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In the 1990s, in Yantian Fishing Village of Shenzhen, tailor A Fu, trying to raise money for his mother’s uremia treatment, had his savings scammed by a fraudster. Desperate, he teamed up with fishmonger Dahai and laid-off accountant Hongmei—only to discover tourists’ demand for bikinis (unavailable in China then). They sewed 20 bikinis overnight and earned their first pot of gold. But their new factory was soon reported for “indecency” over bikinis; Hongmei saved it by having village girls work in bikinis to prove their practicality. Later, noticing women’s frustration with tight corsets, they created “Yongxin” shapewear using elastic fabric from Hong Kong and ergonomic design. Just as they were about to sign a big order, a rival swapped their fabric for inferior ones, causing returns. At rock bottom, an American tourist who’d bought their bikinis helped them connect with an Italian fabric supplier. “Yongxin” finally became the 90s women’s “curve secret,” and the trio’s friendship—forged through crises—grew harder than iron.
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