Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

"I understand!" Fatty Han said as he hurried downstairs. "Is Uncle Ding really his accomplice?" Han Lifen's voice trembled.

Ye Chuan nodded, opened the cigarette box, handed a cigarette to Zhao Ji, and then lit a cigarette for himself.

In mid-March, they decided on the location for their inspection and study: first study in Hong Kong for 10 days, and then go to the island country to study for 7 days.

At that time, Hong Kong Island was at a critical juncture of booming development, and its economy was as prosperous as a shopping paradise. The goal of the inspection team was to learn some of the business models here, integrate Chinese characteristics, and make adaptive improvements.

Ye Chuan was still looking forward to these two destinations with great joy.

With the integration of the canteen, the main gate was also unified as the midpoint, located at the intersection between the two locations. The business point was set up on the left hand side of the entrance, and the supply and marketing cooperative was set up on the right hand side.

Because their crimes were exposed, Lan Tao was sentenced to 20 years in prison and Ding Kun was sentenced to 10 years in prison. They were both glad that they did not suffer the fate of being eaten by peanuts.

Rumor has it that the day after Lan Tao was sentenced, his wife quickly hooked up with a male salesperson from another unit and moved back home with him, as if everything was normal.

Whether Lan Tao in prison knew about this incident is now a thing of the past, and even if he knew, it cannot be changed.

When he stepped out of prison 20 years later, he was nearly 50 years old. His wife no longer waited for him and his children had reached the legal age for marriage.

Ye Chuan could foresee that his son might suffer when the wind rose because of his father's sin.

As family members of prisoners, they will be troubled in their studies, employment, military service and marriage choices, and will deeply hate their father's actions.

However, there is no need to have any sympathy for this matter.

Before carrying out those actions, Lan Tao should be clear about the consequences.

All the consequences were driven by his greed.

At the same time, the sewing machine boosters produced by the Second Electronics Factory are entering mass production and are scheduled to be put on sale in department stores on March 3.

After long negotiations, Ye Chuan and Director Sun determined the formal sales strategy.

The booster costs less than two yuan, but is sold for as much as six yuan; one machine consumes one kilowatt-hour of electricity after being used for more than 35 hours.

These features make it the factory's most popular product.

A successful sale would bring great prestige to the factory.

Director Sun attached great importance to the first display of the product, so at 7:30 in the morning he drove a jeep to pick up Ye Chuan to go to work together.

Ye Chuan yawned, holding his wife Tong Yao's hand, and walked out of the courtyard. He caught a glimpse of the jeep parked outside the door. "Old Sun, there's no need for such a scene. You look so flustered!" Tong Yao pulled him and said angrily, "How can you talk to Director Sun like that!"

Facing this, Director Sun laughed and said, "Little sister, let your brother do as he pleases.

As long as the booster is sold, I don’t mind what he says.”

Ye Chuan said, "Old Sun, you have to have faith in us. The products won't go on sale until 8:30. Are you here to welcome me?"

Although he was dissatisfied with Ye Chuan, Director Sun did not respond, because he had been tossing and turning last night, worrying about the results of the first release of the booster, so he came early in the morning to seek spiritual comfort. "Let's go, send my wife to school first." Ye Chuan said and opened the car door. "No problem!" Director Sun smiled and got into the car and took the co-pilot seat.

First, after sending Tong Yao to school, he left amidst surprised gazes and headed for the Second Electronics Factory.

Busy moving work was going on at the site, and two sewing machines were being placed onto the truck in an orderly manner.

Ye Chuan and the factory director got out of the car together to observe the loading site.

Ye Chuan’s design concept is to demonstrate the product to customers in kind.

He compared the performance of the machine with the power assist device installed with that of the unmodified one and clearly demonstrated the former's much higher working efficiency.

Director Sun asked with a little uneasiness: "Chuanzi, is this method feasible?" This was another question he had asked about the plan many times. "Don't worry, you have asked this question at least ten times!" Ye Chuan seemed a little helpless.

Director Sun’s doubts come from his inner uncertainty.

When the two sewing machines were installed, the clock pointed to 8 a.m. and the jeep followed the truck on the road, heading for Xidan No. Department Store.

Wei Dong, the manager of the First Department Store, was also waiting at the store door.

When he listened to Director Sun's detailed introduction of the sewing machine's enhanced power device in the afternoon, although he was quite puzzled, he was also curious. Is it really as excellent as Director Sun said?

As usual, the department store prepared two display tables.

Director Sun waved his hand, and his subordinates had already hung up the eye-catching red banner. There were mountains of sewing machine power enhancers piled up on the table, and the scene was very lively.

Ye Chuan looked at the slogans "Second Electronic Factory sewing machine power enhancer, 6 yuan each, limited edition" with a smile on his face.

Even though the banner did not mention the actual effect, Chinese people are naturally fond of joining in the fun, and as soon as they spotted the promotional slogan hanging outside the department store, several passers-by gathered around it.

They struggled to carry down two sewing machines, one of which was connected to an enhanced power device. It was already half past eight, and the doors of the department store were about to open.

The moment the door opened, a new promotional banner appeared under the gaze of Manager Wei:

"The first 100 customers today will receive half a pound of flour for free!"

"Director, Consultant Ye, what does this mean?" Manager Wei asked in confusion.

Ye Chuan explained with a smile: "This is to attract more customers. We hope our products will become a big hit."

The slogan had only been hung for about ten minutes when it attracted more than a hundred people to watch, and the number was gradually increasing.

When the time was right, the salesperson from the Second Electronics Factory stepped forward and held up the loudspeaker at platform 520.

At the scene, two female workers in cotton robes were working in front of a sewing machine, with a pile of waste fabrics that could be used as rags next to them.

Whether they were shoppers or passers-by, anyone who came close and had nothing to do would stop and take a look.

Everyone was filled with joy as they could watch the fun and get some flour.

Director Sun smiled with relief when he saw the scene. Just this little bit of flour could attract a large number of people, and such an effect could be achieved with only a few hundred yuan. It was incredibly cost-effective!

The salesperson of the electronics factory shouted to the crowd with a loud speaker, tested the sound first, and then began to speak: "Dear colleagues, dear customers, I am an employee of the Second Electronics Factory that produces clocks. I believe that many people have purchased clocks from our factory. They are cheaper than traditional table clocks, but they are just as high-quality and durable, right? Indeed, we always insist on providing high-quality products at affordable prices to serve every citizen!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there were voices of enthusiastic approval all around him.

Everyone has indeed bought this cheap and efficient clock, which can solve the problem with only a small investment and is obviously much more practical than the traditional desk clock.

Many people also praised: "The clock I bought from your factory is very practical!", "The one I bought is more upgraded, no longer has plastic gears!", "It's really convenient, it can wake me up on time every day, better than any wife!"

There was cheerful laughter among the crowd.

There was no need for Ye Chuan to have the supporters he had planned in advance to show up; the spontaneous enthusiasm of the crowd brought the scene to a climax.

The salesman went on to say, "We spent half a year developing this clock and will sell it to the public at cost price because we always practice the service concept of the Second Electronics Factory to meet the needs of the public!"

This sentence is very powerful. It is thrown out before introducing the sewing machine auxiliary device, which invisibly gives the listeners a psychological expectation that the Second Electronic Factory is a large state-owned enterprise serving the people, and would rather make less money to serve the people.

Sure enough, this statement had a significant impact. With such a low price, everyone speculated that the manufacturer was not under much pressure to make a profit. "Well done!"

“This is a responsible state-owned enterprise!”

“No wonder the price is so reasonable!”

“Is it really that little money? I want to buy one too!”

Ye Chuan smiled as he observed the consumers whose emotions had been aroused, and then gestured towards the stage.

Director Sun couldn't help but lean over to his ear and exclaimed: "Xiao Ye, you are really good!"

Manager Wei stared at the scene in front of him, his admiration for Ye Chuan flowing like the endless torrent of the Yangtze River.

By creating an atmosphere before the sale, people will assume that if they don’t buy quickly, they will miss out on the opportunity to make money, so come and buy it!

Seeing Ye Chuan's hint, everyone on the stage immediately understood his meaning.

He said to the people below: "Look everyone, the Second Electronics Factory has developed a new, affordable and convenient product - 'Sewing Machine Booster'!"

He glanced at everyone and noticed that everyone was curious and waiting for the explanation, and he couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. "So what is a 'sewing machine booster'? Simply put, it is an additional tool designed specifically for sewing machines that can improve the convenience and work efficiency of women when using them!"

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the two female workers next to him and added: "No need to say more, let's actually see the effect.

I'll describe its features in detail after the demonstration.

There are two sewing machines here, the one on the left is our newly released power-assisted model, and the one on the right is the traditional operation method. "

“The female worker here is an ordinary employee of our factory, while the other one is a professional hired by the textile factory.

Please judge, is the worker in the electronics factory faster, or is the textile worker more experienced? Next, let's see the efficiency difference between the two and see who can produce more finished products under the same time limit! "

Even though the people on the scene may not fully understand what a sewing machine booster is, when they hear that it is an ordinary employee of an electronics factory versus a skilled worker from a textile factory, their minds begin to waver and they naturally tend to think that the latter has the advantage. This is undoubtedly a huge gap.

The number of spectators is increasing, estimated to be at least a hundred, although it is still a little different from what Ye Chuan expected.

After all, today is not the weekend, and most of the people who come to watch the fun are non-office workers, either housewives busy with housework or have just finished work.

And these people are Ye Chuan's potential customers - they are familiar with and frequently use sewing machines.

Long hours of sewing can cause physical fatigue, especially for the feet and hands, which find it difficult to rest.

The contestant paused for a moment and continued, "We have set the game time to be ten minutes. The competition is to see who can make the most cleaning cloths with these rags! Are you ready?" The female worker on the left was an electronics factory worker carefully selected by the factory director, Sun, because she often used sewing machines at home and had relatively skilled skills.