My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 323: Squeezing costs through emotional manipulation is also a way to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
What made Wei Dong dare to drive that Jeep in Beijing was that no one knew the Wrangler would later become a niche car for showing off.

Despite having the largest number of luxury imported cars in the country, it is not particularly remarkable.

Following these cars, Wei Dong learned that a large number of overseas models had been imported into mainland China in the past two years.

The Isuzu light truck he bought last April or May was part of a large investment that imported 30,000 units and distributed them to various state-owned enterprises in the hope of developing production lines.

The Suzuki minivan he drives is a classic and popular model that is being copied by more than ten factories across the country.

But the Hong Kong business representative knew even better: "This BMW W124 is a brand new model that just arrived at the end of the year. A thousand W123s were imported to Beijing before, more than a hundred of which were original cars, and the rest were assembled by mainland car factories. I heard that they were to be distributed to various provinces for high-level receptions."

Wei Dong felt truly helpless. For Lao Geng and his team, working in the third-tier cities, enterprises like Xishan Factory and Hongguang Factory, which had been abandoned by the times, even had trouble making a living.

They also had to tighten their belts to import these cars. The starting point was, of course, the same as the provinces building high-end hotels to receive foreign guests and attract foreign investment. When people come, you have to make sure they have their food, lodging and transportation are taken care of.

However, in practice, how it turns out in different places is a matter of opinion.

Just like those imported vans and double-cab light trucks that cost huge sums of money, only a very few of them actually learn the true essence and improve the level of industry. Most of them just enjoy themselves in the Land of Women and Gao Lao Zhuang and then rest.

Therefore, Wei Dong would absolutely not dare to flaunt his cars at this time, even if he really liked them.

They only dared to go to the garage to touch it when no one was around.

The BMW 5 Series is a paragon of luxury, with leather covering the entire cabin and diamond-patterned stitching on the door panels. Even more surprisingly, traces of a trip computer can be seen when the power is on.

At this point, car manufacturing in China is still done by hammering and screwing.

So after touching everything, Wei Dong couldn't help but lean back in the bouncy seat, close his eyes and ponder: Could it be that he was going to build cars?

The quickest way to develop industry is to manufacture cars.

It's obvious that the national policy is to do the same thing; they're saving their food rations to buy cars to use as teaching materials.

What are your advantages?
I know roughly which car models will be popular, so should I imitate those models?

Starting to manufacture cars in the mid-1980s, will they become a major player in the domestic car industry? Is there any significance to doing so?

As his fingers gently caressed the leather-stitched gearshift, Wei Dong's mind kept flashing back to the glaring patches on Lao Geng and the others' clothes.

The boiling blood gradually calmed down.

There are plenty of people who will do the grand narratives, but I must continue to comfort these hardworking souls.

What should I do?

With his other hand on the four-spoke steering wheel, he gently tapped his fingers, letting his thoughts wander freely within the car.

It has a mysterious quality, like a dialogue with time and space.

Suddenly, she heard a gentle knock on the car window. Opening her eyes, she saw Qin Yuye leaning out of the window in a puzzled expression: "What are you doing?"

I was initially a little annoyed by being disturbed, but the mere sight of the faint outline peeking out from the shirt collar by the car window completely dispelled that annoyance.

Wei Dong had to expend a lot of effort to resist the luxury car and then had to strain his eyes to look away.

Qin Yuye followed his gaze, which seemed to have been held captive for a fraction of a second, before looking down and realizing how unprepared he had been. He blushed slightly and composed himself.

She had all the car keys, so I specially changed into a V-neck sweater. I didn't expect her to give me a treat first.

Looking down, I was still satisfied.

Wei Dong then took the opportunity to pull out the keys, lock the car, and leave: "How's the jeans production going? I heard you're already preparing to shoot an advertisement?"

Before New Year's Day, we had already established a production capacity of several hundred units per day, and it began to increase dramatically immediately after the Spring Festival.

More than 100 double-thread sewing machines were still empty in the 4,000-square-meter workshop, but the workers working in three shifts quickly increased the production capacity to tens of thousands of pieces per day!
Even so, in the eyes of HK technicians, it's still a bit short of the upper limit.

Because it uses a mature design from HK and the most proficient assembly line operation mode.

A single sewing machine requires a high level of skill to quickly complete a series of processes such as hemming trousers, sewing on pockets, attaching zippers, making waistbands, and decorative stitching.

A single person can only sew about ten stitches per hour at most.

The premise is still just sewing; the cutting, button sewing, washing, and other processes are all done by others.

Here, the work is broken down into individual lines, with each machine performing only a single task: always putting on zippers, always sewing pockets. This immediately increases efficiency to nearly a hundred items per person per hour.

One or two hundred machines can produce two to three thousand messages per hour!

This is the power of process-oriented operations in labor-intensive industries.

The cost of plain blue work jeans was further reduced to 6.8 yuan, then sold locally for 9.9 yuan and outside for 12.9 yuan, all under the X brand. Adding stonewashed blue, distressed, and washed finishes reduced the cost to 9.3 yuan, then sold them all for 29 yuan – this is the trendy brand "Colorful Denim".

Qin Yuye brought along experts who knew that the production cost of these branded clothes was usually only 20-30% of the selling price, and the price of 29 yuan was close to the lowest price of Hong Kong-made clothing.

However, production costs have been drastically reduced by half, so if a factory is located in eastern Guangdong, it can already triumphantly export back to Hong Kong to earn Hong Kong dollars in foreign trade.

So her people were a bit skeptical, thinking it was crazy to come all the way to the southwest inland to set up a factory.

If it weren't for Mr. Qin's romantic nature and his fondness for this mainland guy, he wouldn't have done such a thing.

They certainly looked down on sales in the mainland market, and they couldn't consider the endless stream of labor coming to the southwest inland at this time, as well as the outrageously cheap cost of cotton fabrics.

In other words, it would be difficult to achieve this cost in coastal areas as well.

Of course, when the labor force is plentiful, and we relentlessly exploit human resources, we will definitely be able to squeeze out blood and sweat.

Qin Yuye is now following Wei Dong's advice and paying a relatively high labor cost: "The workwear is selling very well. We have tried our best to adjust the proportions, and we are still able to meet the demand even with tens of thousands of pieces sold every day. However, the colorful denim is not selling well. I definitely want to try the effect of advertising and promotion. Can you let me go on TV commercials?"

The second floor of the second-level factory building is the warehouse, designed with a long ramp at the entrance so that trucks can be driven up directly to load goods.

But now it's basically impossible to store the goods. This place is used to store sanitary napkin raw materials, denim fabric, and these six luxury cars.

Beneath the clean white walls, six luxury cars, each costing six or seven hundred thousand yuan in China, stand out beautifully.

Wei Dong even considered installing a few lights to create a more atmospheric ambiance.

The two chatted as they passed through the towering stacks of raw materials. Next door was the denim production line on the second floor of the third floor. The new denim production line was being tested, mainly to make work clothes for construction teams, zoos, and factories.

This two-story space of 4,000 square meters alone can accommodate a thousand sewing machine sets, so the Guangdong East Sewing Machine Set has now added 20 engineering vehicles to transport them, and is continuously expanding its production capacity.

Once the daily production of 100,000 pairs of jeans reaches a scale, it will be equivalent to the profits of six sanitary napkin factories!

Moreover, Wei Dong said that the factory didn't make any money. It was wholesaled from 8.9 yuan to various branches and university sales teams. The sales staff got a commission of 2 yuan per item, and the sales company kept 2 yuan, which was still in his account. He made the most money!
Because Qin Yuye, as the factory owner, used the second-hand equipment provided by Uncle De, and all the brands, patterns, processes, and procedures established by her brother, it seemed that she earned two or three yuan per item. However, before Uncle De completely returned the denim clothing to her, she had to share the profits.

Moreover, theoretically, this still belongs to her brother, so it's not wrong for the female Hong Kong businesswoman to want to sell more "export" fashion items with higher profit margins.

Wei Dong scratched his head and gently advised, "The average wage in mainland China is only about fifty yuan. Twenty-nine yuan for a pair of pants is equivalent to a Hong Kong man's monthly salary of three or four thousand. Do you think it's reasonable to spend more than two thousand yuan to buy a pair of pants?"

Qin Yuye scratched his head even more: "They only earn fifty yuan a month, is it my fault?"

She's alluring; even just casually tossing her hair like that exudes seduction.

However, Wei Dong ignored her gaze and instead swept it over the busy production line. Only when they walked upstairs side by side did he lower his head slightly: "I know you also need to make a profit and want to prove yourself, but can't you take it slow? Once you advertise that 29-yuan jeans are fashionable and trendy, and young people in the city are scrimping and saving to buy a pair of pants, we'll be rich, this, this..."

He couldn't explain it either. It's only natural for businessmen to make money. This kind of fashionable item can sell for one or two hundred in Hong Kong, so twenty-nine is really a very reasonable price.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yuye agreed: "Let's take it slow then. I've discussed the situation with Lawson, and he suggests that we export to Citibank, or even Japan, since our costs are low, so we can sell it overseas at a lower price."

If Wei Dong were to look into her eyes, he would notice that her not-so-full lips were slightly parted, and the shape of her lips, which should have conveyed a bit of a sarcastic tone, was actually her desperate attempt to suppress a laugh.

It's mainly his captivating eyes that are Qin Yuye's greatest talent; he always manages to exude a seductive charm with a half-smile.

So Wei Dong looked up in surprise, but quickly looked away after being glanced at: "Okay! Okay, how much can I sell it for if it's cheaper?"

Qin Yuye skillfully said, "In the past, Binbin's main shipments were to Citibank, with an export price of thirty US dollars. They made a good profit from the landed sales. Lawson messed up because of the outstanding payments. He was sued for having more than 60 million Hong Kong dollars in back payments. So let's export to Japan at twenty US dollars. Anke is still a trustworthy trader."

Making money from foreigners through exports is definitely the best business.

Make sure Wei Dong understands that the official exchange rate for the US dollar is about 1:3, while the black market rate is 1:5 or even higher, but even the official rate is sixty dollars!
No wonder so many coastal manufacturers later focused on foreign trade and were unwilling to sell domestically.

However, they are only OEM manufacturers, so their selling price is only around ten dollars.

It's not like Qin Zhiming's high-end approach to building his own brand. He was able to sell his jeans brand to Japan and the US back in the 1970s. This guy is really impressive, and Wei Dong is now benefiting from his services: "Okay! I... I'll go to Japan next month and take a look at this matter. I'll stock up on some goods and ship them to Shanghai first."

This is the advantage of Yangtze River shipping: as long as there is enough time, the cost of this two to three thousand kilometers of inland space can be reduced to almost zero.

Qin Yuye slowly unveiled himself: "An Ke is someone I've known since childhood. Although I'm a bit of a perverted old man, only I can handle her. Shall I wait for you in Shanghai first? I won't let Sister Dong know."

Wei Dong looked at her with surprise: "We're not doing anything, why are you being so secretive?"

Qin Yuye covered her face with her hand, raising her eyebrows gracefully and saying, "Yes, yes, nothing..."

She's starting to notice his straight-male tendencies, which is good. Guys who haven't learned how to sweet-talk women are the most precious.

It's especially fun to tease them.

(End of this chapter)