55 Chapter 43 Weight Loss Cookies_2
With this, Yan Fei could mislead those who wanted to pry into his trade secrets, leading them to the wrong targets and directions. This brought to mind what Lu Pingping had told him about the differences between pharmaceutical and food product sales, prompting him to make a decision. That was to sell weight loss cookies and mix the slimming liquid into the cookies, so that people would have no idea what ingredients were causing the weight loss.
Once Yan Fei had made his plan, he immediately instructed the Auxiliary Brain to analyze and deduce the cookie-making technology and to figure out how to infuse the slimming liquid into the cookies without affecting their efficacy. Consequently, the Auxiliary Brain began downloading vast amounts of data on cookie-making from the Internet and started integrating the two products as per Yan Fei's requirements.
The cookie-making process wasn't complex. After understanding the various components that made up a cookie, the Auxiliary Brain conducted numerous experimental deductions within the system and soon came up with an optimal cookie production process. Then, it integrated the slimming liquid into the cookies and carried out extensive calculations. On the third day, the Auxiliary Brain finally came up with an outstanding cookie-making technology.
This technology ensured the perfect integration of the slimming liquid into the cookies without impacting their weight loss effect while also guaranteeing the best taste for the cookies. This optimal taste was calculated by the Auxiliary Brain according to the preferences of the majority of people. In other words, even without any weight loss effect, once people tried these cookies, they would be attracted by their deliciousness and fall in love with them.
From then on, Yan Fei finally had a complete manufacturing technology, which included the method to make the slimming liquid and the process to make delicious cookies infused with the slimming liquid. With this set of processes, Yan Fei's business finally got on the right track and was no longer just an empty shell.
Once Yan Fei had a complete set of cookie-making technology, along with the recipe and process for making slimming liquid, he immediately called in Lu Pingping for consultation. He initially thought he would have to start everything from scratch, but Lu Pingping had already considered all possible scenarios and had made corresponding plans. Therefore, as soon as Yan Fei presented the weight loss cookies data, she started taking relevant actions right away.
In the suburbs of Shanghai, near the sea, there was a large food processing factory. This factory had shut down due to poor management, but the plant was quite extensive, and the machinery inside was still relatively well-maintained.
This food processing factory was the target that Lu Pingping had already scouted according to the plan. After receiving detailed product information, she immediately began acquisition negotiations for this factory.
The food processing factory covered 150 acres, which might not sound like much elsewhere, but in the precious land of Shanghai, it was considered a significant factory. The equipment in the food processing factory was about 80% new and well-maintained.
The only regret was that the land on which the food processing factory stood did not belong to the factory itself but was leased from the collective land of the nearby township, with less than five years left in the lease period. The previous owner had chosen the wrong direction leading to substantial losses and had been stuck in this quagmire for a long time. As a result, he was eager to make a deal during the negotiations with Lu Pingping, who took advantage of his impatience, demonstrating her skilled negotiation techniques. The owner quickly conceded, and eventually, the factory's ownership and the lease rights to the associated land were transferred for forty million yuan.
Securing the food processing factory for forty million yuan was undoubtedly a bargain. If it weren't for the previous owner's urgency to sell and Lu Pingping's preemptive move, the price would have risen by at least 50%. The only concern for Lu Pingping was that the factory's land was not their own, but rather rented collective land of the township—that could lead to uncertainties in the future.
Initially, Lu Pingping suggested to Yan Fei to outsource the food processing production while strengthening the supervision of the production process. This approach would not only reduce costs but also allow for quick production launch, killing two birds with one stone.
But Yan Fei had his own considerations. After all, the so-called weight loss cookies were just a gimmick; their sole value lay in their excellent taste. As for nutritional value, who nowadays suffers from nutritional deficiencies? The reason they could trigger weight loss was by incorporating special components from the slimming liquid, which marked weight loss antibodies in the immune system, allowing it to automatically regulate the body's fat content and achieve the effect of weight loss and body shaping.
This slimming liquid was the real core secret of Yan Fei, a secret he had not even shared with Lu Pingping. If there was one person in the world that Yan Fei could trust, it would undoubtedly be Lu Pingping. Even if Lu Pingping wanted to steal all his money and harm him, he would have no complaints, for their relationship was beyond question.
Yan Fei didn't tell Lu Pingping the truth, not because he didn't trust her, but because he feared an accidental leak of the secret. The moment a secret is known by a second person, the likelihood of it getting out increases dramatically. Moreover, once Lu Pingping learned of the secret, others might target her, thus putting her in danger—which was also a way to protect her.
Thus, to maintain secrecy during the cookie production, the Auxiliary Brain designed a process that could add slimming liquid during what appeared to be merely flour mixing. Meanwhile, it was actually introducing the slimming liquid into the mix. With this step in the process, the weight loss cookies genuinely became effective.
Therefore, it was essential for Yan Fei to keep this process under his direct control; he would add the slimming liquid according to the production schedule. Outsourcing the production of these cookies would require entrusting this step to someone else, greatly increasing the risk of exposure. This was the main reason why Yan Fei insisted on owning his own factory.
And now with his own factory, by retrofitting the food processing machinery, he had the capability to produce cookies. During the machinery modification process, Yan Fei discreetly installed the additional equipment on the production line and operated it himself, secretly adding the slimming liquid to the mix.
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