1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 98 Serving Others
And their summer labor fashion show has also begun!

The address chosen is Shijingshan Stadium!
The location is a bit off, at the end of the west extension line of Min'an Street.

But this place is huge!
The small auditorium of Yanjing Hotel where the Pierre Cardin fashion show was held yesterday was so crowded that it was about to explode with less than 500 people!

But this open-air Shijingshan Stadium doesn't seem crowded even if two or three thousand people are crammed in!
It was really popular in the summer! Plus, the 22nd was a Sunday, so it was a holiday!

Although the initial plan was to limit the number of spectators, the group finally decided to open it after discussion.

Do our best to allow more working people to visit this fashion show, because it is for them!
Fortunately, I chose this outdoor stadium instead of the small square at the beginning of the summer.

According to our custom, this kind of activity must be accompanied by red flags flying and loud gongs and drums.
There were colorful flags and banners flying around the stadium, and the suona, gong and drum team organized by Chun's father had also started their performance. Let's not worry about the fashion show for now, just treat it as a temple fair!

That guy is so lively!

Fortunately, we had prepared in advance in the summer and used fences to separate the various areas, as well as queuing passages and so on - although it was busy, it was not chaotic!

At the end of the stadium is the exhibition stand, and on both sides of the stand, there are a number of huge wooden display boards distributed in the shape of wings!
Those are two rows of large 3X3 meter posters on the left and right, with text and photos "explanations" next to them!
There are five people on each side of the poster, half of whom are men and half are women, all of whom are working in various positions wearing "new work clothes".

Of these huge posters, Dad Xia drew three, and Xia Tian drew seven!
The picture of Xia's father is aching in the waist and back, and he doubts himself: Am I getting old? !
Next to the poster is an explanation board covered with photos and text - it describes in detail the design concept of this clothing, the improvement process, the ideas involved, and its convenience in practical use!
There are also some small tools carried by the models in the posters. Those are simple small tools invented by the workers themselves in their production and life. They are practical tools that have been verified by the majority of workers!
I hope it will facilitate everyone’s production and life!

If the Pierre Cardin one is a fashion show, the one held in summer is a grand event for working people!
……

Pierre Ladan came early with Ms. Song. When they arrived, there were already crowds of people.

As soon as you enter the venue, you will see huge calligraphy words written on red paper that are as tall as a person - China New Era·Working People's Clothing Exhibition!
Pierre Cardin looked around. He was surrounded by people with smiling faces, colorful flags flying, noisy gongs and drums, orderly crowds, and lively discussions...

He was a little dazed: Is this also a fashion show? People are so happy!

Under the huge three-meter-high poster, many people looked up and smiled happily.

Those clothes were improved upon the original work clothes.

Some of them can be worn in daily life, while others are professional equipment, such as protective clothing for steel workers, which requires safety!

Dachun had a camera hanging around his neck and was taking pictures of his friends, taking photos under the huge poster.

Milan smiled and glanced at Ding Sitian who was next to Feng Kuazi.

Milan gestured to Yu Beibei: "Look at that..."

"Huh?" Yu Beibei asked puzzledly.

"Sister in pants~"

"Oh~"

"It looks okay! Quite delicious~" Milan commented.

"Ah? Calm down!" Yu Beibei tried to dissuade her - what do you want to do, you crazy woman? !

Feng Kuazi suddenly felt a little cold, and then he saw Milan staring at his sister. His heart skipped a beat: Oh no, Xia Tian didn't stare at her, but Milan did!
When Ms. Song saw Xiaodong directing a group of people to run around, her head was immediately filled with question marks!

Yesterday at the Pierre Cardin fashion show, she was so busy that she didn’t see Xiaodong, who comes with a buff that reduces his presence. But now she sees him!
Ms. Song: Aren’t you a waiter at the Yanjing Hotel? You even helped us move things!

Xiaodong: Sorry Ms. Song, I am undercover!

……

"Bang bang bang~"

Following three blank shots, Director Zhou's voice came from the loudspeakers around the stadium: "Hey, hey, hey, can you hear me?"

"Hello everyone, I am Zhou XX, the director of Shougang..."

"The purpose of this labor clothing exhibition is to provide working people with more practical and beautiful clothing to facilitate their production and life. I hope the exhibition will go smoothly. Thank you!"

"Now, please let Xia Tian, ​​the initiator and main planner of the Labor Clothing Exhibition, say a few words to everyone."

Then a pleasant male voice whose age was hard to tell rang out, "Hello everyone, I'm Xia Tian. I initiated this labor clothing exhibition to tell everyone that we don't need to belittle ourselves. We have our own beauty, and the working people are the most beautiful!"

"During the months of preparing for the fashion show and designing labor clothing, we received hundreds of design drafts and improvement suggestions from workers and peasants. It can be said that this labor fashion show is a collection of the wisdom of the broad masses of working people..."

"Now I declare that the labor clothing exhibition will begin~"

The music "We Workers Have Power" began to play on the loudspeaker!
Following a magnificent symphony, the first person to come on stage was a gray-haired old worker. He was wearing the kind of safety steelmaking clothing that looked like the leather apron in the propaganda posters, with long leather gloves and long iron pliers in his hands!

He walked to the front of the stage with steady steps to the sound of music, and began his movements - just like the movements he had made in front of the steel furnace in the past twenty years, vigorous, powerful, and crisp.

He changed the angle to show the hundreds or thousands of working people in the audience this set of safety clothing designed specifically for steel workers.

Seeing the old worker walking backstage and the second middle-aged female worker in textile worker's clothes coming out, Xia Tian felt relieved.

"Uncle Liu is so steady! With him leading the way, the rest will be easy!"

The previous psychological preparation was very successful. Besides, these old workers have seen many big scenes.

Some of them had served in the militia and participated in exercises!

Although there were thirty or forty foreign reporters at the scene, they were hardly noticeable among the thousands of spectators, so it was better to just pretend they didn't exist!
Besides, those "performances" they performed on stage were all actions they had repeated every day for the past ten or twenty years, and they were already ingrained in their bones.

If you ask them to walk on a catwalk, it's hard to say. But if you ask them to show their labor process, it's too easy! Eight working people from three generations, half male, half female, from all walks of life, even a street cleaner, are shown on the poster!
As for clothing, it is also divided into three areas: professional, work and life.

Similar to professional labor protection clothing and equipment, production clothing and tools, daily clothing.

Overalls, safety shoes, Chinese stand-up collars... the main focus is on practicality and beauty!
And according to our custom, for such a large-scale event, you have to have some songs!
Xia Tian invited a big brother and an aunt from the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, and together with myself, we sang a song every time the style and costumes changed.

The fashion show lasted just over two hours, just one and a half minutes short of the planned time...

Very good! Comrade Li Weiguo, the host, it's your turn to perform. This is a speech from Yibenbanzhong. Perform it!

Pierre Cardin looked up at the booth which looked a bit simple and tough.

Ms. Song, who was standing nearby, heard him mutter to himself, "These clothes reflect their fiery spirit."

Ms. Song looked at Xia Tian who was talking to someone not far away, and felt a little relieved and also pleased - young people in the country have never slacked off!
Finally, Director Zhou gave a speech, looking forward to the future and boosting morale, and then: "... I declare that the first labor clothing exhibition has come to a successful conclusion!"

Suddenly there was a thunderous sea of ​​applause that lasted for more than a minute, and no one wanted to stop!

A group of uncles and aunts from the factory clapped their hands and praised Xia Tian: "Xia Tian! Well done! We are so proud of you!"

"That's how it should be!"

"This dress should have been altered long ago!"

"Those gadgets are pretty good. I'll make a few tomorrow and try them out!"

Xia Tian could only nod: "It's all due to everyone's wisdom, everyone's hard work, and everyone's contribution..."

There were also the young people from the factory cheering: "Brother Tianer is awesome~"

Xia Tian waved his hands and said, "Comrades, you are awesome~"

"Thank you for your hard work, Tianer~"

"Serve the people!"

"Hahaha~"

The audience was reluctant to leave. Many people surrounded the "model workers" and asked them questions...

Finally, when the reporter from People's Daily interviewed Xia Tian, ​​he had to give Fang Xiaoyan a helpless expression - it's not that I don't give you a chance, you just can't snatch it from them.

It's time to say something appropriate.

Xia Tian: "...The Contemporary Labor Costume Exhibition reflects the new era, but the core content is still the people. Everything is for the people."

Xia Tian had no idea how the major newspapers edited articles and laid out the news that evening.

He could finally relax.

However, although he and Pierre Cardin were so good at duet, theirs was not actually the earliest fashion show.

As I said before, the Magic City is definitely at the forefront of the country in this kind of thing.

Now we have changed our business, and our main product is textiles.

In order to establish a good reputation and open up sales channels, these actions are taken. That is why both Xia Tian and Pierre Cardin have the support of the textile department.

But in order to export textiles, it is definitely not just Yanjing that is making efforts. Shanghai has already been at the forefront.

Before Pierre Cardin's first internal fashion show, Shanghai organized a fashion show team to promote the clothes.

In November last year, they officially formed the first fashion show team in mainland China - the Magic City Clothing Company Fashion Show Team

The first batch of 19 members, 12 women and 7 men, became China's first generation of models, and they were positioned as "fashion actors". Their monthly income was 45 yuan, and the subsidy for participating in a performance was only 1.5 yuan.

These models were all selected from nearly 78 employees of 3 enterprises under the clothing company.

Of course, the original intention was definitely not to pursue art.

The leaders just want beautiful girls and boys to wear the clothes that are ready for mass production and appear on the stage, so as to increase orders for domestic sales or exports.

In early February this year, the first domestic fashion show kicked off at the Friendship Cinema in Shanghai.

It is said that when the parents of a female model heard that their daughter was going to wear an evening dress with one shoulder exposed, they immediately rushed to the scene and said, "Our daughter cannot wear such a revealing dress!"

Finally, the leaders had to respect the parents' opinions and let the female model wear a long ribbon so that her back shoulders could be partially covered when her back was facing the audience.

When the performance was finally a success, the old-fashioned parents still had lingering fears: "Today you dare to show one shoulder, tomorrow you can show both shoulders, and the day after tomorrow you have to show your thighs and chest. Is this reasonable?"

You know what, our parents do have a long-term vision.

Later on, people no longer showed their thighs or breasts, but instead walked on the catwalk in Japanese military uniforms.

Right? Colonel Ning!

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