Chapter 45 Cooperation
Advantages?
Li Baijie and Liu Miao looked at each other again, feeling puzzled.
How come they don't know what advantages they have? Besides the strength they have developed that is comparable to that of men?
"Yes, advantage. Your advantage is your body."
Li Baijie's face turned pale and she grabbed her clothes fiercely, "Zhou Nuan, are you like those people who want us to sell our bodies?!"
Liu Miao's brows also furrowed.
Zhou Nuan laughed in silence, "Sister Li, what are you thinking? How could I possibly do such a thing? I mean, you have excellent figures and looks, you can definitely sell clothes. With you as models, there will definitely be a lot of women willing to buy them."
Li Baijie and Liu Miao were noticed by the people at that occasion, so naturally their looks and figures are better than ordinary people. If they put on those clothes, they will definitely attract a lot of people.
It is 1987 now. Although it is not the 1987 in history, it is almost the same. People have just had enough food and clothing, and their needs have risen from filling their stomachs to material abundance. They want to eat well, dress well, use things well, and pursue trends.
Some girls are even willing to spend one or two months' salary to buy a pair of leather shoes and jackets in pursuit of good looks.
As long as you grasp this point, you will never worry about making money.
Although she is uneducated, she is as good as professionals in the fashion industry when it comes to dressing herself beautifully.
"It's always easiest to make money from women and children. There are many women who are willing to spend money to dress themselves up. It just depends on whether you have the courage to make this money."
The most important thing is that Li Baijie and Liu Miao, two age groups, can attract people of relatively relatively old ages. In the clothing business, dressing beautifully is a living signboard.
Li Baijie glanced at Liu Miao, who was obviously moved.
Although she didn't stay in that place for a long time, Liu Miao stayed there long enough. She knew very well that unlike the lower-class people like them, people with some money were willing to spend money.
Some customers’ daughters and wives only need one piece of clothing or other items, and it costs them a month’s salary.
"Can we really do this?"
"Yes, where do we get the money to purchase the goods, and where can we purchase them?" said Li Baijie.
"You don't have to worry about this. I have the start-up capital and the source of goods." Zhou Nuan said with confidence. The reason why she was so confident was that in modern times she had a good friend whose family started out in the clothing business. According to her friend, her distant uncle's generation started in Haicheng.
That uncle's family has been in the cheongsam business for generations, and they have excellent skills in making cheongsams. However, now that they are impacted by foreign trends, their business can be described as bleak. Later, when Chinese people turned their attention back to Chinese-style clothing and regarded it as beautiful, their business gradually rose and became one of the leading cheongsam families.
If she guessed correctly, the uncle's store was in Dongcheng District, not far from Baohu District.
"I'll pay for these, and I can also teach you how to match them. Let's work together, and you get 60% of the money and I get 40%. How do you think?"
Li Baijie and Liu Miao never expected that such a good thing would happen. They didn't have to provide the initial capital, and they didn't have to find the source of goods. They only had to wear the clothes to display and then sell them. The risk was greatly reduced. How could it be possible?
“Actually, Xiao Nuan, you can do it on your own. You don’t have to cooperate with us.” And Zhou Nuan’s conditions are definitely better than both of them, both in terms of face and figure.
Zhou Nuan, "I can do it myself, but I'm not very motivated and I can't stand hardship. I'm afraid I won't want to do it halfway through, so I'd better leave it to you."
Except for the time when she went to teach, as a girl from a wealthy family, she has never suffered any hardship. She also doesn't want to be a hardworking and independent woman. It would be best for her to take advantage of the dividends of the times to exchange for the house deeds and wait for the days of collecting rent in the future.
Li Baijie and Liu Miao are by no means people who are afraid of hard work. On the contrary, they are very persevering, otherwise they would not compete with men for jobs.
"How about it? Do you want to cooperate?"
Li Baijie was hesitant, but Liu Miao was decisive. She gritted her teeth and said, "I want to cooperate with you, Sister Li, are you willing to do it? Anyway, I have nothing to lose, so how much can I lose?"
Li Baijie was inspired by her and said, "Okay, I'll join in too."
"But you can't be the only one to pay." Liu Miao added, "Although I don't have much money, I still have some. I'll take out all my money."
"Yes, we can't let you bear all the risks. I will pay too." Li Baijie agreed.
They looked like they couldn't do anything without your consent. Zhou Nuan smiled and held out her hand, "Well, let's cooperate."
“Let’s cooperate!”
The three of them clasped their hands tightly together and smiled at each other.
Zhou Nuan did what she said. The next day, she settled Qin Yuezhi and others, and took Li Baijie and Liu Miao on a bus to Dongcheng District.
Dongcheng District is adjacent to Baohu District, and it only takes half an hour by car. Zhou Nuan had visited this place before with her friends. She has always had a strong ability to recognize roads and can remember a road she has walked once. Even after so much time, she still easily found Zengji Cheongsam Shop.
There was a middle-aged man with a sad face sitting in Zengji cheongsam shop. He was my uncle Zeng Zhuang.
Zengzhuang hasn't sold a single cheongsam in almost half a year. It was fine in the past, as everyone dressed simply, but there would still be some business occasionally. Now everyone is wearing foreign products like cropped pants, and they are disdainful of traditional clothing.
Maybe it was because he was old, he just couldn't understand the beauty of those clothes.
Finally, three girls came. He hurriedly stood up and greeted them, "Pretty girls, would you like to see a cheongsam? My cheongsams are all handmade, very beautiful, and cheap."
He was feeling nervous, but Zhou Nuan looked very satisfied.
Liu Miao said, "Ah? Xiao Nuan, when you say selling clothes, you mean selling cheongsams? No one wears this anymore, there's no business."
Zeng Zhuang's heart sank, fearing that the hard-earned business would be gone. "I, I don't only have cheongsams at home, I also have other products, such as skirt pants..."
“No need, we just come to see cheongsams.” Zhou Nuan said, scanning the cheongsams in the store one by one. It was indeed a cheongsam family, and the craftsmanship was really good.
"Can I try it?" she asked Zeng Zhuang.
How could Zeng Zhuang refuse? He nodded repeatedly and handed the cheongsam to Zhou Nuan.
Zhou Nuan didn't let Li Baijie and the others try it on. She took the cheongsam into the fitting room herself and came out after a while.
Li Baijie and the other person heard the sound and looked over.
I saw a beautiful woman in a thin silk cheongsam slowly coming out. She had a slender waist and the cheongsam fit her well, outlining her graceful figure. She had snow-white skin, red lips, and an extraordinary temperament.
Liu Miao's eyes widened as he looked at her, and he blurted out, "It's so beautiful."