silent farm

Chapter 100 Potential Business Prospects

In fact, Li Sheng knew it without asking.And what Anthony answered was exactly what he expected.

"It's still the TV network. Their previous reports on the farm are still the same as before. Although the accident of Jahit Toldo made them burnt out, they have never changed their mind. They continue to invite a large number of scholars and social activists Comment on the farm. However, due to the previous influence, the ratings of the current program have dropped a lot.”

Jahit Toldo is an important freelance critic of the TV network, and he is known for his poisonous tongue.Offended a lot of people on TV.Now that something happened to him, of course some people made trouble.It's not that the TV network has never tried to help him open his eyes, but in the face of conclusive evidence, they may be able to say that the white is black, but there is no way to say that the black is white.

And that incident, even the TV network suffered disaster.After all, most of Jahit Toldo's opinions are expressed on the TV network.Of course his accident had a huge impact on the network.

Perhaps this is also the reason why the other party hates Silent Farm, and is still blacking Silent Farm until now.

"There is another voice that focuses on your nationality. It says that you are using Brazilian nationality to serve China. It is said that because Brazil is an ally of China, you use Brazil's resources to please Pakistan. There are many people in these two voices. Blind obedience." Anthony continued.

Li Sheng frowned, nodded and said, "I know about this."

Anthony added: "However, we are also explaining why we donate food to those countries. It's just that the effect is not very satisfactory."

Li Sheng thought for a while and said, "That's up to them. If we really donate to Brazil now, maybe someone will say that we are guilty."

"Thomas and I will pay attention to this aspect and try our best to maintain the reputation of the farm." Anthony also knows that public opinion has a great influence on a company.However, the products of Silent Farm are basically not sold in Brazil now, so the impact will not be great.

"Have you contacted Universal TV? They don't have any intention of making trouble for the TV network, a competitor?" Li Sheng thought of a question.

"They issued a statement on their official website saying that Blanca's program was produced and broadcasted separately. Therefore, the views of the guests and the program do not represent the views of the TV station." Anthony's face is not very good. "This statement has never been withdrawn. And Blanca's show is still off the air."

Li Sheng said with a snarl: "They were originally the mouthpieces of military dictators, but when they saw that democracy [democracy] was unstoppable, they turned their guns and attacked the dictatorship. It is normal for such fools to behave like this. Before the public opinion is completely reversed, They may not speak up."

Anthony pondered for a while, and said, "By the way, there is one more thing. The owner of the Salares Farm in the east came to the farm specially. He seems to have taken a fancy to the pasture on the farm."

"They also raise cattle?"

"I heard that soybeans are mainly grown, but there are also cattle raised, but the number is not large, less than [-]."

Li Sheng asked again: "Then you knew him before?"

"Yes. We're not far apart, and Fred, who helped us before, is a nice old man. But that was before you bought the farm."

Li Sheng felt that this matter was not a big deal, so he said, "Then let him come."

He was about to leave, but Qia Xi, who was playing on the side, saw that he was going to leave, and ran after him: "Li, Li, wherever you are going, I will go too!"

Li Sheng glanced at Anthony, smiled and said, "Anthony, then I'll take Chaxi to play. I'll take her home after dinner."

Anthony watched his daughter tugging on Li Sheng's pants, what else could he say.He nodded with a smile and said, "I'm bothering you again."

"Chaxi won't cause trouble!" Chaxi looked at Anthony angrily. "Chaxi is the most obedient boy!"

Li Sheng pinched her fleshy little face and said, "Yes, Chaxi is the most obedient child." He said to Anthony again. "Then let's go."

Then he ran around with Chashi to see the situation of various production departments.

This feeling seemed to be the first time he knew about his belongings.A little fresh.

However, after he "inspected" the farm, he felt that the most important thing to do next was to do a good job of beekeeping and paclitaxel.And it just so happens that it is not the time for the busy farming season, and the workers happen to have a lot of free time, so they may have to wait for quite a long time until the busy farming season.

The next day, Li Sheng drove to the plain area early in the morning.Today he made an appointment with a "client"

He found Anthony around 08:30.

Anthony said. "Lee, Fred's plane will arrive around eight fifty."

Li Sheng asked in a low voice: "Does he have other identities?" Anthony reminded him repeatedly that he was also a little curious.

Anthony shook his head with a smile, and said, "Let me remind you, I'm mainly worried that you'd forget about it." Li Sheng hasn't been certain these days, always running around.He was worried that Li Sheng would not know where to go again.

Li Sheng said with a smile: "I came so early today because I thought that Mr. Salares would come."

After more than 20 minutes, a small plane landed at the airport. Li Sheng, Anthony, and a little follower, Chaxi, had already greeted the visiting guests at the airport.

Fred Salares, a large farm owner with a farm of 23 acres—of course, his farm is almost negligible compared to the silent farm.

Fred is nearly 60 years old, but this time he drove the plane by himself.After jumping off the plane, he stretched out his hand like Li Sheng: "Li, nice to meet you."

"Welcome to Silent Farm, Mr. Salares." In Brazil, people are usually called by their first names, but Li Sheng still hasn't completely given up calling Westerners.

Fred actually immigrated from other countries, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with this title.He smiled and said, "It's not the first time I've come to Silent Farm, but unfortunately, I didn't see you last time."

Li Sheng smiled and said, "I happened to have something to do a while ago, so the people from the farm couldn't contact me."

"I think I understand." Silent Farm had become the center of public opinion in Brazil a few days ago. From Fred's point of view, maybe this Oriental is worrying now.

Li Sheng smiled and said, "Anthony, I don't think I need an introduction."

"Yes, we have known each other for four years." Anthony smiled and held out his hand. "Nice to see you again, Fred."

"I'm happy too. By the way, there's cute Chashi."

After greeting each other, Li Sheng invited Fred to the wooden villa.

Anthony said, "Fred, I have something to do. I won't be with you." He was going to supervise the school.

Li Sheng drove back to the wooden villa, invited Fred to sit down, made two cups of coffee, and squeezed another cup of juice for Chaxi.Only then did he sit across from Fred, and he said earnestly, "Fred, I heard from Anthony that you are interested in pastures in Silent Farm?" .

Fred put down his coffee cup, nodded and said: "Yes. To be honest, I used to have a large pasture in Australia, and I have visited farms in the United States and other countries, but the pasture on Silent Farm is the best I have ever seen. Yes. Tender and juicy, quite high in sugar. I think it can be applied to any herbivorous animal. And I found that the cattle on Silent Farm are directly free-range, and the growth rate is faster than that of other farms. And Sa Although Lares Ranch grows a lot of soybeans, grazing is still the main business. So I want to talk to you."

"I don't know what you want to talk about?"

Fred did not directly say what he wanted, but started to introduce himself and Salares Farm with a smile: "Li, as a farmer, I think you understand the importance of pasture to a ranch. In fact, Before 150, I owned a ranch with an area of ​​[-] million acres in the Australian outback, and of course that was completely compared to the Silent Farm, no matter in terms of size or conditions.”

150 million acres, or more than 6000 square kilometers of land, is indeed incomparable to Silent Farm.However, the climate in inland Australia, the drought alone restricts the development of farms.

Fred continued: "Although the farm is very large, due to the influence of the climate and Australia's policies, that land can only cultivate less than [-] acres of arable land, and can only raise no more than [-] cattle. The fact is In fact, even at this scale, it is difficult for that farm to survive. One is due to lack of water, and the other is due to lack of high-quality pasture."

"At that time, there was a continuous drought in the inland of Australia, and my farm had to reduce the scale of operations. Coupled with the Asian economic turmoil in [-], the market shrank, and I had to sell that farm. A year later, I came to this watery farm. I bought the current Salares Farm. Although the area is much smaller. But I can use more land. There are more cattle raised per unit area.”

Li Sheng nodded and said, "Although the Amazon plain itself is not fertile, the water source is still sufficient."

"Yes, there is plenty of water here," Fred said with a smile. "So I opened up [-] acres of soybeans on the farm, and the rest of the land is still used for grazing. But the land here is not suitable for planting pasture. Unless you use chemical fertilizers. But the price of cattle in Brazil is too competitive in the world. Low, if a large amount of chemical fertilizers are used, not only will the cost increase, but the meat quality of the cattle will also deteriorate.”

"so what?"

"So, I am constantly reducing the scale of grazing, from the previous [-] cows to the current [-]." Fred spread his hands and said helplessly. "The land here is theoretically very fertile. A lot of the soil here comes from the Sahara Desert. In addition, the fallen leaves over millions of years will suddenly become rich in humus. But the climate here makes these things very depleted. Quick. The soil here is acidic. It's not a good place to grow grass. So many ranches don't use corn for cattle feed. In fact, I do that. Because there is simply not enough grass in the pasture. "

(End of this chapter)