Twenty years of cold chain

Tongxing was established relatively recently, and there is currently no information about it on Cold Chain Network, which was an important aspect of this visit. Following this, Tongxing will be added to Cold Chain Network's enterprise cooperation section, where company updates, cooperation needs, and other related information will be published.

Joining the Cold Chain Network is undoubtedly a major benefit for Tongxing. In the future, Tongxing will have a place in industry events, special conferences, sharing of advanced experiences, and future industry trends.

This inspection was very fruitful for the expert group, as they saw many tangible results. They had heard these terms many times before, but the words they heard from Tongxing were all the more insightful.

Because the cold chain architecture is inseparable from the physical infrastructure, only by doing a good job with the physical infrastructure can the cold chain truly function. A cold chain that only talks about transit without considering the physical infrastructure will forever remain a castle in the air, building what it seems like to be but without seeing the actual bricks and mortar. If you can't solve the problem of "where it comes from," how can you effectively address "where it goes"?

After the expert team left, the teacher stayed behind, which made Hu Shutong very happy. These past few days, he has been going around, giving lectures, and filling out forms. There is quite a lot to do in the process of joining the cold chain network.

Now, he can finally spend time alone with his teacher; the last time they met was last year's Lantern Festival. In the past few days, Pang Shiyou has also gained a comprehensive understanding of Tongxing. He has to admit that the initial surge of interest surprised him somewhat; Tongxing's progress has indeed been quite significant.

After dinner, Hu Shutong took the teacher's arm, and the two strolled around the park.

The setting sun cast a beautiful glow, making everyone's faces glow. The flowerbeds in the park were in full bloom. Not far away, goods were still being moved in and out of the warehouse, engines were still roaring, and people in the park were hurrying along.

"Isn't it a feeling of wanting to slow down but being unable to?"

Hu Shutong nodded deeply. With just this one sentence, he had broken down the biggest barrier in his heart and touched upon an emotion that had been lingering for months.

"Teacher, when we started, I also thought we would take it one step at a time, but Tongxing was borrowed and loaned. If we don't have enough cash flow in a year, we won't be able to handle even the initial tasks."

Pang Shiyou nodded. "Yes, the first year is the hardest. If you want to feed the first few, you have to feed the later ones more. But sometimes, slowing down isn't necessarily a simple action. Try to calm your mind and don't get easily agitated by every little thing."

Hu Shutong sighed, "Teacher, I don't want to either, but how can I expect to have a peaceful life starting from scratch? You know, even if I can find a moment of peace, what's meant to happen will still happen, and I can't stop it."

"Not at all!" Pang Shiyou sat down by a flower bed, then crossed his arms and looked at Hu Shutong. "The more anxious a person is, the more likely they are to get stuck in a rut. What? Now that Tongxing is established, you don't want to trouble anyone anymore and just rely on your own stubbornness to keep pushing forward? Once you can't push forward anymore, your mindset changes little by little. You start to overthink, your mind is full of 'If only I had known this earlier,' and on top of that, your mind is full of wanting to prove something. How can your mind not be in chaos?"

Hu Shutong sat down next to his teacher, remaining silent. Pang Shiyou had long since noticed that Hu Shutong had been like a steel rod lately—the more upright he appeared, the more insecure he felt inside. Just as he had predicted, even the most academically brilliant people often find their paths unreliable when it comes to entrepreneurship.

Based on his understanding of this student, he figured that the student was likely just encouraging himself. His path to success had been rich and glorious, carrying the expectations of countless people, so he tried to keep quiet about any hardships he had encountered. This mindset had become even stronger after the park was established.

From the perspective of an older professor, this is irrational, but if you put it in the hands of a young person, everything makes sense.

It's no wonder the teacher noticed that recent events had been causing Hu Shutong considerable trouble. Behind the scenes of Tongxing's operation, more and more things were becoming thorny. As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, and Hu Shutong had truly learned this lesson the hard way.

"If you can calm down, you won't just be torturing yourself. You should make use of the people around you. You've accompanied them for so long, how can you let it go to waste? Everything has a milestone. If they are involved, the future milestones will be even more glorious, and in retrospect, it will become an even greater blessing."

Hu Shutong laughed, "I never realized before, but you're the best comforter in the world!"

Pang Shiyou snorted and, as he stood up, he extended his arm toward Hu Shutong. Hu Shutong smiled and quickly took his arm, walking forward with him.

"Come, come with me to see someone."

"Who is it?"

Hu Shutong was taken aback, momentarily unable to recall what he had mentioned, but given that his teacher had students all over the world, it was not surprising that he had so many talented people.

Just as I arrived at the office area, a car pulled up.

A man stepped out of the car, shook hands with Pang Shiyou, his eyes filled with excitement, "Professor Pang! Why didn't you let us know you were coming to Qingyan!"

Pang Shiyou laughed and said, "I had to ask around to find out."

"Teacher Pang, it's been so many years! I'm so ashamed!"

Hu Shutong was taken aback. Wasn't this the person he had only met recently, yet hadn't received a reply yet?

Is that Ma Mingyu, the city branch manager of Qingyan Bank?

……

I've loved cold chain logistics for twenty years.