I hold Katsuko-nee’s hand.
Then it’s our shop 2 Dear
Katsuko-nee looks at me.
Therefore, let’s sell them together. Study together. Let’s try out things together, fail together
That’s right.
Let’s overcome those walls together
We’re not alone.
You’re right, got it
Katsuko-nee smiles.
Really, you all look like idiots. Seriously
Yukino mutters in an amazed tone.
1. You’re goddamn right
Chapter 619
Chapter 619．Beautiful Girls
That’s the gist of it
Katsuko-nee talks to Nei.
Ten minutes before the fourth class ends, Nei and Anya’s at the bakery already.
Anya seems to have tried out the experience enrollee during the second and third hours on Nei’s class.
But, the fourth hour was PE.
Anya didn’t participate.
Well, her performance is superior compared to average high school students.
She should avoid doing exercise with the other students.
So, Nei was showing her around the school on the fourth hour.
That means Nei also skipped PE.
Then they came to us as soon as possible.
Nei’s a seller of my bakery.
So, I’m thinking of methods on how to cut the costs of the bread by 50 yen
Katsuko-nee immediately talks to Nei, consulting her about the bakery.
We shouldn’t lose the current taste nor reduce the amount we produce. We need to find a way to cut down the price by 50 yen somehow
Even if it’s delicious, if we don’t match the competitor’s price or the student’s pockets, they won’t accept it.
We need to live with the reality in front of us.
Hmm. I wonder about that, Katsuko-oneechan? I think that you shouldn’t do that
Nei replied.
I think that our delicious bread will be known in our school regardless of the price. If you cut down the price that easily, won’t that affect the image of our products?
Image?
No, but, Ya-chan
Nei stops me from stating my opinion.
Well, listen to me for a bit! I’m still in the middle of talking
Ah, sorry.
You see, I also am in favor of having value products, but I don’t think that it’s a good idea to lower the price we’re selling now suddenly But if we lower the costs as discussed earlier, the taste will be worse, and the amount will not change
Katsuko-nee presses strongly from what Nei said.
No, no, Katsuko-oneechan, I think you can do it. But, it’s meaningless to put effort into that
Meaningless.
After all, if you suddenly make your product 50 yen cheaper, a lot of things will change. Some would complain without even checking out the taste or the size saying it tastes worse than before, or it’s smaller than the ones before, those people have a loud voice so it’ll taint the reputation Oh, that’s possible. On the other hand, those who checked with their eyes and tongues will know that there’s no change in the taste or size, but, those people will ask why was it 50 yen more expensive? They should’ve sold it at this price they’ll become doubtful of our methods I see.
For something cheap like bread, 50 yen change is enormous.
For example, a 150 yen bread becoming 100 yen. Those who are buying will make a lot of guesses.
No matter how much Katsuko-nee does, it all leads to bad results Well, that’s about right But, if this goes on
I don’t think that the It’s tasty but expensive image should stay.
Nei.
So, we’ll be selling the current products as is. Also, we’ll be making a new lineup of 50 yen cheaper bread and sell them together! Katsuko-oneechan, it’s better to think of producing a 50 yen cheaper food than thinking about how to lower the costs of the current products, right? I see
Katsuko-nee nods.
But, we can’t make a lot if we produce the current series and the newly 50 yen cheaper products
I said.
Katsuko-nee and I pick out the amount we produce each day.
You can just adjust it according to the situation
Adjust?
It’s not like you’re leaving the current line of products alone. You let the products that sell well be and then instead of stopping the production, you can just replace it with the 50 yen cheaper bread bit by bit, how about it?
I see.
We can stop the production of the bread that isn’t very popular and switch them with a new product.
And, Katsuko-nee can teach me how to make new bread one after another.
Instead of making the 50 yen discount in one go, we can just change the type of bread we sell little by little.
We can just take our time to make affordable products.
But, Katsuko-nee.
No, I won’t do that. Let’s increase the type of bread we’re selling. Adding to our current products, we’ll be adding at least five new types of bread which are 50 yen cheaper
Increasing the variety?
Of course, we won’t increase the total production, let’s see, how about we make twice as many products than before?
Katsuko-nee makes a decision.
Either way, you’re accustomed to the job, so I think it’s about time we increase the production But, Katsuko-nee, we’re managing to sell them all because we keep the production small Right, if we double it, there will be some left unsold
Saying that. Katsuko-nee smiles at me.
But, if you can’t experience that, you won’t become a professional baker, right? If you want to survive, you’ll need to be able to make a lot more than what you do now
My current work is too slow, and the products I make are also few.
Bread is a cheap item, so you have to make a lot and sell a lot
That’s true.
It’s been four months since I started making bread.
It’s been less than a month since I started selling at the cafeteria.
It’s about time for me to take the next step.
I can’t move forward this slow.
If you think of the number of students in this school, even if we increase the production by three it should be sold out. It depends on our tenacity
Katsuko-nee seems to be making analysis in advance.
You see, Katsuko-oneechan’s gonna stay here by noon, right?
Nei asks.
Yes. I’m going to be a seller too. I want to see the reaction of the clients with my own eyes. I want to know what kind of bread they want
Katsuko-nee replied.
In that case, how about we put out another product in the middle of lunch?
Huh?
You know? Those who finished eating their lunch box wants to buy something sweet like a sweet bun! Or those coming after club activities wishing to eat a snack
Nei smiles.
So, if we bring out donuts and sweet buns as freshly baked items at that time, I think they’d all bite the bait
In that case.
After we sell out everything during the lunch break,
I only have to bake confectionaries, that’s not impossible.
If we suddenly double the amount of bread we’re selling, the buyers will feel confused, it’s also impossible to display all of the products, right? That’s why, we’ll sell the first batch during lunch, and when it sells, we can start producing the second line of bread Nei’s plan is realistic. If we’re selling out the second batch of sweet food later, we can do it with the packaging labels, writing notifications there If we do that, the congestion in the cafeteria will ease up. Those who want bread as snacks can take it easy
Right now, lunchtime is the most crowded time in the area.
And since the notable products are bought quickly, there’s little left in the middle of lunch break.
But, if we start baking the second line of bread.
Nei’s right, new customers will come to buy.
That’s amazing, Ya-chan
I’m impressed.
Huh, what? Well, Ya-chan is aware of a lot of things
Nei smiles.
That’s because it’s already my third year in this school. Although I’m still a sophomore. Being here for three years made me discover a lot