37. The surprising gap between the past and the present in clothing
The next morning, Yao Yuan had to go back to the county with Xiaohui and her uncle to get a loan from the local bank.
He was unsure of whether Xiao Huichu could start this OEM factory, so he planned to stay in the store and use this evening to have a good talk with Xiao Hui.
If Xiaohui does not have the ability and means to manage the factory well, then it is better not to apply for this loan, and he will think of another idea.
Yao Yuan stayed, and the resistance was also kept.
She was always acting cute when she was acting cute when she was in the fight against the enemy, but when it came to the important matters, she still had to follow Yao Yuan.
Clothing processing is not an amateur, she knows that Yao Yuan has reached a critical moment. At this time, she must put down everything, stand up, and take on the things that Yao Yuan cannot do and has no time to do.
Yao Yuan will go back with Xiaohui tomorrow to apply for a loan and plan the processing factory, so she must work with Sister Cuixia in the shop.
Xiaohui's processing factory has an uncertain future, so she must make one more piece of clothing here, just like one piece of clothing, try to expand inventory and prevent the store from opening and out of stock.
Half of the space upstairs is used to store made clothes. According to different types and models, they are piled up in piles, and some are almost piled up on the roof, but Yao Yuan said it is not enough.
Yao Yuan's words were not without basis. He took a notebook and calculated it bit by bit with a pen.
How to calculate it? I don’t understand resistance. Over the years, she has become accustomed to listening to Yao Yuan, and he rarely has any mistakes.
He said it was not enough, so he naturally did not have enough. Then he made preparations according to the amount he calculated.
Therefore, Yao Yuan wanted to stay at night and fight in the store for one night, so he would stay with him to resist.
At night, the shop door was closed. Yao Yuan, Xiaohui, Kang Kang, and Sister Cui Xia were all sitting next to the stove downstairs, Kang Kang hugged Yuanyuan, and everyone discussed the matter of the clothing factory together.
What Yao Yuan is most concerned about is how Xiaohui can make qualified clothes.
Based on the current market price, it is quite cheap to say that a few cents a foot of cloth is actually the opposite.
At that time, the purchasing power of money was different from now. Workers only paid about forty yuan a month, and apprentices only cost more than twenty yuan, and one meter of cloth was more than one meter.
Imagine the actual price of a meter cloth, how much is it now? This is a price that surprises modern people!
This is a matter of no choice. The production capacity and production technology of that era determined that these daily necessities were priced so far!
Therefore, people at that time didn’t have a few decent clothes. Occasionally, they had to plan to wear them for the rest of their lives.
Now, in his sixties or seventies, he probably plans to store clothes that he has to wear for the rest of his life. However, as the industry gradually developed and the fabric was worthless, these clothes became stocked in the box. He knew that he could never wear them anymore, but he did not intend to throw them away. He called it a commemoration of that era.
If Xiaohui is not well-managed and her clothes are not up to standard, the loss is unimaginable! It is no wonder that his uncle has such concerns and wants to give up.
In that era, there were really many things and many things that we who have not experienced that era could not imagine or accept.
If copied according to the real situation, most people who have never experienced it will not believe it at all.
It was an era where only passion was left.
Therefore, Yao Yuan must first figure out how Xiaohui is preparing to do it and how big the risk is? If Xiaohui's method is too risky, he will take it seriously and he cannot let Xiaohui take such a big risk for him.
This is a huge risk. Not only Yao Yuan knows, but also Cuixia sisters know. Because when they first came, they didn’t know how many mistakes they made, so they learned to follow the procedures taught by Yao Yuan to work step by step and check their work.
They had only two people, and they could make mistakes when they were staring at Kang Kang and Xiao Huiren. They didn't gradually adapt until a year later.
Moreover, the customers I faced at that time were all employees of the mining machine factory. Even if I made a mistake, I would like to pay a gift, apologize, and make a correction.
Now that the transaction has been done in the city, Yao Yuan will definitely not allow any mistakes if he wants to create a brand.
What Xiaohui will face in the future is not a tailor shop like Cuixia, which is a small workshop with at least a dozen people.
The customers we face now are no longer employees of our factory who can reason with others, but real urban residents, and they are absolutely not allowed to make any mistakes. This is Yao Yuan’s request.
In the countryside, few people can use sewing machines, and the workers all use raw melon seeds, so they have to be cultivated bit by bit from scratch.
This is the case. Xiaohui wants to build a clothing factory from scratch and produce qualified brand fashion. Is it okay?
When Yao Yuan put all these difficulties out and looked at Xiaohui with inquiring eyes, Xiaohui smiled relaxedly.
"Don't worry, Brother Yao." She seemed confident. "As long as you get the money and buy the equipment, I will send you qualified clothes in one month."
Yao Yuan once said that with his existing reserves and processing capabilities, the store can last at most for one month.
The plan to open a tailor shop in the city suddenly turned into a clothing store. This was the consequence of Yao Yuan's sudden mind and caught him off guard.
He used to be planning, step-by-step, and concise, but now he is a little confused.
Yao Yuan can't just believe Xiaohui's saying ok. He hopes Xiaohui tells him what she plans to do. They will analyze it together. Is it okay or not?
Sometimes, talent is born. Just like the strong woman in the air conditioning industry, who would have thought that a person who doesn’t even know what marketing is would create a miracle that has been passed down in the sales industry so far?
Even Yao Yuan was surprised by Xiaohui's method. She planned to break down the clothing processing and let the women in the village who had never touched a sewing machine have a specialty.
Divide people into several groups, and let the best of those who are skilled and have the best of them to do more difficult tasks such as sleeves, collars, and pockets. Generally, the work is left to people who are in the hands of the ordinary to do.
In this way, everyone's work is dedicated, and complex work will become simple and easy to teach. Moreover, checking the processing quality can also be done in steps, making it less likely to make mistakes.
At the same time, when recruiting people, you need to filter and pass the test layer by layer.
The first level is that you can make clothes at home. Most rural women will sew clothes by hand and have a certain understanding of the structure of the clothes.
The second level is to choose the youngest one from the first level. Young people can accept new knowledge quickly and be easy to teach.
The third level is to learn how to use a sewing machine.
The fourth level is exams and practice is the only criterion for testing truth.
Only after passing these four levels can you retain it.
Rural women have nothing to do except work. Since this year, they have been divided into households and have no jobs, and they are all idle at home.
If there is a good thing about making money at home, it would be strange if those women don’t fight to break their heads.
Therefore, Xiaohui is not short of manpower.
In addition, Xiaohui had many ideas, even the piece-based salary was thought out, and there was nothing that didn't surprise Yao Yuan.
Xiaohui said it was almost done, and Yao Yuan asked her: "How did you think of these methods?"
Xiaohui said: "You taught me. Did you forget? When you were doing underwear OEM, didn't you just split them up? Later, when I went to collect underwear, I found that it was better to do it after separation. Later, I figured out that it was easy to find some tricks for one person to do one job, and it was done quickly and well.
Later, you kept all the fast and good things, and you asked you to quit those who have not made any progress.
Also, Meimei workshop needs to develop a bonus system. You tell her that it is best to calculate pieces, and the more you work, the more you get, and this can also be used for our clothes."
Yao Yuan nodded and asked her: "Then, where are you passing the exam?"
Xiaohui said: "Brother Yao, you forgot. When you eat, teach Meimei how to look at people and filter? I used it to select people, isn't that simple?"
Yao Yuan looked at Xiaohui for a long time and felt embarrassed to look at her. He lowered his head, and then said, "Xiaohui, you are not simple, not simple at all! I read you right, you will definitely have great development in the future!"
Xiaohui said, "I just learned some basics from you and I will use them naturally."
He raised his head, blinked his big eyes and asked Yao Yuan: "Brother Yao, can you say I do this, okay?"
Yao Yuan gave her a thumbs up and said, "Okay, that's great. If you manage a small workshop, you will be useless. If you become bigger in the future, you will accumulate experience and be able to manage a large factory and become a big boss!"
Xiaohui laughed and said, "Don't praise me, I know how many bowls of dry rice I can eat by myself. As long as I can supply you with goods and don't delay you, I will be content."
Yuanyuan fell asleep in Kang Kang's arms, and Kang Kang gave her to Cuixia and asked Cuixia to carry her upstairs to watch.
Then he went over and sat with Xiaohui, hugged her and said, "Hui'er, I knew you were not an ordinary person. When you get older one day, I will follow you and not follow this stupid person!"
Xiaohui felt even more embarrassed. She put her arms together in front, let Kang Kang hold her, and lowered her head and said, "Sister Kang Kang, don't laugh at me. You have good luck. With Brother Yao, you don't have to worry about anything. Who told me that I'm not going to be lucky? If I don't ask for progress, I will never end my life?"
Speaking of this, he said again: "Sister Kang Kang, but if I leave this time, you have to worry. Brother Yao is so busy with such a big shop."
Kang Kang said, "My fate is because of Huier. I don't have to worry about you here, so I don't have to worry about anything. If you leave, I can't help but worry."
He asked Xiaohui again after a while: "Or why don't Cuixia and Cuifeng go back with you too? They understand everything and can help you a lot."
Xiaohui said, "I can't afford such a high salary from my two aunts, so let them follow you. Besides, when the store opens, there are many places to employ people. I can't supply you for a while. What clothes are not enough to sell, and I have to do it with my two aunts."
That night, they discussed not to go to bed until very late. How many sewing machines, pads, irons, and a lot of tools they need to buy must be planned in advance. All the clothing samples compiled by Xiaohui here must be copied quickly. When Xiaohui starts production in the future, she will have to use this thing.
Cuixia hugged Yuanyuan and slept in the same bed as Xiaohui.
The women living upstairs were not suitable for Yao Yuan to go upstairs, so he could only find a place downstairs and endure it all night.
Chapter completed!