Right after Zhang Yi finished the call, he received a message on his phone. It was from the bank, informing him that an additional four hundred thousand had been deposited into his account.
It was obviously from Huang Xiru. This gave him another four hundred thousand in capital, meaning he could rent a large factory building as soon as possible instead of waiting until Zhu Gang's batch of parts had been delivered and the payment cleared before discussing the lease.
Zhang Yi immediately headed for the Development Zone office. He could not wait another second. Unfortunately, the Development Zone's Office Director, Zhang Zhuo, was not there that day; he had gone out on business and would not return until tomorrow. Left with no choice, Zhang Yi could only wait until then to discuss renting a factory building with him.
Since Zhou Tai City was only a few hours' drive from Hangcheng, the capital of Jiangnan Province, even freight trucks could make the trip within a few hours. By evening, Huang Xiru finally saw the Aerodynamic Bicycles Zhang Yi had produced.
The moment she saw the actual Aerodynamic Bicycle, every worry in her heart vanished without a trace. It was far more dazzling than it had looked in the photos, utterly eclipsing the designs of every electric bike on the market, including those in her own store.
The electric bikes in her store were all high-end brands, priced at more than twice as much as ordinary electric bikes. Even the cheapest cost over five thousand, so naturally their designs were much better than those of standard electric bikes.
Yet compared to the Aerodynamic Bicycles Zhang Yi had sent over, they were like ugly ducklings beside white swans.
Huang Xiru immediately ordered the store employees to unload the Aerodynamic Bicycles. By then, it was already evening, and the streets were packed with pedestrians.
Because the Aerodynamic Bicycle had such a striking appearance, many young people were drawn to it during unloading and came over to ask about the price. But after they heard the price, many were shocked. After all, its appearance was somewhat similar to that of an ordinary bicycle. If no one told them, many people would never realize it was an Aerodynamic Bicycle.
Since the store was very close to Queen's Square, there was no shortage of wealthy people around. Many felt that the price was not expensive at all. After all, the electric bikes in this store cost more than five thousand at minimum, not to mention that these bicycles were such novel products.
That night, more than eighty of the hundred Aerodynamic Bicycles were sold directly while they were being unloaded. The remaining bicycles had not gone unsold because no one wanted them; on the contrary, plenty of people still wanted to buy them.
However, Huang Xiru did not choose to sell those remaining twenty bicycles. Instead, she kept them. First of all, this batch of over a hundred Aerodynamic Bicycles was the first product run from Zhang Feng's Seven Color Stone Mechanical Factory. If this product became popular in the future, this batch would definitely have considerable collectible value.
Second, she had so many stores in Hangcheng that each one would certainly need a few bicycles kept as display models or test-ride vehicles. That was why she had not sold those twenty.
However, while selling the two models of Aerodynamic Bicycles, Huang Xiru felt their prices were a little too low. The shipment had arrived at night, after all. If it had been daytime, she was certain that one hundred bicycles would not have been enough to last her a single day.
Huang Xiru was also extremely excited that this product had become so popular in Hangcheng. She immediately picked up her phone and called Zhang Yi. "Xiao Yi, Huang Jie has good news for you. Your bicycles are incredibly popular in Hangcheng. In just one evening, Huang Jie sold eighty of the hundred Aerodynamic Bicycles you sent over this morning. If Huang Jie hadn't stopped them, the remaining twenty would definitely have been snapped up too.
"So, Xiao Yi! Congratulations! If the performance of this Aerodynamic Bicycle is good too, then it will absolutely become a huge hit in Hangcheng. If Huang Jie didn't know your personality, Huang Jie would definitely want a piece of this business.
"Also, Xiao Yi, when can you ship the next batch? Huang Jie wants five hundred units this time. Huang Jie knows you don't have more stock than that. Huang Jie hopes you can ship them as soon as possible.
"However, Xiao Yi, Huang Jie thinks the selling price of your Aerodynamic Bicycle is a little low. Huang Jie thinks the price should be raised a bit." Huang Xiru said to Zhang Yi after he answered the phone.
"Huang Jie! This bicycle has only just been developed and is still in the trial production stage, so production capacity is very limited. At most, we can make around forty or fifty a day. Therefore, the five hundred units you need will take at least ten days to half a month to produce.
"But don't worry, Huang Jie. I'm currently preparing to set up a factory for large-scale production. I think we should be able to begin small-batch production next month. Although I've always had great confidence in the Aerodynamic Bicycle I developed,
"there are always unexpected circumstances. If the market did not accept the Aerodynamic Bicycle, then no matter how good its performance was, it would not make any money. That was why I had not begun mass production. Now that I've heard your news, Huang Jie, I finally have the confidence to prepare a factory and get ready to mass-produce this bicycle.
"As for the price, Huang Jie, I think this level is about right. After all, this is a new-concept bicycle, and people still don't really understand this kind of bicycle. If the price is too high, it could scare off a lot of customers. I think this price is very suitable," Zhang Yi said.
"Fine! If you say it's suitable, then it's suitable! Anyway, I'm already satisfied with the profit on each bicycle. Compared to the few hundred yuan of profit from electric bikes, this profit is already very substantial.
"And Xiao Yi, hurry up and begin large-scale production. Not to mention other places, Huang Jie can guarantee that demand in Hangcheng alone will not be small." After hearing Zhang Yi's words, Huang Xiru no longer objected to the price he had set.
At that moment, before Zhang Yi could say anything, Huang Xiru spoke again. "Xiao Yi, you're preparing to set up a factory for mass production. Do you have enough funds? How about this: Huang Jie will pay you in advance for those five hundred bicycles. Don't refuse. Huang Jie knows you need money right now. But Huang Jie wants to be the general distributor for Hangcheng." Huang Xiru knew a little about Zhang Yi's family situation. After all, he had worked in her store for so long. She knew his family was not poor, but they were not the kind of family that could casually come up with several million to start a factory.
What was a huge sum to Zhang Yi was merely a drop in the bucket to Huang Xiru, something she did not take seriously at all. Besides, the sooner Zhang Yi's factory was established and the sooner the Aerodynamic Bicycles entered production, the sooner she could make money.
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