Chapter 1042: Peaceful and Broken
Fu Jingyou nodded after hearing this, and after a little consideration, he said:
"Don't worry if you have a clue. Wait for Xiangdong to come back and ask him."
They have their own factories and fixed sales channels, and have achieved some success.
But for the rest, the majority continue to live in a precarious situation due to lack of opportunities.
What they need to do now is to convey their intentions to their partners.
As long as the partners have the resources, they will never miss this opportunity.
Even if there are no conditions, we will create them.
because……
The vitality of the grassroots people is vigorous and strong.
They are hardworking and diligent, and have a strong desire for a better life, so they will not miss any possibility that can bring happiness to themselves and their families.
Fu Jingyou himself struggled to rise from the bottom, and no one understands it better than him.
He put his arm around his wife and patted her shoulder comfortingly:
"Don't worry too much, let's wait and see for the next two days."
Lu Miao nodded slightly.
Baichuan was held in his father's arms and did not sleep comfortably or peacefully.
His little brows immediately frowned, and he kicked his legs and hummed unhappily.
Fu Jingyou had no choice but to withdraw his hand and pat him lightly.
Only after rocking the kid until he fell soundly asleep did Fu Jingyou send him downstairs.
What we discussed the night before was to go to the factory yard the next day.
As a result, Chen Xiangdong called first the next day.
Chen Xiangdong came home late yesterday and the post office was closed when he got home.
Although a telephone needs to be installed in the factory yard, this matter has just been queued up at the post and telecommunications bureau and has not yet been finalized.
It was late and he was very tired, so Chen Xiangdong didn't go far away to look for a telephone booth. Instead, he called as soon as the post office opened this morning.
There is nothing wrong with the quality of this batch of goods.
There were just a few bottles of essential oil broken at the bottom of the cargo box.
As soon as Chen Xiangdong unpacked the box and smelled a strong fragrance, he felt something was wrong.
I took out all the things later and saw that it was indeed it.
A bottle of essential oil weighs 50g, and the selling price alone is one hundred yuan, not counting the shipping costs, customs duties, etc.
The goods cost 9,000 yuan, but there were only 90 bottles in total. The broken bottles were reimbursed on the spot for about 200 yuan.
Chen Xiangdong was very upset and heartbroken.
Lu Miao could understand, but it was normal for there to be some damage during a one or two month sea freight period.
"Just consider it a good start and a safe ending. What's lost is lost. There's no need to dwell on it all the time."
Lu Miao consoled him with a few words, saying "good luck in the new year," and then began to make arrangements for the follow-up:
"The essential oils arrived just in time. Guangzhou just called to say they want to place an order. You know the soap ratio, so there's no need to skimp on the essential oils. After we negotiate the site with the soap factory, we can just make soap using the ingredients according to the ratio we agreed on last time."
"All of them?"
On the other end of the phone, Chen Xiangdong was extremely surprised:
"With so much essential oil, if we make all of it into soap, it'll cost around 20,000 yuan. How much do they want? Can we sell it?"
Lu Miao said confidently:
"Don't worry, it's just a matter of two futures at most."
From Cheng Yingjie's words, it is not difficult to judge that they should have a store in Hong Kong that specializes in related products.
Because only relevant audiences can give the most intuitive feedback in the shortest time.
Only with a market can there be follow-up.
Otherwise, Cheng Yingjie wouldn't have come back to her and asked for several times the amount of goods...
As long as Cheng Yingjie is doing well, they don't have to worry about anything.
Even if Cheng Yingjie doesn't want more after this batch of goods is delivered, it doesn't matter.
Having Cheng Yingjie as a partner is indeed much more convenient.
But they can't just hang themselves on one tree.
Lu Miao thought for a moment and then brought up the matter of tea seed oil.
Cheng Yingjie wants 5,000 yuan for tea seed oil soap. Roughly speaking, at least 800 kilograms of raw material tea seed oil are needed.
After Lu Miao finished speaking about the weight, Chen Xiangdong on the other end of the phone scratched his head and was speechless for a long time.
But this is not the end, Lu Miao continued:
"Ask someone. If they have extra, you can get a thousand kilograms."
In addition to supplying goods to Cheng Yingjie, they also need to keep a batch of goods on hand for their own sales and brand maintenance.
"...Okay, then I'll ask first." Chen Xiangdong responded dryly.
Chen Xiangdong subconsciously felt that this matter was suspenseful.
Not to mention one thousand kilograms or eight hundred kilograms, even five hundred kilograms would be enough.
After thinking about it, Chen Xiangdong asked:
"They need a large quantity, so they'll have to spend time preparing. When is the latest time for delivery? Will it be in time?"
"At the latest, a month? You can deliver a batch of essential oil soaps first. It's okay to deliver the tea seed oil soap later... Ideally, we'd like to get a thousand kilograms of tea seed oil. If that's not possible, we'll just get as much as we can."
"Okay, I understand."
"Um."
Lu Miao nodded slightly while holding the phone. Just as he was about to hang up, Chen Xiangdong on the other end of the phone asked again:
"By the way, sister-in-law, have you achieved any results with the things you worked on a while ago?"
"Um?"
Lu Miao was puzzled:
"What?"
Chen Xiangdong said, "It's that lipstick. Didn't you ask me to buy that mold last time? How's it going now? Have you come to a conclusion?"
"...It's still early. I'll tell you the conclusion as soon as I have it."
"Oh... okay then."
Chen Xiangdong's voice suddenly became much lower, and he sounded disappointed as if his expectations had been dashed.
Lu Miao laughed for a while.
I chatted with him for a while and told him that after the soap was made, we should also consider customizing a batch of soap plastic films printed with their brand characteristics, and then hung up the phone.
The tables and chairs ordered for the handicraft room have not been delivered yet, and I have been busy with the housewarming party these days.
Lu Miao had really forgotten what cochineal and lipstick were.
Now that the matter was brought up again, Lu Miao couldn't help but feel more concerned.
When Fu Jingyou went to the station to check his tickets, Lu Miao took the canned cochineal and the things he had asked Chen Xiangdong to buy and went up to the second floor.
Converting cochineal into natural pigment powder involves many steps and some preparatory processes, which she slowly completed herself.
Just do it when you think of it.
After moving the photo frame and hydroponic gardenia on the coffee table in the small living room aside, Lu Miao brought a small stool and started working.
The cochineal has become a scab, so the low-temperature drying step can be skipped.
Lu Miao poured a proper amount of cochineal into the small stone mortar, and fiddled with it with his fingers, picking out the more obvious impurities before starting to grind it.
The finer the grinding, the more conducive it is to subsequent pigment extraction.
Lu Miao calmed down and fiddled with it slowly.
At first, the scabs of cochineal appear grayish white and grayish brown, and as they are slowly ground, the color gradually turns brown.
After waiting for it to be completely ground, Lu Miao carried the mortar to the large semi-floor-to-ceiling glass window in the living room to take a closer look.
Under bright light, the red color inside the mortar is very obvious.
Probably because it contains a higher amount of pigment, the color is darker and more purple-red.
Lu Miao put the mortar back on the coffee table, turned around and was about to set up the alcohol lamp and beaker to proceed to the next step.
Suddenly, a face appeared under the large glass window on one side.
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