bestfiction Chapter 228 What? You're building another factory?!
Chapter 228 What? You're building another factory?!
"What are you thinking?" Hu Dahai asked.
Ma Mei immediately chimed in, "Yes, Dad, if you think there's a market for my sauce, could we sell it?"
“You’re all busy with your own things, but I also want to find something to do.”
"Don't worry, it definitely won't affect my housework. Actually, I have a lot of free time at home every day. Don't let my limp fool you, I'm actually very quick and agile."
"So I have a lot of free time every day, and if I can, I'll make some every day. Then I can find someone to help me sell them in the market."
"I don't want the money I earn; I'll just use it to supplement my household expenses."
Ma Mei was afraid that Hu Dahai would disagree, so she rattled off a long speech. Clearly, she had rehearsed these words in her mind many times.
Upon hearing this, Hu Dahai burst into laughter.
"What do you take me for? Do you think I'm the kind of unreasonable person?"
He picked up the glass bottle and looked at it from both sides.
At this moment, something popped into his mind: Lao Gan Ma chili sauce, which would later become a nationwide sensation.
With just this small bottle of chili sauce, they can sell it for tens of billions of dollars.
The sauce that Ma Mei is making now is arguably just as good as chili sauce in terms of taste. I wouldn't say it's worth hundreds of billions, but I feel like making a billion or eight hundred million shouldn't be a problem.
“Your approach won’t work,” Hu Dahai said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Ma Mei felt extremely frustrated; it seemed that it really wouldn't work.
“Dad, it’s my own fault. I made things too simple. I thought that as long as I did it myself, I could just take one out and sell it.”
"I will never say such nonsense again. I will stay at home and cook for you properly."
Ma Mei spoke quickly, apologizing to Hu Dahai.
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Hu Dahai was completely confused by Ma Mei's words and asked in bewilderment.
"What I mean is not that you are not suitable for this, but that you cannot do it this way. How much can you make and sell if you do it at home?"
"Father, what do you mean?" A fierce fire reignited in Ma Mei's eyes.
Because she saw that there seemed to be a chance to turn things around—no, not a chance to turn things around, but a huge turning point, and things might even go far beyond what Ma Mei had expected.
Sure enough, Hu Dahai continued, "You can't make this sauce by yourself. You can only make a few dozen bottles a day at most. How much money can you make? You need to hire at least ten or twenty people, build a small factory, and use an assembly line to produce it in large quantities."
"In that case, we can produce at least a thousand bottles a day. Even if we only make one yuan profit per bottle, we can still make a profit of over a thousand yuan a day. That's what makes it a proper industry."
"You need to have confidence in your skills."
Hu Dahai ate and talked without even glancing at Ma Mei.
Ma Mei was completely stunned, her mouth agape.
The heart inside the chest was pounding violently.
Thousands of yuan, that's thousands of yuan! At first, she thought that if she could earn a few yuan or ten yuan through this sauce, that would be pretty good.
Unexpectedly, Hu Dahai casually asked for over a thousand yuan. Or at least.
"Father. Is this...is this really okay?"
Ma Mei stammered.
“Of course it’s true.” Hu Dahai replied confidently, “I think a lot of people will like this sauce. Putting aside everything else, people in the city who can’t cook or don’t have time to cook will use this sauce as a side dish.”
"Especially in the morning, cooking some noodles and then mixing some of this sauce into them would be really great."
"So if you really want to do this business, I can help you, give you a start, provide you with a factory, and let you hire some people to do it together."
Hu Dahai's words made Ma Mei tremble with excitement.
Yes, she was trembling. She felt like she didn't know where to put her hands. She excitedly said to Hu Dahai, "Of course I want to do it! I've always hoped that I could do something meaningful!"
“Alright, my garment factory might not be a good fit for your food business. I’ll have someone build a new small factory for you near the mushroom cultivation facility, and I’ll also help you get in touch with canning machines soon,” Hu Dahai readily agreed.
"Thank you, Father." Ma Mei bowed to Hu Dahai several times with great emotion.
Hu Dahai was also embarrassed. He waved his hand and said, "Don't be too happy yet. You'll be busy in the future."
"Now that you've decided to go into the canned food business, you need to prepare properly. There are a few things I need to discuss with you first."
"First of all, if this factory is built, it will be considered that you and I are partners. I will be responsible for the initial capital investment and all the equipment investment, and help you solve the sales problem. You will provide the recipe and be responsible for continuing to research new foods. Oh, and you will also have to keep an eye on the production."
"So I was thinking about the share of this factory, either we split it 80/20, I get 80% and you get 20%."
Ma Mei hurriedly said, "Dad, I don't want 20%, I don't want even 10%. I'm already very satisfied that you recognize me and that I can help you."
“One thing at a time.” Hu Dahai ignored Ma Mei and said forcefully, “This 20% is your private money. You don’t need to tell Guan Bao. After you have children, your expenses will increase. You can spend your own money as you please.”
Hearing about the child, Ma Mei felt a little shy but didn't refuse again, saying softly, "Then, I'll listen to Dad."
Hu Dahai hummed in agreement and continued, "And your recipe, from today onwards, this recipe no longer belongs to you personally, but to our food factory, so you must keep it firmly in your own hands and not tell anyone. Not even your own parents, or even Hu Guanbao's side, you must keep it a secret."
"Otherwise, you will have leaked information. The consequences will be severe."
Ma Mei was completely startled by Hu Dahai's sudden change in tone. She nodded vigorously and said, "I understand."
Afterwards, based on his memories of the food factory from his previous life, Hu Dahai gave Ma Mei many instructions.
Ma Mei carefully recorded everything and repeatedly promised that she would not let her father-in-law down.
Hu Dahai was very satisfied. He never expected that Hu Guanbao would bring home a wife who was also a girl who might be able to create miracles for him in the food industry.
After agreeing to Ma Mei's request, Hu Dahai immediately got up again and went to find Li Wude.
Li Wude, the brigade leader, was mainly responsible for conveying announcements from the government. Apart from that, he spent most of his time dealing with the brigade's trivial matters.
But now that Hu Dahai is around, everyone in the brigade is busy making money from him and has no time to argue with their neighbors.
So there really are far fewer ridiculous and absurd things happening now.
Li Wude had some free time, so Hu Dahai asked him to keep an eye on the factory construction. Li Wude was happy to do it, since it involved a lot of people to arrange.
Now he feels that the people in the brigade are even more in awe of him, because everyone is worried that if they offend Li Wude, Li Wude might simply stop giving them good job opportunities.
In Li Wude's office.
"What? You're building another factory?!"