When I first met Lin Chunfu, I would not have thought that he was a Taiwanese businessman who had invested in the mainland for 30 years, and he was the boss of the world's largest crafts manufacturer with 12,000 employees.
Ten years ago, he came to Mianning County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province to develop the olive oil industry in the deeply impoverished Daliang Mountain. He took root. Years of wind and sun made his skin dark and rough, just like an authentic farmer.
In 2011, Lin Chunfu selected Sichuan's Daliang Mountain, where conditions are suitable in all aspects, after many inspections, to promote the cultivation of olives.
When he first arrived, he saw that the villagers' lives were relatively poor, and he especially hoped to help them by developing industries.
But when discussing land contracting and other issues with the villagers, they encountered difficulties.
For the locals, the land is their rice bowl.
As for olives, they don't know anything about whether the olive groves can lift them out of poverty.
Lin Chunfu understood everyone's concerns. He walked into the homes of villagers and communicated with them patiently, using his sincerity to gain everyone's trust and support.
After the olive grove was built, Lin Chunfu did everything by himself. In the eyes of the villagers, "How can a boss do it like you".
Lin Chunfu said that for the first five years, he paid local farmers a rent of 800 yuan per mu. The farmers worked in the base and commuted 8 hours a day to receive their wages.
Starting from the sixth year, farmers can enjoy 36% dividends by using land to invest in shares.
In this way, farmers’ income rose from 1,000 yuan per mu to 1,500 yuan.
The per capita net income of local poor households has increased from 2,000 yuan in 2011 to 6,500 yuan in 2020, which has driven more than 3,800 farmers out of poverty to a well-off society.
Villagers of the Yi nationality gave the deeply processed olive oil the name of the Yi nationality—Muduhani. In the Yi language, "Muduhani" means flame and represents hope.
The villagers said that Lin Chunfu brought the fire for poverty alleviation and ignited their hope of becoming rich.
66-year-old Lin Chunfu has been rooted in impoverished mountainous areas for ten years. He has long regarded the village as his home, and the villagers of the Yi ethnic group also regarded him as a relative.
Lao Lin talked about the changes in the lives of the villagers, with joy and pride from the heart: "Now, they can work and get bonuses, their income is higher than before, and their leisure time is more than before. You can see that they are very happy. , Very self-esteem."
Under the influence of Lin Chunfu, after his son Lin Shuren graduated from Peking University, he followed in his father's footsteps to Liangshan. He has repeatedly organized Peking University students to teach English locally to help the poor through education.
To help the poor first help the intellectuals, the Lins and his sons decided that as long as the children in the Yi villages in the community were admitted to college, they would subsidize the student 5,000 yuan.
In 2020, four Yi students from the village here were admitted to the university. Lin Chunfu was sincerely happy to hear about it.
Lin Chunfu said that building the "home" of Daliang Mountain is a long way and requires everyone to work together and continue to struggle!
In the new year, he would like to say to the folks in Daliang Mountain: "Ajielu (Yi language: don't be afraid), don't be afraid no matter what, because'Muduhani' (Yi language: hope) will keep burning On the road to wealth."