Chapter 98
They took it.
Girls this age all chase fashion trends, afraid of falling behind.
Liang Ying's attention was drawn to the pants, and she reached out to touch a pair hanging nearby, saying, "These pants look like those foreign Body-Shaping Pants."
"Sister-in-law, you have such good eyes! People in Guangzhou say they're learning from abroad. If you like it, why don't you give it a try?" Lin Lu said.
Liang Ying was indeed tempted and went into the fitting room to change into a different top.
She has great legs, with strong thighs and slender calves. You can't really tell when she's wearing jeans, but when she puts on Body-Shaping Pants, she immediately becomes very eye-catching.
As I turned around in front of the mirror, a few young girls passing by couldn't resist coming in to ask what kind of pants they were and how much they cost.
Lin Lu was delighted and quickly went forward to greet him with a smile.
Liang Ying watched as her sister closed two more deals while she was talking, then glanced at her Body-Shaping Pants and seemed to be deep in thought.
Chapter 95 The Ninety-Fifth Day of Being Eavesdropped On
Liang Ying took a pair of gym pants back home, opened them up and checked the design. The workmanship was very average, the material was not bad, but it was ordinary material. If you were to calculate the cost, the cost of a pair of pants was only three or four yuan.
But if you take it out and sell it, you can get twenty-eight yuan in no time?!
Liang Ying's heart was pounding. She tried to make a few pairs of pants for He Chunlian and Gu Yinxing.
He Chunlian tried them on and said, "These pants are nice, but they're a bit too figure-hugging. However, it doesn't matter if the top is a bit long."
"I actually think these are quite comfortable to wear," Gu Yinxing, stroking the pants with obvious delight. "Sister-in-law, if you really want these pants made, I can help you sell them to my colleagues. These pants are comfortable to wear, unlike stiff jeans."
"So, do you think it would be profitable for me to start producing a whole batch of Body-Shaping Pants?"
Liang Ying was a little worried. After all, this business was different from before. Before, there were already orders, so there was no fear of people not wanting them. Now, she had to produce the goods first and pay the initial investment. If the goods were unsold, she would definitely lose money.
He Chunlian thought for a moment, "I think they look pretty good, but I'm afraid not everyone can wear them. They're so fitted, they wouldn't look good on someone who's a little overweight."
"However," He Chunlian quickly added, seeing the disappointment on Liang Ying's face, "People are still much thinner these days, especially young girls who are all as thin as sticks, they definitely like these."
Liang Ying nodded, having a general idea of what was going on.
Ultimately, what you learn from books is never enough. Asking your mother-in-law and sister-in-law might not yield any useful information. It's best to produce a batch first to test the waters.
She brought in a batch of fabric from the Textile Factory, about ten rolls, made the pattern herself, and asked Guan Daya to quickly produce a batch of samples. Then she dragged Lin Lu to Trade Fair.
This time, the two of them weren't going there as customers as before; they were there to sell their own Body-Shaping Pants.
The Trade Fair was bustling with people.
A batch of Body-Shaping Pants hung on a clothes rack, and people came and went, glancing at the plain pants before turning their heads away.
Lin Lu said, "Sister-in-law, these pants are still quite rare in Beijing. We're afraid we won't be able to sell them if we just keep pushing them like this. We need to think of a way."
Liang Ying frowned and said, "What you said makes sense. How about this?"
She paused, then suddenly an idea popped into her head. "You stay here and watch the stall, I'll go find someone!"
She whispered her plan to Lin Lu, whose eyes lit up and Lin Lu clapped her hands, saying, "Sister-in-law, that's a great idea! You go ahead, I'll watch over things here!"
There were people responsible for maintaining order at the Trade Fair, and Liang Ying had just left feeling relieved.
She hurried back to the Liang Family Old Residence and saw that Guan Daya and the others were busy. She quickly called in seven or eight people, including older women and young girls in their early twenties. Liang Ying said, "Don't work today. Come with me to the Trade Fair to be models."
A little girl asked, "Sister Liang, what's a model?"
"Don't you know? Models just have us walk around and be seen by people." Sister Cai said quickly, muttering, "Sister Liang, you should send the young girls to do this kind of thing. Why are you asking us old fogies?"
Liang Ying couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sister Cai, don't underestimate yourself. You all know about our company's recent production of Body-Shaping Pants, right? Those leggings aren't just suitable for young girls, they're also suitable for people our age. Now we need to promote them, so we have to have a diverse range of products. Don't be too shy to go."
"Go."
Sister Cai was quite embarrassed, "What's there to be embarrassed about being a model? You dared to ask us to go, so we'll go. At worst, we'll just have to take the plunge. If we embarrass ourselves, we'll all be laughed at."
Sister Cai is a well-liked person, and after she said that, the others felt embarrassed to refuse.
Liang Ying didn't treat them unfairly, telling them that the trip would cost twenty yuan per person, including a meal, and everyone immediately agreed.
Liang Ying also went home to retrieve a dual-cassette radio and Zhang Qiang's cassette tapes.
When she arrived at the Trade Fair her group, it was at its busiest time of day.
When Lin Lu saw Liang Ying and the others return, she immediately got up to greet them, "Sister-in-law, you've finally come! You weren't here, do you know who I ran into?"
"Who?" Liang Ying asked as she instructed Sister Cai and the others to pull up a curtain to change her pants.
Just as Lin Lu was about to speak, her eyes caught sight of Lin Lianhua and Song Mei, and she gestured with her mouth towards them. "Isn't that them?"
How so?
What a small world!
Liang Ying put down the radio and looked at the person who had come in.
Lin Lianhua, wearing a light-colored floral dress and a smile, said, "Liang Ying, you still have a stall here? Why isn't anyone coming?"
Liang Ying said calmly, "I'm sorry, we're busy right now and don't have time to talk to you."
Song Mei glanced at the sparse crowd in front of their stall and couldn't help but sneer, "Liang Ying, what are you busy with? Nobody's buying from you, we..."
Before she could finish speaking...
Liang Ying pressed the play button on the radio with a snap, and playful, lively music immediately started playing. Soon, Zhang Qiang's sexy and energetic singing voice filled the entire stall.
The surrounding people were drawn to the music and came over to see what was going on.
Seeing that there were more people, Liang Ying quickly said to Sister Cai and the others, "Don't be shy, just walk in circles, hands on hips, chest out, back in, and stomach in!"
Seeing the growing number of people outside, these older women and young girls, who had never seen such a large scene before, were all a little timid.
Seeing that things weren't going well, Liang Ying resorted to a more aggressive approach. "Go ahead boldly! I'll give each of you fifty for this match today!"
Wealth can be very tempting.
Fifty yuan is a month's salary for many people.
These women thought about the money, gritted their teeth, and steeled themselves to leave.
Liang Ying quickly stepped forward to act as the host, saying, "Everyone passing by, please stop and take a look! This is our company's new product, Body-Shaping Pants. No matter your age or body type, once you put on our pants, you'll be a beauty!"
Lin Lianhua and her sister-in-law, who were listening on the other end, kept grimacing.
But the people around them got excited. At Trade Fair, everyone is usually quite proper, shouting through megaphones. But this booth actually had a fashion show and was playing music.
Lin Lu chimed in, "Order 100 items now and get 8 free! First come, first served, only the first 50 orders get this!"
"Giving away eight items for every one hundred is a good idea, but one hundred is too many."
A female boss with a handbag tucked into her waistband couldn't resist stepping forward, her eyes fixed on the young women walking the runway, seemingly somewhat tempted.
Liang Ying had her own ulterior motives. She had specially selected these older women who all had long, slender legs, and when they wore black Body-Shaping Pants, their leg shapes looked absolutely stunning.
This gives people the illusion that they could do it too.
"Boss, a hundred pieces isn't much. We're the only ones in Beijing that make this style of pants. If you take them back and sell them, I'm not bragging, we can sell fifty pairs a day."
Lin Lu patted her chest and said, "These hundred items will sell out in two or three days."
"If I buy two hundred items, will you give me sixteen free?"
A stylishly dressed girl standing nearby quickly asked.
Lin Lu was taken aback for a moment, but seeing the look of interest on the female boss's face, she quickly said, "Yes, so you need to place your order quickly, otherwise this benefit will be gone."
Upon hearing this, the girl immediately ordered three hundred items without saying another word.
Lin Lu was overjoyed and quickly registered the order, then took the deposit according to the order amount.
Sometimes people in business just love to join in the fun. Seeing so many people placing orders here, many others were afraid of missing out, so they all came over and placed orders, starting with a minimum of 100 pieces, just to get a little extra profit.
After the entire afternoon of the fashion show, Sister Cai Liang Ying her team received over three thousand orders.
After deducting costs, Liang Ying will earn at least 60,000 yuan this time.
Lin Lu and her fanny pack were bulging with money. The two quickly called Gu Jinshui and Shanhu to come over, gave them the money to take home, and then took Sister Cai and the others out to eat and paid them their wages.
We ate at Dong Lai Shun restaurant.
Liang Ying was very generous, ordering twenty plates of mutton and telling everyone to order whatever they wanted, which made Sister Cai and the others feel embarrassed.
Sister Cai said, "Sister Liang, what are we doing here? It'll cost several hundred yuan to feed so many people!"
Liang Ying laughed and said, "Sister Cai, you've all worked so hard for our company today. If I don't treat you well, would I be a human being? Eat as much as you like. If anyone tries to save me money today, I'll be angry."
Sister Cai and the others couldn't help but laugh.
I've seen plenty of stingy bosses, but I've never seen one this generous.
Sister Cai said, "Since that's the case, let's shamelessly take advantage of this today. Sister Liang, are we still going to walk the runway tomorrow?"
"Let's go, why don't we go?"
Liang Ying never expected such a small idea to have such a good effect.
She noticed that many people from various stalls had come over to look, and guessed that starting tomorrow, others would definitely copy them. She couldn't prevent this kind of thing, and she didn't bother to care. "You all go home and get some rest tonight. Tomorrow we'll buy you clothes, find a makeup artist to do your makeup, and take photos. How are you going to recover?"
"Real?!"
Everyone was overjoyed.
No one had ever experienced anything like this before, so everyone was both excited and curious.
Liang Ying laughed and said, "How could that be fake? Anyway, you all go back and prepare well. Starting tomorrow, it'll be one hundred a day!"
Everyone was even happier, and they all finished their mutton hotpot with great relish. Liang Ying even asked the restaurant to pack two pounds of mutton for each person to take home, just to show her appreciation.
Then, without time to celebrate her victory, she quickly Lin Lu to pick out some stylish clothes for her from the store, promising to cover all the costs. When she got home, she asked her mother-in-law to contact a makeup artist and photographer overnight.
Having acted for so many years, He Chunlian has no shortage of connections.
Moreover, Liang Ying spent a lot of money, and immediately two makeup artists and two photographers were on site.
The next day, Liang Ying and her group went to the Trade Fair and saw something amazing. They were really going all out. Yesterday's stalls were all well-behaved, but today they were playing music and having people do fashion shows.
Sister Cai, being an impatient person, slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "Oh dear, what's wrong with these people? Trying to walk the runway like us!"
When they got to the stalls, they found that something was even more wrong. Yesterday, the stalls on either side of them sold furniture, but today they had been replaced by stalls selling dresses and blazers.
Music was playing on both sides, and there were fashion shows on both sides.
That's incredibly unfair.
Lin Lu's face darkened. "Sister-in-law, this is clearly intentional!"
When the staff at the two stalls saw them, they proudly raised their chins, their meaning clear. "We'll copy you, what can you do about it?"
Liang Ying couldn't help but feel a little angry. It was fine to imitate them, but was it really necessary to go to such extremes and insist on coming to their side?
Isn't this blatantly defying orders?
Sister Cai and the others were also very angry. "Sister Liang, they are so unethical! How can they be so shameless!"
The two makeup artists were quite philosophical about it, comforting her by saying, "Now..."