"What do you think of New York? There must be a lot of differences between this and China, right?"

Although it was a scorching summer, New Yorkers still like to be close to the sun, the party held in the villa on Long Island, people are crowded in the pool area outside, drinking cocktails in the water in bikinis, standing in the sun with wine glasses in the sun, it's really strange that they never seem to have heat stroke, Qiao Yun was sunburned, but still maintained a polite smile, she changed her posture, "Yes, of course this is a great city, I have never seen a place with a stronger artistic atmosphere, of course I don't mean Manhattan- The day before yesterday Elena took me to SOHO and the garment area, I mean, o, really, o. ”

Her slightly exaggerated tone, exuberant attitude, and fluent American accent clearly made the atmosphere of the small group more congenial, and the celebrities and models who asked her questions were more interested — certainly the answers she wanted to hear. "Isn't it? That's why I fell in love with your design at first sight, and I think your style really fits the atmosphere of the soho district, sisters, what do you think?"

"Of course, of course. ”

"I can't believe you're coming to the U.S. for the first time, I feel like you're born in New York, Joe, why don't you think about staying here often, come on, you're a designer, baby, of course you should live in New York." ”

A group of close friends around her also chimed in, and the atmosphere was so good that it couldn't be good, "Come with me to live on the Upper East Side, my apartment has just come out empty, I can vouch for you, I assure you, although the rent is expensive, it is definitely worth the money." ”

"Veraang lives on the top floor of that apartment building. Someone lowered his voice and cheered, Qiao Yun showed surprised star eyes at the right moment, making the other party tremble, "I'm serious—but you have a short time to think about it, and there are already several families on the list eyeing that small apartment." ”

For example, in this kind of high-end apartment on the Upper East Side, some long-term residents in some buildings have a lot of power, and the new residents must be recognized by the housing committee and even every household - this is actually setting a high threshold in the social grade, if there is a direct acquaintance with the residents inside, then of course it is simple, the residents in a building are relatively familiar with each other, and it is not a problem if there is a referral, but if there is no guide, no matter how willing to spend this rent, they will not be allowed to enter. And being able to live with celebrities also proves her worth to some extent, Qiao Yun must have something to say, she said several times, "I really don't know how to thank you, my dear, you must put me on the list - how can I thank you? It seems that giving you clothes is still beneficial to me." ”

A celebrity who can be a model, a celebrity who will be a sister to this kind of celebrity, there is no one who is not interested in fashion, the party between them, Qiao Yun's high-level sycophants suddenly made cece phoenix heart happy, originally it might have been just a kind word, but now after laughing, he became serious, "Aren't you a sweetheart? Baby, I've never met such a likable Chinese girl as you, ask your assistant to send your resume to my assistant, and next week the committee will review the shortlist, and then you can get ready to move in- Oh, it's great to think about it, we can go to so many parties together in the future - you have to come to Julie's party! Did she invite you?"

Qiao Yun shook her head, "I don't seem to have seen Julie yet." ”

"Yes, she's been to Africa before," someone said, "just came back the other day, oh, isn't that her?" Julie, Julie, hey, dear girl, this-"

As long as there is the right person to lead the way, the circle is actually not difficult, it makes sense for Qiao Yun to attach importance to the meal with Kevin, which is why she sold it to GA to have such a start, and Kevin directly handed her over to Yelena, the most popular supermodel in New York today. She just made a wave of headlines because of her engagement to Kevin, her status is higher, and she is hot in the circle, and she takes Qiao Yun to a few parties, and her connections are naturally opened, whether it is her good sister, the queen of this small team, they are really so good to her because they like Qiao Yun? Or are they naturally friendly as angels? It is not because she is a good sister of Elena, and the food chain in the circle is naturally a little higher than them.

Of course, Yelena is good to her, and naturally it's not all because Qiao Yun is particularly good at likable, [Yun] is a brand signed by Kevin, and it goes without saying how important it is to her fiancé. Too many adult friendships depend on the pros and cons, and Vanity Fair is even more so, whether Qiao Yun is likable or not is only related to her dedication. - At present, she should be doing well, Yelena and her have something to talk about, she can't go to the fashion week outside the four major fashion weeks to walk the catwalk, but she has said that she will put the classic leather jacket of [Yun] into the wardrobe, and when she went to SOHO for afternoon tea yesterday, she also wore a bloody hand tassel T, which made Qiao Yun very unhappy: this favor, I can only wait for the coffee position of [Yun] to improve in Europe and the United States, and I can ask first-line models to endorse, and even after shooting six miscellaneous covers, I will use the contract to pay it back.

It's not the same to have someone with you, and the best thing is that you don't need to be too exaggerated to make an impression on these important people. Every party has more or less such sensational characters, and it's not that they naturally like this, it's just that they don't have to be transparent and have no qualifications to be reserved. To participate in such a party, I don't know how many smiles and favors I put in, at least there is one more chance to be a clown than to be a wallflower. Even if nine adults treat each other coldly, at least one or two will give a little chance out of sympathy or fun. As long as she can endure her straightforward sense of superiority and discrimination, satisfy their self-perception as a beacon of the world, and settle into the image of 'Cinderella who came out of the wild world', she will receive a lot of praise and praise, and the opportunity to be wrapped as a big gift - this is like someone bringing a poor child from the deepest part of the mountains of Yunnan, no matter what you think of this place, you always want to give him some small gifts to satisfy your desire to do good. As long as the conditions are right and you know the rules of the game, the fashion circle is not bloody, and you can see the most civilized and friendly side of this society.

Of course she's rich, and everyone knows that, but the truth is a truth. Qiao Yun did need a gift from them - the rent of that apartment must be expensive, but it didn't matter, this kind of apartment was strictly vetted by the occupants, which meant that there would be more social activities among the residents, and she would be able to enter the party in the designer circle and meet the more weighty fashion editors. She has already received some rumors, and it is said that [rhyme] It doesn't seem to be very good in the circle, of course, the people who heard about it were used as expired gossip to tell her, in New York, any news can only survive for two weeks, and now at least 8 weeks have passed, Judy posted a blog to scare her and the matter has long been forgotten, and even many people won't know that the blog is about her brand, after all, that blog is about Asia, for them, that world is too far away, and too unimportant, maybe there are many people who don't like her, but they chose a more lethal way than slander- Ignore.

"Ignoring is more desperate than crusade," Kevin stressed during the meal, "especially in our industry that needs attention, and scandals and controversies are better than no news – crusades mean taking a stand, and in fashion, if you take a stand, someone will stand against you, which means we have allies." ”

The ignorance brought about by indifference allowed Qiao Yun to open up the situation smoothly in the early stage, and the small coffee in the middle of the food chain didn't know the big coffee's attitude towards her at all - she was not important enough to be talked about. But it also means that the hard bones will appear in the later stage, Qiao Yun is of course prepared for this, renting a Manhattan apartment is just a small expense, she came with money this time, and she is ready to use advertising money to buy some alliances. "Voyage" didn't want to do it for the time being, and neither did "Coco", starting with second-tier fashion magazines, ready to see which magazine was worth investing in – or which magazine she could get the editor in the first place.

On the GA side, for the time being, it is only Kevin's personal relationship to provide a little help, after all, the shareholding structure is like this, and it is not completely his own. If you want to be a biological child, it is also simple, as soon as you expand your shareholding, you may directly use her relationship to push the cover of "Voyage", but at that time, her entire business model will almost be working for the group, and it cannot be said to be a national brand in China, which is equivalent to losing the basic market for the European and American markets, Qiao Yun is still more willing to touch it herself first.

"Of course, you have to come to next week's party. ”

Mixing in Europe and the United States, the most important thing is to be interesting, interesting - not crazy, play too crazy that is the entertainment industry nightclub coffee in the West of the United States, the East of the United States is still cold, can speak, will stir up the atmosphere, and satisfy the fantasies of the ladies about the Iron Curtain aristocracy, very strange, now in 2009, the Olympics have been held, but they still feel that China and North Korea are similar - those who know the difference probably go to Wall Street, and those who don't know will run to Long Island on weekdays afternoon to party.

Don't think Manhattan is too congested, the streets are too narrow, the subway is too old, and you should show your amazement at New York, but don't steal the show too much, don't be too hillbilly, you come from an incredible wilderness, but you yourself have the very precious civilization qualities in your hometown, you can smoothly integrate into the social atmosphere, and be a polite guest. The host is very welcoming to such guests, which is exactly what is needed for a fresh topic in the party. INTERVIEWER As for how many international students are studying in New York now, it doesn't matter to these people, and they can't squeeze into such a social circle anyway.

A Chinese designer, not a Chinese American, is like a pianist who has come out of Africa, and the kindness of others to you is sometimes equivalent to a game: let's throw all our money and fame at this little girl who came out of the desert with nothing and see what happens. This is the case when a model just became popular in New York before, Qiao Yun knew that she was probably about the same, Julie was introduced a little, and after chatting with her for a few words, she was very interested in her, "Speaking of which, what are you doing in New York, and how long will you stay?"

"I'm planning to set up my design department in New York – you see, while the brand has made some success, but to be honest, China's local design is—" Qiao Yun made a helpless expression.

"Oh," Julie said sympathetically, "Honey, don't say that, I'm sure you're just developing. ”

"Yes, you're sure to find some talented designers in your home country. ”

The relief of a group of political correctness suddenly overwhelmed her - this group of people, they will never think that they are racist, only bad people will discriminate against others, no, and of course they all think they are good people. For people from China who still feel good about themselves, they may not know how to react, but for a 'barbarian' designer like Qiao Yun who has a very clear self-understanding, it is an absolute instinctive reaction to care about her. "Then you should definitely come to my party — Neil Parker is coming, you know him, the reality show mentor, he's teaching at Parsons, he's going to help you. ”

"That's great, Julie, how can I repay you? You're so nice - but I'm still not optimistic, we also commissioned headhunters to do a round of recruitment in New York before, and it seems that there aren't too many applicants, maybe Asian brands make them have some concerns. ”

"Oh, Shutup!" Julie whispered, "That's their loss, my dear, but I'm sure you'll have something to gain this time." To be honest, we are going through a stressful era, many designer brands are closing, there are many more good designers on the market than before, as long as you find the right introducer, you will definitely get a good resume. ”

"Yes, in the current economic situation, graduates should be fighting for a stable job, and this year's internship should be the fewest in years. "The outsiders finally got in, and they began to tell the truth. "There are fewer and fewer familiar faces at the party this year, do you remember Pat? Her brand can't do it anymore and she's dealing with a bankruptcy lawyer right now. ”

"Really?"

“**。 ”

The topic of Qiao Yun came to an end temporarily, the gossip time in the industry began, Qiao Yun smiled, stretched his ears to be a qualified listener, but his heart was far less than the surprise on the surface: this wave of subprime mortgage crisis in the United States directly made the economy decline until 2016 before gradually recovering, Wall Street and Long Island of course forever singing and dancing, but the industry is not necessarily so, the luxury industry to fully turn its attention to China is also helpless, wait until 2016, no one at such a party will expect Chinese to play' Geniuses who come out of the wilderness', they will be stamped with the stereotype of 'very dirty, but rich'. Of course, being found to be impolite is also a form of discrimination, but at least with money, this is an improvement, and here, as long as you are particularly rich, you will definitely get the most basic respect.

If it's 2016, that's fine, even if it's the truth, and these people are really good to her - no matter what psychology it is, at least it's a release of goodwill, and even she's chatting in the sun now, instead of being chased by a dead line and crashing out of breath, but this kind of performance still makes her unspeakably irritable, Qiao Yun sighed in her heart, adjusted her posture, and forced herself to return to the conversation- If he learns from Fu Zhan, he will definitely use these prejudices to his advantage, and at the same time treat the other party as a fool without any psychological barriers.

Michelle, too, was ready to end her lease, and her father, who saw no hope of continuing, was ready to let her go back to his company. ”

"All I've heard is that Ivanka's business is still doing well, and Sally doesn't seem to be affected in any way. ”

"Ivanka can't be called design anymore, it's more of a fast-moving consumer business, and as for Sally, does she have her own business? Have you seen her designs?"

sally？

"By the way, Sally is also Chinese, right? Joe, do you know her? Wait, is she Chinese? Or is she Japanese?"

"Chinese. Julie was also a little unsure, "At Vivian's party before, she and Judy, the Judy from Coco, seem to have been talking about a Chinese brand, joe, isn't it talking about your brand?"

What she said about SE is to cover the two concepts of Chinese and Chinese, in fact, there are many brands of Chinese designers that are also noteworthy, but Chinese brands, at present, it seems that only [rhyme] that has been invested by GA is worth talking about. Qiao Yun's heart had already set off a storm, but her face was still light, "Really, I don't know, I know a lot of sally, but it doesn't seem to be in the United States." ”

"She hadn't been here for long, a year, two years, and before that she was in Europe. She should come over for next week's party, and you'll know if it's Sally you know. ”

This topic only hovered for a second and was quickly removed, which was also exactly what she wanted, Qiao Yun didn't need one more person to wonder what Sally was talking about with Judy, or who a certain article Judy had posted was about, she glanced at her watch: It was four o'clock in the afternoon, it was late at night in China, and she just called Fu Zhan after the party. Seriously, what is Sally thinking? Fu Zhan has already invested in [Yun], Liu Mingqi has bought millions of clothes, it is their super VIP, what is Sally thinking?

Of course, it is still impossible to reconcile the buyer and the editor with [See Now and Buy Now] in terms of basic positions, but this grim and unexpected situation is actually made by sally, which still makes Qiao Yun very unbelievable, she is angry and wants to laugh: Why don't you want to be good so much? Why?

On the way back to the apartment, she kept thinking about it, and letting Fu Zhan tell the Liu family was no longer enough to relieve her anger, she came to New York for three weeks, and talked to Qin Wei on the phone only four times, obviously feeling that the distance between the two sides was estranged - and this time it was her who was at fault, many parties on the fashion side like to be held in the afternoon, because there were more and more energetic activities in the evening, and because it was also a luxury to be able to attend the party in the afternoon, Qin Wei was in the party when she was a little free, not to mention talking on the phone, and the reply messages were not timely- The tassel series is now selling better, and her anxiety has long been alleviated, if it weren't for her hands and feet, she could have tried not to come to New York-

Of course, how to clean her up still has to discuss with Fu Zhan, Qiao Yun went home and looked at her watch, it was more than five o'clock, it was early, and she would call Fu Zhan at seven o'clock. She would have asked Fu Zhan why she didn't know that Sally was in New York when she came in February to speak ill of their brand.

This is anger, Fu Zhan basically didn't attend any party last time, but no matter, sally is the link he is responsible for, he has to get it done, Qiao Yun sat down and turned on the computer, ready to reply to the email for an hour - but saw that Bai Qian was actually online.

She asked, even if she fell asleep without turning off the computer, Q.Q should show that she was temporarily gone. "What's the matter? You're playing games all night again?"

"Are you back?" Bai Qian really didn't sleep, and came back quickly. "Busy?"

[No, just got back from a party, what?]

......Even if she was typing, she could feel Bai Qian's hesitation, and she seemed to take a breath over there. [You sit down first and take a few deep breaths.] 】

[What's wrong with ????????]

[Don't scare me, what's the matter?]

【…… Promise me, don't get excited about anything. 】

[What the hell is going on!]

[This...... Link...... The news came out after three o'clock in the evening...... Chen Rongrong called me...... I don't know if I should call you or not, I'm afraid I'll disturb your business-]

[However...... You can see for yourself first, Jiaojiao, don't get excited first--I believe Qin Wei must have a reason!Maybe-maybe this nude photo is simply a PS ......] 166 reading network