Super Copy of Great Power Technology

During the Chinese New Year this year, not only did the mayor of Decheng come to Qiao Ruida's house to wish him a happy new year, but many leaders in the city also came. Even the senior officials in charge of factories and enterprises in the province made a special trip to Decheng City to inspect the two major taxpayers, Ruida Automobile Factory and Rockchip Wafer Factory, and specifically asked Qiao Ruida to accompany them on the inspection. You have to know that it is the New Year holiday now, the workers have gone home, and the two factories are not in operation at all, so what is there to inspect? Obviously, meeting Qiao Ruida is the main purpose of the senior official's visit.

Qiao Ruida is a typical science student, and a bit of a homebody. He doesn't like dealing with strangers, especially when they are officials. However, Qiao Ruida has become the chairman of the Ruida Group and the richest man in the country. As the saying goes, "do what you are supposed to do." At his position, dealing with officials has become an inevitable option, and he can't avoid it.

Fortunately, the senior official was also a busy man with many affairs to attend to. The group only stayed in Decheng City for half a day before returning to the provincial capital. During the senior official's inspection of the factory, Qiao Ruida accompanied him throughout the whole process and invited him to have a working lunch in the factory cafeteria at noon, showing his hospitality. After the meal, the senior official took Qiao Ruida to talk to him alone. The main content of the conversation was to thank Ruida Group for its outstanding contributions to the development of the local economy in the past few years, and encouraged them to continue to work hard to develop new products and technologies, increase production capacity, make more money, and continue to develop and expand the company.

After seeing off the high-ranking officials, Qiao Ruida immediately relaxed. After telling Shao Heping a few words, he drove away from the Ruida Automobile Factory. Tomorrow is the wedding of Xie Fei and Li Xiaoshuang. As the only best man, Qiao Ruida must help his brother to hold up the place. It is necessary to dress himself up and attend the wedding with the best image. He has high-end hand-made suits and leather shoes at home. Qiao Ruida also has high-end watches and cars. Qiao Ruida does not have the skills to put on makeup. Besides, as a grown man, he is not used to putting on makeup. However, Qiao Ruida has not had a haircut for more than a month. Now his hair is a little too long. Before attending the wedding, it is still necessary to cut his hair shorter and do a good hairstyle.

Today is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. Not many shops are open, and it is even more difficult to find an open barber shop. In Decheng City, there is an old tradition of not getting a haircut in the first month of the lunar year, saying that a haircut is for the uncle, so those whose uncles are still alive are mostly particular about this and dare not break the rules easily. Therefore, in the first month of the lunar year, the barber shop business is particularly bad, not to mention that it is the Chinese New Year, and everyone is busy visiting relatives and greeting each other, so the barber shops are basically closed. As for why getting a haircut in the first month of the lunar year is related to the life of the uncle, it is a long story.

According to some historical scholars, the saying "getting a haircut in the first month of the lunar year will kill your uncle" is the result of a misinformation spread among the people. According to the Book of Rites of the Qing Dynasty, the original meaning of getting a haircut in the first month of the lunar year was "thinking of the past", but later on, the people misinterpreted the two words and it became "killing your uncle", which is the origin of the saying "getting a haircut in the first month of the lunar year will kill your uncle".

However, some scholars have verified that the saying "don't get a haircut in the first month of the lunar year" originated from the Tang Dynasty. At that time, people called haircut "Xiao Er". The "first month" was called "Jin Yue" in the Tang Dynasty. If you get a haircut in the first month of the lunar year, it is called "Jin Yue Xiao Er". In the Tang Dynasty, the government had a special weapon called "Jin Yue", which was a torture instrument specially used to chop off the heads of prisoners. "Jin Yue" and "Jin Yue" have the same pronunciation, so getting a haircut in the first month of the lunar year became "Jin Yue Xiao Er" - which means going to the execution ground to be beheaded. In order to avoid taboos, the folks later had the custom of not getting a haircut in the first month of the lunar year. According to this saying, whether to get a haircut or not has nothing to do with your uncle, but only with your own life.

Regardless of which version is adopted, the custom of "no haircut in the first month of the lunar year" has been passed down and has spread widely. As a result, the first month of the lunar year has become a month of suffering for many barbers, and their income has definitely dropped sharply.

Qiao Ruida is a person with higher education, and he studied science and engineering, which are known for their rigor. Naturally, he did not take these feudal and superstitious traditions seriously. He drove his car and drove two streets in a row, and finally found a barber shop that was open. The name of the shop was very interesting, called "Start Over Again". Qiao Ruida parked the car nearby and walked in, but he only saw the barber equipment, not the barber.

"Is anyone there? I need a haircut! Is there anyone here? If not, I'll go somewhere else!"

Qiao Ruida called out several times before someone answered, "Someone, wait a moment, I'll be right down."

Qiao Ruida pricked up his ears to distinguish carefully. It seemed that the sound came from upstairs. He turned and looked carefully at the back of the shop. He found a small iron staircase leading to the second floor near the north wall of the shop. He thought that the barber should live upstairs. There was no business in the shop before, so he went upstairs to rest. Qiao Ruida found a sofa and sat down casually. He took out his mobile phone and watched videos to pass the time.

Three minutes later, a fat man weighing more than 250 kilograms came down from the upper floor, making the iron staircase creak. I was really afraid that one of the steps would fail and the fat man would fall down. Fortunately, the iron staircase withstood the overload test, and the fat barber successfully went down to the first floor.

"Young man, is it you who wants a haircut? I thought no one would come to get a haircut today, the fourth day of the New Year. I didn't expect someone would actually come to take care of my business. Young man, come here, I'll wash your hair first." The fat barber waved at Qiao Ruida and said.

Qiao Ruida followed his instructions and lay down on a special chair. Although this barber was fat, his skills were still online and his movements were quite agile. He wet the hair, put shampoo in it, scrubbed the hair and scalp, rinsed it with clean water, and dried the hair with a towel. It took less than five minutes in total.

"What kind of hairstyle do you want, buzz cut, shaved top, short and messy, or spiky front?"

Qiao Ruida had never studied these hairstyles, and he had never even heard of most of the names of the hairstyles the barber said. If he wanted to make a choice, he should not make it difficult for him. "Well, Master, you can choose a hairstyle for me. I will be attending my best man at my friend's wedding tomorrow, so I just need a neat and fashionable hairstyle."

"Then you need to do hair design. The price is different from that of a simple haircut. There is a price list over there. If you can accept it, I will design a hairstyle for you." The fat barber said, pointing to a form printed on a white paper on the wall next to him.

Qiao Ruida turned his head and glanced at the price list on the wall next to him. He found that the hair design only cost 188 yuan. He didn't care about this little money at all, so he nodded and said, "188 yuan for hair design, it's not much, master, just do it. As long as the hair is good, you can get the money."

"Boss, come sit over here. Let me take a good look at your head and face shape and design the most handsome hairstyle for you. I guarantee that you will overshadow the groom at the wedding tomorrow."

Qiao Ruida quickly sat on the barber chair. The fat barber looked in the mirror and observed Qiao Ruida's head shape, face shape, and hair length, thinking about what kind of hairstyle to design for him. After this observation, the fat barber found out why this customer looked so familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before. He couldn't help but ask, "Brother, I think you look familiar. Have you been to our barber shop before?" "No, I've been studying in other places for many years. This is the first time I come to your shop for a haircut. You think I look familiar, maybe because I have a common face." Qiao Ruida guessed that the fat barber might have seen his photo in the news or newspapers, so he felt familiar. After all, this is Qiao Ruida's hometown. The city has finally produced the richest man in the country, and he has invested in several large companies in his hometown. It is normal that the news reports give more information. However, Qiao Ruida did not want to reveal his identity, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

"Is that so? Never mind, never mind. I'll still design a hairstyle for you. Looking at your face shape, you're quite suitable for short hair with bangs. It will look very simple and neat, and even have some face-slimming effect." The fat barber observed Qiao Ruida in the mirror and gave his suggestions.

"I don't know much about hairstyles, so just watch me cut it."

"Okay, I'll get started. After the hairstyle is done, if you think it doesn't suit you, we can change it."

For the extra money, the service was different. Even the barber's tone was much more polite. For the next half hour, the fat barber used scissors, thinning shears, electric clippers, scrapers, and hair dryers to work on Qiao Ruida's hair.

"Okay, this is the effect of the short hair with bangs I mentioned. Do you think you are satisfied with it, brother?" The fat barber walked around Qiao Ruida again and found that there were no flaws from any angle. Then he said this.

At this moment, Qiao Ruida was stunned when he saw the handsome man in the mirror opposite him. He had never thought that just changing his hairstyle could change a person's image so much, turning a slightly handsome man into a handsome man comparable to a star. This was not just a haircut, it was a complete transformation. Could this be the origin of "starting over again"?

Qiao Ruida was quite satisfied with his current hairstyle. He gave the barber a thumbs up and said, "I like this hairstyle. It is at least three times more handsome than before the haircut. Master, your barbering skills are really unique. I will definitely take care of your business again next time I have the chance."

Qiao Ruida paid more than 200 yuan for the haircut, and then left the barber shop happily and drove home. The fat barber smiled after receiving the money, "I didn't expect that I could meet a rich man who came to get a haircut on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. These yuan are really easy to earn."

At this moment, the phone on the barber's table rang. The local public account he followed pushed him a piece of news with the title, "This morning, senior official XXX inspected our city's Ruida Automobile Factory and Rockchip Wafer Factory, accompanied by the country's richest man Quan Ruida." During the Chinese New Year, there would definitely be no one else coming to the shop for a haircut in the short term. The fat barber had nothing to do, so he casually clicked on the news and started watching.

An illustration from the news soon appeared on the phone screen. After seeing this picture, the fat barber was stunned for a moment, because the young man accompanying the senior official in the photo was exactly the young man who had just sat here and had his hair cut. Even his hairstyle and clothes were exactly the same. It must be him.

"So, the person who just got his hair cut here is the richest man in the country, Qiao Ruida! I actually designed a hairstyle and did hair for the richest man in the country! Damn, I can brag about this for ten years. Oh, my stupid brain, why did I ask him for a hair design fee? Why don't we take a photo together? Print out the photo and hang it in the shop. The publicity effect will be great. After all, I have designed hair for the richest man. Even if I don't raise the price, my status has been raised, and customers will come here for my reputation. Now, there is no truth without a picture. Even if I spread the news, no one will believe it. I have missed an opportunity in vain."

After learning about Qiao Ruida's true identity, the fat barber was excited for a while, and then beat his chest and stamped his feet, his expression was so wonderful. Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world, once the opportunity is missed, it can never come back.

After Qiao Ruida returned to his villa, his parents were stunned for a while when they saw his new look before they recognized that he was their son.

"Son, how come your looks have improved so much all of a sudden? Did you have plastic surgery?" Yao Miaozhi came up, touched Qiao Ruida's head, pulled his cheek, and asked with a puzzled look on her face.

"Yes, Xiaoda, you have changed so much. If I weren't in your own villa, in a different environment, I wouldn't have dared to recognize you when I saw you." Qiao Jingkang also echoed.

"It's not as exaggerated as you say. I was very handsome before, but my hairstyle was too rustic and it covered up my handsomeness. Now I just changed to a more suitable hairstyle to show my original handsomeness." Qiao Ruida lowered his head, avoiding his mother's evil hands, and said confidently.

"It seems to be true. When I was a child, I thought Xiaoda was very cute. But after he grew up, I didn't feel that way anymore. Now I know it's because of his hairstyle." Yao Miaozhi thought about it carefully and it seemed that what her son said made sense.

"Is that true? Changing your hairstyle can lead to such a big change. It's really not the effect of makeup?" The father still didn't believe it and pulled Qiao Ruida to study it carefully. (End of this chapter)