Chapter 84: A Joyful Surprise at the Door

  Makabi's first business came from 'Green Source Gardening', on the second day after the opening ceremony, which is considered a good start.

  After participating in the 'Pollution-free Garden' exhibition, He Yuanzheng deeply felt the magical effect of 'Pollution-free Garden'. He has placed his hopes for the future of 'Green Source Gardening' on the small 'Pollution-free Garden'. Without anyone's prompting, He Yuanzheng sold off all other potted plants, fruit tree seedlings and flowers in the gardening field at a low price and transformed the field into a cultivation base for 'Pollution-free Garden'.

  The day after the opening of 'Makabiological', He Yuanzheng signed a cooperation agreement with Duan Lei for the supply of 'culture medium' and technical support, paying an exclusive operating fee of 500,000 RMB. Of course, this fee was also deducted from the logistics costs, small-leafed palm trees and various labor costs paid by 'Green Source Gardening' to help Duan Lei in advance. Due to his good relationship with He Yuanzheng, Duan Lei only charged an exclusive operating fee of 500,000 RMB for such a large market as three provinces and one city, which was also a concession made by He Yuanzheng with a clear mind.

  As for the 'pollution-absorbing' cultivation solution, Duan Lei sold it to He Yuanzheng at a price of 50 cents per bottle that could cultivate one 'pollution-absorbing' plant, with settlement at the end of each month.

  Several employees of 'Makabiological' saw the company just opened, and got a business worth 500,000 yuan, which was just the beginning. At this time, the employees finally believed that the company was not a tool for the rich second-generation boss to play with girls or have fun. Inspired by this, some employees who were originally slack and thought about mixing up their days all started to tighten up and take seriously the tasks assigned by Duan Lei.

  Although the company got off to a good start, Duan Lei knew that more severe tests were yet to come!

  Although 'Zhi Wu Rong' can conquer customers and gardening companies who have tried it personally, it doesn't help much in opening up the market. If we cannot quickly open up the market and increase the market coverage of 'Zhi Wu Rong', it's equivalent to not being able to sell the nutrient solution for 'Ma Ka Sheng Wu', and the company can't grow.

  So while the gardening company is working hard to open up the market, Duan Lei still needs to make some efforts to let 'Zhi Wu Rong' be understood and accepted by more people.

  A few days ago, Duan Yue saw the list of winners of the National Science and Technology Progress Award on TV news, and suddenly thought that his "pollution-reducing fungus" should also be eligible to apply for the "Science and Technology Progress Award". If it wins, it will undoubtedly give "pollution-reducing fungus" official recognition, laying a good foundation for future market promotion.

  Before the company was founded, Duan Yue always thought things were simple and had a kind of student-like naivety. Now that he has started to take on the role of a company's boss, Duan Yue finally understands that what he needs to consider is not just laboratory work. The efforts in the lab can turn technology and products into reality, but to make these technological achievements produce economic and social benefits, one must also work hard in many other areas.

  Duan Yue knew that the application time for Haicheng Science and Technology Progress Award was in April. Now, he really had to let the school take the lead in identifying 'Zhi Wu Rong' and then submit an application to the Science Committee after drawing a conclusion.

  However, before applying to school, Duan Yue still had a troublesome matter to deal with.

  That day, Li Jie came to attend the opening ceremony of 'Maka Biotechnology', although she didn't say much, but Duan Lei could sense from her eyes and demeanor that she was a bit anxious, wanting to get her hands on the cultivation technology of 'Devouring Calabaza' as soon as possible.

  Duan Yue thought for a moment and decided to conclude this transaction first, which was also a way of repaying 'Yonghe Building' for its strong financial support over the past period.

  Within two days, Duan Yue successfully cultivated the improved 'Devouring Calabaza' seeds in his laboratory. Although these 'Devouring Calabaza' seeds still possessed the function of purifying philine waste liquid into silver after modification, they would not be as astonishing as those cultivated by Duan Yue. After cultivation, these seeds took three months to mature and had a much lower purification efficiency, with an overall efficiency that was only about one-tenth of the highest-grade 'Devouring Calabaza'.

  Duan Lei cultivated a large batch of 'swallowing calabaza' seeds and then sold them at a high price to the 'Yonghe Building'. After Duan Lei's calculations, excluding seed costs, film waste liquid and labor costs for cultivation, the 'Yonghe Building' would still have about double the pure profit. Although it can't compare with Duan Lei's ten-thousand-fold profit, relatively speaking, it is also a pretty good project.

  "Thanks a lot, Shi Tuo!" After finishing the deal, Li Jie couldn't help but hold onto Duan Yue's hand.

  Don't look at 'Yonghe Tower' as a century-old gold shop in Haicheng that has withstood the test of time, but in recent years, with the influx of large foreign and Hong Kong-funded jewelry giants into the domestic market, 'Yonghe Tower' has also faced tremendous survival pressure. Due to being unable to compete with foreign-funded enterprises in terms of capital, the market share of local jewelry stores like 'Yonghe Tower' has been severely eroded, and their business prospects are bleak.

  In this case, the technology to refine white silver can reduce the cost of 'Yonghe Building' and hold on in some markets. If not, with this technology, 'Yonghe Building' can even turn into a raw material supplier, which is also opening up a new revenue business.

  "I also want to thank Sister Li for her support of our company!" Duan Lei somewhat awkwardly pulled his hand out from Li Jie's warm and jade-like hands, his face slightly flushed.

  At this time, Li Jie only discovered that her actions seemed a bit off, but she was also half a strong woman and quickly adjusted her mood, saying: "Shitou, the Wang Shui used in our store will contain some gold, but the processing cost is very high according to the general method, and the process is also very cumbersome. Do you have any good methods?"

  "King's Water?" Duan Lei was immediately drawn in by these professional questions, and the awkward moment when he shook hands with Li Jie earlier disappeared without a trace. He said: "Next time you bring some used King's Water over, I'll try it out when I have time!"

  Aqua regia, also known as royal water, is a highly corrosive liquid that emits yellow fumes. It is a mixture of strong nitric acid and hydrochloric acid in a 1:3 ratio, and is one of the few substances that can dissolve gold. Many jewelry stores use aqua regia to clean gold ornaments, but extracting gold from used aqua regia is not an easy task.

  Generally, people use highly reductive metals to displace gold from aqua regia or obtain it through electrolysis. These methods are relatively cumbersome and costly, so Li Jie was thinking, could she get a technique similar to 'swallowing calabaza' from Duan Lei?

  After listening to Li Jie's words, Duan Yue suddenly found that he somewhat liked the feeling of using technology to solve real-life problems. This kind of simple joy couldn't be replaced by ordinary things!