Once the decision was made, they did it. Father Yu had a wide network of connections, so they could just ask him for help to build houses. Father Yu was more than happy to help, because he had many retired soldiers and police officers under him whose job problems were still unresolved. Even if he lost his comrades, he still had plenty of men under him.
After entrusting the house matter to her father, she didn't interfere much, only occasionally going over to check on things, offer suggestions and requests, and see what needed to be changed. After all, her father wouldn't cheat her; the person he found was indeed very reliable, with excellent quality and efficiency.
Liu Jing was also extremely busy. Now, many more middlemen were coming to buy goods from her. While buying from Guangzhou was cheaper, the styles weren't significantly different, and the journey was long. Buying too little meant they might not even cover the travel expenses, while buying too much was unsafe—they could easily lose everything. It was much better to buy from Jin Yi Ge; at least the goods were fashionable, of good quality, and safe. Although it was a little more expensive, it wasn't impossible to make a profit. If they bought the same amount of goods, after deducting all costs, they could actually earn more by buying from here than from Guangzhou. Therefore, more and more middlemen were coming to buy goods from her.
Sales were increasing, and the warehouse inventory was getting tight. Liu Jing had to hire more people and work in two shifts to keep up with demand. There were few people taking the plunge now, so the more they sold, the more they earned. Once everyone realized what was happening, the opportunity would be gone. Since they had such an opportunity, they had to seize it.
Liu Yun offered some suggestions to Cheng Ke: those scraps of fabric and waste could be made into various hair ties and headbands. Liu Yun described them, and Cheng Ke made several based on those descriptions—they were beautiful and fashionable. Cheng Ke had a natural talent for this; after being taught two things by Liu Yun, she could apply them to other things, and they looked even better. Liu Jing was delighted with them, so she had something to do again.
However, Liu Yun still offered a suggestion: these small items could be given to Fu's mother, Yu's mother, and Xiao's mother, who could find some elderly women or housewives who stay at home to work to sew them out, and they could be paid per item.
Sure enough, as soon as I mentioned it to them, Yu's mother and her old friends came over.
I made a batch and put it in the store to try it out. The results were pleasing, which increased the store's foot traffic significantly. The vendor saw the business opportunity in setting up a stall again and added another item to his inventory.
Just as things were settling down here, Liu Jing hadn't even had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief when Liu Yun said that the store over there had been renovated and that they needed to recruit and train people. She was busy every day, but every time she checked the accounts before going to bed, all her fatigue would instantly disappear.
After Liu Yun finished taking inventory of the store and training the recruited staff, Zhou Mei, who had performed the best among the five people initially recruited over the past month, was transferred over as well.
Thanks to the reputation of the other store, business here was exceptionally good from the moment it opened.
"Alright, all tallied up. The shops here at the grain station brought in 1,100 today, the new shop 980, the middlemen got 5,600 worth of clothes and 840 worth of hair ties and the like. Tomorrow is the 1st, we need to pay wages. There are 10 sales clerks in the shops, 300 yuan in total, 4 unloading clerks, and 2 warehouse workers, 320 yuan in total."
Liu Jing's greatest joy these days is counting money. Liu Yun is already tired of counting, but there is one thing that is troubling her.
"By the way, Zhou Mei told me today that there have been a lot of hooligans loitering outside the shop these past two days, watching the shop every day. I asked Wu Ye and the others, and they noticed that there are some nearby too. We're being watched. I hope nothing bad will happen! The shop is full of women."
Liu Yun had long anticipated this situation and had already made plans. After all, in those novels from the 70s and 80s, which shop owner hadn't encountered this kind of situation? Even if it hadn't happened, she would have taken precautions. After all, anyone with eyes could see that Jinyige's business was good, and good business meant what? It meant money, so how could she not take precautions?
“I’ve already talked to my father-in-law. Tomorrow is Sunday, so I’m asking him to ask two friends to help out. They’ll wear their uniforms and walk around our shop a few times tomorrow. They should do this every few days for a while. I’m also asking him to find a few retired military and bureau officers to come over. The shop needs a few men to help look after it, so they can handle anything that happens and help with unloading.”
Hearing Liu Yun say this, Liu Jing felt relieved. After all, the shop not only had a lot of money, but it was also full of women. If a fight broke out, she would definitely suffer.
The three of them initially each contributed 3,000 yuan as principal, and now, in less than two months, it has more than doubled. Seeing the profits of the branch, the three of them were not in a hurry to divide the money, since the money could grow here. However, they did not expect the business to be so successful. It was not safe to keep too much money at home, and it was not good to deposit so much money in the bank at once. So the three of them took out their principal first. However, according to the distribution ratio, Liu Yun took an extra 1,000 yuan.
Even so, there's still over ten thousand in working capital, but the next batch of fabric requires a deposit soon, sewing machines still need to be bought, and more people need to be hired, so that money will be spent again quickly. However, the daily income is not a small amount either.
“I built a small factory in the suburbs. I can buy another batch of sewing machines there and hire another batch of workers. It should be stable here in a month or so. Now that there are few people doing this, I can make a lot of money. Then, at the end of the year, I'll see if I can take over a small factory. What do you think?”
Liu Jing and Cheng Ke were both shocked by Liu Yun's ambition. They had never imagined that she would set such a high bar.
However, they were indeed stimulated, and their inner ambitions were clamoring and eager to try.
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