Life in the world of film and television

Wu Chenghou ignored everyone's exclamation, picked up the bright yellow cloth and said: "This is the golden brocade, which is made by my Wu family with a special dye formula, and the whole weaving process is in charge of Luo Shenzhen..."

He was introducing the products as if no one was around. The Su family looked at the bright yellow cloth with disbelief on their faces. One shopkeeper was so angry that his face turned red. He wanted to stand up and say something, but was stopped by Su Tan'er.

At this time, more people realized something. After all, Su Tan'er had been competing for the title of Imperial Merchant in a big way for the past month, and the same bright yellow cloth had been displayed several times in internal occasions.

Although confidentiality was requested, there were too many people who knew about it and it could not be kept secret.

At this moment, look at the cloth displayed by the Wu family, and then think about the cloth displayed by the Su family some time ago. It is said that the dye formula took three years and cost countless money to develop.

If we say that the two families collided, that is obviously impossible.

In the quiet hall, people's eyes began to focus on the Su family and the Wu family. Some people gradually thought of something, and then some people thought of more...

"That's not quite right..."

"What's wrong……"

"Isn't this dye formula from the Su family? How come it belongs to the Wu family..."

"There's a problem. A big problem..."

"It is said that some time ago, Su Boyong, the head of the Su family's first branch, was assassinated in the street. The first branch was in chaos, and now the formula that was finally developed has been..."

"Isn't this Wu family too vicious? They use such evil methods to do business."

"You are just short of experience. Even though the Wu family is now the largest cloth shop in Jiangning, it was not like that before. Do you know the Liu family, the largest cloth shop in Jiangning before? They have disappeared now. It is said that it was the Wu family who did it secretly."

"Everyone, be careful with your words, be careful with your words..."

Due to Su Tan'er's hype some time ago, half of the people knew that the fuel formula belonged to the Su family. Now they were obviously being cheated by the Wu family. Besides sympathy, they could do nothing about it.

For a moment, some people were talking a lot; some kept silent and only communicated with complicated eye contact, and the atmosphere on the scene was a bit solemn.

Wu Chenghou looked around as if nothing had happened, and finally looked at the Su family. He smiled and said, "Everyone, this is the cloth that my Wu family presents to the royal family. I have already said it just now, so I will not introduce it in detail. In addition to the unique color, the weaving skills of Luo Shenzhen are also worth boasting about. Come on, everyone, please feel free to ask any questions..."

A shopkeeper of the Su family couldn't help but stand up and said, "Master Wu, isn't this a bit despicable?"

Wu Chenghou had a smile on his face, not angry at all: "Despicable? My Wu family is upright and aboveboard, where can it be traced? Can't the Su family produce the cloth they prepared and use their mouths to get back at them?"

The Su family shopkeeper wanted to say something, but He Fang, the official from the Weaving Bureau who was presiding over the meeting, coughed and said, "Enough of the idle chatter, the meeting will continue. Next up is today's finale, Su's Cloth Shop."

Everyone's eyes were focused on the Su family, but Su Tan'er and Li Mu did not move. A shopkeeper became a little anxious, stood up, clasped his fists to the people around him, and was about to go forward with the brocade box, but was stopped by Li Mu.

The shopkeeper was a little anxious and looked at Su Tan'er: "Boss, we still have a chance..."

Su Tan'er sat there expressionlessly, motionless. After a moment, she suddenly sighed, "Let's... quit."

There was an uproar in the field. It seemed that they did not expect the Su family to react in this way. There was no argument, no quarrel with the Wu family, and they actually withdrew directly.

Yes, look at today's conference. The Su family, who was originally not expected to be the finale, was put at the finale. The Wu family has obviously made connections, and the Weaving Bureau is also cooperating with them. What's the point of arguing anymore? The result cannot be changed.

Everyone was pointing and talking at once.

Xue Sheng frowned and sighed to his shopkeeper, "The barking dog is the real biter. The Su family has been making a big fuss for the imperial merchant, and everyone knows about it. But the Wu family has remained silent, turning the tables behind the scenes... However, this method is too cruel. From now on, the situation of the three major weaving companies in Jiangning will no longer exist, and the Su family will decline."

He did not gloat over the misfortune at this time, but only sighed and was wary of the Wu family. Who would want a peer and competitor with no bottom line?

Several shopkeepers of the Su family were still trying to persuade them, but Su Tan'er shook her head and said coldly, "Stop talking, we're out!"

After saying that, he stood up suddenly, without saying another word, and walked downstairs with an expressionless face.

Li Mu also smiled coldly, knocked over the prepared brocade box, and followed.

The other managers of the Su family stamped their feet anxiously as they watched the two people leave. The person who made the decision had left, so what could they do? They could only sigh and follow them downstairs.

The brocade box was knocked over and fell downstairs. The lid opened in the air and a flash of bright yellow passed by everyone's eyes. Although it was put away by the shopkeeper of the Su family who followed behind, everyone still saw clearly that it was the same bright yellow cloth as the Wu family's.

What was originally uncertain was also confirmed, and the rumor came true. For a while, there was a lot of discussion in the field. But even the Su family couldn't prove anything. After several years of hard work, they fell into his hands. What else could others say? They could only say that the Wu family's methods were better.

The Su family, which was once prosperous, is likely to decline from now on.

Next, although the rhythm was interrupted, Huang Shang had already determined that the necessary procedures had to be followed.

Until the end of the conference, the Wu family had undoubtedly won the victory and became the imperial merchants. The bright yellow Chanjin brocade, which had the last laugh, was also used as a sample and would later be sent to the palace by express horse to be officially decided.

At the same time, the Weaving Bureau signed an order for a batch of Chanjin brocade with the Wu family on the spot, and the goods would be delivered two months later.

……

In the next few days, many changes took place in Jiangning's weaving industry.

The Wu family, which used to be the number one cloth shop in Jiangning, won this year's imperial merchant title. They were already in a very strong momentum, and will continue to expand, which is bound to make them even more powerful.

As for the Su family, they made such a big fuss but failed in the competition for the imperial merchant, wasting a lot of money and reputation, showing signs of decline. Even their original market faced a lot of turmoil. Fortunately, they had some foundation and could maintain themselves for a while.

However, when the wall falls, everyone pushes it. Many people are just watching coldly. If the Su family is really in trouble, the Wu family will get the biggest share, and they don't mind taking a bite.

The business world is like a battlefield, there is not much friendship to speak of.

The Su family has been in chaos recently. The second and third branches have been causing all kinds of trouble and have even begun to distance themselves from Dafang.

Some people said that Su Tan'er was not worthy of the title, that she was determined to compete for the title of Imperial Merchant, and that she was too ambitious. Many people even said directly that Su Tan'er was not suitable to be in charge of the Su family, and that the Su family needed to choose a true successor.

There are many more examples like this!

Not only the second and third houses said this, but some of the elders in the Su family also began to say this. The power that the second and third houses had accumulated over the years was finally released, and when Su Boyong fell ill and Su Tan'er failed, they launched a complete attack.

Even Old Master Su could no longer suppress these things.

Amid people's astonishment, Su Tan'er not only did not shrink the business of the first house, but instead used the new weaving technology she had developed to expand weaving workshops across the country.

Many people were shocked and began to wonder, if the Su family didn't win the title of Imperial Merchant, why did they build so many new weaving workshops? Without orders, wouldn't it be a waste of money to just leave them there?

Some people say that the Su family is going to have a complete confrontation with the Wu family. So many weaving workshops were not built in vain. It is said that the Su family used new technology and the weaving cost is lower.

Perhaps the Su family will use low prices to impact the Wu family's market, hurting the enemy by a thousand and hurting themselves by eight hundred, and no one will have an easy time.

Some people also said that it was impossible. If the Su family lowered the price privately, it would not only impact the Wu family's market, but also the market of all cloth shops, and might even cause public outrage.

Everyone was talking and talking about everything.

Su Tan'er ignored all this and continued to push forward the construction of the new workshop despite tremendous pressure and at a huge cost.

When the second and third wives saw this, they felt happy about it and would never go along with the first wife. They all drew a line between themselves and the first wife and even started discussing the separation of the family.

In such a complicated situation, Su Tan'er, who seemed to be busy and exhausted in everyone's eyes, actually had a very easy life. The Wu family had already taken the bait, and now it depended on how to close the net to get the maximum benefit.

The first wife has already begun secretly planning for the Wu family's various industries, and Manager Liao has also been sent to Tokyo to tighten the Wu family's pockets.

In this way, time flies and a month has passed.

As the largest cloth shop in Jiangning, the Wu family still has some support. For example, Luo Minzhi, one of the most important elders of the Wu family in Jiangning, is in his early forties and once pushed the Wu family's weaving technology to its peak.

This time, in addition to the clever operation of Wu Qilong and others to obtain the Su family's cloth dyeing formula, another killer weapon in obtaining the title of Royal Merchant was Luo Minzhi's weaving technology.

After taking over the Imperial Merchant, as the most trusted steward of the Wu family, he was in control and oversight of all the orders for Canjinjin from the palace.

That day, Luo Minzhi went to the workshop as usual and took a look around. The young apprentice who had just been accepted last year came over and reported: "Master, the golden brocade in the small warehouse over at Qinming Building looks... a little faded..."

Luo Minzhi was slightly stunned: "Qin Minglou's side? I remember that was the first batch that came out. The quality control may not be very good. Hmm...how many are there?"

The young apprentice said, "Not many. The ones that were made first are piled up in the corner."

Luo Minzhi nodded, thought for a moment and said, "In the corner... that should be waste cloth. Well, the first batch was not well controlled. Manager Chen and I felt that it was not ideal, so we just threw it there. The corner is damp, so it is inevitable... Well, I'll go take a look tomorrow morning."

A month had passed since the competition for the imperial merchant title, and nothing had gone wrong with Can Jinjinjin during this month. He naturally would not think that the fading of some discarded cloth meant there was something wrong with the cloth.

Now, the Su family has even been forgotten by him. With such a stable situation, how could anything go wrong?

However, out of habit, he went to the warehouse to take a look the next day. The faded ones were the first batch that had just been made with the dyeing recipe. He took them to experiment with the weaving method, but threw them away when he was not satisfied with some of them.

As for waste cloth, it is inevitable that it will be damp and dirty when piled up in the corner.

Now, there is still one month left before the first batch of 220 pieces of golden brocade ordered by the palace will be delivered.

Although the quantity is small, this is considered the signature of the Wu family. Luo Minzhi has devoted all his energy to weaving technology and patterns. Some less beautiful parts are still being improved and screened, striving to produce a finished product that will impress people.

In the blink of an eye, another five or six days passed. On this day, the young apprentice came to report again: "There are more faded cloths."

Luo Minzhi had a bad feeling and asked, "Which fabrics are fading?"

The young apprentice said, "They are all from the first batch. Except for the one in the corner, the others are also gradually fading."

Luo Minzhi's heart sank, but he didn't show it on his face: "Come with me to take a look."

When we arrived at the warehouse, the batch thrown in the corner had faded even more seriously and was no longer bright yellow.

He had a growing sense of foreboding, and when he came to a row of shelves, he saw the first batch of items that had been well-preserved. He opened the box and took a look, and his heart became even colder. The cloth in the box was also obviously faded.

He continued to open the other boxes, and one-third of the cloth showed signs of fading. He remembered that these cloths were the first to be dyed.

Luo Minzhi was extremely suspicious and could not guess the reason. Was it a problem with the formula? Impossible, the Su family had spent several years researching this. On the day of the Imperial Merchants Conference, the Su family also brought this color of cloth. They could not possibly compete for the Imperial Merchants with a problematic cloth. This was playing a trick on the royal family.

Since it wasn't a problem with the formula, could it be that there was something wrong with the formula that the Wu family had taken? This was also unlikely. Luo Minzhi also knew a little bit about the inside story. In order to steal the formula this time, the Wu family had more than one insider in the Su family. All of the insiders used the same formula. It was said that the Su family's workshop that made the samples also used this formula.

So, what's the problem?

Luo Minzhi thought for a while, looked at the cloth in his hand, and consoled himself: "Perhaps, because this is the first batch of cloth dyed with the formula, the process is not very familiar, and there is a small problem somewhere that caused the fading."

Then he told his young apprentice that there were some problems with the first batch of cloth, so he should not show it to outsiders or make it public, and should wait a few days to see the situation again.

A few days later, the young apprentice came to report in a panic that most of the first batch of cloth had faded, and the second batch of cloth also showed signs of fading.

Luo Minzhi was confused and hurriedly followed his apprentice to the warehouse to check. He opened a box and found that the cloth had faded. He opened another box and found that it had also faded.

Luo Minzhi yelled: "Tear it apart, take it all apart..."

As the boxes were opened, most of the first batch of cloth had faded, and the second batch of cloth also showed signs of fading.

Luo Minzhi stood there in a daze, his expression solemn, one hand shaking, staring straight at the opened cloth, as if he had seen something terrible.

The young apprentice called him, and Luo Minzhi finally reacted and shouted, "Go and call the boss, call the boss..."

This kind of thing happened once in the Su family a few months ago. Su Tan'er also shed tears in front of the faded cloth. As if it was copied, the same scene began to be repeated here again.

Not far away, at the Wu family weaving workshop, the weavers were still working hard, dyeing new bright yellow cloth one by one...

At this time, there are only 20 days left before the first batch of goods is delivered. (End of this chapter)