"There is no such thing as a permanent job in the private sector. If you have the ability, you can work there for life. If you don't, you can be ready to leave at any time."
Xu Haizhou stood on a high platform in front of the work building, gazing down at the crowd, with a majestic aura without being angry.
To be honest, Qiao Lu had long been immune to her man's outstanding looks in their daily lives. But now, standing in the stands and looking at him, she suddenly realized that he was very charming after losing his youthful appearance.
Compared to when he was young, his eyes are deeper, his back is broad, his legs are long, his posture is upright and handsome, he is full of vigor and has an extraordinary demeanor.
When I turned around, I found that the little girl in the audience was staring at me.
He chuckled twice, looked at his adorable daughter who was blowing bubbles in his arms, and teased her a few times.
"Shuaiai Daddy is mine, I am alone, right Qiaoqiao?"
"What? That's so unstable. Who knows one day the boss might dislike you and fire you..." The old employees looked at each other, and they no longer had the excitement they had just felt when they were eager to get a job.
"Yeah, we just want to make a living in peace and stability, but don't want to live in fear of being fired one day." A young man complained.
Xu Haizhou smiled slightly and shook his head, saying, "You are too polite. Our factory will not fire employees without reason. If it really comes to the point of firing someone, it must be because he has seriously violated the regulations."
In fact, Anqiao Garment Factory did not need as many employees as Hongxing Garment Factory in the early days.
The factory has just started up and has not received any orders. Now it is only supported by the two Purple Dragonfly stores. It is not sure whether it can earn enough to pay the employees' wages. In addition, there are many places to spend money to purchase various equipment and materials.
After discussing it, the couple decided to first select a group of hardworking workers from among the old employees of the Red Star Garment Factory, about twenty people, and then think about expanding the recruitment after they made some money.
Everyone is discontented in words but upright in deeds. They say one thing is unreasonable but their actions are another.
Recruitment activities are in full swing——
Because Qiao Lu needed to hide in the office to feed her child at any time and it was not convenient for her to be with Xu Haizhou all the time, the recruitment matter was entirely handed over to the other three shareholders.
Yu Fan is a hands-off manager. She basically agrees with everything decided by Xu Haizhou's shareholders. Her casual personality makes people wonder whether she invested in Anqiao to make money or for "participation"?
Now it seems that it is probably the latter?
Having money means you can do what you want.
This makes people even more curious about the background of her wealthy friend in Hong Kong.
…
I worked from seven in the morning until eleven, and finally found some time to take my wife, children and a few shareholders to a nearby restaurant for lunch.
"My friend is free next week, let him treat you to a meal and introduce you to him."
After dinner, Yu Fan mentioned that she wanted to bring a few partners to meet her mysterious friend in Hong Kong.
She said casually, "He's quite rich and well connected. Maybe he can introduce some orders to our factory. If we can make him happy, maybe he can give us some big orders."
Helping Xu Haizhou is helping himself, so Yu Fan will of course leave no stone unturned in getting orders for Anqiao Garment Factory.
"Is he also in the clothing business?" Xu Haizhou asked.
"No." Yu Fan shook his head, resting his chin on his hand as he recalled: "They are from a wealthy family, and seem to have connections in every industry, mainly real estate. All you need to know is that he is very rich."
Real estate tycoon? Real estate tycoon in Hong Kong? !
Even the forgiving and knowledgeable Qiao Lu could not help but be shocked.
The bosses of real estate business in Hong Kong are not called big bosses, they are called giant bosses! They are the people at the top of the pyramid!
The 1980s and 1990s were the years when Hong Kong's economy was booming. The real estate market was booming and house prices were ridiculously high. To do this business, you need not only money, but also connections, relationships, and background...
In short, he's a big shot!
Looking Yu Fan up and down, Qiao Lu began to wonder if she was like Zhao Kuihua from the outer courtyard of the big courtyard, whose father had sneaked into Hong Kong in his early years, made a fortune in business, and then secretly funded his daughter and wife who stayed in the mainland?
It's hard not to be suspicious...
…
In the afternoon, the number of people applying for the job was two-thirds less than in the morning, and old neighbors also rushed over after hearing the news.
"Yeah, it's true, they are really that couple!"
The couple looked up, surprised, and said with a smile, "It's you, hurry up."
"Qiao Lu! Qiao Lu! You two are really going to open a clothing factory as soon as you say it?" They were hesitant and pushed each other. No one dared to be the first to enter the office. It was so reserved.
As they walked along, it was not until they saw the five big words "Anqiao Garment Factory" that they finally confirmed that this factory was truly opened by Qiao Lu and her husband!
"Yes, everyone, come in. It's very hot outside. Come in and enjoy the fans."
Entering through the northwest door on the first floor of the office building is the office of several shareholders. There are two rooms, one for Xu Haizhou and his wife, and one for Yu Fan and Li Hongjun. Each room is less than ten square meters.
The office had been cleaned in advance and was fairly clean. Qiao Lu bought two fortune sticks and placed them on both sides of the desk. She also went to the second-hand market and bought a set of bookshelves and placed them behind the desk. Various books on market economics, which Xu Haizhou was reading, were placed in a row, and more and more would be placed in the space until it was full.
In contrast, the work area outside the office was very dirty and messy, with large equipment covered with a layer of dust, and there was no time or opportunity to find someone to clean it up.
"Yes, come on, everyone, come in and sit down." It was inconvenient for Qiao Lu to bring stools to the neighbors while holding the child, so she pointed to the bench in front of her and motioned everyone to sit down.
Eight people came, including Chen Tian's aunt and Wu Guifang, as well as several aunts from the outer courtyard who had a good relationship with him.
Several of them have been great contributors to their family. Without these hardworking women comrades, Purple Dragonfly would not have had a stable flow of high-quality goods. Naturally, they should be treated as guests of honor.
After handing baby Qiaoqiao to her father, Qiao Lu made a cup of Longjing tea for everyone and took out the small biscuits she had prepared in advance from a small box to treat everyone.
"Oh, Boss Qiao, Boss Xu, you are so polite!" Aunt Tian said with a respectful tone and a slightly joking tone.
Aunt Chen clicked her tongue and glanced at her: "Hey! Old Tian, what are you talking about? You should call me Director Xu or Mrs. Xu!"
Everybody burst into laughter. They had been worried that the couple would look down on their former neighbors after they opened a factory, but it turned out that not only did they not despise them, they even treated them to good tea. The atmosphere soon livened up.
"Yes, yes." Auntie Tian slapped herself in the face and said, "Director Xu! The boss's wife!"
The two actors made Qiao Lu laugh, and she chuckled, "We are old neighbors, why should we be polite? Just call each other by our names like before, or it will seem like we are strangers."
"That's great, but I'm afraid you won't be happy." It's better to call someone by their name, it makes us seem familiar.
It would be so prestigious if you could become friends with the factory director and establish a relationship with him.
"What brings you here today?" Although he could probably guess what was going on, Xu Haizhou still asked.
He was sitting at his desk writing down plans for opening the factory, such as cleaning, purchasing office supplies, purchasing factory equipment... He listed them one by one, and each item was a considerable expense.
"Nothing. I heard that you two opened a clothing factory. I was curious and came to see if it was true." Wu Guifang said with a smile, and then asked Qiao Lu: "I want to ask, how many people do you want to hire for this factory?"
Glancing at Xu Haizhou, Qiao Lu smiled and said, "For general workers, we will temporarily set 20 positions. We have high requirements for other positions, so..."
"So how many general workers have been recruited now?" Wu Guifang asked impatiently.
Qiao Lu replied: "It has not been decided yet. Many people have come and it is too late to finish. We are still screening now."
"Oh, it seems..." Wu Guifang looked embarrassed. She and her sisters looked at each other and suddenly stopped talking.
Qiao Lu asked again: "What's the matter? Do you also want to apply for a job?"
Since I guessed it, I won’t keep it a secret anymore.
Zhang Hongyan sighed and looked at Xu Haizhou and his wife: "Well! Not really, we old ladies are not very skilled and can't do the job you do, right..."
Sitting at the workstation and working all day long is a bit too much for Aunt Chen.
After a long pause, Qiao Lu wondered, "What's the matter? Just tell me."
Zhang Hongyan grinned, took her hand and rubbed it carefully, and asked affectionately: "Qiaolu, I just want to ask, after your factory opens, will the small workshop managed by Guifang still be open?"
Wu Guifang stepped forward and responded to her: "Yes, sister Qiaolu, after you open this factory, will you still open the small workshop? We are housewives who have nothing to do at home. We have finally found a job that is easy and free, and the income is not bad. We are reluctant to give it up..."
After working for two years, Wu Guifang has saved nearly a thousand dollars!
The relationship came about because of this, but the couple had actually planned it long ago.
She turned her head and looked at Xu Haizhou. He nodded slightly at her. Qiao Lu then smiled and told everyone the plan:
"Actually, I have discussed this issue with Haizhou. As for small workshops, we will not accept orders for the time being, but we don't need so many people. For the time being, only people from our inner courtyard will be allowed to take orders. As for comrades from the outer courtyard and other courtyards, Guifang, Aunt Chen, and Aunt Tian, you two can help me select them. Four or five more will be enough. Those without sewing machines, those with low efficiency, and those with poor quality and workmanship will not be accepted... and -"
After saying this, he paused for two seconds and suddenly became serious: "I don't need you to continue mass production, I only require your quality."
"Quality?" Everyone looked at each other and immediately assured: "Quality is easy to talk about. We will definitely not cut corners!"
It is not fair to cut corners. Qiao Lu is good to them. Cutting corners would only damage her reputation!
"Well, we at Purple Dragonfly will expand and open a formal store. I have a plan for now. I will select some special styles as a custom series, and the price will be more than ten times the market price."
Before he finished speaking, there was a gasp from the crowd.
"Ten times?! Qiao Lu, your most expensive dress before must have cost eighty yuan, right? Ten times, that would be... my god, eight hundred?!"
Considering that it was purchased in 1985, it would not cost 800, 400-500 would be enough.
"Yes." Qiao Lu nodded and explained, "Believe it or not, there will be more and more wealthy people in this society in the future. Eight hundred yuan for a piece of clothing is nothing. People will buy it for eight thousand or eighty thousand yuan. Slowly, step by step, if I'm lucky, maybe I can sell a set of clothing for eighty thousand yuan."
"hiss--"
Eight hundred for a piece of clothing, some people believed it. Eighty thousand? Come on, except for Xu Haizhou who believed his wife, no one else believed it, thinking Qiao Lu was joking.
But no matter what, I am still very happy to hear that small workshops don’t need to take the silk.
"That means we can still come to you to get materials and do a side job like before?"
"Yes, just as before."
The 1980s was a time when neighborhood relations were the most important.
Nowadays, information is spread by word of mouth. If you live in an area, the presence of your neighbors determines your "reputation". But don't underestimate the relationship with your neighbors. If you get along well with them, like these ladies, they can help you promote your store, promote your factory, and be kind to you from the bottom of their hearts.
If you don't get along well, I'll just poke you in the heart.
For example, there is no need for Xu Haizhou to take action against the ungrateful Li Xiuxiu. Just give her some benefits and a few aunts will solve the problem for you.
"Besides." Qiao Lu smiled, and under everyone's expectant gaze, she said word by word: "You don't need to make too many custom-made items, but the labor cost is high. I'll give you at least eight dollars for each item."
"Ahhh——" Everyone in the office gasped...except Xu Haizhou and Qiaoqiao Baby.
The cute baby opened his curious eyes and lay in his father's arms. He wanted to turn over and see who was breathing. The sound was so loud and it was circulating. It was so interesting.
Unfortunately, she was just one month old and even her bones were soft. She couldn't lift her little head. Her big eyes blinked twice anxiously and she tried to raise her little hands, trying to touch her dad, but failed. She got tired and quickly retracted her hands, drooling and giggling at her dad.
Xu Haizhou laughed, held his daughter's hand to his lips and kissed her again and again.
My dear daughter is so adorable, I can’t look at her enough.
"Don't tell anyone about the price yet. I will confirm the final price once the staff are finalized."
"Oh, okay, okay." Everyone agreed quickly, feeling very happy.
Qiao Lu suddenly looked at Auntie Tian and asked, "By the way, Auntie Tian, do you have any plans to buy a sewing machine? If not..."
"Yes, yes!" Auntie Tian understood what Qiao Lu meant after hearing half of what she said. She felt a little embarrassed for a moment: "If I don't buy a sewing machine, I won't be able to make your expensive custom clothes. Buy it, buy it. I'll wait a while. When my son comes back in the afternoon, I'll let him buy it!"
How could the immediate benefits compare to the future benefits? No matter how expensive the sewing machine is, the eight yuan labor fee can be earned back in one or two months! She knows which is more important!
"Oh, auntie, if you know any retailers that sell clothes outside, please recommend our Anqiao Garment Factory to them. If they place an order, let them mention your name and I will give you a commission!"
"Ecstatic" is not enough to describe the excitement in your hearts.
"Okay, okay! I will definitely recommend it to everyone I meet!"
"I pushed you too. I went to pick up my son from school this afternoon, and I pushed other parents too!"
"I go to the farmers' market to buy vegetables, and I recommend every vegetable seller to them!"
"I push too! I push every one I see!"
His passion was so fiery that Qiao Lu was left in tears and laughter.
…
Two days later, Xu Haizhou made a big decision that shocked the whole audience.
"All former employees of the Red Star Garment Factory who have not received their wages can sign up to participate in the cleaning work at our Anqiao Garment Factory. Cleaning costs RMB 1.5 per day. The time limit is three days. No more after the deadline!"
Xu Haizhou has inquired about it. Previously, all the employees of the Red Star Garment Factory who were owed wages received an IOU, but the superiors had all run away, so weren't the IOUs just a piece of waste paper?
Some received machines as wages, some received fabrics and ready-made clothes as wages, but there was still a small number of honest workers who received nothing.
This event is just for them!
"Bring the salary IOU from the Red Star Garment Factory and you can sign up!"
One dollar and five cents a day, just to clean the house? ! It’s really not cheap!
"I, I, I-I'll sign up!"
Action speaks louder than words, and people flocked to the event. Those who didn't have IOUs also asked Xu Haizhou if they could join. It was no problem to pay less, as long as they gave as much as they could.
In the end, there were twenty-one old employees who signed up. Due to the large area of the factory and the many rooms, we simply hired ten more at the price of one yuan.
The Red Star State-Owned Garment Factory has a very long history, having been established almost as early as the Republic of China period.
Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was a textile and dyeing factory. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was transformed into a Li'an city-owned enterprise. It has been bankrupt until today. It can be said to be old...
Old houses have many problems and are more difficult to clean.
Especially the corners, which were moldy and damp. The shady building and the open space behind were covered with moss and garbage, solidified into a large black stain... Ten young and strong guys were specially selected, and each of them was paid an extra dollar to clean up this disgusting place.
Because they were paid for cleaning, everyone lived up to expectations and asked Xu Haizhou to clean every corner thoroughly without leaving any stain.
In the end, eight comrades stayed and repainted the wall with white paint for two yuan a day. The hygiene problem was finally solved...
It took nearly six days to complete the entire process.
Is Xu Haizhou doing this cleaning activity that does not make money but instead loses money for charity?
No, Xu Haizhou is a businessman and never does business at a loss.
Many people, except Qiao Lu, were puzzled. It was not until after the cleanup was over that they realized that everyone in the south of the city knew the name of Anqiao Garment Factory. Only then did they understand Xu Haizhou's "good intentions."
That’s brilliant! It really depends on the businessman’s smart brain!
The new director of Anqiao Garment Factory received rave reviews and his reputation soon spread. Residents in the southern part of the city all knew that the original Red Star Garment Factory had closed down and that there was a new clothing factory called "Anqiao" located on the site of the Red Star Garment Factory.
The factory director is a kind person, and most importantly, he is also the boss of Purple Dragonfly!
The enthusiastic young people were so happy that they didn't expect that the purple dragonfly they often wore was actually the director of Anqiao Clothing Factory! This wave of support is well worth it!
Some young people's parents used to work at the Red Star Garment Factory. Xu Haizhou provided their parents with re-employment opportunities, which was really a plus! I became a true fan of Ziqingting and will only buy clothes from them in the future!
Moreover, Purple Dragonfly now produces and sells its own products, so the quality is as guaranteed as before. Also, because it is directly supplied by the manufacturer, there will definitely be no out-of-stock situation!
After the first week after the factory was listed, its reputation became known first. Before the factory even started production, the revenue of the Purple Dragonfly store increased threefold!
Xu Haizhou and his wife were keenly aware of business opportunities. In order to thank everyone for their support and to better stimulate consumption, they took advantage of the popularity to launch another wave of marketing activities, aiming to quadruple the revenue!
"Hahahaha——this is so cool! Haizhou, sister-in-law, I think I can save enough money for renovation this year, hahaha——"
puff--
Poor Li Hongjun, the house he has been looking forward to for a year has not yet been renovated. I don’t know...will he be able to get what he wants this year?
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