Rebirth: I became rich by farming

Chapter 614: Chapter 614 Statistics Quantity (3/5)

Yan Keke nodded with clear understanding, "The price doesn’t really matter to me, but I need to secure the stock first. I’ll have my dad tally everything up in a bit."

Mei Mengzhen felt a bit dizzy, "It’s only August, what’s the hurry?"

Fan Tianyu wished he could knock some sense into her, "The customers buying mooncakes aren’t in a hurry, but we selling them have to be. Besides, you have to place orders at least a half month in advance. Do you even know when the Mid-Autumn Festival is this year?"

Yan Keke pulled up the date of the Mid-Autumn Festival on her phone and showed it to Mei Mengzhen, "October 3rd, and today is August 10th. If you really think about it, there’s less than two months left."

"No matter how expensive the mooncakes are, they will surely be within that price range. We can’t just sell them under the table and call it a day, right? We should also get some stock onto the Xiyuan APP. We have no limit for private purchases, but there has to be a limit on the APP. Since we’re listing on the APP, we need to prepare the promotional materials in advance. There’s a whole lot of stuff to sort out, so why wouldn’t we be in a hurry?"

Fan Tianyu said this with some agitation, and even asked curiously, "If you hadn’t mentioned craving mooncakes today, when were you planning to bring it up? You weren’t planning to wait until you got back, were you? That would be too late."

Well, that had been her plan, primarily because it wasn’t that she didn’t want to talk about it—she had only just remembered, "But it’s not too late now. I’ll get some stock sent over first so you guys can start on the materials. Get them shot in the next couple of days so we can quickly launch the promotional page and then list the products."

Thinking of this hurried Fan Tianyu even more, "Contact them right away. The price isn’t the most crucial thing—people will buy our products regardless of the price. But what matters most is starting the pre-orders and listings."

Pressed by Fan Tianyu’s urgent demeanor, Mei Mengzhen picked up her phone and fiddled with it. After a while, she waved her phone to indicate that the message had been sent, and Fan Tianyu finally eased up.

"When will it arrive?"

"It can be delivered by tomorrow, but Brother Mengcheng has taken people out traveling. They just left today and won’t be back for two or three days. Without him, no one can go pick up the stock. No matter how urgent it is, it’s not urgent these next two days." Mei Mengzhen quickly explained, afraid Fan Tianyu might blow up again soon.

But this time, Fan Tianyu didn’t lose his temper. After all, everything had been set in motion. Like Mei Mengzhen said, there was no need to rush in the next two days, but looking back, "The mooncakes we just had were really delicious."

Mei Mengzhen and Yan Keke nodded in agreement.

Fan Tianyu glanced at her and asked, "Are you still going to sleep? You want to go out to eat, or should I bring something back for you?"

"I’ll take the latter. I did want to go out, but my legs are still a bit weak. I don’t feel like walking."

"What do you feel like eating?"

"Barbecue, hot pot, grilled meat, spicy hot pot..." Anyway, she craved something with strong flavors. However, Fan Tianyu wouldn’t have listened to that. He left the room and came back with soupy dishes, concerned that Mei Mengzhen might indulge her cravings too much, and so he and Yan Keke stuck to soups as well.

Mei Mengzhen looked at the bland food before her speechlessly, wondering, where’s my little barbecue? What is this stuff? But she didn’t dare to speak up and could only watch Fan Tianyu helplessly, yet he completely ignored her.

After dinner, Fan Tianyu went back to his room, and Yan Keke called her father to rush the count for this year’s mooncake order. Yan Keke’s father hadn’t expected Xiyuan to also have mooncakes and, with grand gestures, directly placed an order for 50 large boxes.

Mei Mengzhen was speechless, "Does your family have that many relatives to give them to?"

"If not, we’ll eat them ourselves, and not all are for relatives. Some are for clients too. Thinking about it, I feel 50 boxes might be too few. Up it to 70 for me; I’ve got friends to send them to as well. Just have my dad cover it for me," Yan Keke said, and then added, "Wait, since we’re buying, let’s make it an even 100."

Mei Mengzhen quickly said, "Even though they’re not cheap, I’ll certainly charge you the cost price. It won’t be too expensive for your dad to pay." Indeed, Yan Keke could afford it with her pocket money.

"It’s not the same, saving a bit here and there matters," Yan Keke replied, but then added, "Zhenzhen, did you tell Yiran?"

"No, wasn’t Yiran just saying she would come here tomorrow to see my filming? I’ll tell her then, face to face."

Yan Keke thought for a moment and suggested, "You’d better tell her in advance so she can also calculate how many mooncakes she’ll need and arrange company matters ahead of time. Most importantly, if she gets angry with you, you can just hang up the phone."

"Why would she scold me? There really is enough time—it’s just you guys who feel it’s rushed." Though she spoke nonchalantly, her hand reached honestly for her phone.

Mei Mengzhen directly called He Yiran. He Yiran was already back at the hotel, with Fu Rui washing up in the restroom. She was lying on the bed, stiff as a board! Upon receiving the call from Mei Mengzhen, she was quite surprised, "Oh, Ms. Busybody, no word for days, and now you actually make a call."

That kind of talk—she had genuinely had no time to play with her phone the past three days due to studying. Even the messages from her brother were relayed by Yan Keke. Of course, she couldn’t let her brother know that; otherwise, he would be upset.

"If you’re going to talk like that, I’ll just hang up. I’m calling you for serious business."

"What serious business?"

"Here’s the situation, Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, and Xiyuan will be launching mooncakes. The stock will be delivered to the warehouse tomorrow, but Brother Mengcheng is out traveling, so it’ll be another two or three days before he can get back. I’ve already discussed it with Brother Tianyu; he’ll arrange the shooting of promotional materials and such things. But we still need your input on the pricing."

"Mooncakes, really? I remember that Mid-Autumn Festival is either at the end of September or the beginning of October. I didn’t bring it up because Xiyuan hadn’t had them before, and now it might be a bit tight to start."

"It’s not tight. The mooncakes are not limited in quantity, but they need to be ordered half a month in advance. There are only two flavors of mooncakes but three types of gift box packaging. However, they all taste quite good. It’ll be several days before the promotional materials come out, so we don’t need to hurry for online sales just yet. But for your friends, you could give them a heads-up. Give me a number so I can set aside the first batch of stock."

"Well, I’ll definitely need a good amount. I need some, and my uncle’s side will need some too. Let’s tentatively say 200 boxes for now. For the rest, I’ll post something on Twitter and pop into some chat groups—the number should be tallied up by then. I’ll tell you when we meet tomorrow."

"Sure, not a problem. But even if the orders are placed in August, we can’t ship them out until at least the beginning of September to deliver the first batch of pre-orders."

He Yiran understood and agreed, "Okay."