Jin Shu thought for a moment, then nodded.
"Well, yes."
To do business, you have to sign a contract. Jin Shu didn't understand it at all when she saw it for the first time. In the end, Lu Xu helped her study it clearly and after some discussion, they settled on a wholesale price of three yuan per piece.
On the way back, Lu Xu walked leisurely with his arms crossed.
"Five thousand pieces in half a month, and more than 300 pieces have to be made in one day. Can you make it in time?"
"Ah."
"Oh, have you thought of a solution?"
"Ah."
Lu Xu became interested and stepped forward to ask.
"Tell me and listen."
"You can find other factories to help with processing, or you can set up a small factory yourself."
"One has a low cost, but after all it is not a long-term technology; the other has a high cost but can develop in the long run."
Jin Shu had an idea in her mind. She calculated the money she had when she went back and deducted the money needed for two years of schooling. She took out part of the remaining money and went straight to buy eight sewing machines.
Regarding fabrics, Jin Shu also went directly to the source factory, purchased large quantities of black and gray fabrics at low prices, and then hired two tractors to haul the materials.
After returning, Jin Shu successfully contacted the village secretary through the relationship between Yu Han and Xiao Wang, and sat down to have a good chat with the secretary.
"Since you said that your employees are selected from our village, what else can you do to stop me? However, the business must not be too big, and it only matters what you mean, otherwise you will be easily targeted."
At this time, the economy has just opened up, and self-employment is recovering and prospering. Everything is just a sign. No one is sure of the future development direction. If the business is too big, it is easy to become a leader.
Jin Shu nodded.
"I know, Secretary, don't worry, this is a small factory in our village, there won't be any problems."
Everyone was worried that the policy would change, and everyone was in a wait-and-see mode. Jin Shu was so courageous that she wanted to open a factory because she couldn't make enough money by doing some handicrafts.
The rest of the process was handled by Lu Xu. Although he was described in the plot as a good-for-nothing lazy man and a waste, Jin Shu found out that there were still mistakes in the plot after learning more about it.
Lu Xu was by no means a lazy man. He was very smart, not even a little clever. He was very familiar with the process of setting up a factory. With his help, Jin Shu really saved a lot of time.
Unexpectedly, the process of setting up the factory was quite smooth. After all, it was just a self-employed business with only eight or nine sets of equipment, and it was a manufacturing industry strongly supported by the state. It took less than seven days to go back and forth with the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. The license was issued.
The chosen factory site is an abandoned brick factory in Houcun. The space is not large but it is enough to house nine sewing machines.
During this period, Jin Shu also selected female workers. Apart from Zhou Yanzhu, the villagers knew how to use sewing machines and were good at using them. After screening, she finally selected someone.
Of course, this batch of people using sewing machines is definitely not enough. Because of the tight shipment, Jin Shu needs to work three shifts.
The sales books she read before were all published by foreign countries, so she directly used the working hours of foreigners, the eight-hour work system. Any more would cause fatigue, and fatigue would lead to accidents.
She doesn't want any surprises.
There were only a dozen people left, and Jin Shu chose for a while.
There are no secrets in the village, and even a trivial matter can spread quickly, let alone something as big as opening a factory and selecting those days, the threshold of the Jin family was almost broken.
The women who had quarreled with Jin Shu before also came shamelessly.
No one wants to have trouble with money, and they all know that the salary Jin Shu pays is high, 24 cents a day, which is [-] yuan a month.
Even the clothing factory in the town couldn't offer such a high price.
The women have all been housekeepers and housekeepers and have never made much money in their lives. Now that the opportunity is in front of them, of course they have to join the factory even if their heads are squeezed.
Zhou Yanzhu is a talkative person. Although she often bickers with these women, a few kind words from others make her soften.
"Those aunts of yours are not evil-minded, they are just a little stingy. The most important thing is that they are all from the same village. If we provoke them, they will always treat us badly."
Of course, Jin Shu knew that those people were trouble. If they were recruited, their poor craftsmanship would affect their reputation. If they were not recruited, they would be like bugs. If they were killed, they would still have to bear the blame.
So Jin Shu told Zhou Yanzhu.
"Tell them that I am only short of two people now, and let them decide who will come."
When Zhou Yanzhu heard this, she thought a little and couldn't help but give Jin Shu a thumbs up.
This is a great move, let them bite it themselves.
Secretly, Jin Shu has already found everyone. Once everyone is together, production will begin after the training.
In addition to the basic salary of [-] cents, a minimum of [-] pieces are produced in a day, and an extra [-] cents is given for each additional piece produced.
Encouraged by the money, the nine sewing machines were running from morning to night. Except for some delays in maintenance, they basically never stopped 24 hours a day.
In less than two days, nearly [-] pieces have been produced.
In addition to sewing workers, Jin Shu also hired some handymen who cut threads, and the salary was [-] cents a day.
In addition, the production line of black vests has also been moved here. This type of clothing that requires high embroidery skills is usually completed by older grandmothers. Slow work yields fine work. The quality of the vests is getting better and better. Jin Shu says that every day He would always take time to set up a street stall in the next town to sell vests.
Nowadays, fashionable boys and girls wearing black vests can be seen all over the streets.
Yes, in order to expand sales, Jin Shu also designed a men's vest. The back is looser and the lines are stiffer. In particular, some harder fabric is added to the shoulders to act as shoulder pads.
Priced at five yuan for women and six yuan for men, the Jinhe brand vest quickly became popular in four or five surrounding towns. There were even young people from the city who came by car to buy Jin Shu's clothes.
Jin Shu was so busy these days that she didn't even have time to take a break for half a minute. She sold vests in the morning, went to the factory to supervise work in the afternoon, and used her extra time at night to catch up on missed courses.
She has been memorizing the English-Chinese dictionary. More than a month has passed, and the effect is remarkable. Jin Shu has mastered more than [-] vocabulary words, and she has no problem learning the content of the English textbook for the second year of high school.
Of course, this is still far from Jin Shu's goal.
She knows that if her business wants to be bigger and more long-term, she must master English proficiently and go to foreigners to earn foreigners' money.
Jin Shu didn't feel tired. On the contrary, she was in high spirits every day. People around her lamented that she could run better than a machine. She had never been seen slacking off.
Xiao Wang has quit his job to work with Jin Shu.
She now mainly helps sell vests. At first she just wanted to earn some money to buy land and build a house. Now the money she earns is enough to build ten houses, but she wants to earn more. (End of chapter)