Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 125 Furniture Store Opening

"Master Guo, since we've run into each other, why don't we go and take a look?" Yunyi invited Guo Song.

“Dad, what’s one more day?” Guo Yining hurriedly said, “You’ve seen it too, isn’t the furniture in Sister Yun’s house so interesting?”

Guo Song's eyes flickered for a moment, then he nodded.

The furniture store is called IKEA Furniture Store. The five characters were written by Yunyi herself and are now hanging above the main entrance, covered by a red silk cloth.

Shen Hu and his group did a good job. They spent some money beforehand to hire a group of beggars to promote the business in town, so on the opening day, there were quite a few people coming to watch the excitement.

They even hired a lion dance troupe.

Yunyi brought her whole family along. They came to have some fun and were very excited because it was a rare opportunity for them to get out.

When the auspicious hour arrived, gongs and drums resounded and firecrackers crackled. The lion dance troupe displayed all their skills, and finally, the big red lion pulled down the red silk, revealing the shop's name.

"Master, Madam, Miss, and Young Master, please come in! This is the first of its kind in the Great Zhou Dynasty, absolutely unique! Not only can you buy it ready-made, but you can also order it..." Several children shouted at the door, "It's free to come in and take a look, and there are snacks to try!"

Most people have a desire to get a bargain, and if they hear there are snacks, they won't leave immediately even if they don't want to look.

Shen Bao carried a large basket filled with melon seeds, peanuts, candies, and snacks. Anyone entering could grab a handful of melon seeds and a piece of candy.

Many people come in expecting free candy, but once inside, especially when they see furniture that's different from what they usually use, they suddenly become interested.

All the model rooms are now open to the public.

The straw trinkets we had acquired earlier came in handy.

Don't underestimate that thing; when placed on the furniture in the showroom, it instantly takes on a different kind of charm.

"Miss Yunyi, did you design all of these?" Guo Song looked at the furniture with surprise.

“Yes.” Yunyi nodded. “It’s just a shortcut.”

"I know Miss Yunyi has a plan in mind, and she wouldn't just let me come and see for nothing, right?"

"Hmm." Yunyi nodded. "I know that Mr. Guo is a shrewd businessman who values ​​integrity above all else, so I wanted to ask if we could cooperate?"

“Yes.” Guo Song nodded directly. “Moreover, to be honest, these pieces of furniture are indeed novel, but they won’t sell very well in Carp Town or even in Longxi Prefecture. After all, the area is generally not wealthy, and the population here is very mobile. Furniture is not easy to move.”

Yunyi nodded.

“Our family is preparing to move away from Longxi and is heading to the capital. If you are willing, we can open this shop in the capital. We can discuss this in detail later.”

"can."

……

The furniture store was always bustling with customers.

However, the most nervous ones were the Huang brothers, the carpenters. After all, they were the ones who made these, and they would feel ashamed if they couldn't sell them.

Fortunately, they opened for business quickly, and although they only sold one folding chair, it boosted everyone's spirits.

Many more were sold off gradually afterward.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

When the store closed that night, Shen Hu was still holding the account book, extremely excited: "Sister Yun, there are two hundred taels! Two hundred taels! We earned it!"

"Did you factor in the costs?"

"Oh? There are costs involved too."

Yunyi couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Does that mean the cost of materials, labor, and rent are not included?"

How do we calculate this?

"Didn't you hire an accountant? Let him do the math." Yun Yi sighed, rubbing her forehead.

“Yes.” Shen Hu hurriedly asked Shen Long to call the accountant over and then asked him to calculate the net profit.

"Boss Shen, I was just about to do the accounting when you snatched the ledger and ran away." The accountant was an old scholar named Qin Dongsheng. He was unemployed because his former employer moved away and he was now being looked for by Shen Hu. He gave Shen Hu a speechless look.

Shen Hu scratched his head: "Wasn't I just excited?"

Qin Dongsheng took out his abacus, opened the ledger, and began to calculate rapidly. In the end, he calculated the net profit to be one hundred and twenty taels.

"Sister Yun, this is quite a lot, isn't it?"

“Yes.” Yunyi nodded. “But have you thought about it? Furniture isn’t a consumable item. Once you buy it, you can basically use it for a lifetime. So, customers who buy it won’t come back to buy again in a short period of time. Do you think 120 taels is too much?”

Shen Hu fell silent; indeed, there weren't many.

"So, this shop is just a pilot project. Next, I plan to expand to the capital."

"The capital?" Shen Hu's eyes widened immediately.

“Okay.” Yunyi nodded. “But let’s not talk about this today. We’ll sit down and discuss it after I’ve finalized the cooperation with Mr. Guo.”

Shen Hu swallowed hard, then nodded. He couldn't help but turn to look at Shen Long and the others, feeling a little dazed. Not long ago, they had fought over a few copper coins, and now they were even planning to expand their business to the capital. Just thinking about it made him feel excited.

Guo Song didn't stay at Yunyi's house for the last night, but instead opened a guesthouse in town, which would be convenient for him to set off early the next morning.

When Yunyi arrived, he had already prepared tea and was waiting for her. Guo Yining and Guo Yu were also present.

“Miss Yunyi, if we cooperate, I can sell these furniture all over the country.” Guo Song said sincerely, “There’s just one problem: transporting furniture is very troublesome.”

“But these pieces of furniture can be disassembled.” Yunyi brought a small stool with her when she arrived and gave a demonstration on the spot. “So, as long as the parts are transported over, these pieces of furniture can be assembled according to the blueprints. If you want to take them away in the future, you can just disassemble the parts to take with you and then reassemble them.”

"That would be very convenient, but the transportation..."

“A caravan can be formed.”

“That’s a good idea,” Guo Song nodded. “Then what do you think of this cooperation model…”

“There are two options. One is that I will supply the goods and set the price for you. For example, a 1.3-meter table that I currently sell for 28 taels of silver in my shop, I will supply it to you at the bottom price. How much you sell it for is your business, I won’t interfere. The other option is that we split the profits. I will supply the goods to you, calculate the cost, and we will split the profits according to the percentage you sell it for.” Yunyi smiled. “Which one does Master Guo prefer?”

"If you're supplying goods, you certainly won't only supply me, right?"

"That's natural. I'll find a distributor for each region. If you're selling in Beijing, then you'll be the only distributor in Beijing."

Guo Song pondered for a moment: "Let's cooperate on a profit-sharing basis."