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Chapter 841: 824: Add Money

Chapter 841: Chapter 824: Add Money

In Yue Feng’s deepest memory, there was one particular fishing tackle shop he used to frequent. By sheer chance, the shop had secured the regional agency for Yellow Storm. In less than a year, it was like swapping a shotgun for a cannon—they bought a new car, a house, and the shop’s scale nearly doubled. Many people got rich off this product!

That afternoon, Yue Feng drove to the company’s production factory.

The entire production process for Yellow Storm bait could be purchased in the System Mall, retailing for just 200,000 Lottery Points!

Yue Feng printed it out and took it directly to the factory office to find the person responsible for bait production and R&D, Lao Zhang, Zhang Yunzhou.

Lao Zhang was a mature man in his early forties, wearing black-framed glasses. Tall and slim, even in work clothes, he exuded a scholarly aura that set him apart from the other workers. However, whether due to lack of sleep, his eyes were bloodshot, but he was still quite spirited.

Despite Yue Feng’s usual hands-off approach as the shopkeeper, the key personnel at the factory were the old employees who had been with him from the beginning. Having arrived at the factory, Yue Feng placed the new production process document on the table. Zhang Yunzhou immediately started examining it carefully.

After a while, Technical Director Lao Zhang looked up. “Mr. Yue, are we going to upgrade our production line? This production process is much more advanced compared to what we are currently using!”

Yue Feng nodded: “Yes, take a look. If we roll out a new product, what is missing in terms of hardware on our current production line? According to the process requirements in my materials, draft an upgrade plan immediately! If we need to purchase equipment or any raw materials, go straight to Manager Liu to approve the funds!”

Zhang Yunzhou furrowed his brows and glanced at the document a few more times: “Uh, if we start running this new production process, will we continue producing the small Yellow powder line?

This new one uses a secondary expansion process, and as far as I know, no fish bait factory seems to have used it yet—though there are similar processes used in pet food factories like dog food!

My suggestion is not to try to improve the existing production line; rather, it’s more cost-effective to roll out an entirely new one!”

“Alright, we’ll go with a whole new set! For the installation and purchase of the related equipment, I’ll have Qiangzi work alongside you. Hopefully, within a month, we can assemble the new production line!”

“Alright, no problem! We have left room in our factory layout, so there’s no need for major disruptions. I know someone who specializes in this equipment, and getting help from an acquaintance can save us quite a bit!”

“Get it done quickly; before the Spring Expo, we must finalize the product and prepare enough inventory!”

“Alright!”

…

After arranging the new production line for Yellow Storm, Yue Feng finally felt at ease. He wandered around the plant idly before leaving in his car. He had been back for several days but had not yet visited the club.

From the office window, seeing Yue Feng’s car drive away, Zhang Yunzhou immediately pulled out his phone and dialed a number in Magic City from his contacts.

The phone rang from start to finish, but nobody picked up. Feeling a bit anxious, Lao Zhang dialed three times continuously but still couldn’t get through.

He figured they might be in a meeting or busy with something else and had the phone on silent. There was no need to rush! As he comforted himself, Zhang Yunzhou hung up and continued to study the process flowchart Yue Feng had left behind.

About five minutes later, the call was returned.

The phone rang just once, and Lao Zhang eagerly answered it: “Hello? Is this Mr. Bao? It’s me, Lao Zhang, Zhang Yunzhou!”

“I’ve saved your number. What’s up? Is your company’s factory making major moves already? Normally, it’s your subordinate who handles Yellow Paste Companion matters with me, isn’t it?”

Bao Butong, who usually remained calm and composed, went straight to the point when answering the call, wasting no time with pleasantries.

Bao Butong had already made several private deals with Zhang Yunzhou. In fact, the market share for Yellow powder at Yuefeng Fishing Tackle had substantially plummeted. Besides being affected by the price war, another unaddressed factor was the Yellow Paste Companion left by Yue Feng.

In recent months, Zhang Yunzhou didn’t adhere to the predetermined addition amount, secretly selling the saved portions to Sleeping Beauty, which was the most critical factor in the shrinking market share. It’s just that Qiangzi had been overseeing production, so Yue Feng and Liu Fengnian hadn’t noticed.

“It’s not about Yellow Paste Companion! Just now, our company’s CEO Yue Feng visited the factory and handed me a new bait production process design! Compared to the previous Small Yellow powder line, this new set is upgraded by a full generation! I was wondering if your previous promise still holds?”

“What? Upgraded by at least a generation?” Bao Butong raised his eyebrows with interest, his voice involuntarily raised a notch.

“Yes, it includes brand-new equipment. Based on the process standards, the entire processing flow has been upgraded! There’s no trial production sample yet, but just from this set of equipment, the final product should be a completely new series!”

Lao Zhang didn’t reveal any details about the process characteristics, only vaguely describing it in such a manner.

“Two hundred thousand! Send me a complete set of the information!” Bao Butong didn’t ask for further specifics, simply stating his terms.

“This… when you first contacted me, you didn’t promise this!”

“How much do you want?” Bao Butong asked calmly without showing anger, which was rare.

“This set of processes hasn’t been used by any bait company yet. If it gets into my hands and your company launches it shortly, Yue Feng will easily suspect it’s my fault, and the risk is too high!

You know, the benefits at Yuefeng Fishing Tackle are good, and for a position like mine, the annual salary plus bonuses can reach the number you just mentioned! My benefits don’t match the risk I’m taking, so if you want this information, it’s going to cost more!”

“Five hundred thousand, take it or leave it!”

“Deal!!”

“I’ll arrange for someone to wire the money to you soon. When will the information be ready?”

“Once the money is transferred, the information can be ready. I have it with me now!”

“Alright!”

“Pleasure doing business with you!”

…

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yunzhou snapped his fingers with excitement.

In terms of seniority, he was among the company’s founding members, being one of the first recruited by Liu Fengnian from the job market when the company was being set up. He had a proper academic background in aquaculture feed research and had experience as a research position leader in a feed factory, consistently performing well since joining.

However, this guy had an undesirable habit; he liked to gamble during his free time, and the stakes grew larger as his income increased. As a result, with an annual salary of nearly 200,000 yuan, he hadn’t saved any money—in fact, he owed a significant amount in credit card debt and payday loans.

Despite this, his monthly salary and bonuses were substantial enough that he wasn’t completely stuck. Now, with an unexpected windfall of 500,000, his previous debts could be fully covered, with plenty left over.

Half an hour later, a notification pinged on Zhang Yunzhou’s phone: a 500,000 transfer had been deposited into his ICBC card!

Zhang Yunzhou kissed the phone screen, then eagerly began taking pictures of the documents page by page with his phone camera.