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Chapter 254: Is There Really Such a Technique?
Chapter 254: Is There Really Such a Technique?
"County Liu, I have no objections to your plan. Let's proceed according to the county's idea!" Zhang Lin smiled and said.
Once this project is fully promoted, the people of Youcheng should be boiling with excitement.
"Thank you, President Zhang!" County Liu, hearing that President Zhang had agreed to his plan, hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
He was well aware that this plan had a hidden agenda, as it was clearly designed to benefit the county at the expense of the investors.
Naturally, this also meant taking advantage of President Zhang, so he was worried that President Zhang might not agree.
To his surprise, the other party agreed so readily.
In this case, the county could attract all those who had gone out to work and were now employed elsewhere back in one go.
Working in factories or on construction sites, earning 10,000 yuan a month is rare.
But earning 10,000 yuan at home versus in a distant place is a completely different concept.
It is expected that the return-to-work trend will be very enthusiastic.
Moreover, a large number of college graduates, or those who have already started working, can also be attracted back.
After all, with the establishment of various related industries for the soybean project, there will be a need for recruitment.
Youcheng has a registered population of over 400,000, but many of them are not in Youcheng, mostly working elsewhere.
For a city, the resident population has always been one of the key indicators of prosperity, both historically and in modern times.
This project will definitely attract most of those who are currently working outside back to Youcheng.
Furthermore, the broad market for the soybean project might not be fully met by the residents of Youcheng, and it will be necessary to attract workers from neighboring counties.
Ideally, these people should be encouraged to buy homes and settle in Youcheng.
This will be a huge help for Youcheng's city upgrade plan.
As for whether the neighboring counties will complain, that's not his concern.
As they were talking, someone escorted their two senior brothers, Old Zhu and Old Gu, into the office.
"Senior Brothers, what brings you to my office today?" Zhang Lin hurriedly greeted them with a smile.
After the two senior brothers sat down at the tea table, Old Zhu smiled and said, "Little Junior Brother, we are here to gather some information. It's good that County Liu is here; we were just about to ask about the soybean project."
Old Gu nodded in agreement, "Yes, you really did create a big project out of the blue."
Zhang Lin understood the purpose of his two senior brothers and smiled as he handed them County Liu's plan.
The two senior brothers took the plan and began to read it.
With their experience, they could see that this plan would certainly harm the interests of the investors.
However, they also understood that if this were true, the huge profits this investment could bring would make it worth compromising.
After finishing the plan, the two senior brothers returned it to Zhang Lin.
Old Zhu smiled and said, "Little Junior Brother, without further ado, we hope your company can allow our company to invest. As for the rules, we will abide by them."
Old Gu nodded, "Yes, if possible, I also hope to participate in the investment. As for your company's recent policies, we will comply with them."
Hearing this, Zhang Lin smiled and said, "If your companies want to invest, there is no problem. We certainly welcome it, and we also need the support of major groups."
This was indeed the case. A 20 billion yuan project would be impossible to meet the talent needs relying solely on Youcheng or Linyuan Farm.
Even if they hired through headhunters or recruitment, it would take a long time and could not be achieved in a short period.
Upon receiving his answer, Old Zhu and Old Gu were beaming with smiles.
The reason they wanted to invest in this project, and do so in the name of their respective groups, was naturally because they had their own goals in mind.
Otherwise, they could also privately invest their own money. Naturally, their purpose is just a family matter and has nothing to do with others.
They have already planned to step down, naturally wanting their sons to take over more smoothly, which also requires achievements.
And now this investment project is naturally the biggest achievement.
They all believe that this project will be the best investment for the group companies in recent years, and even in the future.
Even Old Zhu and Old Gu have to privately use connections to get involved, which clearly shows the significant appeal to those wealthy individuals.
Moreover, the advertising and investment promotion project, once put out in the open, naturally attracts a lot of attention.
So, very quickly, someone took a photo of the advertisement and uploaded it to the internet.
Due to the popularity of Linyuan Farm, this matter quickly caught the attention of people online and even made it to the trending topics.
Ordinary people didn't pay much attention to soybeans, as they seemed very common to them.
Many even thought it was a small project and wondered why it needed investment.
They felt that they could just plant some soybeans on any piece of land, not realizing the importance of this project.
Even many self-important wealthy individuals scoffed at this project, looking down on such a small-scale endeavor.
However, for those wealthy individuals who were in the know, this was simply incredible. The prospects of this project were enormous.
For a time, there was a clear divide: ordinary people didn't care about soybeans, as they were just everyday items.
But wealthy individuals who were aware knew that the more common an item, the greater the potential profit.
So, many wealthy individuals quickly headed to Youcheng to gather information and even hoped to get a share of the pie.
In Beijing, at an external investment office, Ruan Xiao watched the negotiations between domestic and international companies, his brows furrowed.
The two sides were bickering again.
There was no way around it; with an 84% demand for 180 million tons, the government naturally couldn't ignore it. Therefore, in these negotiations, the government would also be involved, mainly to guide and pressure.
After all, foreign countries couldn't be unaware of the domestic demand for soybeans, so they always had ulterior motives regarding price and delivery.
If they were to be manipulated, it would be quite troublesome.
But what could be done? When the market was oversupplied, the buyer had the advantage, but now, with a market shortage and a large demand for soybeans, they could only rely on imports, which meant being at the mercy of others.
"Mr. Ruan, it's outrageous. The people from the United States are demanding another price increase, and if we don't agree, they're threatening to reduce the planting area on the mainland next year and ship the soybeans to other places," the secretary reported with a helpless look.
Hearing this, Ruan Xiao's frown deepened. Wasn't this a clear attempt to exploit him?
Another price increase would raise the entire industry's costs, reducing the profits of companies, which would inevitably lead to the exploitation of workers.
This was foreseeable.
But the key was that even at such prices, domestic farmers were unwilling to plant soybeans.
Soybeans take a long time to grow, are difficult to cultivate, and offer very low profits.
They couldn't achieve the scientific and systematic mechanized production like in the United States.
So, it seemed they could only agree to the other party's demands.
However, being manipulated again would only lead to more severe control in the future, even resulting in scenarios they didn't want to see.
Damn it.
At this moment, Ruan Xiao suddenly received a call. After answering, his face showed disbelief: "Are you serious? Linyuan Farm really has such a technique?"
(End of Chapter)
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