Chapter 150 TV Station Visit

The sudden promotion brought a smile to Yu Xiaochuan's face.

He joined Muhe in 2002. In the past three years, he has gone from being humble in the beginning when facing foreign investors to now having foreign investors eager to get orders from him.

Especially in Japan and South Korea, the alfalfa products exported from the country did not meet the standards in the past few years, which made them completely turn to America and Australia.

Can grab back some market share.

Only he knows the bitterness he has experienced.

He also graduated from an agricultural school, and most of his classmates at that time chose to enter the system.

He was the only one who coveted the high salaries in companies. Unexpectedly, several companies he worked for either went bankrupt or their bosses ran away.

Wages are rising higher and higher.

But he also felt confused at one point.

Where is the future of Chinese agriculture?

By chance, he was recruited by a headhunter to Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry.

Who would have thought, it would only be three years.

The former saline-alkali Gobi Desert has now turned into a vast sea of ​​grass.

From planting to sales, from manager to vice president, from zero to one, from domestic to foreign, Yu Xiaochuan's mentality is changing.

For Guo Yang, the position of vice president of sales of Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry has always been vacant.

Yu Xiaochuan's work achievements deserve this position.

Guo Yang said: "Alfalfa should also pay attention to exploring the domestic alfalfa market in the future."

Yu Xiaochuan was puzzled and asked doubtfully, “There is a strong demand in the international market now, the number of alfalfa importing countries is increasing, and the demand of importing countries is also increasing.

The constraints of land resources mean that only a few countries can provide alfalfa exports.

And with strong demand for biomass energy, these countries are able to export less and less alfalfa.

Now, we have finally managed to regain some of the lost East Asian market, and it is time to press on and expand our victory!"

Guo Yang was becoming more and more surprised at Yu Xiaochuan. The fact that he could say this showed that he had really put in some effort to study the international market.

“The international market will continue to be an important market for the industrial development of Jiahe alfalfa.”

“But agriculture is related to the national economy and people’s livelihood. The domestic animal husbandry industry is developing rapidly, and the demand for fodder is also expanding rapidly.

Making a lot of money has never been the primary goal of agriculture. If Jiahe wants to go further, it must always have this awareness. "

Yu Xiaochuan understood. "Doesn't the Ministry of Agriculture also use Alfalfa No. 1 to improve the land every year? It produces a lot of forage grass, right?"

"You know that it is improved land, so how much can it produce? And the improvement is mainly for growing food."

Yu Xiaochuan still couldn't let it go.

Guo Yang smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. Think about how to improve the domestic market."

“Actually, I already have an idea.”

"Tell me."

Yu Xiaochuan said: "I found that domestic alfalfa importers look down on domestic alfalfa hay, but when importing, they like to buy the lowest-quality third-grade hay."

"Moreover, only high-yielding dairy cows are fed alfalfa, while other dairy cows can only eat roughage. Farmers lack basic knowledge about alfalfa."

“So, I think the most important thing to develop the domestic market is to cultivate customers and help them analyze the relationship between the grade of alfalfa for feed and the profitability of the ranch.”

"It's best to speak from personal experience. For example, the annual milk production of the cows at Alfalfa Farm and Animal Husbandry is much higher than the domestic average."

"Okay, let's do it!"

Although it was a slow process to cultivate customer awareness, Guo Yang knew that Yu Xiaochuan had hit the nail on the head.

After a pause,

"I'll give you another mission. Secretly investigate the situation of inferior milk powder in the country."

Yu Xiaochuan was stunned. Poor quality milk powder?
"Following last year's Anhui Province, this year there were two more incidents of big-headed babies in Hunan Province."

Guo Yang naturally knew it.

"Not enough, far from enough."

"Do you think these cases have attracted the attention of the relevant quality inspection and industrial and commercial departments?"

Yu Xiaochuan was silent.

Food safety incidents are emerging one after another in China, including clenbuterol, dyed steamed buns, Sudan red, and most recently, the reappearance of big-headed dolls.

Frequent problems give people the feeling that if you never get to the bottom of a problem, there is always the possibility that the problem will "surface".

Fortunately, his children eat milk powder produced by Muhe itself, which can be considered an employee benefit.

Ended the call with Yu Xiaochuan.

Guo Yang's mood went through ups and downs.

The joy of the huge increase in revenue was quickly diluted.

Melamine!
Like a sword hanging overhead,
It's a disaster for the entire dairy industry.

……

On the grassland.

Deng Cheng waited eagerly for the reporters to arrive.

I was a little disappointed because the visitor was a reporter from the provincial TV station.

The province, not enough
What's the point of reading the same reports over and over again?

Deng Cheng became disgusted.

Unexpectedly, the provincial TV station reporter gave him a surprise.

"I'm here to scout ahead. I'll be here to interview the China Science Daily and the press conference of China Taiwan tomorrow."

Deng Cheng suddenly became alert.
Xiang Tianshan on the side was also surprised for a moment.

China Science News is a newspaper supervised by the China Academy of Sciences and jointly published by several units.

The level is very high.

As for China and Taiwan, who in China doesn’t understand them?
"The focus of tomorrow's interview will be on Alfalfa No. 1. I think it would be more appropriate for Chairman Guo to participate in the interview."

Xiang Tianshan's brows relaxed, "It just so happens that the boss arrived at Jiuquan today."

Liu Liduo explained, "It's mainly because Mr. Guo is the intellectual property owner of Alfalfa No. 1."

Express understanding to Tianshan.

He was not very interested in these interviews. It would be more interesting to play more chess instead of wasting his time.

After a while, Guo Yang found out about it.

He was not surprised by Lu Tai's visit. Since the Ministry of Agriculture participated in the promotion of Alfalfa No. 1, it had anticipated that such a day would come.

However, China Science News cannot figure out its purpose for the time being.

the next day.

Guo Yang arrived at the grassland early and took a stroll alone while it was still early.

The grass is green, and the air is filled with the fragrance of soil and grass, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

After a while, the morning sun rose slowly from the horizon, casting a layer of golden color on the vast grassland.

so gorgeous.

Along the way, Guo Yang met employees who got up early and were busy, and villagers who were taking a morning walk.

In the designated cattle pen, Guo Yang also saw dairy cows grazing on grass.

The coat of dairy cows is short, delicate and shiny. The breasts of adult cows are large and plump, and they are obviously milk-producing cows at first glance.

There was a mixture of cattle of all sizes scattered in the cowshed, and it was impossible to count them all at once.

"Boss, boss!"

An excited voice was heard, and Guo Yang looked over and saw a young man with a familiar face.

Guo Yang recognized the man, Ding Ji, the manager of Alfalfa Breeding Farm, who was responsible for the breeding of new types of dairy cows.

New breed dairy cows refer to dairy cows that have been bred with the seed store's high-quality dairy cow germplasm genes. Initially, that germplasm gene was used to inseminate 100 dairy cows.

Guo Yang nodded, "How many cows are there now?"

"403, including about calves."

In two and a half years, the number of pigs increased from 100 to 400, which is a relatively fast speed.

Cows are single-birth animals and only give birth to one calf per litter under natural conditions, unless super-ovulation and embryo transfer technology is used.

But that would be more harmful. First, the cow would most likely be useless. Second, twin cows are basically 100% weak.

Therefore, Alfalfa's breeding farm did not introduce the technology of super ovulation and embryo transplantation.

After chatting with Ding Ji for a while, Guo Yang felt that the reporters from mainland China and Taiwan would be arriving soon, so he returned to the office area.

After a while, a white commercial vehicle arrived and six people got out of the vehicle.

There are men and women.

Among them was a familiar figure, Xu Xiaoxue.

Guo Yang was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, Xu Xiaoxue no longer had the heroic and carefree look she had before. Instead, she looked like a lady, obediently accompanying a middle-aged woman with a plain face.

Xu Xiaoxue quietly made a mischievous expression.

Guo Yang's eyelids twitched.

"Hello, I'm Lai Minjun, a reporter from China Science Daily." Lai Minjun has short hair and a rather plain face.

She seemed to notice Xu Xiaoxue's little movement and glanced at her.

"Lu Tai, Ji Gang."

"Hello, I'm Guo Yang."

Say hello to each one.

Lai Minjun said in a bad tone: "Mr. Guo, I want to ask, is Alfalfa 1 a genetically modified crop?"

The accompanying Yu Xiaochuan frowned!
Asking about GMOs right away, it feels like he's trying to stir up trouble.

Having been engaged in international trade for a long time, Yu Xiaochuan is very sensitive to GMOs, which are also the most common trade barrier. Both Japan and South Korea have restrictions on this.

China also has strict regulations on genetically modified crops.

Guo Yang also restrained his smile.

“Golden Harvest Group has indeed achieved results in the field of genetically modified organisms, but I can say responsibly that Alfalfa No. 1 is not a genetically modified crop.”

"Genetically modified crops require special approval, and Jiahe doesn't have the courage to do that."

"Oh, then how did Alfalfa No. 1 acquire the characteristic of 'eating salt'?" Lai Minjun's tone was full of doubt.

"It's very complicated, I think you may not understand." Guo Yang was not polite at all. I dare to confront Su Guozhou, so why should I be afraid of you!

"Tell me about it." Lai Minjun responded.

Xu Xiaoxue felt the subtle atmosphere at the scene and couldn't help wondering, Aunt Jun, is it because of me? No, I shouldn't have said anything, right?

Guo Yang had a sullen face, guessing that it was another dispute in the academic community. Was it Su Guozhou again?
The teacher wanted to compete with him for the academician position in the field of grassland industry, and this would only create a conflict of interest between them.

Ji Gang from Lutai came out to act as a peacemaker.

"Haha, the leaders above are very optimistic about Jiahe and specifically reminded us to do an exclusive interview."

These words seemed to wake Lai Minjun up, and Xu Xiaoxue also stepped forward and pulled Lai Minjun.

Guo Yang felt a little calmer when he saw Lai Minjun had regained his normal composure.

"Jiahe's current research on transgenics is mainly focused on improving forage varieties in degraded grasslands. There are some plants in the desert that are extremely resistant to stress.

Jiahe is trying to clone the drought-resistant genes in plants and transfer them into native grass seeds. This is like giving the native seeds a new heart, allowing them to better adapt to drought, salinization and poor soil.

But Alfalfa No. 1 has its own unique salt resistance mechanism. Just like humans, some plants don’t like salt, while others love it. ”

Guo Yang answered in an orderly manner.

The reason for patiently explaining is mainly to prepare for the breeding and research and development laboratory. A large number of forage seeds with different characteristics will be produced later.

This can only be justified if we have mastered the technology of genetic modification.

After listening to Guo Yang's explanation, several people remained silent. You are the breeder, you have the final say.

"Alfalfa No. 1 has a strong taste." Xu Xiaoxue sighed.

Guo Yang's mouth curled up slightly, "Indeed, liking salt is also a physiological need."

In the whole morning, Guo Yang and a few people visited the grassland, laboratory, processing plant, dairy farm, and even the original seed propagation field one by one.

During this period, Lai Minjun also inquired about Jiahe's research on genetically modified technology in a roundabout way.

Guo Yang became impatient and threw a copy of the information he had prepared earlier to her.

"We have also prepared a copy of the technical information for promotion. If you need it, just copy and paste it."

Then, Guo Yang took out another CD and handed it to Ji Gang.

"It contains images of 20 mu of saline-alkali land before improvement, engineering records during the improvement process, a comparison of the results of alfalfa planting in one and two years after improvement, and this year's aerial photography data."

Ji Gang took the disc in surprise and asked, "Can I watch it now?"

Xu Xiaoxue also showed a curious expression like a cat. The saline-alkali land improvement project had long been well-known.

"of course can."

After ten minutes,
There was a long silence.

This was the first time that many of Muhe’s employees saw this information. Memories of the old employees came flooding back to their minds, and they kept bragging about the past to the newcomers.

Ji Gang took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Guo, I think I know how to write this report."

There were also stars in Xu Xiaoxue's eyes. The shock brought by Tianyu No. 1 had not yet dissipated, and Muhe No. 1 came again.

Guo Yang's young figure suddenly became majestic.

Before leaving, she couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Great! China needs entrepreneurs like you!"

Guo Yang was a little confused.
"Is this a new little fangirl?"

……

a few days later.

In a large courtyard in the capital.

At 6:58 in the evening, Xu Ting made a cup of wolfberry and jujube water as usual, and sat on the sofa waiting to watch the news from mainland China and Taiwan.

To his surprise, his daughter and daughter-in-law Ning Caijuan were also in the living room, eating fruit and watching TV.

It’s rare!
"Xiaoxue, what do you want to see? I'll change it for you."

"No, I'll just watch the news."

Xu Ting joked, "Oh, the sun rose from the west today."

"Look backwards tomorrow. I guarantee the sun will rise from the west."

"hehe."

“Who knows, maybe I’ll be able to be on camera later!”

After a while of small talk, the news began.

In the first ten minutes, the leaders were still very busy, either going abroad or going to the countryside.

Xu Ting was watching with great interest, while Xu Xiaoxue was looking at TV absentmindedly, and Ning Caijuan was observing her daughter.

The first ten minutes passed quickly.

The plot in the middle ten minutes usually shows that the people of the whole country are very happy, either getting rich or having a good harvest.

Xu Xiaoxue was familiar with this and shifted her attention to the TV.

After a while, the familiar scene arrived. She looked at TV, then at her old father, and was inexplicably excited.

The host spoke the opening remarks in a clear and melodious voice.

"The spring scenery in the garden cannot be contained, and the saline-alkali land has become a 'treasure bowl', from the desolate Gobi desert to the greenery of today.

Jiahe Group has explored a way for forage to 'eat salt' in Jiuquan, Gansu Province. On the heavily saline-alkali land where almost all crops cannot grow normally, 2.5 tons of hay are harvested per mu, and more than kilograms of salt are taken away. "

Xu Xiaoxue saw her old father sit up straight. She turned her head and saw Ning Caijuan looking at her.

Oh! The corners of the mouth are too high.

Lu Tai’s camera starts from a vast salt marsh. From a distance, the ground is covered with white, as if it had snowed.

But as the camera zoomed in, it became clear that it was salt.

Then one day, hundreds of construction machines and many workers working on the fields suddenly appeared.

The fields are square, and the irrigation and drainage canals are crisscrossed, crawling on the earth like blood vessels.

The footage progresses very quickly.

I don't know when,

In early summer, the saline-alkali beach was covered with a layer of green, and the emerald green alfalfa No. 1 broke out of the thick soil.

Several large harvesters are busy and orderly shuttling around the pasture base to carry out harvesting operations.

In the storage area, workers methodically bundle and load various forage products onto trucks for shipment to all parts of the world.

The neatly planned forage base stretches for dozens of miles. Pointer-type sprinklers, like prone dragons, roam among the fields, and the alfalfa grass is lush and green.

The host's voice kept coming.

"With great efforts and perseverance, Jiahe Group has transformed the vast Gobi Desert into 200,000 mu of artificial grassland in just a few years."

(End of this chapter)