Chapter 114 Profit 700

With four assistants, the efficiency of making small wallets has indeed increased a lot, from at least 80 a day to at least 120 a day. Although it has not yet reached Tang Yuan's expectations, it is much better than before. It is not impossible for her to do some of the remaining work herself.

However, at this time, Tang Yuan received a call from Xue Shiqi, who planned to go to a foreign university to study fashion design for one or two years. Therefore, her handicraft shop might have to be transformed into an ordinary clothing store.

The clothes were made by Xue Mama’s factory. They were of good style and could be sold in that store.

"I'm sorry, this idea came to me so suddenly that I didn't have time to inform you. I told Mommy about my idea and thought it would take another year or so to finalize it. I didn't expect Mommy to find a school for me so quickly," Xue Shiqi apologized on the other end of the phone, "I should have informed you earlier."

"You have already informed me that it is a good thing for you to go for further studies. You don't need to apologize," Tang Yuan held the microphone, "Have you found employees for your store?"

"I found him. He used to work in mommy's clothing store. You..." Xue Shiqi hesitated to speak.

"It's definitely not suitable to manage two stores at the same time," Tang Yuan took the initiative to say, "Let's take over in the next two days. I'll hire someone to help me look after the store. As for handmade sweaters and woolen fabrics, I'll also stop supplying them. Actually, you didn't completely fail to tell me. Didn't you already tell me when we talked before? I support you to go for further studies."

Xue's mother has a clothing factory, which will be handed over to Xue Shiqi sooner or later. She is going there to make adjustments now. Knitting sweaters is a hobby, but if she wants to make it a career, it is far from enough.

Handmade sweaters basically cannot be sold at a high price unless there is a huge brand markup. Judging from the list price, the list price of her handmade shop is not low, but the monthly profit is indeed limited, just slightly higher than that of ordinary workers.

Such profits are certainly possible for ordinary people, but for Xue Shiqi's family conditions, it is probably only a small part of her monthly pocket money.

"Thank you. In fact, if it weren't for you, I might not have made up my mind." Xue Shiqi whispered.

"You're welcome. As a friend, of course I hope you can get better and better." Tang Yuan was talking to Xue Shiqi on the phone with an obvious smile on his face.

After hanging up the phone, Xue Shiqi turned around and said, "Mommy."

"Does she support you very much?" Xue's mother asked with a smile. Seeing her nod, she raised her hand and rubbed her head. "I told you, Jiaqi is a very good person. She will definitely support you. Are you not worried now?"

"Well," Xue Shiqi paused and smiled, "I will study hard!"

"I believe you can do it," Mother Xue smiled and hugged her, "As for Jiaqi, Mommy will remember to contact her. You can go to Country M for further studies without worry."

"good."

…

On the other side, Tang Yuan didn't have time to think too much and went back to the game space. When he came out, he took out a stack of English fashion magazines.

Even though Xue Shiqi's handicraft shop has closed down, it doesn't mean that she can't continue selling sweaters. No matter what era it is, handmade sweaters can always be sold at a high price, not to mention that Shen Wenyu and Second Aunt don't get paid much for knitting sweaters.

Even if the sweater is priced at one dollar a piece, she can still make money by selling it at one dollar a piece even in Country M, and then buying flour and reselling it in China.

What's more, it is impossible for a handmade sweater in Country M to cost only one dollar each.

However, without Xue Shiqi's designs, the production of a new batch of sweaters needs to imitate the style of Country M, and then customize larger sizes of sweaters according to Country M's overall body shape.

Xue Shiqi's handicraft shop has hired new staff, and the goods in the store will continue to be sold for a while.

It is the hottest time of the year and the store only sells some handicrafts, not large quantities of sweaters.

Tang Yuan deliberately stopped his business for a day to collect general body shape data in Country M. He also collected a stack of new and old newspapers and magazines with people wearing sweaters. He cut out all the pictures of people wearing sweaters, cut off the heads, and went to a printing shop to copy them in batches. He then pasted them into a thick book, turning it into a sweater template manual.

The head is cut off so that the foreigner's face is not exposed.

There is an English report on the back of the photocopied and cropped picture, and only photocopying can completely erase the traces of the English report.

As for the manual, it is not for copying, but for understanding the popular sweater styles in M ​​country nowadays. The fashion trends in different places are different, and the patterns will also be different. Hong Kong has its own preferences, and M country has its own preferences. Since we want to sell to M country, we must follow the trends in M ​​country.

After collecting the manuals, she immediately took them to the scrap yard and handed the entire manual to the two people.

Shen Wenyu took it, opened it and looked through it, and was surprised: "You want to weave so many?"

Second Aunt glanced to the side and said, "It's not difficult at all."

"I don't have to knit all of them, but I want you to understand the style, and then knit sweaters according to this style," Tang Yuan said. "The original partner has quit, so I found another partner. This batch of sweaters will be prepared first and sold in winter. In the future, it's up to you to decide what kind of sweaters to knit and how to knit them."

"We want to?" Shen Wenyu raised her head suddenly.

"Yes, it's up to you. Sister Shen and Second Aunt, you are very good at knitting sweaters and have a lot of experience. You must have your own ideas," Tang Yuan pointed at the booklet. "This is for reference. You can incorporate some of your own ideas. The final settlement will still be based on the difficulty of the sweater. The sweaters you make in the future don't have to be difficult ones. Simple ones are also acceptable."

It wasn't that she wanted the two of them to be lazy, but there were indeed many people in Country M who loved the minimalist style without any frills. In this case, the simple style would definitely sell well and be popular.

Shen Wenyu and Second Aunt looked at each other and nodded without thinking too much.

"We listen to you. We will weave whatever you want. As long as there is work to do, it's fine," Shen Wenyu said. "But since this batch of sweaters won't be needed until the Chinese New Year, do we still have to weave them during this period? If it's difficult for you, we can wait."

"No need," Tang Yuan refused directly, "Just keep weaving, I can handle any amount, don't slow down for me... If you have other people who are willing to weave, you can also call them to join in."

"Is it okay?" Shen Wenyu asked immediately.

Second Aunt looked at her and said, "Can you help? The embroidery..."

"I only care about the quality," Tang Yuan said, "Of course Aunt Wei can ask her daughter-in-law to help."

Second Aunt said awkwardly: "You know..."

"Auntie Wei's speed is much faster than at the beginning." Tang Yuan admitted this. The main reason why she didn't mention it was because Xue Shiqi's handicraft shop could not handle so many woolen products.

Aunt Wei can ask outsiders for help, and so can Second Aunt and Shen Wenyu. If she tells them the truth about the previous situation, it will only make them want to ask for help.

It is different now. There are many people in Country M, and the market is much larger than that in Hong Kong. Even if she finds more people to help, the number of finished sweaters she will stockpile will not be too many. Moreover, the cost is so low that she can make money no matter how she sells them.

She didn't say it directly, but just said, "For future sweaters, I only want quality. Can you do that?"

"Any quantity is fine?" they both asked at the same time.

Tang Yuan nodded, and both of them showed joy on their faces.

"Don't worry, we will weave it carefully for you, and there will be no problem with the quality."

"Yes, yes. We will ensure that the quality is good."

"I believe in you. You can definitely guarantee the quality," Tang Yuanzhi said. "That's settled. I'll bring some more wool over later, and you can figure out how to weave it. But I'll come less often, maybe every four or five days, and we'll settle the bill together then. Is that ok?"

"no problem!"

After getting the nods from the two, Tang Yuan didn't say anything more, and didn't care how many people they could find to help.

No matter how many more there are, they won’t make much difference.

And she is no longer the "poor person" she used to be. The 40,000 kilograms of flour she sold a few days ago brought her a total income of 8,000 yuan. In addition to the 16,000 yuan she picked up for free before, she has a deposit of more than 20,000 yuan in her hands after spending the money sporadically during this period.

Such a large deposit is enough for her to use for some time.

Moreover, with the subsequent reform and opening up, as well as the household contract responsibility system, the market was gradually liberalized, and it would be easier for her to import food from Country M and exchange it for RMB.

If you can make money and have the opportunity to make money, you won't be afraid of lacking money.

After arranging the few RMB expenditure items on hand, she became quiet again and no longer took the initiative to look for opportunities to make money, but the food she had stockpiled in advance was not pressed on her hands.

It is difficult to make a move in the Mainland, but there are opportunities in Hong Kong.

Both Zheng Man and her knew that Zheng Man had "downlines" under her, and sometimes they would do things without hiding anything. During this period, Zheng Man took 5,000 kilograms of food from her, and sold it through her "downlines" along with the tea that was delivered from time to time.

Food is both easy and difficult to sell.

The reason why it sells well is that Tang Yuan offers a lot of discounts. Nowadays, grain in Hong Kong costs RMB 1.7 per pound, but she only charges RMB 1.2. If she sells it for RMB 1.5, someone will be willing to buy it. Even if she sells it for RMB 1.3 or RMB 1.4, she will not lose money.

But it is not easy to sell because Hong Kong's food supply is controlled by a few giants, and it is not easy for ordinary people to get involved.

This is also the reason why Xiangjiang can sell food, but Tangyuan does not import large quantities of food to sell. Not only is it easy to cause trouble, but it is also easy to attract attention.

After all, the goods in her hands have no legitimate source. If you really check, it will be easily exposed.

People wouldn't bother with tea leaf hair bands, but food is another matter.

However, Zheng Man and his companions were aware of the situation, so they did not sell much, only about 5,000 to 6,000 kilograms of grain, which was sold through different people and would not attract much attention.

This batch of 6,000 kilograms of rice and flour was purchased at US$690 and sold at HK$7,200, which is about US$1,440, with a profit of US$750.