Chapter 500 Investing in Monterey Airport
Entrance to the zoo.
The workers carried the iron cages out of the car one by one, and they were extremely busy.
In a large trucking company, eight 15-ton trucks, 17 10-ton trucks, and more than 20 six-ton trucks were rented, and it took several pulls to get the animals here.
Today, the Snow Mountain Zoo has not officially opened, but some nearby residents have received news that they have come to visit this strange scene for free.
Chester, the mayor of Monterey, drove over in a Chevrolet car, and after questioning a resident of the town, he found Han Xuan, who was playing with Panda Minibus at the door.
It cost more than $6 million to buy the freehold property of the land, and nearly 5 million dollars were invested later, even if the profits from the zoo's operation will be donated to charity, and it cannot be taxed, but it will definitely bring tourists to Monterey Town.
For a tourist town, tourists mean money.
Under the multiple surprises, the smile on the face of the old mayor of Chester was particularly bright, and after looking at the three cute giant pandas, he said to Han Xuan: "Congratulations!
There used to be a few barren mountains here, but now I almost didn't recognize it, and if I hadn't seen the sign of the Snow Mountain Zoo, I would have driven to Jack Peake Forest Park.
Haha! I haven't seen you in months, Han!"
Han Xuan smiled and opened his hands and hugged him.
He was held around by the old mayor of Chester before being put on the ground, "Thank you for your help."
If you hadn't agreed to sell me this land, I'd have planned to open this zoo into the Central Mountains. ”
"That's what all the townspeople agree on, who could say no to such a lovely fellow?" said Mayor Chester, rubbing old Barry's head.
Old Barry had just taken his weight, and had gotten a number that frightened him, and he was feeling upset, and he was dissatisfied, and he pushed his arm away and walked to the side of the road alone, and it needed to be quiet......
"So, when are you going to open?"
The old mayor smiled happily, the panda actually touched himself, and instead stretched out his poisonous hand to the little bar in Han Xuan's arms, pinched its ears, and then dragged its short tail, extremely excited.
"Next week, the animals will need time to get used to, and when they first arrive in an unfamiliar environment, they will be irritated by so many people. ”
Han Xuan felt that Xiao Barry was going to be angry, and turned to a zoologist in his forties who specialized in pandas and said, "Take them to their new home." ”
The other party nodded, took the little Barry and hugged him, went to find the old Barry, and took them to the panda pavilion
"When the time comes, I organize the people of the town to come and visit, and the billboards are already in place, and there are them at every bus stop.
Line 3 will go all the way to this zoo and should attract some visitors for you. ”
Seeing that Old Gilles was busy, Han Xuan didn't bother, waved his hand to say hello, and continued: "Thank you again for your help, Mayor Chester.
It's dusty here, come in with me? I'm also the first time here, and I don't know what it's like inside. ”
"Well, there's not much work to be done right now. ”
The old mayor and Han Xuan walked side by side to the zoo, looked at the various rare animals in the cage, and said casually: "Recently, we have plans to build an airport here.
The state will allocate some of the money, and the rest will need to be raised by several surrounding towns.
But there is a huge funding gap, and perhaps the construction plan will be delayed. ”
The corners of Han Xuan's mouth turned up, understanding that he was specifically talking to himself, thinking that there was an airport here, so that the Ganbao Sea Ranch would be much more convenient in the future, and there was no need to come from San Francisco or Los Angeles, and asked him: "Private investment is allowed?"
"Of course!
The town government will give the corresponding shares, and dividends will be distributed when the money is made!"
The old mayor of Chester hurriedly replied, finding that he was too anxious to look now, and coughed lightly, "Our Monterey town has a developed tourism industry, and it is also close to the sea, so it can fish, and the economy is much better than that of several places around.
They have been running deficits in recent years, and they can't come up with money.
It was not enough to get the state to allocate 15 million dollars, and our town to come up with another 4 million to build a commercial airport. ”
"How much is missing?"
Han Xuan did not beat around the bush, and the upfront cost of investing in the airport is high, but it can make a long-term profit.
The airport at Snow Mountain Ranch, which was temporarily closed due to heavy snowfall, will also be used as a transit airport from the continental United States to Canada and the enclave of Alaska.
As long as the passenger flow is guaranteed, there will be no loss.
"It is estimated that the investment is 30 million US dollars, and several entrepreneurs in the town have joined forces to donate 1 million US dollars, and there is still a shortage of 10 million.
If we had invested the most, the airport would have been built in Monterey Township, which would be particularly beneficial to the development of Monterey Township!"
Old Chester heard that Han Xuan had the idea of investing, and his tone was excited!
There are a lot of rich people near Seventeen Mile Bay, but he is a small town mayor, how can he usually get in touch with those big people, and he asked two billionaires who are more familiar with him, but they also politely refused.
Han Xuan looked at the old mayor in surprise, the official was not big, and his heart was quite ambitious, he wanted to build such a large-scale airport, and he made himself invest 10 million US dollars at once!
The Monterey Peninsula is located in central California, with several nearby towns and tourist destinations, and you can see how many people pass through it each year if you look at the profitability of Highway 1 toll booths.
If all flights from San Francisco to Los Angeles stop in Monterey, the airport would never lose money.
Moreover, the number of private jets of the wealthy living in this area is not small, and they can earn a lot of money every year for parking costs, and most importantly, they can also make it convenient for themselves......
After a brief consideration, Han Xuan said: "I own 40% of the shares and invest 10 million US dollars. ”
"It's not ......"
"Hear me out first, Mayor Chester.
With the airport, the number of tourists coming to Monterey will definitely increase, but for me, it won't do me any good.
So I can only take more shares from the airport side to make up for my shortfall.
To be honest, you can make more money wherever you put this money than you can build an airport, and you should be able to understand this. ”
The old mayor of Chester had the heart to refute, but he told him in his heart that this was the truth, and the construction of the airport was a lot of investment and slow results, and it was indeed not a good investment project.
Originally, it was planned to give him 35% of the shares, but now it is only 5% more, and once the airport cannot be built, the state will definitely not allocate funds, which is important, at a glance.
Nodding briskly: "Okay! I'll go talk to the state government!"
The old guys in the neighborhood who can't afford to pay have no right to object, as long as they convince the politicians in the state. ”
"Hope to have a good time working together, old mayor.
If the state doesn't agree, call me and I might be able to help. ”
"It should be no problem, it's a big deal that our town has a small share, and I'll go back and have a meeting with the residents.
With the airport, it will be much easier to travel, and their store will be able to welcome more customers, and whoever dares to object will beat him up with my own hands......"
In a few minutes, an investment project of tens of millions of dollars was finalized.
Dawson took out his notebook and wrote down the incident, he felt that the investment was not very wise, but the possibility of losing money was very small.
I have a new understanding of this teenage boss, and the 40% stake is just near the bottom line that the government can accept, which is too simple.
Hearing the noise, Dawson turned his head.
Frightened to find that at the entrance of the zoo, an African elephant is going berserk!
When it got out of the car, it overturned a car directly with its tusks, and ran towards the zoo with heavy steps.
Nasal cries that can be heard as miserable...... (To be continued.) )