Chapter 25: 'Swan Goose Sends Letter'

  The weather is too cold, and with the Lunar New Year just over 10 days away, Fang Mernan is mostly staying indoors. However, she's not idle. She's busy drawing fashion designs, mainly focusing on launching a denim series and uniform temptations for the Hong Kong market. Cheng Shigui was extremely satisfied when he received her design drafts.

  As for the design changes in mainland China's clothing, Fang Mengnan said that there is nothing particularly special or outstanding about it. It's just that people's thinking has become more rigid, wanting to dress nicely but not knowing how to make clothes look good and complement the person.

  At this stage, she doesn't want to make people wear too avant-garde clothes all at once. She can only follow the trend and make some small changes in details such as collar style, sleeve style, buttonhole design, skirt shape, etc., which can attract people's attention and stimulate their strong desire to buy.

  Vests, shirts, long and short pants, T-shirts, jackets, try to have more styles. Of course, it is recommended that Cheng Shigui advertise on CCTV this spring, which can better expand the market, and the advertising fees are also affordable and cost-effective, unlike the tens of millions of advertising fees in later years, which are now simply cheap. After all, in this era, CCTV is the most influential TV station, not one of them.

  Before the reform and opening-up, China was in a nearly crazy era of modern cultural history. The so-called "one billion people, one billion soldiers" once occupied an absolute "dominant position" in the wardrobes of hundreds of millions of people with green, blue, black, gray and other colors. At that time, some Westerners even used a sarcastic tone to describe the Chinese people who wore no distinction between men and women as "ants". However, with the advent of reform and opening-up, the country opened its doors, and the concept changed, and the Chinese people re-examined their own clothing. Under the gaze of self-doubt, they gradually recognized that dressing up was not a class issue. The aesthetic heart buried by the Chinese for decades began to be released in dress.

  The changing seasons and trends make the clothing industry an evergreen sunrise industry. The huge market space of the clothing industry, as well as its short investment recovery period and high return on investment, have made it a magnet for investors. Since the 1980s, the wholesale and retail trade in clothing has created some of the earliest wealthy entrepreneurs and industrial giants in the mainland.

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  In addition, Fang Mo Nan mentioned in the letter that when Liang Zi went to Yangcheng again, he would bring money with him. If possible, he hoped that Cheng Shigui could help more with his clothes. Such a good opportunity couldn't be missed. And all her clothing dividends were let Cheng Shigui deposit into his Hong Kong Hang Seng Bank account in US dollars.

  Also, let Cheng Shigui send over some popular materials from Hong Kong, of course, not to mention financial newspapers and magazines. Although it's a bit late, it's better than nothing. In the letter, Fang Mo Nan also analyzed the current situation and future prospects of clothing, even involving brand management strategies.

  She also asked Cheng Shigui some private questions to get a better understanding of him, knowing that he was from Hong Kong and had studied in the UK was not enough, she needed to know more about him, so through him, they would have further cooperation possibilities, which could open up Fang Mo Nan's world even more, and her original accumulation speed would be greatly accelerated.

  The 1980s were a golden age for investment, and she was very familiar with the stock market, especially after several stock crashes in the 20th century. Fang Mo Nan and Cheng Shi Fei had studied it seriously for a long time. They had always yearned for those stock crashes that could make the poor rich overnight and the rich poor overnight. Unexpectedly, they were reborn, but unfortunately, communication was not convenient at that time. Now that there is finally a window of opportunity, she wants to seize it firmly.

  Many people are reluctant to reveal too much of their privacy in front of others, but they dare to say everything to strangers they have never met. Fang Mengnan has sent out the registered letter and is now waiting for a reply.

  With a clear address and recipient, the letter arrived quickly, and five days later, Cheng Shigui's reply arrived. The letter was written in English, with German and French inserted in between. This kid is deliberately showing off, or intentionally testing Fang Mornan, but this is not a kind of test. However, these are not difficult for her, apart from the above three languages, she also knows Japanese. It's worth noting that in the previous life, looking at the global market, although there was English, it was translated, and it's better to read the original text, especially since Fang Mornan had the convenient conditions where she was, so she made great efforts to learn many languages.

  Fang Mo Nan sat on the kang, leaning against a quilt, holding the letter in her hand. The opening sentence was "Sister Nan", which made her smile a little. It seemed that they had really accepted her already. This also showed that Liang Zi hadn't revealed her identity, and further proved how poor the phone call quality was, actually turning a young child into "Sister Nan".

  The letter said that Cheng Shigui went to the UK at the age of 10 and graduated from Cambridge University in the UK at the age of 18 with a double degree in business administration and finance. Looks like a child prodigy, 'finance', Fang Monan's eyes narrowed, this is even better.

  Fang Mo Nan flipped through the fashion magazine sent by Cheng Shi Gui, looking at other materials in her hand. She also had a number in mind. Some people say that being half a step ahead is fashionable, but being one step ahead is absurd. Moreover, she was ahead of time for several decades. Not being considered crazy was already their tolerance, wasn't it?

  After all, her vision is still not in sync with the present, and she can only do better without crossing the line with them. The Spring Festival of 1982 was on January 25th, as the Spring Festival approaches, it's better for her to send more designs over.

  Grandma's business didn't slow down with the students on winter break, but instead became even more prosperous as Chinese New Year approached. People like to have a good time during the holiday season, whether they're rich or poor, and getting married is a great way to do that. So there were even more orders for steamed buns, and Grandma was thrilled to get creative with them, writing auspicious characters on top with red sugar or adding a bit of sugar inside for a sweet touch. The best part was that she didn't have to wake up early anymore.

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  Cheng Shigui thought about the letter he had sent, somewhat expecting his prank to succeed, secretly rejoicing in his heart.

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  Han Zhiqian shook his head and advised him: "Matthew, don't play too much, be careful not to lose your treasure."

  "What's wrong? I'll send the translation to her right away." When he saw Liang Zituo's expression, Cheng Shigui dared not imagine what Fang Mennai looked like in his heart. Fortunately, she replied one after another, and his expectation value rebounded again. How could a person from a remote mountainous area on the mainland be defeated too much?

  "I hope it's as you wish." Han Zhiqian mentally crossed his heart, he had also practiced calligraphy with a brush, taught by his grandfather. Thinking of the handwriting in the letter, the brush strokes, seeing the words like seeing the person, small regular script, elegant and free-spirited, couldn't be achieved without ten or eight years of practice, hoping she wouldn't mind Matthew's difficult-to-write letter.

  "Come in," said Cheng Shigui as the knocking sound "Dong... Dong" came.

  The one who came in was Secretary Dai, Cheng Shigui disliked the doting eyes of others, "Manager, this is the letter you've been waiting for, and this month's sales performance." The person spoke neatly and put the things in his hand on the table.

  Cheng Shigui waved his hand, and the secretary aunt quietly walked out. He eagerly picked up the letter and looked at it. She had sent it, really understood, or begged for mercy. He opened the letter, "stunned" "How is this possible." He muttered to himself, not forgetting to quickly finish reading the letter.

  Han Zhiqian took over the letter, smiled, and there was another language inside, "Now you're convinced!"

  "What does the Japanese inside mean?" Cheng Shigui asked without hesitation.

  "Inside it roughly means that if you have any skills, bring them out and 'Southern Sister' will make you admire her with your heart and mouth, and surrender completely."

  Han Zhiqian hugged his stomach and laughed wildly, "Haha... haha... it seems that the mainland is also a place where dragons and tigers are hidden, don't underestimate it."

  At this time, there are few people who can speak foreign languages, let alone several.

  "Hmph... I don't believe she can't be stopped." Cheng Shigui, unwilling to give up, immediately wrote a reply letter, which was full of nonsense and included some things related to his university studies, which were exactly what Fang Monan wanted to see.

  "You're really enjoying this, aren't you?" Han Zhiqian said with a smile. "Who says the mainland is poor? Look at the people lining up outside the door to collect their goods, all cash transactions. This month we've made quite a bit of money." He held up the sales report and flipped through it, "Now we're working three shifts and still can't meet demand." Looking out at the anxious crowd waiting for their goods, he sighed, "I finally understand what 'strength in numbers' means."

  The prices of clothing in mainland China are not expensive, but it can't stand the crowd! Think about it, this is a population of hundreds of millions!

  "Alright, Chinese New Year is approaching, I'll send some sweets and Cantonese pastries to 'Southern Sister', such as turnip cake, fa gao, egg tart, thousand-layer ice meat pastry, cha siu bao, flaky lotus seed paste bun, sesame balls, and zhaliangbao. The cold weather won't spoil them, just send whatever can be mailed. Let her have a taste of freshness, it's okay if there's too much." Cheng Shigui put down his pen and said to him. Now he even more didn't want others to know that 'Southern Sister' existed, especially the wall-diggers.

  "Right, after coming back, remember to urge the people in the workshop again. Don't forget quality because of rushing for goods. Unqualified products are not allowed to leave the factory." Cheng Shigui repeated again, he looked at the prosperous factory and also hoped to make more money, but that couldn't sacrifice quality.

  He is serious about what he does and wants to do his best.

  "Uh-huh! I know, I'll supervise it personally when I get back." Han Zhiqian nodded in agreement.

  In the evening, two people sat in the office, "Looking at her letter, she hopes we can go to CCTV for advertising. I agree with this point, but before that, we need to increase our inventory to match the spring and summer clothing next year."

  "Hmm! Our orders are now scheduled for after the New Year, and there are still people crowded at the door who don't want to leave." Han Zhiqian nodded, if we want to open up the northern market, we need to have more inventory. Looking at the situation here, it's simply crazy purchasing power, as if they don't care about money, like a robbery. He went to the clothing store and saw that their goods were sold out as soon as they were put on the shelves. He shook his head, it's really unbelievable.

  "If we increase inventory, our funds will be tight." Cheng Shigui frowned and tapped his index finger on the solid wood office desk.

  "It's nothing, the bank has looked for us several times already, hoping we'll take out a loan." Han Zhiqian said with a smile, "This garment factory is too popular, they're rushing to deliver money!"

  "Alright, I'll go to the bank tomorrow and see how much they can lend us." Cheng Shigui nodded, his mind thinking about Fang Monan's analysis of the garment industry in his letter, as well as his long-term development plan, all of which coincided with his own thoughts. He also shared many ideas with him, and he wanted to make this market the strongest and largest.

  "It's clearly not worth building a new factory, and there's no time for that. In that case, let's just have our peers process and produce it, and strictly control the quality. That way, it'll be faster." Han Zhijian said, they were now more and more enthusiastic about making money, who had a feud with money.

  "In that case, we'd better search carefully and not ruin our reputation." Cheng Shigui nodded, "Let's talk about it after the New Year, first let the people in the factory ask around a bit."

  "Alright, I'll go take a walk around the garage and then head back to sleep. How about you?" Han Zhiqian stretched his body, looked at his watch and saw that it was already 11 o'clock in the evening, and took out his flashlight ready to go out.

  "I'm giving 'Nan Jie' a difficult problem." Cheng Shigui raised an eyebrow, picked up the letter paper on the table and waved it.

  "Good luck then." Han Zhiqian's voice came from outside the door.

  The swan book transmission started from here, until the two people formally met, and during the "transmission" process, the two talked about everything, learning, life, finance of course being the most, basically in a question-and-answer format. It gave Cheng Shigui a feeling more enjoyable than attending university classes, he was hooked. Fang Monan's some novel views made him benefit greatly, he couldn't help but admire him.

  Fang Mo Nan took the opportunity to ask Cheng Shi Gui to buy her a lot of books, such as "Ten Thousand Whys", "A General History of China", literature, history, geography, art and so on. There were also many newspapers and magazines from Hong Kong and Taiwan for consultation. Every time Cheng Shi Gui's letter came, it was sent with a large package, to the point where the postman knew that whenever he saw a large package, the recipient must be Lao Mo's family in Old Street.

  However, the mailman was puzzled that the one signing for the package was a young child. Of course, at first, it was Grandma who accompanied him, but after several times, the mailman thought that the adults in the family were too busy and had entrusted Fang Mengnan to sign for the package, which gave the mailman a misunderstanding.

  Cheng Shigui often jokingly referred to her as "mini library" in his letters. Fang Monan also asked him to mail authentic English tapes, just right for Xiaoyi to use, so she wouldn't end up speaking mute English. Of course, the little person books were a must-have, these were rewards for Mo Bei after learning.

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