Chapter 261: Professor Yu

Saturday morning, Lin Wei and Lin Jianguo's whole family went to Xingcheng.

Lin Wei went to attend Xu Li's private gathering, and meanwhile returned the car to Shen Anna.

Lin Jianguo accompanied Hu Qingwan to inspect the villa's renovation, and meanwhile met with Chen Bing's parents.

Meanwhile, Du Yue'e was left unsupervised at home, and Hu Qingwan didn't trust her to go into the kitchen alone, so she called Lin Feng and Du Yue'e over as well.

Thus this weekend, Chen Yang became a lone bachelor.

However, not long after Lin Jianguo's family left, Ou Yangsheng drove over, saying that Zhong Hanshan and the company's newly hired expert wanted to see him.

Seeing that he was idle anyway, Chen Yang had Ou Yangsheng drive him to the Common People Meat Industry Limited Company.

Just after getting out of the car, he saw Zhong Hanshan walking over with an old man.

"Chen Yang, this is Professor Yu, who specializes in environmental engineering and science. He's my old friend from the Agricultural University!" Zhong Hanshan introduced with a beaming smile.

Chen Yang hurried forward and politely extended his right hand to Professor Yu.

"Professor Yu, hello! I've long admired your name. Welcome to Qingshui City to guide our work."

Professor Yu also smiled and shook hands with Chen Yang. "Hello, Xiao Chen. Hanshan often mentions you to me, saying you are the most ambitious young entrepreneur in Dongjiangsheng."

Chen Yang humbly replied, "Professor Yu, you flatter me. Without an expert like you to help, even if I had lofty ambitions, I wouldn't know where to start."

While speaking, Chen Yang carefully observed the professor before him. The old man was about sixty, medium build, around 1.65 meters tall. His hair was slightly graying but neatly combed, giving him a vigorous appearance.

This was the same mental state Zhong Hanshan showed when Chen Yang first reached a cooperation agreement with him.

With experience, skill, and passion, such an old man is a rare treasure.

"Xiao Chen, when shall we go to Dongyang County to inspect the pig farm site?" Professor Yu, like Zhong Hanshan, had only recently retired and couldn't stay idle at home. Hearing that Chen Yang had suitable work with generous pay, he was eager to start a second career.

Chen Yang had Professor Yu and Zhong Hanshan rest a while, then called Zhang Chunhua.

"Secretary Zhang, our expert team is preparing to go to Dongyang County to inspect the pig farm site. Please ask Secretary Gong whether it's convenient for them."

"Chen Yang, you're working fast! Secretary Gong has called several times asking about your company. Wait a moment; I'll notify him to contact you right away."

Five minutes after Zhang Chunhua hung up, Chen Yang's phone rang.

"May I speak with Manager Chen? I am Gong Wen, the County Party Committee Secretary of Dongyang County."

"Secretary Gong, hello! Our team would like to visit Dongyang County for a look. Do you have time?"

"Of course, why wouldn't it be convenient! On behalf of Dongyang County's leadership team and its common people, I welcome you to come invest."

"Then we'll come today. Do you have any recommendations?"

"After the County Party Committee and County Government meeting, we plan to make Double Phoenix Town a trial site for the farm. It's only half an hour's drive from your meat company, with convenient transport. Go take a look first; if it's unsuitable, we can change."

"Alright, let's go to Double Peak Town first."

Chen Yang was quite satisfied with Gong Wen's arrangement. From Qingshui City to Dongyang County is an hour's drive, so he placed the breeding base centrally. It both helped Dongyang County gain GDP and saved transport costs for the Common People Meat Industry Company—a truly win‑win choice.

Since Ou Yangsheng and Zheng Yun had been to Dongyang County, Chen Yang had them serve as the expert team's driver and guide, and they all went to Double Phoenix Town together.

On the way, Professor Yu asked Chen Yang, "Xiao Chen, for this pig farm construction in Dongyang County, what scale are you planning?"

Chen Yang originally wanted to build a large swine farm with an annual output of several hundred thousand pigs, but lacking experience, he calmed down and decided to play it safe.

"Professor Yu, I have no experience in swine breeding bases. Let's start with an annual output of 100,000 pigs. What do you think?"

"That's good!" Professor Yu strongly agreed with Chen Yang's proposal. "Generally, farms start small—raise a few thousand or up to ten thousand pigs, then expand when conditions mature. Our company directly going for 100,000 pigs is, to put it bluntly, a bit overambitious."

Chen Yang laughed, "Professor Yu, you're right—I am indeed a bit overambitious. Do you have any higher advice?"

Professor Yu said, "My suggestion is to first build this 100,000‑pig‑per‑year farm and its supporting facilities. When actual production begins, we can start with small‑scale breeding, then gradually expand once conditions are ripe."

Chen Yang found Professor Yu's advice reasonable. As a child, his family also raised pigs, but due to constraints they could only keep one or two a year. Even so, they faced all sorts of problems; compared to a large swine farm, the difficulty would only be greater.

However, Chen Yang had his own plan. Since Professor Yu proposed to first get the pig farm and its facilities ready, Chen Yang wanted to get a step ahead in that regard.

"Professor Yu, why not first build a pig farm and its supporting facilities capable of over 500,000 pigs per year, once and for all? As for the number of pigs raised, we can follow your advice and proceed gradually."

Professor Yu hadn't expected Chen Yang's ambition to be so great—unsatisfied with a 100,000‑pig scale, he wanted to go for 500,000 per year.

"Xiao Chen, with your idea, the upfront investment could be several times higher. You'd better think it through!"

"Professor Yu, as long as you solve the technical problems, money is no issue." Chen Yang had actually already worked out the figures.

Currently, domestic construction has not yet peaked, so labor and material costs are not high. Building a large swine farm now actually saves money compared to doing it a few years later.

Moreover, Chen Yang owns his own Meat Industry Limited Company and Trading Company, fully capable of digesting the output of such a large swine farm on his own.

"As long as you don't mind spending money, I have nothing to worry about." Seeing Chen Yang's firm stance, Professor Yu stopped urging him. After all, being able to turn the Common People Agricultural Products Trading Company and Common People Ham Sausage into a household‑known "star" in Xingcheng, Chen Yang could no longer be described as an ordinary young entrepreneur.

Moreover, being able to personally participate in the construction of such a super‑large swine farm is a matter of great pride for Professor Yu himself. If successful, he would be the first in all of Dongjiangsheng.