Yunding Ranch

Chapter 445 New York Harvest
Looking at Randy who was cheering like a child, even the other people laughed brightly. The tension and depression accumulated in the past period of time were all released at this moment. At such a moment, every day Everyone feels the same, the joy is shared, and it makes people immerse themselves in it.

Amidst the laughter, Cole patted Lu Li on the shoulder. After seeing Lu Li turn his head, he asked, "How do you feel?"

"Very good, very good." The corners of Lu Li's mouth also raised up involuntarily.He had already celebrated once when he was in New York. Although Lu Li knew before that that no matter which supermarket he cooperated with, it would be a sky-high contract, but after signing the agreement in black and white, that kind of It still feels different.

But Cole still looked at Lu Li with a smile, and added, "I'm talking about the Times."

"Oh." Only then did Lu Li understand, he sighed, and his smile became brighter, "Times, I feel good, yes, very good. What do you mean by the topic you just mentioned?"

"Dreams have finally come true. They are worried that you will move to New York." Cole's simple summary made Lu Li stunned, and then realized that Cole was not joking, so he laughed heartily, "This idea is again Where did it come from?"

After laughing, Lu Li then replied, "Of course, as a journalism student, being able to write for the Times is definitely a huge career breakthrough. But it's like being the captain or quarterback of the basketball team in high school. That was the pinnacle, but we all hope it's not the pinnacle. And I don't want to be complacent about the temporary deal with The Times. I've already yelled it in the school library, though."

In the last sentence, Lu Li showed a self-deprecating and teasing expression, which made Cole chuckle.

"In fact, this is just a short-term contract, five articles per month. If I can't submit excellent works, there may be thirty articles, and the Times will not publish one." After the initial excitement and excitement, Lu Li calmed down and became down-to-earth again, "So, this is a start, and we need to continue to work hard. So, I won't go back to New York just because of the Times contract."

"You mean, nothing will change." Cole smiled contentedly, and he guessed right.

"Yes, nothing will change." Lu Li nodded affirmatively, "No, it's not right to say that. Next, I may travel around for a while to find more creative inspiration. Just like Fred .You know, enjoy every moment of your life."

Returning to New York again, he signed a one-year cooperation agreement with Whole Foods and a six-month short-term contract with The New York Times. This gave Lu Li a lot of inspiration. New York is indeed a city full of infinite possibilities. People are fascinated.Of course, the premise is that the profit of Yunding Ranch did give Lu Li more room for thinking and more room for choice.

But in fact, the life of the past year gave Lu Li more ideas.In fact, there are many possibilities in life. You can choose to be a wandering musician, you can choose to keep walking on the road, you can choose to be an urban white-collar worker, you can choose a professional blue-collar life, you can choose to follow in the footsteps of your parents and inherit the family business, or you can choose to slow down temporarily Observing life in footsteps...

But most people always take it for granted to deny these possibilities.For example, if you don’t work, you will starve to death if you don’t have money; for example, everyone wants to travel, but travel costs money and time; for another example, enjoying life requires attitude, but work The busy schedule and the pressure of life make it impossible to calm down.As a result, they took it for granted that they became slaves to life, and embarked on a path that "everyone expects", a path that everyone in the mainstream of society will take.

There are countless possibilities in life, but until you take the initiative to try, these possibilities will not be realized.

The simplest example is the gap year in the West.The so-called gap year is that college students give themselves a year to travel around the world after graduation and before working, to spy on the world and society with their own feet, and then to find themselves, accumulate experience, and find their inner pursuit , Complete the transition from student to social person.

When these graduates are on the road, they often have no money, or only a small amount of money, which is not enough to support a whole year of traveling around the world.But how did they persevere?Working while traveling, volunteering at international organizations, making friends as a couchsurfer, hiking and hitchhiking...and so on.

During this process, they learn to solve problems independently, learn to work in a team, learn to meet strangers, learn to face crises, and of course, most importantly, learn to open their minds and embrace different cultures.When the gap year is over, some people find their goals and sprint without hesitation; some people are still in a state of confusion, but at least they have seen the world, and their attitude towards life will also change.

The importance of the gap year for students to leave school and enter the society is immeasurable, because many life knowledge cannot be learned in books, nor can they be found in chicken soup for the soul.So, after a gap year, can these graduates find jobs smoothly?Can you return to life smoothly?The answer is yes.

Many large multinational companies strongly encourage fresh graduates to take their gap year, and some companies even explicitly require that fresh graduates who have a gap year be admitted first.Take, for example, Google.

With the advancement of time, more and more professionals who have been working in the society for many years have also started their own gap years.They choose to quit, recharge, find themselves, and come back to life again.Money is not a problem, time is not a problem, and life is not a problem. The focus is never on those unknown difficulties, but on the courage to overcome difficulties and the confidence to face difficulties.

After trying, maybe there will be changes, maybe not, but if you don't take steps, all those "possible" will always be just "impossible".

Just like Lu Li, if he chose to sell the Beech Ranch because of fear and unknown, then his life now would be completely different.He's not sure he'll get a job offer from The New York Times, but he's sure he's not going to triple his fortune in a year.

The short-term work contract of "New York Times" is to some extent a recognition of Lu Li's life in the past year: the development of the craftsman series, the United States from the perspective of cultural differences, and the series he has been writing recently - under the background of the Internet age Anxiety, impatience and anger in modern man.

From Lu Li's point of view, if he stayed at Yunding Ranch and bound his footsteps here, then he would never be able to write these articles, let alone be favored by the "New York Times".Therefore, the affirmation of the "New York Times" is actually urging Lu Li to take another step and try a different life.

To be honest, when I was young, traveling and working at the same time, turning life into vacation and vacation into work should be everyone's dream.Now, Lu Li has the opportunity to realize it, and he is very happy to realize it.First stop, maybe he should go to Alaska, following in Fred's footsteps.

"Travel? Is your consciousness short-term travel, or long-term?" Cole asked curiously.

"Who knows, everything is possible." Lu Li said with a smile, seeing Cole's dazed expression, he burst out laughing, "Let's start with the short term first. I just fell in love with life on the ranch. I enjoy the comfort and comfort here, and I'm not ready to travel for a long time." The teasing tone made Cole roll his eyes and shook his head helplessly.

People are always accustomed to counting their lives with numbers, but many times, those real gains cannot be replaced by numbers.Just like Lu Li's trip to New York this time, the 2000 million contract is wonderful and amazing; but who can be sure, whether Lu Li's spiritual gains this time will become the starting point for the next [-] million US dollars?
Just because something is invisible doesn't mean it's worthless.

Then Cole saw Lu Li rubbing Bucky's head vigorously, and nuzzled Bucky affectionately, "What's more, there are these little guys at home. If I leave for a long time, I'm not sure I'll come back." Will they welcome me when the time comes. I don't want to take any chances."

Cole glanced at Lu Li speechlessly, ignored this guy, and got back to business, "Will Whole Foods come over tomorrow? One hundred acres of kale, Randy can't do it alone, what do you think?" ?”

"How many harvesters does our ranch have?" Ever since the planting of kale was confirmed, all the supporting settings have been followed up one after another. Lu Li knew that if one hundred acres of kale could be harvested in one day, only Randy could rely on it. One cannot do it alone.So, they were already prepared.

"Five." Cole said, "Except for Randy, Scarlett, Jessica, and I can all drive one at the ranch, but there is still one vacant."

Modern machinery is not an easy task. Lu Li has personally experienced it before, and he has a deep understanding. "Sean? Justin? Edward? Who can come over and help? Let's settle the bill according to the hourly salary, do you think it's appropriate?"

"External employment?" Cole nodded, "Of course there is no problem. It's just that I think that this will be a long-term job in the future, and it is impossible to ask for help every time. I mean, should I hire a helper specially? Help Randy; according to the previous plan, select one of Adam and Scarlett to help Randy. In addition, let Tony or Brandon learn the harvester and planter."

"Well, I see." Lu Li nodded, "I will formally consider it after this transaction is completed. It will be a busy season again, and I thought that after the busy season in autumn, I would be able to relax in winter." , obviously my thinking was wrong."

(End of this chapter)