Lin Jinyue wasn't being pretentious; they were all business people, and at the time, that particular deal genuinely couldn't be sold.
It was only by accident that it became a hit.
After the two left, Lin Shucheng asked, "Daughter, what are your plans? We're not selling these panda pens anymore."
Lin Jinyue chuckled.
She took out a set of design drawings, which included not only pandas, but also various uniquely shaped pens such as swallows perched on branches, magic wands, cats climbing trees, and squirrels.
Lin Shucheng's eyes lit up as he looked at the blueprints.
"This pen is really beautiful. Are you planning to sell it as a set?"
Lin Jinyue chuckled, "I'm planning to sell blind box pens. I'll design a unique and exquisite little box to hold the pens, and it all depends on luck."
When Lin Shucheng asked about the price, he brought out an exquisite box and said it was only 200 coins each.
He was somewhat surprised: "Won't this be a loss? This is a pure work of art, it can't be carved by machine, the box alone costs 30 coins."
Lin Jinyue then took out several design drawings, which featured relatively simple pen designs.
She laughed and said, "They're blind box pens, so they can't all be that pretty. What you get depends on luck."
Other pens look simpler and less pretty, but they are still quite exquisite.
The probability of getting a limited edition item is relatively low.
Lin Shucheng was still a little worried: "Speaking of which, what if someone steals your blind box pen design?"
Lin Jinyue wasn't worried about this, since the coloring pigments were specially made by her, and the most crucial raw materials were purchased from the system's shop.
The colors are all quite nice; they're the kind of beautiful and refreshing colors.
The pigments available in ancient times were generally grayish and their colors were not very attractive.
If you want it to look good, then it will be expensive, and the cost will not be worthwhile.
Furthermore, a coating is applied to the pen to ensure that the ink won't fade.
It would be quite difficult to imitate.
Lin Jinyue took a pile of design drawings and went to find Wang the carpenter.
The pens she designed might need to be made of wood, and require skilled carving.
Carpenter Wang is skilled enough to make those hidden pens, but Lin Jinyue's demand will be quite large, and Carpenter Wang certainly can't make them all by himself.
His son and daughter are both quite young and in school.
Lin Jinyue was at a loss for words.
In ancient times, these were skills that were not passed down to outsiders.
When Lin Jinyue arrived, Wang the carpenter was building a boat by the river.
The boat has been under construction for over a month. It's not very big, but it can carry several dozen people.
Seeing Lin Jinyue approach, Carpenter Wang smiled and said, "Er Ya, what do you think of this boat?"
Lin Jinyue nodded, "I think it's good. It will make transporting goods much more convenient in the future."
Carpenter Wang gave a simple, honest smile.
Lin Jinyue looked at Carpenter Wang, and her mind started to wander.
She originally thought that any craftsman in ancient times would have excellent skills and could make exquisite and beautiful objects that could almost perfectly replicate her ideas.
But Lin Jinyue discovered that this was not actually the case.
In the entire Shawan County, no carpenter could be found who met her standards; only Wang the carpenter was good at it.
Especially the exquisitely carved parts—Wang the carpenter was simply a genius.
Lin Jinyue then brought up the plan to open a workshop.
However, the plan to open a pen factory turned into a plan to open a woodworking workshop.
She asked Wang the carpenter, "I'm planning to open a carpentry workshop."
Carpenter Wang was taken aback. "What?"
Lin Jinyue then explained, "It's like this, I have a batch of things I want to make to sell for money, but I don't have enough people who know how to carpent. I saw that you have good skills, so I thought we could open a carpentry workshop together."
She gave a brief explanation of the woodworking workshop's operational plan.
This is similar to how those small companies operated in my previous life.
Lin Jinyue continued: "I will provide the funds to build the factory, recruit workers, and handle sales. I will handle the business negotiations, including what to produce and the blueprints. Initially, I will decide on these matters, and later, everyone can share any good ideas they have. Once the ideas are approved in a meeting, you will receive a certain bonus or profit."
"Then we divide the profits like this: after deducting costs and employee bonuses, we each take 40% of the profits. Of that, 10% goes to bonuses, workshop construction, and employee benefits, and the remaining 10% goes to the village."
Carpenter Wang was dumbfounded. He could understand each word individually, but he couldn't understand them when they were put together.
Lin Jinyue then asked, "Is there anything you don't understand?"
Carpenter Wang then asked, "What are you referring to: workshop construction, employee benefits?"
Lin Jinyue explained: "For example, employee benefits are probably bonuses and prizes during holidays. Also, when we don't have enough manpower nearby, we need to recruit people from more distant villages. Since they have nowhere to live, we build houses for them, and we get the money from that 10% of the profits."
“The reason for building the workshop is that the productivity of our Yunhe Village is not enough and the transportation cost is high. We can open branch workshops in other places.”
Carpenter Wang was even more confused. "How could we possibly have that much money?"
Lin Jinyue smiled and said, "Of course! My woodworking workshop is going to make bamboo pens, and there are also shipbuilding and furniture divisions. With so many things, I'm sure I can make a lot of money."
Carpenter Wang was hit by this windfall and was a little dizzy.
If he can do so much with only 10% of the profit, then if he takes 40%, wouldn't he make a fortune?
Lin Jinyue, seeing his expression, then brought it up: "You might need to teach those people carpentry, you see..."
Lin Jinyue was somewhat worried.
After all, these are family heirlooms that can benefit generations to come.
All her talk now is just empty promises without any actual money to back it up.
To everyone's surprise, Wang the carpenter was stunned and asked directly, "This, this can really carry me?"
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