"I really need to trouble you with something. Director Chen, do you have any acquaintances in the department store? Can you discuss with them and borrow their square to hold a fashion show?" Jiang Shiyue said.
"This..." Director Chen was unsure, "We have never dealt with department stores."
Whether they are garment factories or workwear manufacturers, they usually negotiate directly with large factories or places like supply and marketing cooperatives.
They have never cooperated with high-end shopping malls like department stores.
"That's okay. I have an idea." Jiang Shiyue suggested to Director Chen, "Talk to the person in charge of the department store. Don't ask for the square. Tell them that several companies in Yincheng want to hold a free fashion show in their department store, just like a consolation performance, to benefit the workers. Anyone can come, but only those with tickets can get a seat. Give them two tickets, too. Remember to only emphasize which companies are coming, not who is going.
When you go to invite people to work, tell them there's a fashion show going on at the department store. The attendees are all from certain companies and units, and tickets are hard to come by. Considering your previous collaboration, give them a ticket. After watching the show, those with tickets can get a free set of the same outfit worn by the model. Models are the actors who present the clothes.
Director Chen hesitated to speak.
He wanted to say that this wouldn't work. Isn't this just cheating on both sides? Business requires integrity. How can you cheat people? But he was afraid that telling Jiang Shiyue would be unhappy.
Not only Director Chen, but everyone else had the same idea.
Jiang Shiyue glanced at everyone in the conference room, smiled, leaned back and found a comfortable sitting position, "Let me tell you a story.
A foreign businessman wanted to find a wife for his son, but his son was unwilling and said he would find his own wife.
The businessman said, "I want to find you the daughter of the richest man in the world." His son immediately agreed happily.
A businessman found an opportunity to meet the world's richest man and told him he wanted to introduce a man to his daughter. Of course, the world's richest man refused. But the businessman said, "I want to introduce you to the vice president of the world's most famous bank." The world's richest man was tempted.
The businessman went to the bank again and told them that he wanted to recommend a vice president to them. Of course, the bank was unwilling.
The businessman said that the vice president was the son-in-law of the world's richest man, and the bank readily agreed.
So the businessman's son became the vice president of a major bank and the son-in-law of the world's richest man.
Jiang Shiyue saw this story on the Internet in her previous life. The story is quite famous in the business circle and is called "How to Marry Bill Gates' Daughter".
The method used by businessmen is called "making money out of nothing", which means getting a huge return with minimal cost and effort. It is a manifestation of maximizing investment returns and also a metaphor for superb strategy.
A young man at the conference table excitedly said, "I understand! If we say our factory wants to use the department store's venue for free, they'll definitely disagree. But if we say several companies will be coming to see the performance, they'll see this as an opportunity to build good relationships with each of them and will definitely cooperate. They might even provide free fruit drinks."
The same goes for businesses. They don't give a small garment factory like us face. When we hear a department store is holding a fashion show, we think it's the latest fashion and want to come and see it. Plus, there are clothes to give away, so we're definitely tempted."
Jiang Shiyue gave the young man a thumbs up and praised him, "You're very smart! What's your name?"
The young man scratched his head and said, "My name is Guo Qingyuan, and I'm in charge of equipment maintenance at the factory."
Jiang Shiyue turned to Director Chen and said, "You can take Comrade Guo with you."
Director Chen nodded, then said in confusion, "Aren't you going?"
Jiang Shiyue shook her head, "I have something more important to do."
"What?"
"Training model."
**
There was no fashion circle in China in 1978.
The first large-scale fashion catwalk show in China was held by Pierre Cardin in Beijing in 1979.
Jiang Shiyue knew all this because when this celebrity who opened the door to fashion in my country passed away, many stories about Pierre Cardin were pushed to her on the Internet. She didn't expect that they would come in handy now.
If she were to live her life over again, Jiang Shiyue would be the first person to lead the fashion trend.
However, ideals are full and reality is skinny.
First of all, workwear is not fashion after all.
Secondly, the workers in the factory are not professional models, and Jiang Shiyue does not know how to walk like a model.
There are a total of 273 people in the garment factory, excluding some retired workers and older workers who are not suitable.
There are about 226 workers left.
Jiang Shiyue selected and selected from these people and barely gathered ten men and ten women.
The selection criteria for models has gradually been lowered from female workers requiring a height of at least 1.65 meters, no older than 30, and no heavier than 100 kilograms to a height of 1.6 meters and no older than 40. For male workers, the height has been lowered from 1.8 meters to 1.7 meters. Ages under 50 are acceptable.
There is no weight limit.
After the models are selected, the next step is to train them to walk on the catwalk.
The workers in the garment factory had never seen a model before. Although Jiang Shiyue had seen one, she didn't know how to walk on the catwalk. She tried to explain and demonstrate, but the workers still couldn't grasp the essence of it.
There was really no other way, so Jiang Shiyue asked Liu Yuanyuan to help find two cats.
He also asked the male workers to help bring two long benches, each about ten centimeters wide.
Jiang Shiyue asked everyone to form a circle and put the cat on one end of the stool.
On the narrow stool, the cat walked lightly from one end to the other.
"The catwalk is also called the cat walk, which is roughly what it means. But when it comes to us humans, we must first keep our head up, chest out, and stomach in..." Jiang Shiyue set an example and took the lead in demonstrating.
It doesn't matter if it's not standard! As long as the clothes can be sold, that's fine.
Time flies so fast when you are busy.
In the blink of an eye, nearly a month had passed and all the tooling had been modified according to the drawings.
The fashion show went on as scheduled.
The whole factory was busy from top to bottom.
Jiang Shiyue was mainly responsible for setting up the T-stage and arranging the lighting.
The official performance was to be held the next day. In the afternoon, Jiang Shiyue and other workers finished the rehearsal and went on stage to do the final inspection in person.
She was so busy checking the floor that she didn't notice a loose screw that had fallen off due to the frequent vibrations caused by everyone walking back and forth on the catwalk.
Before long, the overhead shelves were shaking extensively.
Wow!
The entire iron frame fell apart.
"Comrade Jiang, be careful!" Guo Qingyuan, who was checking the surroundings with a flashlight, noticed this scene and shouted a warning.
If it hits him, Jiang Shiyue will be seriously injured if not killed. He wanted to rush over but it was too late.
Jiang Shiyue heard the noise and subconsciously looked up. Her pupils suddenly shrank. It was too late to run, so she quickly squatted down, put her hands on her head and closed her eyes.
I'll get hit anyway, as long as my face doesn't get hurt.
There was only the sound of metal falling to the ground, but I didn't feel the pain as I expected.
She opened one eye and glanced diagonally upward.
A military green figure protected her above.
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