The Era of Hard Work

There is nothing to say about the product quality of Hanlin Food Processing Factory. In the subsequent preliminary negotiations, the price was also in line with Lu Dong's psychological price. Chang Hanlin also promised that he could deliver it to his door every two days.

Lu Dong was not in a hurry to make a decision, because there were many similar processing factories in Kite City. As a conscientious and moral businessman, while ensuring the quality of the goods, he definitely wanted a lower purchase price in order to pursue higher profits. .

After agreeing with Chang Hanlin to have a second negotiation in two days, Lu Dong and his three drove to Kite City.

Linzi is bordered by Kite City to the east, and Hanlin Food Processing Factory is engaged in this kind of business, which is somewhat affected by Kite City.

The positioning of Kite City in Taidong basically belongs to Vegetable Basket. Areas such as Shouguang and Qingzhou are all famous for growing vegetables, and their reputation is no less than that of Kite.

The other counties have a large number of small and medium-sized food processing factories, all kinds of soy products and hot pot and spicy products, which are more or less industrialized here.

Lu Dong went to seven or eight factories in a row, most of the small and medium-sized factories were similar to the small workshops of this era, more than a mess can be described.

The boss does not hide at all in front of the merchants, and completely impresses people with low prices.

Factories with good sanitary conditions and guaranteed quality naturally have high costs.

The prices of the two guaranteed factories that Lu Dong visited were not lower than Chang Hanlin's, because they were farther away from Quannan, and they did not provide door-to-door delivery services.

Lu Dong didn't even consider poor-quality raw materials, not to mention his principles of life. If there was a problem last time, the price he paid might be worth the cost of stealing it.

The two high-quality factories did not deliver the goods to their doorsteps, which was equivalent to increasing the cost of purchasing goods for Lu Dong in a disguised way.

Therefore, Lu Dong changed several places in Zhuxian and Kite City, and was more inclined to go to Hanlin Food Processing Factory first.

However, apart from these synthetic hot pot and spicy products, Lu Dong also focused on inspecting a mutton processing enterprise.

I found this out through some beef and mutton wholesalers in Shilibao. It is said that the meat from this factory is relatively cheap.

Su Xiaoshan drove to the gate of the factory.

The factory is beautifully built. There are marble pillars on both sides of the electric retractable door. Lu Dong called, and the person who answered the phone was a woman who didn't sound very old.

The security personnel at the gate let him through, and Santana entered the factory.

When Lu Dong got out of the car, he saw a woman coming out of the office in front of him, and couldn't help sizing him up.

This woman is twenty-six or seven years old, with a fair face and fair skin. Wearing a white T-shirt, white trousers, and beige high-heeled sandals, the first impression she gives is that she is fair and clean.

The person is also beautiful, with fair skin and red lips, long eyebrows and a high nose.

It may not be as good as Song Na's long-term physical training, but her appearance is not inferior.

The woman looked at Lu Dong with a little surprise: "Are you Mr. Lu from Lu's Catering Company?"

Being relatively young, this is a disadvantage that Lu Dong cannot change. He immediately stepped forward and said, "Are you the director of Bai Xuebai?"

Bai Xue, dressed in white, greeted Lu Dong and shook hands: "I didn't expect Mr. Lu who was so steady on the phone to be so young."

Out of basic courtesy, Lu Dong let go of Bai Xue's hand after a short shake: "Director Bai is younger than me."

Bai Xue laughed heartily, and her laughter was crisp.

"This way please." Bai Xue invited Lu Dong into the office, and asked directly after taking a seat, "Mr. Lu opens a hot pot restaurant?"

Lu Dong's words are likely to be true, and he also has a little bragging: "I run a branded hot pot restaurant, and I am currently building a chain. The weather has cooled down, and the hot pot season will soon be high. I want to find a stable supplier of beef and mutton for the hot pot restaurant."

Bai Xue pinned a strand of long hair that was hanging down behind her ear, showing her snow-white face, and said with a smile, "I don't know what are the main considerations for Mr. Lu's purchase?"

Lu Dong didn't want to waste time, so he spoke directly: "Cost and quality."

Bai Xue automatically ignores the latter item. Those people who have dealt with in the past all shouted loudly about the quality. In the face of cost, the quality is faster than anyone else, and immediately said: "Mr. Lu came to our factory and found the right place. The price on the side will definitely satisfy Mr. Lu."

Lv Dong used to buy Malatang and hot pot products mainly from Ten Mile Fort, and the cost would naturally be higher after being handed over by vendors, so he asked someone to inquire from the side, specifically asking about manufacturers with lower prices, and getting their contact information .

This individual manufacturer is located in Kite City, so it's just right to stop by and have a look.

When going out, Lu Dong tried to speak Mandarin as much as possible: "Director Bai, I don't know how much you can make the mutton buns for making mutton rolls at least per catty?"

Bai Xue smiled slightly: "President Lu's purchase volume?"

Lu Dong knew very well that it was meaningless to talk about the price alone without the purchase volume, and immediately said: "From October, the average daily purchase volume of mutton rolls can reach 500 catties, my hot pot chain is expanding, and it may reach 1,000 catties before the New Year above."

This number is not too much, but it is not too little, Bai Xue thought for a while and said, "Five yuan per catty!"

Hearing this offer, Lu Dong was a little surprised.

Bai Xue didn't finish her sentence: "Of course, if Mr. Lu's business scale expands and the purchase volume can increase, we can discuss the price again."

Can it go any lower? Lu Dong couldn't help thinking more.

Of course it wasn't this fair and beautiful woman. Lu Dong was not stupid when he fell in love with a swarthy guy like him.

Lu Dong is in the hot pot business at Lu's Malatang Hot Pot Restaurant in the county seat. He knows a lot about the market price of mutton. In the Quannan Shilipu Wholesale Market, the wholesale price of ordinary boneless mutton is about 20 yuan/kg. The cost of making mutton rolls may be reduced, but mutton rolls worth five yuan per catty will definitely lose money.

Of course, there is another possibility.

Lu Dong turned to say: "Director Bai, can I visit your processing workshop?"

Bai Xue smiled: "Isn't this necessary?"

Lu Dong casually gave a reason: "If I want to buy from us, I always have to learn about the product in detail, so that if I encounter trouble in use, I can have a bottom line in my heart."

"Hmm..." Bai Xue didn't hesitate too much, and agreed, "That's fine, I'll take Mr. Lu to have a look."

Bai Xue glanced at Su Xiaoshan and Qiao Weiguo: "You follow me empty-handed."

Lu Dong nodded: "Wei Guo, you follow me. Xiao Shan, you wait here."

He and Qiao Weiguo left the bag to Su Xiaoshan.

Bai Xue led the way, Lu Dong and Qiao Weiguo followed.

After leaving the office, the cement-polished road outside is flat and tidy, and the sanitation is as clean as white snow.

When they came to the processing workshop, Bai Xue took them directly into the workshop without changing clothes, let alone disinfecting the air shower.

Once inside, Bai Xue stopped and didn't go any further.

Lu Dong also stopped, the sight ahead was horrible.

There was dark red blood on the ground, spots on the walls, and some places were even moldy and black.

As for the clothes worn by the workers, the original color can hardly be seen if they are dirty.

This workshop is in stark contrast to the clean and beautiful white snow.

As clean and beautiful as Bai Xue is, the workshop is as dirty and ugly as it is.

Since Bai Xue made some guesses after quoting the price, Lu Dong was not particularly surprised.

Bai Xue didn't take it seriously, as if it didn't matter to let customers see these things, and said, "Mr. Lu, the production and processing capacity of our factory is enough to meet your needs, and we also provide door-to-door delivery service, and you will receive payment upon delivery."

Lu Dong watched a worker pick up meat with a knife, and asked, "Director Bai, doesn't this seem to be mutton?"

Bai Xue laughed: "Boss Lu was joking, how could it be mutton for five yuan per catty?" She didn't hide it, because it was an open secret in the industry: "At such a price, if I used mutton, my factory would have closed down a long time ago. Now, most of the hotpot restaurants in the market will also be closed.”

Lu Dong frowned: "What if there is a problem with eating?"

"No, don't worry, Mr. Lu." Bai Xue said: "We are a responsible factory, and we will never process the meat of sick pigs and dead cats and dogs. We use serious chicken and duck meat! And not Simply relying on mutton essence for seasoning, and adding mutton tripe oil when making it, diners can't tell the real from the fake..."

He used to work in catering, but now he has started to work in the hot pot industry. Lu Dong knows something about it. For example, the so-called sheep tripe oil that Bai Xue said is usually eaten by no one, and it is one of the most garbage parts of sheep.

Bai Xue had sold many clients, and seeing that Lu Dong didn't speak, she naturally didn't want to let it go easily, and said, "Mr. Lu, if you can purchase one ton per week, I can give you a discounted price of 7,500."

Lu Dong did some calculations, and it was just over three yuan a catty.

If such mutton is to be sold openly, who would dare to eat it?

The purpose of doing business is definitely to make money, but you can’t do without the bottom line just to make money. On other people’s territory, Lu Dong would not be so stupid as to say anything, so he continued: “I have to think about it.”

Bai Xue opened the door to do business, and continued to promote vigorously. Seeing that Lu Dong was young, he thought he was not thick-skinned enough, and said, "Boss Lu has concerns? There is no need to. I can say that at least half of the mutton on the market is fake. .Conscientious processing factories like ours put some chicken, duck and pork. Those who have no conscience are dead cats and dogs, and it’s not surprising to release a plague pig or something.”

Lu Dong knew very well that what Bai Xue said might be exaggerated, but there was always a part of the truth.

In the face of huge profits, not all bosses can see conscience.

Bai Xue lightly stomped off the high-heeled sandals, shaking off the white feathers that were stained: "Isn't it just to make money when we come out to do business? We can't get along with anything, and we can't get along with money."

Qiao Weiguo glanced at Lu Dong, who said, "I'll go back and think about it today."

Bai Xue said enough, "Okay." She shook hands with Lu Dong again: "I hope we can cooperate."

Lu Dong smiled, didn't say much, went back to meet Su Xiaoshan, and drove away together.

After leaving the factory, Qiao Weiguo immediately said, "Lv Dong, she doesn't follow the rules here!"

Lu Dong knew what student Wei Guo was worried about, and said, "Don't worry, we won't cooperate with her."

Qiao Weiguo responded, sat in the co-pilot and stopped talking.

Lu Dong looked back, and all he could do was stay away and not buy from her house. As for reporting or something, just think about it, and forget it.

This is not Qingzhao, if you really want to ask someone to get in, it will really make you feel uncomfortable every day.