Chapter 139 - I’m Actually Flying (1/2)
Chapter 139 - Im Actually Flying
The ten shopping trolleys Liu Xue-Bing’s workshop produced sold out in the morning. They hurriedly made 20 more and those were snatched up as well. The reason why the trolleys sold well was simple - compact, good material and reasonable pricing. Most importantly, it was easy to use. It could not only be used for groceries after unfolding it, but a bench as well after closing the lid. The old folk could use the shopping trolley for groceries in the supermarket and as a mobile bench afterwards; they could take a break and sit on it. The shopping trolley was very practical.
Xia Lei was quite happy with the news. He tasked Guan Ling-Shan with going to the Trade and Commerce Bureau to register trademarks and prepare for mass production. Once they had enough stock, they would send out their sales and marketing staff to expand their sales channels.
A shopping trolley would not bring them a lot of profit but it was a good start and gave Thunder Horse Manufacturing a direction in which to focus their development. They would make people their foundation, designing and manufacturing products which regular people needed instead of aiming high and going for cars or large machinery.
A small company had to have a small company’s attitude and strategy - accumulate, then expand!
Qin Xiang came to Xia Lei’s workshop in the afternoon.
QIn Xiang was dressed provocatively in a white, deep V-necked T-shirt and a pair of tight shorts with a black decorative belt around his waist. This way of dressing, coupled with a face prettier than the average woman, accentuated his tranny-ness.
The employees of Thunder Horse Manufacturing and Beauty of Beauteous Supermarket call Qin Xiang ‘Queen Qin’ behind his back. He was not angry when he found out but happy, and pleased with it for quite a time.
“What are you busy with?” Qin Xiang’s voice was high-pitched.
Xia Lei stopped what he was doing. “Preparing to build a lathe.”
“Lathe? Boring.” Qin Xiang smiled. “I came to see you and chat with you.”
Xia Lei returned the smile. “What do you want to chat with me about?”
“Chi Jing-Qiu, and that man who looked like your father,” said Qin Xiang.
Xia Lei paused. He had not thought about that matter in a while. The image of that man surfaced again in his mind at the sudden mention of him. That purchase order and the man who looked like his father was an unsolved mystery to him.
“I didn’t forget about this after you went to Germany and I followed Chi Jing-Qiu a few more times. That man did not appear again but I found out that she was meeting those small clients who’d been giving us purchase orders and those clients subsequently became clients of East Wind Heavy Industries,” said Qin Xiang.
Xia Lei’s brows wrinkled. “I heard from Si-Yao that she had asked you and you’d said you didn’t know. What’s this now?”
“Si-Yao has a short fuse and she is a martial artist. If I tell her something like this she’ll surely go make trouble with Chi Jing-Qiu. Don’t forget you still have an enemy in Xu Lang. If she beats up Chi Jing-Qiu, Xu Lang will definitely not let go of the opportunity to get revenge. I can’t manage your company either if Si-Yao gets arrested while you’re in Germany. Won’t this all end up a mess then?” said Qin Xiang.
Qin Xiang didn’t just look like a woman; he was more womanly than a woman and fairly detailed. He had hid things from Liang Si-Yao but it was undeniably for well thought out reasons and the right thing to do.
Xia Lei nodded. “Yep, what you did was right. However, Chi Jing-Qiu couldn’t have persuaded all of our smaller clients based on her status, could she? Besides, those small orders are nothing much to her. Why would she do this?”
“Have you forgotten who she works for?”
Xia Lei was struck by a thought. “You mean… Ning Yuan-Shan?”
“Mm, it’s Ning Yuan-Shan. I discovered that our smaller purchase orders suddenly disappeared after Chi Jing-Qiu interacted with our clients. I broke into Ning Yuan-Shan’s office one evening and installed a listening device in it. This is a recorded conversation between Ning Yuan-Shan and Chi Jing-Qiu. Listen to it.” Qin Xiang took out his mobile phone and tapped it, opening an audio file.
Ning Yuan-Shan’s voice came from the phone. “Jing-Qiu, how is the progress on that matter I asked you to handle?”
Chi Jing-Qiu’s voice came from the phone next. “Chairman Ning, I’ve done what you asked and it all went well. I took all of Xia Lei’s clients and brought them to us. They will not place orders with Thunder Horse Manufacturing. You don’t have to worry about these small matters, Chairman Ning. Those small companies switched over eagerly when they heard that it was our company. A small processing plant like Thunder Horse Manufacturing trying to make it big? Ha! I’m sure that Xia Lei’s company would have gone bust long ago if it were not for the purchase orders from China Industrial Group.”
“You’ve done well. Get all of Thunder Horse Manufacturing’s clients, even those potentially interested in doing business with them. We, East Wind Heavy Industries, will take all their orders. Even if we don’t do them, we will outsource them. I want that punk to have no business at all!”
“Chairman Ning, um… Can I ask why?” Chi Jing-Qiu’s voice was inquisitive.
“Need you ask? China Industrial Group was originally our big client and I had a good relationship with Mu Feng-Jian but this punk ruined it all. I treated him well but he stabbed me in the back. How can I still stand proudly in Hai-Zhu if I don’t repay the favour?” said Ning Yuan-Shan.