Chapter 51: The Small Dilemma of the Small Company (2/2)

“In a month?” Liu Li asked Zhao Qingfeng blankly.

“Yes, that’s the initial plan. But first, I need to understand the market. What brand is your clothing? Does it have any popularity? How many people do you have under you? How are your connections? Please tell me everything right now.” Zhao Qingfeng asked many questions calmly while taking out paper and pen, waiting for Liu Li’s answers.

Liu Li was a bit stunned…

The boy bombarded her with questions as if he was holding a meeting for her. Under normal circumstances, she would have sent such a person away.

But now, she was desperate to cling to any lifeline, unwilling to miss any opportunity to turn the situation around.

“We are just doing OEM here.”

“We don’t have a brand. The client said they were for export, for foreign trade.”

“My connections…”

“Should be okay…”

“We have nearly a few dozen employees in total. They’re mostly idle now and can be mobilized at any time. What good method do you have?”

Liu Li spilled everything out, treating Zhao Qingfeng like a last resort.

After noting everything down, Zhao Qingfeng casually remarked, “Of course, the plan is to sell the clothes.”

This one sentence almost infuriated Liu Li on the spot.

She knew about selling clothes; the backlogged inventory was the crux of the problem.

She had contacted many distributors she knew through her connections, but no one was willing to buy sweaters now, as summer was approaching. No one wanted to risk having their money tied up in inventory that couldn’t be sold for several months.

“That’s too simplistic.”

“They’re unwilling to cooperate.”

“Fashion also evolves over time. What if new styles come out later? What if they are not popular next winter? So, no one would be foolish enough to buy in bulk just to maintain a relationship with me. Of course, I don’t blame them.”

Liu Li quickly analyzed the key issues.

Zhao Qingfeng understood, from a business perspective, that buying a large quantity of sweaters now, unless one was out of their mind, was not a viable option.

But.

He wasn’t talking about selling to distributors or partners.

He didn’t explain further.

After drinking some tea, he said to Liu Li, “Sister Liu, how about this? Give me this afternoon. Have the company provide a car for me, and I’ll visit various malls and commercial streets for a survey. Also, help me collect information on all the well-known brand merchants currently in the market. I’m not interested in small brands.”

Liu Li thought it over and agreed.

Apart from Zhao Qingfeng, she really had no other options.

Moreover.

Zhao Qingfeng’s preliminary conditions were not excessive.

It was just a matter of providing a car, appointing a driver to accompany him, and gathering some information, which for her, was fairly easy.

“Liu Li, you have a strong presence, giving Zhao Qingfeng enough respect. Little Wang looked at Zhao Qingfeng, several years his junior, with a frown, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

However, not wanting to defy Liu Li, he respectfully said ‘please’ and led Zhao Qingfeng to the door, “Mr. Zhao, where shall we go first?”

Zhao Qingfeng thought for a moment and said, “Let’s start with the factory. I want to see what kind of sweaters they are.”

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