Chapter 10: Those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black
Xia Xiang coughed in embarrassment and had to stand up and said, "Auntie, actually during this time, Gangzi has been doing some small business with me."
"What? Gangzi can still do business?"
Mother Lu was extremely surprised. She knew exactly how much her son weighed, and Lu Gang didn't look like he was doing business.
"It's just those gadgets that I made with Master Wei and the others."
At this time, Lu Jianyou spoke. As the deputy director of the processing plant in charge of production, he actually knew everything about Xia Xiang and Master Wei's little actions, but he was just too lazy to take care of them.
"Uncle Lu, it turns out you already knew this!"
Xia Xiang was a little embarrassed. It turned out that these little tricks they did were all under the eyes of others.
Lu Jianyou smiled noncommittally and said, "If I hadn't known that you were really doing business, I would have brought this kid back."
Having said this, Lu Jianyou still has a good impression of Xia Xiang.
He had always looked down upon Lu Gang's former bad friends, but he had a good impression of Xia Xiang. Now it seemed that he had not made a mistake.
"I heard that you are doing this handicraft business in the scenic spot?"
Lu Jianyou asked casually while motioning for Xia Xiang to sit down.
"Yes, it's in a scenic spot, thanks to the support of the processing factory."
Xia Xiang said modestly, but Lu Gang was a little impatient and wanted to show off in front of Lu Jianyou: "Dad, don't underestimate our business in the scenic spot. We can make hundreds of dollars a day?"
Several hundred?
When Lu Jianyou heard this number, his eyes were obviously stunned. He knew that Xia Xiang and the others were doing business in the scenic spot, but he did not expect that Xia Xiang and their profits were so high.
"Dad, let me tell you, Xia and I want to come back today just because we want to sign an order with the factory."
Lu Gang saw that Lu Jianyou was obviously shocked by the numbers he said, and immediately became a little confused.
In his life, he had never been taught a lesson by Lu Jianyou, but this was the first time he was so proud in front of his father.
"Do you want to sign a formal order with the processing factory?"
After Lu Jianyou came to his senses, he looked at Xia Xiang with some doubts.
"Yes, Uncle Lu, we plan to formally sign a contract with the processing factory starting next month."
Xia Xiang nodded. Now that Lu Gang had said it, he didn't hide it anymore.
"If the contract is formally signed, how much processing fee do you plan to pay the factory per month?"
Lu Jianyou thought for a while and suddenly asked.
Xia Xiang paused and stretched out two fingers.
"Two hundred yuan? No, for this amount of orders, you and Master Wei can actually do it privately now. There is no need to formally sign a contract."
Lu Jianyou shook his head. Although the efficiency of the processing plant was not very good, it was impossible for him to intervene in the two hundred yuan order.
"Uncle Lu, I think you misunderstood, it's an order of two thousand yuan!"
Xia Xiang smiled, and as soon as the words came out of his mouth, Lu Jianyou couldn't help but open his mouth.
The processing fee of two thousand yuan a month is not a small amount in the factory, at least for today's processing factories.
"Two thousand yuan, you are in a scenic spot, how can you sell so much?"
Lu Jianyou was a little shocked. Xia Xiang could pay two thousand yuan in processing fees a month, which meant that Xia Xiang would definitely earn a lot more every month.
Isn't it just some small handicrafts? Can it really make so much money?
You know, in 1986, the average salary of each worker was less than thirty yuan. What Xia Xiang earned in this month was almost what others earned in ten years.
This is too scary. Xia Xiang thinks how old he is this year. He must have just turned twenty.
"Dad, you are looking down on people, aren't you? Do you know how many handicrafts we sold today alone?"
Before Xia Xiang could speak, Lu Gang couldn't wait to interrupt.
Xia Xiang couldn't help but laugh. With Lu Gang here, he saved a lot of time to explain.
"How much can you sell in a day?"
Lu Jianyou didn't bother to argue with his son and couldn't help but ask.
"A thousand pieces!"
Lu Gang said proudly that although this number is a bit exaggerated, if the production of the processing plant can increase, it is not difficult for the scenic spot to sell this amount in one day.
Lu Jianyou didn't believe Lu Gang, but he still had great trust in Xia Xiang. Seeing Xia Xiang's demeanor, he couldn't help but feel a little shocked.
It seems that Xia Xiang and Lu Gang's business in the scenic area is not just a small business, I am afraid it is much bigger than they imagined.
"Then how much money can you make in a day?"
At this time, not only Lu Jianyou, but even Mother Lu couldn't help but be curious.
Lu Gang became more and more cocky. He couldn't help but take out the payment collected today and put it on the table. He said, "Today alone, we collected more than 300 yuan in payment."
More than three hundred yuan, most of which were one-yuan banknotes, were spread out on the coffee table, almost covering it, which gave Mother Lu a great visual shock.
After a while, Mother Lu closed her mouth in disbelief.
"Xiao Xia, we are having dinner at home today, and Auntie will show you her skills!"
When Mother Lu saw Xia Xiang, her eyes had completely changed.
In her eyes, she knew clearly what kind of role her son Lu Gang was, and he was definitely not someone who could earn hundreds of yuan a day.
Most of the credit for all this must belong to Xia Xiang. As the saying goes, those who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are black. In order to make her son better, of course she was more polite to Xia Xiang.
"Thank you, auntie, do you think I'll bother you then?"
Xia didn't hesitate to refuse. He was here to talk about things today. Of course he wouldn't leave before the talks were over.
"Uncle Lu, how have you considered my proposal?" Xia Xiang thought at this time, and continued to add weight:
"Uncle, to be honest, the business in the scenic area is just a small step in my future plan. I can't always put all my energy in the scenic area. I plan to leave the scenic area to Gangzi in the future.
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Lu Jianyou was shocked. He looked up and saw the ambition in Xia Xiang's eyes. After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Since there is business, the factory will definitely support it."
Huh, after hearing Lu Jianyou's reply, Xia Xiang finally breathed a sigh of relief. With the nod from the processing factory, as long as the output increases, the cakes at the scenic spot can become bigger and bigger.
"Brother Xia, don't say anything. From now on, if you ask me to go east, I will never go west. If you ask me to drive away dogs, I will never drive away chickens."
Lu Gang suddenly hugged Xia Xiang's shoulders with force. Xia Xiang's words just now moved him badly.
"Okay, okay, if you continue to be nauseous, I might change my mind."
Xia Xiang couldn't laugh or cry, and pushed Lu Gang away with some disgust. The two grown men were tugging at each other.
After the matter was settled, Xia Xiang also stayed at Lu's house and had a sumptuous dinner.