Yunding Ranch

Chapter 475
The Brussels Wine Competition is in full swing. Every day has its own unique style and unique excitement. It is bustling and bustling. It is very lively. In a blink of an eye, it has entered the third day, and it is also the last day of the selection.

Not long after the opening of the competition on the first day, the selection of red wine encountered controversial wines. The opinions of the judges were quite different, which aroused the enthusiastic participation of the audience. They couldn't wait to taste and then express themselves Views.Mark, Nicholas and Lu Li were no exception.

At first, Lu Li was still skeptical, thinking that this was an isolated case, and that it was most likely the wine from Yunding Winery—Mark and Nicholas couldn't distinguish the details, which made Lu Li a little nervous. It was a small accident, he thought these two people were senior professional experts.

For this reason, Nicholas said, "That's why we didn't become judges." Not an easy task.

But as time progressed, Lu Li gradually understood that this was not a special case at all, and similar disputes would arise almost every once in a while, ranging from 10 minutes to [-] hours, and within three days. In the past, Lu Li had witnessed at least a dozen cases, and as for the cases he had heard about, there were even more.

During these controversial discussions, Lu Li made six judgments, "I think this is the wine from Yunding Winery." Six times, it was obviously unreliable, in other words, He failed to recognize his own wine, which is absurd to say, but when he was actually in it, he knew that it was absolutely possible, and it was actually happening.

Even Mark selected three types of wine, thinking that they are likely to be from Yunding Winery.As for a more accurate judgment, they need more information—but the purpose of the wine competition to maintain fairness and authority is to refuse to disclose more information and ensure that all scores are derived from the wine.

This really opened Lu Li's horizons.The world of wine is really mysterious and profound.

The last day of the wine competition was still exciting, and even more intense than the previous two days. In just one morning, there were seven or eight arguments among the judges, and the arguments among the bystanders could not be noisy. There will be small-scale heated discussions next to each booth, and the whole venue is like boiling water, bubbling and bubbling.

"Fourteen, have you heard?" Tony, who trotted over from the far end, had a mixed expression that was indescribable in words. It looked like excitement and panic. "Now it's all gossip. There are rumors about the confrontation between Ducasse Winery and our winery. Self-proclaimed as the desert rose in "The Little Prince", I think I'm great; why are we arrogant, and come here to play in Europe... It's all messed up now, everyone is spreading it, even the staff of the conference know. "

When he first heard about it, Lu Li was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, it's not surprising. Just as Nicholas said, the European wine circle is not big or small, and the old and new world wines are opposite. It is obvious, but it still cannot dissipate in the bones.

When Lu Li went to Texas to take over the ranch, he didn't encounter serious discrimination; he didn't expect that he would encounter it when he brought wine to Europe.People always think that Europe is more open and free, while the United States has become more conservative and radical in recent years. Discrimination has become more prominent in the United States, and even intensified conflicts. But when you are in it, you find that things are not that simple.

After thinking about it, Lu Li not only didn't panic, but even laughed.

Seeing the smile at the corner of Lu Li's mouth, Tony was stunned, "Fourteen, don't worry about it, you're still gloating! Do you know how many people are waiting to see our jokes? You know we are now How many people have a thorn in their side? Do you know how bad we are right now?"

"Then what do you want me to do? Shut up all their mouths?" Lu Li chuckled, and Tony was stunned, feeling a sense of helplessness.

"It's not the first day you met Fourteen." Fred followed Tony and also walked over. However, Tony used to run, while he used to walk. He arrived late, and although his words were relaxed and Ridiculous, but the excited look still revealed the true inner thoughts.However, in order to tease Tony, Fred said solemnly, "Fourteen is a columnist for the New York Times. I haven't seen such a big scene!"

Listening to Fred's teasing and seeing Lu Li's smile, Tony was stunned for a moment, then shook his head involuntarily, and then laughed along with him.

Tony was originally an open-minded personality, just now he was only concerned about it, but this time the competition was indeed very important to Yunding Winery; now that he came back to his senses, he gradually relaxed, and the more he thought about it, The more absurd I felt, the more amusing I thought the more I thought about it, I raised my head again and looked at the two friends, the three of them exchanged glances, and then simply laughed out loud.

"I don't think gagging everyone's mouths is a solution." Fred joked, and then couldn't hold back his excitement, and said impatiently, "About our duel, Now it’s getting more and more serious, and some people even set up a gamble and set different odds for our two wineries, which is very professional.”

"Gambling?" Lu Li couldn't control his surprise, "I thought it was illegal. Wait, is gambling legal in Belgium?"

Fred shrugged and said he didn't know anything, "But as far as I know, it's not a secret." The subtext is, if it is illegal, it will be outlawed, "Do you know what the odds are now ?”

"Is there still a need to guess?" Lu Li showed a natural expression, no one would be optimistic about Yunding Winery.It is no exaggeration to say that even Lu Li himself does not have absolute confidence in Yunding Winery.

So far, all their confidence in Yunding Winery comes from their own tasting and judgment. On an international stage like Brussels, they face the competition of more than 8000 wines on the same stage, and the appraisal of more than 400 professional judges , blind confidence doesn't help.

"Of course I know that we are the underdog. I mean, do you know what the specific odds are?" Fred began to beam with joy as he spoke, his excitement undisguised , he looked at Lu Li, and then at Tony. Neither of them had any intention of guessing numbers randomly, so Fred didn't continue to play tricks, and said directly, "One to fourteen."

Silence, or silence, more precisely, it should be shock, shock to the point of speechlessness.

Obviously, Dukas Winery is [-], while Yunding Ranch is [-].The trend of the pattern was expected, but I didn't expect the gap to be so large. It could almost be said to be one-sided. No one was optimistic about the victory of Yunding Ranch.Such odds are almost comparable to those of China entering the World Cup—no, the odds of the latter are even more exaggerated, and the odds of Yunding Ranch are still higher.

"Originally, it was [-] vs. [-]. However, almost everyone chose Chateau Ducas, and the market had to be adjusted. Otherwise, the gamble would not be able to continue." Fred said, dancing, "From [-]:[-] to [-]:[-], and then from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-], it still hasn't stopped people from choosing Château Ducasse. It's... it's just..."

Fred was at a loss for words and didn't know how to describe it accurately.

Tony was already speechless in shock. Even Lu Li's brain paused for a moment, but the absurdity was so extreme that he couldn't help but chuckled, "I'm even more surprised that the game is still going on. If no one If you choose Yunding Winery, isn’t the banker doomed to lose money? Even if it is [-] to [-], the banker will still lose money, and there is no need to continue the game.”

Lu Li really couldn't imagine who would choose Yunding Winery, a little-known winery, a winery from the wine desert, a winery that made wine for the first year.If Lu Li wasn't the boss, he wouldn't have chosen his own Yunding Winery.

"Because there are still people who believe in Yunding Winery. You should give yourself a little more confidence." A smiling voice came from next to your ear, and you turned your head, and then saw Mark, Robinson and Raymond's group, " I think Cloud Top Winery will win."

Simple words, but with extremely firm confidence.

Lu Li couldn't help laughing, "I hope you didn't bet too much."

Robinson clenched his fist, "Please, have more confidence, I also bet on Yunding Winery." Raymond also raised his right hand, signaling that he, Robinson and Mark kept pace.

"Besides us, I believe there must be someone who supports Yunding Winery." Mark added, and the first thing that came to mind was Nicholas, "I bet one hundred thousand dollars, hoping that this can stabilize the market , otherwise it will be a chicken-and-egg fight."

One hundred thousand?If the final score of Yunding Chateau wins, then Mark can earn 140 million; but the reason why the odds are so wide is because no one is optimistic about Yunding Chateau. Once they lose, Mark will lose [-] into the water, and there was no sound at all.

Lu Li asked curiously, "Is there an option for a tie?"

"No." Robinson spread his hands and made a helpless look.Apparently, the dealer didn't think that a small probability event could happen, which made Lu Li curious: What if the final ratings of the two wineries were really tied with a one-in-[-] chance?The dealer must give everyone an explanation.

"It seems that in order to keep this game going, it won't collapse. I should give the dealer more confidence." Lu Li had a serious expression on his face, as if he was seriously considering, "What do you think, I bet 100 million , Yunding Winery wins, will the dealer refuse to accept the bet?"

(End of this chapter)