Its white body and long horns made it look like a unicorn from a myth.
It is a moment to feel the awe of nature.
“Unfortunately, the oryx is an endangered species.”
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Mohammad looked at the group of Oryx and said.
“Are there so many of them, a crisis species?”
“Because of poaching and habitat destruction. Recently, due to extreme weather conditions, their numbers have been declining further.”
As I watched dozens of oryx run through the desert, I imagined a scene where green leaves sprouted from the barren desert.
It seemed that advanced agriculture could help even endangered animals.
The hot air balloon was turning.
It seemed to be returning to the landing site now.
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Mohammad looked up at the sky and asked me.
“Are you going back to Korea, Mr. Deok-myung?”
“There is work in Amsterdam.”
“Amsterdam?”
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Mohammad looked at me with curious eyes.
“There is an international agricultural fair in Amsterdam. Farmers from Jirisan are also participating in this fair.”
“Are you planning to build a hydroponic plant not only in Dubai, but also in Europe?”
“It’s not just Oryx who are in trouble because of climate change.”
“I can’t argue with that.”
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Mohammad said with a smile.
Then a hot air balloon floating in the sky descended to the ground.
* * *
Stayed in Dubai for a few more days.
I had to share the schedule for the cultivation facility with CEO Cha Jong-moon.
When the exterior was finished, the cultivation facility had to work with the farmers of Jirisan.
CEO Cha Jong-moon was working passionately.
I thought it was a good idea to build a cultivation facility with him.
All adjustments related to the cultivation facility have been completed.
Tomorrow we are leaving for Amsterdam.
When you return to your hotel after work.
Jangwoo Lee told me.
“I can’t just go to Amsterdam tomorrow.”
“Why don’t you just go?”
“I need a glass of soju.”
At the word soju, Park Tae-ho and Baek Min-seok opened their eyes.
After everyone came to Dubai, they did not drink alcohol.
“But do you sell soju in Dubai?”
“I know when I go.”
Lee Jang-woo said with a face of equal momentum.
We headed to downtown Dubai.
Downtown Dubai was also a gathering place for world-class restaurants.
There was also a Korean restaurant there.
‘Korean Garden.’
Baek Min-seok looked at the sign and said.
“It’s a bulgogi restaurant.”
The word bulgogi was written in Korean, English, and Arabic.
“What are you looking at me so blankly, let’s go in.”
Lee Jang-woo said, pushing Baek Min-seok’s back.
The sweet smell of bulgogi filled his nostrils.
It was the smell of missing Korea.
Lee Jang-woo ordered without even looking at the menu.
“Please give me 4 servings of bulgogi and a bottle of soju.”
The side dishes and meat came out as soon as the order was finished.
I didn’t expect to eat bulgogi in Dubai.
As the meat went up on the fire, saliva came out of my mouth.
Baek Min-seok was also swallowing his saliva.
“Looks like everyone is hungry.”
Jang-woo Lee turned the meat over with skillful skill.
“You can eat now.”
As soon as the words fell, the chopsticks ran at me.
It tasted better than eating in Korea.
It was the bulgogi I tasted in Dubai, so I didn’t know it was more delicious.
Lee Jang-woo said while pouring soju.
“Will it work in Europe? Our salad container?”
“It will definitely work.”
“Well, Abdullah is talking about salad containers. It must have spread to Europe by now.”
Lee Jang-woo said with a big smile.
His smile looked very similar to his father, Lee Dong-chun.
“Are you only displaying salad containers at the Amsterdam Fair?”
“I will. Because large-scale cultivation facilities cannot be put into the exhibition hall.”
“Well, I can’t display that big thing.”
I couldn’t do an exhibition, but I could show it through video.
I prepared a video of a vertical cultivation facility.
Lee Jang-woo tilted his glass of soju and asked.
“I want to attend the fair too, but will it be difficult?”
“You have to protect the Dubai scene.”
“It’s sad that I took him to Park Tae-ho.”
“If things go well, Tae-ho may not come to Dubai.”
Jang-Woo Lee made a sad expression.
If it succeeds in the Amsterdam Expo, it plans to set up an office in Europe.
I needed someone to take care of it.
“Captain, don’t worry too much. I will come back to Dubai again.”
Park Tae-ho looked at Lee Jang-woo and said.
The two men were not very close in Korea.
Being in a foreign country, it seemed that they became quite familiar.
“Looking at you, I think you were wrong about coming back. Call me sometimes.”
Lee Jang-woo said with a smile.
Last night in Dubai passed.
* * *
The next day, I left the hotel with Baek Min-seok and Park Tae-ho.
Hazard’s Rolls-Royce was waiting for us.
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On the way to the airport, Hazard handed me a small box.
“It is a gift from Prince Mohammad.”
I opened the gift box.
There was a date palm in it.
Baek Min-seok looked at the contents and asked.
“what’s this?”
“The date palm. It’s a dried persimmon from Dubai.”
“Dubai Dried Persimmon?”
“Try it once.”
Baek Min-seok put a date palm in his mouth.
“It doesn’t taste like dried persimmons!”
he said with a frown on his face.
“That’s what it means.”
While tasting dates, we arrived at Dubai International Airport.
I handed the paper bag to Hazard at the airport entrance.
he asked with a surprised face.
“what is this?”
“It’s a gift I give to Hazard. Thank you for taking care of me every time I come to Dubai.”
I gave Hazard Korean honey.
His big eyes were wet with excitement.
he looked at me and said
“I wish you good luck at the Amsterdam Fair.”
“Yes, I will do well as Hazard wishes.”
I wanted to make a splash at the Amsterdam Fair.
Amsterdam Agricultural Fair
Arrived in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.
We headed to Eibürch, east of Amsterdam.
Eiburg is a city built on reclaimed land. The International Agricultural Fair is held there.
It is different from Dubai, where cars drove through the forest of buildings.
The Netherlands was regulating high-rise buildings. This is because much of the land is reclaimed, and the ground is weak.
It is not only the low buildings that are unusual.
Dutch citizens riding bicycles are also impressive.
Baek Min-seok opened his eyes wide and spoke.
“I am riding a bike while eating a sandwich. It’s not just one or two. Are you sure you’re eating while riding a bike?”
I looked at the clock and it was lunch time.
It was really like having lunch on the bike.
The Netherlands has a population of 16.4 million. The number of bicycles is about 18 million, and the per capita bicycle ownership rate is the highest in the world.
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Of course, the bottom line was the Dutch people’s consciousness, who was looking for money rather than face.
It is also the reason why high-tech agriculture is the most developed among European countries. They were actively using eco-friendly energy to develop cutting-edge agriculture.
We arrived at the Amsterdam Agricultural Fair. It used to be the site of the World’s Fair in the past.
Because it was remodeled, there was no trace of time.
“It is quite windy.”
Park Tae-ho said as he closed his jacket.
The sea was visible across from the agricultural fairground.
Like a country of windmills, the wind blew strongly.
I went into the secretariat where the exposition management team is located.
A tall western man greeted us.
“It’s called Kim Deok-myung of Jirisan farmers.”
“This is Davy Klassen from the Amsterdam Agricultural Fair.”
He said with a big hand out.
Davy Klassen had milk-white skin and a stature like a polar bear.
“Are you here early?”
“Yes, I have something to prepare in advance.”
Three weeks before the start of the Amsterdam Agricultural Fair. The other participants have not yet arrived in Amsterdam.
“Let’s go see the booth we will use when you come.”
he said with a friendly face. Following his guidance, we went to the fairgrounds. The fairground was under construction.
“This is the space for Jirisan farmers.”
The space we used was enough for a salad container.
Baek Min-seok was taking pictures there. It is a face that calculates in your head how to use the space.
After completing the preliminary investigation, we moved to the office we rented.
* * *
I rented an office with a warehouse near the fairgrounds.
The office warehouse had a container of salads that we would use for the fair.
“Nice to see our salad container in Amsterdam.”
Baek Min-seok said while touching the salad container with his hand.
“Minseok-ah, let’s check the salad container first.”
“great.”
Baek Min-seok said with a smile. Park Tae-ho also rolled up his arms and checked the salad container together.
All of them have expertise in salad containers.
The inspection was meticulous. There shouldn’t have been any minor issues.
Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with the salad container.
After checking in, we had a late dinner.
Dinner is a sandwich I bought from a store near my office.
“Dutch sandwiches are good.”
Baek Min-seok said, biting the sandwich.
Park Tae-ho also nodded with a face that it was worth eating.
Sandwiches filled with fresh salad.
That was then.
Park Tae-ho said as he opened the booklet.
“Look at this.”
“what’s this?”
Baek Min-seok opened his eyes and asked.
“A list of companies participating in the Amsterdam Fair.”
It was a brochure brought by Park Tae-ho from the secretariat of the Expo.
There was less cover work.
It seemed that Park Tae-ho had asked a person at the secretariat to bring it.
I ate a sandwich and turned the bookshelf.
A familiar name stood out.
I think Baek Min-seok saw the same name as me.
he cried out in a loud voice.
“The Plant Factory is also participating in the Amsterdam Agricultural Fair!”
I put down the sandwich and looked closely at the brochure.
Plant Factory is also a company that focuses on cutting-edge agriculture.
There was nothing strange about participating in the Amsterdam Agricultural Fair.
However, the items to be presented at the fair were unexpected.
“It looks like the Plant Factory is going to release a salad container too.”
Baek Min-seok opened his eyes wide and said.
He didn’t even know he had sandwich sauce in his mouth.
I said, wiping his mouth with a tissue.
“It’s been fun.”
“fun? Am I a little nervous?”
“Nothing to be nervous about. The Plant Factory will not be our opponent.”
I remember my first visit to the San Francisco-based Plant Factory.
At that time, it was a place where no one dared to compete. But now things have changed.
We are the only successful vertical cultivation in the world. In addition, salad container technology was ahead of them.
It was an opportunity to pay back what we had done to steal our technology in a vile way.
“At the fair, Jirisan farmers will get attention. Plant Factory will never be a competitor.”