Jingcheng Honglian Garment Factory is a medium-sized garment factory affiliated to the Ministry of Textiles and managed by the Municipal Garment Company.
From the founding of the People's Republic of China to the 1980s, before cooperating with Pierre Carton.
The annual output value of this factory is less than 3 million yuan, and it is completely a situation of not having enough to eat and starving to death.
The main products produced are shirts, trousers, skirts, autumn coats, autumn trousers and other "bulk goods" women's clothing with low added value.
The product features are low price, large quantity and high quality.
Fortunately, with the help of the Ministry of Textiles, this factory with 600 employees finally became a manufacturing enterprise in cooperation with Pierre Carton and got rid of its long-term decline.
Since then, we have been undertaking women's fashion under the "PC" brand.
Last year alone, Honglian Garment Factory earned US$2 million in foreign exchange from 16 export orders.
Not only did it successfully turn around, but it also became a star enterprise under the clothing company.
Because of this, in mid-May 1982, when Ning Weimin came to the factory to check the defective "PC" women's clothing, almost the entire leadership team of Honglian Garment Factory was alarmed.
The factory leaders came out to receive Ning Weimin as if they were an imperial envoy.
But having said that, such a grand and warm welcome scene is somewhat embarrassing.
Because as a senior executive of Pierre Carton Company, Ning Weimin is really too young.
Don't forget, he is only twenty-two years old this year.
He is three or four years younger than Yan Xu, the company's quality inspector who accompanied him and is responsible for regular inspections of the factory.
A situation like this is simply not possible in state-owned enterprises these days, which pay special attention to seniority and prefer to train newcomers before they are re-employed.
Under normal circumstances, the stock-level cadres of a factory are around 26 years old, and the department-level cadres are usually around 30 years old.
As for the factory director and deputy factory director, the youngest ones are probably forty years younger.
So the actual situation at the scene was like a farce.
A bunch of middle-aged cadres came down from the office building and came out to greet him. When they saw Ning Weimin, they were stunned.
After learning his identity, everyone was stunned.
But as luck would have it, they all came, and they couldn't help but gather around this young man in his early twenties, shake hands with him warmly, and say good things.
How could this be such an embarrassment!
To be honest, not only the several factory leaders who were full of compliments felt embarrassed and sorry for their age.
Even Ning Weimin, who was an audience member, felt uncomfortable and extremely awkward.
But there is no way, who would let this be determined by the inequality of supply and demand.
Our country is really short of foreign exchange.
Even if it is not for the processing fees paid in foreign exchange.
Due to the backwardness of my country's light industry these days, we can only rely on the opportunity of receiving foreign trade orders to obtain some high-end foreign clothing materials through the "three to one supplement policy".
As a production supplier, Honglian Factory had to aggrieve itself and take care of Ning Weimin, the "superior".
All in all, to put it bluntly, money can make all the difference!
In these days, foreign-funded enterprises that hold real money in their hands and are willing to invest in the mainland are too cool and too scarce.
So a rising tide lifts all boats, Ning Weimin, as the face of foreigners and the representative of foreign-funded enterprises.
It will inevitably be favored by companies that rely on foreign trade orders and relevant government departments.
This made it possible for him to be greeted by smiling faces wherever he went.
This was fully proven when the "PC" clothing exhibition hall was opened in the Tiantan Zhai Palace.
As for Honglian Garment Factory, of course it is not exempt from this. This just confirms this point again.
Fortunately, Ning Weimin's mind was still very clear.
Not only did he not indulge in this kind of false power.
And he also knows how to use this advantage reasonably.
This made him show a very humble and polite side.
After shaking hands with many leaders, he thanked him repeatedly and insisted on sending all the factory leaders back to their offices with gifts.
Finally, on the grounds that "I don't want to affect the work of the factory leaders because of my visit," I gave the factory leaders a decent step down.
As for his purpose of coming, he only hoped that the factory's production director Cui Dagang and warehouse director Miao Zhen could accompany him to inspect the goods.
He didn't even keep Yan Xu, who was sent by the company, and let the boy go do what he should do first.
This attitude immediately won the great favor of many factory leaders.
Although it was the first time we met, when we parted, the factory director's compliments such as "Young and promising" were no longer entirely polite.
As for the situation when going to the warehouse to see the goods, it was much better than Ning Weimin expected.
First, there are a lot of things.
Probably because the improvement of production technology requires an adaptation process, the defective product rate actually reached 3%.
A warehouse in the factory has stocked at least thousands of pieces of various fashionable women's clothing.
If all were counted together, Ning Weimin would have to pay roughly 60,000 to 70,000 yuan to the factory for these items.
Second, the quality problem is not serious.
Ning Weimin opened several boxes in succession to check them out.
He discovered that there were many minor problems such as skipped stitches, broken threads, wrinkles, not being straight enough, and uneven seams.
There are relatively few serious problems such as stains, asymmetry, narrow pressure lines, skewed twists, and damaged fabrics.
In short, the texture and variety of these defective products really made him overjoyed.
At that time, I made up my mind to find a warehouse as soon as possible, arrange vehicles, and move these goods away quickly.
To avoid long nights and too many dreams.
Of course, at this point, it’s time to discuss how to ship the goods and make payment.
Once again, it completely exceeded Ning Weimin's expectations.
Without him even having to ask, the factory provided great convenience in terms of logistics and payment.
First of all, warehouse management director Miao Zhen said that free delivery and handling are available.
All they need is Ning Weimin giving them a stocking address, making an appointment for shipping, and arranging for someone to take care of them.
The factory's 130 trucks will deliver to the location requested and even help with transportation.
Secondly, the way to deal with defective products is to buy the goods first and pay later.
After all, it is a long-term cooperation unit, and Miao Zhen believes that it can be implemented according to the routine thirty-day payment cycle.
This means that Ning Weimin unintentionally took advantage of the company again.
Just because he is a "PC" person, he can remove all defective products without spending a penny.
After thirty days, not to mention he should have been able to sell a lot of these goods and get a lot of cash back.
Just say if he doesn't sell much.
You can also use the money from running your own specialty store and showroom to advance the payment for the goods.
Of course, when discussing the details, Cui Dagang, the factory's production director, would inevitably have to complain.
Complaining that the "PC" company is too strict on quality, saying that sometimes even a slight mistake cannot pass the quality inspection.
Even if there is a small problem, the entire batch will be scrapped together.
In and out of those words, he was begging Ning Weimin to think for their sake and lower the quality inspection standards.
Regarding this matter, Ning Weimin would certainly not be so stupid as to overstep his authority and forget about it.
Instead, he defended quality inspector Yan Xu in a very serious manner and explained the difficulties in detail.
He said that the system of foreign-funded enterprises is different from that of state-owned enterprises and is much stricter.
Yan Xu must fulfill his responsibilities in his position. If he fails to control the quality inspection, his bonus will not be deducted, but his job will be lost.
The clothes produced are mainly sold to overseas markets.
If something goes wrong, it's not a trivial matter, and I'm afraid there will never be any orders again.
Needless to say, these few sentences completely stopped Cui Dagang from gossiping and shattered his unrealistic illusions.
On the contrary, it made him feel a little guilty, and he repeatedly stated that he would ensure the quality and would never mess around with his work.
And this is the benefit of having your back against a big tree to enjoy the shade.
Not only do you not have to look at other people's faces, you don't have to worry about not being able to eat or having indigestion problems.
On the contrary, it can also make the other person frightened, try their best to think about you, and rush to flatter you.
Of course, doing business like this is not the same as those hawkers who rely on their own abilities.
It’s so cool!
However, where is this?
Soon Ning Weimin discovered another huge gold mine in this warehouse.
And it seems that for the same reason, only he who has the "PC" company behind him is qualified to dig...