EBE Chapter 112 Negotiated another business deal
Chapter 112 Negotiated another business deal
Tao Wuji couldn't sit still on the stool until he had finished half of his breakfast.
Xia Shengsheng was not in a hurry either. The world was big, and eating was the most important thing.
He ate slowly and leisurely, and only put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth after everyone had left the table.
"Oh, my dear sister, have you finished eating? Siyuan, come on, serve the tea..."
Serve tea?
Tao Siyuan suddenly thought, didn’t his father treat this place as his own home?
"Dad, Aunt Xia doesn't like to drink tea, and we don't often have guests at home, so we don't have any tea!"
Tao Siyuan's stay here during those few days was not in vain. He knew exactly what was in the house.
Xia Shengsheng doesn't like drinking tea very much. When he is thirsty, he mainly drinks boiled water and occasionally some fruit juice. The children are too young and don't like the taste of tea very much, so there is no tea prepared at home.
"Why don't you even have tea leaves? Sister Xia, when I get back, I'll have someone send you some good tea. The tea leaves from the south are better. The tea leaves from the north are too astringent, and the taste is far inferior to that from the south..."
Xia Shengsheng interrupted Tao Wuji who was about to continue talking.
"Master Tao, just speak directly. There's no need to beat around the bush. What kind of food do you like this time?"
Tao Wuji looked at the children around him and thought that Xia Shengsheng didn't avoid the younger children when he discussed business last time, so he just spoke directly.
"Sister Xia is right, your cooking skills are amazing. The meal you cooked last time tasted delicious, but I didn't expect that this instant noodles would be even more unique.
I just don't know if this kind of noodles can be mass-produced? How long can the noodles or sauce be kept? Can we cooperate and do business with this kind of noodles? "
Xia Shengsheng felt that there was no problem at all. Tao Wuji was generous and a trustworthy person.
Although he is a smiling tiger when it comes to doing business, through these two contacts, Xia Shengsheng feels that Tao Wuji is at least more trustworthy than others.
It is not easy for Xia Shengsheng, a woman, to go out and do business alone. Even if she sells vermicelli, what can she sell?
If she could cooperate with Tao Wuji, then as long as the products were good, Xia Shengsheng would have no trouble selling her products.
“If the dough is packaged well, the shelf life is about three months, and the shelf life of sauces and seasonings is longer, about six or seven months.
Mr. Tao just saw the boiled noodles. In fact, these noodles can also be soaked in hot water. It doesn’t take long and is more convenient to eat.
If Mr. Tao wants to sell this instant noodles, I can certainly produce it in batches. It depends on what scale Mr. Tao wants and how much goods he needs. How do we negotiate the price?"
Tao Wuji was just afraid that Xia Shengsheng would not agree to the two of them doing this business together, but after hearing what Xia Shengsheng said, he understood. It seemed that the two of them had the same ideas when it came to doing business.
In this era, a bowl of noodles cost about 10 to 15 cents.
If it is a high-end restaurant, the price of noodles will be higher, between thirty or forty cents, which is not particularly expensive.
After all, instant noodles are a type of noodles. No matter how unique they are, they won’t necessarily be sold at a very high price.
"One serving of noodles comes with a set of sauce and seasoning packets. I charge 15 cents for each. I will first order 5000 sets. I will then decide on the quantity of subsequent orders based on the market effect."
After hearing this, Xia Shengsheng pondered for a moment and converted the price using the prices of this era.
Although she has never made instant noodles herself, she has visited a master's factory before and knows the general process.
Later, out of curiosity, I carefully learned the method of making instant noodles.
The cost of a serving of instant noodles, including the noodles and sauce, is about 6-7 cents. Add in the labor cost, and it might come to around cents. With this calculation, you won't make much money.
But if Tao Wuji wants a larger quantity in the future and can do a long-term business, it is not impossible.
Tao Wuji saw Xia Shengsheng thinking for a long time without saying anything.
Thinking that Xia Shengsheng thought the price was too low, he raised the price on his own initiative.
“In fact, the price I offered just now was already very high. At a noodle shop outside, a bowl of noodles with meat costs only about 15 cents.
I offer this price, plus the cost of shipping and various losses, it should be at least between 35 and 40 cents.
How about this, I'll add another 3 cents, 18 cents a piece?"
After hearing this, Xia Shengsheng simply ignored what Tao Wuji said before and decided on the price of 18 cents.
"Okay, it's settled."
It was so straightforward that Tao Wuji was a little confused. Was his price too high?
"Master Tao, we have to make some arrangements first. As you can see, my house is only this big, and we have to make vermicelli first.
We will need to live here later, so I have to find a new place to build a workshop to make instant noodles. So the first batch of goods will definitely take a long time, and I can’t confirm the specific delivery time with you.
I can only ask you to leave me your address. If these 5000 servings of instant noodles are ready, I will ask someone to notify you.
And you also have to pay a deposit first.”
Tao Wuji also knew that with Xia Shengsheng's current conditions, it was impossible for him to produce such a large quantity of instant noodles immediately.
Good food is never too late. If you want to do this business, then you don’t have to worry about waiting.
"Okay, Sister Xia is straightforward, let's think about fate and write a contract!"
Before the first deal was completed, Xia Shengsheng signed three more deals with Tao Wuji.
And he paid a deposit of half of the amount for 5000 packs of instant noodles, 40 taels of silver.
A total of 11,300 kilograms of vermicelli were produced.
Tao Wuji loaded everything onto the car and gave Mr. Xia 1500 taels of silver notes.
After deducting the money for this vermicelli purchase, the remaining money will be used as a deposit for next month's vermicelli purchase.
The two thousand taels that were left at the beginning were all used as a deposit for the chili peppers.
"Master Tao, please have lunch before leaving! It won't take too long."
After Tao Wuji finished his work and packed his things, he drove the car and prepared to set off immediately, not wanting to stay for a moment.
Xia Shengsheng politely tried to keep him.
"No, there are still many things to deal with after I go back. We need to open up the market for vermicelli as soon as possible. In the future, our business will definitely become bigger and stronger."
Tao Siyuan was reluctant to leave. Although the instant noodles and fried cakes he had in the morning were delicious, there were still many dishes he had eaten before that he didn't get to eat this time!
It would be too unfair to leave like this. I would have traveled all night in vain.
Naturally, he looked a little aggrieved.
Xia Shengsheng saw through Tao Siyuan's thoughts and asked Tao Wuji and his group to wait.
She took out some food from the house, put it in a backpack, and handed it to Tao Siyuan.
"Auntie, what are these?"
There were jars, small cans, and paper-wrapped items inside, and it was impossible to tell what was inside them.
"There is a jar of pickled vegetables that I pickled myself, and the others are various snacks, including peanut crisps, flower cakes, octopus balls, and some desserts, such as tiramisu, puffs, and mille-feuille. You can take them on the way..."
Tao Siyuan was so happy that he realized that the night was not in vain, the road was not walked in vain, and people did not come here in vain.
I took back a lot of delicious food.