Second Song

"Teacher, is this news true?" Qin Hong asked, somewhat disbelieving, but quickly realized his tone was inappropriate and hastily added, "Teacher, I'm not questioning you."

"No worries. For now, it's enough that you know this news. Besides, the method for extracting the components hasn't been developed yet, so don't put all your hopes on this," Yuan Chenghua said calmly, without the slightest dissatisfaction at his student's doubt.

"I understand, Teacher. Before there's any breakthrough in the extraction method, I'll also work on improving the Black Bitter Fruit Tree," Qin Hong promised, though he was still somewhat excited inside.

If one day the Medical College found a way to extract the components, then their 900-plus mu Black Bitter Fruit Tree orchard would definitely be a huge fortune.

By then, the black bitter fruit's classification would shift from fruit to medicinal material.

And the price of medicinal materials is much higher than that of fruit.

…………….

The next day, Chen Mo watched helplessly as his mother continuously put local specialties into the back of his car.

Most of these items were ingredients that he wouldn't use in Jiangcheng at all.

After all, he didn't need to cook in Jiangcheng; he had the company cafeteria at work and Hong Jie's family at home.

However, he couldn't tell his parents about these things yet, so he could only let them continue loading the car.

But he had already decided that once he returned to Jiangcheng, he would just give these food specialties to Yang Dahai's family.

"Son, drive slowly on your way back. Don't rush," his mother said with a worried expression.

"I know, Mom," Chen Mo waved his hand, got into the car, started the engine, and drove away.

This time, he didn't need to pick up Song Xia; she and her sister Song Qing had returned to their hometown the day after arriving in Beichuan City.

So, he was alone on the way back.

In the car, Chen Mo drove and hummed a song.

His gains from this Mid-Autumn Festival were quite substantial.

First, there was Wang Yang's 180,000 yuan red packet.

Hmm!

This Wang Yang really knew how to handle things.

Then, on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the red packets given by those 'old sixes' also added up to over 100,000 yuan.

And he found another loss-making business during this trip home.

It was still unknown how much he could lose, but he had no worries for at least two years.

Of course, besides the good news above, he had even bigger good news.

That was, out of the 11 songs he taught Zhang Lan, she had already released the second one.

Furthermore, Zhang Lan had also told him her plan.

She planned to use the songs to increase her popularity, then raise her bargaining chips when negotiating with music platforms, thereby gaining greater profits.

Naturally, he strongly supported this decision!

Gaining greater profits would mean he could get more money, wouldn't it?

How could he refuse such a good thing?

He also paid attention to the second song Zhang Lan released,

"ten years"

At this time, this song was rapidly climbing the new song charts.

Perhaps because "invisible wings" helped funnel some listeners, its growth rate was much faster than that of "invisible wings."

This was a good thing for him.

The higher the song's popularity, the greater the profit he would ultimately gain.

Thinking of this, Chen Mo's lips finally curved into a smile.

He could already see countless small sums of money heading his way.

……….

Approaching noon, in Dahe Town, in an orchard on a hillside, figures moved about, and several excavators stirred up clouds of dust.

Occasional shouts could be heard.

It was busy, but everyone's face showed excitement.

Qin Hong walked back and forth on the hillside, observing everyone's work status, and at the same time, observing the terrain, considering how to plant new fruit trees more reasonably.

He also considered the arrangements for drilling wells and cable car ropeways.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, picked up his phone, and checked the time, realizing it was already 12 noon, time for lunch break.

He directly waved to Wang Xilong in the distance.

Not long after, Wang Xilong jogged over.

"President Qin, what are your instructions?"

"Tell everyone to stop work. I have some things to announce."

"Okay, President Qin." Wang Xilong nodded in response, then began shouting on the hillside.

"Work stopped! Everyone, come for a meeting!"

"Work stopped! Come for a meeting!"

"…"

Before long, more than 40 fruit farmers had gathered.

Qin Hong looked at the more than 40 fruit farmers in front of him and slowly began to speak.

"I called you all here for no other purpose than to arrange some things. After a morning's observation, a team of over 40 people managed by just one person seems a bit chaotic."

"So this time, I will select one captain and four team leaders, and then divide you into four teams. Each team will be led by a team leader, and the captain will issue orders to the four team leaders."

"Alright, I'll announce the appointments. The first captain will be the current team leader, Wang Xilong, and his salary will be increased by 100 yuan."

"As for the other four team leaders, you… you… you… and you! Yes, it's the four of you!" Qin Hong pointed out four people standing in the team.

These four were the ones he had observed working the hardest throughout the morning.

Looking at the four people with shocked expressions, Qin Hong continued, "You don't need to be happy too soon. These four team leader positions are only temporary and not yet finalized. From now until the company is successfully registered, this will be your probationary period."

"President Qin, we will work hard!" The four fruit farmers who were called out quickly promised loudly.

A team leader position meant that their monthly salary could reach over ten thousand yuan in the future. To secure this salary, they would work even harder.

"Whether you work hard or not isn't something you say; I'll be watching your performance." Qin Hong's gaze fell on the four fruit farmers, he swept a faint glance over them, then waved his hand and turned to walk down the hill.

"It's already noon, so I won't delay you any longer. Go home and rest, and remember to come back to work at 1:30 PM."

Wang Xilong saw Qin Hong walking down the hill and quickly followed him.

"President Qin, I've had my family prepare a meal. Why don't you come to my place for a bite?"

"Hmm!" Qin Hong turned to look at the smiling Wang Xilong.

He thought about how he was still staying at a hotel in Beichuan City since he had just arrived in Dahe Town, and going back to the hotel at this time would be too much of a hassle.

After a moment of thought, he simply nodded.

"Then I'll trouble you."

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all!" Wang Xilong quickly said, then led the way down the hill.