Chapter 174

Before the sound of firecrackers stopped, more than a dozen workers came out of the factory.

Wu Gang and a young man wearing thick glasses came out of an office to greet them, "Welcome Boss Qin to visit our factory."

Others also looked at Qin Xiang eagerly, as if Qin Xiang was really a big boss who could save their factory.

This feeling was different from being welcomed by Xiang Yanghong.

These people, including the factory director Wu Gang, really welcomed her arrival from the bottom of their hearts, and their eyes were even more eager, so eager that Qin Xiang felt a little embarrassed. She even felt that it would be unfair to the other party if she didn't sell goods worth 100,000 or 80,000 yuan.

When I met Wu Gang before, I felt that this man was a silent and steady man, but this time, the steady man was not steady anymore. He came closer, wiped his hands, and extended his hand, saying, "Boss Qin, welcome to our factory. Although our factory is a little small, a little remote, and a little less staffed, we use the best machines, equipment, workers, and fabrics, and we will never let you down."

This is also Wu Gang's smartness. Even though he had met Qin Xiang once, and Qin Xiang also had a friendship with Liu Minhua, Wu Gang never mentioned this matter, and only emphasized the advantages of his factory.

Just based on this point, it was enough for Qin Xiang to look at him more.

Qin Xiang nodded and smiled, "Then let's take a look at the workshop, okay?"

"Okay." Wu Gang smiled, and then began to greet people, "Okay, everyone go back to work, don't stop working, work hard."

The factory building was rented, and it looked a bit shabby from the outside. Wu Gang led them to the first room on the left, and Qin Xiang was stunned after entering.

The machines inside were very new.

You should know that the equipment in a clothing factory is not just sewing machines, but many other processes also use machines. At this time, the sweaters produced by the factory are not woven by hand, but by machines. If you want to do the crochet and other processes well, you naturally need good machines.

Xiangyanghong's advantage is that it replaced its equipment in time when the benefits were good in the first two years, otherwise Qin Xiang would not have chosen it. Other garment factories, even Hangzhou No. 2 Garment Factory, mostly use machines that are ten years old. Although the clothes they make are good, the shortcomings of the machines are there. They are not advanced enough, so Qin Xiang has no choice for some sweaters.

The machine equipment in front of her is attractive enough. It is new, and the labels on it are in foreign languages, unlike the machines in China. This is not uncommon in state-owned factories or many large garment factories in Yangcheng. The problem is that this is just a small factory with only a dozen workers. It is shocking to see advanced machines here.

Wu Gang was so proud of this that he spoke with more confidence, "Boss Qin, I'm not bragging. Although our factory doesn't look very good, the equipment is definitely worth a lot. As long as we make a breakthrough, we must move the factory closer to the city."

Because it is far from the city, it took a lot of effort to recruit workers. It is also because of the good salary and benefits that people are willing to come from far away to work and live here.

I can't say more, it will be tears. The wages paid to the workers last month were paid out of his own pockets by him and his partners. If the clothes can't be sold, he really plans to go out and sell them during the day.

Wu Gang was already very happy to meet Qin Xiang and to find that she was interested in his clothes. He had to seize this opportunity no matter what. Qin

Xiang said nothing, but went forward to look at the machine, and then picked up the cloth next to it and touched it. The more she touched it, the more satisfied she became.

Seeing her move, Wu Gang pointed to the young man next to him and said, "This is my partner Jiao Junxi, a college student who came back from Gangcheng. He also managed to get the machine from Gangcheng. This machine alone cost us all our money."

Qin Xiang was surprised and glanced at him. He looked to be about 23 or 24 years old, wearing thick glasses and seemed not good at dealing with people. He stood behind Wu Gang from beginning to end. When Wu Gang pushed him out, he was still a little flustered and nervous. He glanced at Qin Xiang, nodded, and then lowered his head with a red face.

Wu Gang was so disappointed that they could not make each other work. He said helplessly, "Then you go back to work first. I will entertain Boss Qin here."

Jiao Junxi nodded and turned away as if relieved.

Wu Gang smiled awkwardly, "Although he looks a little scared, he is really talented. All the clothes in our factory are designed by him. I heard from Minhua that you also studied fashion design in college. You should be able to see how good his designs are, right?"

After he finished speaking, Jiao Junxi, who had already walked to the door, turned around and looked at Qin Xiang. It seemed that he did not expect that Qin Xiang was also a fellow traveler.

Qin Xiang smiled politely, and Jiao Junxi turned around and ran out.

"Not bad, very good." Qin Xiang was really surprised. Wu Gang had quite a few kinds of clothes on display yesterday. In addition to more than 20 styles for summer, there were more than ten styles for autumn. The styles were more novel than those of Hangzhou Second Garment Factory.

Design is not as simple as drawing based on imagination. You also have to collect information and design based on many factors.

Qin Xiang didn't expect that the other party, who seemed to be silent, could design so many clothes. Qin Xiang originally thought that there must be at least four or five designers.

But looking at this environment, it really doesn't look like they can afford four or five designers.

Wu Gang breathed a sigh of relief and took Qin Xiang to see the workers at work in the factory. Qin Xiang found that the workers were generally older, and there were almost no young people.

Perhaps seeing Qin Xiang's doubts, Wu Gang did not hide it, "It's because our location is remote and the factory is small, so most people don't want to come. Minli gave me some ideas, and then I found these retired workers. Some of them gave their jobs to their children, and some retired and had nothing to do at home, so they wanted to make money. Although they are not young, they are very efficient at work. Now there are too few orders. Once the goods need to be shipped, everyone can work overtime to catch up."

Qin Xiang understood and admired Wu Gang's operation.

Qin Xiang praised, "Very good."

The factory is not big, there is only one advantageous production line, and there are more than ten brand-new sewing machines. It looks like there are many factory buildings, but in fact their factory is really small. It's better to say it's a workshop than a factory.

But no matter whether it's a workshop or not, it's enough as long as the clothes it makes are enough to satisfy Qin Xiang.

However, Wu Gang also specially set up a decent showroom, which was full of clothes. A careful look revealed that most of them were clothes that were put on the stall last night.

Wu Gang was a little nervous and asked cautiously, "I wonder how much you can take?"

Qin Xiang smiled and said, "As long as the price is right, it will definitely not be less."

In order to reassure Wu Gang, she added, "I have ten stores and three stores in wholesale cities. In addition, branches in Hangzhou and Suzhou will open soon."

When these words came out, Wu Gang's eyes lit up. Even if a store only needs 200 pieces of clothing, it is not a small number, and there is also a store in the wholesale city!

Wu Gang quickly calculated the price in his mind and said immediately, "I can't offer you a higher price than anyone else. Don't worry, I will give you the lowest price. Besides, we have a lot of finished products in the warehouse. As long as you want, they can be shipped by train at any time."

Seeing Wu Gang's eager look, Qin Xiang did not refuse and followed him to the warehouse to randomly check the style and quality of the clothes. They were all very good.

Wu Gang pointed to the room next to him and said, "To be honest, a batch of them were bad before, and they are all piled up in that room. I plan to learn from your method in Ning City and sell them in the countryside. The price is a little lower, and they can be worn after sewing them back."

Qin Xiang nodded in approval, "I don't care about that, I just want all my goods to be good."

Wu Gang nodded, "That's for sure. It's already difficult for me to sell goods. It's not easy to get a big customer. How can I ruin my long-term interests for a little profit?"

He saw it clearly, and Qin Xiang was relieved. In business, once he supplied bad goods, Qin Xiang would not let it go for Liu Minhua's sake. Fortunately, Wu Gang was not stupid and would not do such a thing that would harm others and benefit himself.

When the two returned to the exhibition hall, Qin Xiang listed all the clothes that she thought were good, and then wrote down the number of orders. The clothes had to be sent to three places, and the quantity was clearly written.

After the contract was signed, Wu Gang breathed a sigh of relief, "I'll arrange it, but I can only treat you to lunch in the factory at noon."

Qin Xiang didn't care about these, "Eating and drinking are all empty, it's the same wherever you are."

Because of the remote location, the factory not only has dormitories, but also a cafeteria, and the cafeteria is actually run by Liu Minli. In order to entertain Qin Xiang, a big customer, she even killed a little rooster and a rabbit. It is worth mentioning that the little rooster and rabbit were actually raised by Wu Gang and his friends.

Wu Gang laughed, "The rented place is quite big, it's empty anyway, so I bought some chickens and rabbits to raise, thinking it would be good to provide extra meals for the workers, but I didn't expect them to actually survive."

Qin Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she was full of admiration, she praised, "Very good."

Chef Liu Minli's cooking skills are good, her curly hair is tied up and exposed, it's rare that she doesn't wear heavy makeup, revealing her original appearance, unexpectedly she is still a pretty girl.

She twitched her mouth, and didn't comment on her aesthetics.

The wine table culture has a long history, and it is a good way to bring people closer together. There are countless cooperations that have been promoted at the wine table.

Wu Gang didn't force Qin Xiang to drink when he learned that she didn't want to drink, and he wouldn't persuade Zhao Ping to drink. He directly handed the wine glass to Mi Hongjun, "Xiaomi brother, we knew each other when we were in Hangzhou that day. Let's have a couple of drinks today." It would

have been better if Wu Gang didn't mention it. After he mentioned it, Qin Xiang remembered the things she knew about Mi Hongjun. At that time in Wushi, it was Mi Hongjun who caught the thief, and then in Hangzhou, he told her what happened in Wushi to her third brother.

She remembered clearly that Mi Hongjun was talking in front of everyone, chattering a lot.

After going around in circles, the old friends sat together again. It seemed like a long time ago when they talked about what happened at that time, but when they thought about it carefully, it was only more than a year.

But things are different now. Mi Hongjun is still the cheerful young man with a smile on his face, but he is very careful when speaking.

Qin Xiang and Zhao Ping only eat, occasionally talking to Liu Minli about things in Jiangsu Province and Liu Minhua, and do not participate in the conversation between Wu Gang and Mi Hongjun. Mi Hongjun can make decisions on some things, but he will not intervene in things that he should not intervene in.

After eating and drinking, Mi Hongjun looked normal.

Wu Gang was a little drunk. He was still grinning when Liu Minli helped him down. "Xiao Qin, let me tell you, I didn't sleep all night last night, for fear that you wouldn't come. I'm so happy that you're here. It's not in vain for us to get acquainted. Don't worry, I will definitely keep a close eye on it and everything will go smoothly."

Qin Xiang looked at his excitement and couldn't help laughing. "Okay, I'll wait for the delivery. I'll ask someone to transfer the money when I get back."

After sending the people back, Liu Minli came out to see Qin Xiang and the others off. Knowing that they came here by taxi and couldn't go back, Liu Minli specially drove out the tricycle from the factory and personally sent them back to the city and directly to the hotel entrance.

Looking at the luxurious hotel, Liu Minli couldn't help but be amazed and full of admiration, "Boss Qin, you are really amazing."

Qin Xiang smiled and said, "I just don't want to treat myself badly."

Liu Minli didn't dare to agree with this. If she didn't treat herself badly, she had to have the financial strength. If she didn't have the financial strength, she wouldn't dare to live here.

Qin Xiang got out of the car and thanked Liu Minli. Liu Minli shook her head and said, "I should thank you. To be honest, we are planning to continue to set up stalls. If the stalls can't be sold, we will probably have to close down. It is you who gave our factory the opportunity to develop. Thank you."

After that, Liu Minli got in the car and waved, "See you later."

Qin Xiang shook his head and laughed, and said to Mi Hongjun, " Let's go, go back and have some rest." We

still have to go out in the afternoon, but it's already late, Mi Hongjun went back to rest, Qin Xiang took Zhao Ping straight to Shisanhang to find Guan Zhibin, Guan Zhibin was relieved to see her finally come, "I thought you weren't coming."

Qin Xiang joked, "How can I not come, but I went out this morning and just came back, I'm a little late, hope you can forgive me."

"That's okay, let's go, let's go to one today, and two more tomorrow." Although Guan Zhibin was puzzled about where Qin Xiang went in the morning, he didn't ask more if she didn't say

it. Qin Xiang didn't explain, although the relationship between the two parties was good, it was a cooperative relationship after all, so there was no need to say everything.

After leaving Shisanhang, Guan Zhibin was still driving, most of the larger clothing factories in Yangcheng were concentrated, and the place was familiar. Guan Zhibin is Guan Zhihong's cousin after all, and Guan Zhihong has been recently transferred and promoted, so the leaders of these factories are still very polite to Guan Zhibin.

Qin Xiang followed to see the finished garments and asked about the prices. To be honest, she was a little disappointed.

The prices were about the same as those of the current No. 1 Garment Factory in Yangcheng, and they were about the same after the price increase.

This happened to two factories in a row.

Not to mention Qin Xiang's bad face, even Guan Zhibin was unhappy. After leaving the factory and getting in the car, Guan Zhibin said, "There's no need for us to go to the third factory for the time being. It seems that the prices are all about the same."

Clothes in those days were not very high-end, and the prices were all about the same. Touching the fabric, looking at the style, and making clothes, you can basically guess how much the cost price is. These factories obviously did not offer the most favorable prices.

And this was introduced by Guan Zhihong. Qin Xiang didn't believe that there was no cat poop in it.

Guan Zhibin didn't believe it either, and he saw it, so he said this.

Qin Xiang nodded and smiled, "I think so too. It seems that it will be difficult for me to continue to place orders in the industrial park."

Guan Zhibin drove Qin Xiang back to the hotel, "Go back and rest first, and we'll talk tomorrow."

Qin Xiang did not expose him. Knowing that he was going to find Guan Zhihong, he nodded and said, "Okay."

After watching the car leave, Qin Xiang went upstairs and ran into Mi Hongjun who came out. He was a little surprised, "I thought you had to eat outside tonight."

"No." Qin Xiang simply explained the matter, and Mi Hongjun heard the problem, "That is to say, the two factories today did not give face to Guan Zhihong."

Qin Xiang nodded, "Indeed."

This is strange.

According to the theory that Guan Zhihong was promoted, these factories should give face to Guan Zhihong, but the fact is the opposite.

Qin Xiang said, "Don't worry about this for now. The main thing is to connect with Wu Gang first."

It was also thanks to Wu Gang that he successfully placed an order, otherwise there would be problems in Yangcheng, and it would be troublesome in winter.

The three of them had dinner nearby. Qin Xiang called Tan Xiu. Tan Xiu was very efficient and found out the news about the silk factory in just one day.

Tan Xiu said, "The silk factory has closed down. It is said that a batch of clothes were accidentally damaged. Customers cancelled the orders. The factory could not pay the workers. In the end, the workers used the clothes to pay the wages. Many workers picked and chose the clothes and sold them. The ones that went to Guangzhou might have been taken there by the workers in the factory."

Qin Xiang was relieved after hearing this. He instructed Tan Xiu, "Then ask if there are any good craftsmen who can help. If there are any defective clothes, please tell me as soon as possible. Money is a small matter. In addition, I have to find out if there are any medium-sized and reliable silk clothing factories that can do OEM. I will go to discuss it when I get back. "

Tan Xiu was shocked, knowing that Qin Xiang had made new moves, "Okay, I'll be in charge here, don't worry."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Xiang finally remembered her boyfriend Meng Huaiqing who she had forgotten about.

She called and it was Meng Huaiqing's grandmother, old lady Ge Lijuan, who answered the phone. The old lady smiled and said, "Looking for Huaiqing? He's not here. He went out in the evening."

Qin Xiang regretted it and hung up the phone. At the same time, she told herself in her heart that it was not that she didn't call, but that she didn't see anyone when she called.

What a pity, they were so close, but couldn't meet.

Who knew that when she turned around, she saw a familiar figure standing not far away looking at her.

Qin Xiang couldn't help but smile.