Qian Duoduo chuckled and joked with Factory Director Liu, who left with a sense of helplessness. He had just been trying to steal the factory director's business, and now he was supposed to make money off him? Where in the world is there such a good deal?
But since things have already come to this point, as long as I can help Qian Duoduo sort things out at Xingsheng Textile Factory, I reckon her order won't be lost.
Therefore, Director Liu used unprecedented enthusiasm and patience to help Qian Duoduo finalize the fabric she wanted.
Qian Duoduo was very grateful to Director Liu and even treated him to a meal. Although Director Liu was a little apprehensive during the meal, the outcome was good.
Half a month later, the first piece of cloth from Xingsheng Textile Factory was woven. Qian Duoduo immediately went to the textile factory and saw Director Wang of the textile factory looking at the fabric. Director Liu of the trouser factory and Director Yang of the garment factory were also sitting there looking at the dark cloth.
They were all taken aback, utterly puzzled. The fabric wasn't stretchy enough, and the weave wasn't attractive. Why did they have to have it like this? Was it simply because the fabric's inner and outer weaves were different, making it feel thicker?
When Qian Duoduo walked into the model room, all she saw was three heads huddled together, looking at a piece of black cloth.
She immediately stepped forward and said with a smile, "What are you three factory directors studying here?"
Factory Director Liu smiled when he saw Qian Duoduo and said, "The fabric sample you ordered is ready. We all want to know what's so special about it."
Qian Duoduo shook her head and said, "There's nothing special about it."
"If there's nothing special about it, then why do you insist on ordering this?" Director Yang asked, puzzled.
Qian Duoduo said, "It saves money."
No one was quite satisfied with this answer, but no one could refute it. Logically speaking, this black cloth was indeed economical.
Qian Duoduo reached out and touched it; it was quite thick and didn't seem to have been made with cheap materials. She looked at Factory Director Wang and asked, "Will this fabric fade?"
Factory Director Wang nodded and said, "It does fade."
"Is it serious?" Qian Duoduo wasn't surprised by the answer, since black is the color of fabric that fades the most easily.
Factory Director Wang nodded and said, "The cotton yarn in this black fabric doesn't have good colorfastness, so this is the only colorfastener we can buy."
Qian Duoduo thought for a moment and asked, "How many times?"
Factory Director Wang understood what she meant and said, "We've done experiments. This fabric fades the most after the first wash, and the water only clears up after the fifth wash."
Qian Duoduo was not satisfied with the result. She shook her head and said, "This won't do."
Factory Director Wang sighed and said, "Back in the 1930s, the cloth woven in our country had exceptionally good colorfastness. But after the war, many artisans lost their skills."
Upon hearing this, a name suddenly came to Qian Duoduo's mind: Chen Shoutin.
Perhaps because the TV series was so popular and its story was so inspiring, even though the main actors are all getting old, Qian Duoduo still remembers the key plot points and the protagonist's patriotism. The line "If the country is too weak and the individual is too strong, they will eventually suffer" is still fresh in Qian Duoduo's memory.
China is now like a sleeping lion awakening, gradually rising to its feet. One day, it will stand at the top of the world, and everyone will use China's standards as their benchmark.
Qian Duoduo believed that in the world before he traveled to China, China had already surpassed the world in terms of technology, weaponry, and economy, and "Made in China" represented Number 1.
So Qian Duoduo now feels like she's the only one sober in a world of drunks. She's waiting and working hard to catch up with the biggest economic boom since the founding of China.
Finally, when Director Wang still had no complete solution for the problem of color-fixing agent, Qian Duo bought 100 jin of color-fixing agent from Su Ruanruan, handed it over to Director Wang, and then waited for good news from the textile factory.
Although Factory Manager Wang had some doubts when he received the color-fixing agent, he thought that the order was quite lucrative and that as a manufacturer, he had no choice but to agree to the other party's requests.
The results surprised him greatly: with the color-fixing agent provided by Qian Duoduo, the black fabric produced only had loose dye, with some fading only during the first wash, and only a very slight fading after the second wash, which was completely beyond their expectations.
Factory Director Wang was excited and delighted about this color-fixing agent, but at the same time, he also had some reservations.
After all, this stuff wasn't easy to get, and Qian Duoduo only provided 100 jin this time. They took the newly made fabric to Qian Duoduo and told him that after adding the new color-fixing agent, the black fabric was fading much less. However, if they wanted to continue producing this fabric, they would naturally need more of this color-fixing agent.
Qian Duoduo understood Factory Director Wang's unspoken meaning and said with a smile, "If we can get this the first time, we can certainly get it the second time. Of course, if Xingsheng can make this fabric, others can too."
Factory Director Wang was taken aback when he heard Qian Duoduo's words: "Comrade Qian, what do you mean by that?"
Qian Duoduo shrugged and said, "It means exactly what it says."
Factory Director Wang wanted to storm off, but he was at a loss for what to do about the color-fixing agent. This was the first time he had been manipulated like this since taking office, and he was helpless.
After leaving Qian Duoduo's place, Factory Director Wang found Factory Director Liu of the pants factory and complained to him at length.
Factory Director Liu sighed and said, "When are you going to change your temper? I've been dealing with Qian Duoduo for quite some time now. Don't underestimate her just because she's a young girl; she's very shrewd."
"In our factory, half of the babies are now produced by her."
Factory Manager Wang was taken aback and said, "What do you mean? Are you saying that those fleece pants that sell particularly well in your factory, those really high-quality fleece pants, are all hers? They're all her orders?"
Looking at his surprised old friend, Director Liu sighed and said, "It's not just his orders; some things are invented by others, and we're just getting a piece of the pie."
These words stunned Factory Director Wang. Ever since Factory Director Liu's factory started making these fleece trousers, it would be a lie to say they weren't envious. Watching the factory workers busily working, who wouldn't want to live like that?
But what can we do if we don't have any orders? Factory Manager Wang said, "Who doesn't like orders?"
So in the end, despite his reluctance, Director Wang had no choice but to continue fulfilling Qian Duoduo's order, since the agreement was still in place. He was genuinely afraid that Qian Duoduo would complain about him.
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