Truth be told, Fox's food festival is like a game away from home compared to some big city food festivals.

More than ninety provided food, and more than eighty inhabitants of the city.

There are also a few small food shops from other places that advertise. Of course, there are also a few "merchants" in the city who do business in the city.

Only those people are professional in making food, and others are just making small snacks. There is even a lot of food that parents make with their children. But the purpose of such an event is only to raise money, so no one cares about the taste of the food. Neighbors will also cheer each other to some extent.

It's that Link's work here is strange. Foods like shredded potatoes aren't actually delicious, but the tempting sour taste of stir-fried and splashed seasonings can stimulate everyone's saliva secretion.

And he's doing pretty well. At least, not a single shredded potato was scorched. The red carrots and yellow shredded potatoes look beautiful and attractive.

Hannah sat in front of the pot of cucumbers, but didn't care at all, only told Stephen, who was sitting next to her, that she was going to pick mushrooms, to go horseback riding, and to play with her pets. The two of them secretly ate crunchy cucumbers, which had a sweet and sour taste, neither too sour nor too sweet, and a little spicy. She still gave a lot of food to her children.

Jessica wasn't going to load the dishes, she was helping Hannah make the mushroom salad. As for what they make, whoever wants to eat it will put it on his own paper plate. It doesn't matter if you give money or not. If you give money, just throw it into a cardboard box.

Such activities are a bit of a joke, but they are of great benefit in promoting harmony among the residents of the city. And this kind of event can be regarded as a large-scale event that can be organized by the city. So the mayor and other officials came. They all brought their families with them, and they looked for something to eat everywhere like ordinary people.

Mayor Camp ate Link's shredded potatoes and gave a thumbs up and said, "It's delicious." Is this China's approach?"

Earlier he sent an invitation to Link, and he thought that it would be good for Link and his family to participate. But then I heard that Link's family had signed up to provide food. He thought that the most he could do was to provide some cookies or something, and he definitely didn't think that Link would actually come to the scene with kitchen utensils to make them.

And the shredded potatoes made by Link seem to taste quite good. I can't say it's delicious, but after eating a lot of other greasy things, the sour taste makes me feel like I've got an appetite again.

Link saw that he had already fried a few large plates, and he also stopped for the time being.

He laughed and said, "Yes, I read a few Chinese cookbooks. ”

Mr. Mayor looked at the citizens queuing up to get food, and said with a smile, "It seems that Chinese food is still very popular." He was very pleased with the atmosphere of today's event. He thinks he should be able to raise more than $10,000 today.

"This year's food festival is much more lively than last year's, and the citizens seem to have been preparing for today for a long time. ”

Link hadn't been involved in such a lively event for a long time. And he sees Hannah listening to others bragging in her group of friends, and she herself shows off. He felt that this was the life that a child should live. Usually at home, she just plays with a few pets, and she is indeed a little lonely. Perhaps, Hannah should have played more with these children.

He washed his hands, ate a little himself, and said, "I like the atmosphere, where everyone eats and talks together." I think this kind of event can go on forever. ”

Camp smiled and said, "Yes, I also like the atmosphere of this kind of event, everyone is like a friend, and it can make the city more harmonious and harmonious." However, this may be the last time such an event will be held. ”

"Enough money to be raised?"

"It's not enough for the time being. But maybe this year we will have a surplus in tax revenues that will allow us to allocate an additional budget for the cultural center project. ”

Link shook his head and said, "That's a shame. But Mr. Mayor, don't you think that we might be able to hold such an event for more than just cultural centers. There should be some families in need in the city, and they will need help. Of course, there are many more charitable uses available. ”

"This is a nice note. However, this will require funding. You know, you need money to organize an event like this. An event like today, although supported by all citizens. But the city still has to pay about $4,000. ”

Four thousand dollars? What's that?

Link thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Mayor, I think there are several big businesses in Fox City right now. I think I can get in touch with them and cover the cost of such an event. He laughed as he spoke. "I think other people would be happy too. ”

Camp laughed too. Now there are only four large enterprises in Fox. Ozette Investment Bank, Benehans & Co., Fox Food Processing Co., and Westward Marine Technologies. Which one is not Link's? He agreed, and the others disagreed. Moreover, that little money is nothing to these companies at all.

He smiled and said, "I think all the citizens of Fox will be grateful to you." ”

Link shook his head with a smile and said, "Since our companies have settled in Fox, we should also do something for Fox." However, I think maybe we can have a food festival with some other events or festivals to add to the atmosphere of the event or festival. ”

"That's a good suggestion. Kemp saw that Link was very sexual, so he said. "Mr. Hans, thanks to your investment in Fox, the future of Fox is predictable. I wonder if you don't have ideas for expanding your investment in Fox?"

Hearing him say this suddenly, Link pondered for a moment and asked, "What does Mr. Mayor mean?"

"Real estate, for example. Kemp also noticed that the two factories attracted a lot of migrant workers. Fox's population simply couldn't support the labor needs of those two factories. So in the past six months, Fox has attracted hundreds of families to plan to settle in Fox because of Link's investment in two factories, and these people are all families of workers in the pasta factory and the kelp processing factory.

The pasta factory alone now has hundreds of workers, while the kelp processing plant is far from Fox. But Fox is the largest town in the vicinity and has a great advantage in attracting those workers to settle down.

He also thought about finding a related person to develop real estate himself, but he had to consider Link.

Link has a lot more land than Fox. If he left Link alone, and Link could have set aside Fox and set aside a little land from the farm to develop real estate, and maybe even invest in other communities. That was an immeasurable loss for Fox.

Fox is located in Calamle County, which has a population of about 70,000 people, mainly in Port Angeles. Fox had a hard time attracting new residents because of the climate. Now, he feels it's the best opportunity for Fox to grow. With Link's support, Fox's population could more than double, or even more. As the population grows, business grows, and other industries benefit.

Link hadn't thought about getting into real estate before, and even now that Kemp brought it up, he wasn't too interested.

But he realized it was a great opportunity to increase his impact at Fox.

Fox's population right now isn't too much. But as long as his two factories don't go out of business, Fox's population growth is predictable. Although some dormitories were provided near his factory, Americans were liberal. They prefer single-door detached houses with their own yards. It is conceivable that when those workers have money, they will definitely plan to buy a house and bring their families to live there. So doing real estate in Forks, although I can't make too much money, at least the house is probably selling.

However, doing real estate in the United States is not something that can be done casually. So he can not think about other cities. Of course, Fox is different, and he has to think about it.

He thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Mayor, I need to think about it. But I have to say that Fox is going to have a population boom and needs more homes. ”

Kemp laughs, "I've talked to some of the councillors. We believe that the vacant land in the east of Fox could be used for the development of a new urban area. There are about 500 acres of vacant land there, and we plan to auction off the land and use it exclusively for real estate development. ”

Five hundred acres of land is not a lot, but if it is used well, it can build a thousand houses and another commercial district.

He asked, "What's your reserve price?"

"Eight thousand dollars per acre. The highest bidder wins. However, we require that at least 80% of the properties developed be affordable for ordinary residents. ”

Link nodded. If that is the reserve price for agricultural land, it must be too expensive. However, as a commercial land, it is not too expensive. He asked, "What are the government's plans for infrastructure?"

"If the project goes well, we will open an elementary school, a middle school for new citizens, and we will expand Fox High School. ”

Link knew that Fox's school facilities weren't great. Elementary, middle and high schools are all clustered together in order to share a stadium.

In the end, it's because the residents of Fox are poorer. The per capita income here is much lower than not only the average in Washington, but also lower than the average for Clallam County.

The inhabitants of the area used to rely mainly on logging, but after Link bought Ozette, there was less work to cut wood. Some of the outside loggers moved out of Fox, but because Link had purchased Ozette, a large portion of the residents who had moved out of the original neighborhood had settled in Fox, increasing the population slightly.

If he invests in real estate development, he probably won't make much money. But that's pretty much a new urban area. This is a good opportunity for him to get involved in the town of Fox.

Combined with his products and several companies in Ozette, he has complete control over the entire Fox economy. If you control the economy, you control the whole town.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "I'll think about it seriously!"

Hearing him say this, Camp had to wait for his decision. Until he decides, it is impossible for Camp to pursue his plans for town expansion.

After staying for a while, Camp went to another place to socialize.