“That’s it.”
Han Ki-tak talked about his achievements so far.
The ranch and the shopping malls of Jirisan farmers were growing over time.
The salad container business also grew rapidly.
He said there was a flood of farmers asking for salad containers.
This happened after the part about growing sprouted ginseng appeared on the air.
Han Ki-tak found a way to get subsidies for farmers.
It was a request for support from the Rural Development Administration. He said he got a positive response. The Antarctic project had a huge impact.
If things went well, I could achieve results that were incomparable to those of the youth farmer support project in Hadong-gun.
“I think we should have a separate department for hydroponics. Too much work.”
“Don’t make things too big.”
“I plan to make some achievements while the representative is not there.”
Han Gi-tak said with a confident face.
There were many things to do when I returned to Korea.
Funding will be raised based on the Antarctic project and its achievements so far.
Successful funding will create a large-scale hydroponics facility.
If Mohammad’s work was added to that, it seemed that even two bodies would not be left behind.
“I will finish my work and return. Seniors take good care of their bodies too.”
“I am exercising every day. I ride my bike to the office.”
I turned off my computer and the phone rang. It’s a call from the lobby.
“How do I calculate the fare?”
It seems that they were monitoring while using the Internet.
The internet bill was $300. Couldn’t get the Chilean base people to charge a fee.
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On the way out after finishing the calculation, I ran into Diena.
“What happened to the counter?”
“I have something to calculate.”
When I heard that the internet bill was outrageous, she laughed.
* * *
Captain Benjamin was contacted.
He said he had dinner plans with Mohammad.
By the appointed time, I visited the research center in the US base with Diana.
It was also the facility I wanted to see the most here.
It is a facility for growing crops.
Diena knew a researcher from the US base. Thanks to her, I was able to see the cultivation facilities in the base.
“It is quite large.”
As it is the largest observation base in Antarctica, the hydroponic cultivation facilities were also large. Seeing the hydroponic cultivation facility, I felt proud.
Because it was comparable to the hydroponic plant we built.
After watching, Diana asked.
“Shall we go see Mohammad now?”
There was a restaurant famous for grilled fish inside the base.
The main menu is cooked fish from the deep seas of Antarctica.
It was the fish I knew. Mero from a Japanese restaurant.
There he decided to meet Mohammad.
Before entering the restaurant, Diena looked at the sign and said:
“The restaurant is named after the fish.”
“You mean Mero?”
“Yes, it is the fish that Koreans call mero.”
she said with a playful look.
“It’s Merluza Negra in Spanish.”
We arrived at the restaurant first. I couldn’t believe there was such a fine restaurant in Antarctica.
Diana said in a low voice.
“We serve ice cream for dessert here too.”
“Isn’t that Michael’s glacier ice cream?”
“How did Mr. Deokmyung know that?”
“Michael’s store had a restaurant mark on it.”
“You have good eyesight.”
Then I saw people coming to our table.
Captain Benjamin and a man who appears to be in his mid-thirties.
Like an Arab, he had a great beard.
he reached out to me
“This is Mohammad Salah.”
“This is Kim Deok-myung.”
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Mohammad Salah was a polite man.
He came from the royal family of Dubai, and his family fortune was over 20 trillion won.
There was no sign of arrogance for a man born with golden hands. Rather, it felt rustic.
Before the main menu came out, we mainly talked about light things.
Until then, it was Diana who led the conversation.
She told the funny things that happened in Penguin Village.
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Mohammad Salah smiled faintly as she listened to her story.
When the main dish, Grilled Mero, came out, Captain Benjamin broke his luck.
Captain Benjamin looked at Mohammad and said.
“Thanks to Mr. Deokmyeong, we have a hydroponic plant in our base in Chile.”
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Mohammad looked at me.
Finally he opened his mouth.
“If it’s not rude, can I be honest?”
“You tell me.”
“I couldn’t believe what Captain Benjamin said. The fact that we built a hydroponic plant on our Chilean base without any equipment.”
He looked into my eyes and said.
Looks like someone came to check it out.
“There is a saying in Korean proverb. Where there is a will, there is a way. I believe that nothing is impossible if you have ideas and passion.”
“You look great.”
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Mohammad looked at me with fond eyes.
After that, the story of hydroponics continued.
It was a conversation time without clogging for me, who has accumulated various experiences and know-how related to hydroponics.
Captain Benjamin and Diena had no time to intervene.
Interestingly, Mohammad also has extensive knowledge of hydroponics.
I just went beyond the level of interest.
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Mohammad said during the conversation.
“I should apologize now.”
“Apologize?”
“I was suspicious of Mr. Deokmyeong. It seems that you know your skills just by listening to the words. I feel it is no exaggeration to set up a hydroponics facility at the Chilean base.”
“Still, words are just words. There are people who tell lies with plausibility.”
“What does that mean?”
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Mohammad opened his eyes wide and asked. Eyes that don’t understand.
“It means you have to see it with your own eyes.”
“Are you sure? Are you going to show it to me now?”
“Yes, I will check it now.”
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Mohammad, Benjamin and Diena all looked at me. Everyone looks surprised like a rabbit.
I took the video camera out of my bag. Everything that was done in Antarctica was contained in it.
This is the item that PD Choi Min-seong gave me. I didn’t know it would be so useful.
“You must see it with your own eyes.”
Changed the camera to playback mode. The screen was small, but the images were clearly visible.
The process of growing bean sprouts and making a salad container came first.
The last scene is the construction of a hydroponic plant at the Chilean base.
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Mohammad couldn’t take his eyes off the screen.
“After all, eyes speak louder than words. He is more talented than I thought.”
He looked back at the screen.
When I saw the scene where the facility was being built at the Chilean base, I was amazed.
“Since you have proven your skills like this, I will also tell you the purpose.”
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Mohammad said, handed him a video camera.
“I have plans to set up a hydroponic plant in Dubai. I also had contact with Plant Factory, an American company.”
“Have you met Mark Lester?”
“Mr. Deokmyeong knows Mark too.”
“We met at the California Agricultural Fair.”
“The world is so small.”
“Then you decided to work with Mark?”
“no. The plant factory doesn’t have the skills I want yet.”
“What skill do you want?”
“It’s a technology that raises a cultivation facility high in the sky.”
It’s a skill that Mark Lester wanted too.
This is called vertical cultivation.
It’s about building a huge hydroponics plant the height of an apartment building.
It was also a facility I wanted to build.
“I also have plans to build a vertical planting facility.”
“Then did Deokmyung find a solution?”
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Mohammad asked with a twinkle in his eyes. It’s a completely different look from before. the eyes of a businessman.
I wanted to make the most of this opportunity.
“It is difficult to give details here, but it is almost complete.”
It’s time to leave after dinner.
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Mohammad asked before returning home.
“I heard you are leaving for base tomorrow. Can I see you for a moment before we leave?”
“good.”
* * *
As soon as I got home, I called the lobby.
“I will welcome you kindly, this is the Antarctic Inn. How can I help you?”
“I will use the Internet.”
“I will guide you on the internet rate. The fee is $10 per minute.”
The staff said the same thing like a parrot.
I immediately turned on the computer.
I had someone to meet over a video call.
Han Ki-tak appeared on the screen.
“Senior, can you change me, Mr. John?”
“hang on.”
It’s Antarctic evening, but it’s daytime in Korea. It’s time for the Jirisan farmers to work.
Soon Min Yo-han appeared on the screen.
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Min Yo-han smiled and greeted him first.
“How are you?”
“Thank you, I am doing well. There was something I wanted to ask Mr. John, so I asked for a call.”
“Say anything.”
“Is the research going well?”
When I said research, his expression hardened. I entrusted him to study vertical cultivation.
It’s a face where things don’t go as well as you think.
“Then take a look at this.”
I turned on the video camera. A video was released of a hydroponic cultivation facility built at a Chilean base.
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Min Yohan widened his eyes and looked at the screen.
“It’s not a salad container. What is that?”
“It’s a brand new hydroponic plant.”
I didn’t capture everything on my video camera. The main technology could not be exposed.
I told Min Yo-han how to circulate water.
“It’s a fun idea. It is a structure that circulates water vertically. Maybe it could be a good way.”
A twinkle flashed in Min Yo-han’s eyes.
“We don’t have enough equipment here, so it’s impossible to experiment. I will send you the details again via e-mail. John, please verify.”
* * *
it’s the next morning
It was in the afternoon when we decided to leave the USA base for the Chilean base.
Early in the morning Mohammad sent a car. The driver was in the top-of-the-line SUV.
I got in the car and headed to the meeting point.
The car stopped on the shore. There was a dome-shaped house.
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Mohammad welcomed me.
“welcome.”
I went into the house with him. Upon closer inspection, it looked like a cottage. Mohammad, he is a man with a villa in Antarctica.
I saw a man who seemed to be a butler and people working. It is completely different from yesterday.
He handed me hot tea.
Before I even drank tea, I pulled out the towel.
“I would like to make a suggestion to Mr. To build a hydroponic plant in Dubai. Of course, the condition is that vertical cultivation is possible.”
It was what I wanted. But I never thought he would get a chance so quickly.
“It’s a bit sudden.”
“I made the same offer to Mark. But I couldn’t make the facility of the level I wanted, so I got out of the way.”
“It happened.”
“I am making the same request to Mr. Deokmyeong as Mark. Again, this is an opportunity, not a contract. It’s not like I’m asking anyone. We are giving you a chance to know the skills of the farmers in Jirisan. Sometimes people confuse opportunity with contract.”
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Mohammad Salah said in a respectful manner.
It seemed that he already knew about the farmers in Jirisan. A face that knows everything I’ve done in Korea.
“There is an Arabic proverb that says: Some men make gold out of dust.”
“What do you mean?”
“A person with outstanding talents like Mr. Deokmyeong.”
“That is an exaggerated compliment. And thank you for the opportunity.”
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Mohammad pulled a business card out of his wallet before parting.
“I hope to see you again.”
A business card with only your name, phone number, and e-mail address.
The material was different from ordinary paper.
The business card was a token of opportunity.
* * *
Benjamin and Diena are also ready to leave.
30 minutes before going to the airport.
We were sitting in the lobby of the Antarctic Inn.
Diana said to Captain Benjamin.
“Captain, I will go somewhere with Mr. Deokmyeong.”
“What happened?”