Through the wealth life

Chapter 2 Taiping Garment Factory

At 02:30 in the afternoon, accompanied by He Zuozhi, Li Guangyu arrived at East Kowloon, where the Taiping Garment Factory is located, which is also where the Xiangjiang Traditional Industrial Zone is located.

At present, Xiangjiang Industry is mainly engaged in the textile industry and garment processing industry, and the garments are mainly OEM for European and American brands, and there are few independent brands.The car slowly drove into the office area of ​​the factory. At this time, several people were already waiting there in front of the office area.

After the car came to a complete stop, Li Guangyu got out of the car and looked around. He knew the two in front. The first one in front was Chen Dong, the general manager of the factory. He was 52 years old this year and was an old man in the factory.

The second is Zhou Xiaoning, the financial manager of the factory. He is 40 years old this year. He is a middle school classmate of Li Guangyu's father. He graduated from Xiangjiang University with a major in finance.

"Hello Chairman, He Sheng!"

"Uncle Chen, let's go to the office first. You send someone to inform the management above the middle level in the factory and hold a meeting in the conference room in an hour. Let me know the situation in the factory first."

"Okay, Chairman."

Li Guangyu, He Zuozhi, and Chen Dong walked into the chairman's office. "Uncle Chen, first introduce the current situation in the factory to my grandfather and me."

"Adong, I just accompanied Guangyu to visit today. You are also an old man who has been with the Li family for more than [-] years. Now Acheng and Xiaoping are gone. Now Xiaoyu is still young and doesn't understand many things. I He is also old, it is impossible to keep looking at him, from now on the affairs of the factory will be dominated by Xiaoyu, I hope you can help him."

"He Sheng, you are too serious. If Mr. Li hadn't pulled me back from the life-and-death line back then, I wouldn't be where I am today. I will do my best to assist the chairman to develop the garment factory well. Mr. Li's hard work."

"Okay, Adong, you don't have to worry about me. I'm just an observer today, and Xiaoyu will basically come here in the future. You should tell him the basic situation in the factory first, so that he can at least have a little understanding of the factory, so that he won't be too concerned about the factory. The factory doesn't know anything."

"Chairman, our factory now has a total of 618 employees, including 453 production workers, 17 in the design department, 52 management personnel, 8 security personnel, and the rest are administrative and logistics personnel."

"Uncle Chen, what's the current production status in the factory?"

"Chairman, at present, our factory's orders are all from the United States. It mainly accepts orders from the Ralph Lauren Group. This year's production is already full."

In the small conference room of the clothing factory, more than [-] middle-level and above managers have all been in place, and they are talking in low voices who are familiar with each other.After a while, the general manager walked in, and the meeting room became quiet.

Li Guangyu and He Zuozhi walked in together, and He Zuozhi found a seat in a corner and sat down. Li Guangyu understood that this was his grandfather expressing his opinion to the management of the factory, and from now on, he was in charge of the factory.

Li Guangyu walked to the chairman's seat and said, "Please sit down, everyone. The development of the garment factory is inseparable from your efforts. Here, Guangyu would like to thank everyone for their contributions to the Li family. Due to the accident, Coslight will continue to develop the Li family. I know that everyone who sits in the garment production is more proficient than me, and I also hope that everyone can work together with me to develop the garment factory better. Before entering the meeting room, the general manager has given me a general overview of the situation in the factory After talking about it, I would like to hear about the situation of each department."

Zhou Xiaoning stood up and said: "Hello Chairman, I am in charge of the finance department. There are 13 people in total. At present, the factory's finances are good. There are more than 1700 million in the factory's account funds, and more than 3200 million in arrears for various raw materials. The finished products will be shipped by the end of the year. The receivable payment to the United States is 8500 million, and the factory is expected to make a profit of more than 2600 million this year."

"Well, the factory is in good shape this year. I would like to thank everyone for their efforts. I hope that everyone will successfully complete this year's production tasks in the next month or so. Please introduce to the next department."

"Hi, chairman! I'm Wang Peng, the manager of the raw material procurement department. Since Mr. Li, our department has mainly cooperated with Chen's textile factory, so our raw materials are basically purchased from Chen's Levi textile factory."

"Okay, let's continue."

"Chairman, I am Zhao Xiaoyan, the manager of the business department. Because of the relationship of the former chairman, we signed a three-year OEM contract with Alf Lauren Group, which will expire in 1979. Due to the current production capacity of the factory, there is no new business for the time being. needs."

"Okay, next one."

"Hi Chairman, I'm Sun Jiaqi, the manager of the design department. Since the former chairman of the design department has only been in office for less than a month, and we don't have our own brand yet, there is no finished product yet."

"Hello Chairman, I am Yu Xiaoan, the manager of the production department. We are currently completing the US order production according to the order."

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"Okay, I just listened to the introduction of various departments, and I have a little understanding of the various departments in the factory. Generally speaking, there is no problem in the short-term development of the factory. Thanks to the former chairman and everyone. The foundation of this is your hard work, and our factory should be able to secure income from droughts and floods in the next two years without worrying about food and clothing.”

"However, are we satisfied with this? Are our various departments stagnant? Let me say a few questions that I think, and please sit down and think about it."

"The first is that our factory does not even have its own brand, and the whole factory mainly relies on OEM. If one day the brand group we cooperate with does not cooperate, what shall we do?"

"The second is the issue of raw material procurement. Is it too simple for us to only cooperate with Chen's? Of course, I am not saying that there is any problem with Chen's cooperation. Should we consider focusing on cooperation with Chen? Take a small part to find another one or two Cooperation, can this reduce the risk."

"Thirdly, due to the order from the Ralph Lauren Group, our factory's production capacity has basically reached saturation. Can we expand our production capacity? I just think of these points for the time being. If you have any opinions and suggestions, please talk about it."

Chen Dong stood up and said: "Chairman, first of all, the former chairman has considered the issue of private brands and has already started to take action. The design department was set up for private brands, but the follow-up has not yet been implemented."

"At present, there are still several problems to be solved for private brands. First, which consumer group should our first private brand target? Second, we need to establish our own sales department. Third, how to promote the brand."

"As for the chairman's second and third issues, we can solve them together. Adding two more production lines to our current base will increase our production capacity by a quarter. We will purchase part of the increased raw materials from other manufacturers. At the same time, this requires our business department to be able to find an OEM contract with a powerful brand group in the next month or so, so launching a new production line in January 78 will not be a problem at all.”

"Chairman, please rest assured that the business department will definitely complete the task." Zhao Xiaoyan said.

"Okay, now the problem is mainly about private brands, and everyone can share their opinions."

"Chairman, our design department has also designed some styles in the past month, but because there is no clear goal, it is not satisfactory. At present, whether our brand value should be high-end or popular, whether it is youthful or fashionable, That needs to be determined by the chairman."

"Uncle Chen, what do you think?"

"Chairman, I think we can go youthful and low-end. Now Xiangjiang's economy is developing at a high speed, people's lives are becoming richer, and the purchasing power of young people is constantly increasing. I think this should give us an opportunity."

"How do you feel?"

"I agree with the general manager."

"I agree."

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"Since everyone thinks that the general manager's opinion is feasible, the design department will focus on the mid-to-low end of the youth line, hoping to complete the style design by the end of this year, and strive to produce samples after New Year's Day, and produce and sell them before the Spring Festival. no problem."

"No, I promise to complete the task."

"Okay, the meeting is over."

"Uncle Chen, please inform the administration to recruit a sales manager and several sales staff."

"Okay, Chairman, I'll arrange it right away."

In the study of the He family, He Zuozhi and Li Guangyu sat facing each other. "Guangyu, how do you feel today?"

"Grandpa, the factory is developing well, and my dad has left me with a good foundation."

"Xiaoyu, your father's ability is still good, but it's a pity, you have to work hard on your own now.

Also, don’t meddle in the affairs of the Chen family. Your grandfather and the owner of the Chen family have a good relationship and supported each other in the early stages of starting a business. Your father and the boss of the Chen family have an irresistible relationship, so your family’s raw materials have always been purchased from the Chen family’s textile factory.

But you are different, especially now that the competition for the position of the next Patriarch of the Chen family is fierce, you must be on your guard.A Dong in the factory is in charge, you can still rest assured that your grandfather has saved his life, and he dare not have any thoughts with any family behind you. "

"Got it, grandpa."

"Okay, I won't nag anymore. If you have nothing to do, come and see me, old man, and go about your own business."

"I will often come to ask my grandfather for advice. I will go back first. Goodbye."

(End of this chapter)