Hearing Secretary Chen mention the contract fee, Ye Li smiled and said, "I also think the contract fee is a bit low. At that time, we were short of funds, so we only set the contract fee at 60,000 yuan a year. Now the weaving factory is developing well, and I was just thinking of talking to you about this matter."

Seeing Ye Li being so sensible, Secretary Chen nodded with satisfaction. This girl is indeed not simple.

"Secretary Chen, what do you think is an appropriate contract fee? We can re-sign the contract."

"You decide on this. As long as it's higher than 60,000 yuan, it's fine." Secretary Chen let Ye Li decide for himself.

Ye Li thought for a moment and then stretched out his right palm and said, "500,000 yuan, are you satisfied, Secretary Chen?"

Upon hearing that Ye Li had raised the contract fee to 500,000 yuan, Secretary Chen agreed readily.

"Ye Li, I hope that under your leadership the weaving factory can become one of the best factories in the country! Then we will all benefit from your success! Hahahaha"

"I will definitely live up to my mission! Together with my fellow workers, I will make the weaving factory a national model factory!" Ye Li solemnly vowed.

"Good! You have guts!"

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After seeing off Secretary Chen, Ye Li returned to his busy work. There were many things to do next. Ye Li handed over the work clothes to Liu Hua and followed up on the progress of the new district.

At this time, Zhao Ziming approached Ye Li, hoping that Ye Li would process foreign clothing for him.

"Boss Zhao, I have an idea that I want to talk to you about."

Ye Li did not reject Zhao Ziming's foreign order, but also put forward his own new ideas.

"Tell me about it."

"I want to work with Mr. Zhao to create our own brand. Of course, I will still accept foreign processing orders, but I want to set aside a few production lines to produce our own brand clothing. From women's clothing to men's clothing and even children's clothing. I wonder if Mr. Zhao is interested in joining us?"

Ye Li's seemingly plain words conceal huge business opportunities. This is a long-term development path. It is also Ye Li's ultimate goal. She wants to have her own big brand, rather than just doing OEM.

"This will take a lot of energy and effort. Boss Ye, are you kidding? It's so easy to make money by processing for others. I'll find customers and you'll be responsible for processing, which saves a lot of effort. You don't have to worry about product sales." Zhao Ziming didn't expect that Ye Li's appetite would be so big after just a few months of not seeing him. He actually wanted to create his own brand.

"But OEM is always a passive acceptance. If customers don't give us orders, we will lose the market. I don't like this feeling. I want to take the initiative. If Boss Zhao doesn't plan to join, just pretend I didn't say this. Let's continue to cooperate in the form of OEM."

Ye Li knew that it was not easy to create her own brand, so she wanted to find a few partners to share the risk.

Zhao Ziming heard that Ye Li's newly developed work clothes had gained great market recognition, so he thought about it and finally decided to join forces with Ye Li to build a brand together.

"Boss Ye, you want to build your own brand. Do you have a brand name?" Zhao Ziming asked.

“Fantasy, that’s why we call it Fantasy Clothing. I hope that people who wear our clothing can have a colorful and dreamy life.”

"What a good meaning. Let's call it Fantasy Color Costumes!"

Zhao Ziming and Ye Li reached a consensus. The next question was how to promote the Huancai Clothing brand.

"Director Ye, do you have any plans? There are many clothing brands on the market now. Your clothing may be famous locally, but it is not well-known nationwide."

"I already have an idea. Boss Zhao, let's do a pilot project in Hai City first. If successful, we will promote it nationwide!" Ye Li looked at Zhao Ziming confidently, as if he had a plan in mind.

"Really! That's fine. Let's draft an agreement now. Make the responsibilities and benefits of both parties clear." Zhao Ziming admired Ye Li for always having endless ideas.

Zhao Ziming had a hunch that Ye Li could really make his brand a nationally renowned brand.

"I have also drafted the agreement. Mr. Zhao, please take a look at it. If there is anything inappropriate, we can discuss it again." Ye Li took out the prepared agreement from his bag and handed it to Zhao Ziming.

Zhao Ziming was stunned. Ye Li had guessed that he would agree to her cooperation request, and had already prepared the agreement for him. Zhao Ziming felt like a fish in a pond, and he would bite the hook as soon as Ye Li put it. This woman's mind was really not to be underestimated. Fortunately, he and Ye Li were partners, otherwise he really couldn't compete with Ye Li.

Zhao Ziming took the agreement and read it carefully before raising several objections. After discussion, the two eliminated all objections in the agreement and successfully signed their names.

"Now tell me how to promote it in Hai City?" Zhao Ziming was a little impatient.

"This is how I arranged it." Ye Li took a pen and started drawing on paper.

After hearing Ye Li's arrangement, Zhao Ziming shook his head like a rattle.

"No! Absolutely not! Isn't this like hitting a dog with a meat bun? Why should we give them money for nothing?" Zhao Ziming directly opposed Ye Li's approach.

The method proposed by Ye Li was too unconventional. He had never heard of this way of promotion before.

"We are definitely not giving them money for nothing. It may seem like we are giving them money for nothing now, but once we develop thousands of stores across the country using this method, you will realize what a terrible way of promotion this is. Not only can it promote our brand, but it can also squeeze competitors out of this circle." The promotion method that Ye Li mentioned was very common two thousand years later.

But there was no opportunity in the 1980s, so it is understandable that Zhao Ziming found it difficult to accept such a new approach all of a sudden.

"I still think it's unreliable. Will this method you came up with out of thin air work?" Zhao Ziming had no idea at all.

"Of course! Just listen to me! This time when you go back, gather the company's people for training and promote the product according to my instructions. We will split all promotion costs 30% to 70% according to the agreement. How about we also split the sales profits 30% to 70%?"

Seeing that Ye Li was determined to do this, Zhao Ziming thought he should give it a try. Anyway, Ye Li took the lion's share, so even if it didn't work in the end, Ye Li would still have to pay more.

"Okay. I'll give it a try. If the method you mentioned really works, I'll have to bow to you."

Ye Li smiled after Zhao Ziming finished speaking. Ye Li was determined to accept his bow!

"Come on, Boss Zhao. I'll show you our branch factory. The production lines there are more advanced than those in our factory." Ye Li's face was filled with pride when he mentioned the equipment in the new factory, because Jiang Xun was fully responsible for the manufacture and installation.