Reborn in 1981, the first to get rich start with dairy cows.

"How much did you say?!"

Yang Yujun jumped to his feet, bracing himself on the table, quite startled by Shen Dong's number.

"Director, please don't rush, let me finish what I have to say."

Shen Dong knew the number was a bit alarming, but there was no other way. Time was of the essence, and only by dealing with Yang Yujun could many things be handled more easily.

Yang Yujun sat down, took a sip of water to calm himself down, and then spoke.

"Let's see what you have to say."

Shen Dong sat down opposite him, straightened his back, and spoke calmly.

"To prepare for the upcoming production line expansion, our plan is to purchase two dual filters, one centrifugal milk purifier, one pasteurizer, as well as a high-speed mixer, a flash sterilizer, a tunnel dryer..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Listening to Shen Dong rattle off the names of each piece of equipment like reciting a menu, Yang Yujun felt a headache coming on.

"What are all these? The milk purifier and pasteurizer are understandable, but what's a dryer?"

This was Shen Dong's advance preparation for opening a beverage line next year, but he certainly couldn't tell Yang Yujun, so he made up an excuse and replied, "We're going to make glass bottle yogurt later, so it needs to be sterilized and dried."

Jumping from canned goods to glass is quite a leap.

Yang Yujun rubbed his forehead, feeling both conflicted and excited.

But a loan of 15 is just too much.

Even if I went to the Agricultural Bank myself and lowered the 30% equity ratio, it would still be impossible to get a loan of 15 yuan.

However, he was very interested in the blueprint and industrial upgrading plan that Shen Dong described to him.

He thought about it carefully for a moment, then cautiously said, "You have to understand that the leaders of the Agricultural Bank are not under the jurisdiction of the commune or the county. We don't even know if they will give us face. A credit line of 15 is almost impossible to get."

Shen Dong was aware of these circumstances, but knowing them didn't stop him from giving it a try.

"Director, I make you a promise: as long as this money comes through, I am confident that by the end of this year I can give the commune an extra bonus of no less than 50,000 yuan. At the same time, the dairy factory will hire another 20 people this year to help solve the problem of youth employment."

"really?"

Yang Yujun was immediately tempted.

Fifty thousand yuan, plus the extra dividends, plus the previously agreed-upon annual contract fee of eighty thousand yuan, that's thirteen thousand yuan.

Moreover, the dairy factory needs to rent another piece of land, and with the rent, it will cost nearly 150,000 yuan.

How much money does this kid have to earn in a year to give away so much?

They wouldn't do a business that loses money, would they?

As he spoke, he looked at Shen Dong with suspicion.

Shen Dong answered firmly, "It really can work!"

Seeing Shen Dong's determination, Yang Yujun fell into deep thought.

Just then, Shen Dong added, "And I'm confident I can pay off the entire loan within two years."

Yang Yujun nodded and asked the question that concerned him most at that moment: "How much of the factory's own capital is prepared to contribute?"

When asked the crucial question, Shen Dong suddenly became a little embarrassed. He said hesitantly, "If you could lend me your 5,000 yuan deposit for two months, I could probably scrape together 25,000 yuan."

This was the absolute maximum amount. It actually included the commune's contract fee for January, but since it wasn't due yet, Shen Dong simply took it and used it.

This figure greatly displeased Yang Yujun.

Even if the Agricultural Bank of China were to give him face and lower the proportion of its own funds to 20%, it would still require 30,000 yuan, and 20% is almost impossible.

Just then, he suddenly realized what was happening.

From the moment Shen Dong entered, he kept praising himself and showering the other party with compliments, all in an attempt to lull them into a false sense of security and then smoothly introduce a difficult problem.

The problem is, I've already helped solve so many problems myself, I can't expect to rely on myself for everything!

This should have been Shen Dong's own idea; why did I end up acting as a nanny?

Once he understood, he immediately said, "Twenty-five thousand isn't enough, at least thirty thousand, and even then, it's not necessarily safe."

Upon hearing this, Shen Dong's brows furrowed. The 5,000 yuan was too much to ask, and he really couldn't think of a solution for the time being.

However, the spring electromechanical ordering fair in Shanghai is just around the corner, and it's only a little over half a month away.

In other words, Shen Dong should resolve the funding issue within a week and get to Shanghai at the same time.

Seeing Shen Dong's face scrunched up like an old woman, Yang Yujun didn't say anything. Young lads need pressure to get going.

"If all else fails, I'll talk to the bank and ask them to lower my credit limit. I can buy a couple less things, and that should be enough."

"No need! Director, I'll figure something out, within the next few days!"

Shen Dong stood up and directly rejected Yang Yujun's request, speaking firmly and resolutely.

"Just kidding, if we're going to play, let's play big, get it done all at once, so we don't have to run around later," he said, leaving the commune with a heavy heart.

In the afternoon, someone from the commune came over and took Shen Dong to measure the land.

It's not big, only about two acres.

The commune wrote a note stating that the site usage fee is 200 yuan per year.

Because the law explicitly prohibits the leasing of land, the people below all rent the land privately under the guise of "subcontracting," "cultivation on behalf of others," or "site use."

The rent is not disclosed, no invoices are issued, there are no contracts, and transactions are conducted directly in cash.

After resolving the land issue, Shen Dong returned to the team, intending to discuss the engineering project with Li Shangen.

First, the walls on both sides of the land need to be broken down. At the same time, we plan to put all the work of the third group in the new southern area, including building multiple stoves and reserving equipment space for the beverage line.

At the same time, the warehouse was also moved there, so that the old northern area could focus on yogurt-related operations.

February is the quietest time for farm work, and the men and women in the team don't have much to do. The men will be busy next month, so this time is just right.

"Grandpa, I'm busy!"

While the rest of the team was idle, Li Shangen was busy. The greenhouse cultivation had been going on for over a month, and the faster-growing plants had already entered the fruiting stage. He was running around very diligently every day.

"Dongwa, look at these cucumbers, they're growing so well! Here, have a taste."

As he spoke, Li Shangen picked one, and Shen Dong took it, wiped off the sharp thorns, and took a bite.

It's very crisp and tender, but a bit astringent.

"tasty!"

"Hehe, that's a great idea! The team wants to expand now, and we've been looking for people to level the wasteland these past few days."

"Grandpa, you'd better hurry up, because once our factory expands, the demand will be huge."

Li Shangen patted the mud off his hands and chuckled.

"We can't rush it. This is the first time for everyone. We can't be impatient and mess it up. If we do, we'll lose confidence and it will be difficult to do it again next time."

Li Shangen walked ahead, and the two of them walked out of the greenhouse.

"How come you have time to come over at the beginning of the year? Is everything alright at the factory?"

"Let's talk as we walk, it's a good thing anyway!"