The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 908 - 877: Substantial Profit, New Ideas

Chapter 908: Chapter 877: Substantial Profit, New Ideas

The Old Guo couple were busy in the kitchen, preparing dinner.

Some time ago, He Tiantian realized that they were good at cooking and had also taken on the household chores, so He Tiantian gave them a raise of fifty yuan to be in charge of cooking.

Naturally, the Old Guo couple were happy about the raise.

Moreover, the matters of the Huo Family weren’t too many and were relatively free, much better than working in the hospital. They didn’t have to work night shifts and could attend to both work and family, which made them like this job very much.

He Tiantian went over just to check, to see if there was enough food.

Seeing that their pairing was good, she was satisfied.

Huo Yingjie was talking with his grandmother, grandfather, and uncle, while He Tiantian chatted with her aunt and Jiang Wenwen.

Seeing that Huo Yingjie was really alright, they could finally feel relieved.

Jiang Wenwen privately found He Tiantian and took out a ledger, saying, "Cousin-in-law, this is the ledger since the opening. Take a look; if there’s no problem, we shall distribute the profits accordingly."

"What?" He Tiantian was surprised. "The business is so good? I thought it would be good if we didn’t lose money this year; I didn’t expect we could make a profit!"

Jiang Wenwen rolled her eyes, dissatisfied, "Cousin-in-law, you don’t have confidence in me!"

"Hehe, it’s not like that. After all, doing business is not easy, and your industry is different from ours," He Tiantian laughed. "Alright, I’ll take it and have a look when I’m free. By the way, tell me, how much is our net profit this year?"

Jiang Wenwen smiled proudly and said, "Cousin-in-law, take a guess, but I bet you won’t be able to guess!"

He Tiantian smiled and guessed after a moment’s thought, "One hundred thousand?"

A net profit of one hundred thousand was already a lot.

With a thirty percent stake, He Tiantian could take thirty thousand, and that was half-yearly. She estimated that next year they could make even more.

"Too little," Jiang Wenwen grinned. "Guess again!"

One hundred thousand was already a lot, far beyond her expectations.

He Tiantian thought for a moment and then said, "Two hundred thousand?"

"That’s incorrect too."

He Tiantian stretched out three fingers, "Three hundred thousand?"

Could rich people really have so much money?

A garment studio making three hundred thousand?

Jiang Wenwen saw that He Tiantian couldn’t guess right and then grinned mischievously, "Sister Tiantian, it’s four hundred and eighty thousand..."

"Four hundred and eighty thousand?" He Tiantian exclaimed, "Just... just from your studio?"

Jiang Wenwen nodded and said, "Don’t look down on me, cousin-in-law, my studio does very good business! Of that, three hundred thousand is the profit from the studio, and the remaining eighteen thousand is the royalty I gave to the garment factory, and their share to me."

"Oh my goodness!" He Tiantian was stunned, "You also collaborated with the factory?"

"Yes, because a month or two after my clothes were released, they would imitate and produce counterfeit clothes of poor quality. Then they approached me, wanting my design drawings."

He Tiantian thought for a moment, then said, "Wenwen, have you ever thought about starting your own brand?"

"I have, but I currently do not have the energy to deal with that," Jiang Wenwen said, "and building a factory is much harder than setting up a studio. I’m short on energy, manpower, and all sorts of permits."

"Yes, you should stabilize first," He Tiantian said, "Let’s plan things out next year. You should really hire more sewing apprentices as soon as possible to train them, so when you open your own factory, you’ll have the hands."

"Yes, so I plan to allocate three hundred thousand yuan as dividends, and use the remaining one hundred and eighty thousand for purchasing materials and recruiting new staff," Jiang Wenwen explained. "Sister-in-law, do you agree? If there are no objections, I’ll proceed with this distribution."

He Tiantian smiled and said, "No objections, you must continuously invest to generate more profits. By the way, it’s the end of the year, aren’t you going to give some benefits to your employees?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wenwen’s eyes lit up and said, "Hehe, I’m planning to book a large private room at the Sanfeng Bridge Teahouse, big enough for our twenty-odd employees to have a gathering and dinner, sing songs, and share our thoughts at the end of the year. Does that sound good?"

He Tiantian smiled and said, "That’s great. Since we’re doing it, let’s do it well. You could buy some gifts for a raffle draw, like a fridge as the first prize, a washing machine as the second prize, a rice cooker as the third prize, and for those who do not win, a fifty yuan Sanfeng Bridge Gift Box, so everyone gets something and can participate."

Jiang Wenwen’s thinking broadened with He Tiantian’s words, inspiring even more ideas.

"Hmm, great, there are precedents like this overseas, we should do the same. These are our longtime employees, the foundation of our growth," Jiang Wenwen said with a smile. "By the way, Sister Tiantian, do you think this is alright? We are currently divided into four departments: sales, design, production, and finance & logistics. I’m thinking of selecting an excellent employee from each department to reward."

"Sure, you go ahead and handle it, Xiao Yan and I will just attend," He Tiantian smiled. "But what are the criteria for this excellence award?"

Jiang Wenwen smiled and said, "From the start, I’ve set some policies, like in the production department, whoever makes more clothes and has fewer defects is the best employee; for the sales representatives, whoever sells the most clothes and earns the most profit is the best employee, and so on..."

"Hmm, this is good," He Tiantian nodded. "You have authority in the studio and can manage the scene."

"I’ll keep that in mind," an excited Jiang Wenwen said, planning to draft a plan and discuss it with the studio staff afterwards.

After dinner, Old Master Jiang and Old Madam instructed Huo Yingjie to get some good rest before leaving with their family.

It was cold outside, and Huo Yingjie asked Zhang Ning to drive his grandparents home.

When everything quieted down, He Tiantian discussed the clothing studio matter with Huo Yingjie, which surely surprised him.

"No wonder they say women’s money is easy to make, indeed true," Huo Yingjie chuckled. "It got me thinking about studying some cosmetics formulas to start making money myself."

"Cosmetics do make money, but we simply don’t have the manpower, better drop it," He Tiantian said. "Although having more money is good, it’s not worth exhausting ourselves to the point of misery."

"Yes," said Huo Yingjie. "But if possible, perhaps you can collaborate with Wang Ying, a doctor and also a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. If she quits practicing, she could totally manage a cosmetics company!"

Huo Yingjie couldn’t forget this idea.

Zhou Yuanchao knew how to make significant money in the institute but not wealth.

To be wealthy, corruption was the only way, but that’s something he couldn’t afford to do—it would destroy a lifetime’s reputation.

He couldn’t allow his own family to be affluent while his good friend’s family struggled.

He Tiantian thought over it and nodded, saying, "If you can sort out the formulas and Wang Ying is willing to go into business, I can guide her, although I fear she might not be interested."