Chapter 69 Delivery
After a day and night of air-drying and curing, Xu Qiang's first batch of more than 200 soaps has been completed.
Looking at the colorful and fully formed handmade soaps, Xu Qiang felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment.
Like the previous shampoo cream, this soap still has a variety of floral and fruity scents. In addition to the scents of green apple, lily, clove and orchid, Xu Qiang has formulated two more scents, namely lily of the valley and pine needles, both of which are formulated with pine oil as the base.
In addition, Xu Qiang also used some special techniques to make the soap look a bit oily. Compared with the most common white cat soap on the market, it seems to be more delicate and silky, and the red, yellow, purple and green colors give the product a more lively and fashionable feeling.
However, for Xu Qiang, who is demanding of perfection, it is not enough to make the product like this. If new raw materials and equipment are available in the future, he will upgrade the product.
Xu Qiang priced this soap at 70 cents a piece, and the cost was less than 40 cents. It was 15 cents cheaper than the common White Cat soap on the market which cost 85 cents a piece. More than 200 yuan was only about 150 yuan, which was still far from the 3,000 yuan that Wang Yongsheng gave.
So during the day, Xu Qiang produced 30 kilograms of shampoo and prepared to send this batch of soap and shampoo to Wang Yongsheng first to give him peace of mind.
At around 3:00 p.m., Xu Qiang made three trips back and forth on his bicycle before bringing all the things to his dormitory. Then he went straight to Wang Yongsheng, who was selling cooked meat with his companions on Theater Street.
"The things have arrived?" Wang Yongsheng's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw Xu Qiang suddenly appear.
"After some of the goods have arrived, my relative cannot take too much at one time, so they can only be sent in batches." Xu Qiang said.
"That doesn't matter, as long as I have goods to sell now!" Wang Yongsheng smiled, and then said to another person beside him: "You look after the stall, I'll go back first."
After Wang Yongsheng finished speaking, he got on Xu Qiang’s bicycle and headed to the dormitory area.
When he pushed open Xu Qiang's dormitory door, a strong fragrance immediately hit him in the face, which made Wang Yongsheng's heart beat faster. He couldn't wait to see Xu Qiang's new product.
"This is the latest product of Shanghai Daily Chemical Factory No. 3, an imported essential oil soap. It uses a Japanese formula and is made from premium essential oils imported from Southeast Asian countries at high prices..."
Xu Qiang boasted a little bit and then opened the wooden box containing the soaps, revealing neatly arranged soaps of various shapes.
"This thing is pretty." Seeing the shape of the soap, Wang Yongsheng couldn't help but praise it, then picked up one of the soaps and sniffed it gently. After a moment, he said, "It seems that the scent of this is a little different from that of shampoo, but it smells pretty good..."
"Different products have different scents. There is a difference between washing your hair and washing your face. The smell of soap is slightly lighter, but after washing, the smell is longer-lasting..." At this time, Xu Qiang also picked up a bar of soap and continued, "In addition, this soap feels very smooth, has a weaker alkalinity, and is less irritating to the skin. It is especially suitable for women and children..."
In order to prevent consumers from having allergic reactions when using this soap, Xu Qiang adjusted the alkali content to make it a weak alkaline soap. In the past, it was used for babies, so its cleaning power is relatively weak, but it will definitely not cause irritation or allergic reactions. "Why do I feel like this soap is made by you? How do you know so much about it?" Wang Yongsheng looked at Xu Qiang and said.
"My relatives told me that they have a lot of experience with this stuff, so they know a lot about it." Xu Qiang curled his lips and continued, "If I knew how to make this stuff, I would have become rich a long time ago. Why would I still have to work?"
"Hahaha, you're right." Wang Yongsheng laughed and said, "I was just joking. I know you don't have the ability to do that."
"You can sell these things first, and my relatives will continue to deliver goods to us. In short, there must be a lot of things." Xu Qiang said.
"Then believe me. We are brothers and I trust you." Wang Yongsheng said.
Wang Yongsheng was quite satisfied with this batch of goods. Not to mention the 30 kilograms of shampoo. This thing had been selling very well before, and 60 kilograms were sold out within a few days. Even now, some people still find Wang Yongsheng, hoping to buy more.
As for the soap, when Wang Yongsheng first got it in his hand, he felt that it was exquisitely made. Although the fragrance was not as strong as that of shampoo, it had a light and gentle feeling and was very suitable for ladies' use.
"Here are 154 bars of soap, each bar of soap is 105 cents, a total of 259 yuan. There are 259 kilograms of shampoo, and the price is still the same as last time, 2741 yuan per kilogram, a total of yuan. Add the two together and a total of yuan..." Xu Qiang had already calculated the price of this batch of goods, and then said: "You gave me yuan before, minus yuan, there are yuan of goods left."
"Two thousand seven is enough, don't count the change."
"It's not easy for you to make money. We are brothers and we should settle accounts clearly. Every penny counts. I can't take advantage of you." Xu Qiang smiled slightly and continued, "You can sell these first. I will send you a batch of goods tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, it's settled." Wang Yongsheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the accounts had been matched.
His business this time was completely a gamble. You know, 3000 yuan is not a small amount of money. If Xu Qiang took the money and ran away, he would have no choice. But now it seems that Xu Qiang at least has integrity, and the goods also make him very satisfied.
Trust between people is built up slowly. Xu Qiang has actually regarded Wang Yongsheng as an important business partner, but if he wants to maintain this relationship for a long time, he must consider the other party's interests.
In total, Xu Qiang costs 66 cents for a bar of soap and sells it for cents, so he can make cents. The net profit from bars of soap is yuan. He makes one yuan per kilogram of kilograms of shampoo. The two types of goods together make yuan!
In fact, with Xu Qiang's current equipment, he can produce more soaps and shampoos in a day. However, due to limitations in raw material purchases and insufficient soap molds, he can only produce so much in a day.
Therefore, the next step for Xu Qiang will be to continue looking for people to help make soap molds, striving to double the daily output and earn about two hundred yuan. In this way, he can earn more than six thousand yuan a month just by making these daily chemical products!
(End of this chapter)