Chapter 122 Just to live
That afternoon, after Cao Yi returned to the Zuixian Tower, he took Hongxiu out again. This time he treated Mr. Lu, Mr. Kuang and Mr. Yang with gifts. Each of them gave him a hundred rich eggs, four small jars of green lotus wine and ten boxes of flower soap. The winter solstice had just passed, so the three old men were still at home. Because the afternoon was tight, Cao Yi did not stay for a long time, and basically handed over the post to the door. After a cup of tea, he chatted for a moment and then left.
Among the three, the mad duke was really in character. He told Cao Yi at that time: "This rich egg is quite beautiful. The ten husbands you sent here before had finished eating it in just a few days. At first, I thought it didn't smell very good. If you didn't add the rich egg, it wouldn't taste too delicious. However, according to my own taste, add soy sauce, vinegar, garlic sprouts, etc., the taste became very good. The key is that when eating, it was placed in a porcelain basin, which was pleasant to just look at. After a few days, I would like to promote it for you... How many quotas do you plan to sell... What? Twenty quotas... Well, although it's a bit expensive, there are still many people who can afford it... You should thank me at that time."
Mr. Yang also had similar rhetoric, but said that the government's tail-fang banquet was placed in the Zuixian Tower on the 16th of the twelfth lunar month. These twenty-month rich eggs were just right as gifts to subordinate officials, and they would not be too expensive and gossiping; and because they were novel things, they could also be taken advantage of. What's more, these officials were all from literati and liked the meaning of rich eggs and pineapple eggs. Yang Gonggong publicly stated that he reserved 2,000 rich eggs, which would be a large number of money for Mr. Yang.
As for Mr. Lu, because he had seen Fugui eggs before, he was interested in the soap. When he heard that he wanted one tael of silver, and the pineapple eggs he had eaten before actually cost twenty cents, he laughed and scolded Cao Yi: "You are really caught in the eyes of money!"
Cao Yi smiled and said, "It's great value for money. One is sold at this price and the other is willing to buy it. How can it be considered robbing money!"
In the end, Mr. Lu asked Cao Yi to stay and play two games with him. Cao Yi wanted to go back to prepare for the new listing of these two things tomorrow and left. Of course, he also said that he would visit him during the Chinese New Year.
In fact, this was not Cao Yi's refusal, but it was like this. When he went back, he first had to prepare the picture design and production of Yu Xuanji's endorsement billboard. He had previously mentioned in Yang Gong's mansion that he had to erect a card list at the thoroughfare of the bustling streets in Jiangning City. Yang Gong naturally agreed, but he also had to say hello to the officials below. Yang Gong said that he would directly help Cao Yi deal with the official matters, and then pay a usage fee and then ensure that the safety of the card list will not be made incorrectly.
In addition, Cao Yi also invited a high level of painting in the afternoon
The painter went to Jinfenglou to paint figures for Yu Xuanji, and then framed them at the counter of Zuixianlou to maximize the role of the image spokesperson. Of course, he also made an appointment with Li's mother of Jinfenglou to go to Zuixianlou to the platform tomorrow. Even if it was only a few hours from afternoon to evening, he still charged Cao Yi's platform fee of 300 taels of silver. Compared with Li's mother, Cao Yi felt that he was really a conscientious businessman, and he became more determined to support Yu Xuanji's determination to redeem himself. At that time, Yu Xuanji would come to the platform ten times and he would earn it back.
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On the morning of the first day of the twelfth lunar month, the heavy snow that had been falling for several days stopped today. The sky was rarely exposed to warm sunshine, shining on the snow on both sides of the road, reflecting dazzling light. The pedestrians on several bustling streets in Jiangning City were more than ever.
The small cart with the logo of Zuixianlou changed all the black umbrellas before to the eye-catching red umbrellas. Several signs on the car were all decorated with freshly decorated, and each of them wrote the three words "Fugui Egg". Over the past month, the people in Jiangning City have long been very familiar with the small carts of Zuixianlou. They suddenly changed their colors and decorations, and they could immediately notice them, so someone approached to see what the specific changes and differences were.
Then I saw the "Fugui eggs" placed on the cart with exquisite plates, which looked particularly beautiful under the sunlight. I stopped to appreciate them. In addition, there were several pots of Fugui eggs that had been cut into petals, and there were dipping sauce next to them for free to taste. For a moment, almost several circles of people were surrounded by each Zuixianlou cart in Jiangning City.
Everyone used bamboo sticks to pick up a piece of "Fugui Egg" that had never been seen before. It was so beautiful that it was a bit too beautiful. When you smell it, you could ask for a special fragrance. It tasted fresh and refreshing. After dipping it in the sauce, it was even more beautiful and fragrant. Someone asked about the price on the spot and answered 20 pm. Of course, some people thought it was expensive. At this time, even the best Gaoyou salted duck egg was only ten cents per person, and this emerging Fugui Egg actually cost 20 pm. However, compared with the salted duck egg, the taste was not bad, and it looked much better than the salted duck egg, and it also had the titles of Fugui Egg, agate egg, and longevity egg, which was very likable in terms of appearance and name.
So some people bought one or two to take them back for their families to try, some bought eight or nine, and more than ten of them were invited to guests. Of course, each cart will have a notice of the Spring Festival gratitude feedback event on Zuixianlou, which will state that VIPs holding VIP cards can receive exclusive gifts corresponding to VIP cards of different levels, including "Fugui Egg" and "Flower Soap".
Although the audience did not know what the flower soap was, they understood the Fugui Egg. Some people had applied for VIP cards themselves, and after seeing it, they all went to Zuixianlou to receive gifts of gratitude.
On the morning of the first day of the twelfth lunar month of the tenth year of the Great Yan Dynasty, the names of Fugui eggs, Changsheng eggs, Songhua eggs and agate eggs began to spread slowly in Jiangning City. Although there are many names, everyone is talking about the same thing, that is, a pickled duck egg just released in Zuixianlou today. The name is pleasing and looks good. And because it is a novelty, the price is 20 cents. Although it is a little expensive, most people can still afford it.
At this time, there is less than a month left before the New Year, and the New Year is about to celebrate. At this time, I am willing to spend money to buy things that I am a little reluctant to buy. In addition, Da Yan will rest and develop the economy in the entire country. Moreover, Jiangning City has been relatively rich since ancient times, so its purchasing power is naturally very objective. In one morning, the Fugui Danjia sold more than 5,000 gifts with VIP cards.
Although I bought it because everyone felt that the novelty had never been seen or tasted on the first day, Fugui eggs are consumables. If I tried it and bought it because I liked it, I would naturally buy it after I finished it. With the speed and posture in the morning, I am afraid that the output of 20,000 pieces was not long before. Cao Yi asked Hongxiu to quickly buy all the duck eggs on the market. Of course, this is not enough. He went to the countryside, townships, and nearby cities around Jiangning City to receive goods. So far, as long as the production method of Fugui eggs is kept confidential, it can maintain a long period of monopoly momentum, so there is no need to worry about the risk of stocking up a large number of duck eggs.
Cao Yi asked Hongxiu to divide the production process of Fugui Egg into five steps, each step is arranged for different people to operate, and each step is placed in a different room to operate, forming an assembly line project. Each worker needs to be responsible for the steps he needs to do, and he does not need to care about the other steps, nor does he need to know about it. This will also make the production process of Fugui Egg simple and efficient, greatly improving efficiency and output.
On the other hand, the production method of Fugui Egg can be kept as confidential as possible, minimize the possibility of leakage, and allow Zuixianlou to monopolize the sale of Fugui Eggs as long as possible. Although others will definitely develop it over time, at that time, it is estimated that the brand influence and customer loyalty of Zuixianlou Fugui Eggs will be cultivated. Even if the other party enters the market at a low price, Zuixianlou can also focus on the boutique market, increase the price of Fugui Eggs in terms of quality and packaging, and sell it to those wealthy families who don’t care about a few cents.
Chapter completed!