Twenty years of cold chain

Meng Qiangqiang poured tea for Hu Shutong. Unlike the mountain tea that had been given to him before, this tea had a strong chestnut aroma, like some kind of barley tea. After tasting it, there was a slight sweet aftertaste, which made people feel refreshed.

There were some things Hu Shutong originally planned to discuss with the team tomorrow, taking into account everyone's thoughts.

He chatted with Meng Qiangqiang. Seeing the current situation of the Meng family, he felt that he should reassure Meng Qiangqiang and give him more confidence to leave this family.

"Qiangqiang, here's my plan: First, tomorrow we'll take some people to visit the locations you've researched and do a comprehensive analysis."

First, we need to determine the specific location of this industrial park.

Meng Qiangqiang nodded repeatedly; these words were full of implications of choice.

If someone else said this, it might sound like boasting, but hearing it from Hu Shutong made it all the more reassuring. Besides, the outskirts of Longwei County can't compare to the outskirts of Qingyan City. There are large tracts of vacant land here. To put it another way, even without Meng Qiangqiang's leadership, if Tongxing were to invest in establishing a sub-industrial park here, it would be warmly welcomed by the local county government.

Site selection is related to the connection between the production area and the sales area. Transportation conditions and market environment are the most important factors to consider, and they are also the things that Hu Shutong needs to see in person.

"At the same time, we have contacted the production and marketing association of Longwei County to consider the park's location plan in conjunction with the direct production and sales linkage. Whether it will focus on the storage and transportation of Longwei County apples or act as a link between surrounding counties will depend on the specific production and sales distribution. This also involves the supply and sales needs of the county and even the surrounding area. If we can make this a prerequisite for establishing the park, it will be very beneficial to apply for subsidies."

Meng Qiangqiang nodded vigorously, his eyes fixed on Hu Shutong. Just as he was thinking about something but didn't know how to bring it up, Hu Shutong continued, "The first of these two steps is where we do it..."

Secondly, what can we do?

The general direction was thus set. However, since you've just graduated, supporting university student entrepreneurship is difficult to match with this scale of business, so we also need to give the county confidence.

Meng Qiangqiang wholeheartedly agreed. No matter how prestigious your university degree, you can't simply display your diploma and expect all the leaders to nod in approval. Besides, the status of a university graduate these days is nothing like it was ten years ago.

Meng Qiangqiang's gaze was intense, knowing that the crux of the matter had been touched. "President Hu, what... what do you mean by 'foreign aid'?"

"After communicating with the production and marketing association, we can calculate a suitable park size based on the distribution of planting areas and market terminals. Then you need to refine this information into a detailed plan, like a subsidy application for the park. You need to put a lot of effort into this, clearly explaining the necessity and feasibility, and you need to spend a lot of time analyzing the overall apple situation in Ganzhou and the local situation in Longwei."

These words surprised Meng Qiangqiang. "President Hu, I have no problem doing it, but what if we take these things to the relevant departments in Ganzhou?"

"Wouldn't that seem too repetitive to them? They know that best."

Hu Shutong shook his head slightly. "This plan is not for the people of Ganzhou to see."

"That is?"

"We'll hand it over to the China Cold Chain Alliance, with Tongxing acting as guarantor, and then we'll handle the leasing financing."

Hu Shutong's tone was calm, but in Meng Qiangqiang's heart, it had already stirred up a storm. With Tongxing's guarantee, everything was within reach. Joining that leasing and financing platform meant a profound solution to the initial material and equipment problems in the industrial park—the cost, which was everyone's biggest concern, was right there!

When it comes to leasing financing, Hu Shutong is very familiar with it. He vividly remembers the detailed discussions he had with his teacher years ago, and it can be said that it was that plan that established Tongxing's position in the China Cold Chain Alliance. This idea had been brewing in Hu Shutong's mind for a long time, and applying this model to Meng Qiangqiang allowed Hu Shutong to see the most ideal implementation.

People with technical skills like Meng Qiangqiang can't get preferential treatment from banks because their technology needs to be transformed into intellectual property rights such as patents and copyrights before they can be used as collateral for bank loans. Given Meng Qiangqiang's family background, private lending is neither feasible nor feasible for him. So, when is a better time to utilize leasing financing, which was strongly promoted years ago and has gradually matured?

Meng Qiangqiang suddenly understood. Once this lease financing plan was finalized, it would be a reassurance to the county, relieving their biggest worry: "how to make it happen." By simplifying the beginning of the plan and adding detailed information about the lease financing at the end, it could be transformed into a proposal for applying for policy support!

What appears to be a sequence is actually interconnected!

Hu Shutong's words had clarified Meng Qiangqiang's thinking. This person in front of him had broken down a complex cold chain project into a series of stacked tiles. As long as the bottom tile was stable, the top tiles would all stand firmly.

Hu Shutong spoke eloquently, but Meng Qiangqiang knew that behind this lay a solid foundation of understanding the cold chain industry. Only the most substantial solutions could secure the highest subsidies, and the higher the subsidy amount, the more attention the higher authorities would pay to the cold chain industrial park.

While becoming a leading enterprise is still a distant dream, the province's support for nine leading enterprises and the injection of substantial funds last year is a definite fact. Therefore, as long as we faithfully continue down this path, it will undoubtedly lead to an exceptionally bright future in this era!

Perhaps it was because Hu Shutong was there that, for a moment, Meng Qiangqiang felt that doing cold chain logistics didn't seem so complicated. It was like having an incredibly strong mentor in front of him, able to come up with the optimal solution for every single thing.

If Hu Shutong knew his thoughts, he would probably feel both gratified and emotional.

It's heartening to see that this path is indeed easier than before. From policies and industry to mechanisms and technology, the sector is receiving increasing support, creating a near-panoramic, surging landscape that is truly remarkable; times have indeed changed.

What I find poignant is that I will never forget the myriad scenes of my graduation, starting from scratch—truly starting from nothing. Those of us in the cold chain industry today will likely never understand the hardships faced by those at the beginning of the century, but that's something to be thankful for.

It used to be like groping in the dark, following a beam of light with a flashlight.

If you have light within you, many people will see it and flock to you.

In a sense, this is the biggest change in the cold chain!

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I've loved cold chain logistics for twenty years.