sbdcsierra Chapter 175 Career Blueprint
Chapter 175 Career Blueprint
Zhong Yunfeng simply said hello to Erniu and the others, then followed Ye Changyan out.
"I went to Yizhou Prefecture a few days ago and brought some things for everyone. They are still in my car."
As soon as they walked out of the kimchi processing workshop, Zhong Yunfeng mentioned this to Ye Changyan.
"Did you bring something for Erniu and bring some for us as well?"
Seeing that Zhong Yunfeng was blushing, Ye Changyan made a joke.
"I thought you guys would be moving soon, so I bought some things that would be useful for moving. I really bought these things for you with all my heart, but I bought a little more for Erniu."
Ye Changyan didn't expect that after his lie, Zhong Yunfeng would actually confess the truth, so he stopped teasing him and asked instead.
"You went to Yizhou Prefecture to expand the market?"
"I went to Yizhou Prefecture and contacted several large merchants. They were all very interested in Weihaojia's candies."
Zhong Yunfeng looked at Ye Changyan with some excitement, and his face finally regained the shrewdness he had as a businessman.
"There is no waterway to Yizhou Prefecture, so the transportation cost is quite a lot."
"Years ago, my father and I went to Yizhou Prefecture to buy a small amount of goods. The feedback from Yizhou Prefecture was very good. The merchants I contacted were all well-known big businesses in Yizhou Prefecture. They had their own caravans and frequently traveled to the surrounding big cities. They could transport goods through their own caravans."
"If this is the case, we can consider changing the packaging of candies shipped to other places. Glass jars are indeed beautiful and more upscale, but they are bound to get bumped during long-distance transportation."
After listening to Ye Changyan's suggestion, they were both thinking about it, and after a while they heard Zhong Yunfeng say.
"Using wooden boxes or bamboo tubes, as long as they are not overly squeezed, they should be able to transport them over long distances, and they also look more upscale."
"The cost of wooden boxes is relatively high, and the production cycle is also very long. Bamboo tubes can be considered, but bamboo tubes have an obvious disadvantage, which is that they cannot be made uniform in size."
Ye Changyan’s opinion hit the nail on the head, and the two fell into thought again.
Suddenly, Ye Changyan's eyes lit up and an idea emerged in his mind.
"I'm thinking, why don't we use drawstring bags instead? This kind of bag has two ropes at the opening, and by pulling the ropes, it can be quickly stored. Moreover, this kind of bag can be used repeatedly. Girls can use it to store jewelry, perfume boxes, etc., and children can use it to store toys. As long as we determine the fabric and specific size, we can distribute the work of sewing the bags to girls and wives who are good at needlework to take home to do it."
"This is a good idea. Cloth bags are convenient for transportation and are beautiful and practical. But how should we put the Wei Hao Jia brand name on them?"
Zhong Yunfeng's question made Ye Changyan fall into deep thought. Suddenly, he remembered a documentary in his previous life that introduced a long-standing dyeing technique that could dye specific patterns and colors on fabrics.
"We can work directly with dye houses, which can use batik techniques to print the Weihaojia font on fabrics in advance. We only need to confirm the size and dimensions of the pattern to be printed with the dye house, and then the bag sewers can cut it according to the pattern texture and sew it together, and it will be done."
"That's a good idea. There are several large dyeing factories in the southern suburbs of Yuzhou Prefecture. I'll contact them as soon as I get back."
Seeing Zhong Yunfeng's excited look, Ye Changyan spoke again.
"Since we plan to expand the market to Yizhou Prefecture, we can also gradually expand the market to other surrounding prefectures. However, the current production capacity needs to be expanded as soon as possible."
"The cattle dealers have already left for Qianghu on the sixth day of the first lunar month. They told me that it would take at least two months, but at most four months. We still need to find the packaging materials, and it will take some time to develop the market. It would be best if they could come back in early March."
Ye Changyan thought that in the past, cattle dealers would bring goods into the vast Qiang and Hu land and wander around, just like traveling merchants who would rest wherever it was dark, selling goods while buying goods. They would only set out to return when they had sold all the goods and bought enough goods for the return trip.
But this time the cattle dealers had a clear goal and destination, so they didn't need to wander around like before. Ye Changyan's intuition told him that this time the cattle dealers would come back much faster than before.
Thinking of this, Ye Changyan nodded, and then planned to talk to Zhong Yunfeng about the matters of Yunfeng Tower.
"Now, under the management of Uncle Quan, Yunfenglou in Wanshou County is running smoothly and has a gratifying growth momentum. The branch in the city has also been put on the right track. After the beginning of spring, the supply of fresh chicken will also be greatly improved. I suggest that when you go to Yizhou Prefecture, you should pay more attention to the better locations in the area to see if there are any suitable shops that you can buy. We can consider setting up a business in Yizhou Prefecture."
When Zhong Yunfeng heard this, his eyes lit up and the excitement on his face could hardly be suppressed.
"Are you telling the truth? Don't lie to me, okay?"
"The most urgent thing is that you need to train shopkeepers like Uncle Quan who can stand on their own, and these shopkeepers must be reliable. You have conquered one city after another, but if you don't have reliable people to help you defend and grow, it would be a foolish dream for you to expand outward on your own."
Zhong Yunfeng nodded in agreement and listened to what Ye Changyan continued to say.
"Of course, this is not something that can be accomplished overnight. I want you to gradually shift your focus in this direction. Of course, you don't have to worry too much. I have cut off the source of Rujixian. When you compete with others, it is like holding a trump card."
Seeing Zhong Yunfeng's appearance, he was more than just excited, even a little agitated, and then he heard Ye Changyan say.
"Our short-term goal is to open a branch in Yizhou Prefecture first. After all, we are relatively familiar with Yizhou Prefecture, and the cultural customs and living habits of the two cities are not much different. But when we expand to the periphery, we need to do sufficient research and preparation. We don't have to attack every mountaintop. We should try to choose representative large cities. It's not too late to make a move after the preliminary research and preparation are done. We should proceed step by step and make steady progress."
"Chang Yan, what you said really makes me feel itchy, but I agree with your point of view. The selection and training of personnel requires a process. Let's first handle the affairs of the Yizhou branch. Other more ambitious goals will be implemented more easily after we have more experience and sufficient manpower."