I trade in both worlds

Xu Ziqing looked at her speechlessly for a long while: "Take out your tools."

As soon as the sample cloth was taken out, the door of the reception room opened, and a woman wearing a cheongsam with delicate features walked in, followed by Chen Chen.

Song Qin smiled softly at Xu Ziqing and Xu Xu. Chen Chen stood by and introduced them, "Sister Qin, this is Xu Ziqing, and this is Xu Xu. The custom-made clothes were designed and made by her."

Then she added: "She can also embroider."

Like Chen Chen, Song Qin looked at Xu Xu in surprise: "I didn't expect such a young master."

As for embroidery, Song Qin actually didn't take it too seriously. Knowing how to embroider and being able to embroider well are two different things. She is so young and has only been holding an embroidery needle for a few years, so how well can she embroider?

Xu Xu smiled shyly.

Without waiting for their reply, Song Qin said confidently: "I believe you all know who I am, but I hope our cooperation will be kept confidential."

“I don’t want any information about me to appear in your promotional video. If your customization is really outstanding this time, I will recommend your studio to others if they ask.”

"Don't worry about that." Xu Ziqing replied, "We still have some professional ethics. Whether you help us recommend or not, we will do our best to design a set of clothes for you that will satisfy you."

Song Qin nodded: "Let's get started."

Xu Ziqing took out the sample cloth and handed it to Song Qin: "Miss Song, look, these cloths are all hand-woven."

Song Qin held the sample cloth and said speechlessly: "It's such a small piece, the pattern is not complete, how can you tell it?"

"I'm so sorry." Xu Ziqing said, "Because we were in such a hurry this time, we can only sort it out from the scraps of cloth. After all, hand-woven cloth is very expensive. People are unwilling to cut such a small piece. If you want to buy it, you have to buy it by the foot."

"You are not sincere enough." Song Qin said nonchalantly: "The clothes are not cheap, it is definitely not okay to choose with samples like this."

Xu Ziqing glanced at Xu Xu and gritted his teeth: "Xu Xu, take out those two pieces of cloth."

Xu Xu lowered his head, suppressed his smile, and took out the two pieces of cloth that he had cut this morning from his bag.

Seeing two pieces of cloth, one red and one blue, on the table, the patterns of the cloth seemed to be different from different angles, and Song Qin's eyes instantly sparkled.

Xu Ziqing took out two pairs of gloves, gave one to Song Qin and put on one for himself: "Miss Song, this brocade is easy to scratch, let's put on the gloves and see."

Song Qin put on gloves, touched the cloth, and said dissatisfiedly: "I can't feel the texture of this."

"I'm sorry, Miss Song, silk is easy to scratch. In order not to damage the fabric, we usually wear gloves. You can feel it with the back of your hand later."

After hearing this, Song Qin could understand: "Okay."

"Thank you for your understanding." Xu Ziqing continued: "Let me first tell you the difference between hand-woven fabrics and machine-woven fabrics."

Song Qin raised her chin and motioned Xu Ziqing to start. Xu Xu took out a piece of cloth bought online from the bag, unfolded it and put it on the table.

Xu Ziqing unfolded the rose-red cloth and put the one he had bought online on top of it for comparison: "Let's talk about the shortcomings first."

"You see, machine-woven brocade can be uniform in both appearance and pattern, and the arrangement of colors and patterns is more precise. These are all precisely calculated by computers."

"Hand-woven brocade may be more unique in appearance, because the handmade texture and pattern may be more natural and irregular. After all, hand-woven is not as precise as computer-calculated, and each piece will be slightly different."

Song Qin carefully compared the two pieces of cloth and found that it was indeed the case. The hand-woven patterns were not as uniform as those woven by machines.

“Also, our fabrics are all pure natural mulberry silk, which is a rare and expensive raw material, without any other synthetic materials added.

"Real silk?" Song Qin looked at Xu Ziqing with some suspicion.

"Yes." Xu Ziqing nodded affirmatively and pointed to the small piece of cloth beside him: "You can take it to a professional for a check."

Song Qin picked up the cloth and looked at it carefully: "I don't understand this either, but since you are so sincere, I will believe you for now."

Xu Ziqing picked up two pieces of cloth and continued, "Hand-woven brocade is usually more durable because it is more densely woven and each thread is carefully selected and processed. Although machine-woven brocade may be more beautiful in appearance, it may be less durable."

Xu Ziqing held a piece of cloth in one hand and began to rub it: "Hand-woven brocade is softer and more comfortable to the touch because it is woven by hand, and it feels more natural when it comes into contact with the skin. However, machine-woven brocade may feel stiffer because of the pressure of the machine and the tight weaving."

Song Qin carefully watched every move Xu Ziqing made and listened to every word she said.

Seeing this, Xu Ziqing continued, "Finally, it's about the price. Since the production process of hand-woven silk brocade is time-consuming and labor-intensive, the cost is relatively high, so the price is relatively high. However, machine-woven brocade has high production efficiency and low cost, so the price is more affordable."

Song Qin nodded. In recent years, people have begun to return to basics and handmade products have become popular. Since handmade products are time-consuming and labor-intensive, the prices have naturally risen as well.

Song Qin imitated Xu Ziqing's movements and rubbed the brocade. Because she was wearing gloves, she couldn't feel anything: "Can you not wear gloves?"

Xu Ziqing looked at her hands carefully. They were a pair of white and tender hands with neatly trimmed nails. There was no need to worry about the brocade being scratched by her nails.

"It's OK. Miss Song's hands are well maintained."

Song Qin took off her gloves, gently touched the piece of cloth she bought online, and then rubbed it. Not seeing any scratching, she confidently picked up the handmade brocade and began to rub it.

Not to mention, the feel is exactly as Xu Ziqing said, very soft and a little cool, and the pattern seems to suit her taste.

"Both of these pieces of cloth are good." Song Qin touched the rose-red cloth and made a decision: "Then let's choose this one."

Xu Ziqing smiled smugly inwardly after getting the desired effect, but on the surface he still looked distressed: "Miss Song, these two pieces are more expensive than the price I gave you before. To be honest, the price I paid for the cloth is 1450 per meter, and the lapels, buttons, and silk threads are not included."

"I'll make two sets, one set with the same two types of fabric, but with different styles," said Song Qin.

"This won't work..." Xu Ziqing looked at her with heartache: "I will lose money."

"Oh, it's not a loss." Song Qin said with a smile: "As long as I am satisfied with the work, I will wear these two clothes and shoot a VLOG to promote them for you."