1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 221: What can you make with just those scraps?
As a province with four distinct seasons, although the daytime heat in mid-September in Qilu is still maddeningly hot, at night it is truly cool as water.

Drilling company office building.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the general manager's office was still brightly lit.

Wang Yinuo stared at the newspaper clippings attached to the materials and read them word by word for a long time before stuffing them into the file bag. After carefully tying the string, he pinched his brows with a somewhat obscure expression.

Without even looking at them, He, an officer from the Finance Department, knew what was on those newspaper clippings… The news and follow-up reports on the island nation’s civilian delegation’s visit to China appeared in a seemingly low-key form in some newspapers and media that were not widely circulated. However, the editorials on the newspapers, which used some thought-provoking words, were enough to create a huge wave among certain knowledgeable groups.

"Boss Wang, it's cold at night, put on more clothes!"

He, who had the title of "Secretary of the Special Working Group" and in fact had also served as the general manager's secretary to a certain extent, looked at Wang Yinuo in front of him with some concern, then took a thin coat from the coat rack and handed it to him.

No one understands better than him how much pressure Wang Yinuo has been under during this period, and no one knows better than him that the reason why this company boss who works until eleven or twelve in the morning every day is so busy is not for the so-called competition at all.

After taking a look at Officer He who was full of worry, Wang Yinuo smiled, stood up, took the thin coat, and put it on obediently.

Wang Yinuo habitually zipped up his shirt to his chest, but found it a bit stuffy. After a moment's thought, he zipped it down again, then fiddled with the open corners of his shirt with some discomfort, and suddenly asked, "I heard that Yang Mo went through the discharge procedures this afternoon?"

While arranging the documents reviewed by Wang Yinuo into a special file box, Officer He nodded and replied, "Yes, he has completed the discharge procedures, but... he used the name of going home to recuperate, which is not a true discharge."

He understood very well how important Yang Mo was in Wang Yinuo's heart, and he also understood the meaning of Yang Mo's hospitalization and discharge.

Wang Yinuo nodded, as if he was not angry at Yang Mo's cheating behavior.

After thinking for a while, Wang Yinuo suddenly laughed: "Speaking of which, Vice President Feng made a stupid move this time... Can't he see that this little guy is born in the year of the donkey? Shouldn't he just stroke his fur?"

Officer He, who was helping Wang Yinuo change the tea, thought about it and shook his head: "Vice President Feng was forced into a corner and had to do this... Although Linyi County's greenhouse winter vegetable planting plan is still in the infrastructure stage, the vegetable basket plan is an extremely complex cross-domain comprehensive project. If we don't reserve enough coordination and time to formulate the entire plan and implement it step by step, it is easy for some links to fail, resulting in a systemic collapse."

At this point, Officer He's expression became a little cautious: "Although I don't know what the actual situation is over there, if we refer to the previous experience of the company's large-scale tertiary industry projects, Vice President Feng only has 15 to 21 days left for coordination... The reality is there, and he can't help but be anxious."

Wang Yinuo laughed and patted He's shoulder encouragingly: "Xiao He, I have always believed that as long as people think outside their own small world, people who work in finance have more advantages than others in company management... You are very good, at least in terms of the breadth of vision, you have surpassed most people in the company!"

Officer He showed some excitement on his face. He had always admired Wang Yinuo very much and even regarded him as an idol. Now he was praised by his idol in person. Even though he had been tempered in the Finance Department for several years, he still couldn't help but feel a little out of control.

Seeing such a big reaction from Officer He, Wang Yinuo smiled and shook his head: "You also said that you used the company's previous large-scale tertiary industry projects as a reference... The same thing, in the hands of different people, the efficiency and time are different."

"Judging from Yang Mo's ability to stir up trouble, I think if he is really willing to help Vice President Feng, it would be completely in time for him to get involved in this project in two months!"

Wang Yinuo looked at Officer He with some emotion as he said this: "In fact, at the beginning, I thought that Vice President Feng must get Yang Mo involved before October... But now, I think as long as he can get Yang Mo involved before November, the project will be considered secure."

"I can see some things, and Vice President Feng must be able to see them too. The reason why he used this seemingly effective but actually foolish trick today not only shows that he still can't change his condescending attitude when it comes to employing people, but also shows that..."

"He thinks Yang Mo already has the ability to jump out of his palm!"

"For someone like him who actually has a strong desire for control, this kind of thing is unacceptable!"

Officer He thought about it and nodded reluctantly in agreement.

The true ability of a person needs to be supported by cases, and what Yang Mo has done in the past half month is undoubtedly enough to make his score go up to a higher level.

The chicken seedling sales project, which shocked everyone at the beginning and was obviously a foreshadowing, was certainly an amazing stroke of genius; but the fact that Wang Yinuo made repeated revisions and finally gave such a high evaluation showed that the reply that Manager Mu brought back and the phone call that Wang Yinuo made a week ago when he suddenly locked himself in the office and talked for half an afternoon were actually more factors.

In short, Yang Mo, a young man who is several years younger than himself, is a strange guy who can constantly surprise or scare people. He has never seen such a thing in his life as he can make so many moves without relying on too many resources.

It just so happens that a person's abilities may continue to improve over time, but his or her personality is difficult to change.

Unlike the elegant and easy-going Mr. Wang, who is quite tolerant, Mr. Feng, who is in charge of the relationship between industry and agriculture, may give people a feeling of being in the spring breeze at first glance, but in fact he has a strong desire for control... Otherwise, why do you think Yang Jin, the head of the Industry and Agriculture Department, has become a human stamp? Even Tang Chaoxian, who has a deep relationship with the department, has not yet been able to connect with the resources of the deputy director level and above of the various competent units and institutions.

So, a vice president who has a strong desire for control but is currently facing urgent pressure, meets a petty coward with an extremely stubborn personality but whose abilities are vaguely beyond his control. He gives the coward a thundering blow, letting him know what true crushing means and what it means to be a hero who knows the times... Although it is a bit excessive, it is understandable for a vice president in charge of relations between workers and peasants.

You know, even in later generations, there are many people who firmly believe in the "relationship theory", let alone in this era when even raising chickens requires indicators?

No matter how good you monkeys are at jumping around, in front of me, a Buddha who controls the power of laws... you are nothing!

You really are so shameless, aren't you?
Wang Yinuo frowned after seeing what Officer He was thinking, but did not try to correct him.

There are some things that you won’t understand unless you reach that level and have actually come into contact with them.

To think that you can change other people's assumptions with just a few words... is too presumptuous.

Sighing a little depressed, Wang Yinuo looked at the dark night sky outside the window with a bitter smile on his face: "Actually, now I have regretted it a little bit... If I hadn't recruited that little guy Yang Mo into the special working group, so many things wouldn't have happened."

The apparent logic of this sentence is actually very easy to understand.

If Yang Mo had not been called into the special working group, the debt swap model, which required huge funds and various social resources to support it, would not have appeared in front of everyone;
Without the inspiration of the debt swap model, Vice President Feng would not have come up with this greenhouse winter vegetable planting plan;

If it weren't for Vice President Feng's project, which could pose a real threat to his re-election after achieving results, Wang Yinuo would not be so timid about the follow-up arrangements for the chemical industrial park project, which has a planned investment of 5 million yuan but has been stagnant for more than half a month.

In short, this competition, which he had not taken seriously from the beginning, should have ended long before he used the big killer weapon of the Petrochemical Industrial Park if Yang Mo had not caused so many invisible changes.

Without enemies around him, he can naturally do what he thinks should be done according to his own ideas.

But now...

But it’s hard to say.

Thinking of this, Wang Yinuo glanced at the file bags that had been sorted and classified, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

Officer He misunderstood, thinking that President Wang was afraid that Yang Mo would eventually succumb to the pressure and join Vice President Feng, but he himself was reluctant to do so due to his face.

He hesitated for a moment: "Boss Wang, no matter what, Yang Mo is a talent you specially recruited, and he is also the director of the special working group. Qingfeng Food is the leader of the company's tertiary industry projects... Otherwise, I will discuss with Manager Li and others privately and ask them to lend some money to Qingfeng Food in the name of supporting key projects?... After all, the more star companies there are, the more obvious the economic boost effect will be, and the faster the speed of resolving the triangular debts of enterprises will be!"

The Manager Li he mentioned was a certain team leader of the Deposit or Not Deposit Bank. In view of the remarkable achievements made by the special working group in solving the triangular debt problem during this period, the two of them also had a very good relationship, so they could talk freely about some things.

Obviously, he was planning to solve the funding problem of the Momo Baizha project by means of a bank loan... As long as there was sufficient funding, the supply of raw materials for Momo Baizha would not be interrupted. After the competition was over and the supply of 817 broilers was restored, debt repayment would not be a problem at all given the market popularity of Momo Baizha.

In fact, there are many ways to solve the current raw material crisis of Momo Baizha. Whether it is Wang Yinuo or Miss Mu, they have plenty of methods and relevant resources. However, Officer He is only a small backbone transferred from the Finance Department after all, and this is the only solution he can provide.

Wang Yinuo smiled when he heard this: "No need. If I act directly like this, the little guy will think I am taking advantage of the situation to repay a favor and will get angry!" "Besides, since he didn't come back to report after being discharged from the hospital, but went home under the name of recuperation, it means he still has a backup plan... Although I can't guess what he will do next, it's enough to give Vice President Feng a drink."

He, the officer, looked shocked: "Everything Yang Mo can do depends on the Momo Baizha project. The Momo Baizha fund pool is about to run out of money, and the supply of raw materials is about to become a problem. In addition to the sealed 817 broilers in the warehouse, there are only the scraps that can only be used to make snacks, fertilizers and bone meal... He has only this little capital, what else can he do?"

Wang Yinuo shook his head gently: "The reason why Yang Mo came into the vision of me and Vice President Feng, and became more and more important, is because he did not follow the ordinary path and took people by surprise... Before the dust settles, no one knows what tricks he will use."

"So, those scraps may be worthless gadgets in our eyes, but it's hard to say whether he can do anything with them!"

Officer He looked confused.

What can you make out of those things that don’t even have much meat on them...?

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At this time, in the courtyard where the male master had finally returned, there was a strange medicinal fragrance floating in the air.

A young apprentice, sweating from the heat, scooped up the food in the bucket with a slotted spoon, checked its quality, nodded, turned off the stove, put the lid on, turned around and shouted to the yard, "Master, the food needs to be soaked for at least half an hour before it can be eaten. You have to wait a while."

Yang Mo, who was drinking tea in the yard, nodded: "No hurry, since it's a test product, we have to wait until it reaches the most suitable heat and temperature... I want to see how the thing you and your group of Southwest family members have been working on for more than half a month is doing."

Seeing that the master had regained his normal expression, Bai Mengmeng took advantage of Tugou's presence and said in a somewhat presumptuous tone, "Don't worry, Master. Although Guizhou is poor, when it comes to popular food, we are more than a hundred blocks behind you Qilu people who only know how to eat steamed buns, pancakes and noodles... So many picky family members have tried it and thought it was fine. If you and Sister Lu don't bite off your tongues by then, I lose... I will perform a handstand for you right away!"

Hearing that this guy actually despised Qi Lu's diet, Lu Yingying immediately became unhappy.

What's wrong with steamed buns, what's wrong with pancakes, and what's wrong with noodles?
That thing tastes so good when you chew it!
Besides... you already eat white flour every meal, and you can eat as much as you want, what else do you want! ?

However, when he smelled the strange aroma coming from his nose, Tugou, who was occasionally dragged by Yang Mo to experience the southwestern cuisine in the past six months, twitched his lips, but he still didn't have the confidence to say these words... Although he was reluctant to admit it, if we don't talk about the extremely expensive Shandong cuisine and Confucius Mansion cuisine, the folk cuisine of the three southwestern provinces will indeed surpass that of Qi and Lu.

Somewhat depressed, he broke off a ruby-like but extremely sour pomegranate seed and put it into his mouth. After grinning for a while, Tugou classmate couldn't help but ask curiously: "Aren't there quite a few family members in the company selling this stuff? I smell that the taste is similar. Why don't you just buy their formula? Why do you have to spend so much energy and effort to adjust the formula... What a waste of time!"

Hearing these extremely amateurish words, Bai Mengmeng resisted the urge to roll his eyes, secretly glanced at Yang Mo next to him, and then patiently explained: "Fragrance is fragrance, taste is taste, the two are not the same thing... Sometimes you smell the same fragrance, but the taste is completely different."

"Although you Qilu people like to call our area the Southwest, in fact, the tastes of the four regions of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Chongqing are very different;"

"As Master said, the numbing taste in Sichuan and Chongqing is too strong. The locals may not feel it, but the people of Qi and Lu generally cannot accept the very obvious numbing and bitter taste. Therefore, it is not appropriate to use the Sichuan and Chongqing method... Besides, most of the family members in Bayu may not even know how to cook without peppercorns and chilies. I don't think it's possible to expect them to make a dish that suits the taste of Qi and Lu people!"

"Although the taste in southern Yunnan is quite unique in this regard, the overall style is more like that of Guangdong, and the taste is too light and subtle... There's nothing we can do about it. After all, it's not the same as what you Qilu people imagine. Southern Yunnan actually likes to pursue the original taste of the ingredients. But you Qilu people don't like spicy or numb food, but your taste is very strong. If you use the recipe of southern Yunnan directly, you will definitely find it hard to swallow."

"In short, if we directly use the formula of the family members of the drilling company, judging from the current situation, as long as we go beyond this small piece of land, there is a high probability that we will fail!"

"So, under the wise guidance of our master, we adopted the Guizhou recipe as the basis and experimented with adding, subtracting and adjusting the flavors."

At this point, Bai Mengmeng's expression became proud: "Sister Lu may not understand very well. We people in Guizhou are all mountainous, and there are no plains at all. We have been living in the mountains since ancient times. We lack salt and exercise a lot, so our taste is generally heavier. This is very similar to you Qilu people;"

"But at the same time, our recipe in this regard combines the flavors of Sichuan and Chongqing with the flavors of western Hunan... In other words, the thing we prepared tastes thick and sweet, but the proportion of numbing flavor is very low;"

"So, as long as we increase the amount of salt and reduce the amount of chili and peppercorns based on our Guizhou recipe, it will be easy to prepare food that suits the people of Qi and Lu!"

Tugou, who knew nothing about this, looked confused: "Isn't it just adding more salt and less chili and pepper? Any family member who knows how to make this can do it. Why do you have to spend so much effort and find a bunch of family members from Guizhou to participate in the debugging and tasting?"

Bai Mengmeng looked a little mad: "My sister! As the saying goes, different trades are like different mountains. How can this thing be as simple as you think!?"

Looking at the bewildered Tugou classmate, Bai Mengmeng patted his not-so-big chest with some hurt expression, and finally adjusted his breath: "Sister Lu, you have never touched this thing before, so you don't know. When it comes to this kind of food, removing the fishy smell and enhancing the fragrance is the core of the core, and 80% of the secret of whether this thing is delicious or not lies in this link;"

"Take the most basic method of removing fishy smell as an example. Fishy smell is just a common name. In fact, it includes four different categories: fishy smell, rancid smell, mutton smell, and amine smell... Each different food has its own characteristics, and there are a lot of details involved!"

As soon as I said the beginning, Tugou looked surprised: "It's so particular? What is amine? Why haven't I heard of it?"

Bai Mengmeng was completely defeated by the future mistress in her mind, and explained helplessly: "The difference between these kinds of peculiar smells cannot be described with just your mouth, you have to eat them once to know;"

"To put it simply, the peculiar smell of the broiler chickens and pigs we eat on a daily basis is mainly the smell of rancidity... If you want to remove the rancidity and enhance the fragrance, or remove the rancidity and enhance the fragrance, you need to use ingredients such as galangal, cinnamon, angelica, sand ginger, and peppercorns;"

"And the beef that Manager Mu eats every day has a strong odor. If you want to remove the odor and make it more fragrant, you have to add dried tangerine peel, nutmeg, white button, Sichuan pepper, white pepper and other ingredients... But the processing of mutton, which also has a strong odor, is different... You need to use ingredients such as galangal, white pepper, fennel, and cumin;"

"The fishy smell is mainly concentrated in aquatic products and waterfowl such as ducks. If you want to remove the fishy smell and enhance the fragrance, you need to use ingredients such as cinnamon, sand ginger, nutmeg, and red cardamom;"

"As for the so-called amine smell that you haven't heard of before, Sister Lu...it's actually mainly concentrated in the internal organs;"

"Dealing with amine odor is actually much more complicated. It requires using high-proof grain wine, angelica, tangerine peel, white pepper and other ingredients, and processing them one by one in different orders and quantities."

After a brief introduction, Bai Mengmeng spread his hands and said, "In fact, many ingredients often have more than one peculiar smell. Even the same ingredients, but different parts, have different characteristics, and the processing methods, material amounts, and steps required are also different... In fact, this is where the real skills are shown;"

"Take the whole duck, which is the most difficult to handle, for example. Sometimes when you eat the wing tip, it tastes salty and bitter, but when you eat the thigh or breast, it tastes fishy and unbearable. This is because there is something wrong with the processing steps and the ratio of ingredients... So now you understand why the drilling company's crispy ducks are so expensive... It's because of their superb craftsmanship!"

At the end, Bai Mengmeng concluded: "In short, the three southwestern provinces all have their own unique skills in this regard, but the addition or subtraction of any ingredient may bring about a huge change in taste... So, Sister Lu, you should now understand why Master decided to use Guizhou's recipe as the basis for the blend, and why he asked me to bring so many Guizhou family members who are proficient in cooking to adjust and taste it together, right?"

"No, it's just less risky... After all, we are in a hurry now!"

Lu Yingying's scalp tingled after hearing this. Filling her stomach has always been her top priority, and she completely couldn't understand why food had to be so complicated. However, she understood Bai Mengmeng's last sentence and nodded in agreement... Yang Mo's current situation is not optimistic. It is of great significance to launch new products with at least market competitiveness as quickly as possible to gather cash flow.

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More than ten minutes later, Bai Mengmeng fished out a piece of food from the bucket, put it into the bowl with chopsticks, and waited until it had cooled down completely before respectfully presenting it to Yang Mo.

Yang Mo picked up the food with his hands in a very ungraceful manner, looked at it carefully under the light, and put it into his mouth.

After closing his eyes and feeling the changes on the tip of his tongue and the saliva that was unconsciously secreted by the inner wall of his mouth, Yang Mo opened his eyes and showed a look of relief that he could not help but say, "Very good! From the perspective of people from Qi and Lu, the taste can score 83 points, which is much better than I expected... We can prepare to launch new products!"

Although Bai Mengmeng knew from some scattered instruction that this master believed in the principle of "enough is enough" when it came to tactical products, the little girl couldn't help but puff up her cheeks when she heard that her work, which she had worked hard on for so many nights, could only get 83 points.

Yang Mo took her expression into account, but just smiled, then turned his head to look at Tugou classmate: "Girl, when you get to work tomorrow, inform Deputy Manager Liu first, and concentrate all manpower and funds in the next few days to sell these food first... Don't worry about the procedures, just do it first... If Deputy Manager Feng is not crazy enough, he will not catch you with the procedures."

Hearing this, Lu Yingying was stunned for a moment, then nodded heavily, and then ran happily to the stainless steel barrel to get some food...

(End of this chapter)