Chapter 27: Radiant Glory

Night fell.

Factory directors and shopping mall managers who had received invitations arrived one after another.

The photos of various down jacket styles posted on the wall attracted everyone’s attention:

“Goodness, these are the legendary down jackets? They don’t look much different from the cotton-padded jackets we usually wear. The styles are just a bit more novel, but we can make cotton-padded jackets in these styles too!”

“When I was in Haicheng, I heard about down jackets. The manufacturing process is much more complex than cotton-padded jackets. Because the fabric is filled with high-quality fine duck down, poor craftsmanship will result in a lot of down leakage, so the craftsmanship is very important! I heard that residents in those extremely cold areas abroad rely on down jackets to keep warm!”

“Humph, I don’t believe it. Can this kind of clothing be warmer than our cotton-padded jackets? Our cotton-padded jackets have been popular for thousands of years!”

Shen Hongxing heard all these discussions.

She had anticipated that some people would raise questions.

This was why she had specifically chosen the cold storage as the venue for the fashion show.

Today, everyone who came to the show with an invitation would change into the carefully prepared down jackets before entering the cold storage, allowing them to personally experience the warmth of the down jackets.

“Oh, it’s so cold! What’s Director Jiang thinking? Why would he hold a fashion show in a cold storage? What if we freeze?” Li Jingli, manager of Pacific Department Store, shivered as soon as he entered the cold storage.

Seeing this, Shen Hongxing quickly took a men’s down jacket and handed it to Manager Li, “Manager Li, this is a newly produced down jacket from our factory. Everyone with an invitation will change into one before entering the venue!”

Manager Li took it.

He couldn’t help but doubt, “Such a thin jacket, in such a cold place, are you sure it’ll be warm?”

“Manager Li can try it. If it’s not warm enough, we also have a batch of army coats!” Shen Hongxing had thought of everything.

Manager Li, considering their decade-long cooperation with Sunshine Garments, reluctantly put it on.

Others followed suit.

Everyone walked into the venue.

The lights shone through different colored gauzes, reflecting on the ice, creating beautiful rays of light.

The tape recorder played foreign runway show music that Shen Hongxing had specially obtained.

Empty seats were placed a meter apart in the venue, each with a name tag.

Everyone found their seats and sat down.

In a short while, they all felt a wave of warmth rising within them.

Manager Li turned to his assistant…

“I didn’t expect these down jackets to be so warm. It was so cold just now, but it got warm after wearing it for a while!”

The assistant also nodded in agreement, “Yes! These down jackets are really warm. Manager, if we bring in a batch to sell in the mall, we’ll definitely sell a lot!”

Others also began to praise the down jackets.

“They’re light and warm. We have to bring them into our mall!”

The music on stage started.

Xu Shuangshuang went on stage to give a speech, “Everyone, it’s an honor to invite you to the first down jacket fashion show of Sunshine Garments. Next, we’ll showcase all the styles from our factory. If you’re interested in cooperation, you can contact me directly or the factory director!”

Led by Xu Shuangshuang, the models wearing down jackets walked one by one on the ice stage.

Soon, they returned backstage and changed into another batch of styles.

They changed styles over thirty times.

There were long styles, short styles, vests, and down pants.

In the audience, the director of the Antarctic expedition team kept stroking the down jacket he was wearing, praising it endlessly.

He picked up a sign that Shen Hongxing had prepared and shouted towards the stage, “The quality of these down jackets is excellent, and they’re well-filled. They’re no worse than foreign ones! I’ve decided, our Antarctic expedition team will order 2,000 pieces!”

The crowd was shocked:

“It’s the Antarctic expedition team?”

“It’s so cold in Antarctica, and they approve of these down jackets. What are we hesitating for? Our Chaoyang Mall will also order 2,000 pieces!”

“2,500 pieces!”

“6,000 pieces!”

“1,000 pieces!”

“2,000 pieces!”

…

Others also raised their signs and shouted.

Shen Hongxing called a secretary to take notes.

There were so many orders; she roughly calculated that the 30,000 pieces would soon be sold out. She turned to Director Jiang, whose mouth was splitting into a wide grin, and whispered, “Director Jiang, if there are more than 30,000 pieces, can your factory accept pre-orders?”

“Of course!” Director Jiang proudly raised his chin.

A fool would refuse money.

Just as they were talking, Shen Hongxing spotted a few familiar figures entering the door.

It was Shen Jianguo’s family of three, and Lu Ping’an’s family.

Shen Hongxing’s face turned cold. Only those with invitations could enter; how did they get in?

She suspected they had used her to get in.

And who told them about this?

“Miss Shen, do you remember me?” Manager Chen from Bright Socks walked up to her and extended her hand in a friendly manner.

Too busy to deal with irrelevant people like Shen Jianguo, Shen Hongxing looked away, smiled, and shook Manager Chen’s hand, “Manager Chen, you’re joking. I may forget anyone, but not Manager Chen!”

She was her benefactor.

If it weren’t for Manager Chen suggesting she try, she wouldn’t have had the opportunity to make her first fortune.

Manager Chen filled in the order quantity and handed it to Shen Hongxing.

Seeing the number, Shen Hongxing was shocked and looked up at her, “Manager Chen, didn’t you make a mistake?”

Their factory and Sunshine Group were competitors.

Why would they buy so many down jackets?

“Miss Shen, our factory gives our employees a batch of welfare benefits at the end of each year, with a budget of about 300 kuai per person. I just tried on your down jackets, they’re so warm and comfortable. I’ve decided to give each of our factory employees one this year!”

Hearing that it was employee benefits, Xu Shuangshuang and the others couldn’t help but praise Manager Chen, “(Truly the number one private factory in our country!), such good benefits! Manager Chen, is your factory still hiring? Do you think we’re suitable?”

Manager Chen looked at them and shook her head, laughing, “You guys would be underqualified for our factory!”

Shen Hongxing understood why many private factories had failed later, but Bright Socks had thrived in the tide of time.

It was because they had a good manager and a good factory director.

They deserved to make that money.

He had never seen Shen Hongxing like this before.

Radiant and glorious.

So captivating.

He felt a strong attraction to Shen Hongxing at that moment.

He secretly vowed that if Shen Hongxing spoke to him first, he would reconcile with her.

Shen Jiaojiao gritted her teeth.

She had wanted everyone to see Shen Hongxing’s failure, but she had backfired.

Shen Hongxing had actually sold 30,000 down jackets in one night.

She had also befriended many factory directors and mall managers.

Why?

Why was Shen Hongxing showing off in front of so many people?

As long as she was around, Shen Hongxing would always be beneath her, never able to rise to the surface.

Shen Jianguo and his wife were shocked.

They had always thought that their biological daughter was incompetent and vicious, but when she was selling down jackets, she seemed to be… radiant.

“Her dad, haven’t we underestimated her all along?”

Mother Shen held Father Shen’s hand and whispered.