0p0 Chapter 218 Tips
Chapter 218 Tips
After thinking for a while, Lin Chuyi added, "As for the matter of marriage, I am not kidding. I will ask them to work hard for me in the next few years. For employees with good performance, whether they are male or female, we can help them to find a partner and solve their lifelong affairs. We will also give them gifts and dowries. In short, as long as they are down-to-earth and willing to work hard, I will not treat them unfairly."
Everyone present was one of the family, so naturally they would not raise any objections to Lin Chuyi's decision. After getting their approval, Lin Chuyi brought the topic back on track.
"Now that the opening event is over, there are no more coupons to attract customers. The flow of people to the store will definitely drop significantly. As you said, once the two large orders in your hands are successfully completed, you will be able to make a name for yourself in the upper class and attract some wealthy big customers to Qilixiang. Then you don't have to worry about Qilixiang's sales problem."
"However, I think we can use these two large orders to push out the cream cakes in advance. Which of these two orders has a closer date?"
"It's the wedding banquet snack order. The wedding banquet is in three days, and the birthday banquet snack order is in six days."
"Then make a small cream cake tomorrow and contact the manager who placed the order with you before. Tell him that the cream cake is a high-end product we will launch in the future. Since they are the first major customer of Qilixiang, we can leave the debut of the cream cake to them and make a special wedding cake for the wedding banquet."
"We must grasp the special words such as 'first time' and 'exclusive'. The last thing rich businessmen lack is money. What they want when they hold a banquet is to have a good appearance. Grasping these words is basically half the battle."
"And the manager who can choose to cooperate with a new type of store like ours on such an important occasion is definitely not a pedantic person, and must have a certain adventurous spirit."
"Then as long as he has tasted the cream cake, he can definitely imagine how popular the cream cake will be after it appears, and then think of the value of the words just mentioned, as well as the benefits he can get from this matter. As long as he has ambition, this matter can basically be accomplished."
"If the other party still insists on the price, you can give them a proper discount. As for whether they are really trying to save money for the host or just to enrich themselves, it has nothing to do with us. We just need to make sure that the cream cake is presented at the wedding banquet."
"After the deal is done, just focus on completing the wedding banquet. Even if not all the guests are rich, they will still make up the majority. As long as our Seven-Li Fragrance cream cake is in the picture, we won't be afraid of no one coming to visit us."
"However, no matter who asks, don't agree to make cream cakes for them during this period, but don't be too firm either. Just say that the cream cakes from the wealthy merchants were pre-ordered, and that we don't have all the ingredients right now, so we can't supply a large amount of cream cakes. Once all the ingredients are ready, we will officially release the cream cakes. If the other party is adamant and insists on buying cream cakes, show them the price list and ask them to pay for the reservation."
"In addition, you also have to pay close attention to the market situation. If the cream cake does not receive much response, spend some money to expand the influence of the cream cake."
"The upper class is well-informed. I believe the person in charge of another large order will come to you soon and talk to you about making birthday cakes. When the time comes, you will agree to it."
"After completing this birthday banquet, the high-end foundation of cream cakes will be laid. At the same time, the concept of 'having cakes at wedding banquets' has been initially established."
"The next thing to do is to make this concept popular among the people. We will give the market three days to react. Three days after the birthday party, we will put the cream cake on the sales list and officially sell it to the public. At the same time, we can start processing those pre-ordered cake orders."
"As for cake sizes and prices, a six-inch cake is five taels of silver, an eight-inch cake is ten taels of silver, and a ten-inch cake is fifteen taels of silver. For now, we'll set these three sizes."
"After that, you can gradually introduce sliced cakes, large-sized cakes, and multi-layered cakes based on actual sales. You should also specify that custom cakes need to be booked at least three days in advance, and half of the deposit will be collected after booking. This way, you can give an explanation to the previous batch of customers who wanted to buy cream cakes, and also leave you ample preparation time for making cakes. These are all I can think of for now, and you can add the rest based on the actual situation."
Lin Chuyi spoke in great detail and Lin Xiangxiang listened very carefully. When she heard Lin Chuyi mention her, she immediately nodded in agreement.
The matter of Qilixiang came to an end. Lin Chuyi turned his gaze to Qian Laiye and signaled with his eyes that he could start.
Qian Lai immediately understood and handed the two account books beside him to Lin Chuyi. He cleared his throat and began his report.
Qian Lai also considered that the top account book of the two account books he handed out was the account book of Jiangxinfang, so he started with Jiangxinfang first.
"I have been handling things at Yipin Guo these past few days. I have arranged a temporary store manager for Jiangxinfang. His name is Huang Shan. He has good adaptability and control skills. Although he is a novice store manager, Jiangxinfang has not had any major problems in the past three days since its opening. Huang Shan is also very fast in handling accounts. Not long after Jiangxinfang closed tonight, he sent me the account book and the profits of the past few days. I have checked the accounts and all the data match."
"As of this afternoon, all the stools made by the apprentices for practice have been sold, and the stock of wooden carvings, children's toys and other wooden products in the warehouse is running out."
"Among them, the three signature products of Jiangxinfang were all sold out. Among them, 15 rocking cars were sold, and customers reserved three of them. 18 walkers were sold, and customers reserved seven of them. The most popular one was the wheelchair, with a total of 23 sold and customers reserved 13 of them."
"As for furniture, the complete set of furniture on the second floor has been sold out and will be delivered to customers tomorrow via Lulutong. In addition, someone has taken a fancy to a set of furniture models on the second floor and wants to order an identical set of finished furniture. Half of the deposit has been paid in advance and the work is currently underway. It is expected to be delivered in half a month."
"After deducting various costs, the net profit earned by the Craftsmanship Workshop in these three days is 235 taels and 380 coins."
Lin Chu nodded to show that she understood. She closed the account book and looked at Qian Laiye with a smile.
"Normally, it's rare to meet customers who want to buy a complete set of furniture. Most wealthy families would choose to stock up on wood and have someone make it. I didn't expect that within just three days of opening, we had two customers who wanted to buy a complete set of furniture. That's not bad, it's a good start."