sjar Chapter 39 Wholesale 0 Sales
Chapter 39 Wholesale 0 Sales
After Chen Ruotong returned to Zhenpin Pavilion, she immediately asked Chen Sanhe to write a letter to her family. The general content was: let grandpa bring her eldest and second brothers to Pingyang Prefecture. She had 500 acres of fertile land to be handed over to grandpa to manage. When she was not at home, the village head secretly sold the things in the farm. It was difficult to prevent thieves at home, so they should come quickly to manage the farm. At the end, she wrote, "Urgent, urgent, urgent!"
It was not until then that Chen Sanhe learned that his younger sister had a large farm of 500 mu, and the slaves in the farm had bullied their master and had actually stolen and sold all the eggs in the farm. It was unknown what else they had stolen and sold. Chen Sanhe was also angry while writing.
Chen Sanhe said angrily, "It's infuriating. This kind of slave must be handed over to the government for punishment. If our master were here, this kind of thing would never happen. I am also the best at dealing with such treacherous people. No one can get even a grain of rice from under my nose. Humph! To put it nicely, I know how to live. To put it bluntly, I am too stingy, haha..."
"If you say bad things about me behind my back, I'll tell me." Chen Ruotong smiled.
Chen Ruotong felt that each member of Landlord Chen’s family had their own personality and was very cute, especially the old man and the old woman, who were a pair of funny people.
Three days later, the farm owner and his wife Dong went to Chen's house to return the silver. Chen Tong was not at home, Zhao Bo took the silver and said earnestly: "The master is a good person, you are too much, you deceived the master's servants like this, and the master is so tolerant, you are really lucky! Be careful! Be good in the future, don't make such a mistake again, don't be ungrateful for what you have!"
"Uncle Zhao is right. We will definitely be loyal to our master and will not make such mistakes again. Please, Uncle Zhao, speak a good word for us!" The head of the farm pleaded!
Zhao Bo waved his hand and said, "Go back. Follow the rules and work hard. That's the best thing you can say!"
The head of the farm came to admit his mistake sincerely. He regretted his indulgence of Dong. If he had stopped Dong's behavior in time, this would not have happened. This was a thorn in the master's heart. Even if it was removed, there would still be scars. How much effort would he have to make up for the lost credibility in front of the master! Through this incident, he made up his mind to manage Dong well, be loyal to the master and work hard.
During these three days, Zhenpin Pavilion also sold several glass products one after another.
A big client came today. Chen Ruotong and Zhang Yishun accompanied him to drink tea and discuss business.
He was a wealthy businessman in Chaoyang City. His family ran a restaurant, a silver shop, a grocery store and many other businesses. He heard from a passing merchant that there was a glass shop called Zhenpin Pavilion in Pingyang City. He didn't know what glass was, so he came to Pingyang City out of curiosity. He had a very keen sense of economics and a very flexible mind. He wanted to be the first to become a monopoly merchant. So he rushed to Zhenpin Pavilion.
When he came here, he felt that he had made the right decision, and wanted to buy a large amount of glassware and porcelain and transport them to the capital to sell, so that he could make a fortune.
So I talked to Chen Ruotong about cooperation and agency rights.
"Mr. Chen, Manager Zhang, I would like to import more glass bowls, glass cups, and porcelain plates and bowls. It would be worth my trip from so far away." Manager He was sincere.
Chen Ruotong smiled faintly and said, "To be honest with Shopkeeper He, these items were shipped from overseas by a friend of mine who does business overseas. Goods can only be shipped once a year, and it is uncertain what the goods are. It is hard to say whether there will be glass products next time. Therefore, in order to maintain the supply of goods for sale in Zhenpin Pavilion, I can only give Shopkeeper He 20 pieces of glass products and 20 pieces of porcelain. Of course, Shopkeeper He cannot go back with only these few items. I also have the best floral crystal soap. I wonder if Shopkeeper He is interested in taking this?"
"Oh? I have never heard of crystal soap in our Daliang Dynasty? And it is shipped from overseas? Our Daliang Dynasty does have high-quality soap, but it does not have crystal soap. I would like to take a look."
So, Zhang Yishun chatted with Shopkeeper He, while Chen Ruotong ran to the warehouse and entered the space. She put the fifty pieces of crystal soap she had packed into a small box and took it out herself.
Arriving at the living room on the first floor, Chen Ruotong opened the box and was greeted by a fragrant smell that was a bit mixed. Chen Ruotong smiled and said, "Manager He, these are fifty pieces of crystal soap, simply wrapped in rice paper, without a box. I plan to sell these in the store. Since Manager He doesn't want to make a wasted trip, if Manager He thinks these fifty pieces of crystal soap are feasible, you can take them away. They are sold at five taels of silver each in Zhenpin Pavilion, and the price is the same when I buy them from you. Of course, I won't sell them in large quantities in the store, so it won't affect your business."
Then the three of them removed the outer packaging of most of the crystal soaps to see the quality of the soaps. They were really crystal-clear and colorful. Some soaps had multiple colors on them. There were chrysanthemum petals in the yellow soap, which was chrysanthemum soap. There were also osmanthus soap, peach soap, and rose soap. There were many kinds of soaps. There were round, square, heart-shaped, flower-shaped, and triangular ones. Some even had patterns and designs on them. They were really in different shapes! Shopkeeper He was dazzled and couldn't put them down!
Chen Ruotong asked Shen Bing to bring a basin of water and let Manager He wash his hands to try it. The transparent soap felt particularly good. When rubbing the soap with hands wet with water, rich foam was produced. The soap felt smooth, had a strong fragrance, and had good cleaning power.
Chen Ruotong said: "Crystal soap is only suitable for washing hands, face and bathing, not for washing clothes, so customers should be advised not to use it incorrectly."
Shopkeeper He said with a smile: "Who would be willing to use such a valuable item to wash clothes? It's perfect for taking a bath. After washing, your body will be left with a fragrant scent. It's much better than the soap I'm selling now!"
Manager He's grocery store also sells soaps, and high-end soaps are sold for 10 taels a piece. The soaps from Zhenpin Pavilion are truly top-quality soaps, even more high-end than the high-end soaps in his grocery store. So he fell in love with them at first sight and bought them all for 50 yuan. He believed that after bringing them to the capital, he could sell them for 15 to 20 taels a piece.
"Master Chen, I want all of these. This trip has not been in vain. To be honest with you, Master Chen, this kind of good stuff is especially popular among the nobles in the capital."
Chen Ruotong said: "I have one request. The outer packaging of this soap must have the three words "Zhenpin Pavilion" written on it, but the glassware and porcelain can be left blank."
"OK, alright."
Finally, Manager He and Chen Ruotong signed an agency agreement in Beijing, allowing him to sell only in Beijing. This also left room for other agents. Zhang Yishun knew the most about signing contracts, so Chen Ruotong was particularly relieved.
Chen Ruotong wanted to go for the wholesale and retail model so that she could make money quickly. The sales volume in her own store was far from enough.
After seeing off Shopkeeper He, Zhang Yishun smiled and said, "Brother Chen, you have given me another surprise. This crystal soap is really a good thing! This is a good start. There will be other merchants coming to us to buy goods in the future. I am just worried about what to do if the goods are sold out."
"Don't worry. If this kind of goods are sold out, there are other goods. Do you think my friend only brings back these things after going out to sea? Don't worry, the day of getting rich will come soon, hahahaha..."
Zhang Yishun was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He knew that Brother Chen's methods were not ordinary, and it was not surprising that he had new goods, so he was smart and kept his mouth shut and didn't ask any more questions. As long as it was a good thing and not a scam, he was happy to see it happen.