Chapter 122: Getting braver

"Okay, I understand. Just take care of the guests. I'll have to ask my friends about the extra clothes," Tang Yuan said, holding the receiver in the public phone booth. "Anything else?...Okay, I'll hang up now."

After hanging up the phone, Tang Yuan lowered his head and shook the coins in his hand.

An order of fifty thousand dollars.

A skirt plus a pearl necklace, plus the labor cost and the clothes that the customer bought by the way, an order of 50,000 was easily completed.

Many of these pieces were clothes she had brought with her. Although the material and thread cost money, they were not expensive. If you rounded it off, it was almost like she hadn't spent any money.

At least the 50,000 yuan order was placed with the studio, so she could get almost all of it.

If the studio can make a profit of 50,000 yuan every month, it can earn 600,000 yuan a year, which is equivalent to the annual income of a studio.

But she really felt that making clothes was tiring.

Although she had saved a lot of effort by making clothes in the game space, she couldn't just sit there and do nothing. The more complicated the style, the more effort she had to put in.

But these clothes can make money!

If she had such a good way to make money when she first arrived in Hong Kong, she would have stayed in the game space every day making clothes. Now that she has other ways to make money, her interest in this model has dropped sharply.

She still lacks the passion for making clothes.

We still have to find someone to do it!

The first thing Tang Yuan did to start the plan was to buy two sewing machines in Hong Kong, remove the labels, and move them to Xiaofang's residence.

The sewing machine was moved out of the game space and was not seen by the father-in-law and others until the next morning.

The inner room is divided into two rooms, one is her living room, and the other is the outer room where the sewing machine is placed. The space is not big, but it is no problem for her to sit and operate the sewing machine.

In addition to the sewing machine, she also purchased a batch of fabrics and photos of basic clothing patterns, which she hung on a rod above the sewing machine.

The grandparents and others were good at sewing and knew how to make clothes, but they had never used a sewing machine before. If they wanted to use it proficiently, they needed to practice.

"We can use both of these sewing machines? Really?" The mother-in-law stretched out her hand and carefully touched the sewing machine.

"A brand new sewing machine is not easy to buy. It's not easy to exchange a sewing machine ticket." Another person said, raising his hand, but he did not dare to touch the sewing machine, but just dropped it vaguely beside the sewing machine table.

"Sewing machines are very efficient. You can try it out first and make some clothes," Tang Yuan pointed at the photos clipped on the pole. "Make it according to this pattern. You can use the sewing machine yourself in the next few days. After you make the clothes, you can sell them at 50 cents each. We can then set a new price based on your efficiency. Is that okay?"

"The sewing machine can sew clothes quickly. I think it's OK."

"I think it's okay, but let us really try it, what if we break it?"

"Don't worry about damaging it, just feel free to try it," Tang Yuan patted the tabletop of the sewing machine, looked at the people who were hesitant, and called out to someone he knew, "Auntie, would you like to try it?"

"Okay, I'll try it." The old lady was brave and nodded quickly. She turned around and went outside to get some scraps of cloth. Then she sat on a stool and began to look at the sewing machine.

At this time, Tang Yuan took out the instruction manual and gave instructions step by step.

None of the four had ever tried a sewing machine, and Tang Yuan was not familiar with it either. Only when someone became proficient in it first could they teach the others, so that all eight people here could use the sewing machine proficiently.

With the guidance of the instruction manual and the fact that the grandparents were familiar with sewing, they knew what the different sewing conditions meant and were able to do it skillfully in no time.

Hair bands are most suitable to be made with a sewing machine. The mother-in-law and the aunt quickly picked out a hair band of the right size and sewed one out in no time.

Then, the hairband was passed to everyone.

After seeing the hair band, everyone couldn't help but exclaim: "It's really a sewing machine, it's so easy to use. Look at this hair band, it's sewn so well."

"Not only is it well-sewn, it's also fast. It only takes a short while to sew it. If we were to sew it by hand, it would take at least twice as much time."

"I think it will take more than one time, at least three or four times as long."

"I must save enough money in my lifetime to buy a sewing machine!"

"Why do you need to save tickets? Just save money. Let Xiaofang buy you a sewing machine, okay?"

"Of course," Tang Yuan nodded with a smile, "Whenever you need to buy a sewing machine, just tell me and I'll buy it for you. No tickets are needed, just prepare the money."

"Then I have to believe you. Do I really want to save money?"

"Yes!" Tang Yuan nodded again, "Whenever you need a sewing machine, come to me."

"That's great, and we can save on tickets. This thing is really new," one of them went to touch another sewing machine, "Can I try it? I used to envy other people's sewing machines. This thing looks so good, but I never thought that one day I would be able to try it myself."

"Let me do it," the old lady stood up immediately, "I'll help you adjust it, and then you just need to step on it. It's very simple to use, it's so smooth, it feels like even a kid can do it."

Two sewing machines were put into operation one after another, and the eight people inside took turns to practice using hair ties. After a short while, they made a bunch of hair ties.

The main reason is that this ordinary hair band does not require much technical skills. It is simple to sew by hand, and it is even easier to operate with a sewing machine. Most of the work can be done with a sewing machine, and only the finishing work needs to be done manually.

But even so, after using a sewing machine, the efficiency of making hair bands is indeed three or four times faster than doing it by hand.

Originally, there were four people making hair bands here, and each person made 80. Now, with the use of sewing machines, each person can make 200 to 300 a day. However, if the time for cutting and the final sewing is taken into account, the number made every day may be a little less.

Comparatively speaking, small wallets are more troublesome to make. * In many places, sewing machines cannot be used and they still have to be sewn by hand.

After one round, the people were able to operate the sewing machines to a certain degree, if not completely proficient. The old lady even managed to make a sleeve in the gap.

After the operation, the expressions of several people changed, and finally they all looked at the father-in-law and mother-in-law.

The mother-in-law noticed the gaze and turned to ask, "We are using sewing machines now, which are faster, so how much is the salary..."

"It will be inconvenient for the first two months. Depending on the situation, I may reduce your wages by one or two cents per piece," Tang Yuan had thought about this problem in advance and spoke quickly, "but don't worry, I guarantee that your wages will definitely be higher after using the sewing machine than before."

In the current situation, the four assistants are paid ten yuan a month. The four grandparents are now going to teach an apprentice and collect apprenticeship fees in disguise, which can amount to more than forty yuan a month.

The sewing machine is fast. If all of them were three or four times faster, the salary would be more than 120 yuan. That would definitely not be possible. It's not that she doesn't want to pay, but mainly because such salary is far beyond the current average salary and is a bit too high.

But if it only increases to more than fifty, then it is not a big problem and can be regarded as an annual salary increase for skilled workers.

After hearing her say this, everyone felt relieved.

Afterwards, the mother-in-law received the gazes of the other three people and said, "Everyone is here today, so let's make it clear. When the apprentices graduate next month, we will increase their salary by 10 yuan per month, so each person will get 20 yuan per month. If we do more in the future, we can continue to pay separately. However, as the masters, we will take a cut. If you are willing, you can continue to work. If not, you have also earned some money during this period, so you can take the money back."

The assistant is a real assistant and does not take on too much sewing work. He just helps with cutting and does some simple work.

It’s not that they are incompetent, it’s just that there is a first come first served principle, and if you come late you will get less.

But if they can get twenty every month, it is equivalent to all they have paid for coming here.

Now there are four groups, and each group's monthly salary is about 50 yuan, sometimes up to 60 yuan. But before the assistants came, the four people could get more than 30 yuan a month. Now they can only take out 20 yuan, which is equivalent to the parents-in-law not getting any money.

Tang Yuan didn't say anything, but just looked at the expressions of the four assistants.

After the mother-in-law finished speaking, the four of them expressed their willingness and joy: "We are willing to stay."

"Yes, I am willing to do so. Even if I don't have 20 yuan a month, I still want to stay."

"Yes, we are willing to continue!"

"Um."

"Then let's put it this way," the mother-in-law smiled, "in the future you can't say that we get more money and don't let you make money."

"No, we've made a lot of money."

"Yes, many people working in the factory don't even make 20 yuan a month. If I could make 20 yuan, my whole family would have to support me. But I definitely wouldn't give them the money. At most, I'd give them... 5 yuan a month! Even if I gave them 5 yuan, they would be very happy."

"I never dreamed that I could make twenty bucks a month."

"With twenty yuan of salary, I want to buy myself a nice shirt."

"Instead of going out and spending money to buy them, why not make them yourself?" Tang Yuan patted the speaker on the shoulder. "The sewing machine has just been delivered. You can each make a set of clothes for yourself. I will provide the fabric, and you don't have to spend any money."

"Can I?" The little girl turned her head shyly, holding her face and looking at Tang Yuan.

"Of course, it would be great if you could show off the clothes you made for yourself," Tang Yuan smiled at her, "If you have this opportunity, you must make a beautiful dress for yourself."

"I will be very careful," the little girl clenched her fist happily, "not only will I be careful when making clothes for myself, but I will also be very careful when making other things. There can't be any mistakes."

"Okay, got it. Now get to work. There are still many things waiting for you to do outside," the old lady urged. She stood up and pushed the little girl out, muttering with a smile, "All you think about all day is new clothes."

Tang Yuan laughed and looked at the people still in the room: "Then you guys get busy, I'll go out and do something."

After going out, she set up her "temporary residence" in a secluded corner, went in to get two bags of food, and carried the food on her shoulder to Aunt Cao's house.

After October, many families start preparing food for the New Year, including cabbage and sauerkraut, pickled radishes and pickled beans, and refined rice and flour.

This year everyone was bolder than in previous years, and many people came to Aunt Cao to buy food. She was happy to make a small profit from the price difference. As long as she didn't lose money, it was a good deal.