The growth system comes at the age of 30

Chapter 285 Li Qiguang's Assistance (4.4K)

Early in the morning, Chen Jingle arrived at Hongqi Company.

Today, a very important person is here to provide guidance. As the company's strategic development advisor, he needs to accompany the person throughout the visit.

Old Li had mentioned it to him last time; it involved several big bosses in the city.

Speaking of rank, the principals and deans that Chen Jingle had close contact with when he was in college were all of high rank, but they were not quite the same as Baili Hou in this place.

I wouldn't say I was nervous, just a little curious.

Soon, a Coaster bus, escorted by several other vehicles, arrived at the Hongqi Company building.

In China, most vehicles nowadays are the Hongqi Guoyue and Yutong T7. Only in some less developed areas or places that have recently switched to the Toyota Coaster are still using this model.

Jiangbei is clearly a relatively underdeveloped area, after all, it is a fifth-tier city in the southern part of the province.

Chen Jingle had reviewed the resumes of several bosses beforehand to avoid mistaking someone for someone else, which would be incredibly embarrassing.

Leading the way was Li Junke, the big boss in charge of people's livelihood in Jiangbei. He was not tall, but his eyes were sharp.

It's worth mentioning that this person is a post-80s generation individual who graduated with a master's degree in law from Sun Yat-sen University.

At this age and in this position, looking at the whole country, if not with a promising future, he is at least among the top.

The environment in Jiangbei used to be terrible, terrible in every way.

After a great deal of effort was put into rectifying the situation, this person was finally sent over. Two and a half years have passed, and so far, while there haven't been any grand, sweeping measures, there have been many subtle and gradual efforts.

It's alright, some things take four or five years to show results.

Following behind was his deputy, Yao Hui, also born in the 80s, with a master's degree from Huazhong Agricultural University. He was a bit overweight, wore rimless glasses, and was in charge of rural issues, giving the impression of being more of a technician.

Next up is Chen Bo, who is in charge of Jiangbei Water Affairs. Compared to the previous two, he is not at an advantage in age, and is even older than Li Qiguang, but he is also the most enthusiastic one.

He and Li Qiguang had a good relationship; they were friends for many years.

The two bosses mentioned earlier only joined in the last few years.

Li Qiguang stepped forward with a smile to shake hands with the bosses, while henchmen like Chen Jingle were only fit to stand at the back as the atmosphere-maker.

The boss said, "Let's go see the seedling research and development center first."

This project had been on the minds of the bosses since the application process began. Yao Hui was in charge of unveiling the plaque after its completion, while the big boss, Li Junke, was visiting for the first time.

"This is your seedling research and development center?"

Li Junke asked curiously.

It didn't look as high-end as I had imagined; in fact, it could be described as quite ordinary. If it weren't for some of the rather expensive-looking equipment, I might even doubt whether it was a high school-level laboratory.

"Jing Le, come here."

Li Qiguang, who was standing next to the leader, did not respond, but instead waved to Chen Jingle in the crowd behind him.

Chen Jingle was stunned, and everyone else turned to look at him, with many feeling envious or even jealous.

Seeing this, he took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and went up.

Li Qiguang smiled and introduced Li Junke, saying, "This is Chen Jingle, our company's strategic development consultant. He was the one who proposed building this R&D center."

Strategic Development Consultant?

Many of the people accompanying him were quite curious.

Several key business owners couldn't help but think of the previous investigation report on the drought situation in rural Jiangbei.

So it was him who wrote it. The young man is quite handsome.

"Greetings, leaders." Chen Jingle bowed slightly.

Li Junke smiled and said, "Then tell me about the R&D center."

"Ok!"

Chen Jingle, neither humble nor arrogant, explained in detail: "Our R&D center is based on the advanced industry experience in Shandong and has established a cooperative relationship with the South Asia Institute. The initial investment cost is 10 million yuan, and 5 million yuan will be invested regularly every year thereafter. The total investment of the project is expected to be no less than 100 million yuan. We strive to build our seedling R&D center into a provincial-level R&D center within ten years, and then consider moving towards the national level. In this way, we can contribute our modest efforts to respond to the national call for seed industry security to support industrial development."

“Because seedling research and development is not as quick to produce results as other industries, it usually takes 5-10 years, but we are confident. For example, the biomolecular research laboratory in front of us is headed by Professor Wang Bin of the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers of the South Asia Institute, with Dr. Gao Mingliang as the deputy director, who is responsible for guiding its construction and daily operation.”

"Then this is the Cell Crop Breeding Research Laboratory, which is headed by Professor Gu Zhongming of the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers at the South Asia Institute, with Dr. Wang Guangyu as the deputy director. The Seedling R&D Center currently only has these two teams. In addition to the two full professors from the South Asia Institute, we have a total of 6 PhDs and 12 Masters responsible for daily research. We are confident that we will produce certain research results in the next few years."

Li Junke nodded slightly and then asked, "What kinds of vegetables and fruits are you mainly researching now?"

Chen Jingle replied, "Our current main research projects are local Chinese cabbage and local chives."

"Why did you choose these two projects?" Li Junke asked, somewhat surprised.

Chen Jingle smiled and said, "As we all know, the people of Lingnan have a special fondness for Chinese cabbage. However, in recent years, the production and cost-effectiveness of Chinese cabbage from Northwest China have surpassed that of local Chinese cabbage in Lingnan. Fortunately, local Chinese cabbage is not without its advantages. At least our taste, sweetness, and seasonality are more in line with the needs of local residents in Lingnan."

"Therefore, our company has decided to improve the local Chinese cabbage varieties based on the original ones, in order to achieve higher yields and better taste. This will help us capture more of the local market in the Chinese cabbage niche."

"The reason for choosing chives is their high yield. With proper fertilization, they can be harvested 8-10 times a year, and some greenhouses can even produce 12 harvests. In contrast, in North and Central China, the maximum yield is only 5-6 harvests a year. The growth cycle of chives is sowing in January to February, transplanting in May to June, and they start to be available on the market in August to September. We adopt a plan of researching, cultivating, and planting simultaneously, combined with modern agricultural technology. We expect that the chive production in Jiangbei this year will increase by more than 20% compared to last year, reaching 500,000 tons."

The figure of 50 tons is still quite impressive.

Li Junke glanced at Yao Hui beside him, and seeing him nod, he knew that Chen Jingle was not lying. He then asked with interest, "How much are the chives?"

Chen Jingle reviewed the information in his mind and replied, "The market purchase price ranges from 1.5 to 3 yuan per kilogram, influenced by many factors, but it is generally stable. Farmers' yield per mu is between 7000 and 10000 yuan. Some planting areas under Hongqi use high-tech planting models, which can achieve up to 20000 yuan. Northern cities have a large demand for leeks, especially in North and East China. 85% of the leeks grown in our Jiangbei area are exported to other provinces. It can be said that leek cultivation has become another economic pillar industry in Jiangbei."

In fact, it's not just chives; including crops like chili peppers, the entire Jiangbei region sells over 120 million tons of vegetables to all parts of the country every year, with more than 75% of them being transported to the north.

It can be said that it played an important role in ensuring the supply of vegetables for people in northern cities during the winter.

"Not bad."

Li Junke was very satisfied with this answer.

Li Qiguang also had a smile on his face.

……

The Beiyun Transportation Center was not far away. The group moved over.

Looking at the large trucks coming and going in the transportation center, Li Junke asked, "Are they all transporting seasonal fruits and vegetables from Jiangbei now?"

Li Qiguang replied, "Not only that, but also purchases from several nearby counties and cities. In addition to our company, there are other agricultural trade companies that have transportation cooperation with us. As a secondary transshipment center in the Beibu Gulf region, Jiangbei plays an important role as a transportation hub and has a great demand for transportation."

How many tons of goods come in every day?

"Under normal circumstances, it is at least 2000 tons, and under peak circumstances, it exceeds 3000 tons."

Due to its unique geographical location and climate, Jiangbei has become one of the major production bases and transportation centers for vegetables transported to the north in China. In addition to Hongqi, there are dozens of other agricultural planting and logistics transportation companies of all sizes.

Hongqi is just one of the more successful ones.

"There are quite a few new energy trucks here," Li Junke said in surprise, noticing something.

Li Qiguang replied with a smile: "Yes, our company is currently gradually replacing the original oil trucks with new energy trucks. On the one hand, this is to upgrade the company's production capacity structure, but more importantly, it is to respond to the call for environmental protection and energy conservation put forward by the higher authorities and promote the development of the new energy vehicle industry."

Li Junke just smiled and didn't say anything.

The last stop was the processing plant, which was another key point.

Li Qiguang chose a location that was relatively close by, but even so, it still took the convoy nearly 20 minutes to arrive.

"Is this the agricultural product processing plant you set up?" Li Junke asked.

The factory looks quite new, but the machines inside are a bit noisy.

Li Qiguang then looked at Chen Jingle.

Chen Jingle had no choice but to step forward again: "Yes. We are currently exploring a development path from primary processing to deep processing. After all, if we want to sell products with high added value and control costs in the production process, we must reduce waste. We plan to refer to COFCO's construction of a complete industry chain and build a provincial-level leading comprehensive agricultural company, and the vegetable processing plant is a key link in that."

"Taking spinach processing as an example, from the moment it enters the warehouse, it first undergoes preliminary separation and manual sorting, then enters the washing stage, is cut into sections, and then undergoes a second round of washing, after which it can be blanched at high temperature and then drained. Next, it will go through the drying or direct packaging stage along the production line. The dried ones are made into dehydrated vegetables, while the directly packaged ones are provided as clean vegetables for catering chains."

"It's worth mentioning that our packaging technology uses liquid nitrogen quick-freezing vacuum packaging, because the freshness of vegetables must be guaranteed. We have signed a cooperation agreement with the state-owned aquatic products company on Guolian liquid nitrogen quick-freezing technology. The cost is within a controllable range. Compared with liquid ammonia and Freon quick-freezing methods, liquid nitrogen quick-freezing is undoubtedly more environmentally friendly and can lock in the moisture and freshness of vegetables more quickly. Moreover, the whole process is additive-free."

Although he didn't supervise these processing plants every day, he had worked as a supervisor and naturally knew them very well.

Under his guidance, the business owners toured the factory's production line through the glass.

"The key is that the product can be sold." Li Junke looked into Chen Jingle's eyes.

Chen Jingle smiled slightly: "In terms of sales, under the coordination of the leaders of the agricultural and rural affairs departments, we have successfully connected with the Jiangnan Market in the provincial capital, the Haijixing Market in Pengcheng, the Zhongnan Agricultural Trade Center in Chancheng, as well as large supermarkets such as Changdachang, Lotus Supermarket, and Walmart, and established long-term cooperation. At the same time, we have also opened up online sales channels on multiple internet platforms. Currently, it seems that demand exceeds supply, and we will consider further increasing production in the future."

Do you have your own brand?

"Yes, we have Hongqi. After all, if we only do processing, most of the profits go to the brand owner, so we naturally need to have our own brand. With profits, we can better invest in production and give back to society."

Chen Jingle's answer was watertight.

Li Junke asked a female employee on the production line at the entrance with curiosity, "Sister, how much do you earn working here for a day?"

"Good leadership."

The older woman was a little nervous, but she still answered with a smile: "A day's salary is a little over 200 yuan. For people like us who don't have much education and can only stay in the countryside, we can earn three or four thousand yuan a month, which is enough. The salary in the city is about the same, and it's closer to home. I can get home in less than 10 minutes by electric bike. If there's any emergency, I can ask my supervisor for leave and get it approved."

"That's great, how many days off a month?"

"It will take at least four days. I've already taken two days off."

Upon hearing this, Li Junke nodded again, seemingly lost in thought.

Li Qiguang grinned from the side: "The processing plant is still under continuous expansion. Based on the calculation that each processing plant can provide 200 jobs, we will provide more than 5000 jobs in rural areas of Jiangbei within the next three years. If we include agricultural product harvesting and transportation personnel, this number will double."

"good."

Li Junke nodded.

After this trip, he gained a deeper understanding of Hongqi, realizing it was a responsible company that he could perhaps offer some assistance.

……

The bosses left after their inspection and did not stay for dinner.

As Chen Bo, the owner of the water company, left, he patted Chen Jingle on the shoulder and laughed, "Young man, you have a lot of guts, much better than many of us older folks. If it weren't for Hongqi, the disaster in Jiangbei would probably be even more severe. I've heard that in neighboring Nangui Province, the drought area is currently over 97%, with over 68% experiencing extreme drought, and some areas have already suffered total crop failure. Even pumping groundwater isn't enough. On the contrary, in Jiangbei, thanks to early intervention, we successfully saved a large portion of our crops. I want to thank you on behalf of the people of Jiangbei. I'll have to give you a big trophy later."

Chen Jingle smiled modestly: "We must thank the leaders for giving Hongqi this opportunity, for their willingness to help invite experts from the province to come down and provide guidance, and for coordinating local cooperation. We just did what we should do, and we really don't dare to take credit. In the end, nothing is worse than the people's praise. Hongqi comes from an agricultural background, so naturally we cannot detach ourselves from the rural areas and farmers. Only by taking root in the countryside, relying on farmers, and developing agriculture can we go further and further. Although we are just a private enterprise, we also hope to do more practical things for the country, society, and people, just like the leaders."

Look at their awareness!
"By the way, young man, do you have a girlfriend?" Chen Bo asked with a smile.

"Cough cough!"

Li Qiguang, who was standing next to him, couldn't hold back any longer. "Mr. Chen, Jing Le is my daughter's boyfriend."

"Huh?" Chen Bo was taken aback, then suddenly realized, and burst into laughter, "I see, alright, alright, never mind."

Pity.

No wonder that old fox Li Qiguang pushed him to the front; he's been hiding it well enough.

Is this someone being groomed as a successor?
Not to mention Chen Bo, even many people within Hongqi Company only found out at this moment that Chen Jingle had this relationship with their boss.

"No wonder~"

No wonder he became the company's strategic development consultant at such a young age, and no wonder the big boss offered him an astronomical annual salary of 200 million.

That's it!

Of course, to say that Chen Jingle lacks ability is to deceive oneself.

In the four months since joining the company, Chen Jingle's achievements have been remarkable.

Actually, what people dislike is not those who get ahead through connections, but those who use connections to encroach on other people's interests.

If you can use your connections to help everyone get promoted, receive raises, and get bonuses, they won't just dislike you; they'll probably treat you like royalty!

(I'll write 400 more free words and then ask for more monthly votes!)
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