Chapter 127 Transport Ideas

"boss."

"Boss, you're here. Give me the things. Or do you want to hang them in the cloakroom like before?" Someone in the studio took a pile of clothes from Tang Yuan.

"Yes, just hang them up like before." Without a pile of clothes, Tang Yuan only had two bags in his hands, one of which was pearls, and the other was shells. After entering the room, he asked, "Is everything going well at the studio recently?"

"It's no problem. Business is better than before." He said, gestured to Tang Yuan for a moment, and walked towards the cloakroom with the clothes in his arms.

Here, Tang Yuan came to the safe with the things in his hand, bent down, opened the safe, and put the pearl in.

This safe is the safe of the studio. In addition to pearls, it also contains gold, silver, and some not-too-expensive broken gemstones, all of which are materials for making clothes. In addition to her, the studio's designers and a senior producer all have the password.

Because the studio targets wealthy clients, almost all clothes are unique. Even similar styles will have some differences in details, so even if two people wear similar clothes at the same time, people will not think they are the same clothes.

The same goes for the clothes that Tang Yuan brought over. As the on-grandmothers gradually got the hang of it and the clothes they made passed the test, she would ask them to make some special improvements to a set of design drawings.

After putting the pearls away, she took out a box from the safe, pulled out a brooch-shaped pearl jewelry from it, put it into another box, and planned to take it back for her parents-in-law.

The dress she was currently making would be perfect for this brooch.

Tina came over and handed over a quote: "These are some materials that the studio will need for the next month, and some custom clothing accessories."

Tang Yuan took the quotation and took Tina into the office. When he sat down, he had already read the general situation on it and took a pen to sign it.

After signing, she thought about the recent performance and profits, and looked up to ask: "Do you know the situation of the studio in previous years? Is the profit this year better than in previous years?"

"It's better," Tina nodded, "but I don't know the price of the clothes and pearls that the boss brought back, as well as the design cost of the clothes..."

"What if we exclude these?" Tang Yuan asked her.

"It would be much better if that were the case," Tina said.

"Then I understand," Tang Yuan returned the quotation to her, "Go ahead and place your order. The payment rules are still the same as before."

"Okay, I understand." Tina nodded.

After she left, Tang Yuan found out the profit situation of the studio in the past few months in the office. Because the studio had high expenses, although it made money, many times it still had to spend a lot of money in the same period. The inventory was stuck in the studio, which was actually all money.

This also led her to realize that the studio might have made a little more money, but she didn't know how much.

But the value of this studio goes far beyond that.

She took out a thick book of design drawings from the drawer under the table. These were all design drafts belonging to the studio, including Tina's design drafts as well as previous design drafts.

After the studio was transferred to her, the copyright of all these design drafts also belonged to her.

Although there are almost no strict regulations on the copyright of clothing design, whether now or in the future, after all, clothes are imitated everywhere and the law is not responsible.

But since she already had the design draft in her hand, there was no need to go far away.

She took out another document from her bag. On it was a collection of popular styles from Country M in recent years. She picked out a few common ones and also found similar designs from the design drafts. She took them out and put them in the document.

Xiaofang's house has become larger, so she plans to close the small wallet business and let her parents-in-law and others focus on making clothes.

One batch of clothes is exclusively supplied to the studio in Hong Kong, while the other batch of clothes will be sent to Country M and enter the Country M market through Mona's hands.

For this purpose, Tang Yuan specially rented a large warehouse in Country M to store all kinds of clothes and, of course, occasionally some food.

She didn't know much about the market in Country M, but she thought that the growth would not be as obvious as that in Hong Kong. In this case, instead of using the money in her hand to buy real estate in Country M, it would be better to use it to stock up on other things.

The climate in Country M is also relatively cold at the end of January, but there is also a trend of rising temperatures. The order list given to Shen Wenyu and her friends has changed from thick sweaters to thin sweaters and thin vests, which are just right for spring wear.

When Mona came to transport goods again, she changed her vehicle from a van to a truck. Of course, she was no longer the driver.

After making money, Mona no longer drove herself, but hired a driver to drive for her. According to her, the purpose of her coming here was to see Tang Yuan, not to transport goods, so naturally the transportation of goods should be left to the driver.

Occasionally, when she is not available, she just asks the driver to come and pick up the goods.

The things were all in the warehouse, and the driver was moving the goods. Tang Yuan and Mona sat in the house she had just rented opposite the warehouse, watching the driver and mover working hard.

"I also run other businesses now," Mona said, holding the coffee Tang Yuan poured for her, "but none of them are as good as yours. No, there are some good ones, but for the same quality, your prices are cheaper."

Tang Yuan sighed: "What a pity..."

"Yeah, what a pity," Mona sighed, "It's a pity that you can't bring many clothes, otherwise I can cooperate with you."

"I want to, but I can't do it on a larger scale," Tang Yuan whispered, "but I have a new idea now, maybe we can give it a try."

Her regret was different from Mona's. Regarding their collaboration, Tang Yuan only regretted that she could not bring too many clothes.

No, I don’t dare to have too much.

Even though her business is quite big now, Mona only takes away 1,000 to 2,000 pieces of clothes from her every month. This is something that a small workshop can do, so even if she "evades taxes", as long as no one pays attention, no one will investigate.

But once her scale becomes large enough, and someone wants to know the details, they will find that everything she has does not go through formal channels.

This is serious. If such a problem really occurs, she will face a situation similar to that in the mainland now, forcing her to abandon this identity and draw a new one, or customize one.

In that case, it will cost you game coins after all.

If she wants to expand her business, she must have a legitimate channel that allows her to sell her products openly. Even if it is small profits but quick turnover, the focus should be on "quick turnover".

"What new idea?" Mona was indeed interested in this opportunity.

Tang Yuan turned around, leaned his elbows on the table, and spoke to her: "Mona, the labor cost here in Country M is still too high. If we want to expand our business, we still have to find a contract manufacturer."

"OEM factory?" Mona frowned.

"Well, it can be called a foundry, or it can be called a factory set up somewhere else," Tang Yuan took out a map and pointed to the location of Hong Kong on the map. "The average monthly salary here is more than 1,200, but the exchange rate here with Country M is 5:1, which means..."

"Can we save one-fifth of the labor cost here?" Mona was surprised. "That's a good idea. I heard that many clothing sellers look for such OEM factories. This is indeed possible, but there may be considerable risks in transportation."

"Yes, the transportation risk is not small," Tang Yuan nodded, "so I want to tell you, if we can cooperate, I am willing to bear all the risks and sell the clothes to you at the current price."

Of course, Country M also has clothes shipped from Hong Kong, but due to the transportation cost, the price is not too low. For the same quality, she gives Mona seven dollars, while the wholesale price in other places is generally over ten dollars.

Of course there is a lot of profit in this, but since the local clothing wholesale costs in Country M are high and there is a market with a population of hundreds of millions, why should we lower prices to compete with others?

Her low price was only aimed at Mona. After all, she couldn't find a suitable partner here except Mona.

And only in this way can she sell clothes openly.

Of course, if Mona is interested, she can also make the contact herself and earn all the money.

"Do you know the situation in Hong Kong?" Mona asked her.

"Yes, I have a friend in Hong Kong, a very good friend," Tang Yuan smiled, "She can help me contact the garment factories in Hong Kong and get low-priced and high-quality clothes."

"What do I need to do?" Mona continued to ask.

Tang Yuan spread his hands: "I don't know much about shipping, maybe you know something about it, or have friends..."

"Yes, I have a friend who does this kind of work," Mona nodded and looked at Tang Yuan. "I'll help you contact the shipping company and have them bring more clothes from Hong Kong, but we need to negotiate the price. Seven dollars won't do. I want six dollars. If you agree, I'll take all the goods you bring in the future."

Tang Yuan was not surprised by Mona's proposal.

When it comes to business, she does no less than Tang Yuan.

"Six dollars and fifty cents, we can cooperate," Tang Yuan raised the price, "We can sign a contract, and I can bear all losses during transportation, including the loss of goods."

Before approaching Mona, she had learned about the transportation of goods in advance. Goods from Hong Kong are shipped by ship, and the price can be charged by container or by cubic meter transported.

During transportation, the relevant declaration will not be detailed enough to specify how many pieces of goods there are, but will only roughly state how many boxes there are, and then estimate the price based on the size and weight of the boxes.

As long as the things are shipped here and sent to her warehouse, she has the final say on how many pieces of clothing can be taken out of the box. Even if outsiders pay attention, they can only see that something has been delivered and then transferred out through Mona to the clothing market.

She could have done something about it.

Ten thousand pieces of clothing are packed into a container. When the container is delivered, twelve thousand pieces of clothing are taken out. Isn't that normal? A container is just a box. What's wrong with squeezing a few more pieces?

"Are you sure you can take all the risks?" Mona asked again, somewhat uncertainly.

"Of course, we can write it in the contract," Tang Yuan nodded. "Actually, I just think it might be easier if I have someone I know to talk to. If that doesn't work, I can also go through official channels. I'm just transporting the goods, and those people shouldn't make things difficult for me."

Other people’s risks are uncontrollable, but her risks are not completely uncontrollable.

If she is afraid of loss, the worst that can happen is that she puts fewer clothes in the container, and she just has to work harder and make more trips to move the clothes.

"I'll take your price," Mona compromised, "but I have one condition. I have the first choice for the clothes you ship to me."

Tang Yuan readily agreed: "Of course!"