Return to the Pure and Innocent Godly Tycoon

Chapter 41 The Painter

I had a simple meal with Jia Lin at noon, and after returning to the dormitory, I confirmed the afternoon itinerary with Cheng Lang.

Taking advantage of the fact that there is no need for military training these days, I can quickly move forward with some serious matters other than studying and dating.In the afternoon, I made an appointment with a teacher from the art school to promote the plan of cheap women's clothing.

From the perspective of the business value chain, if Cao Si wants to promote low-cost women's clothing, he must first think about the market, then formulate products that match the needs of customers, then open up the supply chain, then build market channels, and finally connect customers with Continuous improvement of brand value.

The School of Art is one of the eight first-level colleges of Nanbin University. Compared with similar colleges in China, this college is somewhat less specialized. It has set up a number of majors, including painting, sculpture, art design, fashion design, and other majors in China. It can be regarded as an early pioneer in animation and film.

Cao Si invited Cheng Langyue to be an associate professor of fashion design, Teacher Huang Qing.

The two walked and talked, and were about to enter the building of the art academy, when the next person walked quickly, it was Wu Bo, the dean of the art academy that Cao Si had met before.

Wu Bo is in his early fifties, with sparse hair, a smooth and even reflective forehead, and a red face.

He smiled broadly and took the initiative to hold out his hands: "Welcome, welcome. It is our college's honor for two students to come to the School of Art for guidance today."

Such enthusiasm directly confused Cheng Lang. A high-ranking dean of the Art Institute, a well-known oil painting professor and doctoral supervisor in the country took the initiative to welcome us?Cheng Lang felt that his hand was holding it very hard, and he subconsciously shook it back.

Dean Wu Bo let go of Cheng Lang's hand, squeezed Cao Si's hands with greater enthusiasm, and refused to let go for a long time.

Cheng Lang thought thoughtfully, yes, it should be A Si's face.

"Principal Wu, you are too polite." Cao Si smiled lightly, "We are here today to find Mr. Huang to do something, and we can't talk about guiding or not. We are just two ordinary students, and we can't guide."

"You're welcome." Wu Bo's smile did not change, "Please come this way." He took the initiative to lead the way, accompanying Cao Si up the steps, and then led him all the way to the Department of Fashion Design, with Cheng Lang following two steps behind.

Cao Si knew that Dean Wu already knew their purpose and did not talk about who to find.Wu Bo didn't say anything off-topic, but just said things like "Please come this way" and "Pay attention to the steps" along the way.

The teachers and students on the road were very surprised. The dean personally accompanied two undergraduates?

The office and design space of the Department of Fashion Design occupies one floor and adopts a designer studio system. Each teacher above the lecturer level has an independent studio, and Mr. Huang Qing’s is no exception.

Walking to the door of Huang Qing's studio, the door was not closed tightly, leaving a crack exposed.I saw five Chinese characters "Huang Qing Studio" and an English name on the wall at the door. There was a huge glass window in the studio. Through the glass window, I saw a lady in front of the workbench, lowering her head and drawing something.

"Tuk-du" knocked on the door, and Wu Bo knocked on the door himself.

"The door is not closed, please come in." The woman's voice came, and she looked up, "Hey, Dean Wu, why are you here? Please hurry up."

The woman hurriedly stopped what she was doing and came over to greet them. She glanced at Cao Si and Cheng Lang again with sharp eyes.

As soon as I walked in, I felt air-conditioned and very comfortable.

"I just happened to see classmate Cao and this guy downstairs..." Wu Bo said with a smile.

"I've seen it before. Classmate Cheng Lang came to my place before." Huang Qing smiled.

Huang Qing is only 33 years old this year. She has joined the Department of Fashion Design for more than two years. Before coming to Nanbin University, she had already achieved many achievements in another domestic university. Her design works have won many awards at home and abroad. She is a leader in the fashion design industry. One of the representative figures who is young, strong and fruitful.

Her main design direction is women's clothing, with a distinct style and a particularly strong urban feel. This is why Cao Si came to see her.

Nanbin University attracted her to join with the title of associate professor. After she came, she led her students to win the first prize in the student design competition, and now she has considerable influence in the fashion design department.

Huang Qing has a square face, phoenix eyes, and red lips, and his appearance is not conspicuous.She has long perm-dyed hair, wearing a black fluffy long skirt and an equally fluffy long top. She has a designer's unique fashion sense, trendy and unique.

"Teacher Huang, I am Cao Si, a grade 99 student in the Chinese Department. I have taken the liberty to come to the door today. I apologize for inconveniencing you." Cao Si stretched out his hands.

"It's okay, welcome." Huang Qing's fingers were long and his handshake was strong.

【Ding!Sign in with Huang Qing and obtain the master level of fashion design]

On a set of sofas near the window in the studio, four people sat down one after another. Cao Si and Huang Qing both glanced at Wu Bo. Was he going to accompany him throughout the whole process?

Huang Qing didn't ask everyone what they wanted to drink. He just brought a few cups of coffee and everyone took a sip first.

Cheng Lang spoke first: "Teacher Huang, I had a brief chat with you before. Brother Cao Si and I are planning to start a new women's clothing brand. The initial customer base is relatively clear. What is lacking is the ready-to-wear design that can convey our philosophy."

"That's why I came here to have a detailed chat with you to see if we can reach cooperation." Cheng Lang's voice was clear and his speech was very stable. Cao Si was deeply satisfied. He is indeed a top student and can grasp his mentality as soon as he enters the state.

Huang Qing picked up the coffee and took another sip.

"Let's not talk about cooperation or not, let's talk about what you want to make this brand first?" Huang Qingyan kept looking at Cao Si, and almost turned a blind eye to Wu Bo and Cheng Lang. She knew the three of them came in. Zhong Cao Si is the center.

He and Cheng Lang looked at each other and Cao Silang said loudly: "Teacher Huang, let me get straight to the point and tell you why we have this idea."

Huang Qing nodded, and Wu Bo listened quietly while holding a coffee cup.

"There are some foreign fast fashion brands on the market now, and this trend is gradually emerging in China. Even some big domestic brands have opened up new product lines to make fast fashion clothes." "But these domestic brands have no presence abroad. It’s not competitive, and to be honest, the price isn’t cheap either.”

"Then we thought, can we take advantage of our domestic industrial chain manpower advantages and raw material advantages to make real women's fast fashion?"

Huang Qing sat up straight and lowered his crossed legs.

"After thinking about this idea for a while, I felt it was feasible, and we could also make it into cheap women's clothing."

"How cheap is cheap women's clothing?" Huang Qingfa asked.

"A few bucks each."

Huang Qing was confused, "Then what do you earn?"

Cao Si shook his head, "We are going to engage in foreign trade and sell them abroad, with a few green knives."

Huang Qing put down the coffee cup, which made a crisp sound on the table. Huang Qing leaned forward slightly, but she was not excited, and his voice was still calm and cold, "This can make money, but domestic garment factories have done this before. ." She shook her head slightly.

In fact, Cao Si omitted some words, and Huang Qing, a professional, knows it very well.

In fact, some middlemen in Hong Kong, Taiwan and abroad have long used domestic manpower to produce a large number of OEM clothes and export them to corresponding markets for sale. China is just a production base.Some are specifically selling cheap ready-made clothes to underdeveloped countries, simply using off-brand clothes, which are no different from the off-brand clothes sold at domestic stalls.

After hearing Huang Qing's words, Cao Si was not in a hurry and nodded: "Yes. But we have to make it into a brand."

Huang Qing stopped talking, picked up the cup again, and thought for a long time before saying: "It's a good idea." She didn't ask the other party how to operate the new brand. This was already a commercial secret and was not suitable for public discussion, let alone asking.

"Then what do you want to cooperate with?"

Cheng Lang took over the topic, "We would like to invite Mr. Huang to create a complete set of designs for the new brand and establish a good brand style for it."

"But..." Huang Qing was about to speak. The domestic brands and even international brands she had previously cooperated with were all mid-range brands. She felt that the positioning was wrong when she was asked to design cheap women's clothing.

Cao Si interrupted her and said directly: "Teacher Huang, in addition to providing you with the best design fees, we will continue to cooperate with you regardless of market satisfaction; we also hope to have a long-term cooperation with your students."

Huang Qing later made many designs, and her designs were deeply loved by the market, and she was not afraid of the collapse of her works.Cheng Lang nodded silently. The general idea was that he had already agreed with Cao Si's opinions.

"How can we have a long-term cooperation?" Huang Qing was really interested now.

"The cooperation with you can be signed for ten years for the first time, and the design fee can increase year by year; it can be renewed after the ten years."

Huang Qing smiled and nodded.

"Cooperating with your students is to let them do large-scale rapid designs based on your overall design concept."

Cao Si added: "Our brand may launch more than SKUs a year in the future, which requires a lot of design."

Huang Qing exclaimed: "How is this possible?"

"Nothing is impossible? We just have to do something different."

In fact, a certain brand can sell 150 million SKUs a year, which is crazy.

Huang Qing murmured to himself, "With a lot of design, don't students become painters?"

Cao Si smiled and said nothing.Every student majoring in fashion design wants to become a big-name designer, an independent designer, and world-renowned. However, in fact, there are too many students majoring in this major around the world. Only students from top universities or from strong families can carve out a path for personal branding.

Most of them are unknown and reduced to a link in the industrial assembly line.Cao Si has come into contact with many such girls. After graduating from college, they had no choice but to join a clothing company. They would modify a new style based on the overall design of the design boss, and repeat the work from nine to nine for six years.

Huang Qing held his chin with one hand, not caring that there were three other people present.

Finally, she sat up straight again and turned to Wu Bo.

Wu Bo cleared his throat and said with a smile, "Teacher Huang, you don't have to worry, you can fully trust Mr. Cao and Mr. Cheng."

"Okay, I'll give it a try and talk to the students later."

After chatting for a long time about the details of some design ideas, Cao Si and others left.

In the future, if there are more SKUs, we must take into account the comprehensive audience. It is impossible to rely only on Huang Qing and his students. Their designs are liked by some people, but more may not like them. Therefore, after the situation is opened, designers will The group will be very large, allowing all customers to find their favorite models.

"By the way, why didn't you participate in military training?" Huang Qing said finally.

Cao Si was stunned.

(End of this chapter)