"I arrived around 1:00 PM." Li Xunjin smiled broadly, clearly in a good mood.
Shen Qingqing understood immediately upon seeing his expression. "Did the trip go smoothly?"
Li Xunjin drove steadily: "It wasn't exactly smooth sailing. This order opened up cooperation opportunities for three manufacturers. Apart from one being booked early on, the remaining two spots were fiercely contested."
Six days ago, Li Xunli and Li Xunjin found the business partner with connections and went together to visit the person who could decide the number of partners for this order.
After a day and a night on the train, and fearing that the porcelain in the box might be damaged, the brother and sister took turns keeping watch during the day and at night, arriving at their destination with aching backs and sore waists.
The business partner also understood that business opportunities should be seized as quickly as possible. After informing Li Xunjin and the other person, he immediately contacted someone to arrange a time to discuss business.
Unexpectedly, they couldn't get anyone to meet them for three days in a row, as the other person always had plans.
Just when everyone thought they were going to leave empty-handed, the business partner who brought them there went out for a while and came back saying that they had made an appointment.
On the afternoon of the fourth day, they finally met the legendary person who could decide who would take the orders.
Yes, not just one, but four or five manufacturers were all invited to a bright conference room. The person sitting in the main seat, smiling like Maitreya Buddha, was the one with the decision-making power.
That afternoon, Li Xunjin had never felt so incompetent. In addition to giving a detailed introduction and boasting about the products he brought, he also pointed out reasons why other companies were inferior to his own. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was debating with a group of scholars.
There was even a test where they competed to make clay Fuwa dolls on the spot. Unfortunately, none of the other manufacturers brought their master craftsmen; only Li Xunli did it herself.
That's right, the big order they received this time is for the production of merchandise related to the mascots of next year's Olympics!
It was thanks to Li Xunli's clever move that the minister decided to give them a spot on the spot after listening to their debate.
Then, after spending another day finalizing the contract details, they finally headed home.
The contract contained more restrictions than the actual contract, especially regarding copyright and pricing.
However, compared to the six or seven pages of restrictive conditions, the benefits of closing this deal are clearly greater.
"So, are you going to hire people? And what about the venue?" Shen Qingqing asked thoughtfully after listening.
Li Xunjin gave Shen Qingqing an approving look: "That's right, so your mother has already started preparing to recruit people after she went back. As for the venue, we don't have the money to buy new land yet, so we plan to rent the old site of the small porcelain factory."
"When will production officially begin?" Shen Qingqing asked.
The Olympics won't start until August next year, but tourists will start arriving and warming up the area about two months before that.
Moreover, since the event is being held in the capital city, the place with the highest foot traffic, the sales locations should ideally also be in the capital and its surrounding areas.
Foreigners are always curious about their country's capital, so they naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to come and watch such a grand event as the Olympics, and also have some fun in the capital.
"After we recruit people, we will start production and sales will begin next year. There are still about ten months. If we are going to do it, we must do it with high quality," Li Xunjin said. "And I heard that the products of several partners will also appear on CCTV channels at that time."
Shen Qingqing knew this, of course.
After all, the country is gradually paying more attention to cultural export and cultural industries.
"But Uncle, have you thought about how to transport the Fuwa porcelain to Beijing to sell?" Shen Qingqing asked her uncle curiously.
Her uncle would definitely think of something she could think of as well.
"Let's find a porcelain factory with a transportation fleet to cooperate with," Li Xunjin said.
Shen Qingqing blinked and blurted out, "My dad's company?"
“Yes, Mr. Zhang has a complete service chain, and we have official authorization. We can also find partners to cooperate with us. Our current development is not yet complete, so we must find more complete partners to fill the gaps.” Li Xunjin had a plan in mind.
Next, Li Xunjin found a time to tell Shen Rongzhou that he wanted to arrange a meeting with Zhang Zeqin to discuss cooperation, and asked Shen Rongzhou to make the appointment with Zhang Zeqin when he was at work.
Shen Rongzhou soon brought back good news as well. Zhang Zeqin said he was going on a business trip to the north this weekend and would be back next Wednesday, so they could make an appointment on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Li Xunli was also busy preparing for recruitment and renting venues.
With the adults all busy, Shen Qingqing also attended the school's year-end summary meeting.
Because Shen Qingqing not only participated in the second-year final exams but also the third-year final exams, a very strange situation occurred at this year's summary meeting and awards ceremony.
Over a hundred students from grades one to six sat in the school's auditorium.
On the high platform sat the homeroom teachers of all six grades, along with the principal and the dean of studies, who then summarized the academic performance and teaching achievements of the semester.
Principal Mo didn't waste any time with his remarks. After summarizing the key points, he swiftly presented awards to the top five students in each grade.
Shen Qingqing did not participate in the first-grade final exam, so the first place in the first grade changed to someone else, and it was someone she knew very well!
When Chen Man, who was sitting next to Shen Qingqing, heard that she had come in first place, she was completely stunned.
The other two, three, four, and five winners had already stood up and were ready to go on stage to receive their awards, while she remained seated, dumbfounded, processing the fact.
Shen Qingqing chuckled and shook her: "Hurry up and go receive your prize! First place!"
"Hey, hahaha..." Chen Man burst out laughing as if she had gone mad when Shen Qingqing called out to her.
"Hurry up and go up! Everyone's waiting for you! Stop laughing!" Shen Qingqing was about to be driven crazy by Chen Man's reaction.
Because the entire auditorium, the whole school, was watching them.
Chen Man floated up to receive the prize, the first place winner received a prize of fifty yuan, and then floated down again.
Then, next up is the second grade.
Fifth place: Chen Ziqing.
"Fourth place..."
"..."
"First place, Shen Qingqing."
When the entire auditorium heard that Shen Qingqing was the first place winner in the second year, everyone fell silent for a moment.
On the day of the exam, although they already knew that Shen Qingqing had skipped a grade to take the exam, they still had an indescribable complicated feeling when they learned that Shen Qingqing had actually skipped a grade and still got first place.
Shen Qingqing went up to accept the award in a generous manner. After coming down, she compared the fifty yuan notes between herself and Chen Man to see which one was newer and which one was older.
The second graders finished, and the third graders started.
"The fifth place in the third grade is..."
"..."
"The first place goes to Shen Qingqing."
With a whoosh, the entire auditorium erupted in gasps of astonishment.
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