Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire-Chapter 100: One Hundred Twenty Thousand
Jiang Cheng handed the album to Jenny, and once she opened it, she couldn’t take her eyes off it.
"Can all the fabrics in here be manufactured?"
Jenny asked, and Jiang Cheng translated the question, waiting for Factory Director Fang’s response.
Factory Director Fang appeared calm while sitting, but his palms were sweating.
Because Jiang Cheng had only given him this album yesterday!
Luckily, he had brought along technical personnel who discussed the designs based on Jiang Cheng’s patterns, identifying several feasible designs to keep.
"Yes, they can all be manufactured, with no problem. We will definitely guarantee quantity and quality."
Factory Director Fang nodded calmly, his words a bit verbose.
No choice!
Jiang Cheng had instructed him to use more words in his answers to give her more expression space during translation.
Jiang Cheng nodded to Factory Director Fang and then translated to Jenny: "Factory Director Fang says they can be manufactured, but this is the latest production line at the factory. It’s the designer’s newest design, which includes design fees, so the unit price will be slightly higher."
Factory Director Fang and Director Leng exchanged a subtle glance: Saying so much?
What has Jiang Cheng done!
Inside, both felt like a whirlwind, but their faces remained calm.
Jenny thought Jiang Cheng made a lot of sense.
Design concepts are indeed expensive.
"Jiang, could you ask about the unit price for me? I’d like two patterns: this one and this one, and the material should be linen, like this fabric. As long as the quality is good, I’ll buy thirty thousand meters of each."
Having understood, Jiang Cheng nodded and looked at Factory Director Fang to inquire about the price.
Factory Director Fang followed Jiang Cheng’s previous instructions, writing "price" on a piece of paper and showing it to Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng glanced at it, nodded, indicating she understood.
Factory Director Fang inched the note saying "roughly this much" back, feeling extremely anxious.
Jiang Cheng, with the strongest mental composure, looked at Jenny and said, "He wants 1.3 US Dollars per meter. What’s your expected price?"
Jenny instinctively felt Jiang Cheng was siding with her when asked.
"No more than 1.2 US Dollars per meter."
Jiang Cheng had a sense of the situation and began bargaining with Factory Director Fang.
Jenny couldn’t understand, but she could see the factory director looking troubled, with Jiang Cheng continuously talking, the other party looking reluctant.
After speaking for more than ten minutes, the factory director finally gritted his teeth and nodded.
Jiang Cheng looked at Jenny.
"Jenny, I apologize. I tried to lower the price for you, but 1.2 is the best I could get."
Jenny felt a tinge of disappointment hearing it was 1.2 US Dollars.
"However, I managed to negotiate that batch of fabrics you liked; you only need to pay 0.8 US Dollar per unit for this batch."
Jenny looked up in surprise, 0.8?
"Jiang! You’re amazing! I feel ashamed for doubting you earlier."
Jenny stood up, warmly hugging Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng hugged Jenny back without feeling the slightest guilt, saying, "Women supporting women."
Jiang Cheng’s words struck a certain chord with Jenny, who immediately decided to add twenty thousand meters per fabric type.
Altogether, she purchased one hundred thousand meters of fabric.
One hundred thousand meters, twelve thousand in foreign exchange earnings.
Immediately, Jiang Cheng shared this good news with Factory Director Fang and Director Leng.
Factory Director Fang was completely stunned.
Agreed?
Just like that?
He truly debated earlier.
He thought 1.2 was too expensive, planning to lower the price, but Jiang Cheng said there was no need.
He suggested giving away some of the worthless inventory fabric to Jenny, but Jiang Cheng also said there was no need.
Thinking the negotiation would fail, you tell me the other party added forty thousand meters??
Factory Director Fang looked at Director Leng, awkwardly saying, "Perhaps you should discreetly pinch me."
Director Leng withdrew his side hand concealed by the table, looking at Factory Director Fang with disdain, saying, "Calm down, understand?"
Factory Director Fang: Ha, don’t think I didn’t see your sneaky finger movements.
Calm down? What’s that?
Currently, he would love nothing more than to run wild outside!
From this point, Jiang Cheng truly focused only on translating.
There aren’t many factories with foreign trade qualifications now; most are handled by foreign trade departments, with the factories executing.
Certainly, there are special procedures.
Therefore, the S City Textile Factory became the second factory in the city with foreign trade qualifications, completing procedures remarkably fast.
With the agreement signed, Jenny paid a deposit and requested a timeline, leaving everything for Factory Director Fang to arrange upon returning.
As Factory Director Fang hazily prepared to head downstairs, Jiang Cheng leaned over and said, "Factory Director Fang, quality is crucial; this isn’t a one-time deal. If done well, future foreign trade orders will continuously flow in."
Continuously flowing?
Factory Director Fang was stirred by these words, feeling his heart racing.
"Rest assured, I’ll personally oversee this production line!"
Jiang Cheng confidently nodded, revealing her trademark smile, prompting Factory Director Fang’s vigilance.
"Why are you smiling?"
Jiang Cheng, speechless, said, "You wouldn’t cut me off when the work is done, would you? Besides, I may be a halfway designer, but I’m somewhat useful."
Jiang Cheng handed a small notebook to Factory Director Fang, continuing, "Please don’t give too much in bonuses; roughly is fine. I’m very agreeable."
After finishing, Jiang Cheng nodded earnestly, waving her small hand.
"Factory Director Fang, I’ll visit you for tea when I return to the city!"
Factory Director Fang stood speechlessly at the staircase, laughing as he said, "Alright! I’ll have the tea ready for you."
Upon returning to the restaurant from the room, Jiang Cheng was asked by foreigners there about what she had been doing.
She casually mentioned Jenny’s purchase of fabric and that she acted as a translator.
Everyone collectively exclaimed "Oh," without pressing for details, since they weren’t in the fabric business.
Soon enough, today’s brunch commenced.
Brunch, simply put, is having breakfast a bit late, and lunch a bit early—hence the invention of the term brunch by foreigners.
As the food was served, the sophisticated tableware quickly became the topic among the group.
Carved coasters, creatively designed wooden spoons, and finely cut napkins all belonged to the realm of tableware.
John, who was in the tableware business, immediately spotted the business opportunity, though he didn’t immediately express a desire to purchase, engaging instead in casual conversation.
He wanted to chat, and Jiang Cheng chatted with him.
The more they chatted, the more John wanted to buy. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Because Jiang Cheng was incredibly persuasive, turning an ordinary coaster into a work of art.
"Jiang, your eloquence is truly impressive! Frankly, I really like this tableware, but unlike Jenny, I’m not flush with funds, and don’t need much."
Jiang Cheng pretended to sigh with relief after hearing this, saying, "That’s great! Mr. John, if you needed a lot, we couldn’t make it either. They’re all handcrafted by our artisans, consuming a lot of time and effort."
"Actually, this is a tableware gift box. If not for entertaining you all, I wouldn’t bear to use it."
After hearing Jiang Cheng’s comments, John curiously asked, "What gift box?"
Jiang Cheng repeatedly waved her hand.
"Mr. John, I can show you the gift box, but please don’t buy it; aside from being purely handcrafted and beautifully made, it’s practically useless, and it’s too expensive!"
John: Your persuasion... just makes me more curious, so what should I do?
