Volume 4: The World of Great Conflict Chapter 0391 People's Hearts Are Dangerous
"Nan Yi, the leggings you mentioned just now don't have to be one-piece. It's okay to have side seams. This way, we don't have to use new machines." Xian Yaodong suddenly said on the way to Xian Yaodong's house.
"Yes, you can cut and splice stretch fabric together, but it's not as comfortable to wear as a whole, and the shape is not as good-looking. The reason I didn't mention the alternative plan at the meeting just now was to raise the entry threshold.
If we launch a patchwork style and the leggings sell well, then copycat manufacturers will come right away. As long as you can get the cloth and have a sewing machine, any woman at home can do it. It is too easy to copy.
It’s different for integrated factories. State-owned factories have money to purchase new machines, but their system is not flexible. It’s hard to say how long it will take from the time they want to buy to the time they start producing them.
As for private enterprises, they are smart and when they see that leggings are easy to make, they will definitely follow suit.
But how many businessmen nowadays can be as well-off as we are in Wenchangwei? They still have to make every penny count. If they want to buy machines, they have to scrape together enough money, and they may not be able to get it.
Going directly into one can effectively keep competitors out of the door.”
"Is this the industry barrier mentioned in the book?" Xian Yaodong asked.
“Yes, the reason why our Wenchangwei Garment Factory can do well in business is because we have always had the advantage of being the first mover and because we have grasped the trend of the times. The clothes we make are the most fashionable, plus the advertising effect of the movie.
But we can’t always have the first-mover advantage. As for the trend of the times and product placement, we can do it, and so can others. If we want to run a more comfortable business, we must raise the industry threshold.”
"Yes, this business is getting better and better. In the past, several people in the village committee didn't know how to do business, but the business was still successful. Now the more we learn and the more we understand, the easier it is to do business than before.
It is much harder to earn the same 1 million now than before. Is there no business that you can just start and not worry about, just sit back and wait for the money to come in? "
"There is no such good thing in this world. No matter what business you run, you have to worry about it all the time."
As we chatted, we soon arrived at Xian Yaodong's house.
No matter whether a woman is good or bad, there is a difference between having a woman and not having a woman. Xian Yaodong's yard has changed a lot. It is no longer messy as before and now it is clean and tidy.
Just as she stood still in the yard, Zhang Yu, wearing an apron, came out of the room. The smile on her face was carefully dressed up, not delicate or artificial, but a little ambiguous and a little lacking in enthusiasm.
"Nan Yi is here, this is Liu Zhen, she's so pretty."
"Aunt, Uncle Xian often praises your cooking skills. Today, Liu Zhen and I will come to enjoy a feast." Nan Yi responded while observing Zhang Yu.
The last time we met was at her wedding with Xian Yaodong. She was wearing so much makeup that her face was hard to see clearly.
Zhang Yu's eyes are as small as beans; he has a hooked nose; his lips are as thin as paper; his ears are turned outward, the ear bone is one section higher than the auricle, the top of the ear is one finger higher than the eyebrow, he has no earlobe, and the bottom of the ear is pointed and long. This kind of ear is called arrow feather ear.
She has a pointed chin and a seductive, foxy look. Her philtrum is charming and pitiful, her face is full of collagen, and there is a hint of blush on her cheeks and between her eyebrows.
Different from the abnormally thin Zhang Yu when Nan Yi first saw him, now Zhang Yu has become plump, and to use an idiom to describe him, he is as plump as pearls and as smooth as jade.
Zhang Yu's face looked rosy, while Xian Yaodong's face looked sallow, and he looked a little thinner than he was two years ago.
"Lust is like a sharp knife that scrapes away bones, and every stroke goes straight to the vital point." Nan Yi secretly sighed in his heart, "If Xian Yaodong doesn't take supplements, it won't be surprising if he has a stroke one day."
Zhang Yu led Nan Yi and the other man into the house, and Nan Yi also met Zhang Yu's son Jiang Xiaodong. Oh, no, it should be called Xian Xiaodong, his surname has been changed.
Xian Xiaodong looks very smart, his nose grooves are clean, his clothes are neat and tidy, and there is no stain on his cufflinks, chest or knees.
Nan Yi glanced at his hands again, and they were also clean, with no dirt visible under the nails.
Being clean and hygienic is good, but it is very unusual to be in the countryside without any mud on your body. Moreover, Xian Xiaodong is at an age where he likes to play. If he takes two steps outside, there is mud everywhere. No matter how careful a kid is, he can't avoid getting mud on his body.
Either Xian Xiaodong never goes out to play, or Zhang Yugang changed it for him.
Whether he was not playful or no one wanted to play with Xian Xiaodong, this was not normal. It was also not normal for Zhang Yu to change him into clean clothes.
The economic conditions and consumption concepts of the villagers are slightly different, and the amount of money they are willing to spend on their children is also different. In order to ensure the physical and mental health of the children and to prevent them from having an inferiority complex due to the quality of their clothes, the Wenchangwei Village Committee has a budget for children's clothing expenses.
Every quarter, children under the age of eight in the village can receive three sets of clothes, twelve sets a year. Although children grow quickly and clothes wear out quickly, they are enough to wear and there is no need to buy extra clothes.
In fact, except during the New Year period, the clothes worn by children in the village are almost the same. The only difference is the order in which the three sets of clothes are worn.
But the clothes Xian Xiaodong was wearing were definitely not any of the ones distributed by the village. He was wearing a three-leaf clover.
"Clover, Zhang Yu really dotes on this son."
After sitting down at the Eight Immortals Table in front of the hall, he had a sip of wine and ate a few bites of food. Then the curtain slowly opened and the play "Mr. Xian and Mr. Zhang Flirt with Nan Lang" began to be performed.
"Nan Yi, last time Ah Yu went abroad to talk to athletes about the good performance of Xiongqi Beverage, she has been doing nothing since she came back. Didn't you say that Xiongqi Beverage is only temporarily under the name of the food factory and will soon be split off and become independent?
Since we are going to be independent, the beverage factory also needs a person in charge. Now everyone in the village committee has multiple duties, and there is no manpower to manage the beverage factory. What do you think, why don't we let Ah Yu give it a try?"
After drinking a glass of wine, Xian Yaodong said this.
As he finished speaking, Zhang Yu looked at Nan Yi with anticipation.
Nan Yi took a piece of Da Jiu Jia from the dish bowl calmly, chewed it and swallowed it, then took a piece of chicken from the steamer and put it in Liu Zhen's bowl, "Aunt, this Da Jiu Jia from your hometown tastes really good, but it's a pity that ."
"Nan Yi, if you like it, Auntie will make it for you next time." Zhang Yu said with a smile.
"Then I'll trouble you, Auntie." Nan Yi nodded and said, "I personally support Auntie's desire to manage the beverage factory. However, the village committee has the final say. Whether Auntie can become the manager of the beverage factory still needs to be discussed in the village committee."
"Nan Yi, as long as you have no objection, I believe that others will have no objection either. I will bring it up at the next meeting." Xian Yaodong said excitedly when he heard that Nan Yi had no objection.
Xian Yaodong was obviously confused. Everyone in the village committee was a shareholder. Xian Yaohua and Xian Weimin were father and son, and the two of them actually had the most shares combined.
However, in order to avoid suspicion and to prevent Nan Yi from having the illusion that they were trying to seize power, Xian Weimin would not attend the village committee meetings unless it was necessary.
Regardless of the number of shares, each family has one representative who exercises power in the village committee, achieving a superficial balance.
But Zhang Yu now wants to manage the beverage factory. The next step is probably to squeeze into the village committee. Will the next step be to propose a redistribution of shares?
Seeing that things were going smoothly, Zhang Yu became even more enthusiastic. She taught Liu Zhen about her experience in pregnancy, while pouring wine for Nan Yi and Xian Yaodong at the same time, perfectly portraying the image of a good wife and mother who was both capable of housework and family work.
Finally, in a friendly atmosphere, Nan Yi and the other person were sent out of the hospital.
"Nan Yi, this Zhang Yu gives me a very bad impression. Her enthusiasm seems a bit fake." Liu Zhen said when they reached the creek bridge and walked towards Nanzhai.
"She's not familiar with you, and she's not that familiar with me either. Isn't it normal to be fake enthusiastic?"
"Don't interrupt me, you know what I mean." Liu Zhen patted Nan Yi's hand and said angrily, "I mean, her enthusiasm has other intentions ."
Nan Yi laughed, "Isn't it normal to have ulterior motives? Who lives in this world without desires? I can roughly guess what she wants. She has a big heart."
Turning to look at Liu Zhen, Nan Yi said in a bleak tone: "Zhang Yu's matter is actually very difficult for me to deal with."
"Why?"
"Do you remember Xian Zilin?"
"Of course I remember. Didn't I come on your behalf when she got married?"
"Then you should remember that I actually had a blind date with her, right?"
"Remember, didn't you go to the commune to watch a movie? By the way, what movie did you watch that day? Was it good?"
"Don't worry about these details." Nan Yi waved his hand and said, "If I had gone along with Xian Zilin at that time, I would have become a member of the Xian family in Wenchangwei, and my life and property would have been tied to the Xian family.
But I don't want to be completely tied down by Wenchangwei. I am now ambiguous, taking care of what I should take care of and not taking care of what I shouldn't take care of. It's good to be able to advance and retreat."
"You didn't agree, so you and Wenchangwei are just a group of people with common interests?"
"Yes, it is a group of interests. My words are effective now because both the government and individuals in Wenchangwei have brought benefits. If they listen to me, they will get the benefits.
Moreover, if I ask myself honestly, I have done my best to live up to Wenchangwei.
I have managed to balance public and private interests, and while ensuring my own interests, I have also worked wholeheartedly for the present and future of the Xian family.
No, I should say that in order to take into account the future of the Xian family, I actually sacrificed a little of my own interests. If I had considered myself more and our Nan family more, many strategies and arrangements would not be what they are now. "
"A sense of accomplishment? Do you enjoy the sense of accomplishment of leading Wenchangwei to prosperity?"
"Yes, a sense of accomplishment. I hope to see everyone in Wenchangwei live a wealthy life, and it would be best if there is a general, a great scientist, a richest man, or something like that. But after all, I am from an outsider family, and it is not impossible that I and Wenchangwei will part ways one day."
"If that day really comes, will you fight against Wenchangwei?"
"Probably not. This is where I shed my sweat and placed my dream of common prosperity. I hope the people of Wenchangwei live a good life, as long as they don't live better than us."
"Nan Yi, do you think you are a good person?"
“I don’t know. There is no one in this world who is a good person or a bad person in everyone’s eyes. People are multifaceted. A good person in one person’s eyes may be a bad person in another’s eyes.
Our fighting hero may be a devil in the eyes of the enemy.
Everyone has his or her own standpoint, and different standpoints will lead to different judgments. There is no absolute standard for good and bad people. "
"Stop talking nonsense. Can't you just give me a direct answer?" Liu Zhen pouted and said angrily.
"It must be a bad guy."
"Do you think so little of yourself?"
"I'm not looking down on myself, it's because I've done bad things. I've fished, killed chickens, eaten sheep, cows, and a lot of vegetables. I've made a lot of money for others, but I've made less money for others..."
"According to what you said, there are no good people left alive."
"Wrong. Even among the dead, there are no good people. It's still those two words - stance. There is always a stance that can judge a person as a bad person."
