Chapter 115: On the local TV news
"Did you find out so quickly?" Jiang Lili looked at Cheng Yuntian in surprise. This progress was extremely fast.
"I didn't expect my dad's friends to be so powerful. One of them happened to know the driver. He didn't want to get involved at first, but it was all thanks to my dad's friends." Cheng Yuntian thought, after this incident, she would never complain about Old Cheng's friends again.
"So are you planning to go directly to Jincheng now?" Jiang Yulan asked.
"Yes, let's go and take a look first, and by the way, find out their relationship with the family that placed the order, and see if they are in the same group. This time, we can take the opportunity to wipe them out at once." Cheng Yuntian said as she pinched the joints of her fingers, making a crackling sound. Jiang Lili couldn't help but glance at her, and it was obvious that this incident made her very angry.
"Okay, this matter should be severely punished, otherwise who knows how many people will follow suit." Jiang Yulan strongly supported their decision to make an example of someone.
"Apart from this matter, I also went to see Manager Zhang and his team. I looked at the recent order list and it seems that the current orders have decreased compared to before. This time I went there to check out the reason." Cheng Yuntian explained to them.
"You mean you suspect this counterfeit product has already entered the market?" Jiang Lili quickly understood what she meant.
"Yes, they have tried their best to imitate us. It's impossible that they do this just to exchange our goods. The biggest demand is still in the market." Cheng Yuntian nodded.
"It is indeed possible. Perhaps it is not only in Jincheng, but also in other places." Jiang Lili sighed after she finished speaking. This situation could not be isolated.
"I'll leave the task of remaking the cloth labels to you and Sister Jiang. I have to go to Jincheng first." After saying these two sentences, Cheng Yuntian trotted to the factory gate, where Cheng Dabiao was waiting for her.
"Mom, let's go to the workshop first." Jiang Lili realized Jiang Yulan was still lost in thought after she finished speaking. She couldn't help but comfort her, "In one night, we can find out where the counterfeit factory is. Uncle Cheng is incredibly proactive, so don't worry."
"I know, I'm just thinking about the order problem from Manager Zhang this month." Jiang Yulan calculated that it shouldn't be a big problem. It's normal for sales to fluctuate. However, it would be good for Cheng Yuntian to investigate it personally.
"Is it a lot less?" Jiang Lili rarely looked at these order lists on weekdays.
"It's not a lot." Jiang Yulan shook her head.
"Sister Cheng probably also suspects that there is something fishy going on with Manager Zhang." After these incidents, they no longer have the complete trust they had in Manager Zhang.
"Maybe. It would be better if we could clean up the fake goods over there." This is Jiang Yulan's wish. Since the advertisement was released, she couldn't help but get excited with every additional order. They are one step closer to paying off the bank loan.
"If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Many consumers only care about price and not quality, so it should be impossible for us to break into the market. Our main goal now is to make everyone remember the four words 'Tongqu Player'." The brand name is slowly implanted in everyone's memory, so when they have needs, the first thing they think of will be Tongqu Player.
"That makes sense. Is this the different consumer groups you mentioned before?" Jiang Yulan felt that she had learned something new.
"Yes, the different consumer groups are destined to choose different things. What Sister Cheng and I mean is that we are positioned at middle and high consumption." Jiang Lili explained to her.
"Whether it's mid-to-high-end products, there are too many low-priced manufacturers now, and we may not be able to compete with others." Jiang Yulan is self-aware of this.
"Yes, compared to the veterans, we are new to this business. What makes us better than them is our novelty." As the mother and daughter were talking, they had already arrived at the workshop. Jiang Lili picked up a piece of fabric label and dotted three different places with a pen. Then she handed it to Yang Fei, the pattern maker. "Try it on these three places and see which one looks the most harmonious."
"Just embroider the numbers directly?" Yang Fei asked, holding the cloth label in his hand.
"Tattoo the numbers first, and then print this little bear in front of the numbers." The little bear that Jiang Lili mentioned was the trademark that Cheng Yuntian applied for when he applied for his name.
"Okay." Yang Fei quickly adjusted the machine and numbers, and soon, three cloth labels with numbers embroidered on them were ready.
"Which one do you think looks good?" Jiang Lili asked Jiang Yulan for her opinion.
"You just said to put the bear label in front of the number. Do you know how many cloth labels are left in the warehouse?" Jiang Yulan stared at the cloth labels in her hand and felt that there was no problem with arranging them this way. There was no need to adjust the original position of the bear.
"Are there still a lot left?" Jiang Lili was stunned. She really hadn't considered this issue.
"Because it is custom-made, in order to obtain discounts later, we directly booked a year's quantity for the first batch." Jiang Yulan and Cheng Yuntian handled this matter together.
"Oh, then the little bear's position will not be moved. I think this looks good. What do you think?" Jiang Lili pointed to the cloth label in the middle.
"I also think the layout in the middle is the best. How about waiting for Xiao Cheng to come back and ask her?" Jiang Yulan was a little undecided for a moment.
"Didn't Sister Cheng tell us to make the final decision? Let's do this. If you're really worried, wait for her to come back and ask her opinion. After all, we can't use it right now." The issue of numbering will be discussed after this matter is resolved before we can start discussing which batch of goods to use first.
"Okay, I'll keep this for now." Jiang Yulan thought, I'll ask Cheng Yuntian when he comes back.
Jiang Lili glanced at her and said nothing. She felt that Jiang Yulan lacked a little courage, but there was no need to rush. She had only taken over the place independently for a short time, and time would allow her to grow slowly.
"Do you want to see the output of each production line?" Jiang Yulan invited her to go with her to look at the production table.
"Okay." Jiang Lili nodded and started looking through the production table with her starting from the first production line.
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Cheng Yuntian jogged out of the factory and opened the back door. She was a little tired from running, so she patted her chest to catch her breath. Cheng Dabiao in front of her glared at her: "You're not catching a plane, why are you running so fast?"
"I'm just afraid that you'll have to wait too long." Cheng Yuntian said this and drank two sips of water, and his breathing finally calmed down.
"It doesn't take a little longer." Cheng Dabiao said as he started the car.
"Yeah." Cheng Yuntian said as she simply lay down on the back seat. She didn't sleep well last night and happened to catch up on her sleep in the car. Cheng Dabiao couldn't help shaking his head when he saw her so busy. Every time he saw her so busy, he felt proud but also a little regretful.
Driving from Yuncheng to Jincheng was faster than taking the train. By the time the father and daughter arrived in Jincheng, it had taken almost three hours. Cheng Yuntian rubbed his eyes and asked, "Dad, where are we going now?"
"Let's go to your Uncle Chen's house for dinner first. You've told him everything about the driver. Are you still worried that you won't be able to find him?" Cheng Dabiao said as he glanced at her.
"I just want to get this resolved quickly," Cheng Yuntian thought. Before the comparison, she hadn't thought much of it. But now, after seeing the output of the Yuncheng production line, she realized just how lame Jing City was. While Lili's words made sense, she still hoped Jing City could increase production. Perhaps after finishing her work here, she'd go to the workshop and ask if they had any tips.
"You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. You are the boss now, so you need to be more steady. Do you understand?" Cheng Dabiao shared his experience with her.
"Okay, I understand." Cheng Yuntian responded readily, but only she knew how difficult it was to have this mentality. She took a deep breath and told herself that everything has a first time, and it will be fine in the future.
"Attitude is very important no matter what you do." Cheng Dabiao said calmly.
"Yeah, I understand." Cheng Yuntian glanced down at the pendant on her bag. Miaowu was smiling brightly at her. She suddenly slapped her forehead and said, "Dad, why didn't you tell me earlier that you were going to Uncle Chen's house? This way, I could have given the toys from my factory to his children."
"Your Uncle Chen's family currently has no children." Cheng Dabiao said in a light tone.
"Then he must have relatives. Uncle Chen was able to find the driver so quickly and get the driver to tell him the address. He must be very capable." Cheng Yuntian sat up from the back seat and leaned forward.
"Then send it to him as a thank you gift." Cheng Dabiao said slowly.
"Okay, let's go." Compared to eating, Cheng Yuntian wanted to fast forward to the scene of meeting the driver in the afternoon.
Fortunately, Uncle Chen was a quick-witted man. After lunch at home, he took them directly to meet the driver: "I haven't been to the place he mentioned yet, let him take us there."
"That's good. I just happen to have something to ask him." Judging from the current situation, the driver seemed to be unaware of Zhou Qian and their plan at first.
Led by Uncle Chen, they soon arrived at the driver's house. The driver looked younger than Cheng Yuntian. When he saw Uncle Chen, he understood the identities of Cheng Yuntian and his daughter. He took them to the yard and asked, "What do you want to ask?"
"Did they tell you anything before you went to Yuncheng to pick up the goods?" Cheng Yuntian asked.
"They didn't ask me to do anything else except counting the quantity. After I arrived, I compared the quantity with them and let me go." Xie Youfu said.
"Then how did you find the place where they produce it?" Cheng Yuntian was a little curious.
"That time they asked me to deliver the goods back to Yuncheng, they loaded the goods there. I didn't think much about it at first, but they told me not to tell anyone the address of their warehouse, and they even gave me an extra fifty yuan as hush money. Later, Uncle Chen found me, and I went to the vicinity of the warehouse to quietly inquire. It was actually just a yard that was converted into a workshop, and all kinds of toys were made inside." Xie Youfu felt that he was quite wronged. He had done nothing wrong, but they regarded him as an accomplice.
"More than ten people?" Cheng Yuntian calculated that there were almost a thousand orders in this batch. At the speed of ten people, it would take at least five or six days or even more. In other words, Zhou Qian and her husband did not do this on a whim, but planned it in a planned way.
"Yes, I heard that everyone inside has been working here for more than a year." Xie Youfu nodded.
"Then let's go and take a look now." Xie Youfu's words made Cheng Yuntian realize that the victims were probably not limited to them, the Tongqu players. They probably tasted the sweetness from others, so they would repeat the same tricks.
"Let's go and take a look. Be careful not to alert the enemy." Uncle Chen reminded.
"I will." Cheng Yuntian nodded. Zhou Qian and the others were considered new customers of the factory. It was Sister Jiang who dealt with them throughout the whole process, so they didn't know him.
No matter where you are, having a car will make things much more convenient. It only takes 20 minutes to drive to the place Xie Youfu mentioned. This place is indeed very remote. If no one brought them there, they would probably not be able to find it.
"Uncle Chen, can we find a way to go in and take a look?" Cheng Yuntian asked for help in order to catch the thief and seize the stolen goods.
"Let me think of a way." Uncle Chen glanced at her, quickly took out his mobile phone and started looking for someone. To avoid attracting other people's attention, they went back to the car.
About ten minutes later, someone came running over and knocked on the window: "Brother Chen, do you want to talk to me?"
"Is your sister working in there?" Uncle Chen pointed to the yard over there.
"It should be here, what's going on?" The visitor looked confused.
"Take my niece in to use the toilet." Uncle Chen pointed at Cheng Yuntian next to him.
"No problem." The person who spoke was a little surprised, but nodded.
Cheng Yuntian got out of the car and nodded at him: "Thank you for your help."
"It's nothing, just a small matter." He took her to the yard over there. The door in the yard was latched and could not be pushed open from the outside, so he could only knock on it.
After knocking for a while, I heard a voice from inside: "Who is it?"
"Sister, it's me, Daming." The person next to Cheng Yuntian shouted inside.
The door was quickly opened from the inside. The person who opened the door was obviously startled when he saw the person next to him. Daming explained in a low voice: "My friend came to use the toilet. Girls can't do it as they please like us."
The person who opened the door smiled to show his understanding, then said to the inside: "Yanzi, your brother is here."
As soon as she entered the door, Cheng Yuntian quietly observed the environment in the yard. She saw the meow mascot in the basket from a distance, so it seemed that this was the place.
"Daming, what are you doing here?" Daming's sister was holding a half-finished money rabbit in her hand while speaking.
"My friend needs to use the toilet. Nothing else. You go ahead and do your work, sister." Daming said as he took Cheng Yuntian to the toilet.
Cheng Yuntian didn't expect that this matter would go so smoothly. Zhou Qian and his wife were really amazing. They knew that they had already reported to the police, but they still continued to produce counterfeit goods. They were sure that they couldn't find out, right?
Coming out of the yard, she thanked Daming and headed straight for Uncle Chen and the others. After Daming left, she whispered, "Should we go straight to the police now? This is solid evidence."
"Okay, you guys go, I'll stay here." Cheng Dabiao didn't want any problems to occur.
"How can I let you guard it yourself? I'll call two people over to keep an eye on it for me."
Cheng Yuntian just watched Uncle Chen make two phone calls. Soon, several people came and spread out to watch the yard for her. Cheng Yuntian's eyes were full of worship. Then she said to Chen Dabiao, "Dad, I hope you can be as good as Uncle Chen someday."
"You don't even know where your father was when he was in power. Let's go and find the police quickly to avoid any more trouble." Cheng Dabiao said and glared at her.
Xie Youfu glanced at the three of them, then said weakly, "Um, can I not go with you?"
Cheng Yuntian understood his desire not to cause trouble and nodded at him: "Of course, but this place is too remote. Get in the car first, and I'll drop you off when we get to the front."
After getting in the car, Cheng Yuntian handed an envelope to Xie Youfu: "Thank you for taking the trouble to come with us today. This is a little gift from me."
"No, no." Xie Youfu was doing this for Uncle Chen's sake, so he couldn't accept the money.
"Take it. I've delayed you from earning money today. Consider it as lost wages." Cheng Yuntian insisted on giving it to him.
Finally, Uncle Chen spoke up, "Just keep it for yourself." He glanced at Cheng Dabiao, his expression clear, "My niece isn't as clueless as you say, isn't she?"
Cheng Dabiao quickly turned his eyes away. He thought that Cheng Yuntian had indeed made a lot of progress in this year.
Because they had already reported the incident to the police in Yuncheng, they explained the situation to the police here, and soon someone led a team to the place they had just mentioned.
"Do we still want to go and take a look?" Uncle Chen asked the father and daughter.
"I'll just wait for the result here, Dad. Didn't you say you had something else to talk to Uncle Chen about?" Cheng Yuntian didn't intend to waste their time any longer.
"Okay, I'll pick you up when I'm done." Cheng Dabiao left quickly, leaving Cheng Yuntian here waiting for them to go out on patrol.
That yard was the residence of Zhou Qian and her family. The living room and front yard were converted into workshops, and the family lived in the backyard. So the police quickly took Zhou Qian and her husband back. The couple was still arguing there, saying that they only produced toys and had all the necessary procedures. Why did they arrest them?
"These are the evidence." They also brought back two baskets of toys produced today, all of which were auspicious dolls.
This wasn't the first time Zhou Qian and her husband had done something like this. They had done it often before, but this was the first time their car had flipped over. They were about to say something when the police officer next to them spoke up, "Ms. Cheng."
Facing Zhou Qian and her husband's puzzled looks, Cheng Yuntian smiled at them and said gently, "Let me introduce myself. I'm the factory manager of Tongqu Players."
"The person who contacted us was clearly Director Jiang. Are you a liar?" Zhou Qian looked at her and said.
"The police know better than you whether you are a scammer or not. Please explain clearly to them about your malicious replacement of orders and the private production of toys from our factory." After Cheng Yuntian finished speaking, she glanced at the couple. She would not accept any settlement on this matter. Now the rest was left to the Public Security Bureau to handle.
Coming out of the Public Security Bureau, Cheng Yuntian glanced at the time. It was only three o'clock, so she just happened to go to the department store to see if Manager Zhang was also hiding his little thoughts.
This incident spanned from Yuncheng to Jincheng and was considered quite serious. The next day when Cheng Yuntian went to the Public Security Bureau, he heard that Zhou Qian and her husband had admitted what they had done. The next step in how to punish them was not only the Public Security Bureau, but also the Market Supervision Bureau. Most importantly, this incident was very likely to be reported in local news, including the local news in Yuncheng. This was great news for Cheng Yuntian.
Official publicity about Zhou Qian and her husband's "crimes" was the perfect example of making an example of them, and Cheng Yuntian felt incredibly happy. As for the other stores under the exclusive management agreement signed between the department store and Manager Zhang, she didn't notice anything amiss, so she ended her trip to Jincheng.
The day Cheng Yuntian returned was Tuesday, and Jiang Lili was still at school. She took advantage of the lunch break to pick her up. Seeing her, Jiang Lili was a little surprised: "Cheng family, is that matter resolved?"
"It's almost done. Let's go. I'll take you to eat and we can talk while we eat." Cheng Yuntian said as he led her to the parking lot.
"Have you got your driver's license?" Jiang Lili paused.
"Yes, I got it at the end of last month, but I didn't have time to tell you." Cheng Yuntian said as he opened the car door for her.
After getting in the car and fastening her seatbelt, Jiang Lili asked her with a smile, "Sister Cheng, I've put my life in your hands."
"Don't worry, I'm very cautious, and the place to eat is not far from here." Cheng Yuntian explained softly.
Cheng Yuntian took her into the private room that had been booked in advance and told her in detail what happened in Jincheng that day. Jiang Lili once again realized the importance of connections. If it weren't for Cheng Dabiao's friend, this matter would not have been resolved so quickly.
"Mr. and Mrs. Zhou Qian are now in custody. There's an unexpected surprise you'd like to know about." She whetted everyone's appetite.
"What is it?" Jiang Lili was really curious. In her opinion, this was the best result.
"The police told me that this matter will be reported in the local news of the two places, probably in the next few days." Cheng Yuntian was eager to publicize this matter nationwide.
"That's really good news. At least it can deter some of those who are ready to make a move." Jiang Lili thought. It was indeed an unexpected surprise. Before this, they had not thought in this direction.
"Yeah, I didn't expect it to be on the local news at the time. Next, I just waited for it to be on the news and then publicized it vigorously." Cheng Yuntian was also surprised.
"Why not spend some money to get this reported in the newspaper?" Jiang Lili thought about it. At that time, print media was still very popular.
"That's a good idea."
"Have you seen the numbered cloth labels?" Jiang Lili asked casually.
"I've seen that you and Sister Jiang made a good choice, especially the subsequent changes to each production line, which also has a code. This way, even if there is a problem with the subsequent products, we can quickly find out which production line it is and who produced it." Cheng Yuntian's tone was full of praise.
"This was suggested by my mother. Compared to them who have decades of experience in the workshop, we are indeed still very inexperienced. Brother Zhao is in the workshop in Beijing. Should we also consider finding someone with rich workshop experience to be the workshop director here?" Jiang Lili said and looked at Cheng Yuntian.
"We do need it. We don't know as many details about the workshop as they do. It would be even better if we could find workers from the former toy factory." Cheng Yuntian regretted that when he bought the second factory, he forgot to ask where the original workers of the second factory had gone.
"List the recruitment requirements clearly and someone will come on their own initiative." Jiang Lili was not worried about this, as the number of laid-off workers was still increasing.
"Okay, let's leave this matter to Sister Jiang. I have to go to Quan City with my father in a few days." Cheng Yuntian said that she could not stay in Yuncheng for a few more days.
"Then explain it to her clearly that I only go to the factory on Fridays now. The pressure in the second year of high school is greater than that in the first year." Jiang Lili used studying as an excuse.
"Okay, let's eat first. After that, I'll take you back and then I'll go to the factory." Cheng Yuntian said.
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Cheng Yuntian drove to pick up Jiang Lili and left. Many people saw it at the school gate and everyone was talking about the car. Cheng Yuntian was driving Cheng Dabiao's new car. This car was rare in Yuncheng and everyone had only seen it on TV. So everyone began to talk about Cheng Yuntian's identity and his relationship with Jiang Lili.
"It should be a relative of theirs, right?" someone speculated.
"What kind of relative is so rich?" The person who spoke couldn't help but chuckle when he saw Ji Mingyue pushing her bicycle out. "If her father knew that their family had such a rich relative, wouldn't he be so regretful?"
Looking at the looks coming from all directions, Ji Mingyue felt a little strange. Wu Juyue, who was standing next to her, had already asked a nearby classmate about what had happened. Soon, she came back with a sullen face and told Ji Mingyue, "Someone just drove a very expensive car to pick up Jiang Lili. I heard it was a relative of Jiang Lili's."
"Relatives?" Ji Mingyue frowned. She had never heard of any rich relatives in the Jiang family. Could it be Lu Jiaze's family? She suddenly remembered what Zheng Gaoyang said that day. His original intention might be to provoke her, but the fact that Lu Jiaze lived in the cotton mill was a fact. Thinking that the person who took Jiang Lili away might be Lu Jiaze's mother, Ji Mingyue couldn't help feeling a little impatient.
"That's what they said. Does Jiang Lili have any rich relatives?" Wu Juyue came over and asked.
"Probably not." When Ji Mingyue was speaking, she saw Lu Jiaze pushing a bicycle next to her, and she immediately had an idea.
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