Chapter 68: Move On the way back, Lao Cao was full of complaints."Boss Xie, I thought you were going to do something big, but it turns out you're just here for the formality." "They surrendered without even pulling out their guns." The atmosphere in the car was a bit tense. The driver was driving with a serious expression, and the other two people traveling with him didn't dare to make a sound. Lao Cao and Xie Fanglin hold the highest positions here. Xie Fanglin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, didn't even turn his head. "If we make promises casually and then fail to deliver, do you understand the consequences?" Lao Cao looked out the window nonchalantly, "What kind of waves can Hekou Village make?" Xie Fanglin no longer cared about Lao Cao's thoughts and said to himself: "The quality of seeds cannot be guaranteed, conflicts are rampant, people's hearts are unstable, and the base may be taken away at any time." "The city has launched a credit rating system for seed companies this year. Although Shazhou Seeds is rated AAA, there is no upper limit on the seed production area."
"But if we make random promises and fail to deliver, our ratings may drop, and the area of corn seed production next year cannot exceed 20,000 mu. When that happens, the headquarters will hold us accountable, and no one present can escape." Lao Cao was still unconvinced, muttering, "Why are you afraid of this and that? What's the point of talking about expansion and listing? Don't let the northwest not be able to survive." "Isn't there a small seed company that's also eyeing Hekou Village? You can try to contact them." "I won't go, whoever wants to go can go." …… The next day, without any surprises, Hekou Village chose Tianhe. Then the seed production contract was signed. Hekou Village organizes production on a village basis. The village committee is entrusted by all seed-producing farmers to sign a seed production contract with Tianhe Seed Industry, and then signs an internal contract with each seed-producing farmer as an annex to the formal contract. In addition to the seed production deposit, Tianhe pays the village committee a service fee of yuan/kg for corn seeds and yuan/kg for pepper seeds. If everything goes well, the seed production service fee for 5000 acres of land will be around 20 yuan. The service fee will not be paid to the village committee, but will be managed uniformly by the township (town), and will mainly be used for the construction of village collective infrastructure and the labor fees of village cadres. After the contract was signed, the engineering service unit that had been prepared immediately entered the site to inspect and replace the roads, water pipes and channels. Production technicians also surveyed each household's seed production plots and planned isolation areas, production rooms, quality inspection rooms, etc. Time flies and we have entered the light snow season. Agricultural production in most parts of our country has also entered the winter management period. After some consideration, Guo Yang has decided to use all 5000 acres of land in Hekou Village to produce Tianjiao No. 1 and Chihong No. 1, 2500 acres each. When they first heard about this seed production plan, Yan Qun and Yu Yichao, the head of Tianhe's marketing department, and others tried to dissuade it. Guo Yang still remembers their words vividly. "With 5000 mu of hot pepper seeds, the yield is conservatively estimated to be kilograms, and we need to promote the planting of more than million mu."
"The hot pepper seeds can be stored for up to three years, and we have to sell 100,000 kilograms every year!" “The inventory pressure is too great.” "If we still can't sell it all after three years, we can only use it as fertilizer." "The rate of expansion of corn and wheat will also be affected." "The seeds that are launched at the end of the year are too homogeneous, and the revenue data will not look good." Guo Yang could also understand several people's concerns about inventory and sales. But he also has his own ideas. Although the corn seed industry has a large market, the competition is too fierce. Only half of the corn seeds produced in the country each year can be sold, and the rest becomes inventory or feed. Although Tianyu No. 1 is a blue-level seed with 47 points of natural energy, it would be better if it had one more year of marketing and promotion time. And there are so many seeds of hot bell peppers, enough to plant 5 acres of land. Even apart from the 5000 mu in Hekou Village, there are still a lot of seeds. These seeds have not been tested in the market, so they can only deceive those retail investors who are greedy for bargains. Besides, Guo Yang didn't intend to sell it at a low price. Therefore, Guo Yang plans to invest in a vegetable seedling base and several hot pepper planting demonstration bases, with a total area of about 30,000 acres. The excess seeds are used to grow seedlings, some of which are sold to growers and some are used for planting in demonstration bases. Some seeds can also be kept as ballast. When they heard Guo Yang's plan, Yan Qun, Yu Yichao and others breathed a sigh of relief. The promotion effect of self-built planting demonstration base is unquestionable. When Tianjiao No. 1 and Chihong No. 1 from the demonstration base are put on the market, we can widely invite vegetable growing professional cooperatives, large-scale growers and enterprises to visit. The products are there, and everyone can see whether the quality is good or not, and whether the output is high or not. The seed promotion plan was thus decided. But the worries and pressure of Yan Qun and others have not decreased. The boss is trying to achieve his goal in one fell swoop! Are Tianjiao No. 1 and Chihong No. 1 really worth Tianhe’s full effort? Guo Yang is indeed very confident about the quality and yield of Tianjiao No. 1 and Chihong No. 1. But it can't really be considered as giving it his all. The most important thing is that he can afford the loss! The area of the seedling base will not be too large, so an investment of 1000 million should be enough. The demonstration bases will not be fully self-built, but will mostly be produced through the "company + base + farmers" model, which will reduce initial investment costs and shift pressure to the product and sales end. Therefore, as long as the yield and quality are good, everything can be solved! After Guo Yang set the plan for the coming year, all departments of Tianhe became nervous. The time for raising seedlings and producing seeds of sweet peppers is the same, both of which must be carried out around mid-January, which is less than two months away. Tight! We have to keep things simple and build the greenhouse first, and then postpone the construction of supporting facilities and rooms in phases according to their importance. As for the planting demonstration base, there is still more than half a year, which seems to be plenty, but that is 30,000 acres.
We need to make a plan and divide the tasks quickly! Guo Yang looked at their cautious expressions and announced with a smile that the company would draw personnel from various departments, combine recruitment, and set up a new planting department specifically responsible for this business. And according to Guo Yang's plan, the planting department will eventually become independent and establish a seedling company. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and became more expectant. The young boss acted aggressively, rushing through projects one after another. I heard that the same thing happened at Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry. The external engineering department is recruiting people and has already inspected projects in various places... Following a boss like this, as long as the company doesn't go bankrupt, you will get promotions and salary increases very quickly! Guo Yang finally decided to locate the seedling nursery base in Lanzhou, mainly because it could radiate to the surrounding major vegetable growing areas through the provincial capital. In the Chinese people's perception, the main vegetable producing areas are traditional agricultural provinces such as Shandong, Henan and Hebei, and the impression of vegetables in Gansu Province is still limited to various potatoes. As the saying goes, Long Province has three treasures: potatoes, yams and sweet potatoes. Eating them whole is the staple food, and cutting them into shreds and frying them in a pan makes it a dish. But in fact, Long Province is also an overlooked vegetable producing province. As the throat of the ancient Silk Road, this land still grows abundantly the vegetables that first came from the Western Regions. For example, purple garlic and carrots. In addition, there are landmark products such as leeks and lilies from Lanzhou, peppers from Gangu, day lilies from Qingyang, red peppers from Jinchuan, black fungus from Kangxian, etc. Every year, tens of millions of tons of vegetables from Long Province are shipped to all parts of the country. In recent years, the vegetable industry in Long Province has been developing vigorously. Tianhe's strategy is exactly in line with the pulse of the times. Finally, through the analysis of the vegetable cultivation history of various regions, the hot and sweet pepper planting demonstration bases were determined in the three regions of Lanshi, Jinchuan and Gangu. All departments of Tianhe started working non-stop. (End of this chapter)