To ensure food safety, a new wall has been built between the courier station and the adjacent warehouse, completely sealing them off. The warehouse has a separate door on the side, displaying a sign for a local specialty store.
There's nothing we can do about it; in recent years, online anti-counterfeiting efforts have started targeting rural entrepreneurs.
An elderly woman sold 150 bowls of braised pork and was sued for 50,000 yuan.
An elderly man from Guizhou was exposed for making fake pickled cabbage. Someone bought the pickled cabbage for 9.9 yuan, but the man demanded 1,000 yuan in compensation from the elderly man.
There are also cases of people being exposed for selling counterfeit homemade cured pork and sausages, or homemade glutinous rice cakes and fermented bean curd. They deliberately target the weakest points, taking advantage of rural people who are ignorant of the law and don't know how to protect themselves…
Jiang Xiaoman also knows that many rural people are not very particular about food safety. After all, in the eyes of rural people, as long as it is clean and hygienic, why is there any need for testing?
But that's the reality: it's illegal to sell processed agricultural products that haven't undergone legal testing!
Jiang Xiaoman took law as an elective in college to earn credits. He knew that if this little secret was caught, the court would most likely order him to pay compensation. So from the beginning, he didn't mind the trouble of going to the county town to get tested again and again, even if it cost more for testing, it was much less than the amount of compensation and fines.
This time, he applied for a separate sign for a local specialty product business because someone reported him online for selling unlicensed and unregistered agricultural products... It's simply unbelievable!
Do farmers who make local specialties need to spend money to register a brand before they can sell them?
Seeing the reporters taking pictures of the business licenses on the wall, Jiang Xiaoman took the opportunity to speak on behalf of the many rural entrepreneurs and raise this issue.
The whole country is now encouraging rural revitalization and encouraging more idealistic and ambitious rural youth to return to their hometowns to start businesses and revitalize the countryside. At this time, if we don't talk about appropriately relaxing policies and providing a more relaxed entrepreneurial environment for young people, at the very least we should regulate these professional anti-counterfeiters who are profiting from the suffering of others under the guise of fighting counterfeits.
Don't let these entrepreneurs work so hard to sell agricultural products for ordinary people, only to earn so little money that it's not even enough to cover a single extortion attempt by a professional anti-counterfeiting activist.
It's a minor issue that it might discourage entrepreneurs; the real problem is that once one person succeeds in claiming compensation, a constant stream of professional fraudsters will come along to stage a fake claim and demand further compensation.
Rural entrepreneurs are already short of funds, some even borrowing money from banks. How can they withstand such a constant stream of extortion?
When that happens, no one will dare to return to their hometown to start a business. The ones who will really suffer are the vast rural people.
I never expected that Jiang Xiaoman would also encounter such a thing?
The leaders of the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department couldn't help but ask him if he had ever been extorted. After learning that when Jiang Xiaoman first started processing agricultural products, he went to the county to have food safety tests done without hesitation, and that all the employees in the store who came into contact with food had health certificates, they nodded in satisfaction.
The reporters nearby also keenly realized that this was a good angle for a news story.
After all, one of the most important aspects of rural revitalization is to enable those who get rich first to help those who are still poor.
What if local governments work hard to support entrepreneurs returning to their hometowns, only to have them exploited and blackmailed by online fraudsters before they even have a chance to benefit their communities? Wouldn't that run counter to the great cause of rural revitalization?
Reporters skilled at writing news commentaries were already at the scene, opening their phone's notes app and frantically taking notes.
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Since the specialty shops and warehouses have been separated, the guest rooms upstairs should also be separated.
Fortunately, Jiang Xiaoman thought of this and opened the stairwell on the second and third floors outside. Although this cost more money to build a roof to keep out the rain, the guest rooms were now separate and could be registered for their own business license.
"Not bad! Xiao Jiang has a strong sense of law~ It seems that the people who return to their hometowns to start businesses in our province should learn more from law-abiding business owners like Xiao Jiang!" The provincial leaders were increasingly satisfied. If the majority of people who return to their hometowns to start businesses were as legally conscious as Jiang Xiaoman, they would receive far fewer complaints.
Sometimes it's not that local courts are heartless; it's that those in this line of work believe the law should supersede personal relationships. Even if they know that professional counterfeiters are exploiting legal loopholes to extort money, they still have to rule according to the law.
The leader decided to write a report on the issue raised by Jiang Xiaoman and try to invite a lawyer specializing in this area to give legal education courses to entrepreneurs returning to their hometowns in the province when organizing training at the end of the year.
Starting a business and getting rich is important, but using legal means to protect yourself is even more important!
Jiang Xiaoman was unaware that he had made significant contributions to legal education for entrepreneurs in the province. After showing the reporters around his family's express delivery station, specialty store, and farmhouse, he took them to Shanyan's house.
On the way, to prevent the reporters from having any strange expressions about the unusual family combination of Shan Yan and Jiang Yu, Jiang Xiaoman tactfully explained the family combination to the leaders and reporters.
Upon hearing that Shan Yan and Jiang Yu still maintained the "sworn brother" relationship that was popular in Langshan a long time ago, the leader of the propaganda department frowned secretly, but he couldn't say anything in front of the reporters.
Although the reporters were curious, as official media, they wouldn't write about it even if they knew. What everyone was more concerned about was the Camellia Sisters adopted by Shanyan and Jiangyu.
According to my country's current adoption law, strictly speaking, mountain rocks and river fish absolutely do not meet the conditions for adopting girls.
But Jiang Xiaoman was right. Besides the two of them, who else in the village could entrust the three Camellia sisters to?
Should they be returned to their biological grandmother? First of all, the grandmother is old and doesn't have enough financial means to raise these three granddaughters. I heard that the two younger ones were almost sold by their biological father, and their grandmother was involved in the whole affair. If they're sent back, there's no guarantee they won't be sold again.
Sending them to relatives to raise? Many families in Langshan believe in "many children, many blessings," and they can barely afford to raise their own children, so who would want to raise someone else's child?
Having worked in this industry for a long time, journalists know that not every issue in this world can be measured and resolved using the law.
When the law fails to resolve the issue, it seems that only traditional human relationships and personal connections, as seen in Langshan Village, can resolve it...
Jiang Xiaoman originally did not want to expose Shan Yan and Jiang Yu's situation in front of the media, but what could she do when Shan Yan was mainly in charge of their beekeeping cooperative?
Shan Yan and his apprentices are the pillars supporting the beekeeping industry in Langshan Town, and they are also a point that the interview team cannot avoid.
Fortunately, when they went to interview him, the three younger children in the family had all gone to school, and afterwards Shan Yan and several apprentices were busy in the yard.
At this time, Jiang Yu is definitely out filming videos. He's been having a remote fishing competition with an online fishing expert. This guy is extremely competitive and won't allow himself to admit defeat. He's out fishing and live-streaming every day. Luckily, he and his children aren't home. As long as the reporters don't mention it, you can't tell anything special about this family just from the footage.
Shan Yan showed reporters the "farmers' cooperative" operation model of the beekeeping cooperative, as well as the wild honey they had just harvested but hadn't had time to package yet.
Jiang Xiaoman also brought over a lot of bowls and chopsticks from the kitchen, inviting the leaders and reporters to taste their Langshan local honey on the spot.
As soon as the interview ended, many people expressed their desire to buy some local honey, partly to support the rural revitalization efforts in Langshan old revolutionary base area, and partly to take some healthy food back as souvenirs.
This kind of pure wild mountain honey is quite hard to find in the city.
When the leaders wanted to buy, Shanyan naturally wouldn't make money off them; he only charged them the cost price.
The group was stunned when they heard Shan Yan's offer.
Is this not pure wild honey, but adulterated?
But they just saw Shan Yan scoop out the raw honey from the beehive with their own eyes. It was pure honey, with no added water, and it tasted exceptionally rich. How could wild honey be so cheap?
"That's how the acquisition price was set," Shan Yan explained in a particularly aloof tone.
Jiang Xiaoman had no choice but to take over the conversation and explain to the leaders and reporters why their wild honey was purchased at such a low price.
“Apart from the two months when it snows and is bitterly cold, all kinds of wildflowers bloom in the mountains in other months, making it a rich source of nectar.”
“We also took this advantage into consideration, so we encouraged the villagers to use scrap wood and bricks to build beehives in a simulated wild environment in the wild, attracting wild bees to build nests inside. In this way, the cost of beekeeping is at least half that of buying beehives and beehives.”
"The input costs for beekeeping have been reduced, and there is no need to spend money to plant nectar-producing plants, so our wild honey is a gift from God. This year's harvest is good, and there is little rain during the flowering season. Beekeepers in our village have sold several thousand yuan worth of spring honey. Autumn honey is more expensive, has a higher yield, and can be harvested several times, with an income of 2 to 3 times that of spring honey."
"In addition, there is another batch of winter honey. If our beekeeping cooperative in Langshan really develops, according to our calculations, the average annual income per household can increase by at least 50,000 to 80,000 yuan."
"So much? That's almost the same as going to the city to work!" A reporter couldn't help but exclaim with delight.
"That's right. Several people in our village have already told me that they don't plan to go out to work next year. They'll stay home, raise bees, and make tea cakes. They'll earn just as much as they would if they went out to work."
“That’s right. Moreover, villagers who stay in their hometowns to start businesses don’t need to spend money on rent. The cost of living in rural areas is low, so they might save more money than they would have if they went out to work.” The leader from the publicity department also smiled.
This is exactly the kind of positive example they wanted for rural revitalization themed interviews!
Chapter 195
Once it was confirmed that the wild honey from this mountain area was truly of high quality and inexpensive, and completely authentic, the reporters' enthusiasm for purchasing local specialties soared even higher.
Several people from the same city decided to buy a whole barrel of wild honey together, and asked Shan Yan's apprentices to help them repackage it, so they could pick it up when they left.
At this price, Shan Yan and his team are practically selling at a loss.
But everyone was very happy because the people who came today were all authoritative official media. If they just casually wrote a couple of lines praising Langshan's wild honey in a prominent position on the news page, it would be equivalent to spending hundreds of thousands of yuan on an advertisement on the provincial TV station or newspaper.
It looks like a losing proposition, but they're actually making a killing!
Jiang Xiaoman had already figured out how to use these news reports.
After these reports are published, he will cut out the newspapers and edit and piece together the videos, and then put them on the product page!
What advertisement or institutional certification is more credible than the official seal of authoritative media?
No matter how developed social media becomes, most ordinary people still prefer to trust official media such as the **Daily** and **Provincial TV Station**.
Furthermore, with these official media outlets endorsing them, professional fraudsters who like to nitpick and cause trouble will no longer dare to provoke them.
Otherwise, wouldn't that be provoking the official media?
They're only after money; they don't want to go to jail...
If they really anger these state media outlets, they'll dig deep and expose all their past misdeeds, and the police will have to invite them in for tea.
Since we've mentioned nectar-producing plants, we have to visit Jiang Xiaoman's "experimental field" in the mountains where she grows golden chrysanthemum and honeysuckle.
Moreover, at this time, the crew of "The Road to Splendor" should be filming. By the time they finish visiting the plantation, the crew should be wrapping up. The reporters are well-informed and already know that internationally renowned director Liang Songyun and award-winning actor Jiang Yuan are filming here.
How can we not jump on the bandwagon of free publicity?
Besides, rural revitalization and a blockbuster film, one representing agriculture, rural areas, and farmers, and the other representing the entertainment industry, what an eye-catching and dreamlike interaction!
Don't be fooled by the fact that mainstream media outlets often criticize fan culture more than they praise it. Isn't that because this fan culture isn't something they use for their own purposes?
Just like that popular saying online, women hate green tea mainly because the tea isn't for them.
Believe it or not, if a male version of a "green tea" guy comes along, showering you with sweet talk and concern all day long, wouldn't you be completely smitten? Wouldn't you enjoy it?
Just imagining how, once their reports come out, fans of all the top actors and actresses will be sharing them, and the number of clicks will skyrocket... wow! No wonder everyone in the entertainment industry wants to be a top star.
The group followed Jiang Xiaoman up the mountain path and took the opportunity to visit the "mountain path covered with wild vegetables" that Jiang Xiaoman had personally created.
"How romantic! Xiaoman, can I take some photos of you with this road? When we get back, I'd like to write an interview journal about you and this mountain road," a female reporter said to Jiang Xiaoman.
“Sure, what pose do you want me to strike?” Jiang Xiaoman agreed without hesitation.
"No need, just walk forward as usual. I'll take a few pictures of your back. I mainly want to photograph the wild vegetables," the female reporter advised.
Several other media outlets also came over to get a shot.
They didn't have high hopes for Langshan. There were no big projects invested in by well-known companies, nor any great stories that moved China. At most, it was just using the old revolutionary base area as a gimmick, and they would just publish some short articles.
I didn't expect that after arriving, I would find that what was clearly a small project that wouldn't even be worth writing about in a short article was turned into something amazing by this sunny and cheerful young man!
Even an ordinary mountain path can be transformed into a romantic and novel concept: a "mountain path overgrown with wild vegetables."
No wonder that in just three years since he returned to his hometown to start a business, his personal social media account has gained tens of millions of followers. You have to admire him!
What impressed them even more was Jiang Xiaoman's ingenuity in cultivating specialty agricultural products—
So reading more books really is useful! When Jiang Xiaoman decided to introduce the cultivation of golden chrysanthemum, she took into account the policy bottom line!
Knowing that the red line for arable land cannot be touched, they simply bypassed the arable land used for growing grain and encouraged local mountain people to use the idle mountain land in front of and behind their houses to plant golden chrysanthemum and honeysuckle.
Oh, and those slopes and the sides of the mountain roads too.
Who would have thought that such a place could be used to grow cash crops?
However, Jiang Xiaoman used his "experiment," which had no technical content, to tell them that these seemingly insignificant corners of land, if properly utilized, might actually create considerable value.