Qin Hong’s thoughts

Wang Xilong recounted in detail what Mr. Qin had just said.

Many fruit farmers fell into deep thought upon hearing this.

Leasing out their orchards for "ten years" was indeed something they needed to consider.

After all, droughts wouldn't occur every year; as long as the year was good and there was no drought, their annual income from the orchard would be around 50,000.

However, if they leased it out, their annual income would basically only be a little over 10,000.

This made them somewhat indecisive.

But after they heard Wang Xilong's later words, their eyes lit up slightly.

If they leased out their orchards, they could also get a job, and the salary would not be lower than what they earned working outside, which was undoubtedly incredibly good news for them.

Not only would they have a fixed income of over 10,000 annually, but they would also have a workplace right at their doorstep.

They also wouldn't have to worry about the annual rainfall problem.

If it was really like this, they would naturally be willing!

"Wang Xilong, is what you said true?"

"Is this matter reliable or not? Don't tell us they won't hire us after we sign the contract."

"That's right, is it really going to happen or not?"

"……."

Wang Xilong listened to the inquiries from the many fruit farmers, pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke.

"I can't guarantee this, but from my feeling, that boss seems quite reliable. Also, the main reason we came today is to lease out the affected orchards."

"As for the recruitment issue later, even if they don't hire us, we have legs and feet, we can still go out and work."

"So no matter what, we won't be at a disadvantage."

He had considered this matter, but what he needed to solve most now was the problem of the affected orchards.

The many fruit farmers listened to Wang Xilong's words, also fell into deep thought, and then nodded slightly, agreeing with Wang Xilong's statement.

If they didn't lease out their orchards, then at most they would go out to work this year and earn some money from labor.

But if they leased out their orchards, they would additionally receive rent for the orchard.

If they thought about it this way, it was indeed very suitable for them, and the rent was still the highest rent around here, so no matter how they calculated it, they would not be at a disadvantage.

After figuring this out, all the fruit farmers stopped talking and lined up behind the canopy, following Wang Xilong's instructions.

"One by one, everyone, don't rush, don't crowd."

"And those who haven't brought their ID cards, land certificates, or don't know their bank account numbers, hurry back to get them. You can only sign the contract and receive money with these things."

"Also, those who have signed the contract and want to work, don't leave yet. After signing the contract, we will discuss the job."

Wang Xilong stood at the edge of the line, directing the fruit farmers to line up and come forward one by one to sign the contract.

At the same time, he also explained the essential items needed for signing the contract.

Those were problems the fruit farmers encountered when they came forward to sign the contract, so to ensure the smooth progress of the signing, he announced the necessary documents for signing the contract.

This allowed those who hadn't brought all their documents to go back and get them immediately. Since they were all in the same town, going home to get the documents wouldn't take much time at all.

Meanwhile, Qin Hong, at Chen Mo's instruction, began to take out contracts and direct the fruit farmers to sign them.

"Here, here…, yes, sign your name everywhere."

"Your land certificate, mm, write the area of the land on it, and write your bank account number here. The rent for the land will be transferred to your bank account shortly."

"…….."

Qin Hong held the documents submitted by the fruit farmers while directing them to fill out the contract.

Time passed bit by bit.

One by one, the fruit farmers held their signed contracts, waiting aside with joyful expressions.

They still had to wait a while to discuss work matters, after all, if they could work at home, who would go to work in another place?

Even if the salary outside was a little less, he would still be willing to work here at home.

About two hours passed.

A thick stack of contracts lay on the table beside them.

"Chen… Mo, all the contracts have been signed."

Qin Hong turned his head and spoke subconsciously, but still reacted in time.

"Mm, once the contracts are signed, let's talk about the recruitment."

Chen Mo nodded slightly, gave instructions for the next steps, and then said no more.

He had just calculated the price of leasing the land this time.

There were 46 people who signed the contract, and the average area of each orchard was about 20 mu.

So, in total, it was 920 mu.

At a price of 800 per mu, the total was 736,000 yuan. If leased for "ten years", it would be over 7 million yuan, but still not 10 million yuan.

It was really too little!

Chen Mo shook his head helplessly. He had already tried his best to raise the price, but the final capital spent was still less than 10 million.

It seems,

He still needed to focus his spending on drilling wells and building cable car ropeways.

Qin Hong did not know Chen Mo's inner thoughts, he just sighed slightly at Chen Mo's generosity. He had also briefly calculated the total price of this land lease.

The rent for "ten years" had already reached over 7 million!

This price was just the rent, and it didn't even include the development of those lands or the wages for hired workers.

Moreover, the profit cycle of fruit trees is also very long.

At least for two years, no return on investment would be seen, meaning that the money currently invested could not be recouped through profit within two years.

Such an investment undoubtedly carried huge risks.

After all, no one knew what the situation would be like in two years, and coupled with the fruit trees being planted, there were also significant issues regarding the target audience.

One thing he was very worried about now was that after the Black Bitter Fruit Tree bore fruit in two years, there would be no place to sell the fruit.

In that case,

This agricultural base would need continuous funding to sustain itself.

After all, if the fruit couldn't be sold and there was no revenue, then the workers' wages would need to be maintained by injecting money.

If money wasn't injected, then this agricultural base would basically have no way to continue operating.

Thinking of this,

Qin Hong couldn't help but feel a little worried, but he was already the person in charge of this agricultural base, and it was impossible for him to back down at this point.

He could only slowly find ways to remedy it in the future, to see if there was any chance to improve the Black Bitter Fruit Tree.

At least make its taste better.

This way, the publicity Chen Mo mentioned earlier would be effective!

Hmm,

This was all he could do, and it was also his area of expertise, so he had a certain degree of confidence.

Moreover, with Professor Yuan's support, he still had a certain chance of success in improving the Black Bitter Fruit Tree.