"Qiao Yun and Qin Wei broke up?"

"I didn't look at the school, Qiao Yun is amazing, and he dumped people as soon as he applied for Parsons - crossing the river and demolishing the bridge!"

"Really? Dumped Qin Wei? Just kidding, is she willing to dump Qin Wei? ”

"Anyway, that's what she said, who knows who dumped whom, maybe Qin Wei dumped her, she was angry, and she sent it to find face for herself in school......"

"Who knows-don't say it, I heard from the people in their department that Qin Wei was really angry, not like Qiao Yun who he dumped......"

Qiao Yun's dormitory is on the fourth floor, she went up the stairs all the way, listening to the small and fragmented discussions all the way, and people in the stairwell kept rushing out to 'coincide with Qiao Yun' - Qiao Yun's admission is a flower, not to mention Qin Wei, a few years ago, he was the first in the country to evaluate the school, he was a celebrity, why wasn't the girls' dormitory curious? Within a few seconds, the eyes up and down were enough to brush Qiao Yun again, and finally, all eyes fell on the gauze on the corner of Qiao Yun's forehead, and the eyes that were originally lively turned into sympathy, turned his back, and the whisper became, "Qin Wei, why is this!" ”

"That's it, a domestic violence man...... Damn, fortunately, Qiao Yun broke up with him...... I said how did I break up......"

Qiao Yun didn't hear it, and Dark Shuang was also in her heart, she pinned the bangs behind her ears, generously displayed the wound, and only dialed the curtain before entering the house, trying to cover it as much as possible.

"I'm back." Qiao Yun lives in a four-person room, and the remaining two roommates are not from the fashion design department, the courses are different, plus Qiao Yun lives in her own rental house most of the time, and she usually has little time to meet, but she didn't go to self-study today, and when she saw Qiao Yun coming back, she didn't say hello lightly, and her eyes went straight to her forehead. "-What, Bai Qian is in the water room."

Before Qiao Yun could shout, Bai Qian rushed back, "Oh my God, Jiaojiao, they said you were beaten - the beating was terrible, I'll take a look!" Hiss! Damn Qin Wei, neurotic, break up when you break up, what kind of hands do big men do? Or not a man? ”

"Yes." One after another, Qiao Yun and Bai Qian's usual good classmates came, but the girls in the dormitory formed a common front because of Qiao Yun's injury and fought for her. "No matter how good the conditions are, no matter how good they are, how good can they go to Zhongnanhai? I usually dictate to you, I take myself too seriously. It's a good share, it's good to break up, domestic violence, there are one and two, it must be vetoed, and it must not be tolerated. ”

"Do you want to go to the hospital for a check-up?"

"It's pointless to have a test for this kind of minor injury, right? In the future, the girls in our class will just walk around when they see Qin Wei's class. ”

"That's it? You can't let him go so lightly, right? ”

"Otherwise, how about letting that group of people in our class block Qin Wei? Don't be kidding, it's not enough for someone to punch you. ”

"Hey, it's hard to say, do you know the special student of the law department - it turned out to be a national first-class athlete, people like Qiao Yun, and asked me this morning, whether Qiao Yun was really beaten by Qin Wei, listen to that meaning, if it is true, he must give Qiao Yun his anger."

"Don't fan the flames...... If it really hits, then the matter will be a big one, Qin Wei and his uncle are the principal of our school...... Do you want your family to be dropped out of school? ”

This sentence was said softly, and there was not much movement, but the room fell silent, and a group of students seemed to realize the weight of reality now, you look at me, I look at you, no one made a sound, or Qiao Yun's roommate Chen Rongrong picked this layer of paper.

"Qin Wei is quite disdainful...... However, Qiao Yun, you still have to coax him, it's good to get together and disperse, if you want to make trouble, you have to wait until you get your graduation certificate...... You are like this now, what should you do if Qin Wei and their family are stuck on their graduation certificates? ”

Will Qin Wei's family do this? Qiao Yun laughed, there was a trace of trance: when she and Qin Wei were together, the Qin family did not have a good face for her, and they still remembered the favor after breaking up, after dropping out of Parsons, Qin Wei's mother asked someone to bring her a message and asked her if she would like to go back to T University for graduate school, and she could directly stay in school as a teacher in the future. At that time, she was rejected by her, no matter how miserable she was, she was not greedy for this stutter, now, she broke up early, maybe Qin Wei's mother will get her an excellent graduate, she knows her thoughts too well, Qin Wei is the eldest young master of the Qin family, Qiao Yun is like a big girl who has served him, of course it is a big rebellion to get married, but after the breakup, the point of view is different, now in this society, it is impossible to give any name, but it is better to serve, she always wants to give a little benefit, don't make people think that the Qin family is too harsh.

"I'll card me, who's afraid of whom? It's rare for him to have a broken graduation certificate. She snorted, she didn't care, causing a commotion among a group of people. That's it, Jiaojiao said it well, hard! ”

"Who is rare with this diploma? If you can't sue it, can you still be really unreasonable? ”

Chen Rongrong watched coldly, didn't speak first, and waited for everyone to almost finish gossiping before she said, "Qiao Yun, I advise you, you have to take that incident to heart just now." ――If you want to find a job in China, you may not really need this diploma, but you are a person who is going abroad, and you don't have a diploma, how can you register at Parsons? Things related to a lifetime can't be capricious, think about it yourself. ”

Halfway through her speech, Bai Qian was anxious to give her a look, Chen Rongrong ignored her, and after finishing speaking, she went to clean up the books by herself, Bai Qian was so anxious that she stomped her feet, "Why are you talking about this now?" It's not that I don't know Jiaojiao's temper......"

The implication is not that I don't agree with Chen Rongrong's opinion, it's just that Qiao Yun is a fierce horse, and she has to be touched by the hair, so I'm afraid that it will backfire if she persuades her now-

"It's okay, Qianqian, I know Rong Rong is for my good." Qiao Yun didn't care, she didn't have a temper at all now. "I really don't care about this diploma, I just give it, I don't pull it down - I don't plan to go to Parsons anyway, I really don't need this card."

The pen in Chen Rongrong's hand fell, the biscuit in Sun Xue's hand forgot to send it to her mouth, everyone looked at her dumbfounded, Bai Qian was especially great, she raised her finger and pointed at Qiao Yun, her fingers trembled dramatically, "You, you, you...... Are you going to me off? ”

She was small, rushed into Qiao Yun's arms like a cannonball, hugged Qiao Yun's waist and dragged her outside the dormitory door, "Go, go, go, I won't go to class...... I sue you Qiao Yun, there must be a limit to going crazy...... Don't even think about leaving school if you don't make it clear to me today! ”

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It is not easy for beauties to make friends of the same sex, this sentence is true, for the beauties of Qiao Yun's level, friends are really difficult to make, the opposite sex always has a wrong thought, and the same sex is unwilling to be a green leaf, only Bai Qian doesn't care about these, and is really anxious for Qiao Yun, "Parsons, Parsons Eh Qiao Yun, do you know what Parsons means?" Do you really know? ”

Unlike Oxford and Harvard, which have a worldwide reputation, Parsons, like the Juilliard School, may be ridiculed by the layman as a pheasant school or a secondary college, but only insiders know how awesome their status is in the industry. Parsons, in the world of fashion design, is probably equivalent to the middle. Central Party. TomFord, DonnaKaran, Marc Jacobs, AnnaSui, and of course, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu, who have emerged in recent years...... The role that has been in the fashion industry over the years, which one has nothing to do with Parsons? C□□ is still strong, but Parsons is more open, international, and commercial...... To put it bluntly, □□ C teaches art, while Parsons is more practical, and the students who come out of this school are richer.

Chinese do things to see the results, Parsons's temperament is more compatible with them, Qiao Yun applied for Parsons, really caused a lot of sensation in school, classmates will not know for four years, Qin Wei played a role in it, Admission just came down to break up, it is indeed provoking people to talk, with Qiao Yun's arrogance, it is not incomprehensible to give up Parsons. Bai Qian was anxious about this, she was afraid that Qiao Yun would be too impulsive, she couldn't bear the momentary anger, and finally regretted it - and she didn't know how to persuade her, she was cautious, she was afraid that if she said a bad word, it would hurt her face, and she couldn't persuade her to come back.

"How could I not know what Parsons means?" Qiao Yun smiled, Bai Qian's anxiety was very cute in her eyes, people always have to go through some before they know who their true friends are. "Qianqian, you don't know what Parsons means...... What is Parsons in your heart? ”

"Uh...... Higher quality of teaching? A better platform for internships? Two years in an international fashion hub like New York? The more Bai Qian spoke, the more she said, "Yunyun, everyone wants to go to Parsons, this must make sense, even if I'm stupid, I can't say anything good for a while, but-"

"You're right," Qiao Yun said, "why are you so presumptuous?" Parsons' advantage is indeed in what you said, and it is fully integrated with the front line of fashion - the best internship platform, and the first line of courses that no one can match......"

The center of the world's fashion is in London and New York, Paris, and the fashion center of New York is on Fifth Avenue and Parsons, learning fashion in such an environment is like turning on the buff, and what you learn every second is several times that of others, Qiao Yun does not intend to deny this, Parsons's graduate students have been interning since the first class, Chloe, Dior, Armani, these first-line big names show backstage, quality control management, design department...... All aspects of the fashion industry were open to them, and she did learn a lot from them, but ......

But Parsons' core competitiveness is not in this, Qianqian, the fashion industry, unlike finance and law, talent cannot be taught. Parsons doesn't make you more talented, it only gives you a platform to show yourself so that you don't miss out on your Bole. ”

Although she couldn't get along in the end and chose to drop out of school and go home, Qiao Yun did not resent the high pressure of the school, Parsons's qiē is the epitome of the future fashion industry, and all its cruelty is to help students prepare for their future careers. Critical critics, stingy bosses, tight budgets, scarce connections, and deadlines that are always behind the butt are all problems faced by designers who want to gain a foothold on Fifth Avenue, fashion is one of the most brutal businesses in the world, even more robust than showbiz, this industry, winners take all, losers have no consolation prizes, and the only criterion for measuring winning or losing is talent.

If you're talented, Parsons is your paradise, and Wang Daren met Bole Anna at Parsons. Wintour, Tom Ford went to Chole as an intern after reading Parsons, Donna Karan's career started as Anne Klein, these international big names will not open the door to any graduate casually, Parsons's talented students are recognized by the bigwigs through Guò's on-campus internships again and again, paving the way for their careers. Dot.

But, what if you're not talented? Sorry, you're in the bleak 90% – yes, even in the best fashion design school in the world, only the brutal 10% will emerge as winners.

"For geniuses, Parsons is just a casual stroke on their resume, but everyone other than geniuses, Parsons is the high point of their careers, after leaving Parsons, the halo fades, and they are left with nothing but two years of hellish life, even if they succeed in staying in New York? With a meager salary, living in a small apartment in Brooklyn, being able to work as a tailor above the toilet, and then, what's next? Go to "The Pride of the Flyover" and aspire to become famous? ”

Qiao Yun shook her head, "But the truth is very cruel, you have such a good environment in the school, and you haven't been able to attract the attention of the Bole, can you do it in that entertainment reality show?" You win the championship, you go to Fashion Week, you have your own fashion show, and then what...... And then there was no then. Aside from the $100,000 prize, go back to square one, the clock rings, and you're still the same Cinderella. ”

Bai Qian was completely silent when she heard this, Qiao Yun said, "My family knows my own affairs, Qianqian, I am not the second Wang Daren, if I was, the story would have been completely different......"

"Going in and out of big-name shows, immersing yourself in the fashion atmosphere, receiving the teachings of first-line masters, and colliding with the most cutting-edge concepts...... It sounds beautiful, but it's also very expensive. If I have a talent that will be appreciated, I can pay for this million tickets, but what if I don't have it? What if I can't get used to that rhythm? ”

She blinked vigorously, shook her head, and smiled, "Qianqian, there is a kind of calmness, which is a luxury unique to rich people, and I don't hide it—I lack that calmness." ”

I won't bet on a qiē again to gamble on an illusory chance.

“…… Then, if Qin Wei's family ......," Bai Qian said cautiously.

Qiao Yun's face changed, and Bai Qian hurriedly said, "When I didn't say it, when I didn't say it." ”

She propped her chin, raised her head to look at the rare blue sky, and sighed when she looked at it, "So you broke up with Qin Weiti, right...... Also, if you don't go abroad, you really can't continue, and when he goes out, I don't know what year he will come back. The road of the two people is different, and it is reluctant to drag on for a long time. ”

Her voice carries the sentimentality unique to graduates, she has just tasted the bitterness and warmth of society, and she has not yet been completely soaked, and when it comes to the difference brought by money, she is not so accustomed to it, and she is a little uneven. However, even so, she did not deny Qiao Yun's statement: she did not have Wang Daren's talent - her talent was not to the point where she could bulldoze an obstacle.

Qiao Yun looked at her, and suddenly became curious: What was her former self thinking? Is there really no self-knowledge? I really don't know that my broken English, those slow hands, it's hard to stand out when I go to Parsons? She asked her family to sell the house for her to go to the United States, was it just to catch up with Qin Wei's footsteps and continue to walk on the same path as him?

Damn, she couldn't help but secretly spit on herself, what good is Qin Wei? actually loved him so crazy, looking back now, it was really tears shed in the future, all of which were the water in my head at that time.

"And what are your plans for the future?" Bai Qian asked, the intention of adjusting the atmosphere was obvious, "If you stay in City B, we can still share a house together-in fact, your house is quite suitable, now that Qin Wei is not here, I happen to live with you, and it is close to the unit." But in that case, you have to hurry, the school recruitment period is almost over, and if you want to stay in City B, you have to hurry up and hand in your resume......"

is such an old mother's personality, it has never changed, Qiao Yun propped her chin, glanced at her best friend, smiled, and stretched out her hand to paste her face, "Don't worry about it, I'm not looking for a job." ”

"Are you going home?" Bai Qian was a little disappointed, but she was immediately relieved, "It's okay, go home well, be stable - don't you still have at least a dozen infatuated Brother Jing at home waiting for you to go back and get married?" ”

"PFF ......" mentioned those haunting suitors, Qiao Yun rolled her eyes and blew her bangs up, "Is it okay to lose less-I'm not going home either." ”

"Huh?" Bai Qian was at a loss, "Don't look for a job, and don't go home...... What are you going to do in City B? ”

What are you going to do, yes, what are you going to do?

Qiao Yun looked at her own shadow under the sun, long, narrow, and swaying when the wind blew, and at this moment she suddenly thought: What is she pursuing?

Is Parsons' crushing defeat enough proof that she lacks the talent to enter the profession and the financial foundation to be generously tried to pursue it, and is there something she shouldn't try?

Her fashion dream is no longer tied to Qin Wei, she doesn't need to force herself to be the best, what to chase, what is the unwillingness surging in her heart? Is it Qin Wei? Is it a fashion dream that has died abruptly? Isn't she always thinking that if she was given another chance, if she could have a different start...... Does she still want to use her aesthetics to influence the world, and does she still want her gorgeous clothes to roll off the catwalk?

This dream, which tens of thousands of people all over the world are doing, is by no means unique, and she does not have any guarantee of success, which she can understand.

But......

It's just.

"Qianqian, let me ask you a question." She said, her heart, which shook like the wind, gradually calmed down. "What do you think fashion is?"

"Huh?" Bai Qian's face is an idiot. "Fashion...... Isn't fashion just about wearing and wearing...... Your question is too big, how can I answer it? What is fashion and what do you think fashion is? ”

"I think fashion is, to put it bluntly, it's a business." Qiao Yun said, she hugged her knees and looked sideways at Bai Qian, "A monopolized business, those fashion tycoons rely on monopolizing aesthetics to seize the market, the master-apprentice system and the Bole system are their efforts to maintain the monopoly." If you don't come from a famous family, and if you don't have Bole, you will definitely have a bumpy walk than a decent disciple...... But it doesn't matter, this business is a business after all, it's a business, and sales is king. ”

"Qianqian, do you remember "The True Color of Heroes"?" Qiao Yun's eyes, sparkling in the bright sun, were like two brilliant opals. "I've waited for three years, just to wait for an opportunity, I don't want to prove that I'm better than others, just to prove a little ......"

"As long as I am given a chance, what I have lost, there must be a way to get it back with my own hands."

A gust of wind blew, her black hair brushed her cheeks, she looked at the white clouds in the distance, her eyes seemed to be misty, but the whole person was like a sharp sword, full of indomitable beauty, this beauty, so that the straight daughter Bai Qian couldn't help but be confused, only after a while to wake up, and fell into a stronger mystery.

"So...... Do you still want to do design? She blinked, piecing together clues, "But you're not looking for a job...... Nor do I read...... Sizz - Are you going to create your own brand? ”

Her little face twisted into a ball in the sunset, looking so happy, Qiao Yun couldn't help but rub her hands twice.

"Can't you?" She doesn't say yes or no.

Bai Qian seemed to have a toothache suddenly, and held her cheeks and hissed carefully, "This, um......"

It can be seen that she is searching for dry intestines, and after a while, she finally found a reason that will not anger Qiao Yun, "But, Yunyun, it costs a lot of money to make your own brand...... You...... Do you have any money? ”

"I don't have any money." Qiao Yun admitted it cleanly-in Bai Qian's bewildered eyes, she suddenly snorted and laughed. "But I can earn it."

Her smile was like a flower swaying on the branches in spring, and it shimmered with the mystery of dew, "If I say that I can make 10 million in a year, do you believe it or not?" ”