It must be said that Lu Jiajie is a talented person. He only took three days to complete all these tasks, and even the Xunxun Processing Factory agreed to produce shoes for them. Not only that, he also called Sun Weiliang a brother, and Lu Jiaxin admired his communication skills.
Lu Jiaxin gave him full authority over these matters and only showed up when signing the contract. Five days later, the three shoe processing factories started operations.
Lu Jiaxin said to him, "Fifth brother, we need to rent a large warehouse. We will store all the shoes we produce in the warehouse."
Lu Jiajie was confused at first, but then he understood. He said, "Are you planning to stock up 6,000 pairs of shoes and sell them all at once?"
Lu Jiaxin thought he was a good businessman: "Yes. These shoes of ours are all new models with good quality. They will definitely be popular when they are launched. Other manufacturers will definitely imitate them after seeing how popular they are. If there are too many of them, they will become worthless, and they will definitely slash the price."
Lu Jiajie had wondered why she only produced 6,000 pairs of shoes before, but now he understood. The investment in stocking up must be huge, but if they produced and sold at the same time, they wouldn't be so tight on money.
"Your idea is good, but it also has risks. If our shoe design is leaked and someone makes it based on the shoe design, we will be in a passive position."
Lu Jiaxin said: "When I signed the contract with them, there was a clause that required that the shoe samples not be allowed to leave the factory. If we violated the contract, they would have to compensate us for our losses."
She also knew that this contract could not be completely eliminated. But with this constraint, the leaders of the shoe factory would also take it seriously. It is not easy to find a job now, and employees cherish their jobs.
Lu Jiajie felt that this was still not safe.
Seeing how nervous he was, Lu Jiaxin comforted him, "Fifth brother, it's okay. Even if the shoe design is leaked, it will only be sold to someone who knows the goods. Then the other party will have the courage to mass-produce it, and then find channels in big cities such as Sijiucheng and Modu. Otherwise, it will not affect our sales."
Influenced by the past few years, many people are still relatively conservative. Or to be more precise, most people now want to play it safe and dare not innovate, as they cannot afford the consequences of failure.
Lu Jiajie thought about it and agreed with her, feeling a little relieved.
A few days later, the shoe pattern was ready. Lu Jiajie found Lu Jiaxin and said to him: "Xinxin, I calculated the cost, and it won't be a problem to make 10,000 pairs of leather shoes."
Seeing that Lu Jiaxin didn't say anything, he said, "We choose the best leather and ask the factory to make it according to our process. We also use the shoe pattern you drew. The shoes we make are not only of good quality but also novel in style. Xinxin, even if these leather shoes sell for more than 100 yuan in Beijing, there will still be many people rushing to buy them."
I didn't have confidence at first, but after seeing the shoes today, I no longer hesitate.
"We make 50 yuan per pair, so if we make 4,000 more pairs, we can make an extra 200,000 yuan. Even if the shoes we produce can't be sold at such a high price, it's no problem to make an extra 30,000 to 50,000 yuan."
The idea was good, and Lu Jiaxin didn't object: "Ten thousand pairs is fine, but the money will be tight."
"Don't worry, we can find buyers first. When they see the samples, they will pay the deposit." Lu Jiajie said. The main reason is that the difference is not too big, otherwise we wouldn't dare to do this.
Lu Jiaxin nodded slightly, then asked, "You want to ship the shoes back to Sijiu City to sell? How do you ship them back?"
"Ask big brother for help!"
Her plan was to find those well-known dealers in Sijiu City, who all had their own transportation channels. The advantage of doing so was safety, but the disadvantage was that a lot of the profits would be taken away. However, Lu Jiaxin didn't care. There would be plenty of opportunities to make a lot of money in the future, and Lu Jiaguang's career couldn't be affected by this matter.
Lu Jiajie did have this idea, and he didn’t think there was anything wrong with it: “Many people do this now, and there will be no problem as long as we take care of it properly.”
Although she said so, Lu Jiaxin felt it was unnecessary: "What if we run into a trap and the entire batch of goods is confiscated? If someone else picks up the goods, the risk will be transferred to the buyer. Fifth brother, I don't want to take the risk."
Lu Jiajie paused and said, "Xinxin, if we sell it wholesale to others, they will come to pick it up by themselves. The price of that pair of leather shoes is only fifty dollars at most, so we will lose nearly half of our profit."
Lu Jiaxin nodded and said, "It means I will earn much less, but this is the safest way. Fifth brother, you don't need to persuade me anymore. I won't change my mind. Otherwise, I'm afraid I will make money but not live to spend it."
If she traded in Yangcheng, as long as she asked the buyer to keep it a secret, the other party would keep it a secret for the sake of profit. No one knew how much money she made, so it was relatively safer. But if she shipped it back to Beijing, the news would definitely be leaked, and she would not be able to rest in peace when she returned to school.
Lu Jiajie asked, "Did you plan to sell all the shoes wholesale to others? That's why you don't want to register a company or ask Uncle San for help?"
Lu Jiaxin did plan to do so. Before her health improved, she would open a store to earn some pocket money. She didn’t dare to open such a big stall like this time. Lu Jiajie hesitated for a moment and asked, “Jiaxin, you are not really planning to break off your relationship with your third uncle, are you?”
Lu Jiaxin doesn't like to say the same thing over and over again: "I won't give him the opportunity to suppress me again."
Because her original body admired Lu Hongjun so much, she gave him two chances, but he still chose his second wife in the end. As an adult, he had to accept the consequences of his choice.
Lu Jiajie sighed inwardly.
Lu Jiaxin thought for a moment and said, "Now that the shoe pattern is ready, we can start looking for buyers. We'll sell the shoes when they reach 6,000 yuan, and use the money to continue production. Even if they are copied by others, they have to make preparations. They're not as fast as us, so the turnover will be higher than I originally expected."
Before, Lu Jiaxin thought that her health was not good, and she was going to make some money and go back. Lu Jiajie is so motivated now, just as he wished, and she is the one who benefits in the end anyway.
In the afternoon, Lu Jiazong and Xiaoqiu arrived. As soon as she saw Lu Jiaxin, Xiaoqiu rushed over excitedly and hugged her: "Aunt, you are so kind."
Knowing that she was coming to Guangzhou, her brothers were so envious. If her sister-in-law hadn't specifically asked her to come, she wouldn't have had such an opportunity.
Lu Jiaxin patted her on the back and said with a smile, "I'm not asking you to come over to play. I'm asking you to do the laundry, cooking and cleaning. There's a lot of work to do, so don't complain about being tired when the time comes."
Xiaoqiu let her go and said cheerfully that washing clothes and cooking were the easiest things and it was a blessing for her to come here.
(End of this chapter)