The workers spoke in low voices, but Deputy Director Chen raised his voice and started yelling.

"What are you talking about!? You mean I took the design? Director Xing, are you just going to watch them slander me? Or do you mean that too?"

Deputy Factory Director Chen shouted, "God and Heaven are my witnesses! The design of the factory and the contact with Qingyue were all done by a man named Xing! Have you ever seen me go to the workshop? Why do you think I sold it?"

It has to be said that Deputy Director Chen's appearance really frightened many workers. His righteous and stern look instantly made the crowd agitated.

"Did Deputy Director Chen really do this?"

"Could there be someone else involved?"

"...The person who has been in contact with others in the factory is Director Xing."

…

Qian Qing said nothing at this time. She was the party that placed the order, not here to settle the lawsuit for these people. The internal problems of Mudan Garment Factory should be left for them to solve themselves.

Factory Director Xing also stood up. Qian Qing had told him this on the way. It is better not to have too many voices in a factory. The state-owned factory has a leader every three steps and a director every five steps. This is completely unsuitable for modern companies. Qingyue seldom has leaders. This management style, which Wenlan calls flat, can make the meaning of the top more smoothly convey to the employees below.

The more leaders there are in the middle, the lower the efficiency of information transmission. In addition, if the leaders of a factory are not united and do not work in the same direction, then it will not be a modern factory, and nothing can be accomplished.

Director Xing usually doesn't like to get involved in office struggles in the factory, but Qian Qing's words are very clear. If Mudan Garment Factory cannot solve the problem once and for all, then Qingyue's cooperation with them will have to be cancelled.

Director Xing sighed in his heart. No matter what, he had to get involved. If Deputy Director Chen was not suppressed, the production in the factory would not be able to return to normal.

"Director Chen, it's easy to tell whether you did it or not." Director Xing's attitude also hardened unconsciously, "This comrade surnamed Xu disrupted our factory's production. We might as well call the police directly and wait until the police arrive to discuss anything."

Director Xing followed Qian Qing's advice and started with the cargo. After all, the workers in the factory were afraid of trouble, and they were brave enough to say a few words just now. They probably wouldn't dare to offend Director Chen at the risk of losing their jobs. If Director Xing insisted on arguing with the confessions of these workers, it would be easy for Deputy Director Chen to make trouble.

As for the passenger named Xu Saner, Qian Qing could argue with him with reason and verbally, but she could not let her come forward to talk about calling the police.

Director Xing was impressed by Qian Qing's good sense and understanding. There were other customers around, and she was Qingyue's boss. Even if the other party tried to cheat her, it would not work. If Qian Qing insisted on calling the police, the other customers would have opinions about her.

You have to know that although business was liberalized in the past few years, the situation in different places was very different. I heard that last year, some places arrested those self-employed people. These businessmen are most afraid of mixing with public affairs.

Therefore, this statement could only be made by Director Xing to step forward and make trouble for Xu Saner.

Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, Xu Saner and several passengers all gasped.

They just came to make trouble, and they haven't figured out the situation yet, the orders haven't been withdrawn, and the deposit hasn't been returned. How did they get to the point where they need to call the police? The aftereffects of last year's crackdown still cast a shadow on these people's hearts. When Xu Saner heard that they wanted to call the police, he almost collapsed to the ground.

"You, you, you...Is it not okay if I don't retreat?"

Wen Lan stood up at this time, her tone was chilly: "This is different from canceling the order, Comrade Xu, now the factory wants to investigate you for interfering with production, it has nothing to do with us Qingyue... Wait until you finish dealing with your affairs, then I will discuss the cancellation of the order with you. There is a supplementary clause in our contract, that is, if you really want to cancel the order, then Qingyue can agree, the condition is that Qingyue will no longer establish any cooperative relationship with you in the future. Of course, we can't refund the deposit in full if you cancel the order, we can only refund you 50%."

Qian Qing's contracts were all made by a law professor at Wutong University, and the clauses were clearly written. They were the kind that would not have any loopholes even if they were used in a lawsuit.

Several passengers nearby were also secretly worried when they heard this. They were here to accompany Xu Saner, and they didn't interfere or disturb him. Originally, the matter should not fall on them. But after hearing what Lan said, Qingyue didn't care about the matter of pursuing responsibility?

How could that be possible! If the police came, they would most likely take everyone back for investigation, and then count them as part of Xu Saner's gang. What would we do then?

A cargo customer immediately tried to smooth things over: "Comrade Qian, you should at least say something. We came here because we were confused. Xu Saner didn't do it on purpose. Someone instigated it. Besides, it didn't really take long. You can talk to the factory. We can solve the problem privately. Why do we have to ask the police to come?"

Qian Qing looked helpless: "How can I say this? I can't get involved in the internal problems of the factory. Besides, you should persuade Comrade Xu to speak up if he has anything to say. If he explains it clearly as soon as possible, we can leave earlier and let the factory start production as soon as possible, right?"

Everyone present knew that if Qian Qing wanted to intervene, she could definitely do so. After all, Mudan Garment Factory was now looking at her face, so how could they not consider her opinion?

But Qian Qing was clearly delaying. The passengers looked at each other and the smart ones saw through it. Qian Qing was using them as an excuse to clear obstacles for the Mudan Garment Factory and to establish the authority of the factory director Xing.

"...Xu Saner, don't keep it a secret. Tell me what you have to say."

"That's right. We are like blind men accompanying you to make trouble. You should at least tell us the truth."

…

Several passengers started talking at once, and Deputy Factory Manager Chen next to them secretly thought that something was wrong, but before he could interrupt, Xu Saner, sweating profusely, started shouting.

"It was this guy named Chen who told me that!"

"He found me and told me to come over and make some noise by saying there were cheap goods outside. Once Xing was stopped from making noise, he would make a batch of more clothes for me and sell them to me at the factory price."

"It's him!"

After hearing this, Director Xing let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief. Qian Qing's tense heart also relaxed.

Deputy Director Chen was completely panicked. He could suppress the workers in the factory no matter what. After all, no one had the guts to go against a factory director like him. But the accusations from outsiders were particularly harsh. What they said was basically a death sentence for him.

"What are you talking about! I've never seen you before!"

Xu Saner's eyes were red with tears, as if he had given up everything. "You were the one who went to the hotel to find me! You even invited me to dinner yesterday at the big hotel on Songping Road! When I left, you said you would put the money on your factory's account. If you don't believe me, let's go find someone to confront me!"

He regretted it now, he shouldn't have been greedy for that little bit of profit! Originally, Deputy Factory Manager Chen came to him and said that there was a cheaper source of goods, but he knew that the goods were not good after touching them, so he didn't intend to agree to Deputy Factory Manager Chen. Later, Deputy Factory Manager Chen gave him two bottles of yellow soup and tricked him into saying that he could skip Qingyue and get goods directly from Mudan Garment Factory in the future, so he was tempted.

Who knew that Qingyue’s boss, who looked so weak, could be so real!

Deputy Director Chen was so depressed by this that he was completely depressed. Director Xing also shouted to the workers nearby to find the accountant. Mudan Garment Factory has a cooperative relationship with a big hotel on Songping Road. They usually entertain guests there. The big hotel also allows them to write IOUs and settle the accounts at the end of the year. However, every time they write IOUs, they have to tell the accountant first, and the accountant will record this part of the money.

The accountant came in a short while later. After hearing what happened, he was also in disbelief: "...Yesterday morning, Deputy Director Chen told me that he would take guests to the hotel for lunch at noon, and he left with an IOU."

Now, no matter they were passengers or workers, no matter they were people brought by Qian Qing or people who came with Xu Saner, they all understood the whole story.

Deputy Director Chen had a good plan. He first sold the design to Hongxing Garment Factory, and then found a customer to take advantage of the Hongxing incident to get rid of Director Xing or get himself in. Even if he let him have a little influence, he could make money from Qingyue's design in the future.

Director Xing looked very unhappy, but he did not mention calling the police. He turned to the workers and said, "I will report Deputy Director Chen's case to my superiors. We will also hold a meeting within the factory to determine the nature of Deputy Director Chen's behavior."

It is true that public jobs are secure, but if a leader does not have the support of the workers, everyone can hold a general meeting and vote on a result. Once the result is submitted, the leader will either be transferred or retire early.

Director Xing looked at Deputy Director Chen, who was speechless, and said to the workers, "I know that everyone is having a hard time. In recent years, private enterprises have started to emerge, and our state-owned factories are getting more and more difficult. But there are some things I have been holding back for a long time, and today I want to take this opportunity to speak out."

"Our Mudan Garment Factory has been established for more than ten years. You are basically all veterans of the factory. Although our Mudan Garment Factory is not a big factory, it is also a stable factory. Ten years ago, we could produce tens of thousands of pairs of the best-selling trousers a year, and even newspapers came to interview us. All of this is inseparable from everyone's hard work."

"Later, after the reform and opening up, the orders we received became fewer and fewer. I know many of you cannot understand this."

"You recently received an order from Qingyue, and you also saw what kind of clothes they have, right? Do you think our past styles are still good enough? Will anyone still want to wear them?"

"There are three factory managers, four production managers, two workshop managers, and two shipping managers in the factory. I would like to ask everyone, does a small factory with less than 100 people really need so many factory managers?"

"There are also our front-line workers who go out to buy cigarettes in the middle of their work, or spend half a day in the toilet. Their wages increase with their seniority, but their technical level does not increase with their age."

"These problems have always existed, but no one has thought of solving them. Even this time, some of you knew about Deputy Director Chen's behavior but were unwilling to speak out. I know you are afraid, worried about losing your stable jobs."

"But open your eyes and look around. How long can you keep your iron rice bowl? I will not hide it from you. If it weren't for Qingyue's order, our factory would have liquidated its assets and laid off all employees this month."

"We received an order some time ago, so I asked you to work in three shifts, and some people even went out to buy cigarettes during the production."

"I just want to ask you, how do you plan to live? Do you really want to quit your job, or do you want to run the factory well? If you really want to quit, then I will cancel the order cooperation with Qingyue now, and we will wait for the severance pay and leave. If you want to do well, shouldn't you show some of the appearance of a state-owned factory!"

"You sell other people's designs, but back off when something goes wrong. Is that how you behave? We signed a contract with them, which stipulated confidentiality. I notified each of you one by one, but you still did it, taking samples and stealing drawings... With this kind of behavior, who would be willing to cooperate with our Mudan Garment Factory?"

Factory Director Xing's words were very ruthless and almost all the workers lowered their heads. The few who had stolen the drawings and samples were almost crying.

Director Xing sighed and said, "Our factory hasn't even grown yet, but you guys are already so arrogant. If this continues, it's unclear whether Mudan Garment Factory can survive for another decade."

Everyone around was silent for a long time before a worker trembled and cried, "It's my fault. I gave the blueprint to Director Chen. Director, please punish me."

Director Xing shook his head and said, "I am not punishing you because of problems within our factory that you dare not refuse."

"So I'm planning to set aside half a day tomorrow to hold a general meeting and make some adjustments to the situation in the factory... Do you agree?"

Immediately, a worker shouted at the top of his voice: "Agreed!"

"Let's make adjustments. The factory has been filled with smog and foul air for years."

"If Director Chen leaves, half of the work will be done. The rest..."

"Hold a meeting!"

…

Qian Qing was very satisfied watching from the side. Director Xing did have some leadership skills. Although he didn't like office struggles, if someone was promoted to a high position, he would be able to hold his own.

With what Director Xing said earlier, and with Deputy Director Chen stepping down and Director Wu no longer in charge, Director Xing will be the only one who has the final say in Mudan Garment Factory from now on.

Qian Qing turned to look at the passengers, and her attitude became very friendly: "Comrade Xu, I will cancel your order for you."

Xu Saner shuddered: "No, no, no, I won't retreat!"

“I won’t refund the order!”

This is a beautiful snake lady who can easily seduce all the people in a factory with just a few words. He doesn't have the ability to provoke her, and he doesn't want to offend her so as to be unable to wear Qingyue's clothes in the future.

The primary conflict was resolved, so the secondary conflict was no longer that important to Qian Qing. The other party still came to give her money, and she never had a problem with money.

But since the other party was planning to cheat her, she naturally wanted to get some interest back: "Well, Comrade Xu, you made a bad scene this time. You delayed their production time for half a day, and the overall delivery time has to be postponed... How about I postpone your order? Otherwise, it's unfair to other customers."

Xu Saner readily agreed: "Okay, okay, then I'll keep my goods until the end."

Qian Qing looked at the people next to her again.

Onlookers: …

"...Let's put our goods aside as well."

Qian Qing said, "Oh, how can I do that?" while quickly marking the order. Xu Saner didn't say anything. It was almost his turn, but this time he was directly marked as the last one. The remaining people also moved back a few places and moved the orders of the customers behind them to the front.

Only after everything was settled did Qian Qing leave with his people.

Peace returned to the Mudan Garment Factory. Deputy Director Chen was put under guard, and Director Xing went to the office to write a report to inform his superiors of Deputy Director Chen's case. The workers also began to work overtime.

Several passengers walked out of the gate of Mudan Garment Factory together. It was already dark. Xu Saner's steps were a little unsteady and he had to be held by someone to walk.

"... Tell me, why did Comrade Qian let us watch over him?"

It would be obvious that Qian Qing should send them away first, and she wouldn't have to worry too much. She could just let those young men who looked like gangsters interrogate Xu Saner, and she would be able to get the final result.

"You don't understand?"

"They're hitting both sides on purpose!"

Qian Qing kept them listening for a while, and warned them that they should not worry about going directly to the OEM factory without her. And the words of Director Xing were like a guarantee to Qian Qing, and indirectly told them that the designs of Mudan Garment Factory would not be leaked out, and they would not avoid Qingyue when shipping.

An elderly customer sighed. Some of them had thought about this before. They planned to take some clothes back to try. If they sold well, they would bribe some factories. Although they would not be too blatant if they asked Qingyue to design, they would buy more raw materials and sell a few thousand pieces privately. As long as they kept it to themselves, how would Qingyue know?

This is also a disadvantage of finding a foundry, and many manufacturers operate in this way.

But today Qian Qing showed off her skills, which undoubtedly showed her attitude. She doesn't tolerate any injustice and is not easy to bully.

"Just wait and see. This female boss Qingyue is no ordinary person. She must have other tricks up her sleeve."

The other party first shocked them, and will definitely find more means to curb these OEM factories later.

Qian Qing did think of many ways. After returning to the hotel, Qian Qing gave each of the young people fifty yuan as a reward for their hard work. He took a shower before going to talk to Wen Lan.

"You mean to add one more employee to the factory?"

Qian Qing nodded: "Yes, today's incident sounded a wake-up call for me. This is the disadvantage of OEM factories. They are like a sieve and difficult to manage. We have two people in one factory. We must control our styles from the moment we receive the fabrics. We must also keep records of fabric loss to ensure that the other party does not withhold fabrics from the same batch. Our people must participate in the production process and cannot be left alone."

Wen Lan thought for a moment and said, "In that case, should we redo the contract?"

Qian Qing: "Do it again. Go back to the professor in a few days and make sure there are no loopholes in the contract... And ask the professor if he is willing to be our legal advisor. If he is willing, just give him a price. It doesn't matter if it is a little high."

Wen Lan nodded, then turned to ask Qian Qing: "What about Hong Xing?"

Qian Qing was annoyed for a while. This issue of copying was really annoying: "...We still need to have our own factory. We still can't completely trust the OEM factories for some flagship products."

Qian Qing was annoyed for a while, and suddenly saw the business card tucked inside her notebook. It was the business card of Director Niu from the Beijing Film Studio.

Suddenly, a thought came to Qian Qing's mind.

"What do you think...if we try to find a TV station or newspaper to advertise for Sunny Moon, is that feasible?"

Wen Lan thought for a while and said, "What's wrong with that? There are many advertisements in newspapers... but there are still relatively few on TV."

Qian Qing: "I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about the fact that our article was copied...do you think it's worthy of being on the social news?"