Mao Xia, wearing a light yellow down jacket, caused quite a stir as soon as she entered the school gate.
Mao Xia felt very proud of the attention she received from her classmates.
"Mao Xia, your clothes must be expensive, right? What material are they made of? They're so light and soft!" The female classmate touched Mao Xia's sleeves enviously, being careful as if afraid of damaging the clothes.
Mao Xia pursed her lips and, under everyone's gaze, casually said:
"This is a down jacket, bought in Mandarin."
"I know, the clothes here are very expensive. Fur coats cost several hundred yuan each, and down jackets are not cheap either, at least one or two hundred yuan."
In the 1980s, most students at the German-Chinese School wore old, unfashionable clothes. When they did get a new outfit, it was usually made from fabric from their own homes. They had never even seen ready-made clothes before; they could only dream of them.
A hundred or two hundred yuan for a piece of clothing? Shu's roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) is only 3 mao (0.3 yuan) each.
For most students, saving up their allowance for several days is necessary to afford a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), and many families don't even earn two hundred yuan a year. Mao Xia's parents were quite generous to her, using an average person's annual income to buy her a down jacket.
The students were amazed and envious. Mao Xia was an only child, and her parents doted on her, which was something they could only envy.
"Among the girls in our class, Mao Xia is the best off, and her family spoils her," a girl who was close to Mao Xia glanced at Chu Yu, "unlike some people whose families run small restaurants, they work themselves to the bone and still don't earn much money, and they have many siblings, how can they compare to an only child like you!"
Mao Xia felt exceptionally comfortable listening to her classmates' compliments, and her long-standing distress was swept away by this dress.
Zhou Fangchun is right. Clothes make the man, and the fact that she can wear a down jacket that costs over a hundred yuan is something Chu Yu can't compare to.
What do people who work as assistants at snack shops have to compare with her?
Chu Yu's parents are divorced. After Zhou Jian'an's uncle got into university, he didn't want Shu Hui anymore. Chu Yu was kicked out of the house by her uncle and went to live with her divorced mother. Chu Yu's life is destined to be difficult, so why should I argue with her?
Mao Xia breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that she had been short-sighted in the past, only seeing Chu Yu's good side but not her shortcomings. At least the men Mao Xia knew were all very pragmatic; if a woman came from a poor family, no man would marry her; even if she was beautiful, she would only be used by men for a few years, and the ending would be the same for everyone.
Mao Xia was like a proud fighting rooster. When Chu Yu returned from the toilet, he caught a glimpse of her clothes, paused for a moment, and found it amusing.
What's going on with Zhou Fangchun and Mao Xia? Why are they rushing to Mandarin to deliver money? Is it worth Mao Xia putting on that arrogant expression over a piece of tattered clothing?
Chu Yu always dressed simply after starting school. It wasn't that she couldn't afford nice clothes, but that Mandarin's clothes were too eye-catching. Her classmates wore old cotton-padded jackets, while she wore fur coats and down jackets, making her stand out too much.
She wasn't afraid of being talked about. After the weather got cold, she planned to wear a down jacket and fleece-lined pants, otherwise she wouldn't be able to withstand the cold in Deyang. It wasn't quite winter yet, so she couldn't wear a down jacket. Her classmates didn't know that she was the owner of Mandarin, and she didn't want to be too conspicuous.
Speaking of which, the weather is getting colder, and Deyang will soon be below zero. Recently, Shu Hui dug out all the hot water bottles at home and even bought a new one for Shen Zhuyu. Afraid that it would burn her hands, she knitted a woolen cover to wrap it up, which moved Shen Zhuyu to tears.
With the Lunar New Year approaching, the furniture store is choosing an auspicious day to open, and Chu Yu's calendars and wall hangings have been printed and are stored in the printing factory's warehouse.
The concept of calendar girls is still very new, and Chu Yu is not sure if the world can accept it. Fortunately, there is a regular printing factory to print them, so there are no major problems with the procedures. She wants to promote calendar girls throughout Deyang, so it is inevitable that they will be displayed.
I'll set up a stall at the entrance of Mandarin, selling calendars, paintings, and clothes.
The advertising effect of the woman also boosted the sales of mandarin. Chu Yu also asked Chu Xiang to write several advertorials to introduce the custom of wearing red clothes during the Chinese New Year.
Put up some advertorials on the glass door of Mandarin, add some photos of women in red dresses, decorate with decals, lanterns and the like, and create a festive atmosphere. You won't have to worry about the concept of wearing red for the New Year not selling.
"Chu Yu, the printing factory has delivered the samples." Shen Zhuyu excitedly brought over the wall hangings and calendars. "Look, the clarity is very high, and the shooting effect is also very good. Chen Yun's expression of biting an apple in this picture is very accurate, and Fang Fang is also very beautiful in this picture of wearing a red dress."
Fang Fang and Chen Yun gathered around, both captivated by their own reflections in the calendar.
How can it look so good? I never expected it to turn out like this when I took the photo.
This digital camera was indeed clearer than a film camera; every frame was like a painting, and the two of them loved it.
The calendar is a collection, and each picture is also made into a separate hanging scroll.
The calendar contains only 15 images. The first 12 images correspond to each month, while the last three are group photos of models, used to explain clothing matching and seasonal changes.
The models were so beautiful that Chu Yu and Wang Qiuping had to go through a lot of selection and elimination to choose 15 photos. They had chosen 30 photos, and felt that every one of them was very good. They couldn't give up any of them. In the end, they used a coin toss to select the final 15 photos.
The good photos that weren't included in the calendar were all turned into wall hangings. There were forty or fifty pictures in total, each with a distinct personality, and they represented all kinds of beauties. If Chu Yu were faced with dozens of pictures, she would really hesitate and not know which one to choose.
This was also Chu Yu's intention. With a wide variety of pictures, die-hard fans would have a "collecting" mentality, and wealthy people would buy every single one, which would increase sales invisibly.
The calendars and posters weren't Chu Yu's main page; she was just using them to promote Mandarin and sell clothing.
But she is a very demanding person, and fortunately Wang Qiuping is quite capable, which is why the satisfactory results were achieved.
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