Chapter 178 - 174: Difficult Recruitment at the Clothing Workshop

Chapter 178: Chapter 174: Difficult Recruitment at the Clothing Workshop

"So that was the case."

The three of them didn’t press the issue. They knew that even if they asked, she probably wouldn’t know the reason herself.

Gu Yuxi found a workbench for her and stood nearby, wanting to see just how good her skills really were.

’If she’s really good, I’ll invite her to work at Lin Xian Village.’ This was the very reason Gu Yuxi had let them in.

Wuwu showed no stage fright. She immediately began cutting the fabric according to the design, preparing to make a traditional blouse and skirt set.

Watching her work, Gu Yuxi grew more and more pleased. ’If the Clothing Workshop had a master artisan like her, we could start producing historical clothing.’

"You can stop. Your craftsmanship is truly excellent. Let’s go to the lounge and talk."

"Okay, I can provide a full set of patterns. If you produce them according to my patterns, there shouldn’t be any problems."

Gu Yuxi smiled and asked, "What’s your name? Have you considered working here at Lin Xian Village?

The pay at Lin Xian Village is very high, the environment is great, and we have a lot of perks you won’t find anywhere else.

For example, the Medicinal Cuisine at the Lin Xian Village Restaurant, the village’s Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills, and the Lin Xian mountain spring water."

"Huh? Work at Lin Xian Village? I hadn’t thought about it. My current job is fine."

Wei Wuwu was completely caught off guard by the invitation and felt a little dazed.

"Well, you can think about it now. Working at Lin Xian Village is a really great opportunity."

Wei Wuwu still shook her head. "Thank you for the invitation, but I’m not looking to change jobs right now."

"Alright, let’s add each other on WeChat then. Leave the designs for the clothes you want made, and we can stay in touch if any questions come up."

After settling on a price and seeing the three of them off, Gu Yuxi was just about to continue recruiting skilled tailors when she overheard some people talking about salaries.

"I hear the salaries over at the Restaurant are the highest this month."

"I doubt it. The doctors at the Medicine House are probably paid more. They produced several hundred thousand Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills and sold a ton of Medicinal Tea. I heard they brought in over ten million in revenue."

"Manager Gu, we weren’t slacking off!"

"I know. I wanted to ask, how do you know about the salaries?"

"We heard it from other employees in the village. It seems the news came from Manager Hu’s side."

"Yeah, I heard even the cleaning ladies who handle the village’s trash got paid over thirty thousand."

Their faces filled with envy as they spoke. They had arrived late, and on top of that, the Clothing Workshop’s revenue wasn’t high, so their salaries certainly wouldn’t be that generous.

Hearing that even the village’s cleaning ladies could earn over thirty thousand, Gu Yuxi was stunned. Those salaries were frighteningly high.

She had only dared to promise a monthly salary of over twenty thousand when recruiting people, yet the cleaning ladies were making over thirty thousand.

She didn’t even dare to imagine how high the salaries were for the other skilled employees.

She gave up on making recruitment calls and headed straight up the mountain, planning to ask the boss about this month’s payroll.

If the salaries really were that high, it would give her the confidence she needed. Her recruiting efforts wouldn’t be so passive anymore.

Once the payroll for Lin Xian Village was drafted, it had already begun to circulate privately. Many people couldn’t believe they could be earning so much.

The cleaning ladies, in particular, were the first to disbelieve the news when they heard they would be making over thirty thousand.

Last month’s salary had already been very high in their eyes. For it to more than quintuple now was a bit terrifying.

In the office area, Hu Zhiming had just signed off on the payroll for his staff. Staring at the numbers, he thought, ’There’s going to be a huge commotion once these salaries are paid out.’

"Brother Lin, if word of this gets out, won’t we be swamped with so many applicants that they overrun the village?"

"Get outta here. Can’t you see I’m busy?"

’Looks like I’ll have to speed up construction even more. Otherwise, I won’t be earning this salary.’

Hu Zhiming hadn’t expected Brother Lin to actually distribute bonuses based on the reported profits.

"Then you’d better hurry up. If Lin Xian Village adds more attractions, we can host more people, earn more money, and everyone will get paid more."

Hu Zhiming asked, "Brother Lin, aren’t you going to deduct your investment costs from the profits?"

Lin Xian Village had been spending a fortune lately on quarrying mountains, crushing stone, and various other construction projects.

Now they had to build a new road down the mountain, which had already cost over two hundred million. Thankfully, that group of foreigners had given Brother Lin a pile of cash.

And as construction progressed, expenses were only going to increase.

"Those are my own investments. Besides, I’m already taking the lion’s share of the revenue. If we really factored those costs in, no one would get paid."

Indeed, if the investments were factored in, not only would there be no profit, but they would be over one hundred million in debt.

A more unscrupulous boss could have easily factored in those investments to completely wipe out the revenue.

That way, even if they paid out lower salaries, the employees wouldn’t say anything after learning about the situation.

"Brother Lin, my sister and I are really getting a great deal here. Not only is the work easy, but the pay is amazing."

"I wouldn’t say that. You’ve both helped me a lot. Otherwise, the development of Lin Xian Village wouldn’t be moving this fast."

Hu Zhiming didn’t argue with Lin Feng, simply committing the sentiment to memory. ’From now on, I’ll do my best to help Brother Lin develop Lin Xian Village.’

’I’ll call my dad in a bit. At this rate, my salary next year might be more than what our family factory makes.

And to think, our family factory is the culmination of three generations of work to reach its current scale.

When my buddies hear about this, they’ll be so jealous. That’s a better feeling than any kind of flexing.’

"Sister Gu, what brings you here?"

Hu Zhiming watched Gu Yuxi rush in. She’d cornered him more than a few times, asking for his help in finding skilled tailors and experts in embroidery.

Unfortunately, he really had no way to help. Even after posting to his Friends Circle, he came up with nothing.

The main issue was that Jiangcheng City had no large-scale garment industry, to say nothing of skilled artisans for embroidery.

"Why are you hiding? I’m not here for you this time. Boss, I heard the payroll is ready?"

"Yes, it’s ready. Because your Clothing Workshop was just established, the salaries are relatively low.

Don’t worry, your salaries next month definitely won’t be low. I can guarantee that."

Lin Feng was well aware that once the artisans at the Clothing Workshop honed their skills, it would be just as profitable as any other project.

Lin Feng remembered hearing back when he worked in Shanghai that high-end, custom-made clothing could cost tens of thousands for a single outfit, even with lower-quality fabric. Some sets even went for millions.

"I’m not asking about our salary. I want to know the overall figures so I have something to talk about with those skilled tailors.

Recruiting hasn’t been going well. People just turn me down flat when they hear my offer."

Lin Feng said understandingly, "Take your time. There’s no rush. I have faith that the Clothing Workshop will flourish."

"Boss, you might not be in a rush, but I am! Let me see the payroll. I need some confidence to negotiate with people."

Lin Feng handed over the payroll sheet and said, "You don’t even need to go talk to people. Go find Hu Xia and have her post a recruitment notice on her live stream first.

After this month’s salaries are paid out, people will come to us automatically. We can even raise our hiring standards."

Gu Yuxi glanced at the payroll sheet and took a deep breath. She was stunned.