1987: Sleepless Tonight

Don’t foreigners like to talk about civilization, talk about the working environment, and talk about human nature?

If you want it, if you like it, I’ll give it to you!

Lu Hao just followed their wishes.

He deliberately took a detour and passed by Xingsheng Garment Factory to show Kevin and the others, tell stories, and also mention human nature and the working environment.

From this point of comparison, he may not necessarily lose to foreigners.

This time, because the negotiation involved specific details of business cooperation, there was no contact with Hannah. Hannah did not come, so there was no other translator. Fang Bilong sat in the car and completely acted as an interpreter. Lu Hao's words were translated to Kevin and others.

"To make this place look like a garden, Boss Lu plans to use this place as a private villa to live in in the future?" Kevin was curious.

He was as confused as the people who knew Lu Hao's idea at the beginning. Even in foreign countries, there was no talk of building a garden-style workplace for employees.

Therefore, he didn't think about it at all, but thought that Lu Hao took over the factory because he took a fancy to the land, and the ultimate goal was for personal enjoyment.

As a garden, this area is actually a bit small for an ambitious factory, and it is in an urban area. It will definitely be demolished in the future urban development plan, but if it is used as a private residence, it is completely enough. The area is huge.

"No, not as a private residence, but as a place for employees to work." Lu Hao shook his head, "There is an old proverb in our country, which is that if you want a horse to run fast, you must give it grass."

"I firmly believe in this and have always done it this way. This was originally a clothing factory. After I took over, I planned to make clothing, but I wanted the employees to have a sense of responsibility when making clothing. It is a very comfortable environment, so I thought of transforming this place into a garden style. There will be a studio inside, where fashion designers with different ideas can create, and there will also be a tea room where you can sit when you occasionally take a break. Let’s drink tea, coffee, drinks, chat, and interact with each other.”

"A good working environment is conducive to inspiring good inspiration and creating."

Let employees live in the garden!

At this time in China, factory workers are still working overtime. It is considered good to have one day off a week. Many factories can only take one or two days off a month, even for state-owned enterprises.

But even in foreign countries, through the struggle of labor unions and workers, workers' wages and working conditions are more comfortable, but they only provide tea in the office and toilet paper in the toilet.

Some small favors.

But here, employees are directly allowed to work in the garden environment!

Fang Bilong translated all Lu Hao's words. Lu Hao knew English, but in fact some of Fang Bilong's translations were not that accurate.

But it’s harmless, as long as the general idea is correct.

In the end, you still need to live and communicate in the other person's cultural environment, so that you can understand the other person's language more deeply and translate it more accurately. Fang Bilong's English is not bad, but most of it was learned in China, and he can't compare with Hannah.

"Is this place for employees to work? Boss Lu's idea is really different from ordinary people. I have never seen such a situation not only here, but also in the country where I live. I have never seen such an arrangement for employees. Good work scene." Kevin was surprised.

Including another foreigner sitting in the car, he was also very surprised.

After Kevin came to Jiangcheng for the first time and met with Lu Hao, he told other management what he saw and heard in Jiangcheng, his conversation with Lu Hao, and his impressions of Lu Hao. Highly praise Lu Hao.

But several other foreigners obviously had reservations, thinking that Kevin might have such a high opinion of Lu Hao because of the face of Hannah and Hannah's family.

And another possibility is that Kevin wanted to promote the expansion of KFC, so he tried his best to say good things to Lu Hao as a partner.

But after Lu Hao introduced the idea of ​​using the garden as a workplace for employees, which was beyond the normal situation, the foreigner sitting in the back of the car who was responsible for KFC's domestic publicity work was shocked.

Such an idea is really unbridled.

Seeing the two foreigners and the surprised look on Fang Bilong's face, Lu Hao smiled.

His purpose was achieved.

At this time, the car had already left the area of ​​Xingsheng Garment Factory, leaving Xingsheng Garment Factory behind, and his speed returned to normal.

"Mr. Kevin, what do you think clothes are used for?" Lu Hao asked.

He asked Kevin a question.

This is also a skill in conversation. Instead of answering the other party's questions immediately, you ask the other party to answer the question in a rhetorical way, allowing the other party to follow his own pace and taking the initiative.

"Of course the main function of clothes is to keep out the cold, but also to cover up shame," Kevin said.

These are the two most important functions for which clothes were invented.

"Yes, the main function of clothes is to keep out the cold and conceal shame." Lu Hao nodded and expressed his affirmation, "But nowadays, the function of clothes is not only that."

"Especially for developed countries, tell developing countries that although clothes have two functions: resisting the cold and covering up shame, at the same time, clothes are also used to express oneself, show one's beauty, and make oneself more attractive. You can use clothes to complement your temperament.”

"We have an old saying that people rely on clothes, and Buddha relies on gold. It means that a person's appearance is fixed, but through dressing up the external image, the person can be made more elegant and outstanding."

"For example, you can make him look more beautiful and handsome through his hairstyle. In addition, you can also make him more attractive and eye-catching through his clothing."

"And this is actually fashion."

"Nowadays, with the improvement of productivity, the functions of clothes to keep out the cold and cover up shame are no longer so strong, and clothes are developing in the direction of fashion. If a clothing factory only designs and produces clothes based on the functions of keeping out the cold and covering up shame, then this clothing factory There is a high probability that it will not be able to continue operating and will not last long.”

"If a garment factory wants to survive and compete with other units in the same industry, it must combine functions with the development of the times. That is to say, it cannot just be limited to keeping out the cold and covering up shame. It must focus on fashion and highlight people's personality. Personality makes people youthful and beautiful, focusing on highlighting people’s strengths.”