Back at Hans Farm, Link's first attempt was to register online for the bid on the abandoned military base. He needs to submit personal information and submit certain funds or credit qualifications.

Then it was time to download the tender.

He played with the rules of bidding and filled in most of the things that needed to be filled in, but there was no amount to be filled. Because he hasn't thought about how much money is right to buy that piece of land.

He had already collected the information requested by Matthew, but he did not want others to know that he had plans to invest in the wind power market for the time being. So he put the matter down for now.

However, McCully came to Hans Farm today. He had come to give Link a look at the results of the tax that Link should have paid last year.

He needed Link to make sure there was any income and expenses he had forgotten. If there are no problems, then he will have to complete the follow-up tax filing for Link in advance.

Link also received him in the study.

The application materials that Merculi brought with him were as thick as a book. Of course, it was not only the declaration form that he needed to fill out, but also the copies of some receipts proving income and expenditure - the original copies of which would have to be provided to the tax office at that time.

Link's first glance was at the total amount of taxes he had to pay. More than 59 million. Combined with the taxes that Stoll helped pay, his income last year contributed nearly $1.9 billion in taxes to the U.S. federal and three states.

He looked up and asked, "What other income do I have to pay so much tax on besides the income I received from Stoll?"

McCully nodded and said, "In addition to the profits you earned from Stoll last year, your biggest income was the MGM Hotels' dividends. That income alone would cost you more than $30 million in personal income tax. In addition, your property taxes are not low, adding up to more than eight million dollars. Mainly because your few farms are worth a lot of money on their own. Land plus property, you know. Then there are all kinds of other taxes that you need to pay on your own, and there aren't many items you can reduce last year. It's indeed the number on the report. ”

Link nodded and said, "I'll check it carefully, if there is no problem, you can get it after I sign it." ”

"Okay!"

"Last time, I mentioned that you would help me register charity funds, and you can help me with this matter. ”

"Of course. ”

Link thought for a moment and then said, "At the beginning of next month, I'm going to Renault for a state land auction. You arrange time to go with me. ”

"The abandoned military base?" McCully said, frowning. He also noticed that the state government had announced the auction of the land. "I remember it was like the environment was polluted. The auction seems to have been conducted in the form of a hidden bid. ”

"It's the groundwater that's contaminated. The ground is fine. This time it's a secret mark, yes. ”

When McAly heard him say this, he stopped talking and nodded, "OK." I'm going to push off all the trips for that day. As for the specific time, he can just look it up on the Internet.

He thought for a moment and reminded Link: "Link, I don't know if you've participated in the bidding before. I think you need to be reminded that you don't let unrelated people know your bottom before bidding. At the same time, it is best to use glue that is not easily dissolved to seal all the openings with a seal, and sign the seal with an ink pen. ”

Link smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, I'll be careful." ”

The auction bid for that piece of land was still a few days away, and he couldn't decide on the final bid for the time being, so he put it aside in advance.

After sending McCully away, he called Tommy Cockline and asked him to have dinner tonight.

Cockein said, "I'm sorry, Link. I have an appointment tonight. If you have something to do with me. I'll be back in the office at nine o'clock tonight. If you just want to invite me to dinner, you can book for tomorrow night. ”

Although Link took a 4% stake in MGM from the Cocklain family, Link didn't take it for nothing. not only helped them solve their troubles and let them win a lot of money, but also bought this little share with 800 million. Coupled with Link's consistent support of Tommy Cockline on the MGM board, the relationship between the two is at least superficially allies.

Link thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go to your office at nine o'clock in the evening." I have something I want to talk to you about. ”

When at home, Link cooks his own meals when he has free time. He made tonight's meal.

Ms. Hammer suggested that he let Hannah eat some minced meat. Today's food for Hannah is minced beef and tomato sauce that he made himself, and although the red bowl is not very good-looking, the little guy can eat most of the bowl.

However, Hannah sometimes treats food as a toy. No, she drips the meat paste onto the table with a spoon and waits for Link to praise her last time for her "artistic talent."

Link watched as she held up her spoon and waited for him to speak. He smiled and reached out to touch her little head, slowed down his speech and said, "This time it wasn't as good as last time." It must be because I haven't eaten enough. It's nice to draw when you're full. So Hannah eats and then paints, okay?"

"kk!" Hannah could already speak, but usually in a single voice. She said OK.

Seeing that she was starting to eat seriously, Link put down his chopsticks, knife and fork and said to Ms. Helmer, who was also sitting at the dining table, "Ms. Hammer, I have to go out tonight, and I may have to come back late." Hannah will be left to your care, and you will try to lull her to sleep. I will come back as soon as possible. "These days, he has to coax the little things to be willing to sleep. He was worried that if he came back too late, the little one would make trouble.

Ms. Hemmer laughed and said, "Maybe I could sing the lullaby two more times, or make Hannah have some fun." That way she should be able to go to bed sooner. ”

Link smiled and picked up his knife and fork again to eat.

Link arrived outside Tommy Cockline's office at 8:50 p.m.

Tommy Cockline's secretary was also at work, and she heard Link say that she had made an appointment with Tommy Cockline, so the secretary called Tommy Cockline, and then let Link into the president's office, and then handed a cup of coffee and said, "Mr. President, I'll be back soon." ”

Link smiled and said, "The better we are at nine o'clock, it's because I'm early." ”

He finished his sentence when the office door was pushed open. Tommy Cockline walked in, saw him sitting on the couch and said, "Sorry Link. Keeping you waiting. ”

He asked the secretary to pour him a cup of coffee and came in, and sat on the sofa himself: "You haven't been to the hotel for more than two months, what is the matter with coming to me this time?"

Link has been very low-key since becoming a director of MGM, and rarely gets involved in the affairs of the hotel except for board meetings, which is much better than shareholders who want to join the board when they get a little bit of a stake. Link's attitude is something that Tommy Cockline appreciates.

Link does have something to do with Tommy Cockline. He waited for the secretary to bring coffee in and out before he said to Toko Klein, "Tommy, you know I have a lot of cows. ”

"Yes, I know you have three large ranches. Cockeline nodded. "Are you going to sell beef to our hotel? I heard you slaughter the cattle yourself. ”

Link smiled and said, "Yes." I do wish the hotel would buy beef from my farm. In addition to this, there is wine. ”

MGM serves more than 30,000 meals a day, and it's not uncommon for slot machine gamblers to linger and eat a free burger. So it's no problem for MGM to consume a few cows a day. On top of that, of course, MGM consumes thousands of bottles of wine every day. While some of the low-grade wines that are given away for free are more, the mid-range to high-end wines are also consumed quite a bit on a daily basis.

Coklein thought for a moment and said, "Link, I can promise you what you say. As long as the quality of the beef is good enough and the price is not higher than the price we are purchasing now, I can ask the purchasing department to purchase beef from your farm. Your wine can also be sold by our hotel. ”

Link smiled and said, "Thank you!"

"That's a lot of work, not to mention that you're our director. Coklein also laughed. "But I warn you. Wine is not the same as beef. Your wine will not be deliberately marketed, but will only be placed on the shelves for customers to choose from. ”

"Of course, I understand!"

Cockeline smiled and said, "I heard you make a lot of wine?"

"Yes, probably tens of millions of bottles. ”

"Wow, tens of millions of bottles? That's a lot. Are you going to go to those hotels one by one to sell them?"

Link shook his head with a smile and said, "Of course it's possible." However, I hope to convince most Las Vegas casinos to put my wine on the shelves. Of course, that's about half a year away, because they're not ready yet. ”

"Don't have a bottle?" Cockein was stunned for a moment. "I thought you already had brewed wine. If that's the case, maybe you can put some test marketing now. If your wine is popular, you may be able to advertise it for future drinks. ”

Link was also a little moved by his words. He also has on hand nearly 30,000 bottles of wine made from the first grapes. It would be a good idea to advertise at MGM first.

But when he thought about it, the quality of the wine wasn't very good. If it is used for advertising, I am afraid that it will give consumers a fixed impression of his wine. If that's the case, it's better to wait until the aging sake can be sold, and sell it in three grades: medium, high, and low.

Thinking of this, he shook his head and said, "It's not suitable for the time being." You know that quite a few of my new wines were made by the world-famous winemaking instructor Albert Anthony. And I was able to invite him precisely because the grapes I planted were attractive enough for him. You know, good grapes are to a winemaker what good ingredients are to a top chef. ”

Coklein smiled and nodded, "If your wine is appealing enough, I think you can open up sales at our hotel." Even high-end wines sell more than hundreds of bottles a day with us. You know, a lot of people enjoy it after gambling, and beautiful women and good wine are the best pastimes. ”

Link certainly knows. When he was working as a waiter in a hotel, he used to tip to help guests find young ladies.

That's illegal, but that's the underground economy that Las Vegas can't live without.

Las Vegas prohibits the sale of "anti-harmony" spring, but striptease performances are not allowed. As a result, there are dozens of brokerage companies in the city that specialize in introducing strippers to their homes. These companies have clear regulations on the contract for dancers, and they cannot sell [Anti-Harmony] Spring, otherwise they will be terminated. But that's when they were caught.

The managers of the city, the managers of the casinos, almost all the taxi drivers, the dealers of the casinos and the waiters of the hotels know what is going on.

In fact, the commission of taxi drivers and hotel waiters for introducing young ladies to guests is a fairly objective income. If the guest offers it, you may also get a tip.

Those who want to play with the lady usually ask for a bottle of wine. And a person who is willing to spend a few hundred dollars or a few thousand dollars to find a young lady will not be stingy with a few hundred dollars for a bottle of good wine.