Re-embroidering life

Shui Qinghua looked up at the plaque above her head, "Tianxiang". This was the place chosen by Manager Wang, a quiet teahouse in Echeng County, where the three parties would finalize the final details today.

In the courtyard, there are peach and plum trees, and the eaves and ridges are raised. Climbing up the tall building, outside the window, there is a vast sea of ​​smoke and the water and sky are one color. I didn't expect that Echeng actually has such a good place.

Shui Qinghua dressed up carefully today, wearing a purple dress, with her long hair tied up in a bun on top of her head, a red gold headpiece, her eyebrows lightly drawn, and a light makeup. Compared with her usual casualness, she was less gentle and more capable and serious. She knew that today she was neither the Second Lady of Shui, nor the Third Lady of Ji, but the Boss of Shui.

Shopkeeper Wang came with his unchanging foxy smile, and Ye Jincheng also came with an arrogant look on his face that looked like he deserved a beating.

The three of them sat around a carved wooden table. Shui Qinghua knew that she had to show her value in this game. She spoke first, her voice gentle but firm: "Today we are gathered together to build a brand new embroidery workshop. Whether it is embroidery techniques or pattern color matching, it is very different from Siyifang and Chuxiuge. I hope to use my embroidery skills as a foundation, with the help of your experience, connections and sales channels, to jointly create a business."

Since we rely on our skills, we must convince people. She took out several round fans, which were embroidered with flowers, animals, utensils, and folk customs. They were samples to be put on the shelves when the embroidery workshop was launched. Manager Wang and Ye Jincheng were both experts. They could see at a glance that her needlework had improved. It was different from the natural embroidery when she embroidered the "Running Horse Picture". She no longer pursued realism blindly, but on the basis of restoring the original appearance of things, she focused more on reflecting interest. All the patterns had a lively and lively feeling, which made people happy at first sight.

"These patterns of yours are lively, festive and cute. The elderly and children will definitely like them very much! However, what do you use to attract middle-aged and young people?" asked Shopkeeper Wang.

"Shuixiufang has three product lines, covering high-end, mid-range and low-end." Shui Qinghua came prepared today, her brows full of confidence, "High-end is embroidery works, which are selected from famous paintings. The production cycle is measured in years. They are meticulously crafted and never get tired of it. All products must be high-quality. High-end embroidery has a special name, called 'Furong Garden Embroidery'. The embroiderer must have a basic knowledge of calligraphy and painting. Currently, only a few people can embroider. The price of each piece starts at 500 taels."

"Mid-range embroidery covers a wide range. The embroidery patterns on these round fans are all mid-range and are sold in Shuixiufang. There are ten embroiderers in charge of embroidery, and there are more people supplying embroidery patterns. I already have a stable source of supply. As long as they keep innovating, there is no fear of not being able to attract young and middle-aged people."

"As for the low-end embroidery," Shui Qinghua smiled, and two flames seemed to fall into her pupils, burning the eyes of the onlookers, "it is our exclusive secret technique, hair embroidery."

"Hair embroidery!"

Shopkeeper Wang and Ye Jincheng couldn't help but exclaim at the same time. How come they didn't know that Lady Shui could embroider hair?

The two were very upset. They claimed to know Jiangxia embroidery industry inside out, but they didn't even have such important information. They had heard about the rumor of Medicine Buddha's appearance in Yuquan Temple, but they didn't connect it with Lady Shui.

Shui Qinghua smiled. Only the Chen family and Yuquan Temple had been involved in the hair embroidery. She had kept it secret on purpose, intending to use it as her final trump card.

"I plan to open up an unprecedented category, providing hair embroidery products for babies and newlyweds. This includes embroidering babies' hair into the shape of babies' palms or feet, and embroidering newlyweds' long hair into the shape of love knots, leaving them with a commemoration of an important stage in their lives. The embroidery process is very simple and the price will be very low. I believe that no matter what family, there will be babies born and children to start a family. By then, Shuixiufang will really be able to enter thousands of households!"

After this speech, the two people on the opposite side remained silent.

Shopkeeper Wang twisted his short beard and looked at the woman in front of him with admiration. When he first got her "Running Horses" embroidered screen, he saw that she was a treasure trove. In just over half a year, he saw her go through all kinds of hardships, her skills became more and more sophisticated, and her temperament became more and more confident, but none of these shocked him as much as the words just now. She was radiant and reborn, worthy of being the legendary Shen Xue's disciple who had been carefully taught for seven years!

Ye Jincheng did not speak either. When he first took her to see Granny Zheng, he was observing and testing her on purpose, weighing her abilities carefully on the scale, all for the sake of business. Now, he was really impressed by her. He had seen hundreds of embroiderers, but none of them was so smart that they could master different types of embroidery in such a short time and create their own style of needlework. No one else had such perseverance and courage. Not long ago, she was just an ordinary woman in the back house, but now she dared to talk freely in front of the two giants of the embroidery industry without giving in. No one else had such vision and determination. A rare skill like hair embroidery was not hidden, but was taken out and measured as if it was free. It was really a waste of natural resources. He felt a little distressed, but he had to admit that the idea of ​​hair embroidery was really great. It was the fastest way to make the Water Embroidery Workshop famous!

Shui Qinghua saw that both of them were looking at her with complicated expressions, and no one was talking. She was originally full of confidence, but now she felt helpless when they looked at her. "Whatever you think, everyone can talk about it." She smiled awkwardly. The scene was too cold.

"Clap, clap, clap!" Ye Jincheng was the first to applaud.

"Hahaha!" Shopkeeper Wang laughed loudly towards the sky.

"Mrs. Shui is very eloquent. I am impressed!" Ye Jincheng looked at her with admiration. "I have no objection. Why don't we discuss the details of the cooperation directly?"

In fact, the division of labor in the cooperation had been discussed almost completely beforehand, and the only thing that had not been determined was the distribution of business shares. Although the two men said they admired each other, they were still talking about business and fighting for every inch of land. After a fierce debate, they finally reached a consensus. According to their respective inputs and contributions, Shui Qinghua took 40%, Si Yi Fang and Chu Xiu Ge each took 30%. Profit sharing and business risks were also distributed according to this ratio.

After the negotiation, the three smiled at each other. Each of them picked up a pen and signed their names on the contract. This time, Shui Qinghua did not ask her elder sister Minghua to sign on her behalf. Her ideal is to build her own embroidery empire. One day, she will step into the spotlight and become a "Shui master" praised by everyone.

If you can't even withstand the storms in front of you, what's the point of talking about the future?

She looked out the window at the surging river and the lone sail in the distance, and thought to herself that the Water Embroidery Workshop would set sail from this moment and this place.