Chapter 40: Liang Sanping's Own Goal

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  "Teacher, the vegetables from our agreement with Japan are almost ready to come out. But now, I just thought of the most important thing we overlooked..."

  In the dead of night, Liang Sanping suddenly knocked on Professor Liu's door. With a bitter smile, he said to Professor Liu...

  "Xiao Liang, what have you overlooked?! How could it be so urgent that you'd come find me in the middle of the night?!" Professor Liu asked anxiously, wearing a coat and facing the worried-looking Liang Sanping.

  "Packaging! Fresh packaging......" Liang Sanping sighed and said: "We forgot the most important thing: packaging!"

  Liang Sanping smiled wryly, he had thought of everything, but still missed one thing: packaging!

  Packaging is not a simple thing, especially for fresh produce. Vegetables need to spend a long time in transit, so freshness becomes extremely important.

  If the freshness is not well maintained, the vegetables will definitely be spoiled when they arrive in Japan. At least it cannot guarantee freshness. In the future, Chongqing Island, due to the formation of the vegetable industry chain, packaging is not a problem at all.

  But now, there are no such manufacturers on the island of Hainan. Nor are there many foam boxes and ice factories in later generations, that is to say, freshness has become the biggest problem.

  The packaging process of later generations, Liang Sanping is very clear. The large foam box is stuffed with ice bottles. Then directly seal the box with adhesive tape and send it to all parts of the country by truck.

  The bottom of these vegetables will be covered with crushed ice, and then the vegetables will be packed in hard plastic bags. Ice packs made from long hard plastic bags are stuffed in between. Then the opening is tied up.

  The top will also be covered with a layer of crushed ice, so even after three to five days of transportation, the vegetables inside will not be damaged at all. After arriving at the destination, they still maintain their green freshness and appearance.

  But now the island of Chongming doesn't have this technology at all, and the vegetable harvesting season is approaching. Everything is almost ready, but packaging has become the biggest problem.

  Without proper preservation methods, these vegetables will spoil quickly if packaged in other ways.

  "You little scoundrel! You came to disturb me in the middle of the night for this?!". As soon as he heard Liang Sanping's words, Professor Liu suddenly jumped up and slapped him on the back of his head.

  Li Sanping was beaten by Liu Lao, crying out in pain and begging for mercy while dodging. Liu Lao then chased Li Sanping around, finally stopping to catch his breath. With a trembling finger, he pointed at Li Sanping and scolded him.

  "You stinky brat! I always told you to study more, but you never listened! You rely on your little brain to cause trouble all day, and now you're suffering the consequences, aren't you?!"

  "Teacher! Teacher! I was wrong, please instruct me on what to do now?! I'm almost dying of worry......" Liang Sanping looked at the old man's appearance and knew that he must have a solution.

  "Hmph! I was counting on you, foolish egg, but I've already been driven to death by anger!" However, Professor Liu huffed and said: "This matter of transporting to Japan, I've already taken care of it long ago! If we had to wait for you young whippersnapper to do it, the yellow flowers would have wilted..."

  The old man glanced at Liang Sanping, who knew what was going on and hurriedly offered him a cigarette and lit it for him.

  "Smoke less, okay? Teacher, if the mistress sees me, she'll definitely scold me..." Liang Sanping looked around and said: "The mistress ordered last time not to let you smoke too much..."

  "You're really nosy!!" Professor Liu chuckled and, seeing no one was looking, took two quick puffs before handing the cigarette to Liang Sanping.

  "Don't worry about the transportation, I've found someone in Xiangjiang to charter a refrigerated ship for us." However, the old man grumbled discontentedly at Liang Sanping: "This matter was settled long ago, it's just 50 tons. The other party even thought they should give us a discount, and only accepted the money after much persuasion."

  Boat Emperor?! This title almost knocked Liang Sanping to the ground! That old man's title is renowned worldwide! His "Global Shipping Group" has hundreds of millions of tons of cargo ships traveling all over the world!

  "Although I entered the shipping industry earlier than you, compared to you, I am just a peanut." This was said by Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis to this shipping emperor, which shows how high his status is in the shipping industry.

  "How did you... how did you get involved with him?!" Liang Sanping felt dizzy for a moment, Liu Lao was very formidable, Liang Sanping knew. But he couldn't figure it out, how could a two-institute old scientist have a connection with the Ship Emperor?!

  Listening to Liang Sanping's words, Professor Liu disdainfully curled his lip and turned around to leave: "What's the point of you knowing so much, you little brat?! Just honestly watch the vegetable garden, the refrigerated ship has already set sail. In two days it will arrive in Lucheng, at that time we'll transport the vegetables over..."

  "Teacher, this is our first time doing business with the Japanese. I must follow up on this matter personally. After the vegetables are loaded onto the ship, I hope to get qualified and go to Japan along with the ship!"

  Professor Liu was taken aback by the words, but looking at Liang Sanping's eyes, he nodded and said: "I'll go try it out. I don't dare say it will succeed. You little scoundrel just wait."

  After finishing, he waved his sleeve and Liang Sanping hurriedly rolled away. Disturbing the old man's sleep is a serious offense. If he hadn't suddenly thought of this matter, he wouldn't have come running over either.

  It's not that Liang Sanping is to blame, most of the vegetables from Chongqing Island are transported to the mainland by ferry and then sold, with few using refrigerated ships.

  So Liang Sanping was also blinded for a moment, and he suffered a great loss at Professor Liu's hands.

  Rubbing his nose, Liang Sanping returned to the dormitory and saw Xia Zhendong eating and laughing. It was only then that Liang Sanping realized he had been fooled by this guy Xia Zhendong.

  He himself didn't know about the refrigerated ship, but Xia Zhendong definitely knew. But this guy not only didn't tell him, he even encouraged him to go find Professor Liu. He ended up getting a good scolding and was also cursed at.

  "Hahaha…… Did you just scold the old professor?!" Xia Zhendong asked with extreme mockery as soon as Liang Sanping entered, laughing loudly. Liang Sanping, who was burning with anger, didn't say a word and immediately grabbed Xia Zhendong and kicked him in the butt.

  The two of them immediately burst out laughing and rolled around on the ground, after all Xia Zhendong was older and couldn't withstand Liang Sanping. After a while, they had to beg for mercy. Only after promising three bundles of silver balls did Liang Sanping let him off.

  "San Ping... what I want to say is, people must not be self-inflated..." Xia Zhendong said with a sigh, looking at Liang Sanping after laughing for a while.

  "Indeed, we've accomplished a lot during this period. These are all your credit, and everyone has seen it. Such smooth sailing won't last forever, life is always full of various storms and difficulties..."

  "What I'm afraid of is that you're too young. You can't calm down, and once you've achieved something, you become arrogant and look down on others. This will only harm you..." Xia Zhendong looked at Liang Sanping and said word by word: "As an older brother, I just want to use this matter to tell you a truth: no matter how capable a person is, their ability is still limited."

  "Be humble, work hard, make progress, and be eager to learn. These are things that you can never lose, and they will become the foundation for your continued growth..."

  Liang Sanping nodded silently, earlier he still hadn't figured out why Xia Zhendong would suddenly play this joke on him. But now he understood.

  Xia Zhendong was afraid that Liang Sanping had accomplished some things and achieved some success, so he began to swell with pride. Once such a situation arises, the future blow will be predictable.

  "Xia Gege, I've accepted this feeling......" Liang Sanping nodded solemnly: "Humble, hardworking, progressive, and studious, I will remember it in my heart."

  "Just remember that!" Xia Zhendong smiled slightly and said, "Go to sleep! Tomorrow we still have to go see the vegetable garden, it's almost time for harvest. We absolutely can't have any accidents..."

  At this time, the capital's Otsu Yutaka finally breathed a sigh of relief. Their inspection opinions had been approved, and China agreed to allow them to conduct inspections within the domestic region under the accompaniment of their personnel.

  Of course, the inspection site needs to be notified in advance to the Chinese side. Only after the Chinese side confirms and agrees can they go for inspection under the accompaniment of the entourage.

  "Yoshi! Mr. Matsuda, it seems our plan hasn't caught the attention of the Chinese side." Otsu Yuka chuckled and said, "With this document as backing, we can conduct a thorough investigation under the guise of..."

  "Right away, let's submit the application we drafted earlier. Our first destination for inspection is... Qiong Island!"

  "Hai! Being able to work for the company is an honor for a subordinate!" Matsuda was also extremely excited, although there were some twists and turns. But this first step has finally been taken.

  While the researchers who were scheduled to go with Otsu and others to Hainan Island for investigation had already arrived, a large number of instruments would also be transported to Hainan Island.

  Once these people's confirmation documents are obtained, Otsu will submit them to the headquarters. The president of the headquarters will then officially submit a cooperation plan document to the Chinese side through official channels.

  Thinking that he would be the representative of Wan Hong Corporation in the negotiations, Otsu Yūji was excited. If this project is won, his position in the company will rise directly by one step.

  "Old Gao... indeed, the Japanese have brought many soil experts, crop cultivation experts and breeding experts here. Those instruments have also been inspected, they are indeed for research purposes..."

  In Gao Donglei's office, an old man frowned at Gao Donglei and said: "Those people who came over are also famous figures in the agricultural circle. Some of them I have even met at international conferences..."

  "It seems they really are here to inspect...". The old man furrowed his brow and said, "Is your suspicion unnecessary?"