213: They really dare to brag.

How much is chicken per jin right now? Even for force-fed chickens, it should cost at least several to a dozen yuan.

Damn, this is another multi-million yuan value that's impossible to keep under wraps.

Well, it looks like this mission is completely impossible to complete now.

"250,000? Manager Li, how long has your Chicken Farm been operating? The scale is truly massive."

The Host asked, wearing a look of utter shock.

"It hasn't been open for long, but the preparations were made a long time ago. Otherwise, how do you think there could be so many Earthworms in this ground?" Li Ming laughed.

"No wonder. As far as I know, among those in the breeding business in our Copper City, yours can truly be considered a leading enterprise. It's well-deserved," the Host praised.

The members of the Audit Team exchanged looks with ugly expressions. One of them spoke up.

"There are certainly many chickens here, but how can you prove there are 250,000?"

"Haha, that really can't be proven."

"So, the number you reported just now was a false report?"

The Audit Team member seemed to have found the key and sneered coldly.

"It is indeed a false report, because in my view, chickens under 5 jin have not yet passed their growth stage, and who knows if there might be some accidental deaths? So, the number I reported was only for chickens that have reached the 5 jin specification, which is about 250,000. Additionally, our Chicken Farm has 150,000 chicks, so the real number should be 400,000."

Li Ming narrowed his eyes, refusing to indulge the other party's smug, villainous expression.

The Audit Team was shocked once again. They were speechless for a long time. After being stunned for quite a while, they finally spoke again.

"Still the same question, is there any way to prove it?"

Li Ming laughed: "Gentlemen, you are the auditors. Isn't statistics your responsibility? The chickens are right here. If you don't believe it, you can count them one by one yourselves. I'm not stopping you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man was choked into silence.

Bank Manager Wang, being a shrewd person, stepped in to smooth things over at the right moment.

"Manager Li, this audit is to help you seek better development, which is why we pursue truth and facts regarding the data. However, the number you reported is indeed quite shocking. Plus, these chickens are free-range, so even if we wanted to count them, it wouldn't be feasible. Look, do you have any receipts for purchasing the chickens? A check would reveal everything."

"Receipts?" Li Ming rolled his eyes and cast an inquiring look at Ye Tian.

Ye Tian shook his head imperceptibly.

"None! Many of the chicks here were local ones purchased directly from farmers. How could farmers have any kind of receipts?"

While saying this, Li Ming seemed to understand the reason why Ye Tian shook his head.

This Audit Team was clearly up to no good. Before, they had casually slashed the 5 million for the greenhouses down to 3.5 million with just a word.

If he provided receipts for the chickens, the other party might determine the quantity based solely on the receipts.

One had to know that most of the chickens on this Breeding Farm were gambling chickens, and the cost was pitifully low. 400,000 chickens only cost one or two million.

If he gave them receipts and they only recognized the quantity but not the weight, he would lose his shirt.

"No receipts? Then how do we verify the authenticity of the number?" Bank Manager Wang asked, feigning a frown.

"Actually, it's not impossible. Everyone has eaten skewers, right? In the past, after eating hot pot skewers, people would count the sticks one by one. But now, to save time, many skewer shops have switched to weighing them directly and dividing by the weight of each stick. If we want to know the number of chickens, we can completely refer to this method."

Ye Tian, who had been silent, interjected.

Everyone was slightly stunned. "How to refer to it?" For a moment, they couldn't imagine what these two things could have in common.

Ye Tian smiled slightly and looked at the large trucks parked nearby.

"These trucks are loaded with processed insect meat. Each truck can hold about 200 boxes, and each box is 250 jin. That is to say, on average, each truck has 50,000 jin of insect meat. So the question arises: how much do you all think a chicken can eat in a day?"

"This..." Everyone looked at each other, and no one could answer.

"It seems everyone doesn't know, so let me enlighten you. Due to the different breeds and sizes of chickens, on average, a chicken can eat 90-150 grams of food per day. So, if we just let them eat freely, look at how much they eat in the end, and then divide it by their average intake, wouldn't we be able to get the number of chickens?"

"Hey, this method is good." "Not bad, not bad. Calculating it this way is quite objective." Everyone started discussing it all at once, all feeling it was reasonable.

The Audit Team also rolled their eyes, and soon someone took out their phone to search the encyclopedia. In a short while, they found the answer.

"Bank Manager Wang, the encyclopedia shows that it is indeed the case. Moreover, the feeding data he mentioned just now is for winter, which is higher. In summer, it would be even less than the data he mentioned. The feeding amount for an adult chicken is 80-120 grams."

Bank Manager Wang and Director Zeng looked at each other and nodded, signaling that they could begin.

Li Ming had already summoned his employees and began unloading the cargo.

Soon, the second truck was unloaded. The two Li cousins drove off to fetch more goods. The chickens in the woods gathered in increasing numbers.

The Host showed everyone the overwhelming scene, and unknowingly, she had arrived at the feeding spot.

"Manager Li, I heard you say just now that your Breeding Farm feeds them only insect meat. Is that true?"

Li Ming smiled slightly: "Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, Host, you can check it yourself. If you find any feed or anything like that in our insect meat, I, Li Ming, will close down the Breeding Farm immediately."

"No feed at all? How is that possible? Are there that many insects to feed them?" the Host asked in surprise.

"Haha, Host, didn't you already verify this question just now?"

"But looking at the meat on the ground, it doesn't seem to be Earthworm meat, right?"

"Right. Breeding is all about nutritional balance. Since you could come here, Host, you must have tried the chicken from our Food Under Heaven, right? How did it taste?"

"It goes without saying, it's absolutely the best chicken I've ever eaten, bar none. If it weren't for the fact that you, Manager Li, limit it to one per person, I would want to eat it every day."

"That's exactly it. The reason our chickens can achieve this quality is entirely due to the combination of pure insects in our farming, without adding any artificial feed. Here, I can promise the audience in front of the TV that our Da Qingshan Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Company welcomes everyone to supervise. At any time, at any place, as long as you can find any feed other than insect meat, we will reward you with 100,000 directly."

As he spoke, Li Ming couldn't help but advertise.

The Host didn't mind this. Because this reward would definitely increase the ratings.

Cooperating with Li Ming's words, the Host grabbed a handful of feed from under the mouths of the chickens on the ground. She spread it out and put it in front of the camera.

"As everyone can see, what I am holding in my hand right now is the insect meat that Manager Li mentioned. As you can see, this meat has been crushed, and the particles are relatively uniform. However, you can clearly see things like insect shells inside."

As she spoke, the Host shook the cockroach meat in her hand to make it easier for everyone to see clearly.

After the camera finished showing it completely, the Host asked with some confusion.

"Manager Li, since you are feeding them insects, why do you need to crush them? Wouldn't it be better to feed them directly?"

"Feed them directly? Host, you are joking. Do you know how much tens or hundreds of tons of insects spread out would be? It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as blocking out the sky and sun. With so many insects, many are species that can fly. Once released, if we are not careful, it might cause a plague of insects. How could I possibly feed them directly?"

As he finished speaking, the Host seemed to imagine that scene and couldn't help but swallow hard.

Before she could speak, Ye Tian also spoke up.

"Of course, feeding live insects directly has risks, that's one reason. The most critical point of crushing them for feeding is that after artificial crushing, it can facilitate the chickens' eating and digestion, increasing the conversion rate of nutrient absorption. Additionally, there is also a technique in processing. Because research has found that not all substances in insects are beneficial for chicken absorption, so during the crushing process, we will also filter out substances that are not protein, to ensure that we provide the most efficient pure natural protein to the chickens to the greatest extent."

This explanation made everyone nod repeatedly.

"Unexpected. There is such knowledge in feeding chickens. It seems that the two bosses have really taken great pains to raise high-quality chickens," the Host sighed.

Li Ming also gave a wry smile: "It is precisely because of this that our chicken costs far exceed ordinary chickens. To be honest, even if we sell it for 100 per jin, there isn't much profit to speak of."

"100... per jin?" Hearing Li Ming's words, which were obviously suspected of bragging, the Audit Team members were already curling their lips. At this moment, they finally couldn't help it. Could he brag any harder? 100 per jin, isn't he afraid of biting his tongue with such a large gust of wind?

Bureau Chief and Bank Manager Wang also smiled secretly and shook their heads slightly. Bragging is fine, but someone has to believe it, right?

Who knew, before their smiles had faded, the Host had already nodded.

"It seems I misunderstood Manager Li before. If the farming process is really what we saw today, your chicken farming cost is really not generally high. Will Manager Li consider raising the price in the future?"

"We probably will. After all, insects are not easy to get. In the future, with the expansion of our breeding scale, the supply will definitely be tight. Maybe one day there will be a large-scale price increase, and our chickens will have to follow suit. I can only say that it will change according to the market situation."

"That's true. However, if the quality of the chicken remains consistent, I will definitely still eat it often," the Host nodded and said.

"Then thank you for your patronage," Li Ming laughed.

"Manager Li, what are you saying? The fact that such high-quality chicken can appear in our Copper City is definitely our pride. How can we not support our own people?"

"Wait, your chicken, do you really sell it for 100 per jin?" An auditor, listening to the two, couldn't help but confirm again.

The Host smiled and answered this question for Li Ming. "I can testify to this. We went to eat it a few days ago, and it really is 100 per jin. Moreover, it's not something you can buy just because you want to. It's limited to one per person per day. You can't buy more even if you want to. Now, every morning, there are people lining up there, just waiting to grab a chicken."

After these words were said, the Audit Team was collectively stunned. They felt their brains were a bit overloaded. Just a moment ago, they were calculating a few yuan per jin for them, and the data was already quite large. 100 per jin, how much is that? Also, if there are really 400,000 chickens, then how much would the weight be?

Before they finished calculating, the Host spoke up like she was presenting a treasure. "Actually, the chicken at 100 per jin is the cheapest one at Manager Li's place. There is also a kind of dongtao chicken, which is really expensive, directly 5000 each. Even I am reluctant to eat it. That day, I couldn't help but go for a group buy with a few of my girlfriends. The taste was absolutely amazing. By the way, Manager Li, does the chicken quantity you mentioned just now include the dongtao chicken?"

"No, the dongtao chicken is raised separately in the No. 3 Breeding Farm because their movement speed is not fast. If they are put here, they simply can't compete with these free-range chickens."

"Raised separately, meaning it wasn't included in these 400,000?"

"Yes, the dongtao chicken is more difficult to raise. Currently, we only have about 50,000, and among them, there are only 20,000+ adult chickens that have reached the specification."

"This... even the dongtao chicken, there are over 20,000? Doesn't that mean the value is over 100 million?" The Host and the Audit Team swallowed hard together. Although the latter still didn't believe that a chicken could be sold for such a high price, the facts seemed to be right in front of them, and they couldn't help but believe it.

"About that. We'll have to calculate it carefully later to know for sure. After all, the dongtao chicken is relatively large in size. Even the 'chicks' I mentioned are at least five or six jin each."

"Awesome! I didn't expect that our Copper City finally produced such an awesome Breeding Farm. Manager Li is mighty." The Host nodded with pleasant surprise. She felt that this trip was really the right decision. With such data and scenes, today's ratings will definitely explode.

Everyone had different expressions. The workers not far away had finished feeding the cockroach meat. However, the sea of chickens in front of them was still surging, and many of the places that had been fed before had already appeared as empty patches, indicating that the feed on the ground had been eaten up.

Seeing this, Ye Tian did not wait any longer. He called the workers to the processor and drove the truck over.

"Manager Li, what is this?"

"It's also insect meat. Just like I said before, it has to be crushed to be fed, which is convenient for the chickens to eat." After explaining, Ye Tian had already opened the back door of the large truck. Amidst a clattering sound, a tide-like flow of Earthworms poured down, instantly covering the ground.

In an instant, the Host felt goosebumps rising all over her body.

"My god, how many Earthworms is this?"

"It's also about 50,000 to 60,000 jin. Although Earthworms are dense, the insect meat we brought before was also high-density after being crushed, so there is not much difference."

As he spoke, Ye Tian was already directing the workers to put the Earthworms into the processor. As the machine hummed, the Earthworm meat was separated and filled into boxes one by one.