Chapter 515 Extra: The Adorable Kids Are Now Middle School Students
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The shelves on the wall display finished sample garments and ready-made garments, while the floor shelves display the various types of fabrics that the store currently offers.
On the lower shelves, there were many photos of customers wearing the clothes and photos of sample garments taken by someone.
The store's core business is currently customized services, with no age restrictions.
Fashionable young men and women can have suits, skirts, and work suits custom-made here.
They even have some of the popular dresses and skirts with large hems that are popular both domestically and internationally.
Couples preparing for their wedding can have their wedding dresses and suits made here, including Chinese and Western styles, and even some modernized designs.
The red suits, made with different fabrics and decorations, are created in various styles by their hands, making them look novel, attractive, and high-class.
What sets this store apart from others is that, for the same outfit, Xie Mingzhu can modify some details according to the customer's age, appearance, and temperament to make the clothes more suitable for the customer.
For example, if a young girl were to buy the same dress, Xie Mingzhu would choose a softer, lighter cotton fabric and add some more youthful and cute little decorations to the dress.
For more mature and composed women, Xie Mingzhu would choose smoother, higher-end fabrics such as acetate and silk, and by altering the size of the waist and hem, she would create a more elegant and intellectual look.
At Shu Ying's suggestion, Xie Mingzhu and Li Qingqing wrote this on the billboard and placed it directly at the store entrance.
Simply put, everyone from newborn babies to octogenarians and 90-year-old grandmothers can have their favorite clothes customized here.
Amidst the anticipation of Shu Ying and the other two, the shop officially began its trial operation.
On the first day of opening, four or five customers took a liking to the ready-made clothing styles hanging at the entrance and came to order them.
On the afternoon of the second day after opening, customers were surprised to receive a phone call informing them that their clothes had already been made.
It's important to know that the production time for any custom-made clothing store is at least three to five days.
"Sanshu" was the first to receive an order on the first day and have it shipped the next day.
The customers, with a skeptical attitude, took the clothes back to try them on.
They initially thought the clothes were hastily made and poorly made, but to their surprise, when they put them on and stood in front of the mirror, they almost didn't recognize themselves.
The first batch of customers excitedly shared and promoted the product to their friends.
And so, on the third day after opening, "Sanshu" welcomed its first batch of returning customers, as well as a large number of customers brought by those returning customers.
And so it went, word spread among the customers, and from the third day onwards, the store's orders skyrocketed.
Before the seven-day trial operation period was over, "Sanshu" had already become the number one well-known store on this clothing street.
The phrase "If you want clothes that fit well and are unique, go to 'San Shu'" has been passed down by word of mouth among customers and has almost become San Shu's advertising slogan.
Within half a month of opening, "San Shu" became famous, with customers flocking in every day, making it impossible to fit everyone in.
Even a reporter from the Beijing Daily came to interview them after hearing the news.
Once the news was published in the newspaper, the "Three Beauties" became even more famous.
For a time, words like exquisite, suitable, unique, and high-class became synonymous with the "Three Beauties".
Given the current production efficiency of the three girls, the order book is already two months in advance. Almost every day, customers come to inquire about the production schedule, and everyone is extremely excited.
Some customers even go so far as to book three months in advance just to have a custom-made outfit made at San Shu.
Xie Mingzhu and Li Qingqing realized this wouldn't work; they couldn't really keep the guests waiting that long.
If the production process takes too long and the queues are too long, many customers who lack the time and patience will be lost.
To increase income, efficiency is still essential.
After discussing it, the two decided to hire a few more tailors and purchase a few more machines.
Since there wasn't enough space in the backyard, the two rented a dilapidated warehouse at the end of the street, did some simple renovations, and transformed it into the three girls' "mini factory".
Every day, a steady stream of orders are processed in that small factory, delivered to the store, and then handed over to the customer.
With improved clothing production efficiency, customer traffic indeed increased several times over.
Over the course of a year, "Sanshu" continued to expand its scale, hire tailors, and purchase machinery. What was originally a small processing plant gradually developed into a medium-sized factory of considerable size.
With the business having developed to this point, the three of them discussed it and decided to simply treat "San Shu" as an independent clothing brand.
They design and produce their own clothes, and sell them in their own stores. It's a self-production and self-sales business.
The original sales model, primarily based on customization, has gradually diversified into three types—
Ready-to-wear, bespoke, and semi-bespoke.
Xie Mingzhu and Li Qingqing hired several more shop assistants to help manage the store.
With their workload reduced, the two had more time to dedicate to design, data collection, and continuous learning and improvement.
Because of its novel and beautiful designs, and the availability of styles for all occasions, San Shu's business is booming, with daily earnings that are countless.
Li Qingqing and Xie Mingzhu's lives became more and more exciting, and they became the first people in the military compound to go out and start their own businesses and succeed.
They also generously shared their successful experiences with their neighbors in the compound.
Many military spouses have also started their own small businesses based on their experience.
Although their scale is not as large as theirs, their income is still quite good.
Everyone was extremely grateful to Li Qingqing and Xie Mingzhu. Whenever they saw them in the compound, they would always greet them with a smile as "Boss Xie" or "Boss Li," and invite them to their homes for a meal to express their gratitude.
In just a few years, Li Qingqing has lived a wonderful life and become someone many people envy.
Li Qingqing's brilliance was so dazzling that many people forgot she had a scumbag ex-husband, Duan Huaichuan.
Even when Duan Huaichuan is mentioned, the military wives just purse their lips and say, "He's not good enough for Boss Li."
In the blink of an eye, another year has passed.
The anniversary celebration happened to fall on a weekend. Yangyang, Yueyue, and Jiangjiang, who were already in junior high school, got up very early, rushed to finish their homework at home, and ran out to meet their younger siblings.
The younger siblings are young and have little homework. They are also afraid of disturbing their older siblings' studies, so they run out early in the morning with basketballs and shuttlecocks to play with their friends.
Seeing his younger siblings running around in the courtyard playground from afar, Yangyang immediately shouted "Yuanbao," "Ruyi," and "Manman."
He had barely uttered two words when Yueyue covered his mouth.