Although he didn't have much savings, he was determined to cling to the support of Xu Haizhou and his wife.
Especially in the past year, she had been following them and drinking meat soup, feeling very happy. Even though she had no experience in running a factory, she took the risk!
Even if all her savings went down the drain, as long as she kept her shop open, she would be able to make it back sooner or later.
Money, paper, flowers.
"Director Song from the Ministry of Commerce said that it must be at least this number." Xu Haizhou pointed to one.
"Ah, one hundred thousand?" It's really an astronomical figure.
"Well, that's about it, maybe more than that. We need to purchase supplies and some equipment. You don't know that except for the house, everything else there has been basically emptied." Qiao Lu shrugged and pouted.
Yu Fan asked: "You still need a lot of money, how much savings do you have?"
Xu Haizhou: "We can only take out 30,000 yuan at most. We have to keep some cash on hand. We can't just ignore this store."
"Hey, come to think of it, you can get a loan." Yu Fan suddenly remembered something and quickly pulled out a small box from under the table, which contained several piles of old newspapers.
"Loan?" The couple looked at each other in shock.
"Can we get a loan now?" Qiao Lu thought there was no such thing as a loan in the 1980s.
"Yes." He searched through a pile of newspapers for five minutes and said, "You forgot. I also have the habit of reading newspapers every day. I looked for it...ah, this is it. Look."
Xu Haizhou took it, and Qiao Lu leaned over to take a look: "What does this mean? Does it mean that the country encourages loans to start businesses? Then we can go and get a loan. I don't think we will lose money. What do you think?"
From the 1980s to the 1990s, national policies encouraged private loans. Many of the first generation of rich people relied on loans to make their first pot of gold and eventually became wealthy and reached the peak of their lives.
The opportunities of the times and the encouragement of the country are both indispensable.
And because the policy has just been relaxed, loan review is not so strict, and basically anyone who meets the requirements can get a loan from a bank or credit union.
"This policy is good, Haizhou. Find some time to ask Director Song for clarification. Once we have secured the land, we will apply for a loan of 150,000 yuan. How do you think?"
Li Hongjun was shocked and looked at her in disbelief: "150,000? Sister-in-law, you are too bold. What will you do if you lose money?"
Fifteen thousand! How many families don't even have a thousand yuan in savings? Qiao Lu directly asked for a loan of fifteen thousand yuan. Even if he had ten times the courage, he would probably only be able to lend ten or twenty thousand yuan.
"Whoever invests the most money will lose the most. Do you want to come? If not, it has nothing to do with you whether you lose or not." Qiao Lu raised her eyebrows, signaling Li Hongjun to give an answer.
"Hiss——" This really put him in a difficult position.
He was afraid of losing money, and also afraid that Xu Haizhou and his wife would make a lot of money without taking him with them, and then he would be greedy to see them get rich.
This couple is really hardworking. Every time they come up with some marketing ideas, they can always help Purple Dragonfly make a fortune. Now Purple Dragonfly is well-known among the young people in Li'an.
If they open another factory, with the couple's hard work, maybe they can really make it big and successful?
"How about I... invest 6,000 or 7,000 yuan?" I originally wanted to save more money to decorate the new house, but now it seems that the plan has to be put on hold.
"Sure, the less you invest, the fewer shares you get, it's the same." Although now that she knew she could get a loan, Qiao Lu had no reason to reject Yu Fan and Li Hongjun's investment.
Once you invest money, you become the person in charge of the company. This factory is equivalent to a factory for the four of them. Teamwork is definitely better than working alone.
"Then Haizhou and I will go find out more and give you an answer when the time comes."
"Okay, I'll contact my friend right away."
As they looked at each other, Li Hongjun scratched his head in embarrassment. "Okay, let me know when you've found out. I'll go get the money."
Hiss—he’s about to bleed heavily again. This is the money he saved with great difficulty!
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After the reform and opening up, the country has been discussing the issue of state-owned enterprise reform.
The first person in the country to contract a state-owned enterprise was a man named Ma Shengli, who contracted a paper mill with more than 800 employees in 1995.
After taking office, he put a lot of effort into product structure and sales incentives, and the final effect was excellent, achieving unprecedented and unprecedented success.
So from then on, the country gradually began to vigorously encourage private development.
Ma Shengli's success has set a good example for many businessmen who are eager to try.
Just now, Xu Haizhou took his wife to the bank to apply for a loan. When he heard that they wanted a loan to open a factory, he entertained them warmly.
The formalities were completed quickly, and the couple was carefully informed of the precautions for opening a factory. The couple brought paper and pen and took notes bit by bit.
It was only after the bank staff told me that if we open a factory of the size of Red Star Garment Factory now, the government can provide financial subsidies if the factory encounters structural imbalance or supply "bottleneck"!
This is great news for a new factory manager like Xu Haizhou!
Director Song from the Ministry of Commerce didn't even need to use his connections. When he heard that they were really going to take over the bankrupt Red Star Garment Factory, he helped them with various certificates without hesitation.
Before, the leaders were still worried about how to deal with the situation, but now someone has come to provide a guarantee, and both sides benefit, which is great.
It’s just that the process was a bit slow. In addition to the approval of the Ministry of Commerce, it also had to be reported to the government and the city. Finally, with the last piece of paperwork, we got this big stall!
Finally, the contract is signed, the fingerprint is pressed, and the deal is done!
It was so fast that it seemed like a dream.
In early October, the weather turned cooler and everything went on in an orderly manner.
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"Okay, now that the contract has been signed and several shareholders have invested, it's time to name our factory!"
In the evening, two shareholders, Li Hongjun and Yu Fan, were invited to a "celebration dinner" at Xu Haizhou and his wife's Nanhu home to wish the factory a smooth start and to discuss the name change.
"What should we take? Shareholders, please think about it."
Yu Fan teased Qiao An for a while, then went to tease Qiao Qiaobaobei, making her very happy. Without even turning his head, he said, "You and Haizhou voted the most, so you two take it."
"Hongjun, what about you? Do you have any ideas?" She turned to look at him.
Li Hongjun stood behind Yu Fan, looking at the cute little baby with a silly smile, and waved his hand when he heard the words: "Just take it, why are you asking us?"
"Then I won't be polite?" Looking at the two of them, Qiao Lu smiled.
Yu Fan and Li Hongjun nodded repeatedly: "Just pick it, it's just a name."
Naming is a delicate job that cannot be changed for decades or even hundreds of years to come.
Qiao Lu racked her brains and finally looked at her two little babies.
"Hmm... I've got an idea. Let's call it - Anqiao Clothing Factory!"
"An Qiao?" The three adults looked at the little baby in Qiao Lu's arms, and baby An An who was holding a glutinous rice cake with crumbs all over his face.
"You really know how to choose." Yu Fan laughed so hard that her body shook with laughter. "You have selfish motives!"
Qiao Lu chuckled: "How about it, do you have any opinions? If not, then we'll leave it at that. If you do, we'll discuss it again."
She does have selfish motives, but if everyone has opinions, then she will change it. It doesn't matter to her.
"No objection. Although An Qiao is the name of your son or daughter, it sounds nice. Not bad, okay, let's use this one." Yu Fan blinked and stroked Qiao An's chin.
Yu Fan had no objection, and neither did Li Hongjun. They nodded and said, "Okay, let's just use An Qiao. It sounds nice, and the name is fine. The important thing is whether it can make money."
Xu Haizhou certainly had no objection to the name chosen by Qiao Lu, and it was finally passed unanimously, and the name was decided as "Anqiao" Clothing Factory.
"An Qiao? Mom, is it An An and Qiao Qiao?" Qiao An was smart and discovered the secret immediately.
The beautiful little deer eyes blinked and looked at her curiously.
"Yes." Qiao Lu kissed his little face: "You and your sister will form our new factory. What do you think?"
Qiao An was extremely surprised. Her mouth opened wide in disbelief, with two small sticky rice grains sticking to the corners of her mouth. "Mom, you used me and my sister as your names?"
"Yeah, okay?"
"Sure thing, Mom!" Using his and his sister's names as the factory name sounds so cool!
Awoo took a big bite of a piece of soft glutinous rice and laughed happily.
I'm going to school tomorrow to share the good news with everyone!
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With a loan, everything will be easy.
After accepting the Red Star Garment Factory, we first found an advertiser to make a plaque with the words "Anqiao Garment Factory" to hang at the main gate. This had to be completed and hung up as soon as possible to serve as an announcement to the outside world that the factory was about to be renewed.
The second thing is to find employees, especially former employees who have work experience and are hardworking, and give priority to them.
But let me say this first: "The salary can be higher than before, but if you are slacking off, you will be fired immediately. We will not look at your qualifications, only your ability."
After the recruitment notice was posted, the salary and benefits attracted a lot of people who were interested. Within just ten minutes, almost half of the employees who used to work at the Red Star Garment Factory came to apply.
The huge crowds of people are truly a spectacular sight.
Life was tough after the factory closed down. Even though the wages weren't high before, the factory always delayed payment, so at least I could earn some income here and there throughout the year.
After the bankruptcy, we were left with nothing. Life was tough, and it was even harder to find a job these days. We were eager to find a job to make a living, and when we saw the recruitment at Anqiao Garment Factory, we rushed over.
Having a job, no matter how much it pays, is better than being unemployed at home...but as soon as you get there, you just listen to what the person in charge says, and if he's not satisfied, he fires you directly.
"What? Fired directly? Then your job is no longer a stable job?" I thought it was just like the Red Star State Garment Factory, where you would have a stable job once you got in, unless it went bankrupt.
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Okay, I wanted to add one more chapter, but I'm too tired to do it. I'll try tomorrow, and if possible, I'll do three chapters.