Li Rong didn't know how Xu Jingdan, a woman, earned so much money in a strange city with more than 100 yuan, and how many unknown hardships she experienced in it?
"Let's go, let's take you upstairs to have a look."
"There are three rooms upstairs. This one is mine. You live in this one. The other one is occupied by my friend who used to do clothing wholesale."
"When will he come back?" Li Rong asked.
"I won't go back. Everything has been packed away. I haven't asked aunt to clean up the house yet, otherwise you can sleep in this room."
"Huh?" What do you mean by not replying?
Xu Jingdan saw Li Rong's doubts and explained to her: "She is from Shu, and she is also a strong lady, but she went home and got married, so she probably won't come here again in the future."
Usually Xu Jingdan doesn't cook much, and she hasn't found a new aunt yet. She said to Li Rong: "It's your first time in Yangcheng. I'll invite you out to eat."
Li Rong lived in her house, so of course she didn't agree to let the other party treat her. She waved her hand: "I'll treat you."
"Come on, I am your elder and someone who has lived here. I am doing my best to be a landlord."
Li Rong compromised: "Okay."
Li Rong knew the food of Yangcheng very well, but she didn't know whether the food now was the same as in future generations, so she didn't say anything.
Xu Jingdan took her to a small restaurant. The owner seemed to know Xu Jingdan, and he called out "Xiao Xu" when he saw her.
Xu Jingdan and Li Rong found a place to sit down. There were quite a few people inside.
"It's so nice to see you, Shiding?"
Xu Jingdan glanced at Li Rong.
In such an environment, Li Rong couldn't help but announce the dishes in Cantonese: "Lean meat rice rolls, pork offal porridge, American ginseng braised chicken."
She had just seen the menu on the wall, and all these things were available.
After hearing Li Rong's report, the boss looked at her in surprise and asked with a smile: "Beautiful girl, you are a local."
Li Rong smiled and said nothing. It was really impulsive and she forgot that she was a northerner now.
But it turns out that she is not from Yangcheng, but her native dialect is very similar to Cantonese.
After Xu Jingdan ordered her own, she was also shocked by what Li Rong said just now: "What you said is really standard. If I didn't know that you are from the capital, I would have thought you were from Yangcheng."
The long-awaited rice rolls and the authentic Laohuo soup made Li Rong almost cry.
After filling her stomach, Xu Jingdan said she would take Li Rong to the night market.
The night market here is quite famous.
Li Rong happily agreed.
The night market is busier than Li Rong imagined——
There are stalls next to each other, with dim light bulbs hanging from a bamboo above. Some are set up, and some have a layer of rough canvas spread on the ground, and the products are placed on top.
The boss would also yell, and some people would hold aluminum lunch boxes and stuff them into their mouths.
When they see people passing by, pretty boys and girls shout out and ask if they want something.
Others shouted:
"Xiahuo herbal tea, two cents a cup!"
"Long pants and nice clothes, come and take a look..."
The night market seems very lively with these sounds and the voices of customers bargaining.
Li Rong and Xu Jingdan coincidentally proposed to look at the clothes.
Among the clothing stalls here, few sell wholesale, and almost all sell retail.
But they all come from wholesale points.
The retail market can accurately and quickly obtain the styles of clothes that market customers like.
The styles available at every stall may not be what most people like, but once a style becomes popular, the same style will appear in every stall.
It is very important to decide whether to release a popular product and let consumers rush to buy it, or to wait for others to sell a popular product and then follow the trend and buy it to make money.
If Li Rong wanted to set up a clothing factory, she would definitely do the former.
If you make popular products, wholesalers will come to buy from her, and the factory can make money.
The two of them walked around and looked at all the stalls selling clothes. The styles of clothes were more fancy than Li Rong thought.
Before leaving, Li Rong was stopped by the herbal tea owner's hard shouts and bought a cup of Maogen water for two cents.
"After seeing the night market, what do you think?" Xu Jingdan asked Li Rong when she got home.
Li Rong thought she would see a lot of "the third piece" (suits, coats, tunic suits).
The result was unexpected. She said: "It's much better than I expected. The clothes are of bright colors and patterns. It's really worthy of being a Yangcheng city."
Xu Jingdan said: "There are a lot of workers here in Yangcheng, and garment factories have been set up one after another. Some of them have a lot of money, buy good equipment, and have big stalls. There is another reason why I like you -"
She looked at Li Rong: "There are many styles of clothes that can be made, but what kind of style should be made and what kind of design can be favored by the market. I think that with your insight, you can definitely make a hit. Let's do it
Those in the factory should lead the trend, and those in wholesale can still make money by following the trend. If our garment factory follows the trend, it will definitely not last long."
Li Rong nodded, what Xu Jingdan said made sense, but Li Rong felt that the other party had high expectations for her, and she felt helpless: "Take your time, this is my first time doing this, and I feel a lot of pressure when you do this."
Arriving in Yangcheng, Li Rong discovered that what Xu Jingdan said about land was really only land.
Nothing else was done.
After discussing the name of the clothing factory, the two decided to call it "Blue Ocean Fashion".
After confirming their names, the two went to register, filled in a lot of information, and went home to wait for the results.
Of course, the two did not go home and wait. Xu Jingdan drove Li Rong to the land she bought in Dongpu.
The land was very barren, with some dead wood and weeds growing on it.
Li Rong said: "We have to find contractors to build the factory first."
Xu Jingdan nodded: "I have an appointment with a friend for dinner tonight, and you will come too."
Three friends, two boys and one girl.
Xu Jingdan introduced to Li Rong: "This is Deputy Bureau Song of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, Boss Shen who is contracting the construction, and my sister Zhou who we did wholesale with before."
Li Rong greeted politely.
"I went home and kidnapped a beautiful girl?" Boss Shen was probably in his thirties. He stared at Li Rong for a while, and in front of everyone, he dared to ask Li Rong if she was married.
Li Rong has a face like this. Since she plans to do business, she is already prepared to be teased and even get into trouble because of her appearance. There is no way around it. Being beautiful can sometimes be a trouble, especially in the business world.
It was obvious that Boss Shen was Xu Jingdan's friend for a long time. Although the other party looked at Li Rong, there was no such vulgar look in his eyes. Li Rong smiled generously and replied: "I'm married and have a son."
"What a shame."
"Okay, if you do this again, I'm going to tell your wife to go." Xu Jingdan glared at Boss Shen.
Boss Shen smiled, clasped his hands together and shook them: "Please spare me."
"I have read your industrial and commercial files, and I asked the people below to go through the process quickly for you, and try to help you get the certificate as soon as possible." The speaker was Deputy Song, who looked to be in his thirties.
I don't know if he is married or not, but the way he looks at Xu Jingdan is not innocent, and he also stares at Xu Jingdan when he talks.
The two people next to them were not surprised, but Li Rong had a look on his face. It seemed that he was Xu Jingdan's suitor?