The American Scripture

In the confusion, the sun was a little dazzling. Opening his eyes, Johnny saw that the car was passing through the vineyards, with vineyards on both sides of the road. The vines of the grapes are all over the grape racks, making people look pleasing to the eye. At this time, few people were in the vineyard, only a few women with turbans.

"Passing through these, we arrived at my father's manor, but it will be my manor in the future. The grapes here will only mature in September or October, depending on the weather, and the scene at that time is the best. It’s fascinating. I used to go with my father and mother in that season to get the grapes. Unfortunately...now only my father. I have been away for several years, and only my father is left. "Sophia was a little sad as she said, but she quickly lifted her spirits again, "But... now I'm back, I will continue to pick the grapes here and inherit my father's winemaking craftsmanship. Know every When I picked grapes this time, people were everywhere..."

"Isn't there a machine?" Bit said, "When I was in Wine Valley, I saw a lot of people picking grapes with machines. The efficiency is very fast, and it can save a lot of manpower. You don't have to work on your own. Why not? Not much money, even cheaper than hiring someone."

"This is the difference between the wines made by Bordeaux and your Americans." Sophia chuckled. "We have always insisted on picking grapes by hand, just to keep the grapes fresh and original. Machines can cause damage to the grapes, and the taste of the wine will never be as good as hand-picked."

Bit wanted to speak. At this time Sophia had lowered the window of the car, then stretched out his hand from the window, waved to a woman in a turban in the vineyard, and shouted loudly: "Aunt Chiara, Hello, I’m back and I’ll never go out again. I’ll stay at home and have dinner together in the evening. I cook myself.” She also drove the car very slowly so that the woman in the vineyard could hear clear.

"I see, go quickly, if your father knows that you are back. I don't know how happy it will be!" The woman named Chiara said loudly to Sophia, and waved her hand to make Sophia go back quickly. Seeing her expression, she seemed very happy, obviously. She loves Sophia very much.

Sophia retracted her hand, stepped on the gas pedal, and the car quickly drove along this rural path towards a small manor in the distance, where Sophia's home was. A typical small manor that looks beautiful. And it is a typical European style, with a courtyard in the front and lawn and trees in the back.

The car stopped in the front yard. Then I saw the door of the house opened, and an old man in his fifties wearing a t-shirt came out. His body is strong and his skin is a bit bronzed. It seems that he should be the result of long-term labor. A small curly hair. Make him look very energetic.

"Hey, Sophia, my little baby, you are finally back!" The old man saw Sophia getting out of the car at first sight, and he opened his arms and embraced Sophia with a bear, and then said, "You this time How long do you plan to stay? I always want you to stay a few more days, but... the daughter will always fly away from the nest when she grows up."

"Dad, this time... I don't want to go out. This is my home, I want to stay here, be with you, and run my winery. When you get older, I will inherit your winery. Then buy our wines all over the world." Sophia patted the face of the dazed old man gently, "Dad, I figured it out, I will stay here. Really."

"Oh. My God." The old man patted his forehead, then whispered, and slowly found a place around, sitting on the pile of firewood beside him, "My God, you... Did you finally figure it out? If you are caring about me... it is totally unnecessary."

"No, this is my decision. I made this decision after careful consideration. It is not a temporary impulse. You know, how difficult it is to make such a decision." Sophia said to the old man, and then turned around. After looking at Zhen Fan and the three of them, he smiled, "I will introduce you to these friends of mine."

The old man looked at Zhen Fan suddenly, then frowned, looked at Sophia, hesitated for a moment and said, "He...I should know, is his name Fan Zhen? It's like on TV and in magazines. Look like." After the old man looked at Zhen Fan, he became a little excited.

"Yes, Dad, he is. He saved my life in Paris. I was almost shot by those thugs in Paris. Fortunately, Mr. Zhen, he saved me, so I took him over to see our manor. ! Taste our Bordeaux wine!" Sophia said to the somewhat stunned old man.

"My God, is it really you?" This time the old man used honorifics, probably not just because Zhen Fan saved his daughter's life. It’s more likely because of the wine made by Zhen Fan, "I will actually see you. This is a lot shorter than I expected. It's really...this may be the wonderful relationship between us."

"When you expect to see me?" Zhen Fan said hesitantly after hearing the old man's words, "Did you... ever plan to meet with me? Are you still here in America?" He felt a little weird about the old man's words. .

"Of course it is here!" The old man smiled, "Now the trade barriers have been opened, so it is inevitable for your wine to enter the European market including France. I think... we are already making wine. If I lose to you in craftsmanship, then there is only one way to resist your invasion, cooperation!"

"Cooperation? Did you think about it a long time ago? I imagine some big estates like Lafite, they don't want to cooperate with me. They want to stick to their camp, and I even know that they are going to threaten those European sellers Men, let them unite to boycott my wine." Zhen Fan couldn't help but shook his head and smiled.

"Yes, you are right. It's impossible for their large estates to cooperate with you. They have their own wine heritage. They will stick to their positions and may even take the methods you mentioned. In this way, It's nothing more than a situation where both loses." The old man laughed, "Your sales will definitely be affected, and their products will also withstand your blows to them, so it is a situation where both loses."

Zhen Fan groaned for a moment and nodded: "You are right. This is indeed a situation where both sides suffer. So... how can we achieve a win-win situation? I am curious, why do small and medium vineyard owners like you want to cooperate with me, Isn't this the opposite of them? You must have already figured out a countermeasure."

"Of course, if we don’t have a good countermeasure, we are the small and medium vineyard owners who are the first to be wiped out." The old man smiled, "There are not only a few large estates in Bordeaux, and we small and medium owners are also very important. Ignored the power. So I think we small and medium-sized owners will unite and cooperate with you to form a relatively large wine-making winery. This will form a new and relatively large force, and it is also local. It’s just that the cost is greatly reduced, and there is no fear of resistance from local sellers. What you have to pay is only to deal with some of the shares of these small and medium vineyard owners. What do you think? If feasible, I will I will pass this news to the owners of the small and medium-sized vineyards." The old man talked a little bit about these things.

"Of course... this is a win-win solution, but... we still have some intentions. When we really want to talk, I will let my team come over to negotiate with you." Zhen Fan thought the old man's idea was pretty good, so Just nodded and agreed, "It's not because of your daughter, but because of mutual interests between us. We do business in business!"

"Of course, but if those people know this news, they will definitely be ecstatic!" The old man smiled, opened his arms, hugged Zhen Fan, and patted his back shoulder and said, " We are very sincere and I hope you can understand this."

At this time, Sophia said grotesquely: "Dad-here are two of my friends, this is Bit Jackson, this is Johnny Depp. One of them is a Hollywood director and the other is a Hollywood star. . They are all friends of Mr. Zhen, they are all very good people!"

"I'm sorry~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I'm sorry. This is my problem. This is not the attitude the owner should have, this is my negligence!" The old man quickly turned around, shook hands with Bit and Johnny, and then invited the three of them Into the hall of the manor. The furnishings in the hall are relatively simple, with the European style of the 19th century.

"Please sit down, please sit down!" The old man asked Zhen Fan to sit on the sofa. Then he went to the bar and took out the glasses. When he reached four glasses of wine, Sophia brought two glasses and handed them to Johnny and Johnny. Bits. Holding two glasses of wine, he walked to Zhen Fan's side and handed over a glass, "Taste it, this is my wine from 1982."

"The wine of 1982?" Zhen Fan couldn't help but laughed, "I've heard of Lafite in 1982. Now the hottest wine in the world. I didn't think we would be here. You also tasted the 1982 wine here. Really...this is our luck!" As he said, he slowly shook the glass, then lifted it up and tasted it slowly.

Zhen Fan has only heard about it, and it can be regarded as a rumor. In fact, 1982 was not the best vintage for French grapes to mature, but in Bordeaux, it was indeed the best vintage, and the wine produced in that year was relatively small, so It seems very precious. However, Zhen Fan really didn't know what was the specific reason. (To be continued.)

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