Rebirth: I became rich by farming

Chapter 618: Chapter 618 Mooncake Arrangement (2/5)

Huang Jing said, "There’s a call time at 9 a.m. tomorrow; after you arrive, you’ll go straight to makeup, shoot two scenes in the afternoon, but there’s also a night scene, which requires a different look, so expect to shoot till very late."

That means she’s going to be busy all day tomorrow. "Since I’m going to be this busy tomorrow, I really have to have fun today."

Not only did she want to have fun herself, she also brought Huang Jing along. "If you don’t have anything else, let’s hang out together."

Huang Jing was just about to refuse when Fan Tianyu and Qi Yongwang cut off his retreat. "Come on, join us. I know you usually don’t have much going on."

With no choice, Huang Jing followed the group out.

The group completed their check-in and met up at the swimming pool. Mei Mengzhen’s original intention was to teach her brother how to swim, hoping to build on the previous sessions and estimating that in a couple more days, her brother would be able to swim. However, when everyone started swimming, she noticed that Mei Mengchen had already learned the doggy paddle. "Wow, Chenchen, you’re so impressive, being able to swim by yourself after just a few days."

He Yiran said, "Ruirui taught him. He’s been swimming for an hour every night before bed. She’s quite patient, and your brother is so smart, it only took a few days for him to learn."

Upon hearing that it was Fu Rui, Mei Mengzhen was somewhat surprised but also politely expressed her gratitude. "Thank you so much, Ruirui. My brother didn’t give you any trouble, did he?"

"No trouble at all, he’s very good."

Mei Mengchen doggy paddled a loop in the water and came over to Mei Mengzhen, showing off his skills. "Sis, Chenchen is awesome, right?"

"Really awesome."

"So, after we get back, will Sister still hire a coach to teach Chenchen?" Mei Mengchen’s little face was conflicted. The main issue was that he had indeed learned to swim, but so far he only knew this one method. He was quite eager to learn others. What if, after his sister found out that he could swim, she decided not to hire a coach?

Mei Mengzhen laughed and said, "It still depends on how well you’ve learned. If you’ve already fully mastered it, then there’s definitely no need for a coach. But if there’s more for you to learn, then we definitely have to hire one. Since we’re learning, we should learn it well. Once you’ve learned all the strokes, then we can swim on our own."

Mei Mengchen didn’t say anything but simply nodded and continued swimming nearby.

The group laughed and played in the water, and He Yiran came up to her side and said, "The wine from before our trip, I’ve sold it all on my end. I used my previous account to collect the money. He Yan helped me manage the finances. I’ll reconcile the accounts with you once we’re back in Jiangcheng. And what’s with the mooncakes? I didn’t hear you mention them before."

"Just before we left, someone met with me and gave me two mooncakes that I put in my bag and forgot about. Yesterday evening, I suddenly remembered and then ate them. Anyway, for the mooncake orders, just like I said, we can book them half a month in advance. We’ll first reserve a batch of goods and see how it goes. If there’s a big order, I’ll see if we can negotiate delivering a week in advance or so, but no promises. Have you worked out the numbers on your end yet?"

"I haven’t finalized the numbers yet, but it would be great if you could reserve a batch of goods first. I actually wanted to ask for a batch of mooncakes to hand out as favors."

"Favors?" Mei Mengzhen asked, puzzled.

He Yiran explained, "Our Xiyuan currently only has those items, but others don’t know about the mooncake gift boxes. So, I was thinking of including the mooncakes within Xiyuan’s accounts and bringing in a batch to distribute. If they like them, they’ll definitely place orders with me. Regardless of whether you can deliver earlier, I’ll just tell them to book half a month in advance. Sending out favors early is pretty normal for the business, and it’s all for increasing store sales. Our revenue might even increase several times over."

He Yiran would never dwell on the small costs when there was much more to be earned, just like with the wine. They let a batch be tasted, and if the customers liked it, they would naturally come back to her to purchase more.

"I see. We haven’t set a price on the mooncakes yet; I was actually hoping to get your input on that."

"I haven’t tasted them, so I don’t know how to price them either. But according to Xiyuan’s standards, the big box of mooncakes has to be at least ten thousand. This is a seasonal product, and we can’t lose the standard."

Mei Mengzhen thought about it; the price point wasn’t unacceptable. "It’ll take three days before the promotional materials are here. If we’re using these for favors, how many do you think we’ll need? You should have an idea, right? I have to contact them first."

"A hundred or so units will suffice. For the gift boxes, a medium box is enough. I remember a medium box contains five, right? One box per family should do it."

Mei Mengzhen nodded seriously and then said, "Alright, but no rush. We still have half a month to enjoy ourselves. Let’s get the materials sorted out first."

He Yiran laughed, "Silly girl, where’s the half month left? We’ve already been here for two days, you learned etiquette for three days, and you’ve been shooting for a day today. The week is already over. Besides, what’s more important, playing or making money? If you have stock, I might as well head back first."

If that was indeed the case, then, "Wait a moment. When we go up later, I’ll send a message to ask. If we can ship together, you can still hang out for a few more days. The goods will be shipped in three days. By the way, where is Ruirui? Is she going back with you?"

That was exactly what He Yiran was thinking. "Right, Ruirui and I will head back to Jiangcheng together. After I get the mooncakes, I’ll stay in Jiangcheng for two days and then go back to Beijing with her. By the time I’ve finished running favors, it will be time for school to start again."

Saying all this, it seemed like everyone had their own business to attend to and everyone was pretty busy. The only one who seemed to have any leisure time was Mei Mengzhen herself.

"Okay then, I’ll ask later when we go up. But what about the rest of them when you two are gone?"

"Don’t worry about that. Wouldn’t my family hotel still welcome them? They can continue to stay there. I’ll let the hotel know in advance, and there won’t be any charge. If they don’t want to stay at our hotel and prefer to come over here with you, that’s fine too. They won’t be staying long anyway. And to be honest, Lai Xixi and Tian Sha would probably love to be here with you."

That made sense. "Alright, I’ll go ask later."

After the conversation, the topic came to an end, and they swam for a while longer before heading upstairs to eat.

Before, they hadn’t been so particular about meals due to constraints, but today was different. Mei Mengcheng had sent a lot of drinks from Xiyuan, which were still unopened. Today was a good opportunity to open them.

And for everyone who had been playing outside for days, it was time to believe in Xiyuan’s products. As soon as Fan Tianyu brought the drinks to the restaurant, everyone exclaimed in amazement, "Brother Fan, how did you get Xiyuan’s drinks?"

"I had Mengcheng send them to me. Wine, milk, refreshments, snacks—I had a bit of everything shipped over."

Wang Qiuhe whined, "Brother Tianyu, you really know how to enjoy yourself. We’ve only been here to shoot for a few days, and you couldn’t even last that long without having so many drinks shipped over. Isn’t that too much trouble?"

"Not at all, not at all. Our Zhenzhen is expanding Xiyuan’s business."