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Chapter 169: Barbecue Sauce Analysis and Optimization Successfully Completed! (3-in-1, Please Subscribe~~)

Black Bull BBQ's barbecue sauce is indeed delicious, and they have applied for several patents.

However, it's actually quite similar to those big-brand barbecue sauces on the market; the difference isn't that significant.

After all, barbecue sauce isn't exactly a high-tech product.

There are at least a thousand barbecue sauce brands on the market.

Large companies such as Haitian, Lee Kum Kee, Hong Taiyang, and Tianyuan Sauce all sell their own barbecue sauces.

Why did Mr. Jiang think of buying our company's barbecue sauce?

Tian Wei smiled and looked at Jiang Tao, asking him a very direct question.

Jiang Tao smiled frankly and said, "Of course it's because your company's barbecue sauce tastes better than other barbecue sauces."

Logically speaking, since Jiang Tao was planning to buy Black Angus BBQ's barbecue sauce, it wasn't appropriate for him to lavish praise on it before he actually received it.

How do you negotiate the price after praising someone?

But Jiang Tao did the opposite, saying whatever came to mind, which made him seem incredibly sincere.

Sometimes, sincerity is the ultimate weapon!

As expected, Tian Wei smiled when she heard Jiang Tao praise her barbecue sauce, and she was very satisfied with his evaluation.

“We are all friends of Ennan, so I will definitely give Ennan face.”

"20. If Mr. Jiang can accept this price, we are willing to sell the formula."

"But you must sign a non-compete agreement, which means your company cannot open a store within 10 kilometers of our Black Cow BBQ."

Tian Wei looked at Jiang Tao, and her expression seemed quite normal.

The popularity of Heiniu BBQ is not solely due to its BBQ sauce.

It is not that we have achieved our current success, but rather that it is the result of a combination of favorable timing, location, and human factors.

The biggest competitive advantage of Heiniu BBQ is always its high-quality dishes and attentive service.

While barbecue sauce is important, it is not the most crucial factor.

Selling the barbecue sauce recipe to Jiang Tao would not only earn him money, but also save face for Du Ennan.

For Tian Wei, there were many benefits, so she had no reason to refuse.

"can!"

After hearing Tian Wei's offer, Jiang Tao readily nodded in agreement.

He thought Tian Wei would go back and think about it for a few days.

I never expected her to give me the answer so readily and agree so easily!
Jiang Tao hadn't even had a chance to use many of the lines he had prepared in his mind.

Buying a barbecue sauce recipe for 20 yuan is not cheap.

But Jiang Tao believes that the formula is even more valuable after being analyzed and optimized by Tongzi Ge!
In the future, he can earn thousands or even tens of thousands of times more profit by using the optimized barbecue sauce recipe analyzed by Tongzi Ge!

The current investment of 20 yuan is a piece of cake for him, without any pressure.

As for the non-compete agreement that Tian Wei mentioned, it's not a problem at all.

Once they get their hands on the Black Bull BBQ recipe, and Tongzi analyzes and optimizes it, even Tian Wei probably won't recognize it as their BBQ sauce.

That non-compete agreement was therefore of no use to Jiang Tao.

Moreover, Jiang Tao never intended to open a barbecue restaurant near Heiniu Barbecue.

After all, it would be somewhat unfair to buy someone else's formula and then immediately start competing with them.

The progress in acquiring the barbecue sauce recipe was faster than Jiang Tao had imagined.

After the two reached a cooperation agreement, Tian Wei drafted a technology transfer contract.

After the two parties signed the contract, Jiang Tao immediately transferred 20 yuan to Heiniu Barbecue's account.

Tian Wei readily handed over a barbecue sauce recipe to Jiang Tao.

He was also promised that he could visit and learn from the production workshop of Black Cow Barbecue Sauce at any time.

He continued until he was able to independently and skillfully brew a barbecue sauce of the same quality as Black Angus barbecue sauce.

Looking at the barbecue sauce recipe I received, there were only a simple list of less than ten ingredients.

Jiang Tao was also somewhat at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated.

I spent 20 yuan to buy a recipe with less than 1000 words. It's truly a case of every word being worth a fortune!

However, Jiang Tao didn't feel it was a waste or that he had suffered a loss.

Formulas are often just a thin layer of paper; once you poke at it, you can see through it.

But if the person who knows the formula doesn't reveal this secret to you, no matter how hard you try, you'll never figure it out.

Jiang Tao has a high school classmate whose parents bought seven or eight houses in the county town by relying on their tofu-making skills.

Making tofu may seem simple, requiring little skill or expertise, but there's actually a lot more to it than meets the eye.

Ten tofu makers can produce ten different types of tofu with different textures.

A single tofu-making technique can sell for 60,000 to 70,000 yuan. It is said that at least ten techniques can be sold a year, guaranteeing at least 600,000 to 700,000 yuan!

In addition, their tofu is delicious, and they supply dozens of small supermarkets in the county, resulting in considerable daily sales.

The idea that one can rely on a single skill to succeed is quite common in real life.

Once the move is made, there's no going back. Since the money has already been spent, Jiang Tao doesn't want to think about anything else.

To obtain the optimized formula from the system, you must first get your hands on the basic formula.

This step cannot be omitted, and this money must be spent.

Since that's the case, there's nothing to worry about.

The cooperation agreement was reached after noon, and it was lunchtime.

Tian Wei invited Jiang Tao and Du Ennan to go downstairs to their restaurant for barbecue.

The three of them booked a small private room, ate barbecue, and chatted. The atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Jiang Tao also consulted Tian Wei about many things to keep in mind when opening a self-service barbecue restaurant.

Opening a barbecue restaurant may seem simple, but there's a lot to learn.

Preliminary market research, site selection, pricing, and quality control;

Establishing supply channels, hygiene, service...

Wait, wait, there are so many things to pay attention to in all aspects.

The reason why Black Bull BBQ is so popular is multifaceted and cannot be achieved overnight.

When Jiang Tao asked questions, Tian Wei answered them all without reservation, saying whatever was asked without holding anything back.

She wasn't afraid that Jiang Tao would open a barbecue restaurant and steal her business, nor did she consider him an enemy.

There are more than a dozen barbecue restaurants in the Huilongguan business district; one more or one less won't make a difference.

Tian Wei also knew that anyone who could become friends with Du Ennan must be someone extraordinary.

When they learned that Du Ennan was also the godmother of Jiang Tao's daughter.

Tian Wei's regard for him increased even more.

It was already past 2 p.m. when we finished the meal.

After saying goodbye, Jiang Tao, Du Ennan, and Tian Wei prepared to leave.

As they parted, Du Ennan smiled and said:

"Jiang Tao, don't forget, you promised to invite me to your house for dinner tonight."

"Don't worry, I won't forget. Just tell Xu Li what you want to eat and she'll prepare it."

Jiang Tao naturally didn't forget to invite Du Ennan to his home for dinner.

He was also thinking of doing the "Parents' Hearts Are Full of Pity" task tonight.

This task couldn't be done without Du Ennan.

"How can you treat your wife like this? I'll go to the supermarket with Lily after work."

Du Ennan rolled her eyes at Jiang Tao and said with a coquettish laugh.

Tian Wei, who was standing nearby, sensed something different from their conversation.

"It seems that Jiang Tao and Du Ennan are closer than I thought."

Tian Wei simply smiled and watched the two of them without interrupting their conversation.

Jiang Tao and Du Ennan chatted for a few more minutes before turning and walking toward the escalator.

After watching Jiang Tao go downstairs, Du Ennan and Tian Wei chatted for a few more minutes.

The two then returned to their respective offices to work.

……

After Jiang Tao went downstairs to the underground parking lot and found his car, he did not drive away immediately.

After unlocking the car door, he went up to the back seat and closed the door.

Under the dim lights of the underground parking lot, cars of various brands gleamed with different lights.

Occasionally, footsteps and voices could be heard, but they were all some distance away from where Jiang Tao was.

The windows of the Mercedes-Benz GLS are all tinted with privacy film.

You can see clearly outside from inside the car, but you can't see inside from outside at all.

Jiang Tao first took the barbecue sauce recipe he had just bought that day out of his shirt pocket.

Then, the daily intelligence system panel was summoned to attempt analysis and optimization.

[The host is currently unmonitored. Should we analyze and optimize the barbecue sauce recipe?]

"Yes!"

Jiang Tao had a sudden thought and chose to analyze and optimize the barbecue sauce recipe he had just bought.

[The barbecue sauce recipe is currently being analyzed and optimized, and is expected to take 5 minutes. Please wait...]

Swah——

A beam of dazzling, deep blue light shot out from the system interface, enveloping the entire formula in Jiang Tao's hand.

Beep beep beep, beep beep beep, beep beep beep—

Jiang Tao heard a faint sound like a buzzing, which meant that Brother Tong had started working.

[Formula analysis in progress, current progress 1%...3%...6%...]

Jiang Tao kept his eyes glued to the progress bar, patiently waiting for the analysis to complete.

five minutes later……

[Black Angus Barbecue Sauce Recipe Successfully Optimized!]

[Your Black Angus BBQ Sauce recipe has been upgraded to a delicious BBQ sauce. Want to learn how to make it now?]

Upon seeing the system notification, Jiang Tao was overjoyed!
"Yes! Study!"

Without any hesitation, Jiang Tao decided to learn the formula.

The next second, a thunderous roar filled his mind as a massive stream of information appeared out of thin air.

Jiang Tao closed his eyes tightly, completely relaxed his mind, and began to absorb the information flow in his mind.

The information stream contains various raw materials needed for brewing barbecue sauces, as well as quality control standards for these raw materials.

For example, one tomato is needed as one of the raw materials.

It doesn't mean you can just buy any tomato from a vegetable stand.

Tomatoes of the corresponding quality must be selected in accordance with the quality specified in the recipe.

A small mistake can lead to a big disaster.

If the quality control of tomatoes is not done well and the right ones are not selected, the taste of the barbecue sauce will be very different.

There are also various precautions to take when making barbecue sauce.

The proportions of various ingredients, the proportion of water added, the control of the heat, and so on... If it weren't for Brother Tongzi directly imprinting the information of the production method into Jiang Tao's mind.

It would probably take him three to five months to master this formula using only his own brain.

The process of absorbing information felt like it took a long time, but it actually only took about ten minutes at most.

After Jiang Tao had received all the information in his mind.

He also fully mastered the method of making barbecue sauce.

The formula, after being analyzed and optimized by Tongzige, has seen a significant improvement in quality.

The production difficulty has also increased several levels.

Without Jiang Tao as a mentor to provide careful guidance, the possibility of replicating the delicious barbecue sauce would be virtually zero.

"Great, another highly competitive product has been acquired!"

"The future market prospects of this delicious barbecue sauce are probably even greater than those of the Eight Treasures Pickles."

"Let's go to the rental house and make some to see how it actually works."

Jiang Tao closed the system interface with a thought.

He then got out of the car and moved to the front driver's seat.

After starting the car and leaving the MixC underground parking lot, we headed straight for Xiaoshahe Village.

He hasn't terminated the lease on the house he rented from Lao Lü in Xiaoshahe urban village.

He's using it as a "laboratory" now.

I made my eight-treasure pickles here before.

This time, when trying to make barbecue sauce, Jiang Tao still chose to secretly test it at his rented apartment first, and then amazed everyone.

If it works well, this delicious barbecue sauce could become the second product of Jiang's Food Factory.

Besides using it to open your own barbecue restaurant, you can also expand into selling barbecue sauce.

At this moment, Jiang Tao held eight-treasure pickles in his left hand and barbecue sauce in his right, holding two of his star products.

The future of Jiang's Food Factory can be described as incredibly promising.

Around 2: p.m.

The Mercedes-Benz GSL stopped next to a dusty 4.2-meter truck in an open space outside Xiaoshahe Village.

As I got out of the car, looking at my familiar "old buddy" Jiang Tao beside me, I couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.

Last winter, he was still worrying on his 4.2-meter truck about where to get money to pay off the debts he owed for building his house.

They're still calculating on their phones how much more interest they'll have to pay if they borrow money from Alipay.

With a loud crash, his life underwent a dramatic change.

The speed at which they made money was as if they had a cheat code.

In less than two months, he went from being destitute with a debt of 70,000 to 80,000 yuan to becoming a middle-class person with a net worth of tens of millions.

Everything felt like a dream.

Looking at the windshield of the 4.2-meter truck, the newly replaced glass no longer shows any signs of damage.

But Jiang Tao knew that all of this was absolutely real, not an illusion.

"Old buddy, you're the lucky one I'll have someone give you a proper upgrade sometime."

Jiang Tao turned his gaze away from the 4.2-meter truck and walked towards the urban village.

Although he no longer needs that 4.2-meter truck, he has no intention of selling it.

If you sell it, you can only get around 30,000 to 40,000 yuan at most.

He's not short of money right now, so he might as well keep it as a keepsake.

As human beings, we must never forget our roots!
Jiang Tao will never forget his experience driving a truck to haul goods.

Without that period of depression, he might not be standing here today, enjoying such a splendid life.

Turning around and walking towards the urban village, Jiang Tao stepped into a fruit and vegetable supermarket as he passed by.

Upon entering, I went straight to the shelf displaying tomatoes.

In his view, among a pile of tomatoes on the shelf, only two tomatoes had a very conspicuous yellow "↓" arrow marked on them.

This means that only these two tomatoes out of this pile meet the quality standards for making delicious barbecue sauce.

Only tomatoes carefully selected by Brother Tongzi can make the most authentic and delicious barbecue sauce!

"Is the quality control really that strict? The probability of that happening is too small!"

Muttering a silent complaint to himself, Jiang Tao tore a transparent plastic bag off the shelf and put the two tomatoes that Tongzi had marked inside.

He then went to the purple onion section on the shelf.

Of the pile of onions displayed on top, not a single one met the standards!
Fortunately, Jiang Tao found three in a mesh bag under the shelf and packed them all up to take away.

Then I bought five heads of garlic, a bag of white sugar, a bottle of apple cider vinegar, and a bag of yellow mustard.

After buying the necessary ingredients at the fruit and vegetable supermarket, he went to Pangdongdong Supermarket to buy some seasonings.

Chili powder, sea salt, pepper, syrup, and butter.

These are all essential ingredients for making a delicious barbecue sauce.

Although the requirements were stricter and made the collection more difficult, thankfully we managed to buy everything.

After finishing the purchasing process, Jiang Tao carried large and small bags to the downstairs of the tenement building where he used to rent a place.

"Little Jiang! You've been elusive lately, it's so hard to even catch a glimpse of you!"

"Don't leave tonight, let's have a couple of drinks together!"

When Lü Qian, who was walking his bird downstairs, saw Jiang Tao, he greeted him with a smile and invited him to his home for dinner that evening.

"Unfortunately, Brother Lü, I have an appointment for dinner tonight."

"Another day, another day I'll invite you and Aunt Ma together."

"Oh, right, where is Aunt Ma?"

Jiang Tao looked around but didn't see Ma Dongmei, so he asked her out of curiosity.

Lü Qian and Ma Dongmei's relationship has been progressing at an unprecedented pace lately, like a scale and its weight inseparable.

Wherever Ma Dongmei appears, Lao Lü is sure to be within ten meters.

Sure enough, the door creaked open.

Ma Dongmei came out of Lao Lü's house carrying a vegetable basket.

Upon seeing Jiang Tao standing at the door, Ma Dongmei's face instantly broke into a smile, and she waved and greeted him with a smile.

As someone with experience, Jiang Tao immediately noticed something fishy.

Old Lu and Ma Dongmei are living together now!
Looking at the two of them, so loving and affectionate.

Jiang Tao, the "matchmaker" who brought the two together, felt quite accomplished!

"Hehe, by the way, Xiao Jiang, Xiao Mei and I are getting married this May Day."

"You absolutely have to come, matchmaker! I've prepared a big red envelope for you."

Lu Qian looked at Jiang Tao with a smile, his old face wrinkles smoothing out with laughter.

"Absolutely! I'll definitely come! I wish you and Aunt Ma all the best in advance."

Jiang Tao looked at the two with a smile, silently wishing the "old newlyweds" well.

Finding a soulmate in the second half of life is a very comforting thing.

"Since you have an appointment, then forget about today. Let's reschedule for another day."

"Xiaomei and I went to the market to buy groceries. We're not going to chat with you here anymore."

Old Lu smiled and waved to Jiang Tao, then turned and walked towards the alley entrance with Ma Dongmei, chatting and laughing.

After watching the two walk a short distance, Jiang Tao turned around and went into the tenement building, upstairs to his own room.

A while ago, before the food factory was fully renovated, my parents were making eight-treasure pickles here.

The room was kept quite clean.

After entering the house, Jiang Tao first took a bucket to the village's drinking water dispenser and spent 2 yuan to fill a bucket with purified water.

Then I started processing the materials I had bought.

Slice the onion into thin strips, roast the tomato over a fire, discard the skin, and chop it into small pieces.

Peel another 6 cloves of garlic, and while the animal is not paying attention, smash it until it is stunned and then chop it

After the raw materials are processed, place a clean frying pan on the gas stove to start heating the gas.

After the water in the frying pan has evaporated, turn the heat down and then put in four pieces of butter the size of mahjong tiles and heat until melted.

When the butter reached a temperature of about 88 degrees Celsius, Jiang Tao poured in the pre-cut onion slices and began to stir-fry.

Soon, the unique aroma of onions was released during the stir-frying.

At this point, add minced garlic and continue stir-frying.

Once the aroma of the onions and minced garlic has been released, add the diced tomatoes.

Then add appropriate amounts of apple cider vinegar, syrup, sugar, yellow mustard, chili powder, sea salt, and pepper.

Add an appropriate amount of water and start simmering over low heat.

All ingredients and seasonings must be added in strict accordance with the proportions indicated in Jiang Tao's recipe for "Delicious Barbecue Sauce".

Even the slightest error in the proportions will affect the taste of the barbecue sauce.

The closer the proportions are to the recipe, the higher the quality and the more perfect the barbecue sauce will be.

The information Jiang Tao received was directly imprinted in his mind.

It was clearly my first time trying to make delicious barbecue sauce, but it felt as if I had done it thousands or tens of thousands of times before.

The barbecue sauce simmered in the pot over medium heat for five minutes, and a unique aroma began to fill the room.

Sniff sniff sniff~~~
Jiang Tao took a deep sniff, inhaling the unique aroma of the barbecue sauce, and a look of delight appeared in his eyes.

"This soy sauce flavor smells quite nice!"

"As expected of the optimized formula, it smells even better than Black Angus BBQ's barbecue sauce!"

Looking at the barbecue sauce bubbling in the pan, Jiang Tao swallowed hard with excitement.

Looks like the barbecue sauce turned out well!
After simmering for another 10 minutes, Jiang Tao turned off the gas stove and looked at the reddish-brown barbecue sauce in the pot with delight, feeling quite accomplished!

"Let's have barbecue again tonight! Let everyone try my barbecue sauce and see how it tastes."

It's early spring, and the temperature outside is still quite low. In the afternoon, it's only around six or seven degrees Celsius.

Jiang Tao opened the window a crack, and a cool breeze rushed into the room, quickly cooling the barbecue sauce in the pot.

I picked up a large spoon and scooped the barbecue sauce from the pot into an enamel basin, filling it just right.

After putting the lid on, Jiang Tao put the barbecue sauce into a clean plastic bag and tied it up.

Finally, he put the plastic bag containing the enamel basin into a white shopping paper bag and carried it downstairs.

After all that trouble, it was already past 5 p.m.

There are more pedestrians on the streets of the urban village.

Jingle Bell--

Jiang Tao had only taken a few steps with the barbecue sauce in his hand when his phone rang.

I took out my phone and saw that the caller ID showed "Wife".

"Hey, wife."

"You and Du Ennan have already gone to the supermarket? So early."

"Let's have barbecue tonight! I made some barbecue sauce this afternoon, everyone try it and see what you think."

"Okay, see you later."

(End of this chapter)