207: Making a fortune every day

"Good, I just wonder if the cattle and sheep raised on our forage grass will mature faster too."

Li Ming guessed.

"They should. Plants catalyzed by cockroach manure are not only of better quality than ordinary plants, but their performance is also much better, making them more conducive to absorption and enhanced effects. Brother Li, you can specifically monitor and record this."

"Hmm. Now I feel like this restaurant and the Chicken Farm are full of treasures everywhere, making me wonder which end to focus on."

Li Ming chuckled.

"Brother Li, it's still the same principle: to grow big, you can't do everything yourself. For matters not involving core secrets, it's better to delegate authority."

"Yes, that's my problem. I'm planning to promote a few old employees to handle specific tasks soon."

...The two chatted.

Ye Tian also inspected the Chicken Farm.

The mountain they were currently on was basically half developed.

But this was only one mountain; the true Great Green Mountain was composed of several continuous mountains.

So, there was still room to expand the scale of chicken farming.

What needed to be worried about now was whether the cockroach meat could keep up in time.

Coming down from the mountain, it was dinner time again.

Ye Tian and Li Ming returned to Food Under Heaven, where a few more old chickens were consumed, accompanied by two sips of steeped wine.

His state was instantly maximized. Forty Gold-rank Gu Insects were synthesized.

Blade's Edge was upgraded to 380 gold, and Ye Tian harvested 4 molts.

Learning from the old man's processing method from yesterday, Ye Tian prepared another four catties of wine for steeping.

Looking at the growing collection of wine jars under his bed, Ye Tian became even more satisfied.

This was the benefit of accumulation.

If nothing unexpected happened, his daily synthesis volume should stabilize at 40 gold and above.

Moreover, with the surplus of hundred-gold molts and the growth of his origin, this increase would not stop.

What's more, various new types of ingredients were about to appear at the Chicken Farm, and the age of the old chickens was also increasing daily.

All this combined, it seemed that synthesizing Blade's Edge to King-rank was already within reach.

He really looked forward to what kind of changes King-rank Blade's Edge would bring.

Imagining in his mind, Ye Tian began his night work.

However, now various tasks had also increased, such as garbage transportation and disposal, feeding Gold-rank Gu Insects, dividing mature plants, and tending to the Hundred Herbs Garden and the plants on the city wall.

After a flurry of activity, the night quickly passed.

The next morning.

The sanitation truck arrived on time.

Following closely behind were several loaders and excavators.

At the same time, Ye Tian also received a call from Wu Gengbiao.

"Brother, the new machines have started arriving, and more will be sent over gradually."

"That fast? Brother Wu, your efficiency is quite high."

"It's all because your goods are good, brother. For so long, the goods pulled from your side have never had a single problem. It's laughable that those people in nearby Steel City actually used the same strategy as those in Copper City before, playing dirty with me again, collaborating with their local scrap metal recycling stations to mix bad stuff into the materials. Isn't this just accelerating their own demise?"

"Haha, if you don't court death, you won't die. So, Brother Wu, you'll be stable for a while again?"

Ye Tian laughed.

"No need. Brother, with you being so capable, why would I need to stabilize? The amount of garbage you excavate daily is enough to support the needs of my two cities. What's more, my main factory is in Copper City, and bringing raw materials from other cities would undoubtedly increase costs significantly. So, I'm not considering it for now. However, I noticed something while collecting plastic waste these past two days.

It seems that the urban sanitation in several cities near Copper City is also a mess. I heard that those awful environmental companies in Steel City even owe their sanitation workers' wages."

"Owe sanitation workers' wages? Didn't I hear Sister Bing say that an environmental permit costs tens of millions to obtain? A company with that kind of strength shouldn't be like that, right?"

"Who knows? These are not things we can control. However, for you, brother, it's a good thing. The worse they manage, the more opportunities you'll have to get involved.

I've been studying the locations of our cities these past two days and found that the edge of your landfill happens to border several other cities.

If you can successfully take over the landfill in the future, you can directly expand to surrounding cities with the landfill as the center.

After all, if your landfill is fully utilized, the garbage from one city alone will definitely not be enough for you to process."

Ye Tian's eyes rolled, and he nodded to himself.

"Thank you, Brother Wu, for keeping an eye out. It's definitely something to consider."

...After hanging up the phone, Ye Tian couldn't help but check the map on his phone.

The more he looked, the stranger his expression became.

Because the map showed exactly what Wu Gengbiao had said.

The location of his landfill bordered several surrounding cities.

Moreover, Ye Tian also saw on an old map that his landfill used to be a lake, connected to several rivers.

However, now these rivers had either changed course or were blocked.

But overall, if this lake hadn't become a landfill, Copper City would definitely have been qualified to become a transportation hub for nearby cities.

Staring at the map.

Wu Gengbiao's words just now echoed in Ye Tian's mind.

A plan for future development was gradually taking shape in Ye Tian's mind.

Indeed, there was much to be done!

While pondering, another call came in for Ye Tian.

It was from the old man.

It seemed new research had yielded results again.

Ye Tian rushed to the Pharmaceutical Factory, where the old man had already displayed the finished products.

In crystal-like packaging boxes.

Were several Essences of different colors.

And from a distance, Ye Tian smelled a refreshing fragrance.

"Old man, this scent is wonderful, much better than before."

Although Ye Tian had never used the previous Essence, he had smelled it.

Compared to the one in front of him, there was a world of difference.

Even as a man, smelling it made him feel refreshed and delighted.

"It's still the same formula, just a raw material replacement. But this time, I also created another scent profile on top of the original. By adding special cucumbers from our Hundred Herbs Garden, it not only enhances the refreshing feeling but also provides lasting fragrance. Not to mention the effect of the Essence, just this elegant scent alone, I believe, can replace perfume and won't make people feel cloying or overpowering."

"Haha, I didn't realize the old man understood women so well."

"Go on, you brat, so disrespectful. If I wasn't thinking of making something good for Ice Girl, I wouldn't have the patience to bother with these things."

The old man rolled his eyes at Ye Tian.

"Then I'll thank you, old man, on behalf of Sister Bing. Is it still the old rule, where the Essence and burn ointment are also divided into grades?"

"Yes, you handle the high-grade ones. Prepare more raw materials for production. The old version can pretty much start production now."

"Okay, then you go ahead and be busy, old man."

Having received a clear answer.

Ye Tian left the laboratory satisfied and called Factory Director Wu over.

"How are the raw materials that the purchasing department was previously instructed to prepare coming along?"

"General Manager Ye, we started acquiring them a few days ago. However, because this is the first batch of products since our factory resumed work, we are strictly controlling the quality of the materials. We should receive the required quantity in the next two days."

"Okay, then we'll wait two more days and start production directly. At that time, we'll gradually recall the employees from the Pharmaceutical Factory and the Housekeeping Company."

Factory Director Wu's face lit up.

"Is the trial period finally over? That's great!"

Ye Tian chuckled.

"It should have ended a long time ago. It's just that production hasn't started yet, so I let them earn wages at the Housekeeping Company. And don't be too happy too soon, Factory Director Wu, some employees might not want to come back even if you ask them to."

"How so?"

Factory Director Wu was stunned.

"With the business volume of my Housekeeping Company, these Pharmaceutical Factory employees can easily earn four to five hundred a day. Returning to the Pharmaceutical Factory, they definitely won't earn that much initially. Do you think they'd be willing?"

"Four to five hundred? General Manager Ye, are you serious?"

Factory Director Wu's eyes lit up.

"See, even you, Old Wu, are tempted, let alone the employees. You'll have to do a good job of explaining it to them. Don't let them feel restless. Actually, if we're talking about prospects, the Housekeeping Company is still far from comparable to the Pharmaceutical Factory."

"I understand that. I'm happy for those employees, as it's been a long time since they've received high wages. Thanks to General Manager Ye for leading everyone to prosperity."

"Alright, no need for flattery. As long as everyone genuinely works with me, they won't be treated unfairly. However, you know the situation with some individual employees. Before we officially start production, don't let any information leak out."

"Naturally."

...After finishing the matters at the Pharmaceutical Factory.

Ye Tian took advantage of lunchtime to find Wang Jia and a few others to inquire about the Housekeeping Company's situation.

With recent efforts, Cockroach extermination in most households in Copper City was basically complete.

Now, trying to catch cockroaches through extermination tasks had become extremely difficult.

Fortunately, Copper City still had a large number of sewers and such.

The number of cockroaches caught daily could still be maintained.

"Boss, do you mean that the business of catching cockroaches will only last for a few more days?"

"Yes, no more than four days. So, in these four days, give it your all."

"But now, we've caught a lot even in the sewers and public sanitation areas. It's hard to increase the numbers."

"So, I'm giving you one night to expand business to surrounding cities. I believe no one would refuse free extermination. Incidentally, it's also paving the way for our expansion."

"Huh? Boss, you already know about this? I was going to give you a surprise."

Wang Jia said, a little surprised.

"What? What do I know?"

"Didn't you say before, boss, that we could expand to surrounding cities? Later, a few sisters happened to be from some of the surrounding cities, so we discussed it and decided to make them agents for their respective cities. Now, even our Tianxia Housekeeping storefronts have been rented, and we're preparing to launch them simultaneously in the next two days to surprise you, boss."

"Is that so? Not bad, not bad. You haven't wasted your time as a veteran. Well then, go ahead and develop the business directly. This time, don't seek profit, focus entirely on free extermination. First, build a reputation, then talk about profit."

"No problem, boss. I'll inform them right away. But if we're focusing on nearby cities these next few days, what about our transportation?"

"Just use the Pharmaceutical Factory's vehicles. After all, there will be a lot of cockroaches, so large vehicles are necessary to hold them. Also, the company will cover all accommodation and meal expenses for employees on business trips these few days, and each person will receive an additional three hundred bonus."

"Okay, boss, you're generous! Everyone will surely be happy to make this trip."

Wang Jia happily went to contact the employees and explain the matters.

Ye Tian also returned to the Breeding Farm.

Following the newly distributed materials, he began a new round of plant division, sowing, and cultivation.

After a flurry of activity, three days passed.

Ye Tian had truly begun a life of raking in gold daily.

In these three days, Food Under Heaven's average daily sales of free-range chicken stabilized at around 2000.

This was still under the strategy of scarcity marketing; otherwise, if customers were allowed to buy freely, it would only be more.

Additionally, Zhang Aiguo and Young Master Guo each requested about 1000 chickens daily on average.

After all, they had more than just one store.

Their stores were spread across major cities nationwide, with branches everywhere.

So, when spread out, 1000 chickens were just a drop in the bucket.

If it weren't for their desire to cooperate with Ye Tian's scarcity marketing to create a phenomenon where chickens were hard to come by, with their strength, this number could have been several times higher.

Furthermore, Jiang Shuai's father took 1000 chickens these past few days and then anxiously started urging for more orders. It seemed the chickens he brought back had caused a huge sensation locally.

As a result, even Ye Tian, who didn't pay much attention to his phone, occasionally saw news about the sky-high prices of ingredients from Da Qingshan Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Company in Copper City.

Of course, to create such a momentum.

Besides free-range chicken sales.

The appearance of dongtao chicken and Lions Head Goose truly ignited the high-end market.

Even though only 500 dongtao chickens were delivered to each place in these three days.

Their astonishing price and genuine taste led to an explosion of positive reviews for Imperial Treasure Pavilion and Easy Dragon Pavilion.

Just as Zhang Aiguo had predicted, for truly wealthy people, money was not the concern. So, even if they set the price of a single dongtao chicken at over ten thousand after acquiring it, customers still flocked to buy it.

And the appearance of Lions Head Goose foie gras made those discerning patrons feel as if they had discovered a new continent.

They directly stated that all the money they had spent before was wasted, and that French foie gras was simply inferior compared to the Great Green Mountain Lions Head Goose.

Finally, the appearance of termite mushroom also received unanimous affirmation.

After all, the termite mushroom Ye Tian sent over was sold with the black soil.

A foam box of black soil, which Ye Tian was too embarrassed to price, was directly competitively bid up by Zhang Aiguo and Young Master Guo to two thousand per box.

Of course, a foam box of black soil could still grow about 5 catties of termite mushroom. This meant that, after deducting 200 per catty for the termite mushroom, a box of black soil also sold for 1000 yuan.

This was almost like robbing money.

But after tasting the sweetness of the black soil, the two families didn't feel any loss; instead, they felt they had made a huge profit, directly telling Ye Tian to send as much as he had.

They had a strong inclination to turn their own restaurants into fresh produce supermarkets.

Because this visual sense of 'freshly picked' made those wealthy patrons have something more to show off than just eating.