A whirlwind marriage with a high-ranking official: Lights out, don't force me to take the initi

The clothing company is located in an area of ​​500 meters with two rows of bungalows.

Wearing a sun hat and clutching the renovation blueprint he had drawn earlier, Ye Wenxi arrived here with Section Chief Chen and Xiao Chen from the Logistics Department.

This is the outermost edge of the military region. Walk a little further to the side and you'll reach the main road outside the military region.

Xiao Chen led the way, explaining as he walked: "Two years ago, the military region was developing private plots, which required a lot of labor, so these bungalows were temporarily built as dormitories. Later, the number of outside workers decreased, and these dormitories became vacant. Currently, they are used as warehouses to temporarily store the grains, fruits, and vegetables harvested by farmers, so they are practically abandoned."

As he spoke, he took out his keys and opened the door to a bungalow.

The room is about 60 or 70 square meters, with a cement floor and two windows in the wall, so the light is fairly good.

The entrance is a double wooden door that creaks when pushed.

The room was empty, with three bunk beds against the wall. The iron frames of the bunks were rusty, indicating that people had lived there before.

Ye Wenxi went inside, walked around, looked up at the beams on the roof, then looked down to measure the distance from the bed frame to the wall, and made a few notes on the blueprint.

Section Chief Chen opened a window, turned to Ye Wenxi, and asked, "Have you started recruiting workers yet?"

"It's easy to find people to clear the site and demolish the old structures in the early stages." Ye Wenxi folded the blueprints. "We can post the task with the mutual aid society and recruit people in a day or two at most. However... we need someone to keep an eye on the progress and quality."

"Section Chief Chen, I'd like to ask you about this. For example, in the military region's renovation projects, are the supervisors hired from outside, or are they led by officers from the military region?"

"Regarding the supervision," Section Chief Chen nodded, "both sides need it. The workers hired by the families will be responsible for the actual construction, and the logistics staff also need to be involved to ensure safety and compliance."

"Okay, I understand." Ye Wenxi nodded.

The group walked around in a big circle for almost two hours.

Section Chief Chen dusted off his hands: "That's settled then. Leave the keys with Xiao Chen for now. If you need anything in the next few days, just have Xiao Chen bring you over to take a look. Once the formal procedures are completed, we can start work. You can start preparing everything now."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Section Chief Chen."

"Let's go, next stop," Section Chief Chen waved his hand, "to the garment factory."

Actually, the clothing company was just going through the motions.

This renovation was an application jointly submitted by the garment factory and the dormitory site. The dormitory area was the focus, while the garment factory site had already been approved. The funds used were also raised by Ye Wenxi himself.

However, Section Chief Chen still needed to take a quick look at it, to check the structure and confirm the process.

Several people walked along the path in their private plot towards the clothing store.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the clothing store, I saw Wang Yingxue carrying a cloth bag.

Ye Wenxi's lips drooped immediately, and she quickly walked over: "Why are you here again?"

When Wang Yingxue saw her, she smiled and said, "I went to the publicity department to pick up the photos. I'd better go over them with you in person, otherwise I won't be able to get any rest."

Ye Wenxi sighed, "Alright, then go inside and sit down and wait for me. I'll go with Section Chief Chen and the others to look at the renovation plan, and I'll talk to you about it later."

"Okay," Wang Yingxue replied.

The on-site verification by the garment company wasn't as thorough as the previous verification of the blueprints from the dormitory.

Ye Wenxi gave a brief overview of the structural adjustment and expansion plan, and Section Chief Chen listened and nodded.

"Okay, that's fine, I'll be going now." Section Chief Chen turned to leave.

"Wait a minute, Section Chief Chen," Ye Wenxi called out to him, "There's something else I need to talk about. Since you're here, we can discuss it together."

Section Chief Chen paused, sensing something was amiss: "What's wrong?"

Ye Wenxi gave Zhang Yunxia a wink.

Zhang Yunxia understood and turned to call Wang Yingxue.

Several people entered the conference room.

Ye Wenxi recounted the whole story of opening a physical store from beginning to end.

Location selection and store size in Harbin...

The more Ye Wenxi talked, the more Section Chief Chen wanted to laugh. They were only being told this after the election was already over.

"The military region supports the development of the garment company, no problem." Section Chief Chen rubbed his chin. "But the scale you're talking about might be larger than you imagine... Just how large?"

Ye Wenxi slowly explained:

"The operating area is large, about one or two hundred square meters. In terms of business model, in addition to selling ready-made goods, it includes after-sales service, pre-order, and customized services. In addition, we may also do some promotional exhibitions in the store."

The reason I took this opportunity to talk to Section Chief Chen about this matter today is because Ye Wenxi's considerations were quite comprehensive.

Although the garment company has the backing of the military region, it is bound to attract attention if it takes too big a step. It is better to communicate with the military region in advance for major milestones.

Section Chief Chen thought for a moment and then asked, "I'd like to ask, what about the shop assistants in Harbin? Where will we recruit them?"

Ye Wenxi leaned forward: "Section Chief Chen, do you have any suggestions?"

The fact that Section Chief Chen asked this question shows that recruiting certain types of people is a sensitive issue.

He hesitated for a moment: "The policy on individual business operations has not been fully liberalized yet, so I don't recommend large-scale recruitment of employees."

"Small-scale operation is fine. The clothing store is currently able to operate mainly because it is a collective entity with the participation of military families. If we open a store in the city, we should continue this model."

"So... we can recruit people, but the priority should be military dependents; that's the basic premise."

Ye Wenxi nodded: "No problem. The training cost for sales positions is not high. It mainly involves clothing sales and basic business understanding. We can select people from military dependents."

"We post tasks in the mutual aid society, targeting military families, so that those family members who are not with their spouses in Harbin can participate. This way, military families can participate, and it can also make their work and life more convenient."

After listening, Section Chief Chen's expression relaxed somewhat: "Your direction is correct. Prioritize military families, maintain the collective nature of the organization, and it will be easier to negotiate with the military region. As for the specifics... you should come up with a plan first, and I'll report it to higher authorities."

"Okay, thank you, Section Chief Chen."

Section Chief Chen stood up: "You guys keep busy, I'll be going now. If you need anything, have Xiao Chen contact me."

Ye Wenxi saw him to the door, then turned back and saw Wang Yingxue sitting in the corner of the conference room, clutching the stack of photos in her hand, looking at her expectantly.

"Come on," Ye Wenxi walked over, pulled up a chair and sat down, "Show me the photos."

Wang Yingxue, her voice hoarse, pushed the photo in front of Ye Wenxi and emphasized the shop she most recommended.

She then took out several other candidates and laid them out on the table for Ye Wenxi to compare.

The collected pedestrian flow data and surrounding environment were then explained in detail, and any details not recorded in the notebook were also added.

After talking for nearly an hour and drinking three cups of water, I finally felt relieved.

"Let's keep the first one, I think it's good."

Wang Yingxue smiled and nodded: "I guessed you might like this too. But I still wanted to confirm with you again. Otherwise, it would be too much of a loss to have to redo it."

Ye Wenxi nodded with satisfaction, then looked at her with a smile: "Our responsible and conscientious Comrade Xiaoxue, I wanted to ask you something else~"

Wang Yingxue lowered her head, twisting her fingers together, subconsciously guessing what Ye Wenxi wanted to ask.

"Brother... what happened?" Ye Wenxi leaned closer and asked in a low voice.