Chapter 338: Harvest in the Fields
August 8th, Green Willow Town.
Green Willow Town is very lively today.
Starting from the day before yesterday, the combine harvester purchased by Wei Jie began to harvest in the fields, harvesting a large amount of rice.
It only takes a few minutes to cultivate one acre of land, and Wei Jie contracted 30,000 acres of fertile farmland and 1,000 acres of fields for various vegetables, fruits and melons here.
The total cultivated land area of Lvliu Town is only more than 50,000 acres, and is scattered in more than a dozen villages.
These fields cost Wei Jie more than 40 million yuan, which was the contract fee for one year.
It can be said that Wei Jie’s success was inseparable from the help of everyone. Local civil servants ran around for the money and were responsible for coordinating some stubborn households.
Wei Jie connected these fields together and built asphalt roads between the fields for harvesters and vehicles to pass through.
Including guardrails and various protective measures, Wei Jie spent more than 100 million yuan.
In addition, there are 30,000 acres of fertile land with seeds and fertilizers, as well as sowing and harvesting machines that are destined to not pay back in the short term and even have to be loaned to other towns for use.
Harvesters, shellers, balers, transport vehicles, warehouses...
Wei Jie and Liu Guanxing invested a lot of money in it.
Excluding the cost of growing rice on one acre of land, the income is basically only 500 yuan. Considering the rent that Wei Jie pays to farmers and various labor and maintenance costs, he basically invested all his money.
But it was all worth it, Wei Jie did not do any business at a loss.
Liu Guanxing and Liu Wangyue did not come today, so Wei Jie and the provincial leaders checked the harvest together.
By the time Wei Jie and senior official Su Guoping and others arrived, reporters and photographers from the TV station had already been there for a long time.
Agricultural experts from the rice fields have answered various questions. Professional questions about agriculture should of course be answered by professionals.
The article written by the reporter was based on the information and explanations provided by these people. It was impossible that Wei Jie said this in person.
Wei Jie and Su Dingguo got out of the car and walked to the fields. Su Dingguo looked at the rice fields in front of him and the harvesters galloping in the golden fields, and smiled.
Su Dingguo said: "I haven't seen this scene for many years. When I was young, everyone was bent over and busy with sickles."
Wei Jie walked by and said, "It's even more beautiful when viewed from the sky. This kind of connected fields looks beautiful whether they are young or ripe."
Su Dingguo walked to the edge of the field, looked at the harvested rice field at his feet, bent down and picked up a scattered rice stalk.
Click, Wei Jie heard the sound of a camera taking pictures behind him, but he did not turn around to look.
This is normal, and it's professionalism.
Aren’t these reporters and photographers here just to give Wei Jie and other senior officials a chance to show up?
Of course it was impossible for Wei Jie and Su Dingguo to pose according to the other party's request. What kind of talk was that!
How to select good shots and how to find videos and photos that can be published are all the TV station's own business.
When playing a photo, you should choose the best one, and when playing a TV video, you should also selectively select the most appropriate one.
If there is not enough time, cut it by changing the lens and shooting the scenery in the field to connect them.
In short, a professional photographer will not cause trouble to others.
Su Dingguo didn't need to be interviewed, he just came to take a look. It was Wei Jie and those experts' job to be interviewed by reporters.
The purpose of Su Dingguo's arrival was mainly to inspect the grain production of the farm and make plans for the next step.
There is no need to say much about the result this time. Just looking at this busy scene, you can tell that there is no problem.
"What is the approximate harvest?" Su Dingguo looked at Wei Jie. He needed to know the most accurate data.
Wei Jie said: "At present, one mu of land can yield 1,300 catties, the more can be more than 100 catties, and the least can be more than 1,000 catties."
When Su Dingguo heard this number, he said, "The average weight is probably more than a thousand kilograms."
As a senior official in charge of a province, although he was not in charge of agriculture before, Su Dingguo was also familiar with the situation in the fields.
Wei Jie explained: "Now that planting technology has improved, ordinary fields can indeed produce more than 1,000 kilograms per mu, and some demonstration fields can also produce more than 2,000 kilograms per mu, so this is not too much, just a little more than normal."
Su Dingguo smiled and said helplessly: "You are a little too steady. I have also farmed and read the provincial report on high-yield rice fields. Can the ones used for demonstration be the same as most?"
Su Dingguo said to Wei Jie: "This is very good . Now there are only 30,000 acres, so it is not obvious yet. When there are more, the overall yield will be visible."
Wei Jie had a good relationship with the provincial government, so he said directly: "We did have a good harvest this year, but I still want to take it slow. The next step is to apply for another 20,000 acres of land. I also hope to get some support in terms of funds. I need some money for turnover in the second half of the year."
Su Dingguo nodded and continued walking along the path in the field, looking at the lush rice on both sides.
"You are going to make a game in the second half of the year, right? How is it going now?"
Wei Jie said: "The province is very supportive of me. This matter has brought me a lot of convenience. It has been promoted for a while, and it will start operating in the next few days."
Su Dingguo didn't understand anything about games, but he believed in Wei Jie's speed in making money.
"If you have any questions, you can ask them. We will also give you preferential treatment in terms of funds. You are now a model and pacesetter in our province. It is certain that you will become the richest man this year."
Wei Jie had no interest in being the richest man, and said, "Take your time. Right now, we are mainly spending money in the early stages, and we expect to make a profit next year."
Su Dingguo was very satisfied with Wei Jie's mentality. "There is no need to worry about money. The country has given subsidies for growing grain, and the province will also provide support. You can go ahead and do it boldly. In the second half of the year, don't plant 20,000 acres. Plant 100,000 acres!"
Wei Jie's face showed deep thought. After thinking for a few seconds, he said:
"Currently, the world is having trouble exporting grain. I have no problem growing grain here, but I would like to plant some high-yield crops such as genetically modified soybeans and corn in addition to the 100,000 mu of rice fields."
Su Dingguo asked curiously, "Why do you grow this? There aren't many people growing corn now, right?"
Wei Jie smiled and said, "Indeed, there are fewer. I didn't see many on the road."
Su Dingguo asked, "Do you think you can make money by growing corn?"
Wei Jie explained: "No, this won't make money. I need to take care of my pig farm. If foreign countries don't sell me cheap corn and soybeans, I will need to grow my own feed to keep pork prices down."
Su Dingguo thought of the country that mainly sold corn and soybeans and had a bad relationship with this side, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I know about this matter, you can do it with confidence."
Wei Jie is not only the future richest man in the province, but also the treasure of the province and city. He can provide a lot of convenience in the resettlement of unemployed people and various materials.
Su Dingguo knew much more than Wei Jie, so he said to Wei Jie: "Increase the grain production as much as possible, and pay attention to the pork problem. Do you want to expand it a little more?"
In order to reassure Wei Jie, Su Dingguo said: "You also know that these two things are big things. You will definitely not be short of money. Now the country needs you to farm and raise pigs."
Wei Jie explained: "Raising pigs is not a good idea. It pollutes the environment too much, especially with more than 100,000 pigs in one place. The feces problem alone is enough to make people die every day."
"I now use a car to digest these scattered in the fields every day . I also build biogas digesters to benefit the people. This is also in cooperation with the municipal government, and I get paid."
"But it's not expanding any more."
"Now the production of pigs and rice has increased, but pig manure and straw will also become a problem. I can only try to build some biogas digesters to digest these things."
"Using manure as fertilizer for farming is a thing of the past. Scientific fertilizers are more suitable now."
After hearing what Wei Jie said, Su Dingguo agreed and said, "This is indeed a problem."
Wei Jie said: "Currently, the largest pig farms in China adopt a cooperative breeding model. I don't have that ability yet. Extra-large pig farms require manpower and technology."
"Agriculture, forestry, aquaculture and animal husbandry are actually high-tech industries that require very strong technical and patent support."
Not to mention a hundred years ago, even the breeding and farming methods of twenty years ago could not feed the current large population in the country.
Many people do not consider farming and breeding as high-tech, but in fact these two require a lot of technology!
Su Dingguo understood Wei Jie's idea, but still felt that Wei Jie was not incompetent, but just didn't want to do it. He would only do things that made money when urged by others.
But these are minor questions. Su Dingguo asked another key question.
"I heard you were engaged?"
Wei Jie said embarrassedly: "Indeed, they are engaged. We got engaged as soon as she was well. Now she is still a little old, so we didn't make it public. We plan to wait two years before getting the marriage certificate."
Su Dingguo said: "Do you plan to develop in Zhonghai in the future, or here? I don't care. Zhonghai is indeed much better than here. I can be considered a person who came from Zhonghai."
Wei Jie replied: "Still in Hunan, and will also go to Zhonghai. At present, several factories are very exhausted, and I really have no idea what to do next."
Unlike other domestic wealthy people, Wei Jie’s assets are all locally.
Although he had opened a company in Qianzhou before , it was handed over to someone else by Wei Jie after being profitable for more than half a year. Now, that company has no legal relationship with Wei Jie and the relationship has been cut cleanly.
Su Dingguo understood Wei Jie's idea and continued to discuss the harvest with Wei Jie.
Su Dingguo still had a lot of things to do, so he left after staying for more than an hour. Wei Jie would ask someone to submit the professional report.
After Su Dingguo left, Wei Jie could not leave yet, he needed to get things done.
The provincial government had previously invested 5 billion yuan in Wei Jie. This time, all the harvest from the fields will belong to the state. Wei Jie and Liu Guanxing cannot interfere with the sale of grain except for dividing the money and managing it.
Now Wei Jie needs to showcase his achievements through interviews with reporters and let others know that the money was not wasted.
In addition to shares, the 5 billion yuan of funds also stipulates Wei Jie's rights to sell agricultural products and use machines. For example, the machines need to be rented to farmers at a low price when not in use.
This amount of money seems like a lot, and in fact it is. It will be received in installments over five years, and more than one billion has been received so far.
Wei Jie went to accept the interview very quickly. In fact, all the experts who were supposed to speak had already spoken, and Wei Jie came here mainly to show his face as the person in charge.
The TV station reporter is a young woman. Most of the reporters responsible for the interview are set up like this, mainly because of the image issue.
Even if they are male reporters, they would not have a face full of moles. At least they should look presentable. Female reporters would dress up better.
If you are interviewing a high-ranking official like Su Dingguo, you usually wear solemn and low-key clothes to avoid making your presence felt.
But interviewing a young entrepreneur like Wei Jie is different.
It doesn't have to be so formal, and you may even need to dress up to enhance the sense of fashion, youthfulness and vitality.
There are also differences between indoor and outdoor individual interviews. The former requires more respect, while the latter allows you to appropriately enhance your presence.
This is similar to an unspoken rule. Reporters will also add drama to themselves to enhance their presence, otherwise it will be difficult to get promoted.
In this ever-changing society, fame is a reflection of strength, and there are many channels to exchange it for wealth!
Reporter Zhang Linglu is a beautiful woman with great temperament and she is also very capable.
After obtaining Wei Jie's interview request, she said seriously: "Hello, Mr. Wei, we learned that the yield of this batch of high-yield rice reached 800 kilograms per mu. Are you satisfied with this number?"
As soon as the woman opened her mouth, Wei Jie knew her idea of the interview.
She probably thought of herself as a chairman-type idiot and thought she didn't know the specific numbers, so she didn't ask about them.
She would get the numbers from professionals in advance, and then after she came to Wei Jie, she would mainly interview Wei Jie about his experiences and insights.
It’s not that he looked down on Wei Jie, but that he really respected Wei Jie and wanted to make Wei Jie happy.
At the same time, she was also very clear that what the audience liked to see was certainly not numbers. What the audience liked to see was the conversation between the beautiful reporter and young talents like Wei Jie, and to listen to the insights of successful people.
Wei Jie said seriously: "Eight hundred kilograms, or one thousand six hundred catties, this is the highest number among our contracted fields. Very few can reach this number. The most is still one thousand one hundred or two hundred catties, or five or six hundred kilograms."
Zhang Linglu was embarrassed for a moment, and she quickly said, "So are you satisfied with the grain production?"
Wei Jie smiled and said, "I am satisfied. The normal yield per mu of farmland is only 500 kilograms. I am very satisfied that I can reach above the average."
Zhang Linglu looked at Wei Jie seriously and said, "This is the first time. Do you have any expectations for the next batch of harvest?"
"Yes!" Wei Jie said happily, "I hope the harvest in the second half of the year and next year can be as good as this time."
Wei Jie was very satisfied with himself and did not have any high expectations.
