Chapter 155 Free Gift Event
She was a good worker, and many embroidery works required tracing patterns, so An Zhiqiu knew that the girl could draw, but he didn't know that her painting skills were far beyond his imagination.
Cute cows come alive on the paper, some leisurely eating grass, some pulling the plow, some sleeping on the tree, some raising their necks and mooing...
Considering the problems of carving and later dipping, she kept the lines as simple as possible and used shadows to express the degree of reality of the carving. A cow occupies half of a B5-sized piece of rice paper, and there are slogans with a strong sense of the times on the side: Born in a new society, growing up under the red flag; I would rather have socialist grass than capitalist seedlings; If it is hard, think about the 25,000-mile Long March; If it is tiring, think about the old revolutionary predecessors, etc.
She also put a lot of effort into the font. It would be more accurate to say that she used a pen to draw a picture rather than a word, so that the cow and the words would be in harmony.
"Uncle, brother, how long will it take for you to carve a radish flower of the same size? The kind that can be dipped in dye and printed!"
The two of them took a piece of paper and looked at it while thinking, "This pattern is not difficult. It is easy to cut. It is only used for engraving. We are not pursuing the overall appearance. It takes about seven or eight minutes to complete one."
Chef Zhang and An Zhixia couldn't help but take out their knives and each picked up a large radish to try carving. The heavy knives were like feathers in their hands, allowing them to quickly cut, pick, peel and scratch. Soon, the outline of the cow gradually became clear.
The shredded radish fell off bit by bit, and the pattern on the paper was transferred over in a mirror-like manner without any difference.
An Zhixia took the radish and gently printed it on the dark wooden table, and a beautiful and delicate pattern appeared. Everyone seemed to have more confidence in the event she mentioned. With beautiful New Year pictures given away for free as a gimmick, I believe many people will be attracted to come and watch the fun.
When there are too many people, no matter whether the supply and marketing cooperatives can sell their warehoused goods or not, there will definitely be people in their state-owned restaurants who will smell the aroma, buy some food and continue to watch the fight.
After seeing the two's knife skills, An Zhixia also drew a lot of patterns with words on flowers and plants, iconic buildings, and transportation tools. There were more than 20 kinds of patterns! It would probably take them more than an hour.
Chef Zhang felt a little jealous when he touched the knife. There was a junior next to him competing with him. He didn't want to leave at all. He directly sent the kitchen assistant and the waiter to go to the headquarters with their credentials and the application form he wrote by hand to order goods, while he himself was immersed in carving radish flowers.
When we returned to the supply and marketing cooperative, Uncle Chang's wife had already called ten people over. Although their ages varied greatly, they were all good workers.
Relying on the original owner's memory, An Zhixia took a pair of scissors and cut more than twenty window paper-cuts that looked complicated and beautiful but were made by clever folding. Everyone was good at tracing patterns and learned quickly. Each person was responsible for two or three items. After only cutting a few, they could all cut out beautiful and exquisite window paper-cuts smoothly.
When they heard An Zhixia say that they could earn one cent for cutting ten paper-cuts, they were all excited. If they were skilled at cutting paper-cuts, they could cut several paper-cuts together. Usually, they had to cooperate with their families to make matchboxes, and they could only earn one cent for cutting more than 20 paper-cuts.
There were also four female comrades who took radish stamps and dipped them in bright red paint to print New Year pictures on paper. They could earn one cent for every twenty prints. They took turns doing these two jobs.
Everyone was very efficient. By the time An Zhixia had finished making arrangements and returned to the hall, someone had already heard the news and came over to inquire about its truth.
The sales clerks of this era are so arrogant. They sit behind the counter with droopy eyes and do their own thing. They respond to you only twice in ten sentences in a bad mood. And when they are in a bad mood and relatives come over, their words are so harsh that it makes your heart ache.
They just came to take a look out of curiosity, novelty and gossip, but they found that the salespersons in this inconspicuous supply and marketing cooperative had a very nice attitude. It really lived up to the name on the plaque, "like a breeze blowing ten miles away."
Having never been treated so warmly by a salesperson before, they felt too embarrassed to take their foot back after having stepped through the door. They could only buy some needles, thread and candy bars and wait for the gifts.
An Zhixia smiled and nodded to them, asking them to wait for a moment, then asked the warehouse guys to move out a table and place it in the middle of the supply and marketing cooperative hall, and put out writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone.
A thick stack of red paper had been cut in advance. She washed her hands solemnly with soap, rolled up her sleeves, squinted her eyes in everyone's curious and disbelieving gazes, found spring couplets suitable for the contemporary era from the electronic library, held the brush, dipped it in ink, and began to write on the paper.
"The present is a good time for a hundred generations, and the ancient country is new today..."
"Horizontal banner: All things are renewed, the calligraphy is good, the couplet is even better, I want it!"
Everyone looked at the beautiful couplets, which looked like a horse running free from its reins, and felt excited. It was hard to imagine that they were written by a young lesbian who was as pretty as a porcelain doll. They immediately asked for the couplets.
"Comrades, you all have numbers in your hands. Please line up in order of your numbers to receive the couplets! We have many varieties of couplets. You may want to take a look at your own..." The warehouse guys maintained order with a smile.
Everyone just smiled shyly and lined up consciously without any need for further explanation.
"The cold and warmth are the flavor of the New Year, separations and reunions show the meaning of the New Year, reunion brings a warm spring. This is novel and catchy, and has a good meaning!" The person who received the couplet nodded with satisfaction and rolled it up carefully.
Mao Xiaohuan had already brought another batch of gifts from the backyard: window decorations and New Year pictures. Everyone could choose one of the two as long as they entered the store.
Both are good-looking and come in a variety of styles, so everyone had trouble making a choice.
Mao Xiaohuan reminded him at the right time: "Each person can only choose one. The quality of the goods in our store is good. You can take a look. Although they are not as novel as the supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores in the city center, they are very practical. There is a free gift promotion. You can take a look at the sign on the wall."
Director Huang transferred a lot of warehouse inventory, most of which were eliminated by new styles, and they were intercepted before they were written off and shipped out. Because they got the price reduction standard, as long as their sales of this batch of goods reached the target, they could do whatever they wanted.
The price reduction activities are too common, and the gifts are not enough to stimulate consumption, but the gifts of different practical values for purchases over a certain amount make people feel that they have got a great bargain. For every 10 cents spent, you can choose a pair of window decorations or New Year paintings, for every 50 cents spent, you can get something worth 20 cents, for every 1 yuan spent, you can get something worth 40 cents...
On the surface, the promotion was very strong with a 40% discount, and the goods were sold at the cost price given by the headquarters. In fact, the goods were sold at the original price, and the gifts were just overpriced goods. Even if the material and labor costs generated by the promotion were included, it was less than 20% off! The profits between 40% and 20% were all included in the performance of Dongfeng Shili Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
(End of this chapter)
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