Chapter 120: Hot (Update) (Ch 815729918)

“Hey, brother-in-law, what’s going on?”
The caller was my brother-in-law Zhang Xincheng. He had been suspended from his position as manager of the aquatic products division, but only the company’s top management knew that this was just a self-torture tactic.
At this time, Zhang Xincheng was in the branch company in southern Jiangxi, secretly helping Jiang Miao deal with some matters.
Similarly, Jiang Miao’s sister Jiang Xia was also on a business trip to the Qiongzhou branch at this time.
Once the matter at Xiyuan Company is settled, the two will naturally resume their duties.
My brother-in-law’s voice came slowly from the other side of the phone: “A Miao, Gannan Branch encountered some problems. Keji and I felt that it was difficult to make a decision, so we called you.”
“What’s up?”
“Yesterday, the Commerce Bureau of Gannan City sent someone to find Manager Sun, hoping that we could invest in their city, and offered a lot of favorable conditions.”
“Oh? How do they know about our company?”
“It may be related to our company’s large-scale purchase of tea oil plantations in Luling City.”
Indeed, in the past few months, the Gannan Branch has contracted a total of 120,000 mu of oil tea plants in various counties of Luling City. Many of them were taken advantage of by the local town governments, who took the initiative to help and sold or gave away those semi-abandoned oil tea plantations to Hailufeng Company.
After all, many investors ran away after receiving the subsidies. Now they have finally found a sucker who is willing to take over. Of course, they are willing to help Hailufeng acquire more tea oil plantations.
Gannan City, which is next to Luling City, is also in a similar situation as Luling.
The scale of oil tea planting in the two places has reached over 3 million mu, and now more than half of them are in poor management, or simply, are abandoned.
As soon as the hearing that a company was contracting oil tea plantations on a large scale and was continuing to increase its holdings, the Commerce Bureau in southern Jiangxi began to secretly investigate the situation of the Hailufeng Company.
After discovering that Hailufeng Company was the company that recently developed the artificial cultivation technology of white truffles, we conducted a deeper investigation and found that Hailufeng Company also had an eel fry industry and had borrowed 5 billion yuan.
This made the Gannan Commerce Bureau feel that Hailufeng Company had great development potential, so they wrote a report and submitted it.
Gannan acted very quickly. After a small internal meeting, it immediately sent people to Fenghuang Town in Luling to contact Sun Keji, the head of the Hailufeng Company’s branch in Fenghuang Town.
Jiang Miao pondered for a moment and asked about the specific situation: “Brother-in-law, what conditions did they offer?”
“There are five conditions. The first is to help us contract tea plantations in southern Jiangxi. The second is that if we want to build a tea oil processing plant locally, they can approve 1,000 mu of land at a time, at a price of 6,660 yuan per mu.”
“Third, they will give us a three-year tax exemption. Fourth, they will give our branch a loan of 500 million yuan to develop the oil tea industry. Fifth, they will set up a special support office for our company to connect with all of our local industries and help us solve our worries as much as possible.”
Jiang Miao was a little surprised after hearing this. He didn’t expect Gannan to be so bold. However, he still hadn’t made up his mind. Instead, he asked, “Brother-in-law, are they just making a verbal promise, or will they issue a public notice and related documents?”
“They are willing to issue announcements and related documents to make the support conditions public, and are also willing to hold a cooperation signing ceremony for us locally.”
Jiang Miao immediately made up his mind: “In that case, then agree to them. Anyway, we need a large oil tea production base. Luling and Gannan are in the same area, which is convenient for centralized management.”
My brother-in-law quickly mentioned another thing: “By the way, I think after the announcement of our cooperation project with Gannan, Luling will not remain indifferent. I guess they will also ask us to sign a cooperation agreement in person.”
“If Luling really approaches you, as long as the conditions are similar to those in Gannan, you should agree to them. But if they come from other places, it means that the company is short of funds and has no plans to expand investment for the time being.”
Jiang Miao knew that there were nearly 6.4 million mu of tea oil plantations in southern Jiangxi and Luling. Even if Hailufeng Company only took one-tenth of them, it would be indigestible. Therefore, he instructed his brother-in-law to keep the scale of contracting the tea oil plantations appropriate.
After all, his real purpose was to sell new varieties of tea oil seedlings.
Developing hundreds of thousands of acres of tea oil plantations is just for the purpose of setting an example, but also to play a leading role.
As long as oil tea planting becomes profitable, other companies and growers will come to them without Hailufeng Company taking the initiative to promote it.
This is a marketing strategy.
Then you can make money by selling grafted seedlings.
You should know that there are currently more than 90 million mu of oil-tea trees in the country, with an average of 110 oil-tea trees per mu, which means nearly 10 billion trees.
As a high-quality tea oil variety, the wholesale price of seedlings is between 10 and 15 yuan per tree, which means a market worth hundreds of billions.
There will be other services in the later stage, such as how to manage, how to increase production, and how to prevent and control pests and diseases, which is also a long-term income.
After all, the high-yield years of tea oil trees can reach about 50 years, and they need maintenance during this period to maintain high yields.
The three varieties of Hailufeng, Fengcha, Hanxiang and Nanwang, all have one characteristic, that is, after bearing fruit in the first year, as long as they are properly maintained in the second year and have sufficient fertilizer, water, light and heat, they will enter a high-yield stage starting from the second year.
Now that the local government supports Hailufeng’s investment, it is natural that everything must be prepared as soon as possible in advance to facilitate the subsequent large-scale production expansion.
We should make good use of the three-year tax-free period and lay a solid foundation.
After getting Jiang Miao’s instructions, Zhang Xincheng hung up the phone.
He came to Kong Keji’s office.
“Manager Zhang, you are here. Please sit down for a while. I will process this document.”
If you are not familiar with the other person’s character, you will definitely be angry if you are treated like this. After all, Zhang Xincheng is of higher rank than Kong Keji, and he is also Jiang Miao’s brother-in-law.
Zhang Xincheng secretly complained: “This old Kong is really stubborn. If someone else were here, he would definitely secretly remember that he disrespected his superiors and then find something to make things difficult for him.”
After a while, Kong Keji finished processing the documents, and then he asked, “Manager Zhang, what do you want to talk to me about?”
“The boss has agreed to cooperate with Gannan, so we need to talk to them first. Let’s go to Gannan together tomorrow!”
“Since the boss has agreed, why doesn’t Manager Zhang go over there? There are still a lot of things to do in Luling.” Kong Keji rejected him rigidly.
Zhang Xincheng was speechless. You really know how to behave! No wonder he was always excluded in the previous company. He didn’t bother with Kong Keji. He gave a reason: “Keji, my current identity is not suitable for me to be active in public. You must come forward.”
“Is that so?” At this time Kong Keji also reacted. You know, the company issued an announcement saying that Zhang Xincheng’s position was suspended.
If Zhang Xincheng appeared at the signing ceremony of the cooperation project in southern Jiangxi at this time, it would definitely be reported by local TV stations and news media. If Xiyuan Group were to notice it, the trap that had been prepared before might fail.
Of course, Kong Keji didn’t know that the company had plotted against Xiyuan Group, but Jiang Miao had already called him and asked him to fully cooperate with Zhang Xincheng’s work, and at the same time help Zhang Xincheng conceal his identity and avoid appearing in public.
Thinking of this, Kong Keji nodded: “I will arrange things here as soon as possible. We will meet at the gate of the branch office at eight o’clock tomorrow morning.”
“Okay, go ahead and do your work! I’ll leave first.” Zhang Xincheng had no intention of continuing the conversation, because Kong Keji would easily end the conversation in just three sentences about anything other than work, which was really embarrassing.
In the first few days after arriving at the Gannan Branch, Zhang Xincheng encountered several awkward situations where the atmosphere suddenly became quiet while he was chatting. Now he has learned his lesson and leaves directly after talking about work.
Anyway, with Kong Keji’s character, he would not think that Zhang Xincheng was being cold to him.
Early the next morning.
The two of them, along with their respective assistants and two legal officers from the branch, took the high-speed rail to southern Jiangxi.
at the same time.
The Gannan Bureau of Commerce also attached great importance to this matter and sent people to wait at the high-speed railway station in Gannan, and also arranged an office for the negotiations.
More than an hour later.
Led by several clerks, they arrived at a business hotel in the southern part of Jiangxi Province.
“Hello! Manager Kong, Mr. Zhang, welcome to Gannan. Please come in.”
“Hello!”
“Hello!”
After greeting each other, the two sides entered the business box on the third floor of the hotel.
Since this was an informal meeting, no television stations were allowed to interview or take photos.
After taking your seat.
Zhang Xincheng didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the point: “Everyone, your invitation and conditions have been made known to Mr. Jiang Miao, the chairman of our company. He has agreed to cooperate with you and has authorized me and Manager Kong to negotiate with you. The conditions are as you said, but we require a formal announcement and relevant documents.”
“No problem.” Dong Qixian, who was in charge of the negotiation, nodded with a smile on his face: “We understand your company’s requirements and also understand some of your concerns.”
“We have already held a meeting this time. As long as your company is determined to invest, we will immediately set up a special docking office to provide services specifically for your company and solve all your worries.” Another person in charge also vowed to guarantee.
Zhang Xincheng said very confidently: “Since we have agreed, we will not regret it. However, our chairman is temporarily busy and may not be able to come here in person to sign the contract.”
In order to attract investment, Dong Qixian is also very hardworking: “It doesn’t matter, we can send someone to send the documents to Shanmei for Mr. Jiang to sign.”
“In addition, I have a small request. Due to some personal reasons, I do not want to appear in media reports for the time being. At the signing ceremony, Manager Kong will represent me on stage.”
Although Dong Qixian and others felt a little strange, they did not doubt anything but expressed understanding.
Soon the two parties began to discuss the details of the cooperation terms. The two legal officers made each condition as detailed as possible to avoid any ambiguity.
For example, how to implement the three-year tax exemption policy.
After all, as a branch, taxes are divided into two parts. One part is Jiang Miao’s personal income tax paid by the head office, and the other part is the branch’s value-added tax.
Since the local government does not have the power to directly exempt Hailufeng Company from value-added tax, it can only provide corresponding subsidies through policies to offset this part of the tax.
The other conditions are the same.
The two sides discussed these matters for two days before they finalized all the details of the conditions.
In the past two days, Gannan has also prepared a small venue as the location for the signing ceremony.
On the third day, several clerks who ran back and forth by high-speed rail finally brought back the cooperation agreement signed by Jiang Miao.
On behalf of Hailufeng Company, Kong Keji signed a cooperation agreement on the Gannan Oil Tea Base Project with Gannan City.
The local TV reporter who had prepared questions in advance quickly asked:
“Excuse me, Manager Kong, how much money will your company invest in Gannan in the future?”
“About 1 billion yuan.” Kong Keji replied with a dry laugh. It was obvious that he was unable to cope with this kind of situation. Fortunately, such questions had been discussed in advance and there were no sudden questions.
“I heard that your company has developed the artificial cultivation technology of white truffles. I wonder if you will introduce the technology to southern Jiangxi?”
“Not yet. Our Gannan branch is focusing on the oil tea project.”
“Then may I ask Manager Kong how many acres of oil tea your company plans to invest in?”
“About 100,000 acres.”
“Manager Kong, can you tell me when these projects will be implemented?”
“If all goes well, it will be rolled out gradually before the end of this year.”
Soon, with questions and answers, the signing ceremony was finally successfully concluded.
But it’s not over yet.
In order to facilitate management, an office location also needs to be built in southern Jiangxi to manage the affairs here.
Kong Keji hurried back to Luling.
Zhang Xincheng stayed and set up an office in southern Jiangxi.
At the same time, we are also paying attention to Gannan’s efficiency. After all, the so-called cooperation agreement between the two parties is actually similar to a memorandum of cooperation and has no enforceable effect.
If the other party does not implement the conditions promised before as soon as possible, then Zhang Xincheng’s temporary office will always be a temporary office, and no real investment and construction will be carried out.
After all, for this kind of thing, Zhang Xincheng would not rush to invest without seeing the specific documents released, so as not to become passive.
Just as he was quietly waiting for action from southern Jiangxi.
The people in Luling also received the news. They secretly cursed Gannan for being unkind and quickly tried to find a way to remedy the situation.
And sure enough, the next day someone came to the door.
Three days later, a signing ceremony was also held in Luling.
For a time, Hailufeng Company became very popular in southern Jiangxi, and people in other parts of Jiangxi Province were also discussing it or had already taken action.
Unfortunately, they arrived a step too late.
Kong Keji expressed his powerlessness as to what to do for people from other regions. The company no longer had the funds to expand its investment. Even though some regions had offered a lot of low-interest loans, it still did not change the mind of Hailufeng Company.
Seeing the actions in Luling, Gannan seemed to be competing with each other and quickly implemented the promised conditions.
Since the conditions have been fulfilled, Zhang Xincheng naturally will not wait any longer and will start investing.
The first step is to secure the 1,000 acres of industrial land promised by Gannan, which is located in Shahe Town near Gan County.
At the same time, we also purchased a large office building in Shahe Town. The five employees previously brought over from the Gannan Branch are used as the backbone to gradually increase the number of employees, otherwise there will be no one to do things.
Jiang Miao also transferred 20 employees who had just completed training from the headquarters to serve as backbones of the Gannan Branch.
The two also talked on the phone and chatted about some things about the Gannan branch.
“A Miao, our company is becoming very popular now. Counties and towns in southern Jiangxi have come to visit us these days, hoping that we can contract oil tea plantations in their local areas. The discounts are quite generous.”
“Brother-in-law, don’t rush. Take your time. First, train the employees and prepare the department team. Then, start the acquisition work.”
“I know.” Zhang Xincheng learned about some of the initial situations of the Gannan branch. Because the department was short of staff, the initial work was not smooth. Later, Jiang Haibo personally went there to sort out the personnel, which made Kong Keji’s management become handy.
Knowing this lesson, Zhang Xincheng suppressed other thoughts and focused on building a good management team. At the same time, he also secretly inquired about the situation in various parts of southern Jiangxi, and tried to avoid places with poor business reputations as much as possible.
Anyway, he has been in southern Jiangxi for the past three months, so there is no need to worry too much.
“Brother-in-law, there is something else you need to pay attention to.”
“What’s up?”
“The first batch of tissue cultured alfalfa has produced 200,000 seedlings. I have allocated 150,000 to the Gannan branch. Ask Keji to arrange for personnel to receive them and start planting them immediately after they arrive. However, the first batch of alfalfa should not be harvested. They will be used as seeds.”
“Okay, I’ll let Katsumi know.”
Jiang Miao asked, “There is one more thing. The factory for processing alfalfa hay seems to have not been established yet, right?”
“Well, it’s mainly because Keji is too busy. I will ask him to focus on improving the supporting facilities in the near future. Anyway, the 120,000 acres of oil tea in Luling are enough to keep us busy for a while.”
“Then I’ll trouble my brother-in-law to build a number of small hay mills around here!”
After all, these alfalfas are planted in the open spaces under the forests of those tea oil plantations. Unlike the vast plains in the north, transportation is relatively convenient.
There is a cost limit range for fodder.
In mountainous and hilly areas and in the great plains, if rail and inland river transportation are not taken into account, the maximum transportation cost of fodder in mountainous and hilly areas is about 100 kilometers, and in the great plains it is about 200 kilometers.
In places like southern Jiangxi, considering that some inland rivers can be used, the limit should be around 200 kilometers.
The premise of all this is to transport hay, not fresh grass that has not been dehydrated.
Taking this situation into consideration, building a small hay mill near the plantation is an inevitable choice. The limit of fresh hay transportation is 20 to 30 kilometers. Beyond this distance, the cost is not cost-effective.
In fact, the best option is to raise pigs, cattle and sheep directly nearby.
However, Jiang Miao and Hailufeng Company were not ready yet, nor did they want to make the branch’s business more complicated.
So he shelved the plan for the time being.
It is a pity that there is no direct canal connecting southern Jiangxi and Lingnan, otherwise the cost of transporting fodder could be greatly reduced.
In the future, the fodder produced in southern Jiangxi and other places can only be consumed locally or sold to farms in northern Jiangxi via the Ganjiang River.
This is high-value alfalfa. If it were ordinary hay, it would not be worth transporting over long distances.