Chapter 417 Upgrade of the Pastry Studio
On January 1st, in addition to Lu Xiaolan giving birth to a child, Su's Food Factory also officially opened for business.
It is called a food factory, but in fact it is just an upgrade of the pastry studio, and the main business for the time being is still the pastry business.
After more than two years of development, the Su's pastry studio already had more than 20 employees last year. In addition to selling the pastries in their own store, they also wholesale them to the outside.
The Su's pastries use real ingredients, taste good, have many styles and rich varieties, and there is little competition at the time. They quickly made a name for themselves in Guangzhou.
Many pioneers who saw the business opportunity took the initiative to come to the door to wholesale and sell, and even the canteens of nearby large factories sometimes came to purchase some for their employees to improve their taste.
Therefore, Su's noodles are becoming more and more well-known in Guangzhou, more and more people are coming to wholesale, and the sales volume is getting better and better.
Now the noodles made every day can no longer meet the sales volume, so it is imperative to recruit people. However, the current studio has limited space, and the various processes are spread out, and it is a bit difficult to carry out.
Two months ago, Su Tingqian used his connections to buy an idle warehouse of a food factory. He spent a month to transform it into a small food factory with all the necessary facilities.
In addition to the studios separated by categories, a medium-sized cold storage was built, and a steamed bun machine and a new packaging machine were introduced.
In the future, there is no need to steam buns in a pot or several baskets. With a steamed bun machine, thousands of buns can be steamed at a time, which greatly improves efficiency.
This new packaging machine uses vacuum packaging, which can greatly increase the shelf life of pastries after they are sealed. After packaging, the pastries look several levels higher, and they are very presentable even as gifts, and can also be sold in packages. For
cooked food, several apprentices were recruited to help Master Wu, and another master chef was hired. A new bungalow was bought and converted into a studio, specializing in making all kinds of cooked food, which were then distributed to all stores by a dedicated person.
After the studio was upgraded to a food factory, Su Mo's grain "procurement" plan was also ready to transform. The supply of induced grains was gradually reduced until all grains were purchased from outside.
Now the demand for wheat is increasing, and Su Mo is responsible for the production. It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and she does not have that much time. She has to save her limited energy to produce more economically efficient things.
After the pastry studio moved out, the Su family bought another 30 sewing machines and transformed the bungalow of the original pastry studio into a new clothing studio. In
the new year, the Su family plans to open branches of food stores and clothing stores in the four special economic zones, and the production capacity must be increased in advance.
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In mid-to-early January, Su Mo and several colleagues went to Beijing to report to the leaders.
Due to the particularity of various systems, investment promotion was not smooth, and many foreign investors were on the sidelines. No one wanted to be the first to try it out, for fear that the shell was too hard and they would accidentally pinch their mouths.
Some people are finally tempted, but when it comes to the implementation stage, they find that the difficulties they face are far beyond their imagination, and there are many incredible things.
In foreign countries, if you want to purchase something, you just need to find a good supplier and place an order directly, and at most you just need to wait for a while for production.
However, China is still in a planned economy. If foreign businessmen want to purchase something, they must first go to the relevant department to get a permit, and then take the permit to the designated factory to purchase it.
However, factories under the planned economy have a planned production volume every month. If your volume is small, you may be able to squeeze in and get the goods first. If your volume is large, you can only wait in line for production. This queue may take several months, which seriously affects efficiency.
If goods are transferred from abroad, it involves various import tariffs, in short, all kinds of troubles.
In addition, some staff members think that investors are capitalists, and they have a bad attitude, and they are arrogant, saying that they don’t want to eat the capitalists’ food. They are slow in doing things, which makes the foreign staff who come to do things feel very annoyed.
Therefore, some foreign investors would rather suffer a little loss and withdraw their investment.
They came here this time to report these situations to the leaders, hoping to give the special zone more autonomy, or to come up with some relevant systems to simplify the corresponding procedures. After getting off
the plane, Su Mo and his party deliberately took a detour to the restaurant in the terminal building, wanting to take a look at the controversial murals that have appeared frequently in newspapers in the past two months.
During this period, the media reported a lot that this mural has become a major attraction in Beijing. Every day, many people come by car to see it.
When Su Mo and his friends went there, there was a large crowd in the restaurant. Two groups of people were arguing in front of the mural.
One group thought that the mural was immoral and the painter should be imprisoned as a gangster.
Another group thought that this was art, a huge leap in thinking, and a determination to reform and open up.
The two groups of people argued fiercely, and the group listened for a while and then left.
The painting is a good painting, it just depends on who sees it.
Changes in thinking are not overnight. The collision of various ideas is the norm in the early stages of reform and opening up. It just takes time.
Similarly, their work is just like this mural. If it is to be carried out smoothly, it will probably take some time.
After finishing work, Su Mo asked her leader for a few days off to go to Tang City to visit Lu Xiaolan.
Before going to Tang City, Su Mo first made an appointment with Qiao Huaqing's cousin and showed her the clothing samples she brought with her. At the same time, she also showed her the clothing design drawings that will be produced in the future. After
seeing the samples and designs brought by Su Mo, Qiao Huaqing's cousin's eyes were shining. Such clothes are called fashion. She immediately signed an order contract with Su Mo and paid a deposit.
Now many things are not perfect, and Su Mo has not signed any franchise contract with her. When the corresponding regulations come out in the future, the brand will be registered, and this part will be supplemented.
Qiao Huaqing's cousin has a job, and is the head of the publicity department of a large factory. Judging from her dress, compared with other people in the country, she is at the forefront of fashion.
After Qiao Huaqing went to Guangzhou, she often visited Su's clothing store. Knowing that her cousin loves beauty, she bought a few pieces and sent them to her.
Her cousin thought that the clothes were from Hong Kong at first, but later she heard Qiao Huaqing say that the clothes were made by her colleague's clothing store, and she also heard her say how good the business of the clothing store was, so she also thought about opening a store.
Of course, she couldn't quit her job and sell it herself. She planned to hire two people to help sell it after she opened the store, and she would just go over to check the bills after work.
She also loves to dress up, but the current clothing styles in China are really limited. Finding someone to customize it is not only expensive, but some patterns of fabrics may not be available.
Now that there is such a ready-made supply, she can open a store to get the goods. Not only does she not have to worry about the style of her own clothes, but she can also make some extra money.
As for sales, there are many female workers in their factory, many of whom are coquettish and have good financial conditions. As long as she wears new styles to work every day and shows off in front of them, she has nothing to worry about.