Chapter 94 Section 13

"Nice to meet you, Miss Witty." Ofili stretched out his right hand.Wei Di felt that the man pressed something on her palm, but she didn't dare to look at it. Waiting for Ophelia and Semantha to leave the restaurant, Witty put her fist on the table and spread her palm. In her palm was a piece of paper that was folded very carefully and squarely. When it was unfolded, it was a cash check for $8,000. . It stands to reason that Witty Morgan has worked as a model, even if she is an amateur, she shouldn't be ignorant of the Bloomingdale family, and she shouldn't be ignorant of Betsy Bloomingdale.Later, some literati such as journalists or writers used an obviously exaggerated statement, saying that in the summer of 1971, everyone in the United States except Vitie knew Bloomingdale's.

The reputation of the Bu family is based on the name of their shop.The store opened in 1861. The family came back from the second generation of German immigrant to the United States, Liman Bloomingdale, Ophelia's grandfather, who was disarmed in the Civil War. He used the "transition fee" rewarded by the government to take over Manhattan, New York. A small shop in the east part of the lower city. At first, it made some daily necessities, and when it was familiar with the road, it specialized in clothing.When the store was passed down to Ofili's father's generation, not only did the store expand, but it became a chain in the entire New York area, and it also bought countless real estate around the old store.From then on, even if the facade is propped up, the situation is also opened.

But the real fortune is due to a "bad habit" of Ophelia's father.Ophelia's father was only two brothers. His elder brother Sam was shrewd and capable, but also arbitrary.His younger brother Horan, who is Ophelia's father, was discouraged because he was repeatedly squeezed out.According to the book The Merchant Prince by Leon Harris, Horan Bloomingdale was a "unscrupulous playboy" who "had been around Broadway all day. . . Frenzy, no less than Sam's pursuit of profit."Sam Bloomingdale once told Leon: "He (Horran) has fun all night, and often comes home in the morning when I go to work...He only comes to the store for one purpose, which is to take his three-day change Girlfriends choose costume jewelry, and only the best and the best."

Huoran's girlfriends all ate the Broadway rice, and they were considered "entertainers".Wearing the costumes given by Huoran, they attracted a group of "fans" to imitate and go to Bloomingdale's store to "copy a set", which in turn led to a new fashion trend.By the 1920s and 1930s, when Ophelia Bloomingdale was in elementary school, "Bloomingdale" had become a well-known name in the New York clothing industry, representing fashion, high-end and famous brands. Ophelia Bloomingdale's academic performance was mediocre at school, and he was admitted to Brown University, which has an "extremely relaxed academic atmosphere" known as "Dude Paradise", where he majored in physical education. Minors in Economics and Geography.He himself said to people that he was "major in social, minor in sports".In a word, Ofili stayed in Brown for four years and played for four years.By 1938, when Ophelia left school at the age of 22, he failed to obtain a diploma.

Diploma or not, "Bloomingdale's" was his.Ofili first spent more than half a year traveling around Europe. When he returned to New York, he plunged headlong into the life he designed for himself—getting familiar with the business in the company and familiarizing himself with "occasions" on Broadway. Ophelia claimed that his uncle Sam and father Horan's blood flowed in his body at the same time. He valued profit and was also fond of beautiful girls.Ofili believes that he can not only combine these two aspects into one, but also take into account both aspects, and will make achievements in both aspects, and surpass his predecessors at the same time. "My ambition when I was young," Ofili said later, "was to make more money than my grandfather and uncle and to really make a splash in the show business."