"Village chief, it's only been ten days, and we've already ordered over a thousand bars of soap. The shipping price is one yuan, so twelve hundred bars of soap means twelve hundred yuan. Most of our previous investment has already been recouped."
After calculating the accounts, Wu Hui said to Zhang Degen excitedly
Zhang Degen also showed joy when he heard this.
The soap workshop has been built for so long, and now we really see hope.
"After deducting costs, what is the net profit of our village soap workshop?"
Zhang Degen thought about it and said, from the beginning to now, their village has invested a lot. We can't just look at the profit, we also have to look at how much we have invested.
"I calculated it, and the cost was over two hundred. After deducting the cost, we still made a profit of nine hundred and eighty-one yuan and sixty cents."
Wu Hui's abacus started clacking and he quickly worked out the data. Zhang Degen could no longer conceal the joy on his face and his mouth widened.
"No wonder Zhaojia Village is so prosperous just by having a kiln factory. The profits are too scary. If this continues, our village will be able to buy tractors in no time."
Buying a tractor for the village has almost become Zhang Degen's obsession.
"That's right. If this continues, the day when our village needs to buy a tractor won't be far away."
Accountant Wu no longer competes with Zhang Degen. He is only thinking about how to sell more soaps.
Life in the village was good, so he didn't care about Zhang Degen's position as the team leader. He just wanted to develop the workshop. Li Miaomiao said that there was a lot of room for development in the soap workshop.
Li Miaomiao had to pour a basin of cold water on Zhang Degen and Accountant Wu when she saw how beautiful they were.
"Business has been good these past few days. It's all thanks to the orders we secured earlier, and the county leaders are supportive. From now on, it's up to us to expand the business. There's also the packaging issue, which needs to be addressed. Not only is it difficult to create these 5,000 sheets of wrapping paper, but we can't continue to do so in the future. Not only is the volume too high and too late, but we also don't know what the next batch of wrapping paper the paper mill will produce will be like."
Zhang Degen and Accountant Wu's heated heads finally cooled down, and a hint of worry appeared on their faces again.
"Guoan wife, can't you let us be happy for a little longer?"
Accountant Wu looked at Li Miaomiao speechlessly. He had been worried about her for some time and couldn't let her be happy for too long before talking about this disappointing thing.
"Uncle Wu, we need to solve the problem sooner rather than later. Otherwise, it will be too late to deal with it at the last minute. We need to deal with the wrapping paper in advance. Both negotiation and production take time. I calculated that by the time we run out of wrapping paper, it will be almost Chinese New Year, which is a great time for our soap workshop to make money."
Hearing what Li Miaomiao said, Zhang Degen and Accountant Wu became excited again.
"That's exactly what Guoan's wife said. If we run it well, by the end of the year, the soap workshop can generate a lot of income for the village, and everyone can have a good year."
"So we really have to go to the provincial paper mill to order wrapping paper?"
The farthest place Zhang Degen had ever been to in his life was the county town. When he heard that he was going to the provincial capital, he felt a little uneasy.
"Uncle Degen, you think I'm kidding. The big paper mills in the provincial capital have better machines, and the wrapping paper they make is definitely better than the ones in the county town."
"But the paper mills in the county all have this attitude. Will the big paper mills in the provincial capital even bother with us? Then there's the order quantity. The paper mills in the county require a minimum order of 5,000 sheets. I'm afraid the big paper mills in the provincial capital won't accept a small order like ours."
Zhang Degen denied it as soon as he opened his mouth. He was really worried and didn't dare to go out.
Accountant Wu, on the other hand, was a little hesitant after hearing what Zhang Degen said, but he believed in Li Miaomiao's ability and would not have said such a thing if he was not sure.
"I think we can give it a try. It's just the travel expenses anyway. What if it works?"
Li Miaomiao looked at Accountant Wu and actually used her actions to verify what he said that day, and she supported her very much.
"You may not have thought about this: we're short of supplies here, but what about other places? The purchasing power of the county town is limited. If the workshop wants to succeed, it has to expand outward. This time, we won't use money, but will exchange supplies with the paper mill. I believe that as long as the person in charge of the paper mill is not stupid, he will not refuse."
Zhang Degen and Accountant Wu were stunned, obviously not expecting it to be possible to do this, but it must be said that even they thought it was very feasible.
"Put yourself in my shoes. If I were to offer you soap in exchange, would you be willing?"
"Of course, there's nothing wrong with that. If our village couldn't make soap ourselves, we would have to use coupons to buy this stuff at the supply and marketing cooperative." Zhang Degen said without hesitation.
"So, if we use soap to exchange with the other party, we don't have to worry about the other party being unhappy. We can even use soap to exchange for other items. This way, we can give away some of the soap. We don't need to pay cash, and we can get the job done."
"Guoan wife, you have a sharp mind. Why didn't we think of such a good idea?"
"However, for this to happen, we still need the approval of Secretary Ying and County Magistrate Liang, and they need to approve it. However, I think these two leaders are not incapable of adapting, so there shouldn't be any problems in this regard."
In fact, Secretary Ying and County Magistrate Liang not only did not object, but also strongly supported it.
"You guys in Fanglin Village are really good. You actually thought of selling soap to the provincial market. It's a very bold idea, but it's very feasible."
"Could this be another idea from Comrade Li Miaomiao?"
County Magistrate Liang felt that in their Fanglin Village, Li Miaomiao was the only one who could come up with such an idea.
"It was indeed Comrade Li Miaomiao's idea. We all think it's feasible, so we wanted to ask the leadership for their opinion."
Accountant Wu is also very good at speaking, making people feel very comfortable listening to him.
"Since you all have such courage, we fully support you and will approve your application right away!"
Secretary Ying and County Magistrate Liang genuinely hoped they would do it, but they still issued a few warnings: "Although we have given you the approval, you must not abuse your power or do anything that violates the law or policies. Otherwise, I will punish you one by one."
"Don't worry, leader. We're only going there to deal with the soap workshop. We won't do anything bad. We're just farmers in the countryside. We wouldn't dare get involved in anything that goes against our policies."
Accountant Wu swore and cursed, and he really thought so in his heart. He was living a good life now, and everyone in the village had a goal to go to. Why would he do such a deadly thing? It would be terrible if he was caught.
Seeing that Accountant Wu looked genuinely scared, Secretary Ying felt a little relieved: "Colleague Li Miaomiao is a female comrade. If she goes out, all matters must be arranged and she must be taken care of. Nothing can go wrong."
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