"how so?"
Chen Changyuan muttered to himself, frowning.
An Caicai also rushed over and saw the scene in front of her, with a look of anxiety on her face.
She comforted Chen Changyuan and said, "Brother Changyuan, don't worry, we will definitely find a solution."
Chen Changyuan took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
He knew that now was not the time to feel sorry for himself and that he had to find the problem as soon as possible to recover his losses.
He carefully inspected the irrigation equipment and found that the materials of some key components were obviously inconsistent with the description in the contract and the workmanship was very rough.
"Damn it! These bastards actually dared to cut corners!"
Chen Changyuan was furious and kicked the equipment hard.
"Brother Changyuan, what should we do now?"
An Caicai asked worriedly.
Chen Changyuan suppressed his anger and said, "Cai Cai, organize some manpower first to salvage the damaged herbs. Save as many as you can. I'll go find Zhang Mazi and ask him to help contact the equipment manufacturer."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
An Caicai took immediate action and led the villagers to rescue the medicinal herbs.
Chen Changyuan found Zhang Mazi and told him the situation. Zhang Mazi was also filled with righteous indignation. He patted his chest and promised, "Brother Changyuan, don't worry, I'll take care of this matter! I'll go and settle the score with those bastards right away!"
Zhang Mazi acted decisively and quickly contacted the equipment manufacturer.
The manufacturer tried to shirk responsibility at first, but under Zhang Mazi's strong pressure, it finally had to send someone to re-debug the equipment.
After some trouble, the equipment finally returned to normal operation, but the damage that had been caused could not be recovered.
Looking at the messy medicinal field, Chen Changyuan felt mixed emotions.
This incident made him realize that modernization cannot be rushed, but must be carried out step by step, starting with a pilot project on a small scale and then gradually promoted after accumulating experience.
An Caicai admired Chen Changyuan even more when she saw how decisively and wisely he handled the crisis.
She walked to Chen Changyuan, gently held his hand, and said, "Brother Changyuan, you have worked hard."
Chen Changyuan held An Caicai's hand and gave her a look.
He knew that with An Caicai's support, he would be more confident in overcoming future challenges.
Just then, a jeep drove into the medicinal materials base.
Several people got off the car, one of them was wearing a white coat and glasses, and looked very gentle.
"Excuse me, who is Mr. Chen Changyuan?"
The white coat asked.
"I am."
Chen Changyuan responded.
"Hello, Mr. Chen, I'm a technician sent by the pharmaceutical factory. My name is Li Ming."
The man in the white coat introduced himself, "We are here this time mainly to improve and provide guidance on your medicinal herb planting techniques."
Chen Changyuan hurriedly stepped forward to shake hands with Li Ming, secretly feeling fortunate that his previous cooperation with the pharmaceutical factory had not been affected by this equipment failure.
He warmly welcomed Li Ming and others into the base and began to introduce the situation of medicinal herb cultivation.
Li Ming carefully observed the situation of the medicinal fields and put forward several suggestions for improvement, such as adjusting the planting density, improving soil fertility, and applying fertilizers scientifically.
Chen Changyuan listened carefully and asked for advice humbly.
In the evening, Chen Changyuan invited Li Ming and others to his home for dinner.
Fang Suxia cooked several of her signature dishes and warmly entertained the guests who came from afar.
During the dinner, Li Ming praised the medicinal herbs grown by Chen Changyuan and said that the pharmaceutical factory was very optimistic about the cooperation with Chen Changyuan.
After three rounds of drinks, Li Ming suddenly put down his chopsticks and said mysteriously to Chen Changyuan, "Mr. Chen, I heard that you have a special herb that can cure a rare disease..."
"Are you talking about golden thread grass?"
Chen Changyuan asked calmly, staring at Li Ming sharply, trying to catch a hint of something unusual in his expression.
Li Ming was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Mr. Chen is indeed an expert! That's right, it's golden thread grass. This medicinal herb is extremely precious, and our factory has been trying to find a stable supply. I wonder if Mr. Chen would be willing to part with it?"
Chen Changyuan pretended to be silent for a moment before he slowly said, "Golden Thread Grass requires very harsh growing conditions, and its yield is extremely low. I do have some, but not much."
"How many?"
A glimmer of greed flashed in Li Ming's eyes.
Chen Changyuan held up two fingers and said, "Just two kilograms of dried finished product."
Li was obviously disappointed. "So little? It's not enough. Our factory has a huge demand for it."
"Mr. Li, you also know how precious this golden thread grass is. Two kilograms is already a lot."
Chen Changyuan said calmly, "Besides, I'm still researching new planting techniques. If successful, the yield should increase."
Li Ming was immediately interested when he heard this: "Oh? Mr. Chen, do you have any other unique planting techniques? Tell us about them."
Chen Changyuan smiled slightly and began to talk. From soil improvement, water and fertilizer management to pest and disease control, he spoke clearly and demonstrated his rich professional knowledge and experience.
Li Ming listened attentively, nodded in praise from time to time, and looked at Chen Changyuan with eyes full of admiration.
"Mr. Chen is really a hidden talent!"
Li Ming exclaimed, "Your skills are even better than those of the experts in our factory!"
Chen Changyuan smiled modestly and said, "Mr. Li, you're too kind. I just gained some experience through practice."
Li Ming suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Chen, our factory is planning to build a new medicinal material processing workshop and urgently needs a stable supply of medicinal materials. I see that your medicinal material base is quite large and the quality is also very good. I wonder if you are interested in expanding the scale of cooperation?"
Chen Changyuan's heart moved. This was exactly the opportunity he had been dreaming of!
He pretended to think, then said, "Of course, expanding cooperation is no problem, but my funds are limited, and I'm afraid it's difficult to undertake large-scale production."
Li Ming rolled his eyes and said, "That's easy! We can jointly build a factory, using your medicinal material base as the raw material supply base, and we will be responsible for providing financial and technical support. How about it?"
Chen Changyuan was secretly delighted, but remained expressionless: "This is a good suggestion. I need to consider it."
At this time, Zhang Mazi came in a hurry.
Following behind him was a thin middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses. It was Mr. Chen.
"Brother Changyuan, I heard that you want to cooperate with a pharmaceutical company to build a factory?"
Zhang Mazi started yelling as soon as he entered the door.
Chen Changyuan nodded: "Yes, I do have this intention."
"Very good!"
Zhang Mazi said excitedly, "Mr. Chen is also very interested in this project and wants to work with us."
Mr. Chen smiled slightly and extended his hand to Chen Changyuan. "Mr. Chen, I've long heard of you. I heard from Zhang Mazi that your medicinal material base has great development potential, so I came here specially to take a look."
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