"Ahem...Okay, stop messing around."

An old voice sounded in my ears. It was Hao Yuezhu.

Fu Song raised his head and saw Hao Yuezhu walking towards him with a middle-aged man, followed by Zhang Jiuyue.

Seeing this, the people who were making a fuss nearby quickly stepped aside and kept silent. It was obvious that Hao Yuezhu had an unparalleled deterrent effect on them.

Fu Song quickly stood up: "Academician Hao."

Hao Yuezhu smiled and said, "Brother Fu, I really want to thank you this time!"

Fu Song shook his head: "Nothing, I'm just lucky, and besides, my work is not in vain."

Hao Yuezhu: "Come, let me introduce you. This is Jiao Yucheng, one of the leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture, in charge of fruits and vegetables."

Jiao Yucheng immediately grabbed Fu Song's hand and said, "Mr. Fu, I've heard of your name for a long time. I've wanted to come and see you for a long time, but I've been very busy lately. I'm sorry."

Fu Song was stunned.

According to Hao Yuezhu's introduction, Jiao Yucheng's position should be at the standard boss level.

Although Fu Song has achieved some success, he is not worthy of such a big shot to associate with him.

So this must be Jiao Yucheng's personality.

He thought for a moment and said, "Greetings, Master Jiao... I, a humble servant..."

Jiao Yucheng rolled his eyes and said, "What do you mean by 'masters and common people'? We live in a modern society, and this isn't acceptable. Just call me Old Jiao."

Hao Yuezhu smiled and said, "Xiao Fu, there's no need to be so reserved. Yu Cheng is a very down-to-earth person. You'll understand once you spend some time with him."

Although both of them said so, Fu Song was certainly not stupid enough to call the other person Lao Jiao directly.

He decided to use a catch-all name: "I'll just call you Brother Jiao!"

Jiao Yucheng said, "You can call me whatever you want, Mr. Fu."

Suddenly, he said, "Are you drunk?"

Fu Song shook his head: "It's okay, I just need to wash my face."

After Fu Song came back from washing his face, the four of them sat in Hao Yuezhu's office.

Looking at Fu Song, who had recovered a lot, Jiao Yucheng gave him a thumbs up: "It's good to be young. If it were me, I would have to lie in bed for a whole day and night to recover."

"It's mainly because I didn't drink much in the first place."

Fu Song exchanged a few polite words and asked, "Brother Jiao, if I'm not mistaken, you should talk to me about something, right?"

Jiao Yucheng nodded and said, "I heard from Academician Hao that you have made great achievements in watermelon exports, so I came here to ask for your help."

Fu Song asked calmly, "What's the matter?"

"The fact is that the domestic watermelon planting area this year has increased by nearly 50% compared to last year, causing watermelon prices to plummet.

A month ago, it was one yuan per pound, but it soon dropped to fifty cents, and now it is only thirty cents.

One acre of land can produce 7,000 kilograms of watermelon. If it is sold at 30 cents, it will only be 2,000 yuan.

In fact, many farmers cannot sell their melons for less than three cents, which means they can make even less money.

But it takes two months to pick watermelons, and during busy times, the whole family is involved.”

Fu Song frowned.

If it is true as Jiao Yucheng said, the situation is indeed a bit embarrassing.

Unlike western Xinjiang, farmers in the central and eastern regions of the country have very little land, with an average of only one or two acres per person.

A family of four basically has about five acres of land.

If the net income from one acre of watermelon field is 2,000 yuan, after deducting the cost of farming, it would be good to have 1,200 yuan.

In other words, a rural family’s annual income is only 6,000 yuan?

And 6,000 yuan is just a month's salary for a worker in his electronics factory.

In fact, Fu Song had long known that farmers had meager incomes.

After thinking for a moment, he smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Jiao, it's not that I don't want to help, but there are too many people. My Huaguang Electronics Factory is also basically full now...

But don't worry, it won't be long before Huaguang Electronics Factory opens branches all over the country, and by then we will definitely be able to increase the number of workers..."

Jiao Yucheng and Zhou Yucheng quickly waved their hands: "You misunderstood, I am not looking for employment opportunities for those farmers.

Instead, they would like to ask you to think of a way to sell the watermelons in their fields at a higher price.

My requirements are not high, as long as their watermelons can be sold at 70 cents per pound, I will be satisfied."

At 70 cents per pound, one acre of watermelon can be sold for nearly 5,000 yuan.

This is at least an explanation to the farmers who have worked hard for a year.

Fu Song smiled and said, "That's easy!

Why don’t you let the watermelons in the farmers’ hands go through Zhang Jiuyue’s international channels?

The watermelons we export here are priced at 72 cents per pound. How can we add two cents more per pound?"

After saying that, he looked at Zhang Jiuyue, his face full of confusion.

Because this matter can be accomplished directly by Zhang Jiuyue, the result will be similar even if he comes to me, so there is no need to do this.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Jiuyue smiled bitterly and said, "You don't understand the situation. The watermelons in Western Xinjiang and the watermelons in the central and eastern regions are two completely different concepts.

In terms of quality, the watermelons from the central and eastern regions cannot be compared with those here.

Those foreigners are not fools. It is impossible to ask them to pay high prices for low-quality watermelons.

Therefore, the international market now only recognizes watermelons from here.

No matter how much watermelons from the central and eastern regions are sold at in China, when they are brought to the international market, they will only be a few cents more expensive at most.

After deducting duties and shipping costs, there is not much profit left.”

Fu Song suddenly got a headache.

In fact, when it comes to watermelon cultivation, there are many in other neighboring countries besides China.

But most watermelons are not exported to the United States in large quantities like Zhang Jiuyue's.

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