Chu Ning smiled slightly, and the tone of his words changed: "Shopkeeper Zhang should be the fourth brother's person, I won't say much else, but I can't rub sand in my eyes, sometimes the requirements are stricter, and I ask the shopkeeper to take care of me." ”

Zhang's shopkeeper felt a pang in his heart, this little girl's tone was soft and glutinous, and she seemed to be very good at talking, but she was both soft and hard, and she originally had a little bit of contempt, but now she has put it away, he has been working under the master for many years, but don't overturn the boat under this little girl, let people see the joke. Busy said: "The owner said that he laughed, and the son said, everything will be up to you in the future, and the small one must be assisted wholeheartedly, please rest assured." ”

Seeing that this shopkeeper was very good, Chu Ning also breathed a sigh of relief, whether it was in her previous life or in this life, she had no experience in leading others, and this time it was also a new attempt, she still couldn't put up that kind of posture of a superior, so she could only try her best.

"The shopkeeper will tell me about the shop. Chu Ning hurriedly got to the point.

Shopkeeper Zhang pondered for a moment and said slowly: "This shop has been open for half a year, except for the first few months, there is no surplus, in recent months, the business has basically stabilized, and it can sell almost 800 to 1,000 taels of goods per month." ”

"Is it the purchase price or the selling price?" Chu Ning asked.

"It's the selling price, as you must know, we have several shops in 'Dianhongzhai', and our goods are all supplied by the big owners. Shopkeeper Zhang explained.

"That means that the supply is stable, and there will be no changes, so what is usually a profit?" Chu Ning thought to herself, it was simple, she didn't have to run the supply by herself, and she wouldn't innovate anything about rouge gouache, it would be best to have a direct supply.

"Well, if the price of raw materials will not rise in particular, the price of this product is still relatively stable, usually with a fifty percent profit. Shopkeeper Zhang said with a smile, thinking that this little girl was okay with what she asked.

Fifty percent profit, the cosmetics industry is really profitable! Chu Ning sighed in her heart and continued to ask: "What are the expenses in the shop?"

Seeing the details of Chu Ning's question, Shopkeeper Zhang didn't dare to hide it, and reported to Chu Ning one by one.

In addition to the shopkeeper, this shop also hired five people, two small servants who did rough work, and three girls who greeted in front. Since the accounts are not complicated, there is no accounting office, and they are all handled by one person in charge of the store.

The shopkeeper was ten taels of silver a month, the servant was one tael of silver a month, the girl was one tael of silver a month, and one of the stewards was two taels of silver a month. These are not only labor costs, but the labor costs at this time are really cheap, Chu Ning couldn't help but sigh a little when he heard it.

Then there are some small expenses, such as carriage and horse expenses, charcoal fires and other consumables, which are not much.

Listening to the shopkeeper, the biggest thing is the filial piety to the adults and officials in charge of the government, which is indispensable, how to twenty or thirty taels of silver a month, and I am afraid that it will be more on the New Year's Day.

In addition, it is the membership fee of the private spontaneous chamber of commerce, if you do not participate, then the people in this industry will reject you, all kinds of small actions constantly, or say that your rouge is adulterated or who used the face with a red rash, it is also annoying enough, it is better to pay money and worry, fortunately it is not much, eight taels of silver per month.

What surprised Chu Ning was that there was still a protection fee, is there already an underworld now?" Shopkeeper Zhang smiled helplessly: "It's the same everywhere, there are always some idle people, I'm afraid it has something to do with the government, so no one cares, if you ignore them, it will be all kinds of tricks, or splash some filth in front of your door, or gather some beggars to come in and beg for it, the guests of our shop are some ladies and young ladies, and they have to be scared away when they meet these people, so they can only spend money to avoid disasters." ”

Chu Ning calculated in his heart, in addition to the cost of purchasing goods every month, one hundred taels should be enough, if it is according to the income of eight hundred taels a month, fifty percent of the profit, then the surplus of three or four hundred taels per is still no problem, no wonder everyone has to open a shop, but it is really a lot of money!