Chapter 651: The Trade-off (4,008 characters, this chapter)

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When Link worked for the unmanned logistics system, he couldn't let go of other businesses. Some industries seem to vary widely. But in fact, most of his industries are related.

If he wants to advance his career, he needs to advance it as a whole. By mid-November, Deere called Link and said, "The shipyard has sorted out the key technology, and now we can place an order to build a marine ranching platform." ”

Link didn't have time for this meeting, so he entrusted him to talk.

Land on model farms in Africa has also been cleared. But those lands are not yet suitable for farming. Soils that have not previously been more Chinese savannahs are often acidic and need to be modified first. This matter also needs to be dealt with by him. He also asked Westward to transport some of the kelp to Africa to be used to improve the fertility of the land.

Each month, Lin's Retail submits a nationwide inspection report. Reports are often thick as a professional book. That's the result of a survey of new supermarket networks in cities across the United States. Lin is now in the midst of a high-speed expansion. Moreover, Lin is also actively preparing for listing.

Benehans's research project approval review report, he also needs to look at it.

That's where Fox Foods began to expand. Song Xianhe officially launched Chinese snacks. The United States has legislation prohibiting the sale of foods containing animal lungs. But that didn't stop Fox Foods' promotional plans.

For example, beef brisket and offal, as well as other snacks. And Chinese fast food is not very mature for the time being.

Link was so busy that he spent most of his time with his feet off the ground.

On this day, he was at a Southern Oregon farm to check the harvest of soybeans and corn for the fall. Because of the previous "terrorist" case, Oregon banned low-altitude flights over farmland on farms in South Oregon for a period of time.

After the court decided the case, American farms began to ask Benehans to order corn and soybean seeds.

At the same time, wheat farmers who planted Benis No. 1 wheat last year tasted the sweetness, and this year they bought Bennis No. 1 wheat again. Almost all of the seeds that were planted last year have applied to buy seeds this year. The Benihans Group also receives a large number of new customer orders. But Benehans didn't have that many seeds. Only some customers can be rejected.

And several of his farms are about to grow winter wheat again.

Trucks on the farm bring corn or soybeans to the warehouse. Link looked relieved.

If the seeds are sold next year and generate enough income for the farmers, then the Benehans Group will be stable.

If those germs were to be sold, Benehans would have the potential to become a company too big to fail. He was able to relieve most of the pressure.

But he still has a lot of work to do next year. Jessica won't be able to return to work until at least July. Sooner he wouldn't have agreed.

In the early summer of next year, more super weed viruses will be put on the market and need to be promoted.

In addition, the existing crop pests and diseases, the Benis Institute has also made some progress. But to promote something like that, he might also be under a lot of pressure.

For example, the corn borer, the Benis Institute already has a stable virus product. That kind of viral product would replace pesticides.

Pesticides are chemical products, if pesticides have no market. Those chemical companies will lose a big profit point. Behind the scenes of chemical companies are still those consortia.

In the 80s and early 90s of the last century, the chemical industry was one of the fastest growing industries in the world. That's because of the fact that American consortia have invested heavily in this industry.

Thinking of confronting those conglomerates again, Link had a big head.

Link only looked at the dust kicked up by the harvester in the distance, and Tiger standing behind him didn't speak.

Until Link's phone rang.

He took it out and looked at it, and saw that it was Jeff calling. Jeff first informed him that the sockeye salmon fry destined for Ozette had arrived.

"I'm preparing for the release now. But guess what I saw?"

Link was thinking about something else and asked, "What is it?"

"It's sockeye salmon! They're back to lay their eggs. Jeff said with a smile. "It's not a lot, though. But I guess that's definitely good news. This proves to be a very good idea to artificially release here. ”

When Link heard the news, he said, "Really?" "If sockeye salmon come back to spawn, it really means that the sockeye salmon released here have survived in the sea and migrated here to spawn. That won't make much economic benefit to him. But the social benefits will be significant.

Sockeye salmon is a migratory fish. They do not eat during their migratory spawning. Therefore, the addition of sockeye salmon in Ozette will not only not cause damage to the original ecology of Ozette, but also give the sockeye salmon in the ocean an additional production area. This has a certain positive significance for the conservation of sockeye salmon resources.

It took him four years to see this day. It's just for this social benefit.

He smiled and said, "Dad, how many fish have you seen?"

"I'll make a video for you. Anyway, there are quite a few of them. The waterhole we planned to release was packed with fish waiting to spawn. ”

Soon Jeff sent a video of about two minutes, and Link saw a lot of fins cutting through the water.

He laughed and said, "That's great, Dad! Looks like Fox has one more aquatic product to sell." "If there weren't many of them, he wouldn't have had plans to catch sockeye salmon. But now it looks like it's ready to be captured next year.

It's not great news, but it's good news.

Link was talking to Jeff as he walked towards the farm house. As soon as he hung up, he called Catherine and Amanda and asked their media to prepare to report the news.

This seems like something inconspicuous. But it's very important to Link.

Environmental protection is politically correct all over the world.

Before, Link only destroyed the environment, and did not build much. In the eyes of many, he was a wealthy man, but the destruction of large swaths of the woodland on the Ozette farm was a stain that could never be erased.

But now, he can say that he is also an environmentalist. There is a big difference between a person having a good name or a bad reputation in the United States. At least at the public level.

Amanda called and listened to his request and said, "Link, I suggest that you combine the two projects of planting trees at South Ozette Farm and investing in Westward to grow macroalgae. I don't think anyone will deny that your two projects are not improving the environment. ”

As soon as Link heard her say this, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you." ”

Amanda laughs, "I'll have two TV stations and websites set up a feature at the same time to cover it. ”

"That's good!"

Link's phone seemed to be busy all of a sudden, and as soon as he hung up, the phone rang again. This time it was Furren calling.

"Link, Philip Lynch found me, and he wanted me to talk to you. He wants to see you!"

"Did he find you?" Philip Lynch is also a big name on Wall Street. Manages hundreds of billions of dollars in assets of the Magellan Fund. It should be said that such a person can find his phone number easily. As a result, the other party went to find Fren. This made Link a little weird.

Flon smiled and said, "You know, now I have a partnership with you on Wall Street." Maybe he's using me as your face in Chinatown. ”

When Link heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Did he say he wanted to talk to me about something?"

He said he was interested in unmanned logistics systems. ”

Link was stunned for a moment and said, "He's going to invest? Magellan is not a venture capital."

"I think so. Maybe they're thinking your project is profitable. ”

Venture capital funds, or certain financial firms, may be willing to take risks. But funds like Magellan will be more cautious. Because their money is all the bank's assets. They prefer to invest long-term with a low yield but a sound one.

For example, invest in stocks with relatively stable returns and bright prospects. Dividends are collected every year. At the same time, the floating profit of the stock price rise.

If the Magellan Fund can make a huge investment, it will certainly have a good positive publicity effect on the unmanned logistics system.

But the timing of the other party's appearance was not right.

The Magellan Fund is willing to take too much risk. And now the safety of the unmanned logistics system is still being experimented. The other party took the initiative to come to the door and said that he wanted to invest in this project. This left Link puzzled.

But he also wanted to know what the other party wanted: "Did he leave his contact information?"

Flon sent Philip Lynch's phone number to Link.

Link looked at the phone number on the screen, but didn't call it right away.

Even if the Magellan fund is willing to invest, he needs to seriously consider whether to accept the other party's investment.

Unmanned logistics systems do require investment. But Link is not unprincipled in accepting other people's investments. Strictly speaking, if not for fear of being thwarted in terms of regulations. Link can even slowly work through this project on his own.

The Magellan Fund proposes to invest in a very risky situation, which is a demon. Even if the other party is really just optimistic about the project and wants to invest in advance. Then the requirements and conditions put forward by the other party will definitely be more harsh.

Besides, he is still a person now, if the other party invests. It's about investing in him personally. The biggest problem of this is that he does not plan to be in a dominant position in this project. It was also difficult for him to get to that position correctly.

He has now accepted the investment, which is equivalent to making a wedding dress for the person who will control the unmanned logistics system in the future.

Unless the conditions of Magellan's fund are not excessive, it is his own interests that are being lost. And the equity in it may affect him to fight for a certain right to speak in the unmanned logistics system.

But he can still meet people. At the very least, find out what the other person's intentions are. But he didn't have to be in such a hurry.

Link spent two days on the South Oregon farm and had a basic understanding of the harvest, and he didn't stay there any longer.

He first went to California, to the Benis Institute. I discussed with Florin and the scientists of the institute about the future of the institute's investment direction.

Then, he wanted to go to the airport, and suddenly received a call from Fan Zhongkun. He said that Fuz would come to San Francisco tomorrow morning and asked him if he was free tomorrow.

Link is certainly available. He now needs a hundred people to build up the prestige of his unmanned logistics system. So, he temporarily decided to change his itinerary and not go back to Huazhou today, but went to San Francisco, intending to spend the night there.

Knowing that he was coming to San Francisco, Amanda in Silicon Valley rushed to the hotel where he was staying. She also carried several file bags.

"I was going to wait two days and talk to you in Huazhou. ”

Amanda was there to talk to him about some applications.

Previously, Link set up a charity account after the Chinese Development Forum to support groups and projects fighting against racial discrimination.

When NTV was formed, Link handed over some of the work to Amanda. This is mainly the review of funding applications for projects that combat racial discrimination in film and television productions.

Link set up that fund for projects that could be funded include documentaries about racial discrimination. For this kind of film and television work, among the people around Link, Amanda is the most professional candidate. That's why Link gave her the job.

Oman gave him two bags of documents: "These are projects that I personally think are worth investing in. These are items that I can't be sure of. ”

Link didn't look at so many documents right away, and after taking them, he said, "I'll take them back and read them." ”

Amanda didn't think Link would make a decision. She nodded and said, "In addition, according to your previous request, we have found some minority TV stations. This is a summary of our research. She said as she handed the last bag of papers to Link.

Link took it, feeling at least a pound and a half in it. It seems that he has been busy again these days. He asked, "What are your particular goals?"

"I didn't have a clear goal, or I couldn't make a choice. However, I would recommend acquiring some Spanish-language TV stations first. These stations have a much larger potential audience than Chinese television. Chinese TV has enough funds, and the two can complement each other's strengths. ”

"Okay, I'll look at it and give you a clear directive. ”

He put the bag down and said, "I think you must have been keeping an eye on white TV as well." Do you have the right goals?"

"Yes, indeed. I don't think you can annex it, though. It's the voice of freedom. ”

That's really not a TV station that Link can buy if he has the money. Because that's the main official media of the third-largest political party in the United States, and that's not something you can buy with money. It was renamed five years ago, the Liberal Party and the Voice of Freedom, and the two names represent the degree of dependence between them.

"Don't you have the right advice?"

"If you look at white TV on a larger scale, you actually have connections to the big six TV networks. If it's big, they're not going to be willing to sell it, and if it's too small, I don't think the acquisition will help you in any way. ”

Of course, the hardware of the TV station is important, but more important is the production team.

Those small TV stations, they don't have any production teams at all.

Amanda said this, saying, "So I suggest you consider working with Voice of Freedom. And not acquisitions. ”

"Cooperation?" Link said after a moment's thought. "I will consider the feasibility of this proposal. ”

He then spoke to Amanda about how NTV is promoting itself and his unmanned logistics project. After that, Amanda left.

And Link didn't go anywhere in the hotel.

He was thinking about Amanda's proposed possibility of working with Voice of Freedom. If it was just a cooperation between the two TV stations, it wouldn't bother him.

Now the main question is: Voices of Freedom actually represents the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party is the third-largest political party in the United States, although it has not yet threatened the rotation of the Democratic and Republican parties. But the Liberal Party is growing in political influence in the United States.

To say that Link and the Liberal Party have nothing directly involved. It's just that in the early years, the Liberal Party supported Link in the debate over the legality of personal income tax collection.

But if there is a possibility of cooperation between Link and the Liberal Party, it is actually very high.

The Liberal Party is based on freedom. For example, the legalization of hemp in many states in the United States is now due to their theory that "no victim should not be punished for breaking the law".

The Liberal Party, on the other hand, emphasizes that the public has a full right to know. The lack of transparency in food security is a long-term weapon of attack on the ruling party. They are generally in favor of green food and oppose the withholding of information from the public from genetically modified foods.

After the pollution-free food standard came out, some people in the Liberal Party were cautious about supporting this standard, and many people were waiting and watching. However, the Liberal Party still supports the concept of pollution-free food.

Kempner's current political support is mainly that of the Liberal Party. Link even felt that Kempner would most likely join the Liberal Party and then get involved in politics.

Link and the Liberal Party share a common position on certain issues. This seems to be a certain prerequisite for him to cooperate with the other party.

But he had to think about it.

His current focus is on the Democratic Party. In the United States, both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are actually the ruling parties. And the Liberal Party, which is the third largest party, is the opposition party for 10,000 years.

As an opposition party, the Liberal Party naturally regards both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party as opponents.

Voice of Liberty is clearly an important propaganda platform for the Liberal Party. The cooperation between Chinese TV and Voice of Liberty TV will give the impression that he and the Liberal Party are deeply cooperative. If he cooperates with the Liberal Party, it will inevitably affect his cooperation with the Democratic Party. He must first consider the pros and cons.