Twenty years of cold chain

A week later, articles about the fishing port were published in the major newspapers of Panhu City, placed on prominent pages with eye-catching headlines, and became a hot topic of discussion.

"Panhu Fishing Port has never lacked ways out, but rather ways to reach the dining table." "If size is directly proportional to distance, what is the significance of Panhu Fishing Port?" "Three questions about the cold chain mission of fishing ports: Where should people's livelihoods be prioritized?"

It goes without saying who came up with such a title, but his confidence stemmed entirely from Hu Shutong's comparative proposal, inviting newspaper reporters to extract the essence of the proposal and form content for discussion.

Upon seeing Hu Shutong's proposal, Guo Xiangxu expressed his sincere admiration. He aptly echoed the sentiment expressed at the dock at the time: "Let's focus on our own position and leave the rest to others to judge." Instead of the heated exchanges at the meeting, he used a more macro-level approach to explain the future of the fishing port to everyone.

This comparative analysis is supported by a wealth of authoritative data, thoroughly explaining the cost issues of the cold chain and demonstrating strong applicability. Hu Shutong starts with the energy consumption of fuel and refrigeration units on the road, and the energy consumption between different types of cold storage equipment, emphasizing that cold storage facilities and refrigerated trucks are both money pits. He then details the transit costs between different levels, outlining the additional costs incurred by each storage transit at the market terminal.

Each article, seemingly focused on the market supply of the fishing port, actually argued why we must make the cold chain logistics zone a large, open window. During their discussions, the two unanimously grasped one key word: "people's livelihood."

This will elevate the plan to a whole new level, and could even be used as the sole conclusion to reinforce its validity. This also demonstrates the plan's true stamina, incorporating genuine livelihood issues into the port's development strategy, aligning it with the national pilot programs of "farm-to-market" and "farm-to-supermarket" connections—something that cannot be easily refuted.

Fewer transshipments and fewer upstream and downstream intermediaries will maximize the direct connection between ports and seafood markets, allowing cheaper fish to reach every household, leaving fish price fluctuations to market supply and demand, and also promoting increased income for fishermen and farmers in fishing ports.

The matter quickly escalated, sparking two different modes of public discussion. The Planning Commission did not organize a new round of internal discussions on the matter, which was a clear signal to Guo Xiangxu.

Thus, the second round of newspaper content, which had been prepared in advance, quickly came into view. Besides the significant upgrade in content, this time Hu Shutong's name appeared in major reports. Guo Xiangxu was a perceptive man; after their conversation that day, he had noticed some of Hu Shutong's visions and the shared visions of industry professionals. Revealing Hu Shutong at this time would avoid putting him in the spotlight, while mentioning his name was absolutely necessary.

The key to this reputation is not to express the contributions made to the industry day and night, but to let future companies see who is striving for it and aiming for the formation of the alliance!

China Cold Chain Alliance!

That day is not far away. Hu Shutong has taken a solid step of his own, and will eventually lead to the convergence of thousands of streams into the sea and the formation of ten thousand peaks!

Completing this task also meant completing many tasks, bringing Hu Shutong a sense of peace, both for himself and others. He had been staying in Panhu for over half a month. Tongxing had a clear division of labor, with each person fulfilling their responsibilities. Everyone in each department was a top performer in the industry, but some matters required his personal attention, and a considerable backlog had accumulated during this period.

Just as he was about to return home, he suddenly received a call from Zhao Xugang of Baileng Group. After exchanging only a few words, Hu Shutong couldn't sit still any longer.

The phone call revealed that some people in Longshan had seen recent reports about Panhu Fishing Port, and there were differing opinions within Baileng regarding the use of their data. Some accused Luan Pingxin of leaking the data without permission.

As Hu Shutong listened, his brows furrowed more and more. Then Zhao Xugang quickly explained that the matter had been resolved and that it was an overreaction. However, Luan Pingxin hadn't come to work at the group for several days. After explaining everything, he revealed that this was the real purpose of the call.

Data leak? To Hu Shutong, that was utterly a joke!

Not to mention that they each have their own companies now, they both knew what the bottom line was when they were writing their graduation theses. When it comes to academic matters, neither of them would ever cross that line.

Hu Shutong sought Luan Pingxin's help because time was of the essence, and he wanted a quick solution. As for the competitor data in Baileng's database, it was like the chassis suspension in the automotive industry—who uses MacPherson struts, who uses multi-link suspensions, just like fuel consumption per 100 kilometers, wind resistance figures, and whether it has heated seats and anti-lock braking systems.

This is all publicly available data; given enough time, Hu Shutong could easily access it. If it involves classified information, even if Hu Shutong brought it up, Luan Pingxin wouldn't agree.

He called Luan Pingxin, but no one answered. The more Hu Shutong thought about it, the more he felt that things weren't so simple. Since the matter was said to be resolved, Luan Pingxin would never refuse to go to work out of spite. Besides, given her temperament, what exactly happened that made her so sullen? There must be many things he didn't know.

There was a hint of apology in Zhao Xugang's tone, suggesting he hadn't expected things to escalate so much. But it was precisely this that made Hu Shutong think that if everything had gone as normal, there wouldn't have been this belated realization. Perhaps this had nothing to do with Zhao Xugang, but within the vast Bai Leng, Zhao Xugang was the only person he knew.

Without a second thought, Hu Shutong immediately stood up!

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I've loved cold chain logistics for twenty years.