Because of the discord between the couple and their disagreement, Ye Lin's life was messed up by the reform and opening up. She felt hopeless about the future, and was in a daze every day. All her energy was gone, and in a short period of time, she looked like she had aged several years.
She has no firm heart and only wants to depend on others. Even though she knows what will happen in the future, she still can't live a good life.
In the capital, Yan Jingwan, who had no golden fingers at all, sensed the business opportunity entirely by relying on her keen sense of smell.
She is a straightforward person who does what she says. Except for marriage, she never hesitates.
So just after the Spring Festival, she contacted a classmate whose family had factory channels, and partnered with him to start a clothing processing business.
In the early days of reform and opening up, all people and all industries were in a state of confusion, feeling their way across the river.
The market economy is still stuck in the seller's market and has not changed. In this era where demand exceeds supply, Yan Jingwan and her colleagues have no trouble finding buyers for their clothes.
What's more, Yan Jingwan has a sharp eye and good aesthetic sense. She will never allow herself to make ugly clothes.
In order to make her first clothing line a big hit, she found a lot of Hong Kong and Macau TV and movie discs on the Internet and invited two students from the Fashion Institute to observe and learn about the fashion trends. She selected the clothing styles that everyone liked, and made one-to-one replicas of them, striving for perfection and making sure to reproduce the effects of the actresses in the movies.
Yan Jingwan's heart was not in vain. After the sample garments were made, her classmate's relative, who was the production director of a garment factory, saw the garments and immediately his eyes lit up. He said, "With my ten years of experience in the garment industry, this style will definitely sell well."
In order to make her classmate's relative feel responsible, Yan Jingwan gave her a substantial kickback when signing a contract with the garment factory where she worked. In return, her classmate's relative secretly revealed some of the garment factory's sales channels to her.
With these sales channels, Yan Jingwan is full of confidence.
Sure enough, after the first batch of clothes came out, many state-owned clothing stores in Beijing purchased these clothes because of their novel styles, good quality and reasonable prices.
As expected, this piece of clothing was sought after by the public as soon as it was launched online. Yan Jingwan spent a day at a newly-stocked supermarket in Beijing and witnessed the hot sales of this piece of clothing.
For a while, Yan Jingwan and her classmates were extremely busy, and additional orders came in like snowflakes.
However, in just half a month, after deducting various commissions and the share given to classmates, Yan Jingwan's personal net income was as high as 80,000 yuan, almost her entire salary before.
Yan Jingwan lamented to Yun Qiao, "I knew this business would be profitable before I started it, but I didn't expect it to be this lucrative. I can earn a full shift's salary in just half a month. If I work for just one shift, it would be enough for a lifetime."
Yun Qiao first congratulated her, and then advised her to strike while the iron is hot and make another fortune.
"When the current reforms first started, many people were still in a wait-and-see state, but this cautious state won't last long. Once they discover there's profit to be made, they'll quickly jump in and seize the market. By then, making money won't be as easy as it is now."
Yan Jingwan wasn't carried away by her temporary success. She nodded and said, "I know. The current situation of supply exceeding demand won't last forever. There are many smart people. If I can see the business opportunity, others can too. Competition will come sooner or later, so we must strike while the iron is hot and make money quickly."
Yun Qiao said, "However, expanding production requires a lot of investment, right? Sister-in-law, do you have enough money? If not, I still have some that I can lend you."
"That's great! I was just worried about that." Yan Jingwan said happily, "Yun Qiao, I won't take advantage of you. Invest whatever money you have and I'll give you a percentage of the dividends. I can't say what will happen in the future, but these last few batches of goods are definitely a sure win."
Yun Qiao gave a number.
Yan Jingwan immediately estimated the proportion of Yun Qiao's funds, wrote a profit-sharing agreement, and signed it with Yun Qiao.
Yun Qiao didn't expect Yan Jingwan to be so decisive.
You can tell at first glance that he is a man capable of great things.
After Yan Jingwan got the money, she immediately paid a high price to ask students from the Fashion Institute to develop new styles, and at the same time began to negotiate with a new clothing factory.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. No matter how pleasant the cooperation is, you have to leave yourself a way out.
Yan Jingwan's worries were right. Just when she launched her first hit product, malicious competition quietly emerged.
I don’t know which big Buddha with a strong background has also set his sights on the clothing processing business. With one move, he directly forced Qianxian’s clothing factory to terminate the contract even if it meant paying liquidated damages.
The classmate and her relatives came to apologize to Yan Jingwan, saying that they were powerless and there was really nothing they could do.
Otherwise, the cooperation can only go so far.
Yan Jingwan was not angry after hearing this.
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