Chapter 168 Factory Opens, Business Booms
But she was still in school and her parents were at work, so they had no time and energy to do business.
Of course, the most important thing is that they don’t understand!
So Shen Mingzhu encouraged Lu Jianming: "Since it's so profitable, why don't you give it a try?"
"My parents won't let me." Lu Jianming shrugged, not wanting to talk about it for long. "Come on, I'll take you home."
"Jianming, you are about to graduate. What are your plans?" Shen Mingzhu asked in a different way.
Lu Jianming said, "Let's go to Shanghai to work for a while. My second aunt has already arranged it for me."
"Which unit does your second aunt work in?"
"She? She's a business person."
Shen Mingzhu was relieved.
As long as one person in a family does business, the whole family will be influenced by it. Otherwise, how could the Lu family own a car?
It must be that the Lu family saw that Lu Jianming was still in school and did not tell him the truth.
Mom was right, the Lu family was a big tree, and she had to hold on to it tightly.
As for Mu Jingyun...
His business is too small, how can it compare with the Lu family?
————After get off work, Su Tang, Yu Miaomiao and Song Xiaohua went home together.
The first thing Su Tang did when she entered the house was to ask about the family situation: "Second brother, third brother, what did you say when you came to investigate today?"
"We demonstrated it on the spot to prove that we are self-reliant, not that you violated the organization's rules." Mu Jingzhou smiled and handed Su Tang an apple. "I was so nervous today that I didn't vomit. How about you?"
"I was nervous too. I forgot I was pregnant." Su Tang patted her chest. "I was scared today. Fortunately, you and your second brother are studious and you have learned it."
"Captain Zhang and Xu An both helped us and pointed us in some directions. I will thank them later," said Mu Jingyun.
"Yes, yes." Su Tang nodded vigorously. She wanted to say that Xu An agreed to let her, a pregnant woman, go for the audition, but after thinking about it, she endured it.
Don't talk about it yet. Otherwise, it will add more psychological burden to these two brothers.
"We will go to consult and apply for the license in the next few days to officially open the factory." Mu Jingyun said.
"Is the money enough?" Yu Miaomiao asked.
This time, the two brothers went back to the countryside, borrowed money and sold their car, but they only raised 390 yuan.
Old Su gave her one hundred yuan, plus her and Su Tang's salary of sixty yuan, the one hundred and thirty yuan earned from selling lipsticks, and the eighty-five yuan saved from selling soaps, there were three hundred and seventy-five yuan left.
The total amount was more than 700 yuan, plus the remaining money from before, the total was less than 1,000 yuan, and 500 yuan was used to rent the factory.
If they want to put it into mass production, the raw materials will cost a lot of money. I'm afraid the money they have is not enough.
"Soap takes a long time to saponify and costs a lot of money, but lipstick makes money quickly. Let's do it first! And then we can make the money back slowly." Mu Jingzhou said.
"Yes! Do it first!" Mu Jingyun was not afraid.
The arrow has been strung and must be shot. Sell whatever you have and slowly accumulate capital. In the future, they will also hire workers and become bosses!
"Xiao Mu, if you set up your own factory, just register a brand. Your lipstick is very good, and I can help you ship the products once you have a brand," said Uncle Song.
Mu Jingyun nodded: "Thank you, Uncle Song."
Which brand should I register?
That night, the four of them sat in the small living room and decided on the brand: Sisters lipstick, Brothers soap.
It is catchy and down-to-earth, in line with the aesthetic of this era.
The next day, Mu Jingyun and Mu Jingzhou went to various departments to handle various procedures.
It was the first time in life, and there were many things that we didn’t understand. Fortunately, we were eager to learn and were humble when faced with questions we didn’t understand.
After running around for seven or eight days, I finally got all the documents ready, and the new policy was also being implemented vigorously in the provincial capital.
For a time, self-employed businesses emerged like mushrooms after a rain.
For those who rent shops or run factories, their rents have also risen sharply.
Near where Mu Jingyun and his team rented a factory, the price increased by at least two hundred yuan under the same conditions!
They couldn't help but be thankful that Uncle Song reminded them early. Not only did they save two hundred yuan by renting the factory in advance, but they also completed the preliminary hardware preparation work.
The next step is to purchase materials and make soap and lipstick.
The two brothers went out early and came back late every day, and they had become visibly thinner.
Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao offered to help after get off work several times, but were rejected.
"Pregnant women shouldn't work hard. Just rest at home."
"My third sister-in-law is lonely at home, Miaomiao, you stay with her."
"This kind of delicate work is not tiring. We can do it."
“…”
In this way, Sisters brand lipstick finally sold out 500 pieces of stock.
The batches of soaps that I made when I first came to the provincial capital have also completed saponification and are ready to be shipped.
They specially picked a weekend to set off firecrackers to celebrate, and hung a simple factory sign in red to celebrate the event.
Then they wrote a paragraph on a big red paper and posted it on the wall, introducing their featured products: Sister Brand Lipstick and Brother Brand Soap.
A trial exhibition was also held at the factory gate to attract customers.
The policy had just been relaxed, and many people were still in the preparation period for starting their own businesses, but they had already shipped their products, and many people came to them after hearing the news.
Those who buy in bulk and those who place orders... they are always busy.
Mu Fengfen heard from somewhere that their "Mu's Daily Chemical Factory" was opening today, so she bought some apples and fruit candies.
"Second brother and second sister-in-law, congratulations on joining the factory. Third brother and third brother's wife, congratulations too."
"Thanks."
Yu Miaomiao had a cold expression on her face, but she turned around and greeted the guests with a smile.
Mu Fengfen touched her nose awkwardly and said with a forced smile: "Second sister-in-law, if you need any help, just let me know."
"Don't talk to me, even if it's helpful."
“…”
Mu Fengfen was disappointed and went to Su Tang again: "Third sister-in-law, you are pregnant, don't stand for a long time. Sit down and rest for a while, I will do it."
"Then go get two basins of clean water so that the customers can experience my soap." Su Tang was happy to be free and sat down to rest.
"good!"
Mu Fengfen was very happy and went to fetch water happily.
Su Tang is in charge of the retail stall, while Yu Miaomiao cooperates with the two brothers of the Mu family in wholesale and packaging of goods.
Yu Miaomiao's family is in business, and they are very familiar with the shipping process, and have already set wholesale prices. The minimum order for lipstick is ten sets per color, and the minimum order for soap is fifty yuan.
At the end of the day, the retail revenue was close to 100 yuan. Mu Fengfen was overjoyed watching Su Tang collect the money.
After finishing work, he asked, "Third sister-in-law, how much did you sell today?"
"What does it have to do with you?" Su Tang rolled her eyes. "You helped today, so I'll give you a bar of soap. Take whatever flavor you want."
"No, no, I don't want it. Family members should help each other. How can I take things?"
Mu Fengfen's blood was boiling today, but she was very calm and didn't take the soap.
And he was smart enough not to stay until the end.
Before leaving, he said to Mu Jingyun: "Second brother, I will come over to help you voluntarily after work."
"No……"
"Don't worry, second brother. I won't tell Mingzhu about what happened here."
Mu Fengfen left quickly after she finished speaking, fearing that she would be rejected.
This day was more tiring than a day of production. Mu Jingyun closed the factory door and sat down on the ground leaning against the wall: "Dealing with people is really tiring."
"Second brother, you are good at talking. I will leave the marketing to you from now on." Mu Jingzhou sorted out the wholesale orders received today.
The abacus went on, and today I sold 200 lipsticks and 350 bars of soap wholesale, making a total of 380 yuan.
Including retail, they recovered 480!
The four of them looked at the money and fell silent.
A few minutes later, Su Tang was the first to cheer: "We're rich, we're rich!"
"I've really made a fortune. What I earned today is equivalent to a year's work in the art troupe!" Yu Miaomiao leaned against the wall, with her hands behind her head, and thought about quitting her job.
Working from nine to five is boring, it’s better to go home and make money!
"The market is in great demand! We have to hire people and produce more goods. Even if we make 20 cents per lipstick, if we produce 10,000 sticks, that would be 2,000 yuan, enough to buy a motorcycle." Mu Jingyun was thinking about buying a car.
Yu Miaomiao couldn't help laughing.
"Second sister-in-law, let's hire some people! Let them take care of the production while we both go to work." Su Tang squinted.
The troupe needed talents, so she and Xu An agreed to audition. If the second sister-in-law resigned now, the opportunity to audition would definitely be lost.
Besides, their dream is to become big stars, not to produce in a small workshop!
Yu Miaomiao thought about it and agreed: "Yes, hire workers! Expand production capacity."
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