"After accounting for utilities, rent, and labor, a bucket of water currently costs around RMB 1.5! Our production line hasn't reached its maximum capacity yet. If it were running at full capacity, labor costs would drop, and in that case, the cost of a bucket of water would be around RMB 1.10!"
Xiami has already figured out the cost accounting, and the current output is not large, so the product line is not running at full capacity.
"Then why not run it at full capacity? Wouldn't that be cheaper?"
Jiji was a little confused as to why the machine wasn't running at full capacity. Li Dewen also looked at Xiami in confusion, as he also didn't understand.
"Don't look at me, was it Brother Chen who arranged for me to do this?"
Seeing that Li Dewen and Jiji were looking at him, Xiami quickly said that this was Du Chen's opinion, not his own idea.
"Brother Chen, can you tell us why?"
After hearing this, Kiki asked Du Chen. He also wanted to know more. Now he finally understood that the more he knew, the more capable and opportunity he would have to make money.
"Okay, let me explain briefly. First, if we run at full capacity, we currently don't have the capacity to sell all of our inventory, so we'll have a lot of inventory backlogs. Storage will also put some financial pressure on us. We'll also need to buy more buckets to store water, which will also cost us a certain amount of money. Finally, water has a shelf life. How long can our production environment guarantee that the water source will not expire or deteriorate? These are all issues we need to consider!"
Du Chen slowly told Li Dewen and others his thoughts. Of course, the most important thing was that Du Chen did not have much confidence in the shelf life of bottled water. He was afraid that if the bottled water deteriorated, the consequences would be serious.
“Will the water still go bad?”
Li Dewen asked stupidly.
"What doesn't spoil?"
Du Chen asked back.
"oh!"
Li Dewen was speechless after hearing what Du Chen said, feeling that his IQ was insulted by the other party.
"Xiaomi, are there any difficulties in production?"
Du Chen then asked Xiami.
"Brother Chen, there's nothing to do over there. Just have someone keep an eye on the machine. The most troublesome thing every day is delivering and sorting the goods, but it's just a waste of time, not a big deal."
"That's good! Brother Li, you are the most important thing. Whether you can make money depends on how much business you can run! Just do as I said, don't be afraid to spend money, spend what you need to spend, and only by spending can you make it back!"
Du Chen gave Li Dewen another reminder.
"Don't worry, Du Chen, I understand!"
"Okay, the food is here, let's eat and talk!"
Du Chen saw that the table was already full of food, so he picked up his chopsticks and asked everyone to eat first even though his stomach was growling with hunger.
"Kiki, how are your two apprentices?"
After taking two bites, Du Chen couldn't help but ask Kiki again.
"Brother Chen, he's just average. He doesn't have much talent, but fortunately he's able to endure hardships and obey me. He does whatever I ask him to do. He practices painting every day when he has nothing to do. If he keeps up this way, he'll be able to become an apprentice in the future."
When Kiki heard Du Chen asking him, he quickly put down the chopsticks in his hand and answered Du Chen's question.
"Not bad, if you're a good person, you can stay. You can let them do the simple tasks, and you can do some big and high-end work. And if you open a class in the future, you can let them help you train apprentices!"
Du Chen thought about it and decided that it would be a good idea to train two apprentices of his own. This way, the entire store could be revitalized, and it would be easier to open a class in the future, and he could also recruit more apprentices.
"Brother Chen, everyone is coming here for me. Would you be willing to let my two disciples take over from now on?"
Of course Kiki also wanted to relax a bit, but now everyone came here because of his reputation, and no one would be happy to let two apprentices do the tattooing.
"Price? Yours is expensive, but the price for two students is definitely cheaper! Some people would choose the cheaper option, and you have to do some simple designs yourself, which would be really cheap! But you can take your time raising the price, wait until you become more famous."
"Okay, Brother Chen, I'll do as you say!"
Jiji nodded. Now he listened to Du Chen more than his own parents.
The meal lasted until after nine o'clock in the evening. As usual, Xiami drove Du Chen home, while Li Dewen and Kiki walked back to the store.
"What? I didn't ask at the dinner table. Is there anyone causing trouble at the water plant?"
There were only Du Chen and Xiami in the van. Du Chen asked questions that were not convenient to ask at the dinner table.
"Brother Chen, a few hooligans from Shangqiao Village came to cause trouble a while ago. They wanted us to recruit some people to work there, and they also wanted some money. But we solved it that day!"
Xiami said to Du Chen seriously.
"Oh, how did you solve it?"
Du Chen was not in a hurry either. Li Dewen had never told him about the matter. He thought the matter was resolved cleanly and there would be no subsequent trouble.
"Hey, we called the police directly. Now the police station in town is also our client. Not long after we called the police, they came over."
Xiami chuckled, he also realized the benefits of being rich.
"So what happened next? There's no point in arresting him, right? He can only be detained for a few days."
"Brother Chen, you didn't see it. When the police arrived, they immediately handcuffed the guy. At that time, the hooligans were so scared that their legs went weak and they begged us to let him go, hehe."
Xiami recalled the scene at that time and laughed out loud.
"With this little ability, you still want to come here and collect protection fees? It's obvious that these people are not up to par. How did you solve the problem in the end?"
Hearing the other party begging for mercy with his legs limp from fear, Du Chen curled his lips in disdain. He could tell at a glance that he was a village thief who was not very courageous and could only bully the honest people. If he really met a tough guy, he would just knock out the other person's teeth.
"Later, the village committee came forward to plead for us and promised that no one would come to harass us again. And I thought, we can't be too tough on someone else's territory, so we finally let them go."
Xiami said to Du Chen with some trepidation. After all, he had casually revealed the matter without Du Chen's consent, and he was afraid that Du Chen would be unhappy.
"Xiami, you're doing great. We're running a business, so we'd better offend as few people as possible. And like you said, we'll have to make a living on their territory in the future, so we can't be rude to them."
"By the way, did you investigate these people afterwards? Did they just want to make some money on their own, or was there someone behind the scenes giving them some advice?"
Du Chen asked again, he had to be on guard against this kind of thing, the sooner it was discovered, the sooner it was resolved. If someone was targeting them behind the scenes, one in the open and the other in the dark, they would probably suffer a great loss.
"Don't worry, Brother Chen. I've thought about it. I've had people watching them for a long time, and I've also asked people about it. There's no one else behind this. It's just these hooligans who see cars coming in and out of our factory every day and are jealous and want to make some money!"
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