Countercurrent 1978 starts with the production team

"Brother Zhao, there is a saying that food is the most important thing for the people. From this sentence, we can see that food is a bigger matter than the sky for ordinary people."

"The four major grain merchants are backed by the United States and control the international grain trade. It can be said that grain shortages and large-scale grain shortages anywhere in the world are inextricably linked to them."

"They have a large amount of spot goods, which they can hoard in their hands, and they can also arbitrage in the futures market."

"It can be said that in the grain market, they are almost guaranteed to make a profit."

"The real profitable business in this world has a moat. It's very difficult for any outsider to get involved."

"The moat of the four major grain merchants is that they have absolute control over the supply chain of seeds, raw materials, fertilizers, processing and market channels. These four companies cover everything from planting to storage, from circulation to processing, and from the lowest end of the industrial chain. To the highest end, it has it all.”

"Yes, they have the initiative in this market, but it is not seamless. The global annual output is now 12 billion tons, but this is far from reaching the limit. This also gives me an opportunity. Now In many places, such as the mainland, even chemical fertilizers are not widely available. Once the chemical industry develops and chemical fertilizer seeds are developed, global food production can double again, and I don’t think there will be a problem.”

"What we are competing with the four major grain merchants now is the incremental part. Brother Zhao, if this is the case, do you think I have a chance?"

Chu Jianghe looked at the sea in the distance, not at all discouraged by Zhao Shizong's lack of optimism. Instead, he was full of pride and talked freely.

In later generations, world grain output can reach 28 billion tons a year, and international grain trade is about 5 million tons. ADM, one of the four major grain merchants, handles about 5400 million tons of grain and oil crops in a year. This is already a terrifying figure. of data.

When you occupy a dominant position in an industry, making money is just a side job.

For example, the status of Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola in the cola market. If latecomers want to challenge these two giants without paying a huge price, it is tantamount to wishful thinking and can only eat their leftovers in more segmented markets.

Chu Jianghe felt that if he laid out food now and grabbed the incremental market, he would still have some opportunities, and he might not be able to fight in the future.

He also made an agreement with Mr. Song to focus on research and development of seeds. Having high-yielding seeds is the key to increasing the market.

All in all, there is still a long way to go.

Looking at Chu Jianghe who was chatting and laughing in front of him and pointing out the country, Zhao Shizong was in a daze for a while. It was not until his fingers felt the burning sensation from the cigarette butt that he came back to his senses.

Even though he thought it was still difficult, seeing Chu Jianghe's confident look at this moment, he began to waver in his heart.

If Brother Chu is willing to do it, I'm afraid he can really do it.

"Brother Chu, to be honest, if someone else told me what he said, I would definitely think he was talking nonsense, but if it comes from your mouth, it will be different."

Chu Jianghe smiled: "How is it? Brother Zhao, are you interested in playing with me?"

Zhao Shizong hesitated for a moment, but still did not agree immediately. He smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Chu, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that this matter is too big. I need to discuss it with my family and give you an answer. What do you think? "

Chu Jianghe understood his difficulties. He was not just a son in the Zhao family, and it was impossible for him to occupy the resources alone.

He didn't care, nodded and said, "Yes, just wait until you think about it and give me an answer."

Chu Jianghe brought Zhao Shizong in because of his family's strength in the shipping industry. If they were unwilling, he would not force it.

When the Great Shipping Depression hits in a few years, he can just wait for an opportunity to acquire one or two shipping companies.

They were talking on the rooftop, and the others knew enough not to disturb them. They were all walking around, thinking that they would move into this mansion soon, and their faces were all happy.

After they visited for a while, Chu Jianghe took them back to the hotel.

In the next few days, he took his wife to visit Hong Kong Island, basically visiting all the famous attractions, and also took her to eat some Hong Kong Island specialty food.

Under the stimulation of money, the agency did things very quickly. First, they replaced all the appliances and bedding in the house with new ones, and then asked the housekeeper to clean the house inside and out, especially The glass was polished to a shine.

Lawyer Chen and the others were naturally responsible for the transfer of ownership, so Chu Jianghe didn't need to worry about it. He registered the house in his wife's name.

Liu Yunfang took people to arrange the house properly again, and then Chu Jianghe took people to move in.

Regardless of his wife's obstruction, Chu Jianghe insisted on hiring two Filipino maids to do housework, which made Liu Yunfang complain for a while.

He was also worried that his wife would be tired. In such a big house, just cleaning it once would be enough.

In the 80s, Hong Kong's economy began to take off, housewives stepped out of the house one after another and began to work independently, and Filipino maids gradually became popular.

While his wife was still pregnant, Chu Jianghe hired a professional photography agency to take wedding photos. As long as he had money, these agencies would provide door-to-door services.

Chu Jianghe was generous, and he pulled three cars there just for wedding dresses.

Zhang Li saw such a big fight over there, and when asked why, he shamelessly and shamelessly wanted to come over and said that their wedding photos were not taken well and they had to use the resources of Chu Jianghe to take another set.

Chu Jianghe teased him: "If you want to take the photo again, you can pay for your wedding photos yourself."

Zhang Zhang originally wanted to save money and make Zheng Yueyue happy, but Chu Jianghe's words immediately put him there.

In front of Zheng Yueyue, he couldn't say no, so he readily agreed.

Unexpectedly, when he asked about the price, he was dumbfounded.

Even though he had a small fortune now, he felt that the price was too expensive and began to hesitate.

The person who came to serve was a young man. Seeing his hesitation, he explained: "Sir, we have wedding dresses from internationally renowned brands. Our photography technology is also the best in Hong Kong. It is absolutely worth every penny."

In fact, this young man felt a little bit in his heart. He lives in such a nice house in Deep Water Bay, but he still saves money on it. The more money he has, the more he is stingy.

At this time, Zhang Li's head didn't know which muscle was wrong, and he said something strangely: "You guys have a discount, I have a discount, I will see you next time I get married and take wedding photos."

As soon as these words came out, not only Chu Jianghe was dumbfounded, but everyone who heard it was dumbfounded.

Chu Jianghe was speechless, and then burst into laughter. Liu Yunfang also covered her mouth, laughing so hard that her stomach began to hurt.

Zhang Li thought he was going to the market, but what he said was outrageous. What do I mean, I will come to see you next time I get married.

How many times do you want to get married?

Zheng Yueyue also blamed him for speaking without thinking through his brain, so she pinched him bitterly, causing Zhang Li to scream out as he was caught off guard.

Chu Jianghe watched from the sidelines, and the place where the tension was tightened suddenly turned green. It seemed that Zheng Yueyue was really angry and had used ten percent of his strength.

Seeing the two people like this, everyone couldn't help but laugh again.