Let's go back to 2008, starting with a recreational fishing park.

Li Dafu shook his head and sighed, "How can I pay it all back? He borrowed nearly two hundred from me back then, and in the end I only got back two hundred thousand in cash and this car."

"However, that boss has had a tough time. He failed in his business when he was over forty, and I didn't ask for the remaining money. I'll give it to him whenever he has it. We can't push him to the brink of ruin, can we?"

Jiang Xia nodded, agreeing that it made sense; there was really nothing that could be done if the other party simply couldn't pay it back.

"Of course, if he has spare money and doesn't pay it back, then I'm not going to take it lying down either," Li Dafu added after saying that.

During their casual conversation, the two arrived at the county's industrial park.

This industrial park was newly built last year, but because the small county town lacks resources, it has not made much progress in attracting investment.

It's been almost a year since it was put into use, and most of the factory buildings in the park are still empty.

Besides the two large enterprises in the city, only a few local small workshops moved in, with scattered machine noises that sounded rather weak.

In Jiangxia's memory, this industrial park never actually came into operation. In later generations, it was mostly used by small factories such as garment factories and machinery factories for production.

Later, the county's economic development mainly relied on agriculture and tourism, especially agriculture. Mengshan County, known as the No. 1 peach city in China, focused on the peach industry in later generations, which once made local peaches a luxury among fruits.

This has also helped many people become wealthy.

Li Dafu drove the car to a large courtyard with many factory buildings and stopped. The two men opened the car doors and got out one after the other.

Jiang Xia looked around and realized that the courtyard did not belong to any particular factory, but rather that each factory building was a small factory.

He followed Li Dafu forward and soon arrived at the entrance of a factory with a sign that read "Xingwang Garment Factory".

Li Dafu strode inside, followed closely by Jiang Xia, and they arrived at the factory called Xingwang Garment Factory.

As soon as he entered, he saw rows of old-fashioned sewing machines making a "creaking" sound.

Several middle-aged women were engrossed in stepping on the pedals, with half a wall piled high with cut floral fabric scraps, and the air was filled with the faint smell of loose threads and the fresh scent of laundry detergent.

"This is it, brother. This little factory is run by my cousin. Just have them make the hats and canvas bags you want," Li Dafu said to Jiang Xia, looking at the busy factory.

Jiang Xia nodded and followed Li Dafu to the office door located in the southwest corner of the factory.

Li Dafu didn't knock; he simply pushed the door open and went inside.

At this moment, a woman who looked to be around 30 years old stood up in the office.

"Here you are, bro."

Li Dafu nodded and introduced her to the woman:

"Hey girl, this is Jiangxia, the owner of Qingshan Fishing Park. The reason I called you earlier was because this guy wanted to order some things."

Then, he introduced Jiang Xia to her, saying, "Brother, this is my cousin, Li Na. She's the owner of Xingwang Garment Factory. You can contact her for this matter."

Upon seeing this, Jiang Xia quickly extended his hand and said, "Hello, Mr. Li, it's a pleasure to meet you. Please take care of me."

Li Na shook his hand generously and said with a smile, "Hello, Boss Jiang, no need to be so polite. My cousin's friend is my friend. My cousin has told me about your matter, the hat and the bag, right? Please sit down and have a glass of water, let's discuss it together."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Mr. Li." Jiang Xia nodded and sat down in the office chair.

Hats and canvas bags were all Jiang Xia wanted; he didn't need anything complicated. He just needed a canvas bag with the name of Qingshan Fishing Park on it that could hold all the souvenirs.

As for the hat, it just needs to have the name of Qingshan Fishing Park on it.

After I told Li Na what I needed, she said it wasn't a big problem; she could just embroider the name of Qingshan Fishing Park onto my hat and bag.

In addition, Jiang Xia also took out a small piece of paper and handed it to Li Na.

This is his own simple drawing of the logo for Qingshan Fishing Park. It's a cartoon figure holding a fishing rod.

However, in those days, business owners in county towns almost never referred to "logo" directly; they all called it "trademark" or "factory mark." If a business owner was a bit more sophisticated, they might say "identity mark."

Jiang Xia didn't bother to pretend to be "logo" in front of Li Na, but simply said:

"Mr. Li, this is the factory logo I designed for my location. Could you embroider it on as well?"

Li Na took the card, looked at it, and nodded:

"Okay, this isn't too much trouble. Just add it when you embroider the name."

Subsequently, Jiang Xia confirmed more details with Li Na.

For example, when it came to hats, he didn't choose the red style commonly seen in many competitions, nor did he choose any more trendy styles. Instead, he chose the most common black and white classic baseball cap.

Because this style is the most versatile and common, and with the name and logo of Qingshan Fishing Park, it has a special meaning.

Although the style is ordinary, the quality is anything but. Jiangxia ordered only the best materials.

Finally, when it came to the price, Li Na directly said that Li Dafu had introduced her, so she only needed to pay a personal labor fee: 2 yuan for a hat and 5 yuan for a bag.

Upon hearing the price, Jiang Xia immediately asked if they would lose money, let alone try to negotiate.

Li Na laughed and said, "Boss Jiang, you're not in the industry, so you don't understand. These things only cost money for the fabric and labor. The fabric is cheap, and my wages aren't high either. At this price, let alone losing money, honestly, I might even make a profit in the end!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia did not hesitate and immediately ordered 1000 hats and canvas bags.

This quantity is definitely more than enough to make up the cost of giving away as souvenirs for the competition.

These can be used as souvenirs at the fishing spot. It's good to stock up on some so that you can give some to tourists on special occasions.

For example, if Li Hao catches a fish this morning and has these souvenirs, he can give the other person a set.

Because they needed to visit other factories to look at other souvenirs, Jiang Xia and Li Dafu didn't stay with Li Na any longer. After agreeing on the delivery time, they said goodbye and left.

After leaving the Xingwang Garment Factory and returning to his car, Li Dafu waved goodbye to Li Na, who was seeing him off at the door, and then drove Jiang Xia westward into the city.

This time we visited a water cup factory, which is not located in this newly built industrial park.

On the way, Li Dafu also said that Li Na's matter was purely a favor. The clothing factory usually only makes various clothes, not hats and bags. He asked Jiang Xia to take some time to treat her to a meal.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia understood what was going on and quickly said that after he finished this busy period, he would invite Li Dafu and Li Na to a place for a good get-together.