Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

early december.

Although it didn't snow in the provincial capital, there was a heavy frost last night.

When I woke up in the morning, it was all white outside and the visible distance was no more than six meters.

At the Gu family villa, the family finished their breakfast. Gu Jiu and Lin Shu wore sweaters inside and thick windbreakers outside, with scarves, hats and gloves. It can be said that they were fully armed before they dared to go out.

Wang Suzhen followed behind with concern, "Ride slowly, the road is slippery due to frost. Otherwise, let Jiuge ride and Shushu can sit on the back of the bike."

"Mom, we got it. We'll be careful. Don't follow me out. It's too cold outside."

Just as Lin Shu said, when she came out of the house, the cold air outside made her shiver.

"It's too cold this frosty morning. Why don't you stay home?"

Gu Jiu saw cold lingzi hanging from the eaves, which showed how low the temperature was last night. Even at dawn, the temperature was not necessarily very high and was still very cold.

Lin Shu put on the hat, covering her ears as much as possible, and the scarf covered half of her face. After listening to Gu Jiu's words, she looked at him speechlessly:

"Didn't you say before bed last night that you didn't know how to look at styles and wanted me to be your advisor? Why did you regret it after one night's sleep?"

"I saw that the temperature was too low and I was worried that you might catch a cold."

"It's okay, let's go. The temperature was so low last night, I wonder if the bicycles are frozen?" Lin Shu was the first to go down the two steps in front of the door.

In fact, it’s not a big deal if the bicycle is frozen. Just turn the chain twice and almost all the icicles will fall off.

The compound was nearly ten miles away from the garment factory where Gu Nuan worked. Due to the slippery road, it took them more than forty minutes to reach the factory.

Gu Nuan worked in the No. 1 garment factory in the provincial capital. It was unknown how big the factory was, but when Gu Jiu and Lin Shu went in, they heard Gu Nuan, who met them at the door, introduce that there were six workshops.

I took a tour of the nearest workshop and saw that they were producing work clothes made of work cloth.

Lin Shu asked: "Sister, you mainly produce labor protection workwear?"

"Yes, of the six workshops, except for the cutting workshop, three workshops are producing this kind of labor protection clothing. The other workshops are now in a state of suspension."

Gu Nuan did not hide anything in front of her family and took them to the warehouse as soon as she came out of the workshop.

As for the price, let’s take a look at the style first.

Lin Shu took a deep breath. Two workshops were in a state of suspension. What a waste it was for a factory.

They don't have to work, but they still get paid. The other workshops will be dragged down even if they work too hard.

Moreover, the few workshops that are in operation are not very busy and are just maintaining normal operations.

"Since you want performance, have you ever visited a factory like the one Third Brother's works?" Lin Shu asked again.

Gu Nuan smiled and said, "The third factory ordered work clothes from us, but the work clothes are usually worn for three years. So, even if they ordered the goods from us, they can't catch up with the tasks I issue every month."

"Have you been to other factories?"

Seeing that Lin Shu was pretending to understand, Gu Nuan did not say it directly, but patiently explained: "The work clothes of each factory in the provincial capital are produced by a fixed manufacturer. It is not easy to snatch customers from others."

Well, I have put a difficult shackle on myself. How can I conduct business if I remain complacent? Lin Shu shook his head.

When they arrived at the warehouse, Gu Nuan greeted the warehouse manager and took Lin Shu and Gu Jiu to look at the styles.

To be honest, apart from work clothes, their clothing factory has a lot of inventory, but not many styles, which means that the inventory quantity of one style is large.

The style is quite standard, nothing out of the ordinary and nothing special.

No wonder these goods can’t be sold in major shopping malls.

The styles themselves are old, and the clothing has been sold in major supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores. The prices are not low, so who would buy it?

If the price is reduced, the supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores will not agree. These two shopping malls have already established their own brands in recent years. That is, the goods are genuine and the quality is guaranteed.

Is it really just the most affordable price?

Some products may not.

Maybe it’s because they are state-owned, all major factories have no awareness of clearing inventory regularly, and old backlogs appear over the years. Once there is any disturbance in the market, a crisis will emerge.

Gu Jiu looked around and stopped looking. He leaned against the shelf and said, "Sister, these styles of yours are not very competitive outside. If you go by the normal factory price, it can be said that there is no advantage at all."

Gu Nuan asked without much thought: "I can help you apply for the price from the factory leaders, but how much do you want?"

When clearing out the inventory, the factory never thought of wholesale selling at the actual ex-factory price.

Gu Jiu handed her a form, which was the quotation sheet that Gu Nuan gave them last time. "Just quote the price we wrote. It would be best if you can get it. If not, we can only say with regret that we can't help you."

Gu Nuan took the price list and looked at it, her eyes widened.

She pointed at the form and complained, "The Lenin winter suit was 18 yuan a set, and you bargained down to 7 yuan? The autumn clothes and autumn trousers were 4 yuan a pair, and you directly bargained down to 1.6 yuan? And the work clothes and cotton coats, which are long like military coats, were 15 yuan a piece, and you bargained down to 6 yuan a piece?"

You have to know that these are the factory prices. A Lenin suit is sold for 22 yuan a set in the supply and marketing cooperative, and a work suit is sold for 18 yuan a piece.

Gu Jiu had no guilt at all and said confidently, "You are clearing out your inventory. Do you want the same price as the normal factory price? Normally, clearing out inventory is 70% off. I bargained down to 60% off because you are my sister."

Lin Shu smiled and persuaded: "Sister, take this price list and apply. If your application is not accepted, we will not force you."

Now she is the one asking for help, what can Gu Nuan do? She still has to help them apply honestly.

As a result, one can imagine, he was lectured by the factory leaders, but had to sell it at a low price in order to recover funds for the factory.

After waiting for two days, Gu Jiu received a call from Gu Nuan, asking them to go to the factory to pick up the goods.

"The factory asked us to pick up the goods, but you shouldn't go this time. It's too cold outside."

Gu Jiu answered the phone, ran upstairs, hugged Lin Shu who was working on the sewing machine and kissed her twice.

Lin Shu wiped his lips and glared at him helplessly. "It's almost the New Year now. Once the goods are picked up, take them to the company's storefront. Ask your brothers to send a few people over to be responsible for clearing out the stock."

"As for the clothes to be shipped to the city, ask their factory to help ship them out tomorrow at the latest."

Gu Jiu nodded and agreed, "Is Dongfa ready?"

"Don't worry, he took my eldest and second sisters-in-law to the city, and hired two smart and brave girls from the village to help."

"Dongfa is really capable. The purchase price of this batch is low, so it's a good time to do a promotion at the end of the year." Gu Jiu glanced at the semi-finished product on the sewing machine, "Don't be too tired, we don't lack clothes."

"Ah."

Lin Shu naturally knew that they had enough clothes to wear. After she came to the provincial capital, her belly grew bigger and she couldn't go up the mountain, so she could only stay at home.

During this time, she made a lot of clothes, including winter clothes, spring clothes and summer clothes.

The reason I made so much was because I was worried that she would not have time to make clothes after she gave birth.

By the way, I will also make some of the styles that I remember in my mind. Maybe next year I can ask Gu Jiu to apply for a brand, find a factory to process it, and set up a specialty store.