Chapter 421: Renault's Problem
With Wu Ming's encouragement, the group quickly signed a contract for cooperative planting. Wu Ming asked Panlong County to send a team of capable planting experts on the same day. As the technical guidance here, the entire project was officially launched.
At the celebration banquet for the project launch, Ma Wenzheng's eyes turned red. He held the wine glass and said that he had to have three cups of wine with Wu Ming. Wu Ming laughed and simply indulged in one go. He raised his glasses with Ma Wenzheng and drank it. The drink was over until the early morning of the next day. When he woke up, it was already the afternoon of the next day.
Although it was already a little late and Ma Wenzheng was in high spirits, he wanted to invite Wu Ming to the banquet again in the evening, but Wu Ming knew very well that he had important things to do, so he declined Ma Wenzheng's banquet. He flew back to the provincial capital that night and returned to Panlong County overnight.
Now the wine tasting ceremony is imminent, and Gu Xingzhi's preparations have been done almost. The next thing depends on how Wu Ming sang the play well.
On that day, Wu Ming was reciting his speech when he heard someone walking around at his door. Wu Ming opened the door and found Renault standing in front of his door.
"Mr. Renault, I never expected you to come." Wu Ming said in surprise: "Why shouldn't you be in France now preparing for us to enter the French market?"
"That's right, my friend." Renault said: "But there is another important thing before this. Didn't I be invited to the press conference for this wine?"
Wu Ming laughed: "Invitation, of course I want to invite you. You are my biggest partner in this project at this stage, Mr. Renault, please come in."
After saying that, Wu Ming invited Renault into his office and asked someone to pour tea for Renault.
"Friends, we are chatting together, which is the most suitable thing for us to drink. I think Pan Long Zui is still the one who is drunk." Renault smiled and said, "During this time I've been thinking about the wonderful taste of Pan Long Zui every day. It's so missing."
Wu Ming nodded, waved his hand and asked someone to go to the winery to pick up two bottles of Panlong Zui: "Drink it well, Mr. Renault, please have a good time. When you return to China, I will send you a box specially."
Renault laughed and opened the bottle and poured himself a glass without hesitation: ‘What a wonderful wine. That time I went to the Light Industry Products Exhibition was the most successful hot-headed thing in my life.’
As the two of them drank, Wu Ming felt that Renault seemed to have something to say, but Renault seemed to be a little reluctant to speak. Wu Ming followed Renault and the other two to drink quietly. After a while, Renault finally couldn't help it.
"Mr. Wu, you really have a legendary character like a stone Buddha." Renault said: "I believe you have seen that I have something to ask you for help."
Wu Ming smiled and nodded: "There is a saying in our heavenly dynasty that the friendship between gentlemen is the key to friendship. I know it in my heart, but I don't need to say it. If you really need help in an urgent situation, you will say it yourself."
Renault smiled bitterly: 'My plan has something wrong.'
Wu Ming was so angry that he heard this. Is it possible that I would follow you to France to help you with the matter there? No, if so, why would I find a local snake like you? You don’t have any energy at all, why should I cooperate with you?
Soon, Renault told me what he wanted to ask Wu Ming to help. After hearing this, Wu Ming suddenly realized.
It turns out that what Renault lacks is not the capital and activity ability. On the contrary, Renault has very strong abilities. However, due to the long-term inherent impression of Tianchao wines in the international community, many people think that Wu Ming must be a grass-roots team, and their wines must not be very good.
Renault also tried to bring these things to visit some convincing wine tasting masters, but these people were not good at all. In addition, lobbying companies in Europe and the United States made many people unable to believe the remarks of the so-called authoritative experts, so Renault decided to directly organize a tour group. These people were the backbone of wine associations in various places, allowing them to come to the Heavenly Dynasty. In name, they were visiting the Panlong Villa in Shangqingshuixiu, but in fact, they were asked to participate in Wu Ming's wine tasting conference.
Wu Ming nodded: "I understand, you want me to arrange to receive these big guys well, right? Although these people have the same social status, they can be called the industry elites in the world's number one wine country. It seems that you are not motivated enough, but your motivated ability is too strong. You actually created such a big scene in such a short period of time. It's good, really good."
Renault smiled slightly: "Then I will give you more praise, but what I need now is not praise, but support."
Wu Ming smiled and said, "No problem, I support this kind of thing 100%. What's there to say? I'll call the person in charge of Panlong Villa now and treat it."
"No, no, no, this is just one aspect." Renault said: 'Actually, although I didn't say it clearly this time, everyone is very clear in their hearts. I want them to try your three wines and check your production strength. But to be honest, they are not very confident in you, so I need you to do two things now.'
Wu Ming asked, "Tell me, those two things?"
"The first thing is to let them visit your winery," Renault said. 'But before they visit, I must go and see a world-class winery, a winery that will undoubtedly become a star of tomorrow, although it has no fame and no background.'
"No problem." Wu Ming said: "What about the second thing?"
"Actually, what you can convince and recognize in the Celestial Empire is your economic development level, and the other is your food." Renault said: "As far as I know, among the three major cuisines in the world, French, Celestial and Arabic cuisine, people in our country are very convinced of you. It is not easy to do this. Therefore, in terms of diet, you must treat them well, so that you are simply bottomless and unfathomable, and can actually provide us with such a good meal."
Wu Ming laughed: "If you say something else, I may be worried that I can't do it well, but if you want to say that I have to eat, haha, you have heard of Gu Xingzhi."
Renault nodded: ‘I heard that he was once a Michelin three-star chef and the best among Samsung chefs. But later Mr. Gu gave up his identity as a Samsung chef in order to give Chinese food a breath, and finally challenged the three best chefs at that time alone, and finally won easily by one against three. He is a legend in the catering industry.’
Wu Ming smiled slightly: "Yes, have you seen him?"
"I certainly want to see such a powerful person." Renault said: 'Do you have the confidence to invite him here to offer a feast to our delegation?'
Wu Ming said: "Haha, when we went to the International Light Federation exhibition, it was introduced by Chef Gu. By the way, the tall man who sat with you and didn't seem to talk much was Chef Gu."
Renault was shocked: "What! Wu Ming, aren't you kidding me? You said Chef Gu is just in yours and you pretend to be inside?"
Wu Ming said: "Not only, in fact, Pan Longzui, Bishu and Chunxue are the three wines I have developed together, a university professor named Gao Jin, and Mr. Gu Xingzhi and Mr. Gu. Among them, Pan Longzui is named by me, Bishu is named by Mr. Gao Jin, and Chunxue is named by Gu Xingzhi and Gu Xian."
Wu Ming saw Renault's body tremble: 'My God, my God, Wu Ming, you really shocked me, is this true? Chef Gu is in your Panlong Villa? My God...'
Seeing that Renault was distorted, Wu Ming smiled and said, "I said Mr. Renault, are you a little too nervous? Take it easy? You believe now that I have the ability to do this."
"I'm relieved, completely relieved." Renault said.
"Okay, I'll call Mr. Gu now, let's plan together how the winery should make some changes to welcome these elites from the world's number one wine country." Wu Ming said.
After a while, Wu Ming called Gu Xingzhi. After hearing what Wu Ming said, Gu Xingzhi rushed to Wu Ming's office as soon as possible. Renault looked at Gu Xingzhi and walked up excitedly to shake hands with Gu Xingzhi: "Mr. Gu, I have long admired your name, but I really didn't expect that we had met before. I was so rude last time."
Several people went to the winery together. Unexpectedly, as a Frenchman who had his own private winery in Bordeaux, Wu Ming originally thought that Renault would speak a lot of questions with a slight look, but unexpectedly, when Renault came to the winery, he could only keep admiring, saying that this was great, and that one was great.
Soon Wu Ming figured it out. After all, this winery was built by Gu Xingzhi. With Gu Xingzhi's level, of course, it would not be compared with these people. After all, wine tasting is also a compulsory subject for Gu Xingzhi. Although this is not completely his major, compared with the owner of this small winery, Gu Xingzhi is definitely not inferior at all.
"No problem, even if the senior tasters of the three major wineries in Bordeaux come to see, they won't see anything wrong with it." Renault said: 'We will arrange a restaurant tonight and prepare a dinner. Finally, the wines we serve will use these three wines.'
"No problem, the combination of the banquet is the most familiar thing for me." Gu Xingzhi said: 'I will give them a night that I will never forget for a lifetime.'
In the afternoon of that day, Renault brought a tour group to Panlong Villa. The group first visited the scenery of Panlong Mountain and experienced the feeling of Panlong Mountain Spring. When these people were having fun, Renault suddenly suggested that everyone would visit Panlong Winery.
These people have more or less opinions. To be honest, when they came to the Celestial Dynasty, what they wanted to see most were the famous cultural relics of the Celestial Dynasty, or the natural scenery like Panlong Mountain. For wineries, they felt that the wineries in the world would learn from them and what was there to see?
But after all, people are soft-mouthed and have short hands. These people themselves have planned a free trip for themselves, and all the costs are borne by Renault. Therefore, everyone is more proud of Renault's arrangements, so they cheer up and follow Renault, take the commuter bus from Panlong Villa to Panlong Winery.
Chapter completed!