Su Xiaotian held the drink, but her mind was on the formula for carbonated beverages.
She wondered if there was any similar introduction in the system or the books in the system library.
If there was, she could try it out.
Over the past few years, she had learned a lot and done a lot, but it was all scattered and not specialized. She had touched upon everything, but mastered nothing.
This was a significant drawback.
For example, in the catering business, she had forgotten about beverages.
This was a large piece of the pie, and if she could capture it, the Su family's development could reach a new level.
In increasingly fierce competition, they could truly stand invincible.
Su Laoda and his wife were unaware of what Su Xiaotian was thinking. They were busy making delicious food for her.
Su Xiaotian stayed at the farm for one night and also got a specific understanding of the farm's current situation.
With the current model, increasing production by more than ten percent would be the limit.
"Xiaotian, in the past, I always thought about raising more, so that our own factory could use it with peace of mind. But I didn't expect your factory's development to be much better than I imagined," Su Laoda sighed and said, "My wife and I are getting older, and we can't manage it anymore. We have to find other farms to cooperate with."
Su Laoda felt that he was holding them back.
If the farm's development could keep up with the processing plant's development, they wouldn't be in this predicament.
"Uncle, we can develop the farm slowly. If this one farm isn't enough, we can build several more branches."
Su Laoda shook his head, "My wife and I can't manage it anymore. Xiaotian, I used to worry that people not from our family couldn't be trusted, but seeing Director Lei lead the factory to develop so well in recent years has changed my mind."
Su Laoda had doubted for several years whether Lei Gaocao would wholeheartedly serve the factory's development.
Now, it seemed his worries were unnecessary.
Lei Gaocao truly managed the factory as if it were his own!
Even if Xiaotian didn't visit for a long time, Lei Gaocao had no ulterior motives.
"Uncle, people who rely only on their own labor to earn money will find it very difficult to make money, and even harder to make big money. Those who are good at leveraging the power of others to make money for themselves are the ones who make the most money."
"It is said that ninety-nine percent of the rich people in this world do not earn money by themselves! Many people become successful because they know how to leverage external forces. If we want to make big money, we shouldn't just think about earning money by ourselves, but we must also learn to make money by borrowing the strength of others."
Su Xiaotian's words were not fully understood by Su Laoda, but he still felt they made sense.
Leveraging external forces to make money, it seemed Xiaotian had always been doing this.
From the very beginning, investing with formulas was essentially leveraging the power of others to make money. Later, both factories were managed by hired staff.
Over the years, it seemed nothing was delayed.
Su Laoda was a smart person, but he had been stuck in a misconception. After being enlightened by Su Xiaotian, he suddenly understood.
The inability to expand the scale of the farm was also due to this problem.
Neither he nor Wang Xianghua felt at ease entrusting others and always wanted to do things themselves, so they naturally couldn't keep up.
"Xiaotian, Uncle needs to think about this carefully!"
Su Xiaotian just smiled without speaking, nor did she force him.
For Su Laoda, what he had now was enough.
He had come from the countryside and eventually established himself in the capital, even owning his own businesses, which was already remarkable.
But if he could develop faster according to Su Xiaotian's methods, Su Laoda wouldn't mind learning.
Su Xiaotian returned to the Su family in the capital on the evening of the next day.
Upon returning to the Su family, she immediately began to research the formula for carbonated beverages.
The enduring popularity of a certain green-bottled beverage in China was inseparable from its taste suiting most people.
Su Xiaotian also wanted to develop a beverage suitable for the general public's taste in China, which was not an easy task.
But Su Xiaotian was not someone who sought quick success. She was well aware of the difficulties involved.
She decided to give herself a year to research beverages.
Since she was going to make beverages, she couldn't just make one flavor. Su Dan Novel Network
Su Xiaotian wanted to research and launch as many beverages as possible, allowing the market to make the choice.
Because of the beverage business, Su Xiaotian also thought of another popular beverage in later generations, milk tea.
Compared to carbonated beverages, milk tea was much easier to make.
As a commoner's beverage, the process of making milk tea was very simple and did not require high demands on the maker.
As long as one mastered the formula, anyone, regardless of their culinary skills, could make a perfect cup of milk tea.
Su Xiaotian decided to promote milk tea first in the food city.
The main reason for promoting milk tea in the food city was that disposable paper cups had not yet appeared, so milk tea could only be consumed on-site and could not be taken away.
But even if it couldn't be taken away, Su Xiaotian was confident that this was a profitable business.
This could be inferred from the popularity of sweet soup businesses in the food city.
However, Su Xiaotian, who had to work diligently in the Translation Bureau, really didn't have time to do this business.
Giving up was not an option, so without hesitation, she decided to find the best partner, Su Xiaosi.
Su Xiaosi had been very busy recently, but when he heard that Su Xiaotian wanted to discuss important matters with him, Su Xiaosi did not delay at all.
After all, his own sister always had various novel ideas in her mind.
Listening to Xiaotian's ideas often brought him huge benefits.
This meeting, as Su Xiaosi had guessed, was no different.
Su Xiaotian brought him a huge surprise directly.
When Su Xiaosi heard Su Xiaotian talk about the milk tea business, his eyes were almost sparkling.
"Fourth Brother, do you think this business can be done?"
"Xiaotian, your brain is truly amazing. How did you think of this?"
Su Xiaosi was so happy that he almost jumped up when he heard it.
Although they hadn't started this business yet, he could almost predict that once it started, it would be a money-making machine.
"I occasionally saw a formula and tried it. I thought the taste was quite good, so I thought if I liked it, others would surely like it too."
Su Xiaotian naturally couldn't say that this was the benefit of being reborn.
Decades later, almost no one didn't know about milk tea as a beverage.
In fact, milk tea appeared in large quantities in the domestic market in the 1990s.
Her pushing milk tea beverages to market now was somewhat like pulling up seedlings to encourage their growth.
But if sweet milk tea could become popular when there was no shortage of sugar in later generations, milk tea should have even more market appeal in this era when sugar was still a scarce commodity.
"You give me the formula, and I'll give you twenty percent of the pure profit as usual!"
Su Xiaosi readily agreed.
Su Xiaosi's proposal perfectly matched Su Xiaotian's requirements.
She didn't have time, so investing with the formula and just counting the money was the way to go.
"Currently, milk tea can only be consumed on-site, but if Fourth Brother can find a factory to produce disposable plastic cups, and if the cost of plastic cups is not high, then it can be taken away, and there will be a broader market."
Su Xiaosi had no idea about disposable plastic cups, but since Su Xiaotian had already proposed it, Su Xiaosi felt it was worth trying.
Some things, you have to try them to know if they are feasible.
"I'll find someone right away. It's just disposable cups, there must be factories that can make them."
Su Xiaotian did not have high hopes for this.
Currently, plastic had many uses, and it was unlikely that any factory would be willing to use plastic to produce cups.
"Actually, there's another way, which is to produce paper cups, which can save costs," Su Xiaotian reminded him again.
Su Xiaosi became even happier.
"Let's go, Fourth Brother is treating you to a meal today!"
Su Xiaosi felt that this short time was not enough to discuss thoroughly.
It was lunchtime, so it was best to talk while eating.
"Eldest Brother is also here today, let's go together!"
Su Xiaosi immediately agreed.
When Su Shouwen heard about the grand plans his younger siblings were discussing, he didn't know whether to be surprised or delighted.
He felt like he was no longer keeping up with the pace of the times.
He could understand every word his siblings said, but when combined, it sounded more awkward than a foreign language.
Oh well, he'd just focus on eating.
Soon, the siblings finalized a series of issues.
"Okay, Fourth Brother, I'll prepare several more flavors for you, and then we can adjust them according to market demand."
"Here's to our future success, Xiaotian!"
Su Xiaosi held the soda, a sly smile on his face.
"No wonder people say that all merchants are cunning!" Su Shouwen couldn't help but shake his head.
His fourth brother was a complete shrewd businessman.
Fortunately, his younger sister was not such a shrewd businesswoman!
Su Shouwen's thought was unknown to Su Xiaosi. If Su Xiaosi knew, he would definitely protest.
His own sister was the real shrewd businesswoman, wasn't she? Didn't she make money even better than him?
After the meal, the three siblings parted ways and went about their business.
Su Xiaotian began to prepare the milk tea formula during her spare time.
Since she was going to do the milk tea business, the first thing she had to do was prepare original milk tea.
It had to be said that original milk tea was always a classic in milk tea, and the foundation of all milk tea.
Moreover, the formula for original milk tea was very simple, requiring only black tea, water, and milk to brew.
The method was very simple, and the cost was not high. One only needed to master the simplest ratio to make a smooth and delicious milk tea.
With the basic milk tea, Su Xiaotian quickly wrote out other milk tea flavors such as caramel milk tea, taro ball milk tea, red bean milk tea, taro paste milk tea, rose fruit milk tea, and so on.
Compared to basic milk tea, caramel milk tea required mastering the heat. If the heat was not controlled well, it could easily affect the taste of the milk tea.
It was possible that the milk tea would have a bitter or astringent taste.
The production of other flavors of milk tea was also slightly more complicated than original milk tea.
But overall, it was not too difficult to make them.
As for flavors like grass jelly milk tea, sweet embryo milk tea, and so on, Su Xiaotian decided not to introduce them for the time being.
Su Xiaotian gave the milk tea formulas to Su Xiaosi when she had time, but looking at the thin few pages, Su Xiaosi was troubled.
He didn't understand professional terms like heat control and appropriate amounts. He guessed that if he relied on himself, the milk tea business would fail. However, wasn't there still the old lady at home?
This kind of problem, if handed over to the old lady to research, would definitely be no problem.
And he only needed to solve the problem of raw materials.
When Su Xiaosi saw that a large amount of milk was needed, he immediately started to ponder how to purchase milk in large quantities.
Only by establishing long-term cooperative relationships could costs be reduced.
This problem, of course, did not stump the money-making Su Xiaosi.
He quickly found a dairy farm in the suburbs of the capital and ordered milk at the ex-factory price.
There was no shortage of red beans or black tea, and both could be purchased in large quantities.
However, ingredients like taro balls, pearls, and taro paste were not produced locally in Beijing and required some effort.
Fortunately, Su Xiaosi's current supply and marketing channels were already spread throughout the country, and he quickly procured these raw materials.
When Su Xiaotian returned home in the third week, she was surprised to find that Su Xiaosi had already replicated these milk tea flavors.
Su Xiaosi certainly didn't have such ability, but that didn't mean Grandma Su didn't.
Grandma Su liked to experiment with new dishes at home.
Milk tea was also a novelty, and the old lady was very interested.
Following the milk tea formula, she not only researched the few flavors provided by Su Xiaotian but also produced semi-finished products with very similar tastes.
These processed semi-finished products could become a cup of rich and fragrant milk tea after simple cooking.
Su Xiaotian was almost shocked by Grandma Su's skill.
"Grandma, how did you think of this?"
Su Xiaotian was extremely surprised.
This old lady was giving her more and more surprises!
Just a little bit more, and this could be processed into solid milk tea powder.
The solid milk tea of a certain brand in later generations had been popular for many years. In the cold winter, who wouldn't want to hold a cup in their hands?
Grandma Su smiled and handed a cup of red bean milk tea to Su Xiaotian, "Try it quickly and see if the taste is good."
Su Xiaotian took the milk tea prepared by Grandma Su and tasted it slowly, sip by sip.
The silky smooth texture, the milk aroma filling her mouth, and then a few perfectly cooked red beans, the grainy texture paired with the rich tea aroma, this taste was simply amazing.
This kind of natural milk tea was not on the same level as the mixed milk tea in later generations. Made with one hundred percent good ingredients, the real milk tea, when drunk, gave one an irresistible feeling.
"Grandma, it's really delicious!" Su Xiaotian's eyes were almost shining.
Although the cost of this milk tea was slightly higher, its taste was indeed high-end and should attract quite a few people!
"You child, you are picky with your taste. If you think it's delicious, it will surely sell in the market."
Grandma Su smiled with great relief.
Su Xiaotian: "..."
Actually, she wasn't that picky!
"Grandma, you don't need to go to so much trouble. Just reproduce it, and let Fourth Brother find someone to learn how to make it!"
After drinking a cup of milk tea, Su Xiaotian finally had time to mention other matters.
"You child, why are you so careless? If this formula is mastered by others, won't they compete with us for business?" Grandma Su glared at Su Xiaotian reproachfully.
This child Xiaotian, although she seemed smart, was actually very carefree and didn't take things too seriously.
It was fortunate that this child was favored by the Dragon King and had incredibly good luck, otherwise, she would have been cheated countless times!