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

The new year has arrived.

From now until the Spring Festival, it's the peak sales season, and Yaoling brand cooking oil is selling like hotcakes.

In reality, food companies don't invest much in advertising; the main reason is the reputation they've built up over the years. Especially during the previous cooking oil price war, Yaoling brand cooking oil maintained a stable price, making it even more popular with consumers.

The oil mill's production lines have started to operate at full capacity. Fortunately, there was enough raw material in stock beforehand; otherwise, the supply of raw materials would have been a problem after the Spring Festival.

The sudden rise of Yaoling brand cooking oil has disgusted the industry giants.

Leaving aside the possibility of penalties from regulatory authorities, another price war would be difficult for them to bear.

The key is that the price of Yaoling brand cooking oil is incredibly stable. When the giants lower their prices, Yaoling doesn't follow suit; it merely reduces production. Even when they raise prices, Yaoling still doesn't follow, focusing on high cost-performance.

Another issue is that there's no way to use raw materials to control others. Yaoling Agriculture has its own oilseed crop planting base, so there's no way to use raw materials to control them.

Fang Wei was happy to see this result. If he had acted rashly and followed suit with a huge price reduction, it wouldn't just be a matter of how much money he lost. He probably would have faced a shortage of raw materials by now after selling off a large amount of stock at rock-bottom prices.

The rapeseed won't be harvested until after the New Year, and this long wait means we've missed a crucial period for development.

morning.

Fang Wei was reading documents in his office when Liang Wenhui knocked on the door and came in, then had someone bring in two boxes of good cigarettes and two boxes of good wine.

"Mr. Liang, what are you doing?"

"Isn't it almost Chinese New Year? I brought you some cigarettes and alcohol. Also, a batch of seafood will be delivered to your house before the New Year. It's just a small token of my appreciation, so please don't refuse."

Liang Wenhui didn't care what Fang Wei thought; he just wanted to express his feelings.

Fang Wei had previously sold him a large quantity of rapeseed, which helped him through his difficulties. He made a fortune during the recent surge in cooking oil prices.

Once he catches his breath, he won't be afraid of the giants' suppression anymore. It was all for an opportunity, but unfortunately, the giants were unlucky; Fang Wei stepped in and helped Liang Wenhui.

"Okay, okay, just leave it here."

Fang Wei didn't think there was anything wrong with a little bit of smoking and drinking. After these things, the two of them got much closer, and he also felt that Liang Wenhui was a friend worth making.

The two sat down and chatted for a while. Liang Wenhui then said he had to go to the county and got up to leave.

However, before leaving, I made an appointment with Fang Wei to have lunch together in the county town, and we could talk about some things later.

Fang Wei did not refuse, and went directly to Linhe Hotel at noon.

"Secretary Fang, I have a question for you. Do you only grow enough oil crops to meet your own needs, or is there a surplus? If there is a surplus, I would like to sign a long-term supply and sales contract with Yaoling Agriculture."

Liang Wenhui has no plans to set up his own planting base for the time being. On the one hand, he lacks experience, and on the other hand, he is currently weakened and does not have enough funds to do so.

However, the previous raw material supply crisis served as a wake-up call for him, so he thought of Yaoling Agriculture.

"Well, I need to discuss this with the company's management and get back to you as soon as possible."

Fang Wei neither agreed nor refused, but instead said something that seemed to suggest otherwise.

He needs to discuss it with Cai Tong, Hu Linwei, and Lin Bingkun before making a decision, since the subsequent impact of this matter could be significant.

Firstly, the oil crops produced by Yaoling Agriculture are not only of good quality but also have a high oil yield. The company needs to assess the pros and cons of providing raw materials to Liang Wenhui.

Furthermore, it's unclear exactly how much surplus the company has; a detailed calculation is needed.

"Okay, please help me out, Secretary Fang!"

Liang Wenhui didn't press the matter and quickly changed the subject.

After finishing his meal, he returned to the village and then called Cai Tong and others to tell them about the matter.

Everyone is very cautious about this matter, and the relevant departments have been asked to conduct an assessment. We need to wait for the assessment results before making a decision.

Fang Wei quickly put the matter out of his mind. The profit-sharing plan for last year had not yet been finalized. He had been thinking about it for several days before coming up with a plan.

According to this plan, the profit-sharing standard is 7000 yuan per person.

"Assistant Yang, please take this profit-sharing plan to Guangzhou and attend the group company meeting on my behalf."

The plan was devised by Fang Wei, so he sent Yang Feng as his plenipotentiary representative to Guangzhou for a meeting.

Cai Tong and others had no objections, and the plan was passed smoothly and approved by the board of directors.

Since the cooperative era, Fang Wei has consistently adhered to the strategy of distributing dividends every year, without exception, even in the most difficult years. This is a characteristic of collective enterprises and an intrinsic driving force for their development.

With the Spring Festival approaching, the members were all waiting for their dividends from the previous year.

After the plan was announced, everyone was very happy, as they could expect another prosperous year.

As the year draws to a close, the commune begins slaughtering pigs for the New Year. Other supplies are no longer distributed; they can all be bought at the supermarket. After all, it's no longer the era of rationing. Nowadays, supplies are plentiful, and with money, you can buy almost anything.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua had already decided to spend the Spring Festival in the village this year. The 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Binbin's family, his sister, and Sun Daoren returned to the village from Guangzhou, and the family was able to celebrate the New Year together again.

Of course, there are also regrets. Xiaojie won't be coming back this year; we're planning to go to Cheng Xiaoyue's parents' house for the Chinese New Year.

After finishing the reunion dinner, Fang Wei took the opportunity to talk to Sun Daoren and asked him if he would still be going to Guangzhou after the New Year.

“I will still go. It’s not easy for Binbin to get his clinic to where it is today. I will support him for a while longer.”

Fang Wei was worried that Sun Daoren would be hesitant to speak, but he didn't want to delay the old Daoist's cultivation, so he took the initiative to ask.

As it turned out, Master Sun had no intention of returning to the Sanqing Temple, but preferred to continue contributing to the clinic.

In this way, Fang Wei couldn't say anything and could only let him do as he pleased.

However, my sister won't be going back after the New Year. Chenchen will be starting kindergarten soon, and Binbin and his wife have hired a nanny. She plans to stay in the village so she can help take care of the family.

Fang Wei said that they should do whatever they wanted; if they wanted to go to Guangzhou, they could go; if they wanted to stay, he would welcome them even more.

My sister has company while tending to her lotus flowers at home, so she won't be bored staying at home all day.

The fifth day of the new year.

Binbin's family and Sun Daoren then returned to Guangzhou.

During the Spring Festival, Sun Daoren and Binbin took the time to examine Wang Songlin. Wang's health has basically recovered, but he still needs further recuperation.

After discussing it with Binbin, Sun Daoren prescribed medicine for him.

The prescription this time didn't contain any expensive herbs, and was relatively inexpensive overall, suitable for post-recovery conditioning. Wang Songlin was also instructed to engage in moderate exercise, such as consistently practicing health-preserving exercises.

Fang Wei received a report from the group company shortly after returning to work following the Lunar New Year holiday.

The report detailed the advantages and disadvantages of providing raw materials to Liang Wenhui, and ultimately concluded that the advantages outweighed the disadvantages, and that a supply and sales contract could be signed with him.

However, the quantity was controlled, after all, we are in the same industry, and we have to be conservative where necessary.

Fang Wei felt there was no problem, so she took some time to call Liang Wenhui and tell him about the company's decision.

"Secretary Fang, thank you so much! Who should I contact next?"

"No need to be so polite. We have a surplus of oil crops and can supply you with some raw materials. You'll have to figure out the shortfall yourself. Here's what we'll do: wait for Mr. Lin's call later."

Based on Yaoling Agriculture's current oilseed crop production, the surplus is not large, so they can only sign limited supply contracts with the other party.

Liang Wenhui was content. He never considered giving all his raw material orders to Yaoling Agriculture. He understood the principle of not putting all your eggs in one basket.

The two quickly ended the call, and Lin Bingkun took care of the rest, with Fang Wei no longer involved.

Lin Bingkun and Liang Wenhui quickly signed a contract, stipulating that the supply of raw materials would begin now, and that after the company's rapeseed harvest, they could buy some rapeseed for Liang Wenhui.

The peanut supply will have to wait another two or three months.

Before spring planting, Fang Wei went to the seawater rice experimental field in Shenzhen. At that time, members of the three breeding teams had already begun to plow the land in preparation for the upcoming spring planting.

This season, 200 mu of seawater rice will be planted, and the harvested rice will be carefully selected to choose the seeds that Fang Wei is satisfied with.

Fang Wei stood by the edge of the field, considered for a while, and then began to adjust the attribute values ​​of the experimental field. First, he increased the yield attribute value, and then he slightly accelerated the growth rate.

Since neither the attributes nor the additional attributes include salt resistance, the first cultivation of seawater rice in the experimental field was quite troublesome, and the salt concentration of the irrigation water needed to be fine-tuned multiple times.

If the salt content is good, it is even possible to cultivate varieties that can adapt to growing in high-salt soil.

"Secretary, could we use genetic engineering technology?"

Several members of the breeding team offered their suggestions.

Fang Wei shook his head and said, "We will still use the selective breeding method for cultivation. I will talk to the research institute later and see if they can come up with a better method."

Using genetic technology for breeding is not uncommon, and many organizations in China have already begun to use this technology.

But Fang Wei's biggest advantage is his cheat code, which is the attribute bonus of the planting area.

He doesn't need to solve all the problems at once. The key is to increase production first, and then carry out selective breeding generation after generation, which is the so-called "selecting the best from the best".

As the weather gradually warmed up, Fang Wei instructed everyone to begin sowing.

The main force in the experimental field consists of three people transferred from the Yao village breeding group. Due to the high level of mechanization here, most of the farm work can be done using agricultural machinery.

When there isn't enough manpower, short-term workers can be hired from nearby villages. Fang Wei is very willing to spend money on these things.

Anyway, he still had tens of millions of yuan in cash in the bank, so he could afford to maintain a mere two hundred acres of experimental fields. (End of Chapter)