1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 382 The situation changed too quickly

There was a popular saying at some point after the millennium;

"If a girl wasn't so pretty, she would still be able to get into university."

Although this statement is a bit too absolute, it does make sense.

Judging from the results of the social sampling survey at that time, a person's appearance/ability is often inversely proportional to his or her academic qualifications.

Of course, compared with the millennium, the overall situation before the mid-1990s was much better, with many new-age intellectual women with both good looks and academic qualifications everywhere;
But overall, compared to the middle schools and technical secondary schools where there are really a lot of beauties, there are only a few really beautiful college students and graduate students these days. Even in the southwest region where there are many beauties, there are not many girls who can make Yang Mo's eyes light up.
According to his standards, most of the girls participating in the social gathering today are actually between 80 and 88 points in terms of appearance. If we only look at facial features, not to mention Miss Mu, even the androgynous eggplant girl with a buzz cut all day can outshine the majority of them... Although the eggplant girl does not have the slightest bit of feminine aura, to be fair, her facial features are still very regular and three-dimensional.

Although their facial features were not enough to amaze Yang Mo, the girls present today had academic qualifications, and their words and deeds showed good upbringing. Their inner confidence also gave them a lot of extra points, as if they would glow when exposed to the sun.
This is probably the main reason why so many young talents attach so much importance to today's social gathering. After all, in this era, it is not easy to find girls with good temperament and good looks, and the four words "intellectual women" are a super filter amplifier that future generations cannot understand.

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However, compared with whether the true beauty of the more than 300 girls attending the meeting today was overestimated, Yang Mo, who was pulled over to screen Chen Feiyu, was actually more interested in other things.

The first were the dozen or so unfamiliar union workers from the drilling company. Yang Mo was surprised by their strong organizational skills.

You have to know that according to the current popular male-female ratio of 1:1.5, the total number of young men and women participating in the social gathering today is more than 700, which is quite large.
The outdoor recreation base that serves as the gathering point today is also very large... Although the various facilities are still too simple in Yang Mo's opinion, the overall area is definitely not less than 70 acres.

Anyone who has been responsible for organizing a live event should know that when more than 700 men and women who do not know each other gather in such a large venue, it is necessary to ensure basic order and prevent possible conflicts; to conduct multiple permutations and pairings, and to ensure fairness and justice while giving the young men and women enough contact time to cultivate goodwill; and to ensure that these young men and women who participate in the event always maintain a good mood as relaxed and comfortable as possible to maintain their state... What a nightmare it is.

But these union workers do a very good job in organization, scheduling and management.

Once everyone arrived, they were divided into groups and assigned tasks according to the four major links of "entertainment", "preparation", "cooking" and "resting". Then they were re-grouped a second or third time based on the time difference between various entertainment projects and the preparation of drinks and food, to ensure that every pair of young men and women had relatively ample contact time.

Although this arrangement seems to treat blind dates as a large-scale production campaign, and there is not much of the relaxed and leisurely atmosphere that is common in blind dates, it must be said that such a compulsory arrangement has too many benefits... At the very least, it can divide more than 700 good people into dozens of small groups, which can not only effectively relieve the tension of these young men and women, but also leave relatively ample and private space, giving these young people the opportunity to enhance their feelings through cooperative interaction.

In short, these arrangements embody the true meaning of the old saying: "When men and women work together, work is not tiring; when men and women join hands, they can fly high and far."

Looking at the union staff who were busy issuing orders in an orderly manner, Yang Mo couldn't help but smacking his lips.

Tsk tsk~
This should be the reserve elite that Mr. Wang just transferred from the second company or the headquarters, right?

The reason why he was arranged to work in the labor union's pension department was probably because the drilling company's labor union was one of the least sensitive departments and would not cause strong backlash from the heads of other departments.

However, it is unknown how these veterans of organizational management will be placed in relatively key departments and positions in the future.

perhaps……

You can also try to apply and recruit these talented people who have great potential into Momobaitou, and then arrange some not-so-harmful positions to do project execution?

Momobaitou is in great need of such people right now!
Thinking of this, Yang Mo shook his head, and under the slightly disdainful gaze of a pretty girl next to him, he lazily threw a burning piece of firewood into the iron bucket like a sloth.

As long as Mr. Wang does not take action on the tertiary industry business projects under Momo Baitou, it is actually a good choice to provide these people with a secondary springboard under the premise of a win-win situation.

But he would talk about the future later. Compared with how this pioneer planned to gradually sideline his original subordinates, and whether transferring these people to Momo Baitou would cause hidden dangers, he was more concerned about whether Chen Feiyu would be unlucky enough to meet a woman who wanted to kill him, and...

Damn, is the food provided by this place coal or charcoal soaked in water?
How come the firewood is almost burned out, but the fire hasn't started yet?

Just when Yang Mo was getting angry...

"Sixth Brother, let me light a fire for you. Hurry over there. The outdoor base has sent over a lot of goodies. Su Yu wants you to go over there and try some of them. You can also help him figure out how to pair the self-service cakes!"

Amid the girls' vaguely contemptuous looks, the fat boy Zhang Jun came over and stealthily nudged Yang Mo with his shoulder... In order to avoid some trouble, the girls all addressed Yang Mo as "Old Six" today.

good stuff?
Yang Mo looked suspiciously at the tables lined up not far away, and saw Su Yu happily fiddling with some large plastic frames.

Although limited by objective conditions, the hardware of the outdoor recreation base chosen today is indeed a bit rough, but the food standards are indeed not low. In addition to all kinds of meat, according to the plan of the union, today we will also learn from the Western way and provide unlimited buffet desserts and fruits... Even in the early 90s, desserts were still considered a light luxury. The drilling company actually shouted the slogan of all kinds of desserts, which can be said to be not enough sincerity for this social gathering.

As one of the three most eye-catching and anticipated benefits of this social gathering, the dessert buffet area naturally requires a lot of manpower, so it is not surprising that Su Yu and Zhang Jun were assigned to the preparation of the dessert buffet even though they were not in the same group.

only……

Logically speaking, Su Yu is not a guy who has never seen the world. Even if the desserts provided by the drilling company today are all kinds of cakes and breads that are rare in Qi and Lu nowadays, he shouldn't be so excited, right?

Could it be...

This kid also met the woman who wanted to kill him, so the fat man ran over to warn him?

Thinking of this, Yang Mo glanced at Zhang Jun who was fiddling with the iron bucket with a pair of pliers, took a breath with some toothache, then ignored the dissatisfied eyes around him and walked straight towards the self-service dessert area.

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"Sixth Brother, here, try this... This is good stuff, and it's one of the highlights of today!"

As soon as Yang Mo approached, Su Yu handed him a bright red fruit and urged him to taste it impatiently.

After observing this guy carefully, he found that the excitement on his face did not seem to be because there were two pretty girls in the same group, but purely based on the discovery of a new world. Yang Mo felt relieved... I said, this guy has all the five evils, how could he fall into a woman's trap so easily?
After secretly breathing a sigh of relief, under the other party's impatient urging, Yang Mo turned his attention to the fruit that was forced into his hand.

Eh!???

This is……

cherries?
Yang Mo looked at the fruit in his hand, which was nearly the size of a one-yuan coin, with some surprise, and subconsciously pinched the flesh.

A slightly hard, gummy feeling came from the fingertips.

That’s right, it’s cherries.

Different from the common purple-black cherries in later generations, the cherry in Yang Mo's hand was a pleasing bright red color. The oily skin and crystal flesh were filtered through by the sunlight, showing a distinct jade texture, which was indescribably tempting and festive.

A series of doubts inexplicably emerged in his mind. Yang Mo glanced at Su Yu, who looked expectant but a little nervous. He pondered for a moment and suddenly laughed: "Old Su, it seems that the company is willing to spend money this time... Is this imported?"

Su Yu caught the weirdness in Yang Mo's smile, his expression froze, and he quietly pulled Yang Mo aside, then smiled bitterly: "Boss, stop joking, foreign exchange is so precious nowadays, how can the company risk being reported by others and spend this money to import this stuff? Besides... foreign sweet cherries are not on the market at this time!"

Yang Mo looked at him and nodded without comment: "I said that given your situation, you shouldn't be so concerned about today's social gathering. Moreover, you dragged me here even though you knew I already had a partner. You've been making a fuss for so long... Tell me, what's going on?"

Su Yu heard the displeasure in Yang Mo's tone, and immediately gasped with a toothache: "Boss, I swear to God, I really didn't mean to hide it from you. I dragged you here today because it was just a coincidence..."

Before he finished speaking, Yang Mo raised his hand to interrupt him: "Don't talk about those nonsense, explain first, what's the situation?"

Su Yu saw this and his face turned bitter: "Boss, let me make it clear in advance that I really didn't have any other intentions. I just wanted to ask you to try this thing and give me some advice."

Yang Mo squinted his eyes at him: "Give me some advice?...Don't beat around the bush!"

Su Yu's face wrinkled, and then he sighed depressedly: "Well, the situation is... For some reasons, Mr. He wants to achieve more results, so he has set his sights on cash crops that can generate a lot of income, hoping to use this as a breakthrough."

Yang Mo naturally knew what the "some reasons" he was talking about were, and nodded without comment: "Is the starting point limited to the county, or is it related to the city as well?"

Su Yu smiled bitterly: "Both, but at present it is mainly based on the county's considerations. The factors in the city are not so obvious yet... But if we achieve results, it may not be the case."

Yang Mo hummed softly: "So your uncle is no longer in control of himself?"

Su Yu's expression was a little awkward: "I can't help it. Some things have already started, and you can't decide... To be specific, I shouldn't have asked for help from you on behalf of my uncle before the New Year... But I can't help it, who told me that my uncle is a local?"

Yang Mo nodded again. Anyone who knew something about the system knew what the word "executive" meant, and understood why Su Yu said that.

Seeing that Yang Mo didn't say anything, Su Yu glanced around and then continued to talk to himself: "Our Linyi County is different from other places. In fact, there are not many high-value economic crops that can be vigorously developed. So after careful research, my uncle and others finally focused on the introduction of European sweet cherries... After all, Linyi County still has a few cherry valleys, and this thing is not grown much in China. As long as we can find a market, the benefits are still very considerable."

Yang Mo glanced at him and said, "So you have set your sights on today's social gathering? After all, in Linyi County, the group that can afford to consume European sweet cherries is basically concentrated in those dozen companies;"

"Among these people, young people who want to date someone are the most willing to spend money and buy some novelties to please girls. As long as we let these young people experience it a few more times at such large-scale social gatherings, we can start to increase sales... Haha, the girls participating in the social gatherings today are generally not bad. If you want to woo them, you have to spend a lot of money."

At this point, Yang Mo glared at him and said, "Old Su, that's good. You know how to build a premium scenario to cover the huge initial costs of a new project by bundling rigid demand, and then motivate the farmers through generous profits... Isn't this good? What other opinions do you need from me? "

Hearing the sarcasm in Yang Mo's tone, Su Yu's bile was about to burst out: "Boss, it's not that simple..." "I did this because I had no choice. I originally thought that I would just share the pressure with my uncle so that he could handle it. When General Manager He found out that this project was actually a bit useless and the market's digestion capacity was limited, he naturally gave up the idea, and my uncle got through this hurdle;"

"Although my uncle and I both think that we can barely handle this, we still feel uncertain... You just happened to be back, so I want you to help us with some advice."

If someone is outside the system and has not experienced that era, they will definitely not understand Su Yu's incoherent words, but Yang Mo has dealt with the competent authorities in Texas many times, so he understands what this guy is worried about.

He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Why, this variety is not native to our Qilu?"

Su Yu heaved a sigh of relief when he saw his boss finally speak up. "If it was our own variety, my uncle wouldn't be so entangled... This sweet cherry variety is called Red Lantern. It was bred by Dalian Agricultural Science Institute in the 1960s and 1970s, using the two European sweet cherry varieties Na Weng and Topaz as the female parents... It is said that it has been submitted to the LN Province Science and Technology Progress Award this year."

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Let me tell you a fact that many people may not know.

As the country with the largest global consumption, largest planting area, and largest global production of cherries after 2014, more than % of the cherries that can be seen on the Chinese market are actually domestically produced cherries;
Just like "cherries" are actually just a transliterated product name, the name "big cherry" is actually just a folk name used by Chinese people. Different from the "Chinese cherry" in China, which is commonly known as the small cherry, the real name of this thing should be called European sweet cherry.

As the name suggests, this thing is an imported product and its origin is not in China.

However, it is different from what Chinese people think. This thing was actually introduced to our country as early as the 1960s as part of the local crop improvement plan, and quite a few varieties were introduced. The "Na Weng" and "Huang Yu" mentioned by Su Yu just now were among the varieties introduced at that time. However, in that era when people could not even get enough food, it was naturally impossible for the country to vigorously develop the scale of planting this thing.

Although European sweet cherries have not been planted on a large scale before due to the shortage of materials, the exploration of localized independent varieties has never stopped.

Among them, the most research work was done by the Agricultural Science Academy of Liaoning, Qilu and Shaanxi provinces.

There is no way. European sweet cherries are actually very delicate. The cold storage period is not enough. If the temperature is too low during the winter, they will be frozen to death. Too little rainfall will cause them to wilt permanently, and too much rainfall will cause root rot. They will not grow well in soil that is too alkaline, and acidic soil is even more unsuitable. In addition, there are requirements for light intensity and temperature difference between day and night.

In short, although there is a small amount of planting in the southwest, overall, this thing is difficult to grow well south of the Yangtze River; but even north of the Yangtze River, only the Bohai Bay area and parts of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia are suitable for planting... Even the Henan and Hebei regions, which are only a line away from Qi and Lu, are not suitable for large-scale planting.

Since they have the natural advantage of growing European sweet cherries, the agricultural science academies in Liaoning, Shandong and Shaanxi provinces will naturally not sit idle... Just because there are no conditions for large-scale planting now doesn't mean there won't be such conditions in the future!
It's a pity that although agricultural researchers in the three provinces were working hard, the first to make a breakthrough was the Agricultural Science Institute in Dalian, Liaoning. The "Red Light" they bred in the first generation of breeding nurseries in the 60s is not only a rare early-maturing variety, but also has an average fruit weight of nearly 10g... In addition, the average content of solids in its pulp reaches 17.1%, and its storage resistance has been first-class in the world for a long time.

It can be said that even from the perspective of later generations, the Red Lantern variety is an extremely excellent commercial variety... In fact, this variety is widely planted even in later generations.

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"Are you planning to participate in the LN Province Science and Technology Progress Award this year?"

Yang Mo frowned, picked up the big cherry in his hand and took a bite, the slightly sour taste melted in his mouth: "If that's the case, why didn't your uncle and his team choose their own variety as a breakthrough point... Do you think the province doesn't have face?"

Su Yu smiled bitterly: "Boss, there are naturally rules for getting around in the system. Although I will definitely not be able to become a three-good student after losing 20 points on the paper, if I don't even get 60 points, I might be held back... Compared to being scolded by the class teacher, it's safer to make sure I pass the exam first."

Yang Mo understood: "The Agricultural Science Academy in Qilu doesn't have a more suitable independent variety?"

Su Yu nodded: "At that time, we focused our main efforts on the superior varieties in our province. Since Dalian was the first to hand in a high-scoring answer sheet, we naturally didn't have that much motivation... But who would have thought that the changes would be so fast now!"

Yang Mo naturally knew that the changes he was talking about were not on the economic level. High-quality cherries, which are fruits with certain regional scarcity and can be endowed with light luxury attributes, can gradually demonstrate their value only after the per capita GDP exceeds US$4000. The current domestic per capita GDP standard is still far from that.

Su Yu sighed when he saw this, "This is not the worst. The worst is that our province only imported varieties such as [Zaoshengfan], [Samituo], and [Sparik] from Canada two years ago, in 1988, and they have not passed the provincial approval until now... So, Boss, do you know the attitude of the province?"

Yang Mo smiled and said, "Such a simple question, anyone with a discerning eye can see it... We Qilu people care about our reputation, and everyone on Earth knows it."

After he said that, he pondered for a while and suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question: "It seems that... the trend of tax-sharing reform has already reached the county in advance?"

Saving face is one thing, but considering what Su Yu said before and after, it is obvious that this matter is not just about face.

Su Yu sighed: "Although Linyi County is small, it has long been the leader in economic development in Dezhou thanks to the driving effect of our oil companies. How could such a big thing as the tax-sharing reform not come to us?"

Su Yu added in a low voice: "After the news that the tax-sharing reform is likely to be set in stone came out, some people felt a lot of pressure, but others began to get impatient... Boss, the situation this year is completely different from last year."

Yang Mo nodded, knowing what he was reminding him.

He paused for a moment and said, "I don't want to get involved in your uncle's affairs. I'm just giving my own business opinion... Although the market potential of European and American sweet cherries is huge, overall, I don't recommend promoting large-scale planting at this time;"

"The reason is very simple. At present, the main demand of domestic consumers is to have enough food to eat. It will take some time for them to pursue "eating well"... Even if a small group of people have already entered a well-off level in advance, the base number is still there. Small-scale targeted supply may be fine, but large-scale planting will definitely lead to serious problems of unsalable products. "

"In addition, although the domestically cultivated varieties of European sweet cherries are generally excellent, they are a global variety. They can be grown in any temperate climate zone near the sea. Among the more than 70 countries that can currently grow European sweet cherries on a large scale, there are many areas with favorable weather and location. The sweet cherries grown there are not only larger in size, but they may not even have a sour taste at all."

"Therefore, although Shandong has the geographical advantage of exporting to Northeast Asia, and has also caught up with the wave of industrial transfer and overseas investment in island countries; and diplomatic relations with South Korea are about to be established, so we can try to expand various foreign trade cooperation areas...but overall, this time window is limited. At most, after three to five years, we will eventually return to the essence of trade and face direct competition with other sweet cherry producing areas in the world. Therefore, I don’t think it is a good thing to blindly expand the planting area now."

At this point, Yang Mo shrugged his shoulders and said, "Besides that, even if European sweet cherries have better storage resistance than other products, they are still perishable fresh products. If there is no strong cold chain support, the direct or indirect losses will be staggering if they are shipped across the ocean to other countries. It is really not worth the loss... Of course, if you have mature ideas for deep processing in this area, you might as well give it a try."

"In fact, I think that our country's unique small cherry, that is, the Chinese cherry, can actually be developed in this regard;"

"Although cherries have the disadvantages of large cores and little flesh, and they are not durable in storage, and their taste is distinctive and not everyone can get used to them, they have the advantage of being a place of origin. If that doesn't work, they can be canned or made into jam... As far as I know, this thing is still quite popular in Europe at least."

The initial expansion of cherry planting in China was based on the large-scale felling of native cherries.

This does not mean that we need to free up land, but native cherries and European sweet cherries are of the same species after all. It is an excellent choice to cut down the native cherry trees and leave only a stump as a rootstock... With this old stump as support, the grafted seedlings not only have a high survival rate and grow fast, but also have a fruiting time much longer than cuttings.

Although if you don't want to grow cherries at that time, you can cut off the branches and sprout new seedlings from the old stumps. In a few years, they will become native Chinese cherries again. But no matter what, the flavor of the small cherries grown after this operation cannot be compared with the original ones.

As a reborn person, Yang Mo naturally knew that many of China's unique native cherries were actually no worse than the so-called cherries in terms of variety competitive advantages and medicinal extraction value. However, with the current level of technology and international demand, if they are to be able to display their due brilliance, they will have to endure for a few decades.

But no matter what, he still hopes to preserve more precious gene pools for the Chinese people as much as possible... Although he has not done much research on this, it is an indisputable fact that in later generations in China, many originally common plants, including some native cherries, have gradually become "vulnerable" levels.

Su Yu looked at his boss in annoyance. Yang Mo's words seemed to give him some advice, but it also seemed that he didn't. He scratched his head and said, "Boss, I know that local cherries can be processed and exported... In fact, Chief Mu also collected a lot of cherries from the villages with cherry valleys this year to make jam, which was then exported to the north and Europe. "

"But the problem is... the production of small cherries is not high, and the key is that they can't be sold at a high price!"

At this point, Su Yu sighed depressedly: "You also know the current situation in the country. Low output value is the original sin."

"And more importantly..."

After a slight pause, Su Yu looked around again, then lowered his voice: "The key is that a lot of sugar is needed to make jam and canned food;"

"In the past, this was not a big problem. We could just apply for some quotas and it would be done. Anyway, the sugar production in the north is not low. Although the sugar beet planting area in Qi and Lu is not large, there is no shortage in the northeast. We can just transfer them to each other and it will be done."

"But given the current situation...it may not be so easy to approve the quota in the future."

Yang Mo frowned: "The country is going to increase its storage and control efforts?"

Su Yu shook his head. "I haven't heard of the relevant news. But since everyone has realized that the country intends to implement the tax-sharing reform, then under the market mechanism, the priority order of supply of scarce materials for low-value projects... Boss, you know."

"Besides, everyone knows the principle of [new things, new needs, new supporting facilities], so..."

Su Yu didn't continue talking, but Yang Mo had already reacted and sighed with some exhaustion.

Of course he knew that what Su Yu said was just a superficial reason, but what if he knew the real reason?
Hey~
In this era, things changed so fast that he was unable to focus on one thing while balancing another.

Seeing this, Su Yu comforted him, "Boss, don't think too much. I asked you for some advice today just to give you some peace of mind."

"In short, whether it's me or my uncle, our attitude towards this matter is [60 points are good, one point more is a waste], so I didn't come to you about this matter right away, and my uncle didn't apply to the company for project cooperation right away;"

"To put it simply, if we can rely on the county's own efforts to gradually promote this project through market-oriented means, that would certainly be gratifying. After all, my uncle doesn't mind getting 80 points. But if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter, as long as we can pass... So after discussion, we thought of using today's social gathering as a starting point to see the actual reaction."

As he spoke, Su Yu picked up a big cherry and rubbed it on his body, then put it into his mouth: "What a coincidence, in theory, although this thing is an early-maturing variety, it still has to wait until the end of May to fully mature. It's just that the weather got hot early this year, so it's basically ripe in the first half of the month... Otherwise, it wouldn't be able to catch up with such a good time for the social gathering."

Yang Mo laughed and was about to say a few more words when he suddenly heard a commotion not far away.

Turning my head, I saw two buses slowly stopping on the lawn, and then a dozen unfamiliar young men and women jumped out of the bus. They looked around, as if they were at home, and walked straight towards the self-service dessert area with smiles on their faces.

Seeing these young people casually picking up a piece of cream cake and putting it in their mouths as if no one was around, and then laughing and commenting on each other, Yang Mo glanced at Su Yu who was gasping for air as if he had a toothache, and couldn't help frowning...

(End of this chapter)