Wanzi Pavilion was originally just a tailoring room at No. 82, which was dedicated to serving veterans and life secretaries. The tailors inside were among the earliest naturalized workers who accepted modern tailoring techniques.

Not only are modern high-end fashion and various improved Hanfu, but also the first companies in this time and space to produce modern styles of women's underwear and stockings.

"...Hong Yuan Lao and several veterans of the textile system tried a variety of natural elastic fibers without artificial elastic fibers such as nylon and Leica. They also cooperated with the machinery department to develop knitting machines and produced the first batch of stockings products. Once it was released, they achieved great success and filled the domestic gap in products in this field. Not only did they meet the needs of the domestic market, but they were also exported to European countries in large quantities..." (Textile Industry Journal 1700 Edition)

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As the business continues to expand and the market demand increases, this small tailoring room was separated from No. 82 and became an independent clothing company. Although it is still a high-end route, its service scope has been greatly expanded. As long as the naturalized people and indigenous people can afford to pay, they can enjoy it "like elders". The person in charge is said that a retired life secretary of Mr. Hong had served in No. 82 for many years, with superb skills and extensive connections among veterans and local big families.

Now it occupies a small three-story brick and wood building in Dongmen City. It has fitting rooms, garment rooms, warehouses and design rooms inside. It is a fashion center in Linggao and even the entire Hainan Island. Wanzi Pavilion has an "eclectic" style of "Ming'ao mixed" style, and its style is very friendly to the big families. It can be said that it not only satisfies their desire to "try new things" but also does not be too "vanguard". Many local ladies and ladies come to customize some styles. Although they dislike "bold" and cannot wear them, they also have to come here to order a few pieces to wear in the boudoir, otherwise they will lose face.

For the vast majority of naturalized women, Wanzige also satisfy their desire to wear "beautiful clothes". Once the consumption desire is aroused, it becomes difficult to suppress. Many female workers will save money for several months or even half a year to buy a Wanzige brand of clothes.

The door face of Wanzige is very small and is inconspicuous on the bustling streets of Dongmen City. Because He Xiaoyue is an employee, she does not enter through the door face, but walks through the employee passage in the alley next to her.

As soon as she entered the door, she took out her breastplate and shook it at the janitor. The janitor here, like most places in Linggao, was disabled people who were in military operations or were unable to work due to work injuries. The janitor in Wanzi Pavilion was about 30 years old and lost one of his arms.

He wore an indigo cloth work clothes, and two white ribbons with purple buckles on his chest - which showed that he was a disabled worker who obtained a "work injury ribbon". This type of ribbon was awarded to industrial workers who had been injured in business on the front line of production to reach the "middle-disabled" level.

He smiled and nodded, not looking at He Xiaoyue's badge - she has been here to work for two months. The janitor has known her for a long time.

"Miss He, you came so early! It's only six-thirty."

"There is no rush to come early. There are too many people who will be late." He Xiaoyue said as she took out her work card from the wall, put the card on the clock machine, and quickly walked up the stairs.

The first floor is the store, which is not where she works. But every day she will go around to learn about what styles sell well and which products attract more attention. Although He Xiaoyue does not understand what "market demand" is, she knows that most popular products have some commonalities. No one teaches her, but she will summarize it silently by herself.

The second floor is a production workshop, which is equivalent to a small garment factory. He Xiaoyue originally worked here.

When she was assigned, she was a "craftsman" in the factory, which was a technical job. The specific job was to break down the designer's drawings into cutouts that tailors could operate, formulate cutting processes, and at the same time supervise the production of clothing and check the quality.

He Xiaoyue's traditional female red skills are very solid, and she systematically learned cutting and drawing in the training class, making it easy to do this. However, she is not willing to be just a "craftsman". Although this position has made her among the "cadre", what He Xiaoyue is more looking forward to is the "design room" on the third floor.

The designer is a "golden collar" employee in the entire Wanzige enterprise. Not only is the number of people but the treatment is high. The key is to be superior in social status. Several naturalized designers in the design room are obviously more confident when facing the elders and have more "equal" relationships.

Today is the critical moment for whether she can "get to the next level".

Guo Xier had already laid her chest, saying that the veteran was very satisfied with her design, and this review was more like a formality. Her promotion to designer was "almost sure". But she was a little nervous.

Before the workers in the workshop arrived, she went to the office first and cleaned up her workstation. The thermos in the office were already filled and the ground was cleaned clean - this was done by the janitor. Although he only had one hand, he did things carefully. What was his name? He Xiaoyue thought for a long time before remembering that his name was Wu Xinsheng. Judging from his name, most of the ten people were refugees coming from the mainland.

She looked at the wall clock on the wall and it was just past six:30. Guo Xier would not come until seven o'clock. She sorted out the office, brewed a cup of tea for herself, and looked through the "Australian Women's Clothing Information Compilation" borrowed from the information room.

Seeing that time was almost seven o'clock, He Xiaoyue picked up the bag and went up to the third floor in two steps.

When he stepped into the designer's office, he saw Guo Xier and hurriedly greeted: "Designer Guo!"

Guo Xier smiled when she saw her: "You came so early! You have said it so many times, just call me Xier, don't be so reserved!" He asked again, "Have you brought the stuff?"

He Xiaoyue hurriedly greeted her and opened the bag in her hand. Guo Xier refused to answer and pulled her into the fitting room. The curtains in the fitting room were pulled tightly, and the large area of ​​the frosted skylight on the roof shone through the sunlight, which was extremely bright.

Guo Xier looked at He Xiaoyue mysteriously and smiled again: "Actually, I forgot to tell you last time that the second instance mainly looked at the drawings, but the actual effect, so..."

"What?"

Guo Xier hugged He Xiaoyue and went to unbutton her chest: "So sister Xiaoyue, you are our model today. You have to perform well. You must know that there are two veterans at the second trial today! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"Oh! Designer Guo, I'll do it myself, don't..."

"What a shy thing, it's all girls, and what do you call me?"

"Well, Sister Xier, don't take off your underwear..."

"No, your underwear doesn't have whale bones and your lines are not good enough."

As he said that, Guo Xier had quickly stripped off He Xiaoyue's clothes, looked up and down at her body, and sighed with satisfaction and jealousy: "Sister Xiaoyue has a good figure."

From a woman's perspective, He Xiaoyue's figure is very beautiful: her skin is fair, her lines are smooth and plump, and her legs are long and beautiful, and she is simply a standard clothes rack.

He Xiaoyue's face was flushed with shame, and she protected her chest with both hands: "Okay, Sister Xier, stop making trouble... Give me the clothes quickly."

Guo Xier then walked to a cabinet with a smile and took out a set of clothes from it: "This is your 'weiyu Pingsheng' sample dress, put it on quickly."

"Weiyu Pingsheng" is the first dress designed by He Xiaoyue. It draws on the design of the Tang Dynasty's chest-length skirt. The four layers of yarn are layered and intertwined at the hem, with blue on the outside and white on the inside, and they are specially cut into irregular petal shapes. A silk flower and peony hanging down two yarn bands on the waist. When the breeze blows, it looks particularly elegant and refreshing.

It is particularly worth mentioning that He Xiaoyue boldly used short sleeves, and gritted her teeth to shorten the hem of the skirt to her knees. Even Guo Xier, who has received a new style of education, was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth. Is this too short? The skirt in Fangcaodi is not that short!

"Sister Xiaoyue, it's not OK for you to draw like this! The passing rate of this naturalized civilian submission is less than 30%. You are like this..."

"But it looks so good." He Xiaoyue insisted, "Look at those Australian magazines, female models either wear long skirts or short skirts. Few people put their skirts under their knees as you said. And don't the girls in the plaid skirt club wear this way?"

After some dissuasion, He Xiaoyue finally agreed to add the long design. Guo Xier strongly recommended the medium model but was reluctant to add it. Unexpectedly, after the drawings were handed over, several veterans in the review team praised it and specially proposed to see He Xiaoyue and listen to the design ideas. If he was a talent in this field, he would be promoted to work in the design studio in the future. Guo Xier was a little sour and asked the tailor to make the second-instance sample clothes, especially the short model. Salo should be chosen as the best and most transparent one. Don’t be reluctant to use materials. You He Xiaoyue, dare to design such a short skirt, and wear it yourself first!

In the next room, Liu Shuixin was carefully looking through He Xiaoyue's design draft, and nodded again after a long time: "Talent, her talent is really extraordinary."

For a long time, the clothing design of Linggao has not been very accurate. It either simplifies the copy of modern styles or rigidly matches between Ming and modern times. Strange combinations such as long gowns, labor clothes and tops, or short jackets and long trousers can be seen everywhere. Not to mention female veterans, many male veterans find it eye-catching, but clothing cannot be forced. The Senate can only let it go with the flow and guide it.

To be honest, it is hard to say how clever He Xiaoyue’s design is from the perspective of the old time and space. However, the ability to design such modern aesthetic clothes can only be explained by talent.

Although this clothing may not necessarily be seen by the naturalized people and the indigenous people, it has modern concepts and modern consciousness, which is the most important characteristic of the naturalized people in the Senate. Once discovered, it is like a treasure.
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