I'm such a lovesick person.

Chapter 475 Meeting
Xinlin Hat Industry.

"Dislike scumbags?"

"Have I suffered an undeserved calamity?"

Inside the office, Wei Lin, who had just had a quick lunch at the company, touched his chin and couldn't help but smile wryly after seeing the message from Xiao Bing.

Wei Lin felt that he and Li Rongcan were different.

According to Li Rongcan, he has no feelings when he's with women. He might be full of sweet words, but he's determined not to have any emotional connection with them.

Perhaps because of this, Li Rongcan lived a very carefree life, not bound by women, and without any sense of guilt.

The only thing that bothered Li Rongcan was that he could never control himself.

Every now and then, he would accidentally have a child, and then the woman would use the child to manipulate him.

Wei Lin believes that Li Rongcan is the real scumbag, and that he himself is just a bit too sentimental.

Zhang Li mistakenly thought he was like Li Rongcan because of his closeness to Li Rongcan, which made Wei Lin feel quite wronged and aggrieved.

Furthermore, it was clearly he who sacrificed the fruit of marriage to finally make Yu Hao develop feelings for Zhang Li, but Zhang Li didn't appreciate it and attributed all the credit to Xiao Bing.

Even Xiao Bing herself felt that after Zhang Li and Yu Hao came to Linjiang City, their relationship suddenly made great progress, which was really thanks to her companionship.

"Mr. Wu knows the truth, but he can't say much, and I can't reveal it either, sigh."

Wei Lin felt a sense of frustration, as if he had no way to do anything about it.

Li Rongcan's advantage lies in online channels, while Zhang Li has numerous offline apparel distribution channels. If these two can secure both, Xinlin and Qingque will undoubtedly develop at an even faster pace.

He would have regrets if he lacked any one of them.

However, Zhang Li clearly doesn't like Li Rongcan right now, and Li Rongcan is completely unaware of this, so it's not easy for the two of them to get together.

Furthermore, because of Li Rongcan, Zhang Li also harbored some prejudice against Wei Lin.

"Let's leave it at that for now. We'll look into Zhang Li's situation later."

"As long as she acknowledges Wu Zhong and accepts this favor from him, and Wu Zhong speaks on my behalf, Zhang Li's clothing company should still accept me."

Wei Lin decided to temporarily ignore Zhang Li's situation.

"Jingle Bell!"

The phone rang, and Li Rongcan's hearty laughter came through: "Brother Wei, I just ate something. I'm free this afternoon, do you have time to show me around?"

“When I got back last night, I checked with my staff, and your hat and sportswear are fine.”

"Shall we talk more when we meet later?"

When Li Rongcan returned to the hotel last night, he specifically searched for Qingque and Xinlin's products and conducted some research through his own connections.

He then learned that apart from being a bit pricey, Qingque was otherwise flawless, with a very low online return rate and good sales offline through Jinxiu Boutique.

Xinlin's hats are also made with extremely high craftsmanship, and are priced quite cheaply.

These are all mature products that have been tested by the market. With the promotion of Qunxin, it is a foregone conclusion that sales will skyrocket.

He wanted to talk to Wei Lin in the afternoon, also intending to make a good impression and show Wei Lin how much effort he would put in.

Wei Lin said happily, "Okay, Brother Li, I'll come pick you up in a bit!"

……

Qifeng Hat Industry, 1:30 PM.

With a gloomy face, Zhuang Dasheng pushed open the office door of Zhuang Daoyuan.

Upon entering, Lao Zhuang roared accusingly, "You poured a lot of money into those brands, but why hasn't any of them taken off?!"

Zhuang Daoyuan shrank back and explained with a wry smile, "Dad, creating a brand, promoting it, and boosting sales is not something that can be done overnight! Everything takes time, so please give me some more time!"

In the past, when he had conflicts with Wei Lin, he always felt that since Wei Lin could make the "Ni Mo" and "Lin" brands successful, he could do the same.

He never thought he was inferior to Wei Lin, nor did he think Wei Lin was particularly capable.

He no longer thinks that way.

When he actually started building his own brand, he realized how difficult it was.

For the brand name and hat design, he hired top-notch design companies in Nanjing, and Qi Feng's craftsmanship was flawless.

He's trying to emulate internet celebrities, minor stars, and media advertising.

But the brand's sales have always been disappointing, and now they don't even have a fraction of what Xinlin has achieved, which is truly shameful. Most importantly, he's poured a lot of money into it, but it hasn't made any waves, so it's no wonder the old man is furious.

"Don't you know how low our profit margin is for OEM manufacturing? More than 20 million yuan, and you just squandered it like that? How many hats have you even sold?"

"Do you know how many hats we have to make for others to earn 20 million?"

"Zhuang Daoyuan! If you didn't have the ability, you shouldn't have patted your chest and guaranteed me that you could build up the brand for me!"

Zhuang Dasheng was truly enraged.

Recently, some problems have arisen in the foreign trade market, leading to a sharp decline in Qifeng's foreign trade orders. The government is also strongly advocating for domestic sales, but internal competition is fierce.

Qi Feng's profits were declining, and other factories like Xinlin were raising employee salaries, forcing Qi Feng to also make some adjustments.

Zhuang Dasheng himself had a premonition that large manufacturing companies like Qi Feng would find it increasingly difficult to operate in the future.

Xinlin's success made him envious, and he wanted to create his own brand like Xinlin. So when Zhuang Daoyuan wanted to make some moves, he immediately made the decision.

Who knew that despite pouring in real money, it had no effect whatsoever.

Qifeng's profits are getting lower and lower. If it spends too much money on brand building, it will soon face difficulties.

That's the real reason behind his irritability.

"Dad, it's really not easy to build up a brand in a short time."

"My brother-in-law is a capable man, and I'm completely convinced of that now. But capable people like him are, after all, a minority!"

"From what I've looked into, there aren't many people in the whole country who, like my brother-in-law, have created two brands and built them up in such a short time!"

"Dad, don't worry! I'll talk to my brother-in-law in the next couple of days and humbly learn from his experience!"

Zhuang Daoyuan himself was getting anxious, and he knew that if he continued to cause trouble like this, Qi Feng would have a hard time.

"Sigh, if I had known it would be this difficult, I should have just stayed true to our own business."

Zhuang Dasheng was sighing when he suddenly received a message: "Old Zhuang, it seems that General Manager Zhang of Tianhua Trading is in your Linjiang City right now!"

Zhuang Dasheng exclaimed in surprise, "Tianhua? President Zhang!"

Zhuang Daoyuan: "Who?"

Zhuang Dasheng's expression turned solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "Zhang Li of Tianhua Trading is a well-known strong woman in our clothing industry. Who in the clothing business doesn't know her?"

Qifeng has always been engaged in OEM business and has cooperated with major brands in the apparel industry.

The owners of those clothing companies all wanted to curry favor with Zhang Li, hoping to have their goods displayed in Zhang Li's trading company.

After seeing Zhang Li's WeChat Moments and learning that she was in Linjiang City, those people immediately informed Zhuang Dasheng.

"Dad, can we get in touch with her? Is she helpful to our brand?"

Zhuang Daoyuan chuckled softly.

“If you could build up your brand, we could really make a difference if we connected with her. But what are you doing now? I wouldn’t even dare to mention her if I saw her!”

Zhuang Dasheng snorted coldly, then pondered for a moment before saying, "If we're just doing OEM business, we'll never have any dealings with her."

Zhuang Daoyuan reminded him, "Dad, what about my brother-in-law?"

"That's what I mean." Zhuang Dasheng said while pondering, "Wei Lin is practically family. I'll talk to him and tell him that Zhang Li is in Linjiang City, so he can find a way to make contact with her."

As soon as he finished speaking, he called Wei Lin.

After a brief chat, Zhuang Dasheng suddenly froze: "You know? And you've already met him?"

"Wei Lin, you may not know much about Tianhua Trading. Every company in the clothing industry has great respect for General Manager Zhang of Tianhua Trading! I think you could try to get him to recommend your well-known brands!"

Wei Lin: "Uncle Zhuang, thank you for your call, I understand."

"Uh……"

Before the call ended, Wei Lin, who was leading Li Rongcan, saw Xiao Bing leading Zhang Li and Yu Hao.

In the afternoon, everyone gathered at the same scenic spot, and coincidentally, they ran into each other.

"Mr. Zhang, it's been a long time! I'm Li Rongcan! Do you remember Li Rongcan from Qunxin?"

Before Wei Lin could react, Li Rongcan grinned and strode towards Zhang Li, saying, "We met and chatted for a bit at a business conference last year!"

……

(End of this chapter)