nycdaug Chapter 216 Sold out
Chapter 216 Sold out
As expected of a wealthy family, it was rare that they would consider their own servants. Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin had a much better impression of Mrs. Zhang.
"Mrs. Zhang is kind-hearted and considerate of the people in the mansion. We sisters admire her very much."
“No, no…”
Mrs. Zhang felt a little embarrassed knowing that they had misunderstood. In fact, she just simply hoped that the air in her house would be better.
"We sisters have been taken care of by you before, so we will now give these 67 sets of toothbrushes and toothpastes to your residence. I hope Madam will not despise them."
It's not that the two of them are very generous, but they still understand the matter of reciprocity. They have taken so much advantage of the Zhang family before, so these sixty sets of things are really nothing.
If the business really takes off in the future, they will definitely come to thank us in person.
"How can that be? One thing is one thing. After all, I needed your help in the past. How can you use this as an excuse? You have just opened your business, so it is not polite for me to take your things for free."
"But......"
"No buts." Mrs. Zhang stepped forward and held their hands. Then she remembered that she might have a bad taste in her mouth, so she took a few steps back.
"I know what you two sisters-in-law mean, but we are all doing business, and it is unreasonable to do this on the first day of business. How about this, if you two sisters-in-law really feel bad about it. I will shamelessly ask you two sisters-in-law to send a portion to our house first if you have any new things in the future. Is this feasible?"
Having said that, the two stopped arguing. Mrs. Zhang's idea was good. When they developed new products, they could send them to the mansion for a visit, and they would have a reason to do so.
"Okay, thank you Madam Zhang for your care today. We will go pack our things out now."
The entrance was already blocked by a crowd of people, and Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin had a hard time squeezing through the crowd.
At this moment, many people have chosen their items and are standing in front of the counter waiting to pay. Aji is busy and sweating, and the three assistants are also constantly delivering goods to people.
Seeing this situation, the two of them quickly took out the baskets for Zhang's house and prepared the goods and squeezed out again.
I have to come back quickly to help, otherwise I don’t know how much loss will be caused by mistakes made in a hurry.
After giving the things to Mrs. Zhang, Manager Zhang stuffed about two taels of silver into her pocket.
Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin would never agree to this, so they took back the extra money and only collected the portion they were entitled to.
Just like Mrs. Zhang said, each matter is its own.
After getting the things, Mrs. Zhang took the group away. Originally, the two men should have hosted the guests, but they really couldn't spare the time in the store, so they didn't stay any longer.
After watching them walk away, the two of them went back into the store.
Duan Minmin went to help Aji collect money, and Zheng Yuan helped the three waiters greet customers. With the addition of these two people, Aji and the three waiters felt a lot more relaxed.
The three boys were outside greeting customers, and the girls were serving ice jelly, also busy as hell.
It seems that the effect of today's promotion is really good. Before noon, all the items in the store were sold out, but people still come in an endless stream.
The two could only smile and tell the owner that the tickets were sold out and they would come back tomorrow.
Fortunately, everyone was busy grabbing toothbrushes and toothpaste today, so there were still two or three buckets of ice jelly left. Even if the people who came later didn't buy one, they didn't feel too dissatisfied after getting a bowl of ice jelly for free. They just drank the ice jelly and went back.
In the end, the ice jelly was all delivered, but people still came. The two simply asked Aji to find a board with the words "Sold out today, arriving tomorrow" written on it and put it at the door.
Let Aji pay the money that should be paid to the entruster, especially to the young man who was particularly good at cueing the process today. The two of them specifically told him to give him five cents more.
Those people were so happy after getting the money that they kept saying they would come back to them next time if they needed anything.
After packing up, the two of them locked the door and went to the restaurant with the children and a few waiters.
After being busy all morning, talking non-stop and taking things, the group of people were already starving.
It's just that business was so good just now that everyone's adrenaline was soaring and they didn't feel hungry. It would be terrible if they took a break now.
The few of them still went to Guangfu Restaurant, and as usual, they asked the waiter to serve the dishes according to the number of people.
It was already past dinner time and there were only a few tables in the restaurant. The food was served quickly and a full table of dishes was served in a short while.
There are more people today and more dishes than yesterday.
Everyone was hungry, and Zheng Yuan told everyone to eat before all the dishes were served. For a while, the only sound of eating could be heard at the table.
Maybe because they were very hungry, both of them felt that today's meal was much better than yesterday's.
After the meal, Zheng Yuan went to pay the bill. The meal cost a total of 295 wen. The shopkeeper insisted on only charging 288 wen and said that if you pay, I will pay.
It turned out that the shopkeeper had also gone to join in the fun when they opened in the morning, and bought a few sets of toothbrushes and toothpaste. Seeing that their business was so booming, she wanted to do them a favor.
Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin did not refuse and readily gave 288 coins. It was not much less. The shopkeeper was testing it, and the two were naturally happy to see it happen.
After eating, everyone went back to the store to check the bill and find out how the sales were for the day.
There was no one at the store entrance at this time. The children followed the three waiters to clean the inside and outside of the store and put the furniture in place, while Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin were counting the accounts with Aji.
While everyone was busy, people would come from time to time to ask if there was any more. The children and the waiters followed Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin's instructions and told them that they would only be available tomorrow morning.
The three of them counted the accounts inside and checked them several times before finally figuring out that today's revenue was a total of sixteen taels, eight hundred and seventy wen. It seemed that quite a few people had managed to collect the full amount of fifty wen for the discount today.
After deducting the direct cost of the toothbrush and toothpaste, there is only a little over nine taels left. After deducting labor, travel expenses and some miscellaneous expenses, the estimated net profit for the day is only eight taels.
I asked Aji about the cost of the shop, and he said that he had already bought it and spent three hundred taels, and this cost could only be spread over the years.
Of course, the two did not take into account the expenses of asking Ling Xiao Taoist to calculate the date and open up trade routes. Firstly, this was only today's revenue, and these expenses could only be considered as initial investment, not direct costs; secondly, the specific cost could only be calculated by Jiang Jilai.
However, even if the profit is evenly distributed, it is still very considerable. They had thought that this business would be very popular, but it was still quite unexpected that everything was sold out in just a few hours.
The profit of one of their shops is eight taels. Assuming that the business of other shops is not as good as this one, even if it is only five taels, the net income of Kunzhou Prefecture alone today is eighty-eight taels.
Adding in the other shops of Jiang Ji, it is estimated that five or six hundred taels is not a problem. After calculating this number, the two's eyes lit up. If they divide the money like this, they will become rich women in the near future.
However, the data on the first day of opening is definitely the best. Once all potential customers have made their purchases, sales will definitely decrease day by day and eventually stabilize.
I really regret it now. If I had known that the factory workers had to work overtime, I would have asked them to do it. Now I have lost a lot of money.
I don’t know what the situation is in other places. They can go back and pull it up tomorrow. If other places are not enough, it will be troublesome.
This was the first time I did such a large-scale business, and I hadn't considered everything very carefully. I could only go back and ask everyone to continue working hard and try to stock up more before they come to pick up the goods next time.