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

Luo Zhimin's plan was thwarted, but he did not give up and planned to talk to Fang Wei again in a few days.

Fang Wei, on the other hand, was not in a hurry. Since the county had brought up the matter first, he had the initiative and could either attack or defend. He decided to put it aside for now.

A few days passed quickly.

The Dragon Boat Festival has arrived in the blink of an eye.

This year, the county organized a large-scale dragon boat race. In addition to funding from relevant departments, the event also accepted donations from enterprises.

Yaoling Agriculture, which has a production base in Xinlin County, also donated 200 million yuan and sent a team to participate in the competition.

The competition was held the day before the Dragon Boat Festival. Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua came to the scene to cheer on their company's dragon boat team. Unfortunately, they were just a little short at the last moment, and the company's dragon boat team only won second place.

Second place is also acceptable; the company still awarded prizes to the participants.

"Third Brother, shall we go to the Yao village to celebrate the festival?"

Pan Lianhua was even more excited than Fang Wei while watching the game, but she immediately shifted her focus after the game and started thinking about the holiday.

“Sure, it just so happens that my sister also wants to go back to the village for a visit.”

Fang Wei had no objection, and at the same time, he asked his elder brother and sister-in-law if they would like to go to the Yao village for a day.
The other party readily agreed. The couple felt rather lonely staying at home, so celebrating the holiday with the third brother's family was much more lively.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Fang Wei and Fang Ping's families went up the mountain together.

As soon as they arrived at the village, Wang Songlin rushed over and said, "Third Brother, General Manager Zhang from the Electrical Appliances Group has been calling you everywhere. Why don't you go and call him back?"

Fang Wei didn't know why Zhang Wenyuan wanted to see her, but since he had called all the way to the village during the holiday, it must be something important.

Upon entering his home, he immediately returned the call.

"Secretary, after many years of hard work, the company is finally going to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange."

As soon as the call connected, Zhang Wenyuan's excited voice came through.

The electrical appliance group company has been approved to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in August this year, becoming a listed company.

"This is wonderful news! I'll head to the company tomorrow and we can talk more when we meet."

Fang Wei was also very happy; after going through so many hardships, this matter was finally about to be successfully completed.

He decided to personally go to Fragrant Hills; not only would he go, but Cai Tong and others would also go. This was a glorious moment for the electrical appliance group, worthy of everyone gathering together to celebrate.

"Okay, Party Secretary."

Because of the holiday, neither of them said much.

Fang Ping, Pan Lianhua, and the others had all heard the conversation. Pan Lianhua said with a smile, "Our Yaoling Agriculture is doing well too. We finally have our first listed company."

After several years of promotion, ordinary people have gained a basic understanding of listed companies and stocks.

Since a stock exchange had been established in China, the group congratulated Fang Wei.

"I'm going to Xiangshan tomorrow. The electrical appliance group won't be officially listed until August. Brother, do you still have the internal employee shares of the electrical appliance group? Maybe we can make a fortune in the future."

Fang Wei smiled and suddenly brought up the matter of internal employee shares.

As the manager of the furniture company, Fang Ping naturally also has the right to purchase employee shares of the electrical appliance group company.

"Yes, you told me to buy as much as possible, so I used all my savings from the past few years."

Fang Ping was a very obedient person. Although he didn't know when these stocks would make money, he still held onto them.

After the company goes public, the employee shares will have a lock-up period, after which they can be sold.

As for when to sell, he decided to listen to his third brother. If his third brother said to sell, he would sell, since he didn't understand anything about it anyway.

Sister A, Pan Lianhua, and Tian Guihua busied themselves preparing a table of dishes. They ate dinner in the evening, without going to the small square outside. This would have made the square overcrowded, mostly with tourists, so the locals stayed home to give them space.

"I wonder how Master Sun is doing at the Sanqing Temple?"

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they sat together at the doorway to admire the moon.

Pan Lianhua suddenly thought of Sun Daoren and couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"The Taoist priest is the head of the Sanqing Temple. Do you think he's doing poorly? When I get back from Fragrant Hills, let's go see him together."

Fang Wei felt that his wife simply wanted to go to the Sanqing Temple. The scenery on the mountain was beautiful, and staying in the temple for a night would definitely calm down her restless mind.

To be honest, he also missed Master Sun a little.

The next day.

Fang Wei then took his driver and two staff members to Fragrant Hills.

He arrived at noon, while Cai Tong and the others arrived before evening.

Zhang Wenyuan didn't care about their long journey and held a grand celebration banquet that very night, with even Jiang Shiyue coming all the way from Hong Kong.

"Chairman Jiang, your long-cherished wish has finally come true. I'd like to toast you and thank you for your hard work." Fang Wei took the opportunity to chat with Jiang Shiyue alone for a while. The two had been working together for many years, but they had almost no personal relationship.

However, everyone should thank Jiang Shiyue for the listing of the electrical appliance group. Without him, the listing would probably have been delayed.

"Don't be so formal. I'm also a major shareholder of the company, okay? Today is a happy day, let's not talk about business. Come on, let's have a drink."

It was hard for others to understand Jiang Shiyue's feelings. Seeing the other party drinking one glass after another, Fang Wei had no choice but to keep him company.

The result was obvious: Chairman Jiang ended up drunk and was helped back to the hotel while singing a little tune.

Zhang Wenyuan took some time to introduce Fang Wei to several local leaders. The electrical appliance group also had a small amount of state-owned assets, which were invested by the local government.

After the company went public, Yaoling Agriculture held only 52% of the shares in the electrical appliance group, but still maintained a controlling stake and remained the largest shareholder.

Fang Wei stayed in Xiangshan for three days before returning to the village. His main purpose for going there was to celebrate, and he also took the opportunity to inspect the company.

He has never interfered in the operation and management of the company, and he will continue to do so in the future.

Cai Tong naturally needed to send some of his best and brightest from Yaoling Agriculture to join the listed company. Some positions were essential, as it would become a public company, and the largest shareholder couldn't remain uninvolved.

Of course, all these people had to obey Zhang Wenyuan's leadership. As long as Zhang Wenyuan did not show any signs of being unable to perform his duties as general manager, no one could shake his position in the company.

Zhang Wenyuan is a miracle in himself. After the company goes public smoothly, he will become the chairman of the listed company. His successor is a highly educated man with a science and engineering background who has served as his deputy for a long time.

After Fang Wei returned, he kept his word and made a special trip to the Sanqing Temple with a plate of lotus flowers.

Upon seeing Master Sun again, both were somewhat surprised. Master Sun was now radiant with health, and with his full head of white hair, he truly exuded an air of otherworldly grace.

"Master, is life on the mountain really that good for people?"

Pan Lianhua was still very concerned about her appearance, and that was the first thing she said to Sun Daoren.

“I don’t care about anything on the mountain. I eat and sleep well, and I spend most of my time cultivating myself. Don’t even mention me, if your man went to live on the mountain for a while, he would be in the same state.”

Master Sun laughed heartily and revealed the crux of the matter.

Pan Lianhua laughed along with her. In fact, she was also a person who didn't like to worry, unlike Fang Wei who was always worrying.

Fang Wei didn't care about these things, but he and his wife still looked young all these years, so they didn't need to come to the mountains to find peace and quiet.

The couple spent the night on the mountain, discussing some health preservation issues with Master Sun, and returned to their hometown early the next morning.

Next, Fang Wei gradually became busy.

Luo Zhimin tried to talk to him several times, but he never gave a response. After the summer harvest, the company will take over a new production base, and to be honest, he's really not in a hurry to continue expanding.

The annual summer harvest and planting season has begun, and the various production units of Yaoling Agriculture have started their summer harvest earlier than others.

These past few days, walking on the land of various units, I could hear the roar of large machinery everywhere.

Fang Wei no longer needed to worry about the specific production arrangements, but he still followed his habit of taking walks around and looking at things. When he got tired, he would squat down in the fields and chat with the old farmers, not caring at all about his image.

In this respect, the company's management is far inferior.

People like Cai Tong also work on the front lines of production, but they have clearly distinguished themselves from ordinary commune members.

Even Fang Wei can't control such things. The social atmosphere is completely different now, and he can no longer use the old methods to demand things of them.

Some things are just like that; he can only take care of himself, but he can't take care of others.

"Uncle Liang, how is life at home these days?"

“Great, it’s much better than before. Now when I crave meat, I can go to the market and buy a few pounds. Before, I could only eat meat a few times a year. My two sons both work at companies, and their salaries are more than if they had farmed the land themselves.”

Fang Wei chatted with the old farmer for a while, then got up and went somewhere else.

A few days passed quickly.

The summer harvest and planting work in various units has basically come to an end.

This season was another bumper harvest. Cai Tong arranged for the shipment of the "Nanguang No. 5" ordered by the provincial foreign trade department to be sent out first. The contract stipulated a time, so it was better to be early than late.

Then, various types of rice varieties were officially released for sale.

The rice harvested from the rice planting base is processed and selected before being packaged. 【Yaoling Rice】has developed a complete product line, making it the largest brand in the province and a leader among rice brands nationwide.

Rice mills have been established in major production bases. In order to save on transportation costs, the food company has built as many as five new rice mills in the past two years.

The summer planting area remained the same as the previous season's rice seed cultivation area. After all, the majority of this season's rice seed production was used for export, so the market supply of rice seeds was not saturated.

By the time of the autumn harvest, the supply and demand of rice seeds will be basically balanced, with supply slightly exceeding demand.

This isn't a major problem. Adjustments can be made during next year's spring planting to reduce the area under rice cultivation. The company is already very familiar with this adjustment mechanism, so Fang Wei isn't worried at all.

After the summer harvest was completed throughout the county, Cai Tong led his team to take over 12.2 mu of farmland in Shuiziba Township. (End of Chapter)