Chapter 451: Chapter 481: Beating Them at Their Own Game
But in her past life, Du Liya hadn’t divorced Shen Zhengfeng, nor had she given the clothing factory to Shen Yi. And Shen Yi had never cut ties with his father either.
Qin Jiao then remembered seeing Ji Yuehong with Li Xiaomei not long ago. The two cousins had always been close, and now the East Hong Clothing Factory was plagiarizing their Jiuyi designs.
Qin Jiao would never believe there wasn’t some scheme behind all this!
Once Sun Jianhua understood the relationships between everyone involved, he frowned. "Pulling a stunt like this... don’t they want to make money?"
Qin Jiao sneered. "They just want to get back at us. They can’t stand seeing the Jiuyi Clothing Factory’s business getting better and better. Only an idiot would cut off their nose to spite their face like this."
Shen Yi turned to leave, but Qin Jiao grabbed him. "Where are you going?"
"To call Shen Zhengfeng."
"It’s useless," Qin Jiao said decisively. "Li Xiaomei is just a nurse. How could she have that kind of money? Shen Zhengfeng must have given it to her. Now that he sees the Jiuyi Clothing Factory is making money, he’s definitely not happy either, which is why he’s backing Li Xiaomei and Ji Yuehong on this. We should just keep focusing on preparing our new spring collection."
Sun Jianhua said, "I’m worried they’ll steal our designs again and rush out a batch of products ahead of us."
Designing takes manpower, materials, and capital, but stealing is far too easy for them.
In a factory that large, there were bound to be some people who could be bribed in secret.
After a moment’s thought, Qin Jiao said, "That’s easy enough to solve. We’ll just beat them at their own game."
Qin Jiao then explained her idea. After hearing it, Sun Jianhua’s eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands. "That’s a great plan! By the time they invest heavily, manufacture the products, and sink all that money in, it’ll be too late for them to turn it into anything else!"
After all, fashion is seasonal. Plus, there are the raw materials to consider. Once the goods are produced, they still have to worry about sales.
Shen Yi said thoughtfully, "Alright, then. I’ll get to work on another set of designs."
’The kind that looks unique and edgy, but is actually ugly and impossible to sell.’
The plan was to create fake design drafts and arrange for someone to leak them to East Hong. Once their rival started mass production, they would begin producing their own line.
It would probably require everyone to work overtime, but fortunately, the staff at the Jiuyi Clothing Factory were now a unified team, all pulling in the same direction. Everyone respected the young couple running the factory.
After Sun Jianhua left, Qin Jiao went over the plan. She said, "Now, all we can do is hope they take the bait."
Shen Yi said, "We don’t need to worry about the siblings, Ji Yuehong and Ji Lidong. They have no experience and terrible taste. Li Xiaomei doesn’t understand this business either, and she’s desperate for revenge on us. As long as Shen Zhengfeng doesn’t get involved in this, it’ll probably work."
Qin Jiao added, "Li Xiaomei is desperate to teach us a lesson, and she also wants to please Shen Zhengfeng. It’s highly likely she won’t tell him about this. She’ll want to act first, score a major victory, and then give Shen Zhengfeng a nice surprise. That’s the outcome we’re hoping for. However, I’m worried about one other person."
"Who?"
"Lin Nian."
Shen Yi said, "Lin Nian knows things from the future, but this situation with the factory is completely new. It never happened before, and it wasn’t in that book. How would she know what to do?"
"If she has already gained Li Xiaomei’s trust, she might stop her from making this mistake." Qin Jiao’s eyes narrowed as she spoke in a cool, level voice. "In that case, we just have to figure out a way to make sure Li Xiaomei won’t trust her."
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