Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 500

When it comes to managing cowboys, Simon thinks he is as capable as any cowboy, but when it comes to managing and operating the ranch, the three of them combined are not as good as Maria, who has shouldered the heavy responsibility of Tucker's ranch alone since she was seventeen or eighteen years old.

And the owner’s business is not limited to ranching.

The last time he went out, he was away for more than a month. Simon really felt a little unable to manage the ranch.

After Simon figured it out and found a helper who would not interfere with the management of the Cowboys and could also share the burden of operations, he naturally agreed with both hands and feet.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Simon is almost 40 years old and has no ambition.

In addition, the salary is indeed high, so my heart is naturally towards the interests of the boss.

Chu Qianqian saw Simon walking up to him and whispered, "BOSS, in terms of managing the ranch, Maria is definitely not weaker than the former boss of our ranch."

At this point, Chu Xiangqian naturally knew.

Judging from the fact that this woman can take on the management of Tucker Ranch on her own and has been doing it for more than ten years, there is no doubt about her ability and experience.

Moreover, the former rancher owned his own ranch, which raised 1800 cows, but only employed 12 cowboys.

Divided into three teams, each team is responsible for 600 cattle.

Tucker Ranch employs eight cowboys for its 500 cows.

It can be seen from this that Maria has to hire more people than actually needed to protect herself and the interests of Tucker Ranch.

At the same time, it also shows that Tucker’s pasture’s utilization rate of pasture is much higher than that of his own pasture.

Chu looked forward at Maria, "The weekly salary is 100 US dollars, and other benefits are the same as those of the Cowboys."

Maria nodded without thinking. With 240 million US dollars in hand, the salary was no longer important in her eyes.

Just by depositing it in the bank, the interest rate on bank deposits in the United States is 5% or 8%, which amounts to more than [-] US dollars every year.

In just a few years of working under the new boss, not only will she be safe, but she will also become the most popular wealthy single woman in the town, and even in Santa Barbara County.
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After sending away Will and the other police, Chu Qianqian handed over Simon, Maria and Sam, the cowboy head of Tucker Ranch, to him.

He said in a vicious tone, "Help me pass on an extra reward to all the farmers, ranchers and cowboys in the town. After we find the gang behind the cattle theft.

The mastermind gets $5 and the accomplices get $1. I want them dead. "

When Simon, Maria, Sam and the cowboys around heard this, they surprisingly didn't show any fear.

Instead, he nodded with an expression of complete approval.

The principle of a cowboy's dealings is very simple. If you can do something, you will never be unreasonable.

What Chu Xiangqian did was in line with their principles of doing things, and the tougher the boss, the less likely the cowboy would be bullied.

Simon and Sam looked at each other, nodded quickly, and said to Chu Qianqian, "Understood, BOSS."

As for Maria, she definitely has the same attitude as Chu Xiangqian on this matter.

After Sam and his men moved dozens of cattle back to Tucker Ranch, Maria asked with a smile, "BOSS, do you want me to accompany you to patrol your new land?"

But Chu Xiangqian shook his head, "I will have the lawyer come over tomorrow. After the transfer contract is signed, I will go to Tucker Ranch to have a look."

Maria didn’t want to go home at all, and smiled and said to Chu Qianqian, “Then as the manager of the large ranch, I have the obligation and responsibility to understand the situation of Alissa Ranch as soon as possible.

Perform your responsibilities as quickly as possible. "

Chu Xiangqian did not refuse this time, nodded to Maria, then returned to his horse and got on the horse.

Maria hurriedly ran to her horse and mounted it, and then followed Chu Qianqian, explaining to him the situation of Tucker Ranch.

This woman is very smart and knows that she is carrying a check for 240 million US dollars. Now that she is back at Tucker Ranch, there might be someone among the cowboys at the ranch who will desperately snatch the check.

Instead, he left with Chu Xiangqian. Although there were risks, without signing the contract, Chu Xiangqian was the one who least wanted anything to happen to him.

And from the way the new boss casually wrote a check for $240 million, it can be seen that he is really rich.

Such rich people, if they have a choice, will follow business principles.

Get what you want by buying and selling.

In addition, Maria now wanted to give Chu Xiangqian a good impression, so it was a smart move to work for him early.
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Chu Xiangqian thought that the situation at Tucker Ranch would not be too good.

But what is surprising is that Tucker Ranch has been able to steadily produce 200 cattle every year in recent years.

Based on the purchase price in these two years, it can generate approximately US$10 in revenue per year.

After deducting the cost of buying calves each year, the cost of raising cattle, cowboy wages and other expenses, Tucker Ranch made $3.1 last year.

A net profit of 30% is considered a high profit in the ranching industry.

Chu Xiangqian felt more and more that it would be more suitable for Maria to manage the merged ranch than to manage it himself.

As for loyalty, everyone is just an employment relationship, and the cowboys only get a salary of one or two hundred dollars a month.

Trying to buy someone else's loyalty or life with this little money is simply a daydream.
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At noon at the Banshan Manor, the master chef, Ehime, Hong Kong Sheng and Lan Lan, helped make a pot of braised rabbit and roasted quail with honey sauce. Maria, who was exposed to Chinese food for the first time, was full of praise.

But Maria and Simon’s favorites are Kung Pao Chicken and fried rice.

Chu Xiangqian secretly thought that in his previous life on the Internet, it was said that among Americans’ favorite Chinese dishes, Kung Pao Chicken was ranked among the top three. It looked like it was really not nonsense.
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After grabbing a few pieces of quail meat for his wife and the Hong Kong student who just turned from a girl to a young woman last night.

He smiled and said to Maria, "Based on your experience, if I open a resort on the ranch near the town of Solvang, on the main road to Santa Barbara, that specializes in Chinese cuisine, can it attract more people?" Tourists coming?”

When she heard that it was a business matter, Maria immediately put away her smile and thought for more than ten seconds before speaking.

“BOSS, food can indeed attract people, but to be honest, many small-town women I know are very fond of French, Spanish, and Italian food.

As for the people in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, I think they are similar to the women in the small towns.

Therefore, I think the attraction of Chinese food to the game can only be regarded as a supplement.

The most important thing is the services and entertainment projects. "

Chu Qianqian stopped the knife and fork in his hand, and after thinking about it, he felt that Maria's analysis was good.

In fact, French food is more attractive to Americans.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many high-end French restaurants in the United States.

But the biggest advantage of Chinese food is that there are too many immigrants in the United States.

Immigrants from these countries have long been tired of eating French, Spanish, Italian and Latin American food.

That’s why I’m so passionate and curious about Indian and Chinese food.

Thinking of this, Chu Qianqian nodded helplessly, but he really made up his mind to have the guts to drive to the United States in the future.

Let’s copy the Panda Express that will be everywhere in the United States in the future.

Since 83, the first Panda Express was established. In just a dozen years, the company has rapidly expanded to more than 40 branches in 800 states.Annual revenue exceeds US$10 billion.

After that, it continued to expand, and the number of stores once exceeded 2. What is most commendable is that in the first 30 years of its business, the company has been debt-free.

In other words, store expansion depends entirely on the company's profits, which shows that the Chinese fast food business is really profitable in the United States.

Basically, it only takes three to five years for a restaurant to earn back its original investment.

And the food used in the restaurant is all pre-made.

The food is first made into semi-finished products at the processor. After the transportation company transports it to each store, how the restaurant employees prepare it all depends on the process.

It's completely pipeline mode.

But many people in the United States just like this kind of improved Chinese food that is sweet and sour with a little spicy.

Orange chicken, Kung Pao chicken, Mapo tofu, Yangzhou fried rice, fried noodles, dumplings, roast duck, and roast goose are actually the same as the two Western fast foods of Mai and Ken.

Even fried chicken and fried chicken nuggets can be sold.

After all, in this era, the two restaurants Mai and Ken are still exploring many dishes.

KFC opened its first restaurant in 52, and when the founder sold the brand in 64, it was only for US$200 million.

The only thing that made Chu Xiangqian hesitant was that he couldn't put all his thoughts on this fast food company.

Therefore, it would be no problem for a few or more than a dozen stores to open in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties in the early stage.

But if you expand further, you will have to hire or train a professional management team yourself.

Chu's forward gaze couldn't help but look at Maria.

I don’t know if this woman can achieve the same good results as managing a ranch if she changes her career to managing a chain restaurant.

After thinking about it, Chu looked forward to Simon and said, "Notify all the cowboys at Alisa Ranch and Tucker Ranch to have a dinner here at the manor tonight."

Simon and Maria were stunned and hurriedly said, "Boss, something happened at Tucker Ranch. Should we wait a few days before talking about it?"

Chu shook his head forward, "I wish someone would go to Tucker Ranch or Alisa Ranch to steal cattle again tonight."

With tits, big guys, and red girls around, if someone is really causing trouble, you can easily follow them all the way.

However, Chu Qianqian thought for a while and decided to call over the ninja who was staying in Chicago and monitoring the mafia.

Simon and Maria immediately mistakenly believed that Chu Xiangqian planned to secretly monitor the two ranches with the manpower before the ranch was downgraded.

Maria nodded hurriedly and said with a smile, "Thank you very much, boss."

After lunch, Simon naturally went to work on the ranch, while Maria planned to continue reporting to Chu Qianqian about the Tucker Ranch.

At the same time, he told Chu Xiangqian his thoughts on how to manage the merged ranch.

Chu Xiangqian was not in a hurry to talk about the ranch. Instead, he ordered Lan Lan, Ehime and Hong Kong Sheng to find Hans's daughter Sophia and Simon's eldest son Simon to go to the small town of Solvang to buy chicken nuggets and other ingredients. .

But after calling little Simon and Sophia, they were soon blinded.

Chicken nuggets, oranges and other items are easy to buy, but the two of them have never heard of tofu.

Chu Xiangqian could only find someone for help, and made a phone call to the seafood restaurant on Santa Monica Beach that he bought for US$20 last time.

Upon hearing that the boss was looking for a Chinese chef, the restaurant manager promised to complete the task.

In just 10 minutes, the restaurant manager called Chu Xiangqian back. Not only did he find a team of five Chinese chefs, they arrived at the ranch before 5 p.m.

By the way, get all the ingredients for everyone.

As for the all-inclusive price of 1 U.S. dollars, Chu Xiangqian didn't care and asked the manager of the seafood restaurant to send the bill to the team of Coopers & Partners Accounting Firm that specialized in serving him.

After hanging up the phone, Chu Xiangqian called his legal team and asked them to come over to discuss the contract and the official signing tomorrow.

Before 3 p.m., Chu Qianqian, who was chatting with Maria about ranch management in the study, heard a knock on the door.

After calling out to come in, Hong Kong Sheng opened the door and said with a smile, "Brother, the chef you were looking for is here."

Chu Qianqian also chatted with Maria, got up and took Maria out.

After meeting the chef, he was also surprised. He thought that the rich man who asked him and others to cook for him was a fan of Chinese food.

Unexpectedly, the host is actually a colleague.

Moreover, on the way here with several lawyers, I learned from the conversation with the other party that the ranch covers an area of ​​tens of thousands of acres, and the rancher has also purchased a 2-acre ranch next door to the ranch.

The chef immediately respected his employer even more.

Chu Xiangqian took Xiao Lan'er to greet the chef and lawyer, and then the chef was handed over to Xiao Lan'er, Shi Niang, Ehime and Hong Kong Sheng.

By the way, I need to make orange chicken, kung pao chicken, mapo tofu, fried chicken nuggets, Yangzhou fried rice and fried noodles tonight.

After the chef listened to the four dishes and two main dishes, he knew in his heart that the young and exaggerated colleague in front of him understood American tastes.

However, there were forty or fifty people, so the five-person chef team still felt that time was a bit tight.

Fortunately, Americans always have dinner at 7 or 8 pm, and the ingredients are semi-finished, so it’s not a big problem.

After Chu Xiangqian gave instructions about dinner, he took the lawyer and Maria to the study again.

After sitting down in order, Chu Qianqian looked at Maria and said, "Call your lawyer over and determine the general terms of the contract first. We will officially sign the contract tomorrow morning."

Unexpectedly, Maria shook her head and said, “BOSS, the lawyers in this small town are all idiots, and they cannot be rivals of the top ten lawyers in the world.

So I choose to believe you. "

Chu Xiangqian and the lawyer were stunned at the same time.

The lawyers secretly cursed Maria as a fool. There were some text traps that sometimes even professional lawyers like them might overlook or fail to discover.

When ordinary people look at the contract, they will be beaten to death without even knowing how.

But Chu Xiangqian gave Maria a thumbs up.

At any other time, there would be no discussion about cheating Maria, but Chu Qianqian, who had just arrived in the United States, was more concerned about his reputation.

No matter how dirty and greedy Chu Xiangqian and the wealthy Americans are in private, on the surface, they still have to maintain a positive image.

In the subsequent negotiations, according to Chu Xiangqian's explanation, the contract ensured Chu Xiangqian's interests and did not include any word games or deliberately trick Maria.

But the contract actually favored Chu Xiangqian. Neither the lawyer nor Chu Xiangqian himself would hesitate on this point.

(End of this chapter)