16: Chapter 16 Discusses Cooperation!

Wang Ming looked at Zhao Yang with curiosity.

He always felt that his childhood friend had changed quite a bit.

"Take me to your family's factory to have a look!"

Zhao Yang smiled slightly.

"I want to discuss a partnership with your family!"

Wang Ming was stunned for a moment; he looked at the Zhao Yang in front of him with some surprise.

He really hadn't expected this—discussing a partnership with his own family??

"Alright!"

Wang Ming pondered for a moment, nodded, and agreed.

Although he didn't know what Brother Yang wanted to do, Wang Ming didn't ask further. As a childhood friend, Wang Ming felt that Zhao Yang was still quite reliable.

Growing up, Zhao Yang had helped him a lot, whether it was cheating on tests or copying homework.

Brother Yang's grades were always among the best in the class.

As for him, his grades were always not very good.

The two of them grabbed their milk tea, and soon, Wang Ming brought Zhao Yang to his family's factory.

The Garment Factory was not very large in scale, but in a place like Changcheng, it could already be considered a decent-sized Garment Factory.

However, right now, the Garment Factory looked somewhat desolate, with only about half of the machines running.

"Due to the financial crisis, my family's factory can only barely manage to keep running."

Seeing Zhao Yang's expression, Wang Ming sighed slightly and said.

"By the way, Brother Yang, you asked me to take pictures of the leftover stock; have you found some channel to help my family sell goods?"

Wang Ming asked, looking at Zhao Yang with a bit of curiosity.

"Something like that. Where are your parents?"

Zhao Yang asked Wang Ming curiously.

"My dad went out to run some channels, and my mom should be in the office!"

"Take me to see your mom."

Zhao Yang said to Wang Ming.

"Okay."

Wang Ming nodded.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the factory office.

"Mom."

In the office, a young woman wearing a dress was calculating accounts.

Wang Ming called out to the young woman.

"Mingming, why are you here?"

Seeing Wang Ming, Wang Ming's mother was slightly stunned for a moment, and asked with some curiosity.

"Auntie."

Zhao Yang also knew Wang Ming's mother; at this moment, he smiled and greeted her.

Wang Ming's mother was slightly stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on her face.

"It's Yang Yang! It's been a while since we last met! Come, come, sit down quickly!"

Wang Ming's mother smiled and brought over a stool.

"Auntie, I won't sit. I came to the factory today because I want to get some stock."

Zhao Yang said with a smile.

If it were the Zhao Yang of his previous life, with his introverted personality, it would have been impossible for him to be this cheerful or speak so pleasantly.

"Oh?"

Wang Ming's mother was slightly stunned and looked at Zhao Yang with curiosity.

"Are you planning to take the goods to sell in nearby towns?"

"No, no. I recently found a sales channel and want to try it out first by taking some stock to sell. If it's reliable, I'll be taking large quantities of stock from you, Auntie, later on!"

Zhao Yang said to Wang Ming's mother with a smile.

"Alright!"

Wang Ming's mother nodded.

Recently, the factory's goods hadn't been selling well, so Wang Ming's mother naturally wouldn't refuse someone willing to help sell them; every bit sold counts!

Because of the connection as Wang Ming's childhood friend, Zhao Yang could even pick and choose when taking the stock.

Zhao Yang picked out about three hundred pieces of clothing.

"Just these! Thank you, Auntie!"

"Good!"

Wang Ming's mother smiled and weighed them for Zhao Yang.

"Seventy-three jin, let's count it as seventy jin. Following the factory's wholesale price, let's make it seven yuan per jin!"

Wang Ming's mother smiled.

"Here is five hundred yuan, thank you, Auntie!"

Zhao Yang handed the money he had already prepared to Wang Ming's mother, and she didn't decline; business is business!

With over seventy jin of clothes, Zhao Yang naturally couldn't carry them himself, so Wang Ming's mother directly had the factory's tricycle deliver the goods.

Zhao Yang also left with the vehicle.

The matter of lunch had naturally already been settled.

Watching Zhao Yang's back as he left with the tricycle.

At this moment, Wang Ming's mother turned her head to look at Wang Ming, who was on the side, with eyes full of curiosity.

"Mingming, by the way, don't you feel that your childhood friend has changed quite a bit!"

"Mm."

Wang Ming nodded.

"I heard he had a high fever during the College Entrance Examination and fainted in the exam hall, right? He must have failed this College Entrance Examination, so why does it feel like he isn't that concerned about it! Have you asked him? What is he thinking?"

Wang Ming's mother asked Wang Ming curiously.

Hearing his mother's words, Wang Ming felt a bit helpless.

"Mom, can you not be so gossipy! Brother Yang had bad luck during the College Entrance Examination and must be feeling very uncomfortable right now; why would I rub salt into his wounds for no reason!"

Wang Ming's mother laughed awkwardly for a while.

"Alright Mom, I'm leaving now!"

"Hey! You child!"

Wang Ming's mother glared at Wang Ming's back.

On the other side.

After the delivery worker helped Zhao Yang move the goods upstairs, he left.

Zhao Yang picked up ten pieces of clothing and quickly went to a Yuantong Express station near his home.

Negotiating partnerships was originally Zhao Yang's strength.

In his previous life, as a sales manager for a chip company, he had successfully negotiated many project partnerships.

Soon, he reached a shipping agreement with Yuantong.

Every day, Yuantong employees would come downstairs to collect the goods, and then ship them.

The price per item was three yuan. After exceeding one thousand items, the price per item would be two yuan. Above ten thousand items, the price per item would be 1.5 yuan!

To be honest, this price wasn't considered very good.

But it was also normal; unless it was an annual contract, the price couldn't be brought down at all, as the cost of running a courier service was not low.

Only with a very large volume could the price possibly be lowered.

For normal single-item shipments, small items like clothing that don't weigh much usually cost between five and ten yuan.

That Zhao Yang could negotiate it down to three yuan already counted as his negotiation skills being decent.

After negotiating the price, Zhao Yang conveniently sent out the ten items.

After doing all this.

Zhao Yang didn't worry about it anymore.

Just as Zhao Yang was preparing to continue reading, Mother Zhao had already returned.

"Oh! Why are there so many clothes!"

The clothes Zhao Yang brought back from the Garment Factory were all placed in the corner of the living room. As soon as Mother Zhao opened the door, she saw that large bag of clothes and exclaimed in surprise.

Hearing his mother's words, Zhao Yang walked straight out of his room.

"I bought these clothes back."

Zhao Yang said to his mother, who was nearby.

Mother Zhao looked at Zhao Yang with some confusion.

"Yang Yang, why did you buy so many clothes? And they are all women's clothing?"

Mother Zhao rummaged through the clothes and asked curiously.

"These clothes are some leftover stock I took from Wang Ming's family's Garment Factory. I opened an online shop on E-commerce Platform.

I'm currently trying to sell clothes online."

Hearing Zhao Yang's words, Mother Zhao was stunned for a moment, and looked at Zhao Yang with eyes full of curiosity.

"Selling... clothes online?"

"Mm, that's right!"

Zhao Yang smiled and said to Mother Zhao.

"You guys were worried that I was too introverted, so I thought I would find something to do during the summer vacation, and while I'm at it, use the money you gave me to try and see if I can make some money.

It can also be considered social practice."