frightfiction Chapter 242
Chapter 242
Then there is the issue of cost.
The management model of state-owned garment factories has not changed and they are unwilling to accept new trends. For example, if a factory comes up with a new style, it has to go through layers of approval from design to the final production line.
By the time your factory finally produces the product, other styles may have become popular in the market.
This is the time cost.
State-owned factories have too many idle people, which indirectly increases material costs. For example, a job that could be done by two people is filled by five or six people in this factory.
Now the market is gradually moving from a planned economy to a market economy, and what we want is efficiency.
Formalism no longer works in this era.
Deputy Factory Director Jiang shook his head in disapproval. "This kind of fashionable clothing is popular for a while, but once the trend is over, it will become unsalable. If production and sales are not proportional, won't that add burden to the factory? Don't you see that there are a lot of unsalable items piled up in our factory warehouse? I think classic styles will last longer."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Director Jiang, classic styles are timeless, but we have to follow the trend of the times. If we go against the trend, I think it's a thankless task and we're asking for trouble."
Upon hearing this, Deputy Factory Director Jiang suppressed his displeasure and turned to ask Fade Chen, "Does Mr. Chen think so too?"
Chen Fei poured himself a cup of tea and said with a smile: "Times are advancing, and our thinking must naturally follow suit. Deputy Director Jiang, do you think I'm right?"
Deputy Factory Manager Jiang pursed his lips and said seriously, "As time goes by, one learns all the time, and one's thinking will naturally improve. Our clothing factory naturally wants to keep up with the trend of the times, but now it is too late to reverse the situation. The unsalable finished clothing and old-fashioned fabrics in the warehouse cannot be processed for the time being. The factory has no working capital and wants to keep up with the trend of the times, so it is powerless."
Gu Jiu and Chen Fei looked at each other. This meal was a bit hard to swallow.
Deputy Director Jiang saw that the two were sitting there indifferently without saying anything. He hesitated for a while and then said, "I heard yesterday that Mr. Chen was back, so I thought of inviting you two to come over and sit down with me and talk about the situation outside. The factory is really in trouble now. Do you two nephews have a better way to solve our current predicament?"
“Or is there any chance for cooperation?”
Chen Fei looked from one place to another, and finally saw that everyone was staring at him, so he couldn't help but cough lightly: "Ahem, now the focus of our company is on the electrical appliance factory. The clothing store that used to make great contributions is now just a small business. We do business when there is business, and we are idle when there is no business.
If Deputy Factory Director Jiang doesn't mind, you can bring some goods over for a special sale. As long as you don't mind the small amount of sales in a day at the special sale, our company will never refuse to help."
The corner of Deputy Director Jiang's mouth twitched. His meaning was so obvious, but these two sly guys pretended not to understand.
"I am very pleased that you have this intention. However, there are quite a few unsaleable items in the warehouse now, and there is also a lot of fabrics that have been delivered before. Can you help me think of a way to clear out these goods and recover the funds for our factory?"
Gu Jiu and Chen Fei fell silent again.
They don't dare to guarantee such things.
It looks like this meal will cause indigestion.
Lin Shu and Dabao were helping at the counter of the restaurant. When they saw Chen Fei and Gu Jiu coming down from the private room on the second floor, they asked in surprise, "Are you two eating here today?"
Gu Jiu supported the counter with one hand and raised his chin, "My sister invited us. Deputy Director Jiang of the First Garment Factory is treating us."
Lin Shu looked in the direction he pointed and saw two men, one tall and one short, walking down the stairs, with Gu Nuan following behind them.
After they paid the bill and left, Lin Shu pulled Gu Jiu to his side and asked, "They must have something to ask for when they invited you to dinner, right?"
Gu Jiu gave Lin Shu a thumbs up and said, "Wife, you are really good at predicting things. They really came to us for something."
Lin Shu slapped his thumbs up and said angrily, "Don't be so frivolous. I'm asking you something serious. What do they want from you? Do they want you to handle the unsold goods for them again?"
"That's about it." Gu Jiu leaned close to Lin Shu's ear and told him the whole story. "What can we do about this? Hanging their clothes in the company's sale is the greatest support for them. There's nothing else we can do."
After hearing his words, Lin Shu fell into deep thought.
"What are you thinking about? Do you want to help them?" Gu Jiu took Dabao from Lin Shu, "Where's Erbao? Did he follow our mother to chat with the old lady again?"
Lin Shu suppressed the thoughts in his mind and tucked the loose hair behind his ears.
When she talked about Erbao, a smile appeared on her lips:
"That girl is a person who loves to join in the fun. She is used to going out with my mother to visit neighbors every day."
Gu Jiu: "Have you eaten?"
"Not yet. I'll go to the kitchen and make some food for you to eat. Do you still need to go to the company this afternoon?"
"I still have to deal with some things in the afternoon. You go ahead and do your work now. Remember to eat early. I'll take Dabao home to take a nap first."
Gu Jiu held Dabao in his arms and called Chen Fei to go home together.
After taking a short nap at noon, Gu Jiu asked Chen Fei to go to the guest room to rest, and he carried Dabao back to his bedroom.
After dinner time, Lin Shu came back from the restaurant and found Dabao sleeping soundly.
Gu Jiu woke up after hearing the noise and said, "I'm back."
"Well, I woke you up. Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Lin Shu changed her clothes, untied her hair and pressed her scalp.
Gu Jiu sat up and yawned. "No need to sleep. You don't need to sleep for long at noon. Just taking a short nap will be enough. Do you want to take a nap while Dabao is asleep?"
Lin Shu smiled and shook his head, then sat down next to Gu Jiu excitedly and asked, "After hearing you talk about the clothing factory today, I suddenly wanted to start my clothing workshop in advance. What do you think?"
"Clothing workshop? Isn't it a clothing factory?"
"It's impossible to get hundreds of sewing machines when starting out. Meeting the director of the garment factory today gave me some inspiration. My idea is to take some time to go to their factory to look at the fabrics, and if some of them can be used, I will use them."
Gu Jiu asked: "What do you think?"
Lin Shu pursed her lips and smiled, holding Gu Jiu's arm: "My idea is that I will make design drawings based on the fabrics that the garment factory can use, and let them help us process them. For example, if there are some fabrics that their factory doesn't have, I will purchase them myself and let them complete the order according to my requirements."
"This arrangement has both advantages and disadvantages. You don't have to manage them when you let them do the processing, but after all, you don't have control over the production line, and sometimes urgent orders can be easily manipulated by them."
"At the beginning, this is the only way to save costs and maximize profits. If I buy a sewing machine and find a seamstress to do the work myself, it will be too time-consuming and laborious. In addition, due to limited manpower, I cannot ship in large quantities. You know, clothing is seasonal, and if this delays the launch of new models, it will not be worth it."
Gu Jiu encouraged her: "Since you know what you are doing, just go for it boldly."
Lin Shu walked up to him, hugged him, and kissed him on the mouth, "Thank you, I feel more confident with your support."
"Saying thank you is too polite. Your ability is unquestionable. You members of the Lin family are all hardworking and are more likely to succeed than others no matter what you do." Gu Jiu really admires the Lin family.
From top to bottom, no matter old or young, everyone has a fighting spirit and dares to rush forward without fear of falling when doing things.
When working with such people, it is impossible not to work hard.
Several of my brothers-in-law have never left the countryside before. They look honest, but they actually have a spirit of not admitting defeat.
Everyone who left the countryside worked very hard, and it was precisely because of their hard work that they have the family business they have today.
If they become timid and cowardly once they leave the countryside, they may never achieve anything great even if they stay in the countryside their whole lives.
the other side.
Deputy Director Jiang returned to the factory office. As soon as he sat down, he and the sales director looked at each other and sighed. Neither of them wanted to speak.
Gu Nuan was very tactful and made tea for both of them, then left.
Just as she stepped over the threshold, Deputy Director Jiang called her.
"Comrade Gu, please contact your brother more often about this matter and try to get them to help you think of a solution. Whether our factory can get through this difficult time depends entirely on you."
Gu Nuan was shocked and waved her hands quickly, saying, "Director, please don't say that. I will try my best to get them to think of a solution, but my shoulders have never carried a heavy burden before, and I can't bear such a heavy burden for the entire factory."
joke.
What she said was that she couldn't bear the honor and disgrace, rise and fall of the entire factory.
Deputy Director Jiang smiled a little, "If this problem of the factory can be solved, I will give you a bonus on behalf of the factory. Go ahead and hang out with your brother and the others these days."
Gu Nuan nodded, this was more or less true.
After Gu Nuan left the factory director's office, Deputy Factory Director Jiang looked at the section chief and asked, "How much hope do you think this will have?"
The section chief shook his head. "Different trades are like different mountains. I think Gu Jiu and Chen Fei have run out of tricks. Otherwise, they can make money by dealing with unsold goods. I don't believe they would refuse us if they want to make money. Now that they have refused us, it just shows that they have no other options."
Deputy Director Jiang feels that the only way now is to take things one step at a time and believe that the factory's expenses can be coped with for a while.
After Gu Nuan left the factory director's office, she did not go to her own office to rest, but went directly to the warehouse.
She wanted to have an idea of the fabrics and finished products in the warehouse, to see if she could process as much as possible to save some costs for the factory.
When you arrive at the warehouse, first get the account book from the warehouse manager and find out what goods are in the warehouse and the inventory.
Finally, she picked out two types of clothing. "Please help me take out 40 sets of these two types of clothing. I plan to set up a stall on the street at noon to see if I can clear the inventory."
The warehouse manager took the account book, glanced at the item number on it, nodded and asked, "Aren't you going to take a break at noon?"
"No need to rest, I'm not sleepy."
Making money is more attractive than sleeping. You can set up a stall during the lunch break and maybe earn enough to buy food for a day.
The warehouse manager took out the shipping book and said, "Please sign here."
Coming out of the warehouse again, Gu Nuan picked up a large bag of clothes and carried it on her bicycle to a street with more traffic.
Setting up stalls was the starting point for Lin Gang and Gu Youhui to make a fortune.
Especially Lin Gang. When he first arrived in the provincial capital, it could be said that his pockets were cleaner than his face.
He saved some money by setting up stalls, and now he opened this hardware store, and his business is doing very well.
His daughter-in-law Li Wan opened a jewelry store next to his store. It was more popular than his hardware store. Passersby and students passing by every day liked to go into her store for a look.
Today, he took a break from his busy schedule and guess what he saw?
On the street outside his shop, there was a figure that looked familiar. After looking carefully for a while, he found that the person setting up the stall was actually Gu's sister.
This made him run to his wife's jewelry store next door.
"Wanwan, Wanwan, do you think that stall owner is Gu Jiu's sister?"
Li Wan looked outside the door and saw a woman setting up a stall. The things she was selling had no conflict with theirs.
"You said that beautiful woman is Gu Jiu's sister?"
Please forgive Li Wan for not knowing Gu Nuan, because they have never met Gu Nuan.
"You don't know her?" Lin Gang was a little confused. It took him a while to remember something and asked, "You haven't met Gu Jiu's sister?"
Li Wan shook her head: "Have I seen her?"
"It's OK if you haven't seen her before, but now you see that woman is Gu Jiu's sister."
As he spoke, Lin Gang became confused. "The daughter of the Gu family seems to have a job, with a fixed salary every month, and a guaranteed income. Why would she come to set up a stall?"
Could something have happened in my husband's family?
"Maybe she wants to make some pocket money." Li Wan expressed her guess. Since she opened the jewelry store, she can be considered a young wife with some pocket money.
"I'll go over and take a look." Lin Gang left Li Wan and walked out of the store.
"Sister Gu, how come you have time to set up a stall today?"
Gu Nuan heard someone calling "Sister Gu", she looked up and saw that it was Lin Shu's brother.
"Ah, it's Lin Gang, why are you here?"
Lin Gang pointed to the shops on the roadside and said, "That's the hardware store I opened, and next to it is the jewelry store opened by my wife."
Gu Nuan enviously said, "You guys are really good. You've all opened your own small shops one after another. It's not like me who can't even support my family with that little fixed salary every month."
After hearing this, Lin Gang felt relieved, but he still pointed at the clothes on the stall and asked with concern: "Sister Gu, why are you here to set up a stall? Where did you get these clothes?"
"The clothes are from the factory, and I plan to set up a stall here to test the waters."
Lin Gang glanced at the styles on the stall, picked up a piece and looked at the fabric, "The quality of the clothes from your factory is good, but the style is too old-fashioned. Young people don't like this retro style."
Gu Nuan was a little nervous and uneasy when she came to set up the stall. After hearing what Lin Gang said, she smiled and pointed at the clothes on the ground.
"You are really good at talking. You actually call this outdated and unsalable item a retro style."
Lin Gang smiled and said, "You can introduce it to customers like this, maybe you can close a few more orders. But..."
"But what?"
Gu Nuan took advantage of the fact that no one was around to chat with Lin Gang for a while, after all, Lin Gang had experience in setting up stalls.
Lin Gang: "However, just by placing it on the ground like this, the grade of this dress has been lowered by several levels invisibly."
Gu Nuan's eyes lit up, and she asked anxiously, "So what good ideas do you have?"
Lin Gang pointed to his shop and said, "I have iron pipes in my shop. I'll go in and weld a rack for you to hang your clothes. Clothes need to be ironed and hung up to attract other people's attention. Although your slow-selling item doesn't need to be ironed, it will be easier for customers to choose it if you hang it up."