Hearing Zheng Zhiyangâs words, Xinyan laughed, "I had considered this scenario early on. After all, most small businesses used to go to Yangcheng to stock up. Now that our styles are not inferior to those in Yangcheng and are even more fashionable, they naturally wonât risk heading south anymore.
After all, a trip south not only consumes time and effort but also involves personal danger. The law and order in Yangcheng hasnât been good these past few years, with frequent robberies. If youâre not capable, you might not even make it back safely.
Moreover, when they bring goods back from Yangcheng, they have to bear the burden of bringing them back themselves. Even if someone decides to ship them back for convenience, all these are costs. Unless they know someone in the transport business who can bring them back for free.
Thatâs why I arranged for you to set up four workshops, precisely to address these issues.
Your next task is to recruit people, preferably skilled workers. After all, we need to produce quantity, and thereâs not much time for them to practice. However, it doesnât mean we wonât take on unskilled workers, but you must clarify beforehand that the salary wonât be as high as for skilled workers."
Zheng Zhiyang listened with excitement, "Young Master is indeed right. When I previously went to investigate in Yangcheng, there were indeed many people going south to stock up. Sometimes, even in broad daylight, you could encounter robberies. People without some skills really wouldnât dare to go there.
Alright, then Iâll go back today and post recruitment notices at the factoryâs entrance. Iâll also inform the old employees in the factory so they can spread the word."
Xinyan put down the cup in her hand, "In that case, you draft a plan showing the conditions for skilled and unskilled workers joining the factory, and notify everyone.
In addition, tell the old employees in the factory that they can have a quota for bringing in unskilled workers, and itâs different from those who apply on their own. The people they introduce can be taught under their guidance.
Then establish a reward system: rewards for three days, five days, and one week of training. Of course, if someone canât be trained in a week, then their status or reassignment needs to be considered."
Zheng Zhiyang noted down everything Xinyan said, "Alright, I understand. Iâll draft it and let you review it later."
Xinyan nodded, "Hmm, now you know why I wanted to make the space in each plant so large, right?"
Zheng Zhiyang was quite impressed with his Young Master. Earlier, when he was asked to buy a lot of land in Yangcheng and special zones, he wasnât very supportive at first. But after a conversation with his grandfather, he realized that the Young Master had a keen business sense.
Just like his grandfather said, following such a boss and working diligently wouldnât go wrong.
If Xinyan knew this, she might die of embarrassment because she just had the advantage of being reborn, allowing her to set up things in advance.
With the issue of the clothing factory coming to an end, Xinyan looked at Mao Jiangpeng, who was in charge of the tea shop and sat at the back, "Whatâs up with you?"
Mao Jiangpeng cleared his throat, thinking: Finally, itâs my turn.
He smiled and stood up, "Young Master, you previously mentioned that the store should be divided into two parts: one part for simple packaging catering to general tea lovers, and the other part for high-end clientele. Weâve previously customized many ceramic jars for repackaging, which indeed elevated the class.
Recently, Iâve been focusing on the type of consumers frequenting each store and found that ordinary customers are also asking if thereâs slightly better packaging available. I think this is a trend.
I plan to make a batch of mid-range packaging gift boxes. Nowadays, everyoneâs living conditions have greatly improved, and they start to pay attention to packaging. After all, for gifting, having a nice package looks more upscale and gives more face."
Xinyan had been observing the growth of this young man and saw his consistent effort, "Hmm, your idea is good. It shows that youâve paid attention to observing, very good, worth praising.
The reason we initially only made high-end gift boxes was that we thought ordinary people were still stuck in previous thinking, possibly not accepting flashy but impractical things quickly. So we only made high-end gift boxes because wealthy people donât mind spending a little more money."
Mao Jiangpeng hadnât expected the Young Master to praise him in front of everyone, and he bashfully touched his head, "Young Master, Iâll definitely work hard."