221: Bang bang, two punches!
Yu Qin always felt that her son Yu Dong was incompetent and not as smart as other businessmen.
But honest people also have their advantages. Xu Yao was very happy to discuss cooperation with Yu Dong. Yu Dong didn't wait for Xu Yao to test his hand and immediately revealed his cards. The Yu family's dried fruit business had entered a difficult period. In the past, companies liked to order dried fruit gift boxes as a benefit for their employees, but in recent years, such orders have been decreasing.
Employees don’t like to receive dried fruit gift boxes, they prefer more practical things, such as shopping cards from e-commerce platforms.
Yu Dong scratched his head, "No one likes to eat dried fruits anymore."
Things like melon seeds, pistachios, almonds, and so on were not eaten every day in the past. They were served to guests during the Chinese New Year and other festivals!
Paired with these dried fruits are various candied fruits.
Xu Yao still can't forget the time when she went to Yu's house to play as a child. The Yu family always had a table full of dried fruits and candied fruits.
"It's not that I don't like dried fruits anymore, it's that the way I eat them has changed."
Xu Yao casually searched the office and found a plethora of dried fruit products. Oatmeal with preserved fruits, small, easy-to-carry dried fruit snacks—they had indeed shifted from table-filling quantities to other forms.
Yu Dong tasted all the dried fruit snacks Xu Yao brought out. After trying them, he felt very confident: "They all have beautiful packaging, but their quality is not as good as our dried fruit."
Xu Yao did not deny this either.
There are more and more brands of small-packaged dried fruit preserves on the market. The packaging is indeed very exquisite, mainly appealing to the aesthetic tastes of young consumers. However, in terms of taste, the ones with a slightly longer production date are not as fragrant. Preserved fruits are okay, but roasted dried fruits are particularly particular about the taste.
“But the market recognizes this kind of packaging—”
"Wait for me."
Yu Dong went downstairs and back upstairs, carrying two large boxes. "Our packaging isn't this beautiful, and we don't have much money for advertising. The savings on packaging and advertising can be shared with you. As long as we don't lose money, that's all I need."
Yu Dong came with samples.
He also designed various packaging for his dried fruits and preserved fruits, and registered the trademark and brand name. The name is called "Lao Yujia", which is simple and easy to remember.
Different from other brands on the market, the packaging style of "Lao Yujia" is also very simple, but it is not ugly.
Mainly, the quality is really good.
Xu Yao called everyone in the studio together, and everyone gave very good feedback on the tasting.
Xu Yao thinks it is worth adjusting the order of live broadcasts for such products.
"Brother Yu Dong, maybe we can cooperate for a long time."
Yu Dong blushed after looking at Xu Yao's smiling face for a second. He nodded haltingly, "A long-term partnership would be best... Just don't get hurt. Friendship is friendship, business is business. You have so many employees to support..."
Yu Dong felt worried for Xu Yao when he thought about how he had to pay salaries to so many employees.
Yu Dong would never have thought that Xu Yao would become an internet celebrity. When the Xu family went bankrupt, Yu Dong was worried about Xu Yao, but at that time Xu Yao had Chen Yan by her side.
Now that I think about it, men are still unreliable, and there’s nothing wrong with Xu Yao becoming an internet celebrity herself.
Yu Dong and Xu Yao agreed on the profit sharing of the sales. Both of them wanted to leave more profit for the other. After pushing and shoving each other, Yu Dong was finally confused by Xu Yao.
"I've never sold dried fruit before, so I can't say how much I can sell. How about this? We'll determine the commission rate based on the final shipment volume. If you sell more, I'll get more, and if you sell less, I'll get less. How about that?"
Yu Dong thinks it’s okay.
He believes in Xu Yao's ability to sell products.
The Yu family did encounter difficulties in cash flow, but compared with Xu Yao, who owed more than 300 million in foreign debt, the Yu family was still much better off. Yu Dong hoped that Xu Yao could make more money by selling goods.
As for Xu Yao, when discussing the commission for selling goods, she said that she could earn less money from Yu Dong. When she mentioned quality and delivery, Xu Yao's tone became particularly serious.
Xu Yao doesn’t have to earn a penny for helping Yu Dong sell products, but Yu Dong has to be worthy of Xu Yao’s trust.
If there is a problem with the dried fruits and candied fruits supplied by Yu Dong, it will damage the reputation of Xu Yao's live broadcast room.
"Brother Yu Dong, even though we are familiar with each other, we still have to sign the contract."
"Sign! If you don't sign, I'm worried you'll be cheated!"
There are many bad people in the business world, and Yu Dong also suffered losses after taking over his own dried fruit business.
The two men agreed on the details of the cooperation, and Xu Yao personally escorted Yu Dong downstairs.
Yu Qin had other things to do and left early. Xu Yao asked Yu Dong how he was going to get home. Yu Dong honestly said he would take the subway. Xu Yao couldn't help laughing: "Aunt Yu is still paying you 5,000 a month?"
Yu Dong blushed, "I got a raise of 2,000 last year."
In fact, there is no difference between five thousand and seven thousand. Yu Dong has a house in Nancheng and does not have to pay rent. He is not particular about food and clothing. He cannot spend all the five thousand salary a month, so he can save more with seven thousand a month.
Many people and things around Xu Yao have changed, but she is quite happy to see that Yu Dong is still the same as before.
"The salary is not important. You are Aunt Yu's only son, and all her earnings are saved for you!"
Yu Dong was embarrassed: "It's all my fault. If I had the ability, my mother would have retired earlier."
Xu Yao didn't think there was anything wrong with Yu Dong's behavior.
Wear shoes that fit your feet. There are not many people like Yu Dong who are down-to-earth and help with the family business. Compared with those rich second-generations who have high expectations but low skills, Yu Dong's biggest advantage is that he does not mess around.
The two talked for a while, and then Xu Yao went upstairs.
Yu Dong stood there for a while, then strode across the street.
A man opened the car door and got out, a half-smile on his face: "Xu Yaoyi divorced, and you think you have a chance again? It seems that I didn't make you fully understand at the time-"
Yu Dong punched Chen Yan in the face, leaving blood at the corner of Chen Yan's mouth and Yu Dong's eyes red.
"I've never dreamed of having anything to do with Yaoyao. I was just her brother who played with her when we were little. Someone as ordinary as me is not worthy of Yaoyao. You told me not to be a toad wanting to eat swan flesh and not to bother her, and I listened because you vowed to take care of her... How did you take care of her? She must have suffered a lot when she was with you, so she broke off the engagement with you and married someone else! Now that she's divorced, you still have the nerve to come looking for her. Why didn't you cherish her when you had her? Why did you make her suffer?"
Honest people also have anger, and Yu Dong vented all his anger on Chen Yan.
Yu Dong knew that Shen Yan didn't like him, and he was afraid of affecting the relationship between Xu Yao and Shen Yan, so he didn't appear in front of them.
But he believed Chen Yan's promise, so how did Chen Yan treat Xu Yao?
Before the Xu family went bankrupt, Chen Yan held Xu Yao in the palm of his hand.
Yu Dong hated Chen Yan's inconsistent attitude.
Chen Yan touched the corner of his broken mouth and spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva: "I have always wanted to take care of her, but she is too proud and unwilling to accept my help. We did have some differences before breaking off the engagement, but she didn't give me time to correct it before marrying someone else. Now her quick marriage and divorce is not my fault!"
Yu Dong felt that it was Chen Yan's fault, so he punched Chen Yan a second time!
——Anyone who bullied Yaoyao is a bastard!
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