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

Time flies.

After several rounds of expansion, Fang Wei decided to take a break for a while.

Currently, the breeding of various cash crops is on the right track, and Yaoling Agriculture stands out in breeding, leaving seed companies like Xinkaiqi far behind.

The new Cage has been much more well-behaved in the last two years, and has basically not made any underhanded moves.

Once the gap widens, petty tricks become completely ineffective and will only invite ridicule.

However, Yaoling Agriculture's strong involvement in wheat breeding and planting has surprised many people. There are now many varieties of wheat, and the wheat seeds available on the market are diverse.

The best-selling wheat varieties in the past were all hybrid wheat.

Fang Wei took a different approach this time, not going through hybridization breeding, and used traditional breeding methods to create [Nanfengmai 327], which was really not easy.

After several years and numerous failures, they finally succeeded.

Now that the company has acquired 50 mu of land in the Jianghuai Plain, the breeding work for [Nanfengmai 327] has begun. The Jianghuai wheat planting base will initially allocate 10 mu of farmland for breeding, while the remaining 40 mu of farmland will be used to grow wheat.

Both the Qinghe and Jianghuai bases have entered a period of large-scale construction, with production and infrastructure development proceeding simultaneously. Several senior executives from Yaoling Agriculture are stationed in both locations to ensure the projects are completed on schedule.

After compiling the information on [Nanfeng Wheat 327], Fang Wei had it sent to Sun Shili.

The subsequent application process was handled by the other party, so the company didn't need to worry about it at all.

evening.

Fang Wei returned home, where her older sister had already prepared dinner.

After Liu Xuemei's parents went to Guangzhou, her older sister returned to the village, which gave her a chance to rest for a while.

"Third Brother, we'll have to trouble your older sister to go to Guangzhou again at the end of May. Xuemei's due date is approaching, and I'm worried about leaving her there without anyone from our family."

Pan Lianhua has been quite busy lately and can only go before her due date. Until then, I can only trouble my sister to go first.

The older sister was quite happy to agree, and Fang Wei had no objections either.

After dinner, Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua went for a walk, and when they returned, he went into his study.

During this period, he has been compiling the "Wheat Breeding Technology Manual," which summarizes the experiences and lessons learned in wheat breeding over the past few years and is highly practical.

He enjoys writing things like this, but as for academic papers, forget about them. The technical staff at the Crop Research Institute and the Institute of Agriculture are working hard on various papers related to [Nanfeng Wheat 327].

Fang Wei sat at his desk, his thoughts flowing like a spring, and before he knew it, it was midnight.

Pan Lianhua walked in carrying a bowl of white fungus soup, telling the man to eat first.

"I'm not writing anymore. I'll finish my drink, wash up, and go to bed."

Fang Wei then realized it was quite late, so she stood up, stretched, and then finished the bowl of white fungus soup in a few bites.

"Third brother, you're not in a rush, you can take your time writing. Don't stay up all night in the future."

Pan Lianhua tidied up the study and smiled as she offered some words of advice to the man.

"Yes, I got so engrossed in writing today that I forgot the time. I'll be more careful next time."

Fang Wei agreed readily. He rarely stays up late and is used to going to bed early and waking up early; he only does so when he is focused on work.

The next day.

He arrived at the office early in the morning and began handling official business.

After finishing several official tasks, he glanced at the documents that had been delivered that morning, and then received a call from Hu Linwei.

"Secretary, the main structure of the Yaoling Building in Shenzhen has been completed, and it has entered the interior decoration stage. Do you have time to come and take a look?"

Hu Linwei briefed Fang Wei on the progress of the Shenzhen Yaoling Building project. The project was quite complex, so the construction period was longer.

However, the main construction has been completed, and the interior decoration is underway. It is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

"That's fast! I'll take a look when I go to Guangzhou. Mr. Hu, is there anything else?"

Fang Wei responded with a smile, and then asked the other party the purpose of the call.

Hu Linwei is the vice president of the group company. He is busy all day long, so it is impossible for him to make a phone call just to report on the progress of the project.

"Here's the thing, the real estate company has submitted a report. They want to develop real estate projects in developed coastal cities. Mr. Cai and I are undecided, so we'd like to ask you for your decision."

There is considerable controversy within the company regarding this matter.

After all, the real estate industry is a capital-intensive industry, and there are many shady dealings within the industry. Many people within the company opposed doing this.

The merger with Xinlin County Transportation Company at the time had specific circumstances, and the project's success is not easily replicated. Now, many real estate companies are planning to test the waters in big cities, but they are often uncertain about their future.

"They want to try and should be supported, but the group company will not provide much financial support."

Fang Wei thought for a moment and set a tone: he would support the real estate company's exploration, but would strictly control the funds.

This is to prevent the real estate company from having financial problems and dragging down the group company. It's a risk isolation measure. There's nothing else to worry about. "Understood!"

Hu Linwei breathed a sigh of relief; he had been genuinely worried that Fang Wei would take a negative stance before making the call.

Now that the other party has provided conditional support, this matter can be implemented. He personally strongly supports the real estate company's business expansion.

The two then ended the call, and around noon, Fang Wei got up and went home.

A few days passed quickly.

Several inspection teams suddenly arrived in the county, all coming to visit and learn about wheat breeding, but they had clearly come to the wrong place.

There is no wheat breeding base here; the wheat breeding base is located in the Jianghuai region. These people came here rashly without understanding the situation beforehand.

Wang Lin called Fang Wei to discuss the matter, and in the end, they could only take the people on a tour of vegetable and rice breeding facilities.

After all, they've already come all this way, so it wouldn't be appropriate to just send them off to Jianghuai.

These people showed little interest in rice breeding, but were very interested in hybrid corn and vegetable breeding. After the two sides reached an agreement, Zhao Jinsheng was put in charge of receiving these inspection groups, which brought a lot of business to Yaoling Hotel.

Fang Wei has always been open to such visits and exchanges. After the visit, the delegation also had technical exchanges with relevant personnel from the research institute and the crop research institute, and the results were very good.

After leaving Xinlin County, two inspection teams went directly to the Jianghuai Base.

Fang Wei called Lin Bingkun beforehand to give him instructions, telling him to make sure he was well taken care of and not to hide anything except the core technology.

The commune quieted down. In recent years, there have been far fewer visitors coming to learn and study than during the commune era.

This morning.

Fang Wei went to the county town and looked at the second phase of the real estate project.

The first phase of the project, which included commercial buildings and resettlement housing, has already been completed. Xiangyang Supermarket is located here, and it's bustling with people every day, including those from neighboring counties.

The supermarket's popularity has also spurred the growth of the surrounding service industry, making this area the busiest part of the county.

The second phase of the project did not begin construction after the completion of the first phase; the start dates of the two phases were not far apart, and the project is currently in its final stages.

"Secretary Fang, our [Nanlu Garden] will open for sale on May 1st, and deliveries are expected to begin in August this year."

This project is managed by a real estate development company and will be handed over to a property management company after all the residential units are delivered.

House prices are very cheap right now; you can buy a house for just tens of thousands of yuan. Of course, this is just a bare shell; you'll have to pay for the renovations yourself.

Have you conducted market research? How many people are interested in buying a house?

"According to the survey results, there are quite a few people who intend to buy a house, but it is hard to say how many of them will actually make the purchase."

Fang Wei then inquired about market forecasts, but the person in charge didn't dare to give a guarantee and gave a rather vague answer.

However, Fang Wei could understand that intentions were one thing, but everything would only be considered valid once the number of contracts signed on the opening day was determined.

He then visited the construction site. Compared to future sales, he valued the quality of the houses more. Fortunately, the construction quality was commendable; as long as the developer was willing to invest, the construction team wouldn't cut corners.

It's approaching noon.

Fang Wei called Wang Lin and invited him to dinner at Linhe Hotel.

Wang Lin happened to be free, so he quickly came over. The two of them then booked a small private room and chatted while having lunch.

"Secretary Fang, you made quite a bit of investment recently, adding 80 mu of new farmland to the planting base alone. Now many people are saying that the vegetables grown in our county are in short supply. Shouldn't you think of a solution?"

When Wang Lin said this, his face was full of envy.

Unfortunately, Xinlin County lacks the necessary natural conditions and arable land, which is why it could only watch helplessly as Yaoling agriculture expanded outwards.

However, thanks to the reputation gained from supplying vegetables to Hong Kong, vegetables from Xinlin County have become highly sought-after in the past two years. Many well-established businesses have approached the county, hoping to strengthen cooperation.

However, the county's vegetable production is limited, so it has always been in a state of supply falling short of demand.

"Why haven't we thought of a solution? General Manager Lin is currently negotiating cooperation with several townships in the county, planning to expand the vegetable planting area and supply vegetables to other places."

In fact, the economic benefits of growing rice are not as good as growing vegetables, provided that there is a large sales volume.

Yaoling Agriculture became an instant success by supplying vegetables to Hong Kong, so sales are not a problem; the remaining issue is expanding production.

Lin Bingkun is in talks with several townships to cooperate in contracting more land to establish vegetable planting bases, in response to the public's demands.

"Oh, I see. How come I haven't heard any reports from the townships below?"

"We've just started making contact and haven't even entered into any substantive negotiations yet. How can you expect them to report back? Don't worry, this deal is definitely going to happen."

Under Fang Wei's impetus, the company proactively increased the contracting fees, offering farmers a certain degree of benefit. Therefore, the contracting was easy to negotiate, and a result could be reached within about a month.

This is also the source of Fang Wei's confidence in making promises to Wang Lin. (End of Chapter)