Chapter 408 Sugar Industry Association Invitation

"Husband, what's going on with Zhou Jiaojiao?"

"She only has a pair of A's, what are you worried about?"

"It's okay then. Hang up, good night hubby."

"..."

The call came and hung up quickly. Boss Zhao was very busy and had no time to talk on the phone with Boss Zhang.

Watching the preparation progress of "The King of Lanling" every day is more interesting than throwing tantrums in the air. In addition, the two children are so hungry that they can shout for their mother, and Zhao Feiyan is in a particularly subtle state of excitement.

"Brother-in-law, did you call me?"

"Why are you pretending to be stupid?"

"Oh, Zhou Yan and Zhou Shu were so angry last time. Eh? Why is it that Zhou is named again?"

Fan Susu was a little surprised, "What a coincidence."

"Okay, go to bed quickly, I will take you to a more upscale cocktail party tomorrow."

"What kind of cocktail party?"

"From the Sugar Industry Association, invite me to join in advance."

"Is it classy?"

"They're just a bunch of idiots showing off. I'm going to give them face. What will happen to me if I don't go? I don't rely on this for a living. If the old man hadn't kept urging me, I wouldn't have bothered to pay attention."

Wei Gang, who had long expected that Zhang Haonan would act mischievously, had already made no less than ten calls, basically telling Zhang Haonan not to embarrass the Sugar Association.

Others also have eighteen associations, which can spread black farts in the capital.

Given the chaotic situation in this industry, Zhang Haonan didn't believe that the Bird Association was of any use. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Department, which could draw red lines on cultivated land, were the real guns.

Otherwise, if a local sugar "trust" insists on local protection, what can the association do?

In fact, this time the Sugar Industry Association invited him to join the membership in advance, and it was related to a retired boss from the neighboring Lingxi Province. His two sons and one daughter were looking for a suitable housekeeper, and Zhang Haonan's behavior was perfect in their eyes.

It's a pity that in Lingnan, it's a bit inconvenient to tie him up directly.

However, a provincial song and dance troupe from Lingxi Province came over this time to perform for Boss Zhang.

Of course, it was organized by the Sugar Industry Association, but his underwear was leaking. Zhang Haonan naturally despised this unsightly behavior.

Moreover, there will be many business representatives from Xiangjiang, Xingjiapo and Siam at this reception, basically all related to the sugar industry.

Due to the three consecutive explosions of major smuggling cases, many bulk material merchants in Southeast Asia have chosen to wait and see. Naturally, they are even more cautious when investment is already restricted.

Zhang Haonan had read the list of attendees for this cocktail party in advance and didn't recognize anyone. Zhang Haonan knew nothing about the other party's background or strength, but in the introduction, they often had various strange titles.

On the second day, after doing push-ups, I heard Fan Susu complaining about her aunt in the bathroom, and then she brushed her teeth listlessly and lay back on the bed.

"Okay, if you have time to complain, why not seize the time to complete your credits and graduate early?"

"Hehe, I think so too. I've even thought about the thesis."

"Want to eat fried rice noodles?"

"want."

"It's really difficult for the chef to stir-fry noodles for us every day."

"Ha ha."

The hotel chef took tips from Zhang Haonan several times, all because of the good fried noodles. However, the old chef always wanted to show Boss Zhang his state banquet dishes... but unfortunately he couldn't.

He has never seen a big boss who loves eating fried noodles so much.

Don’t you get tired of eating it?

But he has never seen such a big boss who can eat well.

The two large plates of fried noodles made him feel full even if he took a second look at them, and there was so much beef in them, could he digest them?

But nothing happened for so many days in a row, and no food was wasted. He could only say that Boss Zhang was indeed sharp.

In fact, the master chef doesn't know Boss Zhang's logic of eating. On the basis of being full, he should consider whether it tastes good or not.

He can eat fresh seafood in Shacheng, such as Bolong, Aolong, Rose Dragon, Xiaoqinglong... As long as he wants, he can eat any kind of hard or hard food.

But for local staple food, that may not be the case.

Vinegar from Sanjin, noodles from northern Shaanxi, Niuhe or rice rolls from Lingnan, as well as naan bread, baked buns, cross-bridge rice noodles, and lapi from further afield, Shacheng is not "authentic" .

There are great meals everywhere, but "original taste" is unique here.

Where there is hometown, there is "original flavor".

It’s not like you have been coming to Leizhou for months and months, eating fried rice noodles, soup noodles and various kinds of noodles every day, how can you possibly get tired of it?

The venue of the reception was not the hotel where Zhang Haonan was staying, but the reception hotel of the petrochemical company. The reason why it was here was because the petrochemical company had also engaged in tertiary industries in the early years, including a sugar company. Although it was not large, The doorway is actually not small.

Not every ship of the petrochemical company transports crude oil and then docks at the port for refining. There are also bulk carriers. Occasionally, they import white sugar in the Lion Country or Shendu. If there is domestic demand, it will be sold domestically. Generally, it will be digested within Lingnan Province; if there is demand in Southeast Asian countries, it will be sold domestically. Sold directly in Xingjiapo.

The total amount is not big, but routes and channels are important.

Therefore, the person in charge of the tertiary industry of the former petrochemical company is also an individual member of the Sugar Industry Association.

However, by default, Zhang Haonan has already incited rebellion against such people.

This kind of acquiescence is not his habit, it is what Wei Gang emphasizes.

Similar to the sugar, tobacco and alcohol involved in the tertiary industry companies, as long as there are import channels, it will be smuggled by default.

The profit from smuggling of finished sugar is over 120% simply based on the price difference. Not to mention that organized activities often have their own distribution channels. How outrageous is this?

It was so outrageous that Chen Nianci cooked for Zhang Haodong at home, and the sugar she used came from Balasi and Kuba in Latin America.

The intuitive feeling of ordinary people about the major smuggling case is that the prices of daily bulk commodities, except for staple food, will become higher.

The same is true for finished oil, finished sugar and various loose tobacco.

At this time, the price of finished sugar is anchored on the tariff import quota, but it has exceeded the quota by three or four times for many consecutive years. If smuggling is included, I dare not say that the total volume is high, but the bottom line gap of 4 million tons per year is not a big problem.

If we conservatively calculate the interest rate difference of one yuan per catty, it will be 8 billion yuan per year. As long as you are bold enough, you can get a quarter of it, 2 billion yuan a year... pure profit.

This kind of income can be explained by the fact that even the three consecutive major smuggling cases cannot curb it.

In fact, domestic local sugar giants basically ensure a good harvest regardless of drought or flood, unless they are committing suicide. Most of the time, the difficulties in their work are never in the sugar production and sales link, but in the most primitive production end.

The most important job is to fool sugarcane farmers, and everything else is a piece of cake.

Then the question is, according to this kind of profit, under normal logic, farmers should make a little money, but in fact it is not the case. Domestic sugar futures only look at one province, that is Lingxi Province.

The remaining Lingnan, Qiongya, Yunnan and other sugar beet growing areas in the northern region have no impact, but the number of sugarcane farmers in Lingxi Province who have become rich is very small. Even if there are early paper "ten thousand yuan households", it is only on paper.

The reason is that for a long time, "IOU" is the main thing.

Especially in the reform period, the management team that jumped out of the original state-owned sugar factory, after a sudden change, the game is exactly the same as other places.

But you must know that the sugar industry is different from general heavy industry and light industry after all. It must be tied to the land. If it is tied to the land, it will definitely involve farmers, so the contradiction will actually be more hidden.

After all, once urban workers are laid off, they can go to the streets at any time, and even send wreaths to the government, but in places where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, the old farmers in the new century may not even know where the government office is facing.

Zhang Haonan suddenly landed in Leizhou, Lingnan. It was never the local clan forces in Lingnan Province that were frightened. From the day Zhang Zhiqin sent people to Shenchuan County for research, the people who targeted these "Liangjiang people" were sugar factories and sugar companies in various places.

And those with wide connections, after checking "Shacheng Food", knew that Zhang Haonan was very difficult to deal with. With Zhang Haonan's financial resources and strength, Shenchuan County only needed to raise the unit price by one cent, and many sugarcane farmers would run to Shenchuan County to work as seasonal workers.

This is not a fantasy, but a reality. At this time, there are actually very few sugarcane farmers whose families can earn more than 5,000 yuan a year, and even fewer actually get it.

In the past, there was no choice, so they could only bite the bullet. Sugarcane farmers themselves are just part of the clan forces, and the bosses of sugar factories often have the same surname as sugarcane farmers.

When there is a choice, voting with your feet is a matter of course.

The alliance of the capital side is always faster than the alliance of the grassroots. Zhang Haonan himself did not even think about sugar, but he received a letter from the Sugar Industry Association.

His investment plan in Leizhou originally prioritized fruits, waterfowl, and aquatic products, and sugar was just a by-product, originally to meet the needs of "Shacheng Food" and "Daqiao Food".

The priority was not high, after all, there were a few tasks in Gusu City, and the anti-thief bloodline was awakened immediately, so Boss Zhang started to play badly.

However, the invitation from the Sugar Industry Association made the anti-thief bloodline reverse again.

Damn it, I won't do anything you ask me to do.

Hey, just play.

The reception hotel of the petrochemical company had many experts who were doing oil exploration in the South China Sea in the early years. The main partner at the time was Frank, so the small decorations in many places have a bit of "Paris flavor".

To be honest, it's quite rustic.

But since I'm not living there myself, it doesn't matter. I'll just go to a nightclub to have fun.

Before Zhang Haonan and his group arrived, Zhang Zhiqin first led people to sweep the place, and then said to Zhang Haonan: "There are quite a lot of bodyguards from Hong Kong."

"Normal."

Not taking it seriously, Zhang Haonan could guess what the purpose of today's banquet was. It was not only the association trying to recruit people, but also the hope of these sugar-playing guys that Boss Zhang would understand the rules of the underworld and not mess around.

After all, there were too many records of Boss Zhang messing around.

"Uncle, wait a minute."

Suddenly, Zhang Haonan stopped and called Zhang Zhiqin, "Go to Chen's house, prepare a few cars, and then write down the license plates on the parking spaces."

"Go to the national highway?"

"Yes."

Zhang Haonan nodded, "Today's wine may not taste good. If there is nothing to talk about, I'll give you a heads-up."

"Okay."