Chapter 385 Trench Coats Make Big Money
Then there's the matter of making the Seven White Cream and Aloe Vera Cream.
Although the processing of raw materials had been handed over to Yang Xinxin, Yang Mei's younger sister, and two other quick-witted women were later hired to help, she still had to do the proportioning, boiling, and bottling herself.
If she hadn't been truly busy, Cen Yan would never have imagined that she, a capitalist's daughter, would have so much energy and be able to do so many things.
Despite being busy, the results were still quite good.
In just half a month, good news came from Tian Qi: all one thousand trench coats were sold at thirty-five yuan each! People even came to ask her if she had any stock, wanting to take advantage of the trench coat's popularity and trend to make more money.
But Cen Yan only made a thousand trench coats; if you want more, you'll have to wait until next year.
One thousand trench coats, each costing Dai Duo thirteen yuan to produce.
She made a net profit of 22,000, which was a huge sum of money in 1974, not to mention the money she would make later from the Seven White Cream and Aloe Vera Cream.
After settling the accounts, Cen Yan chose a night when the snow was heavy and the wind was strong, and no one would be out. She went to the agreed place to split the accounts with Tian Qi.
Because she handled the cost, design, and quality control herself, Tian Qi mainly focused on sales and put in the effort. Cen Yan gave him a kickback of 1,100 yuan, which is five percent of the net profit.
In half a month, Tian Qi earned 1,100 yuan. He could have earned that much money even if he carried needles and thread around to various production teams for three or five years. But he could earn so much just by helping Cen Yan deliver trench coats to the black market and supply and marketing cooperatives, which required little effort.
Tian Qi almost doubted that she was dreaming. She pinched herself hard and cried out in pain before kneeling down to Cen Yan with tears in her eyes.
"It's not a dream, sister, you, you really gave me so much money?" Tian Qi looked at Cen Yan with teary eyes, knelt down again, and came to Cen Yan's feet. "You are my own sister!"
Luckily it wasn't broad daylight, otherwise people might have thought she had done something to Tian Qi.
“This money is rightfully yours. From now on, when you work for me, you’ll get the same profit as the department store and the supply and marketing cooperative’s consignment sales – five percent. As long as you work hard, I will never treat you unfairly.”
Tian Qi wiped away the snot and tears that were about to turn into icicles by the cold wind.
"Yes, sister! Don't worry, from now on I, Tian Qi, will follow your lead. If you tell me to jump into the sea, I will definitely not jump into the river. If you tell me to hang myself, I will never cut my wrists. My life belongs to you, sister!"
"Why would I want your life? It sounds scary. Go back now. The New Year is just ten or fifteen days away. Take advantage of the money you've made and buy some New Year's goods to spend with your family. Come back to me next spring. There are even bigger deals waiting for you to run for me."
"By the way, do you have any tickets? Want to exchange some with me?"
"I have a little bit, but it's a bit difficult to have a prosperous New Year. Sister, if you have any on hand, could you lend me some?"
"Alright, ten catties of meat coupons, two catties of sugar coupons, and fifteen coupons for daily necessities. I see you've always walked here, so your brother-in-law got a bicycle coupon a while ago. Take that with you."
These tickets added up to a total of 136 yuan for Tianqi, with the bicycle ticket being the most expensive.
Qi Jingchuan was probably planning to buy a bicycle for transportation. She went through the man's wallet that day, saw the bicycle ticket, and took it directly.
Now, exchange the money for cash with Tian Qi, and then push a bicycle out of the space.
If Qi Jingchuan asks about the bicycle ticket later, she will say that she took the bicycle and bought it for him to use.
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