Chapter 259: Making Battle Robes

Bai Wei and Director Wu were old acquaintances, so this business deal was settled very quickly.

She sold the Ebony, the Blue Glazed Dish, and the lacquer tray to Director Wu, receiving 317 million.

"Phew, now I have money."

Bai Wei let out a long breath.

As the number in her bank account increased, she began planning to make clothes for the soldiers in Beijiang.

Xiao Moting had already finished measuring the soldiers' heights and sent the statistical table to Bai Wei.

In addition to the table, he also sent over a few sample garments.

The sample garments were handmade in a tailor shop in Xuancheng; the material was Coarse Cloth, a profound black robe with narrow sleeves, convenient for daily martial arts practice.

Bai Wei then had Xiao Moting send over a sample set of undergarments.

The undergarments were made of white cotton cloth, worn close to the body by the ancients.

The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the soldiers in Beijiang could not wait any longer; wearing cotton robes all day, they were almost breaking out in heat rash.

After finding a Clothing Factory online, Bai Wei immediately drove over.

She went straight to the factory manager's office.

"Manager, I would like to order a batch of clothes and would like to discuss it with you."

The manager was taken aback. Seeing her demeanor, he knew she was no simple person. He looked her up and down and narrowed his eyes.

"Young lady, how many clothes do you intend to order?"

Bai Wei pondered in her heart.

With 180,000 soldiers in Beijiang, they needed at least a change of clothes, plus undergarments.

Even if it were three sets per person, the outer robes alone would be 540,000 sets.

Adding the undergarments worn inside, it would total over a million.

"Manager, the batch of clothes I want to order is about over a million sets."

"Could you introduce the fabrics used for making clothes to me?"

Upon hearing that Bai Wei wanted to order over a million pieces of clothing, not only the manager but also the several executives in the office immediately changed their attitudes.

The manager immediately told his secretary to pour tea, "Miss, may I ask your surname?"

"No need for formalities, my surname is Bai." Bai Wei thought for a moment, "Manager, the outer garments I want to order need to be both wear-resistant and breathable, and preferably sweat-absorbent. What material is generally used for this?"

The sample outer robes for the Northern Frontier Army were made of ancient Coarse Cloth; while the style was decent, the fabric was truly too poor.

The manager waved his hand, and the secretary immediately brought over a clothing catalog and began explaining it to Bai Wei.

Half an hour later.

Bai Wei had already selected the materials for the sample garments.

For the outer robes of the Northern Frontier Army, the fabric would be vinylon; this fabric has the strongest moisture absorption and is also wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant.

The Northern Frontier Army usually had to train and fight on the battlefield, so the outer robes suffered heavy wear and tear; many soldiers' robes were covered in patches.

If they were replaced with vinylon outer robes, they would be much more wear-resistant than Coarse Cloth.

For the undergarments worn close to the body, the fabric used was pure cotton, which is soft and sweat-absorbent.

Originally, it was 540,000 sets of outer robes and 540,000 sets of undergarments.

Bai Wei considered it and added 10,000 sets to each, bringing the total to 550,000 sets.

Because the quantity could not be set too rigidly, there would be wear and tear on the clothing; if someone's clothes were damaged shortly after receiving them, they could be replaced in time.

"Make 550,000 sets of each style; these are the sample garments."

Bai Wei took out the outer robe and undergarment samples of the Northern Frontier Army and placed them on the table.

The manager took one look and was instantly stunned.

"Ancient costumes?"

"Yes."

The several executives nearby looked at each other.

They had taken so many clothing orders, making jackets, pants, skirts... they had done it all.

But they had never seen anyone make ancient costumes, and to make over a million sets at once at that.

The manager was puzzled, "Bai, why are you making so many ancient costumes? Even for filming, you wouldn't need this many."

On the way over, Bai Wei had already thought of an excuse.

"My friend runs a martial arts school, teaching Huaxia Ancient Martial Arts, and these are the uniforms they issue to their students."

"But even for school uniforms, you wouldn't need over a million sets."

"My friend is abroad, and it's inconvenient to come back to make clothes, so it's better to get it all done at once so there's no need to run back and forth later."

At this, the manager suddenly realized and gave her a thumbs up.

"Bai, your friend is truly impressive, spreading Huaxia Ancient Martial Arts all the way abroad."

"It seems his school is doing well; so many foreigners coming to learn Huaxia martial arts is truly bringing glory to our Huaxia."

The several executives nearby also nodded in agreement.

Bai Wei also smiled and asked intentionally, "Since my friend is bringing glory to the country and promoting Huaxia martial arts, shouldn't you give me a discount?"

"This?" The manager's smile froze on his face.

But this was a massive order worth tens of millions, something his medium-sized clothing factory wouldn't encounter even once in ten years.

The manager gritted his teeth and slapped his thigh.

"You are a major client, so I will give it to you at cost price. You can go and compare; I guarantee my price here is the cheapest."

Clothing factories produce clothes in batches.

The price for an outer robe was fifty yuan per set.

The undergarments are forty yuan each.

The price for the outer robe order is twenty-seven million.

The undergarment order is twenty million.

That makes a total of forty-seven million.

It is equivalent to more than half a year's turnover for this Clothing Factory.

The factory manager beamed with joy, his attitude toward Bai Wei becoming incredibly attentive; he personally served tea and water, introducing things with great enthusiasm.

At this moment, Bai Wei noticed that there were also socks in the sample clothing catalog the secretary had brought over earlier.

"Manager, do you also produce socks?"

The factory manager patted his chest, "Of course, our clothing factory makes everything. Our factory's socks are all pure cotton and even exported abroad; they are soft, comfortable, and sweat-absorbent."

"What is the order price for your socks?"

"Three yuan a pair."

"Alright, I'll place an order for forty million worth of clothes with you, and you can gift me a batch of socks," Bai Wei said, her eyes rolling as she thought. "If you gift me socks, I will place another order for socks with you."

The factory manager was stunned, then immediately felt delighted.

This really is a girl who brings wealth!

More business has arrived.

"No problem, I'll gift you one hundred pairs of socks to wear; how many socks do you want to order?"

Bai Wei smiled, "If you gift me one thousand pairs of socks, I will order one hundred thousand pairs from you; the more you gift, the more I order, and so on."

At this, the smile on the factory manager's face froze.

This girl is not easy to fool.

She looks like a big spender, but in reality, she is incredibly shrewd.

Bai Wei looked at the factory manager with a smile.

In fact, she had learned this bargaining skill from Xiao Moting.

First, clarify the set price of the socks, then bargain, so as to avoid the factory manager raising the price to hoodwink her.

Gifting one thousand pairs of socks made the factory manager feel a bit of heartache, as this was also a cost, but he could not bear to lose this big business from Bai Wei.

The two began to haggle in the office.

Half an hour later.

The two finally reached an agreement.

Bai Wei ordered three million pairs of socks, with the order to be produced in batches.

The factory manager gifted her thirty thousand pairs of socks.

The price for the sock order was nine million.

This time, including the clothes and socks, Bai Wei spent a total of fifty-six million.

Originally, she had also wanted to order a batch of undergarments for the female soldiers at the Northern Frontier Camp.

But she thought better of it; the undergarments of people in ancient times were never easily shown to others, and the sizes for undergarments were different for every woman, known only to themselves.

If she were to have the female soldiers measure their sizes and send them to her, it might infringe upon their privacy.