【1189】 Fruitful
Los Angeles in autumn is undoubtedly the most beautiful season of the year. The warm climate and colorful vegetation make this Angel City even more charming.
As a world-renowned tourist city, Los Angeles attracts tens of millions of tourists from all over the world, leaving their own footprints on the Avenue of Fame, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Dinis Paradise, etc.
In recent years, because Xiao Feng's family settled in the "Dream Manor", many Chinese tourists came to Los Angeles and had to pass by the manor near the manor to see the residence of the "richest Chinese" in Los Angeles.
It’s a pity that the high-walled courtyard and dense vegetation of the ‘Dream Manor’ blocked people’s attention. In addition, there are few tall buildings in Beverly Hills, so people rarely have the opportunity to see the situation inside the manor.
As for spending thousands of dollars to enter the "Dream Restaurant" for dinner, it is not something that ordinary tourists can do. What's more, the "Dream Restaurant" always requires reservations in advance and rushing in temporarily, even if you have money, there is no way.
Today, the "Fantasy Restaurant" has become synonymous with the top restaurants in Los Angeles, America and even the world. The unparalleled food and wine are well-known around the world.
The minimum price of a "Fantasy Steak" is $388, while the better-quality "Ginkgo Steak" is $588, which is equivalent to the monthly salary of an ordinary Chinese.
It is basically impossible for two people to eat and drink in the "Dream Restaurant" without two or three thousand dollars. If you open a bottle of "Xiaoshi Wine" or "No. 2 Winery", it is not strange that the consumption exceeds 5,000 yuan.
The expensive price and the halo that Xiao Feng has brought makes the "Dream Restaurant" the best place for superstars in Los Angeles and even the United States, top wealthy people and celebrities to have dinner together. Many reporters can maintain their work and life by squatting at the door of the manor to take photos.
In the past few days, the number of Los Angeles celebrities who come and go to the "Dream Restaurant" has increased sharply. I heard that Xiao Feng occasionally cooks and makes delicious food, and many lucky people have tasted Xiao Feng's cooking skills.
Xiao Feng is a very special existence in the ‘Dream Restaurant’. He is both the boss and the best chef in the restaurant. It’s a pity that he does not work all day, which undoubtedly disappoints many fans.
Many customers have eaten delicious food made by Xiao Feng. The unparalleled deliciousness and special feeling impressed everyone.
Many people feel regretful, why Xiao Feng is a super rich man rather than a full-time chef, otherwise they would have more opportunities to eat those touching top-notch delicacies.
The day before yesterday, Will Smith brought his family to the restaurant for dinner, and happened to meet Xiao Feng cooking. A series of delicious food almost made their family swallow their tongues.
Afterwards, Smith told the reporter interviewing outside the manor that Xiao Feng's cooking skills have surpassed ordinary standards and reached a level of admiration.
According to the information obtained by the public, Xiao Feng has not conducted professional cooking training, but he was able to produce top-notch food and won international cooking awards. All of this can only be attributed to talent!
Just like Xiao Feng's basketball skills, Xiao Feng, who has never trained in professional sports schools or sports teams, started to really get involved in basketball at the age of 28, but in just three years he became one of the greatest point guards in NBA history.
I heard that Xiao Feng's IQ is as high as 180 and is a member of Mensa Club, which also surprised everyone; Xiao Feng's life before he was 22 years old was only running according to the trajectory of most young Chinese people, and was admitted to a middle-aged university and became an inconspicuous little white-collar worker in a super city.
But everything changed tremendously that summer in 2008. Xiao Feng, who was originally nothing but a crowd, suddenly soared into the sky and eventually became a winner in life and an idol of the whole nation.
Judging from Xiao Feng's experience, he is simply the template for the male protagonist of the yy novel "Qi Shi Chinese Network". His every move is full of a halo of pig's feet!
It is precisely this dramatic experience that has made Xiao Feng always the darling of the media, and everything about him has been deeply concerned and loved by the audience and readers.
…………
The outside world's popularity of Xiao Feng's report has increased instead of reducing, and Xiao Feng did not pay too much attention. After all, no matter how powerful the media reporters are, they cannot affect the lives of Xiao Feng's family.
As for the reporters' various praises about Xiao Feng's cooking skills in the media, it can only make Xiao Feng and the "Dream Restaurant" famous, and the reservation has been ranked a month later.
At present, the "Dream Restaurant" receives 500 customers every day. According to the average consumption per person of US$2,000, the restaurant's daily turnover has reached an astonishing millions of dollars, which is amazing!
In the first three quarters of 2018, "Fantasy Restaurant" achieved a cumulative profit of US$120 million, and the annual reach of US$150 million is not a problem.
Although the "Fantasy Restaurant" is a private enterprise and does not need to publish financial data to the public, media reporters with great power can always judge the profitability of the "Fantasy Restaurant" through the data from the Los Angeles Local Taxation Bureau.
The small "dream restaurant" has become a treasure pot under Xiao Feng's name. It not only brings Xiao Feng a steady stream of cash flow, but also becomes a place for Xiao Feng to deepen his connection with celebrities in the United States and even the world.
Some media analyzed that it was precisely because of the existence of the "Dream Restaurant" that Xiao Feng was able to establish a global relationship network faster and ultimately had a wider influence.
In addition to the great role that the "Dream Restaurant" plays in daily life, the picking and opening ceremony held in "Dream Winery" and the tasting conference of "Dream Wine" every autumn have become the link between the "Xiao family" and celebrities from all over the world.
This year, Xiao Feng decided to put the tasting conference on November 10th, just because today is the first weekend after the beginning of winter.
The tasting conference can take care of the schedule of more guests on weekends. After all, everyone is busy with everything, and not everyone is as free as Xiao Feng.
Of course, the reason why it is necessary to be after the beginning of winter is purely for the sake of brewing quality.
In the past decade, the "Minghu Group" has become the world's best wine producer, and its grasp of various details of wine grapes has reached the extreme.
Los Angeles is located in the northern hemisphere and has similar places to China in many solar terms. Only when wine-making grapes are baptized by frost and picked after the beginning of winter can they produce the best wine.
These theories may be different from many international wine estates, but the wine-making grapes of the "Minghu Group" have been nourished by the "Space Spirit Spring", so they are naturally different.
As early as early October, the invitation letter written by Xiao Feng had been delivered to more than 200 guests through various channels. Mark William even personally confirmed the guests' itinerary.
At every tasting conference, Xiao Feng is responsible for all guests' flights, pick-ups, food and accommodation, etc. Spending money is the second priority. The key is not to neglect any guest.
If it weren't for the fact that a capable butler like Mark William came to help with all kinds of trivial matters, Xiao Feng would probably have his head blown up.
Fortunately, Mark William has won Xiao Feng's recognition with his outstanding performance over the past few years, and it also made all the guests unable to help but give him a thumbs up.
In a sense, Mark William’s annual salary of $500,000 and the same amount of year-end bonus are worth the money!
…………
As the tasting conference approaches, more and more media have begun to send reporters to squat at Los Angeles International Airport, ‘Dream Manor’, Hilton, Four Seasons Hotel and other places, hoping to capture some guests.
On the Internet, many celebrities who received invitation letters have already announced their itineraries on their Twitter and scarf. In a sense, being able to attend the tasting conference itself is a symbol of status.
Taking the Chinese entertainment industry as an example, only the king and queen of the pop music industry, the big brothers and sisters in the hosting industry, the movie emperor and the queen of the film and television industry, and the big names in the entertainment industry can get invitations.
This year, Xiao Feng distributed a total of 60 invitation letters to the Chinese cultural and sports circle, accounting for one-quarter of all the guests. This is already a gesture of taking care of his compatriots.
In recent days, the domestic Internet has become extremely lively. In the eyes of fans, the tasting conference has become a higher-standard "Ginkgo Night". After all, their idols will soon be side by side with many international superstars.
The invited guests have attracted much attention. Xiao Feng was not bad at sending the invitation letter. His scarf was also everywhere. Every time he updated the information, millions of forwarding and comments, which was jaw-dropping.
Especially Xiao Feng released the photos of the "Dream Winery" fruitful wine grape harvest on the scarf today, and let fans see the huge underground wine cellar of "Dream Winery", which attracted more attention from everyone.
For ordinary people, a bottle of "Fantasy Wine" priced at $16,888 may be a luxury item that they will never be able to drink in their entire lives. This also makes everyone have a strong interest in the winery and wine cellars that make "Fantasy Wine".
Unfortunately, the "Dream Manor" is not open to ordinary tourists, which makes many curious people only satisfy their cravings through pictures.
Before this, two huge wine cellars under the Jinghu Group have become tourist attractions, attracting millions of tourists every year.
At the "Xiaoshi Winery", thousands of people visit the huge wine cellar that has stored 5 million bottles of "Xiaoshi Winery" every day, and the rows of oak barrels are amazing.
According to the interpretations of major financial media, one of the most important wealth of the "Jinghu Group" and the "Xiao Family" is not the so-called equity, brand, etc., but the top red wine hidden in the wine cellar.
Taking "Xiaoshi Wine" as an example, 600,000 bottles are stored in a fixed cellar every year, and the price was a terrifying $1 billion. Moreover, as "Xiaoshi Wine" becomes more and more famous, each bottle of wine will increase in value at a ratio of more than 20% every year!
This alone, even if the Jinghu Group goes bankrupt in the future, the Xiao family can still make a comeback with these millions or even tens of millions of bottles of "Xiao family wine"!
The oak barrels and glass bottles displayed in the wine cellar have become golden wealth, which is also the fruit of the harvest of the "Xiao Family"!
Originally, collecting famous wines is already a very mature investment field. The emergence of the "Xiao Family" has made this industry even more popular, further pushing up the prices of top international red wines.
Taking "Xiaoshi Wine" as an example, the first batch of red wine produced by "Xiaoshi Winery" in 2010 was only US$1,188, but in 8 years, this batch of red wine has increased several times, and the market price has reached an astonishing US$4,888, and it is still priceless.
You should know that at that time, "Xiaoshi Winery" only sold 300,000 bottles of "Xiaoshi Winery", and most of them were drunk by consumers all over the world. After everyone realized that they wanted to buy and invest in the second year, there were already very few "Xiaoshi Winery 2010" on the market, which made people feel very regretful.
Back then, many tourists who came to the Jinghu Scenic Area to buy a box of "Xiaoshi Wine", but they never thought it would be an unexpected surprise. The value added by more than 4 times in just a few years!
In recent years, the total amount of wine launched by "Xiaoshi Winery" every year does not exceed 400,000 bottles. Whether it is produced or aged, it is always snatched away in a very short time!
Many people no longer buy wine for drinking, but simply for investment. After all, projects with a 20% increase in value every year are not so easy to find even if they are searched all over the world. What's more, investing in wine from "Jinghu Group" is the safest way.
In this way, not only the "Xiaoshi Wine", but also the "No. 2 Winery" was enthusiastically popular among investors. The wines of these two wineries are almost nowhere to be seen in circulation on the market.
As for the higher-grade "Fantasy Wine", it is not that investors do not want to buy it, but that Xiao Feng did not bring it to the market at all. It just subscribes to the partners of the "Xiao Family".
For example, "Dream Winery" only launches 10,000 bottles of "Dream Winery" to the public every year, and is often snatched by guests at tasting conferences, and no one else has the chance at all.
Why is Xiao Feng’s invitation letter so popular? In addition to the symbol of status, investment profits are also flocking to the guests.
Generally speaking, a box of "Fantasy Wine" costs about $150,000. The guests can buy 4 boxes on average, with a total price of about $600,000. If you buy these wines and store them, they can add about $100,000 a year. This is undoubtedly Xiao Feng took the initiative to give money to everyone.
Chapter completed!