Section 92: Strategic Cooperation
() A leisurely afternoon.
Mild sunshine, light breeze, blue sky and white clouds, next to the lawn of the golf course, behind the wide vineyards, green hills in the distance, facing the green water......
Americans rarely eat freshwater fish, but as one of the estate's leisure activities, many are willing to experience it.
Fishermen are mainly tourists who choose the estate for vacation, and usually stay here for three to five days, or longer. There are a lot of fish in the lakes of Kars, and there are many big fish. When they catch a few of the larger fish, they send them to the restaurant in the evening to be processed by the Chinese chefs. Not to mention, aside from the troublesome fish bones, freshwater fish processed by Chinese chefs tastes quite good. So much so that word of mouth has become a feature of Park Ge Manor by word of mouth to come to the lake to fish and taste Chinese cooking.
Take the fishing gear and go over, spread a blanket on the grass by the lake, and take out the prepared food and grape juice. Put down the bait, bask in the sun, and wait quietly for the fish to take the bait.
Half of the Kars loch belongs to the Pak Ge estate and the other half to the winery next door. The lake is connected to the largest river in Napa Valley and is teeming with fish.
The bait was lowered, and after only a few minutes there was a bite from the gluttonous fish.
Luckily, the first hook caught a silver carp weighing three or five catties, which was a silver carp.
It took a lot of effort for Weiss and Maddie to pull it up, and Ye Mo hung up the phone and went over to take a look. In China, such wild silver carp are not only artificially raised, but also in the big rivers and lakes.
"Who just called?" Ellie grabbed Ye Mo's arm and asked.
"That black friend of mine, Mike. He's with Angela and will come over later. Ye Mo said, helping to put bait on the hook and throwing it into the water: "They want to buy a batch of good wine." β
"That's a good thing, why are you frowning?" Ellie asked, puzzled.
Ye Mo shrugged, this matter is difficult to explain, with the grade of Angela's restaurant, what is needed is definitely not the wine that can be bought on the market, otherwise it would not be asked Ye Mo.
In fact, ChΓ’teau Park Ge also produces its own collection wines (high-rated wines on a notch like cult wines) every year, and the production is extremely low. There are about 1,000 bottles per year, and the only way to get them is to be a registered member of the winery. But at the time of the harvest festival, Ye Mo newly formulated the membership system of the winery, so that there are only two registered members now, Pate and Thomson. However, this has not stopped the sales of Park Gaux's collectible wines, and they are even more expensive than before.
For example, in the past, the 'Park Five-Star Dry Red' sold by Park Song to members was originally priced at $1,228. But in second-hand markets and high-end wine retailers, the retail price of Park Ge Five-Star Dry Red is $3,050, more than double the ex-factory price. Moreover, the appreciation potential of this dry red is very good. So far, there are only 20 bottles left, and each bottle costs a whopping $15,800 per bottle.
These are just a few examples, and it can be said that they are stained with the light of Roaring Eagle Wine 1992.
The average collector's wine at Park Cork typically costs between $150 and $600 on a first-hand basis. However, since it is a collector's wine, it certainly has the potential to age, and the longer it is stored, the more expensive it becomes.
"We'll talk about it later. I don't yet know what grade of wine they choose. β
Two hours by the lake, the harvest was quite fruitful.
There were four large fish of more than two catties caught, and there were many smaller fish, all of which were released.
Packing up the fishing rod and delivering the big fish to the restaurant, Ye Mo went to the door to pick up Mike and Angela in, and then called Steve.
After a while, Steve arrived.
"Steve, Chief Winemaker at Park Coupe." Ye Mo introduced: "This lady is the manager of the Blue Deep Restaurant in Monterey Bay, Angela. β
Not all occasions in the United States require a handshake to understand, everyone just smiles and glances at each other, so that they know each other. Ye Mo continued: "How much new wine has been bottled?" "Slightly more well-known hotels, whenever a good wine is opened and bottled, they invite registered members of the winery to sell some at a lot price. This is also the biggest benefit of winery members.
However, there are only two registered members at Park Ge Winery, so they are not preparing for this event.
"Fifty boxes, three hundred bottles."
Ye Mo inquired about the progress of bottling, and then said, "Angela wants to purchase a batch of high-end wine from our winery. Any good recommendations? β
"This batch of new wines has just been opened, and it has not yet had time to be scored. But there should be more than 90 points......" Steve sat across from Angela and said, "I don't know, the quantity and price you need?" Generally speaking, the price of a wine is equal to its quality. β
"If Park Ge Winery is willing to open a certain number of worship wines to our restaurant every year, we can sign a strategic cooperation agreement." Angela said and looked at Ye Mo, before this, she already knew something about Park Song Winery. After knowing that Ye Mo, who started the winery, was a big financier, the idea of reaching a strategic cooperation agreement with Park Ge Winery was even deeper: "Blue Deep is a global chain of high-end restaurants, with 31 branches around the world and five in the United States, and our demand for high-quality wines is very huge. β
Steve shook his head and said, "I'm sorry. You may not know much about our winery. In fact, most of the wines we make are produced and sold in-house, and some of the rest are not sold. β
Ye Mo said apologetically: "Before this, we have signed a contract worth 700,000 US dollars for the purchase of star red wine with the little beautiful restaurant in Xigu Town. They have also introduced the popular wines of our winery, and they have a good reputation. So, we don't have to worry about selling the rest of the ordinary wines. We are even considering a situation where supply exceeds demand. β
The estate produces around 7,500 cases of wine a year, and with the current trend, there is a real possibility that the supply will exceed the demand.
After listening to Ye Mo and Steve's explanation, Angela stopped talking about her so-called strategic cooperation agreement and said, "I want to purchase a batch of high-quality wines. You need about a thousand cases of wine between thirty and one hundred dollars, and fifty cases of wine between one hundred and two hundred dollars. As for the expensive worship wine, I hope that more than the merrier. β
At this time, Master Yang brought the prepared fish.
Ye Mo nodded and said, "In principle, I have no problem, I still need to ask Steve about the specific situation." Let's eat first. β
"The boss agreed, and I didn't have much of a problem here. Due to the new membership system, there are very few members left in our winery. There is quite a lot of high-end wine vacancy, and you should be rewarding. β
Hearing Steve's words, Angela smiled and nodded, and sat down hand in hand with Mike.