Chapter 404: Factory Building
The rich fragrance instantly filled the entire lobby. Just then, a guest came in and smelled the fragrance.
"Hello, comrade, can you sell this canned seafood?"
The person who came was a young gay man who looked to be in his early twenties. He swallowed uncontrollably as he smelled the fragrance in the air.
This looks delicious.
Manager Zhao was of course happy to have business coming in. He still had a can anyway, so he immediately put the can on the table and said, "Of course, this is our restaurant's new product. Comrade, you should try it first."
The young man was not polite. He picked up his chopsticks and took a bite. His eyes immediately lit up: "Comrade, give me a can. I never knew hairtail could be so delicious."
Manager Zhao took out the remaining can of octopus and said, "That's all I have left. Do you want some?"
"How much is it? I want it."
The gay man nodded in agreement without hesitation.
After paying, he took the can and left.
Manager Zhao waited until everyone left before he realized that he seemed to have found a way to revive their restaurant.
He hurriedly shouted to Xiao Liu, the waiter who was dozing off at the counter, "Xiao Liu, hurry up and catch up with the two people who just came to deliver the canned seafood."
Su Xiaoxiao didn't know that her canned seafood was so popular.
At this moment, he and Chen Guanghai were standing in front of the second state-owned restaurant in town, holding canned food.
Compared to the first one, this one's business is pretty good. The waiters and chefs are so busy that no one pays any attention to them.
"Comrade, can I meet your manager? I have business to discuss with him. I'm the village chief of Chenhe Village, and I've delivered seafood to your restaurant before."
Chen Guanghai tried to get closer to the other party, but the other party didn't even look at him: "Go away, I'm busy, how can I call the manager for you? Our store doesn't need seafood right now, please leave quickly."
He waved his hands as if shooing away a fly, looking impatient.
At this moment, a young man, panting, ran up from behind.
"Chen...Village Chief Chen, our manager asked me to call you back. I have something important to discuss with you."
The waiter saw Xiao Liu and looked even more disdainful: "Hey, Xiao Liu, it's dinner time, your restaurant is so quiet, unlike our restaurant, which is so busy~"
As the saying goes, competitors are enemies, which is absolutely true.
Xiao Liu rolled his eyes and ignored her, looking eagerly at Chen Guanghai: "It's about the canned food. Village Chief Chen, can you come back with me?"
Do you want to do canned food business with them?
Chen Guanghai reacted immediately.
At this time, the waiter next to him took a break from his busy schedule and said, "It's just a can, and you have to go out of your way to find someone to look for it. You really haven't seen anything good..."
Xiao Liu didn't want to pay attention to him. He was here to look for someone, not to cause trouble.
Chen Guanghai nodded: "Okay, we'll go back with you."
Only then did Xiao Liu let out a long breath and followed Xiao Liu back.
As soon as the three people left, a middle-aged man came out with his hands behind his back and walking in a square step.
Seeing the three people leaving, he was stunned for a moment: "The people from Chenhe Village are here to sell seafood again?"
The waiter nodded: "That's right, I said we don't need it, but you're still hanging around here."
"Next time you come, just chase them away."
The manager nodded approvingly.
They are a coastal city, and the thing they have the most is seafood.
The seafood always tastes the same and it doesn’t fill you up. It’s better to have some meat.
As soon as Su Xiaoxiao and Chen Guanghai followed Xiao Liu to the entrance of the state-owned hotel, they saw Manager Zhao waiting at the door. He looked at the two of them as if they had seen their saviors.
"Old Chen, you're finally back. How many cans of seafood do you have left? I want them all."
When the two of them came out, they brought a total of ten boxes, thinking that there were few people in the town, so they waited to sell them in the city.
The original plan was to give each family two or three boxes, but Manager Zhao bought them all.
"Old Chen, if you send me fifty cans of seafood every day, how much do you think each one will cost?"
Chen Guanghai looked at Su Xiaoxiao for help. The price was set by Comrade Su.
Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, "Sixty cents each."
Manager Zhao didn't expect that the can was so expensive. He only sold it for 65 cents each, so he only made five cents per can.
"Manager Zhao, this can is custom-made. Look at the workmanship. When you're done eating the can, you can use it to store other things. The price isn't that expensive."
Manager Zhao agreed. If he could make money from these canned goods without going bankrupt, even five cents would be a lot.
He immediately agreed: "Okay, then it's a deal. You will deliver it here tomorrow."
Manager Zhao was very straightforward and took out the money directly.
When Chen Guanghai accepted the money, he felt it was a little unreal. These cans actually cost only 30 cents, and he made 30 cents from each one. It was simply unimaginable.
"Sister, do you think our price is too low?"
He couldn't help asking on the way back.
The average canned seafood on the market costs only 40 or 50 cents, so their price is indeed a bit expensive.
Su Xiaoxiao felt that the price was not expensive at all. She only earned three cents after working so hard for half a day, but she still sold the goods faster than she did.
"Our canned food uses a lot of seasonings, and it tastes better than usual. It's worth the price."
"So we only made three dollars this trip. If we do fifty a day..."
Chen Guanghai was no longer shocked.
Because canned food is so popular, all the canned seafood had been sold out by the time they left.
The product was popular, and Manager Zhao was so happy that he gave them the money for the two cans.
With the huge sum of six dollars in his arms, Chen Guanghai was so happy that he went crazy.
They used to earn only a dollar or two after working hard all day, but they didn't expect to earn so much today.
How long has it been since he left? He suddenly felt hopeful about the future.
Seeing him like this, Su Xiaoxiao struck while the iron was hot: "Brother Chen, I suggest you set up a factory in the village. When the time comes, you can recruit all the villagers nearby. It can not only solve the villagers' livelihood problems, but also help them make more money. Why not do it?"
"Build...build a factory?"
Chen Guanghai widened his eyes in shock. He thought he just wanted to set up a small workshop in the village to help the villagers make more money, but he didn't expect it to be so formal.
"Of course we have to set up a factory. We are in the food business. If we can set up a factory, customers will have more trust in our products. We can also design a brand logo and put it on the products so that people can recognize them as our products at a glance."
After Su Xiaoxiao finished speaking, Chen Guanghai was still a little hesitant.
Running a factory is not like playing house, how can it be that simple?
"Brother Chen, think about it, no matter how good our seafood is, if it's not produced by a legitimate factory, can customers feel at ease eating it? If we have a factory, it sounds reliable and safe, right?"
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