Chapter 150 Eureka What kind of treasure have we created?! ...
Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. Three "treasures" suddenly arrived at Feiyan Textile Factory, instantly turning their lives into chaos.
The most troublesome part is the quality inspection, which makes a bunch of babies in the factory cry and scream.
Assistant He came to complain: "Director Qin, is this quality inspector Rong really capable? She's driving us crazy. The cotton just came into the warehouse, and she said it was too damp and had to be dried before we could use it."
"When it came time to spin the yarn, they said the silk thread needed to be moistened overnight before spinning..."
"What's the difference between this back and forth? It's just making things difficult for people."
Qin Xiangxiang tried to suppress the smile on her lips and comforted them, "The senior has his own ideas. Each process has its own requirements. There's nothing wrong with being particular."
"Now we are making high-count yarn fabrics, which are different from ordinary cotton yarns, so naturally there are different requirements."
"Listen to what the experienced master says."
Assistant He sighed and nodded: "Alright, I'll go find Representative Jie again and have him do some ideological work with the workers."
After Assistant He finished complaining, Qin Xiangxiang hadn't even opened her drawer yet, and was preparing to leisurely eat some roasted sunflower seeds and watch the show, savoring the torment she had suffered at the factory, when Yang Zhixia came to complain again with the textile workshop director.
"Factory manager, this Liao Yumei is terrifying! She disassembled the loom herself! She took the loom apart, asked the fishing boat company for old parts, and modified the loom herself. It's scary. What kind of machine will she modify?"
"This loom of ours is extremely precious!"
"We can't just start taking it apart ourselves, can we? If we break it, none of us can put it back together!"
The textile workshop director was almost in tears. Textile workers modifying looms was unheard of. They had taken them apart and reassembled them into "alien shapes." How would they ever be restored to their original state? Master Liao said that the modified looms were specifically for making seersucker yarn.
When Qin Xiang saw the workshop director bursting into tears, she almost wanted to jump up and applaud. She thought to herself: Now you know what it was like to be tortured by my mother.
Textile workers like Liao Yumei and Zhou Aodong were ambitious and thought they knew a lot about machines. They even pressured her back then, saying things like, "Even if your water breaks, you have to learn how to use machines..."
Zhou Aodong ruined her life, and now it's Liao Yumei's turn to ruin others. Why is Qin Xiangxiang so happy about this?
"Schadenfreude" is exactly her natural, slightly dramatic trait.
Qin Xiangxiang offered a feigned attempt to reassure her: "Let her dismantle it. Master Liao is a veteran textile worker with decades of experience. She's used more machines than we've eaten salt. Even if she dismantles it, she can still put a brand new loom back for us."
"You have to trust the skills of that old female worker! You can rest assured."
The workshop foreman sighed, "This Mr. Liao speaks too harshly. He scolded some of the female workers until they cried, and even said, 'You're not even as good as an eighty- or ninety-year-old woman like me.'"
“But she doesn’t look eighty or ninety years old.”
Qin Xiangxiang: "Pfft—"
Sorry, I couldn't help but laugh out loud, and this made me look older for no reason.
"This Ms. Liao is a top-notch veteran female worker, an excellent machine operator. A strict teacher produces outstanding students. I believe that with her special training, our factory will definitely produce many excellent machine operators."
The workshop foreman was dumbfounded: "????!!"
Qin Xiangxiang wished she could whistle, thinking she would show them what it meant to "talk to someone who doesn't understand you."
Qin Xiangxiang was incredibly grateful that he was the factory manager, at least he didn't have to suffer in the workshop. The three new mentors were a good thing! They could teach and train these troublesome employees and dampen their arrogant enthusiasm for production.
This also lets everyone at the textile schools know that three "female devils" have come to our Feiyan Textile Factory, torturing people to the point of wishing they were dead. Don't come! Don't come at all!
These textile trainees are too "vain". All they think about is "getting honors", shouting slogans, asking for certificates, and competing for honors. It's a headache to listen to.
Female workers who are military dependents or commune members prefer higher wages and material subsidies such as cotton cloth, which sounds much more reassuring.
Although textile trainees talked about wanting honors, they were actually quite lazy; while female workers from military families and female workers from commune members worked much harder in the workshops.
It is precisely because of this that the graduates of textile cadets would spread a "vanity culture" to female military dependents and female commune workers, causing female military dependents to also want to compete for honors; and because female military dependents and female commune workers were too pragmatic and hardworking, they would force the lazy female cadets to work harder.
This situation cannot continue. We must curb the arrogance of textile trainees and reduce their pursuit of vanity and extravagance.
However, Qin Xiangxiang's hopes were destined to be dashed. She hoped to scare away the textile trainees, but Yang Zhixia called her young alumni and said on the phone, "If you want to learn real textile techniques, you have to come to our Feiyan Textile Factory. There are senior female workers who will teach you step by step. Our factory now produces high-count yarn, and the standards are very strict..."
“Veteran female workers have first-hand experience and can learn a lot of knowledge that cannot be learned from textbooks.”
"An experienced quality inspector can tell if there's a problem with the cotton just by touching it; humidity has a huge impact on cotton..."
"When making high-count yarn, slightly moistening the cotton sliver can actually reduce the breakage rate."
The people there were filled with longing upon hearing this: "My God, how wonderful the things woven from these must be!"
"Xiaxia, I also want to textile high-end fabrics, and I also want to go to the Canton Fair."
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Aside from the two tormenting female bosses, Rong Zhijian and Liao Yumei, Meng Qiaoyun could be described as gentle. She proposed many improvement methods that visibly improved the quality of cotton fabric, and the process parameters she calculated could save them costs.
However, Meng Qiaoyun's only flaw is that she is dull, but she has too many tricks and ideas in her head. She is always trying to test various blend parameters, which makes people's scalp tingle.
While their factory had just begun experimenting with making standard poplin, Meng Qiaoyun started talking about patterns, and even wanted to use 95% high-count yarn mixed with 5% polyester filament. Theoretically, such poplin would be indistinguishable from standard poplin, but it could reduce costs significantly and make the poplin more durable.
"Theoretically speaking... it's good in theory, but this is going too far."
"High-count yarn is very expensive, but you can mix polyester into it..."
"But the effect doesn't seem to be noticeable; it seems to be more durable?"
...
This Ms. Meng was known behind her back as "Dream Dare" because her surname was Meng, and because she was so daring, she put forward many ideas for fabric construction.
"Director Qin, can you think of something? Should we really follow Meng Dadan's idea? No, no, no, should we really follow Master Meng's idea?"
Qin thought for a moment: "Let's give it a try. Use whatever works best. Trust those you employ, and don't employ those you don't trust."
"I approve!"
Let me cause trouble! The more trouble the better! I'll let you all experience what it's like to be disciplined by my mom!
"Our Feiyan Textile Factory is in complete chaos!" Qin Xiangxiang laughed and laughed as she returned home.
Now she's more enthusiastic about going to the factory every day, just wanting to see what kind of trouble these three old masters can cause, and how her unlucky employees will cry and wail again.
There's something to enjoy every day!
Li Jianzhi was completely defeated by his wife: "Your factory is in complete chaos, and you, the factory manager, can still laugh."
"Wife, you're like someone who's swallowed eight hundred weights; no one can shake your unwavering composure. You're not worried at all."
Qin Xiangxiang snorted and whispered to him, "Don't you know your wife? I'm always stirring up trouble. Now there's always something to watch and something to eat every day."
"It's so funny to see my employees crying and begging for their parents, hahaha."
"Live each day to the fullest."
Qin Xiangxiang said, "If the textile factory is destroyed, it won't be my fault."
“If the textile factory is gone, my daughter and I will have to go back home and live off our husbands. Our family will depend entirely on Commander Li!”
Li Jianzhi chuckled, "No matter how much you try, it can't compare to my natural fate as a kept man."
Qin Xiangxiang: "???"
"My life as a kept man ensures my wife's career takes off."
Master Liao, Master Meng, Master Rong, and a few others gathered together for a meeting.
"Old Meng, I'm so touched. This is the first time in my life I've met such a good factory manager like Xiangxiang. I have high standards, but she never thinks I'm being difficult."
"Yes, yes, I want to try new blending methods, and she always supports me."
"She agrees with everything I do to modify the loom..."
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"Xiao Zhou's daughter is a very capable person. She dares to think big and work hard, and is willing to reform! She's different from those conservative old fogies!"
"I think Qin Xiangxiang is much more capable than her mother, Zhou Aodong. She is calm and composed, and she is always laughing and joking when she comes to the factory. This kind of person is the one who can truly keep a big business in check. She is magnanimous!"
“Zhou Aodong’s daughter is the modern-day Liu Bang. Only when she is in charge can all the talents be put to good use.”
"I believe she will definitely make a name for herself."
...
After a meeting, several experienced workers gave Qin Xiangxiang, the factory director of Feiyan Textile Factory, high praise.
After more than half a month of chaos, Feiyan Textile Factory began to trigger "Eureka" repeatedly.
The word "Eureka" originates from ancient Greek. Anyone who has played the Civilization series of games will be familiar with this word. Triggering "Eureka" is equivalent to suddenly gaining a tech tree point.
It's roughly like this: "Ah! I've got it!"
Feiyan Textile Factory produces several types of poplin, among which the most stunning is the poplin with natural wrinkles formed due to humidity. This natural texture, resembling "ice patterns," is very beautiful and has a strong sense of luxury.
Even the most clueless person can tell this is a good product. The fabric is smooth as a mirror and has subtle natural ice patterns that give it a luxurious and sophisticated feel, making it more luxurious and high-end than any printed pattern.
If this were in ancient times, it would have been a royal tribute offered to the emperor.
Qin Xiangxiang: "My God!"
"What kind of amazing thing have we created?!"
"Factory manager, the fabrics we're weaving are so beautiful! They're practically silk!"
"Moreover, the addition of chemical fiber blends makes it easier to care for, wear-resistant, durable and does not shrink... and also reduces costs."
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But now a new problem has arisen. Qin Xiangxiang muttered to herself, "Such fine fabric, using ordinary chemical dyes, I feel it's a waste."
Many dyes have excessively high color saturation and purity.
Qin Xiangxiang remembered that there was a Morandi color scheme from abroad? It is a low-saturation color that makes the visual feel softer and is more suitable for high-end fabrics.
...Perhaps we could consider using natural dyes?
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