silent farm

Chapter 40 Non-[Typical] Salesperson

Li Sheng doesn't have many friends, but it's not like he doesn't have none.When he was studying in Lingang, he still met one or two friends.Among them, Chen Bo is a local.

Chen Bo's family background seems to be not small, and he has studied abroad, but only after graduating from university.Now he has returned home.

He did not plan to join the family business, but started his own business.However, his entrepreneurial path is not very high.I didn't take any high-tech or anything like that, but opened an international trading company.It is said that he can do anything, but the business plate is not very big now, after all, he has only been back to China for less than a year and a half.

But this guy is said to have his way in the US, UK and Canada, and the business is getting bigger and bigger.Li Sheng's first goal is domestic, which is also related to the business that this friend is engaged in.

The relationship between Chen Bo and Li Sheng was not very good at the beginning, and there was even a lot of embarrassment because of women's issues, but in the end it was a fateful friendship.The specific process is that Chen Bo picks up girls, accidentally picks up with the wrong one, and is chased and hacked in the middle of the night.Li Sheng happened to rush back to school from home, because of the traffic jam, he had to stay in a hotel outside, and accidentally bumped into him when he was going for supper.

At that time, Li Sheng didn't turn around and run away, but first called the police, then found a broken chair from a trash can in an alley and rushed up.He was slashed twice before the police car arrived, and while not fatal, he still bears scars.

The two were taken to the hospital, hospitalized together, and discharged almost at the same time, so the two became friends.According to Chen Bo's words: "Li Sheng is my savior."

Li Sheng never thought about it that way.He felt that he was just getting hot and impulsive.But if you ask him whether he regrets it, he will think about it for a long time and tell you that since he is not dead, there is no need to regret it.If you die, you may regret it.

Later, Chen Bo was the only classmate he kept in touch with from time to time after graduating from university.Before he left Huaxia, he also had frequent contacts with Chen Bo.However, his ideas on interpersonal relationships are a bit unrealistic, and he doesn't want to trouble people.But this time he came back to find Chen Bo, mainly because it might be a matter of mutual benefit.Otherwise, he wouldn't bother Chen Bo.

Chen Bo personally picked up the person at the airport, and he took Li Sheng directly to his home, and went out for dinner after he settled down.At the dinner table, Chen Bo asked him how long he would stay this time, and what he wanted to do?
Li Sheng said his purpose of coming back, and bluntly hoped that the other party could help him.

Hearing what he said, Chen Bo pursed his lips and said, "My company hasn't done any agricultural business before. But I still know a few people in Guoliang. Tomorrow I will ask someone to change the business license. At that time Try to get some quota."

Li Sheng knows that in terms of foreign trade, especially in certain monopoly industries, no matter which country it is in, it needs relationships to succeed.As for food imports, almost all countries have import quotas.If there is an import quota, the import tax is very low. If there is no quota, the tax rate exceeding 100% is considered low.And if it is not a capable person, it is not easy to get the quota.

"With what you said, I have a solid foundation in my heart. If the quota is not large, we will take the high-end route, and if the quantity is large, we will sell it as ordinary grain. What do you think?"

Although Chen Bo knew that Li Sheng went to Brazil to become a big landlord, they didn't ask many questions about each other's career.He couldn't help being curious: "Didn't you say that your farm is quite big? How much is the annual rice production? What is the main variety?"

"It's a new variety of fragrant rice. The output is relatively large, probably hundreds of thousands of tons."

Hundreds of thousands of tons?Still a new breed!Chen Bo was stunned for a moment, and then asked again: "Genetically modified? With such a large production volume, the sales are not easy."

Li Sheng smiled wryly and said, "I thought it was wrong. I planted too much at once. But it is the original wild species, and it has never been genetically modified or even hybridized. I can provide the test report."

"How does it taste?"

"It is the best rice I have ever eaten. Especially when making rice milk, it is very delicate. The rice aroma is very strong."

"They're all the same species?" Chen Bo asked with a frown.

Li Sheng nodded, took a sip of beer and said, "It's no exaggeration to say that it may be the highest quality rice in the world. It's even organic. During the planting process, no chemical fertilizers or pesticides were used at all."

"Then do you have a certificate?"

"It has not yet applied for certification."

"You're stupid. Without proof, even if you don't plant seeds, it's still ordinary rice." Chen Bo hated iron for steel. "Let the people on the farm prepare to apply. I heard that the officials over there are more corrupt, so it shouldn't be difficult to get it done."

Li Sheng nodded and said, "I'll let someone do it when I get back."

"If you have such a certificate, I might be able to operate in Europe and the United States. Although the volume may not be large, if it is as good as you said, it is very good to take the high-end route."

Li Sheng thought for a while and said, "Then take the high-end route. If you really can't sell it, I won't be exhausted." He paused, and then said. "You should find out first. If you can do it, although the profit is not very big, at least we can cooperate for a long time. Beef, coffee, wine, and wheat and corn. In addition, coffee, cocoa and Brazil chestnuts Nuts too."

Chen Bo was moved.In the agricultural industry chain, farmers have the lowest rate of return and the highest risk.The planting industry takes several months to harvest, which requires a lot of capital and manpower, and needs to experience risks such as diseases, insect pests, and natural disasters.But they are only the producers of the entire industrial chain, the bottom, with the lowest profits and the greatest risks.

In the food chain in nature, producers are the low-end existence, supporting the whole food chain.Therefore, farmers have the lowest say in the entire industrial chain.The lowest rate of return is also inevitable.

But that's not to say farming isn't really profitable.The money is actually earned by the circulation field.

But what Chen Bo needs to do now is in terms of circulation, and this kind of cross-border circulation, as long as the operation is good, the profit will be the highest.

"No problem, but your farm is big enough to build more industries, especially the luxury market."

"Luxury market?" Li Sheng asked after thinking about it. "Breeding fur animals?"

"That thing is too controversial." Chen Bo didn't want his friend to get into such trouble. "I've heard that the Lvhe organization is very powerful in Brazil. Even if it's your own animals, they can find a reason to protest."

"Then what do you mean?"

“You can also try things like wine, foie gras, snails, etc., to see if they can be made whole. Although few people can afford these things, they are all high-end ingredients, and the media likes to spread information about these foods. If your farm can come out with only good quality ingredients, the name of the farm will be built, and everything else will have a great identity."

He paused, and said, "This world is a world of looks. It is also a world of blood. You have to get a good blood for your agricultural products."

Li Sheng felt that Chen Bo's words seemed extreme, but when he thought about it carefully, it really was.Everyone has a petty bourgeois sentiment, and they prefer to know information about materials that can make them more bourgeois.

Many people are willing to understand the ins and outs of red wine, but not many people will go to see the process of bulk wine production.In fact, they are all wine.

But those things can't be cultivated just by wanting to cultivate them.But these words also remind Li Sheng that he can actually try to take out the things in the space and mess with them on the farm.

Li Sheng drank a small bowl of soup in deep thought, and said with a smile: "Those things can be seen and tried. But I'm afraid I can't do it for the time being in the past two years."

"By the way, do you know a friend who works on road and bridge projects?"

"Do you have a project?"

"The farm needs to build some hardened roads. The length is about 240 kilometers. The width of the road is two lanes, and it is enough for two trucks to walk side by side." Li Sheng thought for a while and said. "However, I have a request. One of the road sections of about [-] or [-] kilometers should be completed as soon as possible before June next year."

"This construction period is too exaggerated." Chen Bo said with a smile. "It may take half a year to build this road just for the roadbed."

He speaks from experience.Of course, he did not build roads, but saw the progress of road construction.

However, Li Sheng has no choice. On his farm, the construction time will not be very long. If he does not hurry up, the construction will stagnate during the rainy season.If it takes one or two years to build a road, it is a bit too procrastinating.

"If you have a friend like that, ask for me." That's all he could say.

Chen Bo thought for a while and said, "I don't know any friends in this area yet. But let me ask for you. Maybe there are friends who know such people. But what else do you want?"

"Regular companies cannot subcontract layer by layer. The construction period is as short as possible. The price is negotiable."

"Okay. I think some people will be interested in the more than 200 kilometers of roads. After all, in Brazil, our country has not invested much in infrastructure construction. Some levels may also pay attention."

Chen Bo felt that it was a good idea for Li Sheng to want domestic companies to help him build roads.At least, if you want to import from his farm in the future, with this relationship, it will be more or less convenient.

(End of this chapter)