I am reborn and just want to concentrate on my studies

"This thing is called a sleeping pillow."

Yi Yang took the sleeping pillow and began to introduce its functions to Zhao Xiulan and Zhao Yue'e.

"When you use it, lie on it like this. Look, there is a hole here, and you can bury your face directly... It's like this below. You can put your hands in and it won't press your arms..."

Yi Yang introduced it, then demonstrated it, and finally concluded: "It's very comfortable to take a nap in school."

Of course, the application scenarios of the pillow are not limited to students’ naps. White-collar workers working in companies or units can also use this pillow during their lunch break.

After the mother and daughter listened to Yi Yang's introduction in silence, Zhao Xiulan laughed: "What's the use of this..."

In her opinion, just sleep on the bed, there is no need to use this thing, it sounds very troublesome.

People cannot understand the pain of each other. In her opinion, whether it is students studying or people working in offices, it is such a comfortable thing. She has never experienced it, and she cannot understand the kind of pain that happens after noon. I feel the same way about life when I don’t sleep and have no energy to do anything in the afternoon...

But out of curiosity, Zhao Xiulan still asked: "What... is this thing used for?"

She didn't mean to say that the sleeping pillow has any functions.

Yi Yang said: "It's for sale."

"Sell?"

Yi Yang picked up the sleeping pillow: "Auntie, look, this pillow is actually a layer of plastic support inside, with this kind of latex in the middle, which is filled in, and then the outside is sewn with this kind of fabric..."

"It's very simple, isn't it?" Yi Yang handed the sleeping pillow in his hand to Zhao Xiulan and said, "Auntie, I came to see you today mainly because I heard that you know how to tailor. Look, I sewed this myself. The threads are messy. , you can research and see if you can hide this line inside, anyway, it’s the kind that can’t be seen from the outside..."

Zhao Xiulan held the lying pillow made by Yi Yang and studied it for a long time, then said: "This... is not complicated, okay!" Zhao Xiulan put down the sleeping pillow: "This is a small matter, just say it. , no need to make a special trip. How many do you need to sew?"

Yi Yang said: "Twelve hundred."

"Oh, that's quite a lot, I'm afraid... what did you say! Twelve hundred?!" Zhao Xiulan rubbed her eyes, thinking it was her ears that were swollen.

…

"Perfect!"

Yi Yang watched Zhao Xiulan use the sewing machine to optimize it several times, and was very satisfied with the final product.

Unlike the sleeping pillow he sewn by hand, Zhao Xiulan used a sewing machine to sew it, and the threads were firmly hidden in the inner layer. From the appearance, it was already a qualified product.

Of course, compared with the various shapes and functions of stomach sleeping pillows seen in later generations, this stomach sleeping pillow looks very rough, but there is currently no product of the same type on the market, and this is its advantage.

Yiyang doesn't plan to make a lot of batches, nor does he expect to start a company or factory with this sleeping pillow to make money continuously.

Unrealistic.

He knows that once this sleeping pillow enters the market, similar products will soon be manufactured, and a considerable number of them will be companies that make pillows or related industries. Once standardized equipment comes online, no matter in terms of production efficiency and cost, , or quality control will completely beat his, so if you want to make money, you can only be first.

If he has graduated now and has enough energy to do this and concentrates on it, judging from his ability, he can probably make some achievements. But the more important thing right now is to study, and he can't even guarantee that he can use it. Spend the whole summer doing this.

Zhao Xiulan asked hesitantly: "Can this thing... really be sold for money?"

Zhao Yue'e was also a little strange and said: "Who are you selling this to? In Qinghe County...are there so many people buying this?"

Yi Yang smiled slightly: "It shouldn't be a big problem."

Regarding the issue of sales channels, Yi Yang has naturally thought about it.

Taobao stores naturally need to apply for one.

In this era, Taobao is developing rapidly, but generally speaking, the public's acceptance is not that high. People who open stores during this period will basically make money as long as they persist.

At this time, Taobao has many supporting policies to attract merchants to open stores online. At this time, the cost of opening a store is almost zero.

However, it is precisely because Taobao's public acceptance is not that high and the penetration rate in the eastern coastal areas is relatively high, so the online traffic is not that high, so Taobao alone is obviously not enough.

Some physical stationery stores in Qinghe County can be arranged, but it is a bit troublesome and requires door-to-door sales. There is no trick, you can only go there honestly, but it is also an exercise.

Next, there is Tieba.

Tieba in this era was not as bad as its later reputation. It was almost undisputedly the leader of all forums.

Water posts are still one of the most popular ways of socializing on the Internet during this period, and this phenomenon will even last for several years. This must be taken advantage of. There is also Xiaonei.com... which is also later known as Renren.com. These channels can be used. If you advertise more, I believe it can still be sold.

Of course, it is still just a preliminary idea, and there will definitely be many unexpected difficulties in actual operation, but it doesn't matter. When you encounter trouble, just solve it one by one.

This is also a kind of learning.

Zhao Xiulan said with some hesitation: "But Xiaoyang... I charge you 6 yuan for one item... I think it's too high... I... don't feel at ease mentally."

Originally, Yi Yang planned to give Zhao Xiulan 8 yuan a set, but she refused to do it. After a lot of pushing and pulling, she finally set the price at 6 yuan a set, which meant that she hired Zhao Xiulan.

Zhao Xiulan sews sleeping pillows very efficiently. As long as she has the cut fabric, it only takes seven or eight minutes from sewing to filling. Once you become more proficient in it, the speed will become even faster.

A dozen can be sewn in an hour. Including the time spent cutting the fabric, all 1,200 can be made in less than twenty days.

For Zhao Xiulan, the income from this job is too high, almost unreal, so she feels uneasy.

Zhao Yue'e, who was next to her, also said: "Yi Yang, why don't you just reduce it a little bit more..."

Yi Yang said seriously: "Auntie, we will not negotiate this price. From cutting to production, it is actually quite time-consuming and laborious. You deserve this. I will bring all the materials to you tomorrow, so you can rest assured. Production. You don’t have to pay back the money you owe me. Just treat it as an advance payment for part of the work. When the work is completed, I will pay you the rest."

Although Zhao Xiulan tried hard to bargain, Yi Yang had no intention of discussing with them at all, and then found some excuses to change the topic and talk about other things. Zhao Xiulan didn't mention it again. On the one hand, it seemed pretentious, but on the other hand... she really needed money.

After chatting for a while, the atmosphere was very harmonious, and it was getting late, so Yi Yang found a reason to say goodbye.

Zhao Xiulan asked Zhao Yue'e to give Yi Yang a gift. There was nothing to shirk from, so the two of them went out together and walked on the small road in the village towards the rural road.

The boy is very tall, and the girl is beginning to show signs of budding. One tall and one short are walking on the field path. The fields on the roadside are green and green, and the fragrance of the soil is blown everywhere by the wind.

Zhao Yue'e was silent for a long time and couldn't help but say: "Yi Yang... thank you."

Yi Yang said: "Thank me for what?"

"You...you are really a good person!"

"Ha...you know, you are a good person. What does this sentence mean?"

"Ah? Do you have any other meaning?"

"I don't understand anything."

"Uh...weird words."

"Just say weird things, forget it if you don't understand them."

Zhao Yue'e laughed: "It's a weird thing to say, but you are also a weirdo. Isn't it okay to praise you as a good person?"

"Ah."

After walking boringly for a while, the chirping of insects could be heard from time to time in the grass on the roadside, and the sun had already shifted its direction.

Zhao Yue'e was in a very good mood, although she felt that she had taken advantage of Yi Yang in this matter.

Naturally, she knew nothing about things like business that only adults could understand, and she didn't know whether Yi Yang's sleeping pillow could make money.

But being able to come up with something like this is already amazing.

For a moment, she had a feeling that Yi Yang would definitely become a very powerful person in the future.

The book says that those very powerful people have already shown their differences when they were young, and these people often need to suffer several setbacks and be taken advantage of several times...

If he really makes money, just take advantage of him. If he really can’t make any more money, he still has to pay back the 5,000 yuan.

Thinking this way, some of the burden was slightly relieved in my heart.

Naturally, I still can't be so calm and take it for granted, so I feel like I have done something bad.

Already arrived at the entrance of the village.

Zhao Yue'e said: "I will send you here."

"Okay, you go back, you have to do something to help your mother." After a pause, Yi Yang said, "Also, don't let your academic performance fall behind!"

Zhao Yue'e was stunned for a moment, thinking that you are not my brother, and you still care about my studies...but she also thought, it would be great if he was really her brother.

The two waved goodbye to each other at the entrance of the village.

On the way back, Zhao Yue'e thought over and over again about the scene where Yi Yang was chatting about business at home.

To be honest, I don’t know much about Yi Yang so far. I have a few impressions of the same key words. He used to fight very fiercely, but those impressions only existed in rumors at first, and then there was the scene of him borrowing books. At that time, he borrowed books from elementary school. He didn't really expect him to study seriously. Instead, he worried for a while whether he would tear up his own books and make paper airplanes...

Later, he really started to study, and his grades improved by leaps and bounds, becoming the best in his grade. During this process, I received his care several times, and it was probably from that time that we became familiar with each other.

The formation of impressions is also a slow process. Until today, Yi Yang was like an adult, calmly and confidently talking about business matters with the mother and daughter... She didn't say a word during the whole process, but to be honest, she had already felt it in her heart. She was startled, thinking of the blazing light in Yi Yang's eyes... and suddenly woke up.

"How did he become such a person..."

Zhao Yue'e took out the pen. Both the weight and the feel were excellent, and she silently held it in her hand.

…

I spent more than one thousand yuan to buy a second-hand computer in an Internet cafe. Anyway, it is only for daily office use. This computer is fully capable of doing the job. In the next few days, Yi Yang had to start posting some "soft articles" on those online forums.

In this era, there is no concept of "soft writing".

Of course, Yi Yang didn't know that what he wrote was called soft writing.

The general method is to quietly implant the product of sleeping pillow in some specific online forums from the standpoint of a "user".

For example, in the "Cervical Spondylosis Bar", first use the trumpet to open a post: "I sleep on my stomach at noon, what should I do if my cervical spine is stiff and hard..."

Next, I will reply with another account: "I am the same as you. I bought something called a sleeping pillow two days ago. I think it is quite useful... blah blah blah."

Then the big and small figures played a little double role, and gradually praised the sleeping pillow in the conversation. Of course, it couldn't be too outrageous. At this time, someone also noticed this post and almost said, "Where can I buy this thing..."

At this time, he said: "I sold it on Taobao..."

"Ah? Is it reliable to buy this online?"

"The logistics waiting time is a bit long, but it is still quite reliable. Anyway, you send the money to Taobao, and the seller over there can only receive the money after receiving the goods..."

All in all, it is a needle hidden in the cotton, moisturizing and selling pillows silently.

In this era, everyone has no idea about soft articles and it is difficult to detect them. This method is easy to succeed.

It's just that the actual operation is quite energy-consuming, especially when several post bars and forums are operated at the same time. I have been doing this almost all the time in the past few days.

In the following days, Taobao stores also officially started operations.

The cost of a sleeping pillow, including shipping, is about 20 yuan. Yiyang priced the sleeping pillow at 60 yuan. To be honest, the price was on the high side. He planned to test the market first, anyway. He is the only one on the market. If the sales are not good, he will slowly lower the price...

He had little experience in this matter, so he could only fumble through it bit by bit.

At the beginning, no formal orders were received, but after a few days, orders began to be received one after another.

Exhilarating.

As for the finished products made by Zhao Xiulan, Yi Yang also asked his second uncle to help transport them. It was quite busy and tiring at first, but once things were straightened out, it started to feel more relaxed.

I went to Zhang Bushou's house and borrowed an electric tricycle. Every day at noon and evening, I checked regularly to see if there were any orders. Then I pulled a cart full of sleeping pillows and went to the post office to mail them.

Zhang Bushou was dragged by him to fill in the delivery address, and Yi Yang would give the fat man twenty yuan for labor every time. He said righteously, "Can our relationship be measured by money?" While stuffing the money into his pocket.

Things went quite smoothly, which surprised Yi Yang himself.

Only then did he realize that China is really big.

Even if only one person in a city buys it, it is enough to support him.

Of course, life is not entirely occupied by selling sleeping pillows. After getting on the right track, the daily sales volume was only a few dozen pieces, and it was more than enough to spend more than an hour in the morning and afternoon doing this.

The remaining time will still be used for reading, exercising and so on.

Of course, the more important thing is to consider which high school to study in.

At present, we have set our sights on several schools in Heyang City. They are all provincial key points, and based on his ranking in passing the Heyang City Unified Examination, he can enter the school directly.

That day, I was searching on Tieba to find out whether Heyang No. 1 Middle School was good or not, when the phone rang. It was Jiang Lili.

Picked up quickly.

"Yi Yang, have you decided to go to school?"

"Uh... not yet."

"Don't think about it, come to the High School Affiliated to Normal University!"

"Well……"

"Don't you have a reward for being one of the three best students in the province? Let me tell you some good news... For the documents issued two days ago, you can get 5 extra points for this!"

Yi Yang was immediately delighted: "Really?!"