The two walked in silence for a while, and Fang Zhuoran said: "Although most of my grandpa's relatives are ambitious, there are also good ones.
When I was a kid, my mother told me that I had an aunt who still moved around with my grandfather's family.
But before liberation, my aunt's family went to the United States, and then after my mother passed away, contact was lost."
Lin Mai asked in confusion: "Your great-aunt went to the United States, why did your grandfather's family stay in the country?"
Although she didn't know much about Jiangcheng before liberation, she knew one thing.
Rich people of that era, especially capitalists, fled abroad one after another to avoid the war.
"My grandfather was a patriotic capitalist. He donated most of his fortune to fight the war for the motherland. How could he leave?
It was under the influence of my grandfather that my mother joined the revolution.
At that time, during the war, she was a field doctor who saved lives and healed the wounded.
When she is not fighting, she is a lark on the battlefield, singing for her comrades.
She sings so beautifully. When I was little, I loved listening to my mother sing the most."
Lin Mai saw him talking with a sad look on his face. He didn't know how to comfort him, so he said in a daze: "I can sing very well too."
Fang Zhuoran swept away the gloom on his face and said with a smile: "I haven't heard you sing yet. Sing one for me."
Lin Mai cleared his throat and sang one of this year's most popular songs, "Girls from Alishan."
Lin Mai has a good voice and good pitch. She sang "Girls from Alishan" gracefully and touchingly.
Although not as good as Teresa Teng, it sounds great.
After Lin Mai finished singing, Fang Zhuoran still thought about her singing for a long time. After a long time, he smiled and said: "It was really nice to sing."
Lin Mai shook his big hand: "If you like it, I will sing to you often in the future."
Seeing no one around, Fang Zhuoran pecked her on the face and said with a smile, "Okay!"
The two entered the school and separated in front of the teaching building.
Lin Mai pulled a small cart and went to the dormitory building of international students to sell bras according to Fang Zhuoran's instructions.
In this era, because the economy of their country is too backward, it seems that those European and American students are particularly rich.
In the eyes of most Chinese people, thirty yuan a bra is too expensive, but in the eyes of these European and American students, it is not too cheap.
That’s why Lin Mai has the confidence to sell to international students in a targeted manner.
However, there are times when she miscalculates. International students can buy these underwear in their own country, and they have more room to choose. Why should they buy it from her?
Lin Mai marketed for more than an hour, but only sold less than fifty items.
She decisively closed the stall.
I plan to wait until Unico clothing goes on sale in the two major shopping malls and sell the bras on a float, which should sell well.
Rich people in this era go to shopping malls to buy clothes.
Maybe selling bras in a mall would be more effective than her door-to-door sales.
If the sales in the mall are not good, then think of another way.
After get off work in the afternoon, Fang Zhuoran walked in and asked Lin Mai how the bra sales were at noon.
Lin Mai didn't want him to worry about his business, so he smiled and said, "It's okay."
She was afraid that if he continued to ask questions, she would have to make up lies. Seeing that Tao Zhiyun had also come back from get off work, she changed the subject and said, "Can you help me make an appointment with Tang Shunying?"
Tao Zhiyun nodded: "We have made an appointment. She will come to the factory to meet you at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
The next morning, before nine o'clock, Lin Mai went to the garment factory, and Tang Shunying was already waiting in her office.
Lin Mai took a few glances at Tang Shunying, an ordinary-looking young woman.
Lin Mai had a conversation with her and found out that she graduated from a technical secondary school and studied accounting.
It's a pity that during the allocation, the leader of the unit to which the quota was allocated allowed his own children to occupy it.
In order to appease Tang Shunying, she was forced to run a clothing factory in the street.
There is no establishment system for working in this kind of unit. If the factory cannot sustain itself, it will close down and employees will be laid off.
Because there is no establishment, there is no compensation for being laid off.
Tang Shunying's family has many children and a heavy burden. Since she lost her job, her family has been struggling to make ends meet.
She accidentally heard that Unique Garment Factory did not have an accountant yet, so she recommended herself.
Lin Mai saw the accounts she had done for the unit before, and he understood it clearly, so he hired her immediately.
She also asked her to bring her former auditors and cashiers from the same unit.
Tang Shunying agreed with a smile, left Unico and went to the home of her old colleagues, cashier Chai Zhaodi and auditor Jin Chunbiao.
Chai Zhaodi and Jin Chunbiao were unemployed at home and felt depressed. When Tang Shunying came to introduce them to jobs, they were all extremely grateful.
In the afternoon, I followed Tang Shunying to Unique Clothing Factory.
Lin Mai also tested both of them and found that their business abilities were quite good, so they were all hired.
Chai Zhaodi and Jin Chunbiao were both delighted.
When the three of them left together, Chai Zhaodi asked Tang Shunying with concern: "Is your little son's illness getting better?"
Tang Shunying quickly glanced at Lin Mai who was looking at the documents: "Much better."
Chai Zhaodi said: "I heard that your son's illness requires him to eat more nutritious food.
It happened that my mother came from the countryside to visit me and brought a basket of eggs and an old hen. I will send them to you later."
Tang Shunying declined and then agreed, then changed the subject and chatted with Chai Zhaodi about something else.
Jin Chunbiao thought silently on the sidelines. Chai Zhaodi wanted to send eggs and old hens to thank Tang Shunying. He could not lag behind and had to prepare gifts to thank her.
I heard Tang Shunying say that in order to give them a chance to apply, she almost broke her tongue after saying all the good things in front of Factory Director Lin.
The day has finally come for Unico to go on sale.
Chen Feng is responsible for arranging vehicles to deliver goods to Jiangcheng Shopping Mall and Simenmen Shopping Mall respectively.
Lin Mai and Tao Zhiyun are each responsible for the distribution of goods in a shopping mall.
Distribution of goods is very important, and poor display of goods will have a certain impact on sales.
The reason why Lin Mai chose to start selling clothes in the two major shopping malls five days later was because it happened to be Sunday, and there would be more customers than usual in the shopping malls.
Lin Mai handed over the shopping mall near his home to Tao Zhiyun, while he was in charge of the Simenmen shopping mall.
Although the mall only opens at nine o'clock in the morning, employees go to work at eight o'clock.
One hour every day is to prepare for the day's business.
It's impossible to open for business and organize the shelves at the same time.
Lin Mai got up at six in the morning, first took the bus to the passenger terminal, changed to a ferry to Wuchang, and then took the bus to Simenkou.
It was early in the morning, and there were no traffic lights along the way. When we arrived at Simoumen Shopping Mall, it was already past 7:30 in the morning.
All I can say is that Jiangcheng is ridiculously big.
However, the big one also has a lot of background. If you are not in a hurry, Lin Mai can appreciate the different humanities of Hankou, Wuchang and the beautiful scenery of the Yangtze River early in the morning.
A working passage specially prepared for employees - the back door of the mall will not open until the right time.
Lin Mai quickly found the nearest roadside stall, bought two pieces of fried glutinous rice cake, and ate them while they were hot while standing at the back door of the mall, waiting for the door to open.
She left home too early in the morning and she didn't have time to have breakfast.
Lin Mai has always loved eating at roadside stalls, always finding them a hundred times more delicious than the exquisitely decorated private kitchen restaurants.
They are not only delicious because they are economical, but also because compared to those exquisite presentations, they make you have endless aftertaste after eating them, and realize that life is actually just for such a hot bite.
As soon as Lin Mai finished eating the fried glutinous rice cake, employees from the shopping mall came one after another. Like her, they stood at the back door waiting to open.
The employees all knew each other, and when they saw Lin Mai's unfamiliar face, they all gathered together in small groups, pointing at her, and their eyes were full of surprise.
Not only because of her beauty, but also because of the fashionable dress she wears.
Especially because she is the graphic model for the Unico poster hanging on the wall pillar of the clothing store on the second floor of the mall.
Several promoters from Lin Mai's family who were assigned to the door of the department also came.
At Lin Mai's request, they all had their hair combed into buns, put on light makeup, and wore work clothes such as small suits and skirts.
Compared with the employees in shopping malls, they are young, beautiful and upscale.
For a brand, the image of the promoter is very important.
The promoters of big-name clothing are more exquisitely dressed.
The kind of promoter who sells mainland products has nothing to do with appearance.
When the sales promoters saw Lin Mai, they all naturally gathered around her.