Seeing that Song Wanyin was a little down, Meng Zhao quickly comforted her, "Most of the people who go to this bookstore are men, so they are naturally not very enthusiastic about our stories which are mainly about women. But don't be too disappointed, sister. Your stories are very well written. The few copies I sent out were all well read. My mother-in-law doesn't know many characters, but after reading your stories, she is much more enthusiastic about learning characters now."
"Really?" Song Wanyin was overjoyed to hear that her story had such an effect.
Meng Zhao nodded firmly, "Of course! It's just a pity that most of the people who go to teahouses are men, so it's not suitable for them to tell stories in teahouses."
Thinking of this, Meng Zhao couldn't help but ponder, wondering if he could come up with some ways to help Song Wanyin promote herself using modern advertising and marketing methods.
Unexpectedly, Song Wanyin suddenly slammed her hand on the table and said excitedly, "Then I'll just open a women's teahouse and tell stories that women like to read. When the time comes, anyone who comes to listen to the stories will be given free tea. If they can listen to the whole story, I'll give them pastries. I'm sure a lot of people will be willing to come and listen."
Upon hearing Song Wanyin's audacious idea, Meng Zhao was stunned, inwardly marveling: What is this called? A superpower? Opening a teahouse just to promote her own novels, is there any more extravagant form of promotion?
"No, no, your method may attract a lot of people, but it's too expensive." Meng Zhao quickly stopped him, snapping out of his daze.
Song Wanyin didn't care at all, "It's okay, opening a teahouse won't cost much."
Meng Zhao felt a pang of sadness for a moment, then earnestly tried to dissuade him, "It still won't work. This story is something you wrote with your heart. If you use your method, it will inevitably attract some people who don't listen to storybooks. Besides, don't you want to make some money with this storybook?"
"Then what should I do?" Song Wanyin asked, somewhat confused.
Meng Zhao pondered for a moment and slowly said, "Although what you just said about serving free tea and pastries is not very appropriate, I think your suggestion of a women's teahouse is a great idea."
"Weren't we both worried about the lack of places for women to go to for fun in this county? I imagine there are quite a few people who think the same way. If we can seize this business opportunity, we can not only promote Sister Wanyin's stories, but also make a fortune."
“How about we open a teahouse together? I’ll provide the money, and you can provide the ideas. We can split the profits 50/50.” Song Wanyin wasn’t very good at business, but she knew that Meng Zhao was very good at it and his shop was doing very well.
If Meng Zhao could get 50% of the profits just by offering ideas, she would undoubtedly be getting a good deal. However, she couldn't take advantage of Song Wanyin just because she was rich and didn't know anything about these things. So she said, "I'm afraid I need to go back and think about this matter again, write down a plan, and then we can discuss it further together."
Song Wanyin also had a sudden inspiration. She had no business acumen, so she naturally put Meng Zhao first and waited for Meng Zhao to come to her again next time.
After talking for so long about the storybook teahouse, they hadn't yet given away the gift they brought. Meng Zhao took out the prepared box and handed it over.
"Sister Wanyin, this is a new item I recently made. Have you seen it before?"
Song Wanyin took the box, opened it, and shook her head. "I've never seen this before. What's it for?"
Meng Zhao explained to her how to use it and what its benefits were. Song Wanyin listened excitedly and asked Meng Zhao to wait for her while she went to the backyard.
After a while, Song Wanyin returned with a happy expression. "Zhaozhao, your toothbrush is really great. Although it's not as gentle as the silk toothbrush, it cleans so well. From now on, I'll ditch the silk toothbrush and use yours instead."
Seeing that she was happy using it, Meng Zhao was also pleased. In addition, Song Wanyin revealed that she had never seen this kind of toothbrush before, which meant that this product was probably unique and there was a business opportunity.
After visiting Song Wanyin, Meng Zhao discovered two business opportunities. Now that he had the ideas, he decided to put them into practice.
Let's start with this toothbrush. Although it's a new item, it's too easy to imitate. Anyone with a bit of skill can make it almost identical, except that Meng Zhao might not have considered the details as thoroughly.
Therefore, if you want to do this business, you must increase your irreplaceability.
Nowadays, people who are poor rinse their mouths with water and pick at their teeth with twigs. Those who are slightly better off rinse their mouths with salt water and then wrap a twig in silk cloth or brush their teeth with willow twigs that have been chewed into fibers.
Those with better financial means can use tooth powder or similar products, but toothpaste is currently a largely untapped market.
Moreover, toothpaste is produced using a relatively difficult process, often involving some rare formulas that are hard to imitate.
Without further ado, Meng Zhao left Song Wanyin's house and began searching for materials everywhere.
Since the goal is to sell these products, we must fully consider the diverse needs of our customers and offer them a wide range of choices. This starts with differentiating prices.
For a more affordable option, you can choose bamboo salt toothpaste paired with a wooden or bamboo brush. This is economical and meets basic cleaning needs.
Toothpaste with added Chinese medicinal herbs or flavorings can be paired with a cow bone brush to form a set, and the price can be slightly higher.
You can also choose some jade stones to make custom jade brush handles, and then put more effort into the packaging to make a set box.
But if it's made into a set, wouldn't it be too limited to just toothpaste and toothbrush? Why not just make other items too and create a complete toiletries gift set?
Ordinary people don't need much of this stuff, but they can definitely take advantage of wealthy and powerful families.
After all, everyone loves beauty. Regardless of gender, once people have money and status, they are naturally willing to spend a lot of money on dressing up and beautifying themselves.
Nobody wants to open their mouth during a business meeting and have their yellow teeth so offensive that the other person just wants to run away.
Nobody wants to be rejected by someone they like because they have body odor.
The main ingredients of regular toothpaste are abrasives, thickeners, surfactants, preservatives, humectants, and flavorings, which can remove stains and freshen breath.
Functional toothpaste, on the other hand, adds some traditional Chinese medicine ingredients to the base of regular toothpaste, which can have effects such as anti-allergy and anti-inflammatory.
Meng Zhao tried his best to gather all these things, and if he couldn't find them all, he would find something he already had to substitute.
First, there is the essential abrasive, which can be replaced with bone meal, salt, or eggshell powder.
Meng Zhao took the eggshells left over from cooking at home, washed them clean, dried them, and then had Meng Jianqiu grind them into powder.
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