It was impossible for ordinary people to get foreign exchange coupons, so if someone went out wearing a windbreaker and bell-bottom pants, he would definitely become the coolest guy on the street.
He had also thought about selling clothing at first, but because the system space was too small, he finally chose small-sized, high-value-added electronic watches and sunglasses.
In the eyes of the elderly, bell-bottoms are clothes worn by dissolute people and street thugs, but in the eyes of some people, they represent fashion, style, freedom, and rebellious spirit.
Bell-bottoms are now extremely expensive, costing fifty or sixty yuan a pair, which is one or two months' salary for a worker. Some people who can't afford them make them themselves, ripping the trouser legs apart and deliberately widening the legs to make them look a bit like bell-bottoms.
Nowadays, many young men and women come to the tailor shops on Dehua Street every day to have their pants altered.
Zhao Xiaohai had previously thought about investing in a garment factory in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in the name of a Hong Kong trading company, producing more popular clothing himself. While leading the trend of the times, he would definitely make a fortune.
But now the situation has changed. He found that using the resources of these domestic factories is much more convenient and faster than building his own factory.
His idea is simple.
Orders are placed with these factories in the name of a Hong Kong trading company. If there is a market in Hong Kong, the products will be sold there. If there is no market, they will be sold domestically.
He believes that young people in the country will rush to buy it.
As for how to stay in the country, he has already figured it out. He will sell the surplus clothing in his own store on Dehua Street under the name of export.
There is a term called 'export to domestic sales.'
Generally, such products are considered to be of good quality and are the same as those worn by foreigners. They sound high-end and people are more willing to buy them.
In the 1980s,
Wearing a windbreaker, bell-bottom pants, jeans, sunglasses, and holding a tape recorder in hand, it is the most iconic look of a socially liberal youth.
It is simply the representative of fashion.
"Brother Lu, can our factory produce these clothes?" Zhao Xiaohai asked.
Director Lu smiled. "That's not that difficult. We have all the fabric in China. We can just imitate the designs in these pictures. The master can make samples in a day or two. Once we procure the fabric, we can easily make one or two thousand pieces a day."
"Brother Lu, I'll have Hong Kong place a custom order for our factory. As for the quantity, we'll see how it goes."
"As for you, just produce more."
Director Lu said with some concern, "What if we produce too much and can't sell it?"
Zhao Xiaohai smiled and said, "Give me the excess goods. I'll sell them on Dehua Street."
Director Lu immediately understood Zhao Xiaohai's intention. "Brother, you want to try the trick of exporting to domestic sales, right?"
"Brother, you're a wise man, but don't worry, I'll definitely find a way to get you some foreign exchange orders. What do you think?"
"become!"
Director Lu agreed immediately.
When the surplus goods are given to Zhao Xiaohai, the factory also makes money. This is how the two of them used to do things, and there is no problem in continuing to do so.
What,
You said there won’t be a backlog?
This is a backlog of foreign exchange orders, you know what.
What attracted him more were foreign exchange orders and export earnings, which could be said to be the obsession of all factory managers of this era.
How could I let go of this opportunity?
He believed that if he didn't do it, there would be plenty of factory managers in Jiangcheng, Hu Province, and even the whole country rushing to do it. If the two of them hadn't cooperated long ago, such a thing would never have been his turn.
As for whether Zhao Xiaohai can get him foreign exchange orders?
Director Lu had no doubt about this.
"How much goods do you want?" asked Director Lu.
"Let's start with 10,000 pieces of each style." Zhao Xiaohai said after thinking for a while.
Zhao Xiaohai chose the same style of women's windbreaker as Yamaguchi Momoe, and the same style as Takakura Ken for men's windbreaker, and chose beige, gray, and black as the colors.
There are more styles of bell-bottom pants, and seven or eight styles and patterns were selected. Zhao Xiaohai also selected several styles of jeans that he felt would be popular in the future.
"Brother, when I get back I'll ask the masters to speed up the production of samples. It will take two days at most." Director Lu said.
"Okay, I'll wait for news from my brother."
There are more than a dozen styles of windbreakers, bell-bottom pants, and jeans. Even if there are 10,000 pieces of each, that would still be hundreds of thousands of pieces. It should be enough to test the market reaction with these goods.
The two separated, and Director Lu quickly returned to Zhoukou, while Zhao Xiaohai was not idle either, and ran to the government to find Mayor Yang.
Zhao Xiaohai is now Mayor Yang's favorite. When the secretary saw Zhao Xiaohai, he smiled and greeted him, "Manager Zhao, looking for Mayor Yang?"
"Is the leader here?"
"Yes, I'll go and inform them."
The secretary came out quickly and let Zhao Xiaohai in. Mayor Yang smiled and asked Zhao Xiaohai when he saw him. "Xiao Zhao, what do you want to talk to me about? Sit down and talk."
Zhao Xiaohai sat down and said with a smile:
"Mayor, I received a telegram from Hong Kong saying they want to order a batch of windbreakers, bell-bottom pants, and jeans. I wasn't sure if our garment factory here could produce them, so I asked Director Lu, and he said they could. I'm reporting this to you now."
There was no telegram at all, it was all made up by Zhao Xiaohai.
But he is the boss, so it’s up to him. If he says it’s true, then it’s true.
Mayor Yang was naturally delighted to hear that there was another order, and quickly asked, "Did Hong Kong say how much they wanted?"
"There are fourteen styles of clothing and pants in total. We'll start with 2,000 pieces. As for the price per piece, we'll decide after we see the samples."
Mayor Yang stood up excitedly.
Fourteen items,
Two thousand pieces of each.
That’s 28,000 pieces, another big order.
Zhao Xiaohai said that he had already contacted Director Lu. Mayor Yang naturally understood what Zhao Xiaohai meant. He wanted to give this order to Zhoukou Second Garment Factory.
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