Chapter 242 Clothing Fair
The biannual Qingyuan Clothing Fabrics Fair kicked off at the Qingyuan International Convention and Exhibition Center for three days.
The exhibition invited many well-known manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers to participate. There were a wide variety of booths and a bustling crowd. Orders were being completed every moment and there were unlimited business opportunities.
As soon as she entered the exhibition hall, Su Jiaojiao immediately regained her energy and went straight to the fabric area to look at the fabrics for the windbreakers. She was entrusted with the task and helped him choose the fabrics. Then she could browse around and either do some wholesale or get some fabrics to make a new model.
With the manufacturer's business card, Lu Jingyou quickly found the supplier of Yu Mingyuan, the No. 3 Cotton Mill under the Dahua Textile Group in southern Jiangsu. He didn't know much about fabrics, so he followed Su Jiaojiao to look at the fabrics seriously.
Every profession has its own expertise. Su Jiaojiao doesn’t know much about fabrics, but she learned a little bit once she got the hang of it.
The fabric of a jacket may seem like just one piece of fabric, but it is actually made up of three layers of fabric: the surface layer, the middle layer, and the base layer.
Generally speaking, the surface layer is mainly responsible for water repellency, windproof and wear resistance. For this feature, the jacket has to give up some of its comfort and appear not so soft.
The middle layer is waterproof and breathable. The composition of the middle layer is the key material that determines the quality of the jacket fabric. Among them, the recognized ePTFE and electrospun membranes have better moisture permeability and breathability, but the cost is also higher.
The third layer is the skin-friendly layer, which is roughly divided into three types: gauze, kerchief, and single-sided cloth.
Single-sided fabric is mainly used to make urban commuter jackets, because single-sided fabric is a weft-knitted plain knitted fabric with a better feel.
Flowing gauze is relatively thin and light, but it is low in cost and easily tears, making it look cheap.
Kete is a polyester-cotton fabric that has the comfort of cotton and the strength and toughness of polyester. It is generally used to make mid-to-high-end jacket fabrics.
In fact, choosing fabrics is not difficult. As long as you quote a price, merchants will recommend corresponding fabrics. Most of the merchants participating in the exhibition are well-known and their reputation is guaranteed.
The Yu family's Wanzhuo Garment Factory mainly produces high-end clothing, and the jackets they produce are definitely not cheap. Su Jiaojiao feels that Dahua Cotton Mill No. 3 has cooperated with Wanzhuo Garment Factory for many years and must know Wanzhuo's material style.
Although she looked at the fabric for a long time, she did not give any comments.
Sure enough, when Yu Baolai, the sales manager of Dahua Cotton Mill No. 3, learned that Yu Mingyuan wanted jacket fabric, he quickly called her. After a few words, the two decided on the best quality fabric. As for the price, outsiders naturally didn't know.
Su Jiaojiao also learned about the price of the jacket fabric.
Yu Baolai could tell at a glance that Su Jiaojiao was an industry insider, and enthusiastically handed her a business card. "Our factory launches new products every year. If you need any fabrics, just give me a call. Our products are high-quality and inexpensive. I can't say we're the best in the industry, but we definitely have the best value for money."
Su Jiaojiao thanked them and learned in detail about the prices of their factory's new fabrics. After comparing them, she decisively bought a batch of twill terry fabrics, which were 80% cotton, weighed 300 grams, had a thick feel, and were very suitable for making sweatshirts.
Leather jackets will be out of fashion in two or three years. Fashion needs to keep up with the trend, which she cannot do at the moment. Only hoodies and sportswear are timeless.
Chen Xiaohong's clothing store has been renovated and is currently selling goods from Mocheng. If she is willing, Su Jiaojiao will make a batch of sweatshirts for her to sell. If she can focus on sweatshirts, she will definitely make money.
Yu Baolai used a calculator to calculate a price for her: "Don't worry, Miss Su, the price I give you is the same as that of Wanzhuo Garment Factory. Although this is your first time buying goods from me, I will give you the price according to the old customer price."
"Thank you, Manager Yu. I hope we can cooperate often in the future." Su Jiaojiao was very satisfied with the price. She didn't have a business card, so she left him a mobile phone number. It was like planting flowers with care but they didn't bloom, but planting willows by accident but they grew into a shade. Unexpectedly, she managed to close a deal herself.
After signing the contract, Su Jiaojiao felt better. She was thinking about asking Ding Mei to add a few more plain cloth sewing machines to the workshop to make hoodies, and then the leather sewing machines used to make leather jackets would be gradually phased out.
From beginning to end, Lu Jingyou just sat in the reception room drinking tea and did not come to disturb her.
After a busy period, Su Jiaojiao just sat down when she received a call from Qin Shuang. Qin Shuang asked her where she was. Su Jiaojiao truthfully said that she was looking at fabrics at the trade fair.
Qin Shuang had actually seen Su Jiaojiao and Lu Jingyou together at the trade show a long time ago, but she didn't point it out: "I'm at the trade show too. I'm in the clothing exhibition area now. Come find me after you've looked at the fabrics, and show me the booth. If you can get an order, I'll give you a commission."
"Okay, I'll be there right away." Su Jiaojiao told Lu Jingyou that Qin Shuang wanted her to go over and look after the stall. "Boss Qin is in the clothing section. Let's go together!"
"Are you sure you want to go and help her?" Lu Jingyou didn't want her to get too close to Qin Shuang. Qin Xiuming was also on summer vacation, so maybe he was there too.
"I'm just going to help watch the booth." Su Jiaojiao felt that being with him was worse than helping Qin Shuang with some work.
She doesn't like to get involved with others and can't guess what others are thinking. She thinks it's more enjoyable to do business.
"I won't go." Lu Jingyou glanced at the text message on his phone. "I just have something to do and need to go back to the project department. I'll be in Qingyuan for the next few days. I'll come to see you tomorrow."
"Okay." Su Jiaojiao felt relieved.
Qin Shuang was at the school uniform booth in the clothing exhibition area. The technical department of Qinji Garment Factory designed several styles of uniforms for primary and secondary schools, as well as kindergarten uniforms.
Qin Shuang introduced Yu Tian, the head of the technical department, to Su Jiaojiao. Yu Tian was a top student who graduated from the clothing major. She had a sweet appearance and a tall figure. When she stood in front of the booth, she was a beautiful sight.
"Hello, Miss Su, nice to meet you." Yu Tian took the initiative to greet Su Jiaojiao. "Boss Qin said that although you are young, you have already completed several orders, so he asked me to learn from you."
"I don't deserve it. Let's learn from each other." Su Jiaojiao really likes interacting with people in the industry. Qin Shuang whispered to her, "She is Yu Baiqiang's niece. She just graduated and is very brave. You just need to help her watch the stall. You don't have to worry about anything else."
Qin Shuang was in a hurry to go back to the meeting, so he left after saying that.
Yu Tian said that they came yesterday. This batch of school uniforms were all designed by her. She had already negotiated a small order for kindergarten uniforms yesterday, which was considered a success in the first battle. She hoped to close the deal tomorrow and get another order.
Su Jiaojiao has worked in school uniform orders.
The biggest impression that this batch of school uniforms gave her was that the colors were too bright and too colorful. Although they were not the conventional blue and white, they were all combinations of three colors, namely green, white and yellow, yellow, red and blue, and red, blue and yellow, and they were all bat shirt styles.
Yu Tian said that her design concept is to let children absorb knowledge as if they were breathing freely in the jungle.
Su Jiaojiao instantly lost interest in communicating with her. After all, she was a relative of hers, so whatever she did was right.
Yu Tian was very enthusiastic towards Su Jiaojiao. She brought her drinks and fruits, and asked her indirectly if she knew how many girlfriends Qin Xiuming had dated.
"I don't know anything about him." Su Jiaojiao understood, "Just ask him directly."
"I'm embarrassed to ask him..." Yu Tian's face flushed slightly, "My uncle thought he was a good guy, so he introduced us to each other."
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