"After deducting the cost of 16 yuan per box, the retail store's commission is 4 yuan per box, which is 20 yuan. The total account shows that 225 boxes were sold, and the cost must be deducted from 4,500 yuan first," Cheng Qi said on the other end of the phone. "There are also labor costs. My team pays everyone a salary of 100 yuan per month. For five people, it is currently 500 yuan. Then there are the bonuses you give to the employees of Cheng Xiang's store, about 200 yuan per person, and the commission for the use of the equipment for Second Aunt is 2,000 yuan. After deducting the miscellaneous expenses such as logistics and transportation, the total expenditure is more than 8,300 yuan."
"We made a net profit of over 6,000 yuan! But we still have 200 decks in stock, but these decks have been taken by 16 retail stores for emergency use, and there are still 200 orders for the future! You have to hurry up! This is already a business worth tens of thousands of yuan! We are going to get back our invested capital, and we will make a lot of money... We are going to make a fortune!"
Cheng Ran was sitting in front of his computer at home, looking at the detailed email list sent by Cheng Qi while talking to him on the phone.
Hearing that Cheng Qi on the other end of the phone could no longer hold back his elder brother's airs, he couldn't help but smile.
The eldest brother calculated the money very well. After deducting the needs on his side, Cheng Qi deposited the money into their public account so that Cheng Ran could continue to use the money for operations.
They now reconcile accounts by sending bills to each other via email.
"Take another 1,000 yuan from this to cover the cost of treating you and your team to dinner and other activities to boost morale." Cheng Ran said, "This money is enough for operation. I estimate that if we continue to grow like this, we may have to expand our production capacity. This is not something that Cheng Xiang's store can handle. Only the printing factory can take on the work behind..."
Cheng Qi is very excited now. "Cheng Ran, these are all made by your original drawings. You said that you will add more characters in the future and add them to the update package. I can't wait for your subsequent characters... Who are they? So far, there are only fifteen generals. Although it is enough, I still hope to see more famous generals from the Three Kingdoms. Do you know how many Three Kingdoms fans are waiting for the new characters to appear?"
"We have to release this little by little. Too many characters is not a good thing, and it may even affect the balance. I have improved this thing. Balance is the biggest advantage now, and it is also the basis for the longevity of the game. So it is better to have more generals than more... When releasing character packs, we have to take our time. We need to embed them into the operating mechanism to ensure that there are no loopholes. It takes a long time to think about it. But the small number of characters you mentioned is indeed a problem. Let me release a few more generals to enrich the game."
"What are all of them?"
"Let's have Sima Yi, Xun Yu... and... an original character, Jiang Wei's daughter."
"I know the first two well. Sima Yi is the Tiger of the Tomb. Xun Yu is also a great strategist. But this Jiang Wei's daughter... did you create her yourself?"
"Ah... let's call her Jiang Hongtiao."
Cheng Qi was silent on the phone for a long time, "Not cool at all... So tacky! Would Zhuge Liang's apprentice name his daughter this? This must have been chosen by Xu Zhu!"
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Cheng Ran would occasionally have such a bad taste, thinking that if this board game became popular in the future, he would give Jiang Hongtiao a jack-of-all-trades character, who would not be abnormal, but could attack or defend, and could easily cooperate with other generals to perform beautiful coordination. This character would definitely have a high appearance rate and would definitely become a classic character in the history of the game.
The way to change the world is not just to wield force and establish borders, but also to influence everything around you little by little, and eventually make the world dance for you... It is also a very interesting thing.
I just don’t know what Lao Jiang’s expression will be at that time.
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This weekend, Cheng Ran went to his second aunt's shop and asked his two younger brothers Cheng Xiang and Li Yu to go to some shops outside schools in Shanhai City to sell board games. Cheng Xiang and Li Yu were very motivated now. They didn't think about how much they could get from the money they earned according to the original agreement, and they didn't dare to ask Cheng Ran, because in the original agreement, Cheng Ran also said that he could only give them expenses at his discretion.
Now Cheng Ran is simply the core among the four brothers. Not only is he responsible for the design and production of the original paintings of the board game and for giving advice and remote control to Cheng Qi, but more importantly, Cheng Bin places Cheng Ran in an extremely important position in front of them.
Ever since Cheng Bin solved the big case and was featured in the TV news, he has become busier, but his status in the family has also become higher, and he seems to be supreme.
Such an emperor would ask Cheng Ran for his opinion on a hot topic during a family dinner party. No matter how Cheng Ran answered, he could hear the appreciation and doting in Cheng Bin's words.
Everyone knows that Cheng Bin hates children. In the past, when there were family gatherings and he was around, the younger generations had to speak softly for fear of angering him. There were those who had challenged him before, but he really dared to fight back. After Cheng Qi and Cheng Xiang were both beaten up by Cheng Bin, they became well-behaved.
As a result, when they compared Cheng Bin's current attitude towards Cheng Ran, they could only scream from the bottom of their hearts, it's unfair!
Therefore, among the four brothers, Cheng Qi is the oldest and is undoubtedly the eldest brother. However, in terms of prestige and status, Cheng Ran is now at the top, and even Cheng Qi has to listen to his opinions.
However, after all, it is a family business. Cheng Xiang and Li Yu feel that since it is a good start, they are happy from the bottom of their hearts, but if they can get some dividends, it will be icing on the cake.
Cheng Ran gave them two hundred yuan each, and the two of them became more motivated to use their weekends to sell their products to various stores.
Meanwhile, in the compound of Huatong Company, the news that Cheng Feiyang and Fulong had occupied the Shanhai City Post and Telecommunications Bureau and that the Director of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau, Jiang Jin, had established a deep strategic relationship with Fulong Company began to ferment and was discussed by many people.
"This old Cheng is really capable! His technology is good enough, and the Post Office actually used his stuff!"
"Cheng Feiyang said before that the Institute of Technology has accumulated technology and has many talents, but they just haven't had the opportunity to display them. He has it now, but don't be too happy too soon, let's see later!"
This was the discussion between Yu Xiao’s parents.
At Yao Beibei's home, her father Yao Jun also talked about this matter.
Yao Beibei widened her eyes, a little confused, "Does this mean that Cheng Ran's family is richer than ours?"
Yao Jun sneered, "Rich? Can a post office alone support so many mouths to feed Cheng Ran's father? There are dozens of people in the technical institute, and they are lucky that they don't owe wages!"
In recent days, whenever Zhao Pingchuan, Zhang Pi and others appeared in the compound, their faces were gloomy.
When some people gathered in private, Zhao Pingchuan, the leader of the opposition, said coldly, "So what... Fulong Company can only find people like Jiang Jin from the Post and Telecommunications Bureau... The Post and Telecommunications Bureau has no money! What's the use? It just earned a reputation. Cheng Feiyang will have to go to the towns and villages to expand the market next! Tsk..."
Zhao Pingchuan sneered, "He can only make a living in these small places that other big manufacturers don't even bother to pay attention to! With Cheng Feiyang's situation, I know he will be finished sooner or later! Ha..."
(Second update, good night!)