"After looking around, your business mainly focuses on traditional pastry production lines. It doesn't seem like you're going out of business. So how did you end up like this?"
Tao Zhizhi adopted the demeanor of a boss, her gaze calm yet carrying a hint of pressure.
"Hey, Mr. Tao, you don't know this, but you've seen the most luxurious food factory in the western suburbs. They have a wide variety of products and their production lines are several times larger than ours. Many of their businesses have failed, and we simply can't afford to pay the labor costs anymore, so we have no choice but to transfer ownership."
Before coming here, Tao Zhizhi had read in the materials that the West Suburbs Food Factory had indeed developed rapidly in recent years, and that Mr. Yang had recruited many older workers, but he himself did not dare to make significant improvements.
Sales have been declining in recent years, and the equipment is also quite old. It would be quite good if it could maintain operation for ten years.
Fu Jue glanced through their ledgers and meeting minutes. While it was expected, he hadn't anticipated they lacked a marketing plan. Under Tianyi, such a plan would never have reached his hands. He frowned and said coldly:
“Your management skills are alright, but you need to bring in some fresh blood. You can’t be complacent and stagnant, otherwise your production capacity and sales will remain stagnant.”
Tao Zhizhi immediately reassured the two tense people, saying calmly:
“Since we’re here, our goal is to change the current state of the factory. You don’t need to worry about the investment. As the new boss, I still have some resources. First, I’ll replace these machines and the old employees. I’ll revise the product formula in half a month and then hand it over to the factory.”
She looked at the food packaging in the document; it had almost no design whatsoever.
"You focus on the products I provide, and your packaging is too simple and unattractive."
No sooner had they spoken than Shi Lang's eyes lit up, and he quickly changed his tune, excitedly asking:
"Boss, do you mean we can stay here and work?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
Seeing that the factory they had single-handedly maintained was about to be revitalized, Yang Xian's dejected state vanished, the wrinkles around his eyes deepened, and his hoarse voice could not conceal his excitement:
"It's very obvious! Thank you, Boss Tao, for giving us this opportunity. We will definitely work hard for the factory!"
Fu Jue calmly added:
"Yes, I will assign relevant professionals to the factory to jointly manage it and ensure large-scale production and sales."
"Of course, we're both getting on in years and our thinking is a bit old-fashioned. You can decide how to arrange it."
Yang and his companion naturally had no objections; the factory had already been shut down by them, and they nodded vigorously to show that they would obey the arrangements.
The two signed a new contract with Tao Zhizhi, officially beginning their careers as her employees!
Fu Jue led her through the factory, and they gained a general understanding of the entire food factory. Tao Zhizhi, lacking relevant experience, couldn't help but feel worried.
"Fu Fu, do you think I can run this food factory well? A factory affects so many people—"
"Zhizhi's cooking skills have inspired so many people, how can she still lack confidence?"
The two stopped, and Fu Jue, his eyes filled with tenderness, cupped her cheeks and encouraged her:
"Don't worry, don't forget I'm here. Your boyfriend finally has a chance to prove himself."
"That's right, you manage a large corporation, so a small food factory would be a piece of cake for you!"
Back at Nuanshi Xiaopu, Tao Zhizhi immediately started working on the recipes for various pastries and braised noodles in the back room, ensuring that the delicious food from the shop could be smoothly brought to various places in the future.
Half a month later
The Fresh Flavor Shop was officially renamed Shuangzhi Foods and successfully opened. The professional staff arranged by Fu Jue also started working one after another. The two of them put on white protective suits and stepped onto the production line. Tao Zhizhi nodded in satisfaction at the new and prosperous scene.
[Luckily, I had made some money before, otherwise I would have been swindled out of 100 million!]
"I didn't!"
"So you finally decided to come back! Humph."
One hundred million, its voice trembling with guilt, emitted a faint glow as it spoke hesitantly:
"Host, look, the new mission is just to build a factory, it's all free, where's the catch?!"
Its voice then became more assertive: "The factory can make you money continuously, and our goal is financial freedom!"
Tao Zhizhi immediately sensed something was wrong and asked, as if to confirm, "So, according to you, I'm going to start a company in the future?"
"Great! That way we can complete the task faster!"
A deep, excited voice from not far away pulled her back to reality:
"Boss! Our first batch of products has passed quality inspection!"
Shi Lang held the pastry box in his hands as if it were a precious treasure, presenting it to Tao Zhizhi with bright eyes.
Tao Zhizhi and Shi Lang quickly walked to the lounge to share the finished product with her. The first batch to come out were the common mung bean cakes and braised noodles. When Shi Lang and Shi Lang saw her making them, they couldn't wait to try them.
"Mmm! Boss, your mung bean cake is completely different from the ones I've made before. It's sweet but not cloying, and it's so delicious I want to swallow my tongue!"
Looking at his pathetic state, Yang Xian shook his head: "How good can mung bean cake be?"
He picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, only to be immediately proven wrong: "This—the boss's mung bean cake melts in your mouth! This is just too delicious! It's unbelievable!"
Happiness Points +200
She caught the fleeting message, and seeing the two of them so engrossed, Tao Zhizhi raised an eyebrow: [So this works too!]
The other employees also thought they were just flattering the boss; their acting was surprisingly good! But after they tasted the factory's products, they all became in awe:
[This is actually a product we made!]
Tao Zhizhi clapped her hands happily: "Great, now that we have production capacity, we can't let sales fall behind."
No sooner had the words been spoken than the online live-streaming department, which was all set to go, opened their accounts to find that their boss already had over a million followers, and the comment section was buzzing with activity, with people urging him to start the live stream or calling for the dishes to return.
The operations team was completely bewildered, but Tao Zhizhi smiled knowingly and said, "Just follow the plan. They're all fans of Nuanshi Xiaopu, but they might not actually buy anything."
After supervising their work for a while, Fu Jue and his companion were about to return to the city to put the products in the store for sale, and the shelves were already set up in advance.
As soon as a regular customer entered, he noticed that the shelves, which had been empty a few days ago, were now full of products. Curious, he picked up an exquisite pastry box and turned it over: "Oh, did the young owner make these pastries too?"
"This is the first time I've managed to get to the front!"
Tao Zhizhi had just taken out the tasting plates when she saw her loyal customers, who always trusted the shop, spontaneously lining up to buy some. She smiled helplessly and went over to let them try some.
Wow! They even have braised noodles.
Huang Jiao was surprised to find a package of braised noodles in the corner of the shelf, but she wasn't sure if the package still tasted like her mother's. After hesitating for a while, she found Tao Zhizhi.
"Boss, do you have samples of this?"
She arrived at just the right time. Su Bai was carrying a tray with two bowls of braised noodles on it, and she was loudly inviting the guests to try and figure out which bowl was freshly cooked.
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