Agricultural giant since 1983

Chapter 167 Meeting in a Foreign Country
"That's not a bad idea. What kind of business do you want to do?" Li Lei asked. In fact, he already knew the answer. He just wanted to understand why Wang Shi chose this path.

"Do you remember the first time you came to the special zone, and where did you live at the end?" Wang Shi asked back.

"Why don't I remember, you helped find a guest house a few days ago, and then Mr. Xie took me to live in Donghu Liyuan!" This is already planned to engage in real estate!

"Yes, since that day, I have been thinking about real estate! There are many wealthy people in Xiangjiang who are engaged in real estate! There are also many Xiangjiang people who come to the special zone to buy houses, but the number of houses that the special zone can provide every year is very small. Limited, if we can get land to build a house, this business will definitely make money!" Wang Shi became more and more excited as he spoke.

Excited, he couldn't help revealing an insider information to Li Lei, "In the past, the land in the Special Economic Zone was allotted, and the unit applied for the land if it wanted to use it, and the house could be built after paying a certain fee! But after someone went to Xiangjiang for inspection, he proposed , Doing so does not seem to conform to the laws of the market economy!"

"There are land auctions in Xiangjiang. The government takes out a piece of land, and the companies that want to develop the land gather together for auction, and whoever bids the highest will develop the land! In this way, the government can get more money. income!"

"Money is needed everywhere in the special zone, and there are only a few ways to get it. So some leaders want to learn from Xiangjiang and conduct land auctions in the special zone!"

"Now we have started to find out the bottom line. After we have figured it out, we will report to the superior for approval and pass the meeting. It is estimated that by next year, the new "Land Management Regulations" will be released; if everything goes well, I want to try it next year, see. See if you can get a piece or two of land!"

"The future development of real estate is indeed very good. You can choose this path!" Real estate has a very close relationship with the government. It is not surprising that Wang Shi can do well with this resource.

"However, if it is auctioned, the land price is hard to say. The money I earn now may not be enough. If there is any need for help in the future, I have to ask you to lend your hand!" Wang Shi said for a long time, this is the purpose .

"It's easy to say, as long as the project is good, I'm sure I'm willing to take your credit!" Vanke's future development is quite good, and now there is an opportunity to become a shareholder, Li Lei is naturally willing to join in.

Of course, this investment must be his own, and it will not have anything to do with Huinong Company. The company's development should be more focused. Daewoo's greedy way of seeking perfection has proved to be bound to fail in the future, so Li Lei is unwilling to see it. When Hui Nong made money through real estate, he wanted to devote more energy to this area, thus ignoring the development of the core business.

Li Lei knows that real estate can make money, but there are so many real estate businessmen, one more is not too many, and one less is not too many. He only wants to make a little money through real estate, and then feed back the agricultural business, but has no plan to deepen this field; of course , Projects such as farmers' markets can still be done.

"Then let's make a deal. I'll call you when the time comes. The auction is really going to start. You should come over to see the fun!" Li Lei agreed to help, and Wang Shi's heart was finally lifted, so he stopped talking to Li Lei. Lei talked about business matters, and concentrated on introducing the food on the table to the couple.

After a few days in the special zone, I went to Xiangjiang. At this time, the overall situation of the negotiation was settled. After experiencing the panic at the beginning, Xiangjiang got the promise of "running and dancing as horses", and the development momentum picked up again. Even because of the closer relationship with the mainland, the economic growth rate is faster than before.

There are many high-rise buildings and vehicles like a river. It is such a bustling scene that Yu Jingshu's eyes are not enough to see it. After playing in Xiangjiang for a few days, they flew to Europe. They visited the famous scenic spots in London, Paris and Amsterdam. While looking for opportunities to visit large agricultural companies in Europe.

France's agriculture is very good, and the Netherlands' dairy and animal husbandry are also quite good. After a tour, Li Lei has a new understanding of the gap between China's agricultural level and European and American countries.

After walking around Europe, I went to the United States, first visited New York on the east coast, and then went to California on the west coast. In addition to Hollywood, it is also one of the most agriculturally developed states in the United States.

When I came out of the California airport, I saw someone waiting outside. Jiao Gaoliang, a student at the University of California, Davis College, was holding a sign, and immediately spotted Li Lei and Yu Jingshu among a group of white people, and quickly waved and shouted, "Li Boss, Boss Li, look this way! Look this way!"

"Teacher Jiao, look at you, and you have come to pick us up at the airport!" Li Lei stepped forward to shake hands with him warmly, "How is your study in the United States?"

"Very good, the teaching level here is very high! When I get here, I feel as happy as a mouse entering a granary!" Jiao Gaoliang at this time is quite different from before.

When he was replaced by the place of studying abroad, he was extremely depressed, as if the sky was about to fall, but now he is full of vigor and confidence.

The people from the New Century American branch had already booked a hotel for Li Lei and informed him of the flight number he was taking. The hotel also sent a car to meet him. After they boarded the car, they continued to chat.

"California is really suitable for the development of agriculture. The sunshine, rainfall, temperature, and soil are all very good. Our school has such a good location and abundant funds. It is difficult to develop well! The teachers are all in the industry. Top experts, I have read many of their papers before, and I never thought that I would have the opportunity to listen to their lectures!"

"In addition to professional courses, I also signed up for many interesting courses, such as horse riding lessons, where I first learn how to lead a horse, wash the saddle, and then learn how to ride a horse; there is also a coffee lesson, where I can learn how to blend different types of coffee beans to make coffee. Coffee, the only downside is drinking your own coffee.”

"Davis has his own vineyard and is very close to Napa. This is the best red wine producing area in the United States. You can learn to identify the types of grapes, squeeze grapes and other related knowledge. Unfortunately, you can't drink red wine."

"There is also a tractor class. The tractors here are the most advanced models of John Deere, which are much better than domestic ones. However, the fuel consumption is a bit high and the price is also very expensive. I am afraid that they cannot be imported in China. Even if they are barely imported, they will be used. I'm sorry!" Jiao Gaoliang kept talking along the way.

"As long as you can graduate from here, you can be a qualified farmer. It doesn't matter whether you are planting crops or starting a ranch! Many students are the children of large farmers. After studying here, they will go back to inherit the family business! Fertilizer The engineering is also very good, and I have benefited a lot from it!"

"I think you didn't want me to sponsor your living expenses at the beginning, but you used it later? What happened during this?" Li Lei asked curiously.

Jiao Gaoliang smiled embarrassedly, "When I first came to the United States, I didn't dare to spend any money. I felt that everything was expensive! I also started to follow the example of other international students, washing dishes in restaurants to earn living expenses! But later I I figured it out, how much money can I earn by washing dishes now?"

"I got my Ph.D. degree earlier, and no matter whether I go to work in a company or stay in school to do research, I will earn much more money than washing dishes! This is called sharpening a knife and chopping firewood."

"Hey, I'm also lucky. I met a good person like you, who is willing to help me study, so that I don't have to worry about life, and I can focus on my studies! Many other students have to allocate a considerable part of their energy. Brushing the dishes! I missed a lot of study!"

This is also the current situation of many Chinese students studying abroad. The huge gap in income and consumption levels between China and the United States forces them to do so.

"It's really difficult. How about this? When you arrive at the hotel later, you call the teachers and classmates you are familiar with and invite them to come over for dinner! Let's have a chat by the way, if anyone is really in trouble, if I can help, I will help you Let's do it!" The future of international students these days is absolutely limitless, if you make a good fortune in advance, it may come in handy at any time.

"Okay." Jiao Gaoliang readily agreed, and called back as soon as he arrived at the hotel. The hotel Li Lei booked was not far from the University of California, Davis, and all these students came after a while.

"Director Li, let me introduce you. This is Dr. Zhang Qifa, who graduated from Huazhong Agricultural University. He came to our school to study for a Ph. Like a big brother, he took good care of me, and I am very grateful!"

Hey, it was Wang Zha at the beginning. After returning to China, this Dr. Zhang continued to work at his alma mater, and then took off all the way. Lecturers, associate professors, professors, doctoral supervisors, etc., almost as long as they reached the limit, and then served as Huazhong in the 90s Deputy director and director of the State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Agricultural University.

It took only eight years to become the dean of the School of Life Science and Technology of Huazhong Agricultural University, and became an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in No. 13 years after returning to China.

Dr. Zhang has made many achievements. The most influential one is the systematic analysis of the genetic diversity of barley in the world, revealing some important characteristics of barley genetic variation in the world, and expounding the independent origin of eastern and western cultivated barley in the world.

Using the molecular marker system to analyze the relationship between rice heterosis and molecular marker heterozygosity, analyze the genetic basis of heterosis, reveal a large number of genetic effects of epistasis, and put forward the academic point of view that epistasis is an important genetic basis of heterosis.

Made a linkage map of high-density molecular markers, and located more than 20 important main rice genes and a large number of quantitative trait genes; applied molecular technology to breed excellent hybrid rice restorer lines resistant to bacterial blight, rice quality improved male sterile lines and Transgenic rice with delayed leaf senescence and significantly improved yield potential.

This is the head of many national key basic research projects in the agricultural field in the future, and the national agricultural research is a well-known hilltop. Li Lei hurriedly shook hands with him and greeted him enthusiastically.

Although the second person is not as powerful as Dr. Zhang, he is even more famous in later generations. "This is Xu Xiaonian from the Department of Economics. He is studying for a doctorate like me. Brother Xu is an undergraduate from Xi'an Jiaotong University and a master's degree from the National People's Congress. Before coming to the United States Work in the Development Research Center of the Government Administration Council as a researcher."

The rest of the people are not as famous as the first two, but now there is no simple person who can go abroad. Li Lei warmly greeted them one by one, invited them to sit down, and ordered the waiter to start serving the dishes.

During the meal, the difference is obvious. Dr. Zhang doesn't talk much, but when he talks about professional matters, he can talk endlessly, but it's too in-depth for most people to understand.

Xu Xiaonian is very expressive, and he was the most talkative at the dinner table. He even talked about the interesting incident when he jumped in the queue, "My first economic enlightenment course was in Yan'an. When I first arrived in Yan'an, I saw People are ragged, and [-] to [-] percent are illiterate, just like what we saw in the movies before liberation."

"At that time, I was thinking, why are you so poor? The first answer I got was that the farmers in northern Shaanxi were too lazy and did not work as hard as the farmers in Dazhai. The chairman asked you to build terraces, but you didn't follow the chairman's instructions. , so you are so poor."

"In the 80s, when I was a graduate student at the National People's University, I saw that in just two or three years of agricultural reform, tickets and certificates were cancelled, and productivity and economic benefits were immediately released; these changes left a deep impression on me. Impression: In the past, I have been thinking about the way out of a poor place like Yan’an, and I have never figured it out, until now I understand that the answer is only three words, marketization.”

This conclusion is undoubtedly too naive and simple, and it is also biased, just like his previous work at the Development Research Center of the Government Administration Council.

In those years, Xu Xiaonian participated in the demonstration of the Three Gorges Project and the construction of Shanxi Coal Energy Base; at that time, the center had a project team whose task was to predict "China in 2000", and they submitted many predictions.

Many years later, in 2007, Xu Xiaonian and his colleagues from that year got together again. Everyone looked back at the forecasts of the year and found that except for the population group, the forecasts were accurate, and the rest were all inaccurate.

In the future, they will repeatedly make jokes, first publicly opposing P2P, and then starting to give P2P platforms. There is no way, they have given too much.

He has been saying that China's high-speed rail and high-speed are wasteful. As a result, a southwest prefecture-level city invited him to give a speech. Because there is no high-speed in this place, he spent several hours to get there. That night he lost his temper, saying that it was all in 2010, China There is still such a place with inconvenient transportation.

Li Lei was about the same age as them, and they could talk a lot together, and the chat was very pleasant.

When I went to visit the school the next day, everyone got together again. Before leaving, Li Lei left some money for Jiao Gaoliang and asked him to pass it on to those students who had a difficult life. I will not accept it. It is relatively easy for someone to forward it.

Then continue to visit the United States, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas. The top-ranked agricultural states in the United States have almost traveled all over the country, and Yu Jingshu did not return to China until school was about to start.

(End of this chapter)