Living like a salted fish in the end times

Chapter 183 Test Tube Meat

"Huh? Need to change? If you change it further, it will no longer be artificial meat, and you won't feel like eating meat at all."

Cao Fan said bitterly.

"I can't change it. Let me just give you an example. Now that there is a serious shortage of oil in the market, how do you ensure the source of raw materials?"

Hou Junsheng couldn't help but interjected: "Mr. Zhang, oil is essential, otherwise the texture and taste of the meat will not be adjusted at all."

"Then try to reduce the amount of use, and the cost, no matter what."

"How much pressure do you want?" Cao Fan asked anxiously.

"It's better to be within , otherwise it won't be of promotional value." Zhang Hao stretched out a slap.

Cao Fan immediately shook his head: "Impossible, absolutely impossible, unless we find another way and start over, but even so the success rate is very low."

"Then go the high end route."

"A high-end route?"

"That's right, but the high-end route has a big disadvantage, that is, the market is too small, and it is difficult to get orders from supply and marketing cooperatives. Without official support, the possibility of becoming bigger and stronger is basically lost."

Artificial meat is not created out of thin air.

It only changes the taste, and does not increase the nutritional value much. It seems a bit too tasteless at the moment when even food and clothing cannot be solved.

What's more, there will be a large additional cost.

Cao Fan was immediately disappointed, and asked with the last glimmer of hope:

"Uncle, is there any other plan?"

Zhang Hao recalled the experience in the dream, and suddenly raised his eyebrows: "There is a way, you can try it at the Education Bureau, and see if you can get nutritious meals for students. After all, no matter how hard it is, you can't suffer children."

"Nutritious meal? Is there a chance?"

Cao Fan hurriedly asked.

Zhang Hao shook his head: "The chances are not great, but you can try it. Even if you can't win all the schools, it would be good to win a few."

"Okay, I took note."

Cao Fan nodded seriously.

"I also want to remind you that nutritional meals for students have advantages and disadvantages. Don't be careless about hygiene and quality issues. Once something goes wrong, there is a high probability that you will be in trouble."

"Ah? This..."

Cao Fan scratched his hair, and immediately thought of retreating. Their family is not short of money, so there is no need to take risks.

Seeing this, Zhang Hao hurriedly comforted him:

"Okay, don't force yourself, don't do it if you can't do it, the entire Zhuwan District has a population of more than 5000 million, there is no shortage of rich people, and the high-end market is not bad."

Cao Fan gave a wry smile, and quickly recovered his mood. He still has another way, but the investment is relatively large, which is also the main reason why he looked for his old uncle.

"Uncle, besides plant meat, we have another research route. Let me take you there to have a look. If you are also optimistic, we can cooperate together."

"Oh? What route?"

Zhang Hao asked curiously.

Hou Junsheng led the roadside and explained: "Dong Zhang, another research and development direction of ours is test-tube meat, also known as cultivated meat."

"Can you tell me in detail?"

"Test-tube meat uses synthetic biology technology to make meat in test tubes. To put it simply, it is cultivated in the laboratory, just like growing vegetables, and what is grown is real meat."

"Growing vegetables?" Zhang Hao became interested instantly.

Hou Junsheng nodded: "Its principle is not complicated. People first extract some stem cells from animals, then put them into test tubes, that is, petri dishes, and raise the stem cells to become 'muscle cells' to regenerate. Out of the 'muscle tissue', and finally grow into meat."

"Hiss? Is this technique difficult?"

If meat can be really "grown", it will undoubtedly be a revolutionary breakthrough. The key is that it is very suitable for the current environment, with a promising future and a bright future.

"It's difficult. Compared with the technical content of plant meat, it has risen to a higher level. If plant meat is high technology, then test tube meat is black technology."

"So, what's the biggest problem now?"

"There are currently two major obstacles. One is that the existing technology is immature. Unlike plant meat, test-tube meat has not yet been put on the market;
Another reason is the cost, which is much higher than the cost of plant meat.

I remember that the first cultured meat was made in 74. When it first came out, the cost of making a hamburger was nearly 200 million yuan.

Later, with the continuous accumulation of technology, the cost was greatly reduced, but even so, it still costs more than 5000 per catty at present, and it is still relatively early to go on the market in batches. "

Hou Junsheng introduced in detail.

The more Zhang Hao thinks about it, the more he feels that test-tube meat is more reliable than plant-based meat. Although test-tube meat is more difficult, it also has greater potential, which is completely unmatched by plant-based meat.

"Professor Hou, I want to ask, how long will it take for this test-tube meat to succeed? I mean reduce the cost to 1000 yuan per catty?"

In his opinion, the difference between 1000 yuan and 5000 yuan is visible to the naked eye, and it is not so far away.

"Zhang Dong, I might disappoint you."

Hou Junsheng shook his head, and then explained:
"The cultivation conditions of test-tube meat are very harsh, and everything in the animal body needs to be accurately simulated, such as temperature, humidity, pH, etc.

In addition, the equipment for producing test-tube meat is also very expensive. As far as I know, the current production cost has reached the bottleneck, and there is not much room for reduction. "

Zhang Hao smiled and waved his hands: "It depends on human effort, I am still more optimistic about this project."

Today is different from the past, test-tube meat is undoubtedly more in line with the current environment, and it is more urgent.

To put it bluntly, in case it is really irreparable, the cost of 5000 yuan per catty is not unacceptable.

When Cao Fan heard this, he immediately excitedly said:

"Uncle, are you really willing to invest?"

Zhang Hao nodded: "Tell me, how many shares are you willing to give up?"

"This one……"

"Don't be mother-in-law and mother-in-law, brothers and sisters will settle accounts clearly, we are in business, don't worry about it."

"Okay." Cao Fan organized his words: "So far, I have spent a total of 500 million on Beyond Meat. Based on this valuation, I can give up % of the shares."

"Is this enough money?"

Zhang Hao expressed doubts.

Cao Fan quickly explained: "Uncle, this is only the first round of financing, and there will be a second, third, and fourth round...and finally until the listing."

They are high-tech companies, and they cannot avoid huge risks anyway. Venture capital and listing are the best and most perfect development routes.

"Don't even think about going public. The stock market won't be able to open in the short term. It's probably going to be the day it sees the light of day again. The shortest is more than ten years, and the longest is half a century. You have to wait." Zhang Hao reminded in real time.

"Uh……"

"Don't worry, according to the current environment, it is estimated that no one is willing to invest in the test-tube meat project except me. Let's do it in one step, so that you don't have to worry about funds, so you can calm down and do research."

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