When the two saw that Qin's mother pretended not to know them, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Director Lian smiled and said to Qin's mother, "Madam Qin, this young comrade is Cheng Maixiang. The clothes you praised so much earlier were designed by her. This is Lin Jiayu, her boyfriend.

They came all the way from Linwen County to help our garment factory at the Canton Fair. The designs you saw at the fair were all independently created by these two young comrades."

This is the good thing about the factory manager. No matter how big the achievement is, whoever did it will take the credit, and he never takes the credit for it. In fact, he doesn't have to say these things to the customers, but he still says it without reservation.

Mother Qin looked at the two with admiration and praised them sincerely, "Not bad, indeed, these young people are very creative, much better than many designers in Hong Kong."

After the four of them sat down, the waiter brought the dishes to the table one after another.

Roast suckling pig, Wenchang chicken, hanging oven roast goose, wild geese flying south to tea field duck, steamed grouper, splendid bird's nest, red steamed lobster...

Cheng Maixiang looked at these dishes, which would be considered precious even in later times, and completely believed what Director Lian said.

It seems that it was Qin's mother who treated the guests this time, so there were so many local specialties on the table. If it was Director Lian, the garment factory probably didn't have such a large budget.

Seeing Cheng Maixiang and Lin Jiayu's calm attitude towards the delicious dishes, Mother Qin was also pleased with their generosity, so she took the initiative to pick up the chopsticks and said with a smile, "Let's eat first and talk while we eat."

Seeing that she had already started eating, the four of them picked up their chopsticks and started eating. After eating for a while, Mother Qin picked up the red wine in front of her and said apologetically, "I know it's the custom of our countrymen to drink white wine at banquets, but I really can't drink much, so I had to ask the waiter to switch to red wine."

Cheng Maixiang and Lin Jiayu looked at each other quickly. They both understood that Qin's mother's explanation was meant for them. After all, Cheng Maixiang had pointed out in front of her that there were huge differences between her and Lin Jiayu, both in terms of thinking and living habits.

That's why she tried so hard to eliminate this difference, including deliberately calling them "comrades" from this side, and ordering famous dishes from Guangzhou, which she originally planned to pair with white wine. She was trying her best to get closer to the son whom she had abandoned for twenty years.

Cheng Maixiang's eyes suddenly became moist. She picked up the wine glass and smelled it. The red wine had a strong aroma. She couldn't help but smile and said, "What a fragrant wine."

Seeing Cheng Maixiang's praise, Mother Qin's smile deepened. "This is a famous brand of red wine in our country. I ordered it specially. Please try it."

Cheng Maixiang knew that the Guangzhou Hotel was like the International Shopping Mall in Beijing. It sold imported goods that were not available on the market at that time. Basically, people who came here to eat rarely chose domestically made wines. What's more, domestic red wines of this era were generally less well-known and could not be compared with French red wines at all. Qin's mother specifically ordered this kind of wine for Lin Jiayu.

Poor parents in the world.

Cheng Maixiang sighed softly and secretly pinched his palm.

Lin Jiayu lowered his head and ate the food on the table without any response.

After eating for about half an hour, the factory director finally mentioned, "Yesterday, the vice chairman came to me specifically and said he wanted to cooperate with the Guangshi Garment Factory to sell the garments produced by the garment factory, especially the Jiaxiang brand clothing, in Hong Kong. If the sales effect is good, he will also consider opening up overseas sales channels."

When Qin's mother saw Director Lian mention the cooperation, she also put down her chopsticks and said apologetically, "Director Lian, I'm so sorry. My eldest son Haoran came to discuss cooperation with you half a year ago at my husband's request. But he was too unstable. He didn't even look at the samples of the garment factory and flatly refused to cooperate.

Last night, I spoke with my husband specifically to learn about the cooperation matters and also looked at the products of the garment factory, especially the Jiaxiang brand clothing. I think the sales of these clothing in Hong Kong City have great prospects.

Our Qin Group has counters in major department stores in Hong Kong, as well as our own boutiques. My husband and I have discussed placing advertisements in Hong Kong newspapers, magazines, and television stations. We aim to quickly establish the Jiaxiang brand and help Hong Kong residents become more receptive to this clothing brand from our home country.

In this era, the promotion efforts are huge, especially the advertising fees in the media, which is a considerable investment. However, in the impression of Hong Kong people, the mainland is now synonymous with rusticity. What if the Jiaxiang brand is not accepted by Hong Kong people, then wouldn’t all the early promotion costs be wasted?

Cheng Maixiang understood that the reason why Qin's mother valued her brand so much was largely because of Lin Jiayu. She did not want Lin Jiayu to owe Qin's mother a favor for the sake of her own career, so that he would not have to do something against his own wishes in the future in order to repay this favor.

"Mrs. Qin, I'm very grateful for your support of my designs, but I hope you can consider carefully how receptive Hong Kong residents are to mainland products, especially clothing. If you don't get a satisfactory return after investing so much, is your effort really worth it?"

Even the factory director and Section Chief Zeng looked at Cheng Maixiang in surprise. They were overjoyed when they heard Qin's mother propose such conditions for cooperation. They thought Cheng Maixiang and Lin Jiayu would also be overjoyed, but unexpectedly, one of them remained silent and the other poured cold water on Qin's mother.

These two young comrades are too down-to-earth. When doing business, of course there are gains and losses. There is no such thing as a foolproof way to make money. People who do business should have this awareness. Just like the old saying of their local people, who can guarantee that they will have a son after getting married?

Mother Qin smiled and said, "Comrade Xiao Cheng is a really good person. He's worried that Qin's will lose money before we even start working together. However, the establishment and launch of every brand is not smooth sailing. During this period, a large amount of capital must be invested in promotion, and it must also be tested by the market. It's possible that the investor's vision is not good, and the profits earned cannot recoup the original investment.

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