My girlfriend is from 1949

next day

In the spacious office of the CEO of Longhua Garment Group, a middle-aged man in his fifties was sitting behind the boss's desk reviewing documents.

On his left and right sides, national flags also stood.

This is a long-established state-owned enterprise, whose subsidiaries were originally military supply factories of the People's Liberation Army.

It is a leader in military supplies, with more than ten large-scale manufacturing bases for military uniforms, protective clothing, and special textiles.

With an annual production capacity of 50 million sets, it mainly produces military and police uniforms and industrial protective equipment.

A true leading state-owned enterprise!

Of course, while there are military purchase orders, the huge corporate expenses also put enormous economic pressure on businesses.

Moreover, military purchases are not always available; once this batch of supplies ends, we can only wait for the next opportunity.

Otherwise, if production were fully utilized, nearly 100 million sets could be produced in a year with a bit of effort!

But with so many products produced, there must be places to sell them, right?

The military and police procurement quantities are fixed; they can't absorb any excess.

Moreover, while Longhua Garment Group is indeed a state-owned enterprise, it is not the only one.

Other state-owned garment enterprises are also eyeing the military and police procurement orders with similar covetous intent.

That's why other branch factories were established to produce more civilian clothing, etc.

In the past, Chen Huai'an would never have considered cooperating with such a state-owned enterprise.

Because of its bloated structure, its efficiency is extremely low.

Moreover, for various reasons, it carries a certain degree of arrogance.

Most importantly, there are too many shady dealings in these companies, and I don't want to get involved, much less harbor rats.

That's why they choose to cooperate with small private factories; they are efficient and have a very proper attitude.

Most importantly, because they rely entirely on themselves, they are very obedient.

Although he didn't personally inspect the factories, he held the orders in his hands and thus controlled the fate of these partner factories.

Often, a piece of advice is more effective than what the boss says.

They have no nominal management rights, but they have substantial control over the production and distribution of goods!

Moreover, Chen Huai'an still harbored some selfish motives.

Collaborating with these factories and integrating them together would create a force to be reckoned with.

Even if you cooperate with the country, who wouldn't want to have something in their own hands?

Moreover, given the vast market of another independent world, it is entirely compatible with both sides.

Regardless of how much these connections ultimately play a role, at least they make one feel that they still have some power.

He is an independent boss, not a tool.

If there's anything going on in society, Chen Huai'an prefers to use his personal connections to handle it, rather than seeking help from the government.

Therefore, the cotton-padded clothes prepared for the Volunteer Army were still produced by Zeng Xiaokang of Kanglai Garment Factory.

He has now replaced the machines and hired more workers, and the annual production capacity of one million pieces is enough to provide warm cotton-padded clothes for all the volunteer soldiers next year.

Moreover, 300,000 pieces have already been sent to the new China on the other side.

It can be distributed to soldiers in Northeast China and used during this winter.

The orders placed with the state could easily be exported abroad.

With a vision that is more than 70 years ahead and a grasp of the history of fashion development, it is easy to create clothing that is in line with current trends.

And it can also be sold in large quantities!

There is also demand for clothing in foreign countries.

If we start production now, we can export and make money for at least another year.

It is not until after the Korean War next year, in December, that the US imperialists will despicably impose restrictions and blockades on our country.

Of course, this is only on the surface.

Through numerous encounters with the United States in later generations, it has long been proven that the so-called blockade was merely for show.

When it comes to profit, Western capitalists are willing to do any business that is profitable.

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has been going on for years. Hasn't the West been constantly calling for sanctions and blockades while simultaneously scrambling to import natural gas?

Even the United States, which spearheaded the trade war against us, incited its ally Australia to create friction with us, and was subsequently stripped of its trade quota by us.

This ringleader, who advocates the threat theory and wants to impose blockades, immediately took over his little brother's share and happily cooperated with our country to make money.

So when it came to the Korean War, at most foreign trade was affected by the blockade.

With everything in ruins and facing a severe shortage of supplies, any alliances are meaningless.

The strategy of defeating one by one is equally effective, both in the time of our ancestors and in modern times.

Business is still going on as usual, and the dancing continues as before.

Knock knock knock~!

"Enter."

The office door was gently pushed open, and a tall female secretary in business attire walked in.

I respectfully placed a folder on the desk.

"Mr. Xiao, this is the invitation to bid for the military procurement that we just received."

With direct regulation from the State Council, things are handled extremely quickly.

Just one night later, the purchase list and requirements for that batch of military uniforms were drawn up.

They also sent out invitations to bid to companies they had partnered with.

Ultimately, who will land this order depends on their own abilities.

"Military procurement? Wasn't that just finished last month?"

Mr. Xiao paused, a look of confusion on his face.

I was a little confused. The bidding process had just ended, so how come there was a new procurement project?

And this time, they even required us to bring samples.

Because it's an established company, it has cooperated with the military and police for many years, and a relationship of trust has long been built between them.

Therefore, samples are usually not required during bidding.

As long as it passes the final inspection, it's fine.

Only new business that involves external connections requires bringing samples so that the client can more intuitively experience the advantages of the product.

However, this time it was marked as a military purchase, but samples were required, which raised my doubts.

However, these are minor issues. If the requirements remain unchanged, established companies like theirs can simply take one item from their warehouse.

Mr. Xiao felt something was off, but he wasn't too surprised.

After all, getting samples is easy; it's a big deal if you can get another round of bidding.

In that year's bidding, they only won a very small share.

If things aren't handled properly, today's financial report could very well show a loss.

After all, there are too many wolves and not enough meat, so everyone is eyeing the military and police procurement.

Since everyone is a state-owned enterprise, and none of them are inferior to the others, the competition is naturally fierce.

And the external business is even more complicated.

Life is tough when you can't get official orders.

We had already prepared for a loss in this year's financial report, but unexpectedly another bidding process came up.

We certainly couldn't miss this great opportunity.

Mr. Xiao looked at it very carefully, while simultaneously thinking about how to respond.

The first part of the invitation and request was relatively normal.

However, the requirement for sales staff to go to Shanghai puzzled him.

It was just a requirement from above; I had no choice but to go for the sake of the orders.

What surprised him most was when he saw the product requirements.

I couldn't help but complain: "The Type 87 camouflage uniform... is a bit of a hassle!"

Why would the government procure camouflage uniforms that have long been phased out and relegated to civilian use?

Could it be that this product wasn't intended for use by the People's Liberation Army, but rather that the government contacted overseas suppliers for the order?