Chapter 129 The first batch of buttons is off the production line!

Author: Mahjong Jun

Chapter 129 The first batch of buttons is off the production line!

Shanqian Village, Jingyun Button Factory.

"Third brother, can I refuse?"

Rong Xinyi tried to be coquettish and cute, but unfortunately Zhao Wenmu was unmoved.

She went to shake Zhao Jing's arm again.

"Since you are still in school, you are allowed to come only three days a week, and your monthly salary is 200 yuan!"

"Ok, deal!"

Zhao Wenmu made the decision immediately.

Zhao Jing had some vague intention to say a few words for Rong Xinyi, but Zhao Wenmu had already made up her mind, and she immediately decided not to say anything.

The younger brother still has dignity in her heart.

As long as Zhao Wenmu makes a decision about work matters, she will never say no.

At night, Zhao Wenmu had something to ask for, and although it was very difficult for her, she couldn't get it.

In short, he was eaten to death.

The difference is that more than a year ago I was discouraged, but now I am willing and still have some vague expectations.

Seeing that Zhao Wenmu had already made up his mind, Rong Xinyi couldn't hold his thighs up with her arms, so she had no choice but to obey.

"Second brother, second sister-in-law is about to give birth. You can take care of her in the village from now on. Once you are out of confinement, you and Meiyun will be responsible for the raw material procurement at Jingyun Factory."

Song Yun is about to give birth and didn't even come to today's opening ceremony.

When they return to the city in the afternoon, they will take Song Yun away with them and have her admitted to the hospital in advance.

Zhao Wenguang nodded.

He is now fully devoted to his wife, but no matter what, life must go on, and he must work while he is alive. In order to give Song Yun, mother and son a better life, he must work hard.

With finance, purchasing, and sales all in the hands of the people he trusts most, Zhao Wenmu can feel relieved.

"Meiyun, I've got two sales talents for you. One is Li San'er, who you should know. The other is Jin Xiaobao. He will be coming from the capital in two days. In terms of sales, you should do a good job."

"Qilu and Jingcheng are the markets that Jingyun Factory will focus on developing in the next two years. You should work hard!"

After harvesting mushrooms last year, Zhao Wenmu had no suitable job to arrange for Li Saner, so the latter went back to his old job to make money.

Jin Xiaobao continued to work in the capital as a real estate agent and amateur tour guide, helping Zhao Wenmu clean the yard and look after the shop.

These two have some talents in sales, especially Jin Xiaobao, who may be the key to Jingyun Factory opening up the Beijing market!

They have always wanted to join Zhao Wenmu.

So we hit it off immediately.

"Chen Xuekun serves as the chief engineer of the factory."

Chen Xuekun is currently in the workshop guiding work.

Originally, Zhao Wenmu planned to tell Zheng Meiyun to be on guard against others and learn Chen Xuekun's techniques as much as possible, otherwise they would always be controlled by others.

But now he changed his mind.

There is no other reason, Chen Xuekun can completely believe it!

Ever since the chief engineer saw the beauty of the new buttons, he has been a little obsessed. He wishes he could work 24 hours a day and make better-looking buttons every day.

In order to give himself more time to develop new buttons, he spared no effort to teach young people so that they can master the skills of operating machines as soon as possible.

I kept a small stove open for them every day, and I wished I had to let those apprentices go home to sleep.

If anyone in the factory wants someone to learn all his operating skills the most, it’s probably Chen Xuekun himself!

"Uh, Meiyun, you also have to pay attention to the health of your old comrade. Don't let your body be exhausted."

"puff!"

Rong Xinyi, who was already eighteen years old, couldn't hold it back.

Zheng Meiyun, who was only seventeen years old, suppressed her emotions until her face turned red.

"Um!"

She could only nod hard to hide her smile.

"Third brother, how should our products be priced?"

Zheng Meiyun placed 18 sample buttons on the table, 5 types of colored buttons, 1 type of gray button, and each style has three sizes.

"Third brother, the temporary production plan is that the production of medium-sized buttons will account for 60%, and the remaining two sizes will each account for 20%. The production proportion will be adjusted according to the sales situation."

This is more consistent with the actual demand for buttons in life.

"Meiyun, should the proportion of small-sized colored buttons be higher? At present, mainly children and lesbians use colored buttons more, so more small-sized buttons may be used."

"And the proportion of gray and black patterned buttons should be higher."

Zhao Wenmu suggested.

Although various colored buttons are beautiful, they should also be combined with the actual situation.

After all, most people still wear brown or military green clothes. Is it appropriate to match this kind of clothes with red buttons?

The 1980s were not a prehistoric era, so people still had basic aesthetics, okay?

Even the beauty of this era is simpler and purer.

Zheng Meiyun seriously wrote down Zhao Wenmu's words in her notebook.

"The pricing is up to you."

Zhao Wenmu fully delegated power.

He has never done market research, so he doesn't need laymen to guide experts.

"Third brother, I plan to set the ex-factory price higher!"

Zheng Meiyun was also inspired by the old Zhao's crayfish restaurant, and good things should be more expensive.

Expensive, sometimes easier to sell.

"Oh, tell me in detail?"

Zhao Wenmu waved his hands with interest, then leaned on the back of the seat.

"The ex-factory price of medium-sized buttons on the market is generally 7 cents, and the retail price is about 2 cents. In comparison, our gray and black pattern buttons have an ex-factory price of 1 cent and 5 cents, and a recommended retail price of 3 cents;

The ex-factory price of colored buttons is 2 cents and 5 cents, and the recommended retail price is 4 cents.”

Hey, the little girl directly increased the ex-factory price by 1-2 times.

At present, the production cost of buttons at Jingyun Factory will be about 30%-40% higher than that of ordinary buttons. This is mainly due to the higher cost of raw materials and complex production process, and partly due to high labor costs and low output.

As long as the production volume increases, the amortization of some fixed costs will decrease, and the cost of a single button will also decrease.

"The ex-factory price of large-size buttons has increased by about 50%-100%; in comparison, the ex-factory price of small-size buttons has increased by 1.5-2.5 times!"

Zheng Meiyun grabbed a few small buttons, her slightly immature face filled with excitement.

Zhao Wenmu understood that the smaller the size, the higher the gross profit.

This strategy is quite good. The buttons from Jingyun Factory are expensive. In comparison, the small size buttons are sold at a lower price, making it easier for everyone to accept it.

And small size buttons are more targeted at women and children.

At any time, these two are the main consumers.

Zhao Wenmu nodded.

"According to this pricing strategy, if full production can be achieved, on average, the net profit of each colored button will be about 1 cent and 4 cents, and the net profit of other buttons will be about 6 cents."

To be honest, this profit level is very high, because other manufacturers can make a net profit of 2-3 cents per button, which is pretty good!

But there are big problems behind this profit level.

Because this means that the total cost of each colored button in Jingyun Factory is as high as 1 cent.

Others only pay about 5 cents.

"Why are our costs so high?"

Zhao Wenmu was a little puzzled. The cost of Jingyun Factory is supposed to be higher, but it’s not that high, right?

"The cost of our raw materials is 2% higher, the production process is more complicated, and the labor and electricity consumption are greater. This will probably add 2% to the cost."

Zheng Meiyun explained one by one without any embarrassment or panic.

"The most important thing is that our machinery and equipment are amortized based on a seven-year service life, with an annual depreciation of 30,000 yuan. On average, each button costs 3 cents."

"Other machines and equipment are amortized over 30 to 40 years, or even not amortized at all, only maintenance costs are calculated!"
To be continued...