I was in my final year of high school, and my deskmate found out I was writing a novel!

By mid-December, everything was finally sorted out and installed.

There are four workstations in total. In reality, they are just two tables against the wall, with two people sitting opposite each other.

There's a computer on each table. Zhou Ming and his team set it up for them. They're in the 3,000 RMB range. Just try out the keyboard; you don't really need anything fancy.

Then there's the monitoring. Each workstation has a portable camera, not for surveillance, but to film the unpacking and assembly of each component, which will then be sent over.

However, we haven't hired anyone yet because Su Miaomiao said she can handle it all by herself, and she said she likes this feeling~

Ye Feng let her be; she would naturally speak up when she couldn't hold on any longer.

The inventory management system was a small software program that a senior student helped me develop. I originally planned to buy it, but Director Liu said that a senior student from his school could make it, and it would be cheaper, with after-sales support available anytime.

And just like that, Miaomiao's Keyboard Shop was completed.

Following Su Miaomiao's post of an opening video, her cousin also started promoting it. Although the noise wasn't loud, the promotion was rather sparse.

But Su Miaomiao's Douyin shop is getting a lot of buzz!

"Miaomiao, why don't we hire a few customer service staff? Look at the mess you've made!"

"No need, no need, I can handle it!"

Su Miaomiao is the kind of person who wants to do everything herself. These past two nights she's been so excited that she's been replying to messages late into the night. Goodness, she's even got dark circles under her eyes.

Ye Feng felt sorry for her, but this girl insisted on doing it herself, and there was no use in telling her!

"Let's hurry to the shop after we finish eating; we have five orders today!"

Don't be fooled by the fact that there are only five orders; this stuff is actually quite profitable. On average, you can earn more than 200 yuan per keyboard!

After all, the unit price is relatively high.

These are all packages that Su Miaomiao and her cousin researched online. Some packages allow customers to choose their own parts, and Su Miaomiao helps with the assembly. The remaining parts will be sent over together. These packages are more expensive, but the profit margin is also higher.

The prices of various accessories in the store are relatively low, and there are also various discounts and coupons, so it's much cheaper than buying from other stores.

With Su Miaomiao's help in attracting traffic through Douyin, it's actually quite impressive.

Two days later, Ye Feng noticed that Miao Miao's dark circles had gotten worse again. This time, he wasn't going to tolerate it anymore. He directly called his cousin and asked her to take over the customer service job. If she couldn't handle it, he would hire someone else. He was determined not to let Su Miao Miao do it anymore.

From now on, she can focus on making videos, and if she really gets the urge to assemble a keyboard, she can do it.

And so, her best friend Liu Wenwen joined her group and helped assemble keyboards for ten yuan each!

This price isn't low. It can be assembled in half an hour, and making tens of dollars a day is a piece of cake!

These two have been together even later than they have been with Ye Feng. When they have orders, they assemble keyboards together; when they don't have orders, they huddle together to discuss video materials.

The key point is that Liu Wenwen really enjoys taking photos, but anyone who knows about photography equipment knows that it's not something a freshman like her can afford.

So, Ye Feng spent tens of thousands of yuan to buy a set of filming equipment. It's not exactly amazing, but it's definitely better than using a mobile phone to film, right?

Su Miaomiao's busy schedule had both advantages and disadvantages for Ye Feng. The advantage was that he could have more time to write and practice guitar.

The downside is... it's so hard to get used to!

Ye Feng really couldn't get used to not having Miaomiao by his side. It was okay for a while, but it had been several days, and she had only shown up once during meals. How could this be allowed!

So, the next day, at lunchtime...

Su Miaomiao tried to run away after finishing her meal, but Ye Feng grabbed her!

"What's up? I'm busy!"

"...Have you forgotten you even have a boyfriend?!"

"No, I had dinner with you."

"Besides meals?"

"Um... I've been quite busy lately, but things will be better once this period is over."

"No, you have to come with me today. I'm not trying to be mean, but you could just hire some part-time workers and train them. You insist on doing it all yourself. What if we get a huge surge in orders later?"

"We can just hire more people later."

"Is it even possible? Think about it, you need to train the staff, and then you need to monitor whether they meet the standards. Is there enough time?"

"But... what if more people learn this skill and steal my business!"

......

Ye Feng was speechless. Only now did he understand why Su Miaomiao refused to hire anyone under any circumstances. So that's why...

"Miaomiao, do you think this requires any technical skill?"

"Yes, the film needs to be applied evenly, and then..."

"What you're saying is something that can be handled with a little care. You learned it yourself after just a quick look. If you train more people now, and there's a surge in orders, you won't be able to handle it even if you work 24/7. In that case, the shipping will be slow, and the customer experience will be terrible."

"Then...what should we do?"

"We're hiring. We get about a dozen orders a day. If you hire two people to mentor them, they can earn a few dozen yuan a day, which is pretty good. It's easy for them. You and Liu Wenwen can just focus on making videos."

"But... I'm still a little worried, what should I do?"

"If you're worried, just go check on her often. Miaomiao, doing everything yourself will only exhaust you."

"But I'm just nervous! I've spent so much money, I'm worried it'll all fall through!"

"Oh, don't worry, things are going quite well right now. What you need to do now is to put the right people in the right positions and let everyone do their job."

"Okay, oh dear, this is so troublesome."

"Isn't it true that you make money by causing trouble? Don't you want to make money?"

"Yes, I want to. I dream about it all the time, that's why I..."

"Alright, don't overwork yourself like that in the future, it hurts my heart."

Ye Feng really didn't expect Su Miaomiao to go to such lengths, otherwise he wouldn't have caused so much trouble!

They're not short of money, so why are they just looking for trouble?

He himself was too lazy to move, yet he created this mess for himself.

After hearing this, Su Miaomiao stopped pushing herself so hard, after all, Ye Feng's words made sense.

At this stage, she and Liu Wenwen are able to manage, but she actually feels it's a bit of a stretch.

The two of them need to spend all their free time on this to be satisfied.

This involves more than just assembling the keyboard; it also includes packaging and shipping, making it a very troublesome process.

She was so blinded by the prospect of earning several thousand every day that she no longer felt tired.

However, after hearing what Ye Fa said, she felt that she should make a proper plan, otherwise failing the course would be the end of her!