They're no different from us, who all came from the military.

"Since everyone is here, let's have a big meeting today. This is the first big meeting we've held since our two factories were established."

I won't waste any more words here.

First of all, I want to thank everyone for working day and night for the past twenty days or so, and finally completing all the orders before Miss Linda left.

Thank you everyone!

The second thing is about the welfare issue that everyone already knows about, so I won't go into details here. When you all open a bank account, you'll all hand in your passbooks, and I'll deposit the money for you.

The third thing is that I've already had some rules and regulations made for our two factories, and they'll be hung on the wall for everyone to see.

The fourth thing I want to tell everyone is to work hard in the future. As long as my factory exists, it will not treat you unfairly. We will receive the same benefits as state-owned enterprise employees.

Not only that, as long as everyone works hard, their wages will definitely be higher than those of state-owned enterprises, not to mention the food.

What do you guys think?

"good"

"Since everyone agrees, I must say this upfront: although the business we're doing doesn't require much skill, we still need to follow the rules."

In particular, the secret ingredients used in making roasted nuts and seeds cannot be revealed to outsiders.

"Everyone, I don't need to tell you, but you all know how many roasted nuts and seeds are on the market these days. Have you tried them? I certainly haven't, so you can rest assured."

"Factory manager, don't worry! We would never do such a despicable thing. We all have such good jobs now, we can't afford to lose them."

"That's right. Although our company can't compare with state-owned enterprises, we are just as good as state-owned enterprises in every way."

"That's right, factory manager, you don't know, the day before yesterday I brought back a huge 20-pound pork, and everyone in our area was so envious."

"Exactly, they even asked our factory if they needed any workers."

"So how did you reply?"

"I said, only someone like me who was injured in the army and transferred back to civilian work, and who also has to pass the exam, will be accepted. Otherwise, the factory won't hire me."

"You've added another condition to our factory's recruitment criteria!"

But you're right, you really will have to pass the exam in the future. I plan to add another department to our two factories, which will be sales. This way, our output will increase, our workload will increase, and everyone's wages will increase.

For sales staff, not only do you need to be eloquent, but you also need to have at least a high school diploma. Everyone can take a look and see if any suitable candidates are available; both of our factories need people at any time.

"Is the factory also for people like us who were wounded in the army and transferred back to civilian life?"

"Yes, and the compensation is definitely higher than in other places."

"Okay, factory manager, we understand."

"I've said what I needed to say for now. I'll share more later if I remember anything else."

"good"

"Meeting adjourned!"

"Our factory director, Mr. Li, is a really good person."

"It's true! I heard she's the descendant of soldiers; both her parents were martyrs, and she's still a military dependent!"

"No wonder, I saw the shadow of a soldier in her, whether it was in her actions or her style, even in the way she walked. In the factory, she kept the factory building as the only one, after all, sometimes it is better to clean up the accounts."

Towards the end of my first semester of sophomore year, I received another order from Ms. Linda, along with a payment invoice.

They placed separate orders for clothes, handicrafts, and roasted nuts.

And most importantly, the machine is already on its way. But isn't it a bit too much clothing this time?

"Sister Mianmian, even if I lead the others to not eat or drink, we still won't be able to complete the mission!"

And how could they possibly allow us to board their cargo ship exactly one month from now!

"This is indeed a problem, but it's not unsolvable."

Putting everything else aside, there are still quite a few old-fashioned tailor shops in Beijing. By the way, do you know where those clothes from last time came from?

"It was purchased by a government department from another store."

"Did you give them the money?"

"They gave it to us, but they only took the money for the clothes. They didn't ask for any extra money, even if it was for how much we could buy."

"It's good that you gave it."

"Sister Mianmian, you're not planning to collaborate with these tailor shops, are you?!"

"That's right, we can cooperate with them!"

"Even so, it's impossible to complete 200 pieces within a month. Not to mention anything else, just embroidering these flowers on the clothes is very time-consuming."

"You don't need to worry about that. By the way, I remember you're from Haishi."

"Yes! That's right, what's wrong, Sister Mianmian?"

"This is what I think: there are many people in Haishi who know how to make cheongsams, so these embroidery techniques must not be difficult for them either."

"You mean they get a portion of it?"

"Yes, if we can't finish it, then let's just divide it up. Anyway, we'll still be using our own brand."

That works too.

"However, I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on things in Haishi then."

"That's no problem. I can go back home during my holiday."

"Okay, let's do it that way. By the way, when are you leaving?"

"Since we need the old tailor from Haishi, we should learn as quickly as possible. I'm just worried that I won't be able to buy a ticket for the nearest train, since everyone is about to have a holiday in the next couple of days."

"You don't need to worry about that. I'll figure out the train tickets. But you have to stay at the shop for at least one day while I go talk to other old tailor shops about collaborations."

"no problem"

"Mr. Li, I've heard so much about you?"

"Mr. Chen, I wouldn't have come here today without a reason."

"What does Mr. Li mean by that?"

"To be honest, I've taken the liberty of coming here today to bring business for Boss Chen."

"Business? No, Mr. Li, I didn't understand. If you have business, why don't you go to Mianmiao? Why come back to me?"

"This is how it happened..."

"You mean, foreigners want to order our clothes?"

"That's right, but I don't know if you can provide fabric?"

"It's not provided, and the clothes must have embroidery."

"But look at this price."

"Mr. Chen, please name your price first."

"Open first"

"Okay, no problem."

"No, no, not to mention that the clothes are time-consuming and laborious, the embroidery alone takes a lot of effort."

"Then you tell me."

"This price"

"It's too expensive. To be honest, I need quite a lot of goods, and as for Miss Linda, it seems that this business deal isn't going to end after this one."