Chapter 360: Finding a Different Way

"I later learned that your embroidery is sold to foreign guests and overseas Chinese, right?"

Wow, this is some homework.

Can it be concealed? No.

So, Yi nodded slowly, "Yes, but there are also Chinese people who buy it."

The secretary nodded. He believed that some Chinese people would buy it. After all, people’s sense of beauty is often the same.

But he also knew that good embroidery was not cheap and only rich people could afford it.

But it had nothing to do with him, he only cared about one thing.

“Can we develop this industry here?”

Yi Chichi sighed in his heart, his premonition was silent, the secretary really wanted to open up a new way.

Unfortunately, it’s the same old saying: it’s too difficult.

"Before we start, we need to first solve the problem of embroidery cloth and thread. Are you going to get them from Jiangnan, or do you want to make them yourself?"

"Do it yourself."

Quite ambitious.

It’s a good idea. Producing and selling by yourself is much better than having your lifeline controlled by others.

However, it cannot be achieved.

"Where do mulberry trees come from? Where do silkworm seeds come from? If the requirements are lowered, we can use cotton cloth, cotton silk and the like. Do we have the ability to produce these ourselves?"

The secretary was silent after asking several questions in a row. He reviewed the specific situation of Baoan Commune in his mind and found that with their existing capital and capabilities, they could not handle any of the things Yi Chichi mentioned.

But he still didn't give up and said, "If you can bring a group of people out, we can find a way to overcome the difficulties."

This puts the burden on her.

Yi Chichi's forehead was full of black lines, and the captain and the others were not much better.

"Secretary, I think your request is too difficult."

Uncle Yaozi nodded in agreement, "Old Liu is right. Embroidery is just like learning medicine. You can't learn it without talent. Besides, what you want to do is exquisite, and talent can't be cultivated in a day or two."

"Willow Herb..."

"Liu Lan learned for more than a year before she started to practice under Chi Chi's guidance. That was because her family was well-off and Grandpa Liu was reluctant to part with her only granddaughter. Other families would not have so much cloth and thread for their daughters to practice."

These are difficulties that need to be overcome objectively, and there are very few families who can do this.

It’s not that they don’t love girls, it’s just that there isn’t much preference for boys over girls in their place.

Mainly because of poverty.

There were only so many cloth coupons in a year, it was difficult to make new clothes for everyone in the family, let alone use them for practice.

Even if the fabric and thread can be reused, the thread will still become fuzzy.

When the hair grows to a certain length, it breaks.

Therefore, consumption becomes inevitable.

The secretary wanted to hear Yi Chichi's opinion, "Xiao Yi, what do you think?"

Yi was hesitant to speak, she only asked one question.

“Even if the above problems are solved, let me ask you, do you have a customer base?”

“…No, but I can find it.”

"Where to find it?"

"What do you think of next door?"

This is referring to the Big Brother next door.

"Nothing."

Yi Chichi rejected it without hesitation. The climate and living environment there meant that it was difficult for flashy products like embroidery to open up the market there.

"To be honest, if you want to earn foreign exchange from embroidery, you might as well use food and clothes, which are more reliable than embroidery."

The aesthetics are different and the needs are also different.

A nation that raises bears is really not suitable to earn foreign exchange through embroidery.

"So our road is dead?"

He kept asking, and Yi was silent for a while, "It's OK to make winter clothes."

"No, there's not enough fabric or cotton."

We cannot even meet the needs of our own people, let alone meet external demands.

"That's really no use."

The secretary said "oh" and started to think of another way, "What do you think about us doing OEM for the Friendship Store in Yangcheng?"

The idea…

Yi Chichi and the others exchanged glances and asked in unison, "What type of OEM?"

"Tiger-head shoes, tiger-head hats, etc."

As soon as the secretary said this, everyone's eyes fell on Yi Chichi's face.

The corners of her mouth twitched, and she said helplessly, "I can't make tiger-head shoes or tiger-head hats."

“You can draw.”

The secretary spoke in a resounding voice, and Yi gradually realized that this was probably his ultimate goal, and it was the goal that he had carefully considered and perhaps even discussed in a meeting and passed unanimously.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, the secretary asked, "You can draw, right?!"

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"meeting!"

As long as she is not allowed to do it, there is no problem in letting her design it.

"Who is responsible for the negotiations with the Friendship Store?"

“There’s someone in charge.”

“Who provides the raw materials?”

The secretary smiled sheepishly, "We are only responsible for the site and labor when we do OEM. The receiving party must be responsible for the raw materials."

Yi Chichi nodded and asked, "Where is the master who makes tiger-head shoes?"

"There are a few ladies in the commune who are very good at cooking. We can let them be the master chefs and take on apprentices."

It can not only create jobs, but also generate income for the commune and add to his political achievements. It is simply perfect.

Uncle Yaozi and the others looked at Yi Chichi, and the secretary also looked at her.

What could she do? She could only say, "Then go ahead and negotiate. If the negotiation is successful, I can help you draw the picture."

"I want to talk not only to the Friendship Store in Guangzhou, but also to the Shanghai market."

At this point, he said, "I remember you are an educated youth from Lin City. Does the Friendship Store in your hometown sell these products?"

"have."

Lin City is not far from Shanghai City. Yi Chichi, who has the memories of his original body, is quite familiar with the situation there. "Many people in my hometown have left."

Although there are many people in China who are involved in overseas connections, there are also some people who go overseas and can return with a different identity.

Furthermore, there are people working overseas.

Therefore, drawnwork embroidery and some domestic handicrafts actually sell quite well.

You don't have to use it, it's fun to just display it and appreciate it.

"There are also embroidered cheongsams for sale in Shanghai."

"cheongsam?"

The captain was stunned, looking totally surprised.

The secretary explained, "We definitely didn't buy it ourselves. It was bought by people who came back from outside."

The captain's lips moved and he thought of his wife's eldest niece.

"Then we can talk about it."

His eldest niece was willing to spend so much money to ask Chi Chi to make clothes for her, so she must have no trouble selling the tiger-head shoes after they are made.

The secretary's eyes lit up, and he turned to ask him, "Do you think it's possible?"

The team leader, who had not expected that he would be asked for his opinion, was stunned for a moment before saying, "How would I know? I'm just a production team leader and I've only been to the city a few times."

The implication is that he cannot be relied upon for such a big thing.

The secretary was not disappointed and turned around to ask for Yi Chichi's answer.

Yi Chichi's answer was extremely blunt, "Don't ask me, I don't know, let's talk first."

Whether the deal can be reached is still unknown.

If the talks go well, everything will be easy to talk about. If the talks fail, all the ideas will be in vain.

The secretary thought it made sense, so he stood up and said, "Then let's go talk first, and then we'll come back to you after we've reached an agreement."