Chapter 29 Return to the Northwest
On a direct flight from Beijing to Lanzhou.

The plane slowly rose and the city gradually became smaller.

Looking down at the entire city from high above, Guo Yang felt very proud.

During his time in the capital, he accomplished a lot.

First, the World Cup was over, and Guo Yang successfully received the quarterfinals betting lottery ticket he had bought in Lanzhou before going abroad in Beijing.

The total prize money was more than 80 million yuan, and after deducting taxes and handling fees, it was more than 60 million yuan, all of which was injected by Guo Yang into the Beijing Investment Company.

The investment company was named Beijing Weiguang Investment Management Co., Ltd. by Guo Yang, and the person in charge was recommended by the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, named Yang Cheng.

The information provided by the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau about him said that he was a taciturn middle-aged man who was married and had a relatively happy family.

And he has extensive experience in the securities industry.

But he was not satisfied with his work at the securities company and wanted to change jobs.

Then, through the introduction of the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Guo Yang recruited this person.

The main reason is that this person has a good reputation in the industry, and middle-aged men with stable families are less likely to make mistakes.

Guo Yang mainly gave Yang Cheng three tasks.

One is soybean futures.

According to Guo Yang's instructions, Yang Cheng needs to gradually build up long positions in the future.

Through observing the news during this period, Guo Yang learned that the soybean market had begun to slowly climb since April 2002.

Moreover, since mid-to-late June, the weather in the main soybean producing areas has been dry, and production is expected to decrease.

At the same time, the country has promulgated the "Regulations on the Safety Management of Genetically Modified Organisms", and the amount of imported soybeans will gradually decrease in the future.

With these factors combined, the supply in the soybean spot market will become increasingly tight, and the prices in the soybean futures market will also rise.

It is not too late to enter the market at this time.

In recent years, China's stock market has been sluggish, and a large amount of funds have poured into the futures market.

Soybeans, as the main futures commodity, also attracted huge amounts of funds.

Not all of the more than 60 million yuan in the investment company's account will be invested in the futures market, and Guo Yang has strict margin ratio requirements in order to increase the tolerance rate and avoid causing major waves in the futures market.

For him, stability is more important than anything else.

The second is real estate investment.

In addition to the office building where the investment company is located, Guo Yang also asked him to pay attention to suitable properties and storefronts, which can not only appreciate in value but also be used for other purposes in the future.

The third is to open up channels for overseas investment as soon as possible, with a focus on U.S. stocks and the Chicago Futures Exchange.

In addition to a large number of Internet company stocks that can be purchased, the Chicago Futures Exchange is the center of the "soybean crisis" that will continue for another two years.

The 400 million funds he left in overseas accounts will come in handy when the time comes.

To sum up, although Jingcheng Investment is still just a makeshift team and still needs Yang Cheng to build and improve the company structure, he will be Guo Yang's main source of income for some time to come.

As for agricultural investment in the Northwest, capital repatriation may only be possible after at least two or three flagship seeds are put on the market for sale.

Or the development of the forage industry has exceeded expectations.

Things went smoothly at the investment company, but Guo Yang encountered trouble with recruitment.

First of all, most of the senior industry practitioners introduced by the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau directly rejected Guo Yang’s recruitment, and they didn’t even meet him.

The unanimous reason is that Guo Yang's project is too fantastical and has no real profit point, so the project will go bankrupt sooner or later.

The title of the Ministry of Agriculture does not serve them well. They have seen too many unfinished agricultural projects, some of which were at a higher level.

At their age, stability is more important.

Only one person named Xiang Tianshan was willing to meet and talk with Guo Yang.

However, the introducer from the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau told him that Xiang Tianshan was originally a technical cadre in the iron rice bowl team, but he was imprisoned for three years and was suspected to have some mental problems after he was released.

But he is absolutely technically competent and experienced, and is an expert in the field of soil and water conservation and desertification control. Guo Yang is also very curious about this person.

Moreover, Xiang Tianshan happens to be in Long Province. I heard that he is currently working as the technical director of a company called Huihuang Seed Industry in Jiuquan.

If appropriate, Guo Yang would choose to recruit him.

Similar to social recruitment, campus recruitment is not smooth.

Although the salary offered is relatively high, there are still few applicants, and most of them are unwilling to go to the Northwest.

Although two students agreed to come over on their own later, Guo Yang was not optimistic.

In his previous life, he agreed to work for many companies during interviews, but ended up going home to ask his parents for money to rent land.

……

"Brother Yang, do you think I can do the things you said?" Zhang Wei, a skinny young man, asked Guo Yang nervously.

Guo Yang came back to his senses and said with a smile: "As long as you are willing to learn, there is no problem. Operating agricultural machinery, agricultural engineering or forage production management are not difficult. Moreover, when the products are launched in the future, you can continue to sell them."

"I want to learn how to drive farm machinery, is that okay, Brother Yang?"

"Of course you can. Once you're settled down, you can take the agricultural machinery driver's license test. The company will pay for it."

Zhang Wei is the sales agent that Guo Yang once consulted about buying a house.

Because he still had no sales after three months of trial, he was ruthlessly fired.

As for Guo Yang's promise to buy a house from him, he kept postponing it because he had too many things to do.

When he went there again, Zhang Wei had already been fired.

Thinking of the thin Zhang Wei, Guo Yang couldn't help but think of his equally thin predecessor, which aroused his sympathy.

So he spent some effort and finally found Zhang Wei before leaving, and asked him to follow him to Long Province to develop.

Zhang Wei is also the only employee Guo Yang recruited in Beijing this time.

This made him more and more worried. Where should he build a team?

……

Long Province, Jiuquan, brilliant seed industry.

Xiang Tianshan is 54 years old this year, of medium height, with graying hair on his temples, but he looks full of energy.

But the situation at this moment was not very good. A middle-aged man with a slicked-back hair was getting angry at him in the office.

"Lao Xiang, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're just too old-fashioned and pedantic. You don't know how to adapt at all."

"When the county leader offers you wine, can you refuse it? And you even drink tea instead of wine? Who do you think you are?"

"Now, the project subsidies that were agreed upon have disappeared again, and there is no way to pay the employees' salaries this month."

Xiang Tianshan listened calmly and replied indifferently: "If you have no money, ask your boss for help. If the county subsidy is gone, don't we still have the city subsidy?"

The middle-aged man looked at Xiang Tianshan's appearance, shook his head helplessly, and sighed while sitting in the chair behind the coffee table.

"Lao Xiang, why can't you drink?"

"Drinking is bad for your health. I want to live a few more years."

Xiang Tianshan watched the middle-aged man pour him a cup of tea, knowing that his anger had mostly subsided, so he explained: "The main reason is that the seed fields given by the government are saline-alkali land, and the money spent on improvement is too much."

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said, "You came up with the technical plan, Lao Xiang. First, the saline-alkali soil on the surface is scraped off mechanically, then the salt is washed off by irrigation in summer, and the surface is covered with sand when sowing. How can the cost be low?"

"That's the only way to grow grass on saline-alkali land."

Xiang Tianshan spoke slowly, but he thought of Guo Yang, who had contacted him on the phone two days ago.

I started to ponder it in my mind.

"You're saying I'm inflexible?"

(End of this chapter)