Chapter 7 Car Ordering
I bought some coffee, beer, cola, vegetables, fruits, and candies, and when I was about to check out, Zhang Cheng found that this thing actually cost more than 2,900 dollars, and a shopping was less than 20,000 yuan.
Jenny said, "It's mostly beef steaks, and the cheap ones you choose are a dozen dollars a pound." In fact, fertilization is just feeding with corn, oats, etc. for a few months, it doesn't matter, everyone is eating. β
"Forget it, it's a little uncomfortable to hear about fattening. Checkout. β
Putting the things he bought into the trunk of the Chevrolet, Zhang Cheng got into the car and asked, "Is there any benefit to expensive beef?" β
"Yes, the nutrients are higher and easier to absorb, the fat and cholesterol are lower, and the taste is better."
Zhang Cheng: "When you say that, I feel much more comfortable." β
The funds from Zhang Cheng's sale of jadeite are equivalent to about 12.4 million US dollars, and the investment immigrants sponsored the school to advance the wages of workers cost about 9.2 million US dollars, and Zhang Cheng and his parents respectively took about half of the money, and Zhang Cheng had 1.5 million US dollars in his hands - this money was not all left by his parents to Zhang Cheng for pocket money, but Zhang Cheng's college expenses and manor maintenance costs in recent years.
The vineyard will not be profitable for at least two years, so a certain amount of liquidity is essential. In fact, if you are smarter, you can use the vineyard as a mortgage - but the parents who have also seen Beijingers in New York know very well that in fact, that person was played to death by the bank, (the bank always lends you money when you are not short of money, and urges you to repay when you need money urgently) will not let Zhang Cheng mortgage the vineyard loan.
After passing by a row of old buildings lined with trees, Jenny said to Zhang Cheng, "That's what you're going to go to at the University of Nevada's Reno campus in a few months." But now, why don't you go to the car show? β
βOKγβ Although Zhang Cheng has greater expectations for the gun shop, the auto show is also good. When I went to school in September, I guess I was going to drive a car, and now I can look at the car model - it's only an hour's drive, so why live on campus.
"Wow. There are so many people here. When he arrived at the auto show, Zhang Cheng found that it seemed that not many Reno people on the street had come here - in fact, most of them were tourists (Las Vegas). And it seems that one-third of the thousands of people at this auto show are Asian, and the proportion is quite high, and there is a little bit of a domestic feeling.
"Oh... Oh... Looking at the cars on the booth again, Zhang Cheng's eyes couldn't take his eyes off - each car was equipped with one or three models dressed in unusually cool clothes, all of them were convex and backward foreign girls, and they kept throwing winks and kisses at tourists and cameramen, and posing with various poss.
After looking at several booths, Zhang Cheng actually forgot what kind of model it was on after walking by - is this selling girls or cars?
Walking around the auto show, after a person in front of him gave way to his position, suddenly a sapphire blue convertible sports car entered Zhang Cheng's eyes, and the two car models next to the car were also considered the top stunners here, but they did not steal the limelight of this blue luxury sports car.
"It's beautiful." Looking at this sports car, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but say.
"Of course." Jenny also looked at the sports car and said, "Bugatti Veicon 16.4 Soft Top Super Sport Deluxe." With a maximum speed of 431 kilometers per hour, it is the fastest production car in the world and one of the most expensive sports cars sold. It's $2.3 million, and a tire is my salary for twenty weeks, BOSS. β
Zhang Cheng said excitedly: "That's it, I want to buy it." β
"BOSS, you're not serious, are you?"
"Really, I'm going to buy it. It costs 38 million to buy one in China, which is more than 6 million US dollars, and it is only sold here for more than 2 million. Only then did Zhang Cheng remember that Karimani was not enough, "Take me to the largest jewelry store in the city first." β
"As you wish. BOSSγ β
Leaving the auto show, Jenny took Zhang Cheng half a street to a jewelry store that seemed to have a small faΓ§ade: "The largest jewelry store in Reno is here." β
When I arrived at the store, the interior decoration was quite luxurious, and there were only a few women who bought jewelry during this time period, Zhang Cheng found a casual clerk: "I want to see the store manager, I have a business to do with him." β
Later, Zhang Cheng was met by an old white man who looked to be in his fifties and sixties, and Zhang Cheng took out a rough diamond about the size of a pigeon's egg from a Qiankun bag attached to his pocket: "I'm going to sell this diamond, well, rough." β
"I'm going to look at clarity and color first, and weight." The boss said and took out a set of professional instruments from the table.
"The clarity was excellent, no impurities, top notch. Colorless, weighty, wow...... 191.3 carats. I think I should have a name for him. β
"If you buy it, you're free."
The boss, who looked at it for a while, rubbed his eyes and said, "Although it is said that diamonds over 100 carats are treasures, there will always be a price." What do you say? β
"I think so too, if the price is right, I will sell it."
The boss asked tentatively, "Do you think it's 30 million dollars?" β
After all, there is more than one diamond in the bag, and the reason for selling this one is that it is relatively small and has no color - Zhang Cheng personally likes colored diamonds.
But Jenny, who listened to the boss's offer, angrily went up and picked up the diamond from the table and handed it to Zhang Cheng, and said to the boss: "Impossible, the rough diamonds smaller than this can be auctioned for forty or fifty million US dollars." β
The boss hurriedly explained: "You also said that it was an auction, and the price of the auction is irrational and cannot be used as a guide price within the industry." β
Jenny: "But $30 million is too low. β
"It's also very risky for us to cut it in the wrong place, and the rough diamond can become a lot of small diamond crystals. And after this diamond is cut, only a third of it remains. β
Jenny insisted: "That's your business, 30 million is too low." β
The boss clutched his head in pain: "Oh, I really want to go back to the days of Taylor Burton 100 million dollars." β
Jenny was unmoved: "Back then, the dollar was worth a lot, but now it's depreciating." β
"All right, little girl. I'll admit that you are more business-savvy than I am, a Jew. The Jewish boss thought about the luxury tax for a moment and said, "Three million dollars at most, no more." I also need profit. β
Seeing that the Jewish boss gave in, Jenny looked at Zhang Cheng, who pushed out the rough diamond on the table: "Deal." β
After the old Jewish man signed the check, Jenny called to confirm: "No problem. β
This completed the transaction, and when he left, the boss said, "Remember to file your taxes." β
Nani, this still has to pay taxes, and it is obvious that I haven't paid it when selling jadeite in China. (You immigrated before the tax bureau came to the door, do you dare to say it)
Zhang Cheng asked Jenny: "How much tax does this have to pay?" β
Jenny: "At least twenty percent, I think you should have an accountant file your taxes, it would be less." β
"So many, an accountant I know will introduce me to one."
"Rest assured, the University of Nevada graduates a cohort of accountant reservists every year. I'll wait until I go back and make a few phone calls to see if any of my friends have already qualified as accountants. β
Back at the auto show, Zhang Cheng, who wanted to buy a Bugatti and go home, was disappointed again, the current car is not here, and he needs to wait for the company to transfer the goods, and it will take about two months to wait - Zhang Cheng, who has to wait for such a long time, doubts that they will wait for the order to arrive before starting to build a car.
Zhang Cheng had to choose the color of the model and pay a deposit of 250,000 US dollars and wait - after Zhang Cheng paid the deposit, the auto show party immediately put out the Bugatti 16.4 sold brand, the entire auto show scene was full of exclaims, luxury goods such as millions of sports cars are not particularly easy to sell in the United States (luxury tax), especially now that the global economy is not so good.
Fortunately, Zhang Cheng can neither drive nor have a driver's license now, so it is good to learn it at this time.