-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dim yellow lights in the carriage make people sleepy.
Most of the passengers fell asleep, and some even made loud snoring, one after another. There was a strong smell of sweat in the carriage.
Li Yan didn't feel sleepy at all. She turned her eyes to the window, and she couldn't see anything outside the window. Her tired face was reflected on the car window glass.
Is this the little girl six years ago? The haggard and tenderness of the past has been replaced by plump and maturity. Li Yan tried hard to search the past in her memory, and the footprints full of hardships, tears and sweat that she had walked through over the past few years were revealed before her...
That summer, she took Sister Sun to the city's psychiatric hospital. After expert consultation, she believed that Sister Sun's illness was mainly caused by strong ideological stimulation and excessive thinking. As time goes by, you will gradually recover with certain medications.
On a cool autumn day, she had surgery again to remove the steel plate from her leg. After recovering, she persuaded those who cared for and loved her, left her hometown where she gave birth to her and boarded the train that went south.
came to Guangzhou, and she changed to her grandfather's surname and named her Li Yan. She wanted to forget everything that had hurt her in the past.
In the southern metropolis where she had no relatives, she stood on the bustling and noisy streets. What flashed in front of her were strange faces, but she had walked through hardships since she was a child and did not feel any fear or loneliness. She survived the hard work and struggles that followed.
She has served plates in the restaurant, worked as a waiter in the hotel, stood at the counter, and managed the warehouse...but she felt that all the work was not satisfactory. She wanted to find a job that could learn something.
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The train arrived at the station. Li Yan woke up from her thoughts, she got off the train and walked out of the platform with the crowded crowd.
A taxi stopped in front of her. She opened the car door and got in.
"Lotus Hotel."
Li Yan said to the driver and the taxi started.
leaned against the seat, and Li Yan fell into deep thought again.
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She later found a job in a clothing store. Because she is gentle and has quick hands and feet, her boss puts her at the counter.
Her handsome appearance and enthusiastic and thoughtful service quickly brought her distance to the customers. She is talented and smart, and she chooses and matches each customer's clothing for the difference in skin color and body shape, which won the customer's satisfaction. Not long after, the store business soared, and many people already knew that there was an excellent clothing matching designer here. The more she did this, the more she studied, and kept taking time to ask her colleagues for their opinions. She herself is also trusted and appreciated by her boss and has repeatedly raised her salary in a short period of time.
She often takes advantage of the rare opportunity to go deep into customers, understand their different needs and wishes, carefully understand the fashion trends of clothing styles and colors, and accumulate valuable experience for herself. At the same time, she saves money and tries to save every penny, laying the foundation for her future development.
A year later, she resolutely quit her job with good treatment despite her boss' repeated attempts. She used the money she saved to rent a shop in a prosperous area and started a clothing business. With her rich experience accumulated before, she correctly predicted the fashion trends in the clothing market and purchased goods reasonably. In addition, her good at grasping customers' consumption psychology and her unique insights into clothing matching, her business quickly became more and more prosperous. In less than half a year, her shop has been expanding again and again.
Another year has passed, and she has grown from a small retail-based shop with a small wholesale volume to a small shopping mall for bulk wholesale. Due to insufficient staff, she hired more than a dozen employees with strong business capabilities to form a supply and marketing line. She strictly controls quality and pays attention to credibility. She directly supplies goods to many shopping malls and supermarkets in the city and other places.
Several foreign customers who have always cooperated well suddenly reported that the batch of goods supplied last time had quality problems and unanimously requested returns. She investigated the matter and found that the two new employees who were purchasing for her had done something behind their backs.She immediately fired the two employees, but the adverse effects on the clients were irreversible. Since this batch of clothing is large and the amount involved is relatively large, she decided to go to the customer in person to see if she can negotiate and minimize the losses.
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Li Yan registered a room in the hotel. She is going to take a break and meet customers to discuss solutions after dawn.
At the morning of the next morning, Li Yan asked several other merchants to discuss solutions to a merchant’s office named Xiao.
When Li Yan and other merchants arrived, the merchant named Xiao was talking to a well-dressed young man.
Li Yan didn't expect things to be so difficult. Several merchants unanimously requested a return, but there was no room for negotiation.
"It's all caused by two newly hired employees. I'm really sorry. The goods have been shipped, and I think the price can be lowered a little." Li Yan was considering the way to save it.
"Ms. Li, this is not a matter of price. We also pay attention to credibility. If we lose customers due to this batch of goods, how can we do our business in the future?" said the customer surnamed Xiao with a puzzled look.
"Yes, we have to make a long-term plan, we can't lose customers because of this batch of goods!" several other merchants also echoed.
"Dear seniors, everyone is old customers, I hope you can help me. The quantity of this batch of goods is too large, I can't afford to lose! I can make the biggest concessions in terms of price." Li Yan looked at several merchants with help.
Several merchants remained silent.
At this time, the young man who had been listening next to him stood up.
"Boss Xiao, I just saw the batch of clothes you entered. The fabric is pretty good, but the workmanship is a little rough. If you process it properly, I don't think there will be any problems. If everyone insists on returning the goods, I will buy all of these clothes."
"Mr. Li is indeed generous and righteous, it's really rare!"
"Everyone is a businessman, and it's time to help each other when there are difficulties. Helping each other is also the virtue of our businessmen." The young man said with a smile.
"This..." Li Yan didn't expect things to change like this, and she was very moved. "Thank you, Mr. Li! I can drop the price by 20%."
"Ms. Li, don't be sad, maybe one day I will ask Miss Li for it! Besides, this batch of clothes is not too big."
The young man is elegant and has a decent conversation. He is obviously a person with higher education.
Li Yan really didn't know what to say. She was full of gratitude to the elegant young man in front of her from the bottom of her heart.
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"Oh, Miss Li is really well-managed!"
walked in alone while admiring.
Li Yan turned around and was stunned. The one who came in was Mr. Li who helped her get out of trouble that day.
"Mr. Li, why did you come to Guangzhou?" Li Yan quickly met him.
"I was originally in Guangzhou!" Mr. Li said with a smile.
Li Yan brought Mr. Li into the inner room.
"Sure enough, I came here with my name!"
Mr. Li looked around and nodded with praise.
"Please give me advice, I know nothing about doing business." Li Yan poured a glass of water.
"Please sit down."
"You're welcome."
"Mr. Li is also in Guangzhou?" Li Yan sat down and asked.
"Guangyuan Co., Ltd., Miss Li comes to see you when you have time. Our surname is Li, but we are a family!" Mr. Li laughed after saying that.
Li Yan couldn't help laughing. During the chat, Mr. Li's talent and unique insights into doing business left a deep impression on Li Yan. Li Yan learned that Mr. Li was named Li Jiewen, who was a Taiwanese businessman who came to mainland China to invest. His father owned a strong industry in Taiwan. Seeing the potential market in the mainland, his father asked him to invest in the mainland. Currently, a large group company integrating clothing, catering and entertainment has been established in Guangzhou, with strong strength.
"Ms. Li comes from the mainland, right?" Li Jiewen asked Li Yan.
"Yes, I came from the mainland of the northwest, Taoyuan City."
"Taoyuan City? Isn't there a Taoyuan County?"
"In the past, it has been changed to a city."
"Really?" Li Jiewen seemed very excited, "Dad said that our hometown is in Taoyuan County ."
"That's what we are fellow villagers."
The distance between the two people suddenly narrowed.
Li Jiewen is very interested in Li Yan's business plan. Li Yan was full of respect for the young chairman in front of her, who was both a fellow villager and a billionaire. She felt that there was something she could not finish learning in him.
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After experiencing the lessons learned last time, Li Yan began to think about opening a clothing factory herself. This can not only ensure product quality, but also reduce intermediate links, form a production, supply and marketing service system, thereby increasing profits.
Managers and technical workers can be hired with high salaries, and the funds needed to build a factory are very large.
Li Yan told Li Jiewen her thoughts, and Li Jiewen agreed very much after hearing this.
"This is great, so we can cooperate better in each other in the future. I can help you solve some of the funding issues."
"That's so thankful to Mr. Li!"
Li Yan was very moved, and she was more confident.
(To be continued)
