A bloodbath in the global synthetic fiber market!?
After seeing the mission details, Gao Yuan was stunned. He wondered whether this was really a mission—or whether the damn thing was trying to start a war.
"I knew this Future Technology System couldn't be that simple." After a long while, Gao Yuan muttered to himself.
From the standpoint of the Chinese language, this could not possibly be a simple mission. A "bloodbath" meant, at the very least, bodies strewn everywhere and rivers of blood.
First step, second step, third step...
Could it be that after going through research and manufacturing, the dagger was finally about to be drawn?
Gao Yuan had originally wanted to go home and get a good night's sleep, but when he got up the next day, heavy dark circles hung beneath his eyes.
Only then did he suddenly realize that the system he had always considered simple was actually insane to its core.
After washing his face and eating a few pan-fried buns his father had bought outside, Gao Yuan said goodbye to his parents and headed back to the factory.
Uncle Liu, the gatekeeper, told him that it was August 10, the day the workers had agreed to collect their wages. Some had already come by early that morning.
Gao Yuan nodded slightly and went to the finance department to find Cao Feiyu.
The former accountant and cashier had both resigned. Cao Feiyu had recruited four more people from the job market, more than enough to handle the current situation.
"Give those who resigned voluntarily an extra month's salary. As for the old employees who stayed and waited for the factory to reopen, let those willing to remain continue working, with raises in both salary and bonuses. Those unwilling to stay should receive an extra three months' salary," Gao Yuan instructed Cao Feiyu.
There were several loyal veteran employees at the factory who had continued waiting even when the factory fell into trouble and Gao Xiangnan was hospitalized.
Gao Yuan intended to keep employees like them, putting them in charge of warehouse management, logistics, and such. With such a large place, someone had to maintain it.
Cao Feiyu nodded in agreement. Gao Yuan then went to the laboratory, where he met Dr. Xu Qingzhou and his group of students.
Since receiving Director Qin's support, Dr. Xu Qingzhou's team had practically been stationed at Gao Yuan's factory. Only when the National Laboratory held meetings or Dr. Xu Qingzhou had matters he could not avoid would he return for a look. The rest of the time, he ate and lived at the factory.
Besides being interested in researching X Fiber, Dr. Xu Qingzhou cared even more about Gao Yuan himself.
After having knowledge implanted into him by the system, Gao Yuan's grasp of materials chemistry had actually surpassed Dr. Xu Qingzhou's by far. The research work was also carried out jointly by the two of them.
Dr. Xu Qingzhou felt that staying by Gao Yuan's side allowed him to learn many useful techniques that could never be found in textbooks. It benefited him immensely, and the two of them shared the same values—they were both idealists.
If nothing unexpected happened, it was only a matter of time before Dr. Xu Qingzhou resigned from the National Laboratory and devoted himself fully to staying with Gao Yuan.
After returning to his office, Gao Yuan quickly fell into deep thought. Near noon, he called Boss Xu of Xiyin Group.
"Summer's End Offensive!?" After hearing Gao Yuan's proposal, Boss Xu froze.
Gao Yuan nodded lightly. "That's right. It's already August, and summer will be over soon. Our window of opportunity is limited. If we want to break through within that limited time, we have to hit hard."
"With a price war and a powerful publicity campaign, we'll set off a wave of enthusiasm for high-tech clothing. Every potential customer must understand the technological value of our products."
Boss Xu said with some confusion, "Even if you hadn't said so, we wouldn't pass up any chance to strike our competitors. But the timing really is unfortunate. If we launch a large-scale promotion at the end of summer and wrap it up hastily in early autumn, it could easily leave consumers feeling like it started strong but ended weak."
Boss Xu was highly professional in the fast-fashion industry. He knew very well that even an advertising campaign required continuity.
For a long time, the secret behind Chinese fast-fashion companies sweeping through the West had been speed and low prices. Sweden's H&M Group was a typical company built around speed. It took them only two weeks to move clothing from design to shelves, astonishing the industry.
But later, when Chinese companies entered the fast-fashion field, Westerners were shocked to discover that their efficiency was not worth mentioning before Chinese companies. Shein and Zaful needed only one week to put products on the shelves!
In other words, within a single week, Chinese companies could turn a designer's sketches into products and ship them around the world.
As for new product development, Shein and Zaful released an average of 260 new items every week, leaving their competitors stunned by such insane efficiency.
Consumers, too, seemed to have discovered a new continent. New styles appeared every day, and they felt restless if they did not browse those websites.
In the past, Zara and H&M had an average price of thirty US Dollars, which Western consumers already considered extremely cheap.
But Chinese companies directly cut those prices in half. Shein and Zaful's average selling price was only fifteen US Dollars!
Do not assume low prices meant poor quality. This new generation of Chinese merchants expanding overseas was no longer the same crowd that sold paper-thin leather shoes to Russia and passed off inferior artificial leather as fur.
Under Shein and Zaful's current quality standards, each finished garment could have no more than three loose threads. Even Zara and H&M could not achieve that, putting them close to Uniqlo, which won through quality rather than style.
In short, Boss Xu quickly understood the significance of the Summer's End Offensive. This was not a simple promotion. It marked Chinese fast-fashion companies' transformation from merely fast and cheap into something fast, cheap, and full of technological appeal.
At present, no clothing company like this existed anywhere on Earth. There were many companies that focused on technology, but they were usually not cheap.
For example, Nike's high-tech running shoes, which helped Eliud Kipchoge break the two-hour marathon barrier. Their performance was so powerful that World Athletics had banned them, believing that athletes competing in those shoes were effectively cheating.
But at the same time, the shoes were far from cheap. Even the version sold to ordinary consumers cost nearly 2,000 yuan, while the professional version used by elite athletes was even more expensive.
After thinking for a moment, Boss Xu said worriedly, "Suppose we put great effort into launching X1 Fiber fabric now and tell the world that, besides being fast and cheap, we can also manufacture clothing with cutting-edge technology."
"But summer will be over in just a few days. What about autumn? Put X1 Fiber away in the closet and bring out pure cotton fabrics again?"
"So that's what you're worried about." Gao Yuan looked unconcerned after hearing this. He smiled faintly. "Don't worry. There are four seasons in a year. When autumn arrives, we'll naturally launch the Autumn Offensive. When the depths of winter come, there will be the Winter Offensive."
Pfft—
Boss Xu was startled and nearly spat out.
He suddenly realized that since Gao Yuan dared say that, he had most likely already prepared X2 Fiber for shipment!
Less than twenty days had passed since their last meeting, and the second-generation product was already out?
This research speed was simply outrageous!
Damn, he had actually typed hard enough to break the keyboard. Fortunately, there was still an old one, so he could make do with it for now.
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