The winemaking was a busy few days, and when the juice was put into the barrels, Link didn't need to stare every day.

Brad Affleck suddenly told him that the kelp experiment had been successful and that it could be cultivated in the sea area of Ozette. He saw that Martha and the others were too busy, and he planned to deal with this matter himself.

Kelp began to be cultivated in his marine area, marking the second phase of their collaboration with Brad Affleck. He had Tahera release two fishing boats into the sea with algae seeds.

On the first day of the release of the kelp, he got on board. Brad and Hayley are also putting them on. Fishing boats carry large quantities of kelp seeds. The algae are still very small and are tied to a piece of scrap steel. Because macroalgae requires a lot of iron to grow, and iron flakes can sink the macroalgae to the bottom of the sea, while also providing enough iron for the growth of macroalgae.

Of course, you can't just throw it into the sea in piles when you sow giant algae.

Brad asked the fishermen to throw them out one by one. A group of fishermen were recruited on the boats, but to sow the planned 300,000 acres of sea area, the boats would have to work for five or six months.

Link watched as the fishermen threw pieces of iron out as the boats sailed. He told Brad: "Now that we have started growing kelp, we should build the plant as soon as possible." "At the rate at which these giant algae grow, they can grow several meters a day when the water temperature is optimal. The refinery can't be dragged anymore.

Brad was squinting all the time by the sea breeze. He nodded and said, "We need a large refinery, and we've done a good job of planning." It mainly produces gelatin and some algae extracts, and the finished products are mainly used in pharmaceuticals. After extraction, there will be a large amount of residue. But it's not completely useless. We can use special bacteria to ferment and extract the nutrients in it, which can be used to concentrate into green manure. What cannot be decomposed during the fermentation process can also be used as organic fertilizer in farmland. ”

I have to say, this planning is good. It's just that it exceeded Link's expectations. He frowned and asked, "How much is the total budget?"

Hayley then said, "I think we need to invest 1.5 billion dollars initially. But that will take one to two years to build. Once we have built such a production base, we will be able to generate profits from our production, which can be invested in subsequent construction. In the end, we may need to invest $250 million. However, after this plan, we do not need to worry about the disposal of the extracted residue, and at the same time, we can improve the utilization rate of the giant algae. It can also improve the economic efficiency of the whole project. ”

"Is the share also to be renegotiated? ”

Hayley smiled wryly and said, "Of course. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "I can agree with your plan, and I will have someone renegotiate the cooperation agreement with you." However, you have to make sure that this production site is completed before the algae grows. I've heard that giant algae grow very quickly, and that when exposed to sunlight for a long time, giant algae dies and decays. If you can't harvest the algae in time, I think you know better than I do. ”

Hayley and Brad looked at each other, then said to him, "It's not just the processing base, it's the ships that harvest the algae. She paused. "Obviously, such a vessel is not suitable for harvesting kelp, let alone 300,000 acres of kelp forest. So we need more professional kelp harvesting vessels. ”

"How much investment do you need?"

"At the peak of 300,000 acres, it would take at least 10 large vessels to meet the harvesting needs. I think that's about $40 million in budget. ”

"That's too much more than the cooperation investment we talked about before!" Link only agreed to invest tens of millions before. And now it has reached 200 million.

Hayley lifted her glasses and said, "Yes." So we need to renegotiate the cooperation agreement!"

Link said a little angrily, "I'm already planting kelp before you told me this." Will it be too late?"

"If you feel like you're investing too much. We can also work together as per the previous agreement. Although the kelp decays on the surface of the sea. But that won't affect your area of the sea too much, on the contrary, it will make your area more catchy. ”

Link doesn't care about fishing in this area at all. What is it if you grow so much kelp and you can't use it properly?

So 200 million, he thinks he can give out, but he also has a request: "I want to take 90% of the shares." ”

"We want 30 percent. "Hailey could not agree to the updated share distribution package he requested. "We've actually offered several new technologies as well. And Mr. Hans, although you have invested 200 million US dollars, this is an industry with an annual output value of more than 200 million US dollars. And even more. It only takes a few years and you'll be able to recoup your costs. After that, there will be a lot of profit every year. ”

Link doesn't think so: "I'm not the only one who gets the profit. ”

Brad then said, "Mr. Hans, we can give you all the organic matter that is left after the extraction is done for free." You can use them in vineyards, but also in farmland. I guess that way you can save millions of dollars a year on fertilizer. ”

"But most of these millions belong to me. ”

"Even if you only save a million a year, one day you will be able to recoup your extra investment. ”

Link hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay." I was able to give in, only 80%. However, if I still need to invest more in the future, I will have to calculate the shares according to the amount I invest. ”

Hayley and Brad looked at each other again, then finally nodded and said, "Okay!"

Link let out a sigh of relief and said, "You know the location of the production base. I would carve out three hundred acres of land near the mouth of the Ho River. However, this land can only be considered rented, and I can charge a nominal dollar for rent. ”

Brad and Hayley also went to see that area and felt that it was indeed suitable for them to build a production base. There is an asphalt road along the coast that connects southeast to State Highway 101, which is also easily accessible to the outside world, and a boardwalk can be built at the mouth of the river, and the river can be dredged to allow the kelp harvesting boats to enter the mouth to unload.

So, they don't have a problem with that.

When they returned to land, Link informed Martha to have someone handle the formation of the Kelp Project. And he needed to come up with another $200 million, and when he took out that money, he found that his money was getting a little tight.

Of course, he still has some of the funds. But he's about to pay his taxes. He has more than a billion dollars in taxes to pay this year. Although he still has the income from Fairville Farm's oil, he still feels the financial constraints.

Of course, he will not be short of money, as long as he no longer invests large sums of money indiscriminately, he can still live a very chic life. And he earns a lot of money every month.

He felt that the money was scarce, mainly because he had always had more than two billion dollars of available funds in his hands before, and now this available funds had become hundreds of millions, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Just when he felt that there was not much money, the big market that Neil Geddes said appeared.

He didn't see it in the financial news, but Fllen called to talk to him.

Flon has seen the market. After briefly explaining the situation to Link, he added: "This is a good opportunity, although it is a little late to enter the market now, but as long as it is done well, it can still have a relatively good yield." ”

Flon plans to put all the money Stoll can into it. Link, on the other hand, does not care about anything, but holds half of Stoll's shares. At the same time, he only put two billion dollars there some time ago.

If he was going to use the money, he had to get Link's permission.

"I talked to Neil," he said. He also intends to invest all the company's existing funds into it. We all think now is the last chance. Now international travel funds are fighting with domestic funds. At this time, they won't turn their guns against us, because they will lose more if they do. We all think that international travel will definitely win, and if we wait until the dust settles before we enter the market, we will be taking a big risk. ”

Link listened to him on the phone, and after a moment of silence, asked, "How sure are you?" ”

He couldn't help but be nervous. Most of his funds are now in the hands of Flren and Neil. Stoll has $3.5 billion, while Gaddis has $2.5 billion. If they fail, he's really going to hurt.

"All I can say is that I will be careful. ”

Link believed him, as Stoll was also Fren's own company. But he still hesitated in his heart. The two billion dollars he recently put in Stoll wanted to be safe. And this time it is clearly not a sound investment.

He said clearly, "Fren, I hope you will do that with some certainty. You know, those two billion dollars are the money of the Ozette Bank. "If there is a large loss, he will not have to open the bank. Who wants to trust such a bank if there are huge losses before it has even started a business?

Flon was silent on the other end of the phone for a moment, saying, "I'm going to target most of my money at markets outside of the chicken market." That market is less risky. Unless it is a failure of international travel funds, otherwise our losses will not be too great. He paused. "The failure of international travel funds is premised on the use of administrative intervention. But the chicken plate didn't dare to do that. They are not Russia and China. ”

Link agrees with him. Ji Pan is the godson of the United States, even if the United States slaps him, he can only stand up straight.

He thought about it for a moment and said, "Okay, I'm okay!" he paused and smiled again. "I hope you can bring me a lot of profit after this operation. ”

"I hope so, too. Flon said with a smile. "However, the expected return of this operation will not be too high, and it is very optimistic to have 15%. ”

With Link's consent, he was of course ready to act immediately.

And Link soon learned about this worldwide market in the financial news. First of all, there is a huge outflow of foreign capital from the chicken market, and at the same time, the yen is also facing huge upward pressure. At the same time, Singapore's Nikkei 225 fell sharply due to the decline in the stock prices of a large number of index stocks.

The central bank of Jipan continued to issue favorable fiscal measures within one day, and the domestic market of Jipan stabilized for half a day.

Then the United States and the European Union sent out bearish messages at the same time. The chicken plate can no longer be resisted in China. The collapse of more than 30 years ago still haunts them. As a result, restrictions on domestic capital outflows began. Banks began to collect debts to improve their ability to protect themselves. Some businesses have had to withdraw funds from foreign investments to repay bank debts.

All of a sudden, some Southeast Asian and South Asian countries, where there is a lot of Japanese investment, began to be affected.

Even Peru, as far away as South America, has been affected. Because in the past few years, the country has received at least three billion dollars of investment per year. Japanese capital accounts for 15% of foreign investment in the country.