Chapter 166

He Shengnan is Xiang Yanghong's factory manager. Although she likes and admires Qin Xiang and is grateful for her help to Xiang Yanghong, she must consider Xiang Yanghong in this position.

The current dilemma has been solved, but He Shengnan also knows that this situation is only temporary. When Qin Xiang has sufficient funds and government support, maybe she will start her own factory.

What will Xiang Yanghong do then?

He Shengnan has no other choice but to find a way out herself. Qin Xiang is very talented in doing business and has a good vision. If she can reach a second cooperation with Qin Xiang, it will only benefit the factory.

Qin Xiang's eyes were more serious, "Please speak. As long as it is mutually beneficial, I will naturally consider it."

He Shengnan looked at the little girl in front of her and did not dare to underestimate her. She organized her words and said, "I reported to the city two months ago. Now several designers in the factory have gone to the provincial university to study design. But the training time is only half a year, and I don't know what they can achieve. So I want to open up another way and buy the design draft from you. What do you think?"

Seeing Qin Xiang's surprise, He Shengnan was also worried that Qin Xiang would not agree, so she hurriedly added, "Of course, all the design drafts are still based on yours, Just give us two or three designs every quarter on time and in quantity. I'll figure out the rest later."

He Shengnan didn't say this explicitly, but Qin Xiang could guess it.

It was no secret that she held a design competition in school with great fanfare. There must be people in Ningcheng who studied at Tsinghua University. After the publicity, no matter how He Shengnan knew about it, she must have been inspired.

Qin Xiang could hold a competition in school to collect design drafts. Although He Shengnan, as the director of a factory, could not take out such a large sum of money to hold a competition, she could also learn from Qin Xiang and collect design drafts in school. The provincial university is close to Ningcheng and easier to operate. Even if the provincial university is not as good as Tsinghua University, it is also a famous school in the country, and students majoring in design are not necessarily worse than those experienced designers in major factories.

It has to be said that He Shengnan's brain works very quickly. If you have no choice, just follow others to learn.

Who is the most suitable person to learn from?

Qin Xiang is the most suitable person to learn from.

Qin Xiang is a self-employed person, but he has developed to the current scale in more than a year, which is impossible for ordinary people.

He Shengnan did not shy away from this and said helplessly, "I am helpless too, but I can't go to a university in the capital, so I can only use my connections to start from the provincial university. But I have a hunch that even students majoring in design at the provincial university may not design clothes better than yours. I trust your vision more, so after I had this idea, I wanted to ask you first. If you are really too busy here, I can only accept everything from the school."

This sentence really praised Qin Xiang directly, and not only explained her own way out but also expressed her affirmation of Qin Xiang.

Qin Xiang thought about it and felt that this matter would not be bad for her.

She had no shortage of money from selling design drafts. After all, she was still providing design drafts to Guan Zhihong in Yangcheng. Although it would be a little tiring to provide Xiang Yanghong with them, this was her specialty, so it was okay to be a little more hard-working.

Moreover, this method could deepen the cooperation between the two parties.

Qin Xiang thought about it and said, "You also know that I have to balance my studies and career now. I also have to provide design drafts in Yangcheng, and I also have to have them on my own. I can only guarantee to produce a few design drafts every quarter. They may be designed by myself, or they may be collected from my classmates, but I will guarantee the quality of the drafts. I don't care about other things, but I have to provide them here. The deadline can be set at one year for now, and we can talk about the future later. Maybe after a year, you will have formed your own design team. "

Seeing her agree, He Shengnan was overjoyed and nodded quickly, "Of course, I can also promise you that I will never supply the clothes produced from the designs you provided to the cities where you have branches. Of course, if you reopen the store in the future, I will not be able to control it."

Qin Xiang laughed, "Of course, this is what I should do."

He Shengnan is a person who acts very efficiently. She didn't know how long Qin Xiang could stay here, and perhaps worried that Qin Xiang would refuse, so she immediately asked someone to draft a supply contract.

During this time, He Shengnan also talked to Qin Xiang about her plan. She was indeed going to the provincial capital to collect design drafts, but she was not sure about the style trends, and hoped that Qin Xiang could help her keep an eye.

Qin Xiang shook her head, "It's okay to help once, but are you willing to leave such an important matter in the hands of an outsider? Director He, instead of letting me be discerning, it's better for you to train your own sharp eyes and judge whether the style will be liked by the public by just looking at it."

Seeing He Shengnan's hesitation, Qin Xiang smiled, "In fact, you will know it after looking at it more. And market positioning is also very important. What kind of place the goods are supplied from and what level of clothes the customers in that place can accept, all of these need to be investigated."

As for her own branches, although they are all opened in cities along the way from the capital to Ningcheng, Tan Xiu went to observe the local clothing and dressing after setting up the store in each place, and also collected a lot of information. So even if they are all branches of Xianglian, the types of goods in the store are not exactly the same, and Qin Xiang will also focus on some aspects when designing clothes. Even the design drafts received from the school are focused on choosing the ones that are suitable for their own stores, rather than just choosing the best and most fashionable ones.

Qin Xiang doesn't need to say much about some things, and He Shengnan knows them well. She asked casually, Qin Xiang refused, and He Shengnan no longer insisted.

It is already very difficult to get the design drafts from Qin Xiang.

In the past two months, the clothes produced by the factory have been pulled out in trucks. It's not that no one is coveting them. The leaders of several factories even suggested to He Shengnan that they could do the OEM while secretly letting other workers produce them, and then sell them to others. As long as they don't admit it, they can take advantage of the time difference and say that other factories produced them according to Qin Xiang's style.

This does sound like a good thing, and it can also bring enough benefits to the factory. To put it bluntly, it is freeloading, taking Qin Xiang's design for free.

But He Shengnan knows Qin Xiang well, and after thinking it over, she rejected the proposal.

Doing so can indeed allow the factory to resume production temporarily, and everyone will be happy. But this kind of thing can't be covered up at all. Once Qin Xiang knows, it is estimated that she will immediately stop placing orders with them for OEM.

Some leaders think that Qin Xiang will not tear her face even if she knows. After all, Xiang Yanghong has the advantage in fabrics, and the workers are all skilled workers. The clothes made are of good quality.

He Shengnan is not optimistic. She knows the situation of state-owned factories outside now, and she has heard other factories complain a lot when she went to the city for meetings.

They have the advantage of fabrics and workmanship, but there are so many clothing factories in the country that are much better than them. Moreover, Mao Yuxiang from Qinxiang's side has been following their purchasing director everywhere, and is already familiar with the control of fabrics. Moreover, although the girl is young, she is very sincere and does not listen to what others say. She is a bit stubborn. It is very difficult to secretly import more fabrics to make clothes under her nose.

Qin Xiang has ten stores and three wholesale stores. Although the number is not large, the shipment volume is extremely large.

Qin Xiang is not short of money or connections. She has a boyfriend who is a big boss in Gangcheng. How can she not introduce him to someone else? As long as Qin Xiang wants, her boyfriend will probably give her money to quickly open a factory. And He Shengnan knows that if it weren't for the previous affection, Qin Xiang might not necessarily choose Xiang Yanghong as a OEM.

So in the end, He Shengnan didn't give in, and even persuaded several leaders.

Of course, He Shengnan was not going to tell Qin Xiang about this. Time will tell how she does.

She, He Shengnan, is not such a heartless person, nor is she the kind of person who loses the big picture for the small.

The contract was quickly completed. Qin Xiang checked it carefully, added two more clauses, and then signed it.

The second cooperation between the two parties also began.

He Shengnan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Let's go and have lunch together at noon."

Not only the two of them went together, but also Miao Xiaofeng and Director Feng and several other leaders.

The factory was rich now, and the places to treat guests to meals were much better than before.

However, Qin Xiang was determined not to drink outside. Miao Xiaofeng surprised Qin Xiang. She actually had a good alcohol tolerance and drank two glasses without blushing or panting.

After dinner, Qin Xiang refused He Shengnan's kindness to send her back, and went back to the hotel with Miao Xiaofeng. When they arrived at the hotel, Miao Xiaofeng told her what she had inquired about.

"I heard a worker whispering that someone suggested to Director He that we secretly produce some of our styles and sell them elsewhere, but Director He refused."

Qin Xiang understood, but it also reminded her.

There was no such thing as copyright protection in those days. If their clothes sold well, there was no guarantee that no one would imitate them. They

were not afraid of imitation, but they were afraid that someone would do something bad and bring poor quality clothes to her store to cause trouble.

For this reason, Qin Xiang instructed Miao Xiaofeng again, "Think of a way to add one more procedure to our clothes, and add a small label of Yi Ge brand."

After thinking about it, Qin Xiang simply took out a pen and paper, and after thinking about it, he drew a pattern casually, "Ask the factory to produce some small labels of this specification separately, and sew them on the clothes when sewing them. Let them choose a suitable position for the tops and pants."

Miao Xiaofeng hurriedly wrote it down when she heard it, "Okay, I'll do it now."

Qin Xiang stopped her and smiled, "You should take a rest in the afternoon after drinking."

As a result, Miao Xiaofeng herself was still unhappy, "I think you are right. The sooner we produce them, the sooner we can feel at ease. There are some clothes in the warehouse, I'll see if I can add them too."

After that, she went to work in a hurry.

Qin Xiang was in a good mood seeing Miao Xiaofeng's energetic mood. She smiled, then turned around and went out to make a phone call.

The call was to Tan Xiu. Although Tan Xiu is still in the capital, she would visit various branches from time to time. When Qin Xiang mentioned the problem, Tan Xiu paid attention to it, "I understand. I will go there again in the next two days and explain to them in person. By the way, take a look at the situation of other stores in the market."

Qin Xiang nodded with satisfaction, "Your idea is good. Go ahead and do it. If you need money, go to He Liping and get it."

Tan Xiu smiled and said, "Okay."

Qin Xiang now has a lot of employees under him, but old employees like Tan Xiu are also actively improving their abilities in order to keep up with the boss's pace. They are not willing to be just an ordinary clerk.

As for Tan Xiu herself, she has worked her way up from a clerk to a store manager, and now to the general manager of a branch. She dared not be careless.

Their growth is inseparable from Qin Xiang's encouragement, especially since Tan Xiu and Miao Xiaofeng became Qin Xiang's employees at the same time. Miao Xiaofeng was doing very well in Ningcheng, so she naturally did not want to be outdone.

After calling Tan Xiu, Qin Xiang called Mi Hongjun again.

It was estimated that there were not many people in the wholesale city at this time, but in order to develop, the wholesale city required merchants not to close during the day, so Mi Hongjun allocated the personnel, taking turns on duty after 12 o'clock, and the others went back to rest.

It was unfortunate that when Qin Xiang called, Mi Hongjun was not there, and Liu Xiaocao was on duty there. According to Liu Xiaocao, Mi Hongjun's girlfriend has arrived, and he

left with her as soon as he got off work. Qin Xiang was in a daze for a moment. She had been away from the capital for several days, so it was normal for Hao Jingjing to arrive. Mi Hongjun was not here, and there was no point in Qin Xiang telling Liu Xiaocao. So she asked Mi Hongjun to call her when he came back. After hanging up the phone, Qin Xiang went back to her room to sleep. It was past five in the afternoon, so Qin Xiang simply went out to walk around Ningshi. In order to promote economic development, Ningshi has also opened several night markets, large and small. Miao Xiaofeng came to accompany her, and at this time Zhao Ping also came from the provincial capital. The day before yesterday, when Zhao Ping passed by the provincial capital, he asked for leave to go back to visit his family, and he didn't expect to come back so soon. Qin Xiang smiled and said, "Didn't I tell you to give you a few more days off?" "There's nothing to do at home, so I'll go back to work earlier." Zhao Ping felt a little uncomfortable, and there was no expression on his face. But Qin Xiang could still see something unusual in his expression. "If you encounter anything, you can tell me. It's much better to think of a solution together than to think of it alone." Qin Xiang said sincerely, but Zhao Ping blushed, "It's really okay." It's not that Zhao Ping didn't want to say it, but he didn't know how to say it. This time when he went back to visit his family, his mother urged him to find a partner. She felt that he was almost 30 years old, and it was not a good thing for him to run around after this female boss all day. He was not young anymore, and it was time for him to get married and have children, and he shouldn't delay any longer. Moreover, many people knew that he had made money outside, and when they saw him back, they came to propose marriage, and some even brought young girls to his house for him to see. If it weren't for this, Zhao Ping wouldn't have stayed for two days and returned in such a hurry. On the one hand, he was worried about Qin Xiang being alone here, and he was really afraid of the people from his hometown who wanted to propose marriage. Who doesn't want to marry a wife, but he also understands that he doesn't have the ability now, and he can't give her a stable life. What if he finds a partner and gets married, and the other party asks him to leave Qin Xiang, what should he do? Qin Xiang has been kind to him, and even if he asks for a change of position now, Qin Xiang will definitely agree, but he can't do such a heartless thing. And he wants to save more money. When he has money and can buy a house, he can consider it later.

As for age, there was nothing he could do about it. He could just find a young woman of the same age.

Zhao Ping was plain-looking and didn't like to show his feelings, so Qin Xiang couldn't see anything except that little change.

He didn't want to talk, and she couldn't ask, so she nodded, "Okay, if you have any difficulties, just tell me."

Miao Xiaofeng joked, "Brother Zhao is not young anymore, you must be urged to get married when you go back."

Qin Xiang was surprised, and suddenly realized, and laughed, "Is that really the case?"

Zhao Ping's face was indeed uncomfortable.

Qin Xiang said, "This is a good thing. If you find someone suitable, then settle down. I will definitely give you a big red envelope when the time comes."

After a pause, he looked at Miao Xiaofeng again, "You also have the right person. When you get married, I will give you a big red envelope."

Now it was Zhao Ping and Miao Xiaofeng's turn to be embarrassed.

The two looked at each other helplessly. Miao Xiaofeng smiled awkwardly, "Brother Zhao is a little older. I think I am still young and there is no rush."

​​Zhao Ping: "..." It's really heartbreaking.

However, Zhao Ping rarely retorted at this time, "Girls in our village are married at the age of 18 or 19. Xiaofeng is also 20 years old."

Miao Xiaofeng: "..."

Her mouth twitched, "Brother Zhao, you don't have to say this."

Zhao Ping really didn't say it.

This kind of heart-warming words are enough once.

Qin Xiang was in high spirits, shopping even more enthusiastically.

She bought a lot of things with Miao Xiaofeng, including food and daily necessities, useful and unusable.

Some of them were to be taken back as gifts for others.

It was only nine o'clock in the evening when they returned to the hotel. Miao Xiaofeng rented a single room here. When Mao Yuxiang came back, they lived together. When Mao Yuxiang didn't come back, she lived there alone. Qin Xiang didn't want to let her go back alone at night, so Zhao Ping sent Miao Xiaofeng back.

The two of them were not very familiar with each other, mainly because Zhao Ping was a man of few words. On the way back, he was silent as if he didn't exist.

When they got there, Miao Xiaofeng said, "Sorry, Brother Zhao, I shouldn't have mentioned your age."

Zhao Ping didn't care, "It's okay, I'm used to it."

The two stopped talking again, Miao Xiaofeng waved his hand, "See you later."

Pushing the door open, Miao Xiaofeng couldn't help but sigh.

Zhao Ping was right, girls started looking for partners at 18 or 19, although the marriage law states that lesbians are only married at the age of 20, but they have already found a husband at 18 or 19, some of them have a wedding banquet first, and then get a marriage certificate when they reach the age.

Like her, she was 20 years old, if she hadn't reached an agreement with her family to give money to her family every month before marriage in order to leave home, her family would have been anxious to marry her off in exchange for a dowry.

However, Miao Xiaofeng didn't want to think about finding a partner. She saw through it. A married woman's job is to serve a large family. It's better to be single and happy.

Wash your face, go to bed, work hard, and buy a house in the capital in the future.

Qin Xiang wandered around Ningcheng again in the next few days. She was accompanied by people from the factory to the workshop to see the workers working. She found that the workshop was very hot and stuffy, so she took the initiative to pay for someone to buy a few fans and install them.

As a result, the workers who worked for Xiang Yanghong on behalf of her had a straight-line favorability towards Qin Xiang, and none of them did not praise Qin Xiang.

He Shengnan also thanked Qin Xiang several times when she learned about this.

Qin Xiang said politely, "It's hot, this is what we should do, and it's also to improve the enthusiasm of employees."

In the afternoon, Mao Yuxiang came back exhausted, and was very happy to see Qin Xiang here. That evening, she came to report to Qin Xiang about her work.

"Boss, you came at the right time. I just found something to report to you this time."