Chu Xiang was admitted to Beijing Normal University, a good school, and it was also her favorite humanities major, so Chu Xiang was quite satisfied.
Chu Yu took her to Mandarin to try on clothes, and Shen Zhuyu helped her try them on one by one.
"Sister Zhuyu, what have you been busy with lately? I haven't seen you in a long time."
Shen Zhuyu slapped her forehead. "You know what? Your sister is a freak. She wants to open 50 stores in six months. What can I do? I can only go around with Fang Fang to find stores for her. I only had a chance to come back after the last store just opened. With more stores, we need more styles. Before, we only had 40 or 50 styles a quarter, which was not enough. I've been discussing new styles with He Lu these past few days since I came back."
Chu Xiang knew about this. He Lu went to Hong Kong and bought more than a thousand pieces of clothing. He also saved several photos on his camera card. Logically speaking, Mandarin's designers should have been full of inspiration after seeing these clothes and shouldn't have had any trouble designing them.
"We have spring, autumn and summer clothes, but the temperature in the port city is not low in winter, so down jackets are not sold there. There is no reference for winter clothes, so we can only design them ourselves."
"Don't you have a partnership with Suicheng? I heard my sister mention that the boss's name is something like 'Bucktooth Beard'."
“Boss Hu has a lot of styles, but the purchase price is also high. With more stores, we need to control costs and inventory. It’s not good to always get goods from others. We need to have our own R&D department.”
If the design isn't enough, we need to develop new fabrics or collaborate with fabric suppliers in the port city.
"Yes, I heard my sister say that she wants waterproof fabric to make her own windproof and waterproof jackets and winter coats. She also said she wants to replace all the down jacket fabric with waterproof and windproof fabric."
Shen Zhuyu nodded and said, "Your sister has a long-term vision. She thought that most of our stores are in the north, and winter styles are especially important, accounting for a small portion of our annual sales. So she wanted to improve the fabric of our down jackets. After all, the north is windy and snowy, so waterproof and windproof fabrics are definitely warmer and easier to clean. This dispels many people's concerns about buying down jackets."
One reason why down jackets are hard to sell these days is that they are difficult to clean.
You won't find any dry cleaners on the street. Down jackets are really hard to clean when they get dirty, especially bright and light-colored down jackets. They're a niche product, only chosen by wealthy people who don't care about money.
Otherwise, it's hard to wash after you buy it, and nobody will wear it.
Chu Xiang was quite moved; her sister was a born businesswoman, always thinking three or ten steps ahead before taking a single step.
Other people in business just want to make quick money, but her sister is thinking about improving the fabric and doing business for the long term. No wonder Shen Zhuyu is being driven crazy.
Chu Yu gave Chu Xiang one hundred yuan and told her to buy whatever she needed herself.
Chu Xiang was overjoyed to have so much money for the first time. "Sister, I already have a monthly allowance, so you don't need to give me any more money."
"Alright, a girl can't be without money. If you need money, just ask your sister."
"Okay, I'm perfectly content with my sister!" The two laughed heartily.
Chu Xiang went to university, and Shu Hui and Chu Chu came along with her. Each of the four of them carried a bag. Chu Chu was small and could easily climb up and down the stairs. As soon as she entered the room, she found Chu Xiang's upper bunk and busied herself making the bed for her sister.
Chu Yu fetched hot water for Chu Xiang and bought her meal tickets. He originally wanted to buy more, but was afraid she would lose them, so he only bought 100 yuan worth.
Shu Hui tidied up Chu Xiang's bookshelf and wardrobe, and then went to the school store to buy a net bag of apples and pears for her roommates to eat.
After they finished all their work, Chu Xiang's bed and desk were absolutely gorgeous.
After they left, Chu Xiang's roommate said enviously, "Zhou Chu Xiang, are these your older and younger sisters? All three of you sisters are so beautiful, especially your older sister... I've never seen anyone so beautiful in my life."
Chu Xiang nodded proudly and said:
"My sister is not only beautiful and academically excellent, but she also knows how to make money."
Chu Xiang knew when to stop. She originally wanted to show off how amazing her sister was, but she was afraid that if she did, it would widen the gap between her and her roommates and cause them to gossip behind her back, so she stopped mentioning family matters.
"So, according to you, your sister must own a shop, right? Did she drop out of school a long time ago?"
"Who said that? My sister is a top student at Tsinghua University! She completed the computer project that her school did with Japan in the first half of the year! She's amazing and has a great reputation at her school."
Chu Xiang's roommate thought that even if she could make money, it would only be doing odd jobs or running a small shop. Who would have thought that Chu Xiang's sister was actually a top student from Tsinghua University?
"Your family is really amazing. It's not easy for your mother to raise you and your sister to be two students from prestigious universities."
Chu Xiang nodded repeatedly. She felt proud when others praised her sister. Her sister was not only beautiful and academically excellent, but also worth millions, owning dozens of properties, a chain of clothing stores, a furniture store, and a film company. Her sister's future was limitless.
Before they knew it, autumn had arrived. Chu Yu took some time to call Gangcheng and learned about the movie's box office situation from the accountant of Xinyi City.
When "Young and Dangerous 1" was released, no one was optimistic about the film. In addition, the lead actor of the film at the same time was a Hong Kong superstar. Everyone thought that "Young and Dangerous" was just there to make up the numbers. Even the people of Xinyi City thought so.
No one had high expectations, after all, the purpose of making this movie was to launder money. What more could you expect from a movie about money laundering? Who would have thought that after the movie was released, its reputation would turn around. The box office was not ideal in the first few days, but word of mouth spread, and from the third day of its release, it was the box office champion every day.
“There are millions in box office revenue every day, and industry insiders estimate that the box office revenue could reach more than 20 million.”
In the 1980s, this was the highest box office figure in Hong Kong. With this box office, it has a good chance of becoming this year's box office champion.
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