Chapter 2321 - 1928: Departure for Qin City

Chapter 2321: Chapter 1928: Departure for Qin City

With four mouths suddenly missing at the dining table, despite a large table still being quite full, everyone felt it was much quieter.

Seeing everyone feeling a bit uneasy, Song Tan quickly announced the good news: "Don’t worry, I won’t be heading to the Imperial City so soon!"

Wu Lan glanced at her: "Who asked you? Young people just go enjoy their life as a couple!"

Gee! Why is Ms. Wu getting more and more petty?

Song Tan chuckled, "Alright, then I’ll take Xiaolun to Qin City tomorrow."

Hmm?

Everyone looked over in confusion.

After a moment, Professor Song suddenly understood: "Oh, the preliminary work for the expo is starting, right?"

"Yes," Song Tan nodded.

"Although the opening is scheduled for late September to early October, I need to plan the venue in advance, and think about which vegetables and fruits to bring."

"Go ahead." Professor Song approved warmly.

"This expo is not of the same nature as Hou Ji, but it’s even larger in scale, so it’s good for you to go prepare early."

Seizing the opportunity, he explained more to Song Tan:

"If following the model of previous years, I should recommend you to participate in the International Agricultural Products Fair. It’s in October or November, larger in scale, and will be more rewarding."

"But you know the situation of the past few years; international exhibitors often can’t make it, and there’s a lot of stuff to audit."

Coincidentally, President Yang seized the opportunity to sponsor it, and with significant funds. Through his networking and collaboration with entrepreneurs and local governments, the Qin City Autumn Expo has become more grand over the years.

Professor Song pondered: "I remember the year I was invited to the opening ceremony; their pavilion was already 80,000 square meters, and it’s been expanding year after year. Go and take a look, broaden your horizons."

80,000 square meters and still expanding?

Wow!

Everyone couldn’t quite envision the scale, only knowing it was indeed quite large!

Song Tan became spirited: "It’s definitely much larger than the one in the Imperial City. With such expos, is there anything else worth going to?"

Professor Song laughed: "You’re quite motivated now!"

He explained, "There are naturally many expos, but unfortunately your family doesn’t engage in integrated economic planting, otherwise, the Yangling Agro-Hitech Expo is also worth seeing."

"Their high-tech park and rice field co-existence project are done exceptionally well."

It’s permanently held in Yangling and is hailed as the domestic "Agricultural Olympics" grand celebration of high-tech exhibitions.

Sadly, it’s not suitable for the Lao Song’s family.

After all, they don’t even have a solid ten-acre field. For rice, this patch is for early rice, that patch for mid-season rice, wishing each field had a different variety.

This kind of setup isn’t impossible for technology investment, but it’s much harder to manage than manpower and has higher costs.

The mechanization of large-scale hilly farming is still a pain point in agricultural development.

His tone rose as he spoke, prompting Professor Tang to swiftly feed him a bowl of fish soup: "Why talk about things that aren’t even settled yet? Discuss with Tantan how to set up the pavilion optimally."

How would Professor Song know?

He has no experience in setting up pavilions at all.

Besides, with the qualifications to enter the expo and the quality of the Lao Song’s family, if they set out a few sample pots, as long as someone is willing to taste them, there’s no need to worry about business.

However, given their family’s scale, they likely weren’t planning on doing business.

Mr. Yang invited them to exhibit, most probably wanting to give them the chance to meet people, mingle with the big shots at the sharing sessions and tech exchange events in the pavilions.

In the future, mutual beneficial connections can open many doors!

To put it bluntly, when it comes to breeding pigs, cattle, and sheep, the best stuff can only be seen with the most direct data at the expo!

Though it was mentioned before, explaining the scale of the venue and the significance of the expo now, Song Tan understood just how significant this favor from Mr. Yang was.

No matter how big the 80,000 square-meter venue is, securing a spot within requires significant effort.

Thinking of this, she asked: "And the gold medal I got from the Houji Seed Industry Exchange Expo last year, is that also a stepping stone for various agricultural conferences?"

Otherwise, why else?

Professor Song confidently said: "I can keep recommending, and I see that President Yang has quite the network connections too. But having it is not as good as having a solid certificate yourself."

"Rest assured, even though President Yang arranged an exhibition spot for you, with that gold medal certificate, nothing he’s doing is against the rules, and there’s less burden."

However, despite all this, from just planning to take a look, Song Tan now began discussing with Lun Chuan what to actually bring along.

Lun Chuan had already done a lot of homework, and now he opened a document separately for Song Tan to see:

"I watched videos of previous expos. Our primary focus will be on new breed seedlings, poultry varieties, and some current biological control techniques and agrarian resources."

As for the new agricultural machinery, small commodity and large-scale transactions, those are what others might value but are not important for us.

Meanwhile, if there are sharing sessions or exchanges on integrated rural projects, they’ll also have to attend.

Compared to these large-scale enterprises, their fragmented cultivation model can provide very limited offerings.

Song Tan thought it over, realizing that in their village, whether developing seedlings or managing large-scale supply, it’s not feasible!

However, now that the mountain village has been infused with Spiritual Energy for more than a year, anywhere you plant some small vegetables, it tastes quite good.

This good place, under many people’s explicit and implicit protection, remains a paradise away from the world.

Yet a paradise also means it’s hard to step into a better life quickly.

She finally decided: "Let’s take some delicious items so everyone can have an impression, and with that impression, we can also collect better germplasm resources!"

In the future, if the strawberries or vegetable seedlings really meet standards and have stability, we can collaborate with the village, focusing on a small-scale, boutique, high-end supply route.

With a good reputation now, when inviting people for on-site visits later, who’s afraid of not getting orders?

Lun Chuan thought it over and agreed: "Our cooperation partners don’t necessarily have to be limited to such professional enterprises. Participating in the expo, we first need to establish our reputation in the industry. Then our target can be more dispersed to today’s horticultural enthusiasts."

Just like himself.

He considers his planting technique quite adept. But as his home space is limited, things like flowers and plants can only be planted one pot at a time.

Looking online, many people share their planting achievements, showcasing their considerable skill too.

If high-quality seedlings can be provided to these people, reflecting on his planting experiences—

"High-end seedlings supplied to enterprises, like your strawberries, even the good varieties don’t have a single plant exceeding 7 yuan, do they?"

But it’s different for enthusiasts like them.

Sometimes in search of a plant variety, they are willing to spend hundreds or thousands on a small seedling.

If the seedling quality in the village can be stabilized, it may be luxurious to spend hundreds.

But to spend 10 or 20 yuan on a plant, and later harvest tastier results, this market might not be small either!