Returning to the mountain village, starting with mushroom picking to get rich

"Seeing is believing, I'll send you some samples later."

"These are all mushroom spawn produced by our company. They've already been fully incubated. Take some home and store them properly. They'll start producing mushrooms in about two days."

"You'll be able to see the mushroom growth clearly then, and when you go to the countryside, you can show the villagers the actual fruit, so you can speak with confidence..."

Before long, more than twenty peddlers were carrying a large plastic bag.

The bag contained several different varieties of mushroom spawn produced by Xianglong Company.

Yang Lin was not stingy at all with the peddlers who came carrying loads on shoulder poles.

They filled their baskets directly with mushroom sticks.

The peddlers returned home laden with their goods, gradually departing with delight.

It remains to be seen how many of these people remembered Yang Lin's words after they returned home, and how many helped Yang Lin purchase wild mushrooms and introduced customers to Xianglong Company.

However, building relationships with a group of peddlers wouldn't cost the company much of its resources.

For Yang Lin, treating them to a meal and providing a few baskets of sample mushroom sticks was enough to get a group of peddlers who frequently traveled through villages and were very familiar with the countryside to help him promote his products. This was already a good deal.

In the subsequent process, as long as one or two people can maintain a long-term cooperation with the company, it will be a sure thing to make money.

……

"Boss, isn't 5% of new customers within the first year too high?"

After all the peddlers had left, Su Rong immediately spoke of her concerns to Yang Lin.

Giving kickbacks is nothing new in business.

It also has a very elegant name: commission.

However, the commission offered by most companies is basically calculated based on the amount of the customer's first order.

Even game companies that sell virtual data can only spend about three months calculating at most.

In the real economy sector, or even the primary industry, I've never heard of anyone doing this.

"Moreover... some of the company's sales staff are paid on a monthly basis. Now, if we start paying outsiders on a yearly basis, I'm afraid they will complain and lose their motivation to work for the company."

Faced with Su Rong's concerns, Yang Lin smiled faintly. "It's alright, company employees can enjoy the same commission."

"The existing treatment and benefits of company employees will remain unchanged, and additional commission rebates will be added as a reward."

Upon hearing this, Su Rong's eyes widened immediately.

At first, she prepared many reasons and industry cases to persuade Yang Lin to consider the company's costs.

But when the words reached his lips, they came out with a completely different meaning.

"Mr. Lin, can I...can I also get a rebate?" Su Rong asked.

"Of course you can." Yang Lin replied without hesitation, then turned to Su Rong and posed a devilish question:

"I remember Manager Su's last job was also at a mushroom company, right?"

"Having worked here for so long, Manager Su must have quite a few 'long-term clients,' right?"

"Yes...yes, I know some mushroom farmers." Su Rong nodded as if possessed.

"If you can get those mushroom farmers you know to switch their produce to our company's varieties, you can get a cut of all the orders they place within a year," Yang Lin tempted.

"No, Mr. Lin." Su Rong immediately closed her eyes and hurriedly shook her head. "They are all clients of my previous company. I have already resigned. It would be very unethical to poach them from here."

"Moreover, this is unfair competition. I spent several years at my former employer and developed close relationships with many of my colleagues..."

"I understand, it costs extra, right? Ten percent."

"Huh? What?"

"If you can bring clients from your previous company to our company, I'll give you an extra 100% commission," Yang Lin said.

"Don't worry, boss, I'll definitely work hard!" Su Rong's eyes lit up, and she immediately changed her tune.

Yang Lin chuckled.

For other companies, a proper mushroom substrate, with its already low selling price, could potentially have its break-even point affected by a 10% profit margin, turning a profit into a loss.

But for Yang Lin, this percentage of profit is nothing.

After a period of production debugging, the company's production staff have made great progress.

The production line is operating smoothly.

One ton of straw can produce about three thousand mushroom sticks.

Including all the added auxiliary materials, the material cost for Xianglong Company to produce one mushroom stick is only about two cents.

Even after factoring in employee wages, equipment depreciation, and fuel and electricity costs, the cost of a single inoculation stick will not exceed six cents, given the company's current production scale.

Each mushroom log is priced at 2.6 yuan, with a net profit of 2 yuan.

Even if he gives up a percentage of his profits, like 2.6 cents per stick, he can still earn more than 1.7 yuan.

You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub.

Compared to the almost ubiquitous paved roads in the city, his mycelium is destined to take the rural route if it wants to develop.

Give up a portion of the benefits of the strains,

This is undoubtedly a win-win situation.

If it weren't for the fact that he's only just starting out and there are still many places where he needs to spend money.

Whether it's to improve his quality of life or to save money for future development and to cope with unexpected events and risks, he needs to continue earning money.

Yang Lin could easily give away his fungal strains to the world for free, or even pay out of his own pocket to send out the mycelium.

……

As the saying goes, wealth can be very tempting.

The fact that Xianglong Technology Co., Ltd. in Wuyou County was selling mushroom sticks at low prices and was willing to give high and continuous commissions to those who introduced them quickly became a hot topic in some circles in Zixu City, and spread from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, to many places outside Zixu City and in Nanzhao Province.

Every day, many people call the company hotline to inquire whether the commissions are real and valid.

As a result, the company had to hire several customer service staff.

After receiving the company's official response, many people's minds became active.

With word-of-mouth spreading, Xianglong Company's business suddenly became booming.

Almost every period of time, people come to the company to place orders.

In just half a month, Xianglong Company received several hundred customers.

The mushroom substrate produced by the company has been distributed to every county in Nanzhao Province.

"We're rich! We're rich!"

In the manager's office, Su Rong clutched the calculator tightly, a broad smile on her face.

She left her previous company because she was dissatisfied with cost-cutting and efficiency-enhancing measures, and was suddenly given a pay cut. She couldn't stand the company's so-called "wolf-like" atmosphere.

With Yang Lin's commission, she felt even less guilty.

Leveraging past connections and persuasive skills, he successfully lured several major clients from his previous company to Xianglong Company.

They placed a large order worth several million.

She earned hundreds of thousands in commissions from just the first batch of orders.

As for unfair business competition.

Please, her previous company neither signed a non-compete agreement with her nor gave her any compensation.

She's already being very considerate by only contacting her old clients today.

Just as Su Rong was feeling happy, a reminder from a good friend instantly sent a chill down her spine.

"Sister Rong, your company isn't planning to make a quick buck and run away, is it?"