Reborn in 08, a heretical cultivator starting a business

Chapter 42: Another day's income of 28!

Instantly, more than thirty Binzhou University group-buying groups were buzzing with excitement:

"Holy crap, only 1.5 yuan per pound! That's amazing, absolutely amazing!"

“If I go to the supermarket outside, it will cost 1.5 yuan per kilogram. But Boss Dong delivers it to the dormitory area for only 1.5 yuan per kilogram. He’s such a good person.”

"Buy it, I have to buy it! I can't afford the watermelons that cost three or four yuan a pound at the school supermarket, but I can eat five pounds of watermelons that cost one yuan and fifty cents a pound!"

"Our dorm has decided that we'll each spend a few dollars to buy the biggest watermelon for breakfast, haha."

"My roommate and I played Counter-Strike and had a sniping match. Whoever lost had to buy a watermelon!"

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The "landmine" watermelons come in various sizes, generally ranging from 6 to 16 jin (3.5-8 catties).

A 6-pound watermelon, 1.5 yuan per pound, can be sold whole.

But a fruit weighing around ten pounds is too much for one person to eat in a day, so it has to be cut in half and sold.

As for those weighing over ten kilograms, they have to be cut into four pieces to sell!
Therefore, Wang Junshan assigned Lu Chuan and Guo Xiujie to handle the sales.

The east side is responsible for selling whole watermelons and winter melons.

The west side is responsible for selling half or a quarter of a watermelon.

Soon, someone arrived at the warehouse.

Lu Chuan and Guo Xiujie stood on either side of each other, while the loudspeakers next to them continuously played the following message:
"If you want a whole watermelon, please go into the warehouse to choose one. Small ones weigh 6-10 jin (3.5-5 catties), and large ones weigh 10-16 jin (5-7 catties). Payment is made at the east side of the entrance."

[For loose orders, please select from the west side of the entrance. Half or quarter portions are available, all freshly cut!]

Seeing that everything was wrapped in plastic wrap, which looked hygienic, someone immediately spoke up:
"I want half of it!"

"Okay, 4.2 jin, 6.3 yuan, I'll take 6 yuan from you."

"Thank you."

"I want the bigger one!"

"6.2 jin, 9.3 yuan, I'll charge you 9 yuan."

Some students were picking out cut pieces of fruit at the entrance; they were 1.5 yuan per pound, which wasn't expensive at all.

Others went into the warehouse and came out carrying a whole watermelon to settle their accounts.

Of course, they can also help cut the whole watermelon.

After all, many dormitories don't have knives.

Wang Junshan pondered for a moment: "We can buy a batch of spoons to sell. Zhixing Supermarket and Boya Supermarket both have them, so we can just send some over."

As for the fruit knife, forget about it. It needs to be registered, and both Zhixing Supermarket and Boya Supermarket have registered it, so it doesn't matter.

The warehouse wasn't reported, and if something goes wrong, I'll be in deep trouble.

At seven o'clock, it was the morning rush hour to the cafeteria.

Seeing that many people were gathered at the warehouse entrance to buy watermelons, other passersby also gathered around.

Upon hearing that watermelons were 1.5 yuan per pound, I immediately lost my composure and bought some without hesitation.

People who originally planned to go to the cafeteria decided against it and instead grabbed half a watermelon and went back to their dorms to eat it.

More and more people are coming, and business is getting better and better.

Some people came to buy watermelons, some came to buy winter melons, and some even bought both watermelons and winter melons together.

However, the number of people buying winter melons is far less than the number buying watermelons.

It's clear that by the 6th, the winter melons from Binzhou University were really not selling well.

There's nothing we can do; the market is saturated. We can only wait until the previous batch of winter melons rots in half a month before a new wave of hot sales occurs.

Rather than being unable to sleep due to the heat every day, most people would rather spend 20 or 30 yuan to buy a winter melon and get a good night's sleep for half a month!
More and more people came to buy melons, and soon a long queue formed again at the door.

Guo Xiujie and Lu Chuan were both quite busy.

Wang Junshan decisively found another classmate, Lü Xu, whom he remembered as having good character, to do the part-time job.

He did nothing else but cut the watermelon in the middle.

With Lü Xu joining the team, the two of them settled the accounts while the other cut the melon, greatly improving efficiency.

Seeing that everything was on track, Wang Junshan rode his tricycle, picked up the two signs for "YouTuan Pickup Point," and headed straight for the School of Hotel Management. At the Boya Supermarket near the School of Hotel Management, all the watermelons had been unloaded.

About four thousand kilograms of watermelons were placed, half under the tent at the front gate and the other half inside the store and in the basement.

Lu Xiaoyu and Wu Ping were both extremely busy, one settling accounts outside the front door and the other inside the store.

Even though the sales of winter melons at the hotel vocational college have been halved today, there are still too many people buying watermelons!

Especially since it's only 1.5 yuan per kilogram, half the price of other supermarkets, it's simply irresistible.

Students passing by would stop to buy some.

Especially when cut into quarters, the smaller ones weigh three or four pounds and cost six to eight yuan, it's no problem at all, and you can eat most of it on the go.

Back in the dorm, only one page remained, which was immediately snatched up by my other roommates.

Those who missed out on the first one were only 1.5 yuan per pound, so they put on their slippers and went downstairs to buy them!
Wang Junshan promptly stepped forward to help with the payment, and at the same time called back a girl who was handing out flyers, asking her to help cut the watermelon.

That way, one person can handle the cutting, and two people can handle the settlement. That should be enough.

Sales of winter melons at the Hotel Management Vocational College have plummeted, and the market is nearing saturation; keeping one for handing out flyers is enough.

Of course, today's flyers have changed too, with more watermelon content and several group-buying group numbers.

When handing out flyers, they would also add a sentence about watermelon group buying, 1.5 yuan per pound.

This has led many people to make a special trip to buy watermelons.

They also actively joined the group, just for this amazing deal.

After all, they brought out winter melon the day before yesterday and watermelon today. Who knows, there might be other fruits coming up, all at great prices. I definitely have to join the group.

What pleased Wang Junshan even more was that Lu Xiaoyu and Wu Ping brought out spoons, fruit knives, and PP cutting boards, and placed them next to the watermelons for sale.

A regular stainless steel spoon costs three yuan, while a 304 stainless steel spoon costs six yuan.

A set of ordinary stainless steel fruit knives costs 8 yuan, while a set of 304 stainless steel fruit knives costs 15 yuan, both with protective cases.

Small cutting boards are 10 yuan each, medium ones are 15 yuan each, and large ones are 20 yuan each.

The prices were all normal for the school supermarket, and Wang Junshan didn't say much.

Many people bought watermelons and also bought fruit knives, cutting boards, or spoons.

Half a watermelon and a spoon are a perfect match!

Those who buy a whole watermelon will also buy a fruit knife and cutting board together!

"Do you have a lot of spoons in stock?" Wang Junshan asked.

Lu Xiaoyu shook her head: "I couldn't sell any before, but I found them this morning and some have already been sold. I estimate they can sell for another two hours. But I've already arranged for restocking, and they'll be delivered soon."

“Great, I’ll take some spoons with me and give them to Bin University. You can restock.”

"Okay, boss."

Wang Junshan was increasingly satisfied with Lu Xiaoyu's quick wit.

From now on, it shouldn't be a problem to leave Boya Supermarket to Lu Xiaoyu.

Wang Junshan didn't have time to linger here.

It's only been a few days since it started, and he's been personally overseeing it. The real focus now is on developing YouTuan.com!
Whether it's selling winter melons or watermelons, promoting group buying through QQ groups is only temporary and a transitional measure.

Ultimately, it all comes down to YouTuan.com!

However, the development of YouTuan.com takes time, and before YouTuan.com goes live, we can only rely on QQ groups to keep it going.

Wang Junshan arrived at the back door, and Wu Ping spoke up:

"Boss, based on the current sales volume, the truckload of winter melons we received last night is enough to sell. But these watermelons aren't enough. We're selling over a hundred watermelons every hour now, and we need to sell them all before midnight!"

4000 jin of watermelons, assuming each watermelon weighs 10 jin, would yield 400 watermelons.

100 per hour? We really won't sell them all by midnight!
And this is just the hotel management school; Hengxing Vocational College will definitely sell even faster, probably more than two hundred per hour!

Today, the three schools sold three truckloads of watermelons alone.

Add winter melon, and you're making 280,000 a day!

(End of this chapter)