After two days of talks, Link and the Peruvian side agreed on a preliminary framework for negotiations.

Link needs to invest in five or seven alpaca breeding farms in Peru, where he can buy a certain number of calves.

At the same time, the Peruvian side also expressed the hope that he could invest in Peru or buy textile mills in Peru. As Martha guessed, she made additional requests, hoping that Link would help the local residents solve the transportation problem. Their reasoning was that in some rural areas transportation was extremely poor, it was difficult to buy alpaca wool.

These Link agreed in principle. But how to do it still needs to be discussed in detail.

The Peruvian side also agreed in principle to Link's request for priority in the purchase of alpacas. The price also needs to be negotiated separately.

After talking about this, he has also been in Peru for three days. He handed over the rest of the specific negotiations to Martha. Martha's team will also be in Lima today. Together, they will negotiate with the Peruvian government. Link just needs to wait for the results. However, Martha estimated that the negotiations might take some time, so she suggested that he return to the United States first.

He was going to the airport and Martha was at the hotel to get him in the car. Before getting in the car, she whispered, "I'll keep the price of the alpaca as low as possible." In fact, the price of alpacas is nothing more than an inflated market monopoly. ”

"How much do you think is appropriate?"

"Of course I think the lower the better. However, if it were to be acquired by the other company, I think the price would be more than $1,000. But I'll try to keep the price to less than $1,500. It depends on how determined you are to develop an alpaca-like shape. If the determination is big enough, our bottom line can be relaxed a bit. ”

Link thought for a moment and whispered, "You can try to give the money to those officials." He paused and continued. "I think since they're willing to let go of the restrictions, as long as the price isn't too low, it's still possible for them to agree. Also, we can give them a little more sweetness, and it is better to control the acquisition of alpacas in our own hands in the future. As long as it's more than those companies give them, they should agree. ”

Martha nodded and said, "I'll try your way." But if we do that, we may need to set up a local facility to buy alpacas. In addition, it is necessary to sign an agreement purchase contract with a local farmer. Only then can we guarantee the volume of our acquisitions. ”

"I have only one request, in five years, I want to buy more than 100,000 baby alpacas. ”

"I understand. Martha said as she helped him open the door. "Have a safe journey!"

"You guys have to be safe over here, too!" Link said before getting into the car.

"When they come, I don't have to worry about my safety. Martha said and helped him close the car door.

Link's plane took off from Lima Airport and landed at Mora Airport without any incidents of turbulence along the way.

As soon as he got off the plane and turned his phone back on, he received more than a dozen text messages, all from Snapton. He dialed back. Snapton's first words were, "Link, our wine sales have stopped." ”

Hearing this, Link was shocked and said, "Are you sure you're not kidding?"

"You've just returned to America?" Snapton said in a deep voice. "There's a guy named Luke Truss who sues you in California District Court for infringement. He claimed to the media that he sold 100,000 of his patented vines to you, but that you had multiplied more than 20,000 acres without his permission. So they sue you for infringement and demand that you pay $5 in royalties for each bottle of wine. He wanted the court to file an application for protection. The court asked us to stop selling immediately. ”

"Luke Truss?" If this person hadn't popped out out of nowhere, he would have forgotten about this guy a long time ago. If this man had played a show and sold the inferior vines to him at a high price, the vice-decrepit god thought he had been fooled. Nor will he get those "best in the world" vines.

His original curse on Luke Truss was to make the other party regret it. That's how the guy regrets it?

"Yes, Luke Truss filed a lawsuit today, but the court immediately sent a letter asking us to stop selling. ”

"Is it just that we can't supply it to the outside world, or is it that other retailers can't sell it either?"

"It's just us. However, we had to fly three containers to Malaya in three days. Within a week, we need to complete the export procedures for 200,000 pieces. Otherwise, we need to pay a lot of liquidated damages. At the same time, the blow to our credibility will be very large. ”

Link scolded "SH*T", but he immediately said, "I'll settle this matter." ”

When he returned to the castle, he rummaged through his belongings, but he couldn't find the contract. All he could say was Jessica, who was still at work, and flew back to Hans's farm. Finally, he found the contract with Luke Truss to buy the vines at Hans's farm.

He carefully read the main clauses and found that there was no mention of patents or anything in them. Nor does it write about restricting himself from propagating new vines.

However, since the other party has filed in the court, and the court has accepted it. It shows that there are problems in this contract that he cannot understand.

He thought about it, and he called each of the three private attorneys who stayed in Las Vegas. After explaining the situation, let them all come to Hans Farm.

The arrival time of the three lawyers was no more than 10 minutes in succession. Although they had heard Link talk about the situation on the phone, they still asked in detail about the situation.

Link recounted the purchase of the vines in detail, and said that he later suspected that the other party was acting. Of course, he hid the existence of the Vice-Decay God in the middle.

The three lawyers read the text of the contract he had taken out one after another. They looked at each other, and Matthew said, "Link is very bad for you according to this contract. ”

After so much time, Link's irritability was suppressed. Hearing him say that, he asked in a deep voice, "Why do you say that?"

"The terms of the contract state that you have purchased his vines. But the number is indicated on it, ten thousand plants. If he had to say that you can only plant those 10,000 plants, the court might have taken up the case. Of course, in this lawsuit, your chances of winning are quite large. But time is not in your favor. ”

McCalli then said: "Now the other side has applied to the court for protection, asking for a ban on you from selling wine. Probably because he also understands that the chances of winning this lawsuit are not good, but he just sees that you can't afford it, so he wants to force you to give in. ”

Link frowned and said, "So, he didn't even say hello and went directly to the court, just to let me take the initiative to come to the door and beg him?"

Matthew, the most scheming of the three lawyers, nodded and said, "That's what he should be aiming for." He knows that if he comes to you, you won't bother with him. He also lost the initiative. ”

Bella pondered for a moment and said, "I guess his purpose is not just to ask for your money, but also to be famous. Your vine was bought from him. If he comes to the door, he won't get much money, but if you go to court and you have to spend more money in order to resume sales as soon as possible, and he makes a big deal out of it, he becomes famous. ”

The purpose of the other party, he is probably clear now, the most important thing must be for money. He asked: "So the court has not officially accepted this case yet, so what can we do to make the court not accept it?"

McCully is the most familiar with the legal process, explaining: "Theoretically, the court has already taken the case, but it's only in the preparatory stage. The court that accepted the complaint will send you a letter asking you to give evidence within a certain period of time. If your evidence can prove that the evidence provided by the other party is insufficient, do not believe it. The court will then dismiss the case. ”

"The problem is that we now need to know what kind of evidence the other side has provided. Matthew also said. "You're going to have to solve this problem in three days, and we have to counter-prove his evidence. If we go to California now and apply to see the other party's evidence, it will take at least a little more than a day. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "The contract doesn't specify the variety of vines he sells, can we use this question to disprove it?"

"If he has proven that the grapes he sells you are the vines he claims he has a patent on, there is no way to refute this. ”

Matthew pursed his lips and thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Maybe you can prove that your vines are not propagated from his vines." I think you should know some other vineyard owners. Maybe ......"

Bella immediately rejected his suggestion: "Matthew, if you want to buy so many vines, there will be no fewer people who know. Moreover, biotech patents, like crops, describe the shape in great detail. If possible, there will even be some genetic descriptions. Your solution will be solved for a while, but as long as the other party asks for an inspection of the vines here. The court will take up the case immediately, and at trial, Link will be at great disadvantage. ”

If Link is proven to have submitted false testimony, the testimony and exhibits he gave before or after will be considered untrustworthy at trial.

Bella's words made Link seem to grasp a point, and that was the shape of the vine. It's just that two years later, he didn't observe the vines he bought back at that time.

But he thought of someone.

He immediately made a phone call that hadn't been in touch in a while: "Hey, Chloe. It's me, Link!"

"Link, you seem to be in trouble?" Fat Chloe received his call, seemingly understanding what he meant. "If you need me to testify in court, I'm definitely going to go. ”

Hearing the other party take the initiative, Link was inevitably a little moved in his heart. But he didn't make this call to say, "Thank you, Chloe." But I don't necessarily have to go to court right now. I remember you once observed that bastard's vine. Do you still have an impression?"

"Oh, yes. I used to look closely. Let me think. Chloe said after a moment of silence on the other end of the phone. "I remembered a few. The vines were about fifteen to twenty years old and showed signs of multiple grafting. And their leaves are slightly rounder than the usual Cabernet Sauvignon. ”

"Are you sure their leaves are a little rounder than Cabernet Sauvignon?"

"Yes, I'm sure. I almost thought they were a mutated grape because of that. So I'm impressed with this. ”

"Thank you, Locke! Maybe you've done me a great favor. ”10