Chapter 437 Don’t fight an unprepared battle

Guo Yang envisioned biodiesel entering thousands of households, but he didn't know that the aerial video he posted on Huinong.com would become popular first.

Since uploading the first video of ice fishing at Xiangyang Lake in Altai at the beginning of the year, the entire account has only released five aerial videos so far.

But these five videos have attracted a lot of attention.

Wu Ming is a junior student and is already an in-depth user of the long video section of Huinong.com. He watches a few videos every day to relieve his fatigue.

That night, after returning to the dormitory, Wu Ming opened Huinong.com as usual. A push notification popped up on the upper right corner: The "Farmer with Only One Cent" you follow has updated the video.

"Fuck, he's faking his death!"

My roommate Li Kesong who came back with me asked, "What happened?"

"It's okay. A blogger I followed before updated. He has been gone for several months." Wu Ming said, "It's the brave man who ran the Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop and crossed the Qilian Mountains in winter when we watched it together last time."

"Damn, it's him. We must watch it together." Li Kesong thought of the spectacular aerial video last time and his scalp still tingles.

Wetland dunes, river valleys, forest grasslands, glacial lakes, it is a magnificent sight never seen before.

There is also the nearly vertical scree beach. Whether it is the plants such as snow rabbits and goldenrod growing on it, or the people who climb the dangerous terrain, they are all worthy of being called warriors.

Wu Ming clicked on the video, and what came into view were the plateaus with broken mountains and rivers, crisscrossing gullies, and overlapping green hills.

“It’s still this familiar taste.”

“Aerial photography is absolutely amazing.”

"When I have money, I must buy a drone!"

Li Kesong asked: "By the way, where is this place? Do you know?"

"Loess Plateau?" Wu Ming was also a little uncertain.

Li Kesong said: "Isn't the Loess Plateau all loess? The terraces here look so green and there are so many trees. Could it be Guizhou? Or Yunnan? There are also many such terrains in these two places."

Wu Ming said: "That's impossible, just keep watching."

As the perspective of aerial photography changes, the shape of the entire earth is also revealed, with thousands of gullies and ravines, fragmented and unique terrain giving people a strong visual impact.

“Can Guizhou be described as a place of broken mountains and rivers?”

"I don't know. I just heard from Ao Chengjun that the terraced rice fields in Guizhou are very beautiful, so I subconsciously associated it with this when I saw it."

"This shouldn't be rice." Wu Ming stared at the screen with a frown, trying to figure out what the crop was.

But the height of the aerial photography has not been lowered, and all I can see is the beautiful scenery and the convoy shuttling between Liangmao.

In fact, he was already very sure that this was the Loess Plateau, but it was very different from his impression of the Loess Plateau.

Therefore, more precise information is needed.

However, this lens seems to be only focused on capturing mountain and river scenery. Can you show me what it is?

Suddenly, Wu Ming lost his temper and yelled, "This Dogecoin blogger, it's ok that he doesn't update for half a year, but he always makes it so abstract, not even writing down the place names, relying entirely on guesswork."

Li Kesong echoed: "That's so irresponsible. Hey, what are you doing? Why are you giving him a little red heart?"

"I'll go to the comment section and scold him." Wu Ming said as a matter of course. Just kidding, without some popular support, what if this guy stops updating in the future, wouldn't it be a huge loss?

This guy isn't a very good blogger, but the quality of his work is solid enough to open people's eyes every time.

He turned to the comment section and found that there were already a lot of comments.

There have been many comments such as 'the corpse has revived', 'I've never seen anything like this', 'the missing person has returned' and so on.

Many people also ask whether this is the Loess Plateau.

“Is this the Loess Plateau?”

He saw this reply,
"This is the Loess Plateau. The first time I saw it, I was really shocked. Standing on a high place and looking around, I saw that the earth was broken and full of gullies."

"Standing up high? Is there a high angle for aerial photography?"

"It's really shocking, especially since this is the Loess Plateau that is turning green!"

Wu Ming typed a comment, "Isn't anyone curious about what kind of crop this is? This blogger's video is so frustrating, not only does he not show his face, he doesn't even have an explanation or text."

After leaving the comment, thinking that no one would reply to him for a while, he went to watch the video of Crossing Qilian Mountains.

I was surprised to find that the number of views of this video has exceeded one million, and the number of comments has reached 1.5!

"This old bitch has stood up?!" Wu Ming said in surprise: "It's so popular!"

Li Kesong said on the side: "Look at the number of his fans."

"There are tens of thousands of fans already? Damn, I remember when I started following it, there were only 20 or 30 people." Wu Ming said in surprise.

He has a deep understanding of how difficult it is to increase the number of fans of Huinong.com.

When the platform first started to provide subsidies to creators and share advertising revenue, many people in the school uploaded videos of all kinds.

But up to now, there are only a few people who can stick to it, and there is no one who has tens of thousands of fans.

Other small bloggers on the platform will say something like "Follow us and you won’t get lost" after posting their works.

However, even so, many works with a large number of views are difficult to increase the number of fans following the creators.

It can be seen how difficult it is to increase the number of fans.

This guy only posted five or six videos, but not only did they have millions of views, but he also had tens of thousands of fans. How awesome is that!
With emotion, Wu Ming and Li Kesong reviewed the scenery of the Qilian Mountains.

"Fire has its own logic."

"It makes me want to go on a road trip."

"I don't have a driver's license."

“I have a driver’s license, but I don’t have any money.”

"Okay, go take a shower and go to bed early. You can dream about anything."

Wu Ming refreshed the page, and suddenly several unread messages appeared in the upper right corner.

When I clicked on it, I found that someone had responded to the comment I just posted on the Loess Plateau, and there were quite a few of them.

"I'm curious about what kind of crop it is."

"It looks a bit like corn, and a bit like rice. The one with white flowers looks a bit like potato. That tree looks a bit like Xanthoceras sorbifolia, but it's too high to see clearly..."

"+1 for curiosity."

“I bet it’s corn!”

There were several replies, however, no one was sure what it was.

But what surprised Wu Ming even more was the growth rate of the video playback volume. In just a short while, the number of playbacks exceeded 10.

Is it that popular?
Then he noticed that this video was recommended on the homepage, and there was a recommendation: Loess Plateau, green!

How could this guy have such virtue and ability!

...

Guo Yang didn't know that the work he posted on the website became popular at this time.

After signing the agreement with Sinochem, Jiahe Biochemical and Sinochem announced the news together.

What attracted the most attention was not that Sinochem was the agent for Quanwang's overseas pesticide business, but the in-depth cooperation between the two parties on biodiesel.

Sinochem Petroleum Sales Co. will sell refined oil blended with biofuels, including biodiesel and fuel ethanol.

It is not limited to wholesale channels, but also includes all Sinochem-operated gas stations and some joint venture gas stations.

The impact of this news is huge.

After its release, it quickly became a hot topic in society, with mixed responses from all parties.

Some people are extremely resistant to biofuels, as if it were a scourge, and they continue to spread the disadvantages of biofuels through various channels.

Some people disagreed.

Some people are happy to see this.

In just two or three days, Guo Yang felt the undercurrent behind this.

The social disagreement on biofuels reminded Guo Yang of electric cars, which are still in the incubation stage. When they were first launched, they were also met with all kinds of doubts and ridicule.

"As long as there is a fuel car in the world, I will never buy an electric car." Such voices were heard everywhere on the Internet at that time.

However, electric vehicles are developing rapidly and their penetration rate in the automotive market is increasing.

Guo Yang believes that biofuels will also follow the same development process.

As for whether the development of electric vehicles will affect bioenergy forests, there is no need to worry.

Domestic energy consumption is a huge number, and diversified coexistence and development is the most correct path.

What's more, bioenergy is not only used as transportation fuel, but can also be processed into various biomaterials.

"Mr. Guo, congratulations!"

Ye Huodong of Excellence New Energy called Guo Yang and told him that Sinochem was acting quickly. Its refineries, warehouses, and gas stations in Quanzhou and Zhangzhou were already debugging and renovating equipment.

Once Jiahe Biochemical's base in Changtai starts producing oil, it can be sold directly to the outside world.

Sinochem also conducted a biodiesel questionnaire survey among existing gas station users, which was immediately noticed by Ye Huodong.

Guo Yang asked: "Mr. Ye, do you think that the people have a high degree of recognition of biodiesel?"

Ye Huodong said: "It's hard to say, but Sinochem's oil will definitely be sold well, and Jiahe Biochemical got on the fast track right from the start!"

Guo Yang said: "Mr. Ye is joking. There are many voices of pessimism and boycott on the Internet."

“What’s the harm in boycotting? In today’s business, cheapness is king.

Originally, Sinochem's oil was cheaper than PetroChina and Sinopec, but now the survey questionnaire states that the price of refined oil mixed with biodiesel will be reduced by 20% to 30%! "

Ye Huodong wondered, "Mr. Guo, what is the cost price that Jiahe paid to Sinochem?"

Guo Yang said: "It's not convenient to tell you this."

"Hey, can Jiahe still make a profit by doing this?" Ye Huodong asked tentatively.

Sinochem has adopted a low-price competition strategy in the sales of biodiesel, which certainly requires Jiahe's concessions.

The purpose is naturally to open up the market quickly.

There is no shortage of people who are greedy for bargains in this society.

The price of diesel in coastal areas is about 6.58 yuan per liter. Taking a pickup truck with 70 liters of oil as an example, a barrel of blended oil can save about 90 to 150 yuan.

The price is definitely attractive.

Once the market recognizes it, gas stations of the three major oil companies will surely follow suit quickly.

Ye Huodong is very familiar with this kind of price war. Zhuoyue New Energy can enter the European market and also has a price advantage.

Guo Yang said: "Whether there is profit or not, Mr. Ye will know after investing and trying."

"Haha, the current production capacity has been saturated, let me take a look."

"Okay, don't blame me for not reminding you if you regret it later."

"No, no."

Guo Yang didn't say anything more. He just said a few perfunctory words and hung up the phone.

Recently, many people like Ye Huodong have come to inquire about the news, even Ning Gaoning from Guoliang called.

However, most people, like Ye Huodong, still have doubts and worry about overcapacity.

Under Jiahe alone, over the next two years, several million mu of Xanthoceras sorbifolia and Xanthoceras sorbifolia will enter the high-yield period.

In addition, the crackdown on gutter oil has been effective, and the production capacity of waste oil processing manufacturers such as Zhuoyue New Energy has also increased significantly.

The growth rate of national biodiesel production capacity is extremely scary.

However, the export market is limited and there is no legislation in the domestic market that requires the blending of biodiesel, which will be a challenge for sales of the entire industry.

Fortunately, a policy to exempt biodiesel from consumption tax was implemented at the beginning of the year.

Otherwise, Ye Huodong would not have come to him so friendly to ask for information.

Without price advantage, we have to use our heads to open up the market.

However, Guo Yang still has many tricks in his arsenal, and United Sinochem is just playing it safe.

He is still in Lan City, but in the office of Jiahe Biotechnology. He looked at the time and found that he had been off work for a while.

Guo Yang quickly packed his things, drove the Range Rover out of the garage, and picked up Lin Keqing at the door of Quanwang next door.

The two had dinner together and then went for a walk along the Yellow River.

The summer evening breeze blew across the river, bringing a hint of freshness. The two chatted about life and work until the sun set completely, then they went home.

"How is the purchase of Xanthoceras sorbifolia going?"

The next day, Guo Yangqing arrived early and happened to meet Tang Weihua who was preparing to go to the countryside.

As the general manager of Jiahe Biochemical Planting Division, his biggest task these days is to be responsible for the purchase of Xanthoceras sorbifolia from various parts of the north.

Tang Weihua smiled and said: "Everything went smoothly. The people were very enthusiastic and the production performance was completely beyond their expectations."

"Haha." Guo Yang was in a good mood and asked, "What is the highest seed yield at present?"

Tang Weihua said: "It's hard to say, many people haven't finished picking, some are still drying, I estimate the average number is about 500 to 600 kilograms."

"Not low." Guo Yang waved his hand and said, "I won't keep you any longer. Go ahead and do your work. Tell me about the situation when you're done." "Okay."

Tang Weihua drove to the countryside with a young man.

Guo Yang was thinking as he walked.

There are not many trees that can bear fruit this year, but each acre can produce five to six hundred kilograms of seeds, which means 600 to 150 million tons for 180 million acres.

This yield is already extremely astonishing. Before the problem of 'one fruit for a thousand flowers' was solved, the yield of adult Xanthoceras sorbifolia seeds per mu was less than 120 kilograms.

Some research institutes have cultivated better seedlings, with a yield of 300 to 400 kilograms per mu.

But the output of golden snails can reach 500~600 kilograms!
And it will continue to rise in the future. The lifespan of Xanthoceras sorbifolia can reach up to a thousand years, and the seed production period can last as long as two to three hundred years.

It is true that planting a tree can benefit future generations for hundreds of years.

What a magnificent sight it would be if the Hexi Corridor, the Loess Plateau, and even the entire Northwest were planted with Xanthoceras sorbifolia!

After having breakfast in the cafeteria, I went back to the office to do some work. Fang Xiaozhang also arrived at this time.

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"Good morning, boss."

Guo Yang said: "Today I got up at five o'clock and arrived at the company at six o'clock, but I still almost ran into Old Tang."

"Why don't you just call him and tell him?" Fang Xiaozhang smiled. "It's too hot in the summer. Old Tang always leaves before dawn to go to the countryside, and then takes a nap at a base project department at noon."

"Calling him would delay things."

Guo Yang asked: "How is Huakang doing?"

Fang Xiaozhang said: "Now they are urging me to get oil, saying that all work on the gas station is ready, but Sinochem has no gas station in Gansu Province, so I can't do anything. It will take another month or two for Guangxi Province to increase production."

"No rush." ​​Guo Yang said with a smile: "As long as Sinochem can solve the production in Guangxi and Yunnan provinces, it will have achieved its set goal."

In the plans of Guo Yang, Fang Xiaozhang and others, they never thought of letting Sinochem solve the production of Xanthoceras sorbifolia oil this year.

Compared with Xanthoceras sorbifolia oil, this year's levophylla oil is the big one.

There are more than one million mu of three-year-old leprosy trees in Guangxi Province, and nearly one million mu of three-year-old trees in Chuxiong, Yunnan Province.

In addition, there are more than two million mu of two-year-old leprosy trees in the two places, which can also bear fruit.

As for the annual trees that cannot bear fruit, there are even more of them. Guo Yang currently does not have the specific data because their number is increasing all the time.

"According to preliminary estimates, the production of jatropha fruit this year will reach more than 500 million tons, and the production of biodiesel will exceed 150 million tons."

Fang Xiaozhang teased, "If they give all to Sinochem, Huakang will probably be worried to death."

"Haha." Guo Yang laughed. "If we calculate based on a 10% blending ratio, Sinochem will have to sell 1500 million tons of blended diesel."

"It's a pity that he is Sinochem, not Sinopec." Fang Xiaozhang probably still had some resentment towards Huakang for bargaining so hard, and his tone was full of gloating.

"Last year, domestic diesel consumption was 1.57 million tons and gasoline consumption was 7000 million tons. Sinochem's domestic market share was less than 1.5%. In total, diesel sales were probably only 230 million tons."

The gap between 230 million tons and 1500 million tons can be described as a chasm.

Even if the blending ratio is increased to 20%, there is still a gap of more than 500 million tons.

However, the current maximum blending ratio limit is 32% in Indonesia, B20 in the United States, B7 in the European Union, B5 in Argentina, and B14 in Brazil.

There are no regulations on blending ratios in the country. There is neither a subsidy for blended fuel nor a maximum blending ratio limit.

There is only one national standard for biodiesel.

That is to say, if biodiesel technology and cost can meet the requirements, the proportion can even be increased to 50% or even %.

But that is obviously impossible. A blending ratio of 10% would be considered bold of Sinochem.

Guo Yang said: "Huakang may not have realized the seriousness of the matter."

"Hehe, I'll have to tell him off when the time comes." Fang Xiaozhang said, "You'll have to be self-reliant in the end!"

Guo Yang pondered and said, "It's time to call together Fengkai, Donghe, Quanwang, and Jiahe Grain and Oil to hold a mobilization meeting."

Fang Xiaozhang responded: "Okay, I'll make the contact this week, okay, boss?"

"can."

After the time was decided, Guo Yang also took the time to familiarize himself with the progress of Jiahe Biochemical's various planting and R&D processes.

The output of Xanthoceras sorbifolia this year is 150 to 180 million tons, with the kernel oil yield reaching an extremely high 70%, and the proportion of kernel oil converted into biodiesel is about 65%.

That is to say, if all of it is converted into biodiesel, the output will be 68.25 to 81.9 tons.

Combined with the 150 million tons of jatropha production capacity, the annual production capacity is at least 218 million tons.

However, Xanthoceras sorbifolia oil is extremely rich in nutrients and is a pure natural high-grade edible oil that is richer in nutrients than olive oil and tea oil.

It can be used as a base material for food additives and used for flavoring and seasoning solid foods...

Especially the Golden Snail variety, which is rated as the best among woody edible oils by seed stores.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Guo Yang’s plan for Xanthoceras sorbifolia was to give priority to edible oil.

The Jiahe Nutrition and Health Research Institute in Qingdao has also been researching this for a long time, and even the publicity work for Jiahe Grain and Oil has been prepared.

At the meeting two days later.

Pu Fei from Fengkai, Cai Bin from Donghe, Gao De from Jiahe Grain and Oil, Mu Zhenggui and Xu Zhihong from the Nutrition and Health Research Institute, Yu Qin from Quanwang, and everyone from Jiahe Biochemical gathered together.

"Let me tell you a good news first."

After attracting everyone's attention, Guo Yang said: "The jatropha and Xanthoceras sorbifolia energy forests have both been a great success, and the yield has reached expectations!"

"Clap clap clap..."

"Farmers are enthusiastic about planting, and the number of seedling reservations is rising steadily!"

"Clap clap clap..."

"If nothing unexpected happens, Jiahe will have another subsidiary with revenue exceeding 10 billion or even 20 billion this year!"

"Clap clap clap..."

“The future is limitless!”

"Clap clap clap..."

There was warm applause in the conference room.

This comes from the heart.

When Jiahe entered the bioenergy forest, it was when Britain's Suntech and America's Baker Hughes were defeated, the three oil companies quietly withdrew, and the energy forest was in a state of decline.

At that time, no one outside was optimistic about Golden Harvest, thinking that it was just another failure.

But under the leadership of the leader in front of them, Jiahe has increased its investment layer by layer, from 100,000 acres to 1 million acres, and then to 10 million acres...

It even caused concerns among relevant departments. The Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Energy Bureau, the Ministry of Science and Technology and other departments all wanted to block this project.

As for companies and ordinary people who are pessimistic, there are even more.

Tang Weihua, who is 53 years old, has a focused and determined look in his eyes. He recalled the scene of visiting CNOOC's jatropha base in Hainan.

At that time, CNOOC and farmers would rather cut down trees than transfer the base to Jiahe.

Because they had given up and were unwilling to believe that Jiahe could succeed. If they had been able to take over and carry out grafting and replacement of seeds at that time, they would have been able to produce a good harvest by now.

I wonder if CNOOC and the local farmers will regret it so much after finding out about this.

Guo Yang once commented that Fang Xiaozhang was an introverted scholar, but in the past one or two years, with the success of Energy Forest, Fang Xiaozhang also became hot-tempered.

In particular, the hatred and hostility between China National Chemical Corporation and Sinochem Group surprised many people.

However, at this moment, all the pressure was suddenly relieved, and a multi-billion dollar enterprise was born in his hands.

"but……"

Guo Yang's voice brought everyone back to their senses.

"There is still a lot of work that needs to be done together. Right now, one of the tasks is to digest production capacity and expand the market."

Next, Fang Xiaozhang introduced the current situation.

"Hahaha, I can't wait to have a good go at it."

Gao De was like a man with a strong horse and a golden sword. He said in a loud voice: "All the Xanthoceras sorbifolia kernel oil can be handed over to Jiahe Grain and Oil."

"No." Although Cai Bin is young, he is not afraid at all. He said, "Donghe Agricultural Machinery is a big fuel consumer in the northwest."

The director of the research institute also said at this time: "Boss, the whole body of Xanthoceras sorbifolia is a treasure, and this golden snail Xanthoceras sorbifolia is even more amazing. The seeds, oil, flowers, roots, and shells all have a large number of functional ingredients. Maybe we can consider setting up a food company."

Yu Qin said: "Quan Wang found that the husk extract of Xanthoceras sorbifolia has stable antibacterial activity against a variety of plant pathogens, such as apple ring rot, grape root rot, tomato gray mold and wilt, etc., and is currently conducting process research."

Gao De added: "Jiahe Biotechnology Company can also use biodiesel to process biodegradable materials."

Pu Fei said: "Fengkai has completed the adaptation of tractors and other agricultural machinery to biodiesel."

Everyone spoke up and expressed actively what they could do.

In fact, it is somewhat difficult for Jiahe to digest the current production capacity.

But it is not that difficult as long as everyone works together and fully leverages the strength of each company.

As long as Guo Yang is here, he can integrate these forces.

What happens next is simple.

The meeting lasted for two consecutive days and everyone was assigned a task.

At this moment, Jiahe Biochemical became a big seller, with all its products and by-products in demand. Fang Xiaozhang and Tang Weihua were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.

In fact, there are people buying these things in the market, but the quantity is limited.

The emergence of Jiahe Biochemical also disrupted the original market balance, and many things needed to be reshaped.

In addition to internal channels, Jiahe also has many external channels to leverage.

For example, some closely related agricultural machinery cooperatives.

The support given by local governments, such as Fangchenggang CSSC Ship Fuel Company, also consumes a lot of fuel every year.

Deep processing into biomaterials.

Export overseas...

After the meeting, we had a meal together and then all the busy people went their separate ways.

Guo Yang, Fang Xiaozhang and Tang Weihua came to the bank of the Yellow River. All three of them drank some wine and communicated while digesting their food in a slightly tipsy state.

"Once the market is settled, we will start planting quickly."

Tang Weihua smiled and said, "Are you going to leave the province?"

Guo Yang thought for a moment and said, "I had this idea. I went to the Loess Plateau a few days ago and had a lot of feelings about it."

Fang Xiaozhang said: "Some archaeologists say that the Loess Plateau used to be a forest grassland. What would happen if it was all planted with energy trees?"

"Haha, good, you have great ambition." Guo Yang said with a smile: "Other provinces in the Loess Plateau also need development, but they may not need to do it themselves now."

Fang Xiaozhang didn't react for a moment.

Tang Weihua smiled and said, "Selling seedlings, we work hard to expand the market, one of the purposes is to attract more people to come in, so that we can make money."

"That's right." Guo Yang pondered, "But Jiahe Biochemical also needs to have new goals."

Fang Xiaozhang and Tang Weihua looked at each other and knew that the sex scene was about to begin.

Guo Yang said: "Hongqi River, understand?"

They both understood.

As soon as the harvest season arrived, Jiahe was ready for a tough battle.

After everything was ready, the purchase of Xanthoceras sorbifolia also appeared to be in an orderly manner.

Local and foreign journalists, as well as business visitors who came to inspect, can truly feel the farmers’ joy at the good harvest.

Guo Yang continued to travel through the Loess Plateau and Hexi Corridor.

Mountains, deserts, rivers, Gobi, grasslands, and forests, Jiahe has bases everywhere, and his presence can be seen everywhere.

On the other side, Huakang of Sinochem Petroleum Sales Company is also looking forward to it.

Although Sinochem does not have many self-operated gas stations, there are also quite a few gas stations that have joint ventures with it or that use Sinochem's brand services.

Sinochem also has influence on these gas stations.

The key is that the price Jiahe offers to Sinochem is unimaginably favorable.

Currently, the price of 0# diesel by the National Development and Reform Commission is 7740 yuan per ton, or about 6.58 yuan per liter.

The price of biodiesel supplied by Jiahe Biochemical to Sinochem is only 4500 yuan per ton, and the price difference per ton is as high as 3240 yuan!
When he heard the boss of Golden Harvest announce this number, he thought the other party was crazy.

At this price, how much profit can Jiahe still make even if consumption tax is exempted?
He didn't know the result.

But he knew Zhonghua was crazy.

After signing the agreement, Sinochem has formulated a series of plans related to biodiesel.

From cooperation with Jiahe in technology research and development, investment in planting bases and refineries, to comprehensive efforts in distribution and terminal sales channels.

He knew that the group of people who were mocking, watching the show, and smearing him would soon go crazy.

(End of this chapter)