While walking and chatting, I learned that this young man's name was Niu Tie, a designer who had returned from studying in France. His family owned a clothing factory and a shoe factory in Jinzhou.
For this year's International Fashion Festival, he designed a wedding dress and a series of autumn trench coats. He has never been satisfied with the style of the trench coats, and this time he came specifically to find inspiration.
Tie Jun knew about the Dalian International Fashion Festival. He was lucky enough to attend it once in his previous life. It was a star-studded event and was an absolute money-burning event.
In September 1988, the first Dalian International Fashion Festival shocked China as soon as it was held. It became famous and attracted countless fashion leaders and big-name models at home and abroad.
Since then, it has become the largest, highest-grade, most influential and most profitable international fashion festival in China, and Dalian has thus become the clothing capital of the north.
After following Niu Tie for a short distance, we arrived at a stall that wholesaled windbreakers. A graceful and luxurious woman was looking over here with two windbreakers in her arms.
"Mom, look at the model I invited!"
"Xiao Tie, look how sweaty you are while running!"
The woman didn't listen to anything and came up to wipe her son's sweat first. Tie Jun looked at the windbreaker hanging here. It was good, it was the style he remembered.
"Mom, I'm talking to you. They are our fellow villagers from Bingcheng. Her name is Tie Mei, this is Tie Jun, they are a family, and this is Lao Scar."
Tiejun and Lao Ba smiled, and Erya called her aunt. The voice was sweet and very useful to women.
"Hey, what a handsome girl, how old are you? Are you going to school or working? Who else is there at home?"
Tie Jun and Lao Scar frowned and turned their heads together. This guy checked his household registration when he came up. Didn't he fall in love with us right away?
Erya also blushed when she was asked, why did she agree to try on clothes and turn into a blind date?
"Aunt, I..."
"Mom, what are you doing? Did you ask a girl her age in person? Tiemei, don't be angry. My mother is like this. Come on, try on these two windbreakers for me!"
Niu Tie stopped his mother and rescued Erya, then took a red windbreaker and handed it to Erya, who put it on directly.
"Can you take two steps?"
Niu Tie's eyes shone and he said to Erya carefully. Erya smiled, held up her chest and raised her head, and walked slowly forward.
This red trench coat has narrow shoulders and thin sleeves, a pinched waist and wide chest. The body is very long and the hem is slightly flared. It is so provocative that it is no wonder that ordinary people cannot wear it effectively.
"Beautiful, so beautiful, like a flaming phoenix! Mom, Mom, take off your high heels, hurry up!"
Without saying anything, the wealthy woman took off her high heels and placed them in front of Erya's feet. She looked like she was doting on her son.
Erya was not a pretentious person. She put on high heels gracefully, but she didn't wear them. She took a few steps, which was very stiff, but it made her figure more slender.
“Try this one again!”
Niu Tie took another beige windbreaker with a shoulder tag from his mother and put it on Erya. Her temperament immediately changed, she was quiet and natural, she was so intellectual and beautiful.
Erya gradually got used to the high heels and walked much more freely. Thinking of the models in the pictorial, Erya even struck a few poses.
"Mom, I would like to ask Tiemei to endorse our clothing."
Endorsement was still a rare word at this time, and Erya didn't know how much it meant, but Tiejun knew that, just by doing ads and walking around, money would come pouring in.
The woman nodded vigorously, but Erya showed no interest and asked with a smile: "Is it okay?"
"Okay, Tiemei, I'll give you these two windbreakers. I'll make a special trip to visit you at your home later!"
"Thank you. I just tried on the clothes. It didn't take much effort. How could I want your clothes!"
Erya changed her shoes first, then took off her windbreaker and handed it to the wealthy woman.
"Boss, how do you get this windbreaker?"
Tie Jun tilted his head and asked the boss. The boss was lamenting that such a good windbreaker was not approved well. Hearing Tie Jun ask, he casually said: "The women's style is all 100, and the men's style is 120."
Tie Jun touched the fabric and then opened it to look at the cuffs and armpits. The workmanship was very fine and the closing was very clean. Tie Jun couldn't help but nodded.
"Well, that's pretty good. This one, and this one, 100 pieces each. No small size, thank you! By the way, those two pieces are also included."
It was more than 20,000 yuan again, and the boss was very puzzled as to why Tie Jun didn’t choose the two windbreakers that Erya tried on.
"Oh, that trench coat is so attractive. It's okay to call it fashionable. We ordinary people still have to wear clothes. In a few years, it will become popular."
Tie Jun still had to explain for him. The boss was stunned. Niu Tie listened and looked back at Tie Jun.
"I really didn't realize it. You are still an expert. You are right. These two models can be put on the catwalk. However, they need to be slightly modified when they are introduced to the market."
"Designer Niu, I'll load the goods first. If we have time in the evening, we can find a place to sit!"
"Okay, we're staying at White Swan Hotel 1108, then I'll wait for you tonight and I'll be your host!"
"Haha, thank you in advance, I really can't afford that place!"
Tie Jun told the truth. The White Swan is a five-star hotel. Treating guests there is purely a waste of money.
Niu Tie smiled, did not stay any longer, and took his mother, who was still chatting with Erya, away.
After putting on the windbreaker, Tie Jun was a little confused. He was too shabby in his pocket and the price of the leather jacket was too high, so he had to wait until next time.
At this time, it was the time for everyone to wear suits. Almost everyone had one of those shoulder-padded suits, and then came the national jackets.
Tie Jun doesn't want to buy a suit. There are too many on the market, so it seems he can only buy jackets and high-top sneakers.
It is estimated that after these two items were finished, the money was almost spent. Tie Jun shook his head and continued to scan the goods.
After looking around, I chose a domestic high-top travel shoe that was imitated by Nike. It cost 70 a pair. When I bought 300 pairs, it was still 21,000 less.
After comparing jackets from three stores, I chose a mid-range one, priced at 60 a piece, and sold 400 pieces for another 24,000.
Qihuo, the 100,000 yuan was almost spent. After filling in the delivery address and paying the freight, the four of them were completely relaxed.
Erya looked at Tie Jun and asked: "Brother, why don't we hurry back and have to eat with that cow!"
Lao Scar was equally puzzled, but Sister Wang couldn't understand. Tie Jun said, "Because his family has a clothing factory and a shoe factory, we don't have to go here to place orders with them in the future."
"How to do it?"
"We just draw a sample of the style we want, and then let Niu Da's designers help perfect it. We spend money and they produce it."
"They have their own brand and their own designers. Can others do it?"
"Haha, let's talk. We can also sell his clothing as an agent. If we pay a deposit and negotiate a good account period, we can also have some fun.
You think, if all the styles I give them sell well, will they still refuse?"
The three of them were confused. Tie Jun knew that he was not convinced yet. They would believe him when these clothes sell well.
Lao Scar still had some money in his hand. Sister Wang took 40,000 yuan with her and had a few thousand left. Now that she was out, she would buy some clothes for herself and her family.
The four of them started walking around again until their bags were full, and then they found a hotel nearby to stay.
After letting Erya and Sister Wang rest, Tie Jun took Lao Scar to the station and bought a return pass for tomorrow.
When we got back to the hotel, it was already past 6pm, so we called Erya and the others and took a taxi straight to the White Swan Hotel.