboys on the ranch are already considered middle-income in the entire town, not to mention California.

Although Chu Xiangqian knew this, he still deliberately asked Simon, "Simon, how many years have you been working on the ranch?"

Simon's face tightened, "BOSS, it's been, it's been 21 years."

"Such a long time?"

Chu Xiangqian pretended to be surprised, and then said with a serious expression, "Being able to be employed by the former rancher for 21 years, and handing over the right to manage the cowboys to you, it seems that I got a great helper."

Simon was stunned, and then couldn't help but show a proud look on his face.

The other cowboys didn't show any unusual expressions at Chu Qianqian's words. It seemed that Simon was indeed a trustworthy helper as the former rancher said.

"In this way, your weekly salary will be increased to $60. I hope we can continue to cooperate like the former rancher. I even hope that my children can continue to cooperate with your children and your grandchildren."

Simon suddenly showed a grateful expression. Western cowboys never paid much attention to their children's education, and it was basically no different from raising children.

Most of the children who grew up on the ranch also ended up working on the ranch.

This kind of service for generations to a ranch is not only common in the American West, it is basically a tradition.

Chu Xiangqian’s words not only affirmed Simon’s years of dedication, but also gave him hope.

His face turned red with excitement, and he hurriedly thanked her.

And if Chu Xiangqian gets Simon's approval, there will be no problems with the management of the ranch.

When necessary, it is possible to take the initiative to help Chu Xiangqian solve some troubles.

But other people's expressions were a little bad.

Simon is 39 years old and has three sons and two daughters.

The eldest is already 17 years old, which means that in a few years, the Simon children will occupy everyone’s jobs.

Chu Xiangqian naturally knew this and said to Hans, Horner and others with a smile.

"Three months later, if we all feel that it is a good fit and get along well, Hans and Horner's weekly salary will be increased to $42. The weekly salary of the seven male cowboys will be increased to $7.

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Moreover, for every year of working in my ranch, my weekly salary will automatically increase by US$2.

At the end of each year, if the pasture has a good harvest.Your bonus is 2 months salary.

My legal team will help you solve tax issues, and I will pay for the lawyers and accountants. "

Now all the cowboys shouted excitedly, "God bless you, BOSS."

Chu Qianqian smiled. It seemed that the video he had watched in his previous life was correct. If an employee was given a salary of 5 yuan, he would only do the work of [-] yuan.

Give him 2 yuan. If the boss is wrong, he will try his best to help you make up for your mistake.

People like Chu Xiangqian who received a direct salary increase of 30% have never heard of it, let alone the small town of Solvang, and even the ranches around Los Angeles.

"By the way, 400 cattle and 1 sheep will be delivered in a few days, so you don't have to worry about having nothing to do. Don't worry about losing your job.

And I have already planned to dig two canals on the two rivers in the pasture.

And at the end of the canal, in two low-lying areas in the pasture, two reservoirs or lakes will be built.

In the future, the ranch will need more cowboys and farm workers, and during busy farming periods, many temporary workers will also need to be hired.

But don't let Simon and I catch you slacking off and losing your well-paying job. "

Everyone nodded and promised that they would work hard.

At the same time, he also realized that the new boss was not just a good person, he was actually a capitalist.

However, there are more jobs, which means that your family or children have the opportunity to work on the ranch.

This salary is nothing to Chu Xiangqian. What he needs most now is the support of ranch work.

After stabilizing the interior, if someone in the town causes trouble, the cowboys will take the initiative to solve it.

Legal and tax issues can also be handled by Coopers & Partners.

As for the cold arrows in the dark, Chu Xiangqian was not worried at all. The ninja assassins of Aozu Nu were eager to make more money.

Besides, in the United States, as long as you are willing to pay, it is too easy to find killers and mercenaries.

In the afternoon, Chu Xiangqian ordered Mina and Kelly to kill two sheep. The ranch cowboys who had family members, children or boyfriends were also brought over to hold a barbecue party at the mountainside manor.

The 12 cowboys and their families were still a little incompatible with the Kings Agents and the servants hired by the royal family. Chu Xiangqian simply brought Simon, Hans, and Horner together to listen to them talk about the ranch.

At the same time, he also told them about his development plan for the ranch.

In addition to building canals and lakes, reclaiming farmland and planting fruit trees.

In the future, more than ten acres will be allocated to build a wine estate.

Chu Xiangqian also plans to build a resort on the ranch.

The initial investment is not large, and only 10 2-story wooden houses will be built as hotels and an 18-par small golf course.

In the future, hot air balloon tours, golf tours, horse riding tours, wine tours, parent-child tours and barbecue activities will be held on weekends.

They might even build a small runway on the ranch and buy a few classic World War II fighter jets like the P51 Mustang for tourists and Chu Xiangqian to play with.

If the resort's business is really bad, it will only lose 30 to [-] US dollars at most.

Simon and the other three were immediately shocked by Chu Xiangqian's plan, and they were so shocked that they didn't know how to speak.

They are just cowboys, and they basically work after finishing high school. Their management experience is based on their own understanding and summary while working.

(End of this chapter)