Rebirth of Prince Gong's Mansion

Chapter 200 The Plum Blossom Factory Is A Little Confused
With the achievement of the Olympic Games, the plum blossom factory was full of jubilation, and everyone felt very excited.

However, soon, a news came that a sports brand called Hongqi became popular all over the country with the Olympic Games going on.

The director of the Plum Blossom Factory looked at the director of the office in puzzlement and said, "Do you understand what's going on?"

"In the Olympics, their costumes were also worn on the athletes, and those athletes who participated in the competition wore their costumes to participate in the competition."

"Impossible. Since 1961, athletes have been wearing our Plum Blossom brand sportswear. Our superiors also asked us to specialize in sportswear. In 1972, we even asked us to develop standard sportswear. We have been serving athletes. How is it possible? Are there other factories involved?"

The director said with a bitter face: "It's not that they don't use our sportswear, they just added Hongqi brand clothing."

"That's not okay, the superior ordered to use our factory's plum blossom brand, they are acting recklessly!" Only then did he know that there was such a thing, and he was immediately angry.

"I have read about it. It is said that they donated millions of dollars to the participating delegations, and the clothing is also provided for free."

"This..." The factory manager was shocked.

The director of the office continued: "After they donated, they suggested that they could wear our plum-blossom clothing at ordinary times, and wear their red-flag clothing during competitions. Anyway, it would not affect our plum-blossom brand. Therefore, the leaders of the sports committee agreed. And, they also It is suggested that the difference between the two styles of clothing is not too big, a small number of competitions wear their clothing, and most of the competitions wear our club brand. The leaders of the sports committee think this is better and agree.”

The factory manager was in a daze for a while before asking: "How did I see that those who won medals were wearing red flag clothes when they advertised?"

The director of the office suddenly said with a bitter face: "I also raised this matter, but..." He hesitated when he spoke.

"Just what?"

"It's just that after I learned about it, we didn't achieve any results in the events wearing our Plum Blossom brand sportswear. On the contrary, those who wore Hongqi brand sportswear won medals."

"What? Impossible!"

"Factory Manager, this is really the case. This is also strange. Most of the athletes who wear the red flags can win medals, but those who wear our clubs don't get any medals. Because of this incident , Many athletes have refused to wear our club sportswear."

"What game is it today?" The factory manager asked.

"Today is the women's volleyball match, and it's a live broadcast. The women's volleyball team has always been wearing red flag sportswear."

"I'm going to check out the game."

"Director, this matter has spread in the market, and everyone has discussed it. It is said that the clothes of the two brands seem to have little difference, but the one wearing the red flag is very powerful. It is said that the red flag has the blood of the martyrs. Protected by the martyrs, they are invincible, but our plum blossoms have no cohesion or something, and they can’t be worn..."

Listening to the office director's words, the factory director's face was frighteningly dark.

Seeing the office director fleeing away, the factory manager sat there with a gloomy face.

After a while, the factory manager called the person in charge of sales.

"How are our sales going?"

"Director, we produce according to the plan, mainly to research clothing, and then provide it to the sports commissions in various places for athletes. Now our Plum Blossom brand sportswear is mainly purchased by the sports commissions of various provinces, and some are sold to the supply and marketing cooperatives. , In addition, some department stores have also purchased some, you know all these things."

"How is our sales in this Olympic Games?"

"According to the information provided by various places, there are still a lot of sales."

Looking at the person in charge of sales, the factory manager can't say anything. They have been planning to purchase all the time. As much as there is a plan, they will produce as many clothes as they want. When the Olympic medals were won, it was enough for the factory to increase production. Anyway, they are the only ones who specialize in sportswear. Even the factory manager had some foresight and asked the factory to produce some for stockpiling, just worried that there would be no stock by then. .

"How much is there in our warehouse now?"

After a moment of hesitation, the person in charge of sales said: "Director, originally our clothing sales were good, but now as the competition progresses, athletes wearing red flag brand clothing have won a large number of medals, but they are wearing our plum blossoms." The grains of our brand clothing failed, and some people who bought our brand before went to ask for a return.”

"What?" The factory manager was shocked, and panicked in his heart. The return of the goods has never happened. For a long time, their Plum Blossom brand clothing has represented the best sportswear in China, and now there is a return of the goods. The first thing he thought of was that his seat was unstable, and if there was a return, it meant that their clothes were not good, and they should be held accountable.

"How many people returned it?"

"Many, this happens everywhere."

"Is the price of the Hongqi brand lower than ours?"

"The price is the same, the quality is the same, and even the style is the same. It's just a matter of the brand. They all think that the Hongqi brand is better and can bring good luck. If the plum blossom is not good, it means failure."

The factory manager was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table.

"Nonsense!"

The person in charge of the sales gave a wry smile. What he now learned was that the Hongqi brand sportswear has almost occupied the entire domestic market, and there are their specialty stores in every city. Inside those stores are posted portraits of athletes who have won medals, and even more so. There are all kinds of propaganda that they don't understand, radio, newspapers, all the propaganda methods that can be used have been used. After spending a lot of money, no matter where they go, they can hear about Hongqi sportswear. Now the streets are full of people wearing Hongqi sportswear.

Looking at the Plum Blossom Factory, the amount of clothing it plans to produce is just that much, even if it increases its production, it is not much at all. In addition to the rumors, no one is going to buy Plum Blossom brand sportswear now.

The factory manager was in a bad mood at this time. For the first time, he realized that the entire market was out of his control.

"Director, I'll go to the sports committee to see if they can order more clothes from our factory. After all, we are a custom factory."

The factory manager waved his hand. He knew in his heart that clothing sales were a trivial matter, and whether he could be the factory manager had become a major event.

(End of this chapter)