Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

  Chapter 85 new product: leather jacket (three shifts)

  In 1986, the Hong Kong music scene "Tan Zhang Zhenghe", principal Tan and his brother are in full swing, and their posters will also make countless young men and women **** wildly.

  The picture in Li Weidong's hand is a poster of his brother wearing a black leather jacket. He is so handsome that he has no friends.

  And what Li Weidong wants to produce is leather jackets.

Seeing this poster, Wang Jing, a simple and honest deputy director, finally shouted: "Director, are we going to produce fur coats? Fur coats are good things. I have seen them in the army. Our regiment leader has one. To resist the US and aid Korea. It was seized from the Americans when I was wearing it for more than ten years, but it is strong!"

  Wang Jing could not hear with one ear, so he spoke very loudly, which was really deafening.

  Li Weidong looked at the honest man from the countryside helplessly, and explained, “This is not a leather coat, but a leather jacket. It’s not the same as the American soldiers wear.”

   "Oh, it's a jacket! I see, Air Force pilots, this is what they wear." Wang Jing said without leaving the army.

  At this time, Wang Kaiping said, “Director, this leather jacket should be quite expensive, right? I saw it at the Friendship Store in Beijing. It costs 400 yuan for a piece!”

  400 yuan, I can buy a parallel-bar washing machine. The leather jacket at the same price was definitely a luxury at the time.

  Leather clothing has never been cheaper. Even in later generations, the output of leather raw materials is so large, a leather jacket will have to be thousands of pieces, and a slightly better leather will cost tens of thousands.

  In the 1980s, leather materials were not as abundant as later generations, and leather jackets became more expensive.

Li Weidong smiled slightly and said, “Of course ordinary people don’t spend more than 400 to buy a leather jacket, so I didn’t plan to use real leather to make a leather jacket. Let’s use artificial leather! The cost of artificial leather should be only a tenth of that of real leather. one."

  "Artificial leather? Is it too hard, and the smell of artificial leather is still strong, and the luster and texture are not as good as real leather." Wang Kaiping moved his feet subconsciously, and he was wearing a pair of artificial leather shoes.

"The first generation of polyvinyl chloride artificial leather does have the shortcomings you mentioned, but the second generation of polyurethane synthetic leather is almost the same as real leather. I heard that foreign countries have now begun to use the third generation of microfiber synthesis. Reformed." Li Weidong said.

  Li Weidong said three generations of artificial leather in one breath, but the people in the conference room did not react at all, they did not understand it at all.

  Li Weidong knows that these elm bumps have been in state-owned enterprises for a long time and have lost their innovative thinking. Instead of popularizing artificial leather knowledge here, it is better to directly assign tasks and let this group of people work.

  So Li Weidong started to arrange the homework: "I will stay here for this poster. You four workshops, according to this poster, one workshop will make a sample, and I will see it tomorrow."

   "Director, we have never made this leather jacket, and we can't do it!" The director of the first workshop spoke first.

  Li Weidong looked at the director of a workshop. He knew that the workshop director did not deliberately shudder, but that he had never made a leather jacket.

  It is indeed difficult for a group of people who do blue overalls, military coats and white coats to make leather jackets in line with the latest trends.

  Li Weidong had no choice but to comfort him: “Anyway, it’s just to make a sample. I don’t care if I don’t do it well. Let’s make a try first!”

  ……

  To say that the most fashionable clothing in the 1980s, it is none other than leather jackets. Among leather jackets, the motorcycle jacket that really represents fashion.

  In the distant United States, wearing leather jackets and riding heavy motorcycles has long been a fashion, and superstars such as Elvis and The Beatles are also deeply involved.

  In the 1980s, the popularity of motorcycle jackets continued unabated. In "Terminator", Schwarzenegger's T-800 robot, wearing a black motorcycle jacket, has become an eternal classic image in the film industry; the cover of the legendary superstar Michael Jackson's album "bad" is also a black motorcycle jacket.

  On Hong Kong Island, motorcycle jackets are also synonymous with “beautiful boys”. Popular Hong Kong male singers, if they don’t have a few fashionable motorcycle jackets, are embarrassed to say hello to others.

  The trend of leather jackets also quickly swept the mainland. The long hair of the Panthers band, paired with leather jackets and jeans, still seems to be a non-mainstream dress, and it has become a symbol of Chinese rock and roll.

  Li Weidong experienced that era and knew that there was a market for leather jackets, especially the fashionable motorcycle jackets, which would be sought after by young people, from the mid-1980s to the end of the 1990s.

  It’s just that the price of leather is too expensive. Young people’s income is not high. A sheepskin jacket is worth a young man’s salary for more than half a year. Although many young people want to pursue fashion, they have more than enough energy.

  So Li Weidong decided to use artificial leather to make leather jackets.

  The price of leather has always been relatively expensive, so humans have long begun to study materials that can replace leather, that is, artificial leather.

  The first generation of PVC artificial leather was first used to make shoes, but this kind of artificial leather has many shortcomings, such as poor air permeability, poor moisture permeability, not soft enough, and a bit pungent.

  Wearing artificial leather shoes for a day will cover the sweat of one foot, and when the shoes are taken off at night, the heels of the feet will be salted. Throw the shoes into the corridor, from the first floor to the top floor, it smells of stinky salty fish.

  So the first generation of PVC artificial leather is not suitable for leather jackets, it is too uncomfortable to wear on the body.

  The second generation of polyurethane synthetic leather, although not as good as real leather, has been greatly improved compared to the first generation.

  Polyurethane synthetic leather has a soft and natural luster, a soft hand feel, and a stronger sense of leather. It is also resistant to abrasion and aging. It also has cold resistance and breathability. It can be washed. The key is that the price is cheap, only one-tenth of the leather.

  It is only the technology of manufacturing polyurethane synthetic leather, which is mainly mastered in developed countries such as Europe, America and Japan. It was not introduced until the 1980s in China. There are only a handful of companies capable of producing polyurethane leather slurry.

  ……

  The next day, Li Weidong saw samples of leather jackets produced in four workshops.

  Li Weidong was shocked instantly!

  A workshop is probably more accustomed to making blue tooling. The leather jacket that I made is the same style as the blue tooling. It is wide and loose, with four pockets.

  The leather jacket in the second workshop is completely based on the style of Chinese tunic. The collar can be buttoned to the neck, and a pair of shoulder pads are added to create an angular shoulder.

  The leather jackets of the third workshop are very similar to the work uniforms of the railway station. The big round buttons in the middle are the most conspicuous.

  The leather jackets in the fourth workshop are relatively normal jacket styles, but they look soiled, at least completely indifferent to fashion.

   "Hey, counting on these people, my 25 million yen is really not enough." Li Weidong sighed helplessly, he could only pick up the chalk and change the jacket himself.

"Here, it should be shorter. You don’t need to cover your buttocks, but you can cover your waist. The collar should be in this shape. Don’t make a round neck directly. It’s so rustic. Also, use a zipper in the middle, don’t use buttons, for leather jackets. The big round buttons of the army coat, but you can think of it..."

  Li Weidong is not a fashion designer, but now in this situation, he can only catch the ducks on the shelves.

  Under the guidance of Li Weidong, the four workshop directors worked hard for a day and finally got a decent motorcycle jacket.

  ……

  Solved the problem of leather jacket style, Li Weidong went to Qinghe Artificial Leather Factory non-stop, he needed to purchase raw materials for leather jacket.

When Li Weidong was a dispatcher, he once saw a parking receipt. The car came from the south. When he arrived in Qinghe, he parked in the parking lot of the transportation company for one night. The cargo pulled by the car was polyurethane leather slurry. , The destination is Qinghe Artificial Leather Factory.

  Seeing this batch of polyurethane leather slurry, Li Weidong immediately guessed that Qinghe Artificial Leather Factory could produce polyurethane synthetic leather.

  ……

  When it was close to get off work, Li Weidong took accountant Wang Kaiping and came to the artificial leather factory. Li Weidong hoped that the artificial leather raw materials could be ordered today and the production could be organized as soon as possible.

  Li Weidong, director of the man-made leather factory, knew him, because the man-made leather factory needed a transportation company to deliver the goods. This is also the network that Li Weidong accumulated when he was dispatching.

  Learning that Li Weidong was here, Director Lu immediately greeted him personally.

   "Brother Li, why did you want to see me? Don't leave tonight, and have a few drinks together." Director Lu greeted him warmly.

   "How can Brother Lu make money? I will treat you tonight, let's go to Qinghe Hotel." Li Weidong said with a smile.

  Talking about business at the wine table is a kind of culture. Many businesses cannot be negotiated on weekdays, but they can be done at the wine table. Li Weidong, an old world, is naturally good at this. He chooses to come to Factory Manager Lu when he is about to get off work, just to go to the wine table and talk about business.

  Director Lu found two more people to accompany him, and they all went to the state-owned Qinghe Hotel.

  Li Weidong’s treats were more atmospheric, and they ordered hard dishes, such as fried pork tenderloin, spicy chicken, braised fish nuggets, and fried squid. They all ordered them. He also took a few bottles of Gujing tribute wine.

  After three rounds of wine, Li Weidong just talked about business matters.

"Brother Lv, I recently contracted our company's garment factory. I plan to produce a batch of leather jackets, but this leather is too expensive, so I want to buy a batch of artificial leather from your factory." Li Weidong borrowed a third Liquor said.

"Brother Li, the artificial leather in our factory can be used to make shoes, and it can barely be used for sofas. It can be used for clothes. It is really not suitable. The material is too hard and smells great. It must be uncomfortable to wear. Listen. Brother, let me persuade you that this method won't work." Director Lu said.

Li Weidong smiled slightly: "Brother Lu, I know that the polyurethane synthetic leather produced by your factory can be used to make clothes. Don't hide it from me. The polyurethane leather slurry from the south is stored in our company's parking lot. All night."

  Speaking of polyurethane synthetic leather, Director Lu smiled bitterly.

   "Brother Li, I really didn't hide it from you. If it is ordinary artificial leather, you can open up as much as you want, but polyurethane synthetic leather, we really don't have one!"

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