As the first crayfish festival was being held, a notice was posted on the official website of the Ministry of Agriculture of China.
"Notice on the Evaluation Results of Green Food in 1999," which listed the crayfish that were rated as green food.
Soon, this news began to ferment.
The city of Zhonghai was surprised to learn of this news.
They did not expect the crayfish that Secretary Li favored to have obtained the green food certification from the Ministry of Agriculture so quickly. It seemed that crayfish would soon be vigorously promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture.
This would have a significant impact on the agricultural layout of Zhonghai City.
Regardless of how things changed, as long as it was good for the common people, increased their income, and did not reduce grain output, it was a good thing for the country, the people, and society.
"Zhang Ji Crayfish, not bad. It's only been a little over two months, I wonder how far you can go."
"Crayfish, this is really good, I feel like eating this is addictive, otherwise why would we all like to eat crayfish."
They could not help but praise the leadership's foresight. It was precisely because the leadership had overcome objections and provided considerable convenience for crayfish that the transactions at the international trade fair were made possible.
Allowing crayfish to shine at the international trade fair was like gold which would shine wherever it was placed.
It could be said that the development of crayfish today was not unrelated to the strong support from the leadership.
In this era, being able to earn foreign currency was not something ordinary people could do. In this regard, crayfish had undoubtedly done an excellent job.
It seemed that crayfish would now be famous throughout the country. The journey of crayfish has not been easy.
"Who's to say it isn't. Crayfish had twists and turns, which really worried people to death. It was like this one moment and that the next, and in the end, it turned out to be green food. I'm completely impressed."
"If I remember correctly, it was a soon-to-be college student who proposed the idea of crayfish. Young people nowadays should not be underestimated."
"Did you know, that crayfish was actually rated as green food?"
"This is truly unbelievable. To win green food status in the first year of participation, where do you even begin to make sense of this?"
"Exactly. Our Liude rice has participated for three sessions, and each time it was just a little bit short."
"Is there some inside story behind this?"
"Inside story, you idiot! Don't you think about what level this is? Ordinary people wouldn't have this ability."
"Speaking of which, we still have to admire crayfish. For the past two months, we've been revolving around crayfish, either saying crayfish is good or bad."
"Who would have thought that crayfish would go abroad, the boss made foreign exchange, and now it's been rated as green food. Truly impressive."
"Indeed, compared to crayfish, everyone sitting here is garbage and not even fit to carry their shoes."
At this time, a party was being held in Yangcheng, Zhonghai City. The host received the news and walked over with a smile.
"On the occasion of the first crayfish festival, good news has come again for crayfish. Crayfish has been rated as green food for 1999."
A single stone stirred up a thousand waves. Everyone present was extremely excited. Crayfish now had a legitimate claim.
No one would bring up the issue of it being an introduced species anymore. Since the Ministry of Agriculture had awarded it green food status, the crayfish industry would certainly be vigorously developed in the future.
In that case, the crayfish industry would be a new blue ocean, and everyone thought of the authoritative institution of crayfish, the Crayfish Association.
It was precisely the series of activities launched by the Crayfish Association that made the influence of crayfish grow.
Upon receiving the news that crayfish had been rated as green food, Fang Youliang of Yangcheng breathed a sigh of relief.
The favorable wind has finally come. I have waited for this day for a long time. You have not let me down, and I will certainly not let you down.
People of Yangcheng, I, Fang Youliang, will lead you to prosperity.
The crayfish industry has great potential. Fang Youliang's plan was not about other methods, but about vigorously promoting crayfish.
It was precisely Zhang Tianxing's export of crayfish that gave him great inspiration. The market for crayfish was so vast.
Therefore, Yangcheng, as the first place to propose crayfish, should naturally become the "hometown of crayfish" and thus gain a significant share in the crayfish market.
In addition, the Crayfish Association had already laid the groundwork. Zhang Tianxing's journey from contracting to breeding crayfish could almost fill a book.
Moreover, in Yancun Township, he vigorously encouraged the villagers to raise crayfish with him, even saying, "My good sirs, I grew up here since I was young, and I won't cheat you. Here, I promise you, if you lose all your capital next year, come to me, and I'll compensate you, 300 yuan per mu. This has conditions: you must follow the steps."
This sparked a crayfish farming craze in Yancun Township.
Crayfish had now become a beautiful landscape of Yangcheng.
However, there were those who rejoiced and those who worried.
Yan Ruyu stood on the streets of Yangcheng and could not help but smile upon hearing this news. It seemed her luck was really good, and she had caught this wave of the crayfish market.
However, what Yan Ruyu wanted most now was to see Zhang Tianxing, to see what Zhang Tianxing's future plans were. She was eager to know the path Zhang Tianxing would take in the future.
She was now a little curious about Zhang Tianxing, this soon-to-be college student. In fact, Yan Ruyu was a little disappointed that the crayfish festival was held in Yangcheng.
After all, Qìwèi Crayfish was located in Zhonghai, not Yangcheng, so the promotion was a little lacking.
But this was nothing. She had registered the trademark, and the brand Qìwèi Crayfish would be worth a lot of money later.
Her family had already started contacting her. However, after the contact, Yan Ruyu became even more disappointed.
What she did not expect was that her family would be so shameless, wanting to seize Qìwèi Crayfish for themselves and asking her to give them the recipe. This way, the Yan family would have their own say in the catering industry.
The Yan family had been longing to develop for a long time but had never succeeded.
However, Yan Ruyu felt weary and disheartened. They had done nothing, yet they wanted to take Qìwèi Crayfish. It was not that simple.
For so many years, she had worked hard for the family. She admitted that the family had cultivated her, but she had also achieved considerable results for the family.
Here, Yan Ruyu did not want to say that they were quits, but according to the family's wishes, there was no point in continuing down this path.
Yan Ruyu had another matter to discuss with Zhang Tianxing, which was to apply for membership in the Crayfish Association. As the number one crayfish magnate in Zhonghai City, how could she feel comfortable without being a member of the Crayfish Association?
Therefore, Yan Ruyu would not miss this good opportunity. She did not expect that they were not accepting new members these days. It was still the previous batch, with only nineteen people.
Only by joining could she go further in the crayfish industry.
The Crayfish Association was the place that would set the standards for crayfish in the future. It was a place where countless businessmen would be eager to get into.