Jin Shu thought for a moment, then nodded.
"Yes, that's fine."
Doing business requires signing a contract. Jin Shu had never seen this thing before and didn't understand it at all. In the end, Lu Xu helped her figure it out, and after some discussion, they negotiated a wholesale price of three yuan per piece.
On the way back, Lu Xu walked leisurely with his arms crossed.
"Five thousand pieces in half a month, that's more than three hundred pieces a day. Can you keep up?"
"Um."
"Oh, you've thought of a solution?"
"Um."
Lu Xu became interested and stepped forward to ask.
"Tell me about it."
“You can find other factories to help with processing, or you can set up your own small factory.”
"One is low-cost, but ultimately not a long-term solution; the other is high-cost, but can lead to long-term development."
Jin Shu had her own plan. When she got back, she calculated the money she had, deducted the money she needed for two years of schooling, and used the rest to buy eight sewing machines.
Jin Shu also went directly to the source factory for the fabric, purchasing large quantities of dark gray fabric at low prices, and then hired two tractors to transport the materials.
After returning, Jin Shu successfully contacted the village secretary through Yu Han and Xiao Wang's connection, and sat down to have a good chat with the secretary for a while.
"Since you yourself said that the employees will be selected from our village, what reason do I have to stop you? But don't make the business too big, just keep it as a token amount, otherwise it will be easy for others to target you."
At that time, the economy had just opened up, and individual businesses were recovering and prospering. Everything was just the beginning, and no one dared to be sure of the future development. If a business grew too big, it was easy to become a target.
Jin Shu nodded.
"I know, Secretary, don't worry. This is just a small factory in our village, there won't be any problems."
Everyone was worried that the policy would change, and they were all in a wait-and-see state. Only Jin Shu was bold. She didn't earn enough money by doing handicrafts, so she actually wanted to open a factory.
Lu Xu handled the rest of the procedures. Although the plot portrayed him as a good-for-nothing lazy bum and a good-for-nothing, Jin Shu realized that the plot was wrong after learning more about him.
Lu Xu is definitely not a lazy person. He is very smart, not just clever, but also very familiar with the process of setting up a factory. With his help, Jin Shu really saved a lot of trouble.
Surprisingly, the process of setting up the factory went quite smoothly. After all, it was just a sole proprietorship with only eight or nine pieces of equipment, and it was a manufacturing industry that the country strongly supported. So, after going back and forth for less than seven days, the business license from the Administration for Industry and Commerce was issued.
The chosen site was an abandoned brick factory in Houcun. It wasn't a large place, but it was big enough to house nine sewing machines.
During this time, Jin Shu also selected female workers. In addition to Zhou Yanzhu, she selected someone from the village who knew how to use a sewing machine well. After screening and selection, she finally chose someone.
Of course, this batch of sewing machine operators is definitely not enough, because of the tight production schedule, Jin Shu needs to work in three shifts.
Previously, all the sales books she read were published abroad, so she directly adopted the working hours of foreigners, an eight-hour workday. Any longer would lead to fatigue, and fatigue could cause accidents.
She didn't want any accidents to happen.
With only a dozen or so people left, Jin Shu spent some more time selecting.
There are no secrets in the village; even the smallest things spread quickly, let alone something as big as opening a factory and selecting workers.
In those few days, the threshold of the Jin family's house was practically worn down by people walking around.
Several women who had previously argued with Jin Shu also shamelessly showed up.
Nobody wants to turn down money. They all know that Jin Shu pays high wages, eighty cents a day, which is twenty-four yuan a month.
Even the garment factories in town wouldn't offer this price.
The women had spent their lives tending the home and rarely earned much money. Now that an opportunity was presented to them, they were all scrambling to get into the factory.
Zhou Yanzhu is easy to talk to. Although she often argues with these women, a few kind words from them can soften her heart.
“Your aunts aren’t malicious, they’re just a little stingy. Most importantly, we’re all from the same village, so it’s never good for us to offend them.”
Jin Shu knew, of course, that those people were a nuisance. If she brought them in, their poor skills would damage her reputation; if she didn't, they would be like bedbugs—even if she killed them, they would still leave a trace of their stench.
So Jin Shu told Zhou Yanzhu.
“Tell them that I only need two more people now, and let them discuss and decide who to send.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yanzhu thought for a moment and couldn't help but give Jin Shu a thumbs up.
That's a brilliant move; let them bite it themselves.
Secretly, Jin Shu had already gathered all the people. Once everyone was there, production would begin after the training was completed.
In addition to a basic wage of 80 cents, you must produce at least 80 pieces a day, and you will receive an extra 10 cents for each additional piece produced.
Encouraged by the money, the nine sewing machines ran from morning till night. Except for the time spent on repairs, they basically never stopped, 24 hours a day.
In less than two days, nearly four thousand pieces had already been produced.
In addition to the sewing workers, Jin Shu also hired some odd jobs to trim thread ends, paying them four cents a day.
In addition, the production line for black vests has also been moved here. These kinds of clothes, which require high embroidery skills, are usually made by elderly grandmothers. Slow and steady wins the race, and the quality of the vests is getting better and better. Jin Shu takes time every day to set up a stall in the next town to sell vests.
Now, you can see fashionable young men and women wearing black vests all over the streets.
Yes, in order to expand sales, Jin Shu also designed a men's vest, which is looser on the back and has a more rigid line. In particular, some stiffer fabric was added to the shoulders to create a shoulder pad effect.
Women's vests cost five yuan, and men's vests cost six yuan. The Jinhe brand vests quickly became popular in four or five surrounding towns, and even young people from the city took a special trip to buy Jinshu's clothes.
These past few days, Jin Shu has been extremely busy, without even a moment to rest or catch her breath. In the morning, she sells vests, in the afternoon she goes to the factory to supervise the work, and at night she uses her extra time to catch up on the lessons she has missed.
She had been memorizing the English-to-Chinese dictionary, and after more than a month, the results were remarkable. Jin Shu had mastered more than two thousand words, and learning the English textbook content for the second year of high school was no problem at all.
Of course, this is still a long way from Jin Shu's goal.
She knew that if she wanted her business to grow bigger and last longer, she needed to become fluent in English and earn money from foreigners.
Jin Shu didn't feel tired at all. On the contrary, she was always full of energy. People around her marveled that she could work faster than a machine and they never saw her slack off or be lazy.
Xiao Wang has quit his job and started working with Jin Shu.
She mainly helps sell vests now. Initially, she just wanted to earn some money to buy land and build houses. Now she's earned enough to build ten houses, but she wants to earn even more. (End of Chapter)
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