In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

At the Haixin shareholders meeting, everyone looked very unhappy.

The last time they had a meeting, they were still laughing at Li Duoyu's Minlong Company, but they never expected that they would be the clowns.

The one most seriously affected by the shrimp plague was Haixin itself. Over the course of two weeks, more than 70% of the shrimps sank to the bottom and died.

In addition, due to the concentrated market supply, the price of prawns is terribly low, with the retail price even less than three yuan, and in some places only around two yuan.

The article that had the greatest impact on Hai Xin was "Foreign shrimp fry cause large-scale spread of viruses."

This directly pushed Haixin to the forefront, and for a time, everyone believed that Haixin was the origin of the shrimp disease.

The aquatic product suppliers on Ludao Island were not willing to buy their prawns. At the Eighth Seafood Market, when citizens bought prawns, they would specifically ask:

"Boss, are these shrimps from Haixin? If they are, we won't buy them."

In just less than two weeks, the once star company became like a rat crossing the street, and almost everyone wanted to kill it.

Those shrimp farmers who are making trouble outside are also very troublesome, as long as they are still there protesting and demanding compensation.

The reputation of Haixin will only get worse and worse, and people engaged in aquaculture attach great importance to reputation. Once the reputation is bad, no one will buy the things they raise.

Nowadays, Haixin’s prawns are not only unsalable in Ludao, but even Xinyuan Aquatic Products in Rongcheng doesn’t want their prawns.

Ironically, they had no choice but to follow Zhang Sanming's old path and ended up quick-freezing all of this year's prawns and selling them cheaply to mainland distributors.

The only difference is that they control the quality a little bit and discard the prawns that have been dead for too long.

Looking at the shrimp farmers outside the window who were shouting slogans with their bare chests, these shareholders felt particularly bad.

The security guards, who usually had a good relationship with them, were collectively speechless even after they were given tea and antiques.

In the past, when they encountered such things, they didn't even have to show up. Someone would arrest the ringleader, and in less than two days, everyone would be more obedient than dogs.

But this time there was really no movement at all, and most of them had experienced that era and could still notice such subtle changes.

Some of the more perceptive ones had already realized, since the last time Mr. Zhang was arrested, that the higher-ups seemed to be very dissatisfied with Hai Xin.

This time such a big mess has been caused. Although no one has been held accountable yet, an explanation must be given.

These shareholders usually do not care about the affairs of the company, but that does not mean they do not have rights.

A shareholder named Zhang said while holding this year's financial report: "This year's financial report of Haixin is very ugly. Both eel farming and shrimp farming are in serious losses.

In the eel farming sector, including initial investment, equipment, and compensation, Haixin suffered a loss of nearly one million.

I didn’t make any money from the shrimp this year, and I couldn’t even break even. Not long ago, I spent more than 300,000 yuan to purchase high-density breeding technology.

After deducting all the profits of Haixin this year, there is still a shortfall of nearly 1.5 million.”

For their shareholders, as long as they don’t make money, there will be no dividends. With such serious losses, if they want to continue playing, they may have to invest more money.

As soon as the shareholder surnamed Zhang finished speaking, Zhou Jianfeng, the person in charge of the shrimp farm, stood up on the spot and apologized:

"I'm really sorry. I am largely responsible for the shrimp farm's losses. It was because I failed to manage the shrimp ponds that the situation worsened. I have already submitted my resignation to Mr. Sun."

After hearing this, Sun Xiangdong was stunned for a few seconds, because he had not received any resignation letter at all. What was going on?

This reminded him of what Director Zhou had said to him a few days ago: we are just workers, there is no need to sacrifice our own future.

Director Zhou resigned directly, which made the shareholders present look unhappy, especially Du Haijun.

The shareholder named Zhang quickly said, "We are just here to discuss this matter today, not to pursue responsibility. Director Zhou, please sit down first."

The shareholder named Zhang Tianfu looked directly at Du Haijun and asked cautiously:

"Boss Du, I heard that the shrimp seedlings from overseas provinces had problems two years ago. I wonder if Haixin is being used as a guinea pig this time."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became tense, and Sun Xiangdong finally understood what this group of shareholders wanted to do.

Du Haijun's face was terribly gloomy, how could he not understand the meaning of these words.

Du Haijun said with a fake smile: "Zhang Tianfu, what do you mean? I should be responsible for this shrimp farming accident, right?"

Zhang Tianfu said with a little grievance: "Boss Du, you are wronging me. Others say this about us, so we have to prove it ourselves, otherwise they will think we did it on purpose."

Du Haijun cursed in his heart.

When these bastards are making money, they flatter louder than anyone else.

Now that he's losing money and seeing that he won't get any dividends, he's starting to find fault. But he does have responsibility in this matter, since he was responsible for the seedlings after all, and he can't deny it even if he wants to.

But he never could have imagined that he would be cheated by those people from the overseas province. Not only were the shrimp seedlings sold to him at such a high price, but all of them were virus-carrying.

What a fucking piece of shit!

Fortunately, we have made a lot of money from Haixin in recent years. Now the overseas provinces themselves are helpless against the shrimp plague, and there is no profit to be made by continuing to work with Haixin.

Du Haijun looked at these old foxes in front of him with a smile. Since you want to play this way, then I will play with you.

Du Haijun smiled and said, "Okay, since everyone thinks it's my fault, I won't care about it. You guys will be responsible for it next year, and I can just lie down and make money."

After Du Haijun said this, he thought that this group of shareholders would be absolutely furious, but what almost made him vomit blood was

A shareholder named Zheng said excitedly: "Since the shrimp plague was caused by shrimp seedlings from overseas provinces, why don't we just not use shrimp seedlings from overseas provinces? Principal Chen of Ludao Fisheries Science and Technology School also suggested that if we want to raise shrimps next year, it would be best to ask Minlong Company for shrimp seedlings. Their shrimp seedlings have antibodies against this virus and have a higher survival rate."

After hearing this, Du Haijun was stunned for several seconds. He finally realized that this was the purpose of these old foxes today.

Although he is a major shareholder, he only holds 35% of the shares. In the past, he was able to firmly control the entire company through shrimp fry and breeding technology.

He has the final say on almost all matters, big or small, but if he is not responsible for the shrimp fry, his breeding technology is not as good as that of the Minlong Company.

Then he would be very embarrassed, because these old foxes seemed to be wearing the same pants.

He also couldn't reject the proposal of these shareholders, because the shrimp seedlings from overseas provinces were indeed not good, and he had no reason to object to Haixin buying the shrimp seedlings from Minlong.

When he thought of this, Du Haijun really wanted to curse. How could he bow to Li Duoyu and buy shrimp seedlings from him?

However, what Du Haijun did not expect was that the shrimp seedlings were just the beginning, the real big move was yet to come.

Another shareholder said: "Now everyone thinks that we introduced the disease into China. The Haixin brand name may not be usable anymore. I suggest that you reorganize the company and create a new image. Please raise your hands if you agree."

Looking at the meeting room, more than 80% of the people raised their hands. Du Haijun was almost gritting his teeth. It turned out that they had gone through so much trouble just for this.

These old foxes said they would not pursue accountability, but in fact, they simply kicked him out.

It was really like crossing a river and then destroying the bridge. When had Du Haijun ever suffered such humiliation? He slammed the table and said, "Is that how you play it? Fine, let's wait and see."

After Du Haijun left, Sun Xiangdong, who did not raise his hand, also left. Director Zhou and the other shareholders all stayed.

Zhang Tianfu said to the shareholder who had proposed the idea, "Are we going too far?"

An older shareholder sighed and said, "The world is bustling with people because of profit. There is no such thing as excessive or not excessive. We are businessmen, so we will cooperate with whoever can make money."

Zhang Tianfu frowned and said, "Old Xu, you can now tell us who our new master is."

The shareholder named Lao Xu smiled and said, "I can't tell you who the people from Rongcheng are yet, but what is certain is that if we have a good relationship with them, we can get shrimp fry from Minlong, and then our shrimp farm will have a way out."

As soon as these words came out, even without naming anyone, everyone knew who it was. Zhang Tianfu couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that our new master is not interested in our shrimp farm."

The shareholder named Lao Xu said: "These young people are really scary. The changes in the past few years have been too fast. We are still following the rules to raise shrimp. Who would have thought that in the future we have to buy shrimp fry and shrimp feed from Minlong, and let Xinyuan Group sell our shrimp."

In the largest office of Haixin Group, Du Haijun used a golf club to smash a lacquer vase given to him by a friend into pieces.

This was the first time he had been humiliated like this in all the years he had been in the mainland. In the past, when these old foxes spoke to him, they wanted to kneel down.

Now everyone's expressions changed faster than anyone else. Looking at Sun Xiangdong who followed him, Du Haijun asked with a dark face:

"You are not in the same group as them."

Sun Xiangdong said: "Boss Du, you underestimate me. Do I look like that kind of person? People should know how to be grateful. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be who I am now."

After hearing this, Du Haijun's face was full of smiles, and he couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder: "They are at best a group of short-sighted people, including that Li Duoyu. Do you remember the last time I asked you to connect with the cannery?"

Sun Xiangdong replied: "Of course I remember. I was the one who took care of this matter."

"I've already taken care of things on Hong Kong Island, and I've also made arrangements at the dock. Now, as long as we wait for the cannery to ship the goods, we'll be able to make a lot of money."

In fact, when Sun Xiangdong came into contact with this project, he already knew what Du Haijun wanted to do.

I have to say that Mr. Du is really smart. In this environment where everyone is trying to smuggle goods from abroad into the country.

Only he took a radical approach and wanted to smuggle some things from the country to Hong Kong Island, as the tariffs on both sides were very high.

If the canned food can be smuggled to Hong Kong Island, the profit will be at least five times more. A canned food that costs one or two dollars here will be sold for at least ten dollars in Hong Kong Island.

But we've been together for a long time.

How could he not know why Du Haijun asked him to do such a thing? It was simply to have a scapegoat who could take the blame when something went wrong.

Sun Xiangdong sighed. Although he was very grateful to Du Haijun, what Zhang Sanming did really chilled everyone's feelings.

All we can say is that those in power are the most confused!

Mr. Du still thinks there is no problem, but the rabbit's death and the fox's grief are also the fundamental reason why these shareholders decided to turn against him.

Although he and Mr. Zhang have always been competitors, they have been colleagues for nearly twenty years after all.

If he could cover up the cannery issue alone, then he would have no other choice. If not, before becoming the next Mr. Zhang, Sun Xiangdong planned to send Du Haijun to jail first.

After all, there are some bottom lines. Once someone starts, everyone will naturally follow suit.

After the news of the safe landing of the shrimp farm spread on Dandan Island, everyone was very excited.

Everyone now understands one thing, that is, if Li Duoyu is good, the entire Dandan Island will be good too.

Especially after that newspaper article appeared, the already appalling prices of seafood began to rise rapidly. Not long ago, the price of mackerel was reduced to eight cents.

The price has doubled in the past two days, and the purchase price has risen to 20 cents, and the prices of squid and hairtail have also soared.

Speaking of which, the recent plunge in seafood prices was a real blow to fishermen.

The Zhao brothers found that the harder they worked, the more they lost, and in the end they couldn't even make back the money for gas.

During this month, the Zhao brothers gave up completely, and even the fishermen who were mending their nets went home to rest.

Lao Mi, the most diligent fishmonger on the island, simply packed up his stall and went to the city to take care of his grandson.

But the price had just picked up, and Lao Mi, who smelled the scent, happily sailed back on the boat, grinning at everyone he saw at the dock.

"Oh, sea, the market is good today. Give me the fish you catch. I will pay a high price for them."

Zhao Dahai rolled his eyes at him.

"Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, so the price will definitely go up. If you don't give me a good price, I'll go to the Qingkou Wharf."

"Okay, the price will definitely be good."

After finishing this busy work, Li Duoyu was so tired that he slept at home for two days. The rebirth of others was smooth sailing and they made a lot of money every day.

But he found that it was really not easy for him. Even though he had mastered so many breeding techniques, every step was extremely difficult.

If I hadn't worked for others and hadn't learned these breeding techniques, I might have had to rely on God for my livelihood.

If I had known earlier, I would have read more books and become a literary giant directly. He only knew this from what Lin Peng said.

It turns out that in that era the payment for manuscripts was very high, and the payment for an article was even more than a month's salary.

But now, Li Duoyu doesn’t think so much. For him, the most important thing is to spend more time with his family when he is free.

Li Duoyu rested for several days in a row, but even when he was resting, he was quite dishonest.

Teacher Zhou wished he could learn the moves from martial arts dramas and knock him out with a single blow so that he would stop causing trouble.

Chen Huiying was pressing mooncakes with two long wooden boards. Li Haoran, who was on holiday, couldn't help but ask:

"Grandma, mooncakes from other places are round, why are the mooncakes on our island shaped like two carps?"

Chen Huiying replied:

"These two fish, the one on the left means 'releasing a child and turning it into three thousand', which means having many children and grandchildren, and the one on the right represents 'the carp jumping over the dragon gate'."

Li Haoran's eyes sparkled as he asked, "So, does someone like my uncle count as having made it big?"

Zhu Xiuhua, who was making mooncakes with them, said, "Your uncle is not a carp, he is a vicious dragon jumping over the dragon gate."

Chen Huiying glared at her and said, "If you can't talk, then talk less. Yaoguo has already taken a lot of medicine. If it doesn't work, you should go and take some too."

"I'm in such good health, I don't need to eat."

"Just because you are in good health doesn't mean your stomach is healthy. When you gave birth to Haoran, you screamed in pain."