mchenry-crisis.org Chapter 32 This time we've really struck it rich!
Chapter 32 This time we've really struck it rich!
"Ugh!"
After hanging up the phone, Xu Ran sighed softly.
Xu's father and Zhang Wen happened to be right next to them.
The two of them had heard Xu Ran's phone call earlier, and seeing him sighing, Xu's father quickly came over to ask:
"What happened? Didn't the deal go through?"
Xu Ran shook her head. "No, it's because we planted too few."
"The data from the tomato evaluation was excellent. Now two large supermarkets want to sign contracts with us and even want us to be their long-term supplier."
"What we're planting now is simply not enough."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Xu was stunned for a moment, but after he realized what was happening, he became visibly excited.
"Is it really done? Which company wants to sign?"
"Yonghui Supermarket and Walmart."
Mr. Xu had spent his whole life running a farm in the countryside and had never heard of these two companies. He only knew that large supermarkets were places where only high-end agricultural products could be sold.
He now thinks Xu Ran is really capable.
"That's fine, that's fine."
What's the unit price you can offer?
"Father Xu asked again."
"The contract hasn't been signed yet. I just arranged for Yonghui's agricultural product expert to come over."
"We'll sign a contract with Yonghui first this year, and supply them with everything this month."
"Once we expand production, we'll expand our supply range."
"If we succeed, the farm will have fired the first shot in building its brand. After all, being recognized by Yonghui and Walmart is enough to prove that the farm's products are of good quality."
"We won't have to worry about selling them anymore!"
Xu Ran's expression relaxed considerably.
All the hard work these past few days has paid off; the sales channels have been opened up.
It's also because the agricultural products are of good quality, and large supermarkets need such agricultural products.
Mr. Xu nodded silently. He felt more and more that handing the farm over to Xu Hua was the right thing to do.
Young people with ideas can achieve remarkable results even in remote mountain areas.
The collaboration has been finalized.
The following day, Zhao Enhua, an agricultural product inspector from Yonghui Supermarket in the area, visited the farm.
Tomatoes are relatively scarce this season.
In the Sichuan and Chongqing region, the early spring tomatoes grown in Panzhihua are the most famous. Now that it's late summer, we have to rely on greenhouse tomatoes.
The tomatoes provided by Xu Ran were a brand new variety and of excellent quality.
Naturally, it gained favor with large supermarkets.
Xu Ran personally received Zhao Enhua and took him to the greenhouse for an on-site inspection.
Like everyone else, Zhao Enhua was immediately shocked when he first saw the tomatoes in the greenhouse.
This scene is extremely rare.
Inside the greenhouse, the vines are growing luxuriantly, with tomato seedlings continuously growing upwards along the ropes, creating a dense canopy of tomato vines as far as the eye can see.
Several large tomatoes clustered together among the vines.
The tomatoes are very eye-catching.
They look like precious pearls.
Even though Zhao Enhua had tested so many tomatoes, seeing the tomatoes Xu Ran grew, he couldn't help but sigh:
"How can it be so big?"
Xu Ran replied with a smile:
"Special varieties, specially bred, all naturally grown, scientifically healthy."
Zhao Enhua nodded.
His biggest concern is that tomatoes are genetically modified.
Many experts say that genetically modified foods are harmless, but leaders don't eat them.
So it's still unclear whether it's harmful or not.
Next, Zhao Enhua began to conduct on-site investigations, and the more he investigated, the more surprised he became.
He graduated with a master's degree from an agricultural university and has been working with crops since college.
He had never seen such good tomatoes.
Absolutely amazing!
"This variety is called Super Red? I've never heard of it before, it's amazing that it can be grown."
Zhao Enhua stared at the tomatoes for a long time, her face full of amazement.
If these tomatoes were placed in the experimental fields of the Agricultural University, they would definitely cause a sensation.
"Yes, it's a relatively rare variety, and it's very difficult to cultivate."
"I also put in a lot of effort."
Xu Ran explained.
"Yes, the rarer the variety, the harder it is to grow; otherwise, they would be everywhere."
"These tomatoes have a beautiful shape, which means they are growing and developing well."
"The ratings are all top-notch."
After inspecting the farm and confirming that there were no problems, Zhao Enhua planned to go back and report.
Zhao Enhua told Xu Ran that since it was the first time they were cooperating with Xu Ran's farm, they needed to conduct an on-site inspection.
Moreover, the tomatoes provided by Xu Ran have a much higher nutritional value than ordinary tomatoes.
Their department also attaches great importance to it.
Xu Ran was naturally pleased to hear the news.
The rest will fall into place naturally.
After some discussion, the price of tomatoes was set at 6.8 yuan.
Xu Ran's greenhouse is 8 meters wide and 60 meters long, with an area of 480 square meters, which is about 0.7 mu. Based on a yield of 25,000 jin per mu, the total yield is 17,500 jin.
Total income is close to 12.
Labor costs were 1 yuan, fertilizer and water costs were 2000 yuan, and with all the miscellaneous costs added up, the net profit in a month and a half was 10 yuan.
Most of the costs are provided by the system and don't need to be factored in.
Additionally, scanning tomatoes with the system will yield the following information:
【Name: Tomato (Premium)】
[Value: 15 System Coins]
[Description: A highly nutritious crop that can replenish the vitamins the body lacks—an essential item for post-apocalyptic survival!]
By selling the tomatoes, Xu Ran could earn a lot of system coins.
We're rich! We're really rich now!
After all, it's just the beginning, and 10 yuan is quite a lot.
So for the next few days, Xu Ran was busy selling tomatoes.
He hired several people to help on the farm.
The tomatoes were packed into baskets and transported out.
The farm is bustling again.
In the past few days, Xu Ran completed two system tasks, but didn't have time to claim the rewards.
One reward is 100 laying hens, and the other is a protective suit.
The protective suits are pretty useless. The good news is that the system store has enabled the "recycle" function.
Unused rewards can be sold to the store at half price.
This feature is great. In the future, Xu Ran can sell any radiation-related items and exchange them for system currency.
Simply perfect.
He wanted to collect the laying hens, but he'd been too busy to do so.
The dogs watch the excitement next to the greenhouse every day.
People were busy with their own affairs, while they just lay there nearby.
Occasionally, when workers see how cute they are and try to pet them, the dogs immediately run away.
Little Gray, in particular, looked at the workers with disdain.
That look seemed to say: You don't deserve it.
That's just how Border Collies are, always sneaky.
If it were a golden retriever, it would have already rushed up to let people pet it.
Li Wu felt this deeply, and he couldn't help but complain:
"This little gray dog is too much; it doesn't recognize anyone except Brother Ran."
"Even Coke and Sprite aren't like this."
Hearing his words, Wang Ping, who was standing to the side, would smile and reply:
"Just don't bother it, it clearly doesn't want you to touch it."
Li Wu stroked his chin. "I'll feed it a few more times. I don't believe it won't behave after I feed it a few chicken legs."
That evening, Li Wu took a chicken leg to Xiao Hui, squatted down, and beckoned:
"Little Grey, come here and have a chicken leg."
Little Grey glanced at him, then turned away and ran off without paying him any attention.
With just one glance, Li Wu could see the disdain in her eyes.
Li Wu was completely stunned.
Why did I feel like it was looking down on me just now?
Li Wu looked at Wang Ping beside him and asked.
Wang Ping nodded. "It seems...that's really the case."
Li Wu sighed.
He was very curious about how Xu Ran trained the dog.
They can train someone to this extent.
Absolutely!