Chapter 833: 400 acres of manor
The two left as soon as they could and booked a flight to Los Angeles. Early the next morning, they rushed to the airport with their daughter and arrived in Los Angeles at around ten o'clock. .
When Fang Minghua appeared in the departure hall holding his daughter's hand, dragging his suitcase and wearing sunglasses, he soon heard someone calling him.
"Mr. Fang! Mr. Fang!"
Looking back, it was Phillips, followed by a very beautiful girl with blond hair, blue eyes and flaming red lips.
"This is the assistant I just hired, Miranda, a top student who graduated from Harvard Business School."
Phillips took the initiative to introduce: "This is our boss, Fang Minghua, and this is his lover, San Francisco State University Professor, Li Li, this is their daughter, Li Xin."
"Hello, Mr. Fang, Mrs. Fang," Miranda shook hands with a smile.
"Hello, Miss Miranda."
When Phillips hired an assistant, Fang Minghua knew that an investment of US$1 billion would definitely be too busy for one person. He could build his own private team, But it must be approved by Fang Minghua.
As for the team's salary, Fang Minghua asked his total annual salary to be controlled within 500,000. No matter how many people you hire, I can only pay this much.
Looking at this beautiful female assistant with a curvy front and back, Fang Minghua sighed in his heart, Philip was just a graduate from a community college, which is equivalent to a domestic junior college, but he actually hired a top student!
Just don’t hire someone on the bed.
A few people walked out of the departure hall, and soon Miranda drove over in a Lexus. She first arranged for Fang Minghua and the others to stay at the Los Angeles Intercontinental Hotel in the city center, and then accompanied them to have lunch at the hotel. , take the car and go straight to the manor.
The name of the manor is Amber Hills Estate (Amber Hills Estate). The Mandeville Canyon in Rentwood is in the town of Tinsel west of Los Angeles. It is close to the Pacific Ocean and is in the same direction as the Los Angeles Airport. It is a forty drive away. Arrive shortly.
When the car arrived at the gate of the manor, staff members had already opened the gate. When the car drove in, there was a 500-meter-long driveway that passed through rows of trees and a lake. As expected, Fang Minghua saw lavender planted on the shore of the lake.
The sparkling water of the lake contrasts with the purple color of lavender.
“Wow, it’s so beautiful.” Li Li couldn’t help but shout softly again.
Women can’t resist lavender.
At the center of the estate is a two-story building with a facade clad in raw stone and timber, and a steep roof dotted with dormers and double-hung windows. Overhanging eaves frame a covered porch over the charming Dutch-style front door.
Standing at the door was a middle-aged white man in his fifties, who was the owner of this manor, named James.
Fang Minghua shook hands with him, exchanged a few words, and James took them to the building.
"Mr. Fang, Mrs. Fang, the 12,000 square foot main house was designed by renowned architect Paul R. Williams and was built in the 1960s originally for opera singer John Charles Thomas , used for weekend vacations."
James pointed to the building in front of him and introduced: "The Donald Kaufman family owned it for decades and finally sold it to me ten years ago."
It was built in the 1960s, 40 years ago now.
It takes a bit long
But in the United States, there is no time limit of 70 years. Once you buy it, it will always be yours.
Fang Minghua discovered that a large amount of wood was used in the interior decoration of the room, which looked very simple and natural.
“Standing on the rooftop, you can see the beautiful scenery of the surrounding mountains, the distant ocean and the canyon!”
As expected, Fang Minghua saw everything James said, but The ocean is really far away and blurry.
"Next to this estate is the estate of Alan Schwartz, a successful fashion designer known for his ABS brand."
James said pointing to a southeast direction.
“And here is the Robert Taylor Ranch, a famous Hollywood movie star. In short, all the people who live here are celebrities.”
Also, it’s not celebrities who spend tens of millions to buy here. manor?
The entire building also has an administrative office and a country-style kitchen decorated with copper ornaments. Including the additional structure, the townhouse has a total of 10 ensuite bedrooms!
Enough.
“Here, you can grow your own vegetables, raise bees, in short, you can have anything you can think of,”
Going downstairs, James continued: “There is a well in the yard; It’s not impossible to get rid of the Internet completely if you want.”
In addition to the main building, there is a two-story building not far away. James told him that it is the residence of the manor workers, as well as a garage and various equipment and machines. Use room.
Sure enough, Fang Minghua saw a worker dragging a lawnmower out of the warehouse and looked over curiously. Fang Minghua and the others followed James and walked around the manor for half an hour.
"Lili, didn't your dad say he wanted to vacation in Los Angeles? Is he satisfied with this place?" Fang Minghua said to Li Li jokingly, naturally speaking in Chinese.
Li Li rolled her eyes at him and said, "Actually, I think I should bring my uncle and aunt over to live with me for a while. You said they haven't been abroad yet."
Fang Minghua naturally understood what Li Li said, "Uncle "My father and aunt" are my parents, and they immediately said: "Of course, my father has never wanted to come out, but with this lake for fishing, he will definitely be willing to come! And my mother, you can grow vegetables here!"
< br>"Then buy it?"
"Yeah."
The two discussed quietly, and finally told James that they were interested in buying it, but the price still had to be negotiated.
As for the specific discussion, Fang Minghua naturally does not need to come forward, Phillips is responsible for all this.
"The maximum cannot exceed 18.5 million." Fang Minghua gave him a psychological price, and then Miranda drove them back to the city, and took the children and Li Li to play in the city.
No need to go anywhere else, drive straight to Anaheim Disneyland, Mickey Mouse Cartoon Town, Animal World, and Fantasy World.
The child couldn't finish playing in one day, so Fang Minghua simply played for two days. Since he came, he let his precious daughter have a good time.
Fang Minghua’s family of three had a great time, and Phillips also reached a purchase agreement with the owner of the manor to purchase the manor for US$18.35 million.
So the two parties signed a purchase and sale contract at the InterContinental Hotel, and also had to go to the property rights company to handle transfer procedures, pay taxes, etc., totaling approximately 21 million US dollars.
After both parties completed all formalities, the 66-acre (400-acre) manor belonged to Fang Minghua.
"Boss, what should I do with these employees? Are they being fired or rehired?" Phillips asked.
"Let's all stay here for the time being. Do whatever you need to do." Fang Minghua thought for a moment and said, although he didn't come to stay often, someone must take care of such a large manor.
Besides, the annual expenditure of 15 employees is not expensive at $850,000.
"OK, they must be very happy to hear the news." Phillips smiled.
Since he bought the manor, Fang Minghua wanted to enjoy the life of a landlord, and he took Li Li and his daughter to move in that afternoon.
“Boss, we still need cars in the manor.” Phillips reminded.
Oh. That’s right.
That Smith had driven away his car a long time ago. In addition to a small pickup truck, I heard that there was also a Buick in the manor, but it was the housekeeper's own private car.
“Okay, then go buy two cars. One is more expensive and I will use it, and the other is cheaper and will be used as a work vehicle for the manor.”
“OK, I’ll give it to you. After you go over, come back and handle it right away. How about buying a Chrysler Phantom for your car? A Ford for work, it’s more durable.”
Chrysler Phantom? !
It’s not that I can’t afford it. Is it necessary? !
"Just buy a Mercedes-Benz or Audi, and keep a low profile!" Fang Minghua warned.
"Okay, then buy the latest Audi A8."
"Okay."
The next day, the two cars drove into the manor.
In the afternoon, Fang Minghua and Li Li took their daughter and stood on the balcony to watch the stars together. When they got up in the morning, Fang Minghua put on his sportswear and jogged along the road, while Li Li read a book on a bench by the lake, surrounded by people. It's beautiful lavender.
At noon, Li Li took her daughter to the swimming pool, while Fang Minghua sat fishing alone under the willow tree by the lake.
The fish in the United States are stupid, how come they can be caught so easily?
Life was good, but the chef couldn't cook Chinese food. This annoyed Fang Minghua, so he immediately fired him and hired a chef who could cook Chinese food - and he also had to specialize in spicy Sichuan food!
After staying at the villa for a week, Fang Minghua decided to leave.
It's so quiet.
As an ordinary person, I still like fireworks.
Of course, there is also a trip to Alaska, which cannot be forgotten.
But what surprised Fang Minghua was that after the three of them were about to return to San Francisco, Song Tangtang called from far away in Xijing.
(End of this chapter)