I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 107 What is the difference between stock trading and orchid trading?
Speculators are the primary manipulators in the orchid market, influencing prices through frequent buying and selling. Speculators often possess significant financial resources and collaborate to manipulate the market, such as buying orchids at high prices and selling them at even higher prices, thereby attracting other investors to follow suit and driving up prices.

The skyrocketing prices of orchids in the past two years are their masterpiece.

Orchid lovers usually grow orchids mainly because they enjoy it. When the price is good, they will spend a lot of money to buy a certain number of good seedlings and flowers, and then sell them after the new seedlings grow. While satisfying their own interests, they also make a profit.

Fang Qingye understood these principles. He advised his grandfather, "No matter if he's a speculator or an orchid lover, you can sell it if you think it's suitable. As for what he wants to do with it after you sell it to him, it's none of our business."

"You know shit! In the eyes of speculators, orchids are just an investment, like those paintings and antiques. Who cares about the true artistic value? Do those speculators understand real orchids? It's like speculating in stocks! Do they really understand the company?!"

Ouch.
Grandpa actually knows how to trade stocks!
But what is the difference between stock trading and orchid trading?

Seeing that his grandfather was getting more and more excited on the phone, Fang Qingye quickly said, "Grandpa, you can tell me more in detail when I visit your nursery one day. I'm at work and I'm very busy. Goodbye."

"You little bastard! You say you're busy every time Grandpa talks to you!" Fang Guisheng scolded with a smile on his face from the other end of the phone: "Okay, okay, if you don't understand Lanhua, talking to you is like talking to a cow. You might as well talk to Xiaoou."

Once again, I was despised.
On Sunday morning, Fang Qingye was still sleeping when he suddenly received a strange phone call from Shanghai. The caller was a woman who spoke Mandarin with a Shanghai accent.

"Hello, are you Mr. Fang?"

"I am, who are you?"

"I'm Jiang Yiling, secretary to the general manager of Silan Flower Company. Boss Shi and I are coming to Nanxin."

"Hello, Secretary Jiang, where have you been?"

"I just left from Shanghai. I'll contact you in advance."

"Okay, when you get to the county town, call me and I'll pick you up."

"OK!"

It was not until around 11 o'clock in the morning that Fang Qingye received another call from Jiang Yiling, saying that their car had crossed the Daming River Bridge.

"Okay, go to Ziguanglu and wait by the side. I'll be right there."

Fang Qingye immediately went downstairs and drove straight to the east side of the county town. At the intersection of Ziguang Road and Dingxi Road, Fang Qingye saw a brand new black Audi Q5 with a man and a woman standing next to it.

The man was in his early thirties, thin and wearing a black coat, his leather shoes polished to a shine. The woman was younger, wearing a white down jacket and long leather boots, and was pretty and charming.

The man had his hands in his coat pockets, looking out at the fields. When he heard the brakes, he turned around and saw Fang Qingye getting out of the car.

"Hello, are you Mr. Shi and Secretary Jiang from Silan Flower Company?

Fang Qingye went over and took the initiative to greet him, first extending his right hand to the other party, "I am Fang Qingye."

The man was Shi Guangrong. He looked Fang Qingye up and down, then extended his right hand with a hint of a smile on his face. "I saw your photo on your friend's QQ space. Hello, Mr. Fang."

"Hello, Mr. Shi."

"Hello, Secretary Jiang."

This temperament has absolutely nothing in common with Shi Guangrong on TV.

After Fang Qingye shook hands with the two men, he said, "Please follow me in your car. My grandfather is waiting for you in the nursery." Then he got into his car and drove towards the north of the city.

In less than ten minutes, the two cars arrived at the entrance of the nursery. After parking the cars, Qingye led Shi Guangrong and Jiang Yiling into the depths of the nursery.

Shi Guangrong put his hands in his pockets and walked slowly, observing as he walked: "Mr. Fang, your grandfather has a lot of potted plants in the nursery."

"Yes, actually. My grandfather mainly rents out potted plants to various units in the county. Growing orchids is just his hobby. Please come this way."

Fang Qingye explained as he walked.

"It's not easy to rent potted plants in various government departments. Mr. Fang, do any of your relatives work in government departments?" Jiang Yiling, who was following behind, interrupted and asked.

"My second uncle works in the Finance Bureau." "Oh," Jiang Yiling didn't ask any further questions.

When they arrived at the simple house in the nursery, Fang Qingye's grandparents had already come out to greet them. After introducing themselves to each other, grandpa didn't care, but grandma was very enthusiastic. She invited Shi Guangrong and Jiang Yiling to sit inside and even took out some roasted melon seeds and peanuts to treat them.

“Try it, this is my homemade stir-fry!”

Jiang Yiling waved her hands in disgust and said that she didn't eat peanuts.

Shi Guangrong was not polite. He grabbed a handful of peanuts, peeled one, tasted it, and said with a smile, "Auntie, it smells really good. You've controlled the heat well."

"Haha, I've been cooking for decades." Grandma smiled widely.

Shi Guangrong stayed in the house for a few minutes and then asked to go to the orchid shed. Fang Guisheng naturally agreed and took them to the shed. Fang Qingye followed behind, and behind him was the yellow dog Wangcai wagging his tail.

When she arrived at the orchid greenhouse, Jiang Yiling stood still after entering the greenhouse, apparently worried that the mud would dirty her clothes and boots.

Shi Guangrong ignored the shiny leather shoes he was wearing, walked straight to the center of the greenhouse, squatted down and observed carefully.

"Boss Fang, you have quite a few varieties of orchids. Spring orchids, cold orchids, black orchids, butterfly orchids, and even ghost orchids and white crown lotus tripods. You must have made a lot of money in the past two years, right?"

Shi Guangrong said this and looked at Fang Guisheng.

"How can I make money? I grow orchids purely as a hobby! I only care about the quality, not the price!" said Fang Guisheng.

"Well, there are not many people like Boss Fang who actually grow orchids." Shi Guangrong praised.

Fang Qingye stood aside and curled his lips.

Only consider the quality and not the price?
Grandpa, you continued to cook two years ago.

I just made money at the beginning, but later I didn't have time to stop and lost all the money I earned.

Of course, it is impossible to reveal Grandpa’s short square green leaves.

Today, Shi Guangrong focused on looking at the spring orchids in full bloom, which occupied one-third of the entire greenhouse area, with Songmei, Jiyuan and Longzi being the most common.

"Boss Fang, is this Chunlan of yours a technological orchid or a native orchid?" Shi Guangrong asked again.

Fang Guisheng became unhappy when he heard this.

"Boss Shi, you can go to Nanxin and ask when our Fang Guisheng will plant technology orchids? I don't even like that! I've been growing orchids all my life, and they're all native! Look at the colors and shapes of these flowers, each one is different. Can technology orchids be grown?!"

Shi Guangrong smiled, said nothing, and squatted down to look carefully.

So-called technological orchids are typically artificially cultivated and improved varieties. They are created through artificial selection, hybridization, and improvement, without the natural growth process. While these orchids may have brighter colors, more regular shapes, and longer blooms, they lack the natural beauty and masterful craftsmanship of native orchids, much like the artisanal imitations of famous paintings.

The real masters of orchid speculation disdain to use technological orchids.

Shi Guangrong observed it carefully for a while, then stood up, patted the dirt on his hands and said to Fang Guisheng, "Boss Fang, you are doing a good job of growing flowers. I plan to buy one or two hundred pots, and I will continue to buy from you in the future.

Fang Guisheng did not agree immediately, but asked: "Boss Shi, what do you need so many orchids for?"

Shi Guangrong smiled slightly. "Boss Fang, my Silan Flower Company specializes in providing precious flowers to scholars, wealthy merchants, and government officials. We take a high-end approach, and of course, we offer more than just orchids."

"However, orchids are known as the gentlemen of flowers, and many people like them."

After hearing this, Fang Guisheng nodded with satisfaction.

Fang Qingye didn't say anything, but stood quietly by the greenhouse listening to their conversation.

This Shi Guangrong is definitely not a simple person.

(End of this chapter)