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Chapter 277
The children's clothing factory was originally a blank place.
Even the children's clothing stall inside Xiaodongmen Shopping Mall is a small workshop.
What Jiang Meilan wants to do is to integrate the entire children's clothing factories in Yangcheng and Shenzhen. She wants to make them bigger and stronger and sell the children's clothing factories across the country.
You know, the easiest money to make in this world is from women and children.
Jiang Meilan is eyeing the children's market.
She is also raising a child, especially a daughter. In order to buy beautiful clothes for her daughter, she often goes to the market to shop.
But it’s not easy to find.
In this case, it would be better for her to do this business herself.
It just so happens that it doesn't count as competing with Li Wenjuan for business, and I can also use Li Wenjuan's background in Hong Kong University to help make connections and introduce students.
She would pay those students if they were willing to help with the design drawings.
Designed to be first class.
The workmanship is second-rate.
The factory owner is third rate.
Jiang Meilan thought she had all these things, what she lacked was the courage to change.
I have been setting up stalls for too long and it is too comfortable. I repeat the same thing every day and can earn tens of thousands of yuan every month.
This makes people so comfortable that they don't want to change.
Seeing her sister speaking freely during an interview on CCTV, Jiang Meilan thought that she should change.
Otherwise, her younger sister is so outstanding, but she, the older sister, is still a waste.
Then she is really holding her sister back.
After listening to what Jiang Meilan said, Shen Zhanlie thought for a moment and said, "Then do it. No matter what decision you make, I support you."
Jiang Meilan was silent for a moment, then she whispered, "Thank you, Chen Zhanlie."
It seemed that since they got married, no matter what she did, Shen Zhanlie always supported her behind the scenes.
Shen Zhanlie shook his head, "What are you talking about? We are husband and wife."
Jiang Meilan's plan to open a factory could not be hidden from Jiang Meishu.
After Jiang Meilan finished talking to Shen Zhanlie, she went to find Jiang Meishu because she needed her sister Jiang Meishu to check on her.
In fact, Jiang Meilan didn't know when it started, but she realized that her sister had become her backbone.
Perhaps it is because Jiang Meishu has done so well in her career that it is hard to ignore her.
Jiang Meilan was afraid of wasting Jiang Meishu's time, so she made a special trip from Guangzhou to Shenzhen and found Jiang Meishu at Xiaodongmen.
Explain your purpose.
"I want to open a children's clothing factory. What do you think?"
Jiang Meishu was a little confused when she heard this. "Why would they suddenly want to open a children's clothing factory?"
This is quite a big gap compared to Jiang Meishu's current industry.
Jiang Meilan rolled her eyes at her and said, "It's you. You're too dazzling now. We who follow you also want to make a comeback and work hard."
"I've thought about many industries, the first one is clothing, the second one is food."
"Li Wenjuan is already a leader in the clothing industry in Guangzhou. I won't compete with her for territory. I've thought about it for a long time, and the biggest gap in the clothing market is children's clothing."
"To be honest, even at the children's clothing stall at Xiaodongmen, I don't like many of the clothes they have."
Jiang Meishu nodded, "This is indeed a direction."
"Have you thought about it?"
"I've thought about it."
Jiang Meishu said, "Then go ahead and do it. Then you can learn from Sister Wenjuan and my second sister-in-law."
"never mind."
She stood up and took her bag. "I'll go back to Yangcheng with you this afternoon."
Jiang Meilan felt a little grateful. She held Jiang Meishu's hand and said, "Thank you, Meishu."
Jiang Meishu couldn't help but said, "Sister, you are being polite when you say that."
Since her sister runs a factory, she naturally has to check on things for her. Because the incident happened suddenly, Jiang Meishu had to return to Yangcheng and didn't have time to tell Liang Qiurun, so she asked Qiao Jiahui to pass on a message.
She and Jiang Meilan returned to Guangzhou.
The first thing was to go to Li Wenjuan. Li Wenjuan now holds several positions and is a very busy person.
They waited in the garment factory for a whole morning before Li Wenjuan came back. She was wearing a red jumpsuit, had big curly hair, and wore big glasses. She was very dazzling.
"Hey, what brings our TV celebrity Boss Jiang here?"
Jiang Meishu blushed at the teasing, "Sister Wenjuan, if you keep doing this, I won't come next time."
Although Jiang Meishu is called Boss Jiang outside, she is actually no different in front of these acquaintances.
Li Wenjuan chuckled, poured each of them a glass of boiled water, and then said, "Tell me, what's the matter with you coming to see me?"
She knew that given Jiang Meishu's current busyness, she normally wouldn't have time to come see her.
Jiang Meishu took the cup and took a sip before putting it aside. "Sister Wenjuan, I knew I couldn't hide it from you."
"It's like this." She pulled Jiang Meilan out. "My sister doesn't want to run a stall anymore. She wants to open a clothing factory to make children's clothing. What do you think, Sister Wenjuan?"
Li Wenjuan stood up straight and said, "Children's clothing is fine."
"This area of the market is still blank. I thought about doing it before, but it wasn't cost-effective."
"I can't even handle the women's clothing business under my name anymore, so I even cut the men's clothing business."
For items like clothing, the more repetitions you make, the higher the profit. If you design a pattern, start the machine, and only make 35 pieces in the end, that's the highest cost.
Of course, this is the truth that Li Wenjuan only understood after running the business for a long time.
“You can also make men’s clothing.”
Li Wenjuan suggested, "There aren't many factories in Guangzhou that make men's clothing."
Jiang Meilan shook her head. "Men's money is the hardest to earn in this world. If I don't make men's clothing, I'll make children's clothing."
She seemed to be very clear about her decision and would not be disturbed by anything in the outside world.
Li Wenjuan thought about it carefully and said, "Yes, then you can make children's clothing."
"However, I don't have much experience in children's clothing. Why did you come to me?"
Jiang Meishu smiled, "Sister Wenjuan, you are a leader in the clothing industry. You are being too modest when you say you have no experience."
Li Wenjuan raised her hand and tapped her forehead, "You always flatter me."
"I can probably guess what you're looking for me for."
"I have three kinds of treasures in my hands. The first is the blueprint, the second is the machine, and the third is the workers."
"For those of us who make clothes, if we want to stand out, have high sales, and create hit products, these three are indispensable."
"Now let's look at the problem you have. First, you're short on designs. I can help you find students at Xiangjiang University to take orders. Children's designs are cheaper than adult clothing. However, the prices have gone up. I used to get a design for five dollars, but now it's fifteen."
The price of labor in Hong Kong has increased, of course, also because the reputation of the University of Hong Kong has become known, and these college students are very valuable.
The scrapped design drawings they created during their school years could also be sold for money, and as time went by, the price naturally rose.
"So if you need design drawings for your children's clothing, I think I can negotiate ten yuan for each. If that's a price you can accept, I'll help you find someone I know."
Jiang Meilan immediately said, "Okay."
"Well, now that we have the blueprints, the second thing is the machines. The machines in my garment factory used to be purely manual. Around 1977, I bought over a hundred sewing machines. By 1980, I had increased that to two hundred and forty. Now, I have about five hundred."
"Making clothes is all about sewing machines. If you want a good sewing machine, you should buy Red Lantern. However, this brand of sewing machines is expensive. You can buy it, but if all the machines are Red Lantern, it will be unbearable for the owner of a garment factory. So my advice to you is to follow our garment factory's example and use half good sewing machines and half average ones."
"This way, you can choose the right sewing machine based on the material of the clothes."
"The third point, and the most important one, is that making clothes requires skilled workers. This type of talent is the real core."
“No matter how good the design is, or how good the machine is, if the workers’ craftsmanship is substandard, then the clothes you make will also be substandard.”
"So, the most important thing is to find good workers. A good skilled worker can help you get twice the result with half the effort."
Li Wenjuan would not compromise on this point, because she did not have enough workers of her own, and good workers were hard to come by.
It was extremely difficult for her to train him and keep him working in the factory.
Jiang Meilan was a little embarrassed. "Then I can only look for more outside. If it doesn't work, I will spend money to recruit people from outside."
Jiang Meishu hesitated.
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Meilan looked over.
Jiang Meishu said, "You forgot that Uncle Lin has been a tailor for forty years. He is a genuine craftsman. You don't need him to come to work for you. As long as he can come and help you train the workers, then the clothes you make will be good."
"but--"
She was a little embarrassed. "The problem is that Uncle Lin is not short of money. At his age, he has no ambition at all and doesn't want to struggle. How can you ask Uncle Lin to come and help you open a factory?"
Uncle Lin is worth enough to buy three houses in full. It is really difficult to invite such a person to come out.
Jiang Meilan asked tentatively, "Can I?"
Jiang Meishu refused bluntly, "No, it's not that I don't want to help you, but Uncle Lin's mind is full of my mother-in-law. If you ask him to come over and help you train to open a factory, it's equivalent to asking him to leave my mother-in-law."
"I can't open my mouth. I really can't open my mouth."
"Don't ask me to persuade you. I can't do anything."
She knew that Uncle Lin would definitely not refuse her request if she asked him. But she couldn't force him to agree.
Jiang Meilan understood what she meant instantly. She was silent for a moment and said, "Then I'll go and ask myself. If it works, it's fine. If not, forget it."
"If there's really no other way, I'll go look for an experienced tailor somewhere else. I don't believe I can't find a good tailor even if I spend a lot of money."
Jiang Meishu breathed a sigh of relief and was glad that her sister didn't come to embarrass her.
"Okay, just finalize these details. Once you've built the factory, let me know. I'll collect the design drawings for children's clothing for you in advance."
Jiang Meishu and Jiang Meilan exchanged glances and said, "Help collect them now. It doesn't matter if you get these drawings in advance."
"Sorry to bother you, Sister Wenjuan."
It was Jiang Meishu who said this. Li Wenjuan raised her hand and touched her head. "It's not a big deal. What's the trouble?"
"By the way, if you can't find me then, go look for your stepson first. What's his name?"
Jiang Meishu, "Liang Rui."
"Yes, that's him."
Li Wenjuan said, "I went to Hong Kong several times and didn't have time to get the blueprints, so I asked him for help."
Jiang Meishu understood what was going on. "Okay, I'll contact both sides then."
After leaving the garment factory.
Jiang Meishu asked Jiang Meilan, "Where are we going next?"
"I'll go to Xiaobailou and ask Uncle Lin."
Jiang Meilan also became familiar with Uncle Lin. "I want to see if he can agree. If he really can't agree, I'll find another way out."
Jiang Meishu hesitated and said, "Then I won't go. I'll pretend I don't know."
"You go to the Little White House. I'll go see Mom and Xiaoju."
She didn't even dare to go back to Xiaobailou. She was afraid that Uncle Lin would agree to something he didn't want to agree to because of her.
"If Uncle Lin asks me, just tell him that I support his choice."
"There won't be any anger, so tell him not to worry about me."
Jiang Meilan nodded. She didn't come to the house on time, so she bought some gifts and waited to explain her purpose.
She expressed her sincerity very well, "Uncle Lin, you don't have to worry about Xiao Jiang. She said she supports whatever you think."
"Of course, you can also refuse me."
"I just came to try my luck."
"If you don't agree, I'll find someone else."
Uncle Lin actually didn't need money for a long time, but when he bought a house in Pengcheng.
Wanru bought three sets of houses. He originally wanted to buy three sets of houses next to Wanru, but he didn't expect to sell the gold, so he didn't buy three sets and only bought one.
Uncle Lin has been worried about this matter since he came back, and he still doesn't have enough money.
Not worthy of Wanru!
So, when Jiang Meilan was prepared for the possibility of being rejected by Uncle Lin, she unexpectedly asked, "How will you pay me if I go there?"
Jiang Meilan was shocked. "What?"
Uncle Lin repeated in a good-tempered tone, "If I go there, how are you going to pay me?"
Jiang Meilan was shocked and her tongue was tied with excitement. "Lin Lin Lin, Uncle Lin, are you willing to come to my side?"
Uncle Lin smiled kindly, "Why do you say that?"
Jiang Meilan didn't expose Jiang Meishu, but made an excuse, "Everyone knows that you value your godmother. If I ask you to go to my place to help, won't that mean you're separated from your aunt?"
Uncle Lin smiled and said, "Just let someone come to my place to teach."
"Every evening from 8:30 to 10:30, a fixed two hours."
Wanru was basically asleep at this time. The small white building had two floors, so he took people to teach in the yard, which was just enough for him to keep an eye on Wanru to prevent her from running out in the middle of the night.
Jiang Meilan agreed decisively, "Okay."
"As for the salary, you are a master, and as the saying goes, teaching an apprentice will make the master starve to death. I won't let you work for nothing."
"I can give you 500 a month."
Uncle Lin shook his head.
"The thousand?"
To be honest, this salary has exceeded Jiang Meilan's budget.
But on second thought, a master craftsman with forty years of experience is willing to guide the workers under her. This is something that cannot be measured by money.
"I don't want a salary."
Uncle Lin at this moment had the same agile demeanor as when he ran a tailor shop in the past, "I want a share."
Seeing Jiang Meilan was a little surprised, Uncle Lin explained, "Don't be so quick to think that I'm asking for too much. I've been a tailor for forty years. I can design patterns, cut clothes, and even adjust them according to individual body shapes. If you sell a piece of clothing, just give it to me and I'll get a share of the profits."
"I don't ask for much, just a dime for each piece of clothing. If it doesn't sell, I won't take any salary."
"Comrade Xiao Jiang, I'm not in a rush for your answer. Go back and think it over carefully, then give me a reply."
Uncle Lin seemed to be very experienced in negotiation. Of course, if he didn't have a lifetime of social experience, he wouldn't have achieved his current status by relying on a small tailor shop.
All his gentleness, obedience, good behavior, and even softness were given to Liang's mother alone.
If there was any distribution, then Liang's children benefited from it. It can also be said that Uncle Lin loved the whole family.
After hearing Uncle Lin's words, Jiang Meilan gritted her teeth and made a decisive decision. "I won't wait for next time. I'll reply to you now."
"Can."
"Please help me teach the workers. Or, you can draw the design and make a sample garment for me, and I will give it to the workers below to learn from."
"In this case, I'll give you a dime for every piece of clothing you design that I sell."
There was a loophole in her statement, and Uncle Lin didn't know if he understood it or not, or maybe he understood it but didn't care.
"Can."
"If it's suitable, you can prepare a contract and come over, and we'll sign it."
"Also, send a few spiritual apprentices over here so I can train them."
"Of course, you can come over at noon, but I'm only free from 1:00 to 2:30 at noon."
This is Wanru's rest time. He has to accompany Wanru at other times and has no time to do these things.
Jiang Meilan agreed to everything, "No problem."
"I'll go back and find someone."
Uncle Lin hummed and casually said, "If you can't find anyone here, I can recommend a few to you."
several……
Listen, this is all well prepared.
Jiang Meilan was stunned for a moment, "Do you have a suitable candidate?"
Uncle Lin nodded and said, "When I was a tailor, I had some apprentices."
If not a hundred, there are at least fifty or sixty.
A master tailor said that if he has never taken an apprentice in his life, he is definitely not a qualified master tailor.
"If you want, I can invite a few people over for you. It's no problem."
Jiang Meilan thought to herself, is there such a good thing?
"Of course, Uncle Lin, I'll leave it to you."
She could tell Uncle Lin was being businesslike with her. It wasn't until the end that Jiang Meilan mentioned, "My sister told me you're a good person. I didn't believe it before, but now I do."
"Uncle Lin, without you, I might not be able to open this children's clothing factory."
Anyway, he just started with some nice words and even brought Jiang Meishu along.
I just hope that Uncle Lin can at least not be so cruel to Jiang Meishu for her sake.
Without Jiang Meishu, Jiang Meilan suspected that Uncle Lin could skin her alive. Listening to his negotiation skills, every word was a trick.
Uncle Lin was stunned for a moment, a half-smile on his kind face. "Don't worry, you're Xiao Jiang's sister, so you're half one of my own. I definitely won't cheat you."
Jiang Meilan finally breathed a sigh of relief and said goodbye, "Then please help me recruit people first. I'll go back to confirm the factory and other matters, and then I'll contact you."
Uncle Lin hummed, and after Jiang Meilan left, Liang's mother came out, a little surprised, "Old Lin, you're not short of money, why did you take this job?"
Liang's mother couldn't say she liked Jiang Meilan, so she didn't show up from beginning to end. People are also strange. She and Jiang Meishu's auras are very compatible, but when it comes to Jiang Meilan, Liang's mother doesn't know why, she just feels that it's not so suitable.
Uncle Lin smiled and said, "You are short of money, Wanru, of course you are short of money."
"You forgot, when we bought houses in Pengcheng a few months ago, you bought three and I bought one. It was simply because we didn't have enough money."
Liang's mother asked, "But you are alone, isn't one house enough for you?"
Uncle Lin never married in his life, and the girl he adopted has gone to look for her biological parents.
Uncle Lin, "I am enough, but there are so many children."
"Qiu Run and Xiao Jiang are so busy every day. I'd like to leave as much as I can for them while my old bones can still move."
"So that they don't have to suffer too much."
As soon as these words fell, Liang's mother's eyes became sore and her throat became choked. "Lao Lin, why are you doing this?"
Qiu Runhe is her child, that damn child, what does this have to do with Lao Lin.
Uncle Lin comforted her, "There's no need to bother, Wanru. You know I don't have children in this life. If I treat Qiu Run and Xiao Jiang well now, they will be able to provide for me in my old age, right?"
"Just think of it as me investing in advance."
No.
According to Uncle Lin’s current net worth, if he wants to find someone outside to take care of him in his old age, there are plenty of people like him.
But he didn't.
Liang's mother was silent for a moment, "Lao Lin, you don't have to be like this."
The more he did this, the more guilty she felt towards him.
Uncle Lin said gently, "Wanru, I didn't do anything. Don't look at me like that."
"Even if I don't give the things I ran down to Qiu Run, they will be coaxed away by Lin Yu."
"Rather than giving it to Lin Yu and then being kicked out of the house by her in her old age, it's better to give it to Qiu Run. At least I know Qiu Run is a loyal and righteous child and would never do anything like kicking me out."
Mother Liang raised her eyebrows, her eyes filled with murderous intent. "He dares! If he dares to drive you away, I'll break his legs!"
Seeing her defending him, Uncle Lin was really moved. His gray hair trembled slightly. He whispered, "Look, Qiu Run treats me as an elder in the family. It's only right that I earn more money and leave more things for the children."
“We are running in both directions.”
Jiang Meishu, who had just come back to look for someone out of guilt, said, "..."
Is this a two-way trip? This is clearly a single inheritance asset.
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