1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 300 Why does he act like he hasn't eaten in years when he sees money?!

Upon hearing that Su Wenchen had secured an annual funding of one million yuan directly from higher authorities, it was discovered that he had achieved this.

Everyone in the conference room became excited.

After all, who doesn't like money?

Moreover, only when the venue has money can it upgrade equipment, expand the venue area, develop tertiary industries, and increase welfare.

Seeing the excitement on the faces of those below, Su Wenchen spoke directly.

"I'm bringing this up last because I want to discuss it at the meeting: how to use this large sum of money this year, and where to use it."

"Let me start by saying that money should be spent wisely and with tangible results. Otherwise, if the money is spent ineffective this year, it will be harder to get it back next year, and it might even be reduced."

Su Wenchen knew that the higher-ups allocated this money because they felt that Blue Water Farm had developed quite well despite the lack of financial support in the past.

They probably wanted to see if they could develop faster with financial support.

If the money is ultimately wasted and cannot be transformed into real productivity and results, then Su Wenchen believes it will become increasingly difficult to get that money back.

Upon hearing Su Wenchen's suggestion to discuss where the money should go, Miao Yuan spoke first.

"Director, since we have this opportunity today, I'd also like to report to you on the development direction that our rabbit farm is currently planning for this year."

"This year, we plan to build five new large rabbit sheds at our rabbit farm, which will increase the breeding scale of at least 50,000 Moonflower rabbits."

As soon as Miao Yuan finished speaking.

Su Wenchen almost choked after taking a sip of tea!
"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Xu Xiangqian immediately ran up and patted his back to help.

Su Wenchen waved his hand.

"I'm fine!"

Then Su Wenchen turned to look at Miao Yuan.

"Your rabbit hutches are really going to take things to the extreme! You're adding five more hutches all at once. What are you going to feed with so many rabbits?"

"You gain weight just by drinking the northwest wind, huh! Is this the new variety you, Miao Yuan, researched?!"

"If that's true, then I'll have to report it to you and give you the title of a technological vanguard."

To be honest, Su Wenchen thought it would be fine to build two new rabbit hutches, but adding five at once is a different story.

Putting aside other issues, the feed supply alone is a major problem. There's also the increase in the number of farm workers. If a large number of new farm workers are employed without proper training, many management problems will inevitably arise.

Therefore, Su Wenchen still prefers the method of experienced employees mentoring new employees, expanding a portion each year. In this way, after a year of experienced employees mentoring new employees, the new employees become experienced employees in the second year.

The main problem is that Su Wenchen currently has no competitors. Overly rapid expansion while neglecting talent development is just planting a time bomb for himself.

Zhang Zhenhua spoke up at this moment.

"Old Miao, if you ask me, you should just keep things quiet at your rabbit farm. Just make sure you complete the production of 10,000 Moonflower Treasure pelts every year with guaranteed quality and quantity."

"Those ordinary Moon Rabbits can be handed over to other units for breeding."

"Otherwise, if there's a problem with the Moon Essence treasures produced by our farm, it won't be something you can bear alone."

"So, the task of making money for the farm can be left to our chicken farm!"

"As long as you, Miao Yuan, are in charge, producing 10,000 rare Moonflower pelts every year will be a great achievement."

Upon hearing Zhang Zhenhua's words, Miao Yuan immediately retorted.

“Deputy Director Zhang, what are you saying? What do you mean by ‘it’s fine to just hand it over to your chicken farm’? We also want to contribute more to the farm. You can’t stop us from contributing to the farm!”

"Besides, I was just thinking of bringing up the proposal so we could all discuss it!"

"If you, Director, feel this is inappropriate, we can reduce the number of rabbit sheds we need to build."

"Rabbit meat canned food is still selling very well here. In addition, the export price of ordinary Yuehua rabbit has been rising due to the influence of our top-grade Yuehua Treasure."

"The price has increased from the initial fifteen dollars per sheet to more than twenty dollars per sheet, and that's just our export price."

"I heard that at the end of the year, at an auction house in Copenhagen, Denmark, a single piece sold for eighty-five dollars."

"Director, if you don't believe me, ask Deputy Director Han. As the leader in charge of import and export work in the field, he has the most contact with the comrades in the foreign trade department."

Hearing Miao Yuan's words, Han Yang nodded in agreement.

"This news should be true. It came from the Export Department of the Ministry of Foreign Trade. They mainly want us to expand the breeding scale of common Moon Rabbits."

"Thanks to the fact that our Moonflower Treasure has gained international fame, there is now a great demand internationally for the fur of our ordinary Moonflower rabbits!"

“Especially last year at the Canton Fair, Fendi Group, a fur family, bought one-third of the shares, saying that they did so at the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week in January this year.”

"One of the exhibits was a moonlit gown featuring a dark, luminous sheen. I heard that when all the lights were off, the gown seemed to breathe, automatically emitting a luster like flowing moonlight." "It's said that the reaction at the scene was extremely intense, and after multiple rounds of bidding..."

"It was bought on the spot by a tycoon from the Middle East for 12 million US dollars, thus breaking the record for the highest price per unit of a luxury fur coat in Paris, and raising that record many times over!"

"Director, I heard from colleagues in the Ministry of Foreign Trade that the Western luxury goods industry is going crazy looking for this kind of raw material."

"Companies are starting to offer high rewards."

"Moreover, it is said that the coast guard in Guangzhou is almost frantic with work, and at the peak, they can catch dozens or even hundreds of people smuggling over in a single day."

"They all came from Hong Kong Island, hoping to steal a few of our top-tier Moon Rabbits!"

"I heard that the highest offer came from a big company in North America. They offered a pair of top-quality Moonflower breeding rabbits, saying that whoever brings them over to be verified and found to be safe can receive $50 million, plus a green card and asylum in their country!"

Su Wenchen stroked his chin, looked at the shocked expressions on Han Yang's face and most of the people present, and said with a smile.

"This price... I feel like it's offered to all of us here!"

"However, I advise everyone to be mindful of the consequences. Putting aside whether you can even take the Moon Rabbit out, even if you do, can you trust what these people say?"

"Besides, even if these people keep their word, you are all veterans of our place, and you all know what kind of situation the Moon Rabbit is."

"The common Moon Rabbits nowadays are all descendants of the top-grade Moon Rabbits, so even if the breeding rabbits are taken out, they cannot breed this kind of top-grade Moon Rabbit fur."

"Do you really think you can hold onto this money when the time comes?"

To be honest, Su Wenchen didn't know whether any of the people in the room were tempted or had started making contact with foreign forces, but he felt that he should try to persuade as many as he could.

As for those who can't be persuaded and insist on making money this way, Su Wenchen doesn't care.

If the other party can really bring out live rabbits from the top-tier Moonflower Rabbit Farm, and pass through all sorts of inspections, and finally leave through the port, then...

If Su Wenchen truly believes he has that ability, then he'll accept it.

After all, there are quite a few security personnel at their headquarters right now!

In particular, it was thanks to Su Wenchen who directly separated the living area from the breeding area.

Unauthorized personnel cannot even enter through the first gate.

Even after entering the first gate, there are still dedicated security personnel at the top-tier Moonflower Rabbit kennel. Apart from vetted breeders and relevant technicians, no one else is allowed to even approach that area now.

Not to mention live rabbits; even if the zookeepers inside really wanted to take them out, it would be almost impossible.

Because this isn't just a piece of paper or anything like that; it's a living, breathing creature. You can't expect to smuggle it out without anyone noticing these specialized security personnel.

Unless all these security personnel are blind, it can only be done through collusion.

So when Su Wenchen said that, everyone else's eyes cleared up instantly.

Seeing this, Su Wenchen continued.

"But looking at it this way now, the market for our regular Moon Rabbits is quite large!"

Han Yang nodded and said.

"The market is indeed huge. I heard that the Ministry of Foreign Trade has started to contact our city, all wanting to expand the scale of our Yuehua rabbit breeding."

"Top-grade Moonflower rabbit fur is now subject to export controls, and the Ministry of Foreign Trade has no say in the matter. I've also heard that foreign exchange no longer belongs to them, so they are also thinking of promoting the large-scale export of ordinary Moonflower rabbits."

"Especially now, some Western countries have an extremely strong demand for alternatives to the top-tier Moon Rabbit."

"Because although our ordinary furs are not cheap in our country, they are something that ordinary people in the West can afford."

"Director, our Moon Rabbits are farmed, so they are not small. One coat would take about five pelts."

"So now it seems that our initial export price was too cheap, because currently, the cost of a coat is only one hundred US dollars."

"Including all the labor costs, it wouldn't exceed two hundred dollars. But I've heard that in the Western market, any fur coat that claims to be made of our Moonflower Rabbit fur costs at least eight hundred to one thousand dollars!"

"I've heard that even this is still in short supply, so I think we can negotiate a unified export price with the Ministry of Foreign Trade."

"Otherwise, all the money will be made by others."

Su Wenchen nodded upon hearing this.

"Indeed, this is giving them too much profit. Your export company should talk to the Ministry of Foreign Trade about it!"

"Try to negotiate with these leather merchants as well. We can't leave them no profit at all, but we also can't leave them with ten times the profit margin."

"However, from this perspective, we can indeed expand the scale of breeding ordinary Moonflower rabbits at our rabbit shed a bit."

Upon hearing this, Miao Yuan's face lit up with joy, but the other leaders became anxious.

(End of this chapter)