They felt ashamed, grateful, and above all, hopeful for a happy future.
The atmosphere at the banquet reached its climax instantly, with everyone burying the hatchet with a smile.
...
After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food,
Lin Huowang, however, did not bask in the praise of his fellow villagers. He quietly pulled Lin Shuisheng and Zhao Daniu to his own heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed).
After eating and drinking their fill, Zhao Juhua and Lin Xiaoxue snuggled up to their mother, chattering excitedly about the fun they had at the banquet.
On the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove), Lin Huowang asked Zhao Daniu to pour him a cup of tea.
"Uncle Shuisheng!"
Lin Huowang's expression also turned serious, and he said earnestly, "I invited you here today because there's something more important than raising flying dragons that I need to entrust to you..."
Upon hearing this, Lin Shuisheng and Zhao Daniu, who were standing next to him, immediately sobered up a bit and sat up straight, listening attentively.
“Awang, why are we being so polite, uncle and nephew? Just tell me what your plans are!” Lin Shuisheng replied in a deep voice.
Lin Huowang nodded and continued, "Uncle Shuisheng, how long do you think our Linjiagou can stay rich by raising flying dragons and making feed?"
Lin Shuisheng was taken aback: "This... doesn't Feilong sell very well in the provincial capital? County Chief Xiong said that the whole county should follow our example and sell it all over the country and the world in the future. This business can... make you rich for a lifetime, right?"
"lifetime?"
Lin Huowang smiled and shook his head, knowing that someone with Lin Shuisheng's vision and perspective was already quite remarkable to have seen this much.
However, the world is constantly evolving, and even the best business can't keep making money forever if it stays stagnant. He gathered his thoughts and continued:
“Uncle Shuisheng, think about it. Right now, the whole county is raising them. Next year, it might be the whole city and the whole province. Will pheasants still be a rare commodity then? Will they still be so valuable? Just like raising chickens, if you raise too many, the price will naturally come down.”
"this……"
Upon hearing this, Lin Shuisheng immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
They're so focused on their current success that they haven't thought about the future.
"Then...what should we do?"
Lin Shuisheng said to Lin Huowang very seriously, "Awang, we'll listen to you!"
Lin Huowang smiled and said, "Although I have planned a feed mill for you, you can still make a lot of profit from the booming dragon breeding industry."
But that's not enough. Our... including the entire gyrfalcon farming industry chain in Baishan County, is too primitive.
Even though Feilong's selling price is good, the money earned is still hard-earned, and the brand's added value is too little.
Therefore, we can't just be ordinary farmers. We need to have our own 'brand'!
"brand?"
"right!"
Lin Huowang used the electrical appliance industry he was currently in as an example, saying, "To be honest, the electrical appliances I make for the country in the south are called 'Dragon Brand,' and they're already sold all over the world. Our Feilong from Linjiagou can also be called 'Dragon Brand' in the future!"
"Dragon Brand? Does that mean our flying dragon meat can be sold all over the world? Let foreigners taste it too? And make money off foreigners?"
Lin Shuisheng gets excited whenever he thinks about "foreign exchange," because these days, whoever can earn foreign exchange for the country is the best.
Although the feathers from the dragon farm can be exported as decorations, the quantity is too small, and the foreign exchange earnings are limited. However, this has still brought Lin Shuisheng a lot of benefits.
For example, just two months ago, the county government awarded Linjiagou two Panda brand black and white color TVs as a reward for their foreign exchange earnings!
He heard that some organizations that were good at generating foreign exchange were even rewarded with cars, trucks, and the like.
"Brother Awang, you mean... from now on, we'll call the meat we sell 'Dragon Brand Flying Dragon Meat'?"
"It's not just about calling out."
Lin Huowang held up three fingers and said seriously, "We need to do three things."
"First, we need to establish a company called 'Baishan County Longpai Industrial Company'! Uncle Shuisheng, you will be the general manager, in charge of production and technology. Da Niu, you will be the vice president. You will use your hunting team as a foundation, lead them to learn how to drive large trucks, and later they will become a security and transportation team. You will be in charge of security and logistics!"
"Me... me, the general manager? This... isn't this the same as being a factory manager?"
Lin Shuisheng was also taken aback for a moment, then asked excitedly. Zhao Daniu's eyes lit up as well, not expecting Lin Huowang to give him such an important responsibility.
"Secondly! We can no longer sell live gyrfalcons. We need to build factories and engage in deep processing!"
"We're going to make—'Dragon Brand Flying Dragon Canned Food'!"
"We're going to make—'Dragon Brand Flying Dragon Frozen Meat'!"
"We also want to collaborate with the county's winery to produce—'Dragon Brand Flying Dragon Medicinal Wine'!"
"We want to let the provincial capital, the capital city, and even foreigners enjoy the 'Dragon Brand' products from Linjiagou!"
Lin Shuisheng and Zhao Daniu were already listening with great enthusiasm, and their breathing became rapid.
Canned food! Frozen meat! Medicated wine!
These words are too distant for them.
These days, even empty glass and metal cans of canned food are rare. In the eyes of rural people, eating canned food is a luxury enjoyed by wealthy city dwellers or even foreigners—it's incredibly high-end.
Now, Lin Huowang is actually leading them to make high-end products like Flying Dragon canned goods, which Lin Shuisheng finds too unrealistic.
Can these country bumpkins really make canned food?
But since these words came from Lin Huowang's mouth, they felt that it was bound to work.
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