Chapter 98 98 Maybe they have connections in this area
In the afternoon, when Lu Hongzhe brought the two of them over, Jiang Qitong was the first to notice her. The little girl had no one to play with, so she used two stools to stretch a rubber band and entertained herself. When she saw Lu Hongzhe coming, she happily ran up to him and said, "Brother Hongzhe, you're here! My mom prepared a lot of food!" Only then did she notice the two people behind him and whispered, "Brother Hongzhe, are these your classmates?"
"Yes, they are my classmates, just call them brothers." Lu Hongzhe rubbed her head and said gently.
Jiang Liangbo and Lu Ziming greeted Jiang Qitong with a smile. Because of the family planning policy, they were both only children, so they showed great fondness for Jiang Qitong.
The noise outside reached the house, and Jiang Jianyi quickly came out: "Is Hongzhe here?"
"Grandpa Jiang, these are my classmates, Jiang Liangbo and Lu Ziming." Lu Hongzhe introduced the two to him.
"Hello, Grandpa Jiang." The two greeted the old man with a smile.
Seeing that they were all carrying fruits, Jiang Jianyi glared at Lu Hongzhe: "I told you to come over for dinner, so why are you bringing anything?"
Lu Hongzhe smiled but said nothing. Then he took the initiative to ask, "Does Aunt Zhou need my help?"
"No, no, Lili wanted to help but was kicked out. She went to the workshop to monitor the progress. You can sit anywhere and you can eat soon." Jiang Jianyi shook his head.
"Will this place start operating normally after the renovation is completed?" Lu Hongzhe asked. The normal operation of this place should be beneficial to them. When more people come here, it will be more convenient to do anything.
"It will probably take more than half a month. I'm not sure about the details." Jiang Jianyi said as he glanced towards the workshop. The decoration inside will probably be completed soon.
It was also at this time that Jiang Lili walked out of the workshop. The decoration workers were about to get off work. When she walked over here, she saw Lu Hongzhe and the two people beside him. She thought, these must be his partners.
"Brother Hongzhe." She walked up to him and greeted him, then nodded to the other two.
Lu Hongzhe quickly introduced them to each other. Jiang Liangbo was lively and very outgoing. He quickly approached Jiang Lili and asked curiously, "Sister, what does your factory produce?"
It's no wonder they were curious. It was simply because the signboard Cheng Yuntian hadn't arrived yet. Meeting their curious gazes, she explained in a gentle voice, "We manufacture toys, specializing in educational toys."
"Educational toys? They sound promising." Jiang Liangbo glanced at the workshop over there.
"Yes, nowadays parents pay more and more attention to the development of their children, so intellectual development in infancy is also very important." Jiang Lili nodded and explained some analysis about educational toys to them.
Jiang Liangbo listened attentively, but Lu Ziming leaned over to Lu Hongzhe and asked quietly, "Didn't you say this girl is still a high school student? She doesn't seem to be acting that way."
"She was exposed to these things early, so it's normal for her to understand these things." This was also the first time that Lu Hongzhe learned about the issue of intellectual development of infants and young children.
"Why haven't I heard you mention this girl before? Your family is really full of capable people." Lu Ziming's face was full of admiration.
This time Lu Hongzhe didn't say anything. He suddenly realized a problem. The child in his eyes had grown up and had become a very powerful existence. Glancing at Jiang Liangbo's astonished expression in front of him, Lu Hongzhe couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Jiang Lili hadn't expected the students she brought with her to be so interested in the toy factory. She took them into the workshop and explained the layout. Finally, she smiled and said, "If you need anything, you can come over here. I'll ask the boss to give you a discount."
"What a coincidence, isn't it? There's a small shop right in front of my primary school. Half of it sells toys, and the other half sells stationery." Jiang Liangbo said with a smile. This was also the reason why he had always been curious.
"That's definitely a good fit. While we specialize in educational toys for infants and toddlers, we also have a lot of toys suitable for elementary school students." Jiang Lili said this with a hint of guilt. After all, the factory in Yuncheng only had a few toys right now, but there would be more later. Thinking of this, she regained her composure. "I'll ask my parents when the time comes. What you just said sounds interesting; the students will probably like it." Jiang Liangbo felt that everyone disliked innovation. He had just heard so much that he wanted to try out that talking doll.
"Okay, after we are officially operational, you can send samples over first." Jiang Lili said in a gentle voice.
"Okay, sister, you can tell at a glance that you are an open-minded person." Jiang Liangbo said and patted Jiang Lili's shoulder in a familiar manner. Lu Hongzhe, who was following behind them, frowned when he saw this.
Lu Ziming, who was following Lu Hongzhe, took in the scene, then stepped forward to Jiang Liangbo and said casually, "Don't scare him."
Jiang Liangbo scratched his hair a little embarrassedly and apologized to Jiang Lili, "Sorry, sorry, I'm a bit of a nosy person. Did I scare you?"
"No." Jiang Lili shook her head and turned to talk to him about what was currently in the factory.
"Can't the dress-up dolls be produced?" Lu Hongzhe was a little surprised. He thought, with her intelligence, she shouldn't be restricted.
"Factory One now relies on orders for cross-dressing dolls. Yuncheng won't produce them, so maybe we'll consider it here." The specific matters need to be discussed with Director Yang after returning.
"What is a cross-dressing doll?" Jiang Liangbo was a little curious.
"It's a toy that allows you to change the clothes of dolls. Most girls like it, and we are still considering the images that boys will like." Jiang Lili explained.
Before Jiang Liangbo could speak again, Zhou Qingfen's voice came from the kitchen: "Lili, get ready for dinner."
"Let's eat first. If you are interested, I will invite you to come over and play when we start work here." Jiang Lili invited them.
"Okay." Jiang Liangbo agreed readily. After Jiang Lili's introduction just now, he found it quite interesting.
As soon as they came out of the workshop, they could smell the aroma coming from the kitchen. Zhou Qingfen had cooked a lot of hearty dishes tonight: braised spareribs, boiling fish, stewed pig's trotters, and some stir-fried seasonal vegetables. It was a very sumptuous meal. Jiang Liangbo was touched. "I haven't had this in a long time since Auntie left. Thank you for inviting us."
"If you like it, eat more. We will stay here for a few days. You can come and eat every day if you like." Zhou Qingfen looked at them with a smile. After all, it was just a matter of adding three pairs of chopsticks.
Jiang Liangbo didn't say anything, but just looked at Lu Hongzhe. He knew clearly that they could come here because of him, so he didn't dare to agree casually before he opened his mouth.
"We have an aunt to cook for us on weekdays, so we won't come over." Lu Hongzhe shook his head as a refusal.
"Didn't you say she hasn't been found yet?" Jiang Lili remembered that Jiang Liangbo had just said that her aunt had not been found yet.
"An aunt will come tomorrow." Lu Hongzhe said calmly.
"Is that so? Then just come over when you want to eat. Come, try my cooking." Zhou Qingfen smiled and invited the other two to eat.
Not only Jiang Liangbo and his friends were satisfied with the meal, but Jiang Lili and the others were also very satisfied. They had been here for four or five days and had been eating the local food. It turned out that the taste of home was indeed the best.
After the meal, Jiang Jianyi took out the watermelon that had been chilled in advance and invited them to eat it. Everyone sat together and chatted until almost nine o'clock, when Lu Hongzhe got up and said goodbye to them.
After getting in the car, Jiang Liangbo couldn't help but ask, "Brother Lu, can you really find Auntie tomorrow?"
"As long as you are not picky, you can have it." Lu Hongzhe said calmly.
"Okay, I'll have a big meal tonight and I can last another three days." Jiang Liangbo said as he touched his stomach. He felt very full from eating so much tonight.
"Then you can stay when Auntie comes tomorrow. Her cooking skills are definitely better than ours. If that doesn't work out, you can just come over and have a meal occasionally." Lu Ziming added with a smile.
"This is a good idea. Let's do it." Jiang Liangbo looked happy.
Lu Hongzhe stared at the road ahead and spoke slowly: "They probably won't stay too long." According to Tongtong, they would stay for three to five days at most and then go back.
"Every meal we can get is a good one. Don't worry, Brother Lu, we won't eat for free." Jiang Liangbo said that they were all polite people.
"Let's talk about it when the time comes." Thinking that Jiang Liangbo might be a potential client of Jiang Lili and others, Lu Hongzhe did not refuse directly.
"By the way, Brother Lu, who is this relative of yours?" Jiang Liangbo was a little curious. Watching their conversation, it seemed that they were familiar but not too familiar, but it didn't seem right to say they were not familiar either.
"Neighbors since childhood." Lu Hongzhe answered after thinking for a moment.
"Then you and Sister Jiang can be considered childhood sweethearts?" Jiang Liangbo became interested.
"Don't talk nonsense." Lu Hongzhe frowned.
"Where did I say nonsense?" Jiang Liangbo was a little puzzled. Aren't they childhood sweethearts if they grew up together?
"My family moved to Jincheng when I was in elementary school." Lu Hongzhe said this and stepped on the brakes. They had already arrived at where they lived.
"Is there any difference?" Jiang Liangbo whispered.
Lu Ziming changed the subject: "She spoke so clearly about the toy factory, and I didn't expect she's even in high school. Did she grow up in a toy factory?"
"Her parents used to work in a cotton mill. This should be her hobby, right?" Lu Hongzhe said uncertainly, but he was sure of her ability. He still remembered how popular the dress-up dolls were before. Since Yuncheng couldn't produce them, he could try Jingshi. Otherwise, it would be a pity.
"She is so amazing. When I was her age, I only spent money on toys." Jiang Liangbo said with emotion.
Lu Hongzhe didn't say anything. He vaguely heard his second aunt mention that all these changes in her happened after her parents divorced. If the price was like this, most people probably wouldn't be willing to pay.
"Your situation is the normal daily routine of a high school student. Her situation is an extremely rare exception. I guess her grades should be pretty good too, right?" Lu Ziming guessed casually.
"Always number one in the grade." He learned this from Lu Jiaze.
"This is probably the difference between a genius and an ordinary person." Lu Ziming recalled the confidence in her expression when she introduced various production lines to them in the workshop just now.
"Maybe." Lu Hongzhe was also called a genius before college, but he felt that he was still far behind Jiang Lili's current achievements.
*
Back at the factory, Jiang Jianyi and Zhou Qingfen were also discussing the three people who had left. Jiang Jianyi had heard from an old friend about Lu Hongzhe's entrepreneurship, and his tone was full of praise for Lu Hongzhe: "I heard from Old Lu that Hongzhe and his team sold a program or something and made 30,000 yuan."
"Hongzhe has been a smart kid since he was young. I didn't expect him to become so amazing now." Zhou Qingfen's face was full of envy.
"That's right. He's only been in college for a year. The two classmates he brought with him today are two of his co-founders. They seem easy to get along with." Jiang Jianyi said, looking at Jiang Lili. "Are they interested in toys too? Maybe we can ask them to introduce some business to us later. They probably have a lot of contacts."
"It looks quite interesting. Jiang Liangbo's family has a small shop right next to the school. Maybe we can have a chance to cooperate in the future." Although it is just a small shop, they can get the exclusive operating rights there, just like Manager Zhang, so they can worry less.
"That's certainly possible. The three of them look quite thin. I guess they haven't eaten well recently." The best cooking skill for a person is definitely a clean plate. Not only did they finish their meal tonight, but Jiang Liangbo also showered Zhou Qingfen with compliments, which made Zhou Qingfen smile all the time.
"I guess. The food here tastes fresh at first, but it's hard to get used to it after a while. Lili, we plan to stay for two more days and then go back." Jiang Jianyi suddenly changed the subject and talked about returning to Yuncheng.
"Wouldn't you like to play for a few more days?" Jiang Lili couldn't help but frown.
"No, can you book us tickets for the day after tomorrow?" Jiang Jianyi waved his hand. As the old saying goes, a nest of gold or silver is not as good as your own doghouse. No matter how good Beijing is, he still misses his home after staying there for a few days.
"Your grandpa is right, it's time for us to go back." Zhou Qingfen also nodded. If they go back the day after tomorrow, they will have been playing for almost ten days.
"Okay then, I'll book tickets for you tomorrow." Jiang Lili quickly compromised.
"I'll go with you tomorrow. We don't need plane tickets. Let's take the train and see the scenery along the way." Jiang Jianyi said.
"Then let's buy a sleeper berth. We can't sit in a hard seat for such a long time." Jiang Lili nodded. Indeed, the scenery along the way could not be missed.
"Then let's take the sleeper berth." This time Jiang Jianyi didn't argue with her, and he knew that she would not back down.
"Sister Lili, aren't you going back with us?" Jiang Qitong asked, pulling her clothes.
"Not yet, I still have work here." Jiang Lili shook her head at her.
"When will you come back?" the little guy asked.
"At least next month." After the factory here is officially operational, she will go back and talk to Director Yang about the production of cross-dressing dolls here. Thinking of the previous contract, Jiang Lili feels that they should not object.
"Okay, then can I call you?" Jiang Qitong continued to ask.
"Of course. I'll write you the office phone number tomorrow. We should go to bed now," Jiang Lili reminded.
"Then can I sleep with you tonight?" Jiang Qitong said as she reached out and grabbed her arm.
"Okay, then you go wash up first, and then you can come directly to my room later." Jiang Lili nodded. She had written another manuscript in the past few days and happened to revise it tonight. If all goes well, she can submit it tomorrow.
"Okay, then you wait for me, I'll be quick." After saying that, Jiang Qitong ran back to the room to get her toiletries. Jiang Lili curled the corners of her lips. She was really energetic.
The next day, the group went to buy tickets in the morning, went shopping in the afternoon, and brought some local specialties back to their families. They had only one roll of film left, so they brought their cameras with them when they went out today. Today's photographer was Jiang Lili, and she still used candid photography. She only packed up her camera after the last roll of film was used up.
"Just buy these. It's hot, and it's not good to bring too much." Jiang Jianyi quickly shook his head to stop her from buying any more.
"Yeah, then shall we go back directly now?" She asked for their opinions. Now that there is a branch factory in Beijing, they will come here more and more frequently, and there is really no need to bring too many local specialties at one time.
"Go back, you still have to pack your luggage. Have a good rest at home tomorrow." Jiang Jianyi nodded.
It has been about ten days since they came to Jing City, but time seemed to have passed in the blink of an eye. Jiang Lili was reluctant to leave for a moment. She stared at the big words hung on the top of the factory today. She thought, it will be soon, and she will be able to return to Yun City soon.
"We are going back. Should we tell Hongzhe? What if he also has something to bring back to Lao Lu and the others?" Jiang Jianyi said.
"Then I'll give him a call and ask." Jiang Lili felt that what he said made sense.
"By the way, let him come over for dinner with his classmates tomorrow night," Zhou Qingfen suggested.
"I'll ask them if they have time." Jiang Lili wasn't sure if they would agree.
"Okay, you ask." Zhou Qingfen said and went to the refrigerator to see what ingredients were left. She would go buy groceries early tomorrow morning.
*
Lu Hong cooked lunch. Although his cooking skills were not as good as Zhou Qingfen's, Jiang Liangbo was already very satisfied. He leaned back on the sofa and said lazily, "Until Auntie comes, can Brother Lu continue to be the chef?"
Without waiting for Lu Hongzhe to speak, he continued: "Don't worry, you only need to cook, and Lu Ziming and I will take care of everything else."
"Yes, leave the other small matters to us, is that okay with you?" After Lu Ziming said this, the two of them looked at Lu Hongzhe together.
Before Lu Hongzhe could answer them, the mobile phone next to him rang. He glanced at the two people on the other side. They both kept quiet in tacit understanding. When he answered the phone, he was a little surprised that the person on the other end of the line was Jiang Lili. Hearing the invitation from the other side, his eyes swept over the two people opposite, and his tone was a little hesitant: "Is it too much of a bother?"
"How could that be? Aunt is very happy that you like her cooking." Jiang Lili chuckled.
"Okay, then I'll send them to the airport the day after tomorrow." Lu Hongzhe said.
"They are going back by train. Aren't you busy the day after tomorrow?" Jiang Lili did not refuse directly. After all, it was quite far from here to the train station, and they were carrying luggage.
"We still have some time. It's settled then. See you tomorrow night." Lu Hongzhe said in a panic and hung up the phone.
"Is that Sister Lili?" Seeing him hang up the phone, Jiang Liangbo immediately came over.
"Well, Grandpa Jiang and the others will be returning to Yuncheng the day after tomorrow. Let's go over for dinner tomorrow." After Lu Hongzhe finished speaking, he remembered what she had just said and asked him if there was anything he needed to bring back. He thought about it and realized that he didn't have anything.
"Wow, this girl is so loyal. Looks like we can have another good meal tomorrow night." Jiang Liangbo's tone was full of anticipation.
Lu Ziming asked curiously, "Why don't they play for a few more days?"
"I don't know either." Lu Hongzhe shook his head.
Soon it was the eve of Jiang Jianyi and his friends' return to Yuncheng. Cheng Yuntian also came back from her father's place, and the decoration of the workshop was nearing completion. She and Jiang Lili discussed whether they needed to ask experienced workers from Yuncheng to come and train the newcomers.
"This is a good idea, but won't the cost be too high?" This is what made Jiang Lili hesitate.
"There are places to stay here, it's just a matter of round-trip train tickets. This way, we can worry less. What do you think?" Cheng Yuntian was inclined to let people from Yuncheng come over.
"Okay, then let's count who is willing to come first, and then choose a few people from the list. Is there a business trip allowance?" Jiang Lili asked casually.
"Let's calculate it by day. I'll calculate the exact amount in the evening." Cheng Yuntian hesitated.
"I think everyone will be willing to come if there are subsidies. By the way, Sister Cheng, I plan to go back and discuss the production of cross-dressing dolls with Director Yang after the work starts here." Jiang Lili thought that maybe they would put forward other conditions at that time, such as being able to produce a certain toy produced in Beijing.
"Okay, this is a great thing, but they won't give in so easily. Let's see what conditions they put forward first." Cheng Yuntian guessed that they would also make demands.
"Why don't we give them the right to tear the book by hand? Yunmei has already produced one before, right?" Jiang Lili discussed with her.
"Okay, but they may not agree." Cheng Yuntian thought, if it were her, she probably wouldn't agree.
"Then let's talk to Director Yang in person after we get back. I'm not sure if they'd agree." Jiang Lili also thought of that. Now most of the orders for hand-torn books come from them.
"Well, there's no rush. We'll start recruiting tomorrow. Sister Mei said that we'll send samples to her first. If everything goes well, our first batch of orders will be from the Mei family." At this point, Cheng Yuntian couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips. This time the start was quite smooth, which made her feel that bank loans were not so scary after all.
"If possible, it would be better to sign an exclusive operating rights." This way, the customer will not need them to maintain it.
"Let's divide it into different areas. Beijing is quite big." Cheng Yuntian has learned a few things from following Old Cheng recently, and she is hesitating whether to place an advertisement.
"Put out advertisements?" Jiang Lili was a little surprised by her idea.
"Yes, placing advertisements is not only to showcase our products, but also to let everyone know the name of our Tongqu players. The price of a 30-second advertisement is within my acceptable range." Cheng Yuntian had already inquired about the price.
"Before that, we have to shoot the commercial first, and we have to find a way to save money on the shooting," Jiang Lili reminded.
"Just find a mother and daughter, and then showcase all our current products, with the narration emphasizing the educational features. What do you think?" Cheng Yuntian had already thought about this problem when he came up with the idea of placing the advertisement.
"Okay, let's think about the content of the narration first. I don't know much about shooting commercials. Sister Cheng, do you have any acquaintances?" Jiang Lili asked.
Cheng Yuntian shook his head: "Don't worry, no matter what you do, there is always a first time, and you will have experience in the future."
At this time, the sound of Lu Hongzhe parking the car came from the door. Jiang Lili's eyes lit up. Maybe they have connections in this area?
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