Chapter 80 Price Increase
Although Wang Yongsheng was not good at studying, he was quite good at accounting. He could get the result after a little mental calculation.

"That's right, it's 455 yuan. You still owe me 2741 yuan last time. Minus the amount of money this time, you still owe me 2286 yuan." Xu Qiang had already calculated it in advance and reported it directly to Wang Yongsheng.

"Well, I'll take it." Wang Yongsheng nodded with satisfaction, and said to Xu Qiang before leaving: "See you at the restaurant at noon."

"Got it!" After seeing Wang Yongsheng and others leave, Xu Qiang closed the door and then lay directly on the bed in the dormitory.

Looking at the slightly damp ceiling, Xu Qiang fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

The day after tomorrow he will go to the provincial capital for a meeting with the factory director Liu Biao. As for whether it will be successful in the end, Xu Qiang is not very sure.

However, in addition to the meeting, Xu Qiang also has his own plan, which is to go to the provincial capital to see if there are any new raw materials for chemical equipment.

After his rebirth, Xu Qiang had not been to any big city. The farthest he had been was to a county town. There was only one commercial street in the entire county town, and there was no chemical supplies that Xu Qiang wanted to buy.

For a chemical worker, it is useless even if he knows many formulas without raw materials and equipment. On the contrary, the more equipment and raw materials he can obtain, the more products he can produce.

Compared with small towns and county towns, provincial capitals definitely have more commodities and resources. In addition, Xu Qiang can also take this opportunity to see what kind of daily chemical products the residents of provincial capitals like to use, so as to obtain some market information and produce more new products.

Another point is that Xu Qiang also needs to develop new sales channels for daily chemical products, not just limited to the factory area...

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When Xu Qiang arrived at the Wuqi Restaurant at noon, Wang Yongsheng and his gang had already arrived and had reserved a seat in the middle for Xu Qiang.

"Brother Qiang is here, come and sit down!"

When Xiao Gangpao saw Xu Qiang's unusual enthusiasm, the others also smiled, with obvious respect in their eyes.

Ever since the shampoo and soap provided by Xu Qiang became popular in the factory, the income of several people has also increased. Except for Wang Yongsheng, everyone else has made a lot of extra money during this period. So in their eyes, Xu Qiang is absolutely the God of Wealth!

Since he is the 'God of Wealth', he must be 'worshipped'. Society has always been so realistic.

"Brother Qiang, I toast you a glass!"

As soon as Xu Qiang sat down, a young man opposite him immediately picked up the wine glass and said with a smile on his face.

"Brother Sheng should toast first, how can it be your turn?" Little Cannon glared at the young man and said, "Don't forget the rules. If it wasn't for Brother Sheng helping you, you wouldn't even have a meal now!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Upon hearing this, the young worker hurriedly sat down.

Wang Yongsheng's team may look like a mob, but in fact they have many internal rules. Otherwise, they would not have been "invincible" in the factory for such a long time. Moreover, they have been doing business together for such a long time without any major internal conflicts.

"Gang Pao, we are all brothers, there is no need to be so particular." Wang Yongsheng also picked up the wine glass at this time, and then said to Xu Qiang: "Qiangzi, I toast you on behalf of the brothers. I won't say anything extra. We will get along well in the future!"

"Thank you for looking up to me. If you need any help in the future, I will do my best."

After Xu Qiang finished speaking, he clinked glasses with Wang Yongsheng and drank it all in one gulp.

Then, the others also toasted Xu Qiang, and their tone was quite polite. "Brother, let's not talk about other things. Can you ask your relatives to bring more goods from Shanghai in the future? The products of their factory are really good. Even if they are a little expensive, there are still people willing to buy them." Wang Yongsheng paused and then said, "I remember you said last time that this is the last batch of internal supply. Can we buy it in the future?"

"That being said, what factory wouldn't want to sell goods?" Xu Qiang smiled and continued, "From what my relative said, they will no longer supply these things internally in the future, but as long as the price is a little higher, they can still wholesale from the factory."

Xu Qiang had long guessed that Wang Yongsheng would ask him about this. In fact, the reason why Xu Qiang said that last time was to pave the way for future price increases.

Nowadays, it costs Xu Qiang less than 40 cents to make a bar of soap, and he sells it to Wang Yongsheng for 70 cents. However, the retail price that Wang Yongsheng sells to other people in the factory is one yuan and ten cents. The difference between the two is more than Xu Qiang's, so Xu Qiang still has room to raise prices.

In addition, the reason why Xu Qiang sold the products at a low price in the beginning was that he hoped to use Wang Yongsheng to open up the factory's market. Now that there are more and more loyal users in the factory, Xu Qiang naturally wants to make more profits.

"Then if we sell it in the future, how much will the price increase?" Wang Yongsheng asked immediately.

The other people present also pricked up their ears and looked a little nervous. After all, Xu Qiang's daily chemical products are currently their largest source of income. The increase in costs will definitely affect their sales and income.

"In fact, the price has not increased much. I heard from my relatives that a bar of soap has increased by five cents, and shampoo has increased by about two or three cents per kilogram..."

"Ah, that's fine!"

Hearing Xu Qiang say this, Wang Yongsheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face again.

For Wang Yongsheng, a profit of five cents is not worth mentioning. Even if there are 100 bars of soap, it is only five dollars more. As long as the supply is sufficient and he sells a few more bars of soap, he can easily make up for this slight increase in price.

The others also smiled again at this time, and even in their opinion, the price increase was really not a big deal.

"But..." Xu Qiang suddenly frowned.

"But what?"

"But they can only provide you with bulk goods. The packaged finished products are supplied at designated locations, and we can't get them."

“I thought there was nothing else to do?” Wang Yongsheng laughed and said disdainfully: “It doesn’t matter. Anyway, we are selling bulk goods now. It’s nothing more than buying a few more bottles and jars. That’s how much money we will make…”

"In that case, I will bring you goods at the new price in the future."

"Okay! It's settled." Wang Yongsheng said straightforwardly.

The next moment, Xu Qiang and everyone else had another round of toasts, and the atmosphere was quite joyful.

"By the way, Brother Qiang, I have something to ask you. How did you score so high in the exam that day? You scored even better than our class monitor. You are not really going to college, are you?" During the meal, Little Cannon suddenly couldn't help asking.

"Yes, Qiangzi, what was your educational background? You actually did better than Liu Siying in the exam. She is a famous talented girl in our factory." Wang Yongsheng also asked.

The fact that Xu Qiang got first place in the night school exam really shocked Wang Yongsheng and his friends. No one had expected that a temporary worker from the countryside could get first place in the class. They had racked their brains but still couldn't figure it out...

(End of this chapter)