Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

In the era when leather jackets were more expensive, there were two places where leather jackets were in great demand, one was the army, and the other was the public security department.

These two units have the need for outdoor patrols, and they need to provide warm clothes for soldiers or police officers. Too heavy clothes are too bulky and not conducive to action, so leather jackets have become a very good choice for keeping warm.

When Zhu Shicong heard the leather jacket, he immediately thought of the order from the military division.

Wang Haibin immediately shook his head: "Mr. Zhu, Li Weidong is not producing that kind of leather coat, but a small leather jacket, the length is only waist-length, and it is tight on the body."

"A fool would buy this kind of thing!" Zhu Shicong said casually.

Wang Haibin was suddenly a little embarrassed, and secretly said in his heart: "There is a fool in my family."

Zhu Shicong asked again: "Then do you know which unit placed the order for the garment factory?"

"It's not a unit." Wang Haibin shook his head: "This kind of small leather jacket produced by a garment factory should be sold on the surface."

"This Li Weidong can still find a sales channel for the supply and marketing agency? This kid is somewhat capable!" Zhu Shicong said in surprise.

"This leather jacket is really not sold in supply and marketing cooperatives, it is sold by self-employed people who set up stalls on the roadside." Wang Haibin replied.

"Self-employed people who set up stalls on the roadside? Hehehe..." Zhu Shicong laughed suddenly, his face full of disdain.

Zhu Shicong, the core leader of a large state-owned enterprise, certainly looks down on the self-employed. In his opinion, the self-employed are a group of unprofessional homeless people who work as workers in state-owned enterprises.

In the 1980s, this was a common phenomenon, especially in the north, where state-owned enterprises dominated. Even in later generations, when the private economy has grown several times, there are many leaders of state-owned enterprise giants who look down on the heads of private enterprises.

I saw Zhu Shicong curled his lips contemptuously, and said with a look of contempt: "Then Li Weidong dares to contract a garment factory, I thought he was very capable, but I didn't expect to do business with self-employed people at roadside stalls, it seems that his garment factory, It won't last long!"

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There are many small garment workshops in southern Jiangsu, and the business model of these garment workshops is also very simple.

When bat shirts are popular, clothing workshops produce bat shirts; when flared trousers are popular, clothing workshops produce flared trousers; when jeans are popular, clothing workshops start producing jeans; when sportswear is popular,

The garment workshop started producing sportswear again.

The army of millions of small traders in Wenzhou, Yiwu and other places will bring these clothes to all parts of the country by fighting against each other.

Those merchants who come back to buy goods will also bring the most popular clothing trends. When a popular sample is brought back, the clothing workshops in southern Jiangsu will start production at full capacity, and similar products will soon appear on the market.

Under this situation, the clothing department of the state-run supply and marketing cooperatives is naturally unable to compete with the Wenzhou merchants, and even many state-run supply and marketing cooperatives will go to the Wenzhou merchants to get the goods.

Near the end of the year, many Wenzhou merchants went home to buy the last batch of goods.

The stall owner Zhang was one of them, but instead of returning empty-handed, he brought a sample of a leather jacket.

The next day, the stall owner Zhang took the leather jacket sample and came to a large-scale garment workshop.

The owner of this clothing workshop is from the same village as the stall owner. In terms of seniority, he is also a distant cousin of the stall owner. The stall owner often asks him for goods, and the two have long been familiar with each other.

"Fifth brother, help me, can you produce this kind of leather jacket? This thing is selling very well now. If it can be made, it will definitely make a lot of money!" The stall owner handed the leather jacket to The workshop owner.

The owner of this workshop ranks fifth at home, so the stall owner Zhang calls him "fifth brother".

The fifth brother took the leather jacket and didn't take a closer look. Instead, he touched it with his hand and said, "I can't do this here."

"Fifth brother, you should take a closer look. This is not real leather, but artificial leather." The stall owner Zhang said hurriedly.

"I know this is artificial leather, and I also know that it is a new type of artificial leather. Last week, the sixth son of the third uncle's family at the head of the village showed me this thing. This material seems to be imported from abroad. , we can't buy it at all." Fifth Brother said.

"Then use other artificial leather, imitate it, and use the same style, can't you? Let's sell it cheaper." The stall owner Zhang continued to ask.

Fifth brother shook his head: "No, ordinary artificial leather can't be imitated like this, not to mention that the texture, color and softness of ordinary artificial leather are not as good as this new material, even if it is the smell, you can't stand it when you wear it, and ordinary artificial leather can't stand it. It's still not breathable, and if you wear it and sweat all over your body, you can get dizzy if you get close."

Hearing this big case, the stall owner Zhang was suddenly disappointed.

The fifth brother went on to say: "Brother, what you can think of, others can also think of, if ordinary artificial leather can be used to make clothes, it will be done soon! Now ordinary artificial leather, that is, to make a sofa, or to make floor leather, it is easy to make clothes. It’s making leather shoes, and many people will dislike it.”

The stall owner Zhang sighed helplessly, but he always felt that something was wrong.

"Fifth brother, I don't think it's right. The price of my leather jacket is only 70 yuan. If it is imported material, how can it be sold so cheaply? I have been to the capital, and the imported goods in the Friendship Store are very expensive. To die!" Zhang stall owner continued.

"Hehe, I've already said it. What you can think of, others can also think of. Do I know that the purchase price of this leather jacket is only 70 yuan? This material seems to be imported, but there must be manufacturers in our country. , has been able to produce this material, so the price of leather jackets is so cheap.”

Fifth brother said, showing a proud expression: "As for which manufacturer produces this material, I don't know yet, but I guess this kind of thing must have been made by Canton, so I have already asked someone to go to the special zone. I inquired over there, and it is estimated that after the new year, there will be news."

"Really, that's great, fifth brother, if you really make this kind of leather jacket, don't forget me, brother!" The stall owner Zhang said immediately.

"Don't worry, we are a family, we all belong to the same ancestor, and no one can forget you!"

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Li Weidong is very clear that selling leather jackets can only make a wave of dollars, and it will not be long before a large number of imitators will appear on the market.

Among the manufacturing industries in China, copycats are the most capable. One is a garment factory in southern Jiangsu, and the other is a shoe factory in East Fujian. The things from these two places are more authentic than real ones.

The motorcycle jacket is nothing more than an appearance design. It has no technical content. As long as the material source of polyurethane synthetic leather is found by a garment factory in southern Jiangsu, a large number of them can be produced in minutes.

Although there are not many manufacturers that can produce polyurethane synthetic leather, Wenzhou businessmen are all over the country. With their ability, they can quickly find the source of polyurethane synthetic leather. At that time, Li Weidong's leather jacket business will be done.

A state-run garment factory, wanting to compete with thousands of garment workshops in southern Jiangsu, is no doubt a fool's errand.

If Li Weidong's clothing factory wants to survive, it must be prepared to make new products before the leather jackets imitated by Sunan are put on the market on a large scale.

Li Weidong has already planned the next product, but the first thing he has to solve is the material of the product.

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Qinghe Cotton Spinning No. 2 Factory, Li Weidong stared at a knitting machine used in the textile industry, pondering the principle.

The workshop director handed a rope-like thing to Li Weidong and asked, "Director Li, look, this is the core braid you said."

"It's this kind of thing." Li Weidong took the braid and pulled it hard, only to hear a "thorn" sound, and the braid was actually torn.

Li Weidong frowned: "No, it's not strong enough."

"It's woven with cotton threads. It's not strong enough." The workshop director replied.

"Will the strength be better if flax was used?" Li Weidong asked.

The workshop director shook his head: "I don't know about this either. After all, our factory mainly produces cotton textiles."

"Then, based on your experience, what materials can you add to make this braid more resilient?" Li Weidong asked.

"Director Li, just tell me what you want to do!" The workshop director asked bluntly.

"I want to use flax to make a kind of core braid, and then program a cushion, which will be cooler to sit on." Li Weidong replied.

"Then just remove a few meters of linen and spread it, and it's fine if you don't use it as a mat!" the workshop director said.

"I hope the air permeability can be better, so I have to use it." Li Weidong replied.

The workshop director frowned in embarrassment and said, "Director Li, our factory is mainly engaged in production, and I can help you with ideas that are within the scope of the production process. I really don't understand anything about it. For issues related to textile materials, you should ask a professional."

"Can the engineers of your factory do it?" Li Weidong asked.

The workshop director shook his head honestly: "Our engineers are all workers, peasants, and soldiers from college students, and the craftsmanship they have mastered was more than ten years ago. Even the new crafts introduced by our factory, they can't handle it!"

"It seems that I can only think of other ways." Li Weidong sighed helplessly.

"Director Li, I have an idea. You can go to the university and find experts in the textile industry. Maybe they can help you solve the problem. I heard that those big textile factories, if they encounter technical problems, always go to Find a professor in the university for help." The workshop director said.

"We Qinghe is a teacher's college, or a junior college. There should be no textile industry experts." Li Weidong then asked: "Which university should I go to?"

"The one closest to where to buy it should be the most powerful major in textile industry in Jinmen University. The professors are also very high-level, so they may be able to help you. It's just that university professors are relatively high-level. I don't care." The workshop director replied.

"Jinmen University! It seems that I have to go to Jinmen again." Li Weidong said to himself.