Back to the Republic of China to open a department store

In the end, Luo Hehe did not return to Shanghai with the Luo family, but settled down in Hong Kong.

Before this, Luo Xiazhi never knew that the fifth sister had such a strong character.

His impression of her has remained for a long time in the image of her and the seventh wife He Lan who "made heaven and earth" together when they first came to this world.

But under that arrogant appearance, she is such a person who values ​​affection and righteousness.

When the whole family forgot about Luo Minmin and Abao, she was the only one who spent a lot of money to help the mother and son.

On the way back to Shanghai, the whole family was silent, especially Luo Yunze.

Rorschach knew his pain.

He was raised as the future "big patriarch" of the family from an early age, with all of Luo Zhenhua's hopes.

The Luo family is a very traditional Chinese family.Although he has a patriarchal and feudal side, Luo Yunze really wants to support this family and take good care of all the "Luo family".This is the responsibility he has been given since he was a child, and he has never had the slightest doubt about it.

It's not that he doesn't care about his married sister and nephew who was taken away by his brother-in-law, it's just that the traditional family concept prevents him from intervening too much.

But now, this trip to Hong Kong let him know that their life is not good at all.

Luo Hehe, who was once so proud, and Ah Bao, who was so cute, lived a life that was inferior to others.

"From now on, I will send money to your fifth sister every month... Don't say that you will give it to her directly, just say it is for Abao's living expenses. Abao is now surnamed Luo, and he is the young master of the Luo family. This is his share." example."

Luo Yunze still did not change his hard-spoken and soft-hearted nature.

"If she doesn't want to continue working as a salesperson in a department store...you can find someone to partner with her to start a company, or do something like 'meeting'. Anyway, let her not worry about money anyway."

Luo Xiazhi couldn't help nodding. Now that he knew their current situation, he would definitely not ignore it anymore.

They absolutely cannot live in that house, and Po has already gone to school, so he must be sent to the best school in Hong Kong.

Before returning to Shanghai, he had ordered the general manager of the Hong Kong branch to arrange the lives of the two of them as soon as possible.

Luo Xiazhi walked to the private room next to the train, where Xiaoxiao who was reading a book and Bai Fenghuang who accompanied him were sitting in it. Compared with when they came, the two ladies were obviously in a low mood.

"Hey……"

Rorschach let out a long sigh.

"I still say the same thing, you can't do everything. When Luo Minmin teamed up with Luo Muze to kill you and your elder brother, he didn't have any doubts."

Back in Shanghai, Luo Xiazhi told Gu Hanlin what he saw in Hong Kong.The latter said that he did not expect that there would be such an affectionate and sexual woman in the Luo family, and he really underestimated her before.

"Li Ye and Liang Shaolong continued to investigate in Malaysia. Hearing the news that the Fu family was cheated, Liang Shaolong finally expressed a little worry. After all, the rubber plantation he originally bought can start mass production this year. If I was also cheated, and I really lost my money."

Luo Xiazhi is going to jointly open a rubber factory with Liang Shaolong in Guangzhou.Now that the First World War is over and the whole world is in ruins, it will usher in a major opportunity for industrial recovery and improvement.As part of the modern industry, rubber has become one of the essential raw materials.

Before the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Chinese didn't even know much about the existence of such a thing as rubber.Before the introduction of rubber tree species by overseas Chinese in Hainan, there was basically no tradition of planting rubber and large-scale rubber plantations in China.

At this time, rubber products, whether finished products or raw materials, were basically imported from abroad, so rubber was also called "soft gold".

It is no exaggeration to say that domestic rubber products are very expensive at present, and even for ordinary working-class Shanghainese, they are considered a "light luxury".

Take the products that are being sold in Shimai department store as an example.It costs five oceans to play a ball for a child, not to mention professional basketball, football, and even running shoes.So at that time, those who could afford to play all kinds of ball games were the children of rich families with some assets.

People in the future will never understand that in this day and age, a brass soup pot is much cheaper than a rubber hot water bottle.At this time, the hot water bottles are still 100% imported, and only the really rich will buy them for winter enjoyment.

Not to mention the rubber used in industry, transportation, construction, daily use, and medical use are used in almost all walks of life, but they are basically completely dependent on imports. It is not counted as the continuous supply of gold and silver to foreign countries every year. Once a foreign country decides to block China -Lock the rubber outlet, the consequences will be disastrous.

Liang Shaolong bought [-] mu of rubber plantation in Malaysia for the first time. After Luo Xiazhi learned about the situation, he invested an additional [-] mu in Malaysia near Singapore in the name of Roche.

If Li Ye and the others confirm that rubber tapping can be started after their inspection, then the construction of a processing plant is imperative.

On the way back from Hong Kong, when passing through Guangzhou, he had stopped by to inspect two rubber processing factories that were ready to be sold, both of which were previously opened by the British.

The scale of the factory is small, and it can only do some primary processing.If it is really purchased, it is necessary to purchase machinery and equipment, hire skilled workers, and most of the places need special personnel to take care of them.

"Honestly, I feel a bit overwhelmed again."

Luo Xiazhi scratched his head, "I want to hire another secretary. Now Qizhongtian Hotel cannot do business without Li Ye, and he can't always follow me."

"Please. How many secretaries does Liang Shaolong have? There are more than five."

And it's all women's army...

Thinking of those beautiful girls in Suzhou, Luo Xiazhi and Gu Hanlin's faces were full of dark lines.

Ever since Li Ye graduated from university and stopped working in the Suzhou factory, this guy has been complaining that he is too busy to hire one or two secretaries a year.He didn't have any unreasonable thoughts about these girls, but he thought it would be very face-saving when he took them out to discuss business.

"Then... I also want a female secretary?"

Luo Xiazhi raised his eyebrows and asked half-truthfully.

"Okay, if you hire a male secretary, maybe I'll be 'jealous'?"

Gu Hanlin put his hands on Luo Xiazhi's waist.

Speaking of which, they have been separated for nearly half a month, "a little farewell is better than a newlywed".

"Principal Gu is getting old, he will be 35 this year, right? Tsk tsk, if you don't take care of yourself, you might be dumped by me..."

Lifting his foot and kicking the door, Luo Xiazhi smiled and put his hands on Gu Hanlin's slightly lowered neck.

"Whether you are old or not depends on your age...Young and beautiful are not necessarily good at 'kung fu'..."

Gu Hanlin reached out to lock the door, and pulled down the blinds on one side.

Luo Xiazhi wanted to hire a secretary, and the news that men and women were not restricted quickly spread in the department store.

Zheng Jiesen was terrified. Since the establishment of Shimai Department Store, he has been working as the general manager's secretary.In the past ten years, it can be regarded as conscientious and conscientious.

Although a Li Ye came later, sharing part of his work.But everyone knows that sooner or later, Li Ye will be the leader.No, now he is the vice president of Seventh Heaven Hotel.

Now the boss suddenly wanted to hire a secretary again, which made Zheng Jiesen wonder if he had done something wrong. The boss was dissatisfied and wanted to replace him, so he was in a state of panic for a long time.

"No... Isn't this what I need for business development? Besides, Secretary Zheng, I remember that your ancestral home is from Guangzhou, right?"

After Luo Xiazhi learned about the rumors inside the company, he recalled how Secretary Zheng was hesitant to talk at work every day, and said dumbfoundedly, "In the future, I will often send you back to Guangzhou on business trips, so more people are needed Just help me."

"So it is!"

Secretary Zheng finally let go of her heart.

"Speaking of which, I do have someone I can recommend to you—"

"'Shimai Sisters Mutual Aid Cooperative'?"

When Zheng Jiesen led Luo Xiazhi to a small office inside the company, Luo Xiazhi looked at the wooden signboard hanging above it and gave him a confused look.

Well, he knows that there are many empty small offices in the department store, and he also knows that the people in the Republic of China like to have "societies" and "sisterhood" and so on, but he doesn't know that in his department store There is such an organization...

Women's mutual aid?So there are women's rights groups in the company?

Stylish enough!

"Their president is very powerful."

Jason Zheng said in a low voice, "Smart magazine, do you know the 'sister bosom friend' who is very popular right now?"

"is her?"

Luo Xiazhi had a vague impression that the chicken soup master of the Republic of China was indeed a very refreshing big sister.In addition to being good at pouring chicken soup, he also especially likes to persuade people to divorce.

Whenever someone wrote to the magazine asking for help with marital problems, nine out of ten she would try to persuade them to break up... So in addition to the title of "Sister Bosom friend", there is also the nickname of "Master Miejue".

Because of this, the supplement editors of many newspapers and magazines look down on her and feel that she is immoral. Adhering to the principle of "rather demolishing ten temples than tearing down a marriage", they often have pen fights with her— — which then led to a further uptick in magazine sales.

Ah... If it's that older sister, she must be able to do it.

Luo Xiazhi suddenly realized.

"It's not her, it's her cousin, who just joined our company a few months ago and is currently working as a purchasing assistant..."

As soon as Zheng Jiesen finished speaking, he heard the sound of patting the table from inside.

"This time, we must petition the general manager to help those poor sisters!"

A girl's voice came from inside, followed by chattering voices.

Luo Xiazhi didn't expect to hear his name as soon as he arrived, so he winked and told Zheng Jiesen to go up and knock on the door.

"Why are you here? Men are not allowed in here."

Unexpectedly, the person who came to the door was Ms. Yu, the spokesperson of "Black Girl Toothpaste".

She saw Zheng Jiesen standing at the door with a smile on his face, pointed to the word "sister" on the door plate, raised her head and said arrogantly.

It stands to reason that she would be able to go home and continue to be the eldest lady after working in the first half of Shimai. Who knew that this salesperson became addicted and expressed her willingness to continue to be a clerk, and even signed a three-year contract with the personnel department, so that Boss Yu was both happy and distressed.

Speaking of it, there is another interesting thing. After winning the Miss Shimai championship, it stands to reason that No.1 will shoot a cover advertisement with "Flying Dragon".And the entire department store, including every floor and window of the Hong Kong branch, must hang her jade photo.

As a result, Ms. Yu participated in the whole shoot with men's clothing, and when the cover of the magazine co-produced with Liang Shaolong was released, those who didn't know it simply regarded them as "two brothers"... As a result, the sales of Mai's men's clothing department surged in that two months, while the sales of women's clothing did not even exist at all. be driven.

And because her photos are too "handsome and unrestrained", many foreign guests who didn't know the beauty contest before mistakenly thought it was a certain male star, and made a lot of jokes about girls chasing stars at the toothpaste counter.

"Can't I go in too?"

Luo Xiazhi, who was standing behind Secretary Zheng, waved his hand, and Miss Yu smiled awkwardly.

Then, he was brought into the company's most mysterious female organization...

"We decided to open a 'sister factory' to support the lives of poor women in Shanghai and enable them to earn their own living."

Luo Xiazhi walked into the office and took a look—good guy, there are more than 20 girls crowded in the small office, most of them are salesgirls in uniform.There are also some familiar ones, probably secretaries, assistants and the like-it is said that this is only a part, and more sisters are still working.

Sitting across from Luo Xiazhi and talking eloquently is the initiator of this sorority, the cousin of "Sister Zhiyin", who just graduated from Jinling Women's University this year and is currently doing an internship at Shimai Department Store, an assistant in the purchasing department - Ms. Shu Wenfei.

By the way, this lady came to Shimai Department Store to chase after the star "Miss Heimei". Later, she felt that the place was "not bad", so she asked her cousin to write a letter of recommendation, so she entered Shimai to work.

Ms. Shu is in her twenties this year. Although she is not very gorgeous, she has good features and fair skin.Coupled with the aroma of books in her stomach, and a little arrogance in the corners of her eyes and brows, she is worthy of being the younger sister of "Master Miejue".

The "not bad" Ms. Shu didn't show any surprise when she saw Luo Xiazhi's arrival, so she took out a folder from under the desk, which read - "Shanghai Sister Factory Phase I Planning Proposal".

Luo Xiazhi opened the file and took a quick look, and secretly said that these girls could really cause trouble.

They actually want to run a mutual aid factory for poor women in Shanghai.

From Luo Xiazhi's point of view, this idea is very similar to the "street factory" that was popular in Shanghai in the 80s and [-]s. The main workers lived in the alleys without much professional skills, because they had to take care of children. And the female workers who cannot leave their homes.

What they do is stick boxes for soap factories and toothpaste factories, and do contract knitting for several knitting factories.

And this "female factory" should be regarded as an upgraded version of the work-study program of the Charity Girls School.

But more scale, and with longevity and stability.It can solve the practical problems of a large number of poor women.After they came to Shanghai, they would not be unemployed because of livelihood issues, and they would not live in Changsantangzi or dance halls on the other side of Fourth Ma Road.

"Is this the plan you wrote?"

Rorschach clicked on the folder cover.

"Yes!"

Miss Shu proudly puffed out her chest.

"I heard you want me to invest?"

She should be the one who said to petition at the door just now.

"Correct!"

The proud chin was raised even higher.

"Then I don't agree. I won't pay for it."

Luo Xiazhi directly threw the plan back on the table, causing the girls behind to gasp in low voices.

Standing behind Luo Xiazhi, Zheng Jiesen could swear that he saw the daring "Yu Heimei" raise her fist at Manager Luo.

"Why? Is this a good thing?"

Ms. Shu has long heard of Lu Xiazhi's "good name spreads far and wide".

They run charity schools for girls, and build shelters for homeless children. The money is spent like running water, without blinking an eye.

As a result, when it came to helping the female workers, why didn't it work?

"It's a good thing, but you also wrote it here, this is a 'factory'."

Luo Xiazhi clicked on the names on the file folder, "Since the 'factory' is set up, it must be profitable. This is not a school or an almshouse, which are originally public welfare. A 'factory' that cannot make money, I Why invest? Why do you think I should invest?"

Miss Shu was left speechless by Luo Xiazhi's question, her pride disappeared all of a sudden, and she blinked pitifully.

"Let's make a more complete proposal, the kind that can impress me."

Luo Xiazhi stood up, and when he turned around, he saw Yu Meihui sticking out her tongue, grinning at him.

"Miss Yu's teeth are quite white, so there's no need to show them off. Next month, I will be preparing for the autumn and winter fashion show. Miss Yu will choose two female colleagues to walk the stage with you."

He didn't expect the black girl to wear women's clothing anymore, so he could just use it as a male model, maybe it would attract more female customers?

Walking out of the "Sisters Mutual Aid Cooperative", Luo Xiazhi looked back inside - Ms. Shu clutched her head in pain and began to revise the plan, while a group of salesgirls chattered around the black girl, wanting to be her girlfriend on stage. .

What an energetic girl group... It seems that Times Mall is really at the forefront of the trend in the women's world.

When Luo Xiazhi returned to the Summer Palace, he told what he had seen today. Gu Hanlin smiled and said that Miss Shu's cousin was also a figure in the girls' club at school, and this cousin really "does not fall into the family tradition".

"If she can really set up this 'girl factory' this time, then I will choose her as my secretary."

Luo Xiazhi said while eating ice cream.

Gu Hanlin nodded, then took out a magazine from the coffee table, and handed it to Luo Xiazhi, "Look."

Luo Xiazhi glanced curiously, ""Movie Pictorial"? Since when did you like to read this?"

"The Japanese opened a film company in Shanghai, and they are promoting it."

When Luo Xiazhi heard this, his expression changed.

"New Era Movies Co., Ltd., funded by Otsubaki Trading Co., Ltd. and co-organized by the Japan Cultural Association, will open in Shanghai at the end of this year. At that time, Shanghai will be the film production center, providing the Chinese people with wonderful films that are not inferior to Hollywood... …What's the meaning!"

Luo Xiazhi threw the magazine away, "Dachun Trading Company won't open a department store anymore?"

"Now that the domestic boycott of Japanese goods is so strong, the people who go shopping at Sakura Department Store are basically foreigners and Japanese... They should be preparing to change their strategy."

Gu Hanlin frowned and said.

"That's right... Now watching movies has surpassed listening to operas and has become the favorite form of entertainment for Shanghai people. Besides, there are no film companies in the whole of China except for the two film studios in Shanghai. Once a new film is released, the copy must be released. It was broadcast all over China. The Japanese are making a big splash at this time, making it clear that it is to promote their ideas...at least so that everyone does not reject Japanese people and Japanese products."

Rorschach said worriedly.

Later generations of Japanese play this trick very well. The promotion of Japanese manga and Japanese idols all over the world has become a kind of soft cultural export.

"Why don't you just start a movie company?"

Gu Hanlin said half-jokingly.

"Anyway, you've also filmed the pre-roll commercial, and the movie theaters have done it, so it's not bad."

"It's not very realistic to start a film company...but if you invest in making a film, it's not impossible..."

Luo Xiazhi rolled his eyes and decided to think carefully about the countermeasures.

Ms. Shu Wenfei really had top-notch execution skills. A week later, Luo Xiazhi received a more complete plan for the establishment of a women's factory on her desk, and it was directly put forward at the current shareholders' meeting.

"We should have our own brand."

Rorschach said.

Sitting obliquely behind her was Ms. Shu who was exceptionally allowed to attend this meeting.

"When I visited Hong Kong this time, I noticed that many of their stores have their own brands. For example, Modern Department Store, they have their own OEM factories, which produce 'Modern Sweaters' and 'Modern Thermos Bottles' for them. ' and other products. Moreover, these products have their own exclusive counters, which are cheaper than similar products...not only can they earn more profits for the company, but they can also spread their own brands on a wider scale."

The shareholders nodded frequently.

This improved version of the business proposal firstly solves the problem of profitability of the produced products - selling them directly to Shimai Department Store.

Ms. Shu is an informal person. In order to get the proposal approved, she first changed the name of the original "Sister Factory in Shanghai" to "Women's Production Department of Shimai Haberdashery".

This production department specializes in the production of hand-processed products for Shimai. The raw materials are provided by Shimai Department Store, and the products produced are sold by Shimai Department Store.

The products to be produced in the first phase are "Shimai Knitted Sweater", "Shimai Western Lace", "Shimai Rattan Suitcase" and other products that are already popular with the public.

In this era when large-scale machines were not yet popular, many so-called "factories" were actually handicraft workshops.

At that time, there were many not very wealthy families in Shanghai, if they wanted to supplement their families.It will spend money to buy raw materials from these factories, and then "sell" them back after making finished products.

Such an approach is simple and extensive, has no intensive effect, and cannot achieve quality control of the product.It’s okay to be dexterous, but if the manual work is poor, it often happens that you spend money to buy materials and put in time to make the finished product. In the end, the boss refuses to buy it back, and instead loses money.

And this "Women's Production Department of Shimai Haberdashery" will provide early production training and necessary quality control.

Ms. Shu compared the production labor cost with the existing finished product purchase cost. Once the scale is formed, the unit price of the same product will be at least half lower than the current price of direct purchase from the supplier—the key point is that these are " Shimai brand"!

Shimai department store sells "Shimai brand" products, is there anything more suitable than this?

After discussion by the board of directors, the proposal for the establishment of the "Women's Production Department of Shimai Haberdashery" was finally approved!

As soon as the news came out, the members of the "Sisters Mutual Aid Cooperative" in the company were excited, and more than a dozen saleswomen pulled Luo Xiazhi, crying and laughing.

Ms. Yu, an extremely powerful former women's shot team player, punched Luo Xiazhi several times in excitement, until his shoulders turned blue. I don't know if her behavior was revenge or she was really happy.

"Manager Luo, I now admit that you are also a member of our 'Sisters Mutual Aid Club'!"

"Good to say, good to say..."

Ms. Yu punched and punched "sister", Luo Xiazhi looked bitter and avoided it.

At the same time, Ms. Shu Wenfei also officially took office and became Luo Xiazhi's secretary.

"You guys, 'Not so bad.'"

On her first day in office, Ms. Shu walked into Luo Xiazhi's office in high heels.

Then, the second sentence she spoke made Luo Xiazhi almost fall off the chair in fright.

"How about being my boyfriend?"

What?

I treat you as a "sister", but you want to pick me up?

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