Shen Annian went to the research institute and saw Yao Chong gesturing with a piece of cloth.
"Researcher Yao, you sent someone to see me. Is the product finished?"
"I finally made this thing according to your requirements. See if it can be used."
Shen Anyian took the thing handed over by Yao Chong, his eyes lit up, "Artificial leather."
He actually made artificial leather.
This is more than just snow boots, she can do so much more.
"How did you make it?"
"You said you wanted to make a waterproof fabric. In the 1930s, cellulose nitrate sol was applied to cloth to make varnished cloth. I wondered if I could try this method.
I made some synthetic resin and some additives... and baked it at high temperature, and it turned out like this.
Director Shen, is this the material you want?"
He used a lot of professional terms, but Shen Annian didn't understand any of them. She didn't need to understand them either. She just needed to know that this thing could be used.
"Yes, this is what I want. If I want to mass-produce it, what equipment do I need?"
"A lot of equipment is needed, and..."
Several pieces of equipment are needed, and they can draw the blueprints and ask the people from the machinery factory to make them as soon as possible.
Now the main thing is to find the fabric.
She had previously planned to take out another loan next year to buy looms for the fourth group, but it seems necessary to buy them now.
She took the piece of artificial leather to Director Fang, who touched it and said, "This cloth is good. Can we really produce it?"
“Of course, it was invented by Researcher Yao Chong from the institute, so as long as he’s around, it can be mass-produced.
However, relying solely on manpower, we can only produce so few things. If we want to mass-produce, we need to rely on equipment.”
Shen Anyian told Director Fang about his plan. Director Fang held his forehead with a headache and asked, "Do you really want to make it this big?"
It's hundreds of thousands of dollars. With so much money invested, who knows when you can get your money back.
Besides, they contribute so much money, while the fourth and fifth groups contribute nothing. Why should we share the same money with them?
"I believe this material will have a huge market once it's produced, and we can also make clothes and bags out of it.
The fourth and fifth regiments will grow cotton, and then we can produce other fabrics. In the long run, we will not lose money.
Besides, we only have a large initial investment, but once the factory becomes profitable, we will deduct the cost and still be able to recover the cost.”
"Let me think about it. With such a large sum of money, I need to discuss it with Brigade Commander Zhou."
"Okay, you guys should discuss it quickly. It's better to do it sooner rather than later."
“Okay, I understand.
By the way, Director Peng came to see me yesterday and she said you agreed to let her be the director of the garment factory. Is that true?"
Shen Anyian was almost amused by Peng Hanmei’s shamelessness.
Is that what she meant that day?
Peng Hanmei didn't tell Director Fang that she recommended her to be the factory director, which was really subtle.
"I never told her that. I only told her that recruitment was not my responsibility. If she came to you, I wouldn't object."
Director Fang was speechless.
If he hadn't asked Shen Annian, he would have really misunderstood.
This misunderstanding was a serious one. The garment factory was arranged by Shen Anyan, so he naturally had to give Shen Anyan's opinion more consideration.
Peng Hanmei must have known this, so she deliberately emphasized in front of him that Shen Annian agreed.
"I don't think she's suitable. She doesn't know anything about fabrics. If she were to be the factory manager, how would she convince the public?"
Shen Annian agreed with his point of view.
The director of a garment factory not only needs to know the basic knowledge about fabrics, but also needs to have a certain aesthetic sense and preferably be able to design clothing styles.
Peng Hanmei is definitely not suitable.
"The factory director has to decide the direction of a factory's development and the quality of the finished products. Director Peng cannot bear this responsibility.
We can recruit someone externally, preferably someone with experience in garment manufacturing and designing clothing styles.”
Director Fang was worried, "It's not easy to find such a person."
Such talents prefer to live in big cities. Who would be willing to come to the mountains?
"How about this, until we find a suitable candidate, Director Fang, you will be in charge of management, and I will provide the design drawings."
Director Fang hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Alright, that's settled then."
There is not much work in the cannery now, so it is okay to hand it over to someone else to manage. If there are things that cannot be handled later, you can come back to him.
Shen Anyan urged him, "Hurry up and discuss the matter of setting up a textile factory with Brigade Commander Zhou. If you think we're paying too much, you can also let the Fourth and Fifth Regiments take the money."
"Well, they're so poor that they can't even scrape out two ounces of oil, so we can't rely on them.
Forget it, I'll go count our assets and see how much money I can spare."
She had no say in matters concerning the army, so Shen An Nian went home to wait for news.
Two days later, Gu Fan called to place an additional order. This time he wanted 300 down jackets, with the same production period of ten days. He also paid the deposit.
When Director Fang received the money, he was overjoyed and began to plan in his mind how to use the money.
Shen Annian went to remind him, "Don't be too happy yet, deal with the problem first. Where do we get our duck down?"
These days, people eat less duck, resulting in a low supply of duck meat, which means that the production of duck down cannot be increased.
A large order volume is good, but without raw materials, down jackets cannot be made.
Director Fang's good mood was shattered by this cruel reality.
"How about we go to the nearby city and collect some duck feathers and down?"
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