Twenty years of cold chain

Hu Shutong invited Pang Shiyou to be the officiant at the wedding. Before the Lantern Festival, Li Zhou drove Pang Shiyou and his mentor from Minggong University, Professor Hong Chengliang, from Mingjiang to Qingyan.

The doctor advised Pang Shiyou to avoid flying as much as possible, but the fourteen or fifteen-hour drive was also difficult to endure. Unexpectedly, Pang Shiyou was in high spirits throughout the journey, only staying one night in Yuncheng.

The trip proceeded without delay, and the scenery along the way was breathtakingly beautiful, making people exceptionally talkative.

"Old Pang, you're really in high spirits when you're happy. This wedding has made you look younger."

Pang Shiyou smiled and said, "You old fellow, all you can see are the happy events of Shutong. This time it's double happiness."

"Oh? What other surprises are there?"

"The alliance manual has been submitted to the China Food Industry Association."

It officially took effect in April, and the alliance's formation has already been approved. This time, I want to work with Shutong to formalize the outcomes of the Longshan Summit in writing from the alliance's perspective. If things go well, Tongxing's stage will be very different.

"You mean it needs to be perfected before it takes effect?"

Pang Shiyou nodded and said, "Our national alliance faces too many local specialties. If we take them into account too much, the manual will become like a book. But if we don't take them into account, it will seem too vague. Let's see if there's any way to establish something like the Longshan Summit as a similar model, using a small example to illustrate a larger point, and then promote it throughout the alliance."

Hong Chengliang said solemnly, "That's probably difficult. Based on my understanding of the alliance, there are limits to how much they can accomplish. The reason why the Longshan Summit was so successful is because it relied on its own resources to achieve this within the region."

When an operation expands nationwide, it can only be about principles and management.

"That's not necessarily true."

The Longshan Summit covered almost all aspects of cold chain cooperation, effectively putting our nine "I want" principles into deep practice within the region. This aligns perfectly with the alliance's mission. Previously, we did a lot of outreach to help industry professionals across the country understand the necessity of cooperation. Now, with a more progressive mindset, careful examination of the Longshan model is crucial to ensuring the alliance doesn't just make a lot of noise but deliver little in return.

"Old Pang, everyone wants things to be implemented more thoroughly, but if you ask me, you should be more realistic. No one can use their connections to weave a nationwide industry network. It's not difficult to put the Longshan model into writing; the difficulty lies in the hands that are pulling the strings. We just need to establish principles. You can write things like complementarity, mutual benefit, and win-win on paper, but you can't write where the goods come from, where the trucks go, or what stage the technology needs to reach. You're putting Shutong in too much of a difficult position."

"It's all up to human effort; if a balance can be found in this matter..."

Only Shutong, the initiator, can try to find a solution. The key is, if a solution is found...

That was a thunderous applause that no one could match!

At this moment, Hong Chengliang suddenly looked up and said, "Li Zhou, you are someone who personally experienced the Longshan Summit, why don't you tell us about it?"

This question sent a chill down Li Zhou's spine. He pondered for a full half minute before replying, "Professor Pang, the content of the Longshan Summit cannot be replicated, and the model... is also difficult to implement."

But then Pang Shiyou let out a cold snort, "Shutong isn't here, so you and your apprentice are playing cards with me!"

Li Zhou quickly shook his head to explain, but Hong Chengliang suddenly turned his head and stared at Pang Shiyou. "Old Pang, how old are you? Take it easy. Besides, Shu Tong's wedding is just around the corner, and all you can think about is this. You'd be better off thinking of some nice blessings. You never think of anything that doesn't require any brainpower. I'm truly impressed by you."

Li Zhou chimed in, "But knowing Shu Tong as I do, if you actually talk to him about these things, his eyes might light up!"

Hong Chengliang snorted, and Li Zhou immediately gripped the steering wheel tightly, ignoring whatever the two were saying.

As the car approached Qingyan, Hong Chengliang, who had been gazing outside, sighed with emotion. Old Pang's years of tireless efforts had been for the industry or for his student. Undoubtedly, Hu Shutong was an extremely fortunate man.

The phrase "Man proposes, God disposes" can silence all dissent, but little do people know how much hard work goes into it, and even after all that hard work, the results are often unpredictable. After so many years of diligence, they still refuse to listen to a single word of advice.

This time, regarding the Longshan model, he had put a lot of thought into it, because when the China Cold Chain Alliance is established in the future, it will have a clear internal organizational structure, with executive directors, directors, and member units. Under such a system, the integration and cooperation of industry resources across the country will be supported.

Nationwide, there are port cold chain facilities with capacities of millions of tons and large-scale agricultural cold chain enterprises covering entire regions. These have flourished rapidly in the past two to three years, thanks to substantial capital investment and continued favorable policies for the cold chain industry. In the transportation sector, there are shipbuilding companies that have made outstanding contributions to import and export trade. In other cold chain areas, pharmaceutical cold chain has received significant national attention, and now liquefied natural gas cold chain is also being rapidly explored – another vast field.

All of the above will surely occupy a place in the China Cold Chain Alliance, and some may even be able to sit as executive directors.

When Tongxing is placed on such a platform, it doesn't stand out as much. But if Tongxing can intervene in the rules and regulations at the beginning of the alliance, promote a mature model through its own efforts and be accepted by the alliance, this is a pioneering influence. In martial arts novels, this is called "the first words of the school".

This was the quickest and only way that Pang Shiyou could think of to elevate Tongxing's reputation, because in this situation, Hu Shutong's only advantage lay in this.

After taking a short break, Pang Shiyou took out his phone, which had been on silent, and saw that Xiao Wu had called several times. As soon as he dialed, he heard a rather urgent voice on the other end.

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"Professor, you haven't even arrived in Qingyan yet, so how come you already have a proposal for the Longshan model?"

"What?"

"The Alliance Secretariat suddenly issued a notice about a discussion meeting on the Longshan Model, and the special discussion will begin in the next couple of days!"

Send it to me! Now!

Pang Shiyou shakily took out his reading glasses from his bag and slowly swiped his finger across the screen.

The more I read these words, the more alarming they become; this is a work of profound skill. It is not only the reflection of someone who experienced the Longshan Summit firsthand, but also possesses a concise and insightful perspective.

Seeing the taciturn Pang Shiyou, Hong Chengliang picked up his phone and examined it. His anxiety immediately grew. "Old Pang, listen to me," he said, "there's no specific time for this meeting. We still have time to negotiate with everyone we can contact. But no matter what, you need to let Shutong get married in a stable manner. If you tell him now, he won't have time to handle it. Why ruin such a wonderful day? If we're going to take action, we old buddies should go first!"

"Enough with your nonsense! Double the joy, let's begin with the joy of shared happiness!"

"You're the one talking nonsense! You're being unreasonable!"

"Count me in." Li Zhou, who was in front, spoke indifferently. He didn't know the specifics of the plan, but he knew that someone wanted to steal the results of the Longshan Summit.

The two old men behind them stared at the screen with all four eyes, looking at the company and the name of the person at the end, their minds racing.

At first glance, it seems unnecessary; upon further reflection, there's a profit to be made; and upon deeper thought, it's about supporting one while stepping on another!

Liu Chenyu, Chunrong Cold Chain Logistics, Qingping City!

I've loved cold chain logistics for twenty years.