Fairy Gourd Farm

Chapter 1194 Hammond's Student
At this time, Hammond also hurried in, just in time to see this scene, and immediately shouted: "What are you doing?!"

Elisa was taken aback, she took two steps back and shook her head desperately, but dared not say anything.

"Who told you to touch my baking tools?" Hammond glared at the mixed-race girl, and said extremely dissatisfied: "What if the heat is not in place and such good coffee beans are ruined?"

Zhao Lei knew that since Hammond took coffee roasting as his lifelong career, he naturally regarded it as very important, so it was understandable to be so angry.

However, Zhao Lei also believes that the mixed-race girl is not a girl who doesn't know what to do. She must be very aware of the importance of this matter and will not mess with Hammond's things casually. Elisa must have another reason for doing so.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lei signaled Hammond to stay calm, and said to Elisa with a pleasant face: "Elisa, tell me, why did you turn off the switch?"

Elisa was really frightened, but Zhao Lei's gentle attitude gave her courage, and after a moment of hesitation, she whispered: "I...I think this furnace of coffee beans has been roasted, if we wait a little longer, we will It's going to overcook, so I turned the machine off."

After hearing what the mixed-race girl said, Hammond couldn't help but ask her, "How do you know you'll overheat it?"

Seeing Zhao Lei looking at herself with encouragement, Elisa immediately gained courage, puffed up her chest and told Hammond, "Because I saw you roast a batch of coffee beans just now, and I know that when a very special aroma appears, When the coffee beans are roasted just right, the heat should be turned off."

Zhao Lei said to Hammond with a smile on his face: "Mr. Hammond, I trust my employees, why don't I see if what she said is right?"

Now that Zhao Lei has spoken, of course Hammond will not refuse.When he turned on the machine suspiciously and carefully inspected the coffee beans in it, he immediately showed an expression of disbelief.

"This... this is really surprising!" Hammond raised his head, and told Zhao Lei and Yu Zheng with surprise on his face: "This pot of coffee beans is indeed roasted just right, not much different from the one I roasted myself. This little girl can accurately grasp the heat of roasting coffee beans just by watching me operate it once, she is simply a genius in this field!"

Zhao Lei looked at the mixed-race girl with a smile and said, "Did you hear that, Elisa, Mr. Hammond said you are a genius!"

Elisa shook her head embarrassedly and said, "I just followed Mr. Hammond's example. How can I be considered a genius?"

"No, no, just watch me operate it once, and you can accurately judge the heat from the aroma. You are definitely a genius!" Hammond excitedly said to Elisa: "Would you like to learn the art of roasting coffee with me? As long as If you study hard, I will pass on all the skills to you!"

Zhao Lei said to Elisa with a smile: "This is a good opportunity. Maybe you can become a coffee roaster like Mr. Hammond. From now on, all the coffee beans in our coffee garden can be handed over to you." Take charge!"

In all honesty, Elisa had little interest in becoming a world-renowned master coffee roaster.But after learning this skill, she can bake coffee for Zhao Lei. The mixed-race girl nodded without any hesitation, "I'm willing to learn!"

"Great!" Hammond was very happy, and said with a smile on his face: "I didn't expect to gain so much from this trip to Malaysia. Not only did I see the best coffee beans, but I also found a good student. It's really not in vain. ah!"

For a master like Hammond who is at the top of the industry, it is undoubtedly very important to pass on his skills.However, no matter which line you want to achieve the top level, talent is an indispensable condition.Young people like Elisa who are extremely talented in roasting coffee are hard to come by, and they mean more to Hammond than Xianhu Coffee. No wonder he is so happy.

Zhao Lei is also in a good mood. If Elisa can do the job of roasting top-quality coffee beans, then he won't have to look for Hammond every year, which is also good news for him.

As for Yu Zhengze, he didn't think too much about it at all, he just went back contentedly with a few kilograms of coffee beans that had been roasted twice.

After sending Yu Zheng away, Hammond immediately said to Zhao Lei: "I will officially start roasting coffee beans tomorrow. Please Mr. Zhao find me a place to live. I will stay on the farm recently."

Zhao Lei smiled and said, "No problem at all, I have a small villa by the sea, or you can live there."

However, Hammond shook his head and said, "It's too far away from the coffee garden, and it's inconvenient for me to work. Just find me a place near the coffee garden, and it doesn't matter if I live in a tent."

Unexpectedly, this very elegant-looking British man would work so hard. Zhao Lei was also in awe, and nodded quickly: "Okay, then I'll let someone set up a tent for you near the coffee garden. I said, I'll do my best."

"Very good!" Hammond nodded in satisfaction, and then asked Zhao Lei: "Mr. Zhao, when these coffee beans are roasted, how do you plan to sell them?"

Seemingly worried that Zhao Lei might misunderstand what he meant, Hammond went on to explain: "In this business, different sales methods will seriously affect the amount of profit. I'm just afraid that you will suffer a loss."

Zhao Lei really hadn't considered this question seriously, and immediately asked with a smile, "Which sales method is the most profitable?"

"Of course, opening a coffee shop is the most profitable, directly facing the final customers." Hammond told Zhao Lei: "In the coffee industry, most of the profits are made by retailers. Take the world's largest coffee chain store right now. Said that the cost of coffee beans is only a small part of the total cost, if you only do wholesale, you will lose a large part of the profit.”

Zhao Lei pondered and said, "I haven't thought about this before, otherwise... simply open a few cafes around the world and directly introduce Xianhu Coffee to customers. What do you think?"

Zhao Lei's words made Hammond look happy, and he nodded quickly: "This is indeed a good idea. If you are willing, Mr. Zhao, I am very happy to cooperate with you. We can jointly launch a coffee named after the fairy gourd and me. brand!"

Those who knew Hammond well would have been surprised to hear his words.The master coffee roaster has always cherished feathers, and he does not know how many requests for cooperation have been rejected.Right now, he has offered to cooperate with Zhao Lei, and is willing to use his surname as the brand, which shows that Hammond is really optimistic about the Xianhu brand coffee!

Zhao Lei thought for a moment, then extended his hand to Hammond with a smile on his face: "Mr. Hammond, I accept your suggestion!"

(End of this chapter)