I Really Didn't Mean to Make Money

Lin Mei looked Chen Mo up and down, then glanced at the two dogs on leashes, smiling as she greeted him.

“Hello, President Chen.”

“Hello.”

Chen Mo politely responded, but inside, his mind was racing.

What’s going on here?

Didn’t they say they couldn’t find a franchisee? How come suddenly a franchisee has appeared?

He turned to Wu Yu.

“Wu Yu, have you explained the situation at our company to Miss Lin?”

“President Chen, I’ve already explained everything to Sister Lin,” Wu Yu replied seriously.

“Our Clothing Factory has just undergone a transformation, and we don’t have much reputation yet. If you want to become a franchisee, there might be a risk of losing money. Did you tell her this?”

Chen Mo made one last attempt, hoping that after hearing this, the woman would reconsider.

But before Wu Yu could speak, the woman spoke up first.

“Thank you for the reminder, President Chen. I understand these matters, but I don’t think they’re an issue.”

This boss is quite decent, to openly point out the shortcomings of his own company. That’s much better than those bosses who embellish their companies to attract investment, only to hide all their flaws.

Chen Mo’s lips moved as if to say something, but he realized that the decision had already been made. He couldn’t directly stop her from joining, as that would violate the system rules.

He had no choice but to speak reluctantly.

“Please continue discussing the franchise matter. I won’t disturb you.”

He secretly reassured himself, even if a franchisee signed up, it would only be a franchise fee of 100,000 yuan.

Once the clothes were in the store, whether they could sell was another issue. After all, the brand had little reputation, and the prices were similar to those of well-known brands, if not higher.

In comparison, who would buy clothes from a brand with no reputation but high prices?

If no one bought them, he would still be losing money.

The issue wasn’t big!

After thinking this through, Chen Mo let out a quiet sigh of relief. He looked down at the two Huskies he had just renamed.

After the names were changed, it didn’t seem to make any difference!

...

In the business office,

“Sister Lin, here’s the franchise contract. You can take a look.”

Wu Yu handed over the contract that had been prepared for a long time but had never been used.

Lin Mei took the contract, glanced through it, found nothing wrong, and signed it directly.

She then looked up at Wu Yu and asked,

“I noticed in the workshop that there don’t seem to be many types of sample garments. Is that right?”

“That’s correct, Sister Lin. Our Clothing Factory has just transformed, so the styles of the clothes we’re currently producing are indeed limited. However, we have a professional Design Department, and they’ve created many more styles of sample garments, though they haven’t gone into production yet.”

“If you’d like to choose some styles, I can take you to the Design Department to pick them out. Since you’ll need some time to handle the store, the styles you choose now should be ready for production by the time you’re set to open, so it won’t affect your business.”

Wu Yu quickly explained.

Although the workshop had started production, each clothing style needed to be produced in a certain quantity before moving on to the next style. So, up to now, there weren’t many styles in production.

But the Design Department was different. It was said that after working from home for a month, the designers had created many new styles.

Once the Design Department was established, they began working on sample garments. Many styles had already been created, but the workshop hadn’t started production on them yet. Those sample garments were still hanging in the Design Department.

“Alright!”

Lin Mei nodded.

They went to the Design Department.

“Sister Lin, this is Xu Yaning, the head of the Design Department.”

“This is Lin Mei, also known as Sister Lin. She has already joined our clothing brand, so please take her to select some clothing styles.”

Wu Yu made the introductions.

The two greeted each other.

“Sister Lin, please follow me. All the sample garments are in here.”

Xu Yaning turned and walked into the Design Department.

Lin Mei followed.

“Here are the finished sample garments. Of course, some haven’t been completed yet, but we also have a simple sketchbook.”

Xu Yaning pointed to a row of clothes racks beside her, casually taking down a sketchbook hanging on the rack and handing it to Lin Mei.

Lin Mei took the sketchbook but didn’t open it right away. Instead, she carefully examined the sample garments hanging on the racks.

There were about twenty sample garments, far fewer than the styles of well-established brands, but given that the Clothing Factory had just undergone a transformation, that was understandable.

What surprised her, however, was that every garment on the rack had a unique design.

Some of the design details were very clever and interesting to look at.

The color combinations were also very harmonious—neither too bold nor too dull. Everything was just right.

Although some of the styles weren’t to her taste, there was still a sense of refreshing novelty.

“Did you design all of these?”

She turned to Xu Yaning.

“Yes, but due to time constraints, these are all we’ve been able to produce so far. If you think it’s too few, you can tell us what kind of styles you want, and we’ll rush to make them.”

Xu Yaning nodded. Although the team had been working hard to catch up, they had only been able to produce so many sample garments.

They had even been working on clothing styles and designs after hours, coming to the studio during the day to make the sample garments.

Even so, they had only managed to create these styles. They couldn’t sacrifice quality just for speed.

But if the franchisee had specific requirements, they could still meet them.

“It’s fine. These sample garments are enough.”

Lin Mei waved her hand. As someone who frequently shopped, she knew that the number of styles wasn’t as important as the quality of the clothes.

.............

In the office, Chen Mo returned the dogs to their kennel and went back to his office to scroll through short videos.

Recently, he came across a rather heartbreaking video.

It was about elderly people living alone in rural areas, with no one to care for them. The better-off ones might still have children alive, though they worked outside and sent some money home for living expenses.

The more tragic ones, however, had lost their children due to some misfortune, leaving only the elderly, with no source of income. The only thing they had left for a livelihood might be their small vegetable garden.

But how much can a small vegetable garden provide in terms of income?

To save money, they had to divide even a single steamed bun into several meals.

He had been following this issue for some time, especially since he still had 1.2 million in charity funds that had not been used.

If he didn’t use them, it would be a waste.