Chapter 447 Xinjiang Cotton is Coming "Have you heard that the second largest shareholder of the company is coming to Luojia to plant trees?" “Aren’t we going to green the office area?” In the activity room, two Luo Potassium laboratory technicians, a man and a woman, were chatting, and the topic they were talking about was naturally about greening. "We tried year after year, but never succeeded. The plant that survived the longest was the daylily, which grew better than the saxaul and the strange willow, but it can only be planted in pots. It is extremely difficult to green the saline-alkali land!" "Do you know what our second largest shareholder does?" "They just sit there and collect dividends. They seem to have ignored the company over the years." At this time, a man rushed in from outside the door. "Brother Liu, Sister Zhang, big news, the company is going to plant greenery in Lop Nur town." Zhang Qin, a middle-aged woman called Sister Zhang, was surprised and asked, "Huh? Just now I was talking to your brother Liu about the greening project in Luojia, how come it has become a town-wide project now?" "An, so you all know about this?"

"Xiao Wang, are you riding your bike again?" Wang Feng said, "Yes, on my way back, I ate a bowl of noodles at a restaurant in town. I heard about this incident and came back to find you." Zhang Qin said: "You guys are really brave. You dare to go out and ride your bikes in this season. It will be troublesome if you encounter a sandstorm." "I'm getting off topic, Sister Zhang. Let's talk about planting trees. Do you think it's feasible? Everyone says it's a little far-fetched. What kind of place is Lop Nur? It's a forbidden zone for life. I've been here for several years and I haven't seen many plants." "I think it's difficult too." Zhang Qin shook her head. "It's not easy to survive." "It seems that you don't know anything about the second largest shareholder." Liu Pingyu said with a smile: "Others may not be able to do it, but if our second largest shareholder takes action, maybe it can really succeed." Wang Feng was surprised and said, "Brother Liu, tell us quickly." Liu Pingyu pondered and said, "The parent company of the second largest shareholder is Jiahe. Jiahe's Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry is known as the saline-alkali land killer! In recent years, at least 500,000 acres of saline-alkali land have been rehabilitated, if not one million acres. Moreover, many of them are very difficult and heavily saline-alkali lands, and there should be ways to deal with salt crust lands like Lop Nur." Wang Feng said: "But there is even less fresh water in Lop Nur!" Liu Pingyu said: "It should be enough to plant some trees and do some greening in the office area. As for greening the town as well, that is a bit unrealistic." "It would be a blessing if we can green the office area." Zhang Qin said with a smile, "At least there is something to look forward to." Wang Feng said: "Yes, it is really depressing to see no signs of life." Liu Pingyu laughed and said, "Now Luo Potassium is making a fortune every day. The shareholders are willing to spend money, so it is impossible that there will be no splash at all." ... "Mr. Guo, your visit is equivalent to several cultural and entertainment activities organized by Luo Kai. You can't just leave and ignore it." In just one night, the news that trees would be planted and greening would be carried out in the office area, living area, canteen and other areas of Luo Potassium spread throughout the entire Luo Potassium factory. The news even spread throughout the town of Lop Nur, which only had one street. This is a big deal for the entire Lop Nur.

The name of the forbidden zone for life is not just a made-up title. For people who work and live here for a long time, the desolate environment can really cause people to have psychological problems. And now, the second largest shareholder of Luo Potassium is going to challenge the life-forbidden zone, which naturally aroused heated discussions among the "locals". After resting for a night in Luoqi and communicating with Li Shoujiang and other team members about the supply of potassium sulfate fertilizer, Guo Yang planned to leave. Li Shoujiang also accompanied him along the way. Guo Yang pondered and said, "This summer, I will make sure Luo Potassium sees green." "Okay, I'll just wait for Mr. Guo to fulfill his promise." Li Shoujiang laughed. Apart from the supply of potash fertilizers to Denong Agricultural Materials, Jiahe does not interfere in the daily management of the company at all. In order to promote the second phase of Luoyang Potassium Project, it took the initiative to take over the Mulan River Hub Project more than two years ago. Now, in order to improve the working and living environment of employees, he personally plants trees in the life-forbidden zone. Such shareholders made Li Shoujiang extremely satisfied. Guo Yang also smiled and pulled Lu Zechuan out again, "Mr. Li, to be honest with you, the plant introduction project in Luo Potassium was initiated by Lu Zechuan. It was when he came to Luo Potassium that he accidentally discovered that some of its employees were extremely obsessed with green things, and then he came up with this idea. I just happened to see it again. That’s why this project came about.” Li Shoujiang chatted with Lu Zechuan with a smile and became interested in this Jiahe representative who was stationed in Ruoqiang. This was also the purpose of Guo Yang pushing Lu Zechuan out. Greening the Luojia mining area is only a concrete attempt to build a plant introduction test demonstration base, which may be developed and promoted in the future. After looking at the emerald green potash lake again, Guo Yang said goodbye to Li Shoujiang and returned to Hami. The area near Lop Nur is covered with salt crusts, which may look beautiful on the outside, but actually hide a deadly threat. After getting on S235, the convoy stopped. Guo Yang greeted the people who stayed in Luojia and Ruoqiang one by one before they parted ways. One team returned to Ruoqiang, and the other team returned to Hami. The only thing that remains unchanged is the desolate salt crust. After arriving in Hami, we should have gone directly back to Jiuquan. However, at this time, the leader of the Tower Management Bureau contacted Guo Yang and wanted to meet with him to discuss possible cooperation. The Tarim River Basin Management Bureau is located in Korla and is the management agency of the Tarim River Basin. It is responsible for the management of the entire basin and the dispatch of water resources. Coincidentally, Guo Yang learned that an outdoor team of Aerial Photography of China was also carrying out a shooting mission in the Tarim River Basin. Now, it is staying near Lake Bosteng. So Guo Yang flew from Hami to Korla again. He first went to the Tower Management Bureau to discuss cooperation on ecological management with several leaders of the bureau.

In the past ten years, a total of 102 billion yuan has been invested in the management of the Tarim River basin, and more than 300 individual projects have been completed. It was divided into dozens of contracting teams, and Jiahe also participated in the bidding in the last few years of the project. Guo Yang has some impression of this incident. At that time, Jiahe Ecology had not yet become independent, and under the name of Alfalfa Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Engineering Department, it contracted several small projects on the Tarim River. It is really small. Since Jiahe cannot carry out water conservancy projects, it can only undertake some tasks such as planting trees and grass. However, it was these small projects that became a dazzling highlight in river basin management a few years later. Not only that, the Tower Management Bureau also found that the trees and grassland vegetation grew better with the seedlings and seeds purchased from Jiahe. All this made the Tower Management Bureau see Jiahe’s strength. Now, the first phase of the Tarim River management is about to be completed this year, but the second phase of management will also be carried out afterwards. The main task of the second phase is ecological water transfer. In this link, the most important thing is to ensure that the water transfer can play a faster and better role. Therefore, the Tower Management Bureau hopes that Jiahe will not despise the small size of the project and participate more in project bidding. Guo Yang could only give him some face reluctantly. "Director Yerken, Jiahe will participate as much as possible in this matter." Yerken is a Uyghur. He is a little fat, has a slightly bald forehead, and his skin is slightly red from the plateau. "Okay, as long as Mr. Guo says this, the Tower Management Bureau will do its best to maintain the water usage of Jiahe's project. There may be opportunities for cooperation in the future." "There's a chance." Jiahe’s 50-acre base in Kashi Zepu is also under the jurisdiction of the Tarim Basin Management Bureau, and there may be other projects in the future. After staying at the tower management bureau for a while, Guo Yang returned to the hotel and waited for the return of the aerial photography team. As the Chinese New Year was approaching, it was hard to buy return tickets, so Guo Yang planned to take a few people back with him and learn about the progress of the aerial photography. While waiting, Guo Yang also called Xie Shijie and asked him to check the status of the project that Muhe was doing in the Tower Management Bureau. After a while, Xie Shijie called back. "It's about plant protection and conservation in the middle and lower reaches of the Kaidu River. Muhe has done two projects there, one for grassland degradation control and one for public welfare forest construction, both of which have been going on for three or four years." Guo Yang asked: "Do you understand the current situation?" Xie Shijie replied: "There should be photos of drone inspections. I'll go look for them." Guo Yang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, send it to me if you find it. There happens to be an aerial photography team here too, and they may have the latest information." Xie Shijie was surprised and said, "Why is there still a team there now? The project in Tahe was completed a long time ago." Guo Yang said: "The Chinese aerial photography team happened to be filming nearby, and there should be data on the Kaidu River Basin." Xie Shijie suddenly realized.

Kaidu River is one of the sources of the Tarim River and is also the legendary Quicksand River in "Journey to the West". It originates from the largest alpine pasture in my country: Bayinbuluke Grassland. The upper reaches are connected to Swan Lake, and the tail is China's largest inland freshwater lake: Bosteng Lake. The Yanqi area next to Lake Bosteng is an important tomato raw material base of Guannong Co., Ltd. Since the outdoor team for aerial photography of China is here, there is no way they would miss the Kaidu River. It was not until the evening that Guo Yang finally saw the outdoor shooting team, which consisted of more than a dozen people. Guo Yang also had people prepare meals in advance. After the feast, I chatted with the group for a while. Aerial photography of China is divided into many sections, and there are dozens of teams carrying out outdoor aerial photography missions alone. The team members are also quite complex. There are Jiahe’s own employees as well as external teams. As Guo Yang expected, the mission of this team was exactly the route of Bayinbuluke Grassland-Swan Lake-Kaidu River. After understanding the situation, Guo Yang found a quiet place alone and called director Yu Le. "Director Yu, I met an outdoor filming team in Korla and I want to copy some of the materials and take them away." "Sure, no problem. Korla, right? I'll have someone call them right away and make a copy for the boss." In an office in Jiuquan, the lights were still on. Yu Le waved his hand, and an assistant came over. "There's no rush. They're still eating." Guo Yang smiled and asked, "How is the filming of the first season going?" A year later, he knew that the project had entered the actual shooting stage. It is a little different from the original time and space. The first season has changed from six provinces to eight provincial administrative regions. In addition to Heilongjiang, Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Shanghai and Hainan, there are also Long and Qinghai. This adjustment is also for reasonable distribution. The original time and space have a total of four seasons, but the later seasons do not seem to be so interesting. One of the reasons may be that we are in a hurry. Of course, changes of directors, political performance shows, hard advertising, etc. may also be influencing factors. This time, Guo Yang hopes to take better photos and showcase more of the historical, cultural, natural and modern landscapes. "Boss, it is estimated that it will be broadcast in the second half of the year." “Will it be too rushed?” "No, the second half of the year is already relatively conservative." Yu Le seemed very confident. “Before the official shooting, the director team conducted a survey of scenic spots and eventually selected 40 real-life shooting locations in each province. A complete and detailed shooting target book was also prepared for each location in advance. The written materials are also being completed simultaneously.

Now all that’s missing is the actual filming, and the post-production screening and production.” Guo Yang pondered and said, "Okay, when the first season is finished, I'll hold a celebration banquet for you." He still remembers that when he first talked with Yu Le, the core idea of ​​his creation met his expectations. Since you have chosen him, just let him do it with confidence. The effect is indeed not as good as expected, but as long as it has not been broadcast, there is still a chance to modify and adjust. Since the storyboard was made in advance, it was not difficult to adjust the aerial video. After the group of people had their meal, not long after, Guo Yang got the intercepted aerial video of Kaidu River. At the same time, he also learned that five people would return to Jiuquan with him first, and the rest would take the passenger plane back. He didn't think much about it. He said hello to everyone, went back to his room, turned on his computer, and watched the video on the management of the Kaidu River. The reason why he cares so much is because of the brief meeting with the Tower Management Bureau. Director Yerken said that there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future, and Guo Yang actually hopes to have cooperation. After all, the Tarim River and the Shule River once flowed into Lop Nur. Presumably, the Tarim Basin Management Bureau has also noticed Jiahe’s management of the Shule River. It is possible that the Tarim Basin will be redeveloped in the future, but this is likely to be a series in one’s lifetime. It’s just that the Tower Management Bureau invited Guo Yang because of the project on Kaidu River, so he needed to understand the situation. Since the shots were decided in advance, they could be selected based on the location, and Guo Yang quickly found two projects of Muhe. The first scene of the aerial video made Guo Yang's eyes widen. The boat floats on the vast ocean, the horse stands on the Tianshan Mountains, and the fearless horses gallop on the boundless grassland. The Kaidu River twists and turns, and the grassland it flows through is a picture of stunning beauty. When the sun sets, from an aerial perspective, you can see nine suns at the same time in the winding river. “That’s the taste!” Guo Yang murmured. The charm of this documentary lies in showing the various geographical features, animal migrations, vegetation changes and human activities from the air. At this moment, Guo Yang knew that Yu Le was indeed his candidate. He even suspected that Yu Le might be the director of the original time and space. After looking at it frame by frame for a while, I found two project sites in the footage of the middle and lower reaches of the Kaidu River. The plant protection in the upper and middle reaches of Kaidu River is relatively good and soil erosion is not serious. However, according to Muhe’s project data, there are more than 40 mountain streams flowing into the middle and lower reaches of the Kaidu River all year round. There is little vegetation in these small river valleys and the mountains are severely weathered, resulting in high levels of sediment in the river water during flood seasons. In addition, most of the cultivated land downstream is also facing the threat of salinization.

So there were two projects of Muhe. However, aerial photography shows that the density and coverage of vegetation on both sides of these streams are extremely high. So much so that Guo Yang couldn't even tell which area was Alfalfa's project area. Because all the lands look pristine. Fortunately, the information sent by Xie Shijie also included the original aerial video. So he looked at it again, and then he began to understand why the Tower Management Bureau was looking for him. It stands to reason that the Tarim Basin Management Bureau is the contractor and controls the water supply lifeline of the 50-acre base in Jiahezepu. There is really no need for them to come and "give money" to Guo Yang. However, the changes before and after the Kaidu River can well reflect the level of ecological management in Jiahe. In just a few years, the midstream areas, which had previously suffered from severe soil erosion, have completely changed. There are majestic snow-capped mountains, vast wetlands, gurgling streams, various wild animals and plants, low forests... This is the embodiment of strength. Eventually, the Tower Management Bureau took the initiative to show goodwill to Jiahe. They said, "I have water, and you have the ability to manage the ecology. Who knows, we may become a perfect match one day." After watching it, Guo Yang calmed down for a while and sent Xie Shijie a copy of the latest video. At the same time, I was also thinking about whether to post a post about Yu Le, but finally gave up. As mentioned before, this is a documentary about nature and humanities, not a political achievement show, and Golden Harvest’s own performance is not good either. Let it show its purest form. Even though it still has connections with CCTV and the Propaganda Department this time, it is ultimately a film invested by Golden Harvest, so there are not so many restrictions. After sitting there for a while, Guo Yang opened the Huinong website again and logged into his account: A farmer with only one cent. After a simple compilation, I uploaded the aerial video taken in Lop Nur. As for the video of Kaidu River, he did not move it. After uploading it, just when I was about to check out the updates on the website, Lin Keqing called again. "Brother Yang, it's New Year's Day." Hearing this slightly lazy voice, Guo Yang felt a little bit addicted. "I remember it. I'll go back to Jiuquan first and come to the capital after I'm done." "Okay, what are you doing now?" "I just finished a job and watched a few aerial videos of ecological management. I feel like I'm getting more and more awesome." "Haha, if you keep doing this, you'll soon become a great man." "It doesn't matter if they are great men or not, I just like doing this kind of thing."

The two of them talked on the phone for a long time and didn't fall asleep until late at night. Lin Keqing was not that clingy and had his own research and career pursuits. As for Guo Yang, he is even busier and spends most of his time away from work. But they both missed each other. ... The next day, the cold wind was still blowing bitterly. Guo Yang arrived at Jiayuguan after a two-hour flight. As soon as he left the airport, Li Rucheng called him. "Mr. Guo, 25 billion is the amount that Youngor plans to invest in Xiaohan Fund." The Xiaohan Fund is the fund corresponding to cotton futures, which is taken from the 24 solar terms. Guo Yang said: "Just find Yang Cheng." "There is one more thing." Li Rucheng pondered, "Mr. Guo, do you still remember the long-short battle between Jiahe and other companies in cotton futures two years ago?" "of course I remember." "What about Yongan Futures?" Guo Yang raised his eyebrows. "A speculator who doesn't know what he is talking about must have lost a lot of money when he shorted cotton last time." Li Rucheng said: "Ge Guodong, the general manager of Yongan Futures, heard about Xiaohan Fund from somewhere and came to me, saying that he also wanted to invest some money in Xiaohan Fund." "Ok?" Guo Yang was a little confused. What was this? Abandoning darkness and joining the light? Li Rucheng said: "It should be the financial sponsor behind the scenes, who has raised a total of 2 million yuan." Guo Yang thought for a moment and asked, "Is he someone in the textile and garment industry, or is he just speculating?" Li Rucheng said: "In Zhejiang Province, those who do cotton futures are more or less closely related to cotton trade." Guo Yang pondered and said, "Okay, you can let them vote. I will say hello to Yang Cheng." Generally speaking, funds will charge a considerable management fee. Xiaohan's fund industry is no exception, and the fees it charges are not low. If the performance exceeds the benchmark, it will also charge high profit dividends. However, even so, the people behind Yongan Futures also came forward on their own initiative. This is a little unusual. Or is he scared of being beaten? What Guo Yang did not expect was that Wu Rongguang of Erke and Ding Shizhong of Anta also called him shortly afterwards and said they wanted to invest in Xiaohan. When he walked into the Jiahe headquarters building, two grassroots people, Zhou Shaoxiong and Xu Jingnan, also called him. To be brief, invest money.

Zhou Shaoxiong and Xu Jingnan are among the most stubborn ones. Although they don’t invest much now, they still invested after all. This is even more wrong. After responding to everyone's greetings, Guo Yang took the elevator back to the office and just happened to see Qi Ziwen at the door. "Any news on cotton?" "Cotton?" Qi Ziwen thought quickly and shook his head. "I'll check it out right away." "Yes." Guo Yang nodded and said, "The focus is overseas." Qi Ziwen went to make the arrangements while Guo Yang looked around the office. There was still no change and it was spotlessly clean. Perhaps the only change is that the ears of corn hanging behind the office chair have been replaced with this year's corn. This is also a habit that Guo Yang has maintained over the years. However, today’s ears of corn have become increasingly large and cannot be held in the hands, so they can only be used as decorations. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Qi Ziwen came back quickly. "CBP seized a batch of cotton produced in Xinjiang Province at the port of entry!" Guo Yang raised his eyebrows, "Are you sure?" "The news sent back by Mr. Chen Yanqiu." Qi Ziwen pondered, "The goods were shipped from Zhejiang Province." "That should be true without a doubt." Everything made sense at once, and Guo Yang was a little surprised. He didn't expect it to happen so suddenly. CBP is the United States Customs and Border Protection, and all imported and exported goods are subject to their supervision. "We don't know the reason for the seizure. CBP didn't issue a public notice, and there probably aren't many people in China who know about it." In fact, Qi Ziwen really wanted to ask his boss where he got the news, because even Chen Yanqiu had just checked it, but it was obviously inappropriate to ask now. "Maybe I haven't thought of a reason yet." Guo Yang said coldly: "But the cotton interest groups in the United States have undoubtedly been impacted by Xinjiang cotton." Qi Ziwen was surprised, "The root cause is Xinjiang cotton?" "Probably so." Guo Yang stood up and paced around the office with a cup of tea in his hand. He knows that the original time and space US and Western media smeared Xinjiang cotton more for political purposes, but the choice of two carriers for smearing and suppression is also intriguing. One is Xinjiang cotton and the other is tomato. Both of them are representatives of Xinjiang Province's high-quality agricultural products. They are also representatives of America's high-quality agricultural products because their production areas are at the same latitude, and cotton and tomatoes are both in prime production areas.

Therefore, Xinjiang cotton and tomatoes became targets of suppression. Political factors also exist this time. The ETtoday organization has only been pacified for less than two years, and American agriculture is visibly declining. The rise of trade protectionism may be faster than he imagined. Looking at Qi Ziwen who was still confused, Guo Yang pondered and said: "Although CBP has not issued an announcement yet, it should be aimed at Xinjiang cotton. The quality of Xinjiang cotton has been getting better and better over the years, and the price is also advantageous. On the contrary, American cotton is on the decline. Moreover, in the past, the United States relied on its strong agricultural production capacity to impose lax restrictions on the import of agricultural products. Now, Xinjiang cotton is here.” Qi Ziwen was a little unconvinced: "No way, it's just a batch of goods seized, and we are the largest cotton importer." "..." The emotions that Guo Yang had worked so hard to build up were completely destroyed. But he insisted it was a strong possibility. Before the trade war in later generations, the country also had to import a large amount of agricultural products from the United States, but the other side still fought. In this era, not only has the country seized the export market for corn, but it has also achieved self-sufficiency in soybeans. This has dealt another blow to the already troubled American agricultural market. Nowadays, Xinjiang cotton has been harvested long ago, and it is almost time to export lint cotton. Xinjiang cotton may really cause trouble in America. Jiahe seems to also export cotton... (End of this chapter)