It can be seen that due to different design concepts, there was a big conflict between Chen Ming and his father, so that Chen Ming was engaged in bamboo weaving design, but he was unable to work in his father's bamboo weaving factory.
"Are you sure you want to leave Yunnan and go back to Beijing with us?" Yi Yao asked Chen Ming.
Chen Ming looked very free and easy, and replied with a smile: "As long as you don't interfere with the design, I am willing to give it a try. Anyway, there is no loss to me."
From Chen Ming's dress and mannerisms, Yi Yao had already guessed that Chen Ming was a man who was not short of money. The two hit it off and drove back to Beijing together that afternoon.
On the way, they passed by a rest area and a few people got out of the car for convenience. Qin Mo asked Yi Yao: "Old Yi, you are a very strange person."
Yi Yao couldn't help but ask, "What's weird about me?"
Qin Mo frowned: "Before you came, you said that as a designer, you have to personally assess yourself, and you will have to pass your test. It can be seen that Chen Ming sent people to Beijing without saying a few words. What did you assess?"
Yi Yao laughed when he heard this: "What, according to you, we should let Chen Ming prepare a resume first? Then let him make a few designs on the spot?"
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The designer did not receive the welcome he deserved when he came to the Heiquan community. Although the workers did not say it, in fact most of them complained about Qin Yanshan's "restructuring", but now Qin Yanshan has made an absolute decision.
Quan, this group of people can only dare to be angry but dare not speak out.
When Chen Ming arrived at Heiquan Community, he was arranged to live in the home of old Uncle Zhang. A few days ago, Qin Yanshan did not ask Chen Ming to start designing immediately. Instead, he first understood the processing procedures and the conditions of the people in Heiquan Community.
Chen Ming was not stupid and quickly sensed the malice in the eyes of the people around him. However, Chen Ming did not take it seriously. Instead, he just took it for granted.
A good designer is not one who can quickly make eye-catching designs, but one who can find a design style that fits the tonality of the product, and then make a series of design plans based on the determined style.
Chen Ming is not a radical designer. His design idea is to optimize the appearance of the product while expanding its functions without affecting the functionality of the product. This coincides with Yi Yao's idea.
In those days, Yi Yao often went to Chen Ming to communicate design ideas. As agreed before, Yi Yao did not interfere with Chen Ming's design, and was more often just a listener.
Yi Yao often encounters workers deliberately making things difficult for Chen Ming. At this time, Yi Yao will not go out of his way to help Chen Ming or refute. Yi Yao knows very well that this will be the norm for a long time to come. Chen Ming will only
can adapt to this situation.
Although Old Uncle Zhang liked Chen Ming's character very much, he seemed to understand what Yi Yao meant. Apart from giving a few words of unintentional encouragement when talking, he would mostly not intervene in such situations.
Soon, Chen Ming’s first product design came out.
Qin Yanshan didn't say anything for a long time after seeing the design drawing. He knew that Yi Yao had helped him find the right person this time.
Qin Yanshan immediately got anxious with several old craftsmen in Heiquan Community to discuss the new product design together. Qin Yanshan knew that since Chen Ming came to Heiquan Community, many people had opinions about him, and of course, most of them were against Qin Ming.
Yanshan’s dissatisfaction.
The news reached the ears of the workers, and a group of them put down their work and went to the conference room together. Of course, they originally wanted to see Chen Ming's joke.
However, when Chen Ming's design drawings were projected on the screen, the conference room was filled with more than a dozen people, who were speechless for a while.
Yi Yao and Qin Mo were also at the scene. The moment he saw the design drawings, Yi Yao breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling relaxed and excited at the same time.
"Lao Yi, I don't see any reason. Is this design really that good?"
Qin Mo could also see that the difference in the faces of the several workers was that they were completely impressed by Chen Ming's design.
Yi Yao smiled slightly and then said: "Whether the design is good or not depends not only on whether the appearance is beautiful or not, you will know later."
As a designer, Chen Ming explained his design ideas when no one commented.
The design idea of Chen Ming's improved drain basket is actually not complicated, just a few minor changes have been made.
First of all, Chen Ming made changes to the shape and size of the drain basket, abandoning the traditional oval shape of Daoqin bamboo weaving and choosing a square chamfered design. Although it may seem like just a change in appearance, this change is actually of great significance.
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Chen Ming took out a piece of data. Through online research, Chen Ming found that most kitchen sinks in modern home decoration adopt a square design. The traditional oval drain basket cannot be installed well because of its different shape and size.
Due to the lack of a dishwashing sink, the user has to hold the drain basket while washing vegetables, which reduces the practicality of the product.
Chen Ming designed the shape of the drain basket into a square chamfered shape, and also formulated three sizes that meet the specifications of most brand wash basins, and also made support designs on both sides of the long sides of the sink.
In this way, the drain basket can be perfectly placed on the sink, giving full play to the function of the drain basket and also bringing a better product experience.
Yi Yao knew very well that although the sales of drain baskets had been good, Yi Yao had seen the sales data and found that the repurchase rate of drain baskets was not high. Now seeing Chen Ming's design, Yi Yao finally understood that most of those sales came from impulse.
Consumption and support for traditional handicrafts and low practicality are the main reasons for the low repurchase rate.
After saying this, the people in the audience who were ready to watch Chen Ming's joke only wanted to refute but did not know how to refute, which looked very funny.
Chen Ming's second change is in the weaving method.
Traditional bamboo woven drain baskets usually use fixed weaving methods, such as zigzag weaving, twill weaving, and trapezoid weaving. He wanted the drain basket to be more in line with modern people's aesthetics, but Chen Ming didn't want to be too fancy in terms of shape and craftsmanship.
It was too exaggerated, so I chose a combination of multiple preparation methods.
In the design drawing, Chen Ming cleverly intertwined twill, trapezoid, and zigzag weaving methods, and the tightening and loosening method not only met the functional needs of the drain basket, but also gave a new expression in the weaving pattern.
form.
Although it does not look as exquisite as handicrafts, the integration of weaving methods has indeed improved the aesthetics of this drain basket, making it more in line with the aesthetic needs of modern people.
In addition, Chen Ming also added a symbolic design to this drain basket.
Chen Ming used the word "Qin", which represents Taoist Qin bamboo weaving, on the shape of the product. The word "Qin", which is woven with finer bamboo strips, is integrated with the drain basket by cutting and appears on the center side of the long surface.
And it was painted.
Although it is just a word added to the drain basket, the meaning of this word is not simple.
Yi Yao's new account operation idea itself is linked to the branding route of Dao Qin Bamboo Weaving. The addition of the word "Qin" perfectly fits Yi Yao's operation idea. On the dead end of the design, it is said to be a stroke of genius.
Not an exaggeration.
The function and size are more in line with the rigid requirements of modern home decoration, and the appearance and aesthetics are also more in line with the aesthetic needs of modern people. At the same time, it also improves the product experience and branding ideas. Everyone is aware of the exquisiteness of this design, but they can’t explain it.
What exactly is the subtlety?
"Why do you feel like this designer hasn't changed anything?"
A worker suddenly said something that made several old masters feel ashamed: "Making changes without changing anything is called skill."
Indeed, the biggest change may be that the shape has changed from an ellipse to a square chamfer. The weaving techniques, techniques, and even processing methods inherited by Daoqin bamboo weaving have not changed at all.
Chen Ming's design did not change the "framework" of Daoqin bamboo weaving that has been passed down to this day, but he created a new drain basket that echoed modern people's aesthetics. This made the workers who originally planned to watch Chen Ming's joke completely lose their temper.
It was just ten o'clock in the morning when the show ended. Seeing Qin Yanshan's excited face, Qin Mo felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Change is always the most difficult thing. Although the process is difficult, the good news is that the results are good.
No one knows how much pressure Qin Yanshan was under when he agreed to the restructuring. He would even be responsible for ruining traditional craftsmanship and even destroying Qin bamboo weaving. The incomprehension of so many old craftsmen, coupled with the punishment of his uncle, all this
All the grievances seemed worth it now.
At lunch, someone at the dinner table brought food to Chen Ming, and someone deliberately placed delicious food in front of Chen Ming.
Although they didn't say anything, they seemed to have said everything.
Seeing the scene in front of them, Qin Mo and Yi Yao looked at each other and smiled. They knew that the once united Black Spring community was back.
But just halfway through the meal, Yi Yao's expression suddenly became serious, and before he finished eating, he ran back to the cabin in a panic.
Upon seeing this, Qin Mo immediately chased after him.