For clothing, style and trend are the most important.
Outdated styles have no market, unless it's for town promotions.
The workmanship is quite good though; it seems they are all skilled workers, which is very important.
Not just now, but even ten years later, most garment factories still rely on manual production, with very little use of hanging systems.
No other reason, most garment factories frequently change styles.
Hanging equipment is expensive and only suitable for large-scale production of a single style.
If styles change frequently, not much can be made per style, making manual labor more convenient.
"By the way, how much salary does Boss Yin owe you?"
Wang Yi asked.
This is a minefield!
If not handled well, even if he buys the factory, it might be difficult to start operations smoothly.
"Sigh! 31 people, totaling 550,000!"
Grandpa Feng shook his head repeatedly:
"That's all our hard-earned money!"
Grandpa Feng didn't intend to conceal the debt issue.
He knew that if he concealed it, with Boss Yin's character, he would definitely sell the factory, take the money, and run.
By then, if the new boss doesn't acknowledge the debt, both sides will play hot potato, and it's the workers who will suffer!
It's better to explain it clearly from the start!
"I understand. Contact Boss Yin and tell him I'm interested in acquiring it."
"Okay, I'll give you his business card. You contact him yourself. Our numbers have all been blacklisted by that son of a bitch."
Grandpa Feng sighed.
"..."
Wang Yi took the business card, walked aside, and dialed the number.
For a defaulting debtor who has run away, you can't find them, you can only talk on the phone.
"Hello? Who is this? If you're here for money, don't rush me, I have no money! Even if you rush me to death, I still have no money!"
Boss Yin was completely resigned.
His situation was predictable.
Wang Yi smiled slightly; in this situation, it was easy to bargain!
"Heh heh, I'm not here for debt collection; I'm here to acquire your factory!"
"What? Buy the factory!"
Boss Yin was excited:
"Good, good, how much will you offer? I'm telling you, anything less than 5 million is out of the question!"
Wang Yi frowned slightly:
"Boss Yin, it seems you don't want to sell, so forget it then!"
Saying this, Wang Yi was about to hang up, planning to let him stew for a couple of days.
Boss Yin panicked:
"No, no, let's talk slowly. If you're serious, 4 million! 4 million is fine!"
"You want 4 million for this broken factory? Are you kidding me?"
Wang Yi said unceremoniously:
"Are you crazy for money?"
"This... 3.5 million, no less than that, any less and I'll lose money!"
Boss Yin said angrily:
"Last year, I just spent several hundred thousand to expand the scale and upgrade equipment. Fifty workers operating simultaneously was no problem. Unfortunately, I barely used them before I went bankrupt!"
"Too expensive!"
Wang Yi said calmly.
"Sigh!"
Boss Yin sighed:
"I also bought some high-quality fabric, and there are still some finished clothes that haven't been sold! These combined are worth two to three hundred thousand. Asking you for 3.5 million is really not much!"
"You're not sincere. I'll look at other places."
Boss Yin's expression changed drastically; he could only lower the price again:
"Alright then, I see you're a straightforward person. A flat price of 3 million. Any lower, and I won't sell!"
Wang Yi calculated that the factory's equipment alone was worth at least three to four hundred thousand.
Plus fabric and finished clothes, 300,000.
And there are so many factory buildings, 2000 square meters of land.
3 million could be considered, but he should be able to cut the price further!
So, Wang Yi said directly:
"One flat price, 2 million. If you agree, come back to sign the contract. If not, I'll look at other factories!"
"2 million? Buddy, are you messing with me?" Boss Yin was so angry he laughed.
I want 5 million for the factory, and you offer me 2 million?
You're even greedier than me!
But Wang Yi didn't care:
"Whether it works or not, you think about it. I'll go look at other factories first. The garment industry is in a slump, and many are changing hands."
Saying this, Wang Yi hung up the phone directly and then started chatting with Grandpa Feng.
In negotiations, whoever is in a hurry loses.
Sure enough, in less than half an hour, Boss Yin called back.
After some back and forth, seeing that Wang Yi wouldn't raise the price at all, he could only say in a deep voice:
"Alright, 2 million it is. I'll be back the day after tomorrow to sign the contract!"
2 million was the best price currently available; dragging it out would only make it harder to sell!
As for mortgage loans?
He had asked; this kind of bankrupt small factory in a county town was considered a distressed asset with existing debts, and banks were only willing to lend 1 million.
Moreover, after getting the loan, he would have to repay it monthly.
It was better to sell it for 2 million at a loss!
"As for the 550,000 owed to the workers, I won't mention it for now. Once I get the money, I'll trick this kid! Otherwise, this guy will definitely bargain down to 1.45 million!"
Boss Yin thought to himself.
"Young man, have you settled everything?"
Grandpa Feng was full of anticipation; their wages were finally accounted for!
"It's settled. A full acquisition for 2 million!"
"That's great! But this 2 million can't all go to that bastard boss. If it all goes to him, our hard-earned money will never come back!"
Grandpa Feng said excitedly.
Wang Yi nodded; this was a big problem.
Boss Yin not mentioning this at all clearly showed he was trying to trick him!
"Grandpa, don't get agitated. Here's what we'll do: the day after tomorrow, organize everyone, but don't show up yet. When the time comes, I'll deduct your 550,000 in wages and give Boss Yin 1.45 million.
Boss Yin will definitely be unwilling, and that's when you all show up and demand it from him face-to-face!"
For the sake of these common people's hard-earned money, Wang Yi could only trick Boss Yin!
Paying debts is only natural and right!
Moreover, if this 550,000 minefield isn't resolved, even if Wang Yi buys the factory, people will cause trouble daily, making it difficult to start operations.
What's more, those employees have good skills, and Wang Yi was thinking of recruiting them to make innocent-yet-seductive style dresses!
"Good, good! Thank you, thank you!"
Grandpa Feng was beaming with joy.
"When the time comes, you'll wait for my notification!"
"Okay, Boss, we trust you!"
Grandpa Feng said solemnly.
After discussing this matter, Wang Yi went straight home.
Based on his memories from his previous life, he designed three innocent-yet-seductive style dresses.
Each design, if released now, would be an explosive hit.
Three styles, five colors, barely enough to sell for this year.
"I still need to think of a brand name!"
Wang Yi deeply understood the importance of branding, especially when pioneering the innocent-yet-seductive style trend, it would be easy to establish a brand.
But deciding on a name was a bit brain-racking.
"Eland?"
"Yayun?"
"Fengzi?"
"Fanghua?"
"Nishang?"
"Or just use Meiyou and promote it in conjunction with the Meiyou APP?"
Wang Yi couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he simply opened his desktop computer and started working on the Meiyou client first!
In 2011, there were 356 million smartphone users, with 200 million using the Symbian system.
Android users only numbered 70 million, and Apple users 50 million.
Back then, it was still Nokia's world.
But Wang Yi still decisively abandoned the Symbian system and directly developed Android and Apple clients.
Initially, not too many features were needed; just the core functions of recording and predicting menstrual periods, and pregnancy probability, would suffice.
Other features would be gradually updated and added as users increased.
If all features were released at once, they could easily be copied entirely by others.
A single-function small software was easy for Wang Yi to create; he could finish it in a few days.
If all functions were added, it would take several months.
...
On the national highway, Wu Qi and Sun Rui were practicing for their Module 3 driving test.
Lin Ziyi sat by the roadside, pouting and resting:
"Seriously, how could Wang Yi be like that? He actually went on a date with another girl behind my back!"
This time, Li Xin didn't agree:
"You haven't even officially started dating; why can't he see other girls?"
"???"
Lin Ziyi got even angrier:
"That might be true, but I still feel awful!"
"There's nothing you can do about feeling awful. Once they make it official, you'll be nobody."
Li Xin chuckled:
"It's okay, your sister here will keep you company as a singleton."
"..."
Lin Ziyi's expression was complicated:
"Thank you very much!"
"Heh heh, by the way, is that girl pretty? Does she have a good figure?"
Li Xin was full of curiosity.
Lin Ziyi was even more indignant:
"Pretty! Prettier than me, better figure than me, and rich! She's a femme fatale! Wang Yi's car was even smashed because of her!"
"Ah? Is that so? Good drama!"
"???"
Lin Ziyi's face darkened:
"Li Xin, whose side are you on? Shipping them as a couple? Should I just leave then?"
"No, no, I just think a rich young lady falling for an entrepreneurial male god is even better drama. Of course, adding a childhood friend as the 'other woman' isn't bad either. It makes for even better drama! Heh heh."
"Li Xin, do you have a death wish?! Who's the other woman?"
Lin Ziyi was furious; what a truly "plastic" sisterhood.
"No, no. I'm just reminding you that they're progressing quickly. If you still can't figure out your feelings for Wang Yi, once they're together, you'll regret it endlessly, and at best, you'll just be the 'other woman'!"
"I..."
Lin Ziyi fell silent, her expression sharply changing:
"It seems that way. I can't be the 'other woman', let her be it! No, she can't be it either! I have to secure Wang Yi first and make her give up!"
"Now that's more like it!" Li Xin was thrilled.
'Two women fighting for one man, that's the vibe, good drama! So much drama! Where do novels compare to real life for drama?'
(End of this chapter)
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