Warlord: Starting with Subduing Little A Qiao

Seeing the shock in Xiao Aqiao's eyes, Ye Bai had already thought of something else.

"Come on, Little Qiao, I'm leaving this to you."

As he spoke, Ye Bai took out a document from another drawer and handed it to Xiao Aqiao.

Xiao Aqiao was initially a little confused, but out of her natural trust in Ye Bai, she immediately took the document.

But when she opened it, her eyes were filled with surprise.

Several detailed soap recipes were written on the paper.

At the same time, a detailed plan for the soap factory from construction to production and subsequent operation was also attached.

Her face showed surprise, and she pointed at herself in astonishment, her tone uncertain.

"give it to me?"

Faced with Xiao Aqiao's doubts, Ye Bai nodded in agreement.

After all, how could the future eldest sister be stumped by these small projects?

This nod caught Xiao Aqiao's eye and immediately gave her a surge of motivation.

She gripped the documents in her hand even tighter now, and said confidently.

"I will definitely do my best!"

Seeing that Xiao Aqiao had already started looking at the documents, Ye Bai began to think about the current arrangements.

There are precedents for soap factories in China, but they have never been very large.

No soap factory has yet achieved nationwide fame.

One reason is that the formulas used in this era are simple, resulting in soaps with only average stain removal effects.

In contrast, wood ash can also achieve the same stain-removing effect.

For many ordinary families, the desire to spend money on soap is even stronger.

With a limited customer base, product sales naturally stagnate.

On the other hand, soap factories are mostly manual labor-based and lack a complete production process.

Soap making largely depends on the craftsmanship of the artisan, and the soaps often come in various shapes.

This has greatly affected the factory's production capacity, and the annual output is basically only enough to meet local demand.

In contrast, what Ye Bai needed to do was simply transplant the entire modern factory process and system.

Soon, a series of preparatory work for the factory construction began to be implemented.

Choosing a location for the factory wasn't difficult, since Ye Bai still had about a hundred acres of land under his control.

In terms of personnel arrangements, Ye Bai invited some skilled craftsmen to create a batch of molds.

When Ye Bai heard his subordinates say that although the craftsmen didn't know what the molds were for, they still arranged for them to be made, Ye Bai curled his lips into a smile.

Once the mold is produced, it can be used directly to mass-produce handmade soaps and soap flowers.

It not only saves manpower and time, but also ensures that each product is standardized, and even saves a lot of raw materials.

Killing three birds with one stone, why not?

Once everything was ready, Ye Bai even took the time to carefully explain the key points of management to Xiao A Qiao.

"First, the finances need to be clear. I will prepare the financial statements, and we will follow the format when needed."

After saying that, Ye Bai paused deliberately, and seeing Xiao A Qiao nodding beside him, he continued to add.

"Second, rewards and punishments must be clearly defined. Those who do more and do better should be rewarded, while those who slack off or cheat should be punished. It would be best to draw up a set of rules so that everyone can understand them clearly."

As expected of one of the future Thirteen Protectors, Xiao Aqiao was absorbing all the key points Ye Bai was telling her.

"Third, the process must be clear. After each step is completed, a quality check must be carried out to identify which step caused the problem and avoid subsequent buck-passing."

After explaining everything and making sure Xiao A Qiao had no questions, Ye Bai nodded in satisfaction.

Everything is ready; we're just waiting for the soap factory to produce the first batch of products!

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Chapter Eleven: Soap Factory Samples Completed, Marketing with "Beauty Portraits"?!

Soon, the first batch of soap and soap flower samples were ready at the soap factory.

When Xiao Aqiao presented the finished soap and soap flowers, her eyes lit up even more.

The various petal shapes are so lifelike, it's hard to believe this is actually soap.

It's clearly a decorative item!

Little Aqiao carefully held the handkerchief and observed it for a long time, and even in the end she was still reluctant to let go.

It was specially packed into an exquisite wooden box, and Xiao Aqiao immediately carried it into Ye Bai's study.

"Brother Ye, this is the first batch of samples."

Hearing the sound, Ye Bai looked up and followed the sound.

After carefully examining the workmanship and shape, Ye Bai looked up again at Xiao A Qiao, who seemed a little nervous.

His eyes were full of praise.

She truly deserves to be called the eldest sister among the Thirteen Protectors.

"Little Qiao, well done."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Aqiao blushed even more deeply.

She's been running around the soap factory these past few days.

She was worried that her status with Ye Bai was declining because she was appearing in front of him less often.

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Faced with Ye Bai's praise, the previous pressure seemed to be washed away by a clear spring, disappearing completely in an instant.

Feeling her face burning, Xiao Aqiao quickly changed the subject.

"So, Brother Ye, what's our price?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Bai began to ponder.

Considering the overall cost, Ye Bai quickly grabbed a piece of paper and wrote it down.

Currently, the soap factory's products are divided into two types.

One type is machine-made soap, priced at around two to five cents.

The other type is handmade soap flowers, priced at around seven to three cents.

After carefully confirming with Xiao Aqiao, Ye Bai looked at the soap and soap flowers in front of him and spoke up.

"Little Qiao, have the soap factory send over some soap flowers later, and give one to everyone in the dance hall as a token of good luck."

Xiao Aqiao naturally wouldn't object to what Ye Bai said, and she quickly agreed.

As she left the study, Xiao Aqiao couldn't help but think that she had followed the right person.

Currently, judging from the pricing, three of these soap flowers together would cost nearly one dollar.

Only Ye Bai would be such a generous patron.

Even if the wages for people working in nightclubs are generous, not everyone can afford to spend them.

Meanwhile, the people in the dance hall soon received exquisitely beautiful soap flowers.

Just as the white rose was carefully examining the soap flower in her hand, the red peony next to her covered her red lips and laughed.

"Brother Ye is really thoughtful. Look, our tricks are even different!"

Upon hearing this, White Rose glanced at the soap flower in Red Rose's hand across from her.

It happened to be a bright red peony.

The soap flower in her hand was a pure white rose, as if it were about to bloom.

Looking at the exquisitely beautiful soap flower, White Rose pursed her lips, feeling a pang of reluctance to use it.

Little did the two of them know that all these instructions were given by Xiao Aqiao.

He was just deliberately trying to win over the key figures at the dance hall.

Meanwhile, backstage at the dance hall, the singers and dancers were already discussing the newly acquired soap flowers and soap.

"It even has a pleasant fragrance; I've never seen anything like it before."

"I can't bear to use it!"

"Who doesn't? It looks just like a real flower!"

Just as everyone was discussing, the door was pushed open, and Ye Bai walked in first.

Lu Yiping, the White Rose, was the first to spot Ye Bai, and immediately stood up, nodding to greet him.

"Brother Ye."