Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

After this explanation, everyone suddenly understood.

Behind Zhao, Xiao Dang came out trembling, head down, too ashamed to look at anyone.

Qin Huairu pulled Xiao Dang directly into the house.

The neighbors started talking about it.

"These two are both young and innocent virgins... carrying a theft case on their backs, how shameful!"

"Tsk tsk tsk... A young lady stealing from someone else, how shameful!"

"How embarrassing! I'm afraid I'll never be able to get married!"

"And...once she's married, she'll be about fifty years old!"

"Shameless!"

"What a shame!"

……

However, after this incident, Xiao Dang and Huaihua were too ashamed to go out. They stayed indoors all day and didn't even have the courage to leave the house.

On the one hand, they were naturally afraid of being ridiculed by others; on the other hand, they also wanted to prevent themselves from committing crimes and being arrested.

Let's just get through this first.

Looking at the two of them, Madam Jia was also furious. She shouted loudly, "Qin Huairu, why don't you go find a matchmaker and marry off these two jinxes right away? It's all their fault that they ruined my precious grandson!"

"You two are both out here, leaving my precious grandson all alone in the village!"

In Jia Zhangshi's heart, there was only Banggeng.

Only her beloved grandson.

Strangely enough, matchmakers had been flocking to Xiaodang and Huaihua to arrange marriages for them. The two were not only proud and arrogant, but they also demanded high dowries. However, this did not deter the young men from pursuing them or the matchmakers from praising them.

She's beautiful.

But now, it's gone!

The matchmaker simply stopped coming.

Later, Jia Zhangshi couldn't hold back any longer and went to find a matchmaker herself, but the matchmaker just wasn't willing to come.

It's very simple: a young woman gets caught stealing and even spends time in jail; who can accept that?

No respectable family would accept it.

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye!

The sweltering summer has given way to the crisp, clear autumn air.

In October, as the autumn wind blows, the fallen leaves on both sides of the road rustle down.

There was a hint of chill in the air this autumn day.

On the streets and alleys, many people are wearing sweaters.

Liu Aiguo still rode his old bicycle to work at the steel rolling mill, which should now be called a television factory.

"Master..." As soon as he arrived at the office, Assistant Chen came to Liu Aiguo to report: "Our television set has been taken offline... The first test passed, please go and take a look!"

"what?"

Liu Aiguo was also slightly surprised: from building the production line to the actual lower limit of the television set, it only took a little over three months?

This……

This speed is unparalleled.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Televisions don't have anything too high-end; they're just circuit boards, vacuum tubes, and a display screen, right?

Liu Aiguo already possessed the technological expertise and patents for these things; this time, it was simply a matter of transforming these technologies and patents into tangible products for him.

Liu Aiguo followed Assistant Chen and several key personnel from the factory to the testing workshop.

In the testing workshop, television sets are being rolled off the production line.

There are dedicated testers who test the performance of all the televisions. Each television is tested for dozens of hours. Once it passes the test, a certificate of conformity is affixed, and it is ready to leave the factory.

However, Liu Aiguo also noticed that many were not up to standard.

"What is the pass rate on the first try?" Liu Aiguo asked Assistant Chen.

Assistant Chen said, "It's still quite low right now, only 95... But don't worry, this is just because the workers aren't skilled enough and there were some mistakes in the process!"

"Ninety-five..." Liu Aiguo frowned: This is a failure rate of five percent, what does that mean?

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That's terrifying!

"No!" Liu Aiguo took a deep breath and said, "Investigate thoroughly and find out exactly where the problem lies..."

"A 5% return rate? Are you kidding me? ... Five ten-thousandths should be acceptable!"

"Don't worry, Master!"

Assistant Chen said, "We just started testing today, and the rework rate is indeed alarmingly high. We immediately organized an investigation. The cause is a worker in the soldering workshop who made a process error. He made all the motherboards for the defective products. We have already reassigned that worker..."

"Oh..." Liu Aiguo breathed a deep sigh of relief: it's good that it's an isolated case.

... .... .......

"Okay... let me see!"

Liu Aiguo looked at the television after the test, and its quality was impeccable.

Currently, only one model is being shipped: HB-14-1.

Specifically, it means: a black and white television with a 14-inch screen.

"How's the sales preparation going?" Liu Aiguo asked Assistant Chen.

Assistant Chen said, "The distribution channels have already been established. Today, qualified products will be delivered to the exclusive stores in Beijing, and they can be sold publicly tomorrow!"

"However... what do you think of this pricing, Master..."

As they were talking, Assistant Chen brought over a piece of paper.

It's a rough cost report.

Liu Aiguo noted that the current cost of a television set is approximately 180 yuan.

"That's so high!" Liu Aiguo exclaimed. "I remember that in Japan, the cost of a television set is only around 180..."

However, the high cost in Japan is due to high labor costs.

Labor costs are extremely low on the mainland.

According to Liu Aiguo's estimate, the value should be reduced to below 160 to be considered reasonable.

"There's nothing we can do, boss!" Assistant Chen said. "Firstly, our scale isn't large enough, and secondly, the workers' skill level needs improvement, which leads to some waste in terms of consumables!"

"Secondly, we rely on imports for non-ferrous metals and some rare metals. These are subject to foreign embargoes, so the prices are higher!"

"Finally, boss, regarding the cost of the 180-inch TV you mentioned from Japan, that's the smallest TV from Japan, an eight-foot model. Ours is fourteen inches. As far as I know, the cost of a fourteen-foot TV from Japan should be around two hundred and forty!"

Chapter 134 The First Store Opens with a Bang

Liu Aiguo was dumbfounded; this was something he had overlooked.

However, no matter how much Japan reduces the cost of television sets, it will not pose a significant threat to Liu Aiguo, because when it comes to competition, price is still the most important factor.

Liu Aiguo's television set is fourteen inches.

The cost price of one unit is 180 yuan.

How much will it cost?

three hundred!

This price is reasonable.

Why? First, we need to give first-tier distributors and retailers a certain profit. This is considered a sales cost, which is about twenty yuan per TV set.

Secondly, taxes must be paid.

Taxes are paid to the government at 20% of the price. Although there is a three-year tax exemption now, this is after the tax exemption period has expired, and these things are still considered costs.

A 20% profit is 60 yuan.

That means the direct cost of this television set is 180 yuan, but the indirect costs of transportation, sales, and taxes amount to as much as 80 yuan.

If we calculate it this way, the cost would be around 260 yuan.

The combined profit of the six factories was only forty yuan.

Of course, you can make a lot of money during the tax-free period.

In comparison, things from Japan are not so simple.

Even if an eight-inch TV costs 180 yuan to produce, it has to be subject to import tariffs when it enters the Chinese market. At that time, the import tariffs were very high, 100%.

That's right!