"The requirements are not low, Aunt Dan. The wholesale you do is actually a kind of fast-moving consumer goods, and it is easy to be imitated. Maybe the first batch has just been sold, and imitations will soon appear on the market. This means,
I have to continue to produce quickly." Li Lirong smiled apologetically, "It's not just as simple as producing pictures. If you do it, you must do it well. I don't have that much energy right now."
Xu Jingdan: "You mean to reject me?"
"Feel sorry."
Xu Jingdan thought for a while and did not force Li Rong: "Listen to you, you have your own ideas about the garment industry. Will you also want to be a factory in the future?"
"Maybe."
Doing a private haute couture route will not affect Li Rong's establishment of a clothing factory and assembly line.
The income of a clothing factory is huge. Even if it is not its own brand, it can be wholesaled. OEM is another way.
Some brands do not have their own factories or even design their own sample clothes. They all get the goods from the factory and then put their own hangtags on them, which are considered their own products.
In later generations, this kind of business model was often seen in live broadcast sales of Internet celebrities. Most Internet celebrities did not have their own factories. They mainly brought clothes back from the factory and made OEM.
Xu Jingdan took a mouthful of food, took another sip of tea, and then asked quietly: "Then why don't you consider joining me now? I'm also looking for a partner, let's do it together."
Li Rong was stunned, but she didn't expect Xu Jingdan to be willing to do it with her.
In the eyes of outsiders, so what if she does a good job in the studio? She is still not a recent college graduate?
Xu Jingdan, on the other hand, is a woman in her thirties whose financial resources and connections cannot be underestimated.
The other party has far more experience than Li Rong, especially regarding Yangcheng and the general trend of the current clothing industry.
Thinking of this, Li Rong looked at Xu Jingdan with some flatterment: "Thank you so much for your approval, but I don't plan to work together yet."
"Are there any difficulties?" Xu Jingdan can guarantee that she just saw the heartbeat in Li Rong's eyes, but Li Rong still rejected her again?
Li Rong did have concerns: "It costs more than ten or two hundred thousand to build a factory, right? To be honest, I just bought a house a year ago and don't have much money left. I will have to wait until 2084 at the earliest before I can have it."
money."
Maybe he can get a loan, but Li Rong really doesn't want to put his thoughts aside in the past two years.
Now her income mainly comes from Furong Studio, followed by rent from Xiangfu Hutong.
She also wants to take care of An An for a few more years. When An An is older, it won't be too late for her to start a big career.
1984...
Xu Jingdan thought for a while, it wouldn't be long, 1982 will soon be over.
She suddenly smiled: "Before I came to you, I didn't expect you to agree to come. Besides, this matter is not that simple. I have to look at the market more. When the time is right, I will come to you again.
"
Obviously the other party is very optimistic about Li Rong.
When calling Zhao Qingsong over the weekend, Li Rong told her about Xu Jingdan's visit.
Zhao Qingsong was silent for a while and asked: "You agreed?"
If Li Rong agrees to start a garment factory with others, it means that Li Rong will become even busier, and the factory will be set up in Yangcheng, so Li Rong will have to go to Yangcheng.
"No. That's not my plan. Let's wait until later."
After hearing what Li Rong said, Zhao Qingsong did not continue the topic. He asked Li Rong if he wanted to go back to the village when An An was on summer vacation.
An An stood on tiptoe and listened. When she heard her name, she suddenly called her dad.
Li Rong smiled: "Are you going back during the holidays?"
An An raised her head and asked after a while: "Is mom going back too?"
"Mom may not come back."
It was hot during the summer vacation, and the guests ordered a lot of clothes. It was the peak season, and Li Rong couldn't bear to part with it.
The little guy struggled for a long time and shouted into the phone: "Wait for the Chinese New Year, Dad."
Zhao Qingsong laughed and cursed over there: "Two little heartless ones!"
He talked about the pear tree again: "The pear tree is blooming. It looks good. I think there will be a good harvest."
"Is this the first time this year will be successful?" Li Rong asked, "How do you plan to sell it then?"
The fruit is not sold at a high price locally, and the wholesalers who buy it pay less.
"What are you worried about? We have already discussed it. When the time comes, we will go through Ding Liren's channel. As long as the pears are good, we won't be afraid of losing sales."
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Since the last time he came to Li Rong's house, Cao Liangyu now runs to the courtyard from time to time.
She is very familiar with other people in the store. When she has no temper, she is quite likable and plays well with An An.
Zhao's mother was very interested in scholars. Knowing that Cao Liangyu was a student at Tsingta University, she was very kind to her and would leave food for her every time she came.
After getting acquainted with Li Rong, Cao Liangyu didn't show any concern at all and often asked Li Rong about his designs.
Li Rong read the manuscript for her again and couldn't help teasing her: "Are you using me as free labor?"
Cao Liangyu blushed: "I can also do free labor for you? Is there anything you need me to do, senior sister? For example, cutting fabrics?"
"Not now," Li Rong looked at Cao Liangyu seriously, "How about you come to work at my place? Part-time?"
Cao Liangyu's eyes lit up: "What can I do?"
"Do what you're good at, design." Li Rong saw a lot of Cao Liangyu's designs, which are very unique and full of ideas, but many of the designs now are still relatively immature.
But among her peers, her abilities are among the best.
With a little guidance, Cao Liangyu will surely become an independent and excellent designer.
Cao Liangyu's family is well off and she is not short of money, but she will not look down upon working in Li Rong and even yearns to work in Li Rong.
"I do! When will you start working?"
"Wait a minute, you have to say the ugly things first." Li Rong suddenly became serious, "When you come to work with me, you will find that I can be very fierce. You have to know that this is work, and your design is to impress customers.
I’m satisfied and it makes me money.”
Cao Liangyu was stunned for a moment, hesitant, but still said firmly: "I'm not afraid of you scolding me. If you scold me, it shows that I still have areas that need improvement."
"You don't have to be too panicked," Li Rong returned to his gentle look, "Your job is to give out the design draft. Come and learn about the customization process of 'Furong' when you have time. What you are doing is mainly what I am doing now."
For work, just produce a design draft. But how to produce it is tricky, I will tell you later."
"OK!"
"By the way, you are part-time. You still have classes. Just come over when you are free on weekends. When the time is right, I will gradually give you some orders to take and I will give you a salary based on the piece."
"Wage or not, it doesn't really matter," Cao Liangyu didn't really care.
Li Xiaoai was very envious next to her, and suddenly sighed: "I also want to be like Sister Li Rong."