"Chapter 66: Cost of Clothing"
In the garment processing area, a neat space of several hundred square meters, hundreds of sewing machines are placed side by side, which are closer than the desks placed when I was a child, and the roar of the machines emits a rhythmic rhythm......
The majority of the people who work here are middle-aged women, most of whom come from the countryside to work, and as the interviewer said, this is actually a lump job, although there is no mandatory requirement for how long you have to work in a day, but it is closely linked to the salary......
Wang Erwu walked to Lin Xiaohan's side in a disgraced manner, looking aggrieved.
"Where did you go? I've been looking for you for a long time! Don't forget, we're here to work, not to visit. Lin Xiaohan was a little angry when he saw Wang Erwu.
"Goddess, I was kidnapped just now, and you ignored me after I begged for help for a long time."
"Kidnapping?" Lin Xiaohan smiled, "Who would kidnap you blindly?" Isn't that increasing the kidnappers' own burden? Besides, if you look at yourself, if you stop in this processing area, how can the kidnappers easily tell who you are? This is more difficult than the final level of "Let's find fault". ”
"Goddess, there's something I've been hiding from you, actually...... I'm an undercover agent! I've managed to penetrate the enemy's interior, and I've got a lot of secret information. "Wang Erwu is mysterious.
"Haha, I'd rather believe in your identity as an undercover agent. No wonder I saw several people colliding with you just now. ”
"Crash shirt? No way? Tomorrow is the third birthday of my dress, maybe its relatives heard the news and came to see it, hehe. Wang Erwu said embarrassedly.
"Okay, don't make a fuss, hurry up and get to work." After speaking, Lin Xiaohan turned his head to the side and faced a middle-aged woman who was working.
"This eldest sister, hello, we are from the choreography and directing department, come and learn about your work, can I talk to you?" Because the voice of the machine qì was relatively loud, Lin Xiaohan increased the tone.
"Big sister, what do you want to know?" The middle-aged woman replied as she worked, without affecting her speed in the slightest.
"I see you're quite skilled, you can sew dozens of clothes a day, right?"
"Practice makes perfect, I used to only sew twenty or thirty pieces a day, but now it's okay, hundreds of pieces a day is not a problem."
"Oh, from the moment I walked in the door, I saw that you have been busy, and you don't need to rest for a while?"
"You don't understand this, we have to pay a dollar for sewing a piece of clothing, and the more we sew, the more income we will make." The middle-aged woman explained.
"It's only a dollar to sew a piece? Your boss is too bad, isn't he? Wang Erwu interjected.
"Hehe, young man, you don't know our industry, it is precisely because of the low cost of our clothes that the sales volume is large, and this piece of clothing can't sell much, give too much, and the boss has no money to make." The middle-aged woman glanced back at Wang Erwu, and then continued, "Look at the young man, what you are wearing, it seems to be our processed clothes, you should know how affordable it is to buy one." ”
"It's not affordable, I'm one hundred and two." Wang Erwu said with a smile.
"Young man, you've been slaughtered, haven't you? One hundred and two of these clothes? You didn't make a counteroffer? ”
"No, he offered a hundred and two, I tried it, and found that there was a hundred yuan in the pocket of this dress, where did I have the heart to bargain, I paid the money and slipped away......"
"Hahaha, young man, many cunning merchants just take advantage of the mentality of greedy people like you, and that's what they do on purpose! You're still complacent. ”
"Wouldn't it? In this way, my clothes are only twenty yuan. ”
"We don't sell this piece of your clothes, but sell them by the catty, only 50 yuan per catty, you can calculate it yourself......"
"Really? The first time I heard that clothes are sold by the pound. Wang Erwu's face was full of disbelief.
"Of course it's true, I've been sitting here for 7 years, I don't know the market for these clothes? If you don't believe me, you can go to the wholesale market and ask. ”
Wang Erwu said to Lin Xiaohan, "Goddess, why don't you lend me a hundred yuan?" ”
"What for?"
"Weigh two pounds of clothes and pack them! Go back, the choreographer department will send one by one, how polite! Ha ha...... I don't know and think I won the two-color ball jackpot. ”
Lin Xiaohan didn't pay attention to him at all, and continued to ask the middle-aged woman, "Eldest sister, I see that there seems to be more than one type of clothing you produce, there should be a difference in price, right?" ”
"Yes, our district is made of some low-grade ones, suitable for low-income people to wear, and the district over there is relatively better, and it has been specially designed."
"Oh, is there a difference in your wages? Still a dollar a piece? ”
"That's not the same, there may be more than a dozen yuan of wages for a piece of clothing over there, but we can't do it, don't look at our work, because this link is relatively simple, as long as you sew it casually, think about the area over there, it really takes real effort, there is no work in your hands, you really can't do it, but our speed is fast, so we don't necessarily earn less than them, hehe."
Wang Erwu touched his chin, "Yes, diligence can make up for it!" I have to say, eldest sister, you are a model of the urban inspirational entrepreneurship section, and the next time you run for May Day model workers, I will vote for your recommendation unconditionally! ”
"Young man, the eldest sister advises you, don't go to stock speculation, the GEM has bankrupted many people, haven't you read the newspaper?"
"Eldest sister, what does this have to do with stock trading?"
"Didn't you say GEM? I also know some things about the stock market, and those who get rich overnight and die overnight are all stock speculators. ”
"Hehe, I have a friend who has become a millionaire by speculating in stocks."
"Young people, those are all one in ten thousand, don't have a fluke mentality."
"No, my friend turned out to be a multi-millionaire, this bloody lesson...... I'm not going to take it. ”
"That's right, while you're young, it's better to be down-to-earth, it's much more practical to rely on your own hands, and it's not difficult to learn how to sew clothes, and you can get started with an internship for a month."
"That's right, but ...... I would like to take the liberty of asking, did you all use the MLM industry before? How do you feel like you're all trying to get me into your industry? Wang Erwu looked depressed.
"Hey, bro, got the interview?" Wei Bingliang recognized Wang Erwu at a glance and hurriedly walked over.
Lin Xiaohan was stunned for a moment, "Erwu, do you have relatives in this place?" ”
"No! He's the kidnapper! Wang Erwu whispered.
"I see your honest and honest appearance, and I know that you will definitely pass the interview! Haha, welcome to join our clothing industry! "Wei Bingliang is the kind of person who is passionate in his bones.
"What the hell? Costume people? What's the new name? Didn't you call a tailor before? Wang Erwu wondered.
"Who is this?" Although Wei Bingliang belongs to that kind of honest person, when he saw Lin Xiaohan, his eyes were straight.
"What do you see? This is my goddess. Wang Erwu said jealously, "Seeing that you look harmless to humans and animals, I can't imagine that you are also a first-class hooligan in your heart, do you stare at a girl like this?" ”
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't know she was a brother and sister, I'm sorry big brother, people can't be good-looking, I'm starting to worship you now." Wei Bingliang leaned into Wang Erwu's ear and said weakly.
"Of course, a jade tree like me is handsome and chic, and it is natural to ......"
"Brother, don't talk about those who don't have it, teach my brother and me, as a poor sling, how did you counterattack?" Wei Bingliang asked with a humble face.
"How do you speak? Who is the poor sling? I'm with my face! Wang Erwu was displeased.
"Face?" Wei Bingliang looked at Wang Erwu suspiciously, "Do you mean shameless?" Can...... Brother can't do it! ”
Wang Erwu rushed as if he had received 10,000 points of damage......
"This big brother, we are the ...... of the choreography and directing department of so-and-so" Lin Xiaohan introduced again, "I don't know, big brother, can you take us to that area over there to find out?" ”
"Okay, okay, I'm in charge of that district, I'll show you." Wei Bingliang nodded like a pug.
This area is only half the size of the processing area, and the density is not as large, with only about a few dozen tables, and some workers sew and cut by hand with knives and threads.
"This is what the eldest sister called the upscale area? I don't see any difference. Do you have to ask for 55 yuan a catty? Wang Erwu asked.
"Big brother, it's not about selling by the pound, it's selling by the piece, and the cost price of one piece is close to ...... Oh, it's classified. You're just starting out in the industry now, and you don't know the goods, you see, the texture of this material is much better than the one just now...... And it's handmade, so after this kind of clothes are favored by merchants, the price will be very high, and it's not something that people like me and you can afford. Wei Bingliang said.
"What does it mean to be unaffordable? I don't want you to look down on people like this, do you? Although Wang Erwu knew that the other party had no malicious intentions, he was also very uncomfortable listening to this.
"Brother, look at the clothes you are wearing, you can't deceive the eyes of our experts, and the whole body is probably less than fifty yuan from top to bottom, right? It's okay! There's no shame in that! I wasn't a poor hillbilly before, take your time. ”
"I ......" Wang Erwu wanted to refute, but he really didn't have any money now, so he changed his words and said, "Whether people have money to buy clothes and whether they can wear clothes look good are completely different things. ”
"Hehe, although it is a bit far-fetched to use it on you, but it does make some sense." Lin Xiaohan said with a smile, "Many well-known French designers don't use very good materials, but because the designer is famous, and a beautiful model shows off, the price of clothes has doubled." ”
"Well, or this beauty is insightful, now the industry competition is very fierce, before the emergence of online shopping, our sales are still very large, with online shopping, not only the clothes to be cheap, but also the style, the quality to pass, which can stump us, so, you see our area, are some very fashionable clothes." Wei Bingliang explained.
"Of course it's tidal! You don't see the sun all day long, it's strange if you don't get wet, but fortunately you didn't catch up with the rainy season, otherwise you won't be moldy, and it is estimated that fungus will grow on your clothes...... "Wang Erwu quipped.
"Ignore him, he's not normal!" Lin Xiaohan glared at Wang Erwu, and then continued to say to Wei Bingliang, "How many factories like yours are there in the city?" What are the main sales channels? ”
"At the peak of such factories, I am afraid that there are more than 40,000 factories, and the garment industry is not good to do the day after tomorrow, and the policy is becoming more and more standardized, so now there are about 6,000 left, among which it will be better to have their own washing industry, because denim has been the mainstream for so many years. As for sales, we mainly target the wholesale market group, after all, many students or little girls still like to visit the market, of course, most of them are all kinds of clothing stores, online stores come directly to wholesale, they want a large amount at a time, about ninety percent of our entire business......"