Chapter 30 goes on sale
After finishing the factory, Tang Shengxian also found a good place to live for himself, and in a small town called Vitaxin, not far from the factory, Tang Shengxian bought a two-story house with a garage, which cost a total of nearly 1,000 US dollars, which Bill also found for him.
There are all kinds of living facilities, there is a refrigerator in the kitchen, and a small black and white TV is also placed in the living room.
In general, this house is still good to live in, but Tang Shengxian is not blessed to come here, he is here to make money, bought a Ford car to travel, this kind of classic car is also quite sensitive, although there is no central control screen, but the sense of control is still good, there is no GPS car to put a map, often walk the road to remember.
After a simple breakfast, Tang Shengxian drove towards his factory, today is the day when the factory officially started, Tang Shengxian wanted to be present in person, parked the car in the parking lot of the factory, Tang Shengxian got out of the car, twenty workers were divided by him one to be a cook, one to be a doorman, one to be a manager, the remaining 17 are all workers, Tang Shengxian in the factory warehouse is full of raw materials that he has already bought in the modern plane, workers can go out to get raw materials.
Tang Shengxian entered the factory, Xu Manduo led the No. 17 people and horses to wait inside for a long time, and now they are waiting for Tang Shengxian's order, Tang Shengxian did not say any opening remarks, and waved his hand directly, and all the workers immediately returned to their jobs to get busy, and the machine also started "boom, boom". The whole factory is showing a hot atmosphere, how can such a factory not make money! The workers are wearing Tang Shengxian's specially customized work clothes in the modern plane, wearing them in spirit, each person can change two sets of washes, this work clothes are better than the New Year's clothes in the eyes of these Chinese workers, one by one they refuse to change down.
Tang Shengxian looked at these people, well, it's not bad, they are all grateful to Tang Shengxian for his kindness, let them be fed, clothed and give them jobs, compared to the domestic landlords and old fortunes, they are simply living immortals who help the suffering, they are very willing to sweat a little more, where will they be lazy? Tang Shengxian does not intend to rely on these people, rely on these machines to generate income, Tang Shengxian's biggest background is a whole complete industrial society, that is the biggest golden finger, he can buy a large number of goods, and save the cost and trouble of running a factory, the purchase price of socks as long as a dime He can be marked to two dollars, three dollars a pair, please pay attention to the type and age of currency, this is a hundred times the profit! On May 5, 1940, the first $2 pair of nylon stockings went on the market, and 72,000 pairs were sold out in just one day. This dark, translucent stuff envelops the whole of America. This can be described as a daily progress!
Tang Shengxian had long bought a large number of cheap nylon stockings in Yiwu ready to be exported to backward countries, and these goods were still stored in Tang Shengxian's warehouse on the outskirts of Shanghai, waiting for Tang Shengxian to carry them and wait for him to sell them. Yes, Tang Shengxian's original purpose in opening this factory was to hide people's eyes and ears, that is, to let others see it. It's already set up, just waiting for the curious to dig in.
Now what Tang Shengxian lacks is publicity, if he wants to make this kind of thing popular, he must first build momentum, yes, Tang Shengxian wants to advertise, he is ready to spend all the money on publicity at hand, and found a blonde with a slender figure and perfect legs, well, it is good-looking legs, it is a devil's body, but it is not very good-looking. I asked a videographer to take a few color photos of female models with their hair hanging down and bending over in stockings, and then selected the best one and made it into a giant billboard, next to which was written a huge artistic font SilkStockings, which means stockings, and next to it was 1938. 02。 01 These eight numbers let everyone know that these goods will be sold on February 1st. Tang Shengxian spent 5,000 dollars to buy ten advertising spaces, three in Los Angeles, two in San Francisco, and the remaining five in the surrounding cities, only one in Los Angeles is the most expensive in the city center, and the others are garbage advertising spaces, but it can also be seen by the public, this is not a perfect campaign, but it is a successful campaign, and the curiosity of the masses has been mobilized, especially the female masses, how can such light and thin socks outline such charming lines, if I wear them, What a scene it must be, all men will be fascinated by me. Suddenly, the women were full of expectations for the products that were about to be launched, no matter how much these stockings cost, they must buy a pair to wear.
When the wheel of history slowly runs over February 1, 1938, you will definitely find that the downstairs of the Victor Building has been full of six rows of queues, most of these queues are women, occasionally mixed with some men, they are slightly embarrassed, but they are all patiently waiting for that moment to come, yes, Tang Shengxian's stockings were sold on time at half past nine, he did not appear in front of everyone, he just watched this lively scene from afar, all the sales matters Tang Shengxian entrusted the local trading house. He just waited to collect the money.
When the minute hand on the bell tower slowly pointed to thirty, everyone held their breath, and finally the staff appeared in front of the stage carrying one box after another, the ladies were boiling, they waved dollar bills and rushed forward, even the security guards could not stop their enthusiasm, the big sign on the stage had told them that a pair of stockings was three dollars, very expensive, but they could afford it, they could even buy a few pairs to change and wear.
Three hours have passed, the number of people in line is still not small, the employees are numb to collect money, although there are generous bonuses, but still can't stand the hunger! I can only grit my teeth and persevere.
Tang Shengxian had already gone out to eat, seeing such a hot scene, all his worries were put down, he had already applied for a patent for the product of stockings, and DuPont would have to obtain Tang Shengxian's authorization if it wanted to produce stockings in the future. Every pair of stockings they produce has to pay Tang Shengxian a royalty, which is a happy thing to think about.
When Tang Shengxian returned to the downstairs of the Victor Building, the sky was getting dark, and the street lights on the street were turned on, and all of them were sold out, because of the supply, Tang Shengxian prepared 100,000 pairs of stockings today, even if 100,000 was not enough, and a large number of later people did not buy stockings, they were arguing with the employees, and then a steward repeatedly promised these women that they would increase the supply tomorrow before the situation stabilized.
Looking at the 300,000 dollars piled up in front of him, consisting of one dollar, two dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, and one hundred dollars, Tang Shengxian sighed: It turns out that it is so easy to make money, deducting employee expenses, venue fees, and production costs, there is a net income of more than 200,000 US dollars! Converted, the 300,000 US dollars at that time is equivalent to 33.63 million RMB now!