Chapter 586: Uncle Carter's Dilemma

Xia Ruofei moved in the heart and stopped the car by the side of the road. He said to Lin Qiao: "Cell, let's talk about the town. Let's talk about our neighbors first?"

Is it the neighbor of the semillon wine?
Lin Qiao said,
Okay!

"Can you not show such cheers?" Xia Ruofei said with a smile. "You didn't listen to Liang Ge today, did the company in West have suffered a financial crisis?"
Lin Qiao spit out his tongue and said, "Oh, I know..."
The two got out of the car and walked into the West Winery.
Carter West and his wife, Cabelli, are standing at the door of the winery. Both of them are full of grace, and the old West is still pacing back and forth, seemingly waiting for someone.
Xia Ruofei waved at them far away and greeted him with a loud voice: "Uncle Carter, Aunt Kabelli, hello!"
Old West and Cabelli followed the sound. They saw that Xia Ruofei had a sigh of relief first, and then they showed a warm smile to impress them with this young and generous neighbor.
"Hey! Dear summer, I haven't seen you for a long time." Old West greeted him and smiled.
Xia Ruofei can see that his smile still carries a trace of sorrow.
Aunt Kabelli's character is relatively more cheerful. When she came up, she gave Xia Ruofei a big hug. With Kabari's aunt's tonnage, Xia Ruofei was almost breathless when she licked her.
Aunt Kabelli then hugged with Lin Qiao, and also made a veil, then smiled and said: "Summer, is this your girlfriend? It is a beautiful oriental beauty..."
Lin Qiao was a representative of the English Department in high school. The English level is quite good. Especially in terms of listening, it is definitely no problem. It is only because of the lack of exercise, it is not very fluent.
So when Aunt Kabelli finished, Lin Qiao suddenly became very popular and quickly explained in English: "No, I am not his girlfriend..."
Xia Ruofei also said a little embarrassed: "Aunt Kabelli, this is called chaos in our China... Well, I officially introduce it, this is my sister Lin Qiao."
Then Xia Ruofei said to Lin Qiao in Chinese: "Qiaoer, this is the master of the West Winery. You can call them Uncle Carter and Aunt Kabelli."
Lin Qiaohong greeted the two people with a smile.
Aunt Kabelli scratched her head and said: "In summer, why is your sister different from your surname? Hehe...I don’t know much about China, maybe this is normal on your side?"
Xia Ruofei had to explain again: "I have no blood relationship with Qiaoer, but she is indeed my sister."
"Oh! Ok..." Aunt Kabelli nodded with a smile.
Lin Qiao smiled and said: "Aunt Kabelli, I have drunk the semillon that Joan Brother bought from your winery. I am very impressed by the rich and delicious taste!"
Aunt Kabelli smiled and said: "Lin, I feel very honored to like our semillon!"
At this time, Old West said with a apology: "Summer, I am sorry, today is a mess here, and the workers are on holiday, I can't entertain you like I did last time."
Xia Ruofei nodded and said: "Uncle Carter, I heard some things from Liang Ge, but he didn't know much about it. Can you tell me specifically? I really have to go to the point where I need to sell the winery. Hey... I am not inquiring about your privacy, just want to see if I can help."
Old West smiled and said: "The company's financial situation is public information, there is no secret, since you are interested, then I will tell you."
Aunt Kabelli sighed and said: "Don't stand here, let's sit inside!"
"Right right, summer, please!" said Old West.
Everyone walked into the winery together. When Xia Ruofei came last time, there were a lot of tourists here. Everyone tasted wine and food here, and many people bought wine. Today, it is cold and clear, and it seems a bit messy.
Old West invited Xia Ruofei to sit down. Aunt Kabelli went to the bar to prepare drinks for everyone. The old West told Xia Ruofei and Lin Qiao about what happened during this time.
It turned out that Old West didn't inherit the winery from the beginning. On the contrary, when he was young, he didn't have any interest in this long-established family winery. After he graduated from college, he started his business in Melbourne, and soon his family entered. Export trading companies have done a good job.
However, his father was getting older and older, and the winery had been unable to do so. Old West was reluctant to take over the winery, but his focus was still on the Melbourne company.
However, as the days get longer, Old West is more and more like the life of the winery. Perhaps he has the genes of wine in his bones growing up in the Hunter Valley, but he has not yet activated when he was young.
As a result, the focus of the old West's work and life is increasingly biased towards the winery.
The winery has also revived the second spring under his management, becoming a famous winery in the Hunter Valley area, and many foreign tourists have come to visit and purchase.
Relatively speaking, Melbourne's import and export trading company has been neglected to manage.
Originally, West did not expect that company to make big money. At his age, he liked the leisurely winery life. The slow pace of the Hunter Valley was exactly what he wanted.
However, since the beginning of this year, the economic situation in Europe has not been very good. The old West's company in Melbourne is mainly engaged in the European market. Since March, many of the purchases have been delayed, and the company's operating funds have begun to be stretched.
In the past few months, the situation has continued to deteriorate. On the one hand, the goods on the European side have been delayed, and on the other hand, the old West in Australia has not been able to pay the supplier’s payment and employee salary. It has actually broken.
The winery and company are under the name of West. Once the company goes bankrupt, the winery will certainly be auctioned by the court to pay off the debt.
Old West naturally does not want to see such a result, so he can only reluctantly sell the winery, hoping to exchange cash to deal with the company's crisis.
This winery has a history of more than 150 years. It was handed down from generation to generation by West. If it was not a last resort, he would not be willing to sell the winery.
In the words of the Chinese people, this is the ancestral foundation!
Although Westerners are not very strong in this concept, Old West grew up here since childhood, and since the beginning of his 40s, he has devoted himself to the winery and invested a lot of effort and energy, so this is true for him. It is a tough decision.
After listening to Xia Ruofei, he asked: "Uncle Carter, how much does it cost your company to survive the crisis?"
Old West said without hesitation: "We still have some personal savings, and we have a gap of about $1.8 million."
At this time, Aunt Kabelli came over with a fragrant pie and freshly squeezed juice. She also heard the conversation between Old West and Xia Ruofei.
Aunt Kabelli put the food on the table, and some said angrily: "In summer, our winery has been valued by a professional institution, at least AU$2.4 million, but we contacted several buyers, they all Knowing the financial crisis of Carter, I hope to take the opportunity to buy the winery at a low price. No one has offered more than A$1.5 million."
Lin Qiaowen also said with indignation: "Is this not a smashing fire? How can they do this?"
Xia Ruofei said with a smile to Lin Qiao: "In the business talks, Uncle Carter urgently needs money, and those buyers will definitely take the opportunity to suppress the price, which has nothing to do with morality."
In order to take care of the feelings of the old West couple, Xia Ruofei also said this in English.
After listening to the old West, he smiled bitterly: "Lin is right, the competition in the mall is so cruel."
Xia Ruofei said with a faint smile: "But their offer price is too low, which is a bit unconcerned!"
Aunt Kabelli said: "Yes! We have taken the initiative to cut prices many times, but if the winery can't be exchanged for more than 1.8 million Australian dollars, then it would be meaningless to sell the winery. This is not enough money. Spending the company crisis."
Lin Qiao saw the disappointment of the Westers, and could not help but give birth to a faint heart, could not help but look at Xia Ruofei, but she did not say anything.
Before coming to Australia for travel, Lin Qiao also saw some strategies. The exchange rate of the Australian dollar is naturally understood. She knows that 1.8 million Australian dollars is equivalent to 10 million Chinese coins. This is not a small amount of money.
Although this money may be available to Xia Ruofei, after all, the Westers and Xia Ruofei are not relatives. It is said that everyone has only seen a few faces, and it is a relatively good neighbor.
There are countless people in the world who need help every moment. Xia Ruofei is a person who is not a god. How can it help?
So Lin Qiao still chose silence.
Xia Ruofei smiled and asked: "Uncle Carter, if you can exchange enough funds with the winery, what are you going to do next?"
Old West said with some exhaustion: "I will use this money to pay back the company's debts and dismiss the employees. I think the rest of the money should be enough for me to live with Cabernet."
Aunt Kabelli also said: "Now the economic situation in Europe is not very good. Carter wanted to end the company's business very early and concentrate on operating the winery. But the company does not say that the end can be ended. Many capital transactions, debts and debts. I have to deal with it step by step. I didn’t expect that we would have to deal with it all the time, and the company was hit hard and could no longer support it."
Xia Ruofei nodded and got the answer in his heart.
He indulged for a moment and looked at the winery full of retro style. He smiled and said: "Uncle Carter, I am also very interested in your winery. Can we talk about the acquisition?"