“If that’s the case, it’s impossible for two machines and Jianxin to make it by himself. I think this thing will take a lot of time,” said Aunt He.
"If the business goes well tomorrow, we'll contact the distributor to send over a few more machines, and then we'll hire a few temporary workers, one person per three machines."
Making egg rolls is time-consuming. One batch of batter can yield about eight pounds of finished product. If you use two machines to make one batch of batter, it will take about three hours.
This is why egg rolls, despite their low-cost raw materials, are sold at such a high price.
However, egg rolls also have a long shelf life. If stored properly, they can last for ten days to half a month without any problem, and even longer in winter.
However, He Wenlin wouldn't keep it for that long, especially in the summer, as she was worried it would affect the taste.
At this moment, Peng Liang arrived.
While everyone was present, He Wenlin solemnly introduced Peng Liang to everyone: "Peng Liang, as you all know, is now officially joining our Hunan girls' family. Let's give him a round of applause!"
He Wenlin led the applause.
Peng Liang was a little embarrassed by He Wenlin's attitude.
He Wenlin patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be shy, we're all family from now on, let me introduce you."
This is my grandma, our company's CFO. These are my parents. This is Grandma Ruan, who is mainly responsible for making steamed dumplings. This is Uncle Ruan, who is also Ruan Lingfeng's grandma and father. This is Ruan Min, Ruan Lingfeng's sister.
This is Lin Fei, and my second brother He Wenjun. They are the future head chefs of our restaurant. Although our company is small now, it will definitely grow in the future, and maybe even go public.
This is He Shan. Like you, she will be a sales representative for our company in the future. However, she is currently tied up in production.
This is my younger brother, who is currently an intern accounting specialist at the company.
A finance director in his seventies or eighties, and an accounting specialist in his seventies or eighties.
After listening to He Wenlin's introduction, Peng Liang didn't know whether to laugh or cry; it just felt so unprofessional!
Moreover, her parents, who are in their prime, seem to have no connection with this store; they were simply mentioned in a sentence.
"Did you bring your luggage?" He Wenlin asked him.
"not yet."
"If you come, you can stay next door with Lin Fei and my second brother. I'll go buy two bunk beds later; I'm busy right now."
"No rush, I can stay in my old dorm for another two days."
"Lin Fei, show Peng Liang around the business scope of our store now."
He Wenlin needed to quickly prepare the dough for the xiaolongbao.
She washed the egg beater and quickly started mixing the dough (mixing dough with a mixer is commonly known as making dough).
He Wenlin didn't have time to make xiaolongbao here, so she only prepared five jin of flour at a time and let her grandmother make them by herself.
After the dough is prepared, let it rest for later use.
He Wenlin estimated the dimensions of the cardboard box based on the size and weight of the egg rolls.
Then He Wenlin made a phone call to sell an egg beater to her boss, Mr. Meng. Mr. Meng, being a businessman, must know people in the food industry.
He Wenlin got the phone number of the cardboard box factory from him.
He Wenlin asked about the price. If she wanted to mark the boxes with a trademark, she would have to order more than 5,000 at once.
The exact price of the box depends on its size and material, which cannot be explained over the phone.
It's already 1:30. The cardboard box factory is a bit far away, and He Wenlin also needs an afternoon snack, so it's inconvenient for her to go to the cardboard box factory herself.
She said to Peng Liang, "Go to the cardboard box factory. Here is the address and phone number, and this is a rough size of the box."
He Wenlin gave him the sketch she had drawn and continued, "They may not have the exact same one, but it should be about this size. They specialize in making cardboard boxes. Just tell them we're using it to pack cookies and snacks, and the box size is roughly the kind that packs about four or five pounds of cookies on the market. They'll definitely know what we mean."
First, buy a few of each type of cardboard box, different price points and styles, but roughly the same size. Tell them you're bringing them back for the boss to inspect. Once the boss has selected them, the factory will probably need about ten to twenty thousand.
"Ten or twenty thousand?" Peng Liang exclaimed.
This unassuming little shop has only one worker, and they want so many boxes? Are they serious?
“We don’t need this much right now, but you have to make him feel that this is the quantity we want. Besides, our business isn’t just about egg rolls; we also have steamed dumplings and xiaolongbao. We’ll be adding other products in the future. Right now, we’re not boxing them; they’re just on pallets. But when we sell to more distant places, we’ll need to box them and use cold chain transportation.”
Peng Liang nodded: "Okay, I understand."
"Take a motorcycle taxi there, and I'll reimburse you for the fare when you come back."
"Okay, I'll go now."
Peng Liang set off immediately.
He Wenlin quickly called the packaging bag supplier and asked him to send over two hundred large food bags.
Because the quantity was too small, it wouldn't be worthwhile for the distributor to make one trip, so He Wenlin ordered an additional 500 packing boxes, 500 pairs of chopsticks, and 50 packs of plastic bags.
Previously, He Wenlin bought disposable products from small shops. Now that her business is stable and she has installed a telephone, she orders directly from distributors, which is cheaper.
"Do you have trays for serving xiaolongbao and steamed dumplings?" He Wenlin asked.
Yes, how much do you want?
"Please bring me one box of each first, so I can check their appearance."
"Okay, I'll deliver it to you right away."
After hanging up the phone, He Wenlin called He Wenjun inside and taught him how to make egg roll batter.
There will always be times when I'm not available, so I can't rely solely on myself; someone else must be able to fill in for me, otherwise I'll never be able to leave my post.
Twenty minutes later, the second batch of egg roll batter was ready.
He Wenlin quickly processed the chicken wings.
The afternoon snack consisted of braised chicken wings, stir-fried pork belly and pork liver, and broccoli as a vegetarian dish.
Wash the chicken wings thoroughly and braise them first, otherwise you won't have time.
After the chicken wings were braised, it was already 3:30 PM. At this time, Mr. Zeng, who delivers disposable supplies to He Wenlin, came over.
He Wenlin asked Lin Fei and He Wenjun to count the dumplings while she looked at the samples of the base for the steamed dumplings and xiaolongbao.
"These trays cost eighty-six yuan a box, and there are two hundred in a box," Mr. Zeng said with a smile. "Is Mr. He now running a frozen dumpling and xiaolongbao business?"
Boss Zeng had delivered goods to He Wenlin before, so he knew that He Wenlin was the one in charge of the store, and he admired her quite a bit.
"Eighty-six for a box, that's a bit expensive, isn't it? That's more than forty cents each," He Wenlin said. "Fifty for a box, next time bring me five boxes of each, I'll try it out first."
"Boss He, even a small plastic box costs two cents. This base is so big, this price won't do. You're a big customer now, so I won't overcharge you. The lowest price is eighty yuan!"
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