Twenty years of cold chain

Yuncheng is the capital of a province located between Mingjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia, and is roughly equidistant from Tongxing in the southern suburbs.

Establishing a transit center here is actually the final destination for transportation between the two parties. If Tongxing's Qingning customers want to sell their goods to Mingjiang, they only need to travel half the distance and can also pick up orders from the southern suburbs on the way back. When you calculate it carefully, this is four times the efficiency!

In Hu Shutong's mind, this was the true North-South alliance, with both sides having their own professional operating systems and a very high degree of trust.

The day is finally coming. This park in the southern suburbs, which has been mentioned countless times in Hu Shutong's resume, is about to become a partner. This journey from beginning to end is both exciting and gratifying.

"I think the second phase of Tongxing won't be too far off. Given the size of both of us, this transshipment center will need at least two or three warehouses with a capacity of 10,000 tons each, equipped with refrigerated trucks specifically for transshipment. Of course, this is just a rough estimate; we'll both need to write up the plans later. Once Minghe approves them and both sides have the funds in place, we'll officially launch!"

When the topic of funding came up, Hu Shutong fell silent.

"Mr. Hu?"

Hu Shutong rubbed his hands together. He didn't want to say anything discouraging, but money had always been a shackle on Tongxing.

In recent years, one thing that has struck Hu Shutong most is that money is becoming increasingly worthless. When he was in college, there were fruit leather candies that cost two cents each and sunflower seeds that cost five cents a bag. But now, one yuan has become the basic unit, ice cream that costs two or three yuan is everywhere, and five cents a stick is just a memory.

The two million yuan when Tongxing was founded is not the same as two million yuan now. According to Qi Zhendong's initial plan, including warehouses, vehicles, and various construction costs, it would be impossible to get less than ten million yuan at present.

"President Qi, Minghe is behind you, and I am behind me. If you are short of money, there are plenty of ways to raise funds. Tongxing has already mortgaged everything it can. The logistics bank considers us a risky entity and will no longer lend to us. I'm also afraid to borrow from my relatives and friends."

Qi Zhendong couldn't sense the dire situation. No matter how persuasive Hu Shutong was, things still had to be handled the way they were supposed to be. This was no small matter; trying to swindle millions with mere words was simply impossible for Qi Zhendong.

"Anyway, I've said everything I need to say about this transit center. If Tongxing doesn't want to move out, no one can lift a finger."

Hu Shutong smiled, his eyes narrowing. "Tongxing won't leave, and you can't move either. Finding other partners won't satisfy Minghe either. If you ask me, you should take on the entire responsibility of building this transfer center..."

"Have you no shame?!" This was too much. Qi Zhendong was almost furious. He didn't even want to look at that smirking, penniless look.

"Hu Shutong, I'm genuinely trying to talk to you about business, and you've come here to play the charlatan?!"

"What's the rush! Let me finish!"

Qi Zhendong banged on the table, "You don't want to spend a single penny but still want to make huge profits. Do I need to listen to what you have to say?"

"You help Tongxing build the transshipment center, and I'll help you get a piece of land from Panhu Fishing Port! How about it?"

"President Qi, the cold chain needs to form a network. We two are just the lines. But what do you think it would be like if we brought in the goods from Panhu Fishing Port?" As he spoke, Hu Shutong took out a pen and started scribbling on the table without removing the cap. This was something he had imagined countless times.

"Once we have a foothold in the fishing port, the seafood business in the southern suburbs can radiate directly to three points: Tongxing, Yuncheng, and the main headquarters in the southern suburbs. More importantly, these three points are interconnected, forming three radiating circles! Running from North China through South China, and with a branch line extending south from Panhu Lake, connecting Panzhu and Longshan, who in the world has such an appetite!"

These words were like a military strategy, making Qi Zhendong's scalp tingle. Even though he was convinced that this kid just didn't want to spend money, this grand description still made him think carefully.

Connecting to Panhu Fishing Port in this manner means that the most pressing business needs in the southern suburbs will be fully met, and Hu Shutong has outlined five routes for its access. At the same time, this adds another significant value to the potential transshipment center.

Unlike Tongxing, which started from scratch and took things one step at a time, Nanjiao was envisioned as a "cold chain base" from the very beginning. However, after so many years, it seems like a box with profound inner strength that can never come out of its big and big style.

Hu Shutong's idea could transform the behemoth that is the southern suburbs into an octopus with long tentacles, allowing it to suddenly have a greater scope for development and inevitably meet more expectations.

What surprised Qi Zhendong, and even impressed him somewhat, was that this person could speak so eloquently about such a broad and profound topic, and his private insights into the various aspects of the cold chain industry were unmatched. However, if you put the whole story together, it wasn't surprising at all.

"President Qi, the Yuncheng Transit Center is something Minghe is considering, and getting it done would simply be meeting expectations. But if we include the Panhu Grand Project, it would be a pleasant surprise for the top leaders. You can take what I said as a condition: whether to cancel this cooperation outright or embrace the bright future of the fishing port, I believe their weighing of options is more thorough than yours or mine."

"Hu Shutong, what kind of magic does your mouth possess?"

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I've loved cold chain logistics for twenty years.