The modernized pig farm that Feng Yu ntioned was sothing he read in the papers in his previous life. He knew that it was not too complicated, but the initial investnt was a bit high. However, if the scale is significant, the cost will be lower than using the traditional thod.
Also, building this pig farm had other benefits. He would be able to get the attention of the leaders and at least get to appear on the Provincial TV station. This was much better than advertising on the papers.
As for the distribution channels, Feng Yu was not worried. The coming few years or even the next few decades, the demand for pork will keep rising, and there will not be the situation where no one wants to buy his pork. If no one from the district wants to buy his pork, he can sell it to the cities. If no one in the cities wants his pork, he can sell it to Lin Province. Anyway, the distance was not that great.
If Feng Yu were to contract the pig farm, then it would be different. Once the modernized pig farm was set up and the profits start to co in, there will be people who would be jealous of his success. What if the current officer was transferred out and the next officer wants to take back the farm? Picking only the ripe fruits was the skill of so Governnt Officials. Contract? You think Governnt officials will talk to you about the contract?
“How much are you going to invest? The officer looked at Feng Yu. He knew that this kid, who was still attending high school, was the one who makes all the decisions in the family.
“At least a few million RMB in the initial phase. Just the construction of the pigsty will cost a lot. However, the farm should be able to produce at least 2,000 pigs in a year. In future, it will be producing more than 2,000!”
Feng Yu might not be investing so much after all. But the more he said, the more the Farm Departnt would be willing to sell. Feng Yu wanted to tell the officer that the farm would produce 10,000 pigs a year but that would be too impractical!
“2,000 pigs? This pig farm can be sold to you, but I need to discuss with others to determine the price. But don’t worry, we will sell the farm to you! The officer was beaming with joy. This was another political achievent!
The pig farm was struggling to make ends et. The most pigs it can produce in a year was only about 500. Now, this number was multiplied a few tis!
Feng Yu said: “Oh yes. Initially, we did not want to buy the pig farm. We had set up the sales channels for our animal feeds, but Deputy Farm Officer Wen kept persuading us. That’s why we had co to this decision.”
Feng Yu knew that this was a great political achievent and he cannot let this officer get all the credits. He must at least let Uncle Wen get part of it. Wen Dongjun wanted to be a civil servant in future, and it would help if his father were a high-rank officer. Furthermore, even if Wen Dongjun’s father got promoted to be only a deputy mayor, he would be able to help Feng Yu a lot.
The officer understood Feng Yu’s underlying aning and smiled to Feng Yu: “Deputy Officer Wen must be part of this project. He is also one of the leaders in the Farm Departnt.”
The Farm Departnt discussed for about 2 hours. Their primary concern was that who would be in-charge of this and how much to sell the pig farm and the land for.
The pig farm was losing money every year, and since there was soone who was willing to buy it, then they should sell it fast! There were only a few workers at the farm. They can be transferred to other departnts. Previously, the chicken farm was losing money every year and eventually it was closed.
In the end, just like the food processing factory, this pig farm would be under the charge of Wen Deguang. There were others who wanted to take on this role, but the Officer only said one thing: “They are only buying this pig farm because of Wen Deguang.”
Wen Deguang knew imdiately that it was the Feng family that helped him. Even if others were jealous, there was nothing they can do, as Wen Deguang and Feng Xingtai were good friends.
As for the issue of how much to sell the pig farm and the land, there were argunts. There were so who said to sell it based on the market rate of about 300,000 RMB, there were so who wants to refer to the price of the food processing factory, 500,000 RMB and there was even soone who said the since the Feng family was so rich, then they should ask for more. At least 1 million!
300,000 RMB was suggested by Wen Deguang. The others all wanted more than that. There were even so who questioned Wen Deguang if he was giving the Feng family special treatnt because his wife had shares in Feng Xingtai’s factory!
Wen Deguang just kept quiet after that. After all, he was the most junior and the youngest there. His wife did own so shares of the factory. But what’s wrong with that? That ti, he was still a small village head.
Finally, the Deputy Farm officer that suggested the highest price was assigned to negotiate with Feng Xingtai, together with the Farm Officer. If they could get more money, they would be able to use it for other things. These were also considered political achievents.
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“Have you finished talking?” Feng Yu said and looked at Deputy Officer Xu as if he was an idiot. This guy thinks that his whole family were stupid and would pay whatever they asked for?
It’s only the pig farm and the land. The location was also out of the way, and there was no one staying nearby. Yet they still wanted such a high price? With this price, they can buy a piece of land in the suburbs of Bing City!
“I will only offer 500,000 RMB for this piece of land, including the pig farm. Also, I have a condition. You must fix the road leading to the farm. It doesn’t need to be cent road, but at least a dirt road. The road cannot be flooded during heavy rains, and the width should be at least enough for 2 trucks to travel side by side.”
“Impossible! Why should we help you to fix the road? You want to set up a pig farm, you should fix it yourself! Also, 500,000 RMB is too low. At least 1.3 million RMB. Just the pig farm alone was worth 500,000RMB!” Deputy Officer Xu shouted and continued asking for more.
“Really? Since the pig farm is so expensive, then we can’t afford it. Treating a loss-making pig farm as a treasure, you can keep it for yourself. Let’s forget about this project. Just treat it as if I had not ntioned it. We shall make a move first. Bye.” Feng Yu and Feng Xingtai stood up. Feng Xingtai did not partake in the negotiations. He had complete trust in his son.
After they reached ho, Feng Xingtai asked curiously: “You are not buying the farm?”
“I am buying.”
“Then why did you say all those? They didn’t chase after us. How will you carry on with the negotiations?” Feng Xingtai said.
“Dad, just wait patiently. They will contact us, and if I am not wrong, the one who will be coming to us is Uncle Wen.” Feng Yu said calmly.
At the sa ti, the leaders in the Farm Departnt were having a eting. Deputy Officer Xu still insisted on that price and said that the Feng family will accept it eventually. But the rest did not believe him. The Feng family was wealthy, but they were not stupid. You ntioned 1 million during the eting, and when negotiating, you told them 1.3 million. If it was you, will you accept it?
It was evident that Deputy Officer Xu was not suitable to carry on with the negotiations. The Chief Officer also should not lower himself and go over to Feng Xingtai’s house. Finally, this task was assigned to Wen Deguang. Everyone discussed for a while and decided on 800,000 RMB. They felt that Feng Yu would be able to accept this price. This was also because of the insistent Deputy Officer Xu.
“800,000 RMB? Uncle Wen, do they know what 800,000 RMB can do? Do they know that the pig farm is not even worth 100,000 RMB? You can go back and tell them that I will be present at your departnt’s morning eting to do the calculations for them. We will put everything on the table and discuss.”
Wen Deguang sighed. He also knew that Feng Yu would not agree to it. But for Feng Yu to go to his departnt eting tomorrow and explain personally, was already saving him from embarrassnt.
“Son, how much are we buying the pig farm for?” Zhang Muhua asked her son out of curiosity.
“Mum, not much. The most 500,000 RMB. You don’t stare at like dad. I will show you the potential of the pig farm, and within 2 to 3 years, I can recoup my investnts. After that, we will be enjoying the profits every year!”
In Feng Yu’s heart, even if the investnt failed, after the Provincial Governnt build the highway a few years later, the value of the piece of land would increase over ten folds!
Author notes:
PS: Many readers reflected to that they do not like the Song Laosi part. The later part of the story will have nothing to do with them anymore, but Song Xiaofeng will appear again. Thanks for supporting my story.
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