483.Produced by the Master (2)

Daniel Marshall, a legendary designer in the humidor industry, came from a poor background to a farmer and lumberjack father who lived in a fitting room trailer as a child. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The fitting room trailer is a common functional vehicle in the United States in the past, and there are many people in the United States who set up stalls to sell clothes, and the fitting room trailer is for this industry.

"You know, the fitting room trailer is small enough to accommodate a fat guy to turn around while interviewing clothes, and if you convert this car into a room, how small would that room be?" said Saiditer.

Li Du said: "There is a slang saying in our Chinese culture, which is called to eat hard in order to become a superior person, and obviously, this Mr. Marshall is like this." ”

Yes, as a teenager, Marshall, who lived in a fitting room trailer, was immersed in his teenage dream, and he longed to build his own sailboat to travel the world. ”

Later, his girlfriend's grandfather offered him a $50,000 loan that allowed him to complete the project. ”

As a token of his appreciation, the old man was surprised to see a hinged red pine cigar box made of teak, and encouraged him to hand over the box design and patent rights to Dunhill. ”

After receiving encouragement, Marshall, who was only 19 years old at the time, took a few samples and blueprints of his own humidor to the Dunhill headquarters in New York. ”

After several failed phone appointments, the young man came straight to the company and asked for a meeting. ”

Unfortunately, Dunhill was not initially impressed. However, Marshall was a very stubborn guy, and after a full exchange of views, Dunhill reluctantly gave him an order of $250,000. ”

Speaking of this, Saidit looked at the two and smiled: "Look, this is a very inspirational story, isn't it?"

Li Du shrugged, this product is worthy of being an auctioneer, why is he so nagging? What is the use of him saying this? Just tell them about the identity and value of the cigar box.

Saidit didn't notice it, and continued to introduce there with great interest: "In fact, this was just Dunhill's helpless move, and they canceled the deal after sending Marshall away. ”

Hans said angrily: "Oh, damn capitalists, they don't have a shred of credibility. ”

Saidit glanced at him and said slowly: "Actually, I think Dunhill is understandable to do this, it is said that Marshall at that time in order to get the order, he took a tent to sleep at the door of Dunhill's warehouse. If the negotiation fails, he will roll around!"

Li Du: "......"

Marshall was indeed a resilient man, and as soon as he saw that the road on Dunhill was broken, he resorted to another tactic, which was to face the consumer.

He took the humidors he sold to the wealthy people of New York's high society, asked for their opinions, and introduced the humidors to them.

Marshall's talent was undoubted, but he was too immature at the time, and the cigar box he designed was still flawed, how could a rich man who was accustomed to luxury goods take it seriously?

Fortunately, Dunhill noticed this young man full of energy and fighting spirit, and they decided to hire him as a designer.

Originally, it was said that this was just a good gesture by a big man, but Marshall learned quickly and grew quickly after entering Dunhill, and after two years, he was able to take charge on his own.

Eventually, he became Dunhill's ace humidor designer and had his own studio, DM Studio.

The two humidors here have the word 'DM' on them, which is an initial, and the ten boxes are his masterpieces, but eight of them were designed by him for Dunhill and the other two were designed specifically for celebrities.

Now, as Taishan Beidou among the humidor designers, the products he has designed have become the hottest popular luxury goods in high society.

It is already an honor for a designer to create his own cigar box for a Hollywood star, but Marshall is even more powerful, serving the President of the United States and the British royal family.

"If a Hollywood star asks him to customize a cigar box, then he has to look at the grade of the star, and he will not receive a star in general. ”

Hearing this, Hans exclaimed, "So powerful?"

Saidit stretched out his index finger and shook it, and said, "I'm not exaggerating, Marlon Brando is his client, he owns a small island in Tahiti, but the climate of the island is too humid for cigars to preserve, Marshall made a box for him, and then, guess what?"

"What's the matter?" asked Li Du cooperatively.

"There was so much humidity on the island that not only could the cigars not be saved, but even his script would be destroyed by the moisture, and then Marlon Brando put the script and cigars in the humidor made by Marshalles, and the script never went wrong again!"

Li Du said: "This Mr. Marshall is really powerful, so what's the matter with these two cigar humidors?"

He couldn't help it, Saidit just didn't cut to the point.

But these words are also useful, Li Du already knows the potential value of his boxes, and the master's production must be a high-quality product!

"If you want to talk about these two humidors, you have to mention his cooperation with Hollywood, in addition to accepting invitations from top stars, he also accepts invitations from some film and television companies. ”

Just this year, for example, Universal Studios commissioned him to create a 30-edition, numbered cigar box to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Scarface. ”

"The two humidors here are also related to a very famous movie and a Hollywood superstar, can you guess?"

Hans looked at the skull on the box and said decisively: "Damn, it must be the Terminator and Arnold Schwarzenegger!"

"Bingo, you're right!" Saidit snapped his fingers in glee.

"This humidor is a real star, and voila, the metal around the box is an extremely unique British-standard silver material, and each box costs 100 grams of standard silver!"

"In addition, the exterior material of the box is crocodile leather, and the inner core is made of polished walnut material, and a total of 12 were designed and made at that time, each of which is numbered and customized!"

Hans was even more elated: "How much is it? How much is one worth?"

Saidit said: "If it is less than 100,000 yuan, it must be an insult to the master!"

Hans looked at Li Du and said excitedly: "The new one is 100,000 yuan, how can the second-hand one be worth 50,000 yuan!"

Saidit said: "I'm talking about old goods, old goods 100,000 yuan! If it's new? Ha, this is not only money, but also status!"

"Yes!