this man is not calm

Chapter 356 The grand blueprint in the dream

Jin Shang, who came with great expectations, was actually a little disappointed. This year's ice sculpture exhibition was not as gorgeous as expected, and it was a bit different from the renderings in the previous online pictures.

Even so, as a person of two generations, it was my first time to see it in person, and I still felt that it was a worthwhile trip.

It's beautiful, but it lacks something truly breathtaking.

Fortunately, the expectations of Jin Shang, Li Xuan, Zhang Yunying, and Mei Wenhui were not that high. This situation was already a rare sight elsewhere.

On the afternoon of the third day, a few people who were almost enjoying themselves bought some souvenirs in a nearby business district and were preparing to rush to the next stop. Zhang Hua, the second uncle who was negotiating business in a nearby county or city, came and met Xiao Jin for a meal.

After drinking and eating, we stayed at a special resort hotel and took a hot bath to warm our bodies. Everyone gathered in the leisure hall to drink tea and chat.

Since it was a public space, guests and waiters came in and out. Several acquaintances recognized Zhang Hua and came over to say hello enthusiastically.

After the greetings, the second uncle said with satisfaction:
"It's really different from the past. We have become a well-known local entrepreneur. In the past...when I left Kulunbo, who knew who I was?"

With more than ten thousand cattle and sheep and thousands of hectares of fertile land, the output is quite considerable. But the problem is that no matter how many agricultural and sideline products you produce, it is not considered a skill. Only if you can sell them successfully and realize cash can you have a little bit of ability and be able to sell them at a high price. It can make people take a high look.

Although Jinxi Culture also has P2P business, it still has relatively big disadvantages in this segment, especially cross-border e-commerce, which is inherently inferior to official platforms with credibility and endorsement.

Even though the second uncle's family has so much rice, flour, grains, oils, chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, they are all hot potatoes and cannot be shipped smoothly. They are piled in the warehouse and their prices are falling day by day. It is really heartbreaking.

The latter is even more confident. It relies on the channels of import and export bulk trade and is engaged in P2P e-commerce. From the beginning, it stumbled and faltered, and now, it can already see a bit of success.

"What's the big job for my uncle when he comes here this time?"

"It seems...there is indeed such a thing."

Although it is not strong yet, at least the ceiling has been broken, and the development prospects are obviously more promising.

On an overall level, production is definitely still insufficient. However, if one's own strength is insufficient and it is unable to spread its influence to the lower reaches of the supply chain, but is manipulated by channels, then it is really like making wedding clothes for others.

Why did Jinshang offer extremely high cooperation conditions and informed in advance that there would be no possibility of dividends before going public, while Glacier Trading headed by Zhang Hua still insisted on strategic investment?
Spending 300 million to be able to sell goods from one's own farm to the capital means that this partnership trading company based on agriculture, animal husbandry and breeding has actually stepped out of the trap of local small businesses and reached a higher level. It has become a large company with influence radiating across the country.

I tilted my head and thought for a while, and it seemed that I had seen similar documents in the regular reporting materials of the Strategic Development Department, but...

Jin Shang felt very calm when he heard the emotion.

As luck would have it, Jin Shang's old friend Sun Daqi was the technical consultant for foreign trade and economics and played an extremely important role in it.

"Isn't this... there is also a local online trading platform for agricultural products led by the government? The operation is stumbling, but it is effective, but I always feel that something is missing. Someone asked me to come here to have a look and discuss something by the way. "

In the past year, several e-commerce platforms have emerged across the country that are dominated by local governments or supported by industry associations. Most of them focus on niche areas and have no tendency to develop into full categories. The real threat is still the second largest player in the industry—— Jinghua Mall and the cross-border e-commerce trial operation platform oriented by foreign trade and economics seem to have some "dry information" that people have to pay attention to.

The former was originally a "pixel-level" similar platform that imitated Jinxi Mall. After contacting a group of unlucky people who were overwhelmed by Jinxi Culture's competing products and forming the "Loser Alliance", it then joined forces with "Fetion". "The channel is already somewhat impressive, and it can barely be regarded as an opponent worth paying attention to.

Zhang Hua smiled and nodded:
"Since the effect is not very good, something went wrong..."

I would like to ask those farmers and ranchers, large and small, who doesn’t want to control a stable sales channel?
It can't be done!

"So, you came to seek advice from your uncle?"

This is no longer a problem that can be solved with money. If it can be done purely by throwing money at it, then things will be simple.

After working so hard, getting up early and working late at night, I finally got some results. In the end, I could only drink some soup and water, and all the meat was eaten by others.

With limited strength and insufficient influence, it was unlikely to be a competitive product that could threaten Jinxi Mall, so I didn’t pay much attention to it.

Let’s talk about this local agricultural product trading platform. In essence, it is also a P2P platform. It is lackluster in the P2C field and has no ability to face end customers. It has been in operation for more than a year and has achieved some results, but it is far from what was imagined. There is still a huge gap between the goals.

Jin Shang reacted immediately after hearing this:
"Either there is a problem with the platform, or the supplier is not strong enough. Since I can't find the platform...that is, me, a successful model, to guide me, I naturally thought of inviting my uncle to guide me."

When it comes to such matters, the general thoughts of all parties are almost the same.

It’s not me that’s wrong, it’s the world.

A strong platform will naturally want to urge suppliers to cooperate with its own publicity and promotion.

"As expected, Ashang is very clear."

The second uncle showed a very positive expression of appreciation,

"The idea here... is that the e-commerce website is still used as a window for external display and wholesale. I don't know at all that the gameplay in the virtual world is very different from offline channels."

"Did you correct me?"

"What can I say?"

Zhang Hua looked helpless.
"Technical issues are all trivial. Our brains haven't changed yet, so no matter how much we talk about them, it's all in vain."

Jin Shang, who was stroking his palms, responded reservedly:
"The original intention of creating this platform is good, just to facilitate local people and get rid of the control of channel operators, but I don't know how to do it."

"Ashan...want to help?"

"The two are not direct competitors. Rather, if such small and medium-sized websites become bigger, they are actually helping our Jinxi Mall to expand the market. The Internet... is an emerging industry after all, and e-commerce has failed to gain popularity among the people. To be honest, it’s a bit difficult for us to work hard alone.”

The market is so vast that it would be too eye-catching for a family to eat alone.

"If they continue to come here, let them send someone to visit the headquarters in Beijing to see how Director Wei is doing."

"This is asking me to sell them a favor!"

For Zhang Hua, this is a good thing.

Nowadays, Glacier Trade is somewhat famous in the Northeast, and the second uncle's face is even more valuable. It is impossible to go to a competitor's company for research and inspection without an introduction from an acquaintance.

After accepting this love, it will also be beneficial to the second uncle.

After talking about some trivial matters, the topic fell on Zhang Yunying, who was a bit cautious.

The eldest son of the Zhang family is still quite afraid of his parents. His tutoring must have been very strict when he was a child, so that his cousin, who was usually quite talkative, became a little quiet at this time. Fortunately, my aunt Jin Lanyun stayed in her hometown at this time, supervising the children at home to study, taking care of their food and daily life, and had no time to hang out outside.

Only his father Zhang Hua and his cousin can still speak.

"Young people, it's good to walk outside more. Yunying went to the south for an inspection, and he made great progress after coming back. Let's not talk about whether the investments can make money. The differences in local customs and customs, especially It’s a very insightful understanding of the huge differences in agriculture and animal husbandry between the north and the south.”

"This is not a low rating!"

Zhang Hua glanced at the eldest son, who had a reddish face, and said seriously:

"You can learn small steps slowly. If you don't understand, ask professional people to help. You can't make mistakes in rough judgments. For example, there are big differences between northern agriculture and southern agriculture. To put it simply, our family... is a farmer in the north, so There is a lot of it, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there is a lot of fertile land to be cultivated. As long as you find a way and have a way, you can still get a lot of it, but it is different in the south. Agriculture is inseparable from rural areas and traditional farmers. "

"This understanding is not simple!"

Jin Shang looked at Zhang Hua and then at Zhang Yunying, who was a little uncomfortable.

This cousin, I never mentioned it to my younger cousin, but I didn’t expect that he had a lot of thoughts in his heart.

Although the second uncle just said a few words, he revealed a lot of information.

The climate in the south is mild, the water network is dense, and there is relatively little agricultural land to be developed. It is very troublesome to find a good flat land to build a large farm.

It’s much harder than in the north!
The land is narrow and densely populated, and the plots of land with some value are all owned by owners, or have been used for a long time.

If outsiders want to get involved, they have to deal with local snakes. If they do not coordinate the balance of local interests in villages and towns, nothing will be accomplished.

This is not the case in the north. Although it is not easy for the second uncle to expand his business territory, he can still do it as long as he is willing to spend manpower and material resources to cultivate in the outer northeast, Beihai and other places.

Are farmers and farmers the same kind of people?
They are just engaged in the same industry, but their essence is completely different.

For example, this time, is the second uncle really just here to discuss something about an online trading platform for agricultural products?
At the end of the year, as this year's output was sold off one after another, the funds quickly returned to the market. Zhang Hua, who was relieved of the pressure, began to lay out seeds, veterinary drugs, fertilizers, pesticides and other fields, and also directly acquired several feed factories above designated size. We work with agricultural machinery factories, local agricultural universities, and higher vocational colleges to develop integrated industry-university-research institutes.

The investment in research and development of breeding, advanced production lines, agricultural drones, and animal vaccines alone is not a small amount. If we leave it in the past, we would rely on the fate of the world and hope that the channel dealers will find out that the second uncle who is just living a simple life will not be able to survive. Do you have the ability to try to improve the upstream and downstream industry chains?

This is not the way ordinary farmers and animal husbandry practitioners play, but on the road to becoming a real large-scale grain merchant.

Its ultimate form is the four famous ABCD food giants in the previous life. If you don't know, you can check out the famous United Fruit, as well as a large number of famous banana countries, pineapple countries, tobacco countries, etc. in South America.

The power of the Agricultural Concern is no worse than that of peace bombs for countries and regions with a single economic model.

Of course, the glacier trade led by the second uncle is now far behind. Let alone taking the initiative, it is difficult to even be self-sufficient. Now when I talk about this matter in front of Jin Shang, Li Xuan and Mei Wenhui, I am afraid that I can't handle it. When the time comes, my nephew can help.

The Mei cousin, who was not very enthusiastic at first, showed a little interest as the topic deepened.

"Second uncle, how much effective farmland do you think you can acquire in five years?"

“Let’s see how much money is invested!”

Zhang Hua thought about it for a while, then raised a finger with some uncertainty.

"In the best case scenario, roughly this number?"

"A thousand square kilometers?"

"Is this enough to count?"

Zhang Hua shook his head and said,

"I said ten thousand!"

"what!"

Jin Shang couldn't help but be startled, and immediately realized that his situation was too small.

The area of ​​the capital city is about 1.6 million square kilometers, which is less than 1.7 million square kilometers. In the previous life, United Fruit occupied an area of ​​3.4 million acres at its peak, which was less than 1.4 million square kilometers.

Although the north is a little colder and the land is vast and sparsely populated, the area is so large that it is jaw-dropping, especially the land on the other side of the Black Water. Although it is a little more difficult to develop, as long as you occupy part of the black land, it will be larger than at the beginning of the century. South America, United Fruit, which directly affects most of the Latin American countries and changes the world structure, is even more exaggerated.

It was only then that Jin Shang realized how exaggerated the differences between this life and his previous life were.

"This is the Promised Land, the Land of Longxing. With it, there is almost no need to seek outside. The Central Plains, Pampas Plateau, and Eastern European Plains are all brothers within brothers." 』

If it weren't for the dense cold current nearby, which makes the Northeast the land almost the coldest area at the same latitude on the earth, there might not be anything wrong with other countries at all.

"It's good that my uncle has ideas, but... he has to do what he can. I'm also in debt right now. A little help is not a problem in a short period of time. Large-scale support may be beyond my capabilities."

If you have the money, you can immediately auction off the contract leasing rights in the automobile trading market, which will bring back a lot of funds. This can be deposited in the agriculture and animal husbandry industry with weak liquidity in the long term. This is good in the long run, but in the short term, it is seeking death for Jin Shang.

"I didn't say we were going to do it now. Aren't I just chatting with you and bragging? I don't know when the day will come. I won't be able to do it in my old age. I'll ask Yunying to take care of it. I'll discuss it with you."

It’s okay if it’s not!

I'm afraid that the second uncle will lose money after making some money, and the general trend will expand, causing the capital chain to break, and finally ending up in bankruptcy and liquidation.

There is still a dream. If it comes true one day, it will be awesome.

"So, Yunying is self-aware and cannot play like this in Guan, especially in the south. Like the Xiao Li family, they are based on the local area, take root at the grassroots level, tie all agricultural and rural farmers into the same tank, and rely on collective strength to work together. Only by advancing and retreating can you make money, otherwise..."

Li Xuan smiled and nodded.

In the past, she was ignorant about these things, but now that she has seen them more, she has gained a lot of insights and knows that Zhang Hua's idea is right.

Glacier trade can open up new business territories across the country, but the core strategic direction must be in the north.

The aunt and nephew chatted, occasionally bragging, and talking about trivial matters, until after ten o'clock, they went back to their rooms to rest.

Early the next morning, the second uncle left in a hurry. Jin Shang and his party spent another two days visiting several scenic spots before preparing to return.

(End of this chapter)