Chapter 118: Hot Everyone has their own goals and learning progress...
Everyone has their own goals, and their learning progress may be fast or slow, but everyone can focus on working hard.
Life is long, why rush it?
Xu Heye also put all her attention on studying. The high school entrance examination was from June 7th to June 9th. It was already April, and there were only two months left.
She had to give it her all.
She knew that with her current level, getting into high school would be no problem, but she wanted to give it a try, to see if she could pull off a miracle. It would be fascinating if a transfer student from out of town could top the district or even city entrance exams.
By the end of April, the factory's cash on hand had quadrupled, and at the same time, sales of the fake collars began to slow.
It's time.
Xu Heye asked Dong Fuyun and Lu Jun not to accept new orders. After sending out the unfinished orders in the factory, they would stop making fake collars and instead focus on producing the same uniforms as "Public Relations Lady".
There are many eye-catching uniforms in this drama, but in order to save costs, Xu Heye decided to make only three styles, one for women and one for men.
The women's styles are all suits with wide shoulders and narrow skirts, but they are available in three colors: the bright yellow that the heroine Zhou Ying wears most often, and the black and dark blue that often appear in the drama.
The men's suits came in two styles: a double-breasted suit, popular in Hong Kong at the time, and a two-button suit, more common in mainland China. Both styles came in two colors: dark blue and black. The fabric used was the same as the women's suits, further saving on fabric costs.
Dong Xinghua was a little confused as to why Xu Heye suddenly wanted to make a uniform.
Fake collars can also be made of scraps of cloth and leftover fabrics from major textile factories, but uniforms are different and have extremely high requirements for fabrics.
The fabric should be tight, have a certain thickness, a smooth surface, good gloss and texture, be smooth and crisp, and not easy to wrinkle. The upper body should be stylish and suitable for formal occasions.
However, although she didn't understand, she still followed Xu Heye's instructions meticulously.
Uniform fabrics required high standards, and they could no longer order leftover stock from major textile mills as they had in the past. Dong Xinghua and Dong Fuyun searched for several days but couldn't find the right fabric.
Finally, she decided to go to the textile factory where she used to work to order the fabric.
Although the textile factory didn't know why she ordered so much suit fabric, she ordered a large quantity. In addition, the factory was not doing well and could not receive any orders. Moreover, she was an employee who had left the factory. With these multiple factors combined, Dong Xinghua still got a relatively favorable price.
After deciding on the fabric, she went on to order various small accessories.
Xu Heye has a high budget for fabrics, and the suits she makes are of high quality, so accessories such as copper buttons naturally cannot be neglected.
In mid-April, various accessories and customized fabrics were put into storage.
Dong Xinghua began to organize workers to make uniforms.
At school, Xu Heye took part in the second mock exam for the district high school entrance exam. She performed consistently, placing first in the school and third in the district.
In May, the production of fake collars completely stopped, and the factory, which was once bustling with people, gradually became quiet.
The workers produced more and more uniforms, but no distributors came to buy them. Everyone began to worry that the factory would lose money.
There are constant rumors in the factory.
Dong Xinghua was also anxious, with blisters forming at the corners of her mouth, but this was a critical period for Xu Heye's high school entrance exam, so she didn't dare to disturb her.
In mid-May, Xu Heye took her third and final mock high school entrance exam, a citywide test. She still ranked first in the school, but this time she placed first in the district and fifth in the city.
The factory could no longer store the finished clothes, so Dong Xinghua borrowed an empty factory building in Jiangcheng Garment Factory to store the clothes.
Wang Anwen was laid off, so she called someone over to look after the warehouse as well.
Xu Heye asked Dong Fuyun and Lu Jun to contact the customers they had previously talked to and tell everyone that they had high-quality uniform sets, but very few people came to place orders.
The blisters at the corners of Dong Xinghua's mouth grew bigger, and she had a layer of dark circles under her eyes.
He looked very haggard.
Xu Heye remained calm and unhurried.
Although Dong Xinghua was anxious, she still didn't dare to ask too many questions. Making money was important, but her child's high school entrance exam was equally important.
The days passed by, and finally it was June 7th.
June 7th was the day of the high school entrance exam. The branch schools staggered the exams, and Xu Heye's assigned exam room happened to be the same one Pang Qiao attended. Dong Xinghua took Xu Heye to her home so she could take care of her nearby.
Pang Qiao is also taking the high school entrance exam this year, and fortunately she is taking the exam in this school.
On June 9th, the three-day high school entrance examination finally ended.
Dong Xinghua breathed a sigh of relief and didn't even bother to ask how the exam went. As soon as Xu Heye came out of school, she took her to the factory and pointed to the almost full factory building and said, "Heye, there are too many uniforms being made now."
"Aunt, don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Xu Heye patted Dong Xinghua's hand and asked Dong Fuyun to continue contacting customers. It didn't matter whether the customers placed an order or not, but everyone must know that their factory had uniforms, the same style as in "Public Relations Lady".
"Public Relations Lady"?
What?
CCTV has not yet introduced this drama, and people don’t have much impression of it, so there are still few people who come to place deposits.
Time quickly came to July 10th. On this day, "Public Relations Lady" was first broadcast on CCTV. Once it was broadcast, it quickly became popular all over the country, and at the same time, it quickly set off a uniform fever.
"I want to buy a uniform, but not this one. What kind do you want? The same one Zhou Ying wears?"
"Zhou Ying, who is that? Some celebrity?"
"No? Zhou Ying isn't a star, she's the heroine of the TV series 'Public Relations Lady'. The yellow uniform she wears is really pretty. I want to buy something like hers."
"'Public Relations Lady'? Such a familiar name, where have I heard it before?"
"Boss, haven't you seen this drama? It's broadcast on CCTV. It's really good."
"Oh, I remember now. The guy who sold me the fake collars called me a few days ago and said his factory had uniforms, the same style as the one in 'Public Relations Lady,' and asked if I wanted to order them."
"Really? Boss, can you order it now? If you order it, I'll buy it right away."
"Don't worry, I'll call the young man now." The boss took out the phone book, flipped through it anxiously, and finally found the factory landline number left by Dong Fuyun.
He took the phone book and dialed, but after waiting for a long time, the line on the other end still showed busy.
This phenomenon is happening in Hucheng and many surrounding cities.
On the other side, the phone at Chonghe Garment Factory kept ringing.
"Hello, you want to order uniforms? Okay, okay, how many do you need? Boss Li, our uniforms are made of very high-quality materials. The minimum order is 200 sets, and each set costs 65 yuan."
"Of course, of course. If you order more, it will definitely be cheaper. If you can order 500 sets at once, I can discount each set by 5 yuan."
"Five yuan is a lot. Think about it, if you can double the price of a uniform, it will sell well. You will definitely make the money."
"Oh, you can order two hundred sets first. Okay, I'll write down your address and phone number and we can help with the shipping. Once you've paid, I'll have the goods hauled to the train station and sent by train."
Xu Heye put down the phone and said to the people around her, "Pang Qiao, Su City, Boss Wang, ordering 200 sets, the payment account is..."
Before he finished speaking, the phone rang again. Xu Heye picked up the phone and skillfully dealt with the customer's complaint: "Sorry, Boss Yu, I kept you waiting. There are really too many people placing orders."
"Yes, yes, you want to order 500 sets? Okay, I'll give you a discount. 500 sets, 5 yuan off, 60 yuan per set. The total payment is 30,000 yuan. Don't worry, we'll verify it later and ship it to you immediately."
"Styles? We have three. The women's wide-shouldered, narrow skirt comes in three colors: yellow, black, and dark blue. The men's has two styles: the double-breasted suits popular in Hong Kong, and the two-button suits we like in mainland China. The colors, except for yellow, are the same as the women's: dark blue and black."
"Men's and women's styles are priced the same, 65 per set. The minimum order is 200 sets, so you can pick up a few of each style. As for sizes, there are three: S, M, and L."
People at that time were generally slim and tall, and there were very few fat people, so Xu Heye only asked the factory to make three sizes, and size M was the most common.
"Boss, we're running low on stock. If you want to place an order, please pay as soon as possible. We'll reserve a payment for one day. If we don't see the payment before the bank closes tomorrow afternoon, we'll have to send the money to other customers."
"Oh, okay." Xu Heye looked at the others. "Cousin, take note. Boss Qian from Xicheng Clothing Wholesale Center wants to order 200 sets for 13,000 yuan. He wants the women's yellow and dark blue, 20 pieces in size S, 30 pieces in size M, and 20 pieces in size L. He also wants both styles for men, 10 pieces in each of the three sizes."
"Okay, I'll write it down." Pang Qiao nodded. After she finished writing, she said to Duan Jie, "Brother Duan Jie, my copybook is full. You will take over the rest. I'll tear off the order first and take it to the warehouse for shipment."
Duan Jie nodded, "Don't worry."
"Okay." Pang Qiao tore off the white copy paper from the carbon copy and handed it to Dong Xinghua. "Mom, this is a new order. Give it to Uncle Wang and have him take people to pick out the goods."
"Okay." Dong Xinghua quickly found Wang Anwen with a stack of orders. "Old Wang, these are new orders. Pick out the goods first, write down the address and the recipient's name, and put them aside."
We went back to the bank to confirm that the customer had made the payment, and then we took the goods to the train station and shipped them out.
After Pang Qiao handed the order to her mother, she found a new carbon copy and returned to the office to help her cousin register it. There were so many people calling that Duan Jie alone had no time to record it.
As I passed the workshop, I saw my uncle and his team of suppliers coming in. They were so busy that I couldn't get through on the phone. Many retailers from Hucheng, and even from nearby cities, chose to come in person to place their orders.
There were too many people placing orders and the factory was overwhelmed, so they called her over to help.
Pang Qiao couldn't help but smile.
Now my mother can finally have a good sleep.
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