Gu Changshan's request made Wang Gang silent for a long time.
He actually knew the situation of the forest farm, but he didn't think he had the ability to save the forest farm.
"Zhaocheng, I actually asked Lao Gu to invite you to the forest farm today." Director Lin stood up and said.
"Uncle Lin." Wang Gang asked, "Is the current situation of the forest farm very bad?"
Director Lin said sadly: "It's very bad, otherwise I wouldn't want to ask you for advice."
Wang Gang said: "Uncle Lin, you praise me too much. I am just a small business owner. How can I solve the problems of the forest farm?"
Gu Changshan said anxiously: "Zhaocheng, don't refuse in a hurry. I'll take you to the forest farm for a walk."
Wang Gang turned to look at Gu Changshan and found that he had a look of expectancy on his face, and finally couldn't bear to refuse.
Director Lin brought a jeep and took Wang Gang and others around the forest farm.
The more Wang Gang looked at it, the heavier he felt.
Just as Director Lin said, the forest farm is on the verge of collapse. A large number of employees have been laid off, and all machinery and equipment have stopped working, creating a bleak scene.
With the adjustment of national policies, forest farms have stopped indiscriminate logging and have to spend huge amounts of money every month to protect the mountains and forests.
The current forest farm is a hot potato. Not only can it not generate profits, but it also needs to invest a steady stream of financial support. The reason why it has survived until now is entirely due to state support.
But this kind of support is bound to not last long, so Director Lin wants to find a way out for the forest farm.
Wang Gang is a well-known entrepreneur in Bianhe. In just a few years, he has opened Gujia braised food all over the Northeast. He is also a college student and his future son-in-law. Director Lin wants to hear Wang Gang's opinion.
After a few people walked around the forest farm, they went to the farm director's office to take a short rest.
"The forest farm was actually prosperous for a while, and everyone was very energetic at that time. I still remember that every time we went to the mountains to cut trees, everyone had smiles on their faces." Gu Changshan recalled:
"At that time, having a lumberjack in any family was something to be proud of."
The farm director poured a cup of hot water for everyone and sighed: "Captain Gu is a veteran of the forestry farm. I won't hide some things. The forestry farm has already owed workers wages for several months."
Wang Gang picked up the water glass and took a sip, without expressing his position from beginning to end.
Of course he knew about the former glory of the forest farm. Gu Changshan could support a large family with one person's salary, which showed how profitable lumberjacking was in the past.
However, times are developing, and the country has gradually introduced policies to prohibit indiscriminate logging. Many loggers have no work to do and have been laid off and looking for other jobs. Gu Changshan and Liang Fukuan are good examples.
If it hadn't been glorious before, Gu Changshan might not be so entangled.
The significance of the forest farm to Director Lin is even more different. When he graduated from college, he was transferred to the forest farm and witnessed with his own eyes the forest farm's development from scratch, from glory to desolation, and now it can no longer persist and relies entirely on government subsidies to maintain it.
He hopes more than anyone else that the forest farm can regain its former glory.
"Zhaocheng, what do you think the forest farm should improve most now?" Director Lin stared at Wang Gang and said.
Wang Gang felt like he was being roasted on the fire by Gu Changshan and the others, but one of them was his own father and the other was his future father-in-law, so he couldn't just walk away.
"Uncle Lin, you are the director of the forestry department. You have many talented people under your command, so you shouldn't need me to come up with random ideas." Wang Gang said with a grimace.
Director Lin sighed and said: "I called many people to brainstorm, and they all said that the only way to revitalize the forest farm is to attract investment."
Wang Gang raised his eyebrows and finally understood that Director Lin wanted him to contract the forest farm.
To be honest, tree planting is indeed a promising industry, but Wang Gang really doesn't want to touch it.
With the development of urbanization, greening renovations across the country are imminent, and the demand for trees will expand. If we seize the opportunity, it is not impossible to make money.
The natural environment of the forest farm is very suitable for planting ornamental trees, but this business requires large investments, a long return cycle, and extremely high risks. Few businessmen are willing to take up the business, and Wang Gang is no exception.
"Uncle Lin, we are all our own people, so I will tell you the truth. Although Gujia Braised Food is developing very well now, if I am asked to spend money to contract the forest farm, the risk is too great. If I don't pay attention, I may lose everything."
Wang Gang stared at Director Lin and said:
"You don't want Xiaoqing to have to endure hardship just a few years after marrying me!"
Director Lin sighed and leaned weakly on his chair.
"In the entire Bianhe, except for you, I really can't find anyone else who can save the forest farm."
"There isn't one in Bianhe, why didn't you look outside?" Wang Gang asked curiously: "The forest farm is such a big place, so there should be a lot of people interested."
The farm director said with a bitter face: "The most valuable thing in the forest farm is the trees, but the policy does not allow cutting them down, so who is willing to come?"
Wang just saw a map of the forest farm hanging on the wall of the farm director's office, so he walked over and took a look, and soon a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.
"No, besides the trees, the most valuable thing in the forest farm is another thing."
Gu Changshan, Director Lin and the director of the field were all in high spirits.
Wang Gang pointed to the map and the river next to the forest farm and said: "Water resources are the most valuable thing in the forest farm."
"water?!"
The three of them looked at me and I looked at you, and they were all confused for a moment.
Wang Gang touched his chin and thought for a while, then said to Director Lin: "Uncle Lin, you can let me take over the forest farm, but you have to agree to one condition."
Director Lin said excitedly: "If you have any requests, just ask, and I will try my best to report them to my superiors and satisfy you."
Wang Gang said: "I want to build a soda factory next to the forest farm and need to acquire some land."
“Build a soda plant?”
Wang Gang explained: "To be precise, it should be a drinking water production base, but I plan to sell soda first.
In fact, water is a very profitable business. Soda, filtered water, mineral water, and beverages will all be consumables in the future and will have a huge market."
Director Lin asked: "If we build a factory, will it have any impact on the environment? Our forest farm belongs to a protected area!"
Wang Gang said: "I can guarantee that the factory will be built in strict accordance with national requirements, and the mountains and forests will not be destroyed. We will even plant trees every year to reduce the damage to nature.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! I can also help solve the employment problems of some laid-off workers, but in return, the city must also provide me with tax support."
"Employment issue!" Director Lin's eyes lit up.
Nowadays, we are experiencing a wave of layoffs. Many people are unemployed and have no jobs. The city has always had a headache. If Wang Gang's factory can solve a large number of jobs and the city makes some concessions, it shouldn't be a big problem.
"What does building a soda plant have to do with reviving the forest farm?" Gu Changshan asked confused.
Director Lin smiled and said: "If I were to take over the forest farm, I would need to invest a lot of money, and it would take many years to recover the cost.
What I mean is, use the profits from the soda plant to support the initial investment in the forest farm, otherwise my investment risk will be too great."
Director Lin also smiled and said: "And after the factory is built, the employees of the forest farm who have been furloughed can also be transferred to work in the soda factory to solve the city's big problems."
"I can accept employees, but they must pass the assessment. If they fail, I will still fire them," Wang Gang said.
"Zhaocheng, can you really make money selling water?" Gu Changshan asked.
Wang Gang smiled and said nothing, thinking of the owner of a mountain spring clock in later generations who sold water and became the richest man in the country.
"Zhaocheng, I will communicate with the leader immediately and hold a meeting to discuss the feasibility of building a forestry farm." Director Lin picked up the phone number in the farm director's office and wanted to contact the leader.
"Uncle Lin, this matter is not urgent. Even if the factory can be built, it will not take a day or two. I still have to contact the bank to inquire about a loan!"
Wang Gang asked Director Lin to be calm. The construction of the factory was very involved. Wang Gang also had to consolidate the assets in his hands to see if the money was enough.
"Dad, I have asked you to buy houses over the years. How many houses do I have now?" Wang Gang asked Gu Changshan.
"I really don't know about this. Your mother has always bought the house. Anyway, as long as you have money, you will buy one. For the exact amount, you have to go back and look through the house book." Gu Changshan replied.
Everyone quickly returned to the border town to find Na Cunhua.
There was nothing wrong with saving flowers. When I got home, I took out three cardboard boxes from under my bed, opened them and saw that they were all full of house records.
Wang Gang counted them carefully and found that there were ninety-seven houses in total, including sixty-six in Bianhe, seventeen in Beijing, and fourteen in Shanghai.
Among the seventeen houses in Beijing, three are courtyard houses.
"Mom, why are you still buying a house in Beijing and Shanghai?" Wang Gang was secretly speechless after seeing so many house books.
"You said you should buy a house if you have money. I heard people say that housing prices in Beijing and Shanghai have risen the fastest, so I just bought a few houses." Na Cunhua replied.
Wang Gang took a look at the addresses in the house book. The houses that Chunhua bought were all old houses in Beijing and Shanghai. They were not large in area and the total price was not high, but they couldn't help but be in a good location. They would be in areas that would inevitably be demolished in the future.?
??The value of these thirty-one houses alone will increase more than ten times in the future.
Wang Gang almost suspected that Cunhua had also traveled through time and had a very good eye for buying a house!
