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"Mr. Nick, you may not think I'm saying a nice thing, but I have my own reasons. ”

Lao Liu didn't pay any attention to Nick's expression and said to himself.

"We don't look at the rest of the things, let's just say that there are big drawbacks in Kenya's current coffee trading system. A lot of high-quality coffee beans are hard to sell for a good price after being badly rated. ”

"The way the auction is unified is really great. The intention is very good, to be able to serve more coffee farmers and cooperatives. But the system has been in operation until now, and are the coffee farmers who are really benefiting? It's not them, it's the agents and buyers. ”

"Just like tea, they see Kenya as just a production base. Whether it's tea or coffee beans, it's a place where they can plunder profits. ”

"Kenyan coffee beans are internationally renowned. But what about the price of these green beans? They can only be considered high-quality coffee beans, but they cannot be called specialty coffee beans. There are very few grade beans that can win the title, and they are also very unstable. ”

"For example, with these coffee beans on my farm, how many ordinary green beans can I buy in one kilogram? It's not that there are no top coffee beans in Kenya, and those well-known coffee estates, the top coffee beans they produce are very expensive. ”

"It's about the day-to-day management of the coffee estate, but also about a good sales system. It seems that the way to unify the rating and sell is good, but if the coffee beans are not produced on the same farm, there is really no difference in their quality?"

"So I feel like if I'm running a big coffee farm, I'm going to have to have my own people involved in managing it, down to the bottom of every tree. And I'm also going to build my own sales system so that I don't give so many people the opportunity to do things in the middle. ”

"Maybe what I'm saying doesn't sound very good, but it's true. Including the tea trees I am planting now, just like the upcoming flower planting, our company has to apply for the qualification of procurement and export, and produce and sell it by itself. ”

"Kenya has a good growing environment, but the sales environment is not very good. I am also very sincere, otherwise I can follow the example of those big companies, be a qualified middleman, and work hard to make the difference. ”

"Nick, I think of you as a friend, because we have a mutual friend, Harvey, that's why I say so much. I believe that there are drawbacks throughout the coffee and tea trading process, and you should know better than anyone else. ”

Nick frowned, forgetting to drink the coffee he was holding.

How could he not know about the problems that Liu Wenrui said, but is it useful to know? Can he solve them if he knows?

After solving it for so many years, I don't dare to do anything else now. If the action is too large, it will affect the entire coffee and tea trading market. Kenya cannot afford such losses.

"Minister Nick, in fact, I have my own concerns when I propose such a form of cooperation. Liu Wenrui continued.

"Because as far as I'm concerned, there's no guarantee that these coffee trees will be able to reproduce from cuttings and grow in the same quality as they are now. ”

"The composition of volcanic ash is about the same, but there are still differences in the content of some trace elements. That's why the coffee beans of well-known coffee estates are much higher than in many other regions. ”

"I'm going to be making a lot of investments in Kenya and the whole of Africa, and I want to maintain a good relationship between us. ”

"We only see the benefits of working together in the future, and if these coffee trees are bred and not only do they not meet the current quality, but they will even be much worse, then it may affect our relationship. ”

"Because in this investment process, you will invest a lot, and the corresponding losses will be a lot. Even if Kenya's economy is very good, it's hard not to care, right?"

"So even if we work together, I will have additional terms and conditions, and I can't give hard and fast rules about the quality of coffee beans in the future. And the planting area I chose should not be too far away from my current farm. ”

"Only when things are close can we achieve the same planting and maintenance standards as possible, so that we can breed better coffee beans and we can all make money. ”

"Nick, you can go and ask Harvey. I'm actually a very direct and simple person, and I don't have a lot of detours in business like many people. What I'm talking about is what I'm actually considering. What do you think?"

Nick shook his head with a wry smile, "Simon, you're very good, and you're very different from the people I've been in contact with before. What a great opportunity to work together, but you don't really care. ”

"Haha, Nick, do you know why I have such a good relationship with Harvey?" asked Lao Liu with a smile.

Nick shook his head, he really couldn't figure it out.

"Because I think about others before I do things, and I also like to make friends. Liu Wenrui said with a smile.

"I will make a lot of investments in the future, and naturally I hope to become friends with you. In that case, I can't let you take any risks. Maybe you'll get less bang for your buck, but it's safe. ”

"As you said today, there is always a certain chance that the project will not be operated well and there will be a loss. I lose money myself, and I can afford it, because I run it. What if you're in charge and then you lose money?

"So I think it's better for me to take such a risk, maybe in the future we won't be able to get the common benefits of this coffee planting project. But in the future, my tea and flower industry will also need strong support from the Ministry of Agriculture. ”

"Simon, frankly, the kind of cooperation you just mentioned is something that we have never considered. Nick said with a smile.

"So the purpose of our coming here today is to change the purpose, after the coffee is tasted, can we taste the food you cooked?

"Haha, of course not, I'm very warm about my friends. Liu Wenrui said with a smile.

"I've arranged for my workers to go shopping, and when they come back, we can have a happy meal. I'm also a greedy person, and I also like to eat with more people. ”

"Wilma is still complaining that she hasn't come to me a few times to eat. But I don't blame him, it's that he's too busy with work. ”

Nick smiled and nodded, "Mr. Simon, I'm curious, what kind of plans do you have for tea planting?"

"It's very simple, just like my coffee beans, I only make fine products. Liu Wenrui said without hesitation.

"I've already contacted our domestic branch to help me find a tea plantation and manager. Huaxia is also a big tea planter, and there are many famous teas. ”

"In the future, whether these tea trees are picked or fried, they will be strictly required by Huaxia's production standards. It's just that the tea tree project has just started, so the demand for talents in this area is not so urgent. ”

"Only by making high-quality products can we stand out from so many companies and make money. Otherwise, it's still ordinary coffee beans or black broken tea, and I'm afraid I'll lose money every year. ”

"In the future, I will also visit neighboring countries to find suitable planting areas. The tea growing regions of the whole world are spread across Asia and Africa. The main growing areas of coffee are found in Central and South America, Africa, and Asia. ”

"In the future, I want to do coffee and tea business, so I need to find countries in these African countries where the two crops can be produced together, such as Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. ”

"Of course, I'm based in Kenya, and my main investments in the future will be in Kenya. But it doesn't mean that I can spend my money if I want to invest, I also need to have the right land to grow it. ”

"Mr. Simon, rest assured. As for the cooperation method you proposed, we will seriously discuss it when we go back. Nick said seriously.

Lao Liu was very happy, and he had to say that he was an official, and he understood what he meant.

In fact, just now, the two were completely testing each other.

When he first came over, Nick gave a way of working together. After Lao Liu Lion opened his mouth, the preliminary bottom line was revealed.

Lao Liu is not good at stubble, but he is telling Nick that it is okay to cooperate if he wants to, but he must be the leader. It doesn't matter if you don't do it, there are so many countries, and it's not very far away, you can go to them to play.

He won't let others knead it, and now he has a lot of confidence. As far as his coffee is concerned, it is a well-known existence wherever it is placed.

It's just that he himself is a little weak-hearted, and he doesn't know what will happen to the quality of those coffee beans after changing the land. Own territory, small trees can help cover it. Replaced by someone else's territory, the small tree is enough to choke and manage.

The temptation has also been completed, and Lao Liu also gave his own thoughts. The next thing is small talk, which is not necessary.

The people who came with Nick also came with people from the African Specialty Coffee Research Association, who came to apologize for the last cupping competition.

It's been so long, of course Lao Liu won't continue to worry about this matter. That seems too substandard, doesn't it?

At least in all the next evaluation competitions, if this is organized by the African Specialty Coffee Research Association, their coffee beans will be closely guarded, and there will be no more omissions.

They may have little influence on Kenya's coffee industry as a whole. But they can still figure out what is going on on their own turf.

The next atmosphere is very good, in fact, they are all worried that Lao Liu will hold on to what happened last time, and he has to come to an official apology or something.

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