pjbooks Chapter 96: The Profit Sharing Arranged
Chapter 96: The Profit Sharing Arranged
"What else can we do? Chuanzi, what ideas do you have?"
Wang Long and Wang Liang's eyes lit up. They admired Lin Chuan, and seeing his confident demeanor, they immediately became interested.
"We'll talk about it later. First, help me wash the vegetables and add fuel to the fire."
I'll have to say it again tonight, which is a hassle.
Mom took Lin Feng to do other things, and Lin Xue took her friend Wang Yan to her room to try on clothes, leaving Lin Chuan to work alone in the kitchen. Now that two free helpers had arrived, they naturally had to be put to use.
The three of them were cooking in the kitchen, laughing and joking, when Lin Xue and Wang Yan came running over.
"Brother, brother, isn't it beautiful? Isn't it beautiful?"
Lin Xue ran ahead, looking up at Lin Chuan with a plea for praise, while Wang Yan lagged behind, also looking at Lin Chuan with a hint of shyness.
Both of them were wearing dresses; Lin Xue wore a yellow one, and Wang Yan wore a light white one.
Children look adorable in new clothes, and Lin Chuan didn't hold back his praise, making the two little girls beam with joy.
"But it can look even better. Go and get the hair ties and combs."
Their hairstyles weren't quite right, so Lin Chuan personally styled their hair into buns, which made the two girls so happy that they kept admiring themselves in the mirror.
Wang Long said with a resentful look, "Chuanzi, this is my sister. Why is she closer to you than I am?"
Lin Chuan ignored him and scooped the soaked bamboo shoots into the pot to simmer.
Today, Lin Chuan is making a hanging pot dish, which is similar to stew here, all cooked together in one pot.
As long as the broth in the hanging pot doesn't dry up, you can cook it for as long as you like. Just put it in the pot and simmer it over low heat while a few people sit in the yard chatting idly.
Lin Xue and Wang Yan changed into two more red dresses. Lin Chuan didn't know how many clothes Lin Xue was persuaded to buy by the sales clerk, and he packed them all up and brought them back without looking closely.
Wearing a red dress and a bun hairstyle, Lin Chuan couldn't resist and ran to find cinnabar to put red marks on their foreheads before nodding in satisfaction.
"Is this Nezha?"
Wang Liang recognized the character Lin Chuan was cosplaying for them at a glance. His family had bought a TV a long time ago, and Lin Chuan used to watch it often.
"Oh, I am Nezha."
"I am Nezha too."
The two girls were very happy. Wang Liang got excited and ran to get each of them a stick to use as a flintlock pistol.
Just as the group was having a great time, their mother, Lin Feng, Wang Hu, Zhang Jinmei, and Zhao Chunlan returned together.
"Hey, what are you playing that's making you so happy?"
"Mom, I am Nezha."
The two girls ran to their respective mothers to show off, but Lin Chuan had already prepared a table and chairs in the yard and pulled them out to invite them to sit down.
Wang Hu sat down and asked about Zhao Yang. Lin Chuan thanked him and told him not to worry, without saying anything more.
"Alright, you're a person of principle, as long as you know what you're doing."
"I know, Uncle Wang, shall we eat?"
"Let's go, let's go, I'm really a bit hungry."
Place a bamboo hoop on the table, lift the hanging pot over and set it on, then start eating.
The vegetables were already cooked. This stuff gets better the longer it cooks, especially the dried bamboo shoots. They're so oily and flavorful that they taste even better than meat.
As the meal drew to a close, Lin Chuan put down his chopsticks:
"Uncle, Auntie, I heard from Xiaolong Liangzi that a lot of people have started fishing online now?"
"Yeah, they lost a cage once before, but they didn't say anything. Later, we heard that Lai Zi from the fourth team stole the cage, and somehow the word spread everywhere. Now there are cages in every pit in the river."
Wang Hu was still angry when he spoke, and glared at Wang Long, who was embarrassed and dared not say anything.
"Uncle, it's alright. Fishing all the time isn't a long-term solution. The number of fish in the river can't keep up with the rate at which we catch them, so they're already getting fewer and fewer."
"Xiao Chuan, from what you're saying, do you have any ideas?"
"Um."
Lin Chuan recounted the story of the supply and marketing cooperative, explaining all the pros and cons.
The benefits are naturally greater, the only drawback is the high initial investment.
"Uncle, Aunt, this is what I'm thinking: all the initial investment is mine, and I'll have my uncle manage it. Xiaolong and Liangzi are too young and inexperienced to handle it."
Let Xiaolong and Liangzi help out; each will get 20% of the profits, and my uncle and I will get 30%.
Lin Chuan's words were well-chosen. He knew they wouldn't agree to this division, but even if they did, it didn't matter. He wasn't particularly concerned about money right now.
Sure enough, Wang Hu and Zhao Chunlan disagreed with Lin Chuan's suggestion of this division.
"Xiao Chuan, this way of dividing it won't work. How can you pay the lion's share and still get so little? Let Liangzi and the others help out. Let's not talk about money. We already got a lot of benefits from selling fish before."
"Aunt Lan, this won't do. This is different from the casual fishing we did before. This is for opening a shop, it's a long-term business. Liangzi and the others can help for a day or two, but it can't go on for too long."
"That 20% is too much, and even 10% seems like too much. We haven't done anything yet; you even found the sales channels."
Zhao Chunlan was somewhat troubled; she couldn't figure this out either. She turned her gaze to Wang Hu:
"Brother Tiger, you give me some advice on this."
"How about this, we'll each contribute 1,000 yuan, and Xiaolong and Xiaoliang will each take 10%."
"Uncle, this is not right. They do all the work, and they are being given too little."
"It's suitable, there's nothing unsuitable about it. Although I've never done business before, I've seen a bit of it."
The most important thing in doing business is finding a way to sell your products. As long as you have a way, you won't lose money no matter what you do.
"You found this route, so you can easily take half of it, not to mention you'll get the lion's share. Let's settle on that."
If Wang Hu hadn't mentioned the money, they wouldn't have brought up taking 10% of Lin Chuan's profits. But since they had already invested, taking another 10% of Lin Chuan's profits felt inappropriate.
After a heated discussion, they finally settled on a 15% target.
Each of the two families contributed 1,000 yuan, accounting for 15%, while Lin Chuan decided on the remaining 70%.
The next day, Lin Chuan went to Liu Donghe's place to pick up the furniture.
Both wardrobes are finished, two sets of combination cabinets are finished, two sets of living room lounge chairs and coffee table are finished, and three of the four lounge chairs we requested are finished.
Liu Heng helped move the things to the Lin family's house. The wardrobe was placed in the yard, and the lounge chair and coffee table were placed directly in the living room.
"Hey, Xiao Chuan, doesn't this arrangement look good? You have great taste."
"That's right. At first, your dad even said I was messing around and didn't want to hit me."
Lin Chuan looked at the furnishings in the living room and nodded in satisfaction.
The previous living room had a table cluttered with miscellaneous items, a bamboo bed placed to the side, and chairs arranged haphazardly, lacking any aesthetic appeal.
Well, nothing has changed. Rural areas are always messy like this, except that two benches and a coffee table have been added to each side.
The class is instantly elevated; the red-painted lounge chairs and coffee table look festive no matter how you look at them.
After tossing over a few hundred yuan and seeing off a satisfied Liu Heng, Lin Chuan, along with Lin Feng, Lin Xue, and Wang Yan, began arranging the room.