Chapter 203: Persuasion (2)

Mr. Yang nodded: "There is such a possibility!"

"Mr. Yang, I don't know if you know that the origin of kiwifruit in New Zealand is the mainland. At the beginning of this century, Isabelle, a New Zealand female teacher, traveled to China and accidentally brought Chinese kiwifruit seeds to New Zealand, where she planted the first kiwifruit vine.

New Zealanders named it "Ki-ifruit". Since the 40s, commercial kiwifruit cultivation has appeared in New Zealand, and kiwifruit has begun to supply the domestic market in large quantities. In the 50s, the kiwifruit export trade began, and after the 70s, the export trade ushered in a period of rapid growth.

The kiwifruit industry in New Zealand has gradually received attention, and large-scale commercial cultivation has begun, forming a complete industrial chain, and gradually growing into the world's largest kiwifruit exporter. ”

Li Liang introduced what he learned from the later life to Mr. Yang, and the uncle Li Shuangyu on the side nodded secretly, it seems that his little nephew has done a lot of preparations, and he has a thorough understanding of the past and present life of New Zealand kiwifruit!

"Ah, there is such a thing?" Mr. Yang was surprised, "Is the situation you said reliable?"

He always thought that the origin of the kiwifruit in the port city market was New Zealand, and he never thought that the origin of this fruit would be the mainland.

"Mr. Yang, this is absolutely reliable!" Li Liang said, "Since we want to do this business, we will naturally inquire about the details of kiwifruit." In fact, kiwifruit also has a name in China, kiwifruit, which was originally a wild fruit, but it has a very long history of being eaten by the ancients. As early as the pre-Qin period, there was a record of kiwi in the Book of Songs: 'Xi has Chang Chu (the ancient name of kiwifruit), and its branches. In addition to the Book of Songs, it is also expounded in the Erya Interpretation of Grass. Guo Pu, a famous naturalist in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, named it Yang Tao. The people in Hubei Province and some places in eastern Sichuan still call kiwifruit sheep peach.

The name kiwi probably didn't appear until the Tang Dynasty. Tang's "Collection of Materia Medica" contains: "Kiwi fruit has a salty and warm taste, is non-toxic, can be used for medicinal purposes, mainly treats joint wind, paralysis, long-term gray hair, hemorrhoids, and so on. This shows that at least 1,200 years ago, China had already planted kiwifruit in courtyards.

Li Shizhen also described the shape of kiwifruit in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Its shape is like a pear, its color is like a peach, and the macaque likes to eat, so it has many names." ’”

Li Liang said that the head was the Tao, and the Yang Mr. Yang nodded again and again.

"So, this fruit is very suitable for growing on the mainland?" asked Mr. Yang.

"Yes, Mr. Yang, and we have a vast area in China, from northern Shaanxi to Jiangnan, from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to eastern Sichuan, there are traces of wild kiwifruit, and the taste is also rich and diverse, far from New Zealand kiwifruit can be compared. Li Liang said.

"Xiao Li Sheng, what you said shows that you have done a lot of homework in this regard. But let's not hide it, our family has been focusing on the commercial and mechanical and electrical industries since the 40s, I am good at business, and if I invest in agriculture, I really can't help it!" Mr. Yang still did not let go, and said in a regretful tone.

"Mr. Yang, I understand. So what my uncle and I mean by coming here today is to ask you for a favor, and I don't need you to invest, but I want to give you a name!" Li Liang said with a smile.

"Give me a name, what's the name?" Mr. Yang asked suspiciously.

"Good name, good name for being kind and benevolent!" Li Liang said with a smile.

"What do you say?" Mr. Yang was a little interested.

Hong Kong people have a tradition of doing charity, take Mr. Fok Ying-tung, the philanthropist who donated the most in Hong Kong and Macao in history, for example, Fok Ying-tung is the richest person in Hong Kong and Macao who has donated the most to his hometown, and his lifetime charitable donation is close to 20 billion Hong Kong dollars. Named after Fok Ying Tung, the Fok Ying Tung Foundation was officially established in 1977 and has been planning hundreds of projects in the form of donations and non-profit investments.

Mr. Run Run Shaw, a film and television tycoon of almost his contemporary, began to donate the "Shaw Building" with the Foundation in the mid-80s, and in just a few decades, the "Shaw Building" has been spread all over the universities in China, and the "Shaw Prize" funded by him is known as the "Oriental Nobel Prize".

However, it is the tradition of "charity for all" that Hong Kong people are most proud of. According to a survey conducted by later generations, as many as 64% of Hong Kong people have made charitable donations, ranging from street donations to regular assistance for students, the elderly, environmental protection and medical treatment...... Hong Kong people are all activists. To "charity for all", charity must penetrate into the lives of the public. For example, from the ordinary citizens of the port city to the tourists who go to Hong Kong, almost all of them have the experience of buying "flags". Every Saturday is Hong Kong's "Flag Day", which is a day for street fundraising by various charitable organisations, and participating charities are arranged by the government to collect donations in different districts. Volunteers raise funds from passers-by at subway entrances, bus stations, and shopping malls, and when passers-by put change into the fundraising box, volunteers put a round sticker "flag" on the donor as a mark.

Most of the "volunteers" involved in selling flags were primary and secondary school students, and even kindergarten children accompanied by their parents, and most passers-by could hardly refuse. Parents of children around them do their best to support such after-school activities, "which can not only cultivate children's love from an early age, but also exercise their communication and social skills."

Hong Kong people's charity activities are also rich and diverse, including large-scale variety fundraising galas such as "Stars Shine on Po Leung" and "Happy Tung Wah", which have persisted for decades, as well as sports activities such as the Community Chest's "Walk for Millions" and "Standard Chartered Marathon", which are well received by the public. There are also 36-hour fasting activities that are ingenious to allow the public to experience the feeling of hunger. Many charities even hold charity sales on traditional festivals such as the Mid-Autumn Festival, such as making mooncakes, so that the public can easily do charity. Even gambling is charity, and the Jockey Club, the largest charitable charity funding organization in Hong Kong City, has donated more than $28 billion.

Li Liang said that he gave Mr. Yang a good name of kindness and generosity, which was just the right thing to get to Mr. Yang's itch.

"Mr. Yang, that's the case, now our mainland economy is underdeveloped, and the industrial base is even weaker. Take my hometown of Hekang as an example, the per capita net income of farmers in the county is less than 100 yuan, and the farmers' lives are very difficult.

Therefore, my uncle and I, as well as my parents and second uncle, want to increase the income of the people in our hometown through this project to promote the cultivation of kiwifruit.

But as you know, after years of public ownership reform in the mainland, almost all of the economic lifelines of industry, agriculture, and commerce are in the hands of the government. Fortunately, Grandpa Deng proposed reform and opening up two years ago, and also allowed foreign businessmen like you to invest in the mainland, and also gave considerable preferential policies.

As for us, there is no shortage of funds and technology in the kiwifruit planting industry for the time being, but what is lacking is policy support. If you are in the industrial industry, you should know that the mainland government treats domestic and foreign capital differently in terms of policy.

Therefore, we would like to ask you to come to us in your name to invest in this kiwifruit industry, and you will invest in the outside world, and we only need the preferential policies of the mainland for foreign investment;

Of course, in order to avoid risks, we can sign a waiver agreement with you to avoid our business risks that will drag you down in the future!" Li Liang said.