Seeing that he seemed to want to ask but didn't dare to, Xu Xiangyang explained, "It's too chaotic right now, and we can't guarantee that things won't go wrong when we deliver them."
"Even if you give gifts normally, people will think you have ulterior motives, and it will attract attention, which is even worse."
Qian Wenqing nodded knowingly and didn't think about it any further.
The holiday passed quickly, and Xu Xiangyang started arranging for the garment factory to receive external orders again, which kept him very busy.
He had no choice but to stay at the factory again. Although it wouldn't take long to travel back and forth, he didn't want to go through the hassle.
This makes working more convenient, and everyone lives at the factory. The empty offices have now been converted into dormitories for everyone's convenience.
Apart from Xu Xiangyang, everyone else working overtime at the factory lives in the dormitory.
He has too many secrets, and he needs to use the space from time to time, so it's inconvenient with too many people around.
If he gets caught, he won't be able to explain himself.
One shouldn't take chances with this kind of thing, since most people can't understand it.
Spring of 1969.
It's only the beginning of April, and people are already starting to wear thinner cotton-padded jackets.
In fact, in places like Northeast China, where temperatures are low, spring usually doesn't arrive until around May.
June is summer, so spring clothes don't sell as well as autumn clothes, and there are more orders.
Most people wear their spring clothes from autumn or last year.
After all, spring is very short, and unless you need new clothes, most people rarely buy clothes in the spring.
Just like Xu Xiangyang's budget, this year's spring clothes are not particularly good.
Fortunately, they received orders from other provinces, so it was manageable; at least they wouldn't lose money, just make a little less profit.
Xu Xiangyang was also thinking about making a fortune from the summer clothes.
The design drawings were developed by him and the person in charge of the design, including Guan Chunying.
However, the girl treated him badly, being very rude and disrespectful.
Xu Xiangyang thought about it and guessed it was because of the time he had rejected the other person before.
However, he couldn't be evasive about this; he had to refuse clearly when necessary.
"Director Xu, aren't these clothes a bit too daring?" Director Chen looked at the design drawings, feeling somewhat uneasy.
After all, everyone remembers what happened a few years ago, and they are used to the current conservatism, so when they encounter such a design, they are really not sure what to do.
Xu Xiangyang waved his hand, before he could say anything.
Guan Chunying said sarcastically, "Director Xu, my previous design was similar to this one, so why was it rejected? Now you're bringing out this kind of drawing again. Do you have a problem with me?"
She had already figured out what happened in the past, and it was all in the past.
But she's been feeling uneasy these past two days because Xu Xiangyang isn't willing to take the initiative.
So she wanted to cause trouble.
Xu Xiangyang glanced at her indifferently, then turned to Director Chen and said, "I've thought about this. This is the design of clothing in Shanghai now, so there shouldn't be any problem."
"Moreover, our main target audience is young people. Older people might have reservations, but young people won't. So there's no need to worry too much about performance; it should be fine."
Actually, this was something Xu Xiangyang had inquired about before; things were stricter in Shanghai for the first two years.
Now that the storm has mostly passed, everything has returned to normal.
However, the skirt will not go past the calves, and the sleeves will not reach the shoulders.
This style won't be too avant-garde; it's relatively conservative.
However, the colors will not be bright red or purple; dark or light colors will be the mainstream.
Director Chen couldn't help but nod. That was indeed a good idea. Who wouldn't like to dress nicely? Especially young women.
Guan Chunying, who was standing to the side, was stunned to see that he was ignoring her, and felt extremely embarrassed.
If it weren't for Guan Qilin's sake, Xu Xiangyang would have sent this guy to another place long ago.
She has nothing else to do all day but is a master of arguing. She should be sent to work at the Municipal Construction Commission.
In summary, they've finally settled things. The clothing issue is resolved, and the next step is to penetrate the market.
Xu Xiangyang had the workshop make a few sample garments to check for quality issues, and then sent someone to place orders.
They need to act quickly, otherwise if all the major garment factories follow suit, they'll suffer losses.
Perhaps it was the innovation that made this happen, but the number of orders actually increased several times over in just one month.
Xu Xiangyang quickly contacted the textile factory again, as the fabric had to be supplied.
Although we had made arrangements in advance and paid a deposit, the orders have now doubled. Who knows if we can keep up with the demand?
And that's when trouble started.
Xu Xiangyang answered the phone and heard the other person state the facts, followed by apologies and similar statements.
He sneered and said, "We've been working together for a year now, haven't we? You're blatantly trying to raise prices on me. Do you think you're the only textile factory in the world?"
That's right, this time it was a call from the textile factory.
Not only did they raise the price arbitrarily, but they also wanted to postpone the service.
The person on the other end clearly hadn't expected him to say that, and they were left in an awkward silence.
Xu Xiangyang said, "No matter what, we've already finalized the previous orders. If you can't complete them, the consequences are clear. I won't accept any additional orders; just complete the previous ones on schedule."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
What else is there to say?
It's obvious that the garment factory needs fabric, so they're just raising prices arbitrarily.
Is this how you cheat people out of all the business dealings we've had over a year?
Xu Xiangyang didn't care what their difficulties were. Since they were causing trouble at this critical juncture, they shouldn't say anything useless.
Just as he said, there are plenty of textile factories, and there are people who want to cooperate.
He flipped through his notebook and then dialed the phone.
"Hello, is this Yuncheng Textile Factory No. 1?"
...
The fabric order went smoothly, even though he expedited it. But since it's a large factory, they were worried about not having enough orders.
After hanging up the phone, Guan Qilin went inside and immediately asked, "Director Xu, the textile factory has been calling me. What's going on?"
He just received a phone call from the textile factory that was calling Xu Xiangyang.
They thought Xu Xiangyang hung up the phone because he was angry, but they didn't think any textile factory would accept the order.
Besides, how can you possibly finish it in just one month?
Xu Xiangyang replied calmly, "It's nothing. They don't want to cooperate anymore. I contacted Yuncheng Factory No. 1. They have stock on hand, and I can pick up the goods tomorrow."
Although Yuncheng is seven or eight days away from here, it has the advantage of having goods!
If all else fails, he'll go to the other world in space; he can't let the orders go unfulfilled.
At that point, it won't just be a matter of losing orders, but also about damaging our reputation.
If they can't even complete orders on time, who can trust them?
When Guan Qilin heard that the factory had been changed, he wanted to say something, but then he remembered the tone of that person's voice and thought that it was a good thing that it had been changed.
We're all just doing our jobs for the government. It's really going too far to make things difficult for people like this. Just replace them!
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