Chapter 115 New Order In order to save one day's accommodation fee, Dong...
In order to save a day's accommodation fee, Dong Fuyun set out at around four in the morning of the next day, went to the train station to take the six o'clock train, and arrived at Su's around eight o'clock, just in time to find customers with the supply.
"When we get there, we will first go to the wholesale market in Suzhou to see if the people in the wholesale department want our fake collars. Wholesalers want large quantities, so it will save us a lot of trouble if we can sell to them directly. If the wholesale department doesn't want a small quantity, or it's still early, we will look for retailers." After much thought, it is still necessary to have as many customers as possible.
Dong Fuyun finished speaking and waved his hand, telling Xu Heye to go back to the house. "Go back. Su City is so close, you don't need to send me off. If everything goes well, we can take a bus back this afternoon. If not, it will only take two or three days."
Xu Heye nodded. "Uncle, when you're selling it to people, besides the advantages of fake collars we've mentioned before, you can also tell them that this is a new fashion that everyone in Hucheng likes."
Hucheng, a metropolis, has a radiating influence on its surrounding cities and even the entire country, both economically and culturally. Rather than going through the motions, perhaps it's better to simply tell everyone that this is something Hucheng residents enjoy.
"I understand." Dong Fuyun nodded.
"Uncle, be careful."
"Remember, at any time, things and money are not as important as people."
Even though Su City was close to Hucheng, it was still a new place, unfamiliar with the locals, and there was no one to mediate if things got out of hand. Furthermore, despite the rapid economic development during this period, various social security issues were also emerging.
Road bullies, bandits, local thugs, fraud gangs... no matter which one you encounter, it's very dangerous.
Dong Fuyun nodded again: "Don't worry, my uncle cherishes his life very much."
The weather was cold. He exhaled a breath of white air and waved to Xu Heye: "Go back. It's still dark and very cold. Go back to sleep."
"Okay." Xu Heye watched the four young men, carrying their packages, slowly walk out of the courtyard. She closed the door, lay back on the bed, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, Xu Heye went to the Old Church to check it out. They only made basic fake collars there; the new designs were all at the Jiangcheng Garment Factory, but now Lü Jun was in charge. Huang Wangcheng was in charge of designing new styles, and the Old Church was too noisy to be conducive to his designs.
"Uncle Lu, haven't you encountered any problems recently?"
Lu Jun shook his head. "Nothing serious, but several of the people who used to make fake collars for us haven't been back lately. I heard from the temporary workers who are still working here that they've all gone to another workshop that also makes fake collars. They're still paid by the piece, but the labor rate there is a bit higher. The cost of sewing, cutting, and buttoning has increased to 15 cents per piece."
"They asked me if we could raise our wages. If not, they would like to quit and work for another company."
Xu Heye was silent for a moment, then asked, "Are there many people who have resigned?"
Lu Jun nodded. "Only one-third of the people have mentioned it so far, but I feel like the rest are also waiting and watching."
Xu Heye thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Lu, you reply to them. The price of 1.20 cents per piece was just raised before the New Year, and it's impossible to raise it again in the short term.
If they are still willing to work here, I guarantee that their salary will be paid on time without any delay.
However, if they seek higher wages and want to leave for another workshop, we won't stop them. Let them return the materials, and we'll pay them immediately."
The old church is really useless now.
Making clothes is an assembly line job, with cutting, sewing, and buttoning, one step after another, and must be completed in order.
The old church is not a big place, so the workers take the goods home to make them. Any delay in any link will affect the next step of production.
So even though there were more people working here than in the factory, the production efficiency was less than half of that over there. And because odd jobs were constantly coming in to pick up and deliver goods, Lu Jun was trapped here, unable to leave.
If he could leave, he and his uncle could split into two groups today, one going to Su City and the other to Xi City.
Lu Jun was a little worried: "But if this happens, there might be a lot of workers leaving."
Xu Heye's face was calm: "But there is nothing we can do about it."
"Besides, compared to regular factories, the efficiency of small, guerrilla-style workshops like the Old Church is really too low. When I originally bought the production line, my uncle asked me if I should close it down.
I think it's not easy for everyone. The workers at the old church have made a huge contribution to the success of our fake collars. We can't just kick them out just because we have a factory."
"But now they have a good place to go, so there's no need for us to keep them here."
Lu Jun nodded, understanding Xu Heye's thoughts. If everyone felt the wages were low and wanted to leave, they could simply cut production at the old church.
"Uncle Lu, counterfeit goods are appearing on the market, and our retailers are banding together to put pressure on us, hoping to lower wholesale prices. We need to develop new markets and find more customers.
In the entire factory, besides me, you and my uncle are the only ones with sales experience. So, stopping production at the old church might not be a bad thing.
Lu Jun nodded, "I understand." With production halted, he no longer needed to stay here. Dong Erjie was overseeing production and wholesale at Jiangcheng Textile Factory, and Huang Wangcheng was designing new products. He could then move around and find new retailers.
After leaving the old church, Xu Heye went to the garment factory. As soon as she entered the factory, she could hear the clacking sounds of the machines.
The workers in the garment factory are busy as hell.
Seeing Xu Heye come in, several workers winked at each other, and finally the team leader Fang Fang came over.
"Boss, we used to have fifty employees in our workshop. After the production line was sold, these thirty-six people chose to come to work at our Chonghe Garment Factory. The other fourteen didn't come, and I just wanted to ask if you'd be willing to let them come over if they also want to work at the factory."
Xu Heye thought for a moment and said, "Team Leader Fang, I'm sorry, I can't give you an answer to this question right now."
"You should know that we have another workshop at Steel Plant No. 10, and we have a lot of employees there. With both plants combined, our current production capacity is quite suitable. Whether we want to hire more depends on whether we can get more orders."
Or should we continue to operate the old church? If not, we can bring some of the employees here and then consider hiring more people.
Fang Fang nodded: "Little Boss, I understand."
"Okay, then go back to work."
Fang Fang returned to her workstation, and her coworkers immediately asked, "Team Leader Fang, what did the young boss say?"
Fang Fang shook her head. "Just like what Manager Dong said, we need to wait a while. If we can get more orders, we can consider adding more people."
"But we're working overtime every day, and we're not busy."
Fang Fang glanced at him and said, "Just because you're busy now doesn't mean you'll be busy in the next couple of days. If you blindly add people and then find there's no work later, aren't you just going back to your old ways?"
"Work two days and then have three days off. How can this be fun? Instead of this, I might as well work two more days."
As soon as Fang Fang said this, the workers were startled.
"Yes, the boss is very thoughtful. We really can't add people casually." He didn't want to repeat his previous experience.
Xu Heye walked around the factory, then got on Dong Xinghua's bicycle and went out. She had another task today, which was to walk around and see how the new models were selling.
Xu Heye first went to the pedestrian street near the shopping mall. Sun Hui was setting up a stall there, and she also bought a lot of new styles today.
Arriving at the entrance to the pedestrian street, Xu Heye got off her bike and pushed it inside. Not far into the journey, she saw that the place where Sun Hui usually set up her stall was crowded with people. The people surrounding her were all young women in their teens and twenties.
The basic style is more popular and suitable for people of all ages. The new style is fashionable and fancy, which is more suitable for young women.
She pushed her bicycle closer, and after hearing everyone talking, Xu Heye felt half relieved.
It was a cold winter day, but Sun Hui was so busy that beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
Xu Heye did not disturb her, but quietly pushed her bicycle away from the pedestrian street and went somewhere else.
She had to go and see how Fei Cai and several other retailers who had bought the new models were doing.
After visiting a few places, the heavy burden in Xu Heye's heart finally settled down.
New model, stable!
It’s selling like hotcakes.
Like Xu Heye, there were also a few centrists who were wavering and waiting to see how the sales were going.
Seeing that Fei Cai and his team were selling so well, they could no longer wait and ran to the Chonghe Garment Factory to ask for the goods.
But unfortunately——
Several people were dumbfounded. "What? You said the new product is out of stock?"
Dong Xinghua nodded. "Yes, the new product was just developed not long ago. The factory didn't make many, so they've all been wholesaled."
"All approved? Nothing left?"
"All sold, nothing left." Of course not. The factory still had some new stock, but that was for the dealers in Suzhou. Yes, Dong Fuyun had just called back; not long after he'd been in Suzhou, he'd already secured an order.
As I said, the two places are close to each other, and it is impossible that the fake collars are so popular in Hucheng that there is no news about them in Su City.
The wholesaler that Dong Fuyun had negotiated with originally intended to come to Hucheng to purchase goods. Dong Fuyun delivered the goods to his door, saving the other party the trip, so naturally both parties were happy.
The order was signed very quickly.
"When will the goods be available?" asked Brother Wang.
Dong Xinghua thought for a moment and said, "At least a week later."
The order signed by Dong Fuyun alone is enough for their factory to work overtime for several days. Adding the orders from Fei Cai and others, a week is still fast.
"So long?"
Dong Xinghua nodded.
"Boss, can't it be earlier?"
Dong Xinghua shook her head: "Sorry, it really can't be done earlier. The orders are full and it will take at least five days." She thought of what Fang Fang asked her, and maybe now she could recruit the fourteen workers.
"Five days, then." Brother Wang said anxiously, "Manager Dong, we've been working together since you started your wholesale business. You must take my concerns to heart and leave some of the goods for us."
"Okay, don't worry, Boss Wang, I'll definitely keep some for you." Dong Xinghua smiled, but inwardly she wanted to curse him. She called yesterday and asked him to come pick up the goods, but he refused so much. Wasn't he trying to lower the price?
Now that their new products are selling well, they are busy accepting orders. Do they really think that no one wants their products and let you pick and choose?
Several people returned empty-handed, but didn't want to go home, and couldn't help but run to watch other people selling goods.
One of them couldn't help but complain: "Brother Wang, Fei Cai is such a thief. She got the new style, but she didn't say a word when we asked."
"If we had gotten the goods, we would be the ones selling it so hot right now."
The man called Brother Wang spat and said, "Alright, what's the point of saying this now?"
"We can only go to the Chonghe Garment Factory more often to try to get them to produce more goods for us."
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