"Also, let's try to complete the delivery of the 1,000 orders from the department store this week. We should have enough fabric, right? We should have about 38,000 in payment for the goods."
Chen Qiuyu agreed and turned to go out to arrange production, while Ji Xia calculated the warehouse inventory to figure out roughly how much stock could be produced.
Ji Xiangjun, along with Chen Jing, Sun Xiaoyu, and three driver colleagues, drove two large trucks to deliver goods to southern Jiangsu.
After the truck arrived in southern Jiangsu and the goods were handed over to the transportation company, Ji Xiangjun unloaded more than 10,000 yuan worth of clothing at a warehouse in a small town, and then went out to meet a friend.
That very evening, seven or eight friends came to my door, and nearly 20,000 yuan worth of goods were sold out in one go.
After emptying the goods and looking at the large bag full of money, Chen Jing and Sun Xiaoyu both felt their hearts pounding and their adrenaline levels soaring.
They had never seen so much money in their lives.
Unfortunately, a large portion of this money has to be returned to the two contract manufacturers, and a small portion has to be returned to the fabric factory. After deducting these expenses, they still have a surplus of about 100,000 yuan. Adding the payment to the department store, the total is about 200,000 yuan.
Seeing so much money in their hands, Ji Xiangjun and Chen Jing were extremely excited.
Just a few months ago, when it came to purchasing fabric from a textile factory, the minimum requirement was around three thousand yuan, and the group had to find ways to scrape together the money.
In less than six months, they had already accumulated 200,000 yuan.
After resting for a night, Ji Xiangjun let Sun Xiaoyu wander around as she pleased, while he took Chen Jing to visit an old comrade-in-arms, Chang Zhengnan.
Chang Zhengnan is the captain of the Powei Brigade. He has known Ji Xiangjun for many years and they have always been very close.
Ji Xiangjun and Chen Jing had a drink with Chang Zhengnan before explaining their purpose.
When Ji Xiangjun had the idea of starting a factory, he talked to several friends, but private factories were not allowed under the policy.
Neither of them are locals, so they can't stay here for long. If anything happens, it will be beyond our reach.
Therefore, he approached Chang Zhengnan, wanting to cooperate with Potou Brigade under the guise of collective joint venture to build a collective production workshop.
Chang Zhengnan has been a battalion commander for three years since he was demobilized from the army and returned to his hometown.
Potou Brigade had a bad year for two years. Many families in the brigade worked a full year, but the grain they were given was only enough to feed their families halfway. Chang Zhengnan had long wanted to increase the income of the villagers, but unfortunately he couldn't think of any good way.
I heard that, under the guise of collective investment, 60% of the workshop's production staff were selected from the villagers of Potou Brigade to solve their employment problems.
Chang Zhengnan was tempted to rent out vacant houses from the Potou Brigade, paying rent annually, and if the income reached a certain level, the brigade could receive 20% of the profits. However, he insisted on holding a meeting with the villagers before making a decision.
Ji Xiangjun and Chen Jing were not in a hurry. Besides the Potou Brigade, the three of them also inspected several counties in southern Jiangsu and met up with some old comrades-in-arms for drinks and meals.
Two days later, Chang Zhengnan arrived with the village party secretary and invited them to have dinner together at the state-run restaurant.
Ji Xiangjun booked a private room at the state-run restaurant, ordered a few dishes, and the four of them sat together.
Chen Jing stood up with a smile, poured wine for the three of them, and readily picked up his glass.
Chang Zhengnan waved his hand: "Xiang Jun and I have been old friends for many years, so we don't need to use that. We're here today to hear about your workshop plan. Is this plan feasible?"
"No problem, Captain Chang is a straightforward person, so let's get straight to the point. We made a plan before we came, let me show it to you first, and then we can discuss it in detail."
The plan was originally prepared by Ji Xia, but Chen Jing and Sun Xiuyu also participated in it. All three of them had been involved in the workshop from scratch to the present, and were familiar with the workshop's production arrangement process.
Chang Zhengnan and Secretary Zhang carefully reviewed the plan, asking questions as they went. Since neither of them was familiar with the garment production process, they inevitably had to ask more detailed questions.
"What does this pre-set investment of 50,000 yuan include?"
"This includes investments in equipment such as sewing machines, two overlock machines, patterns, cutting tools, and so on."
"Based on the actual conditions, we have conducted an on-site inspection of your brigade's situation. We would like to requisition that abandoned yard on the edge of your village. You can contribute the house and land as shares, and we will pay for the renovation; or you can rent it to us, but we have the right to renovate and remodel it."
"The recruitment plan originally included fifty lathe operators, five management and quality inspectors, and five warehouse and model room staff... Experienced lathe operators should be preferred, while others can be trained and put to work."
"As for salary and benefits..."
Chen Jing explained everything to them, patiently clarifying any points they didn't understand.
The two brigade cadres were most concerned about how much the workshop workers' wages would be, whether the benefits would be guaranteed, and how much profit the production team could make in a year by providing the production workshop.
After discussing it, Chen Jing and Ji Xiangjun gave them two options: one was to form a collective joint venture, in which the brigade would receive 10% of the net profit.
The brigade can contribute land as shares, which can be used as dividends for the brigade.
If you are worried about poor profits from the workshop, you can use the factory building to collect rent, and you can collect a certain amount of rent each year.
Based on the profits of the first workshop, it would definitely be more worthwhile to distribute dividends according to shares. However, the village secretary is conservative and worried that the factory's profits will not meet expectations and that he will not receive dividends every year.
After a final discussion, it was decided to lease an abandoned old courtyard belonging to the brigade, with surrounding land of 2,000 square meters, for a yearly rent of 1,000 yuan.
The rent is quite a lot, but Ji Xiangjun and Chen Jing both know the current state of the clothing market, and this rent is still more worthwhile than the profit sharing.
A regular lathe operator is guaranteed a minimum wage of twenty yuan for completing a task, and receives a commission after completing the task.
The workshop is guaranteed to recruit at least forty people from the brigade, including thirty skilled machinists, and the remaining management, quality inspection or warehouse management positions will all be recruited from the brigade.
Apart from key positions, the finance, business and procurement, and production supervisors were all assigned by Chen Jing and Ji Xiangjun. The remaining positions were filled by staff provided by the brigade.
The remaining twenty lathe operators were given their positions to Ji Xiangjun's friends, who had made arrangements in advance to give their relatives a job.
The four of them negotiated each agreement one by one while eating, then went to the abandoned courtyard of the brigade to conduct an on-site inspection, and finally settled on the agreement.
This old courtyard was said to have been haunted in the past, so few people from the village dared to come here.
The house has been uninhabited for more than ten years and is in a dilapidated state. Some of the walls have collapsed, and it must be demolished and rebuilt before anyone dares to move in.
After walking around for a while, Chen Jing suddenly asked, "Captain Chang, I've heard there are rumors that this place is haunted, is that true?"
Chang Zhengnan chuckled: "These rumors are all false; we have never seen them."
"Actually, I don't believe in this either, but I'm worried that the employees will be scared."
Chen Jing glanced at Ji Xiangjun as he spoke: "Second Brother, how about we stay here tonight and see what's going on?"
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