The Super Rich: Start from when the family business is about to go bankrupt!

Chapter 776 WPG Pampers the Little Foreigner? Cold-Region Blood Oranges and Super Anthocyanins! Those with nothing to lose are fearless!

When asked by the foreigner, An Wuyang shook his head directly, "Neither Moscow nor Siberia can meet the effective accumulated temperature requirements for citrus plants."

Anna was immediately puzzled, "What is meant by effective accumulated temperature?"

"Well, it's a concept from biology. Simply put, it's about a plant's temperature requirements. For example, blood oranges typically need to grow in an environment with an average annual temperature of 15-30 degrees Celsius." An Wuyang didn't explain the concept in detail.

“Your Northern Bear Kingdom is covered in ice and snow, which is simply not enough to meet our needs,” An Wuyang explained.

After all, both Moscow and Siberia have long and cold winters, and citrus plants would all die if planted outdoors in one winter!
Anna posed the hypothetical question, "What if we used a glass greenhouse?"

"For example, if we build glass greenhouses like the ones you've built, and we also build glass greenhouses in Moscow or Siberia, then wouldn't we be able to grow crops there?" Anna added.

……

'Ding! '

'Random Event: Overcome the Cold!'

"Whether it's Moscow or Siberia, their natural environments certainly can't meet the growth requirements of blood oranges, but humans can overcome nature. What if we used glass greenhouses for insulation?"

'Even the coldest winter days can be conquered!'

The event requires the host to establish corresponding glass greenhouses in Siberia or Moscow to cultivate blood oranges, which will then become [Cold Region Blood Oranges].

Event Reward: The [Cold Region Blood Orange] will generate [Super Anthocyanins], effectively delaying sun-induced skin aging. Combined with the [Aloe Vera Program], it will effectively improve wrinkles and sagging skin.

……

The Happy Life System sent a notification to An Wuyang, indicating that a new random event had been triggered.

An Wuyang glanced at the notification from Tongzi Ge while multitasking before replying to Anna, "If a glass greenhouse is used, then it is indeed possible to graft and transplant blood oranges to Moscow or Siberia."

“I recommend choosing Mosk!” An Wuyang added.

Anna asked, puzzled, "Why?"

“Land is cheaper in Siberia, so wouldn’t it be more cost-effective to choose Siberia?” Anna added.

Previously, when CLC Group was trying to curry favor with An Wuyang by building a zoo, they chose to establish it in Siberia, since land was cheaper there and the area was far from the reach of the central government.

They can raise animals according to An Wuyang's preferences without worrying about any problems.

An Wuyang explained the reason to the young foreigner: "Although land in Siberia is cheaper, glass greenhouses require a stable energy supply, and convenient transportation is also needed during construction."

“From the start of construction to future continuous operation, Moscow is definitely more suitable,” An Wuyang explained.

"If you want to graft and transplant blood oranges, then Mosk is definitely the better choice," An Wuyang concluded.

Anna asked curiously, "Are glass greenhouses expensive to build? Are the ongoing operating costs high?"

An Wuyang answered definitively, "It's expensive! And the subsequent operating costs are also very high!"

"For example, the cost of building a glass greenhouse in Shengqing is about 500 yuan per square meter," An Wuyang explained.

Anna asked in confusion, "It's just some glass, why is it so expensive?"

An Wuyang smiled and said, "If it were just glass, it certainly wouldn't be this expensive."

“But a glass greenhouse is not just about glass; it also includes the internal steel frame structure, the external glass, and construction costs, among other things,” An Wuyang explained in detail.

“Furthermore, the cost of building a glass greenhouse in your Moscow would definitely be higher,” An Wuyang added.

Anna asked again, puzzled, "Why? The labor costs in our Northern Bear Kingdom aren't actually that much higher."

While the human resource costs in the Northern Bear Kingdom are indeed slightly higher than those in the Xia Kingdom, the difference is limited and not as exaggerated as those in the Bald Eagle or the Europa League.

“It’s not just a matter of human resource costs,” An Wuyang replied.

“First of all, there’s the difference in temperature,” An Wuyang explained in detail. “In our Shengqing, it hardly snows during the winter, and the number of days below zero is very limited, but in your Moscow, the winter is a world of ice and snow.”

“Colder weather means that better steel will be used when building glass greenhouses, and the outer glass will need to be double-laminated or even triple-laminated,” An Wuyang explained.

"This would require higher construction costs, and if we add the corresponding increase in human resource costs, the final construction cost could potentially double," An Wuyang gave a rough calculation.

“Secondly, there are operating costs. A glass greenhouse can essentially be understood as an air-conditioned room. In colder weather, a heating system is used, which naturally consumes more energy. This is easy to understand, right?” An Wuyang asked.

“Perhaps we can use a boiler for heating,” Anna suggested.

An Wuyang nodded, "That's certainly possible."

“How about this, let’s first build a ten-acre glass greenhouse in the Mosk region and see how the blood orange trees grafted and transplanted there go,” An Wuyang suggested.

In fact, if An Wuyang were to follow his instinctive idea, he would directly build another super-giant glass greenhouse covering a thousand acres, or even two thousand acres.

Since Brother Tongzi mentioned the rewards for random events, An Wuyang certainly didn't mind investing heavily in them directly.

The problem is that An Wuyang has no way of explaining the existence of cheat codes, and therefore no way of explaining why a super-giant glass greenhouse was built in Mosk.

After all, if a super-giant glass greenhouse covering thousands of acres were to be built in Moscow, the investment would have to be at least one billion yuan.

Does a mere blood orange count?
Blood oranges are not a special crop, and their economic value is very low. So why would it be worthwhile to invest billions of dollars to build a super-giant glass greenhouse just to grow blood oranges?
Let alone recovering the investment, the subsequent operating costs are so high that even planting blood oranges won't cover them.

More importantly, the massive glass greenhouse covering thousands of acres would not pose a problem if placed within the Xia Kingdom, but if placed in the Northern Bear Kingdom, even in the capital Mosk, accidents could easily occur.

For all these reasons, even though An Wuyang knew in advance that the Cold Region Blood Orange could produce Super Anthocyanins and could generate even greater value in conjunction with the Curacao Aloe Vera Project, he still couldn't immediately invest in a super-giant glass greenhouse covering thousands of acres.

An Wuyang has a cheat code, but he still has to abide by the basic law and try his best to avoid being discovered astonished.

After all, there are too many smart people. When they utilize extreme thinking techniques, they can easily analyze impossible answers. An Wuyang doesn't believe the world is truly a makeshift operation!

Some intelligent people have intelligence that exceeds the comprehension of ordinary people. As a big shot once said: "Even if a person is stupid, can they not learn calculus?"
An Wuyang needed a legitimate reason to expand the cultivation of blood oranges in Mosk, so he initially only planned to build a ten-acre glass greenhouse. After the blood oranges were grafted and harvested, he would then 'cleverly' discover the existence of super anthocyanins.

Ultimately, the planting area will be expanded!
However, with Mosk expanding its planting area, better security measures will be needed.

Of course, this was not a big problem for An Wuyang.

Because An Wuyang knew Emperor Pushkin!
In addition, An Wuyang's interest groups within the Xia Kingdom have grown increasingly powerful, and he can introduce more complex interest groups to balance the pressure from Emperor Pushi.

An Wuyang was not naive enough to think that sharing some of the benefits with Emperor Pushkin would completely satisfy him!

Logically speaking, given that the corresponding planting location is in Mosk, An Wuyang is also worried about being 'reasonably arranged'.

As for the question about Brother Tong choosing a new location...
An Wuyang hadn't even considered it!
Because An Wuyang also understands the principle of not putting all your eggs in one basket, he has already put far too many eggs in one basket. Now that he has the ability, he can choose to diversify his risks.

In fact, this risk diversification strategy can even hedge against threats from all parties.

When asked about An Wuyang's suggestion to build a ten-acre glass greenhouse, Anna agreed, saying, "Hmm, how much would the corresponding investment be?"

“Referring to the situation at Tianjingyan, and balancing the human resource costs on both sides, as well as the differences in climate factors, we have increased the cost per square meter to one thousand Xia Guoyuan,” An Wuyang explained roughly.

“Suppose we build a rectangular glass greenhouse that is 133 meters long, 50 meters wide, and 6 meters high. The area where the glass curtain wall needs to be installed is…” An Wuyang calculated the answer on his phone.

"That's 8846 square meters, plus a cost of 1,000 yuan per square meter." An Wuyang didn't use a mobile calculator this time because the calculation was too simple.

"The final cost is less than nine million Xia Guoyuan." An Wuyang calculated the result in his mind.

Anna then asked, "Approximately how much will the ongoing operating costs be for this type of glass greenhouse?"

“I don’t know,” An Wuyang replied.

“The comprehensive calculation method is very complicated. I will send a message to the person in charge in the group later and ask them to help with the calculation,” An Wuyang added.

"It's just a glass greenhouse covering only ten acres. I don't think the subsequent operating costs will be too high," An Wuyang speculated.

As for this, it won't be too high; it's probably because the standard for safety and wellness isn't very high.

After An Wuyang finished speaking, he sent the corresponding question to the glass greenhouse design company of Tianjingyan Medicinal Herb Planting Base on his mobile phone, asking them to help calculate the situation.

The other party naturally wouldn't refuse such a small favor and quickly replied with an answer.

An Wuyang checked the relevant information and asked, "Anna, what is the industrial electricity price per kilowatt-hour in Moscow?"

Anna checked on her phone before replying, "I checked, and the corresponding industrial electricity price is divided into three tiers. If the monthly electricity consumption does not exceed 3900 kWh, according to the current exchange rate, it would only cost about 0.25 yuan per kWh."

“If the monthly electricity consumption is between 3900 and 6000 kilowatt-hours, the corresponding electricity price is approximately 0.35 yuan per kilowatt-hour,” Anna added.

"If the monthly electricity consumption is greater than 6000 kWh, the corresponding electricity price is only 0.55 yuan per kWh." Anna explained all three electricity price tiers.

An Wuyang was speechless at the electricity price, and could only sigh that the Northern Bear Country truly deserved to be an energy exporter, as they really had a lot of energy!

“I just asked the design team of the glass greenhouse, and they gave me a rough answer: the average temperature in Moscow during winter is around minus ten degrees Celsius,” An Wuyang explained.

“Based on the ideal temperature of 25 degrees Celsius for blood orange growth, to maintain this temperature in winter, if it is nighttime without sunlight, the power consumption per hour would be conservatively estimated to be over 150 kilowatt-hours,” An Wuyang continued.

"Considering that the daytime power consumption drops to less than half, let's say 70 kWh, then the daily power consumption is about 2,600 kWh. Considering the price of 0.55 yuan per kWh, the daily electricity bill would be less than 1,500 yuan." An Wuyang calculated the result on his phone.

In Anwuyang's concept, this operating cost is indeed very cheap.

But it's actually very expensive!
Because Mosk's winter typically lasts from December to February of the following year, which coincides with the ripening time of blood oranges, it means that the blood oranges must be kept warm every day.

Even if we only consider a period of 90 days, if each day requires 1500 Xia Guoyuan in electricity costs, the electricity cost alone would amount to 13.5 Xia Guoyuan.

How much are ten acres of blood oranges worth?

Even if we calculate based on a yield of 5,000 kilograms per mu, ten mu of land would only yield 50,000 kilograms.

Let's say it's ten yuan per kilogram, based on the market price.
Even ignoring any costs, the maximum income would be 500,000 Xia Guoyuan.

At first glance, it seems like there's still a chance to make a profit?

However, the problem is that other costs cannot be ignored!

Glass greenhouses require human resource management, and selling blood oranges also requires human resources. In addition, glass greenhouses in the Moscow region certainly can maintain the temperature for more than ninety days.

All these factors combined make it extremely difficult for blood oranges grown in glass greenhouses to break even!
As Anna listened to An Wuyang's calculations, she asked hesitantly, "Then aren't we doomed to lose money?"

"It's just a little money!" An Wuyang said calmly.

“I’ll handle this,” An Wuyang added.

Anna responded negatively, "You don't need to bother with that. My dad and the others can handle it, and they'd be happy to help you."

Anna added, "After all, they can make a lot of money from the heart pills they've been allocated this time."

An Wuyang asked in confusion, "Your CLC Group doesn't need... um... Doesn't anyone in your Northern Bear Country pre-order these heart pills?"

“Our CLC Group is different from other distributors. Our main business used to be in the security field. Apart from a very few special clients, no one else dares to force us to cooperate,” Anna explained.

In short, the CLC Group is poor but powerful. Under normal circumstances, the wealthy people of the Northern Bear Kingdom are really unwilling to force it. After all, they can buy heart medicine for a little more money, so why risk their lives?
After all, if you force a partnership with the CLC Group, the CLC Group might have to fight tooth and nail. Wealthy people are unlikely to go to war with the CLC Group!

This is probably CLC Group's biggest advantage, right?

Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who are wearing shoes!

(End of this chapter)