Chapter 71 The Cost of Cans

Lin Quan didn’t know what it meant that supply exceeded demand, but the bright and confident smile on her sister-in-law’s face deeply infected her, and she no longer had the idea of ​​questioning it.

Early the next morning, after Xu Wanning had breakfast, she took two cans to Hongqi Commune.

When President Chen heard that Xu Zhiqing from Dajiang Village came to see him, he knew that the person coming was Xu Wanning. He deliberately canceled a less important meeting and personally received her in his office.

"President Chen, when we were building the branch factory years ago, do you remember that I suggested that our branch factory could make canned fruits? Fortunately, I successfully made canned yellow peaches and brought them to you to have a look. "

President Chen suddenly became interested when he heard that Xu Wanning had actually made cans.

He sat up straight and looked at the two glass jars on the table.

"Isn't this just peach syrup?"

"You can understand it that way. But the syrup made by ordinary people can only be eaten at home. Once it is packaged into cans, it can be transported over long distances."

"Think about it, we are black The province has this advantage. The weather is cold in winter and food is not easy to spoil. We can store some shelf-stable fruits in winter and make them into cans, so that they can be sold all over the country,"

said President Chen. was shaken.

Seeing this, Xu Wanning immediately opened one of the cans and said, "President Chen, please try this first."

President Chen didn't have high hopes at first, but when he took the crisp and sweet yellow peach into his mouth, his eyes suddenly widened. Liang said, "Don't tell me, Huang Tao tastes really good if you do it this way."

For the sake of face, President Chen took a few bites and stopped eating.

"In this case, I'll have Factory Director Sun come over, and we'll have a meeting to discuss your can. If there are no accidents, your branch factory can produce cans."

"Okay, then I'll wait for good news."

Chen The president didn't let Xu Wanning wait too long and came to her with good news.

"After unanimous discussion between the leaders of our commune and the leaders of Chunhua Food Factory, your branch factory can produce cans. It's just that the pricing issue needs to be carefully considered."

Xu Wanning and President Chen made a calculation.

The cost of a glass jar with an aluminum lid is about 50 cents. If it is purchased on a large scale, the price at the glass factory can be reduced to between 47 cents and 48 cents.

The branch factory needs at least four machines for screwing caps and vacuuming. President Chen can help contact us for materials. The labor cost is between 20 and 25 yuan.

A glass jar can hold seven to eight taels of yellow peaches. This is the weight after cooking. For fresh yellow peaches, it is about one pound.

The cost of yellow peaches is not high. There are a large number of yellow peach trees in Dajiang Village alone, not to mention several other villages.

And when the weather gets warmer, there are more types of fruits, so we are no longer limited to making canned yellow peaches.

But no matter what kind of can you make, you need a lot of rock sugar.

These days, you have to use sugar coupons to buy sugar, and the price of rock sugar itself is not low, so this is the biggest expense.

"Calculated in this way, the cost of a canned yellow peach is about one yuan. This is only the cost of the canned yellow peach itself, excluding manpower, material resources, and later transportation costs."

"So the selling price cannot be too cheap. , at least two dollars."

"Two dollars?" President Chen frowned.

In their original plan, the price would be at most one yuan, but now the cost is even one yuan.

Priced at two yuan, will anyone really buy it?

"President Chen, for the people of Hedong Town and even Heilongjiang Province, the price is indeed not cheap, but if you think about it further, if our cans can be sold to Beijing and Haishi, the price can still be based on the original price. Then double it. "

There are many rich people in Jingshi and Haishi, and they must have seen or bought cans from Youyi Store before.

But the items in the Friendship Store require foreign exchange bills and are very expensive.

Xu Wanning remembered that she had bought cans several times before, and the prices were always more than five yuan, and the amount inside was pitifully small. With her appetite, she would finish it in just a few bites.

And the canned yellow peaches that their branch factory is about to produce are actually made in China, and they don’t require votes, and the quantity is quite large.

Don't worry about selling at all.

"But our Heilongjiang Province is far away from Beijing and Haishi. Whether the cans can be shipped out is still a question."

Even if it is shipped out, it may not be able to be sold.

Xu Wanning smiled and said: "President Chen, have you forgotten Director Zhang and Deputy Director Xu?"

"These two are in charge of food safety. Our cans must be really good. Do you think they will be indifferent?"

President Chen suddenly slapped his head.

Look at him, he forgot such an important thing.

The reason why Dajiang Village surpassed other towns and was the first to establish a branch factory was because of Xu Wanning, an educated youth with a great background!

Deputy Director Xu is Xu Wanning's second brother. He will support his sister no matter what, right?

The biggest worry was gone. President Chen immediately decided that the branch factory would produce cans!

But at the beginning, the amount should not be too large.

What if it doesn’t sell?

"It will take another month to make the glass jars and machines. During this month, we have to seize the time to build the branch factory. At the same time, I also have to select the employees of the branch factory. Once the branch factory is completed, we will officially put into production. "

President Chen said happily: "You are the person in charge of the branch, and you are fully responsible for the selection of employees. As for the initial investment costs, you make a list, and the finance department will allocate the money after it checks and there are no problems. Here you go."

After finalizing the details with President Chen, Xu Wanning left his office.

As soon as she walked out of the commune gate, she heard someone calling her name from behind.

Xu Wanning came to her senses and saw Factory Director Sun trotting over with a big belly.

"Xu Zhiqing, I heard from Factory Director Xu that you made the canned yellow peaches? See if you can sell some to me first, and I will buy them from you on a private basis."

Those canned yellow peaches are really delicious. , as the director of a food factory, he usually eats good food, but this is the first time he has eaten such delicious canned fruit.

"Director Sun, it's not that I don't want to give it to you. The main reason is that I only made two cans in total and I brought them all to the commune. But don't worry, after our branch factory is built, the first batch of yellow peaches will be produced. I will definitely leave a few cans for you."

These days, all factories are owned by the state. Director Sun is just appointed to the position of the food factory. It does not mean that Chunhua Food Factory is the one who makes the decision.

So Xu Wanning didn't need to go out of her way to please him.

Director Sun could only return disappointed.

Xu Wanning was in a good mood and went to the post office again.