Chapter 11: Facts Speak Louder Than Words “I think maybe we still…
"I thought maybe we could talk about price."
Jason Jones didn't turn around and leave, but wanted to talk more, which made Meng Heping realize that there was a chance.
If you really don’t want something, you won’t even look at it. Only buyers are picky.
"There is always a reason for the high price. Every step is handmade, and most embroiderers need to learn for more than two years before they can officially take up the job.
We will strictly control the quality, from fabric selection to the final product, we have professional quality inspectors.
We never use industrial chemical fiber raw materials to replace natural cotton, including the colors of these products, all of which are pure plant dyes without any chemical agents.
The harm caused by industrial pollution to people is huge, isn’t it? "
When Li Daohua said this, Meng Heping and others refuted it. It is obvious that industrial chemical fiber raw materials are more expensive, cotton cloth is the cheapest, and industrial chemical fiber cloth is better.
“Keep in mind your positioning: natural and healthy, and separate yourself from the industry.
Industrial chemical fiber fabrics are good because they are colorfast, strong and wear-resistant, but this is not an advantage for rich people.”
The more Meng Heping talked, the more Jason Jones felt that these products should be put on the shelves and become a necessity for people who pursue health.
They have a larger market and more sound marketing methods; all they lack is excellent products.
"You're right." Before deindustrialization, America was once an industrial country and there had been many incidents of personal injury caused by industrial pollution.
The most recent one was a photochemical smog event in Los Angeles that lasted for decades. By 1970, 70 percent of the citizens had suffered from conjunctivitis.
Not only America, many early industrial countries have experienced serious industrial pollution incidents, causing large-scale casualties.
It is precisely because of this that we are pursuing natural, healthy and pollution-free products even more because we are really afraid of pollution.
While they were communicating, more than one foreign businessman gathered around. Some left after seeing the price, while others were also attracted by the selling point of natural health.
Meng Heping also burned the fabrics on site to prove that their fabrics are absolutely natural.
Regardless of whether you buy anything or not, anyone who visits their booth will be given a small keychain with a small spherical panda on it. On the chest is the word "Sichuan Cotton", which is the abbreviation of their cotton textile factory.
The result was very successful. They attracted more than three million orders. Each order was not large, but the quantity was large. Not only America, but also Japan, the British Empire, France... all received orders.
Most importantly, the profits are very promising.
Unlike the previous crazy price cuts for foreign exchange and earning foreign exchange at a loss, their profits are terribly high, even higher than the normal profits from selling domestically.
Many factories that had not yet placed orders began to hang around here. Meng Heping and his colleagues were running out of key chains. Later, when they saw people who had taken some before coming over, they simply refused to give them any, and wished they could get a few more from them to give to the buyers. These competitors are all **!
Meng Heping completely forgot what he once said about civilized people.
Naturally, their behavior made other people dissatisfied, but no matter how dissatisfied they were, they still couldn't be vague on the important issues. No matter how much they cursed in their hearts, they couldn't undermine them in public.
At worst, we can all go and learn from each other after the Spring Fair and make money together.
It worked! It really worked!
In fact, the two reporters from Peiping knew that regardless of success or failure, their follow-up report would definitely become a hit.
But if it succeeds, not only will the report go viral, it will also be a good thing for companies and the country, so they need to hurry up and write the report.
The two of them hurriedly boarded the train back to Peking without waiting for the Spring Fair to end. They had no time to rest, organize their notes, or write articles on the train.
I got off the train and went straight to the newspaper office without even having time to go home and wash up.
“It actually worked?”
Most people, including those at the newspaper, were not optimistic about Li Daohua. The facts were there: Li Daohua had never worked in a factory, only heard things from others, and had never been abroad.
It's a problem that even industry insiders can't solve, and everyone would think it's a joke for her, an outsider, to interfere.
Now it has become difficult to understand.
Dong Yu has recently published articles in newspapers criticizing Li Daohua, an all-round and multi-field attack.
From her novels to her personality, including Li Daohua's previous work "Confessions of a Rural Woman", he dug them all up and criticized them.
Li Daohua was also not idle. She posted a short article every now and then, some of which were short jokes. No matter what the form was, the end result was to scold Dong Yu.
The two of them were arguing so much that Liang Ning was a little anxious. How could they have time to write novels if they quarreled every day? After giving her "Dujuan's Entrepreneurship Story" some time ago, he hasn't seen Li Daohua preparing any new works.
"Dujuan's Entrepreneurial Story" was also withheld by the editor-in-chief because of the mixed reviews about Li Daohua's recent layoff story and the daily quarrels. It will be published based on the situation.
Although Peking Literature and Art only has one main person in charge, they usually call him the editor-in-chief for the sake of convenience.
The people in the staff building were very happy. They couldn't deal with Li Daohua, but there were people who could. That's it, they needed to increase their efforts.
Moreover, if someone attracts Li Daohua's attention, they don't have to worry about being scolded by her. If they scold him, they can't scold me~
Just when everyone's patience with this war of words was reaching its limit, the east wind came.
The Peking Daily took the lead and published a report titled "The Inspiration of Layoffs for the Reform of Cotton Mills."
It records in detail Meng Heping and his colleagues' visit to Li Daohua, their classes, and the outstanding performance of Sichuan Cotton Mill at the Spring Fair.
In conclusion, the direction of cotton mill reform described by Li Daohua in "Li Yaomei's Laid-off Life" is completely feasible and replicable. It is not even a single route. It should be able to serve as a reference for reform in more factories by adapting to local conditions and drawing inferences from one example.
Next was the Peking Evening News, with different reporters, but the same thing: the success of the Sichuan Cotton Mill.
Sichuan Cotton Mill is not the only cotton mill that has run into trouble, but now it is the only one that has managed to break out.
Compared with one's own failure, other people's success is more painful, especially since the Sichuan Cotton Mill is so far away from Peking, they are all willing to go there to learn.
Their spirit and determination for reform were also praised by the central government.
Dong Yu, who had already finished writing a new edition of the manuscript, looked at the newspapers filled with praises for Li Daohua. He angrily tore up the manuscript and roared, scaring the neighbors.
He knew that even if he wrote a lot, he would not be able to slander Li Daohua. He had lost this war of words, and lost completely, with a bruised face and nose.
"Look! Li Daohua is right, this really works!" Chen Li took the newspaper and quickly told her husband that Li Daohua could do it.
Liu Weidong also saw the report, so what? "What does it have to do with you? Just do your job honestly."
Chen Li curled her lips. She was used to it. No matter what Liu Weidong said, it would not stop her from reading the newspaper over and over again. She wanted to tell everyone that what Li Daohua wrote was true!
As soon as the report came out, all units took action. Those who were close to Li Daohua went directly to visit her, and those who were close to Meng Heping and others went to visit Meng Heping first.
It was at this time that many people realized that Meng Heping, who had been in the spotlight at the Spring Fair, had actually hired powerful foreign aid.
Every day there were people blocking the entrance of the staff building wanting to see Li Daohua. At the beginning, Li Daohua could still make time to chat with them, but he soon gave in.
Not only did the cotton mill come, but also the printing and dyeing mill, the winery, the cable factory, and later even the machinery factory and the tractor factory followed suit.
Some things cannot be achieved by just marketing, they must have real substance.
So many people have had their normal lives disrupted, and not only them, but everyone in the building has been affected.
I have to walk through crowded crowds on my way to and from get off work every day, and I have to be careful about bumps when cooking.
Under the tyranny of Li Daohua, everyone was angry but dared not speak out. They could only whisper about it behind Li Daohua's back. When whispering about it, they had to make sure that the people around them were safe and would not tell on others.
In the end, the school stepped in and did not allow these people to enter the school, and the farce came to an end.
Li Qingquan also felt that it was time to release "Dujuan's Entrepreneurship Story". Taking advantage of this favorable wind, it would definitely become a hit.
Li Daohua's manuscript fee also increased from 4 yuan per thousand words to 5 yuan per thousand words for this article.
Another two hundred dollars came into the account. I saved one hundred last time, and I have more than sixty in change that I haven’t spent yet.
Before the release of "Dujuan's Entrepreneurship Story", Beiping Literature and Art even promoted it, and many people began to look forward to this issue of Beiping Literature and Art early on.
Hearing that it was a story of self-employed entrepreneurship, countless unemployed young people were eager to try. There were also some middle-aged people who were worried about their children and bought a book for their children so that at least they would have something to do and not have to wander the streets every day.
God knows, every time they heard about a fight or someone being arrested, they would be busy finding out whether it was their own child.
On the day when "Dujuan's Entrepreneurship Story" was released, some factories had a mass leave of absence, just to go home and buy Peking Literature and Art.
"No? If you don't even buy such a good journal as Peking Literature and Art, what's the point of running your bookstore?"
A person who rushed to buy "Dujuan's Entrepreneurship Story" was told that there was no Peking Literature and Art. He was furious, even though he had taken leave specifically to come here.
He had a very loud voice, and people behind him and even outside the bookstore were indignant when they heard it.
"It's not that we didn't get any, it's just that there were too many people buying. All the Peking literature in our bookstore has been bought up. You should go somewhere else."
The salesperson didn't tolerate them and didn't yell at them, which was a good thing. She told them to go somewhere else and see that she would provide better service.
"Let's go to another bookstore!"
There is more than one bookstore in Peking, but they are quite far apart.
"What? You still want the goods? The earliest you can get them is three days later.
I know you are anxious, everyone is anxious, yes, it’s all blocked, there has to be a first come first served, don’t come, I’m also blocked!"
In the Peking literary and artistic circles, the telephone never stopped ringing; the quantity of printing they had prepared in advance was simply not enough.
Not only were ordinary people in Peking rushing to buy the books, but surrounding bookstores also contacted to request purchases.
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