Chapter 0006 Sales Performance is Poor

However, before making a decision, Jia Yapeng still asked one more question, "How much do they sell for, the instant noodles from Tongyi and Master Kong?"

In the factory workshop, facing all his employees, Jia Yapeng began to describe a gigantic pancake out of thin air. Unfortunately, these workers were rather dim-witted, unable to see the large pancake in the air, and could only look at their little boss with a face full of helplessness

Ladies and gentlemen, I have good news to share with everyone. Tomorrow, our new product will be launched across the entire Yuzhang region. In a very short time, we will be able to capture the entire instant noodle market in Yuzhang, selling hundreds of boxes of instant noodles every day. In the future, we will also be able to capture the national market, at which point we will be able to sell tens of thousands of boxes of instant noodles every day

Soon, several groups returned, and from their mouths, Jia Yapeng received quite terrible news. His 100 boxes of Little Elf instant noodles had, over the course of a day, sold less than 10 packets, and this was the result from nearly 40 stores combined. This was undoubtedly a despairing figure.

Simply terrible

Hmm! Jia Yapeng did not refute, he merely nodded, and then asked the others, "You all came back from the stores, what did the owners say? Do they have any opinions?"

"Kang Shifu and Uni-President are brands from Taiwan!" Uncle Daling said

If Jia Yapeng truly fails, they will gain nothing at all

"When did I say we need to change the production unit, the factory name, or the address?" Jia Yapeng rolled his eyes. "The other contents on the packaging remain unchanged; we will write whichever factory we are from. Where is the deception of consumers in that?"

I would like an additional pack here

Next, we await the fate of the release day

unscrupulous businessman

Uncle Daling and the workers were left dumbfounded; they never expected that their young master could be so greedy, not only wanting to raise the price to 0.5 yuan per pack but also intending to reduce the quantity by half, which was simply too wicked

Just yesterday morning, the first batch of a total of 100 boxes of Little Elf crispy noodles was shipped. By the next morning, Jia Yapeng had dispatched several groups of workers to investigate the sales situation at various stores

"What? This price is too expensive. No one would spend 0.5 yuan to buy a pack of domestically produced instant noodles!" Uncle Daling immediately expressed his strong opposition upon hearing this.

Uncle Dalin, you must not speak carelessly, as it constitutes a fundamental error. Taiwan is an inseparable part of China, therefore both Unity and Master Kong are domestic brands. If they can sell for 1 yuan, why can't we sell for 0.5 yuan?

When he finally returned, Jia Yapeng almost collapsed, because this guy actually came back carrying two boxes of instant noodles, shouting that the shopkeeper said this stuff is simply unsellable and that it would never be sold in a lifetime, so he just returned it directly

This is indeed a strike that Jia Yapeng has exerted all his efforts to deliver, drawing upon all his resources. If it does not sell well, he will have to resort to jumping off a building

"It's nothing... there's still a long way to go..." Jia Yapeng took a breath, trying to ease his breathing.

It is indeed the case that in this vast world, the boss holds the greatest power. Although they harbored significant dissatisfaction and distrust towards Jia Yapeng's actions, they still obediently made the changes.

"Wait a moment... I ask you, where do you sell all these instant noodles?" Upon hearing this, Jia Yapeng suddenly thought of something and asked.

Not very good, just sold two packs, a total of two packs across 6 stores

... ...

What? The workers have completely lost their minds. How can it be that the best and most crowded stores in Yuzhang City actually have problems? Where does Jia Yapeng intend to sell his products? To kindergartens or to zoos?

"But young master, aren't you deceiving us? According to national regulations, it is mandatory to clearly state the production unit, factory name and address, production date, and there must be no concealment or deception whatsoever; otherwise, one could face imprisonment. Young master, you cannot do this!" Uncle Daling hurriedly intervened.

"Why, aren't Master Kong and Uni-President domestic brands?" Jia Yapeng snorted coldly

Of course, it is one yuan per pack! Uncle Daling replied very straightforwardly.

They believe that this instant noodle actually dares to sell for 0.5 yuan per pack. The domestically produced instant noodles have less quantity and actually dare to sell for half the price of the Taiwanese instant noodles. Yet, this is a domestically produced instant noodle, which is unlikely to sell.

"What a mess! I should have known better than to leave everything to you!" Jia Yapeng exclaimed angrily. "Forget it, I will supply the goods myself tomorrow. Those sales outlets are all inadequate and need to be completely replaced!"

But you wrote on the packaging bag that it comes from the United States

"It's broken, where are you going to sell it? If you can sell it for a price, then that's a ghost!" Jia Yapeng stomped his foot in anger, leaving everyone else confused. He took the goods to sell on the busiest streets of the entire Yuzhang, could it possibly be sold incorrectly? There is no better location in all of Yuzhang than that!

"Young Master, I don't think there's anything to consider. Our previous pricing is what it is. A pack of instant noodles used to cost 0.30 yuan, so we should sell it for 0.30 yuan now! There's nothing to think about; at the price of 0.30 yuan, we can already make a profit of 0.20 yuan!" Uncle Daling said directly.

"Young master, I have long said that this thing cannot be sold. It would be better to honestly produce the instant noodles as before. Why insist on doing something innovative?" Uncle Daling shouted from the side, his face displaying an expression of ignoring the advice of the elders and suffering the consequences.

One yuan per pack! Jia Yapeng licked his lips, knowing that in 1997, a pack of Kang Shifu instant noodles also cost one yuan, but he did not expect that in 1990, a pack of instant noodles was also sold for one yuan

"No," the worker said, "the boss mentioned that occasionally a few customers would buy them, but upon opening and seeing the cards inside, they would exclaim that it was just flashy nonsense and throw them directly on the ground, discarding them entirely, resulting in complete waste"

I was referring to the concept; I was saying that the concept of instant noodles comes from the United States. I never said that this is an imported product made in the United States!" Jia Yapeng snorted, and only then did everyone suddenly realize and understand their boss's sinister intentions

Sanmao? Jia Yapeng pondered for a moment, noting that when the Little Raccoon instant noodles were first launched, they sold for 0.5 yuan, but that was in 1997. Selling for 0.3 yuan in 1990 seems to be a reasonable price as well

"Hehe, the kindergarten is too small, but the elementary and middle schools are our territory!" Jia Yapeng said with a squint and a smile. "Whose money is the easiest to earn in this world? Of course, it's the money of children!"

Then let's sell it for 0.5 yuan per pack!" Jia Yapeng concluded with a final hammering of the decision

Thus, the release time will be postponed by two days. The packaging and dough will be modified as quickly as possible. Since the quantity of the previously produced dough and packaging is not large anyway, we will discard all of it and produce 100 new boxes. Two days should be sufficient for this

Of course, the impression of domestic products is still hard to change. How about this: let's revise the printing on the packaging bags and add a line of more vibrant text that says 'Kawaii cuisine from the United States!' This way, our products will definitely be considered American goods. Isn't American merchandise more stylish than products from Taiwan?

"By the way, I remember that their instant noodles and our noodle cakes are the same, 120 grams, right? This won't do; we need to change it. The noodle cake for dry noodles should only weigh half of the regular instant noodle cake, so 60 grams will be fine! This way, in terms of price, our prices will be the same!" Jia Yapeng said with a smile.

How is it going? How were the sales of our little elf crispy noodles yesterday?" In the office, Jia Yapeng asked somewhat restlessly

Uncle Daling was once again astonished by the actions of his young master

Then according to this, the instant noodles from 1990 should also be sold for 0.5 yuan

This is indeed a great swindler

"It shouldn't be! It should sell quite well. Is there really no one who likes the cards inside?" Jia Yapeng said with confusion

This little boss is quite boastful, claiming to occupy the entire country and sell overseas, selling hundreds of boxes every day. Tomorrow, if he can sell 10 boxes of instant noodles, it would be a blessing! These workers murmured to themselves, knowing that during the best times of the old factory director, the average daily sales were only a little over ten boxes of instant noodles.

Therefore, Jia Yapeng invited experienced individuals such as Uncle Daling to assist

In the future, we may even be able to export overseas, earning a substantial amount of foreign exchange for Huaxia. By then, we will be the foreign exchange experts of Yuzhang City, and everyone will be able to receive several times their salary, with each person becoming a ten-thousand-yuan household

Soon, these frontline workers compiled the situation, primarily indicating that customers felt the price of instant noodles was too high and that they could not afford them

This time, the factory is likely to really go under! No one knows if this unreliable little boss can actually fulfill the promise of paying us a year's salary. Selling all this machinery should be enough, right! The workers murmured among themselves, seemingly forgetting that all this equipment has been mortgaged to the bank.

However, before the official launch, there is another very important issue that needs to be considered, which is the pricing of the instant noodles.

Of course, they are our factory's long-standing clients! Uncle Daling instinctively replied, These are all clients left by the former factory director. These stores are located in various residential areas, near factories, or near the dormitories of factory workers, as well as on the most prosperous streets of Yuzhang City. Those are the best store locations, so it cannot be a problem with the stores!