In the office of the president of Shirakawa Electric, Shirakawa Kaede is checking the cost accounting done by Yoshida Mako.
The launch plan for Flashman is proceeding at full speed, and basically all the money that needs to be spent has been spent.
If nothing unexpected happens, Flashman will not have any more investment in the near future. So it is necessary to do a cost accounting at this moment, at least Baichuan Feng needs to know how much money Baichuan Electric has invested in the Walkman project.
In the past six months, I have been busy spending money without properly calculating the financial revenue and expenditure.
Now, before the dust settles, it’s time to count the assets in your hands.
According to the financial statements prepared by Yoshida Mako, from the beginning of the Walkman project to the official production of Flashman, Shirakawa Electric invested about 30 million yen in production line construction and labor, of which more than 20 million was spent on equipment alone.
The construction of the factory and the recruitment of staff also cost nearly 10 million yen.
The investment of more than 30 million RMB, apart from the labor, the remaining equipment and factory buildings are all considered heavy assets. Well, in other words, money has become another way to stay with you.
However, this is far from the end of the cost investment in the Walkman project. The purchase of raw materials, the development and maintenance of operating sales channels, the processing costs of circuit boards, etc., add up to nearly 20 million in expenses.
The 20 million is not the full investment, for example, the purchase of raw materials and the outsourcing of circuit boards are only a 30% deposit.
The remaining balance will not be settled until a quarter or half a year later. After all, the cash flow in the manufacturing industry is not that fast. These operations are also a consensus in the industry.
By this calculation, Shirakawa Electric's total investment in Flashman so far is around 50 million yen.
Fifty million yen is a huge sum of money in today's era, not to mention ordinary people, but also for some small companies.
And what is spent is real money, cash flow.
Since so much money has been spent, how much money has Baichuan Feng earned in the past six months?
First of all, the original song "Dragonfly" brought in another wave of royalties in September, about 15 million yen.
The Red Romance Recycling Alliance, which collects garbage, earns more than 1 million yen every month, which is more than 6 million in half a year.
The sum of these two amounts to more than 20 million yen, and since there is no cost investment, these are all pure profits.
Well, it's also cash flow.
Another major income item on the books is the sales of Shirakawa Electric's Obsidian record players. Because Obsidian record players are mainly sold through retail channels, the returns are very fast compared to distribution companies.
To date, Obsidian record players have shipped approximately 1,600 units, with total sales of nearly 140 million yen.
After deducting the 15% of the retailer's profit, which is 21 million yen, and the fixed labor cost, which is 54 million yen, there is still about 65 million yen left.
However, about 30% of the advance payment for raw materials must also be deducted, plus operating costs, the final remaining book funds are approximately 40 million yen.
4000+2000=60 million yen, this is all the funds that Shirakawa Electric could mobilize before.
However, Flashman alone invested 50 million yen, which means that at this moment, Shirakawa Electric only has about 10 million yen left on its account that can be embezzled.
The rest is reserved for employee salaries and the company's fixed operating expenses.
No money left, really no money left. Baichuan Feng felt like he was about to be drained dry.
This 10 million should be kept for the advertising plan that is about to be implemented.
Alas, Baichuan Feng put down the report and sighed. Those strings of expenditure figures gave him a headache.
It is no exaggeration to say that the entire company's hopes rest on Flashman.
If there is a shortage of funds again, Baichuan Feng plans to go to the bank for a loan.
But there is no rush for now, let’s wait and see how Flashman performs after it goes on the market.
If the expectations are met or even exceeded, Shirakawa Electric will definitely apply for a loan from the bank and then expand its production scale.
"Boom boom boom"
Just as Shirakawa Kaede was secretly thinking about business issues, Assistant Komatsu knocked on the office door.
"Assistant Komatsu, is there anything I can help you with?" Shirakawa Feng raised his head from a pile of documents and reports.
"President Shirakawa, someone claiming to be the president of Bic Camera has requested a visit." Assistant Komatsu answered softly while standing at the door.
She knew that Shirakawa Feng didn't like to be disturbed when he was working, so whenever Shirakawa Feng was concentrating, Assistant Xiaosong would work in the office .
"Bic camera?" Baichuan Feng muttered. He had never heard of this name.
Why does it sound like you're a camera seller? What are you doing at Shirakawa Electric?
However, despite his doubts, Baichuan Feng thought it would be no big deal to meet him and see what the other party was up to.
"Let him in."
"Hayi"
Just two minutes after Assistant Komatsu left, he walked into the office again with a middle-aged man in his forties.
"I am Ryuji Arai, the president of Bic Camera Co., Ltd. I have come to visit Mr. Shirakawa today. Please give me your guidance."
Before Shirakawa Kaede could speak, this Arai Ryuji took the lead and stepped forward, bowed and presented his business card with both hands.
"Mr. Arai, please take care of me." Shirakawa Kaede returned the gift while taking the business card and taking a closer look at it.
Camera Mass Sale, does it really sell cameras?
"Mr. Arai, please take a seat." Shirakawa Kaede led Ryuji Arai to the sofa, and at this time two cups of coffee from Assistant Komatsu were also brought up.
After both parties sat down, Shirakawa Feng exchanged a few pleasantries with the other party. From what Mr. Arai said, Shirakawa Feng learned that the other party was indeed selling cameras.
Just last year, Bic Camera opened its first branch in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, but this was not its first store.
Bike was originally a retail store specializing in camera sales in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture. Now, with the development of the economy, Ryuji Arai is also thinking about expanding the store and starting to develop business in Tokyo.
"Mr. Arai, please forgive me for being so rude. I just heard Mr. Arai's introduction. Your company seems to be a camera store. I wonder why you came to Shirakawa Electric today..."
Baichuan Feng had some guesses in his mind, but he still wanted to hear the other party's plan.
Upon hearing this, Arai Ryuji immediately sat up straight and said, "Shirakawa-san, our next plan for Bicco is to expand into a comprehensive electrical appliance retail business.
Opening the first branch in Tokyo is just a preliminary plan. We will add more electrical appliances to BIKE in the future.
Expand sales areas and accelerate branch expansion plans.
Your company's Flashman is very attractive, and we, Bike, are willing to promote it vigorously.
We can even act as a distributor and supply electrical appliance retailers in Gunma Prefecture and the surrounding towns at the next lower level.”
Looking at Ryuji Arai who was talking eloquently, Shirakawa Kaede did not express his opinion first.
Instead, he asked, "How did Arai-san know about our Shirakawa Electric's Flashman?"