59 Countdown to the start of the show: 74 hours
ββ¦β¦ If you want me to help, you can," Ms. Lin said, "but you have to promise meβ"
"Going to Yale next semester?" Qin Wei replied to her, "It's impossible." β
With only five days to go until the end of Fashion Week, considering the time for venue design, set-up and rehearsal, it can be assumed that a suitable venue must be found today, or even if a venue has been found today, the whole schedule is still only 'impossible'. But Qin Wei didn't think about these first, he only focused on solving the problem he could solve: What kind of venue does Qiao Yun need?
In fact, the venue does not have to be too big, in the domestic fashion circle, the effective audience will not exceed 100, and the larger venue can only be said to provide more first-row seats to avoid personnel disputes, and now it is not so much. Qin Wei listed the basic requirements in his mind: first, it must be in the urban area, preferably not too far from the fashion week venue, second, the size should be similar to the A hall of the convention and exhibition center where the fashion week is located, to reduce the workload of changing the design, and the third is of course the situation of the venue itself, the cleaning should be good, the name is famous, there is no exhibition for a period of time before and after, you can install it when you go in, and you can use it after installation, and you don't need to spend too much time cleaning and whitewashing the venue.
Of course, all of these requirements have to have a glittering premise: relationships. Otherwise, even if you have a lot of money, this is still an impossible task, sign the venue contract within ten hours, which is too hasty for any enterprise, especially the convention and exhibition center, most of which are backed by state-owned units, not to mention the efficiency, fire inspection, site design review...... Any process can be stuck for three or four working days. If you really want to hold an exhibition, there is no three-month preparation period, which is basically a joke.
But this is not difficult for Qin Wei, he dares to boast that Haikou will not be impossible, he got up after sorting out the context, pushed the door out of the yoga room, "Sorry, Steve, there is a bit of an urgent matter at home, this class is not finished, I have to go first." The class time is mine, and I'll sign it for you. β
He has been working out regularly since he was a teenager, and he is a regular client of Steve, how can the coach talk to him about a class, "It's just warmed up, what are you talking about, you can get busy if you have something, and if you need help, just say it." β
Qin Wei couldn't be polite, hurriedly took a shower, got in the car and went straight to his mother's company. Ms. Lin was very surprised when she saw him coming, but she was also a little happy, "What, a surprise inspection? Chief Qin, what are your instructions?"
"I want you to call my second uncle. Qin Wei didn't mean to hide it from his mother, this kind of thing is impossible to hide, and there is no need to spend precious time on internal friction. ββ¦β¦ I remember my second aunt's younger brother, what should I call it? Uncle Cousin? He is in charge of the city's public security and fire reporting, right? Where there are exhibitions in the city, and where there are no exhibitions, he must know best, and signing a venue to go to his relationship is the most convenient. β
β¦β¦ It is indeed convenient, Ms. Lin does not deny: the best place in City B, the management of gatherings is the strictest, not to mention large-scale exhibitions, and all small gatherings with more than 100 people must also be reported in advance. For example, during fashion week, the police will send additional manpower to help maintain order. So sometimes it's really not the convention and exhibition center card person, these things take time for the police to go through the procedure, I really jumped over to do it for you, and when the time comes, the organizer pats his ass and leaves, and the person in charge of the venue is fined and warned. If you want to get a rookie out in five days, this relationship is indeed the fastest, and from top to bottom, you can directly save several days.
"But why should I help you?" she squinted at her son, too, with her mind moving, "βsit upright, don't slump there, don't sit still." β
Qin Wei's hippie smile just didn't get up, and he still made Ge You lie down, "Mom, you just let me be paralyzed for a while, you don't know, I twisted that waist last month and still hurt." β
He also happened to go back to City B to rest, "Xuanye Dongtian" was finished, the promotion of "The Romance of Zhou Lang" has not yet begun, and the new drama has not yet been received. She didn't talk about her son and Qiao Yun first-she had to talk too much, and the mother was full of sadness, hoping that he would be okay? But what was the use of her son not being angry?ββ she only thought about how much she could correct him. Qin Wei is now older, he has a strong ability to earn money, the economic blockade has been reduced to a joke, and he is banned in his career, and the Qin family does not have this energy, let alone let outsiders see the jokes within the family, he asks the family to do less and less, this opportunity is precious and cannot be wasted.
"Then what do you say is good about filming? 21 years old, just after graduating from college, he was injured. She used the topic to play a few words, "If you want to act, can't Yale act? What is the domestic entertainment industry like, you know it after you have experienced it, right?
"Going to Yale next semester?" Qin Wei said, "impossible." β
It's not the first time that the two of them have quarreled about this matter, and now they have quarreled to the point where they have no strength to be angry, Ms. Lin sneered and stopped talking, Qin Wei also felt tired from the bottom of his heart, he pressed this negative emotion and smiled reluctantly, and gave full play to the coquettish skills of the bear child, and said nonsense, "Mom, you can be regarded as watching Qiao Yun grow up, and she also sent you an invitation, so it should be a pity...... I'll send you her clothes from last season, you see, she really has design strength, we can help if we can, it's just a gesture-"
Even 'watching Qiao Yun grow up' came out, Ms. Lin didn't laugh angrily: Last year's account hasn't been settled yet, and this will come 'You also watched her grow up'.
To be fair, Qin Wei wants to stay and film, and this account is not on Qiao Yun's head, but in the world, every mother-in-law, looking at the girlfriend that her son talks about by himself, always has three points first, this is human instinct, the hostess of the family will have a sense of fear of losing control, if this girl is still actively chased by her son, the sense of crisis will be doubled - if it is still like this, she will break up first, she will break up first, but her son is still unforgettable, chasing to help this gang and that, what will the mother-in-law feel in her heart? She has a bit complicated perception of Qiao Yun: she is not worthy of her son, but she is not so bad, it is really broken, Qin Wei came back with a worse one in the big dye vat, she couldn't close her eyes when she died, but if she wanted to put down her face to help her, she couldn't swallow this breath.
"There are a lot of people in this world who don't meet talents, I help them all?" she snapped and closed the folder, "Son, you talk to me about feelings, I also talk to you about feelings, you want to talk to me about society, I also talk to you about society, the reality is very cruel, you can't expect anyone to spoil you and follow you, you and Qiao Yun's affairs...... I'm too lazy to say it, you think her ideals are important, and if you want to fulfill her, then you have to exchange something else. β
Talking about feelings, the kindness of his parents for many years of nurturing, is it his affection for his son to become a Chan? I hope that he will go to Yale to study, and he will know his affection, should he listen to it? Be reasonable, since he is an independent social person, he should solve problems by himself, and when he encounters problems, he will come back to beg his family, and if he does not pay any price, he is playing with the young master's temper. Yu Qing and Ms. Lin had the upper hand, Qin Wei was speechless, and he didn't think that he could fight for a result in front of his mother, he paused and said, "Okay, anyway, I also said hello to you - then I'll say it myself for the second aunt." β
Ms. Lin was angry, "Then what else are you talking to me?"
"The second aunt wants to ask, you just know what the matter is. Qin Wei is simply a scoundrel in the end: he is at his age, and he also has a reputation in the country, please ask for some small things, with a gesture, there is nothing that the second aunt's family can't help, but the favor owed must be counted on the head of the original family, and the scene has to be repaid, in the final analysis, this account is still borne by the three of them. "That's nothing, I'm leaving, she can't put it off. β
Ms. Lin laughed angrily, rushed to his back and said, "I won't say anything else, you think for yourself that you can do this - I really raised you for nothing!"
Qin Wei has nothing to refute, he knows that he is not doing this authentically, and he feels unfilial when he thinks about it in the elevator he goes out: from graduating from college to now, there is nothing that can make his mother worry, he has a back injury while filming, and his career progress is not very smooth, he has not been able to find a chance to make literary films. and can't help but cause trouble at home - it's not the first time, since falling in love with Qiao Yun, there has been no shortage of such disputes.
Thinking of her name, his heart twitched again: his mother still didn't know what their relationship was now, and how many stories had happened in it, otherwise he would naturally not approve of it. She didn't object to it, but also because she still had some hope for Qiao Yun, thinking that she was better than those female stars in the entertainment industry, if she knew...... If anyone knew what Qiao Yun did to him, who would support what he did today?
Is he really cheap? No, there is no soft bone to that point, he doesn't hate at all when he is humiliated, hate is really hate, the two emotions are like the sea separated by Moses, boiling irrelevantly, all actions are instinctive and involuntary - Qin Wei doesn't want to go on anymore, he doesn't want to find a reason for himself, any reason is self-deception.
"Aunt-" He shouted sweetly as soon as the phone rang, "I'm Weizi-"
From childhood to adulthood, he is a child of someone else's family, a group of elders can see it well, it is rare to ask for help, and the matter is not big, the second aunt agreed for his younger brother as soon as he heard it, "No problem, you wait for me, I'll tell your uncle, and then call you." β
Half an hour later, he sat in the office and chose the venue, so he took the list of recent exhibitions and convention and exhibition centers in the entire city B and looked for them, and he could also send a text message to Qiao Yun for her to choose, [The National Palace, the exhibition hall, and the business center are all suitable, and the topographic map has been sent to you, pick one, and give a reply within ten minutes. If you can't do it, just build an exhibition hall in Chaoyang Park, and just dismantle it and restore it to its original state. γ
Qiao Yun picked the exhibition hall, and as he expected, T University Costume Design has held several exhibitions there, and the venue is familiar, about the same size as the original venue, and the lighting changes are few. So on the spot, Uncle Cousin's secretary called to the office of the exhibition hall, and planned to contract the given money to get the key, and all of them were done within half an hour - even the mayor didn't come to say hello so quickly, this is the power of the current management.
[The venue has been done, Mom, what's that, I'll ask you, that sallyhe ......]
Qin Wei rarely sent his life assistant when he returned to City B - he was also newly hired after the year, and he didn't have this treatment a year ago, now let him find some sense of existence and send the key over, "Stay and help run errands, it is estimated that she can use people." β
sat down and texted his mother again, [It seems that Fan Lifeng doesn't know him, you ask who she is, but don't wash the Dragon King Temple in a big water. γ
Ms. Lin may have gnawed at him, so she didn't reply to the text message directly, and Qin Wei didn't dare to live at home, so she went home to pack up and open a room in the hotel, and his business was not over yet.
"Sister. He stood by the window and called, his voice was sweet, "What about in City B, I haven't been in touch for a long time, I miss you a lot, I'll form a bureau tonight, let's get together a few sisters and brothers, my brother still has something I want to ask you to ......."
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"The keys are there. Bai Qian hurriedly ran over, "Also, the field map has also been typed, and the circuit diagram is being sent over there, and it should be soon-"
"Look. Qiao Yun took the drawings and handed them to the gaffer, "There is everything, the efficiency is particularly high, the site design does not need to be greatly changed, and you can test the lights today - can I calculate two cases for you? β
"It's not for me to excuse you. The gaffer was also a little embarrassed, but still insisted, "It's less than five days, and the effect of lighting up may not be good - and even if everything goes well, I'm afraid I can't finish it in five days, even if I can't finish overtime - I promised you to have a week, and five days is really-"
"It's really a special situation, please take care of me this time, let's try to work overtime together to create a little miracle, I will calculate it according to four times the overtime salary - five times - ten times - " Qiao Yun said, seeing that his attitude was still between the two, he simply dialed Professor Gu's phone number directly, "Teacher, you and him." β
The lighting, venue, and show director are all Professor Gu's old relationship, and the situation is difficult to hinder, one by one reluctant to go to see the venue, Qiao Yun saddled the horse, and commanded Qin Wei's little assistant to buy water and cigarettes, and he didn't dare to delay for a minute, and after unlocking it, he saw the situation of the venue - fortunately, it was very tidy! "It should be possible, there is no strange place in the lighting line or anything - there have been many fashion shows in the exhibition hall, you must have come here to do the lighting, right? According to our earliest complete plan, there is no need to make much modification and requirements for the lineββ"
"But there is a problem, the exhibition hall will open a hall for you now, and you have to do a lot of venue decoration all the way from the door......" Director Xiu's attitude is still very ambiguous, but he has begun to put forward opinions.
"Yes, so we can start doing airbrush design from now on, and I used this idea at Shanghai Fashion Week......"
On the same day, the meeting was held until more than 1 o'clock in the evening, and it was agreed to go back at night to produce pictures, and the next day let the workers come to light up and decorate the venue, which was only 90 hours away from the start of the show, which was really a race against time. The lighting engineer is destined to have a sleepless night tonight, and the show director may not sleep well, so he has to change the venue, all the processes have to be reorganized, and he has to sort out his thoughts. How could Qiao Yun be an exception? She had too many things to do, Qing Ge and Bai Qian didn't bother, she flipped through the posts on the Internet at night, rummaged through the small forums for playing street graffiti and spray painting, looking for spray painting experts to implement creative plans, and recorded more than 20 phone calls. In other places, I plan to let Bai Qian contact one after another tomorrow morning, and I finally slept on my stomach for dozens of minutes, and woke up from my dream again, and almost fell to the floor: I must call Du Wenwen tomorrow morning, of course, all the other models must be notified in place, but Du Wenwen's call must be made carefully.
It was past three o'clock in the evening, and she scribbled down her to-do list on the whiteboard and fell asleep again: she could only sleep for four hours, and she had a lot to do tomorrow.
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At three o'clock, Qiao Yun slept, but Qin Wei didn't. He and Zhou Xiaoya just came out of the club - these acting stars, they are used to filming day and night, they know that it is not good, but the biological clock is messed up, and they don't enjoy it until the second half of the night when they play. The two men said as they walked, "...... Sister, you just go and cheer me up, do me a favor, I beg you. β
Zhou Xiaoya drank a little too much, but she wasn't drunk, their usual dinner, with the presence of the big boss, must be measured, look at the corners of people's eyes, tonight such a simple party is fun, Qin Wei has something else to do, she is quite serious, she is also happy, think about it and say with a big tongue, "Okay, you are really interesting, then say, decide, you came to pick me up that day, lest I forget-brother, I will tell you, this is because you are my brother!" Otherwise, I really don't want to go, these new brands made in China, it's not that I don't have confidence, there are too many that can't work, the news is issued, it's embarrassing, my sister just signed an endorsement, it's not easy, you know?
When Tan Yu and Li Zhu gossiped, wasn't it Valentino's sponsorship? How could it be an endorsement in the mouth of the main owner? Of course Qin Wei would not debunk it, "Sister, I really remember your feelings, my brother is so grateful in his heart, I don't know what to say......
"If you have a good deed, don't forget your sister, just, just, just do it. Zhou Xiaoya was blown by the wind, a little unbearable, covered her mouth and spit out Qin Wei's trouser leg in an exclamation, and was drunk to apologize, how could Qin Wei mind? Quickly took out a tissue to wipe her, the assistant or something rushed up, and hurriedly got her in the car and sent her back, Qin Wei kicked the little assistant who rushed back after delivering the key - he was clever, and while he was doing it, he knocked on bricks and feet with Zhou Xiaoya's life assistant, "Then we will pick up Teacher Zhou at noon that day to have dinner togetherββ"
There are not only movie queens who have dinner together, but also many Qin Wei's friends in the circle, who are famous, but they can't be compared with Qin Wei in terms of popularity and momentum, and naturally they won't put on the same temper as Zhou Xiaoya, Qin Wei and them are much simpler to set a time one by one, but after all, they are begging for help, and they are also exhausted, so they got into the car home with a sour smell, covered their faces and sighed for a long time, slowly relaxed, and looked at the scenery outside the car window emptyly.
The little assistant looked at him from the rearview mirror while driving, and Qin Wei asked, "What are you looking at me?"
"I think you are very masculine. The assistant said a little flatteringly, "I have a special responsibility, and I really have nothing to say to my own woman." β
"What kind of woman of your own," Qin Wei was not angry, "We broke up early, how can you see that we are a couple?"
"Huh?" Although the little assistant was full of question marks, he didn't dare to say any more, just whispered, and refocused on driving, Qin Wei sniffled, pouted in disgust, took out his mobile phone and looked at the text message, and smiled self-deprecatingly, put his long finger on the side of his face, and looked at the car window.
Outside the window is the nightless neon of the CBD, and it is also a thick darkness at 4 o'clock in the morning, reflecting his eyes, black holes, like two colorful whirlpools.
Qin Wei took a deep breath, his mind was blank, and at this moment, it seemed that his body was dominated by instinct.
He took out his mobile phone, [Sister Yu, have you returned to City B? We haven't been together for a long time......]
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"Yes, yes, we have found the venue again, the time has not changed, but the location has changed, in the exhibition hall, about three subway stops from the convention center - if you have other plans at the convention center that day, we can send a car to pick up ......"
"Is it [Zhang Li 2008 Beijing]? We are a brand clothing company here, is it like this, I want to ask you if you are in City B now? There is a 3D One Piece spray painting in the North Fifth Ring Road near the park, is that your work......
"What, Brother Li-let's smoke a cigarette Brother Li, that's it, Brother Li, we want to come in from the gate and do some standing and spray-painting all the way-"
"Whoever stands out a little bit and tries it out!"
"Ah, it's raining! Where's the velvet!!Did you drag it in, that can't get wet!"
The entire stadium was filled with the sound of talking and even shouting, and human voices buzzed around the venue, shaking people's heads. Qiao Yun found a secluded corner, took a deep breath and turned on the phone, "Wenwen, it's me, Qiao Qiao." Are you still in City B?"
"I'm really embarrassed about the show-I know, from the beginning I was looking for something for you, changing the time, and this and that, and now it's a sally, and it's not convenient for you, but, you also know that the finale skirt is tailored to your size, and if you don't come and go, you won't be able to play, and my show will still not be perfect-"
"But, if you don't come, I can also understand very well, it's me who has changed again and again, and I don't have anything to ask you to take. And to put it bluntly, whether you know it or not, I have to tell you: this time suddenly changed venues, independent from fashion week, to the exhibition hall to start a show, it is Sally's hands and feet behind the back, she will definitely tell you not to come to my show, if you must come, she will definitely have to remember you, maybe both sides will turn their faces, so you don't come may be the best choice, and it is also a choice that I understand very well and support very much. Whether you come here or not, I owe you once - really, already grateful, and I don't want you to have any burden when it comes to making decisions. β
"But, even if I know that, I still want to invite you to come to this show - you know, the stage is ready, the lights and the venue are all set, my show will be perfect, and I want my clothes to be worn by the most beautiful people...... Without you, it wouldn't be so beautiful, this dress, only you can wear its spirit. β
"I want you to light it up and put the finishing touch on my show-Wenwen, can you come and walk my show?" 166 Reading Network