pertwk Chapter 60: A bustling crowd, the show begins!
Chapter 60: A bustling crowd, the show begins!
next day
Lin Wan got up early as usual and took a hot shower after turning on the water heater.
Yesterday she didn't go anywhere; she stayed at the newspaper office like an ordinary reporter, writing news articles.
After returning home that evening, I finished two more articles and didn't go to sleep until late at night.
She took advantage of her free time to finish the manuscript for the few days she was going to the future world.
We'll hand it over to Lao Zhang then, and then we'll find someone to deliver it to the newspaper office every day.
I worked on my draft all night last night, so I took a hot shower this morning to refresh myself.
The apartment she rented was located on Hengshan Road, which was known as Rue Pétain, a wealthy area, during the concession period.
Most of the buildings here are high-end apartments, equipped with coal-fired water heaters, so hot water is available every day.
Although the rent is a bit high, the area is safe and secure, which suits her identity as a journalist.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be fitting for a senior reporter from the Shen Bao newspaper, who earns over a hundred silver dollars a month, to rent a small room for eight or nine silver dollars a month.
The first rule of infiltration is to be convincing in whatever role you're playing.
If you were to disguise yourself as a beggar, you would have to wear tattered clothes, have filthy face and hair, and beg on the roadside every day!
Her current public identity is that of a journalist who returned from studying abroad and earns a high salary; to outsiders, she should be expected to have a sophisticated and bourgeois lifestyle.
Otherwise, if she's too frugal, people might think she's giving away all her high income to the underground Communist Party!
After quickly tidying up, I hung the camera around my neck, opened the door, and walked out of the apartment.
Then I ate a bowl of wontons downstairs before hailing a rickshaw and heading straight to the No. 1 Department Store.
That's one of the advantages of being a journalist; the job offers a lot of freedom.
As long as you can find good material and submit your work on time, you can occasionally skip attendance checks.
Being able to produce a press release is enough to prove that you are working.
Moreover, the fact that he was able to get a job at a major newspaper at such a young age suggests that he has some connections.
As long as she doesn't make any major mistakes, usually no one will target her.
Lin Wan sat in the rickshaw, observing the bustling scene on the street.
Although there were many people on the street, most of them were walking, and apart from the occasional tram, very few cars passed by.
This is in stark contrast to yesterday's futuristic world, where traffic jams occurred during rush hour.
In a daze, I felt as if I had been transported to another world.
However, she was having dinner in the world of 2025 last night, and today she has appeared in the 38th year of the Republic of China. She is indeed wandering between two worlds.
Lin Wan felt the cool morning breeze on her face and enjoyed the rare peace behind enemy lines.
Looking at the crowds hurrying by on the street, I also noticed something different.
The closer you get to the No. 1 Department Store, the more hurried the pedestrians become.
Moreover, those who were rushing around were mostly women.
Some were in groups of three or five, while others were alone.
Regardless of which direction these people came from, they were all converging on the department store.
Last night, all three major department stores featured GG stockings, and today they are selling core-spun stockings to the public.
Although only a few days had passed, the reputation of core-spun stockings had spread throughout the streets and alleys.
Those ladies who bought stockings would change into different colored stockings every day when they went to meet their girlfriends for tea and outings.
Wearing her newly bought sheer stockings, she looked like a proud peacock.
After all, visually speaking, nylon stockings are relatively thick and not as transparent.
On her own, the halter top and the slightly ambiguous look are quite sexy.
But as the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison.
When a woman wearing sexy, sheer, black stockings stands next to someone wearing nylon stockings, the difference in their appearance is immediately apparent!
It's said that nightclub dancers who wear black stockings with core-spun cores have much better business than those who wear nylon stockings!
So in just a few days, core-spun stockings became a fashion trend.
Owning a pair of core-spun stockings was considered fashionable.
And these ladies, who parade around in brand-new stockings every day, become the best advertisements.
It allowed ordinary women who had never bought stockings before to see the transparent and sexy nature of them.
For a time, many people went to major department stores every day to inquire whether they sold it.
Unfortunately, the answer I received was that the item was out of stock, so I had to leave disappointed.
As a result, after GG was published in yesterday's newspaper, it was like pouring a cup of water into a frying pan of oil, and it instantly boiled over.
It's worth noting that on the day the nylon stockings went on sale, a staggering 70,000 pairs were sold.
Moreover, each pair cost as much as 15 silver dollars at the time!
Now that there are even more fashionable sheer stockings than nylon stockings, how can anyone resist the temptation?
Coupled with the use of scarcity marketing, the supply shortage further fueled the rush to buy.
You can even see strong men rushing to the department store to grab the goods before they sell out so they can resell them for a profit!
The emergence of core-spun stockings caused a complete uproar in Shanghai's fashion scene.
"Miss, there are too many people ahead, this is the only way we can go."
The rickshaw driver glanced at the road ahead, which was blocked by the crowd, and had no choice but to stop on the side of the road.
Lin Wan got out of the car to pay and looked around to see that the area in front of the department store was already crowded with people.
Apart from a very small number who want to make a quick buck by acting as scalpers, they are mostly women aged 20-40.
However, the department store was not open yet, so they could only stand in line at the entrance and wait.
However, the three bosses listened to Du Hengtai's suggestion and specially found seven or eight tall dancers, dressed them in short skirts and different colored stockings, and stood at the door as greeters, thus becoming a living GG.
When the crowd arrived and saw the dancers' sexy stockings, they realized that their own nylon stockings, which cost 15 silver dollars, no longer seemed appealing.
It's like comparing apples and oranges; in terms of transparency and sexiness, there's no comparison at all!
Fortunately, there were police officers maintaining order at the scene, otherwise it would have been in complete chaos!
Lin Wan did not squeeze into the crowd, but instead showed her reporter's badge and entered the department store through a small door on the other side.
Then, a man responsible for maintaining order led me to the corridor on the third floor, where I could overlook the entire view.
Meanwhile, in the corridor, more than a dozen colleagues who had arrived earlier were already taking pictures with their cameras.
Lin Wan greeted the people she knew and found a spot to prepare for filming.
Actually, she didn't want to come, but as a reporter, it would be very unusual for her not to be interested in today's grand event at the department store.
Adhering to the principle that those on the covert front must embody their roles convincingly, as a reporter, I absolutely had to be here today!
Click~ Click~
The camera flashed, capturing the excited faces in the crowded scene.
Lin Wan glanced down at the camera in her hand, and couldn't help but think of a future world where everyone would have a mobile phone that could take pictures.
Whether you're eating or sightseeing, you can take photos anytime.
Moreover, there's no need to develop the film; you can see the footage immediately.
It's so interesting that you can even edit photos on your phone.
A thought flashed through my mind: "I wonder what that guy is doing right now?"