Because of He Wenlin's buy-one-get-one-free promotion, Meihua's orders have increased dramatically.
Tonight's and tomorrow's lunchbox orders are both 31 each, which means I need to prepare 35 sticky rice balls for tomorrow morning. Four of them are for the boss's wife and the two team leaders.
It was getting late, so He Wenlin quickly started cooking.
At 5:15, Ruan Ling took the takeout to Meihua Garment Factory first. After the delivery was made, she hurried to the shirt factory.
As a result, Ruan Lingfeng met He Xing here, who was setting up a stall at the entrance of the shirt factory.
Ruan Lingfeng wasn't stupid; he could clearly see that He Xing was there to set up a stall at the shirt factory and steal business.
That person is so wicked!
Why set up stalls here when there are so many factories to set up outside? They're crazy! It's definitely intentional!
But...didn't he know that the shirt factory employees had already ordered their meals?
While pondering, Ruan Lingfeng rode his bicycle directly into the factory.
As soon as Ruan Lingfeng entered, the factory workers surrounded him, leaving He Xing dumbfounded.
Why is everyone crowding around Ruan Lingfeng? Does he sell boxed lunches too? Are you all blind?
Then He Xing saw someone reading names from a list, and others serving meals alongside Ruan Lingfeng, so... they had ordered the meals beforehand?
He Xing felt like a fool standing at the door.
I thought that with so many workers in this big factory, I could sell at least thirty boxes, but I couldn't sell a single one!
After Ruan Lingfeng finished distributing the meals, he rode his bike back home. He Xing was packing up his stall looking like he had lost his parents. Ruan Lingfeng stopped in front of him and said, "Uncle, you didn't sell a single box? So many, what a pity..."
He Xing: "..."
Why are they all so annoying?
He Xing was furious.
But he couldn't do anything to Ruan Ling and the others, since they were locals.
At this moment, Brother Li from the shirt factory walked up to He Xing: "You sell boxed lunches too?"
When He Xing saw someone asking about the price, he immediately put on a smiling face: "Yes, handsome, do you want it? I'll give you a discount, two yuan and sixty cents, with meat and eggs, it's a good deal."
"As you can see, everyone in our factory has already started eating them, so you definitely won't be able to sell any today."
He Xing immediately deflated.
I thought I could at least lose one box, but I didn't expect to lose it all. Thirty boxed meals! I'm going to lose a fortune.
He Xingdu wanted to cry.
Brother Li then asked, "All the boxed meals in our factory are pre-ordered. If all the people in our factory were to order your boxed meals, what's the lowest price you could offer?"
He Xing immediately perked up: "Brother, are you a leader in the factory?"
"I am the workshop foreman here."
Upon hearing this, He Xing's eyes lit up. He assumed that Brother Li was using public funds to order meals for the workers, so he quickly lowered his voice and said, "If your factory orders from me, I'll give you a minimum of 2.5 yuan per meal, but I'll write 3 yuan per meal on the receipt. This price is definitely lower than He Wenlin's, right?"
Brother Li was surprised: "You know He Wenlin?"
"Yes, we know each other. We're from the same hometown. How much does she pay you per serving?"
Do you make fried noodles, fried rice, and glutinous rice balls at your shop?
"Yes, we do. If you want, fried rice noodles and fried rice are at least 1.4 yuan a serving, and glutinous rice balls are 1.2 yuan a serving. I can write 1.5 yuan a serving for all of these. How many servings do you want, brother?"
"Can't the price go any lower? He Wenlin is offering 1.3 yuan for fried noodles and fried rice, and 2.4 yuan for a boxed lunch." Brother Li said this on purpose to lower the price.
"She offered such a low price?" He Xing asked in surprise.
When Brother Li saw He Xing like this, he felt that He Xing was not as shrewd or as slippery as He Wenlin in business.
He laughed and said, "Do you know how many boxed meals our factory orders from He Wenlin every day? Breakfast and lunch together cost about four hundred yuan a day, every single day."
He Xing's heart skipped a beat when he heard the number. Four hundred yuan a day!
Even if you only earn 10%, that's 40 yuan a day, and 1200 yuan a month!
Brother Li continued, "If you can offer a lower price than hers, I'll order from you."
He Xing was extremely enthusiastic. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Okay, I'll give you a boxed lunch for two yuan and thirty-five cents, but the rest can't be any lower. If it's any lower, I won't make any profit."
Brother Li hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Where is your shop? Let me think about it, I'll come to your shop tomorrow."
“I live in the house in front of He Wenlin’s shop, next to the Bosi Garment Factory. My place is the factory’s dormitory. My name is He Xing. You’ll find me easily. May I ask your name? I can come to the factory to find you tomorrow morning.”
If this order goes through, I can consider renting a house to start a fast food business, just like He Wenlin.
"My name is Li Bing. Come find me around nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Okay, I'll come over tomorrow morning."
After saying that, He Xing wanted to give Li Bing a pack of cigarettes, but the cigarettes in his pocket were cheap and had been opened, so he couldn't bring himself to give them to Li Bing. He thought he would send him a carton tomorrow.
Although the deal hasn't been finalized yet, He Xing felt that with such a low price, he could secure the deal by sending Li Bing a pack of good cigarettes tomorrow.
Thinking about this, he wasn't sad that he hadn't sold a single box of the thirty boxes today.
...
When Ruan Ling returned to the store, the peak hours had already passed.
He told He Wenlin about seeing He Xing at the shirt factory.
Father He was so angry he wanted to beat him up again: "You bastard, you said you wanted to steal our business, and you really keep coming to steal it! If a thousand good people rise up, he'll never die!"
The younger brother gloated, "He didn't sell a single box; he'll lose a fortune!"
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