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Ou Ruoxing took several directors of supply and marketing cooperatives on a tour of the workshop to let them feel more realistically the quality of the food produced in the workshop and its hygiene standards.

"Comrade Ou, your workshop is great. With so many people working there, the output should be high, and the hygiene standards are also high. Can we find a place to sit down and have a good talk?"

Director He of the Central City Supply and Marketing Cooperative spoke on behalf of the directors of several supply and marketing cooperatives.

"No problem. The Women's Federation's office is not far away. How about we go there and sit down and talk?" Ou Ruoxing nodded in agreement and pointed out the location for the negotiation.

"Okay, we'll just follow the host's wishes. Comrade Ou, please!"

The group politely moved towards the Women's Federation office.

"Knock knock." Ou Ruoxing came to the door of the Women's Federation office first, knocked on the door, and said to Huang Fang inside simply and clearly, "Director Huang, the directors of several supply and marketing cooperatives in our Beijing City are here to visit the food workshop in our base family compound. Now they want to use our Women's Federation office to sit down and have a good discussion about cooperation."

Huang Fang heard this and immediately and enthusiastically invited the people in. "Hey, welcome, directors. You must have worked hard on the journey. Come in and have a cup of tea and rest your feet."

Huang Fang is worthy of being a worker in the Women's Federation. Look how smooth she is.

"Dear directors, this is Huang Fang, the director of our Women's Federation. The workshop in our family compound is also thanks to the support of Director Huang and the military logistics department, otherwise it would not be able to develop so smoothly."

Ou Ruoxing was a smart man and pointed out directly that the workshop had a legitimate department to back it up and could not be bullied by others.

Who here doesn’t understand the twists and turns involved?

So everyone discussed things openly and honestly, which reduced a lot of unnecessary trouble.

"So, Comrade Ou, several of our supply and marketing cooperatives also hope to order some New Year snacks from the workshops here and sell them in the supply and marketing cooperatives."

"Yes, please see what kind of price is more suitable for cooperation and give us a realistic price."

Huang Fang was so excited listening to this, she thought, "Oh my god, it has only been a short time since these New Year snacks were produced and sold, but they have already attracted the director of the supply and marketing cooperative to place an order for purchase. This is really amazing."

"I know all the directors' requests, but we currently have limited manpower in the workshop, and the raw materials are not particularly sufficient. It is difficult to increase production."

Ou Ruoxing sincerely told her about the difficulties she faced, and also promised to allocate some of the New Year snacks to the supply and marketing cooperatives for sale. "However, it would be fine if I allocated some for you to take back and sell, but the quantity would not be large."

When several directors heard Ou Ruoxing's words, they all started to think about it in their minds.

Well, there is a shortage of manpower. We can solve the problem by hiring more people.

However, raw materials are indeed a problem. Nowadays, planned economy is everywhere and food is in short supply. It is really difficult to supply large quantities for workshops to produce and sell.

However, their supply and marketing cooperatives have their own supply channels, so it is still possible to supply some raw materials.

So several directors of the supply and marketing cooperatives discussed it and decided that they would supply the necessary raw materials, have the workshops produce the products, and then ship the products to the supply and marketing cooperatives for sale.

"So, Comrade Ou, if we can provide the raw materials, can you arrange enough manpower for production?"

Ou Ruoxing did not reply immediately. Instead, she looked at Huang Fang and asked, "Director Huang, what do you think?"

Huang Fang thought about it for a while and responded directly, "I can solve the manpower problem here, and Comrade Ou will discuss other aspects with everyone."

After getting Huang Fang's confirmation, Director He from the Central City directly spoke on behalf of several supply and marketing cooperatives about the order volumes and corresponding prices. "Since we provide the raw materials and your workshop processes them, the prices won't be that high. Your candy rings and dimes are sold at 1.5 yuan per pound, and your fried rice cakes are sold at 1.2 yuan per pound. In this way, we will purchase the candy rings and dimes at 50 cents per pound, and the fried rice cakes at 30 cents per pound. What do you think?"

Apart from the labor cost, there is really no profit from this price, which is equivalent to working for free. "Director He, you are joking. You provide the raw materials, but we also have to pay for the labor and other necessary auxiliary materials. The cost of this part is not small. With the price you give, our workshop will lose money even if we are processing on behalf of others. We can't let the family members work for nothing."

"Then according to Comrade Ou, how can we cooperate better?"

"Well, let's do this. You provide the raw materials, and we will also provide the labor and auxiliary materials. We won't discuss how to distribute them. The price per kilogram will be set at half of the current selling price, and each product must not be less than 1,000 kilograms. How do you do that?"

If the price is low, you can only sell in large quantities, otherwise there will be no profit.

"No, half price is too high. How about we increase the price of sugar rings and dimes to 60 cents per pound, and the fried rice cakes to 40 cents?"

"Let's take a step back. The price of sugar rings and dimes is 65 cents, and the price of fried rice cakes is 50 cents. It's too low and we really can't afford the cost. We can't let the family members work so hard for so many days and still not get any commission rewards, right? You see, it's almost the end of the year, and it's not easy for everyone to work overtime, right?"

Now that things have come to this, there is no point in arguing any further. The directors of the supply and marketing cooperatives looked at each other and agreed.

Each supply and marketing cooperative placed an order for 1,000 kilograms each, paid half of the deposit, promised to deliver the required raw materials tomorrow, agreed on a five-day delivery period, and signed a contract. Only then was the matter settled.

"Thank you all directors for your support, and it's a pleasure to work with you!" Ou Ruoxing looked at the signed contracts and said with a smile on his face.

"Haha, it's true that every generation has its own talent. Comrade Ou is young, but his negotiation skills are quite good!" Director He praised with a smile.

"You are too kind! Director He really cares about the younger generation, otherwise I would not be able to get this cooperation! Thank you all for your kindness!"

Who doesn’t like to hear nice words?

Now that the goal has been achieved, say a few more nice words, praise them, and make them happy. Maybe there will be a possibility of cooperation in the future!