Daily life of female supporting actresses in the 1970s

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Chu Tingnan said, "You know what, Gu Qingqing and the others have really good vision. The clothing business is really profitable. Now each of our stores has a huge turnover. I brought a lot of summer clothes here before, and now we have to send out spring clothes. There are also many people who want to wholesale clothes from us."

Jiang Yanqiu agreed and said, "Now that conditions have improved, people are starting to pursue material things. Of course, your clothes will sell better if you don't need cloth coupons or industrial coupons.

But have you forgotten about men's clothing? The men's clothing market should be pretty good too."

Nowadays, the idea of ​​male superiority is still quite serious. Men are the face of a family. Many women have patches on their clothes but still want their men to dress nicely and beautifully when going out.

Chu Tingnan finally came to his senses and said, "I really didn't remember that Gu Qingqing and the others started making women's clothing. I just didn't like them, so I focused on women's clothing. I'll call my uncle right away."

Jiang Yanqiu shook her head and said, "Don't spread your business too wide, it will easily attract jealousy. Find a partner and invest in them, or become an agent. You can also open branches in surrounding cities, or go directly to the wholesale market and specialize in wholesale products that are popular in the south."

Jiang Yanqiu explained the tricks used by agents and wholesalers in later generations, and analyzed the flaws of the current market.

Chu Tingnan took notes seriously in his notebook.

After that, Jiang Yanqiu suggested, "If you're looking for a partner, you have to look for someone with good character and strong capabilities. An incompetent person who can't manage well will cause you to lose a lot of money. If someone with bad character embezzles your money or does something illegal, you might end up in trouble instead of making any money. If possible, find someone who works in the railway industry and can solve shipping problems."

Chu Tingnan happily agreed, "Wife, you're really smart. Why didn't we think of this? The three of us have been running ourselves ragged lately, and we're worried about being discovered by Gu Qingqing and the others. I'll ask them to come home and discuss finding someone to lead a pair of people to manage the market."

Jiang Yanqiu quickly waved her hand and said, "You should find an office to discuss this. Don't use your home as your office.

And I don't have the heart to bother with you guys about this. I can't even bear to collect the rent, so please stop bothering me. I just want to lie down now."

She wants to be a salted fish, and now she is too tired. Don't even think about asking her to do business.

Seeing her lazy look, Chu Tingnan said, "Okay, I'll go discuss it with them first, and then I'll get an office."

Jiang Yanqiu came up with another idea: "It's going to take time to open a men's clothing store. Since you have an electric sewing machine, why not open a tailor shop and hire a few skilled craftsmen to specialize in high-end clothing."

Rich people are still willing to spend money, and the capital has no shortage of rich people.

Chu Tingnan nodded repeatedly: "That's also possible. Our previous shop is too big. We can separate it into a tailor shop. But it will be difficult to find a tailor."

Jiang Yanqiu slapped her head and said, "Oh, you got your electric sewing machine from Hong Kong. How did you get it?"

Chu Tingnan explained, "My younger uncle in Hong Kong helped buy it, and my eldest uncle helped smuggle it over. I heard they bought it from abroad. He helped my eldest uncle get his looms, printing machines, embroidery machines, and so on. He bought them in the name of his company and then sent them over."

Jiang Yanqiu asked curiously, "Does their company have any objections?"

Now many countries want to establish diplomatic relations with China, but each of them wants to get something for nothing, and are reluctant to give away good machines and technological equipment.

Chu Tingnan smiled and said, "My eldest uncle has been there and invested in their company, making him a major shareholder. The other administrators are happy to help with such a small matter. Besides, doesn't my other uncle work in a government department? He is also a leader now, and people give him some face. I don't understand those countries. They always want to establish diplomatic relations with our country, but they won't sell us advanced equipment."

Jiang Yanqiu smiled and said, "That's because our ability to replicate is so strong that they're afraid of us."

The term "copycat power" does not come out of nowhere.

Chu Tingnan also laughed and said, "We won a great victory in this self-defense battle. They must be even more afraid of us. How are you doing on the battlefield? We rarely see battle reports. We only see one every few days, and they are all about great victories. Nothing else."

Jiang Yanqiu said proudly: "It's useless even if I tell you. We were sitting in the car behind them picking up the spoils. In the first two days, no one was killed or injured.

We even went to their colonial countries to help them recover lost territory, but those war correspondents didn't know how to write about it, and no one believed what they wrote."

Chu Tingnan said in disbelief: "Why do I feel like there are a lot of cows flying in front of me?"

Jiang Yanqiu frowned and said, "Why would I lie to you? At first they were very arrogant, but when they saw our fighter planes, they ran away without even taking their food. If you don't believe me, go ask Lin Shaoyang; he went too."

Chu Tingnan still didn't believe it: "Why would he go there? If I had known, I would have gone there too."

Jiang Yanqiu said bluntly: "Go ask Dad and see if he will tell you."

She didn't know whether she could talk about the drone incident. She didn't say it had to be kept confidential, but she didn't want to say it either.

Chu Tingnan did not ask any more questions, knowing in his heart that there must be something that could not be said.

He quickly changed the subject: "There's also the matter of the shop. It's not even finished yet, and people come to rent it every day. What are you going to do with it?"

Jiang Yanqiu asked curiously, "How much is the rent? Are they renting the whole building or just the first floor?"

Chu Tingnan explained in detail what had happened to the street, and added, "Now they've divided the top three floors into small rooms of ten square meters each. Once they're done, they need to arrange for people to live in them. Fortunately, you left a staircase outside, otherwise it would be difficult to arrange it."

Jiang Yanqiu had expected this day to come, and said calmly, "If it's only for three years, it doesn't matter. It's great that we can get the property ownership certificate."

Chu Tingnan agreed and said, "I thought so too, so I agreed. The rent for the shop, for all three floors, is already being offered at one thousand."

"Only one thousand?" The shop in front of them covers an area of ​​400 square meters, and the three floors together cover more than one thousand square meters. One thousand is indeed a bit too little.

Chu Tingnan was speechless when he heard this: "One thousand a month, what else do you want? Are you trying to rob me?"

Jiang Yanqiu was also surprised and said, "One thousand a month, that's too expensive! There must be something fishy going on."

Chu Tingnan said, "It was said that a Chinese businessman who had just returned from overseas offered the money. He wanted to use it to open a restaurant, but he wanted to sign a ten-year contract. I asked him if I could pay the ten-year rent in one lump sum, but he ignored me."

Jiang Yanqiu stated directly: "Opening a restaurant is quite in line with my idea. Nowadays, it is not convenient for many people to hold banquets at home, and it is difficult to make reservations at state-owned restaurants. This business should be feasible.

But forget about those who come back from abroad. Who knows if they ran away with the money when their country was in trouble in the past, and now they can't make it abroad and come back to make money.

The main reason is that I think it's not very reliable. It only costs one thousand yuan a month, and I don't know if there are any traps or they are setting a trap for us.

"Look around and see if there's anyone with good cooking skills but can't afford the money. We'll provide the shop, he'll provide the cooking skills, and we'll find someone with a better family background to manage it, and we can start a business together."

Chu Tingnan nodded happily: "Okay, and Aunt Sun, the vanishing cream you gave her before passed the test, and she feels that the effect is quite good. Now she is looking for someone to produce some for trial sales to see how the market responds, and then decide how much to invest.

She also gave a bottle to my mother, who said it was good after using it. Then she scolded me, saying that we had such good things but didn’t know how to give them to her.”

Jiang Yanqiu said guiltily, "We dare not use it without testing. We don't care about the business anymore. It's up to her to decide how much to give her. It doesn't matter if she doesn't give a cent at all."

If it weren't for Sun Yufang, she really wouldn't be able to find a good master, and she would probably still be wandering outside the door. Just give him the recipe.

Jiang Yanqiu continued, "I'll go take a look when I have some free time. Aren't your two new stores about to open? You can give them away for free to customers then. They're also potential consumers of skincare products, so it'll help promote them."

Chu Tingnan agreed: "Okay, we can just quote the cost price when the time comes."

Jiang Yanqiu added, "Let's discuss it first. I had forgotten about our white agarwood before, but I remembered it when I saw the agarwood shop over there. You can give some to your parents and send some to my grandparents."

She really forgot about this matter. If she hadn't come across the agarwood shop, she really wouldn't have remembered it.

But she also got a lot of good stuff this time.

Chu Tingnan finally realized, "I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me. I heard that agarwood is good for your health. I'll make it into a bracelet or some other little gadget for you. They say wearing it is good for your health."

Jiang Yanqiu urged, "You have to do a good job, especially your grandparents. Don't be perfunctory with them. They gave us such a big house and gave you 100,000 yuan."

Chu Tingnan said directly: "Don't tell anyone nonsense, that money is grandma's private money, my eldest brother and sister, as well as my cousins, all have a share.

My grandfather’s other children are now thinking about getting some benefits from him. The one in Hong Kong is even funnier. He even wants to come back and be his mistress!

Grandpa wanted to treat everyone equally, so grandma divided up her private money first, so that grandpa wouldn't think that her other children were less fortunate.

Grandma still has a lot of jewelry. We'll share it in front of those people when we get a chance, so they can envy us and see the difference between the main wife and the concubines, instead of Grandpa favoring the main wife's children."

Jiang Wan couldn't help but sigh, "There are so many children, and they all have the same mother. This is really troublesome."

Chu Tingnan echoed, "That's right. Grandpa wanted to treat everyone equally and wanted my uncle to take them into business together. But it would be great if my uncle could cooperate with the country. Why would he cause trouble for himself? Even when the two uncles in Hong Kong bought him equipment, he used his shares there to thank them.

"Just say that the money in Hong Kong was earned by my grandmother and him with their lives, so why should my mother and uncle share it equally with the other uncles and aunts who didn't contribute anything?"

Jiang Yanqiu said casually, "That's not decided yet. Maybe they are richer than you, and they probably want what grandpa has."

Of the things that the old man distributed back then, Nan's uncle donated a portion, and Nan Wanwu donated all of it.

Those people probably didn't hide anything, they must be much richer than them.

But human heart is never satisfied, and people don’t want things that come for free.