1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 22 Unexpected ending
The essence of business is information asymmetry.

As a reborn person who once worked as a VC, Yang Mo has been exposed to many industries and projects in his previous life.

Since 2013, with the serious oversupply of financial capital, some investment banks have naturally turned their attention to the agricultural sector. Therefore, Yang Mo has some understanding of the situation of the primary industry and terminal markets at home and abroad.

Ok……

It must be said that for a long time, the marketing of domestic agricultural products has been somewhat inhumane.

The same big cherry produced in Shandong can be sold at ten times the price if it is called "Cheri" (which means "cherry" in Chinese).

It is still a pineapple, but if you give it the name of "pineapple", it can still be sold at a heart-pounding price.

Even the unpalatable black plum, which is called "black plum" by phonetic transcription, can be sold for more than ten yuan each - even so, there were still countless consumers who were willing to pay for it.

As for the rest, such as wild rice, which is hyped as "noble rice", kiwi fruit, which is named "kiwi fruit" and then exported to domestic sales, "kale", which is essentially cauliflower, etc., there is no telling how many there are...

But there is no way. From 1978, when China began its reform and opening up, to 2015, these 37 years were both 37 years of rapid growth for China and 37 years of extreme lack of self-confidence among the Chinese people. In this environment, it is not surprising that businesses take advantage of the Chinese people's mentality that "the moon is rounder abroad" to make moves.

Although everyone hates these behaviors, in fact, this set of things is actually learned from abroad...

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The so-called "golden vegetable" is actually sweet potato vines - and they are the kind of dried sweet potato vines.

In fact, most students who grew up in rural areas in the south have eaten sweet potato vines - sweet potato vines fried with bacon, sweet potato vine soup, stir-fried sweet potato stems, etc., were once home-cooked dishes on rural tables.

It’s just that what we eat are “fresh vegetables”, and the sweet potato vines we use are the tender buds and stems that have just grown out not long ago; once the sweet potatoes enter the maturity period, these sweet potato vines will become old and can no longer be used directly for cooking.

Therefore, in China, the vines left after the sweet potatoes are harvested are either fed to pigs or crushed and returned to the fields as fertilizer.

But in Japan and South Korea, relatively tender sweet potato vines are often used to make kimchi, while completely old sweet potato vines are used to make dried vegetables - both of which are very popular locally.

Especially in Korea, many people are used to storing dried sweet potato vines as home-cooked dried vegetables. When they want to eat them, they just soak them and stir-fry them with chili peppers.

In a sense, the importance of dried sweet potato vines to them is not much less than that of kimchi - after all, sweet potato vines are very rich in carotene, various vitamins, fiber, iron, calcium and other nutrients. And as we all know, Koreans have always been eager to increase their intake of vitamins.

The name "Golden Vegetable" is the name given by Koreans to dried sweet potato vines.

This kind of thing, which is only suitable for feeding pigs in China, not only has a very high-sounding name over there, but is also ridiculously expensive. According to Yang Mo's memory, in 2018, the terminal market price of dried sweet potato vines in South Korea was as high as 54 RMB/100g.

Although there is still some time before 1992, when China and South Korea formally established diplomatic relations, there are many South Korean businessmen who have gone to Shandong to set up outposts amid the honeymoon period between China and the United States.

Even though South Korea has always been strict on foreign agricultural product processing, and even has certain policies and price discrimination towards foreign primary agricultural products, if the BUFF is added, the terminal selling price of primary agricultural products such as golden vegetables should be 1 US dollar/100G and the distribution price of 0.3 US dollars/100G should be achievable based on the exchange rate fluctuations.

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Hearing that the dried sweet potato vines in Japan and South Korea are so expensive, everyone opened their mouths in disbelief...

"Aren't the people over there said to be very rich? They all dress very nicely, so why are they eating this kind of pig food?" Old Man Zhao asked in disbelief.

Yang Mo curled his lips: "Who told you that if you dress well, you will definitely eat well? The food over there... forget it. Anyway, if you have been to South Korea, you will definitely eat so much pickles that you will doubt your life!"

Yang Mo added, "Although the food in South Korea seems very shabby to us, they themselves have extremely high requirements for the raw materials and appearance of various pickles... Take the most common Chinese cabbage for example. If it is not the sweetheart cabbage bred in their own country, they will not accept it even if it is cheap. So don't really think it's that easy to sell agricultural products there!"

"But fortunately, the people in this country are rather strange... On the one hand, due to historical reasons, they are emotionally very averse to island countries; but on the other hand, products from island countries are regarded as high-end products and are highly sought after;"

"So, if nothing unexpected happens, the golden dish made from purple sweet potatoes will definitely be sought after by South Korean buyers... You know, the mountain purple sweet potatoes are cultivated in an island country, and there are not many regions in the world that can produce them."

After vaguely understanding the relationship between them, and thinking about the changes in Qilu in the past few years, everyone suddenly made a sound of understanding. With the identity of "Taiwanese businessman" as a guarantee, everyone did not suspect that Yang Mo was fooling them, but felt that the purple sweet potato vines left in their village had the sign of turning into copper coins - anyone who has planted sweet potatoes knows that the vines on the surface of a purple sweet potato can even reach more than three times the weight of the root tuber. Even if the vines and leaves that are too old to eat need to be trimmed, the yield per mu is definitely a number that cannot be underestimated.

Seeing that everyone had fallen into the trap, Yang Mo glanced at Su Yu on the side. Just as he was about to ask him to cooperate according to the plan, the square-faced middle-aged man suddenly touched Yang Mo lightly and said, "Boss Yang, please come over here and talk."

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After following him for a few steps in a somewhat strange manner, the middle-aged man's smiling face immediately became serious: "Xiao Yang, those things you said before, whether it was the purple sweet potato drink or the golden vegetable... were they just made up or were they true?"

Hearing the other party calling him "Xiao Yang", Yang Mo couldn't help but frowning slightly - the current show was not over yet, if others heard it, all the previous efforts would be in vain.

Seeing the young man looking at him with a somewhat unhappy look, the middle-aged man smiled slightly as if he had misunderstood something, and explained: "I haven't had the chance to introduce myself before... My name is Luo Yong, Su Yu's uncle, and the deputy section chief of the Linyi County Agricultural Bureau... Although I was forced by that guy to come here to help this time, the reason written on the unit's vehicle registration form was a grassroots inspection."

When Yang Mo heard this, he immediately understood... I mean, how come Su Yu was so quick and agile? He finally pulled his uncle over after all the fuss.

Since there was such a powerful relationship, Yang Mo did not hide it from him: "Of course it's true, otherwise how could a young man like me who knows nothing fool so many people?"

"Moreover, the highest level of lying is to tell the truth. That way, even if you get caught, there won't be any sequelae... Anyway, Xialiu Village lacks funds, production lines, and technology. Even the most technologically incompetent golden vegetables lack export channels. Even if we tell them all these things, it won't solve the current problem except to boost their confidence."

"But that's a matter for the future. It has nothing to do with me. Anyway, my job is to prevent these villagers from causing trouble at our drilling company's operation base... To put it bluntly, after a few months, when these villagers find out that they don't have the qualifications and can't find a buyer for golden vegetables, even if they run to Xialiu Village and beat Manager Yan to death, it won't have anything to do with me!"

It is difficult for later generations to understand why Yang Mo spoke so unscrupulously, and why he also had the intention of warning the deputy section chief. After all, one is a civilian and the other is an official.

But in fact, until the millennium, "officials are lowly and people are high" had always been the norm in various parts of the country, especially in many county and township areas. The more grassroots the situation, the more obvious it was.

Of course, the "people" here is somewhat different from the "people" in everyone's understanding... Simply put, apart from local celebrities, probably only old employees of state-owned enterprises, or employees of central enterprises that are not under local jurisdiction, would dare to speak so loudly to a deputy section chief of the Agricultural Bureau.

Luo Yong did not take Yang Mo's "rudeness" to heart, not to mention that the other party was a member of the Southwest Drilling Company, whom he could not afford to offend or control. Even if he could control him, he would not care - his nephew, whom he had high hopes for, was in the same department as this young man, and based on the initial information, his nephew might need a lot of care from others to gain a firm foothold.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that my nephew successfully obtains a formal position in Southwest Drilling Company.

Thinking of his nephew who had never performed well at his job, Luo Yong hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind - even if it was for the establishment and future of his nephew, this matter today had to be handled beautifully.

Besides, even if half of the information this kid said before was true, it would definitely be a great political achievement for me!

Thinking of this, Luo Yong did not hesitate at all and said loudly, "Great! Mr. Yang is really generous. He is willing to give the production, processing and export business of golden vegetables as a meeting gift... Then I would like to thank Mr. Yang on behalf of the County Agricultural Bureau and the Foreign Trade Bureau... Don't worry, I will hold a meeting with the Commerce Bureau to discuss and report after I go back, and then immediately contact the buyers in Japan and South Korea... When the matter is settled, I must treat Mr. Yang to a good meal!"

As he said that, Luo Yong turned around and walked in front of Yan Laoxi, with an expression of great expectations: "Manager Yan, we will connect with the buyers in Japan and South Korea, and the production and processing of golden vegetables will be handed over to you Xialiu Tongxiao Commune... Remember, you must ensure the quality, and don't embarrass us in Qilu!"

Not only Yang Mo, but everyone else was also stunned.

What do you mean?
meaning is……

Is this how the deal was done?

Qilu has a natural locational advantage in trade with Northeast Asia. Now with the help of the Agriculture Bureau and the Commerce Bureau, as long as what the Taiwanese businessman said is true, these purple sweet potato vines can basically be sold at a sky-high price.

"Let's go, Manager Yan, take everyone to have a look at the purple sweet potato vines in your Xialiu Village... Let's go to each village. Let's ask General Manager Yang to help assess how much golden vegetables can be produced and set a target. This way, when we communicate with the South Korean buyers, we will have a rough idea in mind... Why are you still standing there? Let's get in the car together!"

Luo Yong waved his hand, revealing the aura of a deputy section chief, and instantly took control of the scene.

Looking at Luo Yong's unquestionable tone, Yang Mo suddenly felt a toothache.

Judging from your attitude...are you planning to make the fake into reality?

(End of this chapter)