Kirk's estate on the outskirts of Los Angeles is large, covering hundreds of acres, and has a very luxurious villa, which is the most top-notch villa of its kind.

Also, as a tycoon in the casino and hotel industry, his personal assets seem to be only more than 10 billion, but in fact, the invisible assets are very large, just like the existence of this manor, Kirk doesn't know how much, in addition to investing in hotels over the years, the rest is to buy all kinds of things he likes, mansions, yachts, planes, and beautiful women...... Yes, beauty, he has no children, no daughters and no wife, but he is not a saint, and his personal life needs still have to be considered, so he will spend money to find beautiful women, anyway, with his identity and status and financial resources, how many beauties do you want?

It may not sound like that, but it's true.

What white pearls and black pearls, three people, four people, five people, especially in a place like the United States, as long as you have money, what can't you enjoy?

"I can't live like an ascetic like yours. ”

Taking a sharp puff on his cigar, Kirk said pleasantly.

He has some understanding of Zhou Fangyuan, after all, everyone is now in the same circle, and he also knows that Zhou Fangyuan is very capable and powerful in Huaxia. It has not been long since it began to develop on the side of the United States, but it has already shown an amazing rise speed, which is not something that ordinary rich people can do.

"A bite?"

Kirk pulled one out of the humidor and gestured towards Zhou Fangyuan.

Zhou Fangyuan originally refused, but when Kirk said the next sentence, he still decided to taste it.

"This is produced in my own cigar garden, not for sale, all of them are smoked by myself, and there are also given away, I dare not say that this is the best, but it must have a different flavor, take more when you leave, and we will be friends in the future." ”

Kirk said casually.

Zhou Fangyuan looked down at the cigar in his hand, and sure enough, there was no conspicuous sign, it was just the most ordinary, the most primitive, hand-rolled cigar.

Zhou Fangyuan had never smoked cigars before, but he still knew something about cigars.

Hold the end of the cigar with one hand, light a match, wait until the flame is stable so that the cigar is at a 45° angle to the flame, light the cigar, turn the cigar slowly, and preheat the cigar first. Extinguish the flame when the match is 1/3 of the way through. Light a second match, and when the flame is stable, continue to light the cigar, turning the cigar slowly as well. Extinguish the match when it is halfway burned. Then light a third match and light the cigar as before. When the match burns to the point that it burns your fingers, extinguish it.

Let the cigar smolder for a while, then use a cigar cutter to cut off the cap. When cutting the cap, you should also pay attention to the size and size of your own, and the diameter of the general cut should be 3/4 of the diameter of the cigar trunk.

Zhou Fangyuan completed all the steps under Kirk's simple guidance, and then took a puff of cigarette. Slowly exhale two-thirds of the smoke and inhale it through your nose, leaving the remaining one-third in your mouth and feeling it with your tongue buds.

Well, very strong coffee and nutty flavor, Zhou Fangyuan is a smoker, he usually doesn't smoke cigars, mainly because he is not interested, of course, if the situation is right, like now, there is nothing wrong with trying it.

Cigars have a long history, and the Native Americans, located on what is now Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, may have been the first people to grow tobacco.

It was only then that tobacco cultivation began in South and North America.

The earliest peoples who cultivated or smoked tobacco can no longer be traced, but it is certain that Europeans did not know about tobacco until 1492, when Columbus discovered the New World on his voyage. It all began with the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus, when two of Columbus's sailors discovered that the Cuban Indians used palm leaves or plantain leaves to roll up and smoke dried and twisted tobacco leaves, which were primitive cigars. Research revealed that there was a never-before-seen plant on the island, and the aborigines used the leaves of this plant, dried it, burned it, and smoked it.

Columbus brought the tobacco seeds he found back to the plant, which became the latest trend of the European aristocracy, and the main leaves were rolled into cigars, and the leftovers and bad leaves were used as cigarettes and pipe tobacco. The government noticed that more and more people were smoking tobacco, so it began to collect taxes to make money. Because it was so easy to make money, he took the seeds to the colony and planted them in large quantities. Tobacco was grown in large quantities in the American colonies, African colonies, Indonesian colonies, etc. The habit of smoking quickly spread to Spain and Portugal, and soon to France and Italy, and by the mid-16th century Europeans had become familiar with tobacco.

However, long before Columbus landed in the New World, the Mayan Indians in Central America used it as part of their religious rituals for recreation, and the history has lasted for thousands of years, even thousands of years.

Then in 1542, the Spaniards built the first cigar factory in Cuba, and tobacco became the main cargo between the two sides of the Atlantic. Tobacco is a plant in the Solanaceae family, and eggplant, potato, and pepper are all sisters of the same family. As a reckless hero of the Solanaceae family, tobacco can be grown between 45 degrees north latitude and 30 degrees south latitude on the earth.

Before cigars became popular, the world's smoking stream was still tobacco.

There are more than 120 tobacco-producing countries in the world, probably as long as it is not too cold and not a desert, China is still the largest producer. In fact, cigars and tobacco have similar ingredients.

The commonality of the best tobacco growing regions in the world is the same geographical latitude, and the sunshine and climatic conditions of a particular latitude have a decisive role in the quality of tobacco leaves. In the forties of the twentieth century, the introduction of Virginia tobacco "Da Jin Yuan" in Yunnan Province was successful, also due to the natural ecology. Since John Rolfer planted the first acre of commercial tobacco in Virginia in 1612, Virginia, with abundant sunshine and rainfall, suitable temperature and wind, and rich trace element soil, has gradually become the world's top tobacco hometown, where the ecological conditions suitable for tobacco growth have become the standard for tobacco planting environments around the world. Measured by the five elements of "light, temperature, gas, heat and water", the ecological conditions of high-quality tobacco producing areas in the world today are extremely close.

The world is now accelerating the pace of smoking bans, but most men love tobacco. They can choose one of three things: cigarettes, cigars, and pipes to satisfy their nicotine needs. Compared with the other two, cigars are also the least harmful to the human body, and at the same time, as a noble and luxurious display of their identity, cigars have gradually been accepted and loved by people in the upper class. Cuba is the cigar capital of the world. Cuban cigars have a lot of flavor. The country's climate has resulted in rich, aroma-rich tobacco leaves. Cuban tobacco leaves tend to be spicy, peppery and have a strong taste. Tobacco seeds in many countries come from Cuba. Of course, after leaving Cuba, their taste will change somewhat due to factors such as climate and soil.

Cigar tobacco is a dark color of dry tobacco that can only be grown in the tropics. It is produced by only a few countries, and Cuba is the largest producer, close to 40 per cent of the world's total. Most of Cuba has a tropical rainforest climate, where both sunlight and precipitation are suitable for tobacco growth. A relative humidity of 70% is the best place to store cigars, and the island itself is a natural moisturizing pot for cigars. Cuba's red clay is also standard for top-quality tobaccos. Cuban red soil, also known as red soil, is generally found in tropical rainforests with high temperatures and rainfall. Because of the abundant rain, many compounds in the soil will be washed away, and only nails such as iron oxide remain, and the soil will turn red.

The red soil is suitable for growing tropical cash crops, and Yunnan Province, known as the Chinese Red Clay Plateau, is also a well-known tobacco kingdom.

In the westernmost province of Cuba, in the province of Pinardrio, there is a region called Vuelta Abajo, which produces some of the best tobacco leaves in the world.

The cigars produced here are all Rolls-Royces of cigars.

In addition to the selected tobacco leaves, each cigar goes through hundreds of manual processes and is hand-rolled by the cigarette maker. Blessed with a natural environment and more than five centuries of refined artisanal tobacco technology, Cuba, where Europeans discovered tobacco, is still home to the finest tobacco leaves and brand-name cigars. As a result, Cuban cigars are expensive and have always been the norm for high society, as well as a killer tool to show off their wealth and make authority.

Cuban cigars became a form of great hospitality for Europeans.

In order to have a cigarette after a meal, the dignitaries invented the earliest gas chamber of mankind - the smoking room. Afraid of getting the smell of smoke, he also invented smoking clothes, which are still the style of the fashion industry.

Most ordinary people who can't afford cigars make cheaper and faster cigarillos out of shredded tobacco wrapped in paper. Mass production in the wave of the Industrial Revolution led to the birth of cigarettes, which swept the world upside down. This is the story of a Cuban leaf of magical grass that travels around the world. I don't want to say any clichés like smoking is bad for your health, I just want to introduce a handsome guy, the spokesperson of Marlboro cigarettes, who is masculine and masculine, and women all over the world call their husbands - in 1992, he died of lung cancer.

Therefore, smoking is still harmful to health, so everything should be done in moderation.

Without moderation, it is easy to hurt oneself and others.

The original text of the cigar is not in English, the spelling is not Cigar, it is not a noun, but a verb, V_cigarutopia. The original word for cigar is from the Mayan word Sikar, which means to smoke.

When Columbus discovered the New World in 1492, the local indigenous leader held a long pipe and Columbus crossed his hands, and the rich smell of cigar smoke overflowed, Columbus smelled the fragrance and was amazed, so he asked through the translator, "What is that smoking thing?", but the translation mistranslated it as "What are you doing?" and the other party replied: "Sikar". This became the name of the cigar, which gradually evolved into "Cigar". After cigars arrived in Europe from the American continent, the Mayan name was called Cigarro in Latin, the closest language to modern English spelling.

As for the Chinese name of the cigar, it had to be in the autumn of 1924, when Shima, who had just returned to Shanghai from Berlin, Germany, had completed the divorce procedures with his first wife. On the weekend, Mr. Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel laureate in literature that year, was invited to a private club. Tagore was a loyal cigar player, and when the two were sharing clouds and fog, Tagore asked Shima: "Have you given a Chinese name to a cigar?" Shima replied: "Cigar's burning is as white as snow, Cigar's tobacco is like an eggplant, let's call it a cigar!"

It has to be said that through his Chinese interpretation, he has combined the form and meaning of the original name to create a higher realm.

The one that Zhou Fangyuan is smoking now, according to Kirk's words, is produced by his own tobacco garden. His tobacco plantation is in Cuba, but it's not a famous place, and it can't be compared with the Vuelta Abajo, it's the most ordinary small garden, it doesn't have much area, and it doesn't produce much, otherwise why wouldn't he take it out and sell it? It's not a famous place, it's not a famous species, whether it's good or not, Zhou Fangyuan can't taste it. Again, he doesn't usually smoke cigars, let alone a cigar tasting master, all he can do is to accompany the other party to swallow clouds and spit out fog.

But smoking a cigar is a personal spiritual experience for mature cigar lovers, so once upon a time gentlemen would have a dedicated space in their homes to enjoy "cigar time".

Once the cigar is lit, the aroma is already in the air, but don't rush to take the first puff, but gently blow back two puffs to expel the miscellaneous fumes from the cigar when you light it, and then take the first puff.

Also, don't rush to take a second puff, because the charm of a cigar lies in its unhurriedness. It's a rare experience to be able to savor a cigar one by one, to be immersed in the faint clouds of smoke, to reminisce about a past, to meditate or to close your eyes. Finally, don't flick the ash too often during smoking, as leaving an inch of ash to keep the cigar warm for the desired taste, and really good cigar ash can be kept around an inch to an inch and a half. So, it's best to let the soot break naturally and fall neatly into the ashtray.

I have to say that Kirk is a very enjoyable person, not only has his own cigar garden, has his own cigars, but even the cigar equipment is luxurious.

Cutting off the cigar head is a special cigar cutter, and a long sulfur-free match is used to light the cigar, although it is okay to use a lighter, but the fuel of the lighter may still pollute the cigar, so it is better to use a match, and it is wooden, which is more resistant to burning. The ashtray is made of pure gold, the cigar scissors are wrapped in skin, the cutter head is gilded, and even the matchbox is covered with gold stucco lettering, which shows the extent of Kirk's extravagance.

The two were smoking cigarettes and holding wine in their hands while chatting, and in the chat, they talked about the hotel alliance.

Of course, it is only a superficial intention to cooperate, and the real specific content still has to be negotiated by a special person. But the general explanation is that there is, and it is very simple. Zhou Fangyuan, on his side, is mainly responsible for the construction and operation of the hotel, and Kirk wants to invest in a share, and is also responsible for personnel training and the international operation of the entire hotel alliance. This last point is mainly for the future, if the distant hotel is indeed bigger and stronger, then it must go abroad, at this time, Zhou Fangyuan is not necessarily good, mainly to Kirk to operate. Domestically, Zhou Fangyuan's strength is enough.

At this point, Zhou Fangyuan's plan was basically completed.

After talking about business, Kirk suddenly asked Zhou Fangyuan, "Why don't you also get a cigar garden to play with?" Not long ago, another cigar orchard not far from my cigar garden wanted to be sold, do you have an idea, if you have an idea, I can help you contact it." ”

Kirk asked with a smile.