Chapter 95: A sense of closeness among like-minded people
Shen Yu coughed and said, "Miss Wanyue, let's put the shampoo aside for now and talk about the soap first. What price do you plan to give?"
Li Wanyue lowered her eyes. The first batch of soap cost two taels of silver and made more than 200 bars of soap.
She said, "Boss Shen, I wonder how long these four algae beans will last?"
"About half a month, or twenty days if you save money."
Li Wanyue said, "The soap you used last time can be used for a month if you use it sparingly. What you used that day was just the primary version. I plan to have someone make a batch of molds, such as various flower and animal styles, and I will also try various floral flavors. The better the flavors, the higher the price will naturally be. Of course, this will take some time."
After saying that, she took out the ten drawings she had drawn in the past few days.
"These are some drawings I drew. They are not very good and I haven't sent them to someone to make a mold yet. If you know a craftsman with good carving skills, you can also draw the patterns yourself and make the molds. I will make soap according to your needs."
Xie Yan took the drawings. Some of them showed peonies, crabapples, peach blossoms, and plum blossoms, while others showed butterflies, birds, rabbits, and cats. The patterns were vivid, showing that the artist's painting skills were not low.
Shen Yu didn't expect that soap could be made in so many styles. The styles alone are richer than those of algae beans.
He clapped his hands immediately and said, "Miss Wanyue, I will make the mold. I will find someone to make it and send it to you."
He couldn't stop feeling excited. If he could make these tricks, his mother's shop would be a big hit. His parents always said that he had nothing to do and asked him to learn from his two brothers. Just kidding, it would be so tiring to learn from them. He just needed them to support the family.
"Okay, if Mr. Shen wants to make his store famous, he can have someone carve the name of the store on it."
"Yes, that's a good idea. I'll take note of it. What's the price?"
Li Wanyue: "Since you are willing to give me 30% profit, I will give you a cheaper price for this soap. The soap of the size you used last time is 150 coins a piece. The one with patterns or a more fragrant smell is 400 coins a piece."
Shen Yu nodded. Three or four hundred coins were indeed not expensive. If he sold it for one or two taels of silver, he could earn six or seven hundred coins for each piece.
Li Sandong almost choked on his saliva. How much was a bar of soap? One hundred and fifty coins, four hundred coins? If he remembered correctly, the first time he made soap, it seemed to cost more than one or two taels of silver.
How much did you make? About 200 yuan.
One yuan is 150 wen, ten yuan is 1,500 wen! One hundred yuan is... 15,000 wen!!
Two hundred yuan is thirty thousand wen!!!
Thirty thousand wen is thirty taels of silver!
The cost was two taels, and he made back thirty taels. Oh my God, that doesn't even include the four hundred coins a piece for the ones with patterns, and the thirty percent profit that people gave to his sister.
He couldn't imagine how much it was all together.
Shen Yu then asked: "How much have you done now?"
Li Wanyue replied: "Two hundred pieces have been made already, and there are still five hundred pieces left. They will be ready in a few days."
"Can you sell it to me for 20 yuan first? I'll send it to my family to try."
"Can."
Shen Yu immediately took out the banknote, and Li Wanyue raised her hand to stop him: "Boss Shen, these twenty dollars are my gift to you and your family. Without you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to make so much money. You are a good business partner."
After saying that, she looked at Xie Yan and said, "And Mr. Xie, I'll also give you twenty dollars to thank you for your help."
She was sincerely grateful. If it were someone else, they would probably just produce and sell the products themselves without asking for her consent. She had no power and could not compete with them at all.
And now she also understands that although Shen Yu is the boss on the surface, the final say is in Xie Yan's hands.
Xie Yan looked at her. This girl was very capable, so he didn't refuse.
Shen Yu didn't expect that something worth six taels of silver would be given away so easily. He smiled and said, "You are so generous. Thank you very much. If you have any problems in the future, just come and find me."
After putting the silver in his purse, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Miss Li, don't you plan to open your own shop in the county?"
You can't earn as much by working in partnership as by opening your own shop.
Xie Yan looked at her and could probably guess why she didn't open a shop. It was not easy to open a shop on her own without any backing or connections.
If business is bad, you will lose money, but if business is too good, you will get into trouble.
Li Wanyue smiled and said, "I would like to open my own store, but opening a store requires various arrangements, and I don't have any backers. To be on the safe side, it's better to cooperate with others. Besides, I don't have any lofty ambitions. I just want to make enough money for my family to live comfortably."
There was a gleam of light in Xie Yan's eyes. It turned out that there were other people who had the same idea as him. Most of the people he had seen in the past were trying their best to get into the upper circle and enter the center of power.
His father always looked down on him. He worked hard to improve himself and behave well, hoping to get his father's recognition. But even after he passed the imperial examination and became the third place in the imperial examination, his father was still a little cold to him. He only had eyes for the good older brother. He gave up and no longer made things difficult for himself to please those people.
Away from all the intrigues, life in a small county is much more comfortable, and governing a place well is also a contribution to the court.
It just so happened that my grandfather resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown to enjoy his remaining years. It would be nice to accompany my grandparents.
The eyes looking at Li Wanyue were filled with a sense of closeness and like-mindedness.
Moreover, she clearly knew that she and A Yu were relatively wealthy, but when getting along with them, she did not try to please them or curry favor with them, which was really rare.
Li Wanyue noticed that he was staring at her and was still wondering what she had said that was wrong so as not to ruin the business.
Shen Yu clapped his hands suddenly, and Xie Yan came back to his senses, realizing that he had lost his composure, and picked up the teacup to cover it up.
Shen Yu was very excited: "Miss Wanyue, you think the same as me. I don't think I need to be rich and powerful, I just want to live comfortably, but my family members don't agree with me. No one understands me except A Yan. Sigh."
Li Wanyue smiled: "If everyone thinks like this, how can the country develop? Who will fight and defend the border? Who will support the family? Who will support the small family?
It’s not wrong to want to live the life you like, but you don’t have to get everyone to agree with you. No matter what kind of lifestyle you live, it’s fine as long as you feel it’s meaningful. ”
Shen Yu choked and said, that’s true.
He coughed lightly and changed the subject: "By the way, do you sell the recipes for the dishes you made that day? I can give you a good price."
Li Wanyue knew he would ask this, so she said directly, "I want to invest in Baiweilou with my recipes."
"Investment?"
"It's a profit sharing. I give you the recipes and you share the profits from the sales of these dishes."
While Shen Yu was still considering, Xie Yan nodded directly: "Okay, I'll give you 20% of the total profit from the eight Baiweilou businesses, how about that?"
Shen Yu was stunned. Is this guy crazy?
He thought he was just giving Li Wanyue the profits from the dishes she learned to cook, but he didn't expect that he would actually share all the profits from Baiweilou with her?
A 20% profit would mean thousands of taels a year.
Even Li Wanyue was surprised: "Are you sure?"
After all, opening a shop requires labor, ingredients, and all the other things to take care of, which costs a lot of money, yet he is willing to give her 20%.
Xie Yan replied seriously: "Sure."
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