Chapter 117 A Perfect Ending
As for goods with slightly unique styles and fine workmanship without defects, their selling prices often exceed the one hundred wen mark; however, the demand for particularly luxurious gold and silver crafts in this remote county town is much rarer.
If this cooperation model can be extended to larger and more prosperous cities at the state capital level, higher commission returns may be obtained.
However, the road is long and there are too many uncertainties. Before she knows the outcome completely, she prefers to adopt a cautious and stable business strategy.
Traveling at this time is very expensive.
Whether by land or water, the cost is quite high.
Just to travel from the village to the county town, the one-way trip would cost nearly a hundred coins; if you go further, such as to the provincial capital, you would have to prepare at least two to three taels of silver to cover basic travel expenses.
Of course, in addition to transportation costs, food and accommodation during the trip are also a big expense.
Food and accommodation in other places are often much more expensive than at home, especially for ordinary people, it is even more unaffordable.
In addition, ensuring your own safety on the road is also a very important thing.
The world outside is always full of uncertainties, whether it is the natural threats brought by bad weather or man-made safety hazards, people have to carefully consider the risks of travel.
Especially when traveling long distances, it is inevitable to encounter some troubles on the road. Therefore, in order to reduce danger, many people usually do not easily choose to leave their familiar hometowns and embark on an unknown journey.
So generally people don't travel far away easily.
After some thought, Shopkeeper Zhao finally accepted the conditions proposed by Zhao Chunhua: "I agree to buy your design at this price. But please remember that this payment is based on the premise that the draft is adopted. If it fails to pass our review, then the store will not be responsible for reimbursing any expenses. In addition, once the transaction of the design drawings you sell to our store is completed, you are not allowed to sell the same content to others again."
"As for the specific price of the design drawings, it depends on their complexity. The price of simple design drawings is uniform, and for those with complex craftsmanship and exquisite workmanship, we will decide how much silver to pay based on the difficulty of production."
Sometimes, some designs may look very beautiful on the surface, but they are extremely difficult to implement in practice.
If a handicraft with excellent results can be finally produced according to the drawing, such a design draft will naturally be priceless; however, if the quality of the finished product is mediocre or even not as good as expected, it is very likely to be returned directly or only purchased at a lower price.
Moreover, even if he had never drawn any formal design sketches, he knew clearly that if he made a mistake when practicing calligraphy, he had to change a new piece of rice paper and write again. When painting, he also needed to make constant adjustments until he was satisfied, which would result in a huge waste of paper.
Therefore, the store cannot be allowed to bear all the additional expenses incurred during the creative process. There must be a clear regulation to avoid this unnecessary cost burden.
After listening to the explanation, Zhao Chunhua expressed her understanding and agreed to the other party's request: "Okay, let's draft a detailed contract now."
In fact, as soon as a finished product is made and put on the market, imitators will appear.
It is precisely because of this consideration that Zhao Chunhua chose to sell the idea directly rather than to commission processing to bring the physical product to the market.
Therefore, Manager Zhao personally wrote a formal contract, which clearly explained the rights and obligations of both parties.
In fact, this is just one of the many small branches of their family jewelry store.
Among these stores, they are more like stars scattered across the country, providing jewelry to local consumers.
The latest styles are usually sent to the capital or Jiangnan region for sale first.
Those places have strong flow of people and consumption capacity, and are key areas for business expansion.
In contrast, these new designs will quickly appear in the busiest markets, attracting the attention and interest of customers.
However, even if sales are low, for those unpopular or slightly defective products,
It will be distributed to small towns for sale.
Although demand is limited in big cities, it is still possible to find customers in small towns who appreciate them and keep them from gathering dust in the corner of a warehouse.
This time, Manager Zhao came here just to check the accounts.
The purpose of his trip was not only to check the financial accounts, but also to check on some store operations and collect market feedback.
When they saw the surname on the contract, both of them were quite surprised. They didn't expect that the other party was a relative with the same surname.
They originally thought they were just an ordinary trading partner, but they didn't expect that they had the same surname. This coincidence made them feel more intimate.
"Then take a look at these designs now. If you find something suitable, just use it directly."
Zhao Chunhua opened the package in her hand, and found a stack of hand-drawn drawings inside.
These are works that she spent a lot of time and energy to carefully prepare.
Since they were all paid for, she hoped that the other party would take as much as possible.
After all, these are all evidence of her hard work. They not only carry her creativity, but also testify to her talent and persistence in jewelry design.
Shopkeeper Zhao Wenxing took a quick glance and wondered in his heart how anyone in the world could provide so many hand-drawn drafts at once.
You know, every manuscript requires the designer to put in a lot of effort and time, and this amount of work is indeed beyond his imagination.
Zhao Wenxing flipped through more than twenty design drawings one by one.
From the overall layout to the details, he checked very carefully. He not only looked at the pictures of the finished products, but also carefully read the design suggestions noted on them, in order to fully understand the characteristics and highlights of each design.
In the end, there were only five relatively complex design drafts. Manager Zhao selected a few of them and negotiated the price with Zhao Chunhua, and sold them for 150 taels; and more than a dozen relatively simple designs were also sold.
The price is reasonable and also shows Zhao Wenxing's recognition and affirmation of this young designer.
Zhao Chunhua did not discard the design draft that failed to pass the review. Instead, she wrote down the style and generously gave all the drafts to Zhao Wenxing.
Even if this cannot become a product that is actually sold, it can at least serve as a reference for his future creations.
As discussed before, each work is not completed all at once. The outline is first sketched, and only after I am satisfied with it will it be formally printed on high-quality paper.
This step ensures the high quality of the design draft and the perfect presentation of the final work.
At the same time, Zhao Chunhua plans to collect and preserve these sketches as a record of her insignificant existence in this era.
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