The company had just started, and since everything was still in the exploratory phase, Cheng Su and Ning Ge were essentially permanently stationed in the office at the factory. And because the business was not yet familiar, Cheng Su decided to temporarily only make two types of jam, strawberry and pineapple jam.
Since strawberries were more expensive and also fresher, Cheng Su had planned from the beginning to position them more upscale. Therefore, she priced them higher than pineapple jam, at two yuan per jin for retail sales, with a different price for wholesale.
When it came to pulling in orders, Cheng Su allowed the sales reps to take finished products with them, deliberately using the smallest glass jars for samples, giving them out for tasting or as free gifts. This generosity yielded good results, with Wang Gang being the first to secure an order for fifty jin of strawberry jam.