Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Wang Songlin said he would not make that kind of mistake, and that tourists were very satisfied with the hospitality in the village; otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people coming up the mountain during a major festival.

The two children also came, but they went back to their room to study right after dinner, making the most of their time.

the next day.

Fang Wei sent the children back to school early in the morning. Xiao Jie is about to take her exam, and Bin Bin's exam is coming up soon too.

Pan Lianhua took a leave of absence for a period of time and rented a small house in the county town, trying every possible way to improve her child's nutrition.

Fang Wei stayed at the cooperative, keeping a close eye on market changes.

The large influx of high-yield corn onto the market was a major blow to Xin Kaiqi. The cooperative's corn seeds were of better quality and had higher yields, leading to a significant slowdown in sales of Xin Kaiqi's flagship product (corn seeds).

This is not a problem that can be solved by lowering prices. Seeds account for a small percentage of the cost of agricultural production. Besides, how much would you have to lower the price to attract customers back?
Reducing prices too little is meaningless, while reducing prices too much will cause losses for businesses.

“Secretary, our corn seeds are selling very well. In a short period of time, we’ve sold a third of them. Customers come from all over the country. Xin Kaiqi has no chance to fight back. I heard their turnover has dropped by 7%.”

Zhao Jinsheng walked happily into Fang Wei's office to deliver the good news.

In the realm of normal business competition, he wouldn't go this far. But what New Cage did before was outrageous; aside from all the underhanded tactics, it was truly disgusting.

Therefore, everyone is happy to see the new Cage suffer a setback.

"We have the upper hand in this round, but we can't be blindly optimistic. The major shareholder behind New Cage is still very powerful, and we need to be prepared for long-term competition."

This time, we will definitely be able to reinvent Cage, not only disrupting their production schedule but also seizing more market share.

The cooperative produces a huge quantity of corn seeds, which flood all over the country. If Xin Kaiqi wants to turn things around, it is almost impossible to succeed unless it can come up with a groundbreaking product.

However, Fang Wei still has a strong sense of crisis and has already begun to cultivate a second generation of high-yield corn varieties.

"Understood! But this time, we'll definitely teach the new Cage a lesson."

Zhao Jinsheng didn't stay in the office for long; he still needed to discuss with the sales department how to sell the company's corn seeds as soon as possible.

The market is constantly changing, and we must not give New Kaiqi a chance to turn the tide.

Fang Wei shook his head with a smile. Xin Kaiqi deserved it. If the other party hadn't angered everyone in the company, Zhao Jinsheng and the others wouldn't have thought of killing him with one blow.

"Secretary Fang, I've left the newly issued documents here for you."

The township's messenger delivered the documents; after all, he was not only the chairman of the cooperative but also a national representative, which was both a responsibility and a perk.

Fang Wei nodded, and the other person turned and walked out.

He then began to flip through the documents, where the regulations concerning the qualification certification of breeding companies caught his attention. The policy was introduced to regulate the seed market, but it also imposed numerous requirements and restrictions on breeding companies.

After careful consideration, he concluded that it would have little impact on the cooperative.

In the afternoon, he informed the board members about the matter and asked them to be prepared.

"Secretary, this isn't a big deal. The problem is that we can no longer freely switch our paddy fields to dry land, which means we'll earn a lot less money this year. How about we think of another way?"

Due to policy restrictions, the community's paddy fields cannot be converted into dry land at will, causing significant losses to the community.

One of the council members suggested that this issue could be resolved during the breeding enterprise qualification certification process.

"I think it's unlikely, but we can give it a try."

Fang Wei didn't refuse outright. He wanted to give it a try. It would be best if he could solve the problem, but there wouldn't be any loss if he couldn't.

Time flies.

The village has entered the summer harvest season.

Today, with favorable weather, the cooperative's harvest time was a month ahead of others, and the summer harvest was completed quickly. Next, the summer planting will begin.

育种中心这一季培育了2万亩的【南光四号】稻种和2万亩的【农优82】稻种，其中【南光四号】稻种的总产量为3200万斤，【农优82】稻种的总产量2800万斤。

All 80,000 mu of paddy fields in the commune are planted with the "Nanguang No. 4" rice variety, with a total yield of 128 million jin.

This was undoubtedly a bumper harvest, but Zhao Jinsheng was facing a dilemma with so much rice. If he gave it all to the rice mill, the mill would have a surplus of raw materials, unless he broke the contract and stopped buying rice from the farmers he was working with.

That's definitely not going to work. Putting aside the legal issues, betraying trust will lead to being abandoned by everyone.

Fang Wei considered it for a moment, and then convened a meeting of all the directors.

“There’s no need to resolve this. Haven’t we stopped growing rice for many years? This time, I’ll take the initiative to distribute rations to all members of the commune, and the necessary expenses will be deducted from the dividends for that year.”

"Dividing rations? I haven't heard that term in years. I have no objection, but what criteria does the Party Secretary plan to use for distribution?"

"How about we distribute it equally, with each person receiving 800 jin of rice?"

"No problem, I support it."

"support!"

Fang Wei planned to distribute the grain rations first, then hand over the public grain, and give all the remaining rice to the rice mill.

The rice mill's production capacity has not been fully utilized over the years, and the supply of Yaoling rice to the market has always been unsaturated, which is somewhat similar to "hunger marketing" but not exactly the same.

This time, he plans to go all out, producing as much as possible and releasing it to see how the market fares.

The resolution was passed, and the commune issued a notice to all brigades and units regarding the distribution of grain rations. All commune members were entitled to receive rations, while non-members were not.

This incident caused a sensation in the commune. The distribution of food rations had become a thing of the past. It was truly rare to encounter such a thing in this day and age!
When the appointed time came, each brigade (unit) brought back its share of rice, which was then distributed.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua also received 1000 jin of rice, but Sister A definitely didn't, because she still belonged to the Yao village. Grandpa had been gone for almost half a year, and no one had mentioned her whereabouts or what happened to her.

Today, I happened to find an opportunity. My sister looked at the rice that the two of them brought back and was a little envious.

"Sister, why don't you just transfer your household registration to the cooperative? That way you won't always be envious of us getting our share of money and things."

Pan Lianhua made a joke with a smile, but what she really wanted was for her older sister to transfer her household registration here.

My sister is all alone and doesn't want to get married again, so they all treat her like family. "Isn't it hard to transfer my household registration? Lianhua, Lao San, don't worry about me. I've saved a lot of money over the years, so it doesn't matter where I am."

At this moment, the older sister was actually tempted, but she was afraid of causing trouble for Fang Wei, so she seemed hesitant.

"Don't worry about the household registration. I'll take care of it for you. No one in the community will gossip about it."

The older sister has lived in the village for more than ten years, and everyone treats her as one of the villagers. No one would gossip about this.

Fang Wei patted his chest, confident that he could handle the matter well.

The older sister didn't say anything more, but she was still very willing.

This kind of thing might be difficult for others, but for Fang Wei it was just a matter of a few words. In just a few days, he completed all the formalities.

The older sister then became a villager in the large group.

According to regulations, the brigade leader allocated a house to Sister A, the same kind of house as everyone else's. Sister A returned her house in the Yao village and moved all her useful belongings over.

Fang Wei went to the furniture factory to buy a set of furniture for her older sister, and Pan Lianhua bought her some household items. The two houses are very close, and her older sister still comes over every day to cook and do housework. She can stay wherever she likes.

Starting next year, the older sister will be able to enjoy year-round benefits; this year's benefits will be halved.

Because she only received 400 jin of rice, but nowadays people don't have to worry about not having enough to eat. To be honest, the 800 jin of rice that Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua brought back was enough for everyone to eat for a year.

The older sister left the rice with Fang Wei and refused to sell it no matter what.

Fang Wei and his wife had no choice but to let her have her way. After all, they were family, and they took care of her food, drink, and even all her clothes. They also gave her pocket money every month, which was more than a worker's monthly wage.

The older sister had money but nowhere to spend it, so she often secretly supplemented the family income and sometimes even slipped some pocket money to her two children.

To be honest, she wouldn't be used to living alone in the Yao village now.

morning.

Fang Wei informed Zhao Jinsheng that both types of rice were ready for sale.

This season's rice production is low. Because of the previous reduced yield, customers are incredibly enthusiastic and rushed over to buy the rice as soon as they heard the news.

However, in reality, it is virtually impossible to buy these two types of rice unless you are a long-term contract grower or a contract customer.

“Secretary, in the second season, we cultivated 40,000 mu of ‘Nanguang No. 4’ rice at the breeding center and 40,000 mu of ‘Nongyou 82’ rice in the commune. Judging from the current situation, these rice seeds are not enough.”

Summer planting has ended, and the cooperative held a work summary meeting. Zhao Jinsheng felt that the planting area for rice was a bit too small.

"The market share has already been divided up and will not change much in the short term. The current rice planting area is appropriate. Although everyone is scrambling for it now, the actual market capacity has not expanded."

Fang Wei shook his head and warned everyone not to go back to the old ways, and to make sure to control the yield of the rice.

Unless rice seeds can be exported in large quantities, or the overall market situation changes, avoid frequent adjustments.

This season, the breeding center will cultivate 40,000 mu of "Nanguang No. 4" rice seeds. In addition to cultivating 40,000 mu of "Nongyou 82" rice seeds, the cooperative will plant "Nanguang No. 4" rice in the remaining 40,000 mu of paddy fields.

All 3.5 mu of dryland and sloping land have been used to cultivate high-yield peanut seeds. Currently, there are quite a few vegetable seeds in stock, enough to sell for a year.

Xinlin Farm's 40,000 mu of paddy fields are planted with "Nanguang No. 4" rice, while Yangshan Farm has planted 60,000 mu of "Nongyou 82" rice, and the remaining 20,000 mu of dry land is used to cultivate high-yield peanut seeds.

After this season, there will be no shortage of peanut seeds on the market, and the cooperative will stop cultivating peanut seeds next year.

After the autumn harvest, the shortage of cooking oil will be completely resolved, and the prices of both peanuts and rapeseed will return to normal.

The era of exorbitant profits for cooperatives is coming to an end; the days of easy money are gone. Various breeding companies are springing up like mushrooms after rain, and there are many formidable competitors like NewCage.

In 1983, the world's first genetically modified plant—virus-resistant tobacco—was successfully cultivated in the United States, marking a major breakthrough in genetically modified crop research.

Although it has not yet entered the stage of large-scale commercial use, it is no longer far away.

In the future, various genetically modified seeds will pose a significant challenge to the cooperative's breeding business, and early preparations are necessary.

“Secretary, we understand what you’re saying. You can make the decision. We’ll all listen to you.”

After thinking about it, everyone felt that Fang Wei's words made a lot of sense.

The meeting went smoothly from there. After the meeting ended, it was lunchtime, so everyone went to the cafeteria for a meal.

Before the meal was even finished, colleagues from the province came to visit with clients from Southeast Asia.

"Secretary Fang, this time the customer is ordering 15,000 tons of rice seeds, specifically the 'Nanguang No. 4' variety. Delivery is scheduled for October or November. Do you have any difficulties with this?"

“No problem! Tell him that as long as he pays the deposit, I can guarantee on-time delivery.”

The company doesn't need to worry about Sister Xie's issues. Once the fundamental principles are agreed upon, the import and export company will handle everything, including customs declaration and settlement.

These days, ordinary companies don't have import and export rights at all; they have to go through relevant departments.

The two sides negotiated the price for a long time, and finally agreed on a discounted price of $2 per kilogram. In fact, Fang Wei felt that the price was too low, but the people from the import and export company advised him not to haggle, saying that it's better to make money slowly in the long run.

After the client left, Fang Wei announced that they would celebrate the next day.

This is the cooperative's first exported rice variety, marking the first time that China's hybrid rice breeding technology has been presented to the world. This is a milestone and very significant.

The next day.

Before Fang Wei could even celebrate at the commune, Cui Yiming called and asked Fang Wei to take all the directors to the county to attend the commendation meeting.

After the meeting, Cui Yiming held a celebration banquet for Fang Wei and others, since this matter also benefited the county. Everyone was very proud that a remote agricultural county could export rice seeds abroad.

This incident even made it into the newspapers, and the media rushed to reprint it, which was tantamount to giving the cooperative's rice seeds an unsolicited advertisement.

Inquiries about purchasing rice seeds poured in, but Fang Wei remained unmoved. He wanted to see how much enthusiasm people would have left after this wave of interest subsided.

Time flies.

The export of rice seeds was quickly forgotten, but Yaoling rice performed strongly in the market. (End of Chapter)