As he was pondering, the phone in the study rang. Shang Quanzhi walked into the study, picked up the phone, and said, "Who is it? This is Shang Quanzhi."
"Old Shang, it's Zhang Yuhuo. Have you seen the Olympic highlights on CCTV? Hehe, I didn't expect your Nantang to be so quick to seize the opportunity. 'The Land of Chinese Kiwifruit,' what a good slogan! They even gifted green ecological kiwifruit from Nantang, Changjiang, to several national sports delegations. Just now, Secretary Hai Hua called me to ask about the Nantang green ecological kiwifruit. I was also confused and had to apologize to Secretary Hai Hua, saying I wasn't very clear. How did you guys in Linyang manage to launch such a surprise?"
Shang Quanzhi was both surprised and delighted, "Governor Zhang, our Linyang kiwifruit is mainly concentrated in the southern counties. The climate and soil in Nantang are particularly suitable for growing kiwifruit. So, three years ago, we introduced a batch of high-quality kiwifruit. This year, they started bearing fruit, just in time for the Beijing Asian Games. The county officials felt that kiwifruit is rich in nutrients, especially vitamin C, which is very beneficial for athletes to replenish their energy after exercise. So, they wanted to gift kiwifruit to our athletes to show the support of the Linyang people. A few days ago, the county officials mentioned this to me, but they didn't explain it clearly, so I didn't pay much attention. I didn't expect..."
"Hehe, Old Shang, this is a good thing. Don't blame the county officials. Secretary Hai Hua just told me that it's not easy to build a reputation for a brand like Nantang kiwifruit. We must protect it well. Gifting kiwifruit to the Asian Games delegation is a great move. It's a creative way to promote the reputation of our Changjiang's high-quality fruits. The officials in Nantang County have a good business sense and deserve praise."
After hanging up the phone with Deputy Governor Zhang Yuhuo, Shang Quanzhi didn't have time to think when the phone rang again.
"Specialist Shang, it's Shen Zilie. I have some good news to report. Our Nantang Modern Agricultural Development Company has signed contracts with three major fruit wholesalers in Beijing. They will purchase 200,000 kilograms of our Nantang kiwifruit, and the price is even higher than we expected. I've already had Old Zhou sign the contracts on behalf of the county's modern agricultural development company. Soon, our Nantang kiwifruit will be transported to Beijing, allowing the people of Beijing to taste the deliciousness of our Nantang kiwifruit!"
Shen Zilie was quite excited, clearly more than he had anticipated, so he hurriedly reported the good news to Shang Quanzhi.
"Zilie, this is great news, but today Huai Shan and Fu Tou counties reported to me that their kiwifruit is severely unsold. The situation is quite serious, with at least 600,000 kilograms of kiwifruit without buyers. Secretary Li Xing also discussed the situation with me. Now that your Nantang kiwifruit has gained a good reputation and opened up sales channels, it's a good thing. My suggestion is that you use this opportunity to help Huai Shan and Fu Tou counties solve their kiwifruit sales problem as well." Shang Quanzhi paused, seemingly realizing that this might not be an easy task, "I think this way: Nantang can continue to sell according to your model. You come back, and leave someone to handle the follow-up work. After you return, we can discuss how to handle this matter."
Shen Zilie hung up the phone, took a deep breath, and looked at Lu Weimin and Zhou Yuming, who were watching him. He smiled, "Specialist Shang is very pleased, but he's given us another task. He said that Huai Shan and Fu Tou counties have a severe backlog of kiwifruit, with no sales channels. The situation is very serious, with at least 600,000 kilograms without buyers. He hopes that we in Nantang can use this channel to help Huai Shan and Fu Tou counties sell their unsold kiwifruit."
Shen Zilie and Zhou Yuming's gazes both fell on Lu Weimin's face.
It should be said that the significant success in Beijing this time was all thanks to Lu Weimin's idea.
If it weren't for the idea of gifting kiwifruit to the sports delegations and if it weren't for Lu Weimin's connections at CCTV, the Nantang kiwifruit wouldn't have gained such a good reputation and wouldn't have signed the exclusive sales contracts with the fruit wholesalers in Beijing so smoothly. The advertisements on the unfinished buildings were just icing on the cake, but the effort and thought behind it were unmatched.
Lu Weimin pondered for a moment and then said, "Secretary Shen, we are responsible for solving the sales problem of our Nantang kiwifruit. We have basically secured 400,000 kilograms, but the 600,000 kilograms from Huai Shan and Fu Tou are a bit of a problem. First, we have been promoting the Nantang kiwifruit brand. Although the kiwifruit from Huai Shan and Fu Tou is similar to ours, there are still some differences. We just established this brand, and we can't easily damage it. Second, 600,000 kilograms is not a small amount. Even with the channels we have established, it might be difficult to sell 600,000 kilograms in Beijing all at once, mainly because the time is too concentrated."
"Weimin, what do you suggest? This is a political task assigned by Specialist Shang. It seems we can't avoid it. I heard his tone on the phone was very serious, and I think Huai Shan and Fu Tou are under a lot of pressure," Shen Zilie said, his eyes full of encouragement and expectation.
"Hehe, Secretary Shen, I think we need to think of multiple ways. Fortunately, the Nantang kiwifruit has gained a good reputation through the CCTV advertisement and the Asian Games, which are widely followed. With this advantage, it should be easier to open up more sales channels. My suggestion is that the Nantang County Modern Agricultural Development Company should handle the unified export, meaning that the kiwifruit from Huai Shan and Fu Tou will be packaged and sold by our Nantang County Modern Agricultural Development Company. However, we can encourage everyone to use their own methods to find sales channels. Beijing is open, but what about Shanghai? Hangzhou? Wuhan? Nanjing? Guangzhou? I think we can try all these places. We don't have enough people, so we can involve outsiders, including fruit wholesalers and retailers. As long as they can sell the kiwifruit, it's fine."
Lu Weimin's words made everyone's eyes light up. Since this task couldn't be avoided, having the Nantang County Modern Agricultural Development Company handle the unified sales of the kiwifruit from Huai Shan and Fu Tou would leverage the reputation of Nantang kiwifruit. The company could naturally extract a certain management fee, completing the task assigned by the region and earning a profit for the company.
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