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Chapter 618: Cheap Words
Chapter 618: Cheap Words
The factory manager of the clothing factory also found Jiang Xia's suggestion reasonable. After all, if Jiang Xia could sell the clothes, he would make a profit; if she couldn't, he wouldn't lose anything.
The factory had already shut down, and with no wages being paid, the workers were unwilling to show up for work. Some had even found other jobs.
He was well aware that hundreds of thousands of garments were piled up here, and finding someone to take over the factory was difficult, especially since the cost of the accumulated clothes was higher than the value of the factory itself.
Moreover, the factory building was old, having been renovated a few years ago, but the equipment was almost obsolete.
Most of the visitors were Hong Kong businessmen, and they all expressed that they were not interested in the clothes, as the cost was too high.
Now, with the industrial zone in the city offering preferential policies for foreign investment, building a new factory was a better option than acquiring an old one.
Besides, the clothing factory wasn't very large, with a floor area of only about 2,000 square meters.
"Alright", the factory manager thought for a moment and agreed.
Seeing that he had agreed, Jiang Xia discussed the details with him.
"How many months of wages are owed to the workers?"
Factory Manager: "Most of them are owed four months, some only three."
Jiang Xia said, "Let the workers pick from this batch of clothes first. The money they spend on buying clothes can be deducted from their wages."
The factory manager shook his head and waved his hands, "I've already discussed this with the workers, and they are unwilling to take clothes as payment. They want cash, not clothes."
If Jiang Xia had this idea, she might as well give it up!
He had already tried this approach, and it didn't work.
The workers strongly opposed it, almost tearing the roof off the factory!
The factory manager recounted the situation to Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia: "I'm not asking them to take clothes as payment, just whether they want to buy them."
"What's the difference? They won't buy them!"
"That's not necessarily true. The clothes are so cheap now. Even if the workers bought them before, they were never this inexpensive."
Factory Manager: "Of course! In the past, the workers paid the same price as at the supply and marketing cooperative. The only difference was that they didn't need cloth coupons."
Getting a cloth coupon wasn't easy in those days. For the factory workers, being able to buy clothes without a coupon was already a great deal.
Jiang Xia smiled, "As the saying goes, 'Keep the benefits within the family.' The factory manager can inform everyone that someone has acquired the factory, and there's a clearance sale. If they want to buy a couple of sets, they should come quickly. … Forget it, I'll come by tomorrow to talk about it! Factory Manager, can you help me get twenty workers to come and help me pack the clothes in the warehouse and sell them? I'll pay them two yuan a day."
"Of course!" Many people would be willing to work for two yuan a day.
"Don't worry, I'll ask some of our factory's former model workers to help. They are hardworking and diligent."
Jiang Xia knew that many factories in those days held annual labor model selections.
And the title of labor model wasn't easy to earn; it was highly prestigious and awarded to workers who were diligent, skilled, and had made outstanding contributions and exceptional performances.
They were true labor models!
Jiang Xia hoped to retain such talents when she took over the clothing factory.
She smiled, "I'm troubling you, Factory Manager."
Jiang Xia then asked, "Factory Manager, do you have a brush pen, red paper, or even cardboard?"
Factory Manager: "Yes! I'll go get them. Forget it, just follow me to the office. It will be more convenient to write at my desk."
The factory sometimes needed to post announcements, such as recognizing or punishing someone, or welcoming a leader, so items like red paper and brush pens were always on hand.
So, the three of them headed to the factory manager's office.
Jiang Xia looked at Zhao Cheng Lei, "Help me write some slogans."
“Hmm.”
Zhang Rong smiled and said, "Lei’s calligraphy is really good."
The old man always praised Zhao Chenglei’s handwriting, saying that none of his brothers could write as well as he did.
Jiang Xia smiled. "He said he learned with you guys."
"We started learning earlier, but we can’t write as well as he does. The old man says he picks up everything quickly."
Zhang Rong then began to recount some amusing stories about Zhao Chenglei’s early days of learning calligraphy.
Jiang Xia listened attentively.
Unfortunately, they soon arrived at the factory manager’s office.
The three of them went inside.
The factory manager brought out a brush pen, ink, and red paper.
Zhao Chenglei asked Jiang Xia what to write.
Jiang Xia: "Let me cut the paper first."
Zhao Chenglei picked up a small knife and stopped Jiang Xia from touching it. "I’ll do it. Just tell me how to cut it."
"Cut out a few rectangles, about this size..."
Half an hour later, Jiang Xia looked at the large, powerful, and aesthetically pleasing characters Zhao Chenglei had written: “Clearance Sale, No Items Left, All Items for Five Yuan, Last Three Days.” Despite the beauty of each character, she felt it lacked the necessary emotional impact.
Jiang Xia shook her head regretfully. "No, we need to rewrite it."
The factory manager was still admiring Zhao Chenglei’s calligraphy and was confused. "It’s written very well! Why do we need to rewrite it?"
Zhang Rong also looked at her.
Jiang Xia: "It’s written too well! It’s not suitable. It doesn’t convey the feeling of a desperate clearance sale, the sense of huge losses, or the extremely low prices!"
The three of them: "..."
What kind of writing could convey that feeling?
Jiang Xia: "This kind of calligraphy is only suitable for company signboards, not for a clearance sale. It doesn’t feel cheap enough."
Jiang Xia decided that when the time came, she would have Zhao Chenglei write the sign for the clothing factory. It would be powerful and impressive!
The factory manager: "..."
Zhang Rong: "Now that you mention it, I also think you’re right. The calligraphy is too powerful and doesn’t fit a clearance sale!"
Jiang Xia turned to the factory manager. "Manager, how about you write it?"
The factory manager: "..."
What did she mean by that?
Was he supposed to write in a cheaper style?
Jiang Xia thought about how many people in this era had good brush pen skills and waved her hand. "Forget it, I’ll do it myself!"
So, Jiang Xia picked up the brush and started writing.
Noticing that her hair was falling over her cheeks and hindering her writing, Zhao Chenglei gently tucked her hair behind her ear and held it in place.
Jiang Xia finished quickly and asked the three of them, "How does it look?"
Zhang Rong gave a thumbs up. "Brilliant! It captures the desperate feeling of a clearance sale! Sister-in-law really has talent! Lei, you should learn from her. You need to write in a way that matches the situation! This is a clearance sale, not a high-end event. Writing it so elegantly defeats the purpose!"
The factory manager nodded. "Indeed, this is much better than before!"
The calligraphy wasn’t particularly impressive, but it definitely conveyed the right feeling!
It had a sense of cheapness, significant loss, and a desperate clearance sale.
Jiang Xia never thought her brush pen calligraphy would be praised one day.
So, whether it’s a flaw or a strength, as long as it’s used in the right place, it can shine.
The factory manager asked, "Are you really confident you can sell everything in just three days?"
Jiang Xia: "Of course not! Didn’t you give me a month?"
The factory manager: "Then why write ‘last three days’? Shouldn’t it be ‘last month’?"
Jiang Xia: "Three days creates a sense of urgency! If it says a month, people walking by won’t feel the need to hurry."
The factory manager: "What if you can’t sell everything in three days?"
How could tens of thousands of outfits be sold in just three days?
He hadn’t been able to sell them in three years!
(End of Chapter)
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