Rebirth 70: I am a Koi

"Is that... Williams from the Rothschild family?" I recognized the person at a glance, with a hint of disbelief in my tone.

How could he be here? All kinds of thoughts flashed through my mind. The Rothschild family, this name is well-known in the international financial world. They are involved in a wide range of fields, and agriculture is just an inconspicuous section.

Williams, accompanied by several followers, walked straight towards us with a determined smile on his face.

"Ms. Mu, I've heard a lot about you." Williams greeted me in fluent Chinese. "I'm very interested in your planting base."

I suppressed my uneasiness and politely responded, "Mr. Williams has come from afar, do you have any advice for me?"

"I don't deserve your advice," Williams smiled. "I came here to discuss a cooperation with Miss Mu. I heard that your base is developing new varieties. Our Rothschild family is willing to provide all resources, including funds, technology, and even sales channels."

He paused, with a hint of pride in his tone, "Of course, in return, we ask for exclusive rights to the new variety."

Hanchuan and I exchanged glances, and both saw solemnity in each other's eyes. Williams' words seemed to be about cooperation, but in fact he wanted to take the results of our hard work for himself.

“Thank you for your kindness,” I took a deep breath, “but we have no plans to cooperate with other companies at present.”

Williams seemed to have expected that I would refuse, and said calmly: "Ms. Mu, I hope you can reconsider it. Cooperating with us is your best choice at the moment, otherwise..."

He didn't say anything else, but the threat was clear.

I couldn't calm down for a long time after watching Williams and his group leave.

"It seems that a tough battle is inevitable..." I muttered to myself.

Hanchuan put his arm around my shoulders and said, "Don't worry, we'll face this together."

At this moment, Zhao Bo ran over in a hurry, "Jinli, it's bad! Something big has happened!"

"What's wrong, Uncle Zhao? Speak slowly." I hurriedly supported him and motioned for him to calm his breathing.

Uncle Zhao took a breath and said anxiously, "Jinli, imitations of the new type of tomatoes cultivated at our base have appeared on the market! And... and the price is much lower than ours!"

My heart tightened, and Hanchuan's face darkened. A replica? It appeared so quickly? It seems that we underestimated the opponent's speed and overestimated their bottom line.

"Don't worry, Uncle Zhao, don't make it public yet. Hanchuan and I will handle this matter." I comforted Uncle Zhao, but my heart was in turmoil. Williams had just left, and counterfeit products appeared on the market. The connection between them is self-evident. They are trying to give us a warning and force us to surrender!

"It seems that the Rothschild family wants to end the battle quickly." Hanchuan's tone was cold, with a chilling chill.

I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down. The more we are at this moment, the more we must not lose our composure. Williams thought that he could make us surrender with some small tricks. He was too naive!

"Hanchuan, you are right. We can't just sit there and wait for death." I said with a firm look, "We have to let them know that we are not so easily defeated!"

Hanchuan and I gathered the core members of the base overnight to discuss countermeasures.

"Everyone is aware of the current situation," I looked around at everyone and said calmly, "The involvement of international giants is both a challenge and an opportunity for us. If we want to remain invincible in the competition, we must improve our own strength and make our brand famous!"

"My idea is to increase investment in research and development, introduce internationally advanced planting technology and equipment, establish a modern laboratory, and cultivate more high-quality new varieties." I paused and continued, "At the same time, we must strengthen brand building, cooperate with internationally renowned brands, open up the international market, and let the world see the excellence of our products!"

My proposal received unanimous support from everyone.

"Jinli, we will do whatever you say!"

"Yes, we all believe you!"

Looking at everyone's trusting eyes, my heart is filled with strength.

In the following days, Hanchuan and I got into even busier work. We visited many well-known agricultural research institutes at home and abroad, introduced the most advanced planting technology and equipment, and hired a number of botanical experts as consultants at high salaries.

At the same time, we actively contact internationally renowned brands, participate in various international agricultural product exhibitions, and strive to promote our products to the world.

Through unremitting efforts, our planting base has grown at an astonishing speed, our products are exported overseas, and our brand awareness continues to increase. However, just when we thought everything was moving in a good direction, an invisible pressure quietly descended...

One night, I was suddenly awakened by a rapid knock on the door... "Jinli, something bad has happened!" Uncle Zhao's voice was trembling, and my sleepiness disappeared instantly. I put on my coat and opened the door. Uncle Zhao's anxious face looked even more worried in the dim light.

"Uncle Zhao, what's wrong? Don't be anxious, talk slowly." I held his arm and tried to calm him down.

"All our overseas orders... have been cancelled! And, and..." Zhao Bo took a deep breath, "Several long-term suppliers have also suddenly terminated their contracts, saying they would raise the supply price to twice the market price!"

My heart suddenly sank, and an ominous premonition swept over me. The Rothschild family really took action. They wanted to cut off our sales channels, block our supply of raw materials, and completely drive us into a dead end!

I immediately found Hanchuan and told him the situation. After he heard it, his brows knitted tightly together, and a hint of coldness flashed in his deep eyes.

"It seems that they will not give up until they achieve their goal." Hanchuan's tone was calm, but it revealed an unquestionable firmness, "Jinli, don't worry, we still have a chance."

The days that followed were like the calm before the storm. Overseas orders were cancelled, raw material prices skyrocketed, capital chain was broken...all kinds of pressure came one after another, making us breathless.

"What should we do? If this continues, the base will not be able to hold on!" At the staff meeting, someone couldn't help but say worriedly.

"Yes, is everything we have worked so hard to build going to be destroyed in an instant?"

Facing everyone's anxious gazes, I took a deep breath and said firmly: "Please believe in Hanchuan and I, we can definitely get through this! We are not afraid of competition or suppression, because we have the best products and the most united team!"

Hanchuan walked over to me, held my hand, and swept his eyes across the crowd with determination. He said in a deep voice, "We will do everything we can to protect the base and everyone's achievements. We will definitely win this battle!"

Hanchuan and I started running around, contacting new partners and looking for new sales channels. We mortgaged our property and even sold some of our personal property, trying every way to raise funds.

However, the power of the Rothschild family is far beyond our imagination. They are like a mountain. No matter how hard we try, we cannot shake them at all.

Just when we felt desperate, Uncle Zhao suddenly rushed into the office excitedly with a letter in his hand...

Zhao Bo waved the letter in his hand excitedly, his voice trembling with excitement, "Jinli, Hanchuan, look, good news! Great news!"

I quickly took the letter. There was no signature on the envelope, only three simple words: To Jinli. I opened the envelope with doubts and took out the letter paper. The beautiful handwriting jumped out of the paper.

The letter was written by an old gentleman, who said that he accidentally learned about the difficulties faced by our base and wanted to recommend someone to us. This old gentleman was once a well-known gardening master in China. After retirement, he lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests and devoted himself to studying rare plants. In the letter, he said that his student, a young botanical expert, had recently cultivated a new plant variety that not only had a high yield, but also had extremely high nutritional and medicinal value, and the market prospects were immeasurable.

"Is this true? Could it be..." I was excited and nervous, with hope and doubt intertwined.

"It's true, I'll take you there right now!" Uncle Zhao interrupted me. He couldn't wait to meet the botanical expert.

We immediately drove to the city where the old man lived. With the old man's introduction, we met the young botanical expert, Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan introduced the characteristics and advantages of the new variety to us in detail and took us to visit his laboratory and experimental field.

Looking at the vibrant plants in front of me, a strong premonition surged in my heart. This might be the hope for our base to break through the difficulties!

"Mr. Lin, we are willing to cooperate with you to jointly develop and promote this new variety!" Hanchuan and I said almost in unison.

Lin Yuan looked at us and nodded solemnly, "I believe we can succeed!"

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I took a deep breath, picked up the documents on the table, and looked firmly at the door of the conference room...