At the end of 1981, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the World Cup championship for the first time. During that time, the streets and alleys were filled with cheers and shouts.
Amidst the cheers, Cyndi Lau also sensed a new business opportunity: selling sportswear.
To put it bluntly, it's just to ride on the popularity.
Sportswear was also a hot item in the 1980s, but it was not until 1984 when my country won its first Olympic gold medal that it became a real hit in the market. At that time, the "Meihua" brand sportswear, as the competition uniform for the Olympic team, saw its annual production soar to 12 million pieces after the Olympics.
Liu Meiyun planned to do some small-scale marketing in the spring of 1982, taking advantage of the popularity of the women's volleyball team's championship. She directly signed an order for 100,000 pieces with Director Hao.
This gave Director Hao a shock.
The order quantity jumped directly from a small number of thousands to a mass production of 100,000 pieces. After taking into account the various expenses of raw materials, labor, and machine consumption, Director Hao gave Liu Meiyu the lowest production price of 18 yuan per set.
Liu Meiyu did not bargain with him and simply reduced the original 50% advance payment to 30%.
Thirty percent of the total payment of 1.8 million, or 540,000, is just enough for Huamei to make ends meet. She cannot afford any more.
Liu Meiyun put all the funds of the clothing store on this order. The amount was unprecedentedly large, and the corresponding risks were also unprecedented.
However, since Yao Shunliu bought a house and settled down in Beijing, he has become more and more courageous. If Liu Meiyu says a business is feasible, he will just do it.
Compared to Huamei, which is planning to promote the next hot-selling item, although Xinting Clothing Store experienced an initial sell-out and supply shortage, it is now able to operate smoothly after Bai Ting personally went to Yangcheng to replenish a batch of goods in time.
The cost of going to Guangzhou to pick up goods, including manpower and time, is definitely not as high as the profit from the backlog of goods taken out from the state-owned factory warehouses before. But even so, the daily turnover is at least two to three hundred.
Xinting previously used the method of selling in large quantities at low prices. The same clothes had completely different prices in department stores and at Xinting. But now that she was getting the goods from Yangcheng, she had to raise the price a bit, otherwise she would not make much money after such a hard trip, and it was not a good deal at all.
However, their prices don't have much of an advantage over Huamei. When the difference is only one or two yuan, people are more willing to choose Huamei, which has already made a name for itself in Beijing. Moreover, their store is decorated in a high-end and classy way, so it's a relief to tell others that they bought clothes there.
However, as the business was clothing at the time, there were not many people eating this big piece of pie in the market. As long as Bai Ting had some dishes on the table, she would not be afraid of a lack of customers.
The only thing that bothered her was the supply of goods.
She is about to graduate and has to prepare her graduation thesis. She had finally gotten into university just for that diploma, and now it has come to the last step, so she can't take it lightly.
So it would have been appropriate to ask her to make two trips to Guangzhou to stock up on goods during the summer vacation, but she has no time to spare now that school has started.
In desperation, she could only buy out the supplies from other individual business owners, just like she did when she set up a stall. Although the cost price was a bit high and the profit from selling a piece of clothing was visible, it could at least help her get through the critical period of graduation in the next few months.
Sometimes, bad things happen.
"What kind of clothes are these? They are so worn out and old. Are you trying to fool me by using clothes that have been worn by others?"
Bai Ting flipped through several large woven bags of old clothes in front of her with a look of disgust.
"Sister, how can these be old clothes? If you look carefully, they are the latest models from Hong Kong! Many people in Guangzhou are buying them." The man explained anxiously.
Bai Ting is not stupid: "How can I sell these in the store with the oil stains still on them? Find someone else to take them, I don't want them anymore."
"No, big sister!" The man grabbed Bai Ting and said, "Didn't you say last time that you would take the clothes when I brought them back from Guangzhou? Why don't you keep your word? I borrowed the money from someone to go there!"
Bai Ting threw her arms away and frowned: "How can I accept your old clothes when you're trying to trick me? I told you my requirements for the clothes, why are you pretending not to understand?"
"I don't care. Anyway, I brought the clothes back. This trip, including these bags of clothes, cost me more than 500 yuan. You have to pay me back!"
The man was shocked to hear that Bai Ting didn't want the clothes anymore. He had borrowed money from all his relatives and friends to go to Guangzhou. He was exhausted and worried. As for the clothes, he just wanted to buy more because they were cheap. Besides, the styles of the clothes were fashionable. What's the problem if they were a little old? Some people might not even be able to tell the difference after buying them back.
He even felt that Bai Ting was just finding fault on purpose. Why could others accept it but he couldn't?
"Even if you force it on me, I won't take it." Bai Ting pushed him away and said in a tough manner: "What does it have to do with me if you are trying to get a bargain? We didn't even have a verbal agreement. If you bring all these things with you, wouldn't it be like destroying my own reputation if I put them in my store to sell?"
"Don't give me that crap. You have to take these today whether you want them or not!"
Seeing that Bai Ting would not listen, the man simply kicked the bag aside, lost his patience and grabbed the woman's collar, and said angrily: "I paid for the goods myself, who can I sell them to if you don't want me? You said you only want fashionable and new ones, do you want brand new ones? The boss over in Yangcheng told me that they are new and fashionable goods, and you said no, do you want me to be desperate? I borrowed the money, and you pay it back for me?"
The man tore off his kind mask, revealing a ferocious look of anger. He clenched his fists, his bloodshot eyes bulged outward, and his expression looked extremely terrifying.
"What are you doing?" Bai Ting was startled, but she still pretended to be calm and threatening: "I've called for help. At worst, we can go to the police station!"
"Okay!" The man didn't care at all. "Anyway, I'm the only one who can feed my whole family. I'll teach you a lesson and then put you in jail for a year or two. Then I'll let my relatives come to you to claim the money!"
"Let go first, I'll think about it." Bai Ting circled the man with a pale face.
She could only blame herself for meeting such a scoundrel. Just when she was thinking of compromising, she happened to see a patrolman passing by outside the alley. She immediately ignored him and started shouting at the top of her voice.
The man didn't expect that she would really make a big deal out of it. He got so angry that he slapped the woman and tried to run away.
"Hurry up! There's a robbery going on!"
Bai Ting had given it her all, how could she let him get away so easily? She grabbed the man's clothes tightly and insisted on sending him to jail!
When the patrol team rushed up, grabbed the man and sent him to the police station, the man turned around and glared at Bai Ting fiercely, his eyes filled with endless anger.
When they arrived at the police station, Bai Ting, with the slap marks on her face and a frightened look on her face, confessed everything honestly.
She has a self-employed business license and is a student at Huaqing University. When it comes to stating facts, she is definitely many times better than an unemployed thug. Besides, she was also a victim.
Therefore, Bai Ting was smoothly released from the Public Security Bureau after being educated a few times, but the man had to stay in there for a while because of the crime of "speculation and profiteering".
Ever since the triplets entered junior high school, Liu Meiyun has paid close attention to their studies.
In addition to daily homework, English learning also needs to be emphasized.
Because starting from the 1980s, English has been included in the total score of the college entrance examination, from 30% in 1980 to 100% in 1983. By the time the triplets took the college entrance examination, it was basically the same as the college entrance examination model for them in later generations.
The eldest and second child are better off, at least they have plenty of time every day, but the youngest child has to work harder because he has to practice table tennis.
After school every day, I have to go to the Children's Palace to practice table tennis for at least three hours. On weekends, I have to ensure at least eight hours of practice a day, rain or shine.
Although Liu Meiyun felt sorry for her child, she saw how much he loved her and never complained about going out because of the wind or rain. Instead, he was full of energy. As a mother, she felt extremely relieved and proud.
It is a happy thing in itself to be able to live a life that is full of love and perseverance.
However, Liu Meiyun still wants to fill their lives with more colorful experiences and memories as much as possible.
So when the year was coming to an end, she asked Lu Changzheng to drive a truck and take the triplets to Lijia Village to deliver New Year's goods to Zhong Xingguo and others.
The truck was sold to a private individual after being replaced by a state-owned unit. Yao Shunliu overheard this and asked Liu Meiyu if they wanted to buy one for themselves.
One hundred thousand sportswear pieces will be launched in the new year. It will be difficult to sell them only in Beijing, so Yao Shunliu wants to expand the market to Linshi.
It has to be said that Yao Shunliu's brain is still working well. At least his vision and judgment in business have improved rapidly. Liu Meiyu had not originally planned to sell 100,000 sportswear pieces in Beijing at one time.
So they spent 60,000 yuan to buy a second-hand Dongfeng truck from a state-owned unit.
There were hundreds of pounds of fresh pork in the car. She asked someone to buy a live pig directly from the villagers and slaughtered it. She gave some to each salesperson at Huamei Clothing Store, and took the rest to Lijia Village.
There was also some rice, flour, sausage, candy, peanuts, melon seeds and so on. In short, it was all New Year's food, and she prepared it all for them at once.
People have come all the way from their hometown to grow cherries for her in the mountains. As her boss, she should be more honest.
Zhong Xingguo and his friends had never imagined that working for Liu Meiyu would not only get them a high salary on time every month, but they would also get so many good things during the Chinese New Year. They were so happy that they wished they could plant cherry trees here for the rest of their lives.
Not only that, in addition to New Year's goods, Liu Meiyan also prepared New Year's red envelopes for them.
No matter whether they were the people brought by Zhong Xingguo himself or those found by Zhong Xingguo from the village later, as long as they worked for her, they would all be rewarded, and their salary was also increased by 5 yuan per person.
Liu Meiyun believes that the employee benefits she provides are within a reasonable range and are completely based on market development and work performance over the past year. However, in the hearts of those employees who work for Liu Meiyun, they all feel that they are lucky to have such a generous boss like Liu Meiyun.
For a moment, Boss Liu was almost overwhelmed by words of thanks and blessings.
Liu Meiyun said a few encouraging words symbolically, and then quickly found an excuse to escape: "Brother Zhong, take us to the mountain for a walk."
She had been in charge of the project for such a long time, but apart from a quick visit to the mountain at the beginning, she had never come to check on the project since then and handed it over to Zhong Xingguo to take care of it.
It was the first time for the triplets to come here. Although they had moved to the city many years ago, they had not forgotten the days when they climbed trees and picked fruits on the island.
It’s just that there are no wild fruits for them to pick in the mountains at this time of year, but the three brothers are still happily running around in the mountains.
Lu Changzheng couldn't persuade the three of them, so he threatened them: "If you run around and break your arms or legs, you'll just have to stay at home and spend the New Year lying down. Forget about setting off firecrackers or fireworks."
"How can you curse a child like that?" Liu Meiyu glared at him.
Lu Changzheng quickly changed his words, his face filled with a warm fatherly smile, and he shouted to Dabao and the others, "Watch the road carefully and be safe."
Dabao and his friends were hiding in the woods. When they heard their old father's gentle and caring voice from behind, the three brothers shook their shoulders and felt scared.
Of the more than 500 acres of mountain land, 100 acres have been planted with cherry seedlings. Zhong Xingguo and his men are taking careful care of them, and the growth rate is very fast. When spring comes, the soil in other places will also be turned over.
Last year, most of the dividends from Liu Meiyu Garment Factory were invested here. Looking at so much money, Zhong Xingguo did not dare to take it lightly. When the weather was not cold, he would sleep in a tent on the mountain.
Liu Meiyu just took a casual walk around, and after having a rough idea in her mind, she went down the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, they met the old village chief who enthusiastically invited her to his home. Liu Meiyu realized that he had something to say and it was not good to go to someone's house empty-handed as it was almost the end of the year, so she asked Lu Changzheng to go back to the car and get some things.
But Dabao and his two brothers couldn't sit still. As soon as they got down the mountain, they ran away and went to the village primary school to play with other kids of similar age in the village.
"Xiao Liu, you will probably need a lot of help in the spring after the New Year, right?" The old village chief was smoking a cigarette with a very friendly attitude.
It seems like someone is trying to get someone in her way again.
Liu Meiyu smiled and took the lead in expressing her opinion: "Village Chief, don't worry, we have already agreed that I will definitely give priority to people from our village."
The old village chief nodded with satisfaction. He believed Liu Meiyu on this point, but this time it was mainly a personal matter.
"It's like this. I have a nephew from a distant place. He is not from our village. His hometown is in Henan Province. No one in his family has left. He came from a long distance to visit me two days ago. I thought of letting him find some work here."
"Village Chief, I've handed over all matters here to Brother Zhong. If you think it's appropriate, just bring the person to Brother Zhong and show him."
Liu Meiyu hadn't even met the person yet, so she didn't dare to agree lightly. And since Zhong Xingguo was said to be fully responsible, she had to give Zhong Xingguo enough face in public.
Besides, the job the village chief asked her to do was definitely not as simple as planting trees.
If it was about planting trees, he wouldn't have to invite himself to his home, but would have brought people directly to Zhong Xingguo.
Sure enough, the village chief coughed twice and said, "My distant nephew served in the army for two years and has been farming in his hometown. Their place is very remote and farming alone cannot support a few people. Two years ago, his family found a wife but failed because of poverty. Last year, his mother got a serious illness. Now he is alone at home. I thought about letting him register his household registration here and have a stable job so that he can find a wife again."
"You have such a large area of land. If you need to plant another 100 mu of seedlings in the spring, he will definitely not be able to manage it all by himself. My nephew is almost 30 years old and still single. I was wondering if you could arrange a decent job for him. The salary doesn't have to be too high, just to make it easier for him to find a wife."
At that time, if a man in the countryside was still single at the age of 30, it would be even more difficult to find a wife in the future. Planting trees and applying fertilizers is a physical job that can be done by everyone in the village, young and old. The old village chief wanted to arrange a job for his nephew like Zhong Xingguo, who was in charge of planting trees.
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