On the way, Zhang Xiaolan briefly explained the situation.
It turns out that ten days ago, Brother Jun took 700 sets of clothes from their workshop back to sell at the provincial capital's department store. They sold out in less than five days, and sales were very good.
Many young women are asking why the clothes are out of stock. And with the summer vacation coming to an end, many high school and college students want to buy new clothes!
Brother Jun also knew that their Fanghua workshop was a bit small and couldn't keep up with production, so he asked them if they would be willing to find a garment factory to process the production!
Wang Jun was very enthusiastic about finding a contract manufacturer. His uncle-in-law was the factory manager of the No. 2 Garment Factory in the provincial capital, and Jun said he could ask his uncle-in-law to help with large-scale contract manufacturing.
Moreover, if Fanghua Company doesn't seize this opportunity and take the lead in the market, similar clothes will soon be imitated by others.
About twenty minutes later, before eleven o'clock, Chen Xihua and Zhang Xiaolan arrived at Xiaolan's house in Zhangjia Village!
I could faintly hear voices coming from inside the main room even from the courtyard gate!
"Uncle Zhang, isn't the owner of Fanghua Workshop from your Zhangjia Village?" When Miss Zhang said she was going to find someone who could make a decision, Wang Jun thought it was someone from Zhangjia Village. He didn't expect to wait for almost an hour!
Grandpa Zhang said meaningfully, "Mr. Wang, you'll find out soon enough!"
This matter is too important for Grandpa Zhang to make a decision for Miss Wu, so he can only ask her to come forward and talk to her again!
"Grandpa, we're back!" Zhang Xiaolan called out as she entered the courtyard!
At this moment, three people came out of the main room: Grandpa Zhang, Wang Jun, and a young woman who looked to be around twenty-three or twenty-four years old.
She had the big, wavy hair that was all the rage in Hong Kong, and she was wearing the simple and elegant outfit from the two new women's clothing sets from Fanghua Workshop.
The hems of her clothes were tied at her waist, and she wore sunglasses on her collar. She had bright red lips and excited eyes. Her features were somewhat similar to Wang Jun's, but she looked much more fashionable and dazzling!
"Miss Xiao Wu?" Wang Jun saw two people come in. One was Miss Zhang, who said she was going to see the workshop owner. Why was the other Miss Xiao Wu? He was just a little confused at the moment, thinking that Miss Xiao Wu also had something to ask Miss Zhang, and the workshop owner hadn't arrived yet!
"Brother Jun, we meet again! Hello Grandpa Zhang! Hello, beautiful lady! My name is Chen Xihua, you can call me Xiao Wu!" Chen Xihua greeted the three with a smile, without answering Wang Jun's question!
"Alright, Miss Wu is here. Let's go inside and talk!" Grandpa Zhang said with a smile, inviting everyone inside to sit down.
"Miss Wang, this little girl is named Chen Xihua, you can call her Miss Wu. This is Mr. Wang's sister, Wang Ying!" As soon as Grandpa Zhang sat down, he started introducing the people he didn't know yet. He wasn't sure if his granddaughter had mentioned Miss Wu to him on the way!
Although Wang Ying didn't know who this Little Fifth Sister was, as soon as they met, Little Fifth Sister said she was pretty, cheerful, and likable, which she liked, so she politely smiled and greeted her, "Little Fifth Sister, you're pretty too!"
Chen Xihua had a very good impression of Jun Ge's sister, Wang Ying, and said with a smile, "Hello, Sister Wang, I'm Xiao Wu!"
Then she stood up, placed her hands on her lower abdomen, nodded slightly to Wang Jun, and winked.
"Brother Jun, I sincerely apologize to you. I am the owner of Fanghua Garment Co., Ltd., and the Fanghua workshop in Zhangjia Village is mine. I asked Grandpa Zhang and Sister Xiaolan to help manage it! It's not that I deliberately hid it from you; even my parents didn't know I ran a company and workshop. Please forgive me!"
"No, Miss Wu, you're not kidding, are you? You're the owner of Fanghua Workshop? That's amazing! ... But it's alright, what's there to argue about! You're quite something, Miss Wu!"
Wang Jun initially looked doubtful, but quickly recovered. Based on his understanding of Xiao Wu, he found it wasn't unacceptable, since the woven bags were made by her!
Wang Ying was taken aback, her eyes widening, but quickly turning to surprise and excitement. Her eyes were full of admiration. She was sitting at the edge of the table, so she rested her hands on the tabletop, propped her chin up, and stared intently at Chen Xihua. "Little Fifth Sister, you are really amazing!"
"Brother Jun, on the way here, Sister Xiaolan briefly told me about it. Could you tell me more about it? Mainly, tell me about the overall situation of the No. 2 Garment Factory in the provincial capital, how many workers there are, the sewing machine equipment, etc."
Chen Xihua knew that many of the old factories were experiencing problems and gradually declining. With poor profitability, they would seek out contract manufacturing or undergo institutional reforms, such as privatization.
“Alright, since Miss Xiao Wu is the owner of Fanghua Workshop, I’ll tell you directly!” Wang Jun then began to explain the situation of the No. 2 Garment Factory in the provincial capital, as well as the main purpose of his visit!
It turns out that the No. 2 Garment Factory in the provincial capital was built by Wang Jun's generation, and it was Wang Jun who single-handedly promoted it. Wang Jun was the first factory director!
In the 1960s and 70s, the original garment factory in the provincial capital, which is now the largest garment factory in the provincial capital, could no longer keep up with market demand. The leaders found Grandpa Wang, a key worker in the workshop of the factory, and asked him to go out and expand the factory to the second factory.
Later, Grandpa Wang became the factory director of the Second Factory, a position he held for over ten years. Seven or eight years ago, Grandpa Wang retired, and his uncle, Wang Jun, took over as factory director.
Actually, the first choice was Wang Jun's father, but Wang's father didn't want to do it. He used to be a garment factory worker, but he went into business ten years ago and started a small business.
Before Grandpa Wang retired, he wanted his son to run for factory director, but Wang's father was unwilling. In fact, Wang Jun's uncle didn't really want to run either. However, Grandpa Wang had poured his whole life's sweat and blood into the No. 2 Garment Factory and had a deep affection for it.
To avoid upsetting Grandpa Wang, Wang Jun's uncle ran for office. At that time, the Second Factory's profits had already declined, and Wang Jun's uncle also drastically replaced a whole set of more modern equipment, including electric sewing machines, flatbed sewing machines, cutting machines, ironing tables and irons, overlock machines, fabric cutting machines, etc.
In the following five years, the No. 2 Factory did indeed regain its former glory, but in the last year or two, the factory's performance has been getting worse and worse. The main problem is that the clothing styles are outdated and quickly become obsolete. In the past, supply and marketing cooperatives would scramble to buy the goods, but now things have changed, and the factory has to find merchants to sell the goods itself. There are also many other problems such as production efficiency.
Moreover, since 1992, the government has been reforming the corporate system, focusing on large enterprises and letting go of small ones. Some enterprises that were unable to continue operating were declared bankrupt or were purchased by private individuals and converted into private enterprises.
The authorities are currently only focusing on supporting the rectification of large enterprises, such as Garment Factory No. 1. Small and medium-sized enterprises, such as Factory No. 2, can only rely on their own hard work or find other ways to survive.
It was Wang Jun who suggested that his uncle-in-law recently start taking on garment processing jobs outside the company, which has allowed them to barely make ends meet!
About half an hour later, Wang Jun gave a detailed account of the actual situation at the No. 2 Garment Factory! He and Xiao Wu were both smart people, so they told the truth about everything!
Chen Xihua listened intently, her heart burning with excitement—it was like having a pillow handed to her when she was about to doze off! She needed to think about what to do next. After what seemed like an eternity, she suddenly heard Sister Xiaolan calling her, "Little Fifth Sister, Little Fifth Sister..."
Chen Xihua looked closely and found that Grandpa Zhang, Wang Jun and his sister, and Sister Xiaolan were all looking at her. It turned out that she had been lost in thought and hadn’t reacted. Brother Jun had already finished speaking!
"I'm sorry everyone, I was thinking about some things and I neglected you."
Brother Jun, I have a few more questions for you. How many workers are there in the No. 2 Garment Factory now?
Chen Xihua's entire demeanor was different at this moment; she was not only confident and poised, but also exuded a powerful aura.
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