Hearing that there was such an opportunity to advertise his business for free, McGonagall's boyfriend, Ed, who works as a high-end food service provider, immediately agreed to the documentary filmmaker's request after receiving a call from Lin Yilong. The latter got the phone he needed, and hurriedly came to thank Lin Yilong, but was politely sent away by Lin Yilong.

I have to be busy with something else.

Since attending Lin's naturalization ceremony, the president of the West Gramorgan County Farmers' Association, Ofley Owen, has repeatedly tried to contact Lin and ask him to join the local farmers' association.

In South Wales, there are probably two associations for farming or agricultural production, the Farmers Association of England and Wales and the Welsh Farmers' Association. The former was a top-level lobby group organised by a group of Lincolnshire farmers at the end of the 19th century, while the latter was a local group reorganised after the South Wales Valley mining depression in the 80s, with a greater focus on the local hierarchy: the two were closely linked, but not mutually affiliated. At Westminster level, there is also the "Village Landowners' Association", which corresponds to the "Farmers' Association of England and Wales", and the so-called "purely social sphere" of the Farmers' Club.

Therefore, Lin Yilong was not particularly keen on joining the farmers' association, and he did not have the enthusiasm to spend 2,500 pounds to join the farmers' club at the beginning.

After all, this peasant association still has to participate.

Lin Yilong's original intention of joining this association was not really to defend his own rights and interests, and if he could really make his voice heard by joining this association, he would not have to bother to express his position by supporting Katie and Mr. Fisk, but more to put on a posture that Brecken Forest Farm would be in the same boat with the farmers of West Glamorgan County, and even if he could not get support on some issues, the opposition would certainly be much smaller. Just as Lin Yilong cleverly used Welsh and English to get Mr. Davis of Alan Binghamton to quit his share of the Corinthian Hotel, if two members disagree on an issue, the best strategy is to let the organization that is not conducive to them withdraw, and the lost time in the back and forth is not something that anyone can afford.

Therefore, at 3 p.m. after the filming was completed, Lin Yilong went to the branch of the farmers' association in West Gramorgan, filled out the application form, and paid the relevant fee of 150 pounds.

When O'Foley Owen heard Lin Yilong's application, he immediately put down the affairs in the farmland and found Lin Yilong for an in-depth chat.

The economic backwardness of the Welsh made the Welsh much more cheerful than the Londoners, and at this stage of the greetings, they did not feel the reservation of the superficial enthusiasm between their colleagues and "friends" in London, and the two chatted about the mining industry in the Glamorgan Valley for a long time over tea and cakes, and finally turned to the topic.

"I was glad to talk to Mr. Lin about the history of Glamorgan, but some of our members were still worried. Mr. Owen asked, "I beg your pardon for not being able to find out about the status of your farm because of the Data Confidentiality Act, but if you can tell us about some land uses to reassure these members, I can guarantee that you will have strong support from us on the county board." ”

"I'm curious about which of my colleagues are worried about what. Lin Yilong asked rhetorically.

"Well, our association publishes a price guide for the harvest season. "After Mr. Lin bought the farm, we have not been able to get a rough estimate of the size of Mr. Lin's business, so that last year, our lamb and wool prices were a little low, and the members complained a little about this, so after Mr. Lin joined our association, we wanted to get first-hand information and provide more certainty for the guide prices of our other members, at least in West Glamorgan and even South West Wales." ”

"Could it be that the scale of my forest farm is so large that it affects the certainty of price guidance?" Lin Yilong asked.

"Because the Westminster bureaucracy is very slow to process information, by the time we get the information, it's likely that we'll be a lot late. Mr. Owen explained, "There are no restrictions or compulsions to guide Mr. Lin's ways and methods of operation, we just prefer to get first-hand information." ”

"Well, this aspect can be shared, but I have to make sure that my information is not known to others, is the association willing to assume this guarantee?" asked Mr. Lin Yilong.

"Except for occasions where we need to apply it to calculations, no third party, including our members, will receive news from Mr. Lin unless Mr. Lin agrees. Mr. Owen repeatedly assured, "This is the confidentiality policy of our association, please rest assured." ”

"Yes, my forest farm has been registered as a protected forest in April this year, and it has officially become a protected forest. "In addition to the carbon emission subsidy, you can also enjoy some of the subsidies received by the EU diversification management, so apart from the forest land and less than 50 calves for your own consumption, you do not produce other major Welsh agricultural products, such as wool or grain." ”

Mr. Owen was very excited to get such news from Lin Yilong, and he took the documents provided by Lin Yilong: "So, there is no decent agricultural output?"

"If Mr. Owen is talking about wool lamb and grain, so it is. Lin Yilong replied, "The subsidy for forest land is enough for our family, so there is no shortage of such money." ”

"Two ..... Two million pounds. Mr. Owen glanced at the conservation agreement of the valley forest, and finally realized how heavy the secrecy that Lin Yilong emphasized, "Please forgive my faux pas, but I still feel incredible." ”

"It's not your fault, Mr. Owen. Lin Yilong smiled a little self-deprecatingly, "Before, the land use of the valley forest and the mining town was so-called industrial and mining land, and there was no similar forest cultivation and conservation policy after the mining depression, and even before I bought this place, I could only get subsidies from Brussels, which I only learned about a few months ago." You know, I'd rather enjoy the quiet country atmosphere, so ......"

"I don't think even if our other members knew, they wouldn't be jealous of such a compensation. We pay more attention to your tree farm than you do, and we think it's worth it to protect our members' lands. Mr. Owen reiterated the obligation of the Farmers' Association to keep Lin's information confidential, "Finally, on behalf of the Farmers' Association of West Gramorgan, I would like to welcome you to join. ”