Chapter 268: Nervous
On Saturday morning, because the employees in Uncle Kirby's studio will be working overtime today, Liu Shixin did not sleep anymore, and he had to be present as the designer of the skirt. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Although Liu Shixin got up very little, for fear that he would wake up the sleeping Zheng Xiuyan, Zheng Xiuyan still woke up in the end.
"Let's sleep a little longer~" Liu Shixin gently touched Zheng Xiuyan's hair and said.
"Can I go with you today?" asked Zheng Xiuyan, who was still sleepy, wrapped her body in the quilt and only opened one of her eyes.
"You're trapped like this, can you still get up?"
"Woo~ no problem!" Zheng Xiuyan rubbed her eyes and said affirmatively.
As a result, Zheng Xiuyan struggled on the bed a few times, but still did not get up, and she felt that her body was not very controlled by her brain now.
"Girl, are you still up?" asked Liu Shixin with a smile.
"Get up!
It was a very interesting thing to watch Zheng Xiuyan struggle to get out of bed, and Liu Shixin stood on the side of the bed with his hands on his chest.
"Can't you pull me?"
"Good, good, good...... In the end, it's my fault~"
It was very difficult to get out of bed, but Zheng Xiuyan finally overcame it, she felt bored staying at home for a long time, since she had the opportunity to go out today, she naturally didn't want to miss it, and the employees of Uncle Kirby didn't know her as an Asian star, so she didn't have to hide it there, she was very free.
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"Maomao, are you alright?" In the living room downstairs, Liu Shixin sat on the sofa and shouted to the second floor.
"It's going to be fine right away, wait for me for another 5 minutes......"
"It's been 45 minutes since you've been 5 minutes. "Actually, the two of them washed up quickly, but today because they are going to Uncle Kirby's, there are more outsiders, so Zheng Xiuyan needs to put on makeup, and unlike the light makeup when she went to school, today's makeup is very formal, so it will naturally take a lot of time.
"Urge, rush, urge...... Don't you know that it takes a lot of time for women to put on makeup?" Finally, Zheng Xiuyan, who had finished dressing up, walked out of the bedroom, stood at the railing on the second floor, and said.
"Well, I know now. ”
"Got it, why don't you hurry up?"
"Is it your turn to be anxious now?"
"Don't worry about these details, you can walk several steps if you have the ability to speak. ”
"......" Liu Shixin is really speechless now, sure enough, women have to stir up three points if they are unreasonable, but he has no choice, who made Zheng Xiuyan the boss in the family?
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"Is Uncle Kirby's gift ready?" Uncle Kirby liked her very much, and Zheng Xiuyan naturally wanted to prepare some small gifts when she went.
"Don't worry, take it all. Actually, I already sent it yesterday, so you don't have to send it today. ”
"You are you, I am me, how can it be the same?"
"Aren't we a family?" Liu Shixin said as he bumped Zheng Xiuyan's shoulder.
"Narcissistic!Who is your family?I'm not married yet~"
"Sooner or later~"
"Then let's wait until then. But I don't believe in it, I have a very important thing right now......"
"What's the matter?"
"I'm hungry~" As soon as she got in the car, Zheng Xiuyan touched her stomach and said.
"There's milk behind the seat, it's a little late, let's make do with it." ”
"Oh. ”
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Zheng Xiuyan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was drinking milk, and the bright sun outside was shining on her body, and she closed her eyes comfortably.
"It's so comfortable~"
Looking at Zheng Xiuyan who is enjoying herself at the moment, Liu Shixin is also very happy, she is accompanied by her lover when she is working, even if she is tired, she can't be considered tired.
"It's still some time before you get to Humber Bay, put your seat back and you can rest for a while. ”
"Hmm. ”
Half-lying on the seat, Zheng Xiuyan put her hand on Liu Shixin's hand, and the engagement rings on the ring fingers of the two people looked even more dazzling in the sunlight.
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"Uncle Kirby, I'm here~" As soon as she came to Kirby's office, Zheng Xiuyan shouted.
"It's coming~"
"Uncle Kirby, you're too discriminatory, aren't you?" Kirby's attitude towards him and Zheng Xiuyan was completely different, which made Liu Shixin very helpless.
"Don't talk nonsense, the employees are waiting for you to come and start work. ”
Serious matter, Zheng Xiuyan and Uncle Kirby exchanged a few words, and the group came to the studio. At this time, most of the employees in the studio came to work overtime, and the cut clothes were also neatly placed on the workbench.
The sewing of a skirt is much more complicated than that of a T-shirt, and there are so many details that need to be paid attention to, so the designer has to work with the tailors to complete the entire production process. This process is naturally extremely difficult, but fortunately, you can practice with yesterday's set of clothes, and the employees practiced for a morning, and only in the afternoon did they feel proficient and able to meet Liu Shixin's requirements.
Now that it's already in hand, the first ready-to-wear is quickly produced. When the skirt was put on the plastic model, Liu Shixin had an indescribable feeling, as if the skirt in front of him was floating out of the renderings. Zheng Xiuyan's eyes also widened, because the skirt in front of her was too beautiful, and the real thing was beyond her imagination.
"How's it going, boy?" asked Kirby, standing in front of his ready-to-wear clothes with his hands on his chest.
"Perfect!" Uncle Kirby and the staff really don't have to say anything about their craftsmanship, designers like to work with capable people, so that they can show their designs perfectly.
"Uncle Kirby~" Seeing Liu Shixin and the employees discussing the issue of skirts, Zheng Xiuyan quietly pulled Uncle Kirby aside.
"What's wrong?
"Hmm. Isn't there a set of fabric left? Can you make one for me according to my figure?" The dress I made before was cut according to the body data left by a tall model in the company, so it was not suitable for Zheng Xiuyan. But this dress is so beautiful, if she doesn't keep one for herself, Zheng Xiuyan feels that she will regret it in the future.
"No problem~" There is still time to spare today, and as long as the previously cut clothes are slightly trimmed according to Zheng Xiuyan's figure, there will be no problem.
Knowing Zheng Xiuyan's request, Liu Shixin was also very moved, he really wanted to see Zheng Xiuyan wearing this dress, but he also secretly accused himself in his heart, he had completely focused on the design before, thus ignoring Zheng Xiuyan.
There is a lot of strength in numbers, and the second dress was quickly made. Normally, it takes 3 to 5 days to make clothes by hand, but today, Uncle Kirby's studio is almost open for Liu Shixin alone, and so many people are busy with one thing, and the efficiency is naturally much faster.
When Zheng Xiuyan put on the skirt, everyone present expressed their heartfelt admiration. This European-style skirt has a different kind of charm when worn on Zheng Xiuyan's body.
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Everything is going well. In the evening, Liu Shixin made the boss and invited the studio staff to have a drink at a local bar. Liu Shixin, as a designer, was poured a lot by everyone in turn, but with Zheng Xiuyan present, everyone didn't go too far, and he didn't get drunk at the end, at most he was a little dizzy.
Back at home, Liu Shixin put his skirt on the plastic model, and he is now looking forward to the early arrival of the selection meeting.
Liu Shixin learned from Uncle Kirby that he was not the first to complete the production of ready-to-wear, nor was he the latest. But with Uncle Kirby personally taking action, he should be the first.
Now Liu Shixin is really looking forward to this selection meeting, although he is confident that he will get the place, but before the final list is determined, he is still a little apprehensive. The most important thing is that he is looking forward to the exchange meeting with Dior, hoping that his works can be appreciated by more and more senior designers.
The wait is always long...... Finally, on Wednesday, the deadline set by Roots to participate in the selection meeting has arrived. Roots gave more than three weeks, but a small number of designers did not finish their ready-to-wear on time and were therefore disqualified from the selection. In the end, a total of 31 middle and low-level designers entered the selection conference, including 19 intermediate designers and 12 low-level designers.
Roots also attaches great importance to this selection conference, because the designers who participated in the exchange meeting represent the face of Roots, so the company's senior management plus some senior designers who do not often go to the company have become judges, and even Roots has invited a company's honorary designer to participate, and the overall importance can be seen.
In order to improve the quality of the selection conference, Roots rented an entire floor of a local exhibition center in Toronto as an exhibition hall for the participating designers, and each participating designer was also equipped with an assistant to help.
When the participating designers got together, Liu Shixin read a trace of "hostility" from everyone's eyes. 10 out of 31, the chance of being selected is very high, and the chance of being eliminated is also not small.
Liu Shixin has always thought that plagiarism is very far away from him, but at the exhibition site, he saw two similar works. The designers of the two works are arguing, accusing each other of plagiarizing their own ideas, but fortunately, everyone's quality is still there, and they didn't do it in person.
"These people are really interesting~" Tina walked up to Liu Shixin and said.
"What's wrong?"
"Their design was inspired by a dress from Chanel Spring Fashion Week in '13, so it's not that the two of them copied each other, but they copied the same piece. ”
"These two idiots, are they really the big bulls in the company who don't know the goods?" said Eric, who also walked over from a distance.
"Why are you everywhere?" said Tina with disgust when she saw Eric.
"Is this your house? Can't I come?"
"Don't you see I'm talking to Hugh?"
"I'm talking to Angus right now~"
"You ......"
"Two, should I avoid it?" Liu Shixin said as he looked at Tina and Eric, who pinched each other as soon as they met.
Three people entered the company at the same time, although it was a competitive relationship before, but in this unfamiliar workplace, compared to others, the three of them are very close. Now Eric also loses his original pride, because he finds that in addition to being a little more experienced, he is almost on par with Tina and Liu Shixin in other aspects.
Although the relationship between the three of them is relatively close, they have not yet reached the stage of good friends, but Liu Shixin can see that the relationship between Eric and Tina is a little boring.
"No~" Tina still doesn't feel anything.
"It's okay, I'm just talking. ”
"Then let's talk, I still have to go to the exhibition. Liu Shixin still made an excuse and left.
Before leaving, Liu Shixin patted Eric on the shoulder vigorously and motioned for him to come on. If he can take down Tina, it will be a good thing. Liu Shixin does not discriminate against homosexuals, but in order to give the majority of male compatriots one more choice, he is still willing to make some contributions.
The day of the exhibition is over, and the rest is still waiting. The time came to Saturday again, and the selection meeting officially began, and it was not a problem for each designer to bring a few family members on such an occasion, so Zheng Xiuyan followed Liu Shixin to the convention and exhibition center.
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"Assistant Zheng, help me get a bottle of water~" There are many people on an occasion like today, in order not to be recognized by others, Zheng Xiuyan wore a mask and a hat and appeared here with a perfect assistant image, fortunately, it was not too hot in the venue.
"Ahh
"How dare I do this? I'm just trying~"
"You shouldn't try it!"
"Yes, yes, yes, it's all my fault. You drink water~" Liu Shixin unscrewed a bottle of water and handed it to Zheng Xiuyan as if flattering.
"It's almost ~ Shi Xin, when will it start? It's almost 10 o'clock. ”
"Don't all the big guys in the company have to come out in the finale...... Look, it's coming~" Just said this, the executives and designers of Roots Company came.
These people come by booth and stay in front of each booth for a while, either to talk to the designers or to discuss on their own. Soon, they came to Liu Shixin's booth, Liu Shixin was a little nervous, especially when he was watched by so many people.
The group of people communicated in a low voice, as if they didn't want the designer to know the content.
"What's your design philosophy?" asked Roy, the director, who said that a design would have a theme, which was the main way for others to understand the designer's style.
"Time is out of order. ”
"Time Confusion?"
"Well, the skirt as a whole looks like a retro outfit, but the material is a modern short skirt and gauze dress...... The two can be joined together, which is exactly what it feels like to be out of time. ”
After Liu Shixin answered, he saw that the group of people chatted for a while and left, and only asked him one question from beginning to end, which made Liu Shixin very uncertain, so he looked at Roy, the supervisor who had asked him a question just now, as if asking for help.
Director Roy didn't give Liu Shixin a definite answer, but just gave him a thumbs up. Getting this result, Liu Shixin breathed a sigh of relief.
"Shi Xin, how is it?" Zheng Xiuyan watched from the sidelines, also very nervous.
"It shouldn't be a big problem, didn't you see it just now? Don't you look at who I am?" In fact, Liu Shixin is very conflicted, on the one hand, he is confident in himself, and on the other hand, he is worried that he will lose the election unexpectedly.
"Cut~ I don't know who was so nervous just now?"
"You must have read it wrong~" Liu Shixin would not admit it, otherwise he would be embarrassed.
The booth is only a small part of this selection conference, and the T show in the afternoon is the top priority of this time, a stage for everyone to compare with each other, and a place to truly reflect their strength. Compared with the design draft, the ready-to-wear can explain more problems.
The crowd sat on either side of the catwalk, and the best seats were for the company's top management and senior designers. The designers who participated in the selection were busy backstage, making the final preparations before the models took to the stage.