Chapter 250 Wang's Roast Chicken
It is precisely because Xu Song and the others have witnessed Gu Zheng's rise to fame and are all supporters of Gu Zheng that they are so excited and respectful when they see Gu Zheng.
In fact, Xu Song recognized Gu Zheng when he came to buy his roast chicken, but after all, he hadn't seen him for several months, and he was wondering why Gu Zheng appeared here and came to buy his roast chicken, so he found Gu Zheng again. photos to confirm again.
After confirmation, he came out to recognize Gu Zheng, not to mention how happy he was.
Some people chase stars, some like literati, and some like sports superstars. Everyone has different hobbies. Xu Song is in the food industry. The people he likes are chefs and the people he admires are chefs. Gu Zheng is His idol.
Even though he is older, he is no different from young people in this regard. He is very excited to see his idol.
Imagine, a little girl sees the little fresh meat he likes, and a person who likes to play football sees Messi, whom he admires, what will their reaction be?
Xu Song is in this mood now, excited, happy, delighted, and in disbelief.
"Thank you for your support. If you go to Shanghai in the future, come to me directly and I'll treat you to chicken blood soup!"
Gu Zheng smiled slightly. Xu Song was different from Zhao Pingchuan. Zhao Pingchuan also liked him, but he only liked him after seeing him on TV and watching his performance.
When Zhao Pingchuan saw him, he was not as excited as Xu Song.
Xu Song’s feelings for Gu Zheng are the feelings that real fans have. From the initial envy and jealousy of competing on the same stage, to blessing Gu Zheng, and later supporting Gu Zheng, hoping that Gu Zheng can get a better ranking, Xu Song It has been achieved step by step. This kind of fan loyalty with emotional changes has always been the highest.
In layman's terms, it's a black person turning into a fan.
Especially during the finals, they waited for Gu Zheng in the square and wished Gu Zheng together. That time increased their cohesion and deepened their feelings for Gu Zheng, especially when Gu Zheng really won the first place in the end and fulfilled his promise. After disappointing them, they really regarded Gu Zheng as their idol.
The most important idol, bar none.
"Really, thank you so much, but I still have to pay!"
Xu Song was stunned for a moment and seemed even more excited. Gu Zheng actually wanted to treat him to something, and it was chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng himself. It was like a little fresh meat inviting you to go shopping together, or a football superstar inviting you to play football together. , can you not be excited?
Xu Song's hands were shaking slightly because of his excitement. It was hard to believe that this was a man in his forties.
"By the way, I was just talking to myself. What is Master Gu doing here? Xu Song, who would never come here specifically to buy Shao Shao, suddenly thought of something and immediately asked again. Gu Zheng looked at him with a smile and nodded lightly. .
Xu Song originally had a smile on his face, but as Gu Zheng nodded, his smile became stiffer and stiffer, and finally became unnatural.
"Master Gu, you are really good at joking, I can't afford that!"
He originally asked casually to relieve his nervousness, in a joking manner, and deliberately asked if he was here specifically to buy his roast chicken. Unexpectedly, Gu Zheng actually nodded, which made him very embarrassed.
In fact, when he said this, he had never thought of this possibility at all.
"I'm not kidding. I came here this time to taste the roast chicken you cooked, but I didn't know it was yours before!"
Gu Zheng smiled and said that he really didn't know that the owner of this store was his fan, but he would come if he knew. After all, he is now carrying a test. If he wants to complete the test, he needs to find better food. Traditional folk snacks.
"I am doing a survey to investigate which folk snacks are better than the most famous traditional snacks. For example, the chicken blood soup I made before is better than Bianjing Sunji's chicken blood soup. Eat the same thing and find the real master among the people!”
Gu Zheng used himself as a metaphor. He had no suitable partner, so he could only do this, although it was somewhat boastful.
But now even Sun Ji Laotang belongs to him, so it doesn't matter.
"So that's it. Could it be that, Master Gu, you think my roast chicken is very good?" Xu Song nodded, his eyes getting brighter and brighter, and he was a little excited.
"The roast chicken you made does taste good, but it's still not as good as those really high-quality roast chickens. But in terms of taste, it's already above average. At least here, it's the best!"
Gu Zheng doesn't know if there is any better roast chicken here than him, but to be recommended by the Food Association and with such a good business, it must be difficult for anyone to surpass him.
If so, Gu Zheng would not have come here, but gone over there.
"Thank you, thank you Master Gu for your praise. I know my shortcomings. In fact, I really want to persevere like my senior brother, but it is really not easy to persevere like that. I still have a family to support, so I can only compromise with reality!"
Xu Song spoke quickly, as if he had thought of something, and immediately said: "Master Gu, if you are looking for better traditional snacks, you can go to my senior brother's place. At least so far, the roast chicken I have eaten is, No one can compare to my senior brother!"
"Your senior brother?"
Xu Song nodded heavily: "Yes, my senior brother. What my senior brother makes is the real Wang's roast chicken. Mine is no longer!"
Xu Song’s senior brother is Xiang Ming, who is over 50 years old this year. He is not in Ningbo, but in a small town in the north.
Xu Song's family was originally in Ningbo, so he came back. The two of them followed the master to learn the skills. The master was from that small town. After they finished their studies, the master asked them to leave. After he came back, he opened a roast chicken shop by himself. After the master passed away, his senior brother returned to the town and inherited the master's roast chicken shop and continued to run it.
The business of the roast chicken shop was not as good as Xu Song's, and was even worse. So Xiang Ming did not go back to covet the master's legacy, but purely to inherit the master's craftsmanship and not let this craft be lost.
The reason why Xu Song said that what he made was no longer pure Wang's roast chicken was because the ingredients he chose were different from Wang's roast chicken. The most important ingredients were different, so naturally it was not pure Wang's roast chicken.
The real Wang's roast chicken uses a breed called Lu Cai chicken. This kind of chicken is difficult to raise and needs careful care. It cannot use traditional feed and must be raised naturally, otherwise it may change the quality of the chicken and affect the meatiness of the chicken.
The special breeding conditions of Lu Cai chicken are destined to make its price not low.
Ordinary chickens are 7-8 yuan per pound, while better free-range chickens are 10-10 yuan per pound. Even better ones are only 20 yuan per pound, while the cost of raising Lucai chickens is as high as 45-10 yuan per pound.
This is just the cost of raising them. If you make roast chickens that are less than 81 yuan, you will lose money. With such a high price, even if the taste is better, there are only a limited number of people who buy them.
Fortunately, the number of Lucai chickens raised is not too large. In this way, one raises and one sells, and Lucai chickens are maintained.
The person who raises Lucai chickens is a good friend of Xu Song's master. Lucai chickens are processed in ordinary ways, and the taste is good, but the goodness is limited. Without good cooking skills, ordinary people will not be much better than the usual free-range chickens that cost 10-20 yuan. In this way, no one is willing to buy Lucai chickens that are several times more expensive. Only people with certain cooking skills can turn them into real delicacies.
Before his death, the master hoped that one of the two brothers would go back to inherit this craft, and the one who finally went back was Xiang Ming.
The reason for this is to allow Lu Cai chicken to continue to be raised and Wang's roast chicken to be passed down.
At that time, Xu Song had just had a child and did not want to go back. In the end, it was his senior brother who returned to the town and continued to run Wang's roast chicken.
"Where is your senior brother?"
After listening to Xu Song's description, Gu Zheng asked softly. Xu Song's story had attracted him. Gu Zheng had never seen a roast chicken with a retail price of 81 kilograms.
However, the Lu Cai chicken he mentioned made Gu Zheng very interested. He wondered if the Lu Cai chicken raised by this special method had reached the second-rate quality. If it reached the second-rate quality, it might really help him complete one-third of the test.
"Licheng Huodian Town!"
Xu Song said quickly, and then continued: "Master Gu, if possible, I hope you can help my senior brother promote it well. Although people's living standards have improved now, his business is really average!"
"Okay, if it's as good as you say, I will definitely help him promote it!"
Gu Zheng agreed directly. Good food should be promoted. Those famous Western snacks and century-old brands are not because of their good taste, they are praised and promoted, and finally accumulated and became famous.
A delicious thing, given time to accumulate, will definitely become famous.
The trip to Ningbo was disappointing again, but finally got a new clue. Xu Song was very happy about Gu Zheng's arrival. He wanted to invite Gu Zheng to dinner, but Gu Zheng had a new clue and wanted to go there early, so he refused.
After returning to Shencheng to rest for a day, Gu Zheng set off again. This time he did not take the train, but the high-speed rail.
Licheng is more than 700 kilometers away from Shencheng. It is not cost-effective to charter a car. It takes too long. It takes seven or eight hours to drive. The high-speed rail only takes more than two hours, which saves time. Gu Zheng finally took the high-speed rail.
Huodian Town belongs to Licheng, but it is adjacent to Yongcheng. Get off at Yongcheng Station. It takes more than ten miles to reach the place mentioned by Xu Song. The route was pointed out by Xu Song, and he told his senior brother in advance, asking his senior brother to pick up Gu Zheng.
"Gu Zheng, Master Gu?"
Gu Zheng just came out of the high-speed rail station, and a man in his fifties came over. After looking Gu Zheng up and down, he asked softly.
"I am Gu Zheng!"
Gu Zheng stretched out his hand, and the man shook hands with him without saying much. He took Gu Zheng to a van. The van was very old and looked like it had been around for many years.
The one who picked up Gu Zheng was Xu Song's senior brother Xiang Ming, but the driver was not him, but his son.
Wang's Roast Chicken is located in the center of Huodian Town, a typical northern town, consisting of a cross main street and several side streets. Wang's Roast Chicken's shop is located at one end of the cross main street. The location is very good. The house was left by Xu Song's master. Their master never married and had children in his life. He only had two apprentices. Xu Song gave up and was unwilling to return to this place. Xiang Ming inherited everything.
The front is not big, and there are tables and chairs inside. When Gu Zheng arrived, it was eleven o'clock in the afternoon, close to meal time. At this time, many restaurants began to fill up. The better restaurants were already crowded. The popular restaurants like Gu Zheng were already full of people at eleven o'clock.
It was cold and deserted here, without a single customer.
"Xiao Song said that you, the first place in the Hangzhou competition, made very good chicken blood soup!"
Entering the store, Xiang Ming asked Gu Zheng to sit down and casually said that Gu Zheng was Xu Song's idol and had nothing to do with Xiang Ming. If Xu Song hadn't called him to ask him, he would not have been willing to pick him up.
"I came here this time to taste the real Wang's roast chicken! Is it really as delicious as the rumors say!"
Gu Zheng smiled slightly. He knew that the other party didn't like him very much, but it didn't matter. The most important thing was the taste of the food.
Xu Song had introduced his senior brother. He was a bit old-fashioned, but he was not a bad person. Gu Zheng didn't care about his tone.
"Wang's roast chicken is the best!"
Xiang Ming's nasal tone became heavier. He got up and went inside. After a while, he took out a whole roast chicken. This roast chicken was much larger than the usual one, more than double the size. Looking at the size of the roast chicken, Gu Zheng knew why their business was so bad.
The retail price of their roast chicken is 81 kilograms, which is still a conscience price with very low profit.
Moreover, they never sell roast chicken separately. They don't sell chicken legs, wings, breasts, chicken meat, etc. individually. You have to buy a whole chicken. The smallest roast chicken they have is four or five pounds, that is, the smallest one costs three or four hundred yuan.
Three or four hundred yuan is enough for a few people to have a good meal outside. Few people in the countryside will buy a roast chicken.
There are wealthy local tyrants and dignitaries who are not short of money to buy, but after all, the number is too small, and they all buy and take away, which leads to the current quiet business situation.
Xiang Ming took out a roast chicken weighing four and a half pounds and put it on the plate.
"Brother, let's settle the account. It's a small business, please forgive me!"
Xiang Ming put down the roast chicken and said lightly. Gu Zhengze was stunned for a moment, and then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Xiang Ming was worried that he would not pay for the roast chicken. He had never thought about it.
"Four hundred, no need to change, the rest is for the fare, if it's not enough, I'll add more!"
Gu Zheng took out four hundred yuan, roast chicken weighed eleven pounds, four and a half pounds was three hundred and sixty, Xiang Ming picked up Gu Zheng from the high-speed rail station, Gu Zheng didn't know how much the fare was.
"I picked you up because of my junior brother's face, what's the big deal about collecting money? Roast chicken is a small business, so I can't give it away!"
Xiang Ming took the money and gave Gu Zheng forty yuan in change. Looking at the money on the table, Gu Zheng shook his head helplessly. This Xiang Ming is a little old-fashioned. No wonder Xu Song kept telling him that he hoped he would be more tolerant after seeing Xiang Ming.
But this also shows that Xiang Ming is a very principled person.
The roast chicken exudes a fresh fragrance. It was just fished out of the pot. It is slightly different from ordinary roast chicken. The skin of Wang's roast chicken is brighter and looks more like golden yellow.
Gu Zheng didn't use chopsticks, but directly used his hands. The chicken leg was pulled down with a light pull.
After the chicken leg was pulled off, a pungent smell came immediately. Gu Zheng couldn't help but sniff. The smell was very good. Looking at the chicken, the white and tender chicken seemed to be covered with a layer of crystal oil, like white crystal, which made people salivate.
Just smelling the smell and looking at the appearance, you can guess that the taste will not be bad. The color, aroma and taste have the first two.
"Wang's roast chicken, the main ingredients are inferior ingredients!"
The appraisal of the spirit of the instrument sounded, and Gu Zheng's eyes jumped slightly. Sure enough, the quality of this Lu Cai chicken was as he guessed, reaching the second-rate. The roast chicken made with inferior ingredients has the inherited cooking skills. Gu Zheng is looking forward to it.
Biting off a piece of meat on the chicken leg, the unique smell of chicken immediately filled Gu Zheng's mouth, stimulating his taste buds. The chicken was particularly tender, and there was no old and astringent feeling of other chicken. Gu Zheng's cooking skills were related to chicken in many aspects. He was an expert in this aspect. He had eaten so many chickens, except for the fairy chicken, no one could compare with the roast chicken in front of him.
Even the honey chicken he made for the first time was only on par with the other. Honey chicken was made with ordinary honey. Without that kind of honey, the taste would not be as good as Wang's roast chicken.
"Congratulations to the descendant of Tiexian. Wang's roast chicken is a more delicious roast chicken. It is better than Daokou roast chicken. This test has completed another one!"
It's done. The roast chicken has been recognized by the spirit of the instrument. This test requires finding three kinds of folk delicacies. Now two have been found. Only the last one is left to complete this test.
After completing one test, Gu Zheng's mood became better. It was rare to encounter such a delicious roast chicken, so he simply ate it there.
The four and a half catties of roast chicken was finally eaten up by Gu Zheng alone. Xiang Ming was right next to him, and his eyes were wide open.
Four and a half catties, now there are only a few broken chicken bones left. Why is it a little bit? Because the bones of roast chicken are also very brittle. The really good roast chicken is fragrant and the chicken bones are particularly delicious when bitten. Gu Zheng ate a lot of bones.
Inferior ingredients, no need to worry about food safety at all.
"Gu, Master Gu, you have a really good appetite!"
Watching Gu Zheng finish eating, Xiang Ming said again blankly. He knew the roast chicken he made best. It was no problem for one person to finish an ordinary roast chicken, but it was rare for one person to eat all of their roast chickens.
Even if there were, they were all strong men. Looking at Gu Zheng's thin arms and legs, he didn't look like one.
"I have always had a good appetite!"
Gu Zheng laughed. There was water in the store, low-grade groundwater, so it was completely enough to wash his hands and face.
After packing himself up, Gu Zheng returned to Xiang Ming's side. The test was over. This roast chicken was indeed what he needed to find, but this trip was not over yet.
For such delicious food, Gu Zheng was thinking about bringing it to his store again.
The food in his store has always been scarce. The last time I met Boss Hu, he added a kind of noodles. Now the store has chicken blood soup, noodles and mineral water. After all, there are only these three kinds.
Wang's roast chicken tastes so good, but the business here is so bad, so he thought of inviting Wang's roast chicken to the store to enrich the food in the store.
This kind of roasted chicken is so expensive here that no one buys it, but there is absolutely no problem in his shop. Moreover, when the roasted chicken arrives in his shop, it will not only sell for 81 kilograms, the price will be at least doubled. , that's Shanghai, an international metropolis, and there are many people willing to pay a lot of money for really delicious food.
Moreover, the labor and store costs in Guzheng are far higher than here. Selling eighty-one pounds is definitely a loss, so the price can only be raised.
"Your appetite is rare!"
Xiang Ming gave a rare smile. He believed that his roast chicken was delicious. He even brought a small one to Gu Zheng before, but it was rare for Gu Zheng to eat it all at once.
"Master Xiang, I heard Xu Song tell you about your situation, and I admire you very much, but this place is too small, which restricts your development. Have you ever considered moving Wang's Roast Chicken to a big city for development? "
Gu Zheng said slowly, and his son happened to come over. Hearing what Gu Zheng said, he immediately stopped and stood aside.
Xiang Ming glanced at his son first, then shook his head: "Master Gu, I appreciate your kindness. This is the master's property. I want to help the master guard it. I have never thought of going outside!"
Xiang Ming refused, and he refused very simply. In fact, it was not that no one had ever made this request. There were still people who wanted to cooperate with him, but he refused them all.
Xiang Ming's son looked disappointed. Gu Zheng noticed their expressions and immediately understood.
It seems that Xiang Ming's son wants to go out and doesn't want to stay here. It's normal for him to have such thoughts. Xiang Ming's son is only about 24 or 25 years old. He is not very old. Young people want to go out and have a try.
Xiang Ming was originally a rigid person, and as he was getting older, it was human nature for him to guard his master's property and not want to go out.
"Master Xiang, I understand your feelings. In fact, it is the same wherever you protect your master's property..."
"You don't understand. I swore to the master that I would never leave here. Every plant and tree here was built with the master's hard work. If I leave, this place will never exist again!"
Before Gu Zheng could finish speaking, Xiang Ming interrupted Gu Zheng. Many people had said similar words. He had heard it many times and didn't want to hear it again.
"Okay, I respect your choice, let's change the cooperation mode!"
Gu Zheng sighed slightly. He really enjoyed the roast chicken here. It tasted very good. The main ingredient of the roast chicken was chicken. The other ingredients and accessories were not bad either, but most of them were low-grade and rarely reached the level. inferior.
Even so, the roast chicken still tastes delicious, and cooking skills play a big role in this. Wang's roast chicken cooking skills are indeed very good.
Because of Xu Song's cooking skills, he substituted low-grade chicken. The braised roast chicken still tasted good and was very popular.
Wang's roast chicken, which tastes better and has better ingredients than Xu Song's, will be recognized by everyone wherever it goes. Gu Zheng originally opened a chicken blood soup shop, so selling roast chicken is very suitable, at least it is related to chicken.
"What kind of cooperation model?"
"You do it here. I order a certain amount of roast chicken every day. Once you're done, send it to me via high-speed rail to Shanghai, and I'll send someone to pick it up!"
If cooperation is not possible, then become an agent. Now that the high-speed rail is connected, it is very convenient. It only takes more than two hours to get to Shanghai from here. If you deal with it properly, it will take two or three hours to get to Guzheng, and there will be no problem with the roasted chicken. problem.
Xiang Ming sat up straight. It was obvious that he had some intentions. People before had wanted to cooperate with him or invite him out, but no one had ever mentioned this method.
Xiang Ming's son also came over, sat next to his father, and couldn't help but ask: "How much can you ask for every day?"
Gu Zheng's proposal is very good. Why is his father unwilling to leave this small town now? Gu Zheng's method can at least boost their business without having to struggle like they are now.
I just don’t know how much Gu Zheng needs. If I only need a few every day, it won’t be of much help.
"It's not clear yet. In the beginning, there will be 100 birds per day, and it may increase to 300 or 500 birds in the future!"
Gu Zheng considered the actual situation in his store. He could sell out 5,000 servings of chicken blood soup every day, and now the noodles were stable at 1,500 servings every day. The roast chicken tasted good, so 500 servings should be no problem.
But getting diners to accept the roast chicken has to go through a process and take a certain amount of time, so Gu Zheng said there would only be a hundred at the beginning.
"If you think there are too few, then I will ask for at least five hundred every day!"
Seeing that the father and son were silent, Gu Zheng said something again. The father and son looked at each other with helplessness on their faces.
It’s not that Gu Zheng wants too little, but too much. Their daily sales volume now is only about ten, and in good times it’s only twenty or thirty. Unless there is a big customer who buys a lot at one time, then they can sell dozens a day. Only.
It's a pity that there are very few big customers like that, and they just go back and give them as gifts when they buy them. The five hundred that Gu Zheng wants are simply impossible for them to achieve.
Even if they increase production, they can only produce a few dozen at most every day, not even a hundred.
The reason is very simple. They don't have so many sources of Lucai chicken. This is also one of the reasons why Xiang Ming is unwilling to go out. Wang's roast chicken is the most delicious only when it is made with Lucai chicken. If it is replaced with other chickens, it will not taste the same.
Lucai chicken has always been raised by people, but the cost is very high and the output is limited. In particular, there are very few merchants who use Lucai chicken. Their output has always been very limited. Gu Zheng wants 500 chickens, which he can't possibly reach. Even 100 chickens are not enough.
Fifty chickens a day is the best guarantee he can make.
Xiang Ming told Gu Zheng about the situation, and Gu Zheng was very surprised. He thought the other party thought it was too little, but he didn't expect it to be too much. Fifty chickens a day, with the popularity of his store, this is not enough.
Unless they are sold separately, but even if they are sold separately, fifty chickens are not enough, at least two hundred chickens are needed.
"Sorry, Master Gu, it's not that we don't do it, but there are not so many Lucai chickens, and we are really powerless!"
Xiang Ming smiled bitterly. Big cities are indeed good. People ask for 500 per day, which is ten times his highest output. But there is no source of goods. It's useless to go to big cities. There is nothing to sell there, so it's better to stay at home.
"Even if it's 50, I can't give you all, otherwise there will be nothing to sell here. At most, I can only give you 40 per day. Master Gu, consider whether you want it or not!"
Xiang Ming said again. He couldn't give up the business here just because Gu Zheng wanted all of them. This was not his original intention, so the number he gave to Gu Zheng was reduced.
Forty, plus shipping, storage, and labor costs, it might cost 100 yuan per catty to get to Shencheng. The increase in cost is equal to the increase in price. I don't know if Gu Zheng will still stick to his previous idea.
"Since there are only these, let's make forty. Master Xiang, is it because there are not enough Lu Cai chickens that you can't make so many? If there are enough Lu Cai chickens, you can make more Wang's roast chickens every day?"
There are only forty, and Gu Zheng has no choice. It's better to have some than not. First, so much to enrich the food in the store. In the future, when the production of roast chicken here increases, we can ask for more.
"You are right. If there are enough Lu Cai chickens, we will work harder. It is not a problem to make 500 a day!"
Xiang Ming nodded. If there are enough Lu Cai chickens, they will only pay physical strength if they do it. It's okay to work harder. He is not afraid of hard work. Unfortunately, there are not so many sources, so it can only be done this way.
"Master Xiang, I want to go to the breeding ground of Lu Cai chicken to take a look. I wonder if it's okay?"
Gu Zheng stood up and said again. The supply is tight and not enough, so find a way to increase the supply. Even if it is less than 500 a day, it will be doubled or tripled.
If there are more sources here, Gu Zheng can sell more.
If Gu Zheng can sell more, more people will be able to eat this kind of high-quality food. It is also Gu Zheng's responsibility to promote more delicious food. His job is to comment on food, which includes the important task of promoting food. Gu Zheng's articles are not all critical, and there are also many praises.
"Of course, if you want to go, I can take you there now. It's not far from here!"
Xiang Ming also stood up. Lu Cai chicken and they were originally together, very close. The place where Lu Cai chicken is raised is a small farm at the foot of a mountain. The farmer who raises Lu Cai chicken raises it by the mountain.
The environment of the farm is good, and there are several employees. In addition to Xiang Ming's Lu Cai chicken, there are two or three merchants using it. If these merchants have not been supporting them, this farm would have closed down long ago.
"Boss He, this is Gu Zheng Gu Master, the first place in the Hangzhou Food Competition!"
The owner of the farm is surnamed He, and he is about the same age as Xiang Ming. He is the son of his father, and just like Xiang Ming inherited his master's industry, the two are considered old friends, with a good relationship and good feelings.
It's just that Xiang Ming, like everyone else, always likes to mention Gu Zheng's previous achievements when introducing him. The first place in the Hangzhou Food Competition is his best result so far.
"Hello, Master Gu!"
The boss didn't know the purpose of Gu Zheng's visit, but he still received him politely.
"Boss He, I just heard from Master Xiang that the production of Lu Cai chicken here is not high. What is the reason for the low production?"
Gu Zheng got straight to the point and asked directly.
To increase the production of Lu Cai chicken, we can only start from the breeding farm. First of all, we must figure out why their production has always been low. If it is because Lu Cai chicken is very difficult to raise, or the environment here is only enough for them to raise so many, and other places are not good, then forget the idea of increasing production.
Just like the sky, the two brothers Wang Wei and Wang Zhen also want to increase production, but they can't do anything if they want to increase it because that piece of land can produce it.
"The reason for the low production is actually very simple. One is the funds, and the other is that there are not so many customers!"
Boss He sighed, and Gu Zheng felt a little relieved. It's good that there is no specific reason. The two reasons that limit Boss He's production are not a problem for him.
Gu Zheng has the funds. Now the store has a daily turnover of more than 500,000 yuan, and the profit is almost half of it, with a net profit of several million yuan a month. There is absolutely no problem in investing in shares, and giving them enough funds.
As for customers, it is even simpler. I am their customer, a big customer.
"Boss He, how much money do you need to increase the production by 500 more per day?"
Gu Zheng asked again, and Boss He was stunned for a moment. Five hundred chickens are provided every day, which is not a small number. The time for Lu Cai's chickens to come out of the cage is longer than that of ordinary chickens. Chickens raised on feed can be released from the cage in forty or fifty days. Free-range chickens also take two or three months to grow. Their Lucai chickens take five months to grow.
Because of this, their chicken raising costs will increase significantly.
"Five hundred chickens are added every day. I need to add dozens of employees and increase the supply of chicken food. As long as there is money, there is enough food in Mangdang Mountain, but this requires a lot of money. Five hundred chickens are added every day. , it is estimated that the cost will increase by more than 2.8 million!”
Boss He made an estimate and finally stated the funding gap, adding five hundred chickens every day. In fact, he doesn’t have that many chickens coming out of the cage every day, only a hundred or ten chickens every day at most, and it’s not like this every day. If the person who orders less, they will also reduce the amount of food they feed.
If the raised chickens cannot be sold, they will lose money.
That's why Xiang Ming dared to say that he could only make fifty at most every day, and Boss He could only provide him with so many now.
"Boss He, I will give you three million. First, order 500 Lucai chickens per day. I can sign the contract today and give you the money. I hope you will increase production as soon as possible!"
Gu Zheng said softly, and Boss He and Master Xiang both widened their eyes.
Gu Zheng really wanted 500 chickens, and he directly placed a deposit of 3 million. With these 3 million, it means that Boss He no longer has to worry about the funding gap and can raise more Lu Cai chickens and expand the market. Farm size.
"Master Gu, to be honest, my factory is not even worth 3 million, so you believe me so much? Besides, you can buy my factory without 3 million, so why give me so much money to expand its scale?" ?”
Xiang Ming agreed with what Boss He said, and the employees around Boss He wanted to slap him twice.
Is my boss crazy or something? Someone offered to give me money but he refused. He said something like this, three million, this is three million. Many people have never seen so much money in their lives.
"You and Master Xiang are both of the same kind. Since you have been able to stay here for so many years, of course I believe you. I know that there is no problem in buying your factory for three million, or that I can directly invest in it, which is better than giving you so much money." Want to be high, but I have a shortcoming that you don't know. I am very lazy and don't like any management. My purpose is just to get more Wang's roast chicken, as long as I can get enough Wang's roast chicken! "
"Even if I place this order for Master Xiang, all you have to do is provide him with enough Lu Cai chicken!"
Gu Zheng kept smiling. What he told was the truth. If he were asked to buy this factory, he would definitely not do it. If he bought shares and cooperated with unfamiliar people, he might as well just be a customer.
His purpose is to get Wang's roasted chicken, as long as he is given enough Wang's roasted chicken, he doesn't care whether he pays first or later.
"Okay, I promise you!"
Boss He thought for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said something.
The employees around Boss He are very happy. Three million, a big order of three million. They have never had such a big order. Now the factory will be busy, and each of them can get rich harvests.
Master Xiang is also very happy. Boss He has always wanted to expand the breeding farm, but has never been able to do it. This time with Gu Zheng's help, he finally can.
At this moment, he even wanted to agree to Gu Zheng and agree to go to Shanghai with him.
It's a pity that if he really goes, people here will no longer be able to eat Wang's roast chicken. Thinking of the master's last wish before his death, he finally insisted on staying.
However, he can teach his son the skills of making roast chicken and let his son go to Shencheng to help Guzheng in the future.
Sooner or later, he had to teach this skill to his son. The reason why he had not taught it before was because he was afraid that his son would learn the same thing as Xu Song and run out to open a shop. In that case, no one on his side would be able to inherit it, and he could not let the master down.
Once his son learns it, he may still go out, but with a stable sales channel, he will also sell Wang's roast chicken made by Lu Cai chicken when he goes out. He has also inherited this skill, and Wang's roast chicken will never stop.
Xiang Ming promised his master to protect his master's shop, but his son did not agree.
His son can go out, as long as he still cooks Wang's roast chicken, he will be worthy of his master and has no regrets.
This is a happy result for everyone. Gu Zheng has achieved his goal, Master Xiang has also solved the future future of himself and his son, Boss He has successfully expanded the scale of breeding, and everyone is happy.
"I'm not bragging. My Lu Cai Chicken is really incomparable to ordinary chickens. It's a pity that I haven't had good cooking skills to cooperate. If it weren't for Master Xiang and Master Shao, I'm afraid my factory would have closed down. Lu Cai Chicken From now on, I can only feed myself!"
After signing the contract, Gu Zheng immediately asked Chang Feng to help him transfer the money first. This order was actually to increase the supply of goods for the store and to handle the store's accounts.
Although Chang Feng didn't care about money, Gu Zheng didn't want to make any mistakes about money, otherwise he would be sorry.
"My side is fine, but Master Shao's side is even more troublesome. He makes bucket chicken, and fewer people eat it!"
I sighed to the master. Master Shao is another old friend. He makes bucket chicken at home and uses Lu Cai chicken, but he doesn’t use Lu Cai chicken for all. Lu Cai chicken is too expensive. The bucket chicken he makes is The price is very high and it is difficult to sell.
The bucket chicken he makes is ordinary chicken that costs seven or eight yuan a pound. Only when customers order it or eat it themselves, they use Lu Cai chicken.
His skill in making barrel chicken is also good, and he is very famous in their local area. There are two chicken kings in the local area, one is Wang's roast chicken, and the other is Shao's barrel chicken.
Gu Zheng has eaten barrel chicken before, and bought it when he was in Shencheng. The taste is very ordinary.
"Barrel chicken, can I try it?"
Gu Zheng's heart moved slightly. Barrel chicken is also a famous traditional snack. The most famous barrel chicken is in Bianjing. Ma's barrel chicken is famous all over the country and is a century-old brand. It is said that they also have a pot of century-old soup to stew their barrel chicken.
Bianjing Ma's barrel chicken is not much less famous than Daokou roast chicken. It is a traditional snack that meets the requirements of the weapon spirit test.
Gu Zheng has never been here before. Today is the first time. The main ingredient of barrel chicken is the inferior Lu Cai chicken. If there is also uniqueness in cooking, it is possible to surpass Ma's barrel chicken. If so, it means that he can complete all the tests this time.
"Of course, no problem at all. I'll call Lao Shao right now, but I don't know if he has any in stock!"
Boss He laughed and immediately took out his mobile phone to make a call.
Not long after, a man came to the farm on an electric bike. The man was in his forties and carried a big bag.
In the bag was the barrel chicken he brought. The barrel chicken was made with Lu Cai chicken. Lu Cai chicken is very big, so the roast chicken made from it is not small, and the barrel chicken is not small either.
This barrel chicken weighs more than six pounds. After the spirit of the instrument identified the quality, Gu Zheng tore off a small piece and tasted it in small bites.
Both the barrel chicken and the roast chicken are made from whole chickens, but they have two completely different flavors. Shao's barrel chicken has a little bit of pepper because of the addition of pepper, but this pepper flavor does not affect the taste of the chicken. Instead, it blends with the chicken, giving a refreshing feeling like eating hot pot.
If eating roast chicken is as warm as spring, then the barrel chicken is like the hotness of summer. The styles are different, but they are equally delicious.
For the first update, Xiaoyu will try to code one chapter, but the update time may be very late, please forgive me friends!