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

"Great! That's settled then. Let's keep in touch after I leave."

Cui Yiming was overjoyed and couldn't help but raise his glass repeatedly.

Fang Wei was afraid he would get drunk, so she drank two cups and refused to drink any more.

"Secretary Cui, do you know who your successor is?"

"I know, but you wouldn't know him even if I told you. He's a comrade transferred from another place. But don't worry, for a behemoth like Yaoling Agriculture, anyone who comes in will try to build a good relationship with you."

The two talked for a long time, but didn't drink any more alcohol.

Fang Wei didn't get up to say goodbye until 11 p.m., and he couldn't help but feel drowsy in the car.

"Secretary Fang, we've arrived."

When they arrived at the door, the driver woke Fang Wei up.

Fang Wei went into the house and saw that Pan Lianhua was still awake and waiting for him.

"Third Brother, you've drunk so much again. Take a rest for a while, I'll go make you some tea."

Pan Lianhua helped the man upstairs, then brewed a pot of tea and brought it over.

While drinking tea, Fang Wei mentioned Cui Yiming's impending transfer, but omitted the gentleman's agreement between them. After all, the matter was far from settled, and further discussion was pointless.

Pan Lianhua also thought Cui Yiming was a good person, and she was quite reluctant to see him leave.

Cui Yiming has done many good things for the people of the county; the industrial park alone is enough for many people to remember him for a lifetime.

In recent years, the county's infrastructure construction has made great progress, and there are more job opportunities. The county's economic indicators are among the best in the entire region.

These tangible achievements earned Cui Yiming the love and respect of the local people.

Fang Wei drank a cup of tea, washed up, and went to sleep.

I woke up the next day feeling refreshed and without any discomfort.

a few days later.

The higher authorities sent someone to the county to announce the appointment, and Chen Xuejun, who was transferred from another place, took over Cui Yiming's position.

After handing over his work, Cui Yiming rushed to Chenzhou without delay. He had been appointed to the post in a time of crisis, as several positions were vacant there, and he couldn't even rest for a few more days.

Chen Xuejun's arrival caused no disturbance; everything remained the same.

Fang Wei liked this gentle and subtle working method. He met the other party in the village and intuitively felt that the other party was not simple.

Fortunately, Chen Xuejun did not intend to make things difficult for Yaoling Agriculture. He repeatedly asked all townships to learn from Yaoling Agriculture's advanced management and technology at meetings large and small, and he also praised Fang Wei extensively.

"Secretary Chen is prioritizing stability; it seems he doesn't want to take drastic measures for fear of causing chaos."

Fang Wei put aside his worries and stopped caring about the county's affairs.

morning.

After receiving the notification, he arrived at the experimental field of the brigade.

After four rounds of breeding, hybrid corn was finally born, and the scene was filled with jubilation.

Fang Wei checked the corn and, based on his experience, could confirm that it was indeed a success. However, he still had the research institute take it back for evaluation, and all the indicators fully met expectations, and even exceeded them.

"Next, your task is to start mass production of hybrid corn seeds. Um, this corn will be named [Nanyu No. 1], representing our first generation of hybrid corn."

Fang Wei named the hybrid corn and announced that the hybrid corn had been successfully cultivated and had entered the mass production stage.

Currently, the first brigade has 100 mu of experimental fields. By combining the experimental fields from other brigades, we can easily gather 400 mu of land. These greenhouse experimental fields are fully capable of overwintering, and the seeds cultivated are sufficient for planting 10 mu of farmland.

As for the cost, it was not on Fang Wei's mind. What difference would it make if the cost was high for a 400-mu experimental field?
"Okay, please rest assured, Party Secretary, we will complete the task."

The next step mainly depends on the breeding team. They will cultivate the first batch of hybrid corn seeds in the experimental fields, and they can be promoted to large-scale production after spring.

The high-yield and high-quality hybrid corn variety, Nanyu No. 1, will be available on the market by next summer at the latest.

He discussed this matter with Cai Tong and ordered all personnel involved in the hybrid corn project to keep it a secret, and anyone who leaked it would be held accountable.

He didn't even tell the county government, because he didn't want competitors like New Cage to be prepared in advance.

Currently, the product competing with NewCage's second-generation genetically modified corn seeds is [Yuxiang 183], which still holds a firm advantage.

【Nanyu No. 1】is a target for New Cage's third and fourth generation genetically modified corn seeds. Premature exposure is not good.

The members of the research institute and breeding team are very confidential, so Fang Wei specifically applied for a bonus from the company to encourage them. Once [Nanyu No. 1] is officially launched and sold, these people will receive even greater rewards.

After finishing this task, Fang Wei finally had some free time.

As the year draws to a close, it is the off-season for farming. Apart from some farm workers who need to take care of the rapeseed fields, most of the farm workers are on holiday.

morning.

Fang Weiyi was leisurely drinking tea while reading documents and newspapers.

Suddenly, a staff member delivered an invitation. The invitation was mailed to him, and when he opened it, he found that it was an invitation to attend the National Breeding Experience Exchange Conference in Zhongyuan City.

Zhongyuan City is a major agricultural province, mainly producing wheat and corn. However, the exchange meeting was not limited to these two crops. Rice seeds and other crops were also included in the meeting.

As a leading authority on hybrid rice breeding in China, it's only natural that he was invited.

For Fang Wei, going or not going was fine, since the meeting was in a city in China, and he felt no pressure at all.

If he were to go abroad, he'd have to think twice. Last time in Bangkok, they sent beautiful women to try and win him over; who knows what might happen next time?

During dinner that evening, Fang Wei mentioned the invitation, saying that he planned to go to Zhongyuan City to attend an experience exchange meeting.

"Then go ahead and go. I don't have much to do lately. It's mainly because you're in a meeting. Otherwise, I'd like to go and have a look around too."

Pan Lianhua looked at Fang Wei pitifully, the meaning behind her words was self-evident.

Fang Wei laughed immediately and said, "If you want to go, then let's treat it as a trip, and the whole family can go."

"Okay, okay, but it's quite cold over there, so you might need to wear something warmer."

Pan Lianhua has a playful personality and gets very excited when she hears about traveling.

After making some preparations, everyone set off for Chenzhou two days later.

The couple, along with their elder sister and Taoist priest Sun, a group of four, traveled directly from Chenzhou to Zhongyuan City by train.

Fang Wei first settled her family in before reporting to the conference organizing committee.

"Comrade Fang Wei, you're scheduled to give a presentation on hybrid rice breeding technology at the exchange meeting. Are you sure you're okay with that?"

Upon seeing the invitation, the conference organizers immediately called the leaders over.

This event was organized by the National Breeding Center. The leader chatted with Fang Wei for a while and asked him to give a keynote speech at the conference. "No problem, I'll prepare it later."

Fang Wei did not refuse; since he was there to participate in the exchange meeting, he couldn't just remain silent.

"Thank you, Comrade Fang Wei. We look forward to your wonderful speech."

Fang Wei's accommodation was arranged by the conference organizing committee, but he still decided to stay with his family.

Pan Lianhua and her group also stayed at this hotel, which is the best hotel in the area, with many rooms and remains open to the public during the conference.

As a result, on the first day of the conference, he encountered a representative of the new Cage.

There was little communication between the two sides, and no conflict was likely to occur. Since they didn't know each other, they might as well pretend the other didn't exist.

The representative from New Cage gave a presentation on genetically modified breeding at the conference, mainly focusing on corn. To be honest, the presentation was excellent; it was clear they had plenty of experience in such events.

Fang Wei's speech was the grand finale, and the audience was packed when he was on stage.

His speech was undoubtedly more successful, garnering countless applause and admiring glances.

The conference lasted three days, during which Pan Lianhua took her sister and Taoist Sun around the city. The main purpose was to find local delicacies; shopping was secondary.

After Fang Wei finished the meeting, he took them to several scenic spots and even made a special trip to Luodu.

"How about we go to Beijing to see Binbin? It won't take much time. We can leave after we see the kid. There's not much to do in Beijing anyway; we've been there too many times."

Seeing that Pan Lianhua was still somewhat unsatisfied, Fang Wei suggested that they go to the capital.

Pan Lianhua was naturally very happy, and Sun Daoren and his sister also wanted to see Binbin, so the whole family went to the capital.

"Mom and Dad, you're getting more and more carefree these days! Are you planning to travel all over the country?"

Binbin was naturally very happy to see his family, and he even teased his parents during the meal.

"We're not traveling all over the country. We just came to see you and will leave in the next day or two."

Pan Lianhua glared at her son, but then she laughed.

The next evening, the four of them flew to the provincial capital, where they would stay for a few days. Fang Wei needed to go to the company to handle some matters, and Pan Lianhua also needed to report to the company.

Sister and Taoist Sun weren't bored either; they were quite relaxed staying in Fang Wei's courtyard.

The older sister is very familiar with this area, and sometimes she will take Sun Daoren for a walk around the neighborhood and buy groceries along the way.

three days later.

Fang Wei and the others then returned to the village.

He had previously spoken with Cai Tong and others in the provincial capital and listened to the speech by the representative of Xin Kaiqi. He could deduce that the other party's third-generation corn seeds would probably be launched next autumn.

Therefore, he dared not take it lightly, and the first thing he did after returning was to go to the experimental field to check on the breeding of hybrid corn.

“Secretary, this batch of ‘Nanyu No. 1’ bred is growing well, and so far no trend of trait segregation has been observed.”

The head of the breeding team reported to Fang Wei that the breeding process was progressing normally and that a harvest would be available before the Spring Festival next year.

Fang Wei nodded in satisfaction, and then went to the Yao village.

The progress in the Yao village was a bit slower, but he wasn't in a hurry and didn't urge Wang Songlin and the others.

This project isn't that urgent; there's still plenty of time.

"Third Brother, don't rush off. Have dinner before you go back."

"No, I just got back from out of town and I have a lot of things to do. I'll come back after New Year's Day, and we can have dinner together then."

Fang Wei declined Wang Songlin's invitation and drove back to the office after finishing her work.

Sure enough, he had more official business to attend to on his desk. He took advantage of the afternoon to finish all of these tasks before returning home.

Pan Lianhua took some time to go to the county town to develop all the photos she had taken while traveling. Right now, she is carefully selecting them one by one. The good photos will be transferred to a frame at home, while the others will be put into a photo album.

"Third Brother, we're having rice noodles for dinner. Are you full?"

Pan Lianhua looked up and saw Fang Wei, then asked him with a smile.

She really wanted to eat rice noodles today, so she asked her older sister to make braised beef topping. She'd be able to eat after cooking the noodles. Worried that her husband wouldn't have enough to eat, she also asked her sister to make a pot of beef pies. Asking that question was intentional.

"If one bowl isn't enough, eat two bowls; if two bowls aren't enough, eat three bowls. There will always be a time when you're full."

Fang Wei didn't believe that the other party hadn't prepared anything before eating noodles. What man wouldn't feel full after eating noodles at night? So he went along with the other party's words and made a joke.

"You really think there's only rice noodles? Don't worry, your older sister made beef pies, there'll definitely be enough for everyone."

Pan Lianhua then put away all the photos and went into the kitchen to start cooking noodles.

Before long, four bowls of fragrant beef noodles were served. Just then, Master Sun returned, and the four of them began to slurp their noodles.

Slurp, slurp
Fang Wei ate two large bowls, plus two beef patties.

"Third Brother, the profit-sharing plan for this year hasn't been released yet?"

After eating the spicy and delicious beef noodles, I started sweating all over. It was incredibly pleasant.

Pan Lianhua put down her chopsticks, remembered the matter of profit sharing, and casually asked about it. Anyway, there were no outsiders in the family, so it was okay to talk about this.

"No, I haven't had time to discuss it with them yet. We'll have a meeting in a couple of days. I estimate that this year's bonus amount will be higher, and each person will probably receive around 3300 yuan."

Fang Wei felt that the dividend amount would definitely increase this year, but it couldn't increase too quickly; an increase of 10% would be about right.

Last year's dividend was 3000 yuan per person, and this year it can be increased to 3300 yuan.

In fact, once his idea was set, it was equivalent to the company's profit-sharing plan being set, and over the years, almost no one has disagreed with him.

"That's great! We can get 3300 yuan in dividends throughout the year, plus a salary. People all over the country will envy us."

It was rare for the older sister to voice her opinion. She was now part of a large group, and her household registration had long been spread across many places, so she was naturally entitled to a share of the profits.

Although she didn't work at the company, Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua still paid her a salary, which wasn't a small amount over the course of a year.

"That's good, but only if you can make money. Tens of thousands of people sharing 3300 yuan each adds up to over 100 million yuan, that's incredible!"

Master Sun gave a thumbs up; he knew best how everyone's dividends came about.

If it weren't for Fang Wei leading everyone in breeding, just relying on growing grain, they would be lucky to get 300 yuan a year.

He himself didn't value money much, so he admired Fang Wei's character even more. He turned down a fortune that was practically within his grasp, insisting on leading everyone towards a better life—that's something not everyone can do.

However, Fang Wei still felt more at ease taking the commission. In this day and age, with an income of over a million yuan a year, what more could he ask for?

Having chosen the path of collective economy, let's walk it well. (End of Chapter)