Cao Haifeng: Yiwu Garment Industry Will Win A Place At Home And Abroad

Perhaps because he was born in Dachen Town, Yiwu, the "hometown of Chinese shirts", Cao Haifeng, 23, set up a clothing factory in 2002 and vowed to do something. Ten years later, Cao Haifeng's factory has become the largest in Zhalin Industrial Zone of Dachen Town clothing One of the factories.

Good friends in the eyes of employees

Cao Haifeng seems different from other bosses. "I especially like to get along with employees, just like friends." Cao Haifeng said that many employees working in his factory have become good friends with him.

At ordinary times, when employees have dinner together, they always call Cao Haifeng. He is also willing to go to the roadside with employees to eat food stalls. During the Spring Festival last year, he was invited by several Jiangxi employees to visit their homes.

At the beginning of each year, many business owners will feel uneasy because of the difficulty in recruitment, but Cao Haifeng is very relaxed because he always makes friends with employees sincerely and is good at retaining people with feelings. Cao Haifeng said that in the eyes of employees, he is a serious boss when he goes to work, and he is a good friend of employees when he gets off work.

Enthusiastic people who are fond of "meddling"

In the factory, Cao Haifeng is a "friend" boss who is popular with employees; Outside, he is known as an enthusiastic person who likes to meddle in "affairs".

At about 10:00 pm on April 28 last year, Cao Haifeng had supper with his friends. While everyone was waiting to serve food, Cao Haifeng heard that someone had fled after killing with a knife. He immediately drove to help catch the murderer. With courage and tact, he found a criminal suspect on a remote village road near Zhalin Primary School, and with the help of friends, he successfully subdued the suspect, and then turned him over to the Dachen police station.

Cao Haifeng's act of righteousness was widely spread in the local area for a while, and he was therefore rated as an "advanced person who acts bravely for righteousness" in Yiwu. After receiving the commendation, Cao Haifeng transferred all the 2000 yuan reward to the victim's family.

Win a place for "Yiwu Clothing"

"It is my life ideal to love employees and mind my own business, and it is my career ideal to manage clothing." As a member of the clothing industry in Yiwu, Cao Haifeng is well aware that the development situation of the clothing industry is not optimistic. In his opinion, compared with the garment enterprises in Ningbo, Guangzhou and other places, Yiwu garment enterprises have obvious disadvantages. In recent years, with the rising cost of raw materials, rising wages of workers and fierce competition from domestic and foreign counterparts, Yiwu garment enterprises are facing greater challenges.

Cao Haifeng said that many Yiwu garment enterprises have transformed and upgraded by introducing advanced equipment and reforming management methods. He also increased product innovation and actively carried out brand building. "Although the development situation is grim, I still believe that Yiwu garment industry will win a place at home and abroad."