An Eight-Cent Commission (46 episodes)
I leased a packaging factory that had been shuttered for years, bringing in clients and capital to revive the business. Three years later, halfway through a…
I leased a packaging factory that had been shuttered for years, bringing in clients and capital to revive the business. Three years later, halfway through a rush order, production head Liang Bin suddenly halted the assembly lines, demanding an extra eight cents in commission per carton, while landlord Liang Jianguo used the lease expiration to hike the rent. Refusing to yield, I relocated the factory to start afresh. Unexpectedly, they kept the workers, added machines, and began undercutting me for orders. It wasn't until a crushing rush order of 400,000 cartons landed on them that they finally understood: running a factory takes far more than just keeping machines turning.