Chapter 204 Old Place Barbecue
After making up his mind, Xu An called Uncle Han to place a purchase order. Uncle Han was very cooperative and promised to deliver the goods to the store and install them the next morning. As for the installation location, it could only be used like another piece of equipment, placed in the alley during the day and moved back to the store for storage at night.
After installing this vacuum packaging machine, only one more machine can be installed in the alley behind store number three, and that's the maximum. Xu An is currently operating against regulations; whenever there's a city appearance inspection, these machines will have to be taken down...
Let's wait a bit longer, until the real estate agent negotiates the price down, and then we'll get the furniture from the store...
Ultimately, Xu's braised food shop sold 1,290 jin of braised food on Wednesday, with a total turnover of 24,300 yuan.
After deducting the expenses for today's opening event, Xu's Braised Food Shop's net profit today is 8,326 yuan!
If this income continues until September 20th, Xu's braised food shop will earn 258,000 yuan, bringing them one step closer to the 520,000 yuan down payment. Next, they just need to wait for Wang Fulong to secure one or two deals with companies that serve over 300 boxed meals each; then the 520,000 yuan down payment can be easily raised.
I wonder how the sales are going with Liu Zhaowen. If Liu Zhaowen is doing well, maybe I can raise all the initial renovation costs before the 20th.
At Liu Zhaowen's home.
Last night, Liu Zhaowen placed a purchase order for 120 jin of braised food with Xu An. This amount was calculated by him using a rigorous formula and is enough to meet the needs of his stall for five hours of sales from 5 pm to 10 pm tomorrow.
But after returning home, he simply posted the flavor and type of braised food for tomorrow on his social media feed, and 37 students from the university placed orders through QQ. In the blink of an eye, 79 jin (34.5 catties) of the food was sold!
I arrived at Shanghai University of Science and Technology at 5 PM this afternoon, and before I could even set up my stall, a large group of students who had pre-ordered braised food came to pay and pick it up. After two hours of busy work, before the stall was even fully set up, all 120 jin (60 kg) of braised food I had prepared were sold out...
Looking at the four empty incubators, Liu Zhaowen could only pack up and drag his trolley home.
Back home, I opened the spreadsheet I made yesterday and recorded today's sales data. The last column, named 'Income,' immediately showed today's total income as 240 yuan.
If there are 30 days in a month, and you earn 240 yuan a day, that's 7,200 yuan a month!
Holy crap! These working hours, this effort, this income—it's way more than what I earn working a 9-to-5 job! And this job doesn't even require me to be constantly blamed by an incompetent boss, or to deal with demanding and unreasonable clients!
That's a complete victory!
Overjoyed, Liu Zhaowen wanted to rush out of the room to share the good news with his family, but the moment he sat up, he calmed down. He hadn't told his parents about quitting his job; what if they knew he'd gone and started a street stall...?
The scene was so beautiful that Liu Zhaowen dared not think about it any further.
My cousin wouldn't do either; if she found out, it would be the same as my parents finding out, and I absolutely couldn't tell. After much thought, only one person remained: my good brother, Liu Tong!
Liu Zhaowen picked up his phone, opened his contacts, found and dialed Liu Tong's number.
Ring ring—ring ring—
A loud cell phone ringtone rang out in the conference room, where the air was almost frozen and the attendees were practically breathing out. Suddenly, the stagnant air began to move, and the people who were practically frozen in place all turned to look, their gazes finally focusing on Liu Tong.
Liu Tong frantically pulled his phone out of his pocket, not even bothering to see who was calling, and hung up immediately. He then pressed the power button, before lowering his head with an embarrassed smile, pretending nothing had happened.
"Liu Tong, tell me, it's August 30th now, and there's only one day left until September. We still have over 30,000 cans of sales to meet! Tell me your thoughts!" The nail that sticks out gets hammered down; that phone call exposed Liu Tong to the hunter's gaze. Gun barrels were already pointed at Liu Tong, bullets ready to be fired.
"Um...um...well...haha..." Liu Tong stammered for a long time, but in the end, he couldn't get a coherent sentence out.
In reality, Liu Tong wasn't without ideas; he had too many. However, he knew perfectly well that his superiors disregarded them. For example, a long time ago, he had suggested to his boss that they collaborate with Xu's Fast Food Restaurant on their braised food products, which would definitely boost sales significantly.
However, the suggestion was rejected by the boss.
At first, Liu Tong thought his boss refused because of other concerns, but during a conversation with other colleagues, he accidentally learned the reason why his boss refused the proposal—he looked down on such a street-side shop.
He felt that after the event, customers of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant would no longer buy apple cider vinegar priced at 3.5 yuan a can, so they wouldn't even be willing to try it...
Liu Tong initially thought the matter was over and should be let go. However, ever since Xu's braised food shop became a huge success, his boss started to dislike him, finding fault with him at every turn, speaking aggressively, and subtly blaming him for not seizing the opportunity...
Dude, you're the boss, you're the leader! You're the one who makes the decisions! Do you think I'm so capable that I can bypass you to make decisions? Do you expect me to pay for this event out of my own pocket and then ask you for reimbursement after I achieve results?
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