Liu Lang is fifteen years old this year. At this age, he is considered an adult in the eyes of many old people. Liu Lang's grandfather got married when he was fifteen and had Liu Lang's father when he was sixteen. In the old society, Liu Lang was already old enough.
He has a family and a career, and many people have not regarded Liu Lang as a child for so many years. After all, he "became famous" too early.
As I get older, I have various constraints, and I will no longer be as "unscrupulous" as before, but this time I can't get rid of it. Bai Weiren's secretary specially called and asked Chen Youde to take Liu Lang there. In fact,
Liu Lang plays a decisive role in the country's large aircraft plan. If he hadn't "risked his own life" to go to the Soviet Union, where would he have been able to obtain Kaminsky's valuable information?
There was no other way, so Liu Lang had no choice but to return to the capital, which was his "home base".
Liu Lang ordered three sets of clothes in the capital half a month ago, which happened to be completed two days ago. Sun Hu drove the two of them to a "May Day Clothing Store". This store has been around for a long time. It turned out to be a state-owned enterprise.
The master craftsmen in the enterprise are all national first-class tailors.
The term "first-class tailor" is funny, as if it is sarcastic, but don't underestimate these old tailors, their skills are amazing.
Liu Lang ordered clothes here a few years ago, all of which were Mao suits. Of course, these clothes cannot be worn often. Liu Lang would only wear them when attending some important occasions. For example, when he attended the Grammy and Oscar awards ceremonies, he always wore Mao suits.
Yes, he was still a child at that time, and he was also short. There was no Mao suit for children in China, and at the same time, he had to wear it in a stylish manner, which of course required a "master" to do it.
The man who made clothes for Liu Lang was a master named Zhang Mingquan, who was seventy years old at the time. He became an apprentice at "Fu Ruixiang" when he was twelve years old, and he was not an apprentice for six years, and then he stayed at "Fu Ruixiang"
For half his life, until the founding of New China and the public-private partnership, he was still an expert in the new factory. Zhang Mingquan's skills were very high, and he once sewed clothes for leaders. Because of his superb skills, people in the world called him "Zhang Yijian."
After the reform and opening up, the business of the "May Day Garment Factory" was obviously not good. These masters have spent their whole lives sewing Chinese clothes, cheongsams, coats, Chinese tunic suits and people's clothes. There are relatively few people wearing these clothes.
Before the reform and opening up, they were state-owned enterprises, and they had no worries about wages. But after the reform and opening up, these factories were immediately affected. Old workers like them also adapted to the times and began to sew suits, but it was of no use. Will the people wear suits at that time?
It's impossible. Besides, the cost for him to make a piece of clothing is too high. It takes at least three or four days. The price is even higher. A dress costs seventy. This is because Liu Lang's figure is too small. If he is an adult,
It costs more than one hundred yuan to make a Chinese tunic suit.
Moreover, foreign clothes are pouring in in large quantities, and the country is beginning to imitate them. "Fashionable" clothes such as jeans and sweatshirts have become popular. Old masters like Zhang Mingquan don't like such fancy things, so they should retire.
Liu Lang was also told the story of Mr. Zhang by someone. He visited him in person back then. At that time, Liu Lang was "in the limelight". Who in the country didn't know the story of the prodigy Liu Lang? The other party immediately agreed when he heard that the prodigy wanted him to make clothes.
Of course, Liu Lang didn't agree with it, and it was also done for free. In the end, each outfit cost 50 yuan, so the other party still suffered a loss.
Mr. Zhang has been making clothes for Liu Lang for four years since he was admitted to college. Until the old man passed away, his youngest son Zhang Tao took over and also made clothes for Liu Lang. He was also very good at craftsmanship.
Inherited the mantle of the old man.
Until 1990, the "May Day Garment Factory" could not continue to operate, or someone took over the special enterprise and reformed it into a private enterprise or went bankrupt, and the workers were diverted. At that time, Zhang Tao was very hesitant. He wanted to buy the garment factory.
But I didn’t have much money, and I didn’t know what clothes to make.
Liu Lang happened to know about this at that time and encouraged the other party to buy the factory. In fact, it didn't cost much, just 140,000.
Well, 140,000 yuan is really not much for Liu Lang, but at that time, how many people in the country could afford it?
So Liu Lang borrowed 130,000 yuan from the other party, and Zhang Tao took out all his own wealth, and finally scraped together 150,000 yuan to buy the May Day Garment Factory.
The new factory is called "New May Day Clothing Store". On the one hand, it makes some of the more popular clothing, jeans, bell-bottoms, etc., whatever is popular, and it is made for the general public. On the other hand, Zhang Tao convened
I have a group of senior fellow apprentices who specialize in "privately customizing" Tang suits, Chinese tunic suits, and suits for wealthy people. They are all hand-sewn and expensive, with a suit costing 300 yuan.
"New May Day Clothing Store" is also the first clothing store in the capital that offers "private customization" of clothes. This idea came from Liu Lang. After all, his craftsmanship is very superb. It would be a pity to just be a factory director. In addition, the capital
There are also many rich people. These people are not short of money, but they have no taste in their clothes. Liu Lang is often in the capital and sometimes appears in some public places. Those rich people want to get close to Liu Lang when they see him, but not everyone can get along with him.
Liu Lang got involved.
But one thing they think is worth learning is that every time Liu Lang appears in public, he wears a decent tunic suit. It looks like it is specially customized and looks very decent on him. In addition, Liu Lang's body shape is very standard, and it looks like
It exudes a "noble" temperament, which is completely incomparable to those "upstarts".
If the temperament can't match, then imitate the clothes. As soon as they inquired about it, they found Zhang Tao's clothing store. Many people began to imitate Liu Lang, and they also made private customs. If they couldn't wear Mao suits to look impressive, they would make suits.
Zhang Tao and his fellow seniors are highly skilled in craftsmanship. They customize clothes according to each person's body shape, making each outfit suitable and comfortable. At first, these people were just imitating, but later they completely fell in love with customized clothes. Zhang Tao's clothing store became more and more popular.
, he paid back the money Liu Lang lent him last year.
Zhang Tao is very grateful to Liu Lang. He sews all the clothes ordered by Liu Lang himself. Liu Lang also likes to watch the tailors sewing clothes every time he comes. Although the process is tedious and slow, the concentration is
It cannot be replaced by machines.
This can be regarded as Liu Lang's promotion of the trend of private customization, allowing those who have the ability to have a living, but other industries are not optimistic, such as haircuts. Liu Lang's haircuts in Fucheng are all "royal" haircuts.
The master was a barber shop master who was over sixty years old. A pair of scissors and a hot towel made Liu Lang feel the breadth and depth of his craftsmanship, but even such a powerful master was lagging behind.
Hong Kong and Taiwan hairstyles such as center parting and big waves are popular nowadays. All kinds of tools are put on the head. In the eyes of such masters, it is still a haircut. It is completely nonsense, but everyone just likes it.
It's all nonsense. Young people rarely go to old masters for haircuts anyway. If you put up a sign like this at a May Day barber shop or a labor barber shop, young people won't go there. Only if you put up a sign saying "hair salon" will they go.
Attractive.
Every time the old master gave Liu Lang a haircut, he lamented that the times had changed too fast. He, an expert who had been an apprentice for ten years and had won various honors from the province and city, was now abandoned by a group of young people, including his grandson.
Is there any "natural reason" for not letting him give me a haircut?
Liu Lang was also filled with emotions. It was indeed the case. A few years ago, there were many craftsmen who were walking around the streets making pots and baking basins. One of the enamel basins leaked a big hole, and it only took ten minutes to bake it. It was practical.
At the same time, it is also beautiful. Liu Lang sometimes sits in front of it and watches them work, which is a complete enjoyment.
But now everyone uses plastic pots, which shows that the country's chemical manufacturing capabilities have improved very quickly, but there are fewer craftsmen.