There is very little rain in the Bordeaux area. Even in the rainy winter, it rarely rains. But on the third day after Zhou Yi and the others arrived, there was a light rain, and it continued for two days and two nights.

, nourishing this magical land to the fullest.

In Old Sean's opinion, this is also the good luck brought by Zhouyi. Although the Bordeaux region is irrigated by the Garonne River, it will be okay even if it doesn't rain. The grapes can also resist drought. But with this winter rain, the natural beauty will be

The Bordeaux girls are even more charming, making next year’s grapes of higher quality.

Cheng Dong was very fast. Less than four hours after Zhou Yi and Old Sean reached an agreement, a team of professional lawyers and accountants arrived at Mary Manor. After signing a thick stack of documents, Zhou Yi became Mary Manor.

Half owner. This is the best result. Compared with pure gifts or asset acquisitions, this way of taking ownership is more heartwarming. It not only satisfies Old Sean, but Zhou Yi will not owe too many favors.

, after all, with his joining, Mary Manor will definitely increase in value, which will be enough to repay Old Sean for his generosity today.

"Whoosh!"

The golden shadow rushed into the grape fields as fast as thunder and lightning. Wherever it went, brown or gray shadows jumped out from the grape trellis on the edge of the fields and fell to the ground one after another. There are basically no white rabbits in Bordeaux, they are basically gray and brown.

color.

"Yangyang is so awesome. I had roast rabbit again today."

Ever since she ate Old Sean's roast rabbit, Little Leaf has fallen in love with this kind of food. After eating Zhou Yi's roast rabbit yesterday, she was simply obsessed with it. Jin Yangyang was too busy these days. Zhou Yi simply decided

Bring catkins and leaves and run to clean up the hares.

Since the beginning of the grape fields, Bordeaux manor owners and hares have become constant enemies. These little things are more destructive than any other pests. They also eat grapes instead of radishes, so all manor houses have dedicated rabbit hunters.

team, but judging from Jin Yangyang's performance, big Hans basically has no business. Hans is a German, a planter at Mary Manor and also the captain of the rabbit hunting team.

"It's almost time, Brother Zhou, we have killed many hares, let Jin Yangyang stop..."

Liuxu frowned. The various fairy tales she had been exposed to since childhood made her always regard rabbits as the protagonist and positive characters. When she saw hares falling to the ground under Jin Yangyang's hooves, she always felt that she was standing with the big bad wolf.

It has nothing to do with whether to eat rabbit meat or not. Just like many people love to eat mutton and also pity lambs, people are contradictory animals. And Liuxu is a very contradictory and entangled person. For example, in

Regarding her relationship with Zhou Yi...

Compared to Yang Cai, who is as cheerful as Chun Ge, and Miao Yin, who has a mysophobia and a dark belly, Liuxu lives the most tiring life and seems to find it difficult to understand the rare and confusing truths. This is of course related to her life experience. Anyone who has

After experiencing her family tragedy and struggling to survive. After seeing the warmth and warmth of human nature, she will become cautious and cautious, just like these little rabbits who are just trying to survive but are worried about being hurt by others.

Catkins will feel sorry for these rabbits. In fact, it is a kind of "substitution", just like the cute protagonist of the Internet article.

"Uncle Zhou. I want to eat roast rabbit..."

Little Ye Zi was getting more and more greedy. She had just finished breakfast not long ago. Now she was thinking about roast rabbit again. Zhou Yi suspected that she might become a fat girl when she grew up.

"Okay, I'll bake it for you." The last time I cooked barbecue was in Lukuhaizi. Zhou Yi also had itchy hands, so he dug a fire pit at the edge of the field. The dried grape vines were the best material for making a fire.

Blue flames lit up, and the hare with its belly full of small stones began to gradually change color. Zhou Yi slowly roasted the rabbit meat, while Catkins and Ye Zi sat with their legs folded and watched him roast the meat. At this time, the sun came out. The light was shining warmly on his body. Liu Xu looked at the man in front of him who was seriously grilling meat, and suddenly he was worried about gain and loss: "Will my rejection last time disappoint him? It has been a long time since Brother Zhou has been alone with him like this. We are together and talking about ourselves..."

A woman's heart is like a needle in the sea, especially a woman in love, she will worry about gains and losses. Catkin is now like a hasty little rabbit. If she is chased too hard, she will run away. If she is chased slowly, she will feel lonely and lost. She doesn't have a manly personality like Yang Cai at all.

"Well, it's ready to eat..." The rabbit meat has turned golden yellow, and the charming aroma emanates, making Zhou Yi swallow his saliva and feel a little hungry. He looked back at the catkins and leaves. With one glance, Zhou Yi raised the rabbit meat in his hand.

"Zhou, why are you here...roasting rabbit?"

David ran over from afar and when he saw Zhou Yi roasting rabbit meat leisurely, he couldn't help but patted his forehead: "Oh my God, I'm sorry you are still in this mood. Zhou, from Mermaid Manor" Willie, the owner of the manor, is here, and his chief winemaker, Ellen, is an arrogant guy. By the way, they also brought the red wine they brewed..."

"Mermaid Manor, you also brought red wine?"

Zhou Yi didn't react much. He handed the rabbit meat to Liu Xu and Ye Zi, two gluttons, one big and one small. He said casually: "Are they here as guests? Mr. David, you know I'm not interested in this kind of thing. Sean It will be fine, sir, to receive them."

"Are you kidding me as a guest? Zhou, Willy is not so easy to get along with. They are here to demonstrate. Oh, I almost forgot that you don't understand the rules of the French wine industry..."

Where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes, and there will be competition and fights. After listening to David's explanation, Zhou Yi realized that the drama was going to be staged again.

In the Bordeaux region, there are 61 classified wineries, among which Lafite, Margaux, Latour, Obiang and Mouton are the giant first-class wineries and the highest-level AOC legal production area wineries. With a long history and profound heritage, the overlord level can watch the rise and fall of the clouds. The fourth-level wineries at the bottom are basically nothing to think about. They are just waiting to die. But those second-level wineries and third-level wineries It's different.

Moreover, this spring has come to an important time for wineries to be upgraded and downgraded. The overlords have remained unmoved, and the bottom four-level wineries have followed suit. And these second- and third-level wineries have begun to make moves.

This Mermaid Chateau is the leader among the third-level wineries in Bordeaux. In the past two years, they failed to rush to the second-level winery. This year they are determined to win. And if they want to successfully upgrade to the second-level winery, the first thing they have to do is to settle the matter. Competitors.

Responsible for the winery upgrade and assessment work are the French National Wine Interprofessional Office and the French National Appellation of Origin Research Association; the former is mainly responsible for the assessment and daily management of regional table wines and daily food wines, while the latter is Responsible for fine regional table wines and legal regional table wines. To upgrade from level 4 to level 3, a winery only needs to produce wine that meets the standards, and the sales volume, especially the export volume, in the previous year reaches a certain standard. There is no quota limit. However, it is not that simple to upgrade from a third-level winery to a second-level or even a first-level winery. It adopts an amount limit and an ups and downs system. Each wine-producing area has a fixed quota, and one that goes up will be knocked down. For example, there are only five first-class wineries in the Bordeaux region. If a second-class winery is promoted, then one of the former hegemons must be knocked down and downgraded!

I heard from David that as early as a few months ago, Willie from Mermaid Winery started a door-to-door 'communication' activity. So far, seven or eight third-level wineries have been 'communicated'...

This kind of communication is not just a drop-in between friends or a good-faith exchange in the industry to see whether we can make progress together. It is the 'hidden rules' hidden in the French wine industry, which usually appear at the critical moment when a winery is promoted or downgraded. Some powerful ones

In order to eliminate the influence from rivals as much as possible, the winery will bring the recently produced new wine and the best winemaker to visit the rival winery. It is called wine tasting exchange, but it is actually a disguised challenge. It is similar to the Chinese martial arts world.

Kick the gym and destroy the place.

Moreover, this kind of polite communication and visit on the surface is irresistible. Lao Maozi is more insidious than the Chinese Lianjiazi. When faced with this kind of provocative behavior, the 'communicated' winery no matter

Whether out of face or out of false politeness, everyone has to bring out their own new wine to fight. Then the smoke is hidden under the table, and the flames of war are hidden in the smiles. After both parties exchange glasses, the one with the better wine will win.

A winemaker will be sent out to smear the other party's face in the name of tasting.

Although this kind of 'exchange' is not a completely face-breaking competition, over the years, it has gradually been recognized by the industry. Usually the party that loses in the exchange has no face to compete for the upgrade spot. Over time, the results of this kind of private secret fight

It is also acknowledged by the National Liquor Interprofessional Office and the National Appellation of Origin Research Association that the party that loses in the 'exchange' will be ignored by the government as if it is nothing, even if it shamelessly applies for an upgrade...

"I didn't expect that the French, who love peace and art, also have such dirty thoughts. They can be such gentlemen when trying to bully people, but they are much more cunning than us Chinese..."

Zhou Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head. He felt that these French gentlemen were not as good as Pan Long and Zhong Er who came to kick the club. He was also a miserable man. As soon as Cheng Dong and his second sister returned to Paris, they were bullied at Marie Manor. If Cheng Dong was still here

, he is an expert in dealing with this situation.

"Zhou, I heard that Willy invited a top winemaker from Burgundy. Last year, he introduced new varieties of grapes to his estate and produced a batch of very high-quality wine. He has great ambitions. This

This time I came to bully Old Sean, you must find a way, Old Sean doesn’t even know what to do now..."

"I?"

Zhou Yi was a little speechless, thinking that people are trying to compare new wines. If the wine from Mary Manor is not good, I can’t do anything. Do you really think of me as a magician who can transform people into living beings? But after all, I am also half the owner of Mary Manor.

Being bullied, I had to find a way to deal with it, so I had to say: "Okay, let's go and have a look. By the way, David, is there any new wine brewed in the manor that can reach the second level?"

The classification of a winery is not exactly the same as the new wine brewed by the winery. Third-level wineries may not be able to produce some second-level quality wines, but their influence and sales capabilities are not as good as those of real second-level wineries.

In comparison, it has not been legally recognized by the government, so Zhou Yi still holds on to some hope. Maybe Old Sean can also have a burst of luck?

"Don't think about it. Second-level red wine? The manor has not been able to brew it for a long time..."

David shook his head and dismissed Zhou Yi's thoughts.

***

When Zhou Yi arrived, Old Sean was holding his shoulders and looking angrily at the three people sitting across from him. His face was ugly, as if he had seen a demon suddenly popping up from hell on Halloween. Even the man across from him looked ugly.

The beauty was all affected. The beauty was very embarrassed. She opened her mouth several times, but closed it again.

Old Sean is not afraid of challenges. He has always been strong enough, and he even once felt extremely regretful that he did not catch up with the Patriotic War in France and failed to become a soldier of General Weygand to resist the German devils; but he really could not calmly face the threat.

Lee is a conspirator. Mermaid Manor has been so prestigious recently, but this bastard wants to step on Mary Manor. He is really a guy who eats grapes without spitting out the grape skins! How vicious!

"Ah, it's Zhou? Why are you here!"

When the embarrassed beauty saw Zhou Yi walking in, her eyes suddenly lit up. It was as if she saw a life-saving straw.

"Miss Amery, why are you here?"

Zhou Yi was also stunned, but then he was relieved. Since Willy wanted to 'exchange' all the third-level wineries in Bordeaux, of course he had to find a witness. Paris TV has the greatest influence in France, and Food Channel's Améry is

The best candidate.

"Miss Amery, are you your friend?"

A fat French man with brown hair and blue eyes sitting opposite Old Sean stood up, glanced at Amery lustfully, smiled and nodded to Zhou Yi. But although he was smiling, Zhou Yi felt that there was something wrong with him.

There are a lot of false elements, this guy looks like a bastard, and he also looks like a bastard when he smiles.

"Of course I want to be Mr. Zhou's friend. It's a pity that he never invited me to dinner..."

Amery glanced at Zhou Yi with some resentment. Zhou Yi's generosity and amazing cooking skills were nothing, but the Zhou Group's intensive preparations made her have to face it. As a member of the Paris Food Channel

As a female star, she certainly knew that Linshui Champs could become a catering group. It was this Huaxia Zhou who was behind it.

She is young, has a lot of money, can cook well, and is also tall and handsome. Unfortunately, she is not romantic enough... Amery knows that she has a lot of money, and there are almost as many people waiting in line to treat her to dinner every day.

He is an airborne division, but this Huaxia Zhou is like a piece of wood. He has seen him several times, but he is indifferent to his beauty.

"Oh? Zhou, if I heard correctly, Miss Amory has sent an invitation to you..."

Willy was stunned for a moment and looked Zhou Yi up and down. Zhou Yi ignored him. This fat man was too frivolous. In Europe, calling someone by their last name was a sign of intimacy, but he didn't seem to have such a friendship with him, right?

"Zhou is a genius in the catering industry, and he is very powerful. Mr. Willy, you haven't heard of his name, right?" Amery came with Willy just for money, but when she arrived in Bordeaux, she started

She regretted it. This damn fat man was always buzzing around her like a fly, making her very annoyed. Today, she met Zhou Yi, and she just happened to be a bit of a bully to scare this guy.

"Oh, let me think about it, is the genius in the catering industry the Zhou Group that is being formed, egg...fried rice, fried noodles? Oh, Zhou, my dear friend, Miss Amery didn't say

No, you are really a genius. When I saw your advertisement, I wanted to try Chinese egg fried rice in Paris."

Willy acted very affectionately, as if he were seeing an old man. He shook hands with Zhou Yi and said, "Zhou, my winery will soon be upgraded to the second level. It won't be long before it will be upgraded to the first level." Level, by then Lafite and Mouton will be nothing, and we may be able to do business together. You know, the red wine market in China is comparable to the two Europes, and we can all make a fortune."

"Really? Since the market in China is so good, why do I have to cooperate with you? Wouldn't it be better to go directly to Lafite and Mouton?"

Zhou Yi withdrew his hand and said with a cold expression: "Besides, we are not friends yet, right Mr. Sean?"

"That's so good!"

Old Sean sneered: "Willy, Zhou already owns 50% of the shares of Mary Manor, so he is the person you want to 'communicate' with. Can the game start now?"
To be continued...