Majoring in fashion design sounds grand, and we're always hearing about internationally renowned fashion designers and such.

But when it comes time to actually find a job, you realize how tricky this field is. Becoming famous and getting your designs into stores, bought by customers—that's incredibly difficult.

Tang Xiaoxiao was complaining, while Zhou Xinya said, "Alright, Xiaoxiao, complaining won't help us now. Let's try to find a job as soon as possible."

Both of them submitted their resumes online and were also looking for places to interview.

"Hmm? Celestial Fortune Clothing Factory is hiring fashion designers, patternmakers..."

Zhou Xinya looked at the notice posted in the job market.

"We didn't see this before, it must have been posted recently," Zhou Xinya said.

"I'll look up where this Celestial Fortune Clothing Factory is."

Tang Xiaoxiao, also noticing the plaza, took out her phone and opened the Gaode Map app.

She searched for it, but it didn't show up; instead, two Celestial Fortune Clothing stores appeared.

"Oh dear, if it's not even on the map, could it be newly established?" Tang Xiaoxiao couldn't help but say.

Nowadays, with Gaode, Baidu maps, etc., if it exists you can usually find it.

However, if it's newly established, it might not show up.

"Probably," Zhou Xinya nodded and said, "This fashion designer position has a base salary of 3000, with bonuses around 1000, making it a total of four thousand yuan, which is not bad."

Honestly, they've checked out several clothing factories, and the salaries are really low. Most require starting as an assistant designer.

Tang Xiaoxiao pouted and said, "This unknown factory claims to have bonuses and such. I bet the salary is just three thousand."

"Three thousand isn't bad; it's at least better than the last few," Zhou Xinya laughed.

She seemed quite satisfied; when she first left school, her heart was full of expectations, dreaming of earning a ten-thousand-yuan salary immediately, only to have her hopes repeatedly dashed, lowering her expectations.

"Let's go take a look, check out the environment there? If it's okay, we can intern for a while."

Hearing Zhou Xinya's suggestion, Tang Xiaoxiao said nothing.

She looked down on the Celestial Fortune Clothing Factory a bit, feeling she should join a bigger, well-known factory rather than an unknown small one.

But with no better options, she nodded.

Seeing Tang Xiaoxiao agree, Zhou Xinya looked at the phone number on the recruitment ad and started dialing it on her phone.

...

"Yun, this is where Jinrong Clothing Factory used to be. However, Jinrong Clothing Factory has closed down, and all the clothes inside have been cleared out, leaving only some machinery," Qin Xuan said, standing in a large factory building.

"But Jinrong Clothing Factory is quite spacious, as large as two thousand four hundred square meters."

The Jinrong Clothing Factory previously employed over a hundred workers. In comparison, Qin Yun plans to hire only twenty, which makes the space seem disproportionately large; most of it likely won't be needed.

"Two thousand four hundred square meters; not bad." Qin Yun walked around the factory, looking here and there. The factory had air conditioning installed and looked quite decent overall.

Qin Yun had no particular thoughts about the space, knowing that the factory's scale would surely expand. Better to buy a bigger one now, rather than look for another one later.

"How about the rent?" Qin Yun pondered and asked.

Seeing that Qin Yun had no objections to the factory building, Qin Xuan handed over the documents in her hand, which also contained some data.

"This location is quite remote, so the rent isn't high. Jinrong Clothing Factory's lease has expired. If we want to rent it, the minimum is for a year, with an annual rent of 150,000 yuan."

"One hundred fifty thousand?" Qin Yun silently calculated in his mind, figuring the monthly rent to be over ten thousand yuan, which was entirely manageable for him.

Seeing Qin Yun remain silent, Qin Xuan added, "Additionally, there are eighty flatbed sewing machines in the factory, along with double-needle machines, sergers, and other equipment. The former owner of Jinrong Clothing Factory wasn't able to deal with them and wishes to sell them to us at half price."

"Eighty units?" Hearing this, Qin Yun shook his head and said, "That's too many. We'll buy new ones, no need to consider these."

He had sufficient funds now, and moreover, the two clothing stores and one shoe store continued to steadily accumulate wealth for him, so there was no need to use second-hand ones.

Besides, with only twenty people being hired initially, most of these sewing machines wouldn't even be used.

More importantly, buying new ones is safer and more stable.

Qin Yun harbored bigger ambitions for this factory, so he hoped everything could start anew.

"Alright, I'll notify the owner of Jinrong Clothing Factory to clear out everything within two days." Qin Xuan nodded.

"Furthermore, I'll purchase all the other necessary equipment within the next few days."

"Okay, you can handle these devices yourself, big sis." Qin Yun said.

He wasn't very knowledgeable about these, only having a general idea due to no past exposure. Although he had done over a year of part-time work before, it wasn't in a clothing factory.

Qin Xuan had worked in a clothing store and spent more time in the factory, so she knew a lot about these things.

Qin Yun was quite at ease entrusting everything to Qin Xuan.

Just then, Qin Xuan's phone suddenly rang.

She checked it and picked up the call.

After a brief conversation, Qin Xuan hung up.

"Yun, there are two students who just graduated majoring in fashion design coming for an interview," Qin Xuan said.

"Got it."

Qin Yun nodded; he had just heard Qin Xuan's questions.

"I'll interview them myself."

Most other positions were handled by Qin Xuan, but Qin Yun paid special attention to designers and usually handled their interviews personally.

...

Two girls got off the bus at the Sunshine Square stop.

They glanced at the glaring sun and exhaled deeply.

"It's so hot," Tang Xiaoxiao stuck out her tongue, shielding the sun with her right hand.

It was nearly the end of July, and temperatures had reached thirty-six or thirty-seven degrees, making it uncomfortable to walk outside.

After checking out the many stores in the square, Zhou Xinya said, "Xiaoxiao, the Celestial Fortune Clothing store is over there. Let's hurry; they must have air conditioning inside."

They quickly ran into the store, and were immediately greeted by a refreshing coolness that lifted their spirits.

"Hello..." Seeing the two girls enter, a young lady in her twenties approached them.

Before she could say anything, Zhou Xinya politely asked, "We're here for the interview. Is President Qin Yun available?"

Qin Xuan had previously called and arranged their interview here.

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