Rebirth 70: I am a Koi

"Hanchuan..." I looked into the distance with a long gaze, "Do you think we should take a step further?"

Bai Hanchuan held my hand, gently stroked the back of my hand with his fingertips, and asked softly, "What do you want to do?"

"The base is developing well now, and the domestic market has also opened up, but I think we can do even better." With a gleam in my eyes, I painted a blueprint for the future, "I want to export our flowers and let people all over the world see our Chinese flowers!"

Bai Hanchuan looked at me, his eyes full of appreciation and support: "Okay, I support you! Let's work hard together!"

We started to actively establish contacts with flower companies and scientific research institutions at home and abroad. Bai Hanchuan used his personal connections to contact several internationally renowned flower companies and invited them to visit the base. I was responsible for reception and explanation, and introduced to them in detail the planting environment, technical advantages and development concept of our base.

Lin Xiao also joined our team and was responsible for communication and coordination with partners. Lin Xiao was meticulous and conscientious, with high professionalism, and her fluent English soon won her high recognition from partners.

After several months of hard work, we finally reached a cooperation agreement with a French flower company, and they will import a batch of high-quality roses from our base. When the news came back to the base, everyone cheered. This was the first time our base had an export business, which was of great significance.

"Jinli, you're amazing!" Lin Xiao hugged me excitedly, "We succeeded!"

"This is just the first step. We will do better in the future!" I patted Lin Xiao's shoulder with a smile, my eyes firm.

The victory in the first battle gave us more confidence. We continued to negotiate with flower companies in other countries and actively introduced advanced planting techniques and varieties. A modern greenhouse was built in the base, where precious flowers from all over the world were planted, competing with each other in beauty.

That day, we were checking the growth of flowers in the greenhouse when Lin Xiao suddenly ran over and said mysteriously, "Jinli, there's a guest at the gate of the base who specifically wants to see you."

"Guest? Who is it?" I was a little confused because I hadn't invited anyone to the base recently.

"I don't know him either. He said..." Lin Xiao paused and lowered his voice, "He said he is your old friend and can help our base develop better."

My heart was moved. Could it be...

My heart skipped a beat, and a vague figure emerged in my mind. Could it be him? "Let's go and take a look."

At the entrance of the base, an old man in plain clothes stood with his hands behind his back. He had a head full of silver hair, but he was vigorous and his eyes sparkled with wisdom. When he saw me, he smiled slightly, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes seemed to be filled with the wisdom of the years. "Girl, long time no see."

An inexplicable sense of familiarity came over me, and I asked tentatively: "You are..."

"What? Don't you recognize me? I have taken very good care of the orchid you gave me." The old man laughed heartily.

"Are you... Grandpa Wang?" I finally recognized him. When I encountered difficulties in the flower and bird market, it was this retired gardening master who helped me, pointed me in the right direction, and encouraged me to stick to my dream.

"Haha, I didn't expect you still remember an old man like me." Grandpa Wang laughed heartily, "So, what I said back then was right, wasn't it? Your future is limitless!"

I excitedly held Grandpa Wang's hand and said, "Grandpa Wang, why are you here? Please come in!"

Grandpa Wang came to fulfill his original promise to help me expand my planting base. He used the connections he had accumulated over the years to help us connect with each other and facilitate a series of important cooperation projects. The top agricultural universities in China provided us with technical guidance, well-known companies signed long-term supply agreements with us, and even overseas botanical gardens hoped to introduce new varieties we cultivated.

Under the nourishment of cooperation, the base has grown rapidly like a seedling that has received sufficient sunshine and rain. Modern greenhouses have sprung up, advanced planting technology has been applied to production, and rare flowers from all over the world are blooming here.

"Jinli, look, this is our latest rose variety. It has a longer flowering period and a stronger fragrance." I pointed to a gorgeous rose in the greenhouse and said excitedly to Bai Hanchuan.

"It's very beautiful. I believe it will be popular in the market." Bai Hanchuan looked at me gently, his eyes full of pride and love.

"All this is thanks to Grandpa Wang's help." I looked at Grandpa Wang who was instructing the workers to prune the branches with gratitude, "We must continue to work hard and live up to Grandpa Wang's expectations."

"Jinli, you've done a great job." Grandpa Wang put down the scissors in his hand and looked at me kindly, "What are your plans next?"

"We want..." I took a deep breath and told him the plan in my mind, "We want..."

"We want to build the planting base into a modern agricultural park integrating flower cultivation, sightseeing tourism, and science education." I said with great anticipation, "Let more people understand flowers, fall in love with flowers, and feel the beauty of nature."

Bai Hanchuan nodded approvingly. "This is a good idea. We can learn from advanced foreign experience and design the park to be more humane and attractive."

In order to achieve this goal, Bai Hanchuan and I led the team to start intensive and orderly preparations. We carefully planned a series of promotional activities, held flower exhibitions in major cities, invited well-known media to report, and opened an online mall to facilitate customers to buy their favorite flowers.

The reputation of the planting base is getting better and better, attracting more and more customers and partners. Many well-known companies at home and abroad have extended olive branches to us, hoping to cooperate with us for a win-win situation.

One day, Lin Xiaoxing rushed to the office and said excitedly: "Jinli, guess what? The deeds of our base were reported by the agricultural channel, and it was also rated as a 'National Agricultural Demonstration Base'!"

I took the newspaper from Lin Xiao and read the report with pictures and texts. I was filled with pride and joy. I knew that this was not only an affirmation of me personally, but also a recognition of the efforts of our entire team.

"Jinli, you are so amazing!" Lin Xiao grabbed my hand excitedly, "You are simply the idol of all of us!"

I smiled and shook my head. “This is not just my achievement. It’s the result of everyone’s joint efforts.”

At this moment, there was a knock on the office door, and the secretary walked in, "Mr. Mu, Mr. Bai, someone is looking for you outside. He said it was..." She paused, seeming a little unbelievable, "He said it was the person in charge of the International Flower Exhibition."

I was shocked. The International Flower Exhibition is the top event in the global flower industry. It is a great honor for any company to be invited to participate in the exhibition.

Bai Hanchuan and I looked at each other and saw surprise and expectation in each other's eyes.

"Please invite them in!" I said quickly.

A moment later, several foreigners in suits walked into the office. A middle-aged man in the lead extended his hand to us enthusiastically, "Hello, I am..."

"Hello, I'm Mr. Smith, the person in charge of the organizing committee of the International Flower Exhibition." He introduced himself, and his fluent Chinese surprised me and Bai Hanchuan. "We are here to sincerely invite your company to participate in this year's International Flower Exhibition."

Mr. Smith's arrival seemed to have injected a shot of adrenaline into our base. In the following days, we received partners from all over the world. From product introduction to technical exchange, from marketing to brand promotion, we strived to achieve perfection in every link. Lin Xiao was busy like a top, but her face was always filled with an excited smile. I know that we are all proud of the achievements of the base.

Time flies, and the opening day of the International Flower Exhibition has arrived in the blink of an eye. Bai Hanchuan and I arrived at the exhibition site early with the flower varieties we carefully cultivated. Looking around, precious flowers from all over the world compete with each other in splendor, which is dazzling. We arranged everything at the booth and waited for merchants from all over the world.

"Jinli, look, is that Mr. Smith over there?" Bai Hanchuan reminded me in a low voice. I followed his gaze and saw that it was Mr. Smith. He was accompanied by several well-dressed foreigners. He must be an important person.

"Let's go over and say hello." I took Bai Hanchuan's arm and walked towards them confidently. After a simple greeting, Mr. Smith introduced several distinguished guests around us. They turned out to be board members of a top horticultural company from Country M, which occupies a pivotal position in the global flower market.

During the communication, I found that they were very interested in the new varieties cultivated by our base, especially one of the peonies named "Splendid Rivers and Mountains", which won their high praise. After some negotiations, the two sides reached a preliminary cooperation intention.

In the following days, our booth was crowded with people and orders from all over the world came in. At the closing ceremony, Bai Hanchuan and I officially signed a cooperation agreement with the U-country horticultural company. Watching the representatives of both parties solemnly sign their names on the document, my heart was filled with joy and expectation, but also a little uneasy. I know that this agreement is just the beginning, and there is still a long way to go...