Chapter 22 Plans to Open a Store

  The next day, after breakfast, the weather was getting cold, and Er Niu and Huang Shi didn't need to go down to the fields anymore. After eating, Er Niu went to Lin Lao Ye's place to chat with his parents, while Qin Lao Ye took Xiao Jun and Xiao Bao out to feed the cows and let them graze.

  Lin He made two dolls, and where she couldn't do it, Huang Shi pointed it out to her. Soon, two vivid little foxes and big-mouthed monkeys were made. San Ya held them in her hands and didn't want to put them down, saying that these two were even more beautiful than her seven babies, and asked Er Ya to make one for her. Er Ya said she would do it after delivering these goods to Old Master Wen.

  After all, Mr. Wen bought the copyright of this version, if it was taken out by Sanpia early and seen by others, it would not be possible, in case Sanpia took it out to play and let others see it, and imitated it, which would still be not good for Mr. Wen's side.

  Wait until the goods are received, then make them for sale, and it's okay to make some for her to play with. Anyway, Mr. Wen is also going to take them out to sell. Lin He just makes them for his own family members to play with, that's fine too. Besides, the dolls made by Mr. Wen himself have their own special logo, which is different from what they make.

  Huang's family looked at Lin He holding the small fox and big mouthed monkey, also liked it tightly, and smiled scoldingly: "How does this second child have so many weird ideas in his brain? The things he comes up with are really different from ordinary people, but they're all extremely beautiful."

  Lin He leaned over to Huang's side and said, "Mom, I have all sorts of weird dreams every day, and in my dreams, there are these things. I just thought about making them, and unexpectedly they turned out to be very pretty." After finishing speaking, she also winked at Huang.

  Huang looked at her and shook his head with a smile, saying "This girl has a mind full of ideas."

  At the end of the month, Lin He still went to Cai Die Xuan with Da Bao and handed over the two plush toys to Boss Wen. Boss Wen was surprised again and said, "Miss Lin, how do you always manage to bring such unexpected things? Have you ever thought of opening a small store to sell these things?"

  Lin He recognized the tone of Boss Wen and was afraid that he was very interested in these toys, so she asked calmly "Shopkeeper, do you have any good suggestions?"

  The boss said, "Those dolls you brought over a few times, I put them in the store to sell. Every day, the embroidered houses can't keep up with sales. Indeed, many children like them, and every day someone comes to ask me when new dolls will come out. This store only sells the few dolls you made, and people line up every day. I was thinking, why don't we cooperate and open a store together to sell these things? What do you think?"

  Lin He understood Mr. Wen's meaning, which was that she would come up with the ideas and he would provide the funds, they would work together to set up a store, and the profits would be split between them. Lin He had originally been worried about opening her own store alone, as she wasn't familiar with the town of Tianxin and didn't know what might happen if something went wrong. But Mr. Wen's proposal was different - basically, she wouldn't have to take any risks, just focus on designing a few new plush toys each month, which made it worth considering.

  Lin He also asked Boss Wen, "If we open a store together, what does Boss Wen think?"

  Mr. Wen saw that Lin He was interested and said in detail, "Like this, you just need to send a few toy plushies every month, of course, the specific number is up to your side to decide, I'll provide the funds, rent a store, hire some staff and we can open for business. The store also needs a manager, Lin, do you have any suitable candidates on your side? My people are all placed in that store over there, it's not possible to pull them out at once. After the store opens, we'll split the profits 50/50."

  Lin He sensed the sincerity of Boss Wen and said, "In that case, it's okay. However, I really don't feel good about taking half of the profit. How about this: we split it 3-7, with me getting 3 parts and you getting 7 parts? You can hire the shopkeeper and the apprentices, and we only need to settle accounts once a month. I won't participate in managing the store either; whatever you think is best, Boss Wen."

  Mr. Wen also meant the same thing, but after all, they had agreed to open a store together. If he said it himself, it would not be good. Now that Lin He has said it, Mr. Wen is no longer restrained and continues, "In this case, it's also possible. After all, you're still young and can't handle so many things at once."

  What Boss Wen said, Lin He also agreed with. For her, this store didn't have any drawbacks and she could even earn more money. So she just said "In the future, I may come to the store less often. My parents said that girls shouldn't show their faces too much."

  Then he pushed Da Bao forward and said, "This is my brother. From now on, let him take charge of these things."

  Dabao was stunned for a moment, then reacted and bowed to Old Master Wen, saying "Boss, please give me more guidance in the future."

  Lin He looked at Da Bao's reaction and was quite satisfied. Unexpectedly, Da Bao's reaction ability was also good, it seemed that he could be taught.

  Old Master Wen said, "This is indeed Lin's brother, and he's quite a talented young man."

  They exchanged pleasantries, and Lin He, Da Bao, and Boss Wen discussed the details of opening a store again. They planned to wait for a few more days, during which time Lin He would make a few more new plush toys, add them to the two from this time, and display them together when the store opened to create a sensation.

  Lin He also told Boss Wen about the copyright issue, in ancient times there was no such thing as copyright, and you could only rely on yourself to solve these problems.

  Lin He told Boss Wen, "From now on, we'll put cotton inside these dolls to make them softer. When making each doll, we'll insert a small piece of cloth with a tiny embroidered lotus leaf in the seam. Our own embroidery workshop's embroiderers will do the embroidery. This way, it won't be easy for others to imitate us. Even if someone does imitate us, as long as they take a closer look, they'll know it's not from our store. What we're making is something that, as soon as people see the doll, they'll think of our store's name."

  Mr. Wen thought this method was also feasible, so he decided to do it. Then several people discussed some details of the store again, Lin He and Da Bao also went back, and told Mr. Wen their home address. Mr. Wen said that after finding a store in a few days, someone would come to invite Da Bao to take a look.

  Lin He agreed and on the way back, Da Bao said "Second sister, why did you tell them to come find me? Isn't this your puppet?"

  Lin He rolled her eyes, thinking that the child was teachable, but suddenly became a silly goose again. She said, "Just now I didn't hear you say, from now on these things are all for you to do, after all, I'm just a girl, there are many things that aren't convenient for me to do. Besides, you're so big now, and as the eldest son of the family, the burden of the family will also fall on your shoulders."

  Dabao nodded after listening, what his sister said was indeed true, it's not good for the young lady to be exposed in public, these things are better left to him. However, he himself didn't know where to start, his mind wasn't as agile as his sister's.

  Dabao furrowed his brow, and Lin He seemed to see through his thoughts, saying "At the beginning, no one knows where to start. Don't worry, I'll tell you how to do it. Moreover, Old Master Wen will also ask someone to help you. You can learn slowly and do things slowly. If you make a mistake, it's okay, just correct it next time. As long as you're willing to do it, things will always turn out fine."