Chapter 186 Pricing
Since it was put into production on the first day and the inventory was 0, Fang Pengmin set a mid-range production speed for the assembly line.
That is, 3,600 bottles per hour.
After the assembly line started, I waited for less than five minutes.
The bottles of mineral water are completed by blowing, filling, placing, screwing caps and other processes. Only the final product packaging needs to be completed manually by the workers.
Looking at the mineral water that reached the end of the conveyor belt of the assembly line, Xu Ming walked over and picked up a bottle. Looking at the quite atmospheric and elegant bottle body and pattern, his face was very happy.
“Not bad, very good.”
When I saw the end of the assembly line, at a bottle of mineral water lined up at a bottle of one bottle per second, I couldn't help but feel happy.
"This efficiency is much higher than that of me in the Crystal Valley, at least dozens or even hundreds of times. I should have done this long ago."
However, because it has to go through a filter device that looks complicated on the surface but is actually very simple inside to filter out the mud and sand in the water and possible microorganisms... This filter device is known as a "high-tech water generation device" to the outside world. Ordinary tap water comes in and very sweet water comes out to cover up the eyes and ears.
But after being filtered like this, I wonder if it will affect the original taste?
Xu Ming unscrewed the lid and took a sip.
Gulugulu~
Smacked his lips.
He felt relieved.
The taste did not change much, but the sweet taste was slightly lighter. In addition, the plastic bottle container inevitably mixed with a little plastic smell, resulting in the quality of "very sweet water" that is less than the original "very sweet water" in medical glass bottles, which is half a grade.
But it's still the best water!
Much stronger than ordinary mineral water.
"The taste is good, you can also try it with a bottle and comment." Xu Ming said to everyone.
Fang Pengmin, Li Yiqing and several workers each took a bottle and unscrewed the lid to taste it.
"Xiao Ming, let's just share a bottle." Lan Mengxin took the water from Xu Ming's hand and took a sip without any mind.
This made Li Yiqing pause his hands. The originally very sweet water came to his mouth, and for some reason there was a hint of sourness.
"No, this water is great!"
"That's so delicious! I've never had such good water."
"Isn't it added sugar here?"
Fang Pengmin and the workers said one after another.
"The taste seems a little lighter than before, but it is still very delicious." Lan Mengxin said.
"I don't think there is much difference, and old customers will continue to buy it."
Li Yiqing put down the water in her hand and said lightly.
"Mr. Xu, I bet that the top mineral water on the market is not as good as our products! And in terms of packaging and production environment, we are not bad at all, and the water is even more unimaginable good water...Mr. Xu, our product can be specially used for high-end hotels, high-end banquet venues, and is specially used for high-end customers. The factory price is set at 20 yuan and can be sold for each bottle!"
Fang Pengmin said excitedly. He drank the first bottle of "very sweet water" handed to him more than ten days ago, when he drank the first bottle of "very sweet water" handed to him by Xu Ming, he felt that there was great potential and full of confidence. It was a product that could bring huge profits.
"Xiao Ming, what do you think? The price is better. Is it a bit too cheap for 10 yuan per bottle? In your online store, there was a shortage of 100 yuan per bottle, which caused a sensation in the circle of drinking tea. I think the ex-factory price of 20 yuan per bottle is not expensive." Lan Mengxin also said that the price that could have been sold for hundreds of yuan has dropped to one tenth of the original price. This is really cabbage-like and it is too cheap.
"I also think it's okay to sell 20 yuan per bottle."
Li Yiqing nodded and said.
"You are right. Even if you sell it for 20 yuan, many people will buy it. After all, for rich people, 20 yuan a bottle is not a luxury. It is okay to use it to wash your face, but..."
Xu Ming shook his head and said, "Our products must open up the market. We cannot directly take the high-end route without being famous. It will be difficult to open up the situation. Moreover, rich people are a minority after all, but our output can reach tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of bottles per day. It is impossible to let all rich people know about our water and drink our water. Some middle class can also afford to drink our water. The middle class is also a group of people with Internet influence. When they are led by them, our water will definitely be sold well."
"The ex-factory price is tentatively 10 yuan per bottle. After the market opens, the reputation has been made. There is really a shortage of supply. We will raise the price again and increase it to 15,20 yuan per bottle. Let's go slowly. Moreover, because our production capacity has a final upper limit, it may not necessarily become like Maotai wine in the future."
Xu Ming put forward his point of view and said that he meant to be a step-by-step approach, and it was not prohibitive to set a high price from the beginning.
Moreover, in terms of cost, water is actually not worth the money. The cost of factory buildings, wages, taxes, etc. does not exceed 3 yuan per bottle. For Xu Ming, the net profit is 70%, and he has 20% of the net profit, and he still has 56% of the net profit... This is enough.
“It makes sense.”
"People who cannot do without this water will choose to stay with the discounted price first," Lan Mengxin nodded.
"Xu Ming, I have a problem."
Looking at Li Yiqing, who was on the mineral water bottle, Liu Mei frowned slightly and said, "Is the ingredients of our water too detailed? If there are other mineral water manufacturers, use our water to study and crack it. What if water of the same quality is produced? Can we still maintain competitiveness and maintain high prices at that time?"
“Hahaha~”
Xu Ming laughed and said, "Cracking, how they can crack it! If we can really produce water of exactly the same quality, I will shut down this factory and give it up! I will avoid the edge of those big factories."
Will the very sweet water be cracked?
Xu Ming has considered this issue a long time ago!
But ordinary mineral water tastes the same. The various mineral elements contained in its very sweet water are not too special, but the quality is still obviously superior. What is the reason?
Xu Ming didn't know and didn't want to devote his energy to research.
But one thing is certain that there is a magical environment in the world where flowers, plants, mountains, water, and gravity coefficients and air composition are still quite different from Blue Star in many aspects.
So he dared to make a decision! Just like Lao Yang's high-tech greenhouse, he could not grow high-quality organic vegetables in the healthy vegetable house, the mineral water manufacturers on Blue Star, even if the chemical composition is exactly the same, the quality of the counterfeit mineral water produced is still not as good as "very sweet water"!
He has this confidence!
"If that's the case, then I'll be relieved."
Looking at the confusing confidence on Xu Ming's face and thinking about the magical aspects on him, Li Yiqing couldn't help but feel full of confidence.
She also thanked Xu Ming for agreeing to give her this investment opportunity, which gave her hope to realize financial freedom in the short term.
Because with the quality of this water, her investment of more than one million yuan may bring amazing returns even if she can only get 10% of the profit dividend.
Chapter completed!