Zhang Yang paused for two seconds to quickly organize his thoughts and said, "In the direction of special bait for commercial fish ponds, the subsequent reserve research and development still needs to continue.
Besides that, I need you to help me make two types of ground bait suitable for wild fishing environments and broad-spectrum bait!"
"Ground bait and bait for wild fishing?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Dong was slightly taken aback.
From his understanding of Zhang Yang, since the beginning, Zhang Yang's main focus has always been on products for commercial fish ponds.
Moreover, the company's performance was excellent last year, so why change direction suddenly at the start of the year?
Zhang Yang smiled and took out a cigarette to offer Yu Dong one, then lit one for himself. After a puff, he slowly said, "Feeling like the direction change is a bit too sudden?
President Zhao and I have our considerations for this! You don't need to worry about it.
I'll share my general thoughts and requirements, and you can develop products based on my direction!"
"Alright, tell me more. I'll adjust the priority and work out a plan as soon as possible!" Yu Dong was straightforward and quickly accepted the situation.
Zhang Yang continued, "Regarding ground bait for wild fishing, my initial thought is two products.
One is to upgrade and improve our traditional Chinese herbal wine rice, mainly targeting crucian carp in a variety of wild fishing conditions!
Upgrade the materials, herbal compatibility, and processing techniques comprehensively; don't worry too much about costs. With good quality, the price can be slightly higher!
The second one is fermented corn, mainly targeting large and medium-sized carp, grass carp, black carp in wild lakes and reservoirs!
The requirements for this one can be lowered a bit, as large fish usually require a larger quantity of ground bait. Focus on broad-spectrum characteristics and affordability!
I'm not too keen on making an expanded bait for wild carp fishing. The current technical level is almost saturated, and we don't have a breakthrough for market positioning.
If this fermented corn bait can be done well, I think there's an opportunity to disrupt the existing bait landscape!"
"Fermented corn?" Listening to Zhang Yang's idea, Yu Dong raised his eyebrows slightly, somewhat surprised.
Corn is known as the king of plant-based bait among anglers.
Currently, there are many products with hooked corn kernels on the market, but ninety-nine percent are made from processed fresh corn kernels.
Using fermentation techniques to make ground bait truly hasn't been done; at least Yu Dong hasn't heard of any bait company doing something similar.
"Yes! Fermented corn!
The general idea is to cook the old corn kernels, then add substances like distiller's yeast for appropriate sealed fermentation, imitating the natural fermentation environment of wild water bodies as much as possible, targeting wild fish!
Currently, I can think of added substances like fermented grains, white sugar, honey for experimentation bases!"
As he said this, Yue Feng was thinking about the crazy-selling future wild fishing divine bait, old jar corn, which isn't yet launched, offering Zhang Yang a crafty shortcut.
Yu Dong listened intently to Zhang Yang's ideas and casually took a notebook to jot down what he considered important information. After Zhang Yang finished speaking, he nodded slightly.
"I understand your thought process! What about commercial fishing bait for wild fishing?
I've been continuously working on conventional broad-spectrum bait combinations, and I already have a few preliminary ideas. Should I start applying and testing these in wild fishing?
If it's just conventional broad-spectrum wild fishing bait, the production threshold is quite low. Factories only need to gatekeep the raw materials appropriately.
Shrimp powder, fish bone powder, wheat germ, etc., can be directly mixed according to standard formula proportions to produce the finished product!"
Zhang Yang replied, "Don't be bound by conventional formula thinking; include special bait flavors!
For now, let's create three standalone products: wheat milk fragrance, strong fishy scent, sweet fruit aroma for the main fragrances in spring, summer, and fall!"
"Got it! The lab has powder fragrance bases, it's very simple for us. We just need to find the most broad-spectrum concentration!" Yu Dong said confidently.
"That's all for now; you can start working! If you need anything, you can look for old Zhao, or call me directly!"
"There's actually a question! Since we're thinking about developing bait for medium and large fish, we still lack two outdoor standard ponds!
Different weight stages in the same fish species exhibit noticeable differences in diet. We need to collect a lot of data!" Yu Dong continued to add.
"If necessary, then we'll dig! Didn't we reserve land behind the new plant for phase-two workshop construction? Use that area, I'll talk to old Zhao later!"
"Great, I have no issues here!" Meeting all research demands, Yu Dong grinned, showing a mouthful of white teeth.
Over the next month or so, the company's laboratory began a series of new product research and development.
Once Yu Dong, the research enthusiast, received funding and research direction support, his impressive productivity erupted.
Complaining about wasted time running back and forth between the lab and his residence, he simply moved his things to live in the lab.
Batch after batch of experimental semi-finished products were processed in the lab. Then, they underwent relatively scientific validation and screening processes to find the most suitable product process flow.
Among the series of R&D productions, wine rice was the first to finalize into a finished product.
According to Zhang Yang's requests, the cheap corn crumbs were directly replaced with millet, and the high-quality distiller's yeast used for herbal soaking was upgraded too.
The formula was already mature, and after Yu Dong optimized it at the lab level, the finished product was exceptionally stunning.