From the opening to the lunch break, more than 500 rolls of tape were produced in more than three hours in the morning, and Chen Tianci took them to the market to test the waters.
The sales process was hard, and Wan Feng was even kidnapped by this guy to play the role of a salesman.
Wanfeng’s first promotion was to promote the Wahou Shoe Factory.
Because he knew that the shoe factory needed this thing, and the quantity needed was just right.
The Wahou Shoe Factory produces hundreds of boxes of various shoes every day. In the past, they used binding machines to seal the boxes, which was costly, time-consuming and labor-intensive. It took at least two people to seal the boxes.
Using transparent tape is not only low-cost but also saves labor, and one person can play it.
Even if Wan Feng came to promote the product, the current factory director Luan Changyuan would still want to see how this thing saves trouble.
Wan Feng took a folded and unused cardboard box and quickly taped it together with transparent tape.
A medium roll of transparent tape costs fifty cents and can stick together nearly twenty cardboard boxes of shoes, and only one person is needed.
There is a 5 cent discount per roll for bulk purchases.
When the people in charge of packing in the shoe factory saw what this was, they all asked the factory to place orders.
Luan Changyuan waved his pen and Chen Tianchui's first order came. Although the quantity was not large, it was only one thousand rolls a month.
The shoe factory can consume more than 20 rolls a day, and has surplus even if it receives an order of 1,000 rolls a month.
Of course, this is Wan Feng's face.
After the shoe factory has finished selling the tape, it will be sent to the machinery factory, but the machinery factory will not use much of the tape. Except for a small amount of tape used for packaging some accessories, it will not be used anywhere else.
The machinery factory also placed an order for 100 rolls in one month.
The last step is to go to the market to sell. Going to the market to sell is basically equivalent to retail. You buy two rolls from this stall and one dollar from that stall. Anyway, you can buy a lot after going around.
Chen Tianci produced 1,300 rolls of tape on the first day of business, but he hadn't sold all of them in an afternoon, so there was still a small amount left.
The creation of a new product always requires an adaptation process. It takes time for people to go from suspicion and speculation to trial evaluation and finally to trust.
Transparent tape is now in such a process.
Once people's trust is gained, Chen Tianchui's daily output of 2,000 volumes will be enough.
Wan Feng was not sure whether Chen Tianci was in a hurry or not, but he was not in a hurry anyway. Once people got used to using the tape, its sales naturally increased. Not to mention local sales, even the sales to other places were astronomical figures.
On August 10th, the weather was cloudy with sporadic light rain.
The diesel engine plant contract bidding conference was held grandly.
Wan Feng was able to enter the meeting room of the diesel engine factory as a relative of the bidder Jiang Hongguo. However, the people prepared by Xia Qiulong were not able to enter the factory and could only wait outside the gate of the diesel engine factory.
The diesel engine factory's conference room is in a red brick building. All the bidders are in the room, and each bidder is allowed to bring one relative or friend.
Wan Feng pushed Jiang Hongguo in as his friend.
After entering the house, Wan Feng took a look around. There were about fifty people inside, which meant that there were more than twenty people participating in the bidding.
So many people!
In order to highlight the transparency of the bidding, onlookers were allowed, so the windows were surrounded by workers from the diesel engine factory, who also wanted to know who would win the bid for the diesel engine factory at the first time.
Zhai Xingguo sat on the rostrum, chatting and laughing, looking determined to win, as if he didn't take the other bidders seriously at all.
As Wan Feng passed the podium, he greeted everyone with a smile, "Hello, Director Zhai!"
Zhai Xingguo looked at Wan Feng in confusion. He seemed somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him.
"Director Zhai is a forgetful person. I guess he can't even remember who I am."
Zhai Xingguo frowned: "Who are you?"
"A few years ago, you tore up my contract, and I almost took you to court. Do you remember?"
Zhai Xingguo thought for a long time and then asked hesitantly, "Are you from the Wahou Machinery Factory in Yongshi Commune?"
"You have a good memory. At least I remember it now."
"You guys at the Wahou Machinery Factory aren't trying to join in the fun, are you?"
"Let me make it clear that I'm not from the Wahou Machinery Factory. I'm from the Nanshan Machinery Factory."
Wan Feng made up a factory name, you can guess it.
"Nanshan Machinery Factory? Never heard of it."
"You'll hear about it later."
As he was speaking, Wan Feng had already passed in front of Zhai Xingguo and Jiang Hongguo and came to the last row. Jiang Hongguo was sitting in a wheelchair, and Wan Feng was sitting next to him.
At around eight o'clock, several people walked into the conference room. Leading them was a middle-aged man who was obviously the leader, because Zhai Xingguo stood up to greet them.
"Director Zhang, now that you're here, we've been waiting for you to preside over this bidding conference."
The person called Director Zhang was invited to sit in the main seat on the rostrum.
"Director Zhang from the Industrial Bureau has arrived. Let's begin the bidding conference. Director Zhang, please give your speech."
There was sparse applause from below.
Director Zhang raised his hand, and after the applause died down, he began, "The diesel engine factory is a key unit of our factory. Because the county attaches great importance to this bidding, I will preside over it. Based on the principles of fairness and justice, we will strive to ensure that the diesel engine falls into the hands of competent people and carry it forward."
There was another round of applause from below.
"Now, let me announce the rules of this bidding. First, the bidding is primarily open to the current employees of the diesel engine factory. Those who have not worked on diesel engines for a long time are not eligible to bid. Second..."
There is no need to listen to the second one. Jiang Hongguo was excluded from the first one. He has been retired due to illness for five or six years, so he was naturally excluded from this bidding.
Wan Feng and Jiang Hongguo looked at each other.
"Second, those who are on unpaid leave are not eligible to bid. Third, those who have a bad record in the factory are not eligible to bid. Fourth... fifth... sixth..."
Director Zhang read out seven items in total. Wan Feng was not sure how many people were covered by these seven items, but some people from the diesel engine factory nearby peeled off the items one by one and finally found that there were still six people left.
"Except for Zhai Xingguo, the remaining six are all his confidants or relatives. Doesn't this mean that the money is still given to Zhai Xingguo?"
"Yeah, how can this be considered fair and just? Why not just appoint Zhai Xingguo? Why go through all this trouble?"
At this time, someone stood up and said, "Director Zhang, this is unfair. Why can't I bid just because I'm on unpaid leave?"
Another person stood up. "And me? I just had an argument with a coworker, but I apologized and got forgiveness. Why is that considered a bad deed? It's obvious that the way you run this factory is tailor-made for Zhai Xingguo. Isn't that bullshit?"
"Right! Since there are so many rules and regulations, why not just appoint Zhai Xingguo directly? Why go through all this trouble?"
Wan Feng took advantage of the chaos and shouted, "We oppose this. This is a backdoor operation and is unhealthy."
"Yes! We oppose it. We want fairness and justice, not corruption."
Someone immediately followed suit.
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