Chapter 244

Meng Huaiqing paused, then handed the pickaxe to Miao Sheng, "We'll talk after we finish the work."

Qin Xiang glanced at the two of them, and Meng Huaiqing knew what was going on.

The problem in Pengcheng is the problem with the next project that Meng Huaiqing mentioned?

With Meng Huaiqing's current status, the government is unlikely to make things difficult for him, so who would make it difficult for him?

Qin Xiang was puzzled, but seeing that he was not in a hurry, she just let it go.

Although Miao Sheng was anxious, he still went over and continued digging the hole.

However, both of them were not good at farming, and soon Miao Sheng's hands also had blisters.

Qin Xiang had done a lot of farm work, but being able to do it didn't mean she was willing to do it. She just watched them struggling and was unwilling to do anything.

In the end, one of Meng Huaiqing's bodyguards, who came from a rural background and had previous experience working there, came over and dug the pit in no time.

After planting two wisteria plants and watering them, they were covered with a layer of soil and evenly tamped. That was it.

There was actually a grape vine planted not far away. It was planted at the end of October before the New Year. Unfortunately, it was left there without anyone taking care of it, and it didn't even sprout this year.

Qin Xiang squatted there and watched, "Can these two plants survive?"

Meng Huaiqing said seriously, "I'm sure you can."

After they finished their work and had dinner, Meng Huaiqing left.

Qin Xiang sighed and went back to the study, still thinking about her things.

There is no need to continue cooperating with Hangzhou Second Garment Factory. We have to wait for news from the deputy mayor.

The next day, Mi Hongjun personally went to Hangzhou and called Qin Xiang. "When I arrived, Yao Yufeng was indeed not there. Their deputy factory director did meet with me, but he said they had to wait until after the clothing fair to deliver the products. I asked him about Na Qiang's goods, but he said he didn't know. I didn't waste any more time talking to him and just brought up the contract. They're still trying to cheat and refuse to refund."

No one wants to return the money they have received, even though Qin Xiang only paid the initial deposit. As long as they delay, the goods will not be delivered.

But that's how the market works. What comes out first is always new. Once the novelty wears off, who will you sell it to when it's put on the market?

Qin Xiang smiled and said, "Then tell them directly that if they can't deliver the goods on time, we'll take them to court. Otherwise, if they deliver the goods, we'll delay their payment and never have anything to do with them again. Let them choose."

Although the clothes of Hangzhou No. 2 Garment Factory are pretty good, they are not irreplaceable.

What is most in demand these days is garment factories. A good garment factory must not only be able to produce high-quality products, but also have a good reputation and be passed on by word of mouth.

No matter what the reason was for them to reach an agreement with Na Qiang, they breached the contract.

Then let them make money from Na Qiang, as long as Na Qiang can make it for them.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Xiang was not worried. Mi Hongjun was just a younger brother in her eyes. He acted very arrogantly outside, so she didn't worry about him at all.

As a result, in the evening, Yao Yufeng called her personally and apologized to her repeatedly.

Qin Xiang asked what was going on, and Yao Yufeng was also very depressed. "It's all because of that deputy director."

It turned out that last year, when Yao Yufeng was running for deputy factory director, she lost to the then Director Chi by one vote. Director Chi then became Deputy Factory Director Chi, but he was not very kind to Yao Yufeng. When he learned that Qin Xiang was a customer introduced by Yao Yufeng, Deputy Factory Director Chi did not like her very much. However, Qin Xiang had a large order volume and was not easy to offend, so they had been at peace before.

This year, Na Qiang somehow found the Second Garment Factory and got to know Deputy Director Chi. Then this incident happened, the purpose of which was to annoy Qin Xiang.

Na Qiang's idea was of course to not supply Qin Xiang with goods, but Deputy Director Chi was no fool and knew which was more important. So he came up with this bad idea, intending to control Qin Xiang. Yao Yufeng sighed and said, "I guess he's waiting for you to give him a gift."

Qin Xiang was shocked. "I gave him a gift, and he supplied me with goods. But next time, he won't supply goods to Na Qiang?"

She almost laughed out loud, "Director Yao, I understand the hardship, but the losses I suffered are real. Your factory was the first to breach the contract, so we have the right to pursue your obligations."

Even though the issuance process is not yet so standardized, the contract is clearly written, and if it really goes to court, the court will have to rule based on the agreement.

Yao Yufeng apologized profusely, "I understand, I understand. I've already reported this to our factory director, and he's already working on it. I'll give you a reply this afternoon at the latest, okay?"

Qin Xiang said, "Okay, isn't Mi Hongjun over there? You can contact him. I still have to go to class."

Not long after hanging up, Mi Hongjun called again. Apparently, Yao Yufeng had already contacted him, and the words were similar. Mi Hongjun said, "I talked to their factory director once, and he was quite friendly. He promised to give us a 20% discount on all the goods this time. They will be shipped tonight and delivered by direct truck. There are also no restrictions on us taking the goods to the fashion exhibition. I have agreed."

Qin Xiang nodded, "That's fine."

Mi Hongjun advised, "Don't be angry with them. We've already paid the money, and even if we go to court, we might just get a refund in the end. It's not too late to get this batch of goods first and send it directly to them. Since we don't plan to cooperate with them anymore, and the price we got is low, we might as well use this batch of goods to trick Na Qiang. He likes to engage in price wars, right? Let's just fight him. He bought a lot of goods this time, and we'll make him lose everything."

Qin Xiang was happy to hear that. "Okay, I'll do as you say."

The truck departed from Hangzhou that afternoon and supplied goods to several branches along the way. It did not arrive in the capital until the day before the trade fair.

Because the capital is hosting a clothing fair, there are a lot more people on the streets recently, and all the hotels, warehouses and other places near the convention center have been rented out.

It's a bit far from National Tsing Hua University, but not far from a branch of "Xiang Lian", which also happens to have a large rented warehouse that is perfect for storing goods.

Most of the goods shipped from Yangcheng, Ningcheng and Hangzhou are piled up in this warehouse. Because he is worried, Qin Baotian has lived here for several days in a row just to guard the goods.

The first day of the clothing fair was Saturday. Qin Xiang had classes in the morning and had taken a leave of absence. She rushed to the warehouse early in the morning and pulled the clothes over with Mi Hongjun and others who had already returned.

They had to bring their clothes racks with them, so they went in, registered with their badges, and found their booth. They had registered early, paid more, and their chosen location was better, visible from the entrance. It was also large; although the width was small, it was over ten meters long.

There are only a few booths like this, and Qin Xiang and his team were lucky enough to get one.

Over there at the booth, there were already quite a few people setting up there.

The clothes are opened and classified. Skirts are hung alone on one side, while tops and summer clothes are hung together on the other side. If there is no room on the wall, they are hung on the clothes racks on the ground. There is a dazzling array of things.

It's worth mentioning that Qin Xiang rented two booths, and also rented a smaller booth in another location, which was used for men's clothing and sportswear. Men's clothing has always had fewer styles, so it doesn't look out of place when paired with sportswear.

As for home textiles and wedding dresses, Qin Xiang did not bring them with her. The home textile business was average and the business had been lukewarm. The wedding dresses were good, but most of them were custom-made, so it was troublesome to bring them over.

Tan Xiu was personally on duty at the men's clothing counter, along with a salesperson. Qin Xiang and Mi Hongjun were on duty at the large exhibition hall, along with three salespeople.

The clothes were ready and packed, and it was already past eight o'clock. Qin Xiang took out some specially made price tags and hung them on the clothes so that people could see the prices at a glance.

Of course, the prices listed are all retail prices. Wholesale prices will naturally be negotiated separately, and no price is the same.

After packing up, Qin Xiang strolled around the venue. Not far away, she saw Na Qiang's booth. It was not small, and it was full of clothes, most of which were from the Second Garment Factory.

Seeing Qin Xiang coming over, Na Qiang said proudly in his voice, "Hey, Boss Qin is free. Big bosses are different. They don't have to do everything themselves. Little brother will do it all for you."

Qin Xiang glanced at him and said, "That's right. He's not like that boss. He only has two people under him and he doesn't even have anyone to order around."

Na Qiang was sorting his clothes. Upon hearing this, his face darkened. "Boss Qin, it would be better if you could be more polite."

"The boss actually knows what it means to be polite in speaking." She sneered, shook her head and walked away.

That strong gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be complacent."

Qin Xiang turned around and looked at him and said quietly, "I'm talking about you."

At nine o'clock, the trade fair officially began. As soon as the door opened, curious people from the capital came to watch the fun. Small vendors from the surrounding areas also came out to buy goods, and self-employed individuals from all over the country also came out to look for business opportunities.

After all, the location is good, the prices are eye-catching, and the styles are beautiful, so the showroom was soon surrounded by customers who came to look at the clothes.

The weather is getting warmer, so it’s okay for someone to just try it on.

Some people are still looking at spring styles, while others simply buy summer styles.

Small vendors and some self-employed individuals have a clear goal and go straight for the summer styles.

There were a wide variety of summer styles, much more fashionable than the clothes they had seen locally, and the place was crowded with people.

There were quite a few people on Na Qiang's side, and some of them asked about the price, but after asking, they shook their heads and left, saying that it was too expensive.

Na Qiang might not take it seriously at first, but after a while he realized there was a problem. It had been almost two hours and only a few retail clothes were sold, but no wholesale sales at all. No one at the clothing fair expected to make money from retail, but everyone wanted to make money from wholesale with small profits but quick turnover. How was the money going to be made if no one came to wholesale?

Na Qiang asked the clerk in his store to look around to see what was going on, but the clerk looked around but couldn't find the cause.

It was almost noon when Na Qiang's father came to bring him food. He looked at the clothes and said, "Hey, why do I see a stall at the door with clothes that are almost exactly the same as yours?"

Na Qiang's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly thought of Qin Xiang, and remembered the meaningful look in Qin Xiang's eyes in the morning.

What else doesn't he understand at this moment? This is waiting here to mess with him.

Na Qiang went out to take a look in person. Wow, there was a booth at the entrance of the trade fair. The clothes hanging inside were exactly the same as his. Zhao Ping brought several people to guard it. The clothes were selling very quickly. Except for the tags, everything else was the same, and there were a lot of goods piled up at the back.

Na Qiang's head was buzzing as he stood aside listening to their quotes. A piece of clothing was at least one dollar cheaper.

If a few pieces of clothing are not noticeable, what about too many?

The money we make is from wholesale. If we wholesale one hundred pieces, we get one hundred yuan!

Na Qiang felt that he had difficulty breathing. He wanted to go up and argue, but he was not in the right in this matter. He could only go back angrily and ask the clerk to change the price, which was fifty cents cheaper than Zhao Ping's price at the door.

That guy gritted his teeth and said, "I don't believe it. I don't believe I can't beat her."

As soon as Na Qiang lowered the price, Qin Xiang soon found out. Zhao Ping lowered the price by another fifty cents based on Na Qiang's according to Qin Xiang's request. Anyway, he just followed Na Qiang's lead.

After selling a few batches of goods, Na Qiang was heartbroken, but there was no way, he had to sell them. This batch of goods included spring and summer styles, and it would be a big problem if he didn't sell them.

There will probably be a period of slow sales after the trade fair. What should I do if the products don’t sell?

However, it was sold not long ago and no one came to buy it. After asking the price, they left. When they went out to take a look, the blood rushed to their heads, and Zhao Ping lowered the price again.

As if noticing Na Qiang's eyes, Zhao Ping glared at him and smiled viciously at Na Qiang. Na Qiang's heart skipped a beat and he hurried back.

Damn, what kind of person is this.

Na Qiang was furious, but he didn't dare to lower the price any further. If he did, he would lose everything. He only had one store, while Qin Xiang had more than a dozen branches. He was not short of money at all. Qin Xiang was clearly trying to get back at him and retaliate for his act of grabbing the goods. It was a huge price war. Qin Xiang didn't care about the money, but he did.

Na Qiang gritted his teeth and went straight to find the person in charge of the exhibition.

The exhibition had set up a small room specifically for handling issues. Na Qiang went there directly to report the issue of setting up a booth at the entrance. However, the exhibition staff knew about it and said, "They paid double the price. We have to pay for the exhibition too. Besides, they didn't delay anyone's walking, so it's not easy for us to stop them."

The meaning is very clear, people have paid and they can put it up there, and they don’t care.

Na Qiang added, "They are deliberately starting a price war with us."

The responsible person shook his head, "Then I can't control this. Logically speaking, the goods produced by a factory should be produced by only one company, and the brands submitted by others are not duplicated. We don't know why the clothes of your two companies are the same style, and we can't interfere with the pricing."

Na Qiang had a lot of grievances and kept talking for a while, even trying to push money over, but the person in charge directly refused, "Comrade, this is not a good idea. If you think there is a problem, you can negotiate with them, but it's not easy to do this."

After saying this, he sent Na Qiang out.

Qiang's face was terribly gloomy. He gritted his teeth and went straight to find Qin Xiang.

As soon as he left, the person in charge sneered, "You're giving ten dollars to a beggar."

You know, the store next door costs a hundred yuan.

Qin Xiang doesn't lack that little money, and she would even give up the profit in order to deal with Qiang.

Naturally, someone came to tell her about the current battle between the two sides. Qin Xiang sneered while helping a self-employed person match clothes, "Wait, maybe you will have to come to me again."

Mi Hongjun rubbed his face secretly and said, "Actually, I saw him just now. He stood aside and watched for a long time before leaving."

Qin Xiang concluded, "It will come again."

As he was speaking, someone came and wanted to talk to Qin Xiang directly.

Qin Xiang said, "Sorry, boss, I'm busy here. Let's talk later."

There were a lot of people, both retailers and wholesalers. Even though the booth was large, there were still crowds of people queuing up to get the goods.

Later, Qin Baotian was busy looking for goods. In addition, there were two people who were responsible for transporting goods back and forth between the warehouse and the exhibition. If the quantity of goods was really large, Mi Hongjun would take people directly to the warehouse to pick up the goods.

Anyway, very busy.

Looking at the busy scenes in other people's stores and then thinking about the sparsely populated scene at my own booth, I couldn't help but feel unhappy.

Even though he knew that he was the one who started this, he didn't want to admit it at this moment. He just felt that Qin Xiang was deliberately making trouble for him to make him embarrassed and unable to make money.

Na Qiang waited for a while and found that the number of people was not decreasing. He became unhappy and said, "What do you want? If you push me to the limit, I will tear down your booth and no one will make any profit."