Jack was huffing, and he wanted to argue with Lu Li properly, but he couldn't wait to roll up his sleeves and fight directly.

But William and Brian still held him, turned away, and kept comforting, "There's no need to worry about these things with them, country boys, don't understand anything, haven't heard of it, it's estimated that the quality is worse than Argentina's, put yourself in the same position, and deal with them, and the result is that you drop the price." ”

"This kind of stunned young man who doesn't know the height of the sky is just to teach a good lesson! Really, now anyone dares to say anything, style, and style! What about upbringing? What about politeness? What about respect? If they don't learn a lesson, they won't know what wine is, what class is, what aristocracy is! I'm! I'm so! It's a shame that the good-for-nothing guy is still showing off there! ”

"You also said that when the time comes, the wine will be superior. What a rose in the desert is guaranteed to be in its original form. New World wines, there are only a few ...... worth mentioning"

The scolding voice faded away, and in a blink of an eye, it disappeared into the surging crowd, and the bustling heat wave drowned out, and regained its calm, as if the brief confrontation just now had not happened at all. Or rather, the contradiction between the old and the new world is a common thing in the Brussels Wine Competition.

After the three of them walked away, Lu Li and Nicholas exchanged glances, and then they both laughed.

Lu Li frowned slightly, as if venting his dissatisfaction, "This is the hospitality of Europeans?" I've always thought that even if they scold, they are extremely elegant, or they scold behind their backs, at least they will maintain etiquette in front of them. Or did I misunderstand the European aristocracy? ”

"They are not aristocrats." Nicholas could catch the smile in the depths of Lu Li's eyes, but he didn't smile either, "They are farmers like you and me. The difference is that they've been in the wine business for generations, while you've only recently started doing it. So, in front of you, there is always some shelf, but at the end of the day, everyone is the same group. ”

"They don't necessarily agree with you." The corners of Lu Li's mouth rose, and he said jokingly, "Do they have any origins?" I felt very innocent and inexplicably lying on the gun. ”

"It's not inexplicable." Nicholas lifted his chin and gestured around.

Lu Li looked around for a week, and then he noticed the sight that fell on him, and his eyes were quietly looking at him, and occasionally some eyes touched it head-on, and the other party did not avoid it, but nodded politely, and then looked at it generously. There was a clear look in his gaze.

"By now everyone should know that a winery from Texas has landed at this year's competition. Not to mention us, even Napa Valley was surprised. Nicholas's explanation came at the right time, and Lu Li suddenly realized, "They are just an outpost, I guess they came to mock you, but I didn't expect ......"

Nicholas paused deliberately, and the rest of the words came to an abrupt halt. Lu Li laughed, and then continued, "It's just that I didn't expect to encounter a thorn." For the elderly, they always hate such a prickly head the most, because they do not like their authority to be challenged in any way. ”

Lu Li not only challenged, but also gave a powerful counterattack. Obviously, this was something that William and others did not expect.

"Now, Winery is about to become famous, and the wineries in Europe are a small circle, and the news spreads so fast that you may not have time to drink the next glass of wine, and the whole venue will spread all over the venue." Nicholas's tone was very ordinary, but there was a bit of schadenfreude in his eyes.

"What, that's the owner of a big winery?" Lu Li immediately understood the deep meaning in Nicholas's eyes.

William is the owner of a winery, and he has just sent a war message to Lu Li. Although this is not a head-to-head matchup, it can be expected that after the official score of the competition comes out, the ratings of Winery and Winery William are bound to be high, if the results of Winery are not good, not only William, Jack and Brian, but also other wineries are also discussed, at that time, Winery will be truly famous, in a less pleasing way.

"Ducass Winery." Nicolas repeated, in his previous introduction, he had mentioned it casually, but only briefly, and now he officially introduced, "It is a very historic estate in Bordeaux-Aquitaine, not far from Château Lafite, which was selected as a Cru de Cru in 1855. However, in the past century and a half, there have been ups and downs for several cycles, and after entering the new century, it has been on the verge of bankruptcy, and it has been sold more than ten years ago, but it has not been able to produce excellent wines. ”

The typical European winery has a long history and a few hundred years of movement, which is one of the biggest differences between the old and new world wineries: the new world wineries are only thirty or forty years old, and they are not at all comparable to the long history of the old world.

"Until three years ago, they produced a bottle of top Cabernet Sauvignon, won a gold medal at a regional wine competition, and even beat Lafite and Rafel that year." Nicholas's words were simple, but in a few words, they sketched the pomp and circumstance of the time: "The following year, their Cabernet Sauvignon scored another ninety-two points, and they really made a name for themselves." To the general public, it is just a low-key and unknown winery, but in France, there are many people who prefer small wineries rather than big wineries. ”

Lu Li nodded meaningfully, "It seems that this time, I have encountered a strong enemy." "Not just a strong enemy, but an unexpectedly strong enemy.

The reason why Winery came to Brussels this time was not only to participate in the competition, but also to open up contacts and lay the foundation for future business contacts. But now, having encountered such a strong enemy, things suddenly became tricky. If you are not careful, Yunding Winery will become the laughing stock of everyone, and if you turn the momentum around in the future, the difficulty will increase exponentially.

This can be called a disadvantage for the ambitious Cloud Peak Ranch.

"The future is uncertain." Lu Li dragged out the end and sighed softly, but there was no worried look between his eyebrows.

The opposition between the old and new worlds, he has long known, even if it is not now, after the end of the competition, he will inevitably encounter similar problems, there is no need to be timid, there is no need to worry. In the world of red wine, there is an unbreakable truth, not the audience first, but the quality first, and truly excellent red wines, even the most unknown wineries, can still be highly sought after. It's like the Doucas winery that has re-emerged after almost half a century in the doldrums.

Nicholas caught Lu Li's expression and smiled dumbly, "Who will become who's whetstone, it's not for sure, right?" "The winery wants to suppress the arrogance of the winery, and in turn, the winery is not unable to use the winery to make a name for itself.

Lu Li spread his hands, did not affirm, but did not deny, but changed the topic, and said half-jokingly, "I originally thought that I would know more ......friends here."

"Huh." Nicholas laughed straight away, "In Brussels, it's definitely not a problem. Come, I introduce you, I believe that in just a few minutes, your charm can impress countless old pedants. ”

"Charm? I don't think there's any charm about an Asian face on European soil. Lu Li said, but his eyes glanced to the side, Nicholas turned his head and followed Lu Li's line of sight, and then saw three people walking together and walking towards him.

Three people again, but this time not Nicholas's "friends", but for the sake of Lu Li.

Lu Li took the initiative to take a step forward and greeted with a smile, "You guys are also coming to participate in the wine competition?" ”

"Come and join in the fun. Where there's alcohol, there's a party. The first to speak was still Robinson, who spoke the most, followed by Raymond who turned on the spit mode again, "This is a game, not a party." ”

Seeing that Robinson was about to fight back again, Lu Li took the initiative to say, "A game is a game, a party is a party, it can be done at the same time, and it will not affect each other." Since the last time he tried gnocchi soup on the ranch, Lu Li felt that Robinson was more affectionate, while Raymond still maintained a distant relationship.

After hugging Robinson and Raymond respectively, Mark, who didn't say a word, also gave Lu Li a hug, without any words, but the friendship between the two was the most tacit, "How is it, have you tasted the wine of your own winery?" ”

"How can it be so easy, more than 8,000 wines." Lu Li chuckled, only seeing these three people, but not Richard. If you think about it, it's not surprising that Richard is still busy at Coomore Racecourse, and wine competitions are not his job, "Or are you going to help out?" ”

"Even if you don't say it, Robinson is ready to taste all eight thousand wines in one go." Mark teased in a low voice, and Robinson immediately lifted his chin and complained "hey, hey, hey, hey, "People who don't know think I'm an alcoholic." ”

"Isn't it?" Raymond's complaint made everyone laugh again.

It was only at this moment that Lu Li had time to introduce Nicholas and Mark and others. To Lu Li's surprise, they didn't know each other, and Nicholas also showed a look of surprise, as if to say, "You don't need my help at all, you've already opened the situation now." ”

Mark and the others did not know Nicholas, but Nicholas had heard of them and was a figure worth mentioning in London. Such an upper-class group is the main consumer group of top wines, and if it can open up the situation and establish contacts, it is undoubtedly a crucial source of power for the long-term development of the winery.

Lu Li shrugged his shoulders, just chuckled, and turned his head to look at Mark again, "How many kinds of wine have you tasted today, are there any particularly impressive ones?" ”