Since 1983

Stalin Avenue, department store.

This is the most famous shopping mall in Spring City, and an incident that happened a while ago made it even more explosive: Guo Fengyi, a big flower grower, rented an entire floor and founded the first Clivia company in the country.

He used to be a worker and started growing flowers very early on. He also bred a new variety called Fengguan—this company is also called Fengguan Flower Company.

Guo Fengyi is a more intelligent guy. On the opening day, he held a press conference ingeniously, which caused a sensation in the three eastern provinces. The leaders of the city personally congratulated, and the visitors crowded Stalin Avenue, and in the end they could only put in a batch every ten minutes.

During this period, the big flower growers were the core figures in the whole city. They often entertained VIPs, had secretaries when they came in and out, and all they came into contact with were leaders and foreign businessmen.

"Mr. Guo, there is a guest from the capital who wants to see you."

"The capital?"

Today, it was rare for Guo Fengyi, who was sitting idle in the office, to be startled when he heard the secretary's report. He had seen guests from all over the world, but there were not many in the capital.

"please come in!"

"OK."

After a while, the secretary led a young man into the room. He was tall, well-dressed, wearing glasses, with a briefcase in his hand and another on his shoulder. He looked very gentle.

"Mr. Guo, I have admired you for a long time... This is my business card."

The young man handed over a small card, and Guo Fengyi blinked. This thing is only seen in the hands of Hong Kong businessmen, and few people in the mainland use it.

After taking a look, it reads: Liu Qinghou, director of the Beijing Clivia Association (preparatory group).

He beckoned the other party to sit down, then picked up a red box of ginseng cigarettes, "Do you smoke?"

"Oh, ginseng smoke, I've heard about it for a long time!"

The young man spoke politely, took one, and took out a pack of Jinjian brand cigarettes from the Jingcheng Tobacco Factory, "Try this."

This guy was naturally Xu Fei. He moved out of the hostel the next day and found a private hotel, and spent a lot of time packing it.

"Why, the capital also wants to raise Clivia?"

Guo Fengyi listened to the other party's Beijing-style accent, lit a cigarette, and asked casually.

"It's all in response to the call. The China Flower Association was just formed last month..."

"Wait a minute, is there such an association in China?" He was full of surprise.

"Mr. Guo, you are good at growing flowers, but the policy news is too late!"

Xu Fei adjusted his glasses and said with a smile: "On the 1st of last month, under the initiative and guidance of Vice President Chen, the China Flower Association was just established. She also mentioned your Clivia many times, saying that your work is done Well, a small pot of flowers can also play a big role in building two civilizations... I came here today to observe and learn."

Vice President Chen, the leader who proposed to "vigorously develop the flower business", once visited the Spring City Flower Show in person. It can be said that Clivia's current popularity is thanks to her old man's endorsement.

This fairy is known to everyone in Chuncheng. Guo Fengyi immediately paid attention to it, and then heard the other party say: "I have visited all the flower markets, and it really lives up to its reputation. It is an eye-opener."

He seemed to be feeling a little tired, so he put his satchel on the sofa, showing his black camera, "I heard that Guo is always the number one flower grower, so I came here with the cheek to visit your company today."

"Hey, you're too polite, you can look at this thing if you want, it's nothing important."

Guo Fengyi is fine at the moment, so he simply accompanied the other party to visit in person.

The entire floor of the department store has a huge space, some of which are offices, and the rest of the area is filled with all kinds of Clivia, the most conspicuous of which is naturally the new variety he cultivated, Fengguan.

The leaves are very short and grow upward one by one on both sides, with a great sense of hierarchy. The flowers grow from the middle, which looks like an ancient phoenix crown.

And there is a pot that is the best, with textured leaves and the most colorful flowers, making it hard to take your eyes off it.

Seeing him praise repeatedly, Guo Fengyi was very proud, and asked: "Director Liu, how about my phoenix crown?"

"You are an expert, I don't dare to play tricks on others."

"All the people who come here are friends, and we all communicate with each other."

"Uh, let me tell you..."

Xu Fei really understood, pointing to the potted flower, said: "Look at the whole plant first, round like a fan, no long or short leaves, good!

Looking at the leaves, the neck is short and harvested quickly, each leaf is about 10 centimeters, generous and thick, smooth to the touch, hard and unhealthy, shiny and waxy, with raised and thick veins, this is a standard "pockmarked face", which is a plus good! "

Guo Fengyi was surprised, this is an expert, what he said was on point. Laymen look at the flowers, and experts look at the leaves. To evaluate the quality of a Clivia, the focus is on the leaves, not whether the flowers are beautiful or not.

He immediately paid more attention to it, and said, "What kind of flowers does Director Liu raise?"

"I picked up people's wisdom, but I can't compare to your own cultivation. I raised Technician Huang."

Technician Huang, it doesn't sound very serious, but it is actually a variety bred by a technician Huang Yongnian from the Spring City Institute of Biological Products in the 1960s.

"Clivia has been introduced to the people for decades, mainly Guolan and RBlan. Oilers, Shengli, monks, and dyeing factories of Guolan all have long leaves, and the descendants also pay attention to the length and thickness of leaves. Short leaves are still relatively rare. I have visited various places, and Mr. Guo’s phoenix crown is unique, with all ten excellent products.”

"Which top ten?"

"Round, short, broad, thick and hard, with bright flowers and sticky, these are the top ten short leaves." Xu Fei laughed.

Hiss!

Guo Fengyi has never heard of such a statement, and pondering these ten words over and over again, he finds it more and more incisive-of course he has never heard of it, this is a point of view that was only proposed in 1995.

"Oh, director Liu is a real person! You have such great knowledge at such a young age, go back and talk, go back and talk!"

His attitude became enthusiastic in an instant, and he returned to the office, greeted the secretary to serve good tea, and said: "I met an expert today, I will save face, and I must stay for lunch at noon."

"You're welcome, you're welcome, I want to take some photos later, you..."

"It's easy to say, I will arrange a personal escort, and I can shoot whatever I want!"

Guo Fengyi had a flexible mind and paid attention to every opportunity. He immediately asked, "Director Liu came down to investigate. Besides what I just said, do you have any advice?"

"Is this..."

Xu Fei paused, and Fang said: "We all love flowers. In the final analysis, it is for the development of Clivia's career. I walked around and found that the prosperity is prosperous, but it is too scattered, lacks organization, and does not provoke everyone's enthusiasm. All the enthusiasm, simply put, is the lack of marketing.”

"Marketing?"

"It's publicity, promotion, and yelling."

"oh oh!"

Guo Fengyi learned a new word and asked, "Then what do you want, uh, marketing method?"

"It's actually quite simple..."

Xu Fei smiled and said this and that, seeing that he was a little hesitant, and said, "Mr. Guo, think about it. If you want to cooperate, I'll come over tomorrow and talk about it in detail."

(Also at night.)