Chapter 4 Preparing supplies
"Do you have any cheap and thick fabrics?" Yan Xu directly stated his request as soon as he entered the store.

"Yes, these are the cheapest." Seeing Yan Xu dressed in a fancy way, the boss knew that he did not buy the cloth for himself, but most likely for the workers. Therefore, he did not neglect his request and took great effort to dig out a few pieces of cloth from under the pile of cloth.

Compared with the shiny, soft-touch fabrics placed above, these pieces of cloth that have been piled up for who knows how long are not only dull in color but also slightly rough to the touch. Their only advantage is that they are thick enough.

"Wow, this cloth is probably not much younger than me. Where did it come from?" Yan Xu reached out and touched it, and said with emotion.

"Not that long, just a few years. It's the cloth from Textile Factory No. 2, which is a big factory in the city. We worked day and night to achieve the task. Although it stopped production two years ago, the backlog of inventory has not been sold out yet." The boss did not hide it, because the inventory was so large that everyone who sells cloth in the surrounding area could do it.

It could have sold better in earlier years, but now that living conditions are better, everyone wants to dress more fashionably, so this kind of dull, thick and coarse cloth is simply not sellable. Only the elderly who are reluctant to spend money will occasionally buy a few feet to make clothes, but they can wear a set of clothes for more than ten years, so how many can be sold?

"You also make clothes here?" Yan Xu asked when he saw cutting tools and sewing machines on the other side of the store, with finished clothes hanging on top.

"You can't make much money from selling cloth. You can only make a living by relying on your craft." The boss said with a smile.

"Okay, make me 200 sets of each color of cloth in five days." Yan Xu said, pointing at the two pieces of cloth.

"The cloth is fine. It can be delivered as soon as you make a phone call. It's just that the time for making the clothes is too tight. Even if I stop all the work I have, I still can't finish it in five days." The boss shook his head after hearing this. Everyone wants to make money, but taking on work that you can't finish is ruining your reputation.

"Once they're done, all the sizes should be the same, the simpler the style, the better, and collars, cuffs, and pockets shouldn't be included. Seven or eight people, using sewing machines, will need five days." Although Yan Xu had never worked as a tailor, he knew that with his requirements, it wasn't a big deal. After all, they were in large quantities and didn't care about every piece fitting well. There were machines for cutting and sewing, so it definitely wouldn't be slow.

As soon as the boss heard it, he knew the problem was simple. With this requirement, he could just find a random factory and produce not only 400 sets, but even 3,000 to 5,000 sets within five days. Moreover, he could completely outsource it and still make some money from it while saving himself the trouble.

After paying the deposit, Yan Xu went to the shoe store next door and bought a few hundred pairs of shoes. There were also two types: one was the thin-soled white shoes used in school sports meets, and the other was a canvas-surface rubber-soled shoe with distinctive raised bumps underneath. They were very cheap, but they would make your feet smell.

Then I bought 200 rattan helmets, which are safety helmets made of rattan. They are sturdier and more durable than ordinary plastic safety helmets. At least they will not be broken by a falling brick, so they can save your life.

There were also kerosene lamps, farm tools, axes, saws, nails, and a bunch of miscellaneous things. Only after they were all sent to the supermarket did Yan Xu breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, Gou Qiang called and said in a drunken state that the price had been negotiated. The machine plus the two yards with half a year's rent left were less than 200,000 yuan and were sold as a package.

The price is okay. Processing roughage does not require overly complicated machines. The main costs are raw materials and labor. Apart from these, it is really not worth much.

When they arrived at the hotel, they signed the hot contract that had just been typed out. After the payment and goods were settled, Yan Xu shook hands and said goodbye.

Before leaving, Yan Xu asked Gou Qiang to find someone to deliver all the messy things he bought to Goujiazhuang, and then returned to the supermarket and took a nap in the manager's office. After all, he had been busy for most of the day and was indeed a little tired.

He had something on his mind, so he didn't sleep for long. After a while of being dazed, he forced himself to get up, washed his face, and cheered himself up. Then Yan Xu drove to the hardware factory at home.

This hardware processing factory is the core industry of the Yan family. It has consumed a lot of effort from Yan's father. It is also the only industry that the town can currently show off. As for the large winery, although it is not far from the town, it is not under the jurisdiction of the town, and the town has no right to intervene. Therefore, the support for the hardware factory is not small. There are six old factory buildings on the land that are sold at a low price, and only half of them can be used normally. It can be seen how large the area is and how high the expectations are.

It was for this reason that Yan's father was under a lot of pressure and ran around looking for ways to make the company bigger and stronger. As a result, he encountered a plane crash while on an overseas inspection, and the old couple both died, leaving behind only his predecessor, who was taken advantage of by a time traveler.

After learning about the situation in the factory, Yan Xu found that the situation was not optimistic. No wonder his predecessor's father was so anxious.

The factory's main business in the early days was to process some parts for the city's machinery factory. The equipment used was also eliminated by the city, so the cost was very low and the profit was slightly considerable.

However, with the updating of technology, unless all the machinery and technical personnel in the hardware factory are upgraded, it is only a matter of time before they are eliminated.

Once the stable orders from the city machinery factory are lost, the hardware factory will not be able to support such a large factory by just taking odd jobs. As the competition is becoming increasingly fierce, the hardware factory will either lose money or close down in the end.

Although Yan Xu had never done business, the vision he gained from being twenty years ahead of his time was real. Therefore, he knew that he had to prepare for a rainy day and make plans in advance, otherwise it would be too late when things happened.

But what to do is the question.

The future is an era without Internet connection. Yan Xu is well aware of this. However, this thing is not something you can play with just because you have money. Even if his assets are ten times more, he still does not even have the qualifications to get started.

The same goes for real estate. He is now at most a contractor and has no qualifications to build buildings, even if he has money.

Do you really think that the success of the big guys in your previous life was just because they worked hard and were lucky? After looking at their development experience and reading a few of their autobiographies, you can imitate them and become rich.

Don't be naive. What they cannot write or say is the key to their fortune. If you really do that, losing money is considered good luck, and you may even lose your life.

What's more, these are all unfamiliar fields. With such a limited family background, Yan Xu dare not take a gamble to see if he can get the script of the urban rich man.

Yan Xu, who knew what was going on, did not make any sudden reforms, nor did he dare to interfere in production and manufacturing. Instead, based on the existing situation, he first assessed how much money would be lost in the event of failure before allowing the factory to make anti-theft doors and windows.

This thing doesn't have much technical content, but the market is not small, and there will be no shortage of market even after another twenty years.

So Yan Xu made several kinds of beautiful and novel shapes according to his memory, which were not the popular iron fence gates now, and then asked people to rent houses and open shops in cities, counties and towns to be responsible for sales.

Although it was just an attempt, the business was unexpectedly good. We have received quite a few orders. The previously idle machinery and factory buildings are now put to use. We have also recruited quite a few apprentices, and the business is booming.

This move helped Yan Xu gain a firm foothold in the factory. No one regarded him as a little brat who was incompetent and incompetent anymore, but as the factory director who could lead the factory to continue to move forward.

(End of this chapter)