Liu Qianping was visiting his 24-year-old granddaughter in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou recently when the women's clothes the aspiring fashion entrepreneur was packing into boxes caught his eye.
His visit came as the model that granddaughter Lu Ting and four friends had booked for a photo shoot to promote their online fashion business suddenly canceled, dealing a setback to their new venture.
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"I walked into the room and saw them packing up some clothes, and I thought they looked quite interesting and quite cute," Liu said.
"So I tried on a jacket and they found it really funny, and I thought it was quite funny," he said. "So they asked if they could take pictures of me and post them on the Internet to sell the clothes. And I said, 'Why not?'"
It was at that time two weeks ago that a star was born.
Liu, known affectionately as "MaDiGaGa" — funny elderly — is now one of China's most recognized models.
Delighted with his new fame, Liu said he now sometimes looks at fashion programs on television for ideas on how to pose but generally relies on Lu's team for direction.
He does, however, have his own opinions on styling.
"He will tell us which items should be stronger and what should be improved," Lu said.
"He really likes bright, contrasting colors, while I prefer more tone-on-tone combinations," she said. "So he gives lots of advice when we try different combinations, so we have some very different styles."
Since her grandfather became involved, visits to their online site have increased fourfold and continue to rise.
Liu, who traveled to Shanghai with his granddaughter for the first time last week after they were invited to appear on television, said he had been approached by other companies to model for them but had turned them down.
"I never dreamed of lucky things like these happening to me. Now my name has spread to everywhere in the country," he said. And around the world.
Lu has been criticized on the Internet and accused of using her grandfather, but he insists the experience has put a spring in his step and she said they are now closer than ever.
"We have no firm plans on how long we will continue. It depends on my grandfather," Lu said. "If he is happy and his health is fine, we will keep using him as our model."
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