Ninety minutes after the dying of Queen Elizabeth II, hundreds of British flags started to flood a manufacturing facility south of Shanghai.
More than 100 workers of Shaoxing Chuangdong Tour Articles Company put aside different chores and create nothing however British-themed flags on 14-hour days from 7:30 a.m. onwards.
According to General Manager Fan Epping, they turned out a minimum of 500,000 within the first week.
There are some British flags which are carried by mourners or hung exterior properties. Others present portraits of Elizabeth and the years of her beginning and dying. They vary from 21 to 150 cm (8 to 59 in) large and in bulk for about 7 yuan ($1) every.
According to Fan, the primary buyer despatched an order within the tens of hundreds at 3 a.m. Chinese time. She stated that 20,000 was in inventory on the manufacturing facility that morning was shipped out.
“Customers came directly to our factory to grab the products,” Fan stated. “Many flags weren’t even packed. They have been put in a field and shipped. Before Elizabeth’s dying, the manufacturing facility was making flags for the Football World Cup.
Chuangdong has been within the trade since 2005 and produces flags for the World Cup and different sporting occasions or nationwide day celebrations. It additionally makes sports-themed scarves and banners.
Employees take note of information of occasions which will deliver order.
“Behind every news event is a business opportunity,” Fan stated.
An worker since 2005, Ni Guozhen stated she discovered concerning the world by way of her work.
“I learned a lot about current events,” stated Ni, who was stitching flags with a portrait of the Queen. “My knowledge has grown. So I’m proud and glad to be making flags.” Nee remembers filling orders for British-themed flags for a royal wedding ceremony.
“There’s a story behind every flag,” stated the fan. “This time it’s about the Queen in the United Kingdom. They’re buying these flags to deeply mourn the Queen.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
