Liu Jin nodded respectfully: "I understand, President Lin, I will follow up."
After removing the last page of the agreement, Liu Jin hesitated for a moment: "President Lin, in the last two weeks, the styles of clothing they wholesale over there have changed, and they can no longer get the goods from Baima Wholesale."
"However, they have recently found another source of goods, and sales are very good."
Lin Chen's face darkened upon hearing this. He felt a lump in his throat as he recalled the familiar expressions he had shown with the Xie brothers on National Day.
After a few seconds of silence, he asked with a gloomy expression, "Find out where their goods come from?"
Liu Jin hesitated for a moment: "I suspect that they have set up a workshop to produce their own clothes, and the source of the goods comes from themselves."
"A workshop? Are you sure?"
"It's confirmed. One of our people recently went on a blind date and met a female worker from their workshop. When they talked about their workplace, they found out it was Chen's Wholesale."
"Later, I had someone keep an eye on them and found that a large number of people went to and from get off work in the morning and evening. Ninety percent of them were female workers, and there were about seventy or eighty employees."
Lin Chen slammed his fist on the table in frustration: "When did this start? You're only getting this news now? And what about sales? They produce their own clothes, what about those? Has it affected sales?"
Liu Jin pushed up his glasses: "According to our people's observations, their current shipments are also very popular, no less than the previous sales."
"I heard that their workshop also has clothing designers. In addition, they not only design women's clothing, but also wedding dresses, bed sheets and duvet covers."
Who are their costume designers?
"Ji Xia, Chen Jing's girlfriend, was admitted to the Fashion Design Department of the Academy of Fine Arts this year."
Lin Chen's expression turned even uglier: "She's only been in college for a month, and she already knows how to design fashion?"
Liu Jin looked at Lin Chen with some sympathy: "Not only is she good at designing, but I've also heard she's incredibly talented. Everyone loves her designs, and I've heard that even the female factory workers love the bed sheets and blankets she makes."
Lin Chen closed his eyes for a while before instructing, "First, investigate that workshop in the south thoroughly, especially their designer. Find out her background and see if we can recruit her to the north."
"Also, conduct a market survey of garment factories in Beijing; are there any outstanding fashion design students in the major universities in Beijing? Very talented ones?"
Liu Jin responded, and Lin Chen brought up another matter: "According to reliable sources, the policy has been finalized. Starting from the first day of next year, the government will open up private business licenses and allow individual businesses to operate."
"Really? That's great. So all our preparations beforehand weren't in vain."
Liu Jin was excited, but Lin Chen just gave a curt "hmm" and then suddenly changed the subject.
"However, these illegal workshops are illegal now. Before the policy was issued, they were secretly doing this, which is clearly cutting off the tail of small capitalism. Do you know what to do?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Jin's expression turned serious: "President Lin, I understand. I'll handle it right away."
"Okay, go ahead!"
Liu Jin left the office, and Lin Chen threw the pen in his hand onto the table and leaned back wearily in his chair.
He recalled the scene of Ji Xia and Chen Jing taking a photo together that day.
That day, he followed them from a distance as if seeking torture, and kept seeing them taking pictures.
One moment they're making heart shapes with their hands, the next they're gazing deeply into each other's eyes, their gazes so tender they seem to stretch into threads, as if they couldn't live without each other.
What's so great about that man? He runs a small business, his assets are less than one percent of his own, he's uneducated and has no formal education, he just relies on his smooth talk and hangs out with a bunch of thugs.
Such a man deserves her unwavering devotion. Not only does she always go along with him, but she also helps him design fashions when he runs a small workshop. Why can't she just focus on her studies?
Lin Chen was somewhat disappointed in her, and even more resentful that despite all the effort he had put in, it was so difficult to even ask her out for a meal or a movie.
He mentally vented his frustrations, then thought of his cousin Jiang Qingci from the Academy of Fine Arts.
Jiang Qingci was too morally upright, insisting that Ji Xia already had a boyfriend and that he couldn't set her up with anyone, putting him in a very passive position.
However, Jiang Qingci is also studying at an art academy. If she wants to find a few talented fashion design students, it should be easy for her to get a list.
Looking at the time, it was almost time for school to let out in the afternoon. Lin Chen tidied up his desk, took his coat from the rack behind him, put it on, and strode out of the office.
As soon as I arrived outside the Academy of Fine Arts, I saw Ji Xiajiang and the other three students from the dormitory happily coming out of the school.
Lin Chen rubbed his stiff cheeks and greeted him with an elegant smile.
"Qingci, three beautiful ladies, is this a joyous occasion for you?"
Jiang Qingci proudly put his arm around Liu Yujuan's shoulder: "Of course, our Yujuan is too outstanding. She's only been in school for a little over a month, and she's already designing fashion and making money. She's just about to treat us to a big meal!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yujuan simply smiled shyly: "Stop bragging. I only have two design drafts that people have taken a liking to, and they're still far inferior to Ji Xia's!"
"What's there to be modest about? You've only been in this field for a short time. People are already appreciating your designs. I believe you can do it too, and you'll definitely shine in this industry in the future."
Ji Xia patted her on the shoulder, and Liu Yujuan couldn't help but smile, her expression delighted.
Lin Chen's heart skipped a beat: "This is great news, we must celebrate! Where are you planning to eat? It's on me."
"No need, Mr. Lin, it's already agreed that it's my treat, you don't need to spend any money."
Liu Yujuan waved her hands and shook her head repeatedly. Lin Chen walked to Jiang Qingci's side and said, "Today I'll shamelessly come along for a big meal."
"It's okay, let's go together!"
Liu Yujuan felt a little nervous, worried that she couldn't afford to pay, but after touching the 150 yuan in her pocket, she felt reassured.
One hundred and fifty yuan isn't enough to cover a meal; she can always try harder next time and draw a few more designs.
A while ago, Liu Yujuan was almost obsessed with making money. She spent her days either at the library or wandering around clothing stalls, always eyeing the latest styles.
Unexpectedly, she found inspiration and submitted six women's coat designs in less than a week.
Ji Xia found the designs quite good, checked them over, and then sent the design drafts to Ji Xiangjun.
Ji Xiangjun and Sun Xiaoyu quickly replied, accepting five out of the six designs and transferring 150 yuan as a design fee.
Upon receiving the remittance, Ji Xia handed the remittance slip directly to Liu Yujuan. Upon seeing the remittance slip, Liu Yujuan was overjoyed.
Sure enough, her roommates were all happy for her and kept pestering her to have a big meal, so they withdrew the money and planned to go out after class.
Liu Yujuan wasn't worried about inviting her roommates to dinner, because she knew they were good friends and wouldn't mind whatever she invited them to.
But now that Lin Chen has joined the fray, and I've heard he's very particular about food, I'm in a dilemma.
Seeing Lin Chen chatting with Jiang Qingci with a smile, she pulled Ji Xia and Rong Ruoshi aside and asked, "Xia, Shi, what should we do? Qingci's cousin is with us too. Where should we eat?"
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