The security guard at the second branch of Fule Wine Industry quickly raised the railing when he saw Han Songlin's car coming. Han Songlin glanced at the security guard in the guardhouse, who was dressed in a security guard uniform and looked the part.
Zhang Ju and the others naturally also noticed this and could not help but feel a little surprised in their hearts. This Fule Wine Industry seems to be quite formal.
To see how a company is doing, you really have to look at these details.
You can put up a facade for the most part, but you can't fake the details.
'I never thought that Han Songlin's winery would look like it's doing well,' Zhang Ju said, no longer calling Han Songlin crazy after Zhang Menglan's comment.
Zhang Menglan smiled at the corner of her mouth. She didn't pay attention to the gatekeeper or anything like that. After entering the factory area, she saw many trucks, some pulling in grain and others loaded with finished wine, being covered with tarpaulins.
Seeing this, Zhang Menglan's smile grew even wider.
'The environment of the winery is quite good!'
Zhang Ju shrugged his shoulders: 'Just doing all this useless stuff!'
This is a winery, not a factory, and what's the point of making the factory look like a park if you're not going to produce wine properly?
Zhang Menglan didn't bother to talk to this idiot. Garden-style factories are a type of factory that is now popular all over the world.
It's just that the country hasn't yet switched over.
Han Songlin had no idea what Zhang Ju was saying about the winery, otherwise he would definitely have to talk to him about it!
A winery is a food company, and it needs this beautiful environment to make good wine.
If there is a polluting company next to the winery, then the winery is guaranteed to go out of business.
'Shall we sit down for a while, or go straight to the workshop?' Han Songlin asked with a smile as he saw Zhang Menglan get out of the car.
Zhang Menglan surveyed her surroundings, which were full of trees and hidden pavilions.
She really liked this kind of environment!
After looking at Han Songlin with a seemingly indifferent expression, Zhang Menglan said, 'Let's go to the workshop first!'
She came to the production plant of Fule Liquor today because she wanted to confirm something. Jinliufu Liquor has done a good job with its advertising in recent times, but after all, it is a brand new brand in the domestic white spirit industry.
It is only natural that a new brand will arouse suspicion, so there is nothing strange about this.
Han Songlin and Zhang Menglan were talking when a woman walked out of Jiayuan and stood at the entrance of Jiayuan, watching Han Songlin and the others.
She didn't come up and say anything, just quietly watching.
She was He Yuqiong, the head waitress at Jiayuan, and she lived in the village.
After graduating from junior high school, she went to work at the Yuanle Distillery, and because she was good-looking, she was selected to work as a waitress at Jiayuan.
She had now been working at the distillery for nearly ten years.
Han Songlin noticed He Yuqiong and waved at her.
He Yuqiong then walked over lightly, bowed slightly, and said, 'Boss!'
Han Songlin: 'What's for lunch?'
'Two days ago, we managed to buy a wild black fish, weighing eight catties!'
The black fish, also known as the black snakehead, is the top predator among freshwater fish.
Han Songlin naturally knew that Jiayuan usually collected some specialty products from the surrounding farms.
Sometimes, when they received some relatively large fish, they would simply release them into the water pool.
The water pond never dries up, so no one knows what kind of fish are in it or how big they are.
Han Songlin had thought about draining the water and cleaning the pond. But after thinking about it, he decided not to.
There was no need to kill all the fish living in the pond for the sake of a momentary thrill.
'Arrange the vegetables nicely. Oh, and tell He Ruhong and Wang Zhongyuan to come over at noon too!'
Invite his uncle over too?
He Yuqiong had been prepared for this beforehand; her uncle He Ruhong was the director of the No. 2 branch factory and had worked at the winery for almost 30 years.
'Oh, okay!'
Han Songlin looked up at the sky, which was still overcast, as if a rainstorm was imminent.
After giving a quick reminder, Han Songlin ushered Zhang Menglan and the others to the production workshop.
'This workshop is the most important one in our distillery. All 122 ageing cellars are genuine old cellars, 40 of which are over 100 years old.'
How many years does it take for a cellar to be called an old cellar?
To be clear, 30 years!
Of course, some say 50 years, but there are some inconsistencies in the standards.
Han Songlin has seen cellars built in the 1980s that were marked for protection in 2016.
A winery with old cellars really has something going for it.
Compared to newly built cellars, the quality of baijiu produced in old cellars is much better.
Han Songlin owed more than 300 million yuan in debt, but he still wanted to take over the original Yuanle Distillery, because of these old cellars.
A baijiu brand without old cellars is just not credible.
No matter how good your brand is, you can't produce good wine.
Wouldn't it be unrealistic to create a brand only to target the lowest end of the market?
Now the original Jiu of Jinliufu has been adjusted. Instead of using the original Jiu, the wine produced in the old cellar pool of the second factory is used.
As for those ten-year-old cellar pools, they are prepared to be used for the mid-range wine of Fule Wine Industry.
A ten-year-old cellar pool is already considered a mature cellar pool; the wine produced there is already very good in terms of quality.
As for other new cellar pools, they are prepared to be used for low-end wines for sale first.
Fule Liquor needs to carry out a classification of the wines.
It should also be mentioned that the wines produced in the 40 century-old cellars have all been stored and will not be sold to the public for the time being.
The factory now stores nearly 1,000 tons of wine produced in the century-old cellars.
In the past, Yuanle Winery's business was not very good, and some cellars were discontinued. However, the production of the century-old cellars did not stop.
At this time, production is underway in the workshop. In terms of the cellar, the cellar of Fule Liquor Industry is much larger than that of many other breweries.
'These six cellars are our oldest cellars, built during the Yongzheng period, with a history of more than 200 years.'
If we wait until 2020, when Han Songlin tells the outside world, it will be nearly 300 years old.
Zhang Menglan curiously poked her head in to take a look at the cellar, which could be called a historical relic. The cellar had just been opened today, so she was able to see inside.
What did the cellar and the lees look like?
Dirty!
That was Zhang Menglan's first impression, and the lees were a burnt yellow colour.
Moreover, the smell of the lees was not as pleasant as she had imagined.
Of course, for people who are used to the smell, the smell of the lees is not bad.
'The cellar pit is so deep!'
Han Songlin laughed, 'more than three metres, almost four metres!'
In such a deep cellar pit, the grain is layered up and then sealed.
There are special workers for sealing the cellar.
This work requires meticulousness, and sloppy people will never be allowed to do it.
Otherwise, the grain in the cellar will go to waste.
After the cellar is sealed, it must ferment for 90 days before it can be opened again.
If the cellar is not sealed properly, the grain in the cellar will go to waste.
It is not true to say that no wine can be made, but the yield will certainly be greatly reduced.
Moreover, the quality will also be greatly affected.