Chapter 1800: Chapter 1645: Stylist 21

Sister He looked at Jiang Jiali and Tao Shuangshuang, then laughed along and said, "Since both of you have shared good news, I’ll say mine too. My dad caught my uncle, remember?"

All these years, my family helped my uncle pay off his debts, and now my dad has taken all that money back. I’m really not short of cash at the moment. I’m planning to open a handmade clothing shop, specializing in custom hand-designed clothes. From now on I’ll be the boss, no more working for other people!"

Hearing this, Tao Shuangshuang and Jiang Jiali immediately laughed and congratulated Sister He. Sister He’s family had nearly been dragged down by her uncle before; now they’d finally come through the hard times.

For Sister He’s dad to get the money back from her uncle so quickly, he definitely used some tough methods. If he’d only gone through legal procedures, with her uncle stalling and playing dead refusing to pay, the money wouldn’t have come back this fast or this easily.

But Tao Shuangshuang and Jiang Jiali didn’t ask too many questions, they just happily congratulated Sister He.

The three women were all in an excellent mood. Together they bustled around the kitchen and cooked a big feast: boiled beef slices, braised beef tendon, spicy intestines, squirrel fish, crab-roe tofu, three-earthly-delights stir-fry, stir?fried greens, shredded beef with hot peppers, and they even made a pure vegetable soup. The whole table was covered with delicious dishes, the aroma filling the room.

After dinner, Jiang Jiali still had to go study Jade knowledge. Recently she had taken a master, specifically to learn about Jade from them, and this master was recommended by Jiang Jiali’s boss.

Since Jiang Jiali had to work during the day, she could only find time in the evenings and on weekends to go to the teacher’s home to study. Before leaving, she specially packed a portion of the food they’d set aside earlier, planning to bring it to her teacher’s place.

This teacher of Jiang Jiali’s was a woman in her forties, a middle?aged lady with a strong scholarly air. Because she was obsessed with Jade, she had never been willing to marry. It was rare for her to take on a female disciple like Jiang Jiali, and she treated Jiang Jiali very well, caring about her a lot in daily life.

Jiang Jiali was alone away from home, and having someone care for her like this, she somewhat regarded her teacher as an elder. Whenever she made something tasty, she never forgot to bring a portion to her teacher.

After Jiang Jiali left, Tao Shuangshuang and Sister He started talking about Sister He’s handmade clothing shop. According to Sister He’s plan, she wanted to open a shop that customized High-level clothing for clients.

This kind of shop requires the person making the clothes to have top-notch handcraft skills, and it also can’t do without a professional designer to create distinctive clothing. Done well, it’s a High-level custom clothing shop; done poorly, it’s just a run?of?the?mill tailor’s.

Sister He said with some frustration to Tao Shuangshuang, "The actual craft of making clothes isn’t a problem. I’ve learned tailoring myself and I’m really interested in making clothes. I used to work in a High-level custom clothing shop, so my skill in making clothes is solid.

The tricky part now is designing suitable custom pieces for people. That’s where I’m not good.

And good designers are particularly hard to hire. The few I managed to recruit, I didn’t even like their designs, let alone those clients who love High-level custom. Without a designer, the shop just can’t open."

Tao Shuangshuang thought for a moment and said, "If you trust me, I can help you by acting as your designer for a while. That way you can slowly scout for other designers."

Although Tao Shuangshuang hadn’t deeply explored the field of clothing design, she had been through so many different worlds that her taste was already well?trained. Designing clothes for people really wasn’t hard for her.

Sister He didn’t doubt at all whether Tao Shuangshuang had Talent for design, because in the past, whenever Tao Shuangshuang matched outfits for Sister He and Jiang Jiali, she would often tweak the styles of the clothes herself.

Those very ordinary clothes, once they passed through Tao Shuangshuang’s hands, would turn fashionable and stylish, so Sister He fully believed that Tao Shuangshuang would definitely be able to design.

Sister He immediately smiled happily and said, "Shuangshuang, if you join in that would be fantastic. How about this: for every piece you design, I’ll give you half of the net profit. Let’s treat it as a partnership between us, how does that sound?"

Tao Shuangshuang laughed and said, "No need for as much as fifty percent. I’ll take thirty percent of the net profit. You’re opening the shop, hiring staff, and handling management; your costs are higher, so you should take more."

Sister He shook her head. "That’s not how you do the math. Designers carry the main load. Whether my shop’s business is good or not will all depend on you. Listen to me, we split it fifty?fifty."

Tao Shuangshuang still shook her head. "No, fifty percent is too much..."

Tao Shuangshuang and Sister He argued over the profit split for two hours. In the end, they each took a step back: Tao Shuangshuang would get forty percent of the net profit, and only then was the matter settled.

Sister He, like Tao Shuangshuang, is decisive when doing business. She had already found a shopfront and hired all the staff in advance; she was just waiting for a designer to be in place before she could open.

Now that she had Tao Shuangshuang as her designer, Sister He went ahead and opened for business straight away—and the very first order came in.

This first order was brought in by Tao Shuangshuang. It was from a stars, a minor stars who had been in the entertainment industry for seven or eight years but was still lukewarm, named Miao Rui.

Miao Rui really liked Tao Shuangshuang as a stylist. For stars, hiring a good stylist privately is outrageously expensive, completely beyond what an average minor stars can afford.

Although Tao Shuangshuang’s fee already looked like a Sky-high price to ordinary people, judged by her skills, within the circle of top stylists her rates were basically bargain?basement.

So once Miao Rui heard from a good friend that there was someone like Tao Shuangshuang, she started coming to Tao Shuangshuang for styling.

Earlier, there was a small event with a red carpet, and it was Tao Shuangshuang who did her styling. As it happened, a big female stars was walking the red carpet, and Miao Rui managed to sneak into the same frame. To her surprise, some fans were amazed by her look, and she gained quite a few followers.

Ever since then, Miao Rui liked going to Tao Shuangshuang even more. Recently, Miao Rui was going to participate in a variety show, and the show had a segment that showcased each guest’s personal clothing style and taste.

Although Miao Rui was basically just there as cannon fodder, variety shows have always been great places to build popularity. She wanted to use this opportunity to show her face more and gain more fans.

But when it came to personal styling, Miao Rui wasn’t very good at it, so she’d been quite distressed. Since she was already very familiar with Tao Shuangshuang, she confided her worries to her and asked her to give some advice on how best to match her outfits.

An idea flashed in Tao Shuangshuang’s mind, and she said to Miao Rui, "A friend of mine opened a private custom clothing shop, and I’m the designer there. Why don’t I design two outfits for you?"

The moment Miao Rui heard that, she was immediately tempted. She had complete faith in Tao Shuangshuang’s taste, and she grabbed her hand, saying, "Is it you, Sister Shuangshuang, personally designing the clothes? That would be perfect. Sister Shuangshuang, I absolutely trust your eye."

And just like that, within less than three days of Sister He’s shop opening, Tao Shuangshuang smoothly brought in their first client.

Although Miao Rui wasn’t a top Little Flower, after surviving in the entertainment industry for so long she did have several million in savings. This time she directly put up a hundred thousand, asking Tao Shuangshuang to use the best fabrics to custom?make two outfits for her.

This price wouldn’t count as the most expensive in those High-level custom clothing shops, but in Sister He’s shop it was already top tier.

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