In fact, there are many procedures to go through in the United States for naturalization. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

However, that is only for ordinary people, and for the wealthy, all the procedures before taking the oath can be skipped.

Zhou Yu came over with nearly 30 million US dollars, bought a farm without saying a word, and paid hundreds of jobs, although he is not a super rich man, he is much better than ordinary people. Plus Li Jing operates in the middle, so he just needs to wait for the oath.

The oath-taking link was held very solemnly by the Immigration Bureau, just like a ceremony. One and two had a strict complexion, and their words were a little heavier, but there was such a solemn taste.

In this naturalization oath ceremony, in addition to Zhou Yu and the old man, seven or eight people also took the oath of naturalization at the same time. Half of the population is Chinese, and the rest are Latino.

An immigration officer stood under the Stars and Stripes, slowly, solemnly, and loudly read out the contents of the oath to be taken, sentence by sentence. The person who wants to take the oath of naturalization stands in front of him, raises his fist, and reads it sentence by sentence.

The ceremony lasted all afternoon, and by the time it got dark, it was finally over.

In the process, there were a lot of problems with the old man. Even if he followed along, even if the speed of speech slowed down to the extreme, there were a lot of mistakes, and he went back and forth several times before he barely completed the oath.

When I walked out of the immigration office, it was already evening.

Li Jing stood still and said to Zhou Yu and the old man: "The oath is completed, which means that the boss and the old man have become American citizens." The next step is to apply for social security. Boss, tomorrow we're going to go to the Social Security Bureau, and after applying, we'll get our social security card in two to three weeks. ”

"It's up to you anyway." Zhou Yu touched his nose: "I don't know a lot of things here." ”

"And." Li Jing nodded seriously: "Doesn't the boss want to take a driver's license, after going to the Social Security Bureau tomorrow, you can sign up when you come back." ”

"Okay."

Zhou Yu is now at the mercy of Li Jing's arrangement.

Back at the farm, it was already after seven o'clock in the evening.

When I entered the house, I saw that the layout and furnishings inside had changed dramatically. Originally, the format and furnishings of the furniture left by John Sr. revealed a dull twilight. The new layout in front of you reveals a lively taste.

Of course, it also has a lot to do with the color of the furniture. When Zhou Yu chose furniture before, the color of the furniture in the living room was more distinct.

"Hey." Ruth put one hand in the pocket of her jeans and pulled her hair with the other, revealing a beautiful figure.

"Harrow Ruth." Zhou Yu said hello.

"How's it going," Ruth said with a smile as she spun around and gestured to the furniture, "it's all my credit." ”

Zhou Yu nodded: "Thank you, I like it very much." ”

"It's good to like it, then, don't you express it?" Ruth smiled.

"Well, stay and eat in the evening." Zhou Yu replied dryly.

When Ruth heard this, she pursed her lips, scolded wood, and introduced the person next to her to Zhou Yu, who turned out to be someone from a furniture company, and had been waiting for Zhou Yu to come back to settle the bill.

Zhou Yu didn't say much, he directly swiped the card to settle the bill, and the man gave Zhou Yu a business card, only to call them again if he needed it in the future, and then left.

In the restaurant, all kinds of dishes have almost filled the entire long table, and at this moment, nanny Zhang Mei is cooking soup in the kitchen. Zhou Yu looked at it, Andrew and they hadn't arrived yet, and they were about to call them again, but before they went out, Jim, the head of the security team, arrived with his wife and children.

"I was about to call you, saying that Cao Cao and Cao Cao have arrived."

"Who is Cao Cao?"

Jim was dazed.

"Cao Cao is a fast runner, faster than Bolt..."Zhou Yu made a joke and invited Jim's family of three into the house.

One after another, Andrew, Leo, Stark, and Owen also arrived.

It's all dragged with a mouth, and there are a lot of them.

Zhou Yu was in a cold sweat, and hurriedly entered the kitchen and said to Zhang Mei: "Sister Zhang, there are five families here, one or twenty, is there enough food?" ”

Zhang Mei laughed when she heard this: "Don't worry, boss, I'm ready." It's been more than a year since I came to the U.S. and I'm well aware of some of the customs here. ”

"In the United States, when you invite people to dinner, if you don't have special instructions, you usually drag your family with you."

"That..."Zhou Yu scratched his head: "I don't know..."

His previous idea was to let Andrew and the other five come over alone, have a meal, and do a little bit about the details of the farm. Unexpectedly, they all dragged their families and came over together.

I only blame myself for negligence.

However, the employees on the farm all live on the farm all year round, and those who have families are all together, and they do not rent a house in the town.

After listening to Zhang Mei's words, Zhou Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. I'm afraid that this is the first time I invite someone to dinner and make some jokes, it will be really embarrassing.

I feel that Zhang Mei is quite thoughtful in her work.

Walking out of the kitchen, Zhou Yu looked at his dining table, fortunately, it was big enough, and it should still be okay to sit down with twenty people a little squeezed.

I went to the living room and chatted with Jim and Andrew.

"The farm needs to be renamed."

Zhou Yu said: "In the future, it will be called Yuyin Farm, and I will replace the signboard outside the gate of the farm." ”

First of all, Zhou Yu told them about the name change of the farm.

Several people don't have any opinions. After all, the previous farm name had a strong family color. Old John had sold the farm, and the new owner certainly couldn't use his old name.

"I used to be in Daxia, and I was also engaged in planting and breeding." Zhou Yu said: "But the Great Xia side is very different from the American side. And I haven't grown bananas and pineapples, so I don't know the yield and profit of these fruits, so tell me about them. ”

As a new owner, you must understand all aspects of the farm. The five leaders of the group had been mentally prepared for a long time.

Andrew spoke first: "Boss, I'm in charge of all things in the snake orchard. ”

"Of the 3,400 acres of snake orchards, last year's snake fruit production was 70,000 tons. The average yield per acre is about 20 tons. ”

"Among them, there are only 100 tons of first-class products, 20 tons of high-grade products, and only 2 tons of high-grade products."

In other words, there are less than 200 tons that can be put on the shelves for retail? How much profit is this? Zhou Yu was surprised: "So what about the rest?" ”

"The wholesale price of first-class products last year was seven dollars a pound, 100 tons and 220,000 pounds, worth 1.54 million dollars. The premium grade is 15 US dollars a pound, 20 tons and 44,000 pounds, worth 660,000 US dollars. Twenty-eight US dollars in premium grade one pound, two tons of four thousand four hundred pounds, worth 120,000 US dollars. ”

"As for the nearly 70,000 tons of snake fruits below the first grade, they were disposed of at a price of 35 US dollars per ton."

"So little? The one that can be put on the shelves for retail is worth 2.3 million US dollars. The remaining 70,000 tons of grade is not enough, and it is only about 2.45 million US dollars, so that the total income of the snake orchard is only more than 4 million a year. With a turn of his mind, Zhou Yu calculated the income of the snake orchard.

"So, what about the other three orchards?"

Leo said: "Boss, I am in charge of the red grape garden, the output of red grapes is lower than that of snake fruit, and the total output last year was only 40,000 tons. Among them, the ones that have reached the retail level on the shelves are similar to snake fruits, and the value created is only about 2 million. The rest was disposed of at a price of thirty-eight dollars a ton. ”

"Then that's about three and a half million in total." After Leo finished speaking, Zhou Yu also calculated the output value of the red grape garden.

Then there is the black Stark's banana plantation, the price of bananas is much cheaper than red grapes and snake fruits, and the annual output value of the 900-acre banana orchard is only 800,000 US dollars.

The pineapple orchard in charge of Latino Owen is slightly larger than the banana orchard and the price is about the same, so the output value is slightly higher, only one million US dollars.

In this way, the total annual output value of the entire farm is only about 9 million.

Of the $9 million, taxes have to be paid, salaries have to be paid, all kinds of facilities, irrigation devices, and tools on the huge farm have to be maintained or purchased, and the orchards have to be maintained, and so on!

The point is that fruits below the first grade are too cheap! A ton is only a few tens of dollars, which is almost the same as the price of a pound of premium products, and the difference is thousands of times!

"Why are sub-grade fruits so cheap?" Zhou Yu couldn't help asking.

"No way." Several people shrugged their shoulders and spread their hands at the same time, expressing helplessness.

"In recent years, the fruit market has become more and more polarized, with high-quality fruits becoming more and more expensive, while low-quality fruits are becoming more and more unaffordable. There are many reasons for this, mainly related to the yield of low-quality fruits. Old John also had to sell cheaply, because if he didn't, he would only rot in the warehouse. ”

Zhou Yu nodded slowly.

He asked, "I had a few conversations with Andrew yesterday and said that in recent years, the farm has been losing money. There is a total output of about nine million a year, deducting 35 percent of the tax, and another five or six million... How did you spend the five or six million? ”

"Let's talk about the salary expenses first..."Andrew pondered for a moment and said, "There are one hundred and three long-term workers on the farm, and the five of us are in charge, and the annual salary is about 80,000 US dollars, and the weekly salary is a little more than 1,500 US dollars. Five people, that's 400,000. For the other ninety-eight people, the weekly salary fluctuates around 800 US dollars, a little more can have 805, and the less can not be less than 7500. Each person's annual salary is more than 40,000 yuan. More than 90 people, plus the five of us, the salary expenditure is more than 4.5 million. ”

"Oh!" Zhou Yu nodded slowly: "Then, there are still about one million left." ”

"Yes," Leo continued, "the annual miscellaneous expenses on the farm are about a million." At the peak of fruit picking, about 300 temporary workers are found from outside, and it takes about ten weeks to work, and the cost here is more than 2 million US dollars. ”

"Plus 500,000 yuan in technical support paid to the Agricultural Research Institute every year!" The black Stark smiled wryly and spread his hands: "We haven't gotten a prize for three years in a row. ”

"That means that Old John has lost at least two million dollars a year in the past three years?" Zhou Yu frowned.

"It's still a good year." Andrew added: "If there is a force majeure force such as climate that causes the orchard to reduce production, then there will be more losses!" ”

"Boss, you know, the farm is on the beach, sometimes...", the black man was even more helpless: "The banana orchard I am in charge of and the pineapple orchard that Owen is in charge of are by the sea, and if they are hit by a strong wind, you can imagine what the consequences will be!" ”