The short, stout man looked in the direction Yán Mò was pointing, his face full of dejection. "These are custom-made thermal undergarments according to the customer's request, but with this weather, the original buyer has also canceled. The quality is really good; alas, it's all going to waste now!"
Yán Mò's eyes lit up. It was truly a case of the right thing at the right time!
Yán Mò: "How effective is the thermal insulation?"
The short, stout man saw Yán Mò's interest and recalled her previous generous purchase. He thought that although this young girl seemed unreliable buying winter clothes in hot weather, he had advised her against it. Since she insisted on buying, he wouldn't be doing business against his conscience. If he couldn't sell them, he wouldn't have money to pay his employees, so he definitely would have stopped this young girl.
Considering the livelihoods of over a hundred factory workers, the short, stout man gritted his teeth and introduced the product enthusiastically. "Our experimental results show that in temperatures as low as minus 45 degrees Celsius, the clothes can maintain a body temperature of 28 degrees Celsius. This is an emerging material we specifically developed with a professor from the National Materials Research Institute. It was very expensive!"
Yán Mò was excited internally. High technology! Wouldn't this provide an extra layer of protection for them during extreme cold? She was so lucky!
The following words made the short, stout man's smile reach his ears.
Yán Mò, maintaining a calm demeanor, placed her order. "I'll take the entire series. However, the pants need to be altered. For both men's and women's styles, they should be changed to foot-strapped trousers. Five hundred sets for each size in men's, women's, and children's styles.
Additionally, make socks using this material, one hundred pairs for sizes 35 to 45. And one hundred pairs of adult gloves, both fingerless and full-fingered, for each size."
Hearing the order volume, the short, stout man silently calculated that this would consume half of the custom-made sample fabric! He was so excited he wanted to spin in circles but managed to restrain himself.
Yán Mò looked at the boss's suppressed reaction and gazed at the sky speechlessly. Just as she was about to pay the deposit, she remembered that the factory had only tested the winter insulation. What about summer? In this current high temperature, could this material also maintain a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius? Yán Mò felt it was likely to be so.
Regardless, Yán Mò's current task was to exchange money for supplies. It would take a long time to conduct experiments, and if it didn't work in the summer, she could just wear them as ordinary clothes.
Thinking this, Yán Mò added, "Use this material to make summer T-shirts, shorts, and mid-length pants in men's, women's, and children's styles, five hundred sets for each size. Let's go pay the deposit!"
The short, stout man doubted his ears, but seeing Yán Mò's serious expression, he finally couldn't help but happily spin in a circle, jumping up and down a few times, before calming down from this sudden happiness.
Yán Mò's forehead creased. Here it comes! It finally came! It was hard to hold back until now!
Yán Mò silently averted her gaze, thinking about other textile goods. She casually asked the short, stout man, "Are there any factories in the industrial park that can customize quilts?"
The short, stout man thought of his friend's factory, which was in a similar situation, and nodded vigorously. "Yes, yes, yes! I know a very honest and reliable manufacturer. Let's go! Young lady, I'll take you there!"
Yán Mò paid the deposit and drove with the short, stout man to the bedding factory. She successfully placed an order for one thousand one hundred quilts of various sizes, including thickened down quilts, silk quilts, cotton quilts, thickened cotton quilts, fleece blankets, and air-conditioning quilts. She also ordered one thousand pillows of all types. Delivery was scheduled for two weeks.
The bedding factory owner took the deposit and, along with the short, stout man, started spinning in circles. It turned out that spinning in circles was contagious, so Yán Mò quickly went downstairs to escape! She felt like she was about to lose control and spin because she had bought so many supplies!
Having dealt with the largest textile needs, Yán Mò drove around the industrial zone, looking for more ideas for stockpiling. Although Yè Ānlán and she had revised the supply list many times, she always felt it was incomplete every time they went out.
As she drove, she saw many clothing racks displayed at the entrance of a factory, seemingly having a big sale. Yán Mò got out of the car, ready to see if there was anything she could store in her Space.
She saw that they were all basic T-shirts, jackets, and pants. The styles were rather old-fashioned, and the colors were mostly dark.
This was exactly what Yán Mò was looking for! In the apocalypse, haute couture would be like telling others, 'I'm rich! I'm clean and well-dressed, with plenty of supplies. Come and rob me!'
Therefore, the plainer the clothes Yán Mò wanted to buy, the better. Since the sun had just set, the outdoor temperature was still around 45 degrees Celsius, and there were very few people at the factory entrance. Yán Mò asked a few factory employees and found the boss. "Boss, how much of these old-style clothes and pants do you have left in your warehouse? I'll take it all."
The boss, who had been listlessly drooping his head, suddenly lifted it. His eyes shone startlingly brightly, full of excitement. However, being a businessman with a conscience, he still reminded her, "Young lady, you're planning to open a shop, aren't you? These styles are too old; they won't sell. Have you considered other, better styles? Can you afford to buy so many?"]