Fuguo is worthy of being a tiger. Immigration lawyer Kevin Brown informed Xiao Yifei that his social security card was approved and that he had an appointment with the Immigration Bureau tomorrow. He will basically be able to obtain a green card. In the past, many tourists could obtain a social security card, but after 9/11, the approval of the social security card was tightened. Although the green card is only a two-year temporary green card, Xiao Yifei has no property or investment in the United States at all. According to regulations, the money from the loan is not foreign funds and cannot be considered an investment. Now Xiao Yifei can get it because it is obviously based on Fuguo's signature.

I first went to the Social Security Bureau to get the Social Security Card. With this, he can take the driver's license, open an account, and apply for a credit card.

Then he came to the Immigration Bureau and signed some documents. The interviewer had already received instructions, looked at the existing asset certificate, and an agreement with Wells Fargo to determine that the person really wanted to invest in the United States and was a big fish. So the interview passed, and Xiao Yifei obtained the 2-year temporary residence right as fast as possible. Here we explain two concepts: residence right and naturalization.

The right of residence means that you can enter this country without a visa. There are two types of residence rights. One is the temporary residence rights with a time limit, which means that you can enter that country without a visa within a certain period of time. It is generally called a temporary green card.

Permanent residence is the real green card. As long as you have the permanent residence rights of a country, you can enter and exit the country at any time.

When you get a green card, whether temporary or permanent, you are still Chinese nationality at this time and you don’t need to go to the Chinese Embassy to return to China. The statement in some novels is wrong. Moreover, the representatives of some countries all take this kind of thing, so the statement that foreigners rule a certain country is incorrect. But the statement that they can leave with a pat on their butt is correct.

Naturalization means joining another country, and naturalization is the real immigration. According to our Nationality Law, obtaining nationality from other countries means giving up Chinese nationality and returning to China will only need to go to the embassy to go to the embassy for a visa.

Some people think that if you want to use a green card to become a naturalized person, it is because you don’t have a comprehensive understanding of the green card and nationality. Not to mention the right to vote, just talk about the green card itself and the green card can be deprived. Once you violate certain laws, you may be deprived of the green card, lose your right to reside, and deport you back to your country. Nationality cannot be deprived. Even if it is a crime, you can only be detained and you will still be a person from that country.

In addition, there are more than 100 visa-free countries in the United States. If you are Chinese nationality and hold a US green card, but except for Canada who can stay for 180 days, you also need to apply for a visa in other countries. It is just that it is easier for you to pass. Only if you obtain US nationality can you be visa-free directly.

Needless to say, the next thing must be to open an account at Wells Fargo, transfer more than 2 million euros in the German bank account, exchange it for more than 2.6 million US dollars, and successfully get a Mastercard credit card.

Matt, manager of the Loan Department of Fuguo, began to trick Xiao Yifei into allocating loans. They definitely hope that Xiao Yifei would make a loan earlier so that interest can be calculated earlier, and the ownership of the four oil paintings can be officially mortgaged to their bank. Xiao Yifei could only say that the acquisition negotiations have not begun.

Vice President Marshall, who was accompanying him next to him, was not a good man. He immediately began to recommend the business negotiation team of Fuguo, boasting that they were the most professional and could allow Xiao Yifei to gain an advantage in the negotiations. Xiao Yifei could only reiterate that the negotiations had not begun.

However, out of politeness, he accepted Marshall's advice and began to consider hiring an accountant.

Just in time, the concubine called.

"Mr. Xiao, according to your request, I found four wineries in Napa Valley, all of which are tens of millions. In addition, I don't know if Mr. Xiao knows about Aluzhu Winery, and their boss is also a little ambiguous, and neither refuses nor agrees."

The Queen Mother has worked hard these days. Fortunately, my colleagues from the firm helped me check the information of the winery and find out the winery that meets Xiao Yifei's requirements of more than 10 million US dollars. Some people helped me talk to the owner about whether there is any plan to take action. In this way, the Queen Mother can find so many wineries so quickly.

Xiao Yifei was eager to leave San Francisco so as not to bother people from rich countries. So he immediately agreed: "Okay, thank you for your hard work. I will treat you to dinner tonight. You can give me the information about these wineries and we will start to see the wineries tomorrow."

Xiao Yifei visited Araujo Estate, which is located in Carlistoga. It is just that Monterrena is located in the north of the town and Araujo Estate is located in the south of the town. This winery has 162 acres of vineyards, the most famous of which is the 38-acre Eisele_Vineyard. This vineyard is known as the best Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard in the Napa Valley and is known as the "Bordeaux of the United States". The Cabernet Sauvignon produced by this vineyard is astonishingly expensive.

When Xiao Yifei first saw the owner of the winery, Bart Arozhu. Bart had gray hair, sword-eyed eyebrows and eagle eyes. I believe he was a handsome guy when he was young. But he was like a host named Li on CCTV. His chin was longer than that of ordinary people, and his chin was bent outward, very much like the image of Osiris on a small wooden sign.

It was just that this was very impolite, so Xiao Yifei forced himself to change the laughter to a smile and shook hands with Bart.

The princess and Bart's wife Daphne hugged them, and then introduced them to them: "Mr. Bart, this is Xiao, he is interested in buying a winery."

"Welcome to you."

"Thanks."

Then a few people started to visit the winery. The buildings were similar inside, including wine tasting rooms, wineries, wine cellars, etc. The main place they visited was the vineyards outside.

"This piece, this piece, and the vineyards along the foot of the mountain are our most famous Eserra vineyards. Let's go there first."

Rows of vine trees are planted in the vineyards, and now is the time when the grapes have just bloomed. At this time, the grapes have just finished the rapid growth of branches and leaves, and have turned to the previous stage of grape fruit growth. It is from this period that the vineyards have entered the peak period of employment, and all work needs to be done, such as pinching, picking, tying, cutting, sparging flowers, sparging, and sparging, which will continue until the end of October to complete the grape harvest.

Now many workers are working in the vineyards, and they all sit on stools, but the four legs of the stool have turned into 4 wheels, busying themselves in the lush grape leaves along the grape rows.

Xiao Yifei can be said to have no idea at all. He only paid attention to one thing. Under the first steel wire of the grape trellis, there is a water pipe, and there is a drip head at each vine. This is the drip irrigation device that Xiao Yifei is most concerned about. It is because of the lack of this thing that he completely gave up Bordeaux, France and went to Napa to buy a winery.

Arozhu Winery made Xiao Yifei feel that the most intimate thing is not grapes, but olive trees. Bart claims to maintain the species diversity of the vineyards and planted 1,000 olive trees, so he also produced a small amount of olive oil. If he bought it here, he would not have to worry about finding a deceptive source for the olive oil in the space. In addition, the Lui Latu family's test of the concentration of the two spaces required for olives has not been completely completed, so he can borrow these olive trees for testing.

Bart and his friends have been practicing organic farming on vineyards since 1998. In Xiao Yifei's view, the so-called organic farming is a bit ridiculous. They claim that they do not use sulfur to kill mold, but use milk to water the land, and also raise chickens to catch insects and cattle to plow the land. This has become a retro operation.

Of course, this also leads to a low grape yield. The annual output of the entire winery is only 4,000 boxes. This quantity may seem a lot, but you should know that 60% of the winery in Napa produce less than 5,000 boxes. But don’t underestimate him if the output is small. His most expensive wine, Arozhu Aisella Cabernet Sauvignon, is sold for more than 1,000 US dollars per bottle in the mall. Of course, you can also get it cheaply, that is, wait in line and wait for the winery to send you according to the list after a few years.

What makes Xiao Yifei regret is that the winery's output is too small, less than 50,000 bottles. This estimate can still be profitable at 20,000 or 30 million. No wonder the owner of the winery, Bart Arrow, bid 180 million US dollars. This price directly made Xiao Yifei give up the intention of negotiation.

Speaking of which, this winery is quite suitable for Xiao Yifei. After space optimization, it can improve the quality of grapes, sell at a better price, and earn more profits.

But the shortcomings of this winery are also very distinct. Not to mention the price, but just saying that the painful retro operation made Xiao Yifei crazy, thinking that this was purely a gimmick. He was also worried that if he switched to mechanization and consumers did not recognize it, the business would completely fail.

The grapes that Xiao Yifei has seen before are table grapes. Fresh grape growers pay attention to how to produce a lot of money, but when they come here, they pay attention to how to limit their yield. For example, for Cabernet Sauvignon, everyone’s goal is to control the yield to 1 to 2 tons per acre, and for Chardonnay, the demand is to control the yield to 3 to 4 tons. You should know that the entire Napa Valley grape planting area reaches 44,000 acres, and the weight of grapes harvested per year is 140,000 tons, which is the average yield per acre of 3 tons.

If converted into domestic area units, the average yield per mu is about 500 kilograms. If this yield is fresh grapes, the grower will lose even his pants.

Compared with the Central Valley area where wine grapes are also grown, Napa's output is even more pitiful, with a maximum yield of 10 tons there. This is why the average price of California wine grapes is $2,500 a ton, Napa's grapes are 4,500 a ton, and Cabernet Sauvignon is as high as $5,000 a ton. This is also why Napa can use 4% of California grape production to achieve 30% of the output value. Of course, it is also the reason why Xiao Yifei chose Napa.

(I'll tell you quietly, the Australian grape index price is $250 per ton.)

The natural conditions of Napa Valley are unique. The climate is mild throughout the year, with sufficient light, a large temperature difference between morning and evening, and a small amount of rainfall. The crust movement over thousands of years has made the soil of Napa Valley rich in a variety of minerals. Such a good winemaking environment is rare in the world and can be compared with the Bordeaux region of France.

The area of ​​Napa Valley is only one-eighth of that of Bordeaux. In addition to planting more than 400 acres of grapes, it also gathers more than 400 wineries. Among them, 95% of the wineries are small family-style wineries. Don’t underestimate these wineries, they have great potential. For example, some wineries do not export wines at all, and they can only buy them at wineries. Some wineries specialize in niche routes and make some wines with unique flavors. It is said that they are very popular, so the wineries are ordered for a few years.

In general, the current large wineries, such as Montawei Winery, Luyue Winery, Xiaoying Winery, etc., do not have the intention to take action, but there are still many wineries with less economic conditions. Among these wineries, many of them are the niche wines they make, and the nicknames people give them are cult wineries.

For example, the SloanEstate they are visiting today.
Chapter completed!