Chapter 435 Companionship

In the evening, Su Jiaojiao and Ding Linyu made a detailed equipment procurement plan.

Although small, it has all the necessary facilities. To build a complete production line, you need to purchase equipment worth at least 50,000 yuan.

In addition to rent, we also have to add employees' salaries, food and accommodation, which is also a considerable expense.

"With this calculation, we might as well hire a factory to do the processing!" Cai Ting felt it wasn't worth it. "Having a factory do the processing would save us a lot of trouble and effort."

Over the years, she has become accustomed to the work of following orders in a OEM factory.

She thinks it doesn't matter whether she has her own factory or not.

"That's not true. We've been doing contract manufacturing for years, constantly juggling this and that. It's much more convenient to have our own factory." Ding Linyu is a professional accountant with a keen eye for numbers. "These devices are fixed assets, requiring monthly depreciation to spread the cost. So we can't just focus on the immediate expenses; future revenue will definitely outweigh them."

"Yes, we do need a factory of our own now." Su Jiaojiao never wavered in this idea. "We need to purchase more equipment in the early stage, and later we only need to add sewing machines to increase the assembly line." Anyway, with Lin Manli's relationship, she would definitely not take over Kyoto Garment Company.

She now has the right conditions and sufficient funds, making her perfectly suited to setting up her own processing plant.

There's no need to put yourself in that awkward situation.

"That's right. Let's set up an assembly line first. After this assembly line is fully operational, we can add a new one." Although Ding Linyu had never worked in a garment factory, she had visited Kyoto, and she understood what was going on at a glance.

She knew that Su Jiaojiao had money.

This amount of money is nothing.

"I just think that the initial cost is too much..." Cai Ting was overwhelmed when she heard the 50,000 yuan.

"Cai Ting and I will go and check out the equipment tomorrow. After we're done, we'll have them deliver it as soon as possible. We won't be going to Wudaokou these two days." Su Jiaojiao had already asked Zhang Miaomiao, and Zhang Miaomiao said that she knew someone at Kaidu Sewing Equipment Company, and that Kaidu Sewing Equipment Company was right next to Zhang He's company.

Let Zhang He take her there when the time comes.

Su Jiaojiao readily agreed.

She was going to buy equipment and was a big client of Kaidu. Zhang He introduced her, so it could be considered that Kaidu owed Zhang He a favor.

She was willing to do this favor to Zhang He.

The next morning, as soon as the two got up, Lu Jingyou came and said that he wanted to help Su Jiaojiao check the equipment and asked her to make a list for him.

"Really, there's no need. We've already made the arrangements. We just need to go over and choose." Su Jiaojiao didn't expect that he would actually come. Except for the needle detector, Kaidu Company had all the other equipment.

"Didn't we agree that I would go?" Lu Jingyou knew that she had never taken his words to heart. "Just tell me which company and what equipment you need, and I promise to make it clear for you."

Cai Ting smiled and went back to her room tactfully. These two people were really interesting. One of them came to help eagerly, while the other was very reluctant.

"It's not that I'm worried about you, but the equipment needs debugging, and we have to keep an eye on it ourselves." Su Jiaojiao thought about it and couldn't see why she needed him, but since he came, she was very touched. "Why don't you be our driver?"

"Okay, I'll take you there." Lu Jingyou rarely had a day off and just wanted to stay with her.

Seeing the two of them being so affectionate and inseparable, Cai Ting felt embarrassed to ride in the same car with them. In order not to be a third wheel, she said to Su Jiaojiao in a serious tone, "I want to practice driving more. I'll drive with you."

"Okay, then you drive." Su Jiaojiao didn't mind driving an extra car.

In fact, she didn't want to ride in Lu Jingyou's car. She had various daily necessities in her car in case of emergency.

It is convenient to drive your own car.

Seeing Cai Ting following them in Su Jiaojiao's car, Lu Jingyou didn't care and teased her, "You're going out with bodyguards, isn't that necessary?"

"No, my bodyguard is you, not her." Su Jiaojiao was still sitting in the back seat. She sent a text message to Zhang He, saying that she would arrive in about half an hour.

"Then I'm honored." Lu Jingyou looked at her in the rearview mirror, feeling happy. "Today, your bodyguard will take you to a feast. President Su, please do me the honor."

"Okay." Su Jiaojiao agreed. She was used to him being with her in the suburbs of Beijing, and she was a little uncomfortable with him suddenly being by her side.

Zhang He and Kaidu Sales Manager were already waiting at the company's door.

As soon as Su Jiaojiao saw Zhang He, she asked him about his injury. Zhang He said he was fine. In fact, he was still on vacation. Today he specially accompanied Su Jiaojiao to check out the equipment.

He knew Lu Jingyou and knew that Su Jiaojiao was Lu Jingyou's girlfriend. Lu Jingyou remembered Zhang He and knew that he was Yu Mingyuan's ex-boyfriend.

The two of them greeted each other with their own thoughts and shook hands politely. When men become hypocritical, women have nothing to do with it.

The sales manager knew that Su Jiaojiao was a big customer, so he enthusiastically accompanied them into the company to select equipment.

Debugging the equipment is the job of Su Jiaojiao and Cai Ting. Although Zhang He is also an expert, it is not easy for him to interfere in this matter.

Kaidu's sales manager accompanied them in the equipment showroom and explained the features and functions of various equipment.

Lu Jingyou also stood by and listened attentively. He was very interested in these devices and tried them out himself, which made the sales manager think that he was also an expert and he recommended the company's new equipment to him from time to time.

Sewing equipment around 2000 has not changed much from that of the 1990s. Although sewing machines with computer-controlled automatic thread cut-off have emerged, their functions are not much different from those of ordinary electric sewing machines.

Su Jiaojiao is a person who can accept new things, but she only purchased two sewing machines with automatic computer thread cutting function. The others are still the old ones. The old ones may not be difficult to use.

Then there are the overlock machines, embroidery machines, and the cutting and ironing equipment. All added up, the cost has exceeded the budget.

This doesn't even include the needle detector.

It was not yet ten o'clock when they finished selecting the equipment, and the group returned to the reception room to drink tea. Because of Zhang He's introduction, Kaidu offered a 20% discount on the price, which was the same as the equipment price of Miaomiao Garment Factory.

Once discounted, these devices are within your budget.

Su Jiaojiao was very satisfied with the price, which was slightly lower than the price offered by Qingyuan Sewing Equipment Company.

In fact, the price of this kind of equipment has become transparent, and the price they give to manufacturers is basically the same, and the difference cannot be too big.

After leaving Kaidu Sewing Equipment Company, the three of them went to the cotton mill. Yesterday, Su Jiaojiao borrowed two electricians from Wu Jingbo's company to replace the electrical wires. The original electrical wires were too old and could no longer bear the load.

The glass on the doors and windows was intact, so I just changed a few locks.

Wang Xiaoyu was cleaning the factory with two hourly workers, and Cai Ting also found a rag from the car and went to wipe the windows. Everything was ready, and they were just waiting to buy all the equipment and start work.

With the security guard present, the factory yard was relatively clean. Lu Jingyou stood at the closed factory door and sighed, "My grandmother worked here a few years ago. She even brought me here to play when I was little."

"This cotton mill is also quite old." Su Jiaojiao reached out and touched the mottled lines on the wall, as if she could feel the vicissitudes of time on her cold touch.

"At least forty years." Lu Jingyou looked at Su Jiaojiao with a smile in his eyes, "I never thought that one day my wife would be able to work here too."

"Who is your wife..."

"Let's go get the certificate today."

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