Chapter 191: It's Him! Now We're Set!

Chapter 191: It's Him! Now We're Set!

Everyone present knew about Liyuan Farm. The beauty-enhancing sweet potatoes were a sensation; if you asked any woman on the street, she would know about them.

In fact, some people in their research institute had criticized Linyuan Farm for being foolish.

Because they were selling the sweet potatoes too cheaply.

If it were them, they could have charged a premium and still had customers lining up, making a fortune in the process.

With that money, they could have funded new research, and the budget would have been more than sufficient.

But Linyuan Farm chose to sell them at a fair price.

While women on the internet were grateful to Linyuan Farm, what did it matter if they weren't making money?

Was it really worth it for a so-called sense of social responsibility?

Could Linyuan Farm really be taking on such a project for the sake of a hollow reputation?

The half-gray-haired elder recognized the young man's identity.

After all, their provincial agricultural system had been the subject of a major scandal, nearly ruining the credibility of the agricultural sector in Min Province.

The provincial agricultural research bureau and Youcheng had to step in to suppress the incident.

At that time, he learned about the young man's background. Because of the young man's big-picture thinking, the incident didn't escalate. As a result, the agricultural research bureau had helped him in the matter of Ma Jun.

So, when he heard the young man's words, he replied, "Mr. Zhang, if we can change the color of a flower, it might fundamentally alter its properties, including its adaptability to the environment. However, whether this is true or if the medicinal properties will change due to the color alteration, remains unknown."

"Of course, these are things we can only discover through experimentation, and such research could be very expensive."

Clearly, he was being honest, and the mention of the high costs made the research team members look down at their hands.

This was precisely why they hadn't pursued such research.

If the high costs led to significant breakthroughs, it would be worth it. But the real problem was if they spent a lot of money and still came up with nothing, that would be the most awkward scenario.

"If there's a chance it could work, Linyuan Farm is willing to take some seeds and try it out," Zhang Lin said, completely unfazed by the mention of high costs.

He wasn't relying on spending money; he was relying on the system. He had ten acres of multicolored flowers that could potentially mutate. If the seeds provided didn't result in any mutations, then it was just meant to be. If he got lucky and a mutation occurred, he would consider it a good deed.

When the time came, he could hand over the mutated medicinal flowers to the provincial agricultural research bureau as a contribution. If the bureau could develop a drug from them and reduce the price of imported medications, it would be a significant achievement.

"Good, good, Mr. Zhang, it's rare to find such a heart," the half-gray-haired elder couldn't help but say, emphasizing the rarity twice.

It was truly remarkable that Min Province had produced such a young man who was willing to work in agriculture rather than pursue the glamorous fields of smart machinery and the internet.

The elders had already sensed that this young man was different from the moment he made the decision about the beauty-enhancing sweet potatoes. Now, he had proven it again. Perhaps the term "social responsibility" was not misplaced when applied to him.

The other members of the research team looked at Zhang Lin in surprise.

At this point, they must have recognized his identity. He must be the owner of Linyuan Farm; otherwise, he wouldn't have made such a decision.

But he was so young.

And now, he was actually implementing a sense of social responsibility. Wasn't that foolish?

However, they only thought this in their minds. While they could avoid such thankless tasks, they couldn't help but admire those who dared to take them on.

As the saying goes, you don't have to be a hero, but you have no right to mock those who choose to be one.

Thus, they looked at Zhang Lin with admiration.

The half-gray-haired elder's face lit up with joy upon hearing Zhang Lin's words.

Regardless of the outcome, having someone willing to undertake such a project was a great boon for the entire agricultural research community in Min Province.

Without hesitation, he invited Zhang Lin into a private room for a one-on-one conversation, completely ignoring the others.

Zhang Lin soon learned the elder's identity: Academician Zheng Baishan.

He hadn't expected it to be him.

After setting up Linyuan Farm, he had naturally become more knowledgeable about agriculture and had heard of this man's achievements.

This made him respect the elder even more.

To the country, this man was a true hero, dedicating his entire life to agricultural research and still working on the front lines even now. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come to the award ceremony specifically for the research on the Moxian flower.

His status in the agricultural system of Min Province was supreme, and even the staff stood by to serve him tea, showing their respect.

Under normal circumstances, no one would have such an honor.

When Lin Mengyao and Fu Yao learned of Academician Zheng's identity, they sat straight as if they were schoolchildren, completely nervous.

When had they ever met such a distinguished person?

When Academician Zheng praised Zhang Lin, Fu Yao looked at her uncle with admiration.

In her eyes, her uncle was incredible.

...

Not long after, Zhang Lin left with Fu Yao and the others, surprised that the elderly man had seen them off all the way to the entrance of the research bureau.

As Zheng Baishan saw Zhang Lin off, he said, "Mr. Zhang, I know I sound a bit nagging, but I really do entrust the Moxian Flower to your farm. If you need anything or any assistance, just give me a call. I’ll do my best to help you out."

Zhang Lin smiled and nodded. "Don’t worry, Mr. Chu. I will, and I hope the research on the Moxian Flower goes smoothly." He then added with a playful tone, "I also hope that when we succeed, the provincial agricultural research bureau will give our farm a contribution award to encourage us."

"A single contribution award won’t be enough," Zhang Baishan laughed.

He didn’t think the young man was really after an award. Even if he was, they wouldn’t be stingy about it when the time came.

What Zhang Baishan didn’t know was that Zhang Lin really needed the award. As the car started, Zhang Lin checked his in-game status:

Level: 5

Upgrade Requirements:

1. Hire 500 workers (662/500)!

2. Earn 500 million yuan in profit (13,554,625/500 million)!

3. Develop 50,000 acres of agricultural land (10,356/50,000)!

4. Obtain 3 agricultural honors (1/3)!

5. Promote three special crops to a certain scale (0/3)!

Bank Account: 62122614

Balance: 13,554,625.55 yuan

Agricultural Area: 47,000 acres!

Game Construction: Color steel house, warehouse, service center, bamboo maze, bamboo culture park, office center, camping ground, mountain spring wellness center (under construction...)



Level 5 Upgrades: The requirements for the next level have significantly increased, and he now needs three agricultural honors. He has one, so he needs two more.

Workers: 500, no problem; already completed.

Earning 500 million yuan in profit: With the promotion of the whitening sweet potatoes, this shouldn’t be an issue. Developing 50,000 acres of land is also achievable with time.

The tricky part remains the agricultural honors and promoting three special crops to a certain scale.

This fifth condition is new.

Special crops likely refer to the whitening sweet potatoes and other crops from the game. He needs to promote three such crops and reach a certain scale for each.

The whitening sweet potatoes are already being promoted, but the current scale is clearly insufficient, so this condition hasn’t been met yet.

The group quickly returned to the hotel to pack up and prepare to head back to You City. Lin Mengyao took a day off and would return by high-speed train.

...

By evening.

Ye Ling drove Zhang Lin back to his neighborhood. Seeing the bags in the back seat, Zhang Lin smiled as he carried them upstairs.

These were naturally clothes for Fu Yao.

On this trip to Min Province, he had bought her over ten outfits, half of which she took home, and asked him to bring these back. She mentioned that she might consider staying at his place on weekends in the future.

This made him very happy.

After putting Fu Yao’s clothes in his bedroom closet, he went back downstairs, got into the Mercedes S-Class, and had Ye Ling drive him back to the farm.

Upon arriving at the farm, he immediately headed to the research lab in the office center.

He couldn’t plant the Moxian Flower seeds himself; he needed to hand them over to Ma Jun, as they required a special environment to germinate.

When he entered the lab, he saw Ma Jun busy with various instruments, likely researching the color-changing mutation of the Bougainvillea.

"How’s the research going?" Zhang Lin asked.

Ma Jun replied, "Just one night, what can I have accomplished? I’m just starting to try and decode it."

Zhang Lin nodded and handed the Moxian Flower seeds to Ma Jun. "Check this out."

"What is it?" Ma Jun asked, puzzled.

"Moxian Flower. You might need to try growing this. Plant it in that plot of land!" Zhang Lin explained with a smile.

"Really, this thing!" Ma Jun clearly knew about it and teased, "Boss Zhang, did you get assigned a task during your trip to the province? Some people with power, huh..."

"It’s not what you think!" Zhang Lin understood Ma Jun’s frustration and explained everything about his trip to the province, especially the details about the Moxian Flower.

"I see, alright then!" Ma Jun nodded after listening. "I’ll contact the agricultural department to set up a special small greenhouse, and then I’ll plant these seeds."

"Good!" Zhang Lin felt relieved entrusting this to Ma Jun and immediately headed to the core warehouse.

Once in the warehouse, he didn’t hesitate and bought two pounds of dogtooth grass seeds. During his trip to the province, he had been curious about the dogtooth grass and wanted to check its properties.

Since there was no limit on the number of seeds he could buy, it wasn’t that the system was generous; rather, the seeds might not be as good as he imagined. If the properties were good, he could plant the remaining land with dogtooth grass, creating a southern grassland. This would not only meet the county’s goal of 30,000 tourists but could accommodate even more.

Once in the warehouse, Zhang Lin clicked to purchase two pounds of dogtooth grass seeds.

Congratulations, you have spent 200 yuan to purchase dogtooth grass seeds. The seeds have materialized. Please receive them in the warehouse!

Zhang Lin saw a bag of seeds appear before him. He grabbed it and read the description, which made him smile.

This was perfect.

(End of Chapter)

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