In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

With Lin Akuan's leadership, Li Duoyu quickly integrated into the overseas Chinese circle, which was a bit out of reach for ordinary people.

It was still the familiar process. After everyone got to know each other, they started exchanging business cards.

A middle-aged man with a big belly said, "Mr. Li, your anchovies are really good. Do you have any more? I plan to buy some to sell."

Li Duoyu apologized, "Boss Dong, I'm sorry, if you want a few boxes, I can send them to you directly, but anchovies are in season and they are out of stock this year.

Next year, we can produce more. Mr. Dong, would you like to consider other products of our company? Shredded kelp and grilled squid are also good. "

The middle-aged man thought for a while and said, "Okay, then I'll give you some shredded kelp and grilled squid. You must leave me more for next year. No matter what, I'll have to take a boatload."

"That's for sure."

Li Duoyu's original plan for the past two years was to adjust the industrial structure, and he had not yet started to enter the foreign trade field.

But I didn’t expect that once I had such a good relationship with them, I wouldn’t have to go out and get the foreign trade orders myself, as the orders would be delivered to my door.

Li Duoyu was also very grateful to Lin Akuan. Although the two were not very familiar with each other, the other party seemed to really treat him as a brother.

With Lin Akuan's introduction, Li Duoyu also got to know several real bigwigs among these overseas Chinese.

Among them was Lin Akuan’s uncle, the big boss who invested in the entire port.

Li Duoyu also heard from others that his entire family was running a flour mill and a cement factory in Nanyang, and it was said that they were very big.

In front of these people, the current Minlong is really insignificant, but Li Duoyu does not feel inferior because of this.

Because everyone's path is different. To be honest, if he is only focused on chasing money now.

I may not necessarily lose to these people, but everyone has different aspirations. Li Duoyu still prefers the mountains and sea of ​​Dandan Island.

The person who prepared the meeting was the second-in-command of the city. Perhaps because there were many overseas Chinese present, the whole process was not too lengthy.

Everyone went straight into the free discussion session, and they discussed more about how to build the Statue of the Goddess of the Sea taller and bigger.

The Mazu Temple should be built to be more magnificent and grand, and it would be best if it could be made the largest in the world. Some overseas Chinese also plan to donate a top-quality statue of Mazu.

Of course, in addition to these, some overseas Chinese also talked about the problem of public toilets on the island. Some overseas Chinese have long been dissatisfied with the smelly public toilets.

After they finished discussing, Lin Akuan said on the spot: "I will take care of this public toilet. Although time is a bit tight, it should be no problem to do something simple."

This millennium festival includes a whole series of activities, including the laying of the foundation stone of the statue of the goddess of the sea and the Mazu procession.

All we can say is that there is strength in numbers. With everyone's help, many problems on Meizhou Island have been solved.

Li Duoyu was also happy to slack off. After all, with so many big guys present, it was really not his turn to stand out. He had to keep a low profile when it was time to do so.

But sometimes the more you want to keep a low profile, the more things don't go as you wish. This time the host, who is also the second in command in the city, suddenly called on him.

"Director Li, as a representative of young entrepreneurs in our province and a director of our ancestral temple, we would like to hear what suggestions you have for this matter?"

When the leader called him, Li Duoyu was stunned. To be honest, he was not really familiar with this leader.

Li Duoyu hesitated for a moment, then said: "Leader, the elders have spoken very well. I am young and have little experience, so I dare not make random suggestions."

The second in command said, "You are too modest. We feel inferior to you when we hear you speak several times. Director Huang Qingfeng has also mentioned you to me. You are also a director of the ancestral temple this time. You might as well make a few suggestions on behalf of our non-governmental organization."

Li Duoyu's forehead was full of black lines. These grown men were really good at deducting titles from people.

Not long ago, we had a meal with a representative of young entrepreneurs, and today we had a meal with a representative of a non-governmental organization here.

If this continues, Li Duoyu feels that he will never be able to finish writing all the introductions on his business card.

When I hand out business cards myself in the future, I might have to use the foldable ones, with fifty or sixty job titles on the back.

It's true that Li Duoyu wanted to keep a low profile, but now that he has been brought up, it would be disrespectful to his leader if he continued to keep a low profile.

Li Duoyu also realized that the leader asked him to stand up and make suggestions simply to give face to the locals.

Because throughout the entire meeting, all the suggestions were made by these overseas Chinese, and the money was also provided by these overseas Chinese.

Those local elders who had loud voices before the meeting became mute one by one after the meeting.

However, Li Duoyu could also understand that if you have money you can travel the world, but without money you can hardly take a single step, and even have to speak in a low voice.

Since his leader asked him to make suggestions, Li Duoyu actually thought about it seriously.

He really wanted to say something. The current Meizhou Island Ancestral Temple still gives people a very easy-going look. It is a place of pilgrimage in everyone's mind.

But in the near future, a qualitative change gradually took place, and the Mazu in the ancestral temple became a tool for a few people to make money.

Not only does it cost money to go to the island and to worship, but they also charge entrance fees to the scenic area. Perhaps they feel that this is not enough money, so they even set up various companies using the ancestral temple.

They say they want to carry forward the business, but what they do behind the scenes are known to everyone.

Li Duoyu has been influenced by Mazu since childhood. The reason why Mazu is so great and the goddess of hundreds of millions of believers is because of her selflessness.

She used her life to protect the coastal fishermen and the ships on the sea. According to Li Duoyu's understanding and based on Mazu's character, even if you made a golden statue for her, she would donate it and would even like to build another breakwater.

After thinking for a while, Li Duoyu finally stood up and said, "Hello, folks. My name is Li Duoyu. What you said just now was really very good."

Li Duoyu first praised everyone, and then continued: "I don't have any special abilities, but I grew up listening to stories about Mazu. Every time I heard about Mazu sacrificing herself to save others, I was very excited.

Even now, our fishing boats are still very backward, especially in our fishing villages near the sea, where many families are not particularly complete.
Even now, fishermen tie their heads to their belts before going out to sea. What they fear most is a sudden change in the weather or hitting a reef while going out to sea.

We at Minlong are just in the process of development and cannot afford to spend so much money. We only hope that in the future development, we can work hard to pass on the selfless dedication spirit of Mazu.
I may not be able to donate much money, but we hope to form a civilian maritime rescue fleet to pass on the spirit of Mazu's selfless dedication and make our sea routes more unobstructed."

After Li Duoyu finished speaking, the conference room suddenly fell silent and everyone looked at each other.

Lin Akuan was the first to applaud: "Boss Li, well said. If you really want to form a rescue team, I'll be a part of it."

Then, there was warm applause in the meeting hall, and some overseas Chinese leaders began to look at this young man with new eyes. After hearing what the young man said, they suddenly felt ashamed. They didn't expect that they were taught a lesson by the young man even though they were so old.

The second-in-command who was in charge of presiding over the meeting was also quite surprised after listening to Li Duoyu's speech.

No wonder he is so popular with the leaders. This guy can always give people surprises and is very good at summarizing and sublimating. He can rise from the material level to the spiritual level in one go.

This doesn't look like someone who hasn't even graduated from junior high school. Even if a college graduate were to write an article, he might not be able to do it as well as him.

But what the leader didn't expect was that after the boy finished speaking, he didn't even put down the microphone, but continued to ask: "By the way, there is one more thing I want to ask the preparation team, is it that we have invited a TV station or director to this celebration?"

Li Duoyu did have one regret, which was that for such an important celebration as the Mazu Millennium Festival, there did not exist a very complete video special in his previous life, and there were not many photos left.

Li Duoyu knew very well that in this era, inviting a TV station was not an easy task, because it required approval from the leaders.

In addition, the higher-ups seem to be conservative about this kind of thing these days.

As for inviting some directors to shoot documentaries, local leaders may not necessarily have such channels.

After hearing this, the second in command also reacted instantly and asked quickly: "Director Li, do you have any connections?"

Li Duoyu nodded: "Leader, I can try to contact them. If they agree, I will report to the preparatory group."

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news."

Li Duoyu really did have connections. That reporter Lu from the province had harassed him so many times, so it must be his turn this time.

A gentleman always respects courtesy!
If the TV station doesn't agree, Xiao Wu can just go to BJ again, spend some money, and invite the director back.

This preparatory meeting was considered relatively successful. At the end of the meeting, Li Duoyu only donated a few tens of thousands of yuan symbolically.

But I also learned two things.

One of them was that the leader really planned to set up a civilian maritime rescue team, and this matter naturally fell on him.

The second thing was that he was responsible for contacting the TV station to ensure that there was a special documentary for the entire Millennium Festival.

Chen Yuanshan, who came with them, was punished to sit there the whole time. After following Li Duoyu out, he finally realized how big the gap was between himself and the village director.

In the past, I always felt that I was older than myself and wanted to take advantage of my seniority, but now I suddenly felt that this young man might really be sent by Mazu to save their Dandan Island.

When Li Duoyu left Meizhou Island, he chatted with the overseas Chinese for a while, and then used his fishing boat to send several big men back to Jiangyin Town in the neighboring Digua County.

Before leaving, Lin Akuan's uncle, whose surname was Lin, said to Li Duoyu, "Xiao Li, are you interested in doing real estate with me?"

Li Duoyu hesitated for a moment. He really didn't expect that the future real estate tycoon would extend an olive branch to him at this point in time.

"Of course, but I have to wait until Mr. Lin finishes building the house before I go to buy it."

The other party was stunned for a moment. He knew from the young man's tone that he was also optimistic about the real estate industry, but he just had no plans to get in.

Watching the fishing boat leave.

The middle-aged man surnamed Lin was silent for a long time: "A Kuan, if you have time, you should spend more time with this young man. In my opinion, this young man may develop better than us in the future."

"Uncle thinks so highly of him."

The middle-aged man surnamed Lin remained silent and said calmly, "It's a businessman's intuition."

After Li Duoyu returned to Dandan Island, he went straight to the breeding base and immediately called Lu Xiaoyu.

But what Li Duoyu didn't expect was that this woman's promotion speed was as fast as riding a rocket, and now she is the production director of the station.

After listening to Li Duoyu's words, she thought for a while and agreed readily. However, it seemed that Li Duoyu did not gain any advantage from her.

Lu Xiaoyu can apply to film the Millennium Festival, but on the other hand, she also wants to re-shoot a special issue about Fujian dragons, and she has already thought of a name for the topic.

"The magnificent transformation of a fishing village".

The corners of Li Duoyu's mouth twitched. It turned out that this reporter from Lu University had been eyeing him for a long time, and he was just throwing himself into his arms.

It's harder than climbing to the sky to take advantage of this woman.

Time passed quickly. During the preparation period, Li Duoyu's Minlong Food Factory took a big step forward.

Good news came from Manager An. The sales of Li Duoyu’s three main products successfully exceeded one million. The next goal is to reach two million.

The shrimp ponds on Dandan Island also completed fishing, and the blue crabs were also sold, bringing the company direct revenue of nearly 800,000 yuan.

My brother-in-law Zhang Mingsheng also said: "Many shrimp farmers have already started to reserve shrimp seedlings for next year, and the number of shrimp seedlings reserved for next year is expected to double."

After two years of development, Minlong has been developing in a better direction.

The happiest person during this period was Li Yaoguo. He would go to the bank to check his accounts every day, and he was so happy looking at the densely packed remittance bills.

In the past, he felt extremely stressed every time he received his salary, but now he no longer has this worry.

Looking at the balance in the company account, Li Yaoguo was so happy that he couldn't express it in words. However, his happiness only lasted for a few days.

Li Duoyu said directly at a company meeting: "Our anchovies are selling very well this year. I plan to buy an imported offshore processing ship."

Li Yaoguo asked: "How much is it?"

Li Duoyu smiled and said, "It's not that expensive. The whole ship is about three million."

After hearing this, Li Yaoguo's face turned black on the spot, but Li Duoyu did not give him room to object and said on the spot: "Clove fish is one of our company's current main products. Only by investing in it can we get greater returns."

On the night of September 8th.

After Li Duoyu, Lao Lu, and the other bosses finished their worship at the Tianhou Temple on Dandan Island, the temple keeper shouted in a hoarse voice:
"Today, the Queen Mother of Heaven is leaving for her hometown, the ancestral temple on Meizhou Island!" (End of this chapter)