In the past few days, grape harvests have been taking place in various places, the weather is sunny, and the vineyards are full of busy scenes. Pickers, machinery is constantly shuttling between the vineyards, and the labor cost has risen to a weekly salary of 1,000 US dollars, but the supply is still in short supply, and some people who are anxious simply use the machine to pick.

An Feng was one of them, holding a baton, and went back to sleep with a wave of his hand. Only 20 acres of grapes were harvested by hand in the huge vineyard, and it took three days to make wine from the grapes that were good-looking, and the remaining 200 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon would not be able to be harvested if the grapes were rotten with the current artificial quantity.

The machine does all the picking. An Feng stayed in the laboratory to observe the progress of tissue culture of genetically modified grapes, and said to Old John: "According to my personal estimate, bud will emerge after ten to fifteen days of cultivation, adjust two to three times on the way, and wait until the plant grows, and the rest will be easy." ”

Old John took a pen and recorded the key steps An Feng said in his small notebook. An Feng looked at his record and nodded: "These are the relevant steps. If I happen to be absent in the future, or if there are other delays, you can follow these steps to take care of the plants. ”

John Sr. took the notebook and asked, "Bruce, can these really change the laws of grape growth?" ”

"Of course." "It grows so fast that it can be transplanted into the ground in about a month and a half for tissue culture, and it will be able to harvest its first grapes by this time next year." I believe that the wine made from these plants must be excellent. ”

"Unbelievable!" Old John said.

"We'll see." An Feng smiled, and suddenly thought of something: "But I still have a question, can genetically modified wine be accepted here?" I remember that grapes against grape diseases were also studied in France before, but there was a strong protest from the local vineyard owners. ”

Old John thought for a moment and said: "California allows research on genetically modified grapes, and a few years ago there was a yeast gene chain to prevent drinking headaches, but the market response was not very good. Of course, as long as it is certified by food safety regulators, it has no problem facing the market. ”

"Sure enough, everyone still has concerns." An Feng muttered. GMO, many people are talking about color change, to a certain extent, it is a lack of understanding, and because of the unknown nature of its existence, its safety needs two to three generations to verify, but unfortunately which product can wait for sixty or seventy years?

An Feng is also one of the diehards, he resists the forced sale of genetically modified food, but now it is different, the technology in the machine brain has been verified for hundreds of years, and more than ten generations are safe and sound, what else can be a problem? Of course, the choice is left to the public, and he has no loss anyway, and the right is regarded as an experiment.

Putting these concerns behind, An Feng followed the winemaker for the next few days to get through the addiction of winemaking. The bunches of grapes are first harvested, then the grapes are pressed and the juice is fermented. Due to the maturity of modern techniques, the traditional oak fermentation vats have been gradually replaced by stainless steel vats, although some old châteaux, such as Château Lafite, still use some traditional techniques to complement tradition with modernity.

An Feng felt that he didn't think too much about the details, and it was a good thing to be able to make red wine, anyway, he didn't pin his hopes on this batch of grapes. This time it's a little bit of knowledge, at least enough superficial work, don't meet people who say that they are the owner of the winery, but they don't even know the process of winemaking, right?

One day at noon, Joanna and Frank visited.

Joanna studied at Berkeley, which was not far away, only a three-hour drive, and she occasionally came back for a few days when she had free time.

After serving them a cup of tea, An Feng sat down, and Frank said, "Bruce, I came here to discuss with you about grapes." ”

"Please." An Feng said.

"I want to buy grapes from your vineyard, because last year's sales were good, there are plans to expand the scale of winemaking, but the planting area of the vineyard is limited, and other vineyards have also booked wineries, it is not easy to find good quality grapes, I heard Joanna say that you are good here."

An Feng listened and nodded: "No problem, the grapes I picked here are waiting to be sold." The quality looks good, but I'm not familiar with that. The picking work has been handed over to Old John, if you have this intention, how about I ask him to come and talk to you? ”

"Thank you." Frank said.

An Feng called Old John on the phone, and learned from him that there was still a part of the vineyard that had not been sold, and Frank came to the door to solve this trouble, and after discussing it for a few minutes, they decided to go to the park to see it in person, and if the quality was suitable, they would sign the contract.

To be honest, these grapes don't make much money, and if you can fill in the cost, Anfeng will burn high incense.

Joanna stayed, she was not very interested in picking grapes, but she knew how to taste wine. An Feng chatted with her about the topic of red wine. Joanna knows a lot about the high-quality lifestyle, which may be related to her background, and she is extremely skilled in high society.

In the middle of the way, she went to answer a phone call, and when she came back, she was sad.

An Feng was concerned: "What's wrong?" You look depressed. ”

Joanna glanced at him and said helplessly, "I have a ball next Saturday, and some seniors from the sister club are present, but they ask to bring a male partner." ”

"You're talking about the fraternity in college?" An Feng asked.

Joanna nodded: "Yes, the sisters will have some senior sisters who are in various fields, and they will agree to come back to exchange current affairs with us and pass on experience." ”

An Feng didn't have contact with fraternities when he was in college, but he did join clubs, which is similar in nature. However, fraternities and sisterhoods are more active, usually like things and people are grouped, there are high-end and low-end, and the high-end is basically the elite club in the university, such as the DKE fraternity at Yale University, whose members form a nationwide network through the ties of the fraternity, including many American presidents in history.

When they look for a job or something after graduation, it just so happens that the company's executives are also members, or friends are, and they get to know each other through banquets and other forms, do you think they will get special care? That's for sure, especially the high-end elite fraternities, whose members are political, business, and powerful.

Sociable Americans, as early as in college, laid the foundation for their future connections through the fraternity, and after graduation, all parties are friends, and the social circle has been divided, resulting in a situation where the elite is more elite and the sling is more sling...... An Feng looked at the disappointed Joanna and expressed deep regret.

Joanna suddenly looked at him, and An Feng suddenly felt a creepy. She said pitifully, "Would you please do me a favor?" ”

"You mean......" An Feng asked hesitantly.

"Hmm." Joanna smiled and nodded.

"But I ......" An Feng just wanted to refuse, but seeing the expectation in Joanna's eyes, he changed his words: "Are there many single girls there?" ”

Joanna replied, "The ball requires a male (female) companion, and in a way promotes the fellowship of the fraternity and the sorority, and creates opportunities. ”

"Oh, on the one hand, it's communication, and on the other hand, it's a red line. I got it. An Feng nodded understandingly. Sounds good! ”

Joanna suddenly asked, "Wait, don't you have a girlfriend?" ”

"It's in the past tense." An Feng said, but asked with a smile: "Are there many beautiful girls who only have temporary male companions, but do not belong to boyfriends?" ”

Seeing him repeat it twice, Joanna thought about it seriously and said, "As far as my ESC sister club is concerned, there are many girls who don't have boyfriends. ”

"Do you think I'm old?" An Feng asked.

Joanna shook her head, the yellow race didn't look old, at least younger than the white people of the same age.

"OK, I promised you." An Feng said with a smile.