Chapter 17: Meeting Yu Honghai again and talking about saline-alkali land
"I'm going to go over to their booth right now, and I have other things to do today, so I won't go back to the farm with you."

On the way back, Catherine was filled with anger when she thought of Guo Yang's expressionless face when he said this, and the good impression she had accumulated with great difficulty disappeared completely.

"Fran, your good friend has been staying at our house for two days without any food or money, and now he is leaving without even asking for permission."

Fran held her head in her hands and said distressedly: "Although I have only known Guo for a few days and may not know him well enough, he is not such a person..."

"Of course you don't know him. You just met by chance on the plane."

Catherine complained to Fran in rapid succession, even though the reason she was angry was because of the change in Guo Yang's attitude towards her in the past two days.

John looked at the two people who were blaming each other and said helplessly, "Don't think too much. Guo might really have something wrong. You saw his behavior at the exhibition today. He looked like he wanted to live on the farm machinery tonight."

John guessed right. If Guo Yang didn't have something urgent to do, he would have really wanted to stay in the exhibition hall that night.

In Guo Yang's eyes, all the agricultural machinery in the exhibition hall are treasures. These agricultural machinery are his future experience treasures.

But he also had to come out of the pavilion early.

Because there are still two important things waiting for him to do.

The first is to collect the World Cup football lottery prize money.

In yesterday's match between England and Brazil, Brazil eliminated England 2:1 as expected.

Because this World Cup is being held in Asia, the time difference means that most of these matches in Europe are broadcast in the early morning, which has affected the ratings to a certain extent.

Today's match between Spain and South Korea ended in the morning.

Spain lost to South Korea in a penalty shootout. Guo Yang has heard many people complain about this game today.

Especially at the booth of Bellota, a world-renowned agricultural machinery accessories manufacturer headquartered in Spain, a well-known company with a history of over a hundred years.

The employees at its booth were mostly from Spain, and many of them got up early in the morning to watch the game.

However, the process and results of the competition made them so angry that they were still emotional when they went to work at the booth. Many employees even came up to ask Guo Yang if he was Korean.

Judging from their expressions, if Guo Yang said yes, it might be difficult for him to get friendly treatment at the Bellota booth.

Guo Yang also roughly summarized the reasons why Spain lost the game as complained by Bellota employees.

First, the issue of refereeing;
Second, the issue of refereeing;
Third, it is still a question of refereeing;
Fourth, this is the home court of the South Korean team;

Fifth, that’s why there are problems with the referee.

But Guo Yang has become accustomed to all this. The notoriety of the Korean sports world has long been recognized by the world. In many sports competitions, their methods are extremely dirty.

Guo Yang also placed bets on both games, but he became more cautious towards the end, trying his best to control his greed, and the amount he bet was not that large.

But it is estimated that these two games will bring Guo Yang at least more than 5000 million US dollars in income. However, this money is currently in the account of the German bookmaker and he has not had time to collect it.

After receiving it, Guo Yang's total net worth converted into RMB will soon exceed 15 billion yuan!

In addition to receiving the award, Guo Yang also plans to buy a ticket back home.

But he didn't plan to buy it himself. Instead, he planned to stay in the hotel first and then ask the waiter to buy it for him. At most, he could just give a bigger tip.

He plans to return home after attending the exhibition tomorrow. In addition to coming to the exhibition hall again to discuss the purchase of agricultural machinery, he must also take the opportunity to collect more information about agricultural machinery.

It's a rare opportunity to come across this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It would be a real waste if we don't seize it.

After leaving the exhibition hall, Guo Yang took a taxi and went straight to the gambling company.

As it was almost time to get off work, the staff of the gaming company suggested that Guo Yang come to claim the prize and go through the formalities tomorrow.

But with Guo Yang's insistence and promise to pay generous overtime pay, the award was finally successfully received.

After receiving the award, Guo Yang was filled with emotion. In less than a month, he had accumulated a fortune of over 15 billion. This money came too easily.

You should know that Ding Lei of NetEase, who will top the domestic rich list next year, has a net worth of only 75 billion yuan.

If we just look at the data, Guo Yang is now equivalent to one-fifth of NetEase.

Bernhard Kaspar Strasse.

Guo Yang came to the hotel where he had stayed when he first came to Hanover.

When he walked into the hotel lobby, he unexpectedly met Yu Honghai.

"Mr. Yu, you guys live here too?"

"Oh, Mr. Guo, what a coincidence. Would it be convenient for us to have a cup of tea together?"

Guo Yang thought about it. John had previously reminded him that importing agricultural machinery would involve some complicated procedures.

Yu Honghai came here with Director Zhang of the Agricultural Mechanization Department and others. Maybe he has relevant ways, or at least he is familiar with the domestic market.

"Okay, but Mr. Yu, you have to wait for a while. I have to find someone to buy a ticket back home first."

"Okay, okay, I'll just sit in the lobby and wait for you."

"Ok."

At the hotel front desk, Guo Yang asked the hotel manager for his request to buy a plane ticket.

With money paving the way, the hotel manager happily agreed to help, which also allowed Guo Yang to experience the convenience of money.

No wonder people like money, especially in later society, where money has become a symbol of success or failure.

After checking in, Guo Yang went to the lobby and found Yu Honghai waiting there.

In order to facilitate communication, the two of them tacitly chose to find a teahouse outside the hotel.

"I didn't expect that this foreigner also had such a deep study of our tea culture, but he went in the wrong direction."

Yu Honghai said with emotion as he tasted the tea brewed by the waiter for the two of them.

Guo Yang looked at the flower tea with rock sugar in the cup and felt it was very strange.

Germans like to drink scented tea, but their scented tea is made from various flower petals with dried apples such as apples or hawthorns. So it is called scented tea, but in fact it is "flowers without tea".

"But it also has its own charm." Guo Yang said with a smile
The two chatted for a while before Yu Honghai smiled and asked about Guo Yang's background.

"Today, when I heard Mr. Guo say that he was going to contract 20 mu of saline-alkali land, I was shocked. I wonder what kind of business Mr. Guo's family is in."

Guo Yang smiled and replied: "If I say that my family is just ordinary farmers, will Mr. Yu just say goodbye?"

"Mr. Guo, please stop joking. The annual transfer fee for 20 acres of saline-alkali land alone is a huge sum of money. Could it be that Mr. Guo is really making fun of us?" Yu Honghai's eyes were empty, but his gaze was always on Guo Yang.

Guo Yang continued to drink tea calmly.

For him now, the original goal of making money when going abroad has been fully achieved.

The reason why I buy agricultural machinery now is just because I happen to catch the Hannover International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition, where I can buy the most complete and advanced variety of machinery in the world.

But in fact, you can also buy some imported top agricultural machinery brands after returning to China, but it is much more difficult.

After a moment of silence, Guo Yang said, "Mr. Yu, let's not talk about those nonsense. I know your purpose very well. You just want to know if I can afford to buy farm machinery from you, right?"

"But I also want to know if you, Mr. Yu, have the farm machinery I need. You are from Shandong Province, and you also said that there are a lot of saline-alkali lands in your area. I believe you also know that it is not easy to improve saline-alkali lands."

When talking about the saline-alkali land in Shandong Province, Yu Honghai listened carefully unconsciously. Thinking of what he had seen and heard, Yu Honghai said with emotion:

"As far as I know, there are nearly 10 million mu of saline-alkali land in Shandong Province. A lot of the land in my hometown is saline-alkali land. The soil has a very high salt content and is compacted. The surface is covered with a thick layer of hard soil. From a distance, it looks like a white field. It is very difficult for crops to grow normally, and it is very difficult for seeds to germinate."

"When I was young, the elders in the village always liked to say 'Yu's house is crooked', which means that in the past, Yu's house had to beg for food to survive."

"So when I heard you say today that you wanted to contract 20 mu of saline-alkali land in Long Province, even though I didn't quite believe it, I still stayed and gave you my business card because I really hope someone can do it."

"Also, Mr. Guo, don't worry about whether my agricultural machinery can meet your needs. Let me tell you this: my factory's research and development and production capabilities are indeed not very good, but in terms of agricultural machinery distribution, I dare say that there are few companies in China that can be better than me."

"And I think what you need more is construction machinery, Mr. Guo. You know, a lot of land in the northwest is not flat, with a high degree of salinity and a lot of gravel. Agricultural machinery can only enter the site after you have completed the basic land leveling."

"The most important point is, Mr. Guo, how much money are you going to invest in this project? And how much money are you going to spend on agricultural machinery and engineering?"

After listening to Yu Honghai's words, Guo Yang was also quite touched.

Previously, he planned to improve the saline-alkali land only because the high-quality alfalfa variety sent by the seed store had a description in its variety characteristics: "It has strong salt-alkali resistance and can effectively improve soil fertility."

The natural energy of the seed store needs to be obtained through ecological restoration, so he wants to use the advantages of alfalfa seeds to improve the saline-alkali land and obtain natural energy.

His main target location was also the northwest of the motherland, because he was familiar with that place in his previous life, and many people shared the common understanding that the northwest was desolate. There were not only saline-alkali lands, but also large areas of deserts and Gobi. It was the best place for him to accumulate natural energy.

So he subconsciously ignored the fact that there are also many saline-alkali lands in coastal areas.

Moreover, in terms of technical solutions for improving saline-alkali land, in addition to some improvement methods he learned when farming in his previous life, his greatest reliance was on alfalfa seeds, which were extremely resistant to salt and alkali.

Apart from that, he didn't know much, especially about construction machinery.

After thinking for a moment, he filled Yu Honghai's teacup.

"Mr. Yu, don't worry about the money. I have prepared 5 million yuan for this project in the early stage, and there will be continuous capital investment in the future."

Yu Honghai showed a look of surprise, and the flesh on his face trembled, but he quickly controlled his expression.

If you think about it carefully, investing 20 million yuan in 5 mu of saline-alkali land, with an average investment of nearly 2500 yuan per mu, can be considered a large amount of money in this era. If there is a reliable technical solution, this amount of money will be more than enough.

"Mr. Guo, excuse me for asking, how is the preparation for your project going?"

Hearing this question, Guo Yang smiled awkwardly.

He has been busy buying lottery tickets and making money abroad during this period, and his other plans are still just ideas in his mind.

What to say?

Guo Yang was tasting the German scented tea, but his brain was thinking rapidly.

Logically, there was no need for him to explain so much to someone he had just met.

But thinking about the construction machinery and land consolidation that Yu Honghai just mentioned...

After a moment, Guo Yang slowly said, "Mr. Yu, to be honest, this project is still in the initial preparation stage. I haven't even established a company yet. I am still a lone commander."

Hearing this, Yu Honghai frowned, feeling as if he had been fooled.

But seeing Guo Yang's calm and confident expression on the opposite side, he decided to continue listening.

"But I will definitely continue this project, and the funds have been prepared."

"As for the technical solution, the plan is to start with halophytic forage grasses. We have also mastered a variety of alfalfa that is extremely tolerant to salt and alkali, and we will continue to strengthen the breeding research of salt-tolerant plants in the future."

"But after listening to Mr. Yu's speech just now, I found that our current method of improving saline-alkali land by relying on salt-tolerant forage grasses is too simple."

Yu Honghai nodded and said, "You can look for experts and professors in your school who are researching this field. The improvement of saline-alkali land has never been achieved overnight, nor can it be completely solved by just relying on a salt-alkali tolerant forage grass variety."

Guo Yang cannot fully agree with Yu Honghai's statement.

Although he has not been able to verify it, he believes that the alfalfa seeds given by the seed store are incomparable to the seeds produced by ordinary screening and cultivation.

The only drawback is that the quantity is too small, only 100 kilograms.

It will take at least one to two years of seed production before it can be promoted on a large scale.

After weighing the pros and cons for a while, Guo Yang invited Yu Honghai and said, "I wonder if Mr. Yu is interested in working with me?"

"Oh?" Yu Honghai looked puzzled.

"Aren't we talking about cooperation now?"

Guo Yang pursed his lips and complained to himself: "This old fox."

"I can buy imported agricultural machinery and even engineering machinery through Mr. Yu's company, but I hope Mr. Yu can help me train a team of engineers specializing in farmland consolidation."

Yu Honghai quickly shook his head, "I'm just a businessman in the agricultural machinery business."

"You can definitely look for local agricultural reclamation groups for farmland consolidation projects. No one is better than them in terms of project organization and management capabilities."

Guo Yang continued to ask: "Are you interested in setting up an agricultural machinery manufacturing plant in the northwest?"

Yu Honghai's eyes widened as he looked at the person in front of him in disbelief.

Why does this person sound so unreliable?

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　　The writing has not been very smooth these past two days, so I will take some time tomorrow, the weekend, to sort out my thoughts.

(End of this chapter)