Chapter 427 South Asia 【Variety】: Cotton 【Characteristic 1】: Wide adaptability, strong resistance, saving time, effort and labor, and the output can easily reach more than 500kg.[Characteristic 2]: Growth and development requires the absorption of huge amounts of nutrients, which consumes soil fertility and causes irreparable deterioration in the physical and chemical properties of the soil. 【Characteristic 3】: Continuous planting will gradually cause irreversible degradation of the soil... [Natural Energy]: 2005 ... 【Variety】:Sugarcane 【Characteristic 1】: Medium to large stem varieties, saving time, effort and labor, good germination, strong tillering, strong growth, many effective stems, and the yield per mu can reach more than 12 tons. 【Characteristic 2】: The sugar content can reach over 17% when harvested at the optimal time. [Characteristic 3]: A huge amount of water and nutrients are consumed during the growth and development process, and the soil fertility will be deteriorated to an extent that is difficult to repair. 【Characteristic 4】: Continuous planting will cause irreversible soil degradation. [Natural Energy]: 2010 After becoming thoroughly familiar with the characteristics of these two varieties, Guo Yang always inadvertently revealed an evil smile when inspecting in Guangxi Province. This made Ding Yi, who was accompanying him, feel frightened all the time. He thought that something had happened at the base that displeased the boss, and he privately approached Qi Ziwen many times to get the truth. Qi Ziwen said helplessly: "You worry too much, Mr. Ding, the boss has been like this these days, and it was the same in Guangdong Province before."

"Really?" Ding Yi thought for a moment and asked anxiously, "Secretary Qi, do you think it's possible that the boss is dissatisfied with the progress of the energy forest in Guangxi Province?" "Boss Ding, do you think it's slow?" "Not slow. Even in winter, except for the few days of cold waves, the contractors, cooperatives and enterprises are busy planting trees at other times." Ding Yi pondered. In the entire southern region, the expansion rate of leprosy trees in Guangxi Province is the fastest. Except for Chuxiong in Yunnan Province and some individual areas that can keep up with the progress, other places are left far behind. Qi Ziwen nodded, "In fact, the boss once said that the current investment in jatropha may be a bit overheated." "This...isn't this what the group company wants?" Ding Yi was confused. If one were to ask who benefited the most from the energy forest boom, then Jiahe, the largest seedling provider, would definitely be the winner. Jiahe has also repeatedly called for accelerating the construction of energy forests, and the boss personally proposed the Hongqi River concept for this purpose. Now, the situation is good and it is the time to make money. Why would we complain about overheating? Qi Ziwen shook his head. "Maybe the boss can't make up his mind now. Mr. Ding, the purpose of my telling you this is to remind you to control the construction of the base and strengthen the management and care of the seedlings in the completed bases. The new base can be slow. The Academy of Sciences has also introduced new leprosy tree species." "Okay, thank you Secretary Qi for the reminder." There are at least hundreds of thousands of mu of leprosy trees capable of bearing fruit in Guangxi Province this year, and the area of ​​leprosy trees under construction and already built is also 300 to 400 million mu. If we include the more than 100 million mu in Chuxiong and the leprosy trees developed in some other areas, the area of ​​the entire southern region may have exceeded 1000 million mu. It is currently difficult for Tianhe to guarantee the supply of seedlings for such a large area every year. Even if we authorize other seedling companies to produce, the market will be flooded with various groups selling fake and inferior seedlings. This is the national condition. That is why Guo Yang judged that the energy forest market was overheated. These days, in addition to inspecting the sugarcane bases in Guangxi Province, he also took the opportunity to inspect the bases of leprosy trees, dragon fruit, etc., and the results were gratifying. However, the massive influx of farmers, cooperatives, and even industrial and commercial capital will inevitably bring about a series of chaos. Guo Yang had no idea about the specific response method for the time being, but he talked about these with Qi Ziwen intentionally or unintentionally, and asked Qi Ziwen to convey the potential concerns to the person in charge of the planting base and provide more seedlings to the market by reducing the planting base of Jiahe Biochemistry.

Anyway, the new generation of leprosy tree varieties are also being propagated. Just wait a year or two and the newly built base will be put into use. There will definitely be no loss in having our own base. "Cheng Di, have you really thought it through?" "Boss, just leave the matter of going to Asan to me. It would be more appropriate for me to contact the acquiree about this matter." Cheng Di is a researcher at Tianhe Seed Academy and once studied in the United States. After Guo Yang decided to let Tianhe enter the Indian seed market, Qu Yang organized a team to conduct research and analysis. Guo Yang’s suggestion was to enter the Indian market as quickly as possible through acquisition, with the emphasis on speed. Prior to this, Tianhe had not conducted business in India, as this was the territory of companies such as Monsanto and DuPont. The seed market for cash crops such as cotton and sugarcane was firmly occupied by these companies. It would probably be a loss for Tianhe to expand into the Indian market. But the boss took a fancy to the India market, believing that India had great agricultural potential, a large population, vast arable land, and unique natural conditions. It was one of the best agricultural areas in the world. As an agricultural company aiming to become a multinational group, Jiahe had no reason to give up the fat piece of meat in India. Although Monsanto and DuPont are strong, the Indian government, farmers and Monsanto have entered a period of rift from the honeymoon period, which gives Golden Harvest an opportunity. After that, Tianhe first screened and transferred people internally and sought employees who had resources in India. Cheng Di is one of them. During his time at the Tianhe Science Academy Group, he led the quantitative description of Tianhe's main varieties and is an important part of Tianhe's commercial breeding platform. For this reason, when Cheng Di volunteered to go to Asan, Guo Yang went to the South China Seed Breeding Base to meet and talk with him. "When I was studying at Michigan Technological University, I had an Indian classmate named Kumar, whose father was the personal secretary of the Minister of Agriculture of Malaya. After graduation, Kumar returned to Malaya and had a certain say in the agricultural department of Malaya. If we want to buy a seed company in India, it should be quicker if I contact him first." The full name of Maharashtra is located in western India. Its capital is Mumbai. It is the most industrialized state in India and also a major agricultural state. The cotton planting area in Maharashtra accounts for one-third of the country's total, and its sugarcane planting area also ranks among the top. If we could acquire a seed company here, the situation would instantly change. Guo Yang thought for a moment and asked, "Cheng Di, how is your relationship with Kumar?" "Normally," Cheng Di said, "This guy is very arrogant and very proud. He often brags. The real situation is still unclear, but I am sure that he has connections in the Mabon Ministry of Agriculture." Guo Yang asked: "If you were asked to be in charge of the acquisition, what would you do?" "This..." Cheng Di was really stumped. He was just a scientific researcher. When he applied to go to India, he thought about assisting and had never thought about taking the lead. He pondered for a while and uttered two words. “Throw money!” Guo Yang smiled and asked, "How do you spend money?" "First, they paid a premium on the price, and second, during the acquisition process... well, Indian bureaucrats are very greedy, including Kumar." "How long will it take to take it down?" “It’s not clear now.” Guo Yang said: "My requirement is to do it as soon as possible. If it can be completed within a month, it can catch up with the planting season of Indian cotton and the autumn planting of sugarcane. In this way, we can start breeding and expansion work this year."

Cheng Di said: "This may be a bit difficult. I have no experience in this area and may not be able to handle it." "It doesn't matter." Guo Yang said with a smile: "Other people will assist you with the acquisition, you just need to deal with Kumar. In addition, the speed of seed promotion must be fast, so the acquired seed company may not have a research and development system, but it must have a seed production base and sales channels. If we can have sales channels in the major cotton and sugarcane producing states in India, Golden Harvest can also acquire them at a 20-fold premium like Monsanto did!" "Don't we need a research and development system? Or does the company already have some planned varieties?" Cheng Di said in surprise. Generally speaking, what seed companies value most when acquiring companies are breeding resources and sales channels. Well, they are indeed important. Guo Yang smiled and said, "There are indeed two good varieties, so we need a professional breeder to go to India. Now that you have volunteered, this important task will naturally be handed over to you." "Okay, boss, I won't refuse." Cheng Di agreed. The reason why he wanted to go abroad was very simple. Tianhe’s commercial breeding platform had already been established. Future breeding will rely on manpower, material resources, and calculations to conduct experiments again and again, and breeding results will emerge continuously. Moreover, his breeding philosophy was incompatible with that of traditional domestic breeders. After attending several academic conferences, he offended many people, and he himself had no intention of developing in the academic field. In this case, his idea was to rely on technical management, and this time entering the Indian market was his opportunity. In the following conversation, Cheng Di learned some information about the varieties from Guo Yang. Cheng Di immediately became full of confidence in the Asan market. Farmers in various Indian states would find it difficult to refuse a variety with such comprehensive traits as wide adaptability, strong resistance and high yield. He even worried whether such varieties would help India's cotton industry to make significant progress and affect the domestic cotton industry. Guo Yang immediately said that there was no need to worry, and revealed a little bit about the extremely fertilizer-consuming characteristics of these two varieties. Read the error-free version at 69shuba! 6=9+shu_ba is the first to publish this novel. With India's agricultural technology level, the cotton variety with a standard yield of 500kg can achieve an output of more than 200kg per mu, so promotion will not be a problem. The sugarcane yield of 12 tons per mu is even more frightening. The domestic level is only 6 to 8 tons per mu. The Indian level is even worse, with a sugarcane yield of only 2 to 3 tons per mu. Jiahe's universal high-yield sugarcane variety will definitely make Indian farmers scream with excitement. In early April, Cheng Di brought a Tianhe delegation to Mumbai. In the lobby of a hotel, Cheng Di met Kumar who came to greet him and the other party gave him a big hug warmly. "Cheng, I miss you so much." "Kumar, long time no see. You look like you are doing well after returning home!" "Hey, I got into the Mabang Agriculture Department through my family's connections, and I'm responsible for contacting agricultural companies in the area, hehe..." Hearing Kumar's meaningful laugh, Cheng Di concealed his contemptuous expression very well. When the two were in Michigan, they were like strangers most of the time. Now they are as familiar as friends who have not seen each other for a long time, simply because Cheng Di promised him a generous commission.

After a while of greetings, Cheng Di introduced the two people who were traveling together to Kumar. One of them was Zeng Qing, the vice president of Tianhe, and the other was Miao Yifeng, the vice president of the strategic investment department. But what surprised Kumar was that the person in charge was actually Cheng Di. After settling down, Cheng Di made an appointment with Kumar alone. "I wonder what kind of seed company Tianhe wants to acquire this time?" "There are seed companies with cotton and sugarcane sales channels." Cheng Di said: "In terms of time, we hope to do it as soon as possible." Kumar raised an eyebrow, "Don't you consider breeding and scientific research capabilities?" "Channels are the first requirement, followed by time." Cheng Di smiled and said, "We have our own breeding system." "This is troublesome." Kumar made an awkward expression. "The government has regulations on introducing foreign seed companies. Foreign seed companies must set up R&D institutions locally and hire local employees." “It doesn’t matter.” “How long does Tianhe hope to complete the acquisition?” "Preferably within a month." "One month?" Kumar showed a look of astonishment and said, "Complete a cross-border merger and acquisition in one month, Cheng, you must be kidding!" "No, I'm serious." “Time is too tight.” Cheng Di smiled and said, "Kumar, didn't you say you are very powerful in Mabang? One month is indeed a bit urgent, but there are many such mergers and acquisitions cases internationally. It is not difficult for a powerful person. Tianhe has also hired a professional international consulting agency, and they are also helping us screen targets. It’s just because of our friendship as classmates that I thought of you first.” Kumar pondered. There was no need for Cheng Di to lie to himself. A cross-border merger and acquisition would certainly involve the participation of various intermediary institutions. So what was the other party's purpose in looking for him? It's time. To complete a merger and acquisition within a month, one certainly cannot do without the help of powerful local people. There are countless examples of people making money by acting as middlemen in India, and Cheng Di had also had this idea before. But can he finish it in one month? After thinking for a while, Kumar said, "Cheng, I want to adjust my commission for this acquisition. If you agree, I can guarantee to help you acquire an agricultural company with complete sales channels within a month." "You have a target?" Cheng Di asked in surprise. The organization they had contacted before had not made any move. "Of course, but it will take a lot of effort to make this deal happen." Kumar smiled, "You should understand what I mean." "How much commission do you want?" Cheng Di asked. Kumar groaned and said, "I want a commission, 1% of the total transaction amount."

Cheng Di raised his eyebrows and said, "Kumar, our acquisition target only needs to have cotton and sugarcane business. A company with 1 to million US dollars is enough to meet our requirements. A % commission is only to US dollars in commission. You have to think carefully." He didn't know what Kumar was planning. In a secret call between the two, Cheng Di promised him $100 million. Kumar said: "There is a business of a large enterprise, I think you should be interested." "Who?" "1% commission, pay a deposit of $50 first, and then pay the rest after the deal is done." "No problem." Cheng Di said, "But I need to know who the target is first. If it is worth acquiring and I have a certain degree of confidence, I can pay you the deposit today." "Don't you need to ask for permission?" “I have the authorization.” This time Kumar was really surprised. This unattractive classmate was taciturn and lived in poverty at school. I didn't expect that I have such great power now? Kumar thought for a moment and said, "It's Dow AgroSciences' business in South Asia. Two years ago, three of their pesticide varieties were banned for five years by the Ministry of Agriculture because of bribery during the registration review process." The reason of being banned for bribery was ridiculous to Cheng Di. (End of this chapter)