With 50,000 Yuan Earned in Two Months, Xiao Hei Being Not Really Black

Shunwei Capital
Jul 28, 2017 · 5 min read

Farm Friend 2017–05–26 15:06

There is always coincidence in this world, as is the case Xiao Hei is engaged in drone control. Xiao Hei coming from Northeast China is actually called Zhao Delong. He was white before, but in the past two years, he was always working in the field and then became blacker and blacker, so now people kindly call him Xiao Hei.

He comes from Youyi Town, Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province. From 2015 to 2017, Xiao Hei firstly heard about pesticide spraying by drones, then saw that his friend used drones to do such work in his field, and then sprayed his own field with the drones, and finally received such orders from other people when his family set aside farm work. In fact, this sequence of changes has verified that drone control for crop protection evolved from being mysterious, popular to mature.

In 2015, it was the first time for Xiao Hei to actually spray pesticide through drones. At that time, his friend just bought two drones with more than 130,000 yuan for operation. Then Xiao Hei used the drones to spray pesticide in his own 300 mu of cornfield. Later, he found the drone control was actually effective at the time of harvesting. Being insightful and down-to-earth, Xiao Hei decidedly bought a drone after weighing the pros and cons. Since then, he launched a career in drone control.

Figure/Youyi Farm

“Performing Operation for 45 days in 12,000 mu of Fields and Making 50,000 yuan in Pure Profit”

All the people engaged in drone control know that the operation period in Northeast China is from June to July. The longer the period is, the more the money earned. Since the entry in the Farm Friend, the drone control team Xiao Hei works in has maintained long-term and deep cooperation with the company. With outstanding ability, Xiao Hei was entrusted with an important task when plant diseases and insect pests plagued Henan. He started off on March 15 and reached Nanping Town on March 17. He carried out operation in Henan for 20 days. Later, Xiao Hei was very lucky and received numerous orders in Farm Friend. Since the last two months, he has never rested except the rainy days in Henan. After completing the operation in Henan, he went to Shandong on April 20. He has completed the amount of 12,000 mu in these two months, with a gross profit of 90,000 yuan. and the pure profit reached 50,000 yuan excluding labor cost.

“I have few drones, and local farmers don’t let me go, so I has never received big orders of integrated prevention and control. However, I can do 600 mu about such orders in good fields”, Xiao Hei was very confident in his own operation ability. “There is no cheap order in Farm Friend. I feel really happy about earning money, so I am very appreciated.” he added.

Figure/Withdrawal Records in Farm Friend Mobile App

“Doing at Least 2 or 3 Part-time Jobs Every Year with the Support of My Family”

Xiao Hei was engaged in security and protection before working on drone control. “The security and protection in Northeast China has reached saturation, and most orders produce less money than drone control. Only the orders from enterprises and public institutions can yield me considerable income. However, in Northeast China, it is very difficult to get such orders without certain connection.” Xiao Hei said. Of course, there is another reason that he switched to drone control. It is paid based on cash flow, while it needs a long time to get paid for security and protection.

Generally speaking, if people working on drone control want to earn money, they must perform trans-provincial operation. At first, his family didn’t support him to carry out operation in other provinces, because he needed to leave for a few months, and they were afraid that the unfamiliar environment would make him suffer. But at last, his family agreed on second thoughts and presumed that he traveled to enrich his experience.

Fortunately, things have gone well since Xiao Hei received orders from Farm Friend, and he has earned a great deal. He also said that the family’s support was always his strong backing.

Figure/The Screenshot of Xiao Hei’s Moments

“Being Not Far from Earning Money When Considering More for Farmers Having an Uneasy Life”

Xiao Hei also occasionally received the orders with small and scattered plots, but he thought that it was not easy for farmers to go in for farming, and only if you could handle difficult fields well, could they gave the easy-to-handle ones to you, so the workers engaged in drone control should also consider more for farmers. Xiao Hei has also studied a lot about pesticide. Each time he sprays pesticide, he will see its production date and type. When insect attack is relatively serious, he tells farmers how to take prevention, what pesticide should be used and how many times the spray should be conducted. By proper pesticide spraying, farmers will have a good harvest, and we will not earn bad.

When many people are surprised at his pesticide knowledge, he always says modestly: “I get to know it to some extent due to frequent practices. Besides, Farm Friend has its own crop protection team which has much richer experience in this aspect, and I often consult their agricultural technicians for what I don’t understand.”