Chapter 159: Charging Toward the World
The next morning, Su He got into a car sent by the textile factory, accompanied by Principal Chen and Lisa.
Principal Chen thought to himself, I’ve ridden in a car more times these past few days than in my entire life!
When they arrived at the textile factory, the contract signing process went very smoothly.
Afterward, Su He dropped Lisa back at the hotel, then returned to the factory.
Chief Yu assumed she was back for her bonus and smiled, “Little Su, we still need to have a meeting to decide on your reward, so you’ll have to wait a bit.”
Su He shook her head. “Chief Yu, I’m not here to talk about the bonus. I want to discuss the floral headpieces.”
Only then did Chief Yu slap his forehead. “Right! I forgot to ask—how did your meeting with the supply company go?”
Su He detailed everything that had happened with Director Hong.
Chief Yu’s expression turned complicated. “Director Hong… sigh. If that’s how it is, then there’s nothing we can do.”
In those days, supply and distribution were centrally managed. If the supply company refused to purchase, the manufacturer had no chance of getting their product into big cities like S-City.
Trying to console her, Chief Yu said, “An County is quite far from S-City anyway. You could try the Imperial Capital—there’s a big consumer market there too.”
Su He blinked at him. “The Imperial Capital is definitely on the list, but what I really want right now is to tap into the overseas market! I want to break through internationally first, and then sell domestically—so much so that the domestic supply companies will be fighting over our products!”
Chief Yu: “…”
Young people these days really dream big.
You think entering the overseas market is that easy?
That you can just casually sign an international order?
Then he remembered the six-figure U.S. dollar order they just signed, and his train of thought came to a screeching halt.
“There’s someone at Jinxiang Hotel in the headwear business? You already have a deal in the works?”
Su He shook her head. “Nope.”
Chief Yu was even more puzzled. “Then who do you plan to sell to? Where are you going to find clients?”
“I don’t have any yet. But that’s not the important part.
What is important is that our An County Textile Factory doesn’t have export qualifications.
So I’d like to temporarily attach our orders under your factory’s name until we get our own licensing. Can you help coordinate that for me?”
Chief Yu: “…”
He felt like someone had just welded a dumbfounded expression onto his face.
Sure, attaching orders under another company’s name wasn’t unheard of—but this girl was bold, and she really said it out loud!
After a moment of silence, he asked, “What if we say no?”
Su He chuckled, “S-City No.1 Textile Factory is an established, foreign-exchange-generating enterprise—clearly a company with vision and responsibility. How could you turn down such a humble request from a small factory like ours?”
That immediately reminded Chief Yu of the time Su He shut down Yu Dandan with that term—moral blackmail!
Still, he figured there was no harm in agreeing.
It was only an order attachment, and if it actually panned out, they’d benefit from it too.
Not that he believed it would.
Sure, this girl had helped secure big orders for the food and textile factories, but those factories already had some exposure to the international market. They had brand recognition.
Floral headpieces were another matter. There wasn’t even a precedent for exporting them from China. Plus, Western and Eastern aesthetics differed—who was she going to sell to?
Still, with that in mind, Chief Yu said, “Alright, I’ll bring it up with the factory when I get time. You wait for my answer.”
Su He quickly said, “It’d be better if you could talk to them right now. I’m worried we might get a call from buyers at any minute.”
Chief Yu: “…”
Getting approval after the fact, huh? And where do you get this kind of confidence from?
Nevertheless, he went to report it.
Su He had just helped secure a six-figure order and cleared out their stockpile of printed linen—Chief Yu was inclined to give her some leeway. Otherwise, he would’ve kicked her out.
Over half an hour later, he came back.
“The factory has agreed to temporarily let An County Textile Factory attach under our name, but you have one month to get an actual order. If not, the deal’s void.”
Principal Chen overheard this and thought, They didn’t want to outright reject her, so they gave her a fake deadline. Does this girl’s plan even work? You think those foreign women walking through the Friendship Souvenir Store a few times will actually bring orders?
This looks iffy.
Su He thanked Chief Yu profusely, showering him with compliments.
She and Principal Chen stayed for a free lunch at the textile factory, then caught the ride back.
But a few hundred meters before reaching Jinxiang Hotel, they got off early.
Principal Chen was confused. “We’re still a few hundred meters away—why get off here?”
“I need to call Director Tian at the County Food Factory about the instant noodle production line. It’s not a convenient conversation to have at the hotel. When we get to the phone booth, help me distract the guy guarding the phones so I can speak freely.”
She handed him a pack of cigarettes.
Principal Chen sighed inwardly. I’m well-read, full of knowledge, and now I’ve been reduced to standing guard for someone else?
Even with those thoughts, he dutifully played his role.
He didn’t speak the local dialect, but armed with the cigarettes, he still managed to pull the old man guarding the booth aside and start a disjointed conversation.
Su He dialed the number for Director Tian.
He’d been losing sleep the past few days, convinced the travel expenses would be wasted.
Just after lunch, the thought hit him again—he was feeling anxious.
When the phone rang, he picked up. “Hello, who’s this?”
“Director Tian, it’s Little Su! Greetings from S-City!”
“…What’s wrong? You run out of travel funds?”
Su He laughed, “Oh, Director, don’t worry. I’ve been eating steamed cornbread with cold water and staying at ten-cent-a-night inns—I’ve got plenty of travel money left! I’m calling to tell you I’ve reached an agreement with S-City Food Factory. They’ve agreed to transfer their entire instant noodle production line to us. The price is about 100,000 yuan…”
As she said this, she moved the receiver away from her ear.
On the other end, Director Tian exploded: “WHAT?! What did you say? S-City Food Factory is transferring their production line to us? They’re quitting the business?”
Originally, they’d just hoped to get authorization and reverse-engineer the line—never did he imagine Su He would actually buy the whole thing!
Su He explained the current situation at S-City Food Factory.
After listening, Director Tian said, “If it’s not profitable, why should we buy it? That’s just throwing money away!”
“It’s not profitable for them, but it will be for us! First, we’re in a major wheat-producing area—our raw materials will be much cheaper. Second, we’re next to Jingbei Province, not far from the Imperial Capital—there’s a sizable consumer base. Third, there’s still a lot of room for improvement in the current instant noodle formula. If we get it right, forget just the domestic market—we could go global…”
Director Tian rolled his eyes. Go global? Why don’t I just fly to the moon instead?
This girl went to S-City and came back an expert at bragging!
