There are quite a few companies controlled by Link, but he is basically a hands-off shopkeeper. He now works for Benehans & Co. Benehans is mainly doing preparatory work now, and he is actually not tired

Still, he feigned tiredness. Because then Jessica will be distressed, and then she won't be angry with him.

He knew why she was angry with herself, but he couldn't give her a surprise for the time being, so he had to coax her to let her get angry. Fortunately, Jessica also knew that she was pregnant, and she didn't get angry with him again in the past two days.

Today he came home from work on time. Back at home, he finds Jessica watching the news, and she's turning her voice up to normal instead of the usual low volume that doesn't interfere with conversation.

He said and sat down next to her, "Is there any interesting news happening?" and he saw the news on the TV that the Amaranth virus had been questioned. He picked up the remote control and wanted to change it.

Jessica knew what he was thinking and said, "Let me finish it, or I'll always think it's even worse!"

Link really didn't want her to worry about the company's affairs, but she also knew that since she already knew it, she might be more worried.

He put his arm around her waist and said, "Those people are talking nonsense, it's not a big deal." It is the farmers who use our products. As long as our stuff works, it's useless for them to question it. ”

"I'm worried that people will have a bad impression of our company because of their nonsense. ”

"The facts will tell. And they've been for a month or two at most. ”

Jessica was still a little worried and said, "Do we also invite some experts to comment on our products?"

"I'm already doing it!" Link admits when he saw her puzzled look. "But we don't have as much power in the media as they do. They can be on big TV stations, and our experts can only publish articles in some small newspapers and some websites. And some articles will find the siege as soon as they come out. I think they must have had a whole bunch of mad dogs. ”

Jessica nodded and said, "That's what they're used to." My dad had previously published a paper in a professional journal questioning the safety of genetically modified agricultural products. As a result, at least hundreds of scientists have been criticized, and a large number of people have abused and attacked on the Internet. In the end, my dad was laid off and couldn't find a proper job. That's why we formed California Agricultural Services. She finally said harshly. "My dad was depressed for two whole years. And now the scientists in the company have had similar experiences. They were all forced to leave their jobs because they published articles questioning the safety of GM technology for misuse in food. ”

Link patted her on the back and said, "Aren't they going to be taught a lesson now?

"She's playing with them in the glass room. Ms. Hemmer was by her side. ”

Link just wanted to get the conversation away from it, not wanting her to bother her too much. He smiled and said, "Did you go out for a walk today?"

Jessica gave him a blank look and said, "Six thousand steps, one step is not less!" Six thousand steps, Link suggested that she must take a walk according to the doctor's advice. That's about two miles away. It takes about fifty minutes.

She asked, "How is the location of the company's service station outlets?"

Link watched her turn the topic back to work, and only said, "More than fifty have been identified, and the rest are speeding up the search." We are also in contact with the sales outlets. ”

"Will it work?" Jessica had heard Link say that it was to confuse her opponent into thinking that Benehans was trying to sell directly. "I'm worried that they will have other means in the future. ”

"Don't worry. We are also not a small company that has been bullied and has no way to speak up. They did not dare to use means beyond the rules. Some small means, even if we are not aware of the losses caused for a while, we can afford it. As long as our products work, no matter how much they do, they will be in vain. ”

Shopping malls are like battlefields, that's true. But the United States is a country with sound laws, and the lawmakers can make the laws they want, but once they are formed, the lawmakers must also abide by them.

Therefore, most companies want to eliminate competitors, mainly by using commercial means to make the other party lose money and go bankrupt, or directly buy at a price that the other party cannot refuse. Or both.

Benehans is not afraid of their hostile competition, and should now be worried about other competitors. As for the acquisition, Benehans itself is indeed small, with assets of no more than $600 million. But it's backed by Link, so it's not short of money. Moreover, all the company's shares are concentrated in the hands of a few people, and Link can have absolute control in his hands at most, and it is impossible for them to make a hostile takeover.

As for other means, they also have to consider the power in Link's hands. It is impossible for those people not to know that Link has a private security company in his hands.

All in all, Link isn't easy to bully either.

Some people may say, what can't be done with money? What is the law, and it is not a rich man's game?

But there are more than one or two rich people, and the law is made by all rich people to protect the rich. And, whether people like it or not, they have to admit that Link is one of the richest people in the United States.

As long as Link doesn't touch the interests of most of the rich people. The law can only ensure political correctness and protect him as well. Otherwise, if one person breaks the rules, it will affect the interests of everyone else. Then the United States will no longer be the United States.

Jessica has probably understood the key to this in recent years, and after listening to Link, he also knows that now they play their cards first, and they can only wait for their opponents to play their cards.

She thought for a moment and said, "If there is no more drought this year, maybe it will be better for us." ”

Link nodded and said, "You're right. Crude oil prices have been hovering for the last two years, which would have been good news for farmers, but the drought has diverted many of the fuel savings from farmers to irrigation. Some farmers are paying even higher costs. ”

"Speaking of which, the decline in crude oil prices should have a big impact on your four oil wells. Will the reduced flow of funds have an impact on your plans? ”

Link said with a smile, "It doesn't have much impact. Even if my crude oil revenues were halved, our plans wouldn't be affected too much. ”

"That's fine. Judging from the current situation, when the weather warms up, crude oil prices may fall. ”

Actually, there will definitely be an impact. But there was nothing Link could do about it. His four wells are still self-erupting and produce nearly 40 million tons a year. But in the second half of last year, international oil prices fell slowly due to China's aggressive push for electric and hybrid vehicles. In winter, it rises slightly. But the current oil price is only $32.8 per barrel.

That's a very low price. At that price, some of Russia's oil fields are lost more when they are extracted. Because of the cold, their mining and transportation costs are close to $40 per barrel.

But that didn't affect him too much. He's just losing some of his income. At current prices, it is about four dollars less per barrel than it was at the beginning.

He is more worried that the price of crude oil will continue to fall.

As early as a few years ago, it was predicted that fossil fuels would gradually be replaced by new energy sources as the main source of human energy. In the past two years, crude oil prices have been hovering at low levels, which seems to verify this assertion.

He doesn't know when crude oil will stop being worth anything, and it could even fall below $10 a barrel in the end. At that time, of course, he will still have a lot of income, but after excluding taxes, it will only be more than ten or two billion dollars a year. Much less than now.

Of course, even then, he still has no money. More nervous than him should be the oil tycoons.

Jessica remembered something and said, "By the way, Alyssa is here today." She said that her creation was complete and that she could start teaching Hannah again. But Hannah always said she was going to kindergarten a few days ago. I also mentioned this issue with Alyssa. ”

"I forgot about it. Link then remembered that he had promised to let Hannah go to kindergarten after the Chinese New Year. "What did Alyssa say?"

She said she could wait for Hannah to go after kindergarten. Kindergarten can go home at half past four. We can send Hannah to her for an hour and a half to learn how to draw. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "That's fine." If Hannah still likes to draw, let her go. ”

"And Alyssa said that she plans to leave for a while in two weeks, and plans to go back to Europe to visit friends, and will be away for a month or two. So for the past two weeks, she hopes to teach Hannah more. ”

"Wait a minute, let's ask Hannah. If she wanted to, wait for Alyssa to leave the farm before sending her to kindergarten. ”

Jessica laughed and said, "That's good, I think Hannah will choose to learn to draw first." ”

She was right. When Link finally explained it, Hannah heard that she would learn to paint for two weeks before going to school. She frowned slightly, and finally said, "I'm going to paint with Alyssa! and go to school!"

Link "respects" her decision, but doesn't dare to overwork Jessica, so he lets Ms. Hemmer accompany Hannah. Of course, he also arranged for bodyguards to take them to Alyssa's cabin.

After the arrangement, he still works 9 to 5 like an office worker, and only stays home on weekends.

This made Jessica a little amused, laughing at him for not being like a big rich man.

"I haven't learned how to be a rich man yet!" Today is the weekend, and the afternoon weather is very good, the sun is shining, it is the best time for a walk in spring, and he rarely has time to walk with her. "I don't know what the other rich people live like, but I've heard that they usually have one or two lovers. Are you sure you want me to learn from them?" Most of the rich men are usually older, and so are their wives......

"I'm sure you won't!" Jessica smiled with a slight pout. "And can you find a woman prettier than me? ”