After calming down, Xu An realized his idea had been a bit too impulsive. But thinking about it, a thousand yuan was just for selling a little over three hundred boxed meals. If it worked out, he would make a profit; if it didn't, he would only have paid out a thousand yuan. He could afford that amount of money now.
After putting aside his distracting thoughts, Xu An began to make arrangements for the upcoming expo.
The machine has already been purchased and is ready for installation tomorrow. Aunt He has also contacted four sisters to come and help pack lunch boxes, so there's no need to worry about manpower. The meat is still being purchased from Bald Chen. Because Anxin Food Processing Company went bankrupt, Bald Chen's business is growing bigger and bigger, and he has three employees. He seems to be poised to dominate the meat business in the Qianhai Town wholesale market. The only slightly tricky thing is the vegetables.
The vegetables grown in Aunt Hong's greenhouse are of better quality than most vegetables on the market, and they taste even better when cooked. Xu An visited dozens of wholesale markets of all sizes in Shanghai, and the vegetables that met his requirements were generally 50 cents to 1 yuan more per kilogram. This price was only because Xu An could buy 500 kilograms of fruits and vegetables at once; for less than 500 kilograms, the price would be 50 cents higher.
Xu An also tried contacting greenhouse growers in other villages in Qianhai Town, but Shengli Supermarket had already snapped them up, leaving him with not even half a greenhouse. Buying from other cities would be more expensive than sourcing locally, including shipping costs. With all avenues blocked, Xu An could only place a deposit with a large wholesaler to guarantee timely and sufficient supply of fruits and vegetables to Xu's Fast Food Restaurant during the expo.
Thinking about how the braised food shop would need at least 200 kilograms of fruits and vegetables every day after it opened, Xu An suddenly felt a headache coming on. If only Shengli Supermarket didn't exist, he could cooperate with those greenhouse growers. There are so many greenhouse growers in Qianhai Town; they could definitely meet his needs.
On another note, isn't Shengli Supermarket backed by Qiansheng Group? Qiansheng Group started out in the planting and breeding industries, so why does Shengli Supermarket need to purchase fruits and vegetables from outside? Qiansheng Group's planting base covers nearly a thousand acres, which is more than enough to supply Shengli Supermarket's dozen or so stores. It's really strange.
It would be great if the fruits and vegetables grown by Qiansheng Group were sold in Haishi. The quality of fruits and vegetables grown by a large company with high costs and advanced technology should be no worse than those produced in the greenhouses of Xujia Village. It's a great pity that their fruits and vegetables are transported to the Haiyang Agricultural Products Wholesale Market in the neighboring Haiyang City for sale.
It's okay to spend a little more money, as long as the supply is on time and nothing goes wrong.
Shanghai Maritime College
The results of the sample analysis, which I asked a friend to help test the day before yesterday, are in. Professor Yu brought his students to the school to review the results.
Perhaps because it's summer vacation, there weren't many people on campus, and some shops on campus were closed, probably not until the start of the new semester.
"Professor, a fishery company owner named Yan Yongmao came to see me this morning. He said he knows you." Huang Yan had wanted to tell the professor about this in the morning, but his senior called him to help revise a report, and he forgot about it while he was busy. He only remembered it now.
"Oh, what did he say to you?" Professor Yu asked casually, his emotions not particularly stirred.
"I told him he's planning to do mudflat aquaculture and wants to consult me on some technical matters, offering to pay me for it." Huang Yan chuckled as he spoke, "I said I'd think about it and now I want to ask you what you think, teacher."
"Just charge the normal price. If they offer too much, just refuse." Professor Yu wasn't too concerned. The fact that his students could earn extra money meant he had taught them well. Previously, some people had wanted him to provide technical guidance, but after he refused, they all turned to his students, hoping that their teacher could lend a hand when they encountered difficult problems.
"Okay, I'll give him a reply later." Huang Yan agreed happily.
As they spoke, the group arrived at the experimental building of the Shanghai Maritime Academy. The building was quite crowded; at least five of the rooms they passed by had people moving around. Most of the people inside were probably graduate students who would be graduating next year, engrossed in their experiments and recording data, not even allowed to go home for a break during the summer vacation.
Compared to conducting research in such a small room, Huang Yan felt he preferred doing experiments on the vast seaside, watching the sunrise and sunset – how romantic! Qianhai Town was quite nice; aside from the slightly bland food, everything else was excellent, especially the large expanse of mudflats, which all five of them were very satisfied with.
"You're here. The report is on the table. Take a look yourself. I have something to do here. Wait for me a bit." Professor Yu's friend saw the five people come in out of the corner of his eye and said this without turning his head. After saying that, he even withdrew his gaze and focused on entering various data into the computer.
Professor Yu didn't stand on ceremony with his old friend, and sat down on the sofa to review the report. The levels of heterotrophic bacteria, denitrifying bacteria, ammonifying bacteria, and sulfate-reducing bacteria were all normal.
It truly is an undeveloped, pristine mudflat! All data met the standards, with no anomalies whatsoever. Such a vast expanse of mudflats, with such perfect data—it's incredibly rare! The people of Qianhai Town were practically begging for food while sitting on this treasure trove!
Fortunately, they didn't discover the potential of this mudflat. Otherwise, like in other provinces, they would have relied entirely on experience and exploration without scientific guidance. After two or three years of cultivation, all the data of the entire mudflat would have become abnormal, and it would have taken a lot of effort and money to restore it, and even then, it might not have been able to be restored to its original state.
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