Counterflow 92: Ditching the School Flower at the Start and Building a Trillion Empire

In his previous life, Lin Yifeng was tricked by his first love into going abroad, missing the period of rapid development in his homeland.

He finally managed to amass a fortune of hundreds of...

Chapter 221 Luxury Goods in China

Since Rong Enniang can make Suzhou-style cheongsams, it's highly likely that she can also make Hanfu.

Sure enough, upon hearing Lin Yifeng ask if other clothes could be made, Rong En's mother's face lit up with a smile:

"Other clothes?"

“My mother, Rong En, is very famous in Suzhou. There’s no dress I can’t make.”

"However, I must add something."

First, I don't make modern clothes because I don't like them.

Second, the clothes I make are very expensive, and most people can't afford them.

At least..."

Rong En's mother clearly found Bai Yejin's hundred yuan amusing: "You can't buy that for a hundred yuan."

Bai Yejin, whose mouth was covered by Lin Yifeng, tried to say something through sobs, but Lin Yifeng didn't let go of her mouth and continued, "Mother, you can rest assured about the price, but as for the craftsmanship and materials, I..."

"If price isn't an issue, then it's even less of an issue for me."

"As I said before, my mother Rong En is very famous in Suzhou. Only Old Li can slightly suppress me because of the reputation of our ancestor who was a tribute to the emperor."

With that statement, everything is fine.

Lin Yifeng finally let go of Bai Yejin's words. He gave Bai Yejin a wink, and Bai Yejin could only pout, clutching her Suzhou-style cheongsam with both hands, standing next to Lin Yifeng without saying a word.

A piece of clothing costing one thousand.

This was truly beyond Bai Yejin's comprehension. She couldn't understand why a piece of clothing could sell for 1,000 yuan.

What does one thousand mean?

Even if Bai Yejin didn't eat or drink, it would take her nine months to earn a thousand yuan!

This was after Bai Yejin graduated from vocational school. If she were a farmer in her hometown, it would probably take her two years of not eating or drinking to afford this dress.

Bai Yejin really didn't want to buy this cheongsam, even though she longed for it very much.

but...

Now she has no say in anything, and she can only obediently listen to Lin Yifeng.

Lin Yifeng started talking to Rong En's mother about clothes.

No...

To be precise.

Lin Yifeng began discussing business with Rong En's mother.

Rong En's mother charges at least a thousand yuan to make a single garment.

This outfit is extremely expensive for ordinary people, but it's nothing to wealthy people.

For example, Meng Lulu, the eldest sister.

For example, Veronica Yip, this young heiress.

Another example is Wei Yuxian, a super-rich woman from Kyoto.

With their abilities, spending a thousand yuan on clothes is nothing to them.

“Rong En’s mother, I don’t just want one piece of clothing, I want every single piece of clothing you have from now on.”

“I don’t know your production volume, but if you can make 100 pieces a month, I can eat them all.”

Lin Yifeng immediately asked for 100 pieces of clothing, which made Rong En's mother's eyes widen in surprise.

100 pieces of clothing?

Do you think she's a spinning jenny?

Suzhou embroidery is all handmade. The clothes Bai Yejin is wearing are not newly made, but modified from the original.

Even if Rong En's mother worked her hardest to make clothes, she could only make three to five pieces a month.

Lin Yifeng asked for 100 pieces right off the bat. That would kill her; she couldn't possibly make them all!

"A maximum of five items per month?"

Five items, very few.

For someone like Lam Yat-fung who wanted to open a Pang Dong Lai restaurant, it was truly a rare opportunity.

But Rong Enniang is, after all, a human being, not a machine. Making five pieces of these purely handmade clothes a month is already a lot.

Five items...

It seems we still need to find "Old Li" from the Imperial Tribute Bureau.

Lin Yifeng originally just wanted to buy Hanfu for Bai Yejin to celebrate her birthday.

But now, he has changed his mind.

He plans to create his own "luxury" brand.

A "luxury item" unique to China.

The first luxury item was Suzhou embroidery.

Suzhou embroidery is more than just embroidery.

There are also diverse clothing such as cheongsams and Hanfu. Lin Yifeng intends to position these clothing as luxury items, luxury items that ordinary people cannot afford.

In later generations, many people only remember foreign luxury goods, but are unaware of domestic luxury goods.

Such as LV, Hermes, etc.

This is not because later generations admire foreign things, but because...domestic luxury goods are simply too expensive.

Luxury goods from abroad, bags costing tens of thousands of yuan, are within reach even for working-class people if they grit their teeth.

But domestic luxury goods...

You might as well grit your teeth and bear it.

Luxury goods in China are truly beyond the reach of ordinary people.

For example, Suzhou embroidery cost a thousand yuan a set in 1992.

In later generations, people would want to commission a Suzhou embroidery cheongsam or a Suzhou embroidery Hanfu.

The starting price is 300,000.

This price is truly beyond the reach of the average tycoon.

However, Suzhou embroidery is still considered "affordable luxury" among domestic luxury goods. Even Lin Yifeng can only look on with envy when it comes to the truly top-tier luxury goods in China.

Because... it's just too expensive, so expensive that even Lin Yifeng, who was worth over 100 million in his previous life, could only look at it.

Having come into contact with Suzhou embroidery in this life, Lin Yifeng had a flash of inspiration and decided to create a Chinese luxury brand and make it bigger and stronger.

Whether this luxury brand will be managed by Bai Yejin or someone else remains to be seen.

Anyway, Lin Yifeng only takes care of the early stages, and he washes his hands of things in the mid and late stages, becoming a carefree, hands-off manager.

Since he had made up his mind to do it, Lin Yifeng naturally wanted to do it to the best of his ability.

Rong En's mother can only make a maximum of five Suzhou embroidery pieces per month. No matter how much you force her, she can't make any more clothes.

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