Shu Yan transferred 100,000 yuan, not sure if it was enough. She would call the village chief after the road was completed and ask how much was short before giving Shu Jianyang the rest.
The round trip to the grassland took 5 days, and they spent 7 days there. They didn't go to the company for almost half a month. When Shu Yan went to the company, she felt that Hu Ruixue's eyes were gleaming with a green light.
"Is it really necessary? When you go on vacation, I'll stay here and watch the company," Shu Yan said with a grin.
"Am I angry because you went out to play?" Hu Ruixue looked at Shu Yan with unfriendly eyes.
Shu Yan hugged Hu Ruixue and said, "I know you're angry that I didn't agree to go on the trip with you, but instead took Fang Zeyu out to play."
"You even know that? You're such a fickle person, forgetting your friends for the sake of a pretty face." Hu Ruixue rolled her eyes.
Hu Ruixue had suggested many times that Shu Yan take the children on a trip, but Shu Yan had always refused. In the end, she went on a trip with Fang Zeyu, specifically to the grasslands. Is the grasslands more attractive than foreign countries? It all comes down to relationships.
Shu Yan smiled awkwardly, "It's not that I felt the children didn't spend enough time with Fang Zeyu, so I wanted them to spend more time together. Besides, going to a remote place would allow them to truly understand what kind of person he is. After this trip, the children have become closer to Fang Zeyu, and I'm certain that my relationship with him will last."
"Wow, a trip can have this effect?"
"That's true. Traveling is tiring, and when people are exhausted, their true personalities are most likely to show. Moreover, when you're together day and night, you can see a lot of problems from the details. The most important thing is values, that is, spending habits. If a person who spends money lavishly is with a person who is stingy, then life is over."
Shu Yan once had a boyfriend who was good in every way, but he was too frugal. It's not that being frugal is bad, but he couldn't stand that he had to think things over and over before buying anything, especially when it came to food. Shu Yan felt that you should save where you can, but you shouldn't save where you can't. For example, there was no need to be too frugal when it came to food. The two dated for a month and broke up after only four meals together. The main reason was that their values didn't match.
He felt that Shu Yan was not thrifty, while Shu Yan felt that he was too stingy, even calculating the cost of eating fast food.
Fang Zeyu is a very organized person. He doesn't spend money recklessly or stingily. He believes that he should spend money on food and clothing as long as it doesn't exceed his means. He doesn't think there's any need for fancy things. This aligns with Shu Yan's values.
"She's thoughtful, considerate, and caring. Most importantly, she's good to both children. I can tell she's not acting; she's genuinely good to them." Shu Yan's eyes crinkled into crescents.
After telling her about her own affairs, Shu Yan asked about the garment factory.
Every household on the grasslands has cattle and sheep. Cowhide and wool are essential materials for clothing. Setting up a processing plant there would not only be cheaper but also help the local herders.
Three days after Shu Yan called back, some people from the company had already gone there. After on-site inspection, the people who went there believed that it was a good place to build a factory. The location was not far from the capital, and they already had a branch factory for clothing in the capital. After processing, the clothes could be sent directly to the capital for production. The labor cost was low, only half or even less than that in places like Nancheng and the capital. Moreover, they could buy directly from the herdsmen, reducing the number of middlemen.
Most importantly, the local government offered a series of preferential policies: free land, 10-year tax exemption, various support measures, and local bank branches approached them to offer interest-free loans for three years. All this meant that they essentially built a fur factory without spending any money.
"The cooperation has been confirmed. We are currently selecting a site, and once the location is chosen, we will officially start building the factory," Hu Ruixue said with a smile.
"What about the ranch?" Providing a suitable location is crucial for buying wool and hides from herders. For a company, finding a place with ample supply and no worries about stockouts is essential. However, one of Shu Yan's initial reasons for choosing that location to build the factory was to help the old village chief and his people.
"Don't worry, the village you visited is also within our supplier network. In addition, we will send experts over to help them with large-scale, scientific sheep farming."
"When will the clothing design be released?" Shu Yan knew that all the designs were complete, and even sample garments had been made. They were just waiting for the final confirmation before production.
"We've designed a lot of women's clothing to be released before the Mid-Autumn Festival, around August 20th. Besides the basic styles, there are a few key pieces that we'd like you to take a look at later." Hu Ruixue noticed that Shu Yan had an exceptional eye for clothing; anything she chose became a bestseller.
"Okay, I'll go back to my office and take a look later." Shu Yan didn't refuse; she certainly had a forward-thinking perspective in this regard.
Hu Ruixue selected twelve popular products, but after reviewing them, Shu Yan found that many of them were simply modified versions of products from major international brands, lacking any unique features or highlights.
I immediately called the design department to come up, and also asked Hu Ruixue to come over. Shu Yan had a short meeting with them.
“We want to create our own brand. Women’s clothing and lingerie stores are completely different. Lingerie is worn at home, so comfort is the most important thing. It’s understandable that we borrow from magazines and then modify them ourselves, but if you do the same for women’s clothing, it will definitely lower the level of our brand.”
Hu Ruixue immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. Perhaps because the lingerie was so successful, she thought it was okay for her employees to follow the old path of the lingerie store, but she forgot that women's clothing and lingerie are completely different.
Women's clothing is worn on the outside. If they just want to be an ordinary brand, that's fine. But her dream is to become a luxury brand, or at least a mid-range luxury brand. If her debut women's clothing borrows from big foreign brands, it will definitely become a stain on their reputation. They might even refuse to do business with all their shows.
Hu Ruixue glanced at the designers whose faces were grim, but did not blame them. First of all, she herself had made the same mistake, and besides, blaming them would not change anything.
“I’ve already contacted the advertising agency, and the commercial is going to be filmed in a few days. It might be too late now, so should we postpone the release?” Hu Ruixue asked.
All of these garments have already been taken down for sampling; there's simply no time to make changes now.
“There are definitely more than just these few clothes. Now give me all the design drafts for the clothes, and also have all the designers below, including the interns, submit their design drafts.”
"Do you need interns too?" the head of the design department asked cautiously.
“Yes.” Shu Yan glanced at him and said, “The younger the person, the more daring they are. They might have something that will surprise you. Don’t ignore them just because they are an intern. You should pay more attention to them. Our company doesn’t follow the seniority system. If you have the ability, you can get promoted. We don’t restrict age, education, or so-called work experience.”
Design, in particular, relies heavily on inspiration and has little to do with seniority. Some people can design things at a very young age that others can't even design in their entire lives.
The design department received orders to bring out all their previous drafts, which had been personally reviewed by General Manager Shu. If one of them was selected, it would be a meteoric rise to success.
"Have you heard? President Shu said that interns are also welcome. Xia Rou, I think your design is really beautiful. If it weren't for your team leader suppressing you, you might have been promoted to a full-time position long ago."
"Don't say that, lest someone overhear." Xia Rou glanced around, feeling quite helpless. Who would have thought that the team leader in the company would be her senior from university?
Xia Rou is a design major in vocational school. Her current team leader is Lin Shanshan, who is a year ahead of her. The senior likes a boy in the same class, but this boy likes Xia Rou. Then Lin Shanshan starts to dislike Xia Rou. What's even more unexpected is that they both got into the same company. Lin Shanshan, who graduated a year ago, was introduced to work at Xia Rou's company after her internship ended last year and was quickly promoted to team leader.
"I'm sure you've all heard the news. Now hand over all the design drafts to me." Lin Shanshan walked in on her high heels, glanced at Xia Rou, and said, "Xia Rou, give me your design drafts."
"Sorry. I haven't had any manuscripts lately." Xia Rou said this, not letting Lin Shanshan see the expression on her face.
"What's wrong with you? Even if you're an intern, you should draw more. Don't you practice at all? If you keep slacking off like this, I'll tell the supervisor to let you go," Lin Shanshan criticized seriously.
After Lin Shanshan left, the person next to Xia Rou tugged at her sleeve, "What are you doing? Such a rare opportunity."
Xia Rou smiled at her without explaining. She knew very well that even if she gave the manuscript to Lin Shanshan, Lin Shanshan wouldn't help her submit it. In any case, as long as Lin Shanshan was around, she would never have a chance to get ahead, so she might as well take a gamble.
Using the excuse of going to the restroom, Xia Rou arrived at Shu Yan's office, silently encouraging herself before knocking on the door.
"Please come in."
Shu Yan looked up and saw a very beautiful woman with slightly upturned eyes, her blinks carrying a hint of allure, but her gaze was very upright.
"Which department are you from? What can I do for you?"
Xia Rou straightened up and bowed. "Hello, Mr. Shu. I am Xia Rou, an intern in the design department. I would like to recommend myself."
Shu Yan leaned back and said, "I've already spoken to your design department manager about this. He should give the order, and you can just hand it over to him."
Xia Rou gripped her manuscript, pursed her lips, and mustered her courage to say, "My group leader and I are alumni. We didn't get along very well back in school because of some misunderstandings, so..."
Shu Yan understood. She didn't approve of this kind of overstepping of authority, but it was also unacceptable for any supervisor to abuse their power for personal gain.
"Give me your design draft."
Shu Yan's eyes lit up when she saw the first design draft. The clothes were simple and elegant, and most importantly, they incorporated Chinese elements. One set of autumn clothes with auspicious cloud themes was particularly eye-catching.
"Did you design all of these?" If the girl in front of me designed them all, then I might have really struck gold this time.
"Yes, after I joined the company, I didn't have any tasks assigned to me, so I just designed them myself, and I also did some at home."
Shu Yan put down the design draft. "I understand. You can go back now."
Xia Rou mustered her courage to look at Shu Yan's expression, but couldn't discern anything. Disappointed, she left. Did President Shu not like her? But her tone didn't seem to suggest it. She could only go back and wait for the result.
As soon as everyone left, Shu Yan immediately called Hu Ruixue, her excitement finally showing on her face, "Come over quickly, we've got our new model sorted out."
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