The Super Rich: Start from when the family business is about to go bankrupt!

Chapter 748 WPG's First Sales Channel, Random Event: Thoughtful, President An's Ambition Expands a Hundredfold?
It was nearly seven o'clock in the evening.

The dinner themed around pearl grouper is finally ready, featuring four cooking methods: steaming, braising, boiling, and grilling.

An Wuyang first tasted the steamed pearl grouper, because steaming has the lightest flavor and can preserve the original flavor of the ingredients to a great extent.

Zhuang Xiaomeng also sampled the steamed grouper first. She secretly thought that if the quality was good, she could barbecue and sell it on the roof of Guyanxinju.

An Wuyang put the garlic-clove-like meat of the pearl grouper into his mouth, trying to ignore the shortcomings in the cooking technique and to appreciate the fish itself as much as possible.

After all, what cooking techniques are needed for steamed fish?
As long as you control the timing well, use less seasoning, and avoid making it too salty or oily, it generally won't taste too bad.

Steaming is a cooking technique that brings out the best flavor of the ingredients themselves.

An Wuyang savored the pearl grouper in her mouth. Its skin had a strong gelatinous texture but no fishy smell. The garlic-clove-like meat was also delicious, delicate and not dry, without that clumpy texture after chewing.

Most importantly, the fish doesn't have a fishy smell; instead, it has a fresh and natural umami flavor.

An Wuyang raised an eyebrow slightly. He had eaten grouper before, and had eaten many kinds of grouper. The pearl grouper raised by Yan Bingyue had a very good flavor.

As An Wuyang was tasting the food, Zhuang Fan and Yan Bingyue both looked at him silently, their hearts filled with trepidation, as if they were awaiting judgment.

An Wuyang picked up another piece of steamed grouper with his chopsticks. This time he chose the belly part of the fish because, under normal circumstances, the belly part of the fish would be more fishy.

However, even in the belly of the fish, An Wuyang did not taste any fishy smell, which is great!

Although cooking techniques can suppress the fishy smell, aren't most people's cooking techniques quite ordinary?

At least in An Wuyang's opinion, there is no cooking technique involved in steaming fish today.

If the fishy smell can be suppressed under such circumstances, then the ingredients themselves must be of excellent quality!

Unfortunately, my cooking skills were a bit lacking, which prevented me from triggering the food reward.

"Excellent! The fish meat is very tender, and there's no fishy smell on the skin or belly. Overall, the quality is very good," An Wuyang commented based on his experience.

Yan Bingyue immediately smiled.

Zhuang Fan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhuang Xiaomeng chimed in, "Dad, how many of your fish have reached this standard so far?"

Zhuang Xiaomeng added, "I plan to sell this kind of fish at the guesthouse."

An Wuyang glanced at Zhuang Xiaomeng with slight surprise. What Zhuang Xiaomeng proposed was indeed a sales channel, and a stable cooperative relationship at that.

After all, Zhuang Fan is in charge of the grouper farm and Zhuang Xiaomeng is in charge of the Guyanxin homestay. Isn't that stable enough?
Zhuang Fan responded, "We are not yet able to stabilize the supply; we are still in the verification stage."

Yan Bingyue continued, "Actually, we have basically completed the verification phase. We are currently planning the construction of the breeding farm. We expect to complete the pond construction before March and strive to complete all the work, including water storage, disinfection, water quality adjustment, etc., before mid-March."

"The temperature in Zhanlan City will rise to around 20 degrees Celsius in March. We plan to release fish fry in late March and strive to complete the first batch of farmed grouper sales by late September, and then simultaneously release the second batch of fish fry," Yan Bingyue explained.

An Wuyang asked, "Your breeding cycle is six months? How long is the breeding cycle for others?"

When Yan Bingyue heard An Wuyang's question, he suddenly realized that An Wuyang had no knowledge of pearl grouper farming and did not understand the meaning of the information he had just given.

“Under normal circumstances, in an open-air fish farm, it takes about 8 to 10 months to raise a fry weighing about 50 grams to an adult weighing about 500 grams,” Yan Bingyue explained regarding the adult fish growth cycle.

An Wuyang asked, "So your technology includes accelerating the growth cycle?"

Yan Bingyue nodded repeatedly in agreement, “Yes, President An, our new technology can accelerate the growth of grouper, thus achieving two breeding cycles a year, which is perfect for releasing fish fry in September.”

"Are there any other advantages?" An Wuyang asked casually.

Although An Wuyang didn't care about the grouper farm, since he was already there, he didn't mind asking about it.

"Our new technology also has significant advantages in terms of survival rate and disease resistance," Yan Bingyue explained.

"Currently, the survival rate of most grouper farms on the market is between 80% and 90%, while our survival rate is at least 95%," Yan Bingyue explained, further illustrating the advantages of her technology through comparison.

After all, An Wuyang really doesn't understand anything, and only through comparison can the advantages of new technologies be demonstrated.

"Secondly, there's the disease resistance rate, including the ability of our new technologies to effectively control diseases such as nocardiosis and Cryptocaryon irritans infection, as well as achieve a higher infection prevention rate," Yan Bingyue added.

"In addition, we have improved the taste of our pearl grouper by adjusting the fish feed, and these are some of our technological advantages," Yan Bingyue added.

An Wuyang nodded, "Not bad, not bad!"

"How many grouper do you plan to raise in the first batch?" An Wuyang asked.

When faced with An Wuyang's question, Yan Bingyue did not answer immediately. Instead, she provided An Wuyang with more information, because only by providing more information could An Wuyang understand why a certain number of grouper needed to be raised.

"President An, the current purchase price for one pound of pearl grouper in Zhanlan City is about 30 yuan," Yan Bingyue first explained the purchase price of pearl grouper.

"The cost of raising a 50-gram fish fry to a 500-gram adult fish, according to our new technology, is about 15 yuan, which is higher than that of traditional fish farms, which cost about 11 to 13 yuan," Yan Bingyue added.

Yan Bingyue then elaborated further, "Actually, our costs for fish fry, human resources, and land rent are similar to those of ordinary fish farms. The only difference in costs comes from feed costs. We use higher-quality feed to ensure better taste."

An Wuyang nodded slightly, indicating his agreement.

"So the gross profit margin is about fifty percent?" An Wuyang was slightly surprised. "Is the profit margin in the aquaculture industry really that high?"

Yan Bingyue answered affirmatively, "The gross profit margin is indeed very high, but there are also risks. If there are any patient risks or extreme weather events, we may lose everything."

"Furthermore, if there is disorderly expansion and rampant production increases, the market price of grouper will be driven down quickly," Yan Bingyue added.

This is the law of the market!

When supply exceeds demand, shouldn't the corresponding price decrease?
An Wuyang chimed in, "Our grouper tastes better, so could we also raise the price? For example, could we create our own brand?"

Yan Bingyue was taken aback for a moment, then asked with surprise, "President An, do you mean you're allowing us to use the Wugengtian brand?" Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group is very well-known in China, and its reputation is excellent; it's practically synonymous with quality.

After all, whether it's the Snow White Essence Cream, the Soothing Pill, or the Heart-Saving Pill, they are all genuine and effective medicines.

If we can put up a sign for the farms that operate at dawn, even if they are newcomers, they will have a lot of competitiveness and bargaining power!
God, hang the sign at dawn!
An Wuyang looked at Yan Bingyue speechlessly.

An Wuyang doesn't look down on the grouper farming industry, but it's inappropriate to hang a sign here at dawn.

but
An Wuyang sighed, "I remember your registered company name was something like 'Ping An Pearl Grouper Farm'?"

Zhuang Fan continued, "Yes, the word 'Peace' is both a blessing for our farm and includes Mr. An's surname, thus indicating our farm's affiliation."

Anwuyang owns 100% of the equity in the grouper farm!

Zhuang Fan and Yan Bingyue only have the right to receive dividends, but not equity.

“This name is not bad. You can put my name on it to show that this grouper farm is a company I founded. This should be considered a Wugengtian Group company,” An Wuyang explained.

Yan Bingyue immediately responded with delight, "Thank you, President An!"

Only An Wuyang's name was used.
Isn't that the same as hanging up a name at dawn?

Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group's CEO and wholly-owned subsidiary!
What's the difference?
To most people, there is no difference!
"So how large of a farm are you planning to build?" An Wuyang asked.

Zhuang Fan looked at Yan Bingyue, who had handled all the specific technical issues.

Yan Bingyue responded, "We plan to raise 1000 pearl grouper per acre of pond, with an initial plan of 100 acres, and an annual output of at least 18 fish."

"According to our estimates, even if the gross profit per fish is only 15 yuan, our gross profit will be at least 270 million yuan," Yan Bingyue explained.

"In addition, the initial costs are not high. We plan to use open-air ponds for aquaculture, and the total cost of building a 100-mu (approximately 6.7 hectares) aquaculture farm will not exceed 6 million yuan," Yan Bingyue added regarding the budget.

An Wuyang frowned slightly, "Such a small scale?"

“This…” Yan Bingyue hesitated slightly, “This judgment was made with reference to the market size of pearl grouper and the industry’s development prospects.”

"Currently, the scale of pearl grouper farming is constantly expanding, but the sales channels for this type of sea fish are quite limited. For the time being, we can only rely on brand supermarkets, such as Hippo, Sam's Club, Metro, and Costco, etc." Yan Bingyue added.

"Based on the current natural growth of the industry and future development trends, I estimate that the purchase price of pearl grouper may further decline in three years, and may even fall below 20 yuan," Yan Bingyue added.

"Therefore, in terms of planning, we chose a relatively conservative approach, aiming to achieve profitability in the third year," Yan Bingyue summarized.

……

'Ding! '

Random Event: A Thoughtful Fishkeeping Expert!

'Isn't Yan Bingyue, this fish-raising expert, just too considerate?'

"They've researched the pearl grouper industry so thoroughly, even considering its development prospects and future price forecasts, thus ensuring that pearl grouper farms will definitely be profitable."

'Wouldn't it be easy to manage someone like that?'

The issue calls for expanding investment in pearl grouper farms!

'Event Rewards: Rewards will be determined based on a comprehensive evaluation of the investment size, its reasonableness, and the reasonableness of future expectations.'

……

Yan Bingyue's remarks triggered a random event for Tongzi Ge, and An Wuyang immediately made a decision: to expand the scale!
Now that we already have the random events involving Brother Tongzi, how can An Wuyang stop moving forward?

When has Brother Tong ever mistreated Boss An?
“This scale is too small!” An Wuyang rejected Yan Bingyue’s plan without hesitation.

“After all, it’s going to be under my name. If the scale is so small, wouldn’t people laugh at me?” An Wuyang deliberately found a reason to expand the scale of the breeding farm.

An Wuyang tentatively suggested, "How about we increase the scale a hundredfold?"

"Huh?" Yan Bingyue stared blankly at An Wuyang.

Zhuang Fan was also stunned!

What the heck is this "100 times"?

Ten thousand mu?
“This… Mr. An…” Yan Bingyue hesitated.

“Currently, the total scale of pearl grouper farming in the entire Zhanlan City is only about 30,000 mu. If we plan to farm 10,000 mu of grouper, the market for pearl grouper will collapse. When our adult fish are on the market, the corresponding price will inevitably plummet,” Yan Bingyue explained.

"In addition, if we plan a 10,000-mu (approximately 667 hectares) aquaculture farm, we will need to consider more things, including turning earthen ponds into aquaculture greenhouses, establishing fish fry breeding factories, establishing fish feed factories, etc., so as to achieve integrated upstream and downstream production and sales," Yan Bingyue added.

“The construction cost of earthen ponds is very low, but if they are transformed into the high-standard ones mentioned above, the total investment for a 10,000-mu breeding farm may be required.” Yan Bingyue did not give a number for the time being, but took out her mobile phone and quickly calculated.

About a minute later, Yan Bingyue continued, "Based on a rough calculation using a scale of 10,000 mu as a reference, I estimate that at least 16 billion to 2 billion yuan of investment will be needed."

“President An, this investment is too large. Any mishap could lead to the complete loss of the investment. I advise you that we don’t need such a large scale in the early stages. We need to establish market awareness and brand power first, and then gradually expand the scale,” Yan Bingyue advised.

Although Yan Bingyue also hoped to become the technical director of a super-large-scale farm, she wanted to keep her current job.

After all, what's wrong with an annual salary of 300,000 plus a 2% profit share?

If it's just a hundred-acre earthen pond for aquaculture, Yan Bingyue can guarantee a profit of 100%.

He can confidently guarantee that earning over two million a year is no problem.

But if the scale were to increase a hundredfold, wouldn't that be terrifying?
Therefore, Yan Bingyue did not hesitate to persuade An Wuyang, and explained the high costs and risks involved.

(End of this chapter)