药墨还没有卖出 这成本便已经收回
“even before the medicinal ink is completely sold out, you'd already break even.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
便已订出半数 若是按照三两银子为定价
“half of it has already been ordered. At the price of three taels of silver,”
药墨 还没有 卖出 这成本便已经收回
“even before the medicinal ink is completely sold out, you'd already break even.”
况且 小李墨坊开业当日 我已经邀请到言大人到场
“Moreover, on the opening day, I have invited Lord Yan to be present.”
“Look how profitable this venture already is—we're guaranteed to succeed.”
In Chinese business culture, proving cost recovery (收回成本) early builds mutual trust and confidence among venture partners.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to recover; to recoup (costs/investments)
Commonly paired with '成本' (costs) or '投资' (investment) when discussing financial break-even points.
before even... already...
A pattern used to emphasize that an outcome happened unexpectedly early or easily.
