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

A week later.

Fang Wei was a little puzzled when Professor Ma and Professor Lin suddenly arrived in the county.

The cooperation between the two parties is actually quite different from what others imagine; it's more like a relay race than a collaboration.

Professor Ma and Professor Lin completed the initial research on seawater rice. Fang Wei then took over the project and completed all subsequent research on his own, achieving success.

The profits will be split 30/70, with Professor Ma and Professor Lin receiving 30% of the profits and Fang Wei receiving 70%.

“Secretary Fang, you’re not being fair. You didn’t say a word about contracting 10,000 mu of saline-alkali land in the Northwest. Why didn’t you involve us? We can contribute 30% of the investment.”

The two entered Fang Wei's office, and Professor Ma had just sat down when he said this with a smile.

In fact, Fang Wei's establishment of a saline-alkali land planting base in Northwest China had nothing to do with them.

The collaboration between the two parties is limited to subsequent research on seawater rice. Professor Ma and Professor Lin jointly contributed 30% of the funding for the seawater rice experimental field located in Shenzhen.

This funding was not originally part of the cooperation, but the two insisted on doing so, so Fang Wei reluctantly accepted it.

The profit-sharing ratio of the cooperation has not changed.

"Oh? You two professors are also interested in this project?"

The saying goes, "You can't hit a smiling face." This person is practically offering money, and their connections in the industry are extraordinary, so he won't refuse outright.

However, there are some situations that still need to be clarified.

“Method Book, we all have some spare cash on hand, and we are very interested in improving saline-alkali land. How about we take a share? Same as before, we will invest 30% of the funds and take a 30% share.”

Professor Ma laughed and said that he and Professor Lin had been researching the improvement of saline-alkali land for many years.

The two researchers dedicated themselves to studying seawater rice for over a decade. Although they were unsuccessful, they did successfully develop several other salt-tolerant crops. Their salt tolerance threshold was low, reaching only 0.3%, but this experience still brought them considerable wealth.

The two are not short of money; they are now more interested in pursuing academic advancement.

They had hit a bottleneck in their research on seawater rice, and approached Fang Wei with a try-it-and-see attitude. As a result, Fang Wei achieved great success in a relatively short period of time.

The seawater rice project has passed the review and is about to enter the second review. Professor Ma and Professor Lin have also become famous because of this project.

Having tasted success, the two naturally wanted to cultivate a good relationship with Fang Wei, even if the money they invested went down the drain.

"You two really think highly of me. If you want to invest in this project, go ahead, I have no objection."

Fang Wei thought they were both quite remarkable, making no attempt to hide their desire to curry favor with him.

In fact, his success in the seawater rice project was also achieved by standing on the shoulders of others, and he greatly admired the vision and knowledge of both of them.

Projects like these, which have both economic and social benefits, will surely yield rewards if you get deeply involved.

"Old Lin, you see, I told you Secretary Fang was a magnanimous person, didn't I?"

Professor Ma was overjoyed upon hearing this, and then turned to Professor Lin and said something.

"Thank you very much, Secretary Fang. Please don't hesitate to ask if there's anything we can do to help you in the future."

Professor Lin was rather reserved, but not incapable of speaking, so he immediately expressed his gratitude to Fang Wei.

"We're all on the same side, no need to be so polite. I'm actually quite interested in the other salt-tolerant crops you two have been researching. Could you tell me more about them?"

The two sides reached an agreement, and the atmosphere in the office became increasingly lively.

Professor Ma described the research findings of the two researchers, including salt-tolerant sunflowers, sweet corn, and alfalfa, with the salt tolerance threshold generally around 0.3%.

To grow crops in highly saline-alkali land, one can only improve the soil through physical means, and even then, success is not guaranteed.

The [Sea Rice 012] cultivated by Fang Wei has reached a salt tolerance threshold of 3% and also has the effect of soil improvement. Their research results are completely incomparable.

The three of them discussed technical issues all morning, and before they knew it, it was lunchtime.

Fang Wei invited the two to dinner in the county, and in the afternoon he took them to visit the breeding research institute. After returning, they signed a new cooperation agreement.

This agreement pertains to a saline-alkali land planting project in Xiachu County. The total investment for the project is 500 million yuan, with Fang Wei personally contributing 350 million yuan and Professor Ma and Professor Lin jointly contributing 150 million yuan.

Fang Wei holds 70% of the project shares, while Professor Ma and Professor Lin hold 30%.

“Secretary Fang, we won’t bother you any longer. We’ll go to Xiachu County again next spring.”

After signing the agreement, Professor Ma and Professor Lin left Xinlin County and headed straight for the provincial capital.

It's good that Fang has these two partners; they are both quite capable and may be able to help with some things in the future.

It's almost the end of the year.

Fang Wei and Yang Feng went to the sales company to inspect the work, and Pan Lianhua and her sister went to Guangzhou with them.

We've already discussed it and decided to spend the Spring Festival in Guangzhou, so the whole family will stay here from the end of this year until the Spring Festival next year.

"Secretary, you've finally agreed to take charge at the group company." After inspecting the sales company, Fang Wei took charge at the group company.

When Hu Linwei came to report to him, he couldn't help but sigh, because the other party spent very little time at the group company throughout the year.

"I feel very reassured with you all in the company. You are the CEO, while I am merely the chairman."

Fang Wei is a rare find as chairman. First, he is willing to delegate authority; otherwise, he wouldn't be so free.

Hu Linwei couldn't help but smile wryly. He was responsible for most of the company's work, keeping him busy all day long, but he enjoyed it nonetheless.

"Secretary, you have us completely under your control."

After exchanging a few casual words, Hu Linwei began his work report.

Fang Wei listened very carefully, and sometimes even interrupted the other party to ask for more details.

Two hours later, Hu Linwei finished his report and took his leave.

That year, Yaoling Group made significant progress, first and foremost by winning the battle for edible oil, a victory whose significance cannot be overstated.

Secondly, it expanded the rice planting area, significantly increased rapeseed production, and established first-class edible oil production capacity.

Some achievements have been made in breeding, but due to the dazzling results in the past, they have become relatively low-key in the last two years.

Fang Wei was pleased to see that all the companies under the group had performed well, as their contributions to the group's profits were quite substantial.

In short, the company has entered a period of stable development.

"The chairman is too modest. Putting aside everything else, just take Yaoling Real Estate as an example. Its development in the past two years has been nothing short of phenomenal. The company's real estate business has not only solidified its market position in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, but has now also made inroads into Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Hangzhou and other cities."

Secretary Du was responsible for taking notes, while Yang Feng was responsible for the analysis afterward.

Both of them attached great importance to Hu Linwei's work report and quickly produced a written report.

Fang Wei presented his own arguments, but Yang Feng felt that the other party was being too modest.

Well, in Fang Wei's mind, only agriculture and agricultural product processing are his main businesses, and everything else is secondary. Therefore, his arguments can only be explained from the perspective of the main business, while Yang Feng is talking about the overall situation.

Neither of them was wrong.

"Let's not talk about that. The real estate industry is highly cyclical. At a certain stage, we must reduce our burden and never blindly expand or incur debt."

Fang Wei smiled and waved his hand, ending the conversation.

in the afternoon.

Fang Wei convened a meeting, the main topics of which were the year-end work summary and profit distribution plan.

The work summary was mainly given by Hu Linwei, and the content was basically what he reported to Fang Wei, but it focused more on data.

Next, Fang Wei proposed a profit distribution plan.

The company performed well that year, and its accumulated wealth had grown significantly over the years. Therefore, Fang Wei decided to allocate several hundred million yuan to the cooperative for profit sharing.

After deducting the cooperative's share of profits, each member receives a dividend of 10,000 yuan.

No one had any objections, because the company's profit sharing had always been kept at a relatively small percentage, which had not affected the company's development at all. In Fang Wei's words, this was called "a steady stream of income," meaning that they couldn't be too stingy, nor could they make everyone's appetites too demanding.

"Since no one has any objections, let's decide on this year's profit distribution plan. Once the company completes its year-end financial statements, we'll distribute the profits."

Fang Wei then got up and left the meeting room, as there would be several more days of meetings to come.

For example, tomorrow's meeting will discuss next year's production plan, and the meeting the day after tomorrow will discuss several personnel appointment and dismissal decisions.

Even when he was not in Guangzhou, many meetings continued as usual. Sometimes he would participate in video conferences, and sometimes he would not participate at all, only exercising his veto power or signing his approval after a meeting resolution was formed.

After several days of meetings, he felt exhausted and couldn't help but sigh to himself that he was definitely not cut out to be an entrepreneur.

But since he was at the company, he couldn't slack off. He had to face a mountain of documents and meetings every day. Even though Yang Feng and Du Wanyi shared most of the administrative work with him, he was still busy all day long.

This situation continued until the New Year.

"Lotus, let's go out for dinner together on New Year's Eve. I've booked a private room at Deshenglou Restaurant. We'll meet there at 6:30 tomorrow afternoon."

It's perfectly normal for Fang Wei, as the head of the family, to arrange New Year's Eve activities.

Binbin doesn't have a single day off now. While others work 996 (9 am to 9 pm, 6 days a week), he never rests. However, his clinic hours and off-duty hours are fixed and strictly limited to eight hours each day.

Liu Xuemei does have time to rest, so taking her son out to play on her days off has almost become her job.

Fang Wei felt this wouldn't do. How could someone neglect family life for the sake of their career? Wouldn't that lead to conflicts in the long run?

Therefore, he planned to take advantage of New Year's Eve to have a good talk with Binbin. (End of Chapter)