The muscles on Link's face stiffened with laughter in order to cope with those people. He even felt that when he got home, he should practice laughing for a long time.

Although he was a little uncomfortable, he felt that this time London was not in vain. Tonight, he negotiated with several high-end wine sellers about the initial agency intention. In the future, the sales of high-end Blue Lagoon wines should increase somewhat.

In fact, apart from the queen and the fire cloud, he didn't necessarily have to restrict the sale of those high-end drinks.

In fact, the market made him have to make a gesture of restricting sales. If those sellers can open the market for high-end Blue Lagoon wines, they can naturally increase their shipments.

Only the two wines, Queen and Huoyun, he intends to slowly advertise as a symbol of Blue Lagoon wines. Because their price is too expensive, if not do a few years of reserved posture. Perhaps when there are a lot of sales, there will be pressure on the market to reduce prices. When the price of a wine drops, it comes to mind that it lowers its price.

He needed to make those two wines masterpieces of the Blue Lagoon and build up their premium taste in a few years.

So when the sellers offered to get their agency, he politely declined. As for the other gold and silver wines, he agreed to consider increasing shipments each month.

He dealt with the vendors he had just met. I was trying to hide and relax the muscles on my face. The Russian Bitrov, who had just gloated over the chicken plate, walked over with his female companion in his arms.

"Congratulations, Mr. Hans, Blue Lagoon and you are the biggest stars today. ”

Link saw him approaching and knew he couldn't hide quietly. He didn't grieve the muscles on his face, but said lightly: "Thank you!" Mr. Petrov. ”

"How about we sit down over there and talk?" Petrov gestured to a balcony with his glass.

Link also wanted to find a place to sit down and rest for a while, so he nodded and said, "Why not?"

They dodged the crowd and walked to the balcony, where the three of them sat down, the woman just smiling and not speaking, thinking that she was just some well-behaved woman in Petrov. Link didn't care about her anymore.

"Mr. Petrov, I don't know what you want to talk to me about. ”

"As far as I know, Mr. Hans's Blue Lagoon wines have not yet managed to reach the Russian market. ”

Link nodded in acknowledgement.

In recent years, relations between Western countries and Russia have been quite strained. Europe and the United States have imposed sanctions on Russia, and Russia has also imposed restrictions on the import of certain goods from Europe and the United States. Wine is not a necessity and is imported through other channels, so it falls within the scope of import restrictions.

His Blue Lagoon wines are American, and of course they are restricted. From the report provided by Snapton, Link learned that in the past few months, the sales of Blue Lagoon wines in Russia have been extremely low, with less than a few hundred bottles per month, all sold online. And although Russia's economy has not developed, the plutocratic class has been cultivated. In fact, there are quite a few rich people in Russia.

Although Russians like to drink vodka, rich people also like wine. For a market of more than 100 million people, only a few hundred bottles are sold every month, which is naturally a very failed marketing effect.

But it was political, and Link couldn't do anything about it.

Seeing him nodding, Petrov smiled and said: "You know, I am a wine seller, and my sales network is mainly in Moscow and St. Petersburg. These are the two largest cities in Russia and the most wealthy. I have a large number of wealthy clients. ”

"And then?"

Petrov did not answer him immediately, but said to his female companion: "Would you like to go and get something to eat?"

His female companion was a lovely one, and when he heard this, he stood up and kissed him on the cheek, then smiled at Link and left the balcony.

After she left, Petrov said: "Mr. Hans, you know that some Russian goods in Western countries are now very restricted. Unless there is a special channel, it is not possible to bring those goods into Russia. ”

Link understood what special channel he was talking about. Nothing more than smuggling.

But he wasn't going to get into those gray areas openly, it wouldn't do him any good. He pretended not to understand and said, "No matter what the channel." As long as I can break into a country's market, I don't care. I don't want to break the law, though. ”

Petrov listened to him, and he didn't understand what Link meant.

Link wanted to sell wine, but he didn't want to work directly with him. But that's not a problem for him. He has connections in the countries bordering Russia, as long as he can get Blue Lagoon wine, he has no problem.

He didn't directly offer to cooperate, but pulled up something else.

"In Russia, there is not no wine production, and there are some wine estates in the Caucasus and near the Caspian Sea, but high-end wines from Western countries are still the most popular. For example, famous wine brands from France, Germany and the Balkans are highly sought after in Russia. ”

Link smiled and nodded, "Good things are popular everywhere!"

"You're right. Some of the new rich people, you know their money is a little too easy to come by. They prefer expensive things. Of course, the rich who have seen the world have also begun to focus on quality. Petrov said with a smile. "The Russians are already paying attention to the luxuries of people abroad. The reputation of Blue Lagoon wines is also quite resounding in Russia because of their performance at the ISC. But there are very few Blue Lagoon wines on the market. ”

Link nodded and said, "Yes, we only use online ordering for the Russian market, and then send it by courier." But it's all high-end liquor. ”

"So now the high-end wine market in Russia is still dominated by French grapes!"

"So what do you mean by that? Mr. Petrov, I don't think you just want to analyze the Russian wine market with me. ”

"I think the Blue Lagoon wines are of better quality. If I have enough supplies and can get a better price. Perhaps I can allow Blue Lagoon wines to replace the monopoly of French wines in the Russian luxury wine market. ”

Plenty of supply, but also a good price? Link probably understood what he meant. He pondered for a moment and said, "I must reiterate, Mr. Petrov, that there is a uniform wholesale price for the wines we sell to the outside world. As for the supply, of course, no problem. ”

If the better wines can be sold in large quantities at a higher price, it doesn't matter if they are shipped out in a day. Anyway, the price he ships to dealers is certain. As for tariffs and retail prices, it's up to them to figure it out.

"Mr. Hans, you also have to understand that the high-end wine market in Russia has been taken over by French wines. If I want to represent Blue Lagoon wines, it will cost a lot of extra money. ”

"I believe in the quality of the Blue Lagoon wines. And we can't mess with our own plans for the sake of a market in Russia. ”

Petrov's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "Mr. Hans, you should understand that without a seller like me, Blue Lagoon wines will not be able to really enter the Russian market for many years, especially in the high-end wine market." ”

Link listened, the threat in his words was not light.

What he meant was that without his hands, Blue Lagoon wines would have been approved for import by the Russian government. But without good agents, even if they enter Russia, Blue Lagoon wine will not sell.

Link put away his smile and said, "Mr. Petrov, you should understand too. The Russian market, as attractive as it is, is a market of less than 140 million people. I can't go against the market of the other seven billion people for the sake of just one Russian market. ”

Petrov listened to him and knew that Link understood his own hints, but if Link really didn't take the Russian market too seriously. Then his threat is a little ridiculous.

He smiled and said, "I'm just making a suggestion!"

"Maybe you can have a better suggestion!"

Petrov is really optimistic about Blue Lagoon wines and has given up wanting to obtain exclusive rights in Russia.

All he said was that he wanted to make more money. However, since Link didn't eat his set, he had to change it: "I don't know how much wine you can offer? I want to sell it all over Russia, and it will take a lot of it." And I noticed that you all have a suggested retail price for Blue Lagoon wines. I don't think that's good. ”

Link smiled, looked at him and said, "The MSRP is for the U.S. market." In other countries, because of the difference in taxes and logistics costs, our retail prices do not have much reference value. Of course, our wholesale prices are all consistent. As for shipments and how to deliver them, we usually act in accordance with the contract. For example, we charge a certain margin to the seller. ”

For a smuggler, Link couldn't be completely reassured. First of all, he will not accept private transactions, if Petrov really wants to represent the Blue Lagoon wine, he can do it, but the Blue Lagoon wine will only be shipped to the designated place through legal channels, as for how the wine enters Russia, he does not care. At the same time, he was also worried that the other party would run away with the money.

Petrov knew that today he was not able to achieve his goal, and if this was in Russia, he could make some means to make Link understand what he was capable of. It's a pity that this is the UK. He had no choice but to stand up and say, "Maybe we can talk about it in more detail at another time." ”

Link also stood up and said, "Of course." If you're looking for Blue Lagoon wines, you can also talk to my marketing team directly. I've left the marketing of the wine entirely in their hands. ”

The two left the balcony one after another, and Petrov looked at Link's back, his face a little gloomy. His female companion came up to him and asked in Russian, "Didn't talk?"

A smile appeared on Petrov's face again: "We had a good conversation. I don't seem to be able to get the respect I deserve from him, though!"

Link saw Banker walking towards him and greeted him.

Bank clinked glasses with him and said, "Looks like you're going to get a lot out of it tonight!"

"Yes. Thank you and Albert for introducing me to many friends. ”

Banker laughs and says, "I'm not just talking about the wine business. Don't you notice that a lot of young women are looking at you? Maybe you're going to get a lot of business cards with perfume in a minute. ”

Link smiled dumbly and said, "Please, Bank." I didn't notice it at all. ”

"Maybe you'll notice it soon. However, you have to note that many women like to date celebrities. Because that makes it easier for them to be famous. Maybe tonight you went into a room with a certain woman, and tomorrow she will let the whole world know. ”

"Thanks for the reminder!" Link smiled and clinked glasses with him.

"Do you know that Russian?"

"I only met today. What's wrong with him?"

"If you're going to do business with him, you'd better be careful. In particular, the payment method. ”

Link's eyes flashed and he said, "Thanks for the reminder, I'll keep an eye on it." ”

Bank smiled, and wanted to say a few words, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw a figure coming, so he smiled at Link and said, "I'm right." He clinked glasses with Link and walked away.

A woman gracefully approached Link, who he remembered as the female companion of some fashionable magnum...... He finally understood what Banker meant by what he had said before leaving.