Sales have always been the most worrying issue between them.
Indeed, if these 'Tiger Head Melon Seeds' could sell well, the dried fruit factory would naturally be revitalized.
For them, they could even abandon the market for other dried fruits from the factory and focus all their efforts on producing and selling 'melon seeds'.
This quantity, throughout the year, would be much more profitable than ordinary roasted sunflower seeds or peanuts.
The ex-factory price of melon seeds was eight mao per bag, which could be as much as one yuan fifty per bag in supply and marketing cooperatives.
The profit from this was much greater than that from loose seeds.
Combined with exquisite packaging and unique flavors, at least in Yu Zhou's eyes, as long as it was launched into the market, even if it didn't become a sensation, it would not be difficult to establish a stable market.
As a result, Yu Zhou was very confident at this moment that once it started, it would naturally succeed.
It was only a matter of whether it was a great success or a small success.
"Don't you have confidence in our products? I believe that once melon seeds are launched into the market, they will be a brand new category."
"Stable supply will definitely not be a problem. As for whether it will be a sensation, that depends on luck."
At present, Yu Zhou had not yet prepared for large-scale promotion, as the dried fruit factory itself did not have that much capital.
It relied on the funds remaining from the previous dried fruit factory's finances and Yu Zhou's investment.
The second batch of lottery draw for subscription certificates had not yet begun, so even if Yu Zhou wanted to invest, he had no money to do so.
Coupled with a large loan waiting for him, everything required money, so he couldn't increase promotion and advertising efforts in a short period.
However, fortunately, the supply and marketing cooperatives were very prompt in settling accounts. Even though only half of the payment for the pulled melon seeds was settled according to regulations.
Yesterday, their factory's net income exceeded fifty thousand yuan, and after deducting the cost of sunflower seeds, the entire factory had a surplus.
In this situation, making money was a certainty. Yu Zhou estimated that within a few months, the production capacity of melon seeds could be stabilized.
"We have shipped ten thousand yuan worth of melon seeds in this batch, which is about one month or twenty days' supply for those supply and marketing cooperatives."
"If the sales are good, it might be gone in half a month. When that time comes, do we need to increase production?"
"We can only talk about production capacity after stable supply. I'm still a little uneasy."
A trace of worry on Liang Xiaohai's face was not concealed. The supply for a county was about three hundred boxes of melon seeds.
This was the supply for the entire county. Whether it could be sold out in a month, no one knew.
These three hundred boxes, which amounted to thirty thousand bags of melon seeds, had an ex-factory price of about 24,000 yuan.
If they could all be sold, the dried fruit factory would be almost soaring, if not soaring.
But if they couldn't sell them, or even had a lot left, it would be a huge blow to the factory's overall income.
You must know that although melon seeds were selling at a high price now, the costs and personnel salaries had also increased significantly.
In such a situation, if one was not careful, the dried fruit factory could experience losses.
If that really happened, the overall outcome would be unpredictable for everyone.
Private enterprises did not have the entire municipal government backing them. Once they lost money, even if Yu Zhou himself was very capable and wealthy, he could not continuously maintain a loss-making factory.
This was the fundamental difference between private enterprises and state-owned enterprises.
Losing money would definitely make these private enterprise owners abandon the factory. Therefore, not only Yu Zhou needed to work hard, but their employees and management also had to work hard.
Only by working together could they truly be at ease, even if that ease was just psychological comfort.
"I predict that it might not become a sensation immediately, but it won't be difficult to make a name for itself in the short term."
"So, we will have a lot to do from now on. This is not a small matter."
"Especially factory management, it must keep up. If it's still disorganized and undisciplined as before, it will be fatal to our factory's development."
Yu Zhou fell silent for a moment. He naturally knew what kind of trend these melon seeds would cause once they entered the market.
In his previous life, the first company to produce melon seeds was 'Qiaqia' from northern Jiangsu. They came up with new flavors only when the company was in dire straits.
But once promoted, they quickly became popular nationwide.
This propelled a small, unremarkable company to become a large company with assets worth hundreds of millions within a few years.
Although they did not continue to develop the Chinese kung fu snack into an industry leader and create countless by-products to control the by-product market from the source,
the idea of melon seeds was indeed a real story of how a company on the verge of bankruptcy gradually developed into a brand.
Therefore, in Yu Zhou's eyes, melon seeds were definitely worth his investment, even worth going all out to develop this industry.
And once shipped, the sales themselves would definitely not be too bad.
If that were not the case, how could he disregard all the resistance and wholeheartedly develop this by-product food?
"Don't worry, as long as we work together, we will definitely make the dried fruit factory grow, and make a lot of money for you."
Liang Xiaohai said with full confidence. Perhaps he did not have the strong strategic vision of Yu Zhou in front of him, nor did he have new product development capabilities.
But he not only had a passionate heart for the dried fruit factory but also good management skills. In this regard, even Yu Zhou had to rely on him.
Naturally, he was also indispensable in the factory, and perhaps it was because of this that he would try to stand out.
"I believe you! And I know that you will forge your own path."
Yu Zhou said encouragingly with a smile.
He actually had high hopes for Liang Xiaohai.
It wasn't just about winning people over, but his genuine affection for the dried fruit factory had always deeply moved Yu Zhou.
You must know that if Liang Xiaohai had chosen to work in a government agency, he would have definitely secured a deputy section chief position.
Even if his future wasn't bright, at least with his ability, it wouldn't be difficult for him to get by in government units.
But he chose to give up the stable position and continue to stay in this unpredictable dried fruit factory.
Yu Zhou didn't have this kind of passion, so he admired people who fought for their ideals and their families.
If you were to ask who would least want the dried fruit factory to go bankrupt, perhaps even the boss, Yu Zhou, would not be as much as Liang Xiaohai.