Lu Jiayi felt that the amount she offered was already quite fair. After all, the current salary level in the country is still only a few dozen yuan, and over a hundred yuan is considered a high salary. She had heard a lot from her eldest brother and felt that the two hundred yuan she offered was a high price.

Qian Qing felt a little helpless after hearing this.

"Comrade Lu, it's very difficult to hire someone at the price you offer."

After all, she already has so much money to pay to Song's Tailor Shop, and this is when Sister Song only helps to cut some samples.

Qian Qing said this with deep meaning: "Now the wages of self-employed people are different from those of state-owned factories. State-owned factories can offer wages of several dozen yuan because they are guaranteed housing allocation. If self-employed people want to hire technical personnel, the price will be a bit higher."

This is like Wen Lan. If Wen Lan had held on to her original job, she would have only earned a few dozen or a hundred yuan a month. But she is a college graduate and a very capable person, so Qian Qing would naturally not be stingy with her. Wen Lan can now get more than 10,000 yuan a year in salary and dividends alone, which is already more than many self-employed individuals.

Lu Jiayi didn't expect to say this, and she felt that she had said it too hastily. Thinking of the eye-catching clothing styles in Qingyue store, Lu Jiayi still felt itchy.

"Then Comrade Qian, please help me contact the servants. As long as they are capable, any amount of money is fine."

As long as she can attract people, she is confident that her brand will be successful.

Qian Qing looked at Lu Jiayi with a smile, and pointed her finger at herself: "Comrade Lu, Qingyue is my property."

“I designed all those clothes.”

There was a sudden thunderclap, and Lu Jiayi was so shocked that he saw stars.

"It's you?!"

Qian Qing seemed to have not noticed the other party's surprise, and continued to introduce herself: "Qingyue Clothing is a brand I founded. As of now, we already have three OEM factories and one factory of our own, as well as three stores, and we also have a sales team in the provincial capital."

Lu Jiayi felt a little embarrassed at this moment. She was looking for someone to poach, but it was embarrassing enough to find out that the person was the real boss. She just said that she would pay 200 a month...

Just by looking at Qian Qing's calm and composed look, you can tell that she doesn't look short of these two hundred dollars at all!

Lu Jiayi felt a little embarrassed. Qian Qing knew clearly that he was asking about her industry, yet she still pretended to ask how much the price would be. Wasn't she playing tricks on her?

Just as she was about to say something unpleasant, Qian Qing had already mentioned Qingyue's development.

"From last year to now, Qingyue Clothing has been established for about a year. In the meantime, we have participated in a clothing exhibition held in the provincial capital, with hundreds of clothing brands participating. There were also several foreign brands participating in the exhibition. In fact, foreign brands are still selling well in China. I have also been thinking about whether I should register a brand abroad and export it to domestic sales..."

Lu Jiayi is not a fool. After hearing what Qian Qing said, he keenly sensed the possible opportunities and his eyes lit up.

Qian Qing smiled and said, "I wonder if Comrade Lu is interested in participating?"

This seemed like a piece of cake, and Lu Jiayi instinctively agreed. However, she recalled how the other party pressed her brother step by step, and finally negotiated a 70:30 split of the sauce factory. She immediately suppressed her excitement and asked with some caution: "Comrade Qian, it's such a good thing, why doesn't he take it all for himself?"

Qian Qing did think so! After all, who would go to others to share profits when they have nothing to do? But she also knew her own limitations. With the current development speed of Qingyuezhao, it was possible to expand step by step, but opportunities were always changing. The domestic market could attract the attention of foreign brands at any time. When the other party packed up everything and rushed over, they would definitely be full of momentum and fully prepared. She felt that she might not be able to withstand such an attack at that time.

"Comrade Lu, even if you didn't come to see me today, I would still be willing to work with you."

Qian Qing poured herself a cup of tea with great effort: "Qingyue Clothing is developing very well now. I can responsibly say that I am very satisfied with the development of a clothing brand to its current state in more than a year. But future planning is also very important. With Qingyue's current situation, it is certainly possible to develop step by step, but I want more than that."

Qian Qing does not shy away from her ambitions: "The domestic women's clothing market has only a few years to develop. After a few years, Qingyue will no longer have any advantages. So we need to be extra careful on the road in between. I'm not saying this to complain to you, but to talk about the current situation."

"My initial idea is to cooperate with you to create a women's clothing brand abroad, mainly targeting the Asian women's clothing market. There are many state-owned garment factories in China facing the risk of bankruptcy. We can do OEM or contracting. This brand can be imported again, and I will separate the designs of Qingyue and this brand. The styles of the two will be completely different."

Lu Jiayi was stunned. Lu Jiaren said that although Qian Qing had never been to college, she seemed to be born to do business. She was a little bit unconvinced, but now after hearing him talk about his thoughts, she finally felt it was real.

She was able to see her own situation so clearly and directly seek cooperation with others to seek a breakthrough. Perhaps, she could really think along the lines of Qian Qing...

Qian Qing's attitude this time was very friendly. She knew that the sauce factory would not miss out on the large blank sauce market in the country, so she offered the harsh condition of 73% without hesitation.

But the clothing market is different. If Lu Jiayi is unwilling to be a partner with him, he can find someone else to cooperate with.

"For this clothing brand, here's what I want to do. In order to avoid any connection between the two brands, I hope the foreign brand shares will be 60% to 40%. You will take 60% and I will take 40%. I will be responsible for the style design and production process, and you will be responsible for the foreign sales channels and import and export matters. Of course, we will discuss the investment money. I plan to sell 20% of the shares of the Qingyue brand..."

The implication is that Lu Jiayi's investment will account for the majority of Qingyue's expansion.

Qian Qing was not embarrassed at all. You know, the first pot of gold is the hardest to earn, and the first step is the hardest to take. Qingyue's current framework is already perfect. If it weren't for Lu Jiayi's investment, she would not have sold 20% of her shares all at once!

Lu Jiayi was tempted as expected. The offer was too tempting. Not only was it a foreign brand, but it was also Sunny Moon, a women's clothing brand with good development potential. Right off the bat, she wanted 20% of the shares...

Lu Jiayi managed to hold on: "I need to go back and discuss this with my family."

She could make her own decision, but when she met Qian Qing, she felt a little unsure. She planned to go back to her eldest brother to see how things were going at his sauce factory.

Qian Qing is Ding Hongjuan's daughter. If the eldest brother reaches a cooperation with Hongjuan Hot Sauce, then when she talks business with Qian Qing, both parties will have more trust.

Qian Qing knew that it was impossible to finalize such a big deal all at once, so she simply extended the deadline: "Our Qingyue factories are all in the provincial capital. Our deputy manager Wen Lan is on a business trip there at the moment. If you are interested, I can notify Wen Lan to take you to see our factories and warehouses."

Lu Jiayi was more than happy to do so. If Qian Qing had insisted on going ahead, she would have been overthinking this and that. However, Qian Qing had so straightforwardly asked her to go and investigate that she immediately felt a lot more relaxed.

After the two sides said goodbye, Lu Jiayi went back and told her eldest brother what Qian Qing mentioned. Lu Jiaren was also very surprised. As overseas Chinese, they had no channels to inquire about the news and naturally did not know that the Qian family actually had a factory.

Lu Jiayi was puzzled: "Everyone in the family owns a factory? Who else in her family owns it?"

Speaking of this, Lu Jiaren also admired: "That comrade Qian, she has a sister, I heard that she is divorced and has a child. Now she has opened her own food company, which owns a vermicelli factory, a mushroom production base, and a pig farm."

Lu Jiayi was impressed when she heard this: "In the current domestic environment, it must be very difficult for a divorced woman to achieve this."

Lu Jiaren: "Who says it's not true? I think their company's pig farm is pretty good. Her mother, Ms. Hongjuan, also said that we can make some rice sauce in the future and add some mushrooms or pork cubes. Then we can cooperate with her daughter's food company."

Lu Jiayi was silent for a moment before asking nervously, "Brother, what do you think of this family? Can we cooperate with them?"

Finding a partner is sometimes harder than finding a partner. When money is involved, character is always tested. Lu Jiayi has nothing to criticize about Qian Qing's family's management ability, but when it comes to cooperation, she is not sure what to do.

Lu Jiaren shook his head and gave his sister a warning: "You went to business school, but isn't it ridiculous to ask such a question now? Comrade Qian certainly doesn't have such concerns. You see, he immediately set his sights on you as a partner. One reason is that he thinks you are more suitable than me and can definitely run a women's clothing brand. The other reason is that he is sure that he can balance both parties through various restrictions. Instead of guessing the other party's character, you might as well observe carefully when making the rules. Besides, didn't he ask you to inspect the factory? Just watch and listen more and you'll be done."

Lu Jiaren said to his brother and sister-in-law, "We are back to China to do business. Since we are doing business, we should not be timid."

Lu Jiayi seemed to be thinking about something. After a few days, Lu Jiayi went back to the provincial capital to inspect Qingyue's factory.

Lu Jiaren stayed in Y City for another week and finally decided to cooperate with Qian's mother and signed a cooperation agreement. According to the agreement, Lu Jiaren would invest in building a hot sauce factory and a red roast sauce factory in the provincial capital, Qian's mother would provide a few technical personnel and would go there for a period of time to control the production process. In addition, Lu Jiaren was also preparing to contract land in a famous pepper-producing province in the south to grow peppers.

At the same time, Lu Jiaren also had to go abroad to find channels for his red roast sauce factory to sell overseas.

…

Qian Qing had already decided on the clothing styles and production plan for the next quarter with the provincial capital's main production factory. Since Lu Jiayi had Wen Lan to entertain her, Qian Qing was not worried. Moreover, even if Lu Jiayi decided now, Qian Qing planned to postpone it for a month.

After all, according to the time, she was about to give birth.