Rebirth 70: I am a Koi

"Temporarily suspend business!" My words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, and the conference room suddenly exploded.

"What? Temporarily suspend business? What should we do then?"

"Yeah, if the base is shut down, will we still get paid?"

Everyone started talking at once, with uneasiness and anxiety written all over their faces. I put my hands down and signaled everyone to be quiet: "I know everyone is worried, but please believe me, this is only temporary. During this period, what we need to do is to sum up our experience, find out the problems, and solve them! Only in this way can we meet the challenges with a brand new look when we reopen!"

I looked around and said firmly, "During this period, everyone's salary will be paid as usual, and we will also organize a series of training courses to enhance everyone's professional skills and safety awareness."

Seeing that everyone's emotions gradually stabilized, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief. During this period, Bai Hanchuan was not idle. He took his colleagues in the marketing department to visit major agricultural product markets, conduct field investigations, and collect a lot of market information.

"Nowadays, consumers are paying more and more attention to food safety and quality. Although our products are technologically advanced, they still have shortcomings in brand marketing and packaging design," Bai Hanchuan analyzed at a meeting.

“In addition, we must also pay attention to the dynamics of our competitors and continue to learn and innovate in order to maintain our competitive advantage,” he added.

I nodded in agreement. Bai Hanchuan's analysis was accurate and pointed out the direction for our future development.

During the suspension period, we conducted a comprehensive inspection and maintenance of the base, and provided information security and crisis management training to all employees. Zhang Qian also kept his promise and sent his team to help us upgrade the information security protection system to ensure the base's information security is foolproof.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner. We are like phoenixes, experiencing the fire of nirvana, waiting to be reborn from the ashes.

"Knock, knock, knock..." There was a knock on the office door. I looked up and saw Professor Wang and a spirited old man walking in.

"This is..." Professor Wang was about to introduce him, but the old man waved his hand and said with a smile, "No need to introduce him, Xiao Mu. You will know him later."

I was confused, but I politely asked them to sit down. The old man took out a wooden box from his cloth bag and opened it. Inside was a...

…There was an orchid inside! The petals were white with green stripes, and the tongues were bright red like fire. They were gorgeous and exuded a faint fragrance. I covered my mouth in surprise. This flower color and shape turned out to be the legendary "Emerald Guanyin"!

"Professor Wang, this..." I looked at Professor Wang in surprise, but he just smiled mysteriously and motioned me to look at the old gentleman.

The old man stroked the leaves of the orchid and said slowly, "Xiao Mu, my last name is Li, you can just call me Mr. Li. Your uncle Wang and I have been friends for many years. He mentioned you to me, saying that you are a young man with ideas and abilities. I admire you very much."

He paused and continued, "I have loved dealing with flowers and plants all my life, and I have accumulated some good varieties. I know your base has encountered some difficulties recently, so I brought this 'Emerald Guanyin' here specially, hoping it can help you."

I stood up excitedly and waved my hands repeatedly: "Mr. Li, this is too valuable, I can't accept it!" The "Jade Guanyin" is the best orchid and is priceless. How can I accept such a generous gift?

But Mr. Li smiled and pressed my hand, motioning me to sit down: "Don't be so hasty to refuse, listen to what I have to say." He pointed at the orchid and said: "Although this 'Emerald Guanyin' is precious, it is just an ornamental thing in my hands. You are different, you are a planter, I believe you can make it more valuable!"

I then realized that Mr. Li wanted to give me the "Emerald Guanyin" so that I could use it to breed new varieties! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

I took a deep breath and solemnly took the wooden box: "Mr. Li, thank you for your trust! I will definitely cherish it and will never let you down!"

In the following days, Mr. Li and Professor Wang worked together to provide comprehensive guidance and upgrades to the technology of our base. Mr. Li has extensive experience in orchid cultivation, and he imparted his lifelong learning to us without reservation. Professor Wang used his expertise in botany to help us develop more competitive agricultural products.

At the same time, good news came from Bai Hanchuan. With the strong support of government departments, the intellectual property protection of our base has been strengthened and we have obtained more policy benefits.

Everything was moving in a good direction, and we seemed to see the dawn of hope. At this moment, Bai Hanchuan received a call. He put down the phone with a gleam in his eyes...

Bai Hanchuan put down the phone, his eyes sparkling, as if hiding the stars in the sky. "Lili, guess what? The Ministry of Agriculture is preparing a national agricultural exhibition and wants to invite our base to participate!"

I covered my mouth in surprise. A national agricultural exhibition? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! "Really? That's great!" I excitedly shook Bai Hanchuan's hand, and a warm current surged in my heart. It seems that the efforts during this period have not been in vain. We finally see the dawn of hope.

In order to seize this rare opportunity, Bai Hanchuan and I discussed and decided to invite some industry experts and opinion leaders to visit the base, listen to their opinions and suggestions, and further improve our development strategy.

The experts arrived as scheduled and carefully inspected our planting environment, technical equipment and product development at the base. They spoke highly of the development concept and technical level of our base and also put forward some valuable opinions and suggestions.

"Mr. Mu, your orchid breeding technology is indeed leading, but you still need to improve your marketing." A marketing expert said, "I suggest you try to cooperate with some high-end flower markets to create a brand effect."

"Mr. Bai, the quality of your agricultural products is very good, but there is still room for improvement in packaging design." A packaging design expert suggested, "You can consider more environmentally friendly and more refined packaging to increase the added value of the products."

I carefully recorded the opinions of each expert, and my heart was filled with gratitude. These valuable suggestions pointed out the direction of our future development and strengthened our confidence.

After this period of adjustment and preparation, our planting base has taken on a new look. We have introduced more advanced planting techniques, developed higher-quality agricultural products, and beautified and upgraded the base environment.

One month later, our planting base announced its reopening. Early in the morning, the entrance to the base was full of cars and people, and it was very lively...