Chapter 619: Tian Caifua Is Shocked Again
Chapter 619: Tian Caifua Is Shocked Again
Jiang Xia: "If we don't sell them all, I'll pack them up and take them away. We'll only sell for three days starting tomorrow."
The factory manager curiously asked, "Where will you pack them and take them?"
Jiang Xia: "The Capital City."
The factory manager: "..."
To the Capital City?
That must cost a fortune in shipping, right?
But it wasn't his concern. After all, the profit would be hers, and she should be able to cover the shipping costs!
All he hoped was that the goods would sell, the factory would be leased out quickly, and the workers' wages and debts to the textile and supply factories would be settled.
The weight of over 300,000 yuan was keeping him up at night!
"Capital City is great! I'll make sure they pack them up properly tomorrow. How will you transport them to the Capital City?"
"Have them pack 20,000 sets tomorrow, with all sizes included. The day after, I'll have someone send them to the train station."
20,000 sets?
The factory manager instantly felt a huge weight off his shoulders!
He guessed Jiang Xia must have connections in the Capital City.
Initially, he didn't think much of Jiang Xia's plan to sell clothes by posting a few red notices at the factory gate.
No one knew the foot traffic in front of the factory better than he did.
The people who passed by the factory every day were mostly the same, and selling this way, she might sell a couple of thousand sets at most!
But now that she was planning to ship 20,000 sets to the Capital City, he felt much more at ease!
Shipping 20,000 sets and selling a few thousand more at the factory would leave them with about 10,000 sets in inventory, cutting it down by more than half.
The factory manager happily said, "Great! I'll make sure they pack them up. If you start selling at the factory tomorrow, do you need to prepare anything? Should I arrange for some people to assist you?"
Jiang Xia didn't have time to wait for others to come and be briefed. She needed to go back to breastfeed, and a clearance sale wasn't that difficult. She could come early the next day and teach them how to do it.
"No need. Just have them come early tomorrow. But you can start spreading the word today..."
So, Jiang Xia taught the factory manager how to spread the news, how many people to arrange for the next day, and gave instructions to Zhao Chenglei and the manager on how to post the clearance sale notices.
After briefing everyone and signing the contract, they agreed that she would help sell the clothes at the factory for a month, during which time the factory couldn't be transferred to anyone else. Then, Jiang Xia and her two companions left, planning to return the next morning.
After leaving the factory, Zhang Rong said, "It will still be hard to sell 20,000 sets in the Capital City."
"No worries, we'll do our best. Right now, we don't have to pay for the goods, so we're just investing some effort and time. Even if we don't make much, it's not a big loss. Let's give it a try."
Zhang Rong thought about it and agreed. Since there was no risk, he didn't try to dissuade her.
Although the styles of these clothes were outdated, they weren't selling well at the supply and marketing cooperatives or in the malls because the prices hadn't dropped.
But the atmosphere had changed. It wasn't as tense as before, and people were starting to wear more colorful clothes. There were more choices in the market, and at the same price, people naturally preferred more fashionable styles.
However, this era was still generally poor. Many people in the village still wore patched clothes.
Even in university campuses, some students wore clothes with patches.
So, if these clothes were sold at the market at a low price and without requiring cloth coupons, many people would still buy them.
Especially in the Capital City, where autumn had already set in and the weather was cooler, this batch of clothes would be very suitable.
Clothes could be patched again and again, but there would always be a point where they couldn't be patched anymore. As long as there was a need, people would bite the bullet and buy a set when it was cheap, since they couldn't afford the expensive ones or were reluctant to buy them.
In any case, they would sell as much as they could. Jiang Xia still wanted to take over that factory.
The location was just too good!
The factory's building area was around 2,000 square meters, but with the large courtyard, it was closer to 3,000 square meters.
In the future, when land in the city center would be as valuable as gold, owning 3,000 square meters of land would mean a lot.
If it weren’t for the excessive inventory, she wouldn’t be so short on cash, and she wouldn’t have to go through all this trouble. If she had the money, she would have bought the factory outright and dealt with the clothes later.
She was really busy right now.
Fortunately, selling clothes could be done with help.
Jiang Xia already had someone in mind to help her sell the clothes.
She had also decided: even if the clothes weren’t all sold after a month, she would still buy the factory. By then, the Guangzhou Trade Fair would be over, and she should have enough money.
After dropping Zhang Rong off at the mall, Zhao Chenglei and Jiang Xia drove home.
Zhao Chenglei said, "We don’t have to invest in that electromagnetic factory in the Capital City. That way, we’ll have enough money..."
Jiang Xia interrupted him, "No, that won’t work. If I don’t have enough money to buy the factory, I’ll just sell some stocks."
The deal for the electromagnetic factory had been mostly finalized by Zhao Chenglei and Zhang Rong. Besides, that was the kind of work Zhao Chenglei enjoyed, and she couldn’t keep asking him to compromise.
"You don’t think it’s the right time to sell, right?"
Jiang Xia nodded, "It’s not the right time, but running a business is more important than stocks. There are plenty of good stocks out there, and we can always buy more later when we have the money."
Zhao Chenglei didn’t argue further.
He just focused on working hard at the Guangzhou Trade Fair to earn as much as possible.
The couple went back home to tell Zhou Fu and Zhou Mu that they would be staying in the city overnight and would head to the factory early the next morning to sell the clothes.
Zhou Fu asked, "You’re planning to take over the factory already?"
Zhao Chenglei nodded, "Yes, but the factory has too much inventory, and the price is too high. We plan to help clear out the inventory first before taking it over."
Tian Caihua was shocked and couldn’t help but ask, "How much does it cost to take over a factory?"
How could they have so much money?
Where did they get it from?
Jiang Xia replied, "We don’t know yet. We’ll have to see how much of the inventory we can clear."
Zhou Fu didn’t ask any more questions. If his son and Wangcai had decided to take over the factory, it must be worth it. He said, "If your parents can help with the kids tomorrow, your mother and I will go help you sell the clothes. We’ll stay in the city tonight and won’t go back to the village."
Tian Caihua chimed in, "I’ll go too!"
Jiang Xia smiled, "No need. There are workers at the factory. You and Mom can rest at home. What about Big Brother and Second Brother?"
Zhou Mu said, "They went to the movies. It’s almost five, and they haven’t come back yet. Do movies really take that long?"
Jiang Xia explained, "Some movies last two or three hours."
Zhou Fu added, "If they don’t come back soon, it’ll be dark, and they’ll have to travel back at night."
Jiang Xia said, "If it’s too late, they don’t have to rush back. They can stay in the city for the night. Lei and I will stay at Dad’s place tonight."
There were three rooms in the house. Zhou Wenzu and his two brothers could share one room, Zhou Fu and Zhou Mu could take another with Zhou Zhou and Zhou Ying, and Tian Caihua and Zhou Chengxin could share a room with Zhou Wenzu.
The living room sofa could also accommodate one person, and they could set up sleeping arrangements in the rooms. They had enough blankets and such.
If they didn’t want to squeeze in or sleep on the floor, they could ask Jiang’s father to get a letter of introduction and stay at a hotel.
Tian Caihua also wanted to help at the factory and see how big it was. "Then we’ll stay for the night."
Zhou Fu said, "We’ll wait for your brothers to come back."
At the Cinema
Zhou Chengsen accompanied the children to a two-hour movie. The movie wasn’t over yet, but he had a craving for a cigarette. He had been holding it in for a while, so he told Zhou Chengxin and went outside to smoke.
It was the National Day holiday, and the cinema was crowded. Zhou Chengsen walked a bit further and found a small side road to smoke. He had just taken a few puffs when he saw Ruan Tang.
(End of Chapter)
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