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Chapter 476 Synthetic Food
Time passed slowly, and half a year had passed. The high temperature and flood disasters remained in the past half year, and the food crisis became more and more prominent. Fortunately, there is a big treasure house of the ocean, which continuously provides food for human beings, even though many of them have died and rotted.

Today, only a quarter of the food on the human table belongs to real rations, a quarter belongs to industrial synthetics, and half belongs to various creatures in the sea.

Although the organisms and fish in the shallow ocean are dying, the high temperature has little impact on the deep sea area. All kinds of aquatic organisms here are still flourishing, which can provide human beings with a steady stream of rations.

On this day, in the conference hall of Yun City, under the attention of everyone, Li Mu officially signed a contract with a large scientific research team, and will invest 100 billion to support their research and development work.

This large-scale scientific research team is mainly engaged in the research and development of protein-based synthetic food in a non-agricultural way.

For example, single-cell protein, which is also commonly known as "artificial meat", is a kind of microbial food.

Microorganisms are mostly single-celled, nucleic acid and protein entities.By producing this single-cell microorganism by fermentation, an extremely abundant single-cell protein can be obtained.

And the reproduction speed of microorganisms is astonishing. 500 kg of live bacteria can produce 1250 kg of single-cell protein in one day and night under suitable conditions; while a cow weighing 500 kg can only synthesize 0.5 kg of protein per day.

The main components of this "artificial meat" are protein, fat, sugar, vitamins and minerals, and its nutritional value is comparable to that of milk and eggs. The nutritional value of 1 ton of microbial protein is equivalent to 2.1 tons of lean meat or 3 tons of eggs or 12 tons of milk.

It can be used as both food and feed.

Before the high temperature doomsday, in fact, this technology already existed in the world, but due to cost issues, it could not be mass-produced.

After the high-temperature apocalyptic call, with the support of the government, many scientific research teams have invested in this area. This large-scale scientific research team invested by Li Mu is one of them, but there is still no major technological breakthrough in this area.

In the past six months, Li Mu has invested in more than [-] companies such as this kind of synthetic food company, with investment amounts ranging from billions to billions to tens of billions.

There is no way, there is too much spare money in hand, even if Li Mu is already prepared, the speed of earning money from the compressed biscuits still makes him shudder.

Not to mention anything else, just look at the tax revenue growth rate of Yun City this year, which is the best in the country. More than half of the city's tax revenue is contributed by Li Mu's food factory.

In fact, with the current shortage of food, the price of compressed biscuits can be sold even higher, and people will still grab it even if it doubles.The main reason is that I am afraid of checking the water meter and being scolded as a profiteer.

Even so, the funds in hand are just as much as they can't be used up.

In addition to taking out a sum of money to invest in scientific research teams of various synthetic foods, they also swept a large number of commercial buildings, shops and land at low prices.

Just like this, there is still a large amount of money in my hand that I have nowhere to spend.

Next, Li Mu plans to continue spending money on the scientific research team of this type of synthetic food.Although artificial synthetic food has various shortcomings, after all, it can fill the stomach and prevent people from starving to death!This is the biggest advantage.

On the other hand, it is really too difficult to cultivate crops that can withstand high temperature, drought and flood disasters, and it will not be done in just a few years.But human beings really don't have that much time. With the current food reserves and all kinds of fish in the sea, under the limit state, they can last for two or three years at most before they can't stretch themselves. At that time, it will be the real world. hell.

In such a state of emergency, it is synthetic food that is most likely to make a breakthrough and become a life-saving straw.Once a breakthrough is made, with the domestic industrial strength, it can be replicated quickly and solve the problem of feeding the entire population in a very short period of time.

As long as the food problem is solved, human beings will have the energy and time to solve other problems, such as cultivating crops that are resistant to high temperatures and floods.

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Soon another half year passed, and during this time, Li Mu invested in more than 30 teams developing synthetic food.Many of the previously invested teams have also progressed smoothly and achieved gratifying results.

For example, Li Mu invested 100 billion. The team that studies single-cell protein, also commonly known as artificial meat, is making rapid progress. Li Mu invested another 300 billion in it.

For other teams that have made progress, Li Mu is not stingy and spends money to support them.

This morning, after Li Mu finished exercising in the sports center downstairs, he was reading a book with Jiang Hui, and Wang Qian came to report to work.

"Boss, the unification of materials has been completed."

Li Mu said: "How many are about to expire?"

Wang Qiandao: "It's mainly canned food. There are 20 tons of canned food in total, 12 tons of which have a relatively long shelf life, and the remaining [-] tons are almost expired."

"There are also [-] tons of milk powder and soy milk purchased. Have you used much of it? Most of them are on the verge of expiration."

"There are also millions of drinks, Sprite, Coke, iced tea, herbal tea, green tea..."

"The most is beer. For the third time, we purchased 400 million pieces of beer, but we haven't used much of it. Most of them are also on the verge of expiration."

……

After reporting for a while, I finally finished.

Wang Qi said, "Boss, what should we do with these supplies?"

Li Mu said, "Sell them all, and sell them online."

Then he looked at Wang Qi: "Are there many transactions of such materials on the Internet?"

Wang Qian said: "There are quite a few, but there are no special stores. After all, it has been more than two years since the end of the world. Any one that has stock has already sold out."

"On the Internet, canned food, milk powder, soy products, alcohol... are all traded on second-hand platforms. Although the individual transaction volume is not too much, there are many people involved. Tens of millions of people will trade through second-hand platforms."

Li Mudao: "What do you think? How should these materials be sold, through online stores or through second-hand trading platforms."

Wang Qi thought for a while and said, "Would it be too eye-catching to sell directly through an online store? In addition, there is also the price. If it is based on the price on the second-hand platform, it is very high, and there are certain risks in this aspect!"

Li Mu nodded: "What you said makes sense. These materials are different from compressed biscuits. Compressed biscuits belong to our own products, and we can set our own prices. Even if the price is set higher, it's okay."

"This batch of materials is not produced by us. It is really eye-catching to sell directly through the online store at a high price."

He said and looked at Wang Qi: "From this point of view, it is more appropriate to put it on a second-hand platform?"

Wang Qian nodded: "According to market rules, second-hand platforms have their own price trends for various materials. Everyone agrees. Selling here is more transparent and less conspicuous."

Li Mu made a final decision: "Then put it on the second-hand platform. After a while, you can consult with the city to see the official opinion. Then find some experts to demonstrate it, so that it is compliant and legal."

Wang Qi said, "Understood, boss!"

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The preparations for this matter were very fast. A few days later, a batch of canned food was put on the second-hand platform, about [-] tons of canned meat, [-] tons of canned fruit, and [-] tons of canned vegetables.

After all, there are tens of millions of active users, and the food transaction volume on the second-hand platform is not small, but the individual transaction volume is very small.We all know how important food is. Many people sell food just in case of emergency, and they don't sell much.

These more than 100 tons of cans attracted a lot of attention on the second-hand platform as soon as they were put on the shelves. Since the price is based on the average price of the second-hand platform, it is naturally impossible to trigger panic buying, but they were all sold in more than a day.

Among them, in the largest order, an account purchased more than ten tons at one time.

Wang Qian came to discuss this matter with Li Mu again.

"Boss, this time there is an account that purchased more than ten tons at one time. The order is too large. Do we need to learn from the compressed cake side and limit the purchase."

Li Mu thought for a while and said, "No need, canned food is different from compressed biscuits. First, we sell them based on the average price in the second-hand market. If you want to buy it, you can also buy it from other people on the second-hand platform without going through us." .But the ones in other people’s hands are too fragmentary, and it’s too cumbersome to buy, unlike ours, which has a lot of goods and can be in place at one time.”

"Secondly, canned food is different from compressed biscuits. Compressed biscuits have a long shelf life and can be stocked for a long time; these canned food are all expired products. You can’t hoard it, you need to use it up or sell it as soon as possible. In this case, we also don’t need to limit the purchase. Moreover, it’s also convenient for big customers to deliver, and you don’t have to be like small customers. Ship."

Wang Qi said: "I understand. With so many supplies, should we sell them quickly? Or slowly?"

Li Mudao: "Don't worry about this. Take your time. You can increase the shipment appropriately according to the expiration time on the shelf life, but don't exceed [-] tons per day."

"Whether it's meat, fruit or canned vegetables, it will only become more and more scarce in the future, and the large volume of shipments in a short period of time may drive down prices."

"In the future, the price will only become more and more expensive, so let's sell slowly and sell all 12 tons of canned food within half a year."

Wang Qi nodded her head and said "Yes".

"Beer, beverages, soy milk, milk powder...the preparations are almost ready, and they will be officially put on sale in two days."

Li Mu said, "How much is the amount prepared?"

Wang Qi said: "We have more than 400 million pieces of beer. Due to food shortages, hops are almost out of production. Over the past two years, the beer stored in the market has basically been consumed, and there is no factory to produce beer again."

"But there are many people who like beer. Although there are many beers for sale on the second-hand platform, the price is still very high. I plan to put [-] pieces on the shelves in the first batch, and increase or decrease according to the situation in the future."

"In terms of beverages, we have more than 100 million boxes. This is not as rare as beer, but because it contains a lot of sugar, a large number of beverage factories have stopped production without raw materials. The price of beverages on the second-hand platform is not too high. , which is quite welcome.”

"I plan to put [-] cases on the shelves in the first batch, and Coke, Sprite, Green Tea, Red Bull, Wanglaoji... Depending on the situation, each will put on the shelves [-] to [-] cases."

"Milk powder and soy milk are more cherished, especially milk powder, which is one of the most in-demand materials in the market."

"Our inventory in the warehouse has a total of more than 1 tons, and more than 3000 tons can be stored for a long time, and they are all kept. The remaining about [-] tons will expire one after another in the next year or so."

"I plan to put [-] tons on the shelves in the first batch, which is [-] kilograms, which is not too small. Milk powder will only become more and more precious in the future, and you can sell it slowly."

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After Wang Qian left, Li Mu scrolled boredly on his phone for a while, and suddenly came across the news that a company that manufactures personal heat insulation equipment was listed.

The arrival of the high temperature and the end of the world has also had a great impact on the stock market. It has been on and off for more than two years. Later, the two major stock markets merged and re-established in the west, and the stock market stabilized.

Many companies that develop heatstroke prevention and heat insulation equipment, as well as industrialized synthetic food, took advantage of this shareholder wind to go public.

Thinking of the stock market, Li Mu thought of the second-hand trading platform just now. It is said that it is also a listed company, and it has been listed for a long time.

The next moment, an investment almost like picking up money popped up in my mind.

Although he is not very interested in money now, he can't ignore this kind of money that is almost for nothing under his nose.

After thinking about it, I made a few phone calls to plan to absorb the stocks of the largest second-hand trading platform in China.

As for why he is optimistic about this second-hand trading platform, there is no one else. Next, he will sell a large amount of materials on this second-hand platform, and they are all materials that are in short supply.

Most importantly, the quantity is still large.

Second-hand platforms, as long as there are a lot of in-demand materials, there will be no shortage of users, and the transaction volume will naturally increase.

In the future, knowing that there are a large number of in-demand materials for sale on the second-hand platform, more users will definitely be attracted, the performance of the platform will naturally rise, and the stock price will also rise steadily.

For this kind of money that is almost for nothing, it is still caused by my own reasons, so if I don’t pick it up for nothing, I won’t pick it up.

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Soon, another month passed, seven or eight hundred tons of canned food, tens of thousands of pieces of beer, tens of thousands of boxes of various beverages, dozens of tons of milk powder and soy milk...such a huge batch of scarce materials poured into the second-hand trading market, and Every day, this second-hand trading platform quickly became popular, and many people were attracted to become new users, and the transaction volume of the platform was also rising steadily.

Soon, Li Mu added fire.

Wang Qi said: "Boss, I counted. We have 600 tons of tea bricks, 300 million cases of red wine, and more than [-] million cases of white wine. These can be stored for a long time, especially wine, which has almost no shelf life limit."

"Shall we take it out and sell it now?"

Li Mu said: "Let's sell some, take out one-fifth, 120 million cases of red wine, 65 cases of white wine, and [-] tons of tea bricks, hang them on the second-hand platform, don't sell them too fast, and sell them out in a year or two."

Wang Qi looked puzzled. These materials, under the current circumstances, are all extremely precious materials.The tea trees are almost sun-dried, and so are the grape vines. Needless to say, the food is precious, let alone used for wine making. These three materials are really used less.

Li Mudao: "These materials will be more valuable and more profitable in the future if they are stored. However, there is not much time left for human beings. Next, I plan to make larger-scale investments in artificial food, and strive to increase the value of human beings." Before the food is exhausted, making a breakthrough in synthetic food requires a huge amount of money. In the future, if human beings really die, and the order is gone, what is the use of keeping so many materials, it can only arouse the prying eyes of those who want to."

"On the other hand, it can be regarded as alleviating the tension of the people and giving them more hope. If various materials on the market become scarcer and scarcer, and some scarce materials cannot be bought with money, there will be fewer and fewer in the market. , as soon as they appeared, they were snapped up by everyone. Everyone will only become more and more nervous and anxious."

"If, from time to time, a large number of materials flood into the market, the market becomes prosperous, and there is no shortage of various materials. Although many people are reluctant to pay high prices to buy them, as long as the supply of goods online is endless, their inner anxiety will be relieved a lot. Knowing that if you encounter In an emergency, being able to purchase supplies from the market represents hope."

Wang Qi considered for a long time and was convinced.

(End of this chapter)