Seeing this, Xiao Weiguo went to push his bicycle without saying a word.
"Weiguo, two cents is too cheap. How about three cents? Just to help me out."
Xiao Weiguo ignored him and didn't even turn his head.
Finally, Xiao Changsuo panicked.
"Okay, two cents it is, I only need cash."
For Xiao Changsuo, selling the two cents was better than having them piled up at home and getting in his way; at least it could solve his immediate financial crisis.
"No problem, come with me. We'll unload the goods when we get there, and I'll pay you right away."
Xiao Weiguo readily agreed, rode his bicycle ahead to lead the way, and Xiao Changsuo followed behind in his donkey cart.
The sign on the gate of the county garment factory has been changed to Panlong Garment Co., Ltd.
With its blue background and gold lettering, it looks much more upscale than before.
They took Xiao Changsuo directly to the warehouse, unloaded a truckload of socks, a total of 49,000 pairs, and let the warehouse managers put them into storage.
"Chairman, we still have a huge pile of inventory to clear out, why are you ordering such a large batch of socks?"
Xiao Weiguo smiled mysteriously.
“I have my own use, and you will soon find out.”
He had the accountant count out 9,800 yuan for Xiao Changsuo and then sent him away.
Xiao Weiguo used the 100,000 yuan loan to pay the contracting fee, and he hadn't spent much of his original 50,000 yuan. He put it all into the factory as start-up capital.
I brought the drawing I finished last night to the design department.
The design department consists of three people: a middle-aged veteran named Zheng Guoqiang, who is in his fifties and is the head of the department; and two young college graduates, both women, named Fang Mei and Liu Xiao, who joined the factory two years ago.
When Xiao Weiguo showed them his sketch, it immediately attracted their attention.
He not only drew the lines of the trench coat, but also used the colored crayons that Xiao Jiang used to use when he went to school to color in the various parts.
The overall design features a grey woolen exterior, a lake-blue lining, and dark gold buttons. Every detail is rendered with remarkable clarity.
Although the design is simple, it gives people a very sophisticated feeling at first glance.
"Do you have any difficulty making the cutting pattern based on this picture?"
Fang Mei placed her small hand on the drawing and said easily, "With this drawing, not only us, but even students who haven't graduated yet can make it quickly."
The difficulty in clothing design lies in the concept; basic things like tailoring are something anyone can do easily.
"good."
Xiao Weiguo nodded.
You should make the cutting pattern as soon as possible and hand it over to the workshop for production.
"I guarantee the task will be completed, and the machine will be running tomorrow."
The chairman gave the order, and the two girls agreed very readily.
Only Master Zheng Guoqiang frowned and asked, "Chairman, these clothes look nice, but everyone knows that wool fabric isn't suitable for ordinary people. Chairman, who are we going to sell them to? We can't just let them gather dust in the warehouse, can we?"
Xiao Weiguo chuckled.
"Engineer Zheng, don't worry. Since I've already started, I've already planned out the sales channels. Don't worry about not being able to sell them. The only thing I'm worried about is that we won't have enough products to sell, which will require everyone to work overtime."
Overtime work hasn't happened in the garment factory for many years.
Normally, there are only so many tasks, not enough to keep us busy. We wish half of the staff were idle, so there's no need for overtime.
Back then, there was no such thing as working 996. If you were working overtime, it meant you would get paid, which was something everyone was eager to do.
"real?"
Zheng Guoqiang was somewhat skeptical.
"Let's wait and see."
Xiao Weiguo patted him on the shoulder and walked out of the design department with a smile.
He arrived at his office, a space specially prepared for him by the factory, not far from Wang Xiuhong's office, and the space inside was even larger than the original factory director's office.
He called the office director and asked him to make the notification.
The workers in workshops one and two remained in the workshop, waiting for the blueprints to be completed tomorrow so they could begin processing the trench coats.
All the machines in Workshops 3 and 4 were shut down, and all the employees from Workshops 3 and 4 were gathered in the auditorium. He had something to say.
The office director was a capable person and quickly got things done, then led Xiao Weiguo to the auditorium.
About a hundred people from the two workshops were already seated in the auditorium, waiting for the leader to speak.
"Guess why we were called here today?"
"Who can guess what the leader is thinking?"
"Are you telling us to stop work? Look, no one from workshops one and two has come."
"It's possible. The factory isn't doing well, they can't even pay wages, and the clothes they produce aren't selling. Is the management planning to lay off staff?"
"Hmph, you dare to make me lose my job? Just try it. If I don't kill him, my family won't have anything to eat, and he won't have a good life either."
Because the factory has just undergone major changes, many workers are still unsettled.
Immediately, all sorts of speculations arose, and everyone discussed it in hushed tones.
In short, it's the same thing: they can do whatever they want, but if you want them to stop working and not get paid, forget it.
Xiao Weiguo came to the podium and raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
"Comrades, I've called you all here today because I have something to announce."
The audience was completely silent, waiting for him to continue.
"Due to our lack of raw materials, the factory has decided to temporarily suspend production in workshops three and four."
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd erupted in chaos.
"What, you want us to stop work?"
"Didn't we agree beforehand that you wouldn't fire any of us after you took over? And now you're going back on your word after just one day?"
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