CHAPTER 550: CHAPTER 534: NEW PROMOTION

Lu Lu calmed her breathing and quickly said, "Director Wang from the department store just came over, brought someone, and pulled back a tricycle full of our clothes to return. There are about a hundred pieces, Sister Ye Zi couldn’t make the decision and asked me to come over quickly." "Is Director Wang still here?" Lin Wan frowned and asked

"He’s already gone back to the store, left the clothes, and told me to notify you to bring the money for 120 pieces and go see her,"

Lin Wan frowned and said, "En." She said to Yin Peibai, "Little Yin, let’s go and check it out." "They’ve had the goods for over a week, right? Now they don’t even say anything in advance, just pulled the goods back. Isn’t this clearly not following our rules?" Su Ling was instantly furious

"He’s the kind of person who sticks to the rules. Sigh, let’s go over and check it out first," Yin Peibai, who had some dealings with Director Wang, more or less knew about his character.

Yesterday, he made it clear, and they promised to resolve it in the next two days; unexpectedly, he couldn’t wait.

"Alright, you guys go. See what’s going on over there, we’ll have Xiao Lan quickly sew the rest of the cut clothes at home." "Sorry to trouble Xiao Lan," Lin Wan gave Shi Lan an apologetic look. Shi Lan had helped her a lot these past few days.

"It’s no trouble at all, you guys go ahead. Check out the situation first."

So Lin Wan rode the tricycle with Yin Peibai and Lu Lu to their store first.

"Ye Zi, have these clothes been inspected? Are there any damages?" Lin Wan asked as Ye Zi sat there, looking troubled.

"They’re all new, Director Wang personally checked them all."

"How many pieces in total?"

"Four styles of tops, three styles of pants. Here’s the list," Ye Zi said, handing Lin Wan a list with the wholesale prices of each style.

"En, no problem. Just organize these first, and Little Yin and I will go over once,"

"En,"

"Sister Lin, the clothes on the market are selling like hotcakes. We know they’re of poor quality, but some customers don’t believe it. During this time, your clothes are really hard to sell," Yang Erni returned those clothes to Ye Qing yesterday. Her words implied Ye Qing was not playing fair.

Nobody could have predicted that Ye Qing didn’t realize she’d done anything wrong. Instead, she justifiably said, "As long as it makes money, it’s fine."

Profit items indeed can make a big profit.

But Yang Erni didn’t think so; she was relying on this business for her latter years and couldn’t afford to ruin her reputation.

But these days, business was indeed not making much money.

"Sister Erni, don’t worry. In some time, they’ll understand what’s good and bad. Besides, we’ll have a special offer these days that will definitely outshine them."

"Are you serious? I’m counting on you now,"

"Thank you, Sister Erni, for the trust. Rest assured, I won’t let you down. When Sister Erni meets other merchants on our street, give them a heads up, so they don’t get anxious."

"Don’t worry, everyone on our street knows what’s what,"

After exchanging a few words with Yang Erni, Lin Wan took the list and money and went with Yin Peibai to the department store.

When they arrived at the clothing section where their clothes were previously, it was already replaced with Ye Qing’s clothes, looking quite plain. A few other styles were clearly not as nice as theirs.

Maybe to avoid old customers asking for matching styles, there were a few of their styles inside.

"Director Wang,"

"Boss Lin is here, have a seat. Have the clothes been counted?" Director Wang was sitting at the desk with a cigarette in his mouth, his attitude noticeably cooler.

"If there are no problems, let’s return the money."

"En, alright. There are 120 pieces in total. After deducting Director Wang’s profit, the rest is all here, please count, Director Wang." Lin Wan had calculated the amount before coming.

Seeing Lin Wan didn’t even bother to persuade, Director Wang was quite dissatisfied. In past experiences, Lin Wan should have cajoled him; after all, for such a large store like theirs, the sales were indeed significant. Losing this client would definitely be her loss.

His intention was to have Lin Wan offer him more discounts, as her clothes were indeed quite good, even better-looking than those from two clothing factories in the city.

Who knew today Lin Wan would be so decisive, returning the money without any arguments, despite the no-returns policy after a week.

"The commission is just this much, isn’t Boss Lin being too stingy? We’ve interacted so many times; I’ve sold quite a bit of your goods, helped you earn a lot. And now, you’re discarding us like this?"

Lin Wan smiled, "Director Wang, you’re saying it all wrong... True, Director Wang has sold a lot of our goods, but we don’t make much profit on the goods we send to you. Only Director Wang’s side has taken a lot of profit from us, haven’t you realized that? Besides, we initially agreed, within a week, you could freely adjust and return, but none after a week. This batch of goods for Director Wang has been nearly two weeks, right? I’ve already given Director Wang great face by making this exception and letting you return everything. Isn’t that enough face?"

"Actually, this matter can still be negotiated. Just moments ago, you should’ve seen as you entered, that one offers me at this point. Besides, the clothing is priced lower; for the same style, why would I choose the expensive ones over the cheap ones? Human nature, right?"

Lin Wan knew exactly what Director Wang meant, but she didn’t want to comply with his demand, "They’re just similar, not exactly the same. We can ensure the quality; if it falls apart or becomes see-through after washing, we promise to compensate tenfold. Can they do the same? Can they guarantee the quality?"

"Boss Lin is still too young; in the eyes of the public, as long as it’s cheap, they don’t care about the quality. They will only choose the cheaper option, guaranteed never to choose the expensive one. With clothing, it’s only about selling. Many similar styles are out there; who knows if it’s bought from me?"

"People with different principles don’t work together. Since Director Wang said so, our cooperation ends here. If you need our goods in the future, feel free to find me at the store. Thank you, Director Wang, for your care during this time. Goodbye," Lin Wan remained composed throughout her conversation with Director Wang. Her intention today was to sever cooperation with him.

This kind of person only considers personal gain and won’t last long. Of course, soon enough, he would realize his problem.

"Humph... ungrateful," Director Wang watched their resolute backs leave, his heart simmering with anger.

This incident did not go as he planned.

"Xiao Wan, are we really not going to cooperate with Director Wang?" Yin Peibai asked in confusion after they came out. She thought they would try to secure the deal. Unexpectedly, Lin Wan was surprisingly straightforward.

"No more cooperation. For such department stores, demanding invoices and payment, coupled with poor staff attitude, as private shops increase, their business will get worse. Thinking it over, adding the profit left for him, we don’t make much from sending goods to him. Selling to individual retailers brings more money."

"That’s true, I can guarantee, give it another year, and our brand will be known all over S City; we won’t worry about sales then."

"Let’s see how the sales go this year. If the profit is good, we’ll buy a piece of land and build a factory to expand."

Just hearing Lin Wan talk about these things made Yin Peibai excited, "En, I’ll listen to you."

Director Wang’s few goods, to them now, made little impact.

They didn’t go home, but went to the store to help Ye Zi organize the clothes a bit.

Actually, recent sales did not drop. Compared to Ye Qing’s few clothes, theirs were just negligible. It didn’t really affect anything.

Lin Wan had Ye Zi write up a promotional activity, starting tomorrow, two pieces at the cost of just six yuan.

Of course, seeing the clothes displayed at Director Wang’s side, she should’ve increased inventory. Invested quite a bit of capital.

Who knows how Ye Qing knew Director Wang, and managed to connect with him like this.

After returning from the store, Lin Wan told them about Director Wang’s situation. Su Ling wasn’t fussed, she didn’t plan on cooperating with him anymore, and this time was just right.

The few of them didn’t say much. They continued to pull all-nighters, busy making the clothes.

When heading back at night, they each took quite a lot. They visited the few places they frequently got jobs from, informing them there was work recently.

The next day, Lin Wan brought over the fifty or sixty pieces they rushed out yesterday to the store. They began strong promotion.