Time flew by, and Gu Shaoying was now a senior in college.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Xia Enruo established a clothing division and re-registered her high-end clothing brand, Diwei.
Because she had already memorized all of Divi's design concepts and product lines from her previous life.
Therefore, the business proceeded smoothly.
Gu Shaoying was facing an internship in her senior year, but fashion design was a newly established major in China.
Because it's new and has just emerged, there are practically no companies that can offer internships.
For Gu Shaoying's sake, Xia Enruo planned to make a special trip to Yongning Normal University to discuss school-enterprise cooperation, and to transform her clothing division into a school-enterprise employment cooperation base and training base for the normal university.
By leveraging university resources, we can not only discover potential design talents, but also solidify our brand's reputation.
These days, being able to attach the name of a university instantly elevates a brand's value by several levels, and it can also gain government support.
Gu Shaoying went to the dean of the School of Design at the Normal University and told him about her sister-in-law's idea.
Dean Zhang Danfeng is having a headache over the student internship issue.
Because it's a new major, I hadn't connected with any relevant organizations before.
He first went to the Yongning City Wool Textile Factory, but now every state-owned factory is struggling.
The layoffs were so severe that even their own employees had nothing to do, let alone hiring a group of college students to direct the work.
Moreover, the textile products, fabrics, and clothes produced by the wool mill were all the same old thing, produced in accordance with previous blueprints, without any innovation.
The factory manager was still a stubborn old man, and he was concerned that having college students do the design work would be another considerable expense.
Sales were already sluggish; if costs increased further, the factory would go bankrupt immediately, so they simply refused.
Zhang Danfeng went to ask in surrounding cities, and got the same result.
Some are even small, newly established individual workshops that have hired a few workers to imitate and copy others.
There's no way we can offer internships to college students.
Zhang Danfeng has been so worried these past two days that his head is about to explode. The principal has been urging him on this matter quite a bit.
We urged him to come up with a solution quickly, as time was of the essence and these students were about to begin their internships.
Hearing Gu Shaoying say this, Zhang Danfeng saw a glimmer of hope.
Although I don't know the size of the company that Gu Shaoying mentioned for her sister-in-law.
But even a fly has meat; as long as I get through this hurdle, I can slowly look for large companies and organizations when I have more time later.
"Shaoying, you said your sister-in-law started a clothing design company?"
"Yes, teacher. My sister-in-law asked me to pass on a message to you. She wants to discuss school-enterprise cooperation and hopes to come to the school to meet you in person!"
Zhang Danfeng pretended to be calm, but inside he was overjoyed.
Isn't this a golden opportunity delivered to our doorstep? But I'm afraid it's just another small-scale operation, too small to accomplish anything significant.
After all, the principal also values the reputation of Yongning Normal University; not just any company can cooperate with it.
"How big is your sister-in-law's company? When was it established?"
Zhang Danfeng asked again.
"It was just established. Last week? My sister-in-law even registered a really nice name, Diwei!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Danfeng's excitement waned by half.
The company was established last week, so it must have just received its business license.
They might not even have a company location; they might just have gotten a sign from the business registration bureau.
"It was established last week, so it doesn't even have many employees. Is your sister-in-law a seamstress?"
These days, many small tailor shops that make clothes for people get a business license, put up a sign, and call themselves companies.
The storefront is smaller than the security guard's room at the school gate; it's a joke.
Zhang Danfeng's excitement waned slightly.
Gu Shaoying was still a student, so how could she understand the hidden meaning behind the adults' words?
However, in front of the teacher, she still explained very seriously from the perspective of a student.
"Dean Zhang, my sister-in-law is really good at making clothes. She can make so many things. I like her very much."
I didn't ask her in detail whether she was a tailor or not. Her newly established clothing design company probably doesn't have many people, but she herself knows design.
"I heard your school has a fashion design program, and since I'm studying here, I wanted to find some talent. That's why I wanted to discuss collaboration."
When Zhang Danfeng heard this, he thought, "Holy crap, isn't this just trying to get something for nothing?"
One question was about how it was just starting out, how it had just been established, how there was no one there, and how they wanted to find students to be guinea pigs.
Zhang Danfeng felt the door of hope gradually closing.
He shook his head and gave a wry smile.
"Shaoying, I know you also studied this major. Your sister-in-law meant well."
However, our school is a legitimate university after all. Although it may not be as famous as universities in Beijing, it is still a well-known institution in Northwest China.
Therefore, the school leaders are extremely cautious about school-enterprise cooperation. Your sister-in-law's fledgling business probably doesn't meet our school's requirements.
After listening, Gu Shaoying seemed to understand but also didn't, feeling confused and unsure whether what the dean said was feasible.
"Dean Zhang, do you mean it won't work? Then I'll tell my sister-in-law that the cooperation can't be finalized."
Zhang Danfeng was somewhat conflicted.
Oh well, I can't find a suitable one right now anyway, and I have plenty of time.
It wouldn't hurt to meet the students' parents; just treat it as a home visit.
"How about this, have your sister-in-law come to my office."
Whether or not we cooperate is another matter. It's good for him to understand your academic situation; it'll put his mind at ease.
"Then teacher, you must put in a good word for me with my sister-in-law. I don't want her to be disappointed in me."
I value her highly among the elders in my family.
Zhang Danfeng smiled after hearing this.
This girl is quite clever and interesting.
"Don't worry, Gu. Your teacher will definitely praise you in front of your sister-in-law."
Gu Shaoying relayed the dean's reply to Xia Enruo.
Xia Enruo became quite enthusiastic when she heard there was a chance.
Now that the school leaders have agreed, let's get it on the agenda as soon as possible.
She chose a weekday and dressed up carefully.
He took his driver and secretary and headed towards the Normal University.
Upon entering the university gates, the brand-new Mercedes-Benz attracted a lot of attention from afar.
This car is a recent purchase by Xia Enruo. All of her previous cars were given to Ge Qiuqin, the general manager of the subsidiary, and others as their means of transportation for business trips.
She herself bought several new Mercedes-Benz cars as a symbol of the company when going out on business, but she didn't really care about these small amounts of money.
Zhang Danfeng stood by the office window, drinking strong tea.
Gu Shaoying told him that his sister-in-law would be coming to see him today.
However, he didn't care, and his mind was still preoccupied with finding an internship.
If all else fails, go to the provincial capital and see if it's there. If not, then go to a big city in the south.
We absolutely have to satisfy the principal, otherwise we'll get complaints from parents and the education department will have to come down and inspect.
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