Today's second update, strive for another chapter in the evening. During the new book period, I look forward to everyone's support, recommendations, collections, comments, you can have them, thank you dear book friends, Happy New Year. Here is the text:

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After a delicious and warm dinner, Shi Lei followed the Jack Lee family to their detached house in Arcadia, which is a proper single-family house in China, but it is more common in the United States, especially in a relatively upscale community like Arcadia.

You know, Arcadia is one of the places in the United States where housing prices can be counted, and it is also one of the most suitable cities in the United States to raise children.

After chatting a little, Shi Lei politely said goodbye.

The next day, after depositing his extra luggage at Jack Lee's house, Shi Lei embarked on a classic trip to the United States.

It wasn't until a week later that a phone call from Jack Lee called Shi Lei, who was a little fun, back to Los Angeles.

"NA, THIS IS YOUR GREEN CARD, THIS IS YOUR MATERIAL FOR THE U.S. COMPANY, AND NOW YOU ARE THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE LOS ANGELES BRANCH OF ROCKSTONE, OF COURSE, YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SEE THE NAME ON THE COMPANY'S REGISTRATION FILE IN NEVADA, AND THE REST ARE ALL CONFIDENTIAL." Jack Lee took out a pile of information and said to Shi Lei, while raising his eyebrows smugly.

"In addition, the ranch you want also has eyebrows, two large ranches with an area of more than 10,000 acres, you have to contact the real estate agent for the specific content, this is her phone number." Jack Lee said and handed a business card to Shi Lei.

"Okay, you can get busy first, and I'll come to you when it's settled and you need to sign a contract." Shi Lei said hello and walked to a café across the street from the law firm.

After calling the real estate agent, he said he would come to the café immediately. On the one hand, the other party is not far from the law firm, and on the other hand, with such a big customer, you must be careful.

After a short time, a Chinese lady came to the opposite side of Shi Lei, and after confirming that Shi Lei was an interested customer, the lady named Chen Ping immediately took out two stacks of information, probably communicating with Jack Li before, and the information was bilingual in Chinese and English.

Shi Lei took a general look, and the two ranches are a little more than 10,000 acres in area, and they are both good places by mountains and rivers. One is in the north of Montana, the environment is really not said, but it is too remote, and the nearest town is a three-hour drive, which is in case something happens at home one day, you can ask for more blessings, and Montana is similar to Nagada in the northeast of the country, there are snowflakes for most of the year, and Shi Lei does not plan to live a secluded life, so forget about this place first.

The other place is very close to Los Angeles, in Santa Barbara, a Spanish-style town with the nature of a satellite city of Los Angeles, sitting on the most beautiful scenery in Southern California, spring-like, leisurely and comfortable, it is one of the most suitable places in the United States to retire, and it is also the place with the highest rate of private chefs and private butlers in the United States.

There are Pinot Noir wines, which are famous all over the world because of "A Cup of Life", some of the most famous seafood restaurants in the United States, and a daily farmer's market where you can taste a variety of organic fruits and vegetables.

After carefully reading the introduction of the latter ranch, Shi Lei decided to take a look at this place, so he discussed with Ms. Chen Ping and drove Shi Lei to Santa Barbara tomorrow to check the situation of this ranch.

After saying goodbye to Ms. Chen Ping, Shi Lei sat quietly for a while, thinking that since the green card has arrived, it is time to get a driver's license, in the United States, a driver's license is the most commonly used document, which is easier to use than a green card or the like, and if you can't drive, it is too inconvenient to live in the United States, after all, the United States is known as the country on wheels.

Out of the café, Shi Lei went to sign up for the driver's license test by himself, and under the warm recommendation of the reception aunt, he found a personal trainer, he not only teaches you to drive, but also the driving level of many people in China can pass the test lightly in the United States, because the test items are forward, backward and the like, and the theoretical test is just some safe driving knowledge, and the personal trainer can teach you a lot of key points of the test, and can give you contact for the car test. The driver's license test also requires you to drive under the guidance of an instructor, so it is very cost-effective to spend $1 or 200 on a personal trainer.

As for the gun license, Shi Lei plans to wait until he decides where to settle before taking the test, the management of each state is different, and the gun management in California is the strictest in the United States. It's easy to change your driver's license.

The next morning, Shi Lei met Ms. Chen Ping, who was already waiting at the door of the hotel, and rushed to the ranch together.

Shi Lei enjoyed the beautiful scenery on both sides of the coastal Highway No. 1 while listening to Ms. Chen Ping's introduction to the ranch.

The ranch is located in the northwest corner of Golita City, which is affiliated with Santa Barbara, and there is no shortage of celebrity dignitaries in the surrounding neighborhoods, such as Michael Jackson's Dream Ranch, President Reagan's vacation ranch, Oprah's Manor and Superman's wedding ranch, etc., are not far away.

The Ranch Master House is a Zen-style wooden villa located halfway up the hill with a heated outdoor pool in front of the house, which can be used year-round thanks to Southern California weather. There is a pond behind the house, and there is mountain spring water constantly injected.

The master room has six bedrooms and six half-bathrooms, as well as a high-standard heated wine cellar and tasting room. Because the owner of the ranch was a winemaker, in front of the main house was the vineyard he had cultivated. In addition, at the foot of the mountain, there is a row of small single-family houses that double as a janitor's room.

The reason why this ranch was sold was because the rancher was too obsessed with his vineyard and invested a lot of money in improving the vine species and trial wine, leaving the ranch aside, and as a result, the debt is now very high, and it is possible that the entire ranch will be forcibly repossessed by the bank, so the price of the ranch still has a lot of room to fall.

With the beautiful scenery along the way, Shi Lei and Ms. Chen Ping came to the ranch in less than 2 hours. The rancher who came to greet him, McRae, was obviously a man of few words, and he had a stiff face and an unhappy face.

Although the host was not enthusiastic, Shi Lei was still very satisfied. The house, which is mostly made of logs and large areas of glass, has a viewing balcony on the second floor overlooking the stunning sea view of Santa Barbara, and in addition to the configuration mentioned by Ms. Chen Ping, there is a large recreation room and a meditation room, which doubles as a tea tasting room, and the windows of the meditation room are facing a Japanese-style courtyard.

It's just that these parts not only did not appear on the information, but also obviously did not be liked by the owner, and it looked like no one had taken care of it for a long time, Shi Lei felt that it might have been left by the previous owner, because the overall style of this house obviously did not match McRae's, and it was not quite in line with his religious beliefs.

The tasting room and the thermostat wine cellar must have been very much liked by McRae, which was well kept and clean, with a full range of top red and vintage wines, and the equipment was clearly the latest in high-end goods.

After taking a hummingbird helicopter ride on the ranch to see the ranch in its entirety, Shi Lei and Ms. Chen Ping returned to Los Angeles together.

Although Shi Lei was already very satisfied with the ranch, he did not show himself in front of McRae, who had an anxious face. It was only mentioned after returning to Los Angeles with Ms. Chen Ping.

Ms. Chen Ping said that there is still a great possibility of price reduction, about 40 million US dollars, Shi Lei thought about it, and reminded Ms. Chen Ping that the vineyard can be left to McKeree, so it must be able to suppress a lot, I am afraid that the most important thing for McRae in the entire ranch is this not very large vineyard, in order to keep this vineyard, he must be willing to sacrifice certain interests.

At the same time, Shi Lei asked Ms. Chen Ping to help pay attention to whether Arcadia has a suitable villa or senior housing, and when his parents come to the United States, Shi Lei plans to let his parents live in Arcadia.

There are more Chinese over there, which is more suitable for parents to communicate with others, and the mainstream language of Santa Barbara is Spanish, there are fewer Chinese, and even many people can't even speak English.

Shi Lei, who was empty, first went to sign up for the gun license, and then in addition to messing with Jack Lee, Shi Lei was digging deep into his foodie talent, and tried to find all kinds of delicacies from all over the world in the streets and alleys of Los Angeles.

Thanks to the transformation of the animal optimization system, Shi Lei's stomach is now like a bottomless pit, and even if he eats too much, he doesn't have to worry about getting fat, his body will only compress his muscles over and over again, making them more explosive, and reinforcing his bones over and over again, making them much harder than top Muay Thai fighters and many hard martial arts masters.

Within a few days, Shi Lei's binge eating had to be suspended. Ms. Chen Ping informed Shi Lei that sure enough, without including vineyards, McRae quickly set the price to $30 million, and he didn't let go. Ask Shi Lei if he is signing now?

Shi Lei had consulted many professionals before, and felt that the price was about the same, so he took Jack Li and came to the ranch again after meeting Ms. Chen Ping.

When he saw McRae again, he seemed even more unsmiling than before, and seemed to be a little resentful of the imminent loss of the ranch.

After Jack Lee verified the contract, Shi Lei happily signed his name. However, the ranch cannot be handed over directly to Shi Lei at present, because McRae still has to dispose of the many existing livestock in the ranch, which are not included in the 30 million, but all kinds of farm machinery and even the helicopter will be left to Shi Lei.

On top of that, there's also McRae's treasured collection of wines, which McRae moves to his tasting room in downtown Santa Barbara.

However, Shi Lei, who had already learned about McRee's situation from Chen Ping, did not plan to go his separate ways with McRee. Under Shi Lei's repeated persuasion, and in view of his lack of follow-up funds, McRae reluctantly agreed that Shi Lei would invest $2 million to obtain 20% of McRee's winery. Under Shi Lei's repeated assurances, Shi Lei was able to obtain 20% of the winery's output and could not dictate the work of the winery.

It's not that Shi Lei licked his face to find a pump, but because McRae's talent really made people believe.

From taster to winemaker at the winery, McRae has been at the helm of a well-known French winery, and as a consultant to several well-known wineries, one of the international wine judges, it can be said that he is one of the top authorities in the wine industry.

Therefore, after retirement, he had the money to buy this ranch from the Japanese merchants, and the new wines he tried to produce won international awards in the first few years, and the quality is getting better and better year by year, so Shi Lei is so confident. It's just that McRae's energy is put into the winery, and it has come to the point where he needs to sell the ranch now.

If you don't take advantage of such a rare opportunity to invest in such a profitable business, it would be a waste to let the money continue to lie on the offshore account. And adhering to the principle of handing over professional things to professional people, Shi Lei feels that it is better not to mix blindly. You don't see, how many originally thriving enterprises have been killed by the many three-beat parties in China.