Chapter 587 Exquisite Life?
The emergence of Mobil Standard Oil occupies the pages of all mainstream media around the Chinese New Year. Every day, countless experts, professors, and economists analyze the various impacts it will bring.
After all, with such a great popularity, it would be a pity for my career if I didn't come out for a while.
However, these things have nothing to do with Li Zitao. When the public opinion was hottest, he and his wife were taking their two sons skiing in Switzerland.
Elder brother Aiden and younger brother Mason, the two little ones showed a keen interest in snow, so Mary wrapped them in winter clothes and put them in the snow in front of the hotel, watching them stretch out their hands and kick their legs to pull the snow, excited 'Giggle' laughed straight.
Li Zitao wanted to object, it hurts to think about letting his son paw the chilly snow with his hands in this cold day.
"They're little men, they're just some snow, how could they get hurt!" Mary said disapprovingly.
Li Zitao was also very helpless about this, seeing the excitement of the two little guys playing, he finally let them go.
Westerners are really careless in raising children, and they pay great attention to the closeness between children and nature since childhood.
In Mary's words: "Nature will teach them everything they need to survive."
At the time, it sounded a bit disapproving, but when he turned his head, Li Zitao felt that what he said was true. Nature can teach people all the coping needs in life.
Later, I looked at the way my wife treated the two little guys, referring to the fighting nation I saw on the Internet in my previous life. In the winter, I directly carried the baby around in the ice cave. Her way was completely 'doting'.
The impression left by Switzerland on Li Zitao is not only the majestic snow-capped mountains and tourists, but also the refreshing air.
It's hard to imagine that feeling from other people's descriptions without experiencing it yourself.
Taking a breath of air-conditioning, it was as if a stream of cool water was cleaning up the stagnation in his body. After staying for a long time, Li Zitao felt that his whole body seemed to be transparent.
In addition to skiing, watching the snow scene in the hotel, and soaking in hot springs, the focus is on shopping.
Bahnhofstrasse, which means Railway Station Street in German, is located in front of Zurich Central Railway Station, leading from south to north to Lake Zurich.
Coming out of Central Station, the first thing that catches the eye is people, people, people.
There are human heads all over the place, as if people who travel in the city are congested here, and then they can see tall horses pulling carriages of various colors, slowly 'drifting' in the sea of people.
As a permanent neutral country, it is a famous tourist destination, with well-developed transportation, good environment and security, as well as watchmaking and financial industries that attract the rich.
Because of this, there is an endless stream of rich people and tourists arriving in Switzerland through the Central Railway Station every day. As long as it is a well-known luxury brand from all over the world, it can be seen here.
And these big names are just ordinary roles here, and the old handicraft workshops, customized boutiques, and century-old brands that only serve members are the real protagonists.
The exquisite white carriage, carved with golden thorns and flowers on the surface, moved forward slowly, and the carriage was not as fast as the people below.
Before moving forward a few steps, the carriage pulled over and stopped in front of an old shop with a door for only one person and a curtain hanging inside.
The two sons had one on each side, and Li Zitao followed Mary and stepped forward. After pressing the doorbell, the door curtain was raised, and then the store door opened from the inside.
Following the 'door welcome' who was dressed in a tuxedo and had a sense of ritual in every gesture, he walked along the corridor where only one person could pass to the end, and the scenery in front of him suddenly opened up.
The space inside is surprisingly large, the ceiling is four or five meters high, and there are exquisite murals or patterns in every corner around it.
The overall color is solemn and elegant crimson, exquisite carpet, soft sofa filled with velvet, the backrest and armrests are white, and there are also exquisite carvings on them.
This old store, which doesn't even have a name on the outside, specializes in tailor-made leather shoes for the world's top rich and royal nobles.
How accurate is it!
Before choosing materials and styles,
Li Zitao made 13 foot models alone.
The angle of the toes when standing, the changes when starting, the reaction of each inch during walking, the changes when squeezing hard...
Li Zitao felt a sense of ritual in his heart when he saw the staff lined up waiting to make his foot model, and then carefully carried it back to the model room with both hands.
With these foot models, he is a member. When he wants shoes in the future, he just needs to make a phone call to choose the style and material.
Regarding their styles, there is a prepared picture album. Every time there is a new style or new material is added, it will be re-edited and mailed to all members.
In the store, Li Zitao ordered 3 pairs of leather shoes of different styles, and Mary also ordered a pair of coffee-colored round-toed leather shoes.
When he came out of the store, Li Zitao completely became his father's follower. Under the leadership of Mary, he walked into old stores one after another, and got acquainted with the luxury unknown to the world.
From head to toe, along with ties, socks, and underpants are all custom-made.
It's very embarrassing when measuring. Take a tape measure and squat down in front of you to measure it non-stop. No one can hold back when it comes!
The surveyor is quite professional, wearing delicate gold-rimmed glasses, with a solemn face and eyes fixed on her face, as if she doesn't understand embarrassment at all, and is just serious about completing her work.
After he walked out of the store, the embarrassment in Li Zitao's heart gradually disappeared.
In addition, he suddenly thought of a problem. The surveyor just now was very beautiful, and he squatted in front of him to measure the hips, and his movements inevitably appeared ambiguous.
What would happen if someone couldn't hold it back and held his head up in homage to her?
At night, when the shopping was over, Li Zitao felt that every hair on his body had been measured today.
"Are all your molds still there?" Li Zitao asked curiously after putting his son to sleep at night and getting into bed with his wife in his arms.
"For a part, the inner lining is taken care of by a special person. After the new product is released, she will personally bring it to me to experience it, and then decide whether I need it."
Li Zitao nodded clearly. What Mary meant was that her molds were actually memorized by someone specially assigned to them.
Then the other party will come to the door in person with the size that suits her every time, so as to ensure that her privacy will not be exposed to the greatest extent.
It sounds very troublesome. For a few pieces of lining, underwear, etc., it is simply sick to send them from Switzerland to the United States.
But as long as you know their prices, you will immediately change this idea.
Have you ever heard of 200 dollars for a pair of underwear? This is still a normal price. If you hadn't seen the price with your own eyes, Li Zitao would not have believed it.
200 U.S. dollars, just for life support, is enough for a person to live for half a year.
Here it is the price of a pair of underwear, and these underwear will be thrown away without hesitation after only one wash.
According to this calculation, the cost of underwear every two days is 200 US dollars, the average daily consumption is 100 US dollars, and the food expenses of ordinary people for 3 months.
"Fortunately, it's not a one-off. Does this count as a profit!" Li Zitao looked at the head of the bed dumbfounded.
There were more than a dozen heavy product catalogs the size of a photo album, and this was the only thing they took away directly today.