Jessica was a little depressed, and Link was the same as before. mentioned the marriage proposal, but she didn't agree, and it turned out that there was no follow-up for a whole day. Wasn't that clear enough of what she was hinting at this time? All she asked for was a bouquet of flowers and an engagement ring.

For this matter, she gambled with Link for two days, but Link only thought that her mood fluctuations were due to pregnancy, and only took care of her, but did not mention the marriage proposal again.

On this day, Link was going to work and wanted to ask for a kiss before leaving, but Jessica pouted and twisted her face. Link playfully broke her cheek and gave her a deep kiss, saying, "Be happy at home!" and left.

Jessica looked at his back and couldn't help but make a grimace, and when she turned around to see Hannah tilting her head to look at herself, she rubbed her face busily, bent down and whispered, "What did Hannah see?"

"Saw the tongue sticking out...... Briefly," said Hannah, learning to grimace, but she stuck out her tongue and made a sound out of her mouth. She smiled when she grimaced. "Kaka, are you angry with Daddy?"

Jessica sat down and said strangely, "Why do you ask?"

"Dad said that Ka Ka is in a bad mood, and he wants me to be obedient and coax Ka Ka to be happy. ”

Jessica saw her cute look of being ignorant when she was talking about coaxing herself seriously, and couldn't help but kiss her little cheeks on both sides, and said, "With Hannah by her side, Kaka will be very happy!" It turns out that the guy also knows that he is in a bad mood?

At this time, Link was talking to Martha on the phone on the way to the company.

"It's going to take at least three months to get ready?" he thought it was too long. "Can't it be shortened?"

Martha explained: "Link, as you requested, is just the foundation, and the most optimistic estimate is that it will be a month before the construction of the ground building begins. Three months is already the shortest period that can be achieved under the premise of the most ideal weather and all the best. Unless you can accept a temporary building, or reduce the size a bit. That way it will be possible to complete the project within the time frame you want. ”

Temporary structures are demolished when they are used. How could Link accept something like that. He had no choice but to say, "Since the construction period has exceeded expectations, let them continue to refine the design, and I want the best design." It can be completed within half a year. ”

"Understood. I'll arrange it. Martha felt a bit like Link's assistant, with business and personal matters for her. After she put down the phone, she couldn't help but shake her head, she felt that she was a little envious and a little jealous of Jessica.

By the time he arrived at the office, Link was already twenty minutes late, but no one would say about him. When he entered the office, he said to Anne, "Anne, please make a cup of tea and come in." ”

"Okay. Anne stood up and spoke to him before he walked into the office. "The marketing department called and said that there was something important to report to you. I told them to call again in ten minutes. ”

"They call again, and you come straight in. ”

"Okay. Also, I collected some comments about our company yesterday on the web. It's been printed out and placed on your desk. ”

"I'll see. Anything else?"

"No more. I'll make you tea. ”

That's when he walked into the office. He went to his desk and sat down, and sure enough, he found a stack of printer paper in the middle of the desk. It's just a little thick, and it looks like there are forty or fifty pieces of paper.

He picked it up and looked at it. He had only just seen the first one, and his face became very serious. He briefly skimmed through the titles of all the articles Anne had collected. The findings are basically questioning Benehans.

Strictly speaking, they are questioning their virus products that use viruses to solve Amaranth.

A well-known virology scientist wrote in a signed article: "...... A virus is a simple creature. And the more primitive and simple the organism, the more likely it is to mutate in the natural environment. We have experienced many examples in the past, such as avian influenza viruses, where new variants are discovered every year. Although Benihans' viral products claim to be harmless, they also provide evidence of this. But there is no guarantee that the virus will never mutate and become a virus that infects other plants and animals, even us humans. What does that mean when that mutation happens? It means that all of us farmers become terrorists who wage biochemical warfare......"

"Although super weeds harm farmland, in my eyes, the virus is more harmful. At least, most of the weeds, no matter how bad they are, will not directly endanger our lives. But the virus can't guarantee this. The use of microorganisms to control weeds is indeed a good solution. And it may be very successful in the short term, but we can't ignore the risk that it will become a super virus itself in the process of eradicating super weeds, and then infect all other plants, even us humans. In my opinion, the Ministry of Agriculture's approval of such a product for use on the market is riskier than allowing genetically modified animal products to be marketed...... "This is an article published by a well-known environmentalist group on its website.

The Ministry of Agriculture responded that all experiments have proven that the virus from Benehans is safe. Suffice it to say that they also said Roundup was safe. As a result, super weeds have appeared in the fields. So what's going to happen this time? Is it going to be a super virus?"

He read a few articles, and the intercom on his desk rang.

The call was made in Sacramento. The marketing manager told him on the phone that most of the seed sales sites did not agree to cooperate with the company after phone calls: "We contacted a total of 459 seed sales outlets in all states of the United States by phone, and only 10 showed willingness to continue to discuss cooperation with us in depth. Others, as soon as they heard that it was our company, all refused on the phone. ”

"What do you think is the reason we don't know?" Most of them refused directly without even giving a chance to talk deeply, and if there was no one behind them, they didn't believe him if they killed him.

"I have a friend who owns his own farm and who also runs an agricultural supply sales station. He told me. He received calls from other companies. He threatened that if he cooperated with us, he would stop supplying him, and that he would be required to settle all the money he owed. ”

"Your friend owes a lot of money?"

According to him, there are about seven hundred thousand. ”

"I know about it. If you are willing to cooperate, you will send someone to talk to you immediately. If we can't find a collaborator, we can also open a new service station ourselves. You make a new budget. ”

"Yes, Mr. Hans. I understand what to do. ”

Link hung up the phone, thinking about the contents of the phone and the doubts of those experts about the amaranth virus. He knew it was someone who wanted to stop the sale of the amaranth virus.

Almost all of the agricultural supplies sales outlets in the United States are related to Meng Sandu. Meng Sandu's slander of scientists who oppose GMO in the media has long been familiar with it. Nowadays, many experts and scholars have suddenly emerged to question the safety of the amaranth virus, although it is a change of position, but the means are still very skillful.

What the other party's means want to achieve, he can probably think of. It's nothing more than trying to make that Amaranth virus unable to spread quickly. It can be seen that the other party is also preparing to launch products that can deal with Amaranth. Therefore, we want to use the advantages of the sales network to squeeze the market of Benihans. Avoid getting the market run out of Benehans before their products hit the market.

Thankfully, though, they don't sell in the same way as other competitors.

He thought for a while, then called back the marketing manager and said, "You have to continue to contact other sales outlets, whether they agree or not, it doesn't matter." Our own network of service stations is also actively being prepared. ”

"Yes, Mr. Hans. Link is the big boss of the company, and the marketing manager will certainly not have any doubts about the orders he gives them.

He called Florin to inquire about the production of the virus. Finally, he called Claire to his office.

When Claire arrived, he asked, "How's the business application process for farm loans?"

"It's been declared. All of our conditions meet the criteria for conducting a similar business and should not be denied. ”

"Probably when will it be approved. Is it okay in February?"

"I think it will be approved around February 10th. Claire thought about it and said. "Is Benehans' product going on sale?"

"Preparations are underway. The action will start in February. The banks must keep up. ”

"Understood, I'll follow up on this myself. ”

Link nodded and said, "Claire, this project is the key to whether or not Ozette Bank can become a really big bank. Of course, it is also the key to whether Benehans can successfully seize the market from the monopoly of the Big Four. I don't allow any mistakes in the banking business. ”

"I'm going to DC tomorrow. ”

"I hope to hear good news from you soon. Of course, as long as you can get the permit in mid-February, you can do that. He paused and added. "This kind of salesman, you should also train some as soon as possible. So as not to be in a hurry. ”

"I've reached out to Martha to ask her to recommend some people. ”

"Good!" Link said, nodding. "I have other things to do here. What's the matter with a phone call!"

Claire stood up and said, "Then I'll go first." ”

After he left, Link made another call that he hadn't dialed in a while: "Amanda, this is Link Hans." ”

"Hey, Link. Did you call me for something to explode?"

Link laughed and said, "I think you must have seen some experts targeting me. ”

Amanda had always been concerned about Link, and when he asked, she immediately said, "You mean someone questioned Benehans' Amaranth virus product?"

"Yes. Link paused and said. "The key to this is that those people are people who have a certain amount of influence. So I need your help. ”

"What do you want me to do?"

"I need someone to speak for me in the media. Do you know the right people?"

"Yes. But not much, and the influence is not as big as those people. What's more, they don't necessarily want to help. You know, the people who question you are not of low status. ”

It seems that she really paid attention to those doubts. Link laughed, "I think those people are narrow-minded and don't dare to target people who have scientific discussions with them." If they are willing to support, I will certainly thank them as well. Thirty thousand. What he said was that if someone was willing to post in support of his product, he could give $30,000.

“OK。 I can contact them. ”

"Thank you!"

After hanging up, he dialed McAlee's phone again. McCully had already opened an office in New York. But he remains Link's personal lawyer, and his firm still has a stake in Link.

"McAlee, it's me. ”

"Link, you called me, what do you want me to do?"

"Someone is maliciously questioning Benehans' products. I need to fight back. ”

"I see. I'll do it well. McCully immediately understood what Link meant. It's about him using the media he knows to speak.