Chapter 698 Red Eyes
At the same time, although the smart agricultural system has been running stably, the sales channels of agricultural products have been blocked again. Seeing the huge increase in the output of agricultural products in the village, several large purchasers who originally cooperated with the village have united to lower the price in an attempt to gain greater profit margins. The price they offered was far lower than the reasonable market price. If the transaction was carried out in this way, the villagers would earn very little after working hard for a year, and they might even not be able to make ends meet. Wang Daxue took the village representatives to negotiate, but the other party relied on the control of the sales terminal and had a tough attitude and showed no intention of making concessions.
On the one hand, there are many internal contradictions in the cultural and creative industry, and on the other hand, the export of agricultural products is blocked. Qi Tongwei feels that it is difficult to be both loyal and filial. He is determined to develop the village and has promised his fellow villagers to lead them to live a good life, but now he is in a dilemma. If he leans towards the cultural and creative side and appeases the production artists, the e-commerce team may be dissatisfied and the subsequent development will be weak; if he focuses on solving the problem of agricultural product sales, the chaos in the cultural and creative industry will continue to ferment, destroying the brand that has been hard to establish.
In desperation, Qi Tongwei decided to take a two-pronged approach. In the cultural and creative industry, he introduced a third-party professional evaluation agency to conduct a quantitative evaluation of the human, material, and creative factors invested by all parties, and based on this, he formulated a new, transparent and reasonable allocation plan. He stayed at the evaluation site day and night, coordinated the demands of all parties, and explained the evaluation details. After several weeks, he finally got everyone to accept the plan, and the cultural and creative market resumed normal operations.
In order to solve the problem of agricultural product sales, Qi Tongwei mobilized all the village's connections to inquire about new sales channels. Knowing that some emerging e-commerce platforms focus on direct supply of agricultural products, with a large consumer group that pays attention to quality, he immediately organized villagers to prepare materials and register. At the same time, taking advantage of the village's ecological advantages, he held agricultural product picking festivals, harvest festivals and other activities to attract tourists from surrounding cities to experience farming and purchase on-site, bypassing purchasers and directly connecting with consumers, not only selling at high prices, but also establishing the ecological brand of the village's agricultural products.
In this series of twists and turns, the village has gone through trials and tribulations and has become more resilient. The villagers have also grown up through conflicts and cooperation, and have understood the importance of unity, cooperation and the overall situation.
In the early morning, before the first rays of light fully illuminated the village, he had already gotten up and hurried to the fields. Crystal dewdrops hung on the corn leaves, sparkling in the dim light, and the plump corn kernels seemed to have been carefully carved by nature, each one firm; the wheat on the side was also swaying, and the wheat awns rustled in the wind, heralding another bumper year.
Qi Tongwei shuttled among them, carefully checking the growth of crops, and thinking about today's sales plan in his mind. "This corn will be at its best picking period in a few days, and we must quickly let everyone know our advantages." He muttered to himself. Back in the village, smoke rose, and the villagers began their busy day one after another. He walked straight to the loudspeaker at the entrance of the village, cleared his throat, and shouted loudly: "Fellow villagers, the corn and wheat in our village will soon be available in large quantities! These are all our treasures. Let's work harder. Today we will act in groups. Group one will continue to prepare new pictures for the e-commerce platform, and take pictures of the sweetness of corn and the fragrance of wheat; Group two will go to clean the picking garden. In a few days, tourists will come to experience farming, and they must be comfortable; Group three will follow me to the market, we will sell goods on the spot and make our reputation even better!"
Soon, the villagers gathered in the open space in the village, talking to each other with great enthusiasm. "Secretary Qi, my husband thought of a new slogan for corn yesterday, it will definitely attract people!" "The young people in our group have also made up some short stories and are going to post them online to advertise our village's agricultural products." Looking at the enthusiastic villagers, Qi Tongwei's eyes were slightly red. These villagers who were once worried about sales problems have now become a team and are working together to run towards a better life.
The market was bustling with people. Qi Tongwei led the villagers to find a conspicuous location and set up a stall. The golden corn and wheat with full grains were piled up like a small mountain. He took the lead in picking up an ear of corn, with a smile on his face, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Everyone, come and have a look! Our village's ecological corn was still in the field this morning, and now it's in your mouth! Take a bite, it's so sweet, juicy, and both the elderly and children love it!" The villagers on the side also shouted: "There is also this wheat, which can be ground into flour and used to make dumplings and noodles. It is very chewy. You can't buy such a pure taste in the city!"
At first, passers-by just looked at it curiously, and occasionally a few stopped to ask for the price. Seeing this, Qi Tongwei was not in a hurry. He peeled an ear of corn and handed it to an old lady: "Auntie, please try it. It's free. If you like it, buy it." The old lady hesitated and took a bite. Her eyes lit up instantly: "Oh, how sweet this corn is! Young man, give me ten ears." This taste seemed to open the valve of sales. People around gathered around and rushed to buy five ears, and I would buy eight ears.
At this time, a well-dressed middle-aged man came over. He stopped in front of the stall for a long time, looking at the busy Qi Tongwei and the villagers, and asked: "How much corn and wheat can you produce? I run a chain supermarket. If the quality is stable, I would like to cooperate with you for a long time." Qi Tongwei was delighted and quickly handed over his business card, introducing the village's planting scale, ecological advantages and strict quality control system in detail. The man nodded frequently, left his contact information, and said that he would send someone to conduct an on-site inspection later.
On the way back to the village, everyone was laughing and walking briskly. "Secretary Qi, today's trip was worth it. If this order is successful, we won't have to worry about sales in the future!" a young man said excitedly. Qi Tongwei smiled and responded: "This is just the beginning, we have to seize every opportunity. But don't just be happy, we can't relax on the e-commerce platform, and we have to keep up with the preparations for the picking festival."
In the following days, the village was busy. On the e-commerce platform, the exquisite pictures of agricultural products, coupled with the simple introductions of the villagers, attracted a large number of orders; on the day of the picking festival, colorful flags were flying, and tourists took their children to shuttle through the fields, experiencing the fun of picking, and laughter echoed over the entire village. The villagers enthusiastically explained agricultural knowledge to the tourists and taught them how to distinguish mature corn and wheat. The on-site sales were extremely popular.
However, the road ahead is not smooth. A sudden rainstorm hit the village, causing serious waterlogging in some farmlands, causing corn to fall over and wheat to be soaked by rain, facing the risk of reduced production. The villagers looked at the damaged crops with great anxiety, and some even had tears in their eyes.