I'm such a lovesick person.

Chapter 75 Some are happy and some are sad

Half past five.

Wei Lin had just finished boxing with Feng Qing, and when he took out his phone, he was surprised to find that Fu Jintang, whom he hadn't contacted for a long time, had actually called him.

When the video call didn't connect, she left a message: "Wei Lin, where are you hanging out? Do you miss me?"

Without even wiping the sweat off his head, Wei Lin immediately made a video call.

The video was connected quickly.

There was noise everywhere.

In the picture, Fu Jintang is wearing delicate makeup and casual clothes, sitting on a chair with a smile on her face and various hats hanging behind her.

With just a glance, Wei Lin recognized those hats. They were all unknown small brands, just like the current demon.

The quality of some of these hats is not even as good as his Demon Rebels, and the brand logos are also quite ordinary and look inconspicuous.

There are quite a few customers in the store, walking around and picking out hats that they like.

"Sister, long time no see, I missed you so much!"

Wei Lin smiled brightly, looked at her charming face, and explained, "I was just boxing and didn't hear the phone ring. Where are you, sister?"

"Miss me, why didn't you contact me? Why didn't you like my post on WeChat Moments?" Fu Jintang leaned over, grabbed a cup of coffee, took a sip, and continued to ask, "How's the hat you prepared over in Fenglin going?"

Wei Lin chose to avoid the first question and just said, "Sister, don't worry, I guarantee the delivery will be on time!"

"That's good."

Fu Jintang nodded slightly.

After she finished speaking, she suddenly took out a hat from behind her back, put it on her head and asked, "Wei Lin, do you think this hat looks good on me?"

"It looks good, especially good! It sets off your sexy and charming temperament perfectly!" Wei Lin flattered her.

The conspicuous words "Black Against Red Devils" on the white baseball cap gave him a sudden chill.

Fu Jintang smiled, pointed at the word "Ni Mo" and asked, "Did you do this?"

Wei Lin was very frank: "Well, sister, how did you know?"

"I saw an internet celebrity in Jinling City wearing this hat. I thought it looked quite unique, so I ordered one. Haha, the shipping address is in your Linjiang City, and there are only a few hat factories in Linjiang City. Isn't it easy to check?" Fu Jintang explained the reason and said, "Do you see where I am?"

"A large clothing store that sells everything." Wei Lin replied.

"Well, I sell everything in my mall in Shanghai. Foreign, domestic, big brands, no-name brands, private label products—we have it all here." Fu Jintang got down to business and said, "I think the name and design of your brand are very interesting. I'm planning to bring some goods over to sell."

"But your brand isn't well-known, so I can't set up a special counter for you and sell it together with other brands."

"Your price is 46. After deducting your 9 yuan cost, we'll split the rest in half."

"Also, if it doesn't sell, I'll have to return it. What do you think?"

"Wei Lin, don't say I don't take care of you. If you bring me any other brand of hat, I won't give you such good conditions."

Fu Jintang stated various terms in advance.

Wei Lin had already sat up straight and waited for her to finish speaking before asking, "Sister, how much do you want?"

"Let's give it 10,000 to test the waters first." Fu Jintang smiled brightly and said, "If it really sells, I won't just sell it in Shanghai, I'll also expand it to other areas."

Wei Lin was shocked: "Sister, what do you do?"

"I'm Anderson's assistant."

Fu Jintang blinked and smiled, saying, "I am me, and my family is my family. I also have to take care of some of the family business."

"Give me a delivery address and I'll send it to you soon!" Wei Lin felt like a piece of cake had fallen from the sky, and said in a flattering manner, "It's all up to your terms!"

"Also! Sister, when will you come to our Linjiang? The brothers around me are already hungry and thirsty!" Wei Lin catered to her wishes.

"I'll naturally notify you to pick you up when you arrive."

Fu Jintang hung up the phone and quickly sent an address.

After taking a look at the address, Wei Lin knew that it was the largest clothing market in Shanghai and even in the whole country. Small clothing stores in various provinces went there to purchase goods.

"This sister might be my future God of Wealth!"

Without informing An Yuntian in advance, Wei Lin decisively called Huafeng and Ding Weizi separately, asking both companies to speed up the delivery of another 2 orders.

For him, Fu Jintang's request was a pie in the sky, and the same was true for Huafeng and Ding Weizi.
Hua Feng and Ding Weizhi, who were in dire straits due to Qi Feng's suppression, excitedly called each other after receiving Wei Lin's call and talked for a long time.

"Wei Lin, you're really trustworthy!"

In the end, the two reached an agreement and decided to form a united front with Xinlin from then on.

……

On Wednesday, November 11, the bad news came.

The prices of textile materials in the province have increased across the board.

Qifeng Hat Industry, in the conference room.

After carefully confirming with the purchasing manager, the short and fat Zhuang Dasheng's face gradually became gloomy.

Everyone in the conference room, including Zhuang Daoyuan and Tang Qiang, didn't even dare to breathe.

Zhuang Dasheng is very annoyed now.

An old friend who had been with him in battle for many years was hit and smashed beyond recognition in the provincial capital a few days ago. His daughter was almost injured as well. He felt sorry for both his daughter and the car.

This morning, I learned that all raw material prices had suddenly and without warning. Qi Feng was different from small factories like Xinlin. Every price increase for raw materials meant a reduction in his profits, with far-reaching and comprehensive consequences.

"Have I been in trouble recently?"

Thinking about his beloved car and his daughter's experience, Zhuang Dasheng felt that his luck was unlucky and wanted to find an expert to do some fortune-telling.

He couldn't understand why he had been so unlucky recently.

After sorting out his thoughts and adjusting his state of mind, Zhuang Dasheng asked calmly, "Tang Qiang, you messed up that Fenglin order, didn't you?"

Tang Qiang sat upright like a sword, without making any excuses, and simply admitted his mistake: "Boss Zhuang, it's my fault."

Zhuang Daoyuan lowered his head, and the others did not dare to say a word.

"I had a feeling that raw material prices would rise, but I didn't expect it to rise so quickly. To address this, I decided to raise our unit prices, starting with orders from foreigners, and Fenglin is our first target."

There was clearly no anger on Zhuang Dasheng's face or in his eyes, but everyone was terrified.

"Fenglin didn't accept the order, so the order fell through, and we couldn't get the next step."

"Tang Qiang, your bonus will be cut in half this year. Do you accept this?"

Tang Qiang said, "I'm convinced."

What can I do if I’m not convinced?

He was well aware of the boss's temper. He hated others making excuses the most, and no one could change a decision.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars were suddenly gone, and Tang Qiang's heart was bleeding, but he could only accept his bad luck.

"Xinlin! Weilin!"

Tang Qiang became jealous of Wei Lin again.

……

The meeting ended and everyone else left, only Tang Qiang was left behind.

Tang Qiang straightened his clothes and sat upright.

Zhuang Dasheng looked at him calmly.

Tang Qiang is ambitious and capable, which Zhuang Dasheng admires very much. He had thought about starting his own business in the early years, but Zhuang Dasheng quickly made him face the reality.

Zhuang Dasheng's approach was very simple, which was to suppress his peers in Linjiang City, forcing those small factories to the brink of bankruptcy.

Then Tang Qiang understood that as long as Qi Feng was in Linjiang City, other small factories would never be able to develop.

People like his master Wei Zhenbang can only survive in the cracks of Qi Feng and are unable to compete with Qi Feng.

Because he saw the situation clearly, Tang Qiang gave up the idea of working alone and focused all his attention on Qi Feng.

Zhuang Dasheng didn't treat him unfairly.

In recent years, Tang Qiang has replaced his small house with a large flat and bought a million-dollar car, and his income has been increasing every year.

Tang Qiang is becoming more and more dedicated to the company.

"We don't have a brand, nor do we have solid technology. If we want to make more profits, we have only two options: either increase the unit price of goods, or continuously reduce costs."

"The cost of raw materials is beyond our control. The textile materials in our province are superior to those in other provinces, which is one of the reasons why our Qifeng quality is top-notch."

"Using materials from other provinces will increase transportation costs, and there has been little cooperation in the past, so who knows what problems might arise."

At this point, Zhuang Dasheng’s meaning was very clear - he would accept the price increase of materials.

Tang Qiang just listened quietly without saying a word to interrupt him.

“Labor is also a cost.”

Zhuang Dasheng changed the subject and said, "Employer wages are also rising, and it's not entirely under our control. If our wages drop even slightly, the workers will probably go to other factories. A small factory is still a factory."

"If all the hat factories in Linjiang City were owned by Qifeng, we would be able to control the wages of our employees."

Zhuang Dasheng paused and asked, "How's the acquisition going?"

Tang Qiang said, "It will take some time. Xinlin's foreign trade accounts for a larger proportion, unlike Huamu, Zhijie and Tianzhong, so it can maintain normal operations for the time being."

"Raw material prices are rising, and it's tough on us, but even tougher on the other three companies. For them, this is simply adding insult to injury. You need to put in more effort in the near future." Zhuang Dasheng narrowed his eyes and stated his demands: "Not just Xinlin, but also Huamu, Zhijie, and Tianzhong. We want to acquire them all, and at prices far below market value."

Tang Qiang was shocked and immediately knew what Zhuang Dasheng was going to do.

It turned out that since he decided to accept a large number of small orders, Zhuang Dasheng had no intention of giving the other companies any chance to survive. He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and swallow up all four small competitors in one fell swoop.

Still at a very low price!

After swallowing up all the small factories, all the skilled workers in Linjiang City's hat industry will belong to Qi Feng.

At that time, if he wants to reduce labor costs, the workers will have no more options and choices.

Thinking of this, Tang Qiang's palms began to sweat slightly.

He became more and more grateful that he did not start his own business back then, otherwise, facing a ruthless guy like Zhuang Dasheng, his situation would be the same as the others.

"I know how to do it." Tang Qiang said softly.

Zhuang Dasheng nodded and said, "If you do this well, the year-end bonus can still be negotiated. If you don't do it well, the bonus will be reduced by half or even zero."

……

(End of this chapter)