Suddenly it was in the newspaper. Fortunately, there were no photos in the newspaper, otherwise Chen Xuan would be embarrassed to go out.
Old Mrs. Wei especially kept muttering, "As a woman, it is proper to live a peaceful life at home. Why bother with seeking fame? Let men do the famous things." Fortunately, Old Mrs. Wei was just muttering, and Chen Xuan and Wei Yin didn't take it seriously.
At her parents' home, Wei Jin echoed what her mother, Old Lady Wei, said, especially to Chen Xuan, asking her to be more reserved and not to rush to the forefront of anything that would make her famous. When she returned to her husband's home, Wei Jin specially wrote a newspaper and brought it back to her husband's home, showing off the fact that her sister's hat shop was in the newspaper. She also said in a seemingly unintentional tone, "She was just a child, and she was messing around. Who would have thought that she would become so famous that she is now in the newspaper! When their store was having an event, I went to take a look, and the ladies who went to buy things were so crowded that there was no room for them to move in."
Because the Wei family was indeed glorious and was reported in the newspapers, even though Old Mrs. Zhao was a little uncomfortable with her daughter-in-law being so ostentatious, she only said a few words of praise and endured it silently.
Wei Nian, however, saw Chen Xuan looking a little shy while reading the newspaper, and couldn't help but tease her, "You were talking nonstop during the interview, why are you shy again?"
Chen Xuan blushed, "Stop talking."
Wei Nian said to Chen Xuan, "I really beg you, if there is such a thing in the future, don't ask me to go, I think you can handle reporters well."
"That's right. With you here, Brother Anian, I feel confident." Although Chen Xuan was shy, she still read the large piece of interview in the newspaper again word by word.
At first, Chen Xuan was shocked when she heard that there was a reporter interviewing her. She had met the editor-in-chief and other people in Mr. Wen's salon. However, it was just a meeting, and she didn't have to deal with him. Now that a reporter wanted to interview her, Chen Xuan was a little panicked. Wei Yin had a bad temper recently, and he didn't know what an interview was, so he was a little at a loss. Fortunately, Shopkeeper Li was very smart and quietly told Sun Yan, and Shopkeeper Li ran to find Wei Nian.
Fortunately, although the two sisters-in-law were a little clueless, they were still skilled in entertaining guests. The store was now spacious, and when reporters came, Chen Xuan and Wei Yin directly invited the reporters to sit upstairs. The decoration was all Western style, with soft spring sofas, small round wooden tables for drinking coffee, and a proper Western coffee machine. Wei Yin brewed three cups of coffee and brought them up. Chen Xuan handed one cup to the reporter and said politely, "We don't understand these interviews either."
The reporter's surname was Zhang, and he was also a gentleman. He just heard Sun Yan and Xiao Li calling the two ladies the boss, and he smiled and said, "I always thought that it would be a man who could create such a grand scene, but I didn't expect it to be two pretty ladies."
Wei Yin said, "You are too polite. We just moved to a new store and wanted to warm up the new store."
As she was talking, Sun Yan brought over some shortbread bought from a pastry shop. Wei Yin called out to reporter Zhang, "Try some."
When reporter Zhang went out for an interview, he was usually warmly received. But those were mostly male bosses, not like now, where the sister-in-law and the aunt are both elegant and handsome. Reporter Zhang was particularly friendly and smiled, "This interview is just a chat, we can talk about anything."
Then she asked when the two sisters-in-law opened the store and how the idea of the lottery came about. Chen Xuan did not hide anything and smiled, "The discount ideas were thought up by Ah Yin, the store owner and the clerk. The idea of the lottery was thought up by my husband."
Just at this moment, Wei Nian came over.
Chen Xuan introduced him, "This is my husband. It was my husband's idea that allowed us to move our store this time." Then she said to Wei Nian, "This is reporter Zhang. He's here to interview us."
Wei Nian was very pleased to hear Chen Xuan call him "my husband". After shaking hands with reporter Zhang and saying hello, he sat down next to Chen Xuan. Wei Nian looked at the reporter's badge and knew that this must be what Mrs. Cheng said, Cheng Su, the reporter in charge of the business column of the newspaper. Wei Nian smiled and said, "I wonder if reporter Zhang knows Cheng Su from your newspaper. Cheng Su and I were classmates when we were young."
After this chat, everyone became more familiar with each other.
Wei Nian invited them to Dongxinglou for Shandong cuisine at noon. During the meal, he mentioned the state-owned brand Siqingdian lipstick that the store is currently promoting. Wei Yin first introduced the advantages of the lipstick, saying that it is easy to use and has more colors. Moreover, it is a national brand, a high-end state-owned cosmetics developed in collaboration with outstanding graduates from Peking University.
As a reporter, Zhang knew what was hot, so he immediately asked Wei Yin to talk about the process of developing state-owned high-end cosmetics with outstanding students from Peking University. Wei Yin talked about how difficult it was to start a business. The two top students from Peking University lived and ate in the factory, and they were so busy that they almost regarded the laboratory as their home.
Well, Wei Yin won't mention her constant visits to the factory to check on the progress. Wu Chao and Zhang Biao didn't get hung because of Wei Yin's constant urging. This is the unique psychological quality of engineering men.
Reporter Zhang nodded as he listened, "Industry and science working together is the future of our national industry."
Wei Nian poured wine for reporter Zhang, "Brother Zhang is right."
Reporter Zhang interviewed a veteran and asked, "Why is your brand called Siqing? What's the story behind it?"
This question left all three of them speechless. Who knows what story is behind this corny brand? However, Chen Xuan suddenly had an idea and said to reporter Zhang, "It's like this. Our brand founder, Mr. Rong, once studied abroad. When he was abroad, he missed his motherland every day. Mr. Rong said that although he has been to many countries and seen a lot of things abroad, in his heart, the beauty of his motherland is incomparable. So, Mr. Rong founded this brand, Siqing. It means missing the motherland."
Chen Xuan fluently made up a very patriotic story for Rong Yang's corny brand. Wei Nian raised his eyebrows slightly and looked down, seeing Chen Xuan's hands on her knees picking at her clothes. Wei Nian naturally took over Chen Xuan's story and continued, "Yes, when I first cooperated with Mr. Rong on the state-owned brand of cosmetics, I was moved by his sincere patriotism."
Chen Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Wei Nian, and felt that her story was pretty good.
The interview was over, Wei Nian treated him to a meal at Dongxinglou and gave reporter Zhang a big gift bag, which was a great pleasure for both the host and the guest. Today, Chen Xuan read the content of the interview and was a little dissatisfied, "At that time, I said that the idea of giving away the bicycles was from you, Brother Nian, but why did reporter Zhang write that it was my and A Yin's idea?"
"You're stupid. What's the point of me wanting this name? This is a good opportunity to promote your shop. Reporter Zhang is smart to write like this." Wei Nian laughed, "Hey, I've always wanted to ask you, but I forgot about it when I drank too much yesterday. How did you come up with the idea of explaining 'Si Qing' like that? It even connected it with patriotism."
Chen Xuan said seriously, "It was Ms. Chen's words about developing national industries that reminded me. Ms. Chen's temper is a bit arrogant, but many of her words are right. I always remember it in my heart. That day, reporter Zhang suddenly asked about it. I mainly wanted to use the newspaper to promote our brand, so I just said it casually. When I said it, my legs were shaking."
Wei Nian smiled and praised, "It's a good edit."
Chen Xuan smiled secretly and whispered, "I think it's a good story, too. I just wonder if Mr. Rong will be angry."
"Why should he be angry? He should be secretly happy." Wei Nian said, "I will send him a copy of today's newspaper so that he can understand 'Si Qing' and not talk about the opposite side in the future."
"Did you send it to Mr. Rong?"
"Yes, this kind of publicity will let him know that his money is not wasted. We are also promoting him." Wei Nian suddenly gossiped, "Do you think Mr. Rong has ever admired a girl from a certain family before? She didn't agree. Otherwise, why would he give his brand such a corny name?"
"Don't talk nonsense, Mr. Rong is our boss. You can't say that about Mr. Rong." Chen Xuan has always been a kind person. She has always regarded Rong Yang as her teacher and respected him very much. "Whether this happened or not, Mr. Rong is so successful now. Even if this really happened, seeing how good Mr. Rong is now, only that girl would regret it. Besides, this is an era of gender equality. Don't we all emphasize marrying for love? Maybe they are just not destined to be together." Chen Xuan felt that the first half of her sentence was a bit feudal, so she quickly took out the word "love" to complete the second half.
Wei Nian reminded Chen Xuan, "I was too busy before and didn't keep Miss Shao's appointment. Now that I have some free time, why don't you give Miss Shao a replacement invitation? After all, I'm still doing Miss Shao's business now."
"Really? I had totally forgotten about it." Chen Xuan said to Wei Nian, "Now Miss Shao has settled down in Beijing, so why not let Shopkeeper Li send Miss Shao a basket of strawberries as an apology? I'll write another letter and let Miss Shao know. If she has time, she can visit. If not, forget it. Anyway, we won't be promoting her cosmetics in the future."
"It's all fine as long as we can get away with it on the surface." Wei Nian is the kind of person who won't offend others easily.
Chen Xuan folded the newspaper carefully and put it neatly in the drawer. Wei Nian couldn't help but smile when he saw Chen Xuan's expression.
Rong Yang, who was far away in Shanghai, also received the airmail from Wei Nian. Wei Nian circled the part about the interview with "Si Qing" with a black pen, and Rong Yang saw it directly. After reading the newspaper, Rong Yang was a little surprised that Chen Xuan and the others made such a fast progress. As for the explanation of the brand of "Si Qing", Rong Yang nodded and asked someone to send a telegram to Wei Nian. The content of the telegram was only four words: It suits my taste very well.
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The prices of airline tickets in the Republic of China were as follows. Shitou was shocked when he looked up the information:
In 1935, there were two major airlines in mainland China, one was China Airlines and the other was Eurasia Airlines. China Airlines mainly flew north-south routes, and Eurasia Airlines mainly flew east-west routes. Let's take China Airlines' north-south routes as an example to see the airfares at the time.
According to the pricing of China Airlines, a one-way ticket from Beijing to Tianjin costs 180 yuan, a one-way ticket from Tianjin to Qingdao costs 460 yuan, a one-way ticket from Qingdao to Nanjing costs 430 yuan, and a one-way ticket from Nanjing to Shanghai costs 160 yuan. If you buy a ticket directly from Beijing to Shanghai, China Airlines will give you a discount, and the discounted ticket price is 1,080 yuan. Lu Xun's monthly income was about 300 yuan. If Lu Xun flew from Beijing to Shanghai, he would have to spend nearly four months' income.
About the foreign cosmetics brands at that time:
Sunsilk Cream and Lux Soap do have a long history. Sunsilk Shampoo was only introduced in the 1990s.