Chapter 226: Joseph
The first dinner in Milan was hosted by Cristina and her husband Ken, as well as Lu Manqing and Gu Yan, as well as Ji Mo and Hu Guyue, a total of six people.
The venue is a very famous Michelin-starred restaurant in the local area, and it is said that the chef is the younger brother of Aunt Dina, as a rich child, it is quite remarkable to specialize in cooking, which is almost rare in China.
The taste and price are also directly proportional here, and the price of a plate of desserts makes Lu Manqing a little flustered, it can only be said that the poor peasant class has lived for a long time, and it takes time to adapt to the sudden elevation of the level.
In the previous life, although Lu Manqing's family was also considered a well-off life, there was still a long way to go from this relatively luxurious consumption, and after coming here, although the Gu family was really wealthy, the family's living atmosphere was not extravagant, and Lu Manqing also realized for the first time that this kind of meal was extremely expensive.
Fortunately, the taste is indeed very good, and the presentation is also exquisite, but unfortunately it is a little insufficient, after the meal, the group shook hands very well and said goodbye, and returned to the residence, Lu Manqing finally had a feeling of relaxation.
The first day in a foreign country was quite pleasant, but the sense of exhaustion was also very strong, and in addition to the discomfort of a little jet lag, Lu Manqing and Gu Yan went to bed early, and they still lived in separate rooms, although Gu Yan expressed a little regret, but he didn't dare to be too abrupt.
Lu Manqing didn't get up the next day, although she slept very early, her biological clock was obviously not so cooperative, so that in the middle of the night, her eyes were round, and it was difficult to fall asleep, until the sky was about to be polished, and then she fell asleep in a daze.
Fortunately, Gu Yan obviously has some experience in this, so when she made an appointment with Mu Li's brand, Gu Yan directly suggested that she make an appointment in the afternoon, which avoided the risk and embarrassment that Lu Manqing might be late.
The only fly in the ointment is that Gu Yan's itinerary here is also very tight, so when Lu Manqing got up, what was waiting for her was breakfast in the thermos bucket, and Gu Yan had already gone out to work.
After enjoying the loving breakfast, Lu Manqing cleaned himself up, and the time was almost up, but what made people feel very comfortable was that here, she was not troubled by traffic jams at all, and the people here did not have the etiquette of arriving more than half an hour in advance to wait for an appointment.
For them, time is too tight, and it is really a very luxurious behavior to waste half an hour if they arrive half an hour early, so generally speaking, as long as they arrive at the agreed place on time, it is enough respect, which makes Lu Manqing like it very much.
However, Lu Manqing still went out a little earlier, because of the driver arranged by Christina, Lu Manqing didn't have to worry about getting lost, and arrived at Muli's headquarters smoothly.
Originally, Lu Manqing thought that she would see a high-rise building like the Vio brand, but she didn't want to, this is a very exquisite large wooden house, a bit like some ancient architectural styles in China, but it is all designed with logs, which looks very exquisite and elegant.
It's just such a house, once it rains, what a tragic picture it must be, Lu Manqing couldn't think about it, until she walked in and found that she was so naΓ―ve, those woods were really purely decorative, and the interior was definitely reinforced concrete.
However, it can also be seen that the founder of the Muli brand does have a different love for Chinese style things, although the house is not a real wooden house, but the overall interior decoration style, there are still many Chinese elements integrated into it.
From the walls to the floor, from the lamps to the furnishings, it is a bit exaggerated to say that there is a Chinese style everywhere, but if you look closely, it is really a little Chinese in almost every place.
For example, auspicious clouds on the ceiling, red tassels hanging from lamps, and red plum patterns on the walls, for example, can be found in the details.
A foreign brand, so advocating and loving Chinese elements, this makes Lu Manqing feel very comfortable, although the Muli brand did not have it in Lu Manqing's previous life, but in this world, it is also a very top luxury brand.
Europeans and Americans appreciate the beauty of the eye, and the Chinese from the East are very different, and Muli this brand, can make the beauty of completely different styles of Chinese and Western blends just right, it is also quite skilled, no wonder Muli is a rising star among many luxury brands, but sales have always been in the top three.
"Hello Miss Lu, welcome to Muli. As soon as Lu Manqing arrived, a beautiful woman greeted him, and he couldn't help but give a big hug first, which made Lu Manqing a little uncomfortable.
However, Lu Manqing still responded with a decent smile, "Hello, I'm Lu Manqing." β
"My name is Sophie, I am the assistant to the chief designer, the teacher is waiting for you, please come with me. Sophie's smile was as hot as her figure, Lu Manqing nodded a little embarrassedly, and followed Sophie to the depths.
The figure of European and American women is really different from that of Chinese women, and they are also concave and convex, but the curvature of the concave and convex is obviously an enlarged version, although it is just looking at Sophie's back, but Lu Manqing visually measured that this person's height is about 1.75 meters, and he is also wearing high heels of about 5 centimeters, which directly throws Lu Manqing's height of 1.6 meters out of a street.
Silently sighed for the difference between his own figure and others, Lu Manqing looked at Mu Li's internal working environment without a trace, and the Chris Vio brand, Mu Li's working environment is obviously also a bit Chinese style, there is no sense of urgency like a little hustle and bustle and impatience like Vio, but a little more leisurely, but looking at these people are not raising their heads, obviously, the work in hand is not a few.
Because there is no multi-storey building design, although Mu Li only has one floor, but the space is huge, Sophie walked while also very considerate for Lu Manqing to introduce the difference of each area, and what kind of design elements are referenced, for a while, it really made Lu Manqing feel like visiting a museum.
The office of the chief designer is in the central area, in Muli, the chief designer is the highest position, they have no chairman, no executive president, only the chief designer, can also be said to be at the helm of the Muli brand.
Muli is a family business, and it is rare to not hire a professional manager to operate the family business, before coming, Lu Manqing also learned some things about the Muli brand, it is said that the Russell family, the helmsman of the Muli brand, each generation will have a very talented designer, and this one, will take over the identity of the helm of the Muli brand.
Although it has only been passed down to the third generation, just like the original idea of the Russell family to create the founder of the Muli brand, it is true that every generation, the Russell family has such a talented designer born, and perhaps because of the focus of family tradition and cultivation, they are very fond of Chinese culture.
Of course, it is said that the reason why this is the case is because the Russell family has Chinese blood in their blood, and the founder of the Muli brand, Russell's wife, is a very beautiful girl from China.
Lu Manqing was ushered into the reception room next to the office by Sophie, and before Lu Manqing could sit on his ass, the door of the reception room was pushed open, and then, a man who looked to be sixty or seventy years old walked in.
"Oh hello, beautiful angel, introduce yourself, Joseph Russell, the chief designer of this generation. "It's not the Western hug etiquette, Joseph Russell very politely handed over his palm and signaled to shake hands.
Lu Manqing was slightly surprised, quickly got up, held his hand with the other party, and responded with a smile, "Hello, Mr. Russell, I have admired the name for a long time, I am Lu Manqing, the agent at the end of the season." β
"Sit down, sit down, don't be so restrained, don't call me sir, just call me Joseph, I didn't know that Ji's agent was so beautiful. Joseph's eyes were obviously amazing, which made Lu Manqing feel a little good, but any woman, how could she not like to be praised, especially by such a great designer who has read countless beauties.
"You're complimenting. β
"No, no, no, I'm telling the truth, my God, I finally know why Ji can be so amazing, it turns out that his agent talent is even more amazing. Joseph's eyes shone brightly, and he was truly surprised and surprised.
"Oh sorry, dear angel, my thoughts and actions may be a little crazy, but can I please help me try on a dress, I think it really suits you too well. Images flashed through Joseph's mind so quickly that he felt like he couldn't even sit still.
It seems that his father is right, only truly charming Chinese people can give Mu Li's designers more inspiration, this was the case at the end of the previous season, but he didn't expect his agent to be the same, Joseph even felt that he could draw countless designs overnight against these two people.
"This ......" Lu Manqing was a little confused, this situation was not in the plan.
"Just one piece, delay you a little bit, oh, I'm really bothered by this dress, I'm always not satisfied with something, but I can't find that point, I think you just put it on and show me, I can definitely understand where the shortcomings are, you know, for designers, how precious a perfect piece is. Joseph couldn't help but stand up again and walked to Lu Manqing's side.
"Well, if you don't mind that I don't have any experience. Lu Manqing had two points of helplessness on his face, but he really couldn't say anything to refuse.
"Never, believe me, true beauty does not require any experience, natural, simple, pure, is the most beautiful ......"