Chapter 77
Organic
Wu Shaoting was shocked on the spot. It turned out that Zhang Jian and Zhang Zhi were brothers? Zhang Jian was a famous "top scholar businessman" in the late Qing Dynasty, and his financial resources could almost be said to dominate half of Jiangnan. As for the "Uncle Wu" who did not know his name, his grandfather Wu Bingjian was a high-ranking official and businessman during the Opium War. The "red-top merchant" Hu Xueyan was just like this in front of him. The Yihexing was the leader of the Thirteen Guangzhou, which once dominated the entire business circle of southern China.
When he thought of this information, he suddenly had another idea in his mind. Since he had the plan to start a self-reliance, would this portal be considered independent without the financial support of **? Since Zhang Xiaoya knows so many big-name figures, why don’t he further meet these big rich men by working with Zhang Xiaoya?
With this in mind, he dispelled the idea of making Zhang Xiaoya be at peace with her own heart, but instead changed to a more supportive attitude. He nodded slightly and said with a smile: "It turns out that it is Boss Zhang. Half of the people from the Qing Dynasty know his name! I really didn't expect that Boss Zhang was your uncle, so he was rude and respectful."
When Zhang Xiaoya heard Wu Shaoting say this, she immediately became even more proud. She smiled sweetly and said, "Hehe, how about it? Anyway, I am determined to create a big career this time. I will never give up until I achieve my goal. I must never let my father and brother look down on me anymore. Of course, there is another reason why I want to start a business."
Wu Shaoting asked with a smile: "I would like to hear the details."
The smile on Zhang Xiaoya's face gradually disappeared, she changed into a serious face, and said seriously: "If I hate those foreign businessmen the most, they will take advantage of the weakness of our Chinese government and use shameful and unfair means to suppress the business of our Chinese nation. Hum, hum, my father actually became their accomplice."
Wu Shaoting was a little surprised. This little girl Ding is really amazing. She has such a strong national self-esteem and patriotism at such a young age. She even felt dissatisfied with her father. He couldn't help but nodded slowly and said to Zhang Xiaoya sincerely: "Miss Zhang, say honestly, you are really the first wonderful woman I have ever seen."
"The strange woman? The first one? Is it true?" Zhang Xiaoya showed her innocent look and couldn't hide her happiness. "Tell me quickly, what is the strange method in your heart?"
"I am deeply impressed by Miss Zhang's young age but her patriotic heart. This is a heart-wrenching statement, and there is no joke." Wu Shaoting said solemnly.
"Hehe, I look down on foreigners the most. They rely on their strong ships and cannons and have the ability to compete fairly in business. I don't believe that China is not as good as these barbarians with hooked noses!" Zhang Xiaoya said with a proud look.
"Yes, I believe that as long as the whole of China can be as ambitious as Miss Zhang, they will sooner or later defeat all of these powers." Wu Shaoting said in agreement.
"So, now you can teach me the principles of doing business. Although I am more impatient, I still understand that I have to do big things from a small business to a big business step by step. I am willing to start from scratch. But I am too late. If I start to act earlier, I will succeed one day earlier." Zhang Xiaoya chattered a lot, but she looked very cute.
"Since that's the case, I'm willing to do my best. In addition, if Miss Zhang doesn't mind, I'm willing to invest 1,000 yuan to cooperate with Miss Zhang. How about it?" Wu Shaoting took the opportunity to express his thoughts.
"Hey, how could you, a city gate guard, have a thousand yuan? You lied to me!" Zhang Xiaoya pouted her little mouth like a child and asked half-believingly.
"Uh...Miss Zhang, you underestimate people too much. I am no longer the position of guarding the city gate. I am the first and second-class staff officer of the 24th Town. As for the 1,000 yuan, I must be able to do it." Wu Shaoting said with laughter and crying.
"Really! Hehe, this is great. Then I will reluctantly make it. You can invest in the stock. We two have money to make money together and enjoy the blessing together!" Zhang Xiaoya said with a smile.
Wu Shaoting smiled helplessly.
Soon the two of them got to the point. Wu Shaoting asked Zhang Xiaoya to tell him in detail the situation of the farm she had managed at the beginning. After listening to Zhang Xiaoya's description, he must have confirmed that Zhang Xiaoya's opening a farm, producing fruits and making juice is a very good idea. After all, looking at the late Qing Dynasty, juice drinks are still very rare. The most common ones on the market are peppermint candies, orange water, etc., and there is no fresh pure juice.
However, although this idea is good, Zhang Xiaoya has almost no way of operation. According to her original method, after the fruit is ripe, she squeezes the fruit into juice, puts it in a glass bottle, and then transports it from the countryside to the city for sale. As for the sale to anyone, there is no fixed way. Sometimes it is sold to foreigners, and sometimes it is sold at mobile stalls.
In addition, the farm is not equipped with advanced pressing, or there are no decent juicers in this era. Therefore, it causes a lot of unnecessary waste in the production process, which in disguise increases production costs, so the price of the juice produced is not affordable.
After some sorting, Wu Shaoting made a summary to Zhang Xiaoya.
He believes that the first thing is to build a scientific production line, and according to the current scale of the farm, cut off excess manpower and streamline the operation of the city gate. At the same time, Zhang Xiaoya took the initiative to find her brother Zhang Zhicheng, and asked Zhang Zhicheng to provide some mixers, or preferably invent some simple juicers. Use these machines to improve production efficiency and indirectly save manpower.
Secondly, according to the current cost and production capacity, a series of juice prices can be formulated. The price of juice can be customized according to different tastes and different packaging, and of course it can also generate some brand added value.
Next is the sales link. It is roughly divided into two major aspects. The first aspect is the sales direction. Because Zhang Xiaoya's juice is fresh juice, the shelf life is very limited, so the quantity produced every day must be controlled. The best way is to obtain orders in advance and then start production, so that the juice will not be produced and expired and wasted.
For ordinary Chinese people, there is no special difference between fresh and stale juice, as long as it can quench thirst.
Therefore, if you want to sell this fresh juice well, you must choose a consumer group who can enjoy life, such as high-ranking officials, foreigners, and those who admire foreign countries.
"Why should I sell it to foreigners so I won't give it to them? It's a waste of resources! Humph!" Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoya suddenly picked up her arm disdainfully, looking very angry.
"Miss Zhang, it's wrong for you to think so. You can think from another perspective. How hateful it is for foreigners to sell their goods to us Chinese and make money from Chinese. Of course, we have to give back to the other person and earn foreigners a lot of money to make money from foreigners. Isn't it?" Wu Shaoting said calmly.
"Hey, what you said makes sense." Although Zhang Xiaoya was very emotional, she didn't understand the truth. She nodded slowly and murmured, "Yes, yes, let's make money from foreigners."
Wu Shaoting laughed and then introduced him.
Since the market population is positioned, the sales channels can be determined. Zhang Xiaoya can use her father's relationship to contact foreign banks, consulates, and government offices, high-end hotels, and high-end restaurants in Guangzhou, so that these places can place orders every day, and then produce them according to the orders and deliver the juice at the specified time.
The second aspect of the sales link is promotion. The highlight of fresh juice is freshness, because freshness can also extend nutrition and deliciousness. Although it is autumn now, the weather in Guangzhou is still extremely hot, and it is just right for you to drink iced juice. In order to cooperate with the promotion, you can use the method of distributing leaflets and publishing newspapers to advertise. When the funds are abundant in the future, you can hold juice drinking competitions, juice beauty pageants and other activities to promote it.
In fact, when the popularity of foreign worship in the late Qing Dynasty was prevalent, as long as it could gain a reputation among foreigners, the reputation of this juice would naturally spread. At that time, those fake foreign devils and foreign slaves would follow suit, advocating how elegant and noble drinking fresh juice was.
After listening to this, Zhang Xiaoya looked a little reluctant on her pretty face and said weakly: "Why do you have to ask my father to help introduce me? He doesn't support me. And...and I just want to prove my ability to him. It's not glorious to rely on his help."
Wu Shaoting smiled helplessly and said bitterly: "Miss Zhang, it is a good thing that you have backbone. But at this time, asking Ling Zun to come forward is not an ordinary help, but a kind of business knowledge."
Zhang Xiaoya asked disbelief: "What kind of knowledge is this?"
Wu Shaoting said: "This knowledge is called rational use of existing resources. Interpersonal relationships are also resources, and they are also very important resources. Think about it, if Ling Zun comes forward and asks foreign banks and consulates to order juice, the success rate is absolutely great. As long as you open the first step, sales will be smoother and smoother in the future."
Chapter completed!