The sun is warm in spring and the breeze is gentle.
A rickshaw drove up to the small western-style building. Song Ruhui got out of the car with his toolbox, walked slowly upstairs and knocked on the door.
"Who are you looking for?" Liu Wu asked cautiously, half-opening the door.
Song Ruhui smiled and said, "My surname is Song, and I am the tailor hired by Mr. Zhou."
Mrs. Liu Wu quickly opened the door: "It turns out to be Tailor Song, please come in quickly!"
Zhou Hexuan had already heard the commotion, came out of the study, shook hands with Song Ruhui and said, "Mr. Song, please take a seat wherever you like."
Song Ruhui did not sit down immediately, but opened his tool box, took out the ruler and said, "Let's measure the size first. What kind of clothes does Mr. Zhou want? A mandarin jacket, a long gown, a Chinese tunic suit, or a suit?"
Zhou Hexuan explained with a smile: "I am not making clothes, but I want to ask Mr. Song to make the clothes I designed according to the design drawings."
During the Republic of China, the great tailors in Tianjin were all from Ningbo or Wenzhou, and were called "Red Tailors" at that time. They not only made clothes, but also made leather shoes. According to historical research, by 1931, Wenzhou had a leather tanning industry for nearly 30 years.
70 companies in the leather shoe industry.
No wonder the clothing, shoe and bag manufacturing industries in Ningbo and Wenzhou in later generations were so developed, and they all have historical origins.
Nowadays, businessmen in Ningbo and Wenzhou have even established national chambers of commerce, controlling a large market share of the textile industry in the Republic of China. Even the tailors in the two places are worth hundreds of times. If you hire a big tailor from the Red Gang to make clothes, you will be charged 30-30 yuan for labor.
Ranging from 50 yuan.
This Song Ruhui came from Ningbo and was regarded as one of the leading tailors in Tianjin. The gown that Zhang Zuolin wore when offering sacrifices to heaven was sewn by this person himself.
Zhou Hexuan took out the design draft of women's underwear he drew and said, "Mr. Song, please take a look."
"What is this?" Song Ruhui looked a little confused looking at those masks.
"A woman's personal belongings." Zhou Hexuan gestured in front of his chest.
Song Ruhui understood immediately and was so angry that he just walked away. He said angrily: "Mr. Zhou, are you sincerely humiliating me?"
Zhou Hexuan said: "No."
Song Ruhui said angrily: "I think I, the Song family, have been famous for their tailoring skills since the Daoguang period. It has a history of a hundred years. I can make everything from mandarin jackets to suits, and I have never made a bellyband. Such a shameful thing for women,
My hands were dirty for nothing!"
"Nonsense!"
Zhou Hexuan scolded: "Women's clothes are also clothes. How can I humiliate you by asking a tailor to make women's underwear? Didn't you have breast milk when you were a child? Why doesn't your mouth feel dirty?"
Song Ruhui's face turned pale after being told that, and he rolled his sleeves and said, "It's unreasonable, I'm leaving!"
"It's better to leave without seeing him off." Zhou Hexuan said angrily.
What kind of world is this?
Zhou Hexuan completely does not understand the thinking logic of Chinese people nowadays.
I don’t believe it. Without Butcher Zhang, he would have to eat pigs with hair on them!
Zhou Hexuan went to several big red tailors one after another, but they all refused to take orders. Finally, he hired a local tailor at a high price to make an underwear sample for 50 yuan (excluding cost), and then he reluctantly got the agreement.
Due to the scarcity of materials, these samples are not too complicated. There are no steel wires or back hooks, and they are all tied by hand when wearing.
But the style is very beautiful. The main fabric is silk, lined with compact cotton, and decorated with lace around it. Zhou Hexuan has read several issues of Victoria's Secret, and he has borrowed many designs from others.
These samples include full cup, half cup, three-quarter cup and five-eighth cup, and there are a variety of sizes.
When Wan Rong came again to ask for advice on painting skills, Zhou Hexuan smiled and took out those underwear and said: "These are the new underwear I have made by someone. You can try it on."
"This, this, this... what are these!" Wanrong was so embarrassed that she couldn't speak incoherently, but looking at those white laces, she felt very beautiful, and she was quite eager to try them.
"You try it here, close the curtains, I'll go out first." Zhou Hexuan didn't care whether Wan Rong agreed or not, put down the words, closed the door and left.
Wanrong closed the curtains and locked the door. Then she took off her clothes and put on her new underwear while studying.
The first one didn't fit the size and seemed a bit tight, but the second one was just right. The silk-lined cotton bra was comfortable to the touch and breathable, which made Wanrong feel very comfortable. It was far better than wearing a corset and a bellyband before.
Zhou Hexuan had already planned it and even placed a large mirror on his desk in advance.
Wanrong admired herself in the mirror and found that not only was she comfortable in her clothes, but she also looked very good-looking. The white lace on her chest made her skin look even more beautiful and attractive, but her breasts were too big and did not conform to the aesthetics of Lilac's small breasts.
"This Mr. Zhou, do some ridiculous things." Wanrong laughed and cursed to herself, looking in the mirror and swaying her body from side to side. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it.
Although the weather is getting warmer now, it still has some spring chill.
After Wanrong tried on a few items, she felt her body getting cold. She quickly took off her underwear, tied up her breasts with silk and satin circles, then put on her bellyband and coat. Then she ran to open the door and said to Zhou Hexuan outside: "Come in
Bar."
"How do you feel?" Zhou Hexuan asked quickly, "If there is any discomfort, I will ask the tailor to improve it."
Wanrong blushed and said: "These two pieces are suitable, those two pieces are a little tight, and the rest are too loose."
As a veteran, Zhou Hexuan instantly learned that the Queen, who looked flat-chested, actually had a B-cup. Although it was not extraordinary, her body was thin and petite, and it was already commendable that she could develop to this level.
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "If it is too tight or too loose, it is the wrong size."
"Oh," Wanrong asked coyly, "can you give me those two...new-style underwear? I think they are quite comfortable."
After saying these words, Wanrong lowered her head in embarrassment. It would be outrageous for a woman to ask for underwear from a man in the 21st century, unless they are boyfriend and girlfriend.
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "These are samples, taken for mass production. When the products come out, I will make a few more for you."
"I don't want it. I'll buy it myself when the time comes." Wanrong said arrogantly.
Now that samples of the new women's underwear have been produced, the natural next step is to apply for a patent.
Someone applied for a modern underwear patent in the West more than ten years ago, but it has nothing to do with China. Because the Republic of China is not a member of the Paris Convention, it is not affected by international patents.
In 1923, the Beiyang government promulgated the "Interim Handicrafts Reward Regulations" which stipulated that foreigners were not allowed to apply for patents in China, and the government would also reward and recognize items manufactured in China using foreign methods, and the patent protection period was three to five years.
Year.
Applying for an underwear patent is easy, but Zhou Hexuan’s headache is where to build a factory.
Nowadays, the "Heaven Breast Movement" is very popular in the south, but there is not much movement in the north. If he sells underwear in the north, he will probably be criticized as immoral, and the factory may be closed down one day.
This underwear must be produced in the South and sold in the South!