Chapter 309: All-People Pig Raising Plan

The owner of the pig farm is surnamed Wang, named Wang Defa, a middle-aged man in his forties.

Upon hearing that Chen Yang was the big boss brought by Zhou Zhengyang to collect pigs, he immediately enthusiastically led everyone to tour his pig farm.

Chen Yang originally thought the pig farm's environment would be poor, but after looking around on site, he found that the hygiene inside the pig pens was actually cleaned very well; the smell outside mainly came from untreated pig manure water.

Professor You was also satisfied with the pig breed, and said to Chen Yang: "This North European-imported Long White pig not only grows fast but also has a high lean meat ratio; it should be a breed specially provided by the pig farm they cooperate with."

Wang Defa didn't expect Professor You to immediately recognize the source of his pigs, and exclaimed in surprise: "This old sir is truly amazing; our pig farm's piglets are indeed supplied by the county's pig farm."

Professor You smiled and said: "This kind of pig is a dedicated breed in many large pig farms. I also specially bred it when teaching at the agricultural university. Your pigs are indeed raised well."

Seeing Professor You praise his pig-raising, Wang Defa proudly boasted: "Old sir, when it comes to pig farming, I'm not bragging to you. In Panlong Town I claim second place, and no one dares to claim first."

Professor You laughed and asked: "Since you're so skilled at raising pigs, why won't the pig farm accept your pigs?"

Upon hearing that, Wang Defa immediately became worried. He complained to Professor You: "Old sir, this large pig farm has many excuses; sometimes they say my pigs have problems, sometimes they say my pig-raising environment doesn't meet standards. No matter how I argue, they just refuse to take the pigs. If it weren't for the feed shortage at home, I wouldn't want to bother Secretary Zhou."

Upon hearing that, Professor You had the accompanying staff catch a pig for him to examine. Finding no problem, he then randomly inspected some more pigs. After about half an hour, he stopped the inspection and told Chen Yang: "Little Chen, I've already checked; his pigs are healthy and can be used in the company's production."

Chen Yang nodded and asked Wang Defa: "Boss Wang, does the contract you signed with the county's pig farm still have legal effect? If it does, you should first try to terminate it with them; otherwise, even if I want to help you, I would be powerless."

Wang Defa looked at Zhou Zhengyang with a pleading gaze: "Secretary Zhou, bringing together the pig farm cooperation was also your doing initially; you have to make the decision for me!"

Zhou Zhengyang gave a bitter smile. While others serving as town committee secretary enjoy comforts, here he ends up wiping the backsides of ordinary people.

"Old Wang, this afternoon bring the contract and go with me to the county's pig farm to talk. If they refuse to terminate the contract, I'll find the county's leaders to negotiate with them."

"Thank you, Secretary Zhou!" Seeing Zhou Zhengyang willing to step forward, Wang Defa felt moved to the point of tears.

After waiting for his emotions to stabilize a bit, Chen Yang asked: "Boss Wang, are you interested in establishing a long-term cooperative relationship with our meat company?"

Wang Defa instinctively asked: "Can your company guarantee to purchase all the pigs I raise?"

Chen Yang said: "As long as your pigs are the same as those inspected by Professor You today, our company will definitely purchase them; this can be written directly into the contract."

Wang Defa happily said: "Boss Chen, when it comes to pig farming, I'm truly not bragging to you. In Panlong Town I claim second place, and no one dares to claim first."

Chen Yang found his narcissism a bit hard to bear. He immediately said: "Then you go first and settle the contract issue; we still need to check another pig farm."

Wang Defa worried that if Chen Yang left he wouldn't come back, and anxiously said: "Boss Chen, Secretary Zhou, since you've come, have a meal before leaving. If there's anything unsatisfactory, we can discuss it further."

Seeing his misunderstanding, Chen Yang explained: "Boss Wang, this time we came not to solve just your family's problem; there is also another pig farm's pigs that we need to inspect. If suitable, we will purchase pigs from both farms."

Upon hearing that, Wang Defa let out a long breath. He immediately told Chen Yang: "You're probably going to Li Defacai's pig farm in the neighboring village, right? Their pigs are of the same breed supplied by the same pig farm as mine. Although Li Defacai's pig-raising skills aren't as good as mine, in our town he's still considered notable."

Chen Yang smiled at him: "Boss Wang, I'm also from Panlong Town. How could I not know there are so many pig-raising experts in our town?"

Upon hearing that, Wang Defa gave an embarrassed laugh. After carefully sizing up Chen Yang, he said: "At first glance, Boss Chen looks like someone who hasn't returned home for a long time; it's normal not to know about our newly emerged pig-raising experts."

Chen Yang somewhat admired his ability to rationalize, but his time was limited and he couldn't linger too long in Panlong Town. He immediately said: "Boss Wang, regardless of whether your two farms' pigs come from the same breeder, we still need to conduct an on-site inspection."

Secretary Zhou also comforted Wang Defa: "Old Wang, rest assured. Since General Manager Chen has promised to sign a contract with you, he certainly won't change his mind."

Upon hearing that, Wang Defa could only give up.

"Secretary Zhou, Boss Chen, then I'll wait at home for your good news."

Chen Yang nodded, then went with Secretary Zhou to Li Defacai's pig farm. After inspection by Professor You and the accompanying staff, Li Defacai's pigs were also problem-free.

Chen Yang speculated that perhaps the pig farm with which they had signed a contract had encountered some internal problem.

However, this isn't something he needs to worry about. As long as Secretary Zhou takes Wang Defa and Li Defacai to the county to cancel the contract, he can legally purchase pigs.

On the way back to town, Chen Yang shared his idea with Secretary Zhou.

"Secretary Zhou, are there any other livestock households in your town interested in raising pigs? Our company's demand for live pigs is huge; these few hundred pigs won't solve much of the problem."

Secretary Zhou's spirits instantly lifted. He earnestly looked at Chen Yang and said: "General Manager Chen, you're not joking with me, are you?"

Chen Yang laughed: "If it were a joke, would I need to personally come to Panlong Town?"

Secretary Zhou immediately said: "Then I can hold a mobilization meeting in town to organize everyone to raise pigs together. I just don't know whether General Manager Chen has any requirements for the scale of the pig farm."

Chen Yang waved his hand and said: "I have no requirements for scale; raising a few pigs, dozens, or hundreds is fine. As long as it's the Long White pig we saw today, with no quality issues, long-term cooperation is possible."

Secretary Zhou smiled at Chen Yang and said: "If you have no scale requirements, then most of the townspeople can join your plan."

What Chen Yang also wanted was for him to help mobilize the entire populace to participate in his plan. After all, Panlong Town has over ten thousand farming households; each household raising two pigs, two batches per year, could supply the company with at least forty thousand live pigs, greatly alleviating the meat supply-demand pressure.