When the novelty fades away, life at sea is extremely boring, after all, it is really boring to face the sea and sky all day long.

Even Xiao Feng, after being busy shooting the crew every day, felt quite bored, and was usually able to read a book quietly, but after the third day of entering the Atlantic, he had already become a little manic.

At this time, it was hard for Xiao Feng to imagine the scene of those crew members drifting on the sea for many years!

"Actually, it's pretty good now!" Seeing Xiao Feng's depressed appearance, Zhou Xiao couldn't help but laugh.

For a super-rich man like Xiao Feng, who is young and has never experienced this kind of life, it is normal to have a current appearance.

Compared with before, the life of the crew is much better now, and Zhou Xiao naturally has the most say in this.

Thirty years ago, many ocean-going freighters in China were powered by steam turbines, which was a world away from today's clean internal combustion turbines, and the turbine crew at that time was undoubtedly the hardest working member of the entire ship; Moreover, at that time, the automation process, microelectronics, and computerization of cargo ships were still very backward, and many operations were manually controlled, which undoubtedly increased the work intensity of the crew.

In addition, twenty or thirty years ago, China's economy was not developed, the salaries and benefits of the crew were very low, and the logistics supply only paid attention to meeting the basic needs, where could the spiritual pursuit of the crew be taken into account?

At that time, most of the canteens were filled with potatoes, onions, bacon and canned food, and the crew had to eat fruits and fresh vegetables only in the days after the departure.

Today, living conditions on ocean freighters have changed dramatically from 30 years ago, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are worlds apart.

First of all, from the perspective of freighter machinery, the high-clean, high-efficiency and automated fuel turbines have liberated many crews, and the members of the turbine crew and mechanic crew are only one-third of the previous ones; The rapid development of electronic computers and information engineering has made the control and operation of the entire cargo ship more convenient. This also reduces a lot of manpower.

Taking the Anyuan with a displacement of nearly 18,000 tons as an example, now there are only 16 people in the crew including the captain, and they can easily control this behemoth in the vast sea!

The reduction of the crew, the increase of space, and the abundance of power and electricity allow the Anyuan to be equipped with a large cold storage of higher quality to store all kinds of food. Even after a month of drifting on the sea, the crew can still eat three meals a day!

In addition to the good working environment and logistical support, many crew members have become extremely happy and happy at sea, which has also greatly reduced the incidence of depression.

For example, each crew member of the Anyuan has a computer, and the crew can use the computer to play stand-alone games after work, although they cannot be connected to the Internet, it can help the crew pass a lot of free time.

In addition, there are small libraries, gymnasiums, basketball halls and other facilities on board, and the crew can enjoy many of the same treatments on board as on land. The feeling of dullness naturally decreases a lot.

"Uncle Zhou, you guys are really hard!" After listening to Zhou Xiao's introduction, Xiao Feng had a deeper understanding of the life of the crew.

In the past, Xiao Feng was influenced by some film and television dramas, and always thought that the seafarers who ran the ship were extremely chic, after all, it was a free life to run around the world with a big steamer.

This time, sail across the Mediterranean and Atlantic oceans with the boat. Xiao Feng knew that behind the scenery and freedom, it was necessary to pay the unbearable loneliness and hardship of ordinary people. No happiness is at your fingertips.

Sometimes, we always envy other people's happy and beautiful lives, but we don't know the sweat and tears behind them; We always feel that we are not living well enough, we don't know how to cherish what is in front of us, we like to compare with others, and in the end we find that happiness is close at hand. I didn't find out yet!

Only when we grow up, experience many things, and continue to grow, can we realize that happiness has always been in the palm of our hands!

This time, with the 'Anyuan' sailing. Xiao Feng felt a lot, he used his own lens to record the life of the crew, ready to return to the ranch to contact Inspur, launch a series of photographs and the stories behind them, so that more people pay more attention to the backbone of these republics.

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On the evening of the eighth day of departure from the port of Marseille, when everyone on board saw the 'Statue of Liberty' in the afterglow of the sunset, they immediately burst into enthusiastic cheers!

Although everyone is accustomed to life at sea, the joy of seeing land is still unconcealable, after all, for everyone, only land can make them steady.

In particular, New York, as the world's most prosperous city, has a lot of attraction for crew members, who can often buy some electronic goods at low prices in New York and bring them back to relatives and friends.

In fact, in the early days of reform and opening up, the crew of long-distance freighters was 'gone. The main force in the private team, they take advantage of the opportunity to stop at ports in various countries to buy some rare domestic commodities and bring them back to China for profit.

Whether it is cigarettes, home appliances, watches, electronic and digital products, they used to be an important commodity for many seafarers to open up income outside the industry; Even though China has now joined the WTO and tariffs have dropped significantly, there are still many cases of such entrainment.

Especially in the past two years, due to the huge difference in the price of fruit mobile phones at home and abroad, many crew members, flight attendants and even tourists have taken advantage of the opportunity to buy fruit mobile phones and tablets to bring back to China.

Of course, Xiao Feng and the cowboys on the ship were naturally not excited because they could shop in New York, but because the long sea journey was finally over, and they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Rao has the green storage fodder provided by 'Space Spirit Spring' and 'Jinghu Ranch', but in the small and airtight cargo hold, the spirit of the breeding cattle is still a little sluggish. Xiao Feng was worried that if such a day lasted for a few more days, his tens of millions would be wasted.

Fortunately, I arrived in New York smoothly, and then I could go to the 'Dream Ranch' in a few more days, and all the problems can be solved!

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When the 'Anyuan' entered the berth of New York Harbor under the guidance of the navigation ship, Ma Wanli and several old friends had been waiting on the dock for a long time!

Xiao Feng looked at it, and it turned out to be Morgan Jr., executive director of Gulfstream, and Smith, president of Wharton Group. Walton and Andre, Morgan Stanley's private wealth manager for Xiao Feng, are among them!

"Xiaofeng, I'll take care of the rest!" Watching Xiao Feng get off the boat, he scolded me for giving him a hug and took over the follow-up work.

Since little Morgan and others are here, there is no need for Xiao Feng to organize the unloading of breeding cattle with his employees and settle them in the quarantine area, which is not too difficult.

The United States is a capital-first society, and many government functional departments serve the capitalists, and large enterprises like the 'Mirror Lake Group' can naturally get enough preferential treatment. What's more, the Morgan family and the Walton family also put pressure on the New York customs side, asking them to give the best treatment and the fastest quarantine speed to the breeding cattle of the 'Mirror Lake Group' within the specified range, so as to ensure that the interests of the 'Dream Ranch' are not damaged.

Therefore, the customs quarantine work, which is regarded as a daunting task by many farmers, is not an impossible task for the 'Dream Ranch'.

In particular, this batch of breeding cattle is from Italy and France, and is not a traditional epidemic area recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which saves more trouble!

When Ma Wanli was organizing the cowboys to unload the boat, Xiao Feng also chatted with a few guests who came to greet him, and the scene was very happy.

Xiao Feng knew that if the 'Jinghu Group' wanted to gain a firm foothold in the United States, it was crucial to win the approval of these wealthy families, so he deliberately maintained a good personal relationship with the third generation of these elites.

Don't think that foreigners don't talk about human feelings!

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4,000 head of breeding cattle is not much, but with the help of many cowboys, customs and dock workers, they entered the customs quarantine area and settled down. Because of the influence of several major families, the green storage feed of the 'Jinghu Ranch' was allowed to be brought into the customs, and Xiao Feng also quietly put a certain amount of 'space spiritual spring' in the quarantine area to ensure that the breeding cattle did not have problems.

In the next half month, these breeding cattle will be under the dual supervision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Customs and Quarantine Department, and they will not be allowed to enter the United States until the deadline without any adverse reactions!

If 'Dream Ranch' bought quinine cattle and Charolali cattle from the pastures in the United States, it would be a lot less troublesome, but in order to ensure the purity of the breeding source, Xiao Feng and Ma Wanli still decided to buy breeding cattle in the place of origin.

In this way, the cost is at least tens of millions of dollars, and the time and effort spent are also doubled, but the qiē is worth it!

That night, Morgan Jr., as a landowner, hosted a banquet for Xiao Feng and Ma Wanli at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Manhattan's busiest skyscraper, giving them their first taste of Wagyu beef.

Truth be told, it's covered with big. The Wagyu beef with the marishi pattern tastes really good, and the legend says that these top beef cattle that enjoy all kinds of special treatment are really a little bit better than 'Jinghu beef'.

In this regard, Xiao Feng and Ma Wanli are not depressed, in their opinion, 'Dream Ranch' will definitely be able to breed better beef in the future, beat Dongying Wagyu, and become the number one in the world!

Xiao Feng didn't stay in New York for too long, anyway, there was still half a month before the customs clearance, so he simply went back to the ranch to rest for a while.

After leaving the ranch for nearly ten days, Xiao Feng was also a little anxious about the construction of the pasture and pasture, and the communication situation at sea was inconvenient, Xiao Feng felt that he had to go back and see how he could be sure! (To be continued......) R1292