booktalesy Chapter 37, First Order: An Unexpected Contribution
Chapter 37, First Order: An Unexpected Contribution
Knock knock~
Sun Ran sat there, tapping the armrest of the chair with one hand and holding his phone in the other, deep in thought.
He already has a general idea about the product packaging, and he can try making it as soon as the typhoon passes to see the effect.
There shouldn't be any major problems.
The main focus now is on making this calming tea.
One reason is that the previous productions were too casual, which is definitely not acceptable.
He just searched online and looked at some bloggers' tutorials on making honey lemon tea.
Some of the production processes can be learned from, such as the common practice of marinating lemon slices in honey first.
This made him wonder if he could preserve lemon slices in honey to make something similar to candied fruit.
Because honey is high in sugar and anhydrous, it should have a shelf life of several months if it is packaged properly after this process.
And it shouldn't be like this now, where the honey in the cup is sticky and doesn't look good before the tea is brewed.
After improving the production process, the next step is to prepare the ingredients.
When it comes to ingredients, the first thing that comes to his mind is tea.
Honey lemon tea can also be mixed with black or green tea, so it doesn't look out of place.
Although Qingshan Village does not grow tea trees, there are still quite a few tea-producing areas in the surrounding area.
They offer high-end, mid-range, and low-end teas, with green tea being the most common, while there are relatively fewer varieties of black tea.
Afterwards, he planned to visit the surrounding tea-producing areas to select a few high-quality, reasonably priced teas to add to his tea bags.
He plans to sell each tea bag for 200 yuan, and after deducting the cost of honey, he intends to keep the packaging and raw material costs to around 30 to 50 yuan per bag.
This way, things won't look as shabby as they do now.
Adding in other expenses, such as venue, processing, transportation, sales, and taxes, a tea bag should earn you around a hundred yuan.
Although the cost is significantly higher than the previous simplified version, the profit should also be greater...
drip~
Just as he was lost in thought, his cell phone suddenly rang in his pocket.
Sun Ran took out his phone, unlocked it, and saw that it was his silly roommates tagging him in the group chat.
Open WeChat...
Silly Number Three: Holy crap, Second Brother, this calming tea of yours is amazing!
Silly Number Four: Third Brother, you've already had it? How did it taste?
Silly Number Three: None of you drank?
Sand Sculpture No. 4: No, I just received it today.
Silly Number Six: Um, actually I received it yesterday, but the sticky stuff in the cup looked a bit disgusting, so I didn't drink it...
Silly Number Four: Okay, I admit it, me too...
Sand Sculpture No. 3: ...
Silly No. 5: Why is this tea different from what I expected? Shouldn't tea be the kind that's white, big, and round?
Sand Sculpture No. 4: ...
Sand Sculpture No. 6: Aren't tea leaves all fried? How can they be both white and round?
Silly Number Five: Pretending to be innocent is prohibited in this group!
Sun Ran watched his group of idiot roommates chatting in the group chat, his face darkened, and he picked up his phone and quickly sent out a message.
"Third brother, how's the effect after you drank it?!"
A message was just sent...
Silly Number Three: Holy crap, Second Brother, you're here! Hurry, how much tea is left? Send it all to me right now, I'll take it all!
Silly Number Four: ? ? ? No, is it really that good? Third Brother, why are you so excited?
Silly Number Six: Yeah, I mentally prepared myself for a long time, but in the end I still didn't dare to drink it...
Silly Sculpture No. 3: Yes, yes, this tea is terrible, you guys absolutely mustn't drink it!
Remember to pack them all up and send them to me. I'll sacrifice myself and help you dispose of them in an environmentally friendly way!
Silly Sculpture No. 1: An elderly man on the subway with a questioning face.jpg
Silly Number One: Third Brother, are you treating us like idiots?
Watching the group chat erupt in heated arguments, Sun Ran silently typed another message, then pressed the send button...
"@Silly No. 3: 200 per cup, minimum order of 10 cups."
……
A message appeared in the group chat, and the previously noisy chat instantly fell silent.
After waiting for a minute or two...
Drip!
My phone kept ringing with WeChat notifications, and the group chat exploded!
His roommates went crazy when they saw the price he posted, with a string of question marks and various emojis constantly refreshing the screen.
Having anticipated this, Sun Ran quickly typed and sent out several more messages.
"200 per cup is the price for the premium packaging. There's no way around it, the raw material production is limited. But if you want to drink it in the future, I can give you some more for free."
"Of course, the packaging will probably be similar to what it is now, rather simple, and the quantity is estimated to be not very large."
"Well, just consider it a tasting for everyone. Just give me some feedback."
After all, he was a silly roommate with whom he had spent four years of school life, so he could afford to give each of them a few cups of tea.
It just so happens that we need to adjust the ingredients and production process of this calming tea later, so it would be good to have them serve as volunteer taste testers.
However, if they want more, then we'll definitely have to pay for it anyway; at most, we can give them a discount.
Even brothers should keep clear accounts.
...After another period of silence...
Silly No. 4: 200 yuan a cup, I only pay 30 yuan for a cup of Heytea's Succulent Tea, is it really necessary for your tea to be so expensive? There are only a few dried lemon slices in it?
Silly Number One: Yeah, second brother, if you wanted to start a business, the brothers would definitely support you, but now it's like this...
Silly Number Three: Um... to be honest, 200 yuan a cup is really too expensive. I could accept 30, no, 50 yuan a cup.
Silly Number Five: ? ? ? When did you become so generous, Third Brother?
Silly Sculpture No. 3: It's not exactly generous, but the second brother's tea is really effective. My mom drank it and said it was good.
She used to find sleeping pills were no longer very effective for her insomnia, but now a cup of tea can help her sleep soundly until dawn.
Silly Number Four: Huh? Really?! Second Brother, did you put some kind of potent sleeping potion in the tea?
After the third brother finished speaking, the group chat erupted into another uproar.
This time, Sun Ran didn't say anything more, but just stood aside and silently looked at his phone.
The price has already been stated; if he were to say anything more now, it would seem like he's trying to force a sale, which would be counterproductive.
After arguing in the group chat for a while, the roommates gradually reached a consensus.
drink!
I'll make myself a cup and drink it later to see if it's really as amazing as the third brother said.
As for the exact value of the tea, everyone tacitly refrained from mentioning it again.
Two hundred yuan a cup, even if some of them come from relatively well-off families, this price is still beyond our comprehension.
drip~
The group chat gradually quieted down, but soon Sun Ran received another message, this time a private message from Lao San.
"Second brother, could you lower the price of your tea? I don't need anything fancy, just the usual price. If I buy ten cups, could you give me a discount?"
"No need to buy it, just give me a processing fee and express delivery fee based on cost, 150."
Sun Ran thought for a moment and sent a message back.
The family backgrounds of the roommates in the dormitory are all different. The eldest, the fifth, and the sixth roommates all come from well-off families.
The remaining third and fourth siblings are from ordinary families like him, and they are indeed a bit tight on money, so they are willing to pay a lower price.
Of course, discounts are fine, but giving it away for free is definitely not an option.
He understands that if this becomes a habit, it will turn into a situation where a small favor is appreciated but a large one breeds resentment.
"Yes, thank you, second brother. It's just that my mom is getting old and has some neurasthenia. She has severe insomnia at night, and sleeping pills don't work very well."
So I wanted her to drink it so she could sleep well.
After seeing his message, the third brother quickly replied, and soon after, a red envelope was sent over.
Sun Ran stared at the message on the screen for a moment in silence. After accepting the red envelope, he immediately sent another 100-yuan red envelope back.
The third brother is usually very stingy.
Even with a cracked phone screen, he wouldn't replace it. When we played King of Glory together, this guy had never bought a single paid skin for any of the heroes.
It's nice to have such filial piety; if you can help, then help out...
Hey~
Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard a soft sound in his ear, followed by another notification message popping up.
Sect Contribution +0.5
Ok?
Sun Ran was stunned. Selling tea could increase the contribution points of the cheat system?
If you add 0.5 to 50 yuan, that's an exchange rate of 100:1?
Thinking of this, he quickly opened his personal panel.
Sun Ran - Miscellaneous Service
Belongs to: Qingshan Sect
Sect contribution points: 900.5/1000...
Sun Ran was somewhat surprised when he saw the numbers.
He used to think that sect contribution points were just a bonus for completing a mission.
Furthermore, he still hasn't figured out how the mission is triggered, so he only looked at it at the beginning and hasn't paid much attention to it since.
But if making money also adds to the bonus...
Sun Ran looked at the last two lines of text on the panel:
Treasure Pavilion: Upgrade required: 1000 contribution points
Low-grade spiritual vein (water): Contribution points required for upgrade: 5000
……
5000 multiplied by 100 means that he needs to earn 500,000 to upgrade the spiritual vein.
Sun Ran's face darkened. So expensive?
He had originally planned to level up to see if he could get more spiritual spring water every day, but now he realized that it would take him forever to accumulate it.
Or should I level up my character first?
Anyway, it's already at 900.5/1000, with only 100 points left, that's about 10,000 yuan...