Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 832 - 837: You Have Good Acting Skills

Chapter 832: Chapter 837: You Have Good Acting Skills

The owner of the house is Pierre Beru, his factory is in the distant suburbs of Paris, he lives in Paris, has property in Nice, and owns a winery in Bordeaux.

If you want to find Pierre, you must go to Paris, but Yang Yi didn’t plan to go to Paris, because it wasn’t an urgent sale, he needed Pierre to willingly come to him.

Yang Yi and Xiao Ran were driving on the beautiful countryside roads of Bordeaux, where almost all sides of the road were covered with vineyards.

The scenery was beautiful, but to tell the truth, the unchanging scenery would soon cause aesthetic fatigue.

However, Yang Yi would never tire of the person sitting next to him.

"Actually, buying a winery isn’t a good investment, the returns come too slow. The Rothschild family bought Lafite Winery and then it took them eighty years to recoup their investment, and each year they still need to invest more money to manage it, so do you still want to buy a winery?"

Xiao Ran looked at the scenery outside the window and said softly, "Just think buying a winery feels nice, but let me manage it? Forget it, I’m not interested. So I just mentioned it casually, did you really think I would buy one?"

Yang Yi smiled and said, "Pierre’s asking price for the winery was a bit high too. When he bought Ornong Winery in 2003, he only spent 2.85 million euros. After more than ten years, it’s impossible to increase by a million and sell it."

Xiao Ran spread her hands and said, "Okay, got it."

Yang Yi shut his mouth for a while, he really didn’t know what else to say, when Xiao Ran suddenly asked, "Do you know how to taste wine?"

"Uh, I’ve remembered some professional terminology."

"I mean, can you immediately describe the characteristics of a wine after tasting it, including its strengths and weaknesses? And let’s not talk about being able to determine the vintage of the grapes, that’s too advanced for you."

Yang Yi sighed lightly and said, "No, first of all, I don’t like drinking, and secondly, I haven’t received training in that area, so... I definitely can’t distinguish good from bad, and all red wine tastes the same to me, I can’t describe any particular characteristics."

Xiao Ran sighed softly, "Fortunately, I know how to taste wine."

"Oh?"

"And I can discern its characteristics and quality."

"Oh, then you’re impressive."

Xiao Ran exhaled softly and shook her head gently, "My foster mother taught me, she’s the real expert... Anyway, my foster mother has a wish, which is to buy a winery, because she really loves red wine."

"To buy a winery in Bordeaux?"

"Yes, precisely in the Left Bank of Bordeaux, after all, that is the most famous region. Anyway, enough about that, now tell me what terminology you know?"

Yang Yi earnestly replied, "Anything related to red wine, I can recite it all, etiquette isn’t a problem either, as long as I’ve read about it I can remember it. But to tell if the wine is good or not, I can’t taste it, so my trick is to look at the environment—if the environment is good, the wine is good; if not, the wine isn’t either."

Xiao Ran said softly, "Then you also know the differences between the Left Bank and the Right Bank, and the areas between the two seas?"

"Of course, soil conditions differ, the types of grapes planted are different, and so are the general tannins and acidity."

"Alright, you don’t need to recite a lesson here. Now, if I extend my right index finger, you say it’s a young wine. If I extend a few fingers on my left hand, you say how many years; the other way around, you say it’s an aged wine, but don’t say how many years. If I extend my right thumb, you talk about the fine tannins, two fingers, and you say it has a very good structure, four fingers, and you say it has a lingering aftertaste. But, better to say nothing at all than to speak recklessly."

Yang Yi shrugged and said, "Of course I know not to speak carelessly, but when we can’t talk, we can just use Chinese to get by, that’s easy enough."

Xiao Ran nodded and then whispered, "Good, we’re almost there, get ready to start your performance."

Yang Yi smiled and said, "How can you say it’s my performance? We should say it’s our performance."

Xiao Ran sighed and said, "My acting isn’t good, not as good as yours, you’re an exceptional actor."

How could Yang Yi sense that Xiao Ran’s words carried an undertone, but was it time to clarify? Clearly not, the best approach now was to pretend he hadn’t noticed.

The car made a turn, leaving the highway and taking a smaller road.

The road turned again, leading to a winery.

Yang Yi parked the car inside the winery. This wasn’t a famous winery travel area, so there were no tourists around, but whether it was a casual visitor or a potential buyer, there would definitely be someone at the winery to receive them.

Yang Yi got out of the car and began to look around at the winery’s decor with an evaluating gaze. Xiao Ran also got out of the car and, after examining the winery, gave Yang Yi a nod, saying, "Not bad."

Just then, a middle-aged man came out from the winery, he saw Yang Yi and Xiao Ran and called out in French from a distance, "Hello."

When he reached Yang Yi and Xiao Ran, the man suddenly said, "Ni hao!"

Yang Yi was taken aback, while Xiao Ran gave a wry smile and asked, "You speak Chinese?"

The man smiled ruefully and spread his hands, speaking in French, "I’m sorry, I only know how to say hello."

Xiao Ran also smiled and spread her hands to show she didn’t understand, then she asked in English, "Do you speak English?"

"English works, beautiful lady, good afternoon, sir, good afternoon."

Yang Yi returned the smile and politely said, "My girlfriend and I are traveling here, and we got a bit tired, then we happened to see this winery so we came by, hoping not to bother you."

Yang Yi’s demeanor was polite and indifferent, his good upbringing made him maintain a courteous attitude in any situation, but that was all.

The middle-aged man extended his hand to Yang Yi, smiling, "I’m Luno, pleased to meet you. Since you’ve come to Ornong Winery, please do try our delicious red wine, our services are just as exquisite."

Yang Yi nodded and smiled, "Thank you, that’s exactly what we need."

As Luno led Yang Yi and Xiao Ran inside, he smiled, "When you’re really tired, sitting down and having a glass of delicious red wine is nothing short of delightful."

Yang Yi took a deep breath and glanced at his watch, "I planned to tour the winery first, but now it feels like I should rest for a while."

Lowering his arm, mainly to flash the branded watch on his wrist—though unsure if Luno could make it out—no acting was necessary here.

Yang Yi continued to look around at everything visible with keen interest and said, "Mr. Luno, could you tell us about the history of this winery?"