Link had subordinates, but he was still busy with wood for a while.

The amount of carbonized wood found at Ozette Farm is more than he estimated. A half-mile-long valley has been dug up with hundreds of large and small carbonized trees, and the deeper you dig, the more you discover.

The manager of the construction team clearly told him that if he continued to dig, he would not be able to make this year's fish nest. Because the carbonized wood that has not been dug up has been found in the ground, there are at least two hundred, and it is difficult to say whether there are any below.

Link thought to himself, there are still fish nests on the farm that were made last year. There is no fish nest here, at most there will be less salmon released this year. And if these carbonized wood are not dug up, it will be more difficult to dig them after making them into fish nests.

"Dig them all out!"

"But Mr. Hans, that might have to dig deep. You know that for thousands of years, there have been many major earthquakes in Huazhou, and no one can say how many are underground. ”

Link knew he was right. He had already learned about the geological history of Huazhou when he built the castle. There will be a major earthquake in Huazhou every 300 to 500 years.

That was caused by the slide of a more than 1,000-mile-long fault zone on the ocean floor of the Pacific Ocean west of Huazhou. That kind of earthquake is not only a large earthquake, but also a long-wave earthquake, which lasts longer than ordinary earthquakes, so mountainous areas are prone to landslides during earthquakes. There may be several layers of carbonized wood from different periods underground.

However, he didn't plan to change his mind after deciding, and still asked them to dig out all the wood in the ground as soon as possible: "Then dig out everything that can be dug up." ”

In addition to carbonized wood, he also has to worry about wood in Oregon.

Tariffs and export procedures, naturally, Martha and Sheng Bingheng will handle it. However, if Sheng Bingheng wants to see wood on his ground, he needs to think carefully about where it is suitable, and the route of transportation must also be considered. so as not to damage the environment.

In addition to this, there are some things that he also needs to deal with personally.

Before I knew it, another month had passed.

At this time, the annual ISC is held in Auckland, New Zealand. However, Link didn't have time to go, and this year's ISC was held a month later than last year. And this one happens to be Hannah's birthday. He didn't plan to leave his daughter's birthday to attend those parties.

He asked Snapton and Robert Baggio to go with people and wine. Of course, Albert is still an advisor to the Blue Lagoon wine team.

This year, 72 wines from his three farms were selected for the competition, more than twice as many as last year. Those wines are all wines that Albert and they thought were good after tasting them, and they were expected to get good results.

On this day, Hannah had just celebrated her birthday, and while she was playing with a few pets in the yard on Link's special pink bicycle, Link saw the results of the ISC on TV.

Huoyun and Queen, which were brewed last year, still received a perfect score this year in the blind tasting. This year's ISC won a few more Gold medals than in previous years, but more than a third of them were won by the Blue Lagoon wines.

In addition to the two perfect scores, the Blue Lagoon wines won a total of 38 Gold, 23 Silver and 9 Bronze Awards. All of the Blue Lagoon wines in the competition won awards.

The results of the ISC are difficult for many wineries to accept.

It is not the most unacceptable that the Blue Lagoon wines are once again the only star of this year's ISC. The most unacceptable thing was the judges' answer to the reduction in the number of wines that won gold medals at other wineries this year.

"The high quality of the Blue Lagoon wines made me subconsciously lower the ratings of other wines. ”

In other words, the emergence of Blue Lagoon wines has made some wines that could have won gold medals have to be relegated to silver medals.

That's certainly a great thing for Link. But it seems to be a great thing for someone as well.

Link saw the news that Luke Truss seemed more excited about the Blue Lagoon wines getting good results: "For two years in a row, he has been the brightest star of the ISC, and most of those award-winning wines are made by first-time winemakers, and the raw materials are Blue Lagoon grapes grown in different environments. This is all about the quality of the Blue Lagoon grapes. ”

Link hadn't thought of this person for more than half a year, but it popped out of nowhere, and what he said made him a little ridiculous.

"More than 2.3 million Blue Lagoon seedlings we have cultivated this year have been sold. I think the Blue Lagoon grape will be the best grape variety in the world because of its super adaptability and excellent quality. At the same time, we are also breeding Blue Lagoon grapes to hopefully get better varieties that can be used to make other wines, such as white wines......"

The news was three minutes long, and Link was a little eager to see the show soon.

Two and a half million plants were sold, and I don't know if the fool bought them.

He didn't know if the high-level curse had expired now. I don't know if Luke Truss will regret it more.

However, now it seems that the other party not only has no regrets, but also is quite proud. If it hadn't expired, maybe the outcome of Luke Truss's meeting would have been quite tragic.

may be asked for compensation, or it may be hunted down and wandered to the end of the world, or even go directly to hell.

He called Douglas and asked him to find out who had bought Luke Truss's grape seedlings.

Without thinking about it, Douglas directly told him, "It's John Malone." He worked with Luke Truss to grow the vines at Bell Ranch, and most of the first year was planted by himself. Right here at Bell Farm. ”

John Malone? Link really wasn't quite him. Curious, he asked, "How do you know?"

"We've checked it before. Although Link didn't ask them to look into it, Douglas felt that he should have this information.

Link laughed and said, "Okay. But who else but him bought it?"

"There are also a dozen or so winery owners, all of whom are California wineries. The grapes planted are said to grow quite quickly. Douglas didn't really understand why Link would spread the Blue Lagoon grapes. He said. "He sells it for fifty dollars a plant. However, many wineries bet that they buy very little. ”

"How much did John Malone buy?"

"At least two million plants, but he didn't buy them. The money Luke Truss paid you in the first place was the loan he guaranteed and gave the land and funds to grow the seedlings. So he took more than two million plants for nothing. It is said that they are now working together, and Luke Truss has cultivated more than 10 million seedlings, and this performance of the Blue Lagoon wine is equivalent to giving them an excellent advertisement. ”

10 million plants, if you sell them all, you can really make a lot of money.

"Do you know why they're so confident?"

"Boss, I haven't found any other potential customers for them. But I think John Malone might be planting more grapes. We found out that he had cultivated a large tract of land, about 5,000 acres, and that would require at least 3 million vines. ”

Link smiled and said, "Okay, I got it." ”

"On the other hand, Luke Truss is said to be grafting Blue Lagoon grapes with other grapes. Perhaps he was planning to breed a new grape and then apply for a patent. ”

"I see!"

Blue Lagoon grapes have already applied for a geographical indication, and others cannot apply for patents. Luke Truss may be able to contractually restrict customers who have bought his seedlings from selling new seeds, but not restrict them from cultivating the seedlings and growing them themselves. He must have understood that selling Blue Lagoon grapes was a one-off business. However, if he sells all the grape seedlings he has cultivated, he will also make a lot of money.

The good results of the Blue Lagoon wine series this year will indeed make the reputation of the Blue Lagoon grapes a little better. It also makes those wineries more confident in it. Maybe it will be bought by a winery that was still waiting and watching.

Even if five million plants were sold, that would be $250 million, enough to make Luke Truss rich and enough money to grow better grapes.

But what Link wants to say is, wait and see.

Hannah ran in from the yard, followed by several pets. She took his hand and coquettishly said, "Daddy, you push me, is it okay?"

Although it is a custom-made bicycle made by Link, it is quite difficult to ride for a three-year-old child.

Seeing that her face was flushed and her head was stuck to her face with sweat, Link poured her a glass of warm water and said, "Okay, Daddy will play with Hannah later." But for now, drink a glass of water. ”

As he spoke, Ms. Hemmer came over with a wet face towel, and he took it to wipe Hannah's face and said, "Has Hannah learned to ride a bike?"

Hannah nodded while holding the water glass, and said proudly, "I learned." But I'm a little tired!"

Link smiled at the clubhouse: "If you're tired, you can rest!"

Hannah blinked and said, "But, they still want to play when they're older." ”

Link smiled, reached out and rubbed her head and said, "You haven't had enough fun, have you?"

Hannah saw that she had been exposed, twisted herself, and said, "No." Bigger, they like to chase bikes. But I can't step on it!"

"Learn it now, and when Hannah grows up, she'll be able to step on it very quickly. ”

"Can you step as fast as you fly?"

"Of course, when Hannah grows up, she can step on it as fast as she flies. ”

Ms. Hemmer then came out again and said to Link, "Mr. Hans, Hannah was sweating just now, and I put water in her bath." ”

Link coaxes Hannah to let her take a shower. After Hannah took a shower, she clamored to continue riding her bike.

She had just taken a shower, and Link couldn't make her sweat again. So he coaxed her to open Jessica to give her a birthday present. It was an electric children's car.

"But, I won't drive!" Hannah was coaxed into the car by Link. She actually likes this little car very much, the color is also red, the headlights are like two big eyes, and the front of the car is like a smiling face. But she thinks it's hard to learn to drive.

Link smiled and adjusted the position of the seat for her so that her little feet could step on the "accelerator" and brake, and then taught her how to drive the "car".

Jessica came back from work to watch this scene.

Hannah didn't want to learn for a long time. When he saw her, he opened his hand to her: "Click, hug!"

Jessica smiled and walked over to pick her up, saying, "Does Hannah like cars?"

"Yes, but I won't open it!"

Link didn't force her either, coaxing her to play with a few pets.

After she left, Link hugged Jessica and kissed her for a while, saying, "How are you doing today?"

"I went for a check-up. "Jessica is a little lost in spirit.

Link was startled and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

"I thought I was pregnant. But no!"