Chapter Ninety-Four: It's Time to Get a Candidate for Mr. Governor
Link didn't stay in San Francisco. He knew that the sale of cattle could not be solved in a day or two. And he's not ready yet. The herd that should be sold now must be sold in another way, and it can't be solved by pointing to Harry and the Chinese restaurant. That's for the future.
So he and Fan Ji didn't settle down, and they didn't go to other Chinese restaurants. Other Chinese restaurants do not have real Chinese cuisine except for the round table, and the taste is not the same as what he eats when traveling in China.
Fan Kee is the only one that actually cooks Chinese food, and its customers are mainly Chinese. He thinks that the most likely cooperation is this Fan Ji Chinese restaurant.
Leaving San Francisco, he did not return to Las Vegas, but drove directly to Hanova Farm in a small plane.
Back on the farm, he first approached Bob and asked about the sale of the herd.
"At your request, we contacted a meat processing plant in Arizona and they were willing to buy our cattle at market price if we paid for the transportation," Bob told him. However, their production cycle has already reached a month, and we have to pay an extra month to two months for the feed cost. It would also cost at least $100,000 more in transportation costs. ”
Link knew he would make less, but only less. He nodded and said, "Let them come in and sign the contract." It's best to ask them to send someone who is qualified to sign the contract. ”
"I'll get in touch with them right away. ”
Link stopped him and asked, "Is everything going at the brewery?"
"I don't hear of any difficulties over there. ”
No news is good news. Now is the time to make wine, Albert is still there, and if there is any problem, Albert will talk to him. He was worried that it was only the management of personnel, after all, the workers who picked the grapes were hired temporarily, and it was still possible to disobey the command.
When he found Albert, Albert was personally making wine. Of course, he doesn't need to do it himself, he just tells the workers how to do it.
Seeing Link, Albert walked over to him: "Link, it's just in time for you to come back!"
"What's wrong?"
Albert frowned and said, "Yes." It's too slow right now. The grapes are harvested at a much faster rate than winemaking. And your grape yield is too high. I don't know when all the grapes will be finished. ”
Link also saw carts of grapes still waiting to be made. And there's a steady stream of grapes coming in the back.
"Then put the grapes in the refrigerator first. ”
"That's a good idea, but it's going to make me longer than I expected. There's no way I'm going to push all the other customers away. Some wineries have signed contracts that I can't turn off. ”
Link finally understood what he was trying to say.
He looked at the busy workers, frowned, and said, "Is there any other way?" Like having workers make all the grapes without guidance?"
"That can't be. Even if they knew the process, they wouldn't be able to make real wine. As you can imagine, in the eyes of Albert, the definition of true wine is quite strict.
He turned to the two men and women who were standing beside him and were instructing the workers in brewing, "I have four assistants, you can stay one." But there are so many grapes, I'm afraid he can't keep busy. But do you see those two young men?"
Link had just noticed that the man and woman had been following Albert all along, still holding notes in their hands.
"They're your new assistants?"
"Nope. Remember when I told you about internships for Wine Academy students?"
"They're they? I thought they wouldn't come until the grapes were ripe on the Ozette side. ”
"It would have been. But these two came ahead of schedule. They arrived yesterday. They have a certain foundation. Worked as an intern at a winery in Sardinia. Maybe they can stay and help too. With them and my assistant here, we should be able to handle the brewing on the Habano side. But I want you to give them some salary. ”
Link nodded and said, "Of course that's fine." I can give them twenty dollars an hour. He paused, then asked again. "You're still making wine well?"
"Except for the workers who were a little handy, everything was fine. Speaking of winemaking, Albert said with a smile on his face. "Today, the oak barrels you prepared have been sealed for fermentation. What is being pressed now will be fermented in clay vats. I've tasted the juice that comes out of the press, and the tannins are quite ripe. I think that fermentation in clay vats will not affect the sake too much. ”
"How much more are you going to brew yourself?"
"I will stay here for three more days. I had to go to Spain in three days and stay there for a few days until the grapes from Hanse's farm were ripe. ”
Link also knew that he couldn't ask him to finish all the grapes before leaving, and that he could make wine in Habano for six days in a row, which was already good. In that way, there will be no shortage of wine that has been brewed by his own hands. As long as these brews are successful, he will be able to get no shortage of high-quality wines. And how can the assistant he left behind be compared to the trainee winemaker he hired before, and with Albert as the technical director behind him, the wine will definitely not be worse than last year's.
He nodded and said, "That's fine." But the grapes from Hanse's farm are ripe, and you have to come. ”
"Of course. Adams said with a laugh. "You know, the grapes from Hanova are ripe, but they are not yet the most ripe for winemaking. Because I found that these grapes obviously could hang on the trees for a while. The same goes for the grapes on the Hanse farm, if they are ripened for a little longer. It's the best time to make wine. After processing the grapes from that winery in Spain, I can concentrate on making the grapes there. ”
Hearing him say that, Link nodded hurriedly and said, "That's the best." He paused and then said. "Tomorrow I will leave Hanova. I have the opportunity to ask Bob to fully cooperate with you, and of course, everyone else will do the same. If anything, feel free to call me. ”
Link didn't know anything about winemaking, and it didn't matter if he was there. Albert didn't care if he was leaving: "I will." ”
Link is leaving after a busy time at Hanova Farm because Bobby Kentheheney's second canvassing trip begins today.
On the morning of the trip to San Francisco, after the vice decay god settled, another skill was lit up. It was also a passive skill, and it was also a limited skill, but with this skill, he was more sure of dealing with Kent Hea.
For gubernatorial candidates, there are some things that hurt a little more than a scandal.
The first stop on Kentheney's campaign trip was the city of Roswell, southeast of New Mexico.
This desert town has a population of just over 50,000, but it is quite famous all over the world, and the Rosewell alien time in 1947 took place nearby. Since then, the city has developed an alien economy that continues to attract tourists every year. Of course, it's also a winter getaway.
Kent Heaney will host a speech to voters at Brown Dog Park here. He came here because the population here makes up more than 2 percent of the state's population, and his polls in the city show only 31 percent support, far behind his main rival, Giovanni. That's mainly because there are mostly small farms in the vicinity of Roswell, and they are quite unhappy with Kent Heaney's policy of supporting large farms.
He needs to turn things around here. Such a city is not a major point at all in other states, but in New Mexico it is already a fairly populous city.
Now there is not much difference between him and Giovanni's statewide approval ratings. And in this city, Giovanni has more than 55% support. If he can get 1% of the citizens of Rothwell to change their minds, Giovanni's approval rating will drop by 2%. So one of his second round of speeches is scheduled to be here.
In order to get the big picture, Kent Heinney specially chose this weekend. More people come to listen to him on weekends.
A car scurries down State Highway 258. The seven or eight cars in front were those of the Kent Heaney campaign, followed by the cars of several media outlets.
In the third extended Mercedes, Kent Heaney was listening to a debriefing from his assistant. It is nothing more than the preparation of the venue for the speech, as well as the arrangement in the speech, etc.
The assistant concluded: "According to the arrangement, Mr. Senator also needs to attend a party in the evening organized by some farmers. ”
Kent Heaney asked with a calm face, "What about the security arrangements for the venue?"
"We applied for support from the police, and we also hired a security company, and there will be about 100 people to maintain order. ”
Kentheheney looked at him and said, "I don't want anything like last time to happen." Also, say hello to the media again and ask them not to pay too much attention to the naysayers. ”
The last time he came to Rothwell for a show, it was very unsuccessful. Not only was there a large number of opponents at the rally, but he was also smashed with rotten eggs by the protesters.
The assistant immediately nodded: "Although there are also opponents of the senators who apply for the rally this time, because we have temporarily changed the address of the venue, their parade route will not pass near the venue." I will communicate with the reporter again. ”
Kent Heaney was more than satisfied with the arrangement of the campaign team. Now that we are heading into a critical period of the election campaign, he will be followed by a second televised debate with his main rival, Giovanni. He can't get too much negative press at this time.
Seeing that he was not questioning, the assistant continued: "All kinds of small gifts have been prepared, and we have arranged programs for senators and citizens. ”
"What's the arrangement this time?" had already been told to him, but he wanted to make sure there were any changes.
"We invited several unemployed families with at least four children. The senators will have some interaction with them. ”