Reborn Industrial Tycoon

In 1986, there was a "Tan and Zhang competition" in the Hong Kong music scene. Principal Tan and his brother were both at the top of their game, and their posters would be snapped up by countless young men and women.

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.

What Li Weidong wants to produce is leather jackets.

Seeing this poster, Wang Jing, the honest deputy director of the factory, 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, "Resist U.S. Aid Korea"

It was seized from the Americans during the war, and it has not broken down after being worn for more than ten years, but it is very strong!"

Wang Jing couldn't hear in one ear, so he spoke loudly, which was really deafening.

Li Weidong looked helplessly at this honest man from the countryside and explained: "This is not a fur coat, but a leather jacket. It is different from what American soldiers wear."

"Oh, it's a jacket! I see, this is what pilots in the Air Force wear, right?" Wang Jing kept talking about the troops.

At this time, Wang Kaiping said: "Director, this kind of leather jacket should be quite expensive, right? I have seen it in the Youyi Store in Beijing. One piece costs four hundred yuan!"

Four hundred yuan could buy a parallel-bar washing machine. A leather jacket of the same price was definitely a luxury item at the time.

Leather jackets have never been cheap. Even in later generations, when the production of real leather raw materials was so large, a leather jacket cost several thousand yuan, and a slightly better leather one cost tens of thousands.

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

Li Weidong smiled slightly and said: "Of course ordinary people won't spend more than four hundred to buy a leather jacket, so I don't plan to use real leather to make a leather jacket. We can use artificial leather! The cost of artificial leather should be only one-tenth of real leather.

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"Artificial leather? Is it too hard? Moreover, the smell of artificial leather is strong, and the luster and texture are not as good as real leather." Wang Kaiping subconsciously moved his feet. 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 begun to use the third generation of microfiber synthetic leather.

Revolutionized." Li Weidong said.

Li Weidong talked about three generations of artificial leather in one breath, but no one in the conference room responded at all. They didn't understand it at all.

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

So Li Weidong started to assign homework: "I will keep this poster here. You four workshops will make a sample according to the poster. I want to see it tomorrow."

"Director, we have never made this leather jacket, and we don't know how to make it!" the director of the first workshop said first.

Li Weidong looked at the director of the first workshop. He knew that the workshop director was not trying to shirk the responsibility, but that he had really never made a leather jacket.

It is indeed a bit difficult to ask a group of people who spend all day making blue overalls, military coats and white coats to make leather jackets that conform to the latest trends.

Li Weidong had no choice but to comfort him: "I'm just making a sample anyway. I don't care if I can't do it well. Let's try making one first!"

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The most fashionable piece of clothing in the 1980s was the leather jacket. Among leather jackets, the one that truly represents fashion is the motorcycle jacket.

In the distant United States, wearing leather jackets and riding heavy motorcycles has long been a fashion. Even superstars like Elvis Presley and The Beatles were also deeply involved in it.

In the 1980s, the popularity of motorcycle jackets continued unabated. In "Terminator", Schwarzenegger's T-800 robot, wearing a black motorcycle jacket, became an eternal classic image in the film industry; legendary superstar Michael-

The cover of Jackson's album "bad" also wears a black motorcycle jacket.

In Hong Kong Island, motorcycle jackets are also synonymous with "beautiful guys". Popular Hong Kong male singers would be embarrassed to say hello to others if they don't have a few fashionable motorcycle jackets.

This leather jacket trend soon swept across the mainland. The Black Panthers' long hair that fell over their shoulders, paired with a leather jacket and jeans, still seems to be a non-mainstream look, and has become a symbol of Chinese rock and roll.

Li Weidong had experienced that era and knew that there was a market for leather jackets, especially the fashionable motorcycle jackets, which were popular among young people. They remained popular from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s.

It’s just that the price of real leather is too expensive. The income of young people is not high. A sheepskin jacket is worth more than half a year’s salary. Although many young people want to pursue fashion, they are unable to do so.

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

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

The first generation of polyvinyl chloride artificial leather was first used to make shoes. However, this kind of artificial leather has many shortcomings, such as poor air permeability, poor moisture permeability, not soft enough, and the smell is pungent.

Wearing artificial leather shoes for a day will make your feet sweat. If you take them off at night, your feet will feel like they have been pickled. Throwing the shoes into the corridor will smell like salted fish from the first floor to the top floor.

Therefore, the first generation of polyvinyl chloride artificial leather is not suitable for leather jackets. It is too uncomfortable to wear on the body.

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

The luster of polyurethane synthetic leather is soft and natural, soft to the touch, and the feel of real leather is stronger. It is also resistant to abrasion and aging. It is also cold-resistant and breathable and can be washed. The key is that it is cheap, only one-tenth of real leather.

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

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

Li Weidong was stunned for a moment!

The first workshop is probably more accustomed to making blue work clothes, and the leather jacket it made is the same style as the blue work clothes, loose and loose, and has four pockets.

The leather jackets produced in the second workshop are completely based on the Mao suit style. The collar can be buttoned up to the neck, and a pair of shoulder pads are added to create angular shoulders.

The leather jacket in the third workshop is very similar to the work uniform of the train station. The row of large round buttons in the middle is the most conspicuous.

The leather jackets from Workshop 4 are relatively normal jacket styles, but they look tacky, or at least have nothing to do with 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. It doesn't need to cover the buttocks, just cover the waist. The collar should have this shape, don't just make a round collar, it's so tacky. Also, use a zipper in the middle, don't use buttons, for leather jackets

You can imagine the big round buttons on the military coat..."

Li Weidong is not a fashion designer, but in this situation, he can only rush to put it on the shelves.

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

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After solving the problem of leather jacket style, Li Weidong went to Qinghe Artificial Leather Factory without stopping. He needed to purchase raw materials for making leather jackets.

When Li Weidong was working as a dispatcher, he once saw a parking receipt. The car came from the south. When it arrived in Qinghe, it parked in the parking lot of the transportation company for one night. The cargo pulled by this 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 can produce polyurethane synthetic leather.

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When it was almost time to get off work, Li Weidong took his accountant Wang Kaiping to the artificial leather factory. Li Weidong hoped that he could order the raw materials for artificial leather today and organize production as soon as possible.

Li Weidong knew the director of the artificial leather factory, Lu, because the artificial leather factory needed a transportation company to transport goods. This was also the network Li Weidong accumulated when he was dispatching.

Upon learning that Li Weidong was coming, Director Lu immediately greeted him personally.

"Brother Li, why do you want to come see me? Don't leave tonight, let's have a few drinks together." Director Lu greeted warmly.

"Brother Lu, how can I let you spend money? I'm going to treat you tonight. Let's go to Qinghe Hotel." Li Weidong said with a smile.

Discussing business over a wine table is a kind of culture. Many business matters cannot be discussed on weekdays, but they can be concluded over a wine table. Li Weidong, an old man in the world, is naturally good at this. He chose to come to see Lu when he was about to get off work.

Factory director, just to discuss business over a wine table.

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

Li Weidong's treat was much more grand. All he ordered were hard dishes, such as fried tenderloin, spicy chicken, braised fish cubes, and stir-fried squid. He even ordered a few bottles of Gujing tribute wine.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Weidong finally talked about business matters.

"Brother Lu, I recently contracted our company's clothing factory. I plan to produce a batch of leather jackets, but the real leather is too expensive, so I want to buy a batch of artificial leather from your factory." Li Weidong borrowed three points.

Drunk said.

"Brother Li, the artificial leather in our factory can be used to make shoes, and it can barely be used to make sofas. But it is really not suitable for making clothes. The material is too hard, smells strong, and it will definitely be uncomfortable to wear. Listen.

Brother, let me advise you, 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 for clothes. Don't hide it from me. The polyurethane leather slurry from the south is stored in the parking lot of our company.

All night."

When it came to polyurethane synthetic leather, Director Lu smiled bitterly.

"Brother Li, I'm not hiding it from you. If it's ordinary artificial leather, you can ask for as much as you want, but we really don't have polyurethane synthetic leather!"