"Qingqing, I know you want to take care of your second sister-in-law, but you've already done her a favor by getting her to invest. Even brothers have to keep clear accounts. To avoid future disputes, we have to settle this score! Your second sister-in-law can't take such a big advantage of you."
Before Lin Qing could finish speaking, Wang Sufeng interrupted her with a serious expression.
"How about this, Second Sister-in-law, you take 20% of the manpower, and you can make up the remaining 10% with money."
Seeing Wang Sufeng's serious expression, Lin Qing thought for a moment and then said.
"At most 10%, I'll make up the remaining 20%. If Qingqing is unwilling, then your second sister-in-law will not cooperate with you."
Wang Shufen suddenly said.
Lin Qing looked at her second sister-in-law's unreasonable behavior with a helpless expression.
"Alright! Let's do as Second Sister-in-law says."
After saying that, he turned to Gu Bei and said, "Gu Bei, can you draft a contract for me?"
Gu Bei nodded. He had heard their conversation and got up to go to the backyard.
A short while later, Gu Bei came out with two contracts.
Lin Qing and Wang Sufeng glanced at it briefly and then signed their names.
"Second sister-in-law, we've already signed the contract, so let's talk about the design drafts next!"
After signing the contract, Lin Qing continued with a smile.
"you say."
Wang Sufeng said with a smile.
"There are two ways to deal with design drafts: one is to buy them outright, and the other is to use the design drafts as equity."
"Does 'buying out' mean purchasing the property with money? And what does 'investing in the design drafts' mean?"
After listening to Lin Qing's words, Wang Sufeng asked in confusion.
"That's right, buying out means paying money to acquire it. Using the design as equity means that we will give her 1% of the profits from the clothes we produce using her design."
After Lin Qing finished speaking, she saw that Wang Sufen still seemed to understand but not quite, so she explained again: "For example, if the design of this dress is Second Brother's, after deducting all the costs and labor, we will give Second Brother one percent of the profit generated by this dress."
I nodded in agreement with Wang Sufeng. "I understand, but what if we lose money on this dress?"
“If we lose money, we don’t need the designer to take responsibility; conversely, the designer won’t receive a single penny of design fee.”
Lin Qing continued to explain.
"Then we lost money, didn't we?"
Wang Sufeng frowned, puzzled.
“There are always risks in doing business, so we must be careful when choosing designs. As for whether to buy out or split the profits, it depends on the other party’s design. However, I prefer to buy out, but if we find a particularly outstanding designer, we can sign that designer to our factory and have him design clothes for us only, and then give them a second design with a profit split.”
Lin Qing smiled and explained again.
"Okay, let's do it your way! Your design drafts will all be calculated based on a percentage of the profits. As for the other design drafts, you can handle that, Qingqing!"
After listening to Lin Qing's words, Wang Sufeng smiled and nodded. She understood that although clothes were selling well now, as more and more people entered the industry, the competition would become increasingly fierce. In the future, whether a garment factory could succeed would depend on its design drafts.
"Okay, then I'll be the factory's contracted designer from now on. According to the rules, shouldn't I also sign a contract?"
Lin Qing said with a smile.
"Sign it, we have to sign it. Since we've already started, we have to strictly follow the procedures."
Wang Sufeng nodded with a serious expression.
"Okay, Gu Bei, then you draft a contract for the designer."
Gu Bei nodded upon hearing this and quickly drafted a contract.
Lin Qingjie read through the contract, which was roughly the same as what she had just said, except for one additional clause: the company must provide at least three qualified works each quarter.
Lin Qing raised an eyebrow when she saw this, but didn't say anything and signed it.
There's no problem with this for now, but that might not be the case later. But that's a matter for later, and Lin Qing doesn't think there's anything wrong with it for now.
To be honest, there are just too many untapped markets right now. If this rule existed in a future era, designers would have to be paid. If they weren't paid and this rule still existed, designers would probably refuse to work there.
"Second sister-in-law, how are your clothes selling?"
After everything was discussed, Lin Qing chatted casually.
"Sales are going very well. I'm selling right in front of my shop as you suggested, and these past few days, there have been more and more people coming in. Plus, those girls you introduced me to are really good. I'm even thinking that once I open the shop, could I have those girls sell clothes inside?"
Upon hearing Lin Qing's question, Wang Sufeng smiled and said that she had already earned more money in just the past few days than her family's annual allowance. Selling clothes really is profitable.
Lin Qing nodded in agreement, "Those girls are indeed capable. Once we can open the shop, we can ask them for advice."
"I'm afraid they won't be willing; they also have jobs."
Wang Sufeng shook her head and said.
"That's not necessarily true. The factory isn't doing well right now, and I heard they've already started laying off workers. Plus, the money we make selling clothes for a month is more than we make in several months working at the factory. I'm sure some people will be tempted."
Lin Qing smiled mysteriously and said.
"No rush. There are plenty of unemployed people right now, so we have plenty of people to choose from. I'll start recruiting tomorrow. But Qingqing, let's recruit just a few people first! Should we fill all the positions at once?"
As Wang Sufeng spoke, she steered the conversation back to the recruitment for tomorrow.
"Fill out the positions! Hire a few more tailors. The shortage in Beijing is huge. Don't worry about us not being able to sell them all. This is the only wave we can get. Next year, when we have competitors, it won't be so easy."
After hearing Wang Sufen's question, Lin Qing thought for a moment and replied.
She didn't tell Wang Sufeng that if things went smoothly, he planned to expand the scale!
However, the prerequisite for expanding their scale is that they need a formal factory; what they currently can only be called a workshop.
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Wang Sufeng thought about it for a moment and realized that it made sense, so she smiled and agreed.
"Then I'll have to trouble you with this, Second Sister-in-law. If anything comes up, just give me a call. If I'm in class, I'll call you back after class."
As Lin Qing spoke, she took out her phone and waved it.
"Oh, I didn't realize it before, but now that you mention it, I do think having a cell phone is more convenient."
Upon seeing Lin Qing's phone, Wang Sufeng immediately smiled and said...
She used to feel like she wouldn't need it, but now she doesn't feel that way at all. She can contact people anytime, anywhere, which is incredibly convenient.
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