"Mr. Jing, thank you." Lu Gangyu looked at the presidential suite and sat down on the light brown single-backed sofa opposite Jinggao.
"If you want to smoke, get it yourself." Jing Gao pointed to the special Chinese cigarettes on the dark coffee table, and pressed his fingers on the side of his forehead with his tipsy fingers.
"Mr. Jing, stop smoking." Lu Gangyu smiled, sat upright, and looked like he was listening to Jing Gao's instructions, which was a polite rejection of Jing Gao's kindness. Mainly because he saw Li Mengwei in the suite. Of course I have to leave a good impression on Teacher Li. Never underestimate the influence of pillow style. What's more, it belongs to the empress of the palace?
Jing Gao nodded and said bluntly: "Shi Yanjun is my cousin. My sister-in-law loved me very much back then. Is there any intersection between Lu Yahua's toy factory and your business?"
These words actually sounded out of tune, but Lu Gangyu grasped the logic inside them instantly. In other words, Mr. Jing wanted to take care of him, but in order not to embarrass him, he used Lu Yahua's excuse.
Mr. Jing took care of him, he had to take care of Lu Yahua's toy business!
This is a logical chain in business. But he was still very grateful to Mr. Jing in his heart. Because if you want someone to take care of Lu Yahua, with the resources Mr. Jing has at his disposal, this is an easy task. He does not necessarily need to be the "middleman"!
So, in the final analysis, Mr. Jing still missed his old relationship and was willing to give him this opportunity.
Lu Gangyu said: "Mr. Jing, I have been in the textile and clothing business relatively early. Nowadays, these two businesses are only profitable with foreign trade orders. Especially before the Christmas holiday, there is a flood of orders from Europe and the United States. Therefore, I am in the United States. There are some orders from , Europe and Southeast Asia.
Sometimes my factory cannot produce, so I will work with friends to complete orders. There are also some order items that are not within my business scope. If overseas partners are willing to trust me, I will also distribute some orders to friends.
Lu Yahua is very flexible in doing business and willing to make friends. Get to know me over and over again. I am also willing to introduce him to orders related to textiles, clothing, and toys. For toy orders during the Christmas holiday last year, I introduced him to a $3 million order. It is regarded as an export tax rebate, with a profit of ten points. "
Jing Gao nodded slightly, took the hot tea brewed by Li Mengwei, greeted her with a smile, and then said to Lu Gangyu: "I also read the report from Xia Shang Textile yesterday. Now the domestic textile industry is having a hard time.
One is that environmental protection policies are now tightened, and the textile industry is a major polluter. It costs a lot of money to treat sewage. One is that labor prices are becoming more and more expensive, and the profit margin of the textile industry is gradually decreasing. Domestic manufacturers are gradually transferring their production capacity to Vietnam, Bangladesh, and India.
Xia Shang Textile has been gradually phasing out backward production capacity two years ago and moving to high-end areas of the industrial chain. But it’s still in transition. At present, Xia Shang Textile has set up factories in Vietnam and Malaysia in addition to its textile factory in Baoding.
In China, only production lines with increasingly higher automation will be retained in the future. Reduce costs through scale and automation. After all, the cost of treating sewage cannot be saved. No matter where I move in the country, I will not take advantage of any loopholes in environmental protection investment.
The leader said: Gold and silver are not as good as clear waters and green mountains. Those of us who do business must listen carefully.
What is the current situation of your factory here? "
Lu Gangyu said with emotion: "Mr. Jing, you have an insight into the plight of the domestic textile industry! The current opportunities for the textile industry lie in industrial upgrading. Or make high-profit products. For example, there are only a few textile giants in China, such as Shen Continental International, China Hongqiao, and Shandong Weiqiao. Their revenue capabilities are not weak.
Or just work hard in the clothing field, which is the most downstream of the textile industry chain. Now domestic brands such as Li Ning, Anta, Semir, etc. are selling well. The brand 'Xuanniao', a subsidiary of Xia Shang Clothing, takes national fashion as its selling point and is also very popular in the market.
The other direction is still the traditional thinking. Since domestic environmental protection policies are tightened and labor costs are rising, we can only go abroad. Just like the globalized industrial transfer in the 1980s and 1990s.
Back then there were the Four Asian Tigers and the Four Little Tigers. During the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997, they were cut off from a bunch of leeks. However, the industrial foundation still exists. Most of our clothing companies are now moving there.
It's close to the country, and I feel good about it. After all, it is the Maritime Silk Road.
I went to Shaoxing some time ago to attend the World Textile Merchant Conference, and the consensus within the entire industry was the "East and West Two Lines" plan. Going west, we should target the European and American high-end markets and strive to enter the world's four major fashion weeks to display. Going east, we are selling to countries along the Belt and Road Initiative.
Xia Shang Textile Group and Xia Shang Garment are already doing this. The cooperation with Zhaoshi Group is said to be very famous in the circle of designers. Mr. Jing, you are far-sighted!
In addition, Mr. Jing, I dare to express my opinion. I went to India for inspection. Never set up a factory in India. Those people are so unreliable! My dear, I always have to take leave for this holiday or that holiday. Many festivals are unique to their village.
If you don't open your mouth again, it's Indian time. If I give you an hour, it will basically be done for you the day after tomorrow. India is suitable for software, finance, and the Internet, and we can sell our products, but it is definitely not suitable for hard-working manufacturing. "
Although Jing Gao knew in his heart that he was flattering others, it was not because he was far-sighted, but because he was a fool and had the conditions to accomplish these things.
What about the four major fashion weeks in Europe and the United States, where labor and management are throwing money, how can those people in Europe and America not kneel down and lick it? Do you really think there are no designers in those places and cities who are in trouble? Are they all well-fed, or people who don’t care about the world and only care about art?
The reason why capitalism is called capitalism is that the role of money in its society is infinitely magnified.
There is a plot in "The Devil Wears Prada" where the assistant's boss, played by Anne Hathaway, says that blue is popular this year, and a lot of people are pushing it. This is having the right to speak.
The so-called art of fashion design is just that.
Of course, knowing that he knows, he is still in a good mood.
Jing Gao said with a smile: "Complaining about Third Brother, this is a program that everyone loves to watch. Xiao Dajin, you know, right? After I acquired Phoenix Films two years ago, I gave this guy a lesson in person. His words were too nonsense.
What he said on the show: Indians are peaceful and so on. Forget it, I just want to laugh when I mention this person.
Didn’t I invest in Bilibili? Recently, I was browsing videos on Station B and saw a video of an up owner named Fat Arthur. Good guy, every issue is a stand-up comedy. But they are all true stories about India.
This up owner is engaged in foreign trade business in India and has lived there for ten years. Unlike some people on the Internet who are trying to blackmail India. So, I agree with the feelings you mentioned.
However, there are still talents in India. After all, there is such a huge population base and there are many young people. I think we should set up a R&D center there to compete with large American companies for talent. Didn’t Huawei also set up an Indian R&D center? After all, technology is the primary productive force! It is necessary to recruit outstanding young people and technical experts on a large scale around the world. "
Lu Gangyu nodded in agreement. As a boss with a net worth of 200 million, there was no need to consider recruiting talents from around the world. He had not even reached the full domestic level. Said: "Mr. Jing, you have a big picture. The scale of my small business is beyond reach.
I currently have my clothing factory located in Chongqing, where labor is cheap and the tax exemption policy is better.
As for the textile factory, my friends and I all moved to Rongcheng in accordance with the city’s policies. It is just across the street from the factory of Xia Shang Textile Group. "
Jing Gao laughed and said: "Haha, let's put it this way, we are still neighbors! Now China produces more than 50% of the world's clothing and more than 70% of chemical fiber products. At the same time, we are also the largest textile consumer. One year's clothing consumption is Trillions.
Therefore, to capture the global market, the domestic market also has great potential. The problem now is that, first, most of the high-end brands are owned by foreign companies. Second, domestic textile companies are highly competitive and have long been in the red ocean. The involution is very powerful.
Which direction are you going to go? "
Lu Gangyu suddenly became cautious. Mr. Jing was asking about his development strategy, and Mr. Jing was willing to help him.
