Chapter 191: Chapter 191: We Made Money
The director, upon hearing the news, hurried from the villa, riding a little scooter to catch up.
Even mosquito legs are meat. If the boss of Jiajia Furniture really agreed to sign the contract, it would be equivalent to sponsoring them with tens of thousands of yuan.
This batch of tables and chairs could solve the immediate needs of the guests. He wouldn’t have to worry about the guests quitting because they couldn’t make money.
All the way to the commercial street, Miao Mu got out of the car and, seeing Liu Chao, excitedly went up to shake hands.
"You’re a good person, such a great person."
Liu Chao: "..." Is this program really that poor? They look so pitiful.
The boss looked at the excited director and then at the two pitiful children looking at him, thought for a moment, "Then let’s go to the furniture factory to see if there are tables and chairs that meet your requirements."
Miao Mu: "Thank you, really, thank you so much."
Tuanzi and Gu Jiujiu exchanged glances, softly saying, "Thank you, uncle, we’ll work hard to advertise for you!"
After some discussion, the two groups of guests stayed where they were to make money, and the director, along with the assistant and two passerby champions, went to the suburban furniture factory to take a look.
The girls on the program group’s bus: "... Have we become non-staff members?"
[Haha, when the director invited them onto the bus, the two of them naturally got on, only realizing something was off after sitting down]
[If this works out, these two will definitely be major contributors]
[Who would have thought that these two initially just came over to take a photo with Miaomiao?]
[Just wanted a photo, ended up inexplicably handing out flyers and securing sponsorship, awesome]
[Star-chasing girls can do anything]
At the commercial street side, Tuanzi continued performing.
There were people originally in line for sugar paintings and portraits who came over, and some were attracted by her, later going to buy sugar paintings and portraits.
Until the evening, when the lights of the commercial street came on, Gu Chi couldn’t continue drawing because of the dim light.
Gu Ran also conveniently stopped working.
She had been working for half a day, and now her hands and waist were sore.
"Mama, have a drink of water."
Looking down, she saw her son who somehow came over, now holding a bottle of water up, his soft little face full of concern.
She took it and handed him the cash box, "Didn’t you want pocket money? Take it yourself."
Gu Jiujiu cautiously took ten yuan, stuffed it into his pocket, and didn’t take more.
Gu Ran: "No more?"
"No more," Gu Jiujiu pointed to the siblings not far away, "we’re going back to the villa to eat boxed meals."
Meanwhile, the director and the two young girls returned.
Miao Mu excitedly said, "The contract is signed."
The contract content was almost the same as the proposal from the two girls earlier.
In short, during the live broadcast, if Liu Chao made money, that batch of tables and chairs would belong to the restaurant for free. Conversely, when the program ended, in more than a month, everyone must purchase that batch for the restaurant at factory price.
Coincidentally, due to a big order before that went awry, requiring a change in specifications, the finished products had been piling up in the warehouse. The specifications and design of this batch met the program group’s requirements, so the program group simply took them.
This batch of finished products had been ventilated for a long time, so there was no worry of issues. Liu Chao also voluntarily offered a discount due to the inventory pressure.
Gu Chi smiled, "Anyway, it’s good news."
He sincerely thanked the two girls.
"No need to thank, we just said it offhandedly."
The two girls looked at Tuanzi with bright eyes, "Miaomiao, can we fly now?"
"Sure."
Tuanzi promptly flew up, lifting the hem of the short-haired girl’s clothes, flying from one side to the other. Returning to the original spot, she went to lift the long-haired girl’s clothes.
After experiencing the flight, they decided to say it was too dark to paint, and instead went to a store to take photos.
After getting the photos, they declined the program group’s boxed meal and happily walked away.
Tuanzi and the others also happily returned to the villa, ready to eat the boxed meal.
"So hungry, so hungry," Tuanzi patted her belly, "I’m starving."
Miao Mu was in a very good mood, "Eat more later. Today’s heat was much higher than expected."
He had already prepared for a very low viewership on the first day, but unexpectedly, first Tuanzi’s busking went viral, and then the performance of the two passerby girls was astonishing.
In addition, a top female star with amazing sugar painting skills, the young painter was handsome and talented, and Gu Jiujiu blushed while asking passersby for tips.
These two groups performed astonishingly well.
Upon returning to the villa, they joined the other two groups.
Ai Jie had already received good news, excitedly saying, "As expected of you, this solves the table and chair problem, reducing the funds we need to raise by quite a bit."
Her twin children also looked at the returning guests in admiration.
Tuanzi leaned over, spoke a few words.
The twins exclaimed, "Wow, amazing."
With her smooth chin raised, Tuanzi said proudly, "Of course, Miaomiao is a Little Heroine."
Yi Heng glanced a few times, smiling gently, "I heard this sponsorship was all thanks to the two passerby girls? Why didn’t you invite them over for a meal? The program group is poor, but we can still offer boxed meals."
Gu Chi was fine, not being in the circle, but Gu Ran and Ai Jie instantly caught the undertone.
Gu Ran smiled, "We invited them, but they wanted to go home for dinner."
After speaking, not wanting to give Yi Heng a chance to mock, she patted her son’s head, "Have you eaten? If not, let’s eat while chatting about the gains of the two big groups later."
Ai Jie remained calm, but Yi Heng inadvertently darkened his face.
Having returned early, Ai Jie and the twins tidied up the restaurant, the restrooms on each floor, and the fourth floor a bit.
Now everyone was in the restaurant eating and exchanging information.
Gu Chi: "On our side, selling sugar paintings, portraits, and performing shows, the combined income should be pretty good."
The staff helped them tally the accounts.
Gu Ran spent an afternoon selling sugar paintings, with the first 100 being small at 3 yuan, large ones at 8 yuan. Later, small ones at 5 yuan, large ones at 10 yuan, selling almost 500, with a turnover of over three thousand, deducting the cost, at least earning three thousand.
Tuanzi’s mouth was full of food, unable to speak, she stretched out her hand, enthusiastically clapping.
Gu Jiujiu also clapped for his mother.
The other children were also very excited.
"Three thousand? That’s a lot!"
The twins and Yi Kai felt this was quite a big amount of money.
[So much money? Surprising]
[Sold nearly five hundred, I can’t quite believe it. There once was an old man selling sugar paintings in a park, making four or five hundred at 10 yuan each, earning four or five thousand in a day]
[Right, how can Gu Ran, a female artist, possibly compare to a true craftsman]
[How much do you underestimate female artists?]
[Firstly, I think Gu Ran’s technique is very good, her paintings look nice, although not able to do too complex patterns, it’s commendable. Secondly, the tourist city’s commercial street has a different flow compared to the park you mentioned]
[Yes, the commercial street had high traffic, if Gu Ran had been selling from morning till night, the turnover would have been really high]
Yi Heng tugged at the corners of his lips, "It’s a pity, the funds we need to raise are quite large, three thousand is just a drop in the bucket."