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

Chapter 544 Marching into the Special Economic Zone, Wheat Research Takes Another Turn

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua also breathed a sigh of relief. They had worked very hard for their son's wedding.

Upon returning to Guangzhou, he bought his son a car. Before leaving, Pan Lianhua gave her son a sum of cash and told them to live a good life.

Fang Wei, Pan Lianhua, and their older sister didn't go directly back to the county; instead, they drove to the special economic zone. Pan Lianhua and their older sister hadn't come when they brought their daughter to the company to report for duty last time, so this was a good opportunity to visit the special economic zone.

The special economic zone is still very attractive, but you still need a permit to enter it.

With all their documents prepared in advance, the three of them arrived at Xiaojie's workplace without any problems.

"Third Brother, isn't the house you gave the child a bit too small?"

After Xiaojie got off work, the family visited her place together.

Strictly speaking, this house isn't small; it has a usable area of ​​over 60 square meters, which would be spacious enough for a family of three. Of course, it depends on what you compare it to. Compared to other houses in the village, this house is indeed small.

"Mom, why would I need such a big place if I live alone? It's too much trouble to clean."

Xiao Jie quickly stood up to speak for her father, and Pan Lianhua fell silent.

the next day.

Fang Wei treated Qin Sicheng to a meal alone. He had also attended Binbin's banquet in Guangzhou and had only returned a few days earlier.

"Secretary Fang, does your Yaoling Group have any plans to expand into the special economic zone? There are many opportunities here; you should at least establish a foothold here, don't you think?"

"Our main focus is still agriculture, and we don't get involved in other sectors much. I'm thinking of building the Yaoling Building in the special economic zone first, and I'm afraid we'll need your help then."

“I can handle this, your funding is definitely not a problem, but I still want to take a stake.”

As the two chatted casually, the initial idea for a collaborative project began to emerge.

The port group is doing very well, but Qin Sicheng has always wanted to pursue diversified investments. This project is a touchstone, and the two parties will accumulate a lot of experience during the cooperation.

"President Qin, I personally do not object to cooperation. I will have the person in charge of the company contact you later."

Fang Wei didn't say much; such project collaborations ultimately require negotiations between the teams of both parties.

Qin Sicheng understood this principle and immediately changed the subject.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the two parted ways.

The family spent a few days in the special economic zone before returning directly to their village, without stopping in Guangzhou.

After arriving home, Fang Wei called Cai Tong and Hu Linwei to tell them about his idea of ​​jointly building the Shenzhen Yaoling Building with Shenzhen Port Group.

"You guys should contact President Qin first, and we'll discuss it further once we've made some progress."

"Okay, we will contact Mr. Qin as soon as possible."

Next.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua both rested at home for a few days. They had been busy since before the Lunar New Year, and it was a rare moment of peace and quiet for them.

A few days passed quickly.

Good news from the research institute: a new generation of rapeseed has been successfully developed and is expected to be planted in large quantities by the end of this year.

Fang Wei visited the research institute and listened to the project leader's report. Judging from the data alone, the new generation of rapeseed showed a significant leap in all indicators, making it undoubtedly the best variety currently available in China.

Its yield, quality, and oil extraction rate are all the most advanced available today. If it can be successfully promoted, rapeseed oil production can increase by about 30%.

This was remarkable data, and Fang Wei immediately arranged for small-scale breeding and trial planting. He instructed everyone to cultivate enough rapeseed seeds before the autumn harvest to lay a solid foundation for large-scale trial planting at the end of the year.

After returning to his office, he called Zhao Jinsheng over again.

"Old Zhao, the research and development of the new generation of rapeseed has achieved initial success. You need to actively cooperate with them, especially in the large-scale breeding stage. We can't do without your support."

"Wow! The development of the new generation of rapeseed is so fast? Secretary, please rest assured, I will do my best to cooperate with them."

Zhao Jinsheng was very surprised. A new generation of rapeseed had been developed so quickly?
He immediately stated that he would definitely do a good job in all aspects of support and actively cooperate with the work in the final stage.

"That's all. Go ahead and get busy with this."

Fang Wei dismissed Zhao Jinsheng and began to quietly read the documents.

Spring planting is about to begin, and then it will be the busy farming season again. There won't be any more quiet days like this.

As spring planting approached, Lin Bingkun and others arrived in Xinlin County one after another, and then held a spring planting work meeting at the Yaoling Cooperative.

This was an annual routine, and Fang Wei didn't attend; these matters weren't his responsibility anyway. He quickly finished up what he was doing and then headed to the Central Plains base.

This trip was on the way, because he was about to go to the capital for a meeting.

Research on the new generation of wheat was proceeding in an orderly manner, but a new situation suddenly arose during the breeding process.

“Secretary Fang, everything went well before, without any unexpected problems. But in this round of cultivation, we suddenly discovered that the new generation of wheat has significantly reduced resistance to pests and diseases, and the effects of pesticides are very poor.” Sun Shili was not at the base, so the project leader explained the situation to Fang Wei, appearing very depressed.

Research on the new generation of wheat has been incredibly fraught with difficulties and setbacks. A major breakthrough was finally achieved last year, but it wasn't until multiple rounds of breeding that the key factor of poor resistance began to emerge.

Fang Wei also found it unbelievable. If the cultivated variety had poor resistance, it should have shown up long ago, but the problem has only appeared now.

It’s terrible!
"You guys try to solve the problem first. I have to go to the capital for a meeting right away. I'll come back after the meeting."

Fang Wei didn't have time to discuss the issue in detail with them because there wasn't enough time. On the third day, he boarded a train to the capital.

A week later, he returned to the Central Plains base.

Sun Shili was waiting for him there. As soon as they met, Sun Shili poured out his grievances, saying that this project had ruined him.

"I even suspect that I might be cursed by this project. Ever since I accepted this task, everything has gone wrong, and I've lost a lot of my hair."

"It's okay, we'll shave our heads and start over."

Fang Wei smiled and comforted the other party, saying that he had thought about it carefully during the past few days of meetings and wondered if it was related to the mutant strain he had cultivated in the Yao village.

The climates in the south and the north are very different, and the soil and water quality are also different. Could it be that a secondary mutation occurred during the cultivation process?

The results of mutations are not always good; they can also be bad.

He felt the only solution was to modify the attribute values, significantly increasing the [resistance] value during the breeding process. However, this might have side effects; an excessively high value for a single attribute could likely trigger some undesirable chain reactions.

He couldn't stay at the base indefinitely, so he had to take the current plants back for further research.

“This plot of land needs to be separated from the other experimental fields. I will call every now and then to ask about the wheat in this plot.”

However, Fang Wei still isolated a small plot of land to continue cultivating wheat varieties with poor resistance. He doubled the resistance value of the land and decided to see the effect first.

He then left the base and returned to the village.

It's the busiest time for spring planting now, and he can't stay away from home forever; he has to come back to see for himself before he can feel at ease.

However, before inspecting the various units, he handed over the wheat plants he brought back to Wang Songlin and others for cultivation, wanting to see where the problem lay.

The veteran comrade encountered a new problem that he couldn't figure out.

Fang Wei has cultivated countless new crop varieties over the years, but this is the first time he's encountered such a situation. He used to say he wasn't familiar with wheat, but after so long, his understanding of it is quite profound. Why is he still at a loss?

The golden touch of the expert is invincible in the process of cultivating new varieties, with the exception of the new generation of wheat.

Time flies.

All units have completed the rice transplanting work, and production is progressing well.

After Fang Wei returned from his inspection, he went to the Yao village every day to witness firsthand the cultivation process of the wheat he had brought back. During this time, Wang Songlin and others did nothing but cultivate the wheat according to normal methods, and the wheat grew better and better.

After testing, it was found that the resistance of these plants had recovered to a high level, which is quite outrageous.

He then called the Central Plains base to inquire about the wheat situation in that small field. The other party informed him that the wheat cultivation had not improved and the individual plants were still sickly.

"Never mind, Songlin, let's complete the small-scale breeding here, and then take the wheat seeds back to the north to see how they are planted."

Fang Wei had no other choice but to start afresh in the Yao village and get this research project off the ground first.

As for the reason for the abnormality, he couldn't find it for the time being and could only wait until later.

It’s noon this day.

Fang Wei received a call from Hu Linwei.

"Chairman Fang, I led a team to Shenzhen and we reached an agreement with President Qin and his team to jointly build the Yaoling Building in Shenzhen, with Yaoling Group contributing 70% and Port Group contributing 30%."

Mr. Qin will handle the preliminary work. He has also agreed to secure a loan from the bank for the project, which will cover approximately 40% of the total investment. I will submit this proposal to the board of directors next. I'll send it to you this afternoon for your review.

After several rounds of negotiations, Yaoling Group and Shenzhen Port Group reached an agreement to jointly invest in the construction of Shenzhen Yaoling Building.

This is also an experiment for the company. If the project progresses smoothly, this model can be adopted in more projects in the future. After all, Yaoling Group's funds are also limited, and this model is also conducive to spreading risks.

"Okay! Send it over so I can take a look."

Fang Wei received the fax in the afternoon and then carefully studied the cooperation proposal in his office.

He felt the plan was feasible, which showed Qin Sicheng's sincerity and laid a solid foundation for future cooperation between the two parties.

weekend.

Fang Wei went to Guangzhou and convened a board meeting, where the proposal was successfully approved.

Hu Linwei then traveled to Shenzhen on behalf of the company and signed a formal contract with the other party in the name of the real estate company. The official name of the real estate company is [Yaoling Real Estate Co., Ltd.], and its business is divided into real estate development and property management.

(End of this chapter)