Chapter 281
"Old Zhao, are you really not going? Dongqing City is only forty minutes away from Haishi City, so there's still plenty of time to leave."
"Old Zhao, come take a look. It's not a big deal if you make a wasted trip. We've made so many wasted trips over the years, one more won't make a difference."
Old Zhao, listen to your brother's advice...
At 5:30 a.m., Zhao Hai couldn't sleep because he was preoccupied with his thoughts, so he got up early and leaned against the headboard. As soon as he picked up his phone, he saw one message after another.
Buzzing—buzzing—buzzing—
Before he could respond to these messages, a phone call came in.
"Hello......"
"Brother Zhao, don't be so stubborn. You haven't even seen it with your own eyes, how can you question whether the data is fabricated? Don't you even consider how old Grandpa Sun is this year? He'll be retiring in a few years, what would he gain from fabricating data..."
Before Zhao Hai could speak, the person on the other end launched into a long, uninterrupted speech, giving Zhao Hai no chance to interrupt.
"Do you think these figures are reasonable? A braised food product that's only been on the market for a month can actually gain so much popularity and be sold all over the country..."
The production area for braised food is relatively concentrated, occupying 80% of the space on the first floor. The remaining 70% of the space is reserved for the production area of Zhao Hai Slow Food, which is about to be demolished.
Those two cities are Haiwei City and Dongqing City!
I wasn't really interested in the collaboration with the braised food shop that Grandpa Sun mentioned. I was interested, and it was because of this interest that I searched for a lot of information related to Zhao Hai Braised Food and Zhao Hai Slow Food.
As both the owner and one of the greeters, Ms. Xu hurriedly came down to greet the man in the suit and tie, coldly instructing me to register my information.
It seems like a mistake to partner with a company like that!
But the rustling sound from the plastic dust bag inside the suit was so peaceful that it woke up his sleeping partner.
I could find fault with the entire visit, it far exceeded my highest expectations...
Grandpa Sun, we arrived at 4:30. After some pleasantries, the process of Xu leading everyone on the tour was different from when she led Xu An on the tour.
Before helping Xu An change out of his shoe covers, put on his anti-droplet mask and head covering, he retreated into Zhao Hai's braised food production room and finished his introduction.
Before exchanging a few more pleasantries, Xu An finally revealed his true purpose.
"Hmm... I'll go to Haishi. If all goes well, I'll be back tonight; if all goes well, I'll be back tomorrow." Xu An stopped and answered his wife's question.
"So, he agreed?"
"Old Zhao, where is he going?" Xu An's wife asked, her voice clear and focused.
Click, the door closed. It was eight o'clock in the morning. Xu An sat in the large car, which drove towards the direction of Hai City.
Before getting into the car, Xu An muttered something to himself while looking at the small building of Zhao Hai Catering in the distance, and then strolled to the back of the small door of Zhao Hai Catering.
"Old Zhao, times have changed! I don't know what we called the old era, but this is the internet age. Online shopping is so developed, and with such a small population across the country, a daily production of a few thousand kilograms is enough to feed only a few thousand people. How is that even possible...?"
"Hai City, is it because of the Disabled Persons' Federation's collaboration with the braised food shop?"
"...Those two eight-meter-long machines are automated vegetable cleaning and cutting lines, capable of washing an average of seven kilograms of fruits and vegetables per minute... Over there is the cooking area, equipped with four automated mixing pots, theoretically capable of producing at least 20,000 kilograms per day... Beyond that are the processing and cooling areas... the vacuum compression packaging area... the finished product packaging area..."
It was only because Grandpa Sun and his group of a dozen or so people were so few that he asked so many questions during the visit that it took a full hour and ten minutes to tour the braised food production area, which was only a little over 170 square meters in total.
The room was only 170 square meters. Even though there was a lot of equipment outside, the child explained it carefully and meticulously, and it only took about half an hour to start.
In the center of the ten-meter-narrow inner wall is a spacious door that is seven meters narrow; on both sides of the door are two huge poster light boxes, each the same height as the door; below the light boxes are posters designed by Zhao Wei's company for Xu's family, one side showing the tempting braised food, and the other side showing the delicious boxed lunch.
Are you from Dongqing City? Has Chengfu Braised Food's reputation not been enough to attract business owners from other cities?
"Mr. Xu, your friend runs a barbecue restaurant in Haishi. My shop doesn't purchase your company's braised food, and customers aren't very receptive to it, so sales are also bad. You'd like to come and see the braised food production workshop. If it's suitable, we can talk about cooperation. Is that alright?"
The clean and tidy workshop, the gleaming metallic finish of various automated machines, and the workers in uniforms standing haphazardly at their posts—all these scenes unfold as fresh fruits and vegetables are transformed into beautifully packaged food products through a series of machines and processes.
“Bad.” Xu An nodded silently.
From beginning to end, I never once asked why he suddenly changed his mind.
"Sigh—" Xu An sighed deeply: "Since he said so, let's go take a look. It's only a few hundred yuan, just consider it buying a peace of mind."
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