Bai Yushui quickly nodded in agreement.
Sun Xuanhao only turned to leave after this, as soon as he got home, he was stopped by Mr. Sun, "How did it go? What did Xu Ying say? Has she agreed to collaborate with us?"
Now, Xu Family’s brined flavors and clothing were already hugely popular abroad.
Domestic business was hardly sweet anymore, with little left to gain, but if they could collaborate with Xu Ying and use the Xu’s Brine brand, they wouldn’t have to worry about not having business overseas.
Sun Xuanhao looked at his father, shaking his head in disappointment, "That woman is incredibly stubborn and arrogant. In my opinion, we should stop hoping to profit off her.
Honestly, we know how to make the brined food now, so we might as well take advantage of the next diplomatic event and introduce our own brined flavors.
If we meet Anthony and Mr. Henry, we could offer them a lower price—I don’t believe they won’t be tempted."
Mr. Sun, listening to his son’s words, nodded with a smile. A merchant’s highest priority is profit; as long as their price is right, they wouldn’t worry about those people being unwilling to collaborate.
That young lady is truly too stubborn. Everyone could have made money together, but she just wouldn’t agree to collaborate. Well, they couldn’t blame them for slashing prices. Only when both sides looked bad would the girl be satisfied.
"Alright, let’s do as you suggest."
Sun Xuanhao nodded and headed down to the factory. Previously, the Sun Family had engaged in small trades abroad, but business had worsened. Unable to continue abroad, they had returned home.
To their dismay, just one year after coming back, there was a trend in their country for domestic gourmet food, almost driving Mr. Sun mad. Now that they had settled back home, it wouldn’t be easy to restart a restaurant business abroad.
Moreover, they had invested all their money domestically, starting a small food factory. Though it was not large, it employed over a hundred people, and with limited funds, they could only focus on developing business within the country.
When Sun Xuanhao entered the factory, the workshop director excitedly ran up with some brined food, "Manager, we’ve successfully made the brined food using the method you described.
I just bought some from Yu County Food Factory, and it tastes exactly like ours.
If we sell our brined food, it’s sure to be a huge success."
Sun Xuanhao’s face was full of prideful smiles, "Of course, the brined food business is booming right now.
Many factories want to get into this business, but alas, they lack the recipe.
Everyone, work hard. As long as we can make this brined food, we won’t lack business. In time, we will grow strong and big like Xu Ying.
I will absolutely not allow anyone to be mistreated; bonuses and such will all be distributed."
The employees in the factory were thrilled by the manager’s words.
"Manager, we’ve successfully made the brined food but we don’t have any orders yet. Should we go out and promote it?" the workshop director curiously asked.
Sun Xuanhao nodded in agreement and instructed, "Make some extra batches, and let those people taste it for free."
The workshop director immediately nodded, fully aware that his manager was emulating Minister Xu.
As long as the brined food could sell well, it was okay to invest a little upfront.
"That’s right, remember to control the costs, don’t waste too much," Sun Xuanhao advised.
The workshop director nodded, and the very next morning, took some factory employees out to promote their own brined food.
Once outside, everyone looked at each other, lacking the nerve to hawk their goods.
The workshop director, skilled only in managing production, wasn’t versed in sales.
So they simply set up their stand and put up a "Free Tasting" sign.
But the entire morning, not a single person came to try it.
"Director, why isn’t anyone coming to taste it? What’s wrong with these people? It’s free and yet they still don’t come to eat."
The workshop director furrowed his brows, a bit perplexed as well.
It was the kind-hearted folks around him who reminded, "You’re here to do business, right? When doing business, you need to shout with a thick skin.
For instance, you have to yell out what you’re selling and how much it costs to attract everyone’s attention."
The workshop director felt a bit embarrassed and glared as he shouted at his subordinates, "Didn’t you hear what the people said? Hurry up and call out."
Several employees immediately started shouting upon hearing this: "Freshly made braised food, free samples."
"Try the braised food for free."
"Free samples of braised food."
Passersby occasionally gave the group strange looks.
"What, free samples of braised food? That’s definitely a scam."
"That’s right, everyone here is doing business. He sets up a stall and lets us eat for free; who knows what ulterior motives he has?"
"Exactly!"
The crowd was full of disbelief regarding the braised food, certain there must be some catch.
"You can’t just say ’free samples of braised food’; who knows what else you might ask people to do after they try it.
They’re definitely scared you might swindle them, so they dare not come up and sample.
If you’re selling braised food, you should say ’free samples, no charge if it’s not tasty’.
If you’re selling other things, then say buying those things comes with a free portion of braised food," said a vendor lady nearby, shaking her head.
It was unclear which factory sent such dull-witted employees.
The workshop director looked embarrassed and furiously said to his workers, "Do I need to teach you such simple things?
You don’t even know how to shout; now you know how, right? Get shouting."
Hearing this, a few subordinates immediately raised their voices and started shouting, "Tasty braised food - don’t pay if it’s not good.
Absolutely delicious flavor, come try it for free!"
Passersby looked at the stall with skepticism upon hearing this. Some thought the braised food couldn’t possibly be as good as Xu’s Brine, which had even sold overseas. This braised food looked like it was made in a small factory, surely the flavor couldn’t be great, and many took one look before turning their heads and walking away.
Those who stayed were mostly thrifty old ladies and women with little money who were looking for a bargain; they curiously approached the men and asked, "Is the braised food really free to sample?"
The workshop director immediately nodded, "Definitely free to sample, we’ll do as we said."
"Then give me a piece to see if it’s good or not." The workshop director originally took a large piece, but remembering what the factory manager said about controlling costs,
he quickly broke the large piece of braised food into small pieces and handed it to the elderly lady.
Seeing the large piece turn into such a small one, the lady immediately felt dissatisfied and took the braised food while grumbling, "You really are stingy, what’s the big deal with eating a bit more?"
"If you can’t afford it, you shouldn’t be running a free sampling event. It’s nothing compared to Xu’s Braised Food."
The workshop director was not one to lose his temper easily, but upon hearing the woman’s words, he immediately got angry: "If you don’t want to eat, then don’t eat, who do you think you are? Getting a free sample and still picking and choosing.
Always wanting more when you’ve already got a bargain, why is your face so big?"
Upon hearing this, the elderly lady got angry as well and started clawing her way towards the workshop director.
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