Chapter 165: I’m Embarrassed for You
After saying goodbye to Nie Wenjie, Su He joined Principal Chen, who had been waiting at a distance, and the two of them headed out.
Principal Chen tried to hold back but couldn’t resist asking, “What’s the deal with you and that Professor Nie? What kind of relationship is that?”
Since it involved Teacher Yuan, Su He didn’t want to go into details and vaguely replied, “Professor Nie is a friend of an elder I know.”
Principal Chen dropped the question.
He thought to himself: besides English, he really needed to learn the S City dialect—otherwise, he’d be confused all the time.
Oh, and that girl also said she was going to the Canton Fair. First thing he’d do when he got back was learn Cantonese!
Su He called a tricycle taxi as usual and returned to the Jinxiang Guesthouse.
As soon as she entered the lobby, the front desk receptionist said, “Little He, Section Chief Yu from First Textile called earlier and asked you to call him back when you’re free.”
Su He quickly dialed Section Chief Yu.
“Little Su, I’ll send a car to pick you up tomorrow morning so you can come and collect your bonus,” he said.
Su He agreed happily.
If she didn’t want to turn An County into her stronghold, she would’ve stayed in S City for good.
Money was just too easy to earn in this city!
During dinner, Lisa came over and said, “Su, I went shopping at the Friendship Souvenir Store today. While many people asked about the hair accessories, unfortunately none of them were buyers in that line of business.”
The other foreign female guests came over and reported similar outcomes.
Su He wasn’t particularly disappointed. It would be great if something came out of it, but if not, it was no big deal.
The next morning, Su He and Principal Chen arrived at No.1 Textile Factory by car.
As they passed through the front gate, Su He rolled down the window and nodded to the gatekeepers.
They quickly and eagerly nodded back.
Principal Chen: “…”
Even the factory director here didn’t carry this much presence!
Inside Section Chief Yu’s office, he smiled and said to Su He, “Little Su, after reviewing it internally, the factory has decided to award you 1,500 yuan.”
This wasn’t a random number—it matched the amount awarded by the food factory.
Su He had expected about this much, so she smiled and thanked him.
Principal Chen, watching her small shoulder bag nearly bursting again, was overwhelmed with jealousy!
An average worker made just over 30 yuan a month, and this girl made 3,500 yuan on one trip to S City—enough to cover nearly ten years of salary!
After some polite chat, Su He rubbed her hands and asked, “Section Chief Yu, doesn’t our factory have any other plans? Like hiring me as a part-time sales rep or something? Talent like me isn’t easy to come by! You don’t want to miss the opportunity!”
Section Chief Yu replied, “…You already have so many part-time jobs. Can you even manage more?”
Su He grinned, “As Mr. Lu Xun said, time is like water in a sponge—if you squeeze, there’s always more. To be a little bold, I could manage not just a few jobs—88 part-time roles would be no problem for me!”
Section Chief Yu: “…Even if you could handle it, we don’t need more people for now.”
Principal Chen silently thought: You think you’re some kind of hot commodity that everyone wants?
Well, look at that—rejected! I’m embarrassed for you!
Too bad Su He didn’t seem to know the meaning of the word “embarrassed.” She still smiled cheerfully. “Alright then, but let me know whenever you do need someone—I’m ready anytime.”
At that moment, the phone on Section Chief Yu’s desk rang.
“Hair accessories? Ah, yes, yes, that’s our product. You’d like to come take a look? Sure, of course…”
After he hung up, Section Chief Yu was silent for a moment.
He had thought Su He’s talk about exporting hair accessories was just a joke. But now, real foreign buyers were actually reaching out?
Seriously—how on earth had she connected with them?
Su He was just as puzzled!
Lisa and the others hadn’t met any actual buyers—so how had this happened?
Regardless, buyers showing interest was a good thing!
“Little Su, they said they’ll come in the afternoon. But we don’t even have a production line for hair accessories here—what do we do?”
“No problem, we’ll just tell them the truth. Say the production isn’t done here and that our products are handmade. I’ll head back to the guesthouse and bring some samples.”
In China, many export crafts were handmade, and foreigners were used to that. Not having the production line on site wasn’t a big deal.
Su He immediately went to get the samples. Fortunately, she had ordered a good stock through the trade exchange earlier—otherwise, she’d be in trouble.
Just to be safe, she ordered another batch.
The trade exchange was thrilled. This host was such a good person.
At around 2 p.m., the foreign buyers arrived.
From afar, Su He saw Daniel waving at her.
Su He: “…”
No need to guess now—clearly, Daniel had helped make the connection.
Daniel was basically her international lucky charm!
“Su, this is my friend Grant. He specializes in the accessories business,” Daniel introduced.
Su He immediately greeted Grant in English and led them to the conference room.
The conference room had already been prepped with drinks and fruit—No. 1 Textile Factory was experienced in hosting foreign guests.
Su He took out the samples and introduced them to Grant one by one.
Grant had originally not wanted to come, but Daniel had nagged him into it. He didn’t expect much—he didn’t think Chinese hair accessories would suit his market. After all, Eastern and Western aesthetics differ, and China didn’t really focus on this sector right now.
But as soon as he saw Su He’s samples, his eyes lit up.
These hair accessories were bound to be a hit!
Grant was much more shrewd than Daniel. Even though he was impressed, he kept a straight face.
After Su He finished her presentation, Grant said, “Su, these accessories look okay, but the tech level is low—it’s easy for others to copy. Unless the price is very attractive, I wouldn’t consider buying.”
Most people would take this chance to offer a good price as a sign of sincerity.
But Su He smiled and replied, “Mr. Grant, you’re right—these products can be easily copied. But we can promise to release new designs every production cycle. No matter how fast copycats are, they won’t be able to keep up with us. Also, we’re building our own brand—He—to create brand recognition.
I believe most people won’t mind a slight price difference and will go for the original. Mr. Grant, actually, quite a few buyers have already contacted us. But since you were referred by Daniel, I’m offering my best deal. Here—this is our price list.”
She handed over the pricing sheet.
Section Chief Yu took a peek—and nearly popped his eyeballs!
She was seriously asking that much?
A single hairpiece cost as much as one meter of their factory’s fabric!
Unless Grant was out of his mind, there’s no way he’d go for it!
