Early the next morning, Xiao Yifei drove a Ferrari back to San Francisco, and after returning to San Francisco, he first met Concubine Yue, who was looking for an office location.

"Sister Yue, hard work."

Concubine Yue glanced at Xiao Yifei, who was smiling:

"Where, it's all for you capitalists."

"Sister Yue, this is not right, you are also one of the capitalists now."

"I'm a capitalist with that little bit of stock?"

Sosby passed the assessment and agreed to the tripartite cooperation, which was expected by Xiao Yifei. Now there are more and more wealthy people in China, and there are more and more people who want to invest in foreign businesses, judging from the experience of Japanese people buying wineries after getting rich in those years, it will become more and more popular for Chinese people to buy wineries.

This is also evidenced by what happened later. In 2011, Bordeaux sold 35 châteaux, of which 15 were purchased by the Chinese, and in 2012, 37 Châteaux were sold by Bordeaux, and 23 were purchased by the Chinese. Even Christie's set up a winery acquisition consulting center in May 2013 to provide services for Chinese winery purchases. Now that Sosby is laying out 4 years in advance, he will definitely be able to get a large piece of the cake in the future, and it is possible to get tens of millions of dollars a year.

It's just that Xiao Yifei didn't expect that Sotheby's heart is very big, after all, they are an international company, and their vision is also an international vision. They know that because they have always been self-produced and sold, American wines are not as well-known in China as French Bordeaux wines, and these regions in the United States are inherently weak in terms of recognition. So they plan to open intermediaries in France and the United States at the same time.

It's a pity that Jensen has promised not to leave Xiao Yue and the others to carry out this kind of business in China alone, and the board of directors may also know that Xiao Yifei must have good things in his hands, and he holds too many shares of Sosby, only 3% less than the major shareholder, in case Xiao Yifei is provoked, it will be a lose-lose situation. So in the end, it became a company with a division in Europe and the Americas, similar to Sotheby's current structure.

After having the premise of cooperation, Concubine Yue and Sosby began equity negotiations. Equity can be related to future earnings and control of the company. Whether it is Concubine Yue, Xiao Yifei or Sosby, they all attach great importance to equity.

After negotiations, the newly established company will have a licensing fee of 5 million. Another 2 million was added, giving them a 42% stake. Xiao Yifei gave 4 million funds to occupy 22% of the shares, and Concubine Yue also contributed 4 million, because she wanted to participate in the management, Xiao Yifei gave her a small number of shares. Let her hold 23%. As for the remaining 15%, as a reserved share, as a reward for future management. In this way, Sotheby can get close to half of the profits, and he is also very concerned about the operation of this consulting center. And Concubine Yue and Xiao Yifei's shares together surpass Sosby, which also has a certain check and balance effect on them.

The specific management personnel of the consulting center were first set up by the famous wine department of Sosby, with Sosby as the chairman and CEO, and Concubine Yue as the vice president and vice chairman. However, she, the vice chairman, has a larger stake than the chairman's representative, because Xiao Yifei entrusts her with his shares. It's a pity that she doesn't have enough experience after all, otherwise she would have been directly the chairman. Now she is the vice president in charge of the work in the United States, which can be regarded as accumulating experience while doing it. And now the most important French department is headed by Sotheby's CEO.

It's just a pity that the first thing Vice President Yue does now is to stay with two soldiers to find an office production place.

Xiao Yifei and Concubine Yue chatted for a while about her negotiations in New York, in fact, the most important thing was to listen to her complaints about the climate in New York, and heard that she happened to encounter a blizzard, and there was more than a foot of heavy snow outside, Xiao Yifei was very glad that he hid in warm Los Angeles and did not go to New York.

The difference between New York and Los Angeles is indeed very large, the most significant is the time difference, as mentioned earlier, the New York stock market opened at 9:30 a.m. local time, and it turned out to be Los Angeles on the west coast, which was only 6:30 a.m. The New York stock market closed at 4 p.m. At this time, Los Angeles had just had lunch, and it was 1 p.m.

And the people of New Yorkers in the United States are very cold, people have a straight face all day long, and they walk like a trot. It's not like Los Angeles at all. No matter how stranger you are, as long as you greet him with a smile, he will definitely respond to you happily. And in Los Angeles, you can always see people walking through the streets, malls, and beaches.

In fact, not to mention the differences between things and things, there are huge differences within California, the most obvious is that Northern California has been making a noise to establish a separate state. I don't want to play with Southern California.

In many people's minds, they may think that Southern California is wealthy, but if you average it out by population, it is clear that Northern California is richer. Although there is Los Angeles in Southern California, the many high-tech companies in Silicon Valley in Northern California instantly killed Southern California.

Moreover, the huge illegal immigration problem and huge public expenses in Southern California have always relied on the blood transfusion of the state government, and where does the state money come from, it is not supported by everyone's tax payments. As can be seen from the average house price, Northern California is indeed richer than Southern California.

After lunch, Xiao Yifei went to Ryan's law firm, and after the two purchase contracts were signed, his deal with Hillman was officially established, and only after the Securities and Futures Commission approved the deal with All-American Entertainment, the two deals were officially executed.

Xiao Yifei and Ryan came to Phu Quoc and presented the original contract, the copy was archived, and after signing the supplementary agreement, the two stock transactions were grouped into one.

Catherine heard that Xiao Yi was coming, and hurried over.

"It's a matter of entrusting money management, right?"

Catherine was quite embarrassed:

"In front of Mr. Xiao, where do you dare to talk about financial management."

Xiao Yifei knew that she was talking about what she had done with spot gold:

"Everywhere, I hit it by luck."

"No, it's Mr. Xiao who has a vision. Your record has made the operators of our financial department ashamed of themselves. ”

Next to her, her assistant actually mended the knife:

"Yes, that's it, Mr. Xiao has made so much money, and we still have operators who have lost money."

Catherine glanced at her:

"What does Mr. Xiao think about the market outlook?"

Xiao Yifei also took a special glance at the gold price trend after lunch, since he closed the position and left, the gold price has been fluctuating, originally yesterday and the day before yesterday has risen slightly for two consecutive days, but today there is a big black line, which makes him completely confused about the future market.

"I don't really know, but I think it's going to be upside after all. After all, the $1,600 analyzed by experts is not unreasonable. The long-term will definitely be around this price, but in the short term, it is really hard to say. ”

"Mr. Xiao is so modest, I want to ask you to give a lecture to our operators."

Xiao Yifei couldn't figure out if she was complimenting or serious. Hurriedly waved his hand and refused:

"Pull it down, I am my own funds, dare to bet like this, you are using customer funds, you must consider the risk. Their operation and mine are not the same thing at all. ”

After a few more words, the topic talked about the entrusted financial management that had been said a long time ago:

"I've taken out a total of 5 million to entrust you, and the time will be until the end of the tax filing period, and see how your results are before making a decision."

Xiao Yifei still has 70 million in his hand now, and he took out the 5 million, also because he used 5 million to start by speculating in gold.

"We can't get Mr. Xiao's brilliant record."

"It's okay, I'm a fluke, don't count."

"Since Mr. Xiao can't see the market outlook clearly, we plan to use half of it for medium and long-term gold futures."

"It's up to you. I won't look at the specific investment plan. ”

Anyway, if the investment is lost, the tax can be offset, and even if there is a limit on the amount of the offset every year, the rest can continue to be offset in the future. If you really lose it, then you will pay your taxes in advance.

After signing the agreement, Xiao Yifei came to Berkeley again, and although he finished his study of holy script, he should still invite Jesse to a meal.

When chatting after dinner, Xiao Yifei asked unrelentingly:

"Jesse, you say, is there anyone who can find the original pronunciation of the holy script now?"

Jesse shook his head:

"Basically impossible. Although Coptic is still in use, and although Coptic and Ancient Egyptian have similar pronunciations and meanings, similarity is similarity, not sameness. Plus after so many years of change. No one can guarantee that the pronunciation of Coptic and previous Coptic languages has not changed. ”

Think about it, too, Egypt was invaded by so many countries and must have been influenced by a variety of voices. Think about China, can the current Mandarin be the same as the Mandarin of the Tang Dynasty? Although the words are still those words, the pronunciation is definitely different.

"Is there a way to find the right pronunciation?"

Jesse still shook his head:

"All I can think of is trial and error, adding different vowels. No tones, but there is no right answer to such a test. ”

You don't, I do, as long as you say the spell correctly, you will react.

"I remember you said you wanted to continue your PhD, didn't you?"

Jesse nodded:

"I graduated from graduate school this year, but I submitted a resume and didn't respond."

"Isn't it possible for a doctor to have a project, I can privately sponsor a project for you, which is to study their possible pronunciation."

Jesse thought for a moment:

"No, your subject is too big to do."

Xiao Yifei took out a piece of printer paper, on which was the shortest spell he found, with 11 words, and the effect was medical.

If you can decipher the pronunciation of this spell, it will be too good to use the magic of the idol to heal him, and if someone who is very important to him has an incurable disease, (baba, crow's mouth), then it would be nice if he could heal him by using his magic.

And if you decipher the spell of poisoning, then you can control the life and death of others, and when you encounter the situation of the beast head at the beginning, you can get the beast head without spending a penny.

Such a big benefit is tempted in front, which is also the reason why Xiao Yifei has to find a way to find the pronunciation of these spells.

"There's a sentence on it, just for your first small project, how much money do you need?"

Jesse must have been in this situation for the first time, and she stared at the piece of paper in confusion.

"What is this, I can't understand it?"

Nonsense, Xiao Yi quickly rummaged through the dictionary and didn't find it, of course you can't understand it.

"I don't need to know the meaning, I just need to pronounce it."

"This can't be accepted."

"It's okay, in this case, you can submit a copy of the possible pronunciation in English phonetic transcription, and then record one of your pronunciations, and give it to me together."

"That word can be pronounced in a dozen ways."

"Well, yes, you try slowly."

"I really don't know how to calculate the cost."

Xiao Yifei thought for a while:

"Then I'll give you $3,000 a month and you spend a few hours a day researching. What do you think? ”

Jesse nodded, then smiled and said:

"It's a weird feeling."

Early the next morning, he drove the pilot to Napa to inspect the 80 acres of Chardonnay vineyards, led by the winery's CEO, Greg Attorney, and the winery's lawyer, Cryan. These plots are close to the Napa River, a few kilometers away from the Hanna Massif, and the vineyards are not much to see in winter, with bare vines and grass growing between the rows.

Because the owners of these vineyards did not sign a long-term agreement and sold the grapes on the market every year, they suffered some losses this year, and the quality of the grapes was average, the level of management was average, and the lot was even more average, so the price was cut to 150,000 acres.

After looking at the vineyard, Xiao Yifei wrote a check to several original landowners waiting next to him, and Greg and Crien went with them to go through the follow-up procedures. (To be continued.) It's like a book, the house of books! Unique URL: