27. The business status of the estate

Chen Mo hasn't cared about the winery's business for a long time.

The next morning, Chen Mo washed the huge gold cake he brought back last night, followed the gold bar that woke him up to sleep, and got into his Aston Martin One-77.

It was a luxury supercar worth millions of dollars, and after enjoying the thrill of speed and furious, they went to the manor's restaurant.

In the morning, the restaurant was deserted.

When Kalmar saw Chen Mo, he hurriedly greeted him: "Hey, Boss, long time no see." The car ...... Aston Martin One-77. Oh my God, this is my dream girl, I didn't expect to see it with my own eyes. Can I take a picture with it? ”

"Of course."

Chen Mo helped Karma take a photo, then opened the car door and took out the gold bar of motion sickness: "This is my pet, gold bar." ”

"What a pretty little one." When Kalmar saw the golden chipmunk, he was stunned and reached out to touch it.

The gold bar was seasick, dazed, and saw Kalmar's friendly outstretched hand, and after Chen Mo's training, the little thing instinctively stretched out his claws.

"Except for me, the little thing doesn't like to be touched. It's shaking hands with you, it's knowing you. Chen Mo explained.

"Oh my God, that's amazing." Kalmar fussed and shook his little paw gripping the gold bar.

"The little one is so intelligent that sometimes I even think that there is a human soul living in it. Well, I haven't had breakfast yet, I want a steak. By the way, I want a small portion, a gold bar for me. ”

“OK。”

Entering the restaurant, Chen Mo introduced the gold bars to the staff.

The little things are very cute and cute, especially for some women.

Soon, the steak was ready.

Chen Mo put the little thing on the table to eat with him, and poured it some red wine, the little thing ate with relish, and drank the red wine with a good appearance, this scene made everyone stunned.

After eating his stomach, Chen Mo inquired about the business status of the restaurant.

It's peak season in Napa Valley, and the restaurant welcomes more than fifty guests a day. Each guest spends anywhere from $50 to a few hundred dollars here, and can make a net profit of two to three thousand dollars.

Casabel Estate has less than 100 acres of vineyards and produces no more than 15,000 cases of red wine each year. Excluding the purchase of red wine distributors, there are less than 7,000 cases and more than 40,000 bottles of red wine.

These wines are sold in restaurants and wineries.

Napa Valley is a slightly more famous winery, and red wine is not selling at all. There are even many wineries that can sell all their wines in their own homes.

Casaper Manor is a bit famous, but the location is a little remote, and there are not many tourists who come to visit.

That's it for the restaurant here. Except for the tourist season, it is a bit popular, and the rest of the time it is quiet and suitable for vacation. This is why the estate does not have a hotel, but has three separate villas for rent.

Chen Mo asked the gold bar to greet everyone.

The main reason for bringing the gold bars out is to let it meet everyone, if Chen Mo is not at home, he can come over and eat by himself with the cleverness of a small thing.

Sit down in the dining room for a while. Chen Mo went to the winemaking workshop, and a winery worker was visiting it with a dozen tourists: "Hey, Boss. ”

"Hey." Chen Mo greeted the staff, "Is Alvin here?" ”

"Mr. Alwin is working in the workshop, shall I call him?"

"No, I don't. I went over on my own. Chen Mo shook his head and said. Then followed the staff and more than a dozen tourists to the locker room to change clothes.

"Hi sir. Are you the owner of the Casaper winery? A tourist asked.

"Well, yes."

"I'm a reporter for KTSF26 (News Channel), Ron, and this is my work ID. There are also two of my colleagues here, which was supposed to be an undercover visit. But for the sake of you, I would like to interview you twice. ”

Chen Mo frowned, it was generally not a good thing to be found by the TV station, and he subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when he saw the eyes of other tourists, he could only bite the bullet: "Of course." Excuse me......"

"We got a complaint from Casaper that the food was terrible, the wine was hard to swallow and the prices were unbelievable. Is there anything you'd like to say to that tourist? Because it was a covert interview, Ron didn't bring a camera out, only took out his mobile phone to shoot.

"You've probably been to Casapel's restaurant, right?" Chen Mo didn't answer, but asked rhetorically.

Ron nodded, "Well, yes. Aside from the fact that the price is very expensive, I agree with the complainant, but other than that, I personally think the food is very delicious and the wine is excellent. ”

Chen Mo smiled, this reporter is really cute.

"Thank you, I think so too. The red wines here, in particular, are the best in Napa Valley. "In the U.S., you don't have to be humble, it's easier to trust people to come back with a direct affirmation.

"And the price? You don't feel that the price of the food in the restaurant is too high. A steak costs $35......"

"Please, this is Napa Valley. The chef I invited to my restaurant is one of the top chefs in Napa Valley, and he alone makes me $120,000 a year. What's not to like when you pay a few tens of dollars to enjoy food supervised by a top chef himself? In fact, running a restaurant is not very profitable, and although the scenery is beautiful, it is too remote. It's the tourist season, and there are still not many customers at the restaurant...... I would have been planning to close the restaurant a long time ago, if it weren't for the employees who needed it to earn money to support their families. Chen Mo said in a sloppy manner. Closing the restaurant, Chen Mo really didn't think that the most profitable business in the entire manor was the commercial department led by Kalmar. The restaurant is the most important link in the entire department.

"Well, to hear you say that, we really don't lose anything."

After changing his clothes, Chen Mo grabbed the gold bar from his pocket, "Hey, don't be surprised, this is my pet." Chipmunk......"

"Golden?"

"Well, dyed, dyed."

In the winery, because half of the Grand Cru vineyard production is distributed to the Red Deer winery, the work is not busy right now. While checking the worker's, Alvin suddenly saw a golden rat and immediately shouted, "Hey man, pets are not allowed here." Whose pet, please take it out ......" The gold bar could hear Irwin's roar, and with a puff of smoke, he grabbed a Cabernet Sauvignon used to make wine and threw it into his mouth, chewing it.

It has a fat little face, and it looks very cute when it chews something. Cabernet Sauvignon didn't taste very tasty, and the little thing chewed hard twice and spit it out.

"Etter, grab it. Oh my God, grab it, it's going to ruin the grapes here. ”

The tour that came to visit was very amusing and agreed with the professional behavior of this winemaker.

"Hi Alvin, I'm sorry...... It's my pet. Chen Mo walked over and grabbed the little tail of the gold bar and twisted it, the little thing was still touching his mouth, the Cabernet Sauvignon used to make wine was sour and astringent, and the taste was uncomfortable in his mouth.

"Although you are the boss. But I have to say that pets are not allowed in the brewery. "When it comes to things in the brewery, Alvin has an unusually persistent attitude.

"Okay. But it's not just my pet, it's my kid. Chen Mo smiled, picked up the gold bar and handed it to Erwin, and said, "This is Erwin, my friend." ”

The gold bar stretched out a small claw in a daze.

"Oh?" Alvin was stunned, not knowing why.

"The little one shakes hands with you."

"Okay. A well-trained chipmunk. ”

"ON, THE LITTLE THING IS SMART, IT'S A SMART CHIPMUNK."

"Okay, okay. As long as you can guarantee that it won't be messed up again. Alvin obviously didn't believe Chen Mo's words, and instructed the workers to continue to work.

After looking at the brewery for a while, Chen Mo called Etter, who was in charge of leading the tourists, and said, "Are you going to the wine cellar later?" ”

"Yes, Boss."

"Well, when the three reporters left, one of them gave them a bottle of red wine. The grade is slightly better. ”

Ette nodded with a knowing smile and said, "OK." ”

Seeing off the tourists, Chen Mo asked about the situation of the Alvin Wine Factory.

"Business is good, we have dozens of tourists every day. Every visitor who visits the winery takes home a few bottles of red wine, and occasionally a whole case. ”

Chen Mo nodded, so business is good.

The cellar is full of regular red wines, which range in price from $20 to $70. Just as he was about to ask about his actual income, Chen Mo's phone rang.