The factory director wasn't impatient at all. Instead, he said to Cheng Maixiang in a friendly manner, "Cooperation means both parties must agree to collaborate. If you have any requests, just tell me. If I can agree, I will definitely agree. If I can't agree, that's fine too. Even if the deal doesn't work out, we still have a bond. Even if we can just become friends, that's not bad either."

Cheng Maixiang smiled and nodded. This factory director Lian was indeed someone she liked. A successful collaboration with him would be of great benefit to the garment factory and the career development she had planned.

"Since the factory director is so straightforward, I won't hide it anymore. I agree to be affiliated with the Guangshi Garment Factory. And as a token of my gratitude for their support, for every style of clothing produced by our workshop in the future, as long as the factory purchases at least 200 pieces at the market price, they can use my designs free of charge. However, the factory will have to add two English letters to the clothes it produces."

Even the factory manager originally thought that Cheng Maixiang would be surprised and delighted to see that the garment factory had taken the initiative to request affiliation, and would ask for a high price for the garment factory. He did not expect that her request would be so simple.

Two hundred pieces of clothing were just a drizzle for the Guangshi Garment Factory. It was nothing at all. Besides, he had asked Da Zhou indirectly about the selling price of the clothes, and the price of two hundred ready-made clothes was nothing.

Moreover, as long as they pay this money, Guangzhou Garment Factory can obtain the other party's drawings and produce the same clothes openly. This is beneficial and harmless to the garment factory.

Even the factory director had no sense of copyright; it was the pride of being a large state-owned factory that made him reluctant to easily copy clothes produced by small workshops, lest he be ridiculed by his peers. However, if the two parties were collaborating and the other party willingly transferred the copyright, then publicizing it was a different matter.

On a smaller scale, this isn't about taking advantage of others; I paid for it myself. On a larger scale, the Guangshi Garment Factory is also supporting the collective economy and contributing to the lives of farmers. Even the higher-ups will probably praise it.

Seeing Director Lian smiling happily, Cheng Maixiang couldn't help but look at Lin Jiayu. He lowered his head and smiled, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

According to the thinking of people of that era, the factory director undoubtedly took advantage. After all, even if Cheng Maixiang's clothes did not go through the garment factory, they could be sold in the supply and marketing cooperative in Guangzhou. But if they were given to the garment factory, they could only sell 200 pieces, no more.

But Cheng Maixiang doesn't think so. Due to its size, the garment factory in Shuangshui Village is unable to produce in large quantities and cannot supply more goods to the market.

However, it is impossible for a garment factory to remain undeveloped forever. By the time it grows bigger, it will be almost the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s. At that time, the country's policies will be completely liberalized, the private economy will gradually become active, and it will be the time for garment factories to show their strength.

She had planned it long ago. She had given the garment factory such a big benefit, and the garment factory would definitely meet this small request. However, this decision was also of great benefit to the garment factory. After all, this logo represented the garment factory, and relying on the mass production of a large state-owned factory, it would firmly imprint the brand awareness in the minds of consumers.

Of course, when she returns to Linwen County, she will register the Jiaxiang brand and keep the ownership of the brand firmly in her own hands. When the Jiaxiang brand has a larger market through the free publicity of the garment factory, she will be more confident in attracting investment or negotiating terms with partners.

At first, she thought Lin Jiayu would not agree with her doing this, but she didn't expect that once she told him her idea, he agreed without hesitation.

It seems that he is indeed worthy of being a future business tycoon, and his vision is indeed much more advanced than that of people of this era.

"Hey, I thought you were going to say something. This is a condition. Tell me, what letters?" The factory director waved his hand and then said humorously, "No reactionary slogans or anything like that. I can't agree to that."

Several people laughed, and Cheng Maixiang couldn't help but smile and said, "Director Lian, I wouldn't dare to do that even if you gave me the courage. I just asked you to add this letter pattern when you produce the clothes I designed in the future."

Cheng Maixiang took out a bed from her bag and handed over a white paper. When the factory director Lian took it and took a look, he saw a rather elegant pattern drawn on the white paper. In the pattern, two letters were intertwined and looked very beautiful. After careful identification, they turned out to be the two letters JX.

"They're quite pretty," Director Lian said sincerely. "Why did you choose these two patterns? What's their meaning?"

"JX stands for the pinyin initials of the Chinese characters Jia and Xiang," Cheng Maixiang said as she wrote the two characters on a piece of paper. "And Jiaxiang is the homophone of hometown, which means hometown. This means every customer who wears this dress will feel grateful for their hometown."

Lin Jiayu was stunned ever since he saw the word Jiaxiang. He naturally understood that these two words were composed of one character from each of their names. She gave this name to the clothes she designed, and also wanted it printed on the clothes produced by the garment factory so that more people could see it. It also meant that she was willing to be completely tied to him and never separate.

Lin Jiayu's hand, which was originally on the table, quietly slipped off the table and tightly held Cheng Maixiang's hand.

Cheng Maixiang smiled slightly, stretched out her hand and shook it, their fingers intertwined and held tightly.

The factory director slammed his hands on the table excitedly. "What a great idea! The name sounds nice, and the meaning is even better. Okay, let's do it!"

Cheng Maixiang picked up the teacup on the table and stood up. "Director Lian, I don't drink, so I'll use this cup of tea to toast you and wish you a happy cooperation!"

The three of them stood up and clinked their glasses. The factory director even clinked glasses with Cheng Maixiang alone. "Okay, Comrade Cheng, come to the factory office at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. We'll sign the cooperation agreement and we'll be partners from now on."

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