Ji Kai has been deeply involved in the tablecloth industry for many years and has a good understanding of fabrics. However, when it comes to women's clothing sales, it can only be described as "a trade is like a mountain". Unlike Lao Chen, he has no experience in women's clothing production. No matter how much he covets this lucrative business, he cannot rashly switch careers.
But this doesn't prevent him from building a good relationship with Chu Yu.
He has suitable fabrics that he can work with her to develop. She is only eighteen years old and already dazzling. She may very well have a bright future in the business world.
Ji Kai had a distant cousin who once helped a down-on-his-luck beggar. This beggar later smuggled himself to Hong Kong and, after years of hard work, became one of the top real estate developers in Hong Kong.
The beggar boy meets his uncle again and, to repay the kindness he received years ago, invites him to develop real estate in the port city.
Ji Kai's cousin made his fortune through this, accumulating tens of millions in wealth. His whole family moved to the port city. It was also through his cousin's connections that Ji Kai's father was able to start an export tablecloth business.
Ji Kai felt that as long as he got along well with Chu Yu, he might be able to rise to prominence in the future, just like his uncle, thanks to this girl.
"If there's anything I can help you with, just let me know," Ji Kai said sincerely.
Chu Yu really needed his help. She took Ji Kai and Shen Zhuyu to her shop. Chu Yu had already drawn up the decoration sketches. The ceiling height of the first floor shop was not low. Chu Yu planned to hang a chandelier in each shop. After the wall decoration was completed, wooden display cases would be laid and shelves would be placed on the floor.
She also needs to buy a few more mannequins for the clothing.
"Fake models? You mean mannequins, right?"
Old Chen's factory had ordered a batch of mannequins, but the public's acceptance of them was not high. The clothes in the clothing wholesale market were simply displayed, and only some winter clothes used mannequins.
“That’s right, I want to put a few mannequins at the entrance, dressed in the main products promoted each season.”
Ji Kai offered, "If you need it, I'll ask around for you when I get back. Just describe what you need to me, and I'll go to the factory to find it for you."
Fake mannequins are hard to buy, so Chu Yu asked for five. The poses aren't really important; what's important is that the mannequins are tall and thin.
"Clothes only look better on tall, thin, and well-built mannequins."
The fake models of this era weren't as realistic as those of later generations. They didn't require fake V-lines or abs, but they did need to be tall and thin, otherwise the clothes wouldn't look good on them and would only have the opposite effect.
Ji Kai nodded: "Then I'll find you a mannequin with a European or American style. I've seen the mannequins in Hong Kong, and they are indeed taller and thinner than those used in mainland China."
It's so easy to talk to smart people.
Chu Yu was very satisfied with this effective communication. If Ji Kai hadn't seen much of the world, no matter how Chu Yu explained, he wouldn't have understood why the requirements for fake models were so high. But the reality is, no matter how much outsiders despise the fashion industry's aesthetics, clothes worn by tall and thin people are indeed more likely to attract customers.
Chu Yu didn't want to mess with money.
Shen Zhuyu felt like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.
Anyone can sell clothes. Go to Wenzhou or Guangzhou, spend some money to buy them wholesale, and you can make a thousand or two just by reselling them.
But Chu Yu's way of selling clothes was different from hers. Although they started their businesses together, while she was still thinking about making an extra three or five yuan per piece of clothing, Chu Yu had already decided on the storefront and was considering the display and layout of the clothing store.
Before this, Shen Zhuyu had no idea that there were so many intricacies involved in displaying clothes.
"Chu Yu, how much investment do you plan to make in this shop?" Shen Zhuyu asked.
Chu Yu hadn't calculated it in detail. "The renovation will cost about two thousand, right? Winter clothes are expensive to buy. I heard that winter clothes in Guangzhou cost thirty or forty yuan a piece. If all four of my shops are filled with them, it will cost at least thirty or forty thousand."
Thirty or forty thousand is not enough. If the second floor is also renovated, the investment will double. There is no limit to the amount of winter clothing stockpiled. In her previous life, Chu Yu's friend who owned a women's clothing store had to stock up on two million worth of goods for winter. Chu Yu's clothing store is comparable to a light luxury boutique, so stockpiling tens of thousands of worth of goods is nothing.
It's not that you can't stock up a little, and then restock after you sell out, but who does clothes like that? If you don't stock up on women's clothing, it's impossible to retain customers. Considering the transit time for inventory, Chu Yu's capital is indeed insufficient.
After buying the house, Chu Yu only had 17,000 yuan in savings, 2,000 to 3,000 yuan for renovations, and the income from the new suits, which gave her more than 30,000 yuan for purchasing inventory.
Thirty thousand is not a small amount, but it is definitely not enough to fill the entire second floor. According to her planned scale, it is no longer a simple women's clothing store, but a women's clothing market, a women's clothing mall, which is going to empty the wallets of women in Deyang.
Shen Zhuyu knew Chu Yu had plenty of money and could easily come up with twenty or thirty thousand, but she still asked, "Do you want to find someone to partner with? What do you think of me?"
Chu Yu smiled and took a sip of tea.
"You want to partner with me? How much money can you come up with?"
"Twenty thousand, you can give me 30% of the shares. If you don't trust me, you can keep the money, and I'll give you the keys to the goods and warehouse. I'll help you watch the store and make money during the day, and hand over the income to you at night. You can give me dividends on a daily or monthly basis."
Shen Zhuyu felt she had been sincere enough. She and Chu Yu had only met a few times, so it was normal for Chu Yu not to trust her. But she really didn't want to miss such a good opportunity, just like when she spotted the erotic magazine among many business opportunities.
She has excellent taste.
She was set on Chu Yu.
She wanted to curry favor with Chu Yu and have him help her make a lot of money.
Thirty percent may seem like a concession, but what's wrong with having fewer shares? It doesn't matter if you have fewer shares, as long as you make more money, you'll get your share. Chu Yu is quick-witted and has a sharp eye. If she takes the initiative to cooperate with others, how can she not be sincere?
Shen Zhuyu was, after all, a businesswoman, and knew how to strike at Chu Yu's heart.
“How about it? You put up 30,000, I put up 20,000, and you give me 30%. The money and the goods will be in your hands, so you don’t have to worry about me running away. You can use your shop, pay the rent as usual every year, and I will look after the shop for you. You don’t even have to pay me wages.”
Shen Zhuyu felt she was being humble enough, but she was still afraid that Chu Yu wouldn't agree. Why should he agree? It's not like he couldn't afford those tens of thousands of yuan. He could just order less stock, sell it for a few days, and then he'd have the money to restock. He didn't need to drag her into it.
But where can she find such an obedient business partner?
They'll give you money if you need it, they'll give you strength if you need it, they can cook, carry goods, and make people happy.
"The partnership is about..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhuyu knew that it was hopeless.
It's nothing, as long as you've tried your best, you won't regret it.
"It's settled then!"
Okay, it's settled then. She wasn't disappointed at all. At worst, she could go back to Quan'an and continue being her self-employed self, and so on...
Shen Zhuyu belatedly looked at Chu Yu, not understanding why this woman would agree to a partnership. Half an hour later, Chu Yu took Shen Zhuyu home. Watching Chu Yu slowly pull out a high school physics textbook, she finally understood the reason—
This future star, whom she and Ji Kai had their eye on, turned out to be a high school senior!
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