The Pentium Era - South to North

Before the Canton Fair ended, Xu Qiaoxin came back first with four customers. One of these four customers was from Australia, one from the United Kingdom, one from Ireland, and one from Germany. Xu Qiaoxin met them at the Canton Fair. They returned The air tickets have been bought, and they were asked to take advantage of the exhibition period to fly to the factory to have a look. Xu Qiaoxin took them back first.

Originally, Ge Ling finished setting up the exhibition and waited for the opening of the Canton Fair. She spent two days at the exhibition and then returned to Hangzhou. But when Xu Qiaoxin wanted to leave, she asked Ge Ling to stay in Guangzhou, even though Ge Ling didn't know anything about foreign trade. business, but if she leaves, the remaining salesmen will feel leaderless.

These salesmen all graduated from school and have just entered the society. One of them is still in the internship stage and will graduate this year. They can chat with customers online, but their social experience is relatively shallow and they don’t know how to communicate with real people. Dealing with people.

The hotel they stayed in was on Donglinxia Road, which was still in the city center, but if there was no one to take them with them, they would not even dare to go out to a food stall for a late-night snack if they were hungry at night.

Ge Ling called Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen was also worried about this group of older children who were unfamiliar with the place in Guangzhou. If anything happened, he would let Ge Ling stay there.

When these guests arrived in Hangzhou, they went straight from the airport to their Sanbao factory to have a look, to the Qiaosi factory to have a look, and then to the Xiasha new factory under construction to confirm that what was introduced in their brochure real.

Of these four customers, three were wedding dress customers and one was a clothing customer. After seeing the factory, Zhang Chen invited them to have dinner at Tianxiang Building. After dinner, they would discuss the contract with Xu Qiaoxin and return to the hotel to meet with them respectively. My domestic contacts placed orders the next morning.

The four of them only stayed in Hangzhou for one night. In the afternoon of the next day, they went back to Guangzhou with Xu Qiaoxin.

At this time, Zhang Chen felt that he had tasted the sweetness of that harsh factory inspection, that is, no matter how strict your customers are, even if they visit so suddenly, their factory will hardly need to make any preparations. We can accept customer inspections without any problems.

Zhang Chen has already thought about it. After moving to the new factory, not only can he not relax in this aspect, but he must continue to strengthen it. When running a business, you really can't be vain at all. To what extent is your business, and what are your products? , to what extent.

Xu Qiaoxin returned to Guangzhou, and Ge Ling came back. After Ge Ling came back, she reported to Zhang Chen and learned a lot. Not only were there many garment factories at the Canton Fair, it stimulated her a lot.

In particular, there are many textile companies. When she had nothing to do, she walked around the exhibition area, which not only broadened her horizons, but also gained a lot of business cards and fabric samples. These textile companies participating in the Canton Fair did not refuse to receive domestic people at the Canton Fair. client.

Ge Ling said that she had never seen many of their products before.

Zhang Chen looked through the fabric samples Ge Ling brought back and felt like he had walked into the Sijiqing Fabric Market for the first time and walked into Cai Jinxiang's stall. He had the same feeling, full of surprises. If he hadn't known it in advance, he would have felt the same. I don’t believe that these fabrics are actually produced by domestic companies. It seems that the entire domestic textile industry is making progress.

And I don’t know it yet, and I still think that the fabric market in Keqiao is the entire domestic textile industry. I don’t know that many fabric factories have left the fabric market just like I left the Sijiqing clothing market. Directly targeting the mid-to-high-end ready-to-wear market.

Zhang Chen and Ge Ling said, it seems that people still need to broaden their horizons. From now on, the people in your design center, like Qiaoxin and others, still need to go out more, attend more exhibitions, and work behind closed doors. Be careful. Suffocate yourself to death.

Ge Ling said yes.

When Zhang Chen said this, he felt that he was talking about himself. He was no longer as attentive and focused as when he first made clothes, and he was so sensitive to capture all new information. He sat down now When designing products, I also feel that many times I am repeating my previous designs, often with only slight changes.

Although the market still buys it, in fact, my excitement has faded. If the things I design cannot surprise me, how can I surprise others?

Zhang Chen felt a little ashamed when he thought about it like this.

If it weren't for the fact that he now has a larger team of designers than other brands, Zhang Chen himself doesn't know if he would be able to support a brand.

When Zhang Chen was in that small house with He Hongmei, he was constantly designing new products every day. If you asked him, he would definitely say with disdain, what's the point.

But now Zhang Chen asked himself, he felt that he was a little far away from that self.

At least, compared to him, the courage of an ordinary man seems to be gone.

When you have no ambition to change the world, the world becomes extremely tall in front of you. When you look out, it is no longer a vast sky, but dangerous walls, no matter what the so-called rationality. , and so is reason. In fact, they are just self-comfort and ridicule after retreating.

Zhang Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Ding ding ding..." The phone on Zhang Chen's desk rang. He picked it up and heard a voice coming from the phone:

"Hey, let's go home for dinner tonight and ask Zhanzi and Zhenzhen to come too."

After saying this, the phone was hung up. Zhang Chen was stunned. The person who had just called him was his father. In Zhang Chen's memory, his father seemed to have never called him. What happened? , it was his mother who beat him.

Regardless of whether they were in Yongcheng or later in Hangzhou, Zhang Chen would sometimes call home. If it was his father who answered the phone, his father would not ask what was wrong when he heard Zhang Chen's voice. He was holding the phone in his hand and shouting to his mother:

"Your son's phone number!"

Then he heard his mother running over panting.

For the first time, this old man actually called me today and asked them to go back for dinner in the evening, such a trivial matter.

Xiao Zhao walked in, Zhang Chen looked at her and asked, "What day is it today?"

Xiao Zhao asked doubtfully: "What day?"

"Does anyone have a birthday at home?" Zhang Chen asked. Xiao Zhao thought for a moment and said, "No, what's wrong?"

"It's strange." Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao said, "The old man actually called me just now and asked us, Zhuangzi and Tan Shuzhen to go home for dinner."

"Your dad, really?"

Xiao Zhao also opened her eyes wide. She also knew that for this kind of thing, his mother would definitely hit him in the past, and usually he would not call Zhang Chen, but her.

"Is there someone at home coming?" Xiao Zhao asked.

"You mean Lao Zhang became Lao Liu?" Zhang Chen asked, Xiao Zhao nodded.

Zhang Chen said no, have you seen that the old man has any friends? All the people who come to the house are here for my mother. Even my father’s old colleagues are here for my mother. They just have someone to take care of. Whatever Lao Zhang is doing, don't worry, he is definitely not Lao Liu. He will get rid of it faster than me, so he won't get involved in these troubles.

Xiao Zhao thought about it, this was really the case.

Xiao Zhao smiled and said, "Whatever, if you have something to think about, it's not a big deal. You just asked us to go back for dinner. We'll just go back."

Zhang Chen was right when he thought about it.

At about five o'clock, Liu Ligan and Tan Shuzhen came back. Liu Ligan walked in and shouted, "Zhang Chen, let's go to Xiasha and eat that local vegetable pot. I was sitting there thinking about it, and my mouth was watering." Came down.

"What a great idea. Lao Zhang called earlier and specifically asked you two to come home with us for dinner." Zhang Chen said.

"Ouch, someone sent wild animals!" Liu Ligan shouted.

As soon as Liu Ligan said this, Zhang Chen suddenly realized that this was the most likely possibility.

His father has two apprentices. They like to go hunting in the mountains at night with homemade shotguns. There are always a few times a year. If they happen to come to Hangzhou, they will bring wild animals to Zhang. Chen's mother, their mistress, is sometimes a wild boar belly, sometimes a yellow muntjac leg, and sometimes two wild pheasants.

At times like this, his mother would always call and ask them to go back to eat, but today, why did his father call instead? It was a bit strange, but things like this can't be avoided.

The four of them returned to Zhang Chen's parents' house. When they entered the door, they saw that the round table had been set and the dishes had been served. Xiaofang, Xiang Nan and Xiangbei were sitting there. When they saw them coming in, they all looked at them with frowns. Watching them.

Zhang Chen and the others were startled when they came closer. No wonder Xiaofang and the others were frowning. They saw that the table was full of vegetables, including stir-fried peppers, fried eggplants with sauce, stir-fried lettuce, and stir-fried dried celery. , spinach and tofu soup, and braised bamboo shoots in oil.

Looking at the kitchen, several people were even more shocked. They saw Zhang Chen's father cooking, while his mother stood aside angrily.

When he heard that they were back, Zhang Chen's father came out and told them, "Okay, they are all back. Let's try my craft today."

Liu Ligan shouted: "Old Zhang, are you too stingy? You invited us to dinner, and there's nothing meaty at all?"

"Do you want meat dishes?" Zhang Chen's father said, "Yes, I will add scrambled eggs with leeks immediately and the dishes will be ready."

"I'll go, no, Lao Zhang, you used eggs as meat dishes and just sent us away?" Liu Ligan said.

"What do you know? What are the delicious meat dishes? These are nutritious. Do you see, this table is full of treasures." Zhang Chen's father said.

Zhang Chen's mother couldn't bear it anymore and scolded: "Yes, yes, as long as you grow it, it is a treasure."

Only then did Zhang Chen and the others realize that these vegetables were grown in the land behind Peach Blossom Spring. Today was the first big harvest, so his father was so excited that he wanted them all to come back for dinner.

"Not bad, Lao Zhang, you finally grew vegetables that can be served on the table. However, there are small fish in the stream. Why don't you catch a few and bring them back?" Liu Ligan laughed.

Zhang Chen's father pointed to the plate of braised bamboo shoots in oil and said, "This, this bamboo shoot is pulled from the mountain next to me."

Everyone sat down to eat. Even though the soup was clear and watery, I could only say it was delicious. Xiang Nan and Xiang Bei sat there, refusing to eat. Zhang Chen whispered in their ears, "Eat quickly. Eat well and take you to KFC." , the two of them picked up their chopsticks.

While eating, Zhang Chen thought of a serious problem. There were three thirds of the land, a very big piece. If Lao Zhang moved all the vegetables on the land to his home, then they would have to come back every day and be raised like pigs. .

"Are the vegetables in your fields ripe?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Yes, they are growing well. You can eat as much as you want every day." Zhang's father said excitedly.

Zhang Chen looked at Liu Ligan. Liu Ligan seemed to know what he was thinking. Liu Ligan thought for a moment and said:

"Lao Zhang, the quality of your food is so good. If you do this, we won't be able to come back to eat every day. I'll make a phone call and ask you to sell the food you receive every day directly to our hotel. How about you bring some back to try it yourself?" Just make it fresh.”

When Liu Ligan said this, everyone at the table nodded. Zhang Chen said, "Yes, that's the best. In this way, you can make back all the gas money you spent running around."

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