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Qiu Ling, "Well, the 10 styles I mentioned before, 1000 pieces of each style, I want portable lanterns.

Same quantity as above, another 1 DIY gift packs, can it be completed in 4 days? "

Qiu Ling looked at Ms. Tao, who counted on her fingers and said, "Yes."

After agreeing on the style, the next step is to talk about money.

Ms. Tao invited Qiu Ling into another room in the corridor, which was a small office with a desk, a cabinet filled with many files, a portable dining table and four red high-legged plastic stools.

It is as simple as it can be, very plain and unpretentious.

They sat on the plastic stools and continued their conversation.

"This is the wholesale price." Ms. Tao handed Qiu Ling a handwritten booklet and introduced it skillfully: "The eight styles of ink lanterns are all priced the same, the wholesale price is 8 yuan each, the moon lantern is also 2 yuan each, and the rabbit lantern has a more complicated production process and is 1 yuan each.

As for the DIY gift pack, although the labor cost is saved, considering that the production process of the newlyweds will cause more losses, we will provide twice as much materials and tools. In this way, the DIY gift pack is actually the same price as the handmade lantern. "

Qiu Ling expressed her understanding and asked, "Can you please calculate how much it is?"

Ms. Tao took out a pen and paper and began to draft, "The wholesale price of a handmade moon lantern is 5.5 yuan, a water-ink flower lantern is 1 yuan, a rabbit lantern is 6 yuan, plus the portable lantern, the total is... yuan.

You need to pay half of the deposit first. Let me make it clear that if you cancel the order for personal reasons, the deposit will not be refunded. Of course, if the product has quality problems, you can return it at any time, but this situation rarely occurs in our company, so you can rest assured. "

"Don't worry, I plan to place another order."

Qiu Ling thought that since it would take time to make lanterns, she might as well select the styles of the next batch of lanterns today to avoid making another trip.

Before Ms. Tao could react, Qiu Ling continued, "The next order will be delivered in nine days. We need 9 portable rabbit lamps, lotus lamps, and bamboo barrel lamps, and 3000 DIY gift packs..."

"Wait a minute." Ms. Tao interrupted, "The bamboo barrel lamps and lotus lamps are only handmade, not portable."

"Is that so..." Qiu Ling could only settle for the next best thing, "Then I'll order 3000 DIY gift packs, plus 3000 portable persimmon lanterns and 3000 DIY gift packs... In fact, I also want to buy the big dragon lantern, it's so beautiful! Considering the difficulty of making it, this one must be handmade. How many can you make in 9 days?"

Ms. Tao thought for a moment and said, "Even for a master craftsman like us, it takes 7 or 8 hours to make a big dragon lantern. If you only give us 9 days, we can probably make 50 at most."

Qiu Ling had a hunch that if only 50 big dragon lanterns were released, they would definitely be snapped up!

But there is no other solution at the moment.

"50 is 50, this is the second batch of lanterns for now."

陶女士又是一通计算，“DIY莲花灯礼包7元1个，DIY竹编木桶灯礼包6元1个，便携柿子灯3元1个、DIY礼包款的卖7元，大龙灯成品价是88元一个......这批货款价格总共元。”

"The two batches of goods add up to yuan. You need to give me a deposit of yuan."

The big dragon lantern only sold for 88 yuan, Qiu Ling thought it was a bargain!

You know, in the ordinary night market stalls of later generations, the unit price of a handmade dragon lantern is 398 yuan. It was also Mid-Autumn Festival at that time. She wanted to buy it, but was silenced by the price...

For convenience, Ms. Tao only collected a deposit of 9 yuan.

Then, she saw Qiu Ling take out 9 bundles of money from a very inconspicuous canvas bag.

After the transaction was completed, at the invitation of Ms. Tao, Qiu Ling followed her to stroll around the Red Star Community.

Qiu Ling found that not only adults, but even some junior and senior high school students who were on vacation at home, gathered in groups in the fitness square to make lanterns.

After asking, Qiu Ling found out that depending on the complexity of the lantern, the labor cost of the simplest ink lantern is 2 yuan each, and the labor cost of the most complicated large dragon lantern is 1 yuan each.

Junior and senior high school students can earn at least 10 yuan in pocket money a day by staying at home on weekends.

After taking into account the labor and material costs, the only profit that Ms. Tao actually gets is a tiny amount.

Only when you encounter customers who buy in large quantities can you achieve small profits but quick turnover.

"So what does your other factory do?" After touring the old tube-shaped building, Qiu Ling asked again out of curiosity.

Since the client wanted to see it, there was no reason for Ms. Tao to refuse.

She led Qiu Ling to the large bungalow factory area on the left. As soon as they opened the door, they saw a huge dog's head. The diameter of the dog's head was at least two meters wide, so huge that one could not embrace it with both hands.

This is a little yellow dog, somewhat similar to Duoduo, but rounder than Duoduo... It's even sticking out its tongue, it's so adorable!

This factory area is relatively quiet, with only about twenty workers in total. Everyone is working hard, and even someone coming in does not disrupt their work.

As soon as she entered here, Ms. Tao subconsciously lowered her voice: "This factory area specializes in making customized products for some customers. This year we received an order from the central shopping mall to make large lanterns with dog attributes, as well as rockery, flowers and grass to form a lantern show.

I heard from the person in charge of the mall that they will be displayed inside the mall during the Chinese New Year for everyone to visit for free. You can go and see the scene when all the lanterns are lit up together. It is really spectacular!"

As she said these words, Ms. Tao's eyes were shining.

Qiu Ling couldn't help but marvel at it.

The reason was that there was a newly made little carp that was being tested for lighting status, and Qiu Ling happened to see it. The little carp lamp was so delicate, beautiful, colorful and lifelike!

She had absolutely no resistance to it!

"So beautiful!" Qiu Ling couldn't help but exclaimed, and turned her head suddenly, revealing starry eyes. "I also want to design a set of lantern shows to put in my home. Are you still accepting orders?"

It just so happens that there is a large leisure area on the second floor of Quanhu Villa, between the master bedroom and Duoduo's bedroom, and it is now furnished with an oversized sofa and fitness equipment.

Once you move things out of the way, there's plenty of room to put some beautiful lanterns in! Create a dazzling light show just for you and your dog!

Unfortunately, Ms. Tao's next words made Qiu Ling feel very regretful.

"I'm sorry, but we don't have enough time this year. The light show for the mall alone will take up all of our time in the second half of the year. We don't have time to accept other custom orders." Ms. Tao said regretfully.

Qiu Ling continued to ask, "What about next year?"

"... maybe next year."

"Then I'll book it for next year!!"

Next, Qiu Ling spent several hours telling Ms. Tao about her favorite form of lantern show. Regardless of the price, she just wanted the most luxurious and beautiful one!

After looking at the floor plan provided by Qiu Ling, Ms. Tao promised to provide the first version of the design sketch within 10 days.

This fee is not cheap, the initial price is 98.

In the words of Qiu Ling: Money can’t buy my happiness!