Ye Beiping, of course, wouldn't refute Zhang Ming's self-awareness, but instead smiled and said:
"Director Zhang, this is not a problem with your vision, but rather that the times are progressing and young people are keeping up with the times. If they remain unchanged, they will naturally be abandoned by the times."
abandon?
Zhang Ming broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this.
If he is abandoned by the times, what will he do?
He's only in his forties, and his children are still in school. What will the family do if he doesn't earn money?
I didn’t think the matter was serious before, but after hearing Ye Beiping’s words and recalling Li Dali’s decision to expand the factory, I felt a chill down my spine.
If I'm not capable enough, Li Dali will definitely promote young people or find someone more capable and forward-thinking outside after expanding the factory. Will I be squeezed out of Qiaosi Garment Factory then?
He will not allow this to happen, absolutely not.
"Mr. Ye, what do you mean by that?"
"hehe."
Ye Beiping sneered, glancing back and forth between Li Dali and Zhang Ming's faces: "Director Zhang, don't you understand? The concepts I've proposed all revolve around patriotism, and your opposition stems from the belief that young people won't like these things, thus underestimating the patriotic sentiments of young people, which led to your misjudgment."
"I have to admire your talent. I only know a little about fashion design and can't even draw a good sketch. But I know the trends of the times, and these trends are the essence of sales. Even if you, Director Zhang, are exceptionally talented and your designs are perfectly drawn, they still won't sell."
With his last sentence, he made a clicking sound.
In fact, Ye Beiping was praising Zhang Ming, because in that era there was no such thing as design, and the clothes produced were basically the same. They were the kind of clothes that even beggars abroad would find disgusting.
Qiaosi Garment Factory was not a large factory after all, and it did not have the extra funds to send people to Guangcheng or Gangcheng to see the clothes that were truly in line with the times.
If you follow them closely, you might even get a sip of soup.
But to stand out from this group, you have to take advantage of what they don't have, and what they are strong at.
That is to inspire patriotism in everyone.
Many people say that the most patriotic people are those born in the 90s and 00s, but that's not true. The most patriotic people in this era are those born in the 60s and 70s. Why?
That's because they've just received this kind of education and believe that all the Party's decisions are for the people and for everyone.
Therefore, they love their country very much.
On the contrary, the group of people who get older will gradually lose their patriotism. After experiencing the harshness of society and the burden of family, they will have trouble even eating, so how can they have the mind to be patriotic?
Decades later, people born in the 1960s and 70s will be just like their parents.
These words made Zhang Ming blush. He had no patriotism now. He could talk the talk, but when it came to real life, could patriotism put food on the table? Didn't he still have to work hard to earn enough to feed his family of three?
"Mr. Ye, I..."
Seeing that Zhang Ming was about to speak, Ye Beiping waved his hand to interrupt him: "Director Zhang, I understand what you are saying. Everyone is just trying to make a living. No one will force someone to be patriotic. But young people haven't experienced the harsh realities of society, so they naturally act according to what they've learned in books. That's why our clothing is so popular in Hangzhou. It's just that it has inspired them to learn."
"You need to understand the general trend of an open economy. In order to build our country, we can't rely on ourselves alone. In the future, many foreign companies will come to our country one after another. At that time, Director Zhang, do you want to use the knowledge you have learned to design clothes to compete with those foreign companies? Although you have never been abroad, or even to Hong Kong, you must have heard some rumors, right?"
hiss!
Li Dali and Zhang Ming looked at Ye Beiping as if he were a monster, never expecting that he had thought so far ahead.
It cannot be denied that foreign companies are entering the domestic market because of the increasing number of joint ventures and the influx of technology.
The reason why Qiaosi Garment Factory was struggling before was because of the emergence of joint ventures. Their production technology was many times more advanced than that of Qiaosi Garment Factory. Some large factories had already started to take out loans to purchase such equipment, but Qiaosi Garment Factory could not afford it, and did not even have the qualifications to visit those joint ventures.
Li Dali was furious when he recalled how he had wanted to visit the joint venture factory but was turned away because the quota was full.
Seeing how much Ye Beiping knew, he quickly asked, "Mr. Ye, now that joint ventures have emerged, what should our established garment factory do?"
His tone was a mixture of anger and helplessness.
The saying "If you fall behind, you will be bullied" is true. In the past, we were too comfortable and people didn't think about development. Instead, they just stayed in their small plot of land and lived their lives.
Seeing that Li Dali was interested, and then looking at Zhang Ming who was somewhat dejected, Ye Beiping shook his head and chuckled.
“I know what you’re thinking. You just think that those joint venture factories have advanced technology, high production capacity, and even produce better clothing than yours.”
"Mhm." Li Dali and Zhang Ming immediately looked up and nodded in agreement.
They had previously studied the clothes produced by those machines. They had the same style and the same materials, but the clothes from those machines were better than the ones produced in their own factory.
Ye Beiping shook his head again and sighed, "These are all just routines."
A routine?
This term is quite advanced, allowing Li Dali and Zhang Ming to understand its surface meaning, but not its deeper implications.
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