Mixed in the last days as a salted fish

Chapter 29 Foundry

After confirming the name of the mall, the next step is the issue of employees. Zhang Hao directly ordered:

"Don't be in a hurry to recruit new employees, let Xiao Ren and the others take care of it for a few months. They are idle anyway, and wait until all the cans arrive."

"Mr. Zhang, the mall has been empty for a few months?"

"It's never too late for a good meal, don't worry about these details, let me remind you again, 'Family Fortune Pot' doesn't need to make a profit, or even lose money.

You can think of it as an online celebrity shop, its sole purpose is to help the pudding company gain popularity, and don't lose sight of the basics. "

"I understand."

Although Gao Ce was not optimistic about these things, he still nodded solemnly. Everything the boss said was right.

……

Three days later, Zhang Hao and his party finally arrived in Los Angeles, the City of Angels, and then rushed to Helena, the capital of Montana, without stopping.

Montana's economy is dominated by farming and animal husbandry.

Part of the famous Sulfur Rock Park is located in its territory. Once the super volcano erupts, it will definitely be the hardest hit area.

Those who stayed had little chance of surviving.

This is also the main reason why Zhang Hao chose this place.

After settling down in the hotel, it was time for dinner. While eating steak, they chatted about their upcoming itinerary.

During the period, Vice President Gao couldn't help being curious and said:
"Mr. Zhang, why don't we go directly to those big companies and come here?"

"Large companies are expensive, and small companies are more suitable for us, and I want to try to see if I can cultivate a new brand.

We came here this time not only to find the source of goods, but also to inspect the foundry. Only in this way can we fully establish our reputation, which is crucial to the company's future strategy. "

"Original factory? Can't our local ones work?"

Ren Yulong was puzzled.

Zhang Hao has already thought about the reason: "Local raw materials are too expensive. Montana is a well-known large animal husbandry state in the western region. Whether it is pork or beef and mutton, it has a cost advantage."

Although under the wave of internationalization, the major regions have long since eliminated tariffs, but the costs of labor, transportation and environmental protection add up to a considerable amount of expenses.

Prices vary across regions.

"It seems to be true. The price of beef here is indeed much cheaper than in the local area."

After Ren Yulong finished speaking, he took a bite of the steak.

Zhang Hao continued to explain: "Before I came here, I had someone collect some information. There is a canning factory in Helena, which has produced doomsday cans for many big brands, including 'Costco', the third largest in the world. retailer."

"So bullshit?"

"It's not that. It's the well-developed local animal husbandry. In fact, the technology for processing doomsday cans is not as complicated as everyone imagines. Generally, larger and regular canning factories can do it."

"Mr. Zhang, how much do we want to purchase this time?"

Vice President Gao followed up and asked.

"It was about [-] million in the early stage, and the purchase volume was too small to reduce the cost."

Zhang Hao said a figure that is not exaggerated.

In fact, the real number is closer to 30 billion.

The reason why I didn't say it was mainly because I was afraid of scaring everyone. After all, the one-time purchase of food worth 30 billion, no matter where it was put, it was somewhat unreasonable.

Everyone can feel it macroscopically.

According to official statistics, throughout last year, the Eastern Region imported more than 250 million tons of beef, with a total value of nearly 1000 billion yuan.

30 billion is equivalent to [-]% of imports.

This is no small number.

"So much? Can it be sold?"

Vice President Gao was taken aback.

Their company's previous annual trade volume barely reached [-] million when combined, this guy really has a lot of money.

Zhang Hao smiled knowingly: "What we want is this kind of shocking feeling. If we want to do it, we must make it the largest in the local area. Otherwise, what can we use to attract attention? Besides, the shelf life of this kind of canned food is generally as long as decades, so there is no need to worry about sales."

Vice President Gao was at a loss for words for a while, and he couldn't find a reason to refute. Now he can't keep up with the boss's thinking, maybe he is too old!
But he was obviously only in his early forties.

……

A sleepless night after dinner.

Early the next morning, after receiving the visit application from Zhang Hao and others, Liston, the boss of BumbleBee Food Company, attached great importance to it. He even put down his wealth and personally drove a luxury car to meet the distinguished guests.

In the past few years, the economy has been sluggish, and domestic demand and exports have stopped at the same time, resulting in a serious decline in the profitability of their own factory. If it continues like this, I am afraid that it will not be far from bankruptcy.

Now he has finally met a super big client, who is simply his savior.

After half an hour's drive, the factory arrived.

According to Liston, this is an old-fashioned canning factory with a history of hundreds of years. It was once one of the three major military canning manufacturers in West Second District.

In a word: just place an order.

After entering the canning workshop, Liston couldn't wait to boast about the quality of his own cans.

What about organic meat, zero added preservatives, etc., there are a lot of chatter.

Zhang Hao lacked interest, so he casually picked up a palm-sized can of beef, and said straight to the point:

"Riston, how much does this jar cost?"

"Zhang, this is 150 grams of beef, and all the beef is above grade B. I won't tell you nonsense. Its ex-factory price is 88 yuan."

The price of general doomsday cans is usually several times that of ordinary cans of the same type. After all, you get what you pay for, so the requirements for raw materials are also higher.

"Too expensive." Zhang Hao shook his head.

"It's not expensive, the price of beef is there, and we use real materials, so it's really not cheap." Liston replied with a bitter face.

For this order, he was already prepared not to make any money. No matter what, he had to keep the company going.

Maybe we can wait until the day when the market improves.

Zhang Hao put down the can in his hand, then pulled Liston aside, and tentatively said in a low voice:
"Is there any cheap meat like that?"

"Cheap? Then you can only use the worst grade of beef, and the cost is about ten yuan."

Liston quickly replied.

Zhang Hao still finds it too expensive: "Is there any cheaper one? As long as you can eat it."

"Yes, if all sirloin is used, the ex-factory price should be lower than ten yuan."

"Don't you guys hate offal? How about adding beef offal and offal? Can you keep the cost below five yuan?"

"Offal? Are those used for pet food?"

Riston's eyes widened instantly.

"You don't have to worry about this, just tell me if you can do it?"

"It is possible, but there is no market for this thing at all..."

Zhang Hao interrupted directly: "As long as you can guarantee the quality and pass the customs inspection smoothly, you don't have to worry about the rest."

"OK, I can't tell you how much it will cost. I have to test it first. It will take at least three or four days."

Riston gritted his teeth and agreed.

His own factory is about to go bankrupt, so he can't take care of his reputation for the time being. Let's live on first.

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