Shen Mingzhi was not satisfied with this result.
The difference between this and her sales figures for the first half of the year is huge... There are still two months until June.
"That's for sure. You can stay for another two years, and then I plan to retire... I'll hand over the factory director position to you." Director Sun felt it was time to gradually relinquish control.
As it turns out, no matter how Jiang Huanyu and his group tried to deal with her, she had thirty-six strategies.
Jiang Huanyu wanted to wage a price war with her, but she simply opened up other channels to avoid the battle, making him punch a pillow.
Even without spending money on actors, the advertising on the streets would probably still generate good sales.
Poly doesn't have any low-priced products to compete with them for the time being, and it won't be able to fight back for at least the next month.
"I'll go with whatever you say. As long as you don't mess things up for me at crucial moments like those two from the department store, I'll be thankful. As for the factory manager position, I don't even consider it," Shen Mingzhi said indifferently.
Holding the bill the accountant gave her, she frowned, showing no joy whatsoever.
"What's wrong? Aren't you happy that you won the war?" Director Sun asked as he walked over to her, holding a teacup.
“It’s April, and our sales are about the same as the last three months of last year. If this continues, it will be difficult for everyone in the factory to reach the 1,000 yuan mark by the end of the year,” Shen Mingzhi told him.
She couldn't guarantee she'd have a better idea this year... Besides, this year is different from last year. Last year, Jiang Huanyu was still confused and hadn't found his place. During the New Year, he had no ability to compete with her at all, but this year is different.
Jiang Huanyu is also slowly finding his place.
In this situation, it won't be easy for them, Poly, to make money. The sales tricks they used last year are no longer effective.
Factory Director Sun's eyes widened involuntarily: "The factory has several hundred people, and each person is a thousand-yuan household?"
Last year, many capable people earned five or six hundred yuan at the end of the year, surpassing 99% of ordinary people.
She still wants everyone to be a 1,000-yuan household this year?
"It's our responsibility as leaders to lead the people in the factory to make money. That's our most basic vision, isn't it?" Shen Mingzhi said calmly.
She had already thought about it when she came: she wanted to earn money not only for herself, but also for those who genuinely followed her, so that they could live a good life.
Factory Director Sun looked at Shen Mingzhi for a long while before saying, "Is that so? So you're not satisfied with this sales figure?"
“I’m not satisfied. It’s far from satisfactory. Jiang Huanyu this year is not the same as last year. You think the perfume didn’t harm us, but it actually had a huge impact. Look at our original cosmetics. After the Lunar New Year, from mid-February to March, before their perfume advertising campaign started, our sales were stable. But after the perfume was launched, our sales hit an all-time low.” Shen Mingzhi showed him the accounts.
Factory Director Sun is a muddle-headed person.
He didn't pay attention to all that; he just glanced at the accounts and saw that he was still making a profit.
"Don't cosmetics sold through pharmacies count?" he asked Shen Mingzhi.
“You need to understand, cosmeceuticals are a new market, and new markets are for making more money, not for filling holes. In this price war, we at Baoli didn’t win.” Shen Mingzhi leaned back in her chair, rubbing her temples.
High-priced cosmetics facing a price war are practically facing a guillotine.
It was almost cut in half.
"One should not be too greedy..."
"Do you know how much high-priced cosmetics we have in stock?" Shen Mingzhi asked coldly. "From the start of our workday until the end of March, we sold nearly 500,000 worth of goods. Besides the 30,000 from Singapore each month, plus the 100,000 each that the two people from the department store took, we still have nearly 300,000 worth of inventory."
These inventories are all money.
If they can't be sold, it will squeeze workers' wages.
"So what new method do you have?" Director Sun dared not argue with her anymore.
The workers' daily wages had to be guaranteed, and the production line couldn't be stopped... He couldn't say that Shen Mingzhi was wrong.
If the production line stops, the workers will worry and be afraid, which will disrupt morale.
“Originally, distributors were a new sales channel, and Haicheng was also one of our markets, but the French perfumer thing completely took control of the wealthy people in Haicheng,” Shen Mingzhi said calmly.
The local inhabitants of Haicheng now prefer imported goods; this is a problem that has existed since the Republic of China era.
In their eyes, goods from France and Germany are considered more high-end than those from China.
"Then Haicheng won't do?" Director Sun asked gravely.
"The cosmetics business won't last long... The environment in Haicheng determines the quality of our products, so it's better to sell them in Guangzhou. But I've heard that Guangzhou isn't a very peaceful place." Shen Mingzhi didn't want Qian Manguan to go to Guangzhou. If something like what happened to Shen Xiuzhu happened, she wouldn't be able to explain it to his parents.
He's still so young.
In fact, Shen Mingzhi believes that Guangzhou is one of the most suitable channels for development.
In the future, Guangzhou will have many clothing markets, and the cosmetics market will be equally impressive. Countless people will have made their fortunes by setting up stalls there.
"Because the market there is also very chaotic now, and chaos breeds criminals..." Director Sun couldn't help but sigh.
"I'll think of another way. Don't worry, just keep doing what you need to do. Don't stop the production of the cosmeceuticals." Shen Mingzhi took back the ledger, her brows furrowed.
She will continue producing high-end cosmetics, and she will also consider low-end products.
This market is indeed not suitable for high-end products, given the current level of national consumption... It would be great if everything could be exported.
After a moment of silence, she called Jiang Shaozhen's construction site.
A moment later, Jiang Shaozhen answered the phone: "What brings you to call me?"
"The financial report isn't good, so I've come to you for advice," Shen Mingzhi said with a smile.
"Tell me what you think," Jiang Shaozhen said, feigning seriousness.
"I looked at the accounts today, and since Jiang Huanyu's perfume was launched, our factory's high-end cosmetics sales have been very dismal... This gave me an insight, which is that at this time, the national consumption level is limited, and it is indeed difficult to produce high-end products... After all, our factory has no financial support and no leadership support. I want to do it, but the funds won't last long. But even under these circumstances, I still want to continue." Shen Mingzhi had indeed spent a lot of time developing this batch of high-end products.
As the Chinese New Year approached, the factory's R&D team worked day and night on research and development.
It would be such a waste to abandon it now.
"You want to switch to exporting?" Jiang Shaozhen immediately knew her intention.
“Yes, you know someone who does purchasing abroad. I wanted to ask if it's possible to sell to France, island nations, and Germany?” Shen Mingzhi most hoped to sell to France.
"In the cosmetics sector, there are foreign testing standards. I've seen the specific data for your cosmetics and also asked my friends in foreign trade. They said that there is a serious prejudice against our domestic products abroad, especially in the area of daily necessities. I think we could consider Hong Kong and Macau," Jiang Shaozhen said gently.
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