"Okay, stop flattering me and take me in for a visit. If you want me to invest, you have to show some results, right?"
Zhang Hao urged with a smile.
The eldest nephew probably discovered some great new business opportunity. He had vowed before that he didn’t need to invest, but he slapped himself in the face within two months.
"Uncle, there's nothing to see in the office area, shall I take you directly to the laboratory?"
"What are you waiting for? Lead the way."
Zhang Hao nodded.
Soon, a group of people arrived at the laboratory.
Each floor of Huizhong Building is about 1,500 square meters, and the laboratory occupies almost two-thirds of the area, which is equivalent to a small dust-free workshop.
After putting on the dust-free clothes, Zhang Hao scanned the surroundings and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Hey, it's not a big deal? Where did these experimental equipment come from?"
"Half of it was brought back from the other side, and the other half was bought from the local flea market. Nowadays, too many factories have closed down, and second-hand equipment is all over the streets, and the price is very cheap."
Cao Fan replied with a smile.
"How cheap?"
Zhang Hao casually put on his dust-free hat.
"To complete the entire set of my laboratory, it only cost fifteen million in total."
Cao Fan couldn't help but feel a little proud.
Zhang Hao nodded: "The price is really not expensive. I heard that some experimental equipment costs tens of millions per unit. It's money well spent."
"Hey, the main reason is that I don't need too sophisticated equipment here. Artificial meat sounds fancy, but in fact it doesn't have too complicated scientific principles."
After Cao Fan finished speaking, he pointed to a middle-aged man wearing glasses and introduced:
"Uncle, this is Professor Hou Junsheng, the head of our laboratory. He graduated from Xia Qing University and has more than 20 years of experience in the research and development of artificial meat. I specially invited him to Shanghai and he has been busy since he came.
, I haven’t had a day off.”
Zhang Hao reached out and shook hands with the other party: "Professor Hou, thank you for your hard work!"
"It's not hard work, I'm ashamed to say it. Thanks to Mr. Cao this time, otherwise I would still be unemployed at home, and the monthly mortgage loan of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan would be suffocating."
Hou Junsheng looked very excited.
Zhang Hao and Hou Junsheng chatted casually for a few words, and felt that the other party was a talent, so he suggested:
"Director Hou, you are working in Huicheng now, have you ever thought about moving here?"
"Of course I have thought about it, but there are household registration restrictions here in Huicheng. I have already applied, and it will take a year at the earliest."
Hou Junsheng sighed helplessly.
Speaking of which, fortunately he has a doctorate degree and is a high-level talent, otherwise he would not even be eligible to apply.
"Well, let me give you a personal suggestion. Sell your house in Shencheng quickly, bring your family here with you, rent a house for the time being, and then buy a house after you get your household registration next year."
This winter is also difficult this year. Although Shencheng is the largest city in the country, its population is almost 2.5 times that of Huicheng, and the pressure is greater than that of Huicheng.
After all, Huicheng has an ice-free port.
Hou Junsheng hesitated: "Director Zhang, the housing prices in Shanghai have risen rapidly recently. Is it too much of a loss to sell your house now? In fact, it will be the same if you sell it next year."
"It's not as optimistic as you think. Shencheng is different from other cities. It is a very large city. According to the current situation, whether it is material supply or energy supply, the pressure is very high."
"Dr. Zhang, what do you mean?"
"House prices in Shanghai are already at the top of the mountain, and there will be no room for growth in the future."
"Uncle, you can't, right?"
Cao Fan couldn't help but interrupt.
Zhang Hao put on a serious look: "Winter will be here in a month. If nothing else, it will be colder this year than last year. Shencheng neither produces coal nor does it have a freeze-free port. The pressure can be imagined.
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"This..."
Hou Junsheng instantly became worried.
The person in front of him is not an unknown person, but a businessman with a net worth of hundreds of billions. He must have a far-sighted vision than the average person, so he can't help but not believe it.
Cao Fan took the opportunity to persuade: "Professor Hou, don't be afraid of ten thousand in everything, just be afraid of the unexpected. Regardless of whether you sell the house or not, you should take your family over first?"
Hou Junsheng has a stable job and has obtained a temporary residence permit, so his immediate family members can come with him.
"Yes, I'll call home after get off work."
Hou Junsheng nodded repeatedly.
"That's good. I'll give you a week's leave later. Just treat it as a day off. You can go back and pick up your family."
Cao Fan is not the kind of boss who cares about everything.
"Thank you, Mr. Cao." Hou Junsheng said with gratitude on his face.
……
After a short interlude, the tour officially began, with Hou Junsheng personally serving as the commentator.
"Dr. Zhang, this is our production line. It uses the most advanced 3D printing technology, which greatly reduces the production steps. The entire production process only takes more than ten minutes, which is convenient and fast."
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Cao Fan picked up a piece of artificial meat that had just been produced and handed it to his uncle:
"This round cake is our final product, weighing about one hundred grams. It uses advanced food processing technology and uses plant ingredients to simulate meat, commonly known as plant meat.
It is a bit similar to the vegetarian chicken we usually eat. Although their main raw materials are soybean protein, the production process is not at the same level."
Zhang Hao was amazed: "How much does such a large piece of artificial meat cost?"
"Dr. Zhang, many people in the West are allergic to peanuts and soy foods, but this is not a problem for Easterners at all, and it saves a lot of trouble.
Our main raw material is soybeans, which are simple and abundant, so the cost is only two-thirds of that on the other side, and each piece sells for about 200 yuan."
"Two hundred? One thousand per catty? Isn't it more expensive than real meat? Are soybeans so expensive?"
Zhang Hao shook his head subconsciously.
No wonder in the dream, this thing has not been popularized, the cost is a flaw.
Hou Junsheng hurriedly explained: "Dr. Zhang, in order to allow people to fry plant-based meat, it will sizzle and release oil like real meat. We used rapeseed oil and butter to prepare ingredients close to animal fat.
Butter, in particular, can imitate saturated fatty acids that solidify at low temperatures.
In addition, in order to make the plant meat look like real meat after frying, potato starch and methylcellulose are also used in the ingredients."
"So complicated?" Zhang Hao said dumbly.
"More than that? In order to simulate the real meat taste, a lot of synthetic flavors and some trace elements are added to the plant-based meat, such as sunflower lecithin, sodium calcium alginate, and vitamin B.
Next, water, sodium salt, potassium salt, and iron salt are added to simulate the water-containing state of the cells in real meat, ensuring that it tastes tender and juicy."
After hearing this, Zhang Hao looked at his eldest nephew: "Is this the production process you bought?"
"Well, it was originally more complicated. We made some modifications based on the actual situation."
"It's not enough, there are too many raw materials, the cost is too high, it has no practical value, and we need to continue to modify it."