What should we do when plagiarism becomes a part of life?]

[Last month I went to Asia, I was invited and entertained by a certain brand, I traveled to China, Japan, South Korea, three very beautiful countries, and I also watched the fashion shows held in three cities in the Far East that can be called fashion centers, what a charming city, what a charming show! But what I want to share with you today (I'm sorry for the brands that entertained me, I know what type of reporting they want, and it's only natural that they've just made a big investment) is a question I've always wanted to elaborate and discuss: what do we do when plagiarism becomes a part of life?...

[I won't explicitly name the brand, the idea is indeed in the watch of the brand's current season show, hooked up by a fringed skirt and gradually clear, but I will not say that this is an isolated case, in my personal opinion, this has become a common phenomenon, but it is particularly obvious in East Asia - how do we distinguish between reuse in the fashion industry, Tribute vs. plagiarism, in an industry where options are limited and standards are vague, whether clearly defining plagiarism will ruin the momentum of industry development, but turning a blind eye to it will make innovators sink into the wings?

[Take that fringed skirt as an example, I believe it is a very practical skirt that will perform well at a banquet, but I can't help but notice that it is almost identical to a skirt I saw in New York in 2004, so in order not to cause controversy, I will not post the original picture, otherwise I believe that you will easily find the brand I am talking about, but this is not my intention, I just want to talk about this phenomenon.] This skirt, except for the length, is almost identical to the indie design I have seen in Soho, but it has come to the stage as an original design and will (predictably) achieve considerable sales. Is this the status quo of the industry? It doesn't matter if it's original or not, as long as you have strong financial support and a shiny platform, it will be sold everywhere, and at the same time, because of the lack of financial support, the independent designer brand to which the other skirt belongs can only be closed......]

Fashion blogs also have style distinctions, Judy's blog has been based on street photography reviews and single product recommendations before, not the type of dazzling selfie, it belongs to the professional review angle that netizens are more difficult to come into contact with, and even the words are clearly different from the general civilian blog, there are many long words, and the grammar is also complex, which is very in line with her high-level magazine editorship, and this long article also fully shows her level, and the whole article is full of insinuations, but it just doesn't really point out what she said' 'Rhyme', it's hard to even refute it on the brand's side - but how unobvious is it? tassel skirt, just got the investment of a large group, East Asian brands, I can't guess that it's [rhyme].

"This whole article is really the ultimate in disgusting people with knowledge. Qiao Yun didn't laugh angrily, her mouse was broken, the battery cover couldn't be closed, and she was pinching this piece of plastic in her hand to fix it. "You see, even the fact that she was entertained by us was directly said, Juliana has not left us with any flaws. ”

At such a meeting, Brother Qing was timid, he was not good at English, and now he was still reading the original text, while Fu Zhan had already finished reading the whole article - his reaction was more restrained than Qiao Yun's, he couldn't see that he was angry or not, and even had a faint smile on his lips, "It seems that we still underestimated the backlash of the New York media." ”

Eating people with short mouths and short hands with people is a truth that cannot be broken all over the world, being entertained and traveling at public expense, turning around and saying that the brand is not good, the brand is certainly helpless to take you, but this kind of reputation of taking money and not doing things is also detrimental to Judy personally after it spreads, at least other brands will not make similar invitations. Judy can bite back so unscrupulously, it is nothing more than grasping the basic attitude towards [rhyme] in the New York circle now, knowing that stepping on it is politically correct, and no one will be blind to what to do...... Of course, it makes people angry when they encounter despicable villains at work, but compared to the extra expenses of more than 1 million yuan, and the anger of being humiliated, Qiao Yun cares more about the attitude reflected by this incident: The circle in New York has hated [Yun] to this extent? It is no longer indifference, but hostility to the point of wanting to go to war?" Aren't all tassel skirts all over the world a form, tassels! Otherwise, how can you call a tassel skirt! Do she dare to send the original picture to everyone to see, have I copied it? Are the people who make little black dresses all over the world copying each other? What about white shirts? me—dare to name and say that I plagiarized, she's sure I can't do anything with her, right?"

In the fashion industry, the euphemism for general plagiarism is 'I've seen similar works', and if you want to say it strictly, it should also be refined to 'I've seen exactly the same work in the last ten years', otherwise, as Qiao Yun said, all types of clothing are copying each other. In this line, brands of the same grade should not have exactly the same image in the same season, and they will not fight a war of plagiarism with each other - even the basic model is not counted. Saying that she plagiarized is equivalent to expelling Qiao Yun from the ranks of first-tier fashion designers. It's inconvenient for her to clarify, first, there is no enough influential media in Europe and the United States to speak out, neither online nor physical, and second, no matter what, the other party did not clearly say that [rhyme] was plagiarizing.

"If you don't want to flip the table, then indeed, you can't do anything with her. "Of course we can get a lawyer to sue, but that would probably cost a lot of money — she posted it on her blog, not a magazine, and it might be difficult to name the magazine as a defendant, and even if she wins, she won't be able to pay much, given the general income of fashion editors." Considering that not all items have been surprising this season......"

usually follows her, but at this time, Fu Zhan won't mess around with her, and Qiao Yun is more relieved because of this, "If you hadn't spent so much money on giving her a confession, we would have been able to hire a good lawyer!"

Fu Zhan smiled and said nothing, and at this time he didn't say anything 'obviously you agree', "I admit it, I failed to understand her mentality, this is my responsibility - then do you want to listen to my disposal plan?"

“…… Let's talk about it. Qiao Yun was noncommittal.

"The first one is to ask a lawyer to sue and hold a press conference to explain the purpose of our lawsuit, in addition to clarifying the plagiarism and insinuation, but also to recover the sexual services that she forced us to pay for her," Fu Zhan said lightly, "I can mention a few of them, implying that her articles are somewhat related to the billing disputes we have had, and the brand thinks that her extravagant consumption is a bit excessive, especially a large number of sexual service bills, which are not in the category of what we should pay...... You know, all of her criticism of us after this is automatically misinterpreted, and if you wish, I can contact a couple of reporters to interview the service providers, and they will be very enthusiastic about her quirks in bed. ”

If it is in the East, this is probably enough to make a woman ruined, and in the West it is enough to cast a shadow on Judy's career, Qiao Yunguang felt relieved, and felt a little closer to Fu Zhan, she was leisurely fascinated for a while, and reluctantly returned to reality, "Isn't that equivalent to a complete fall out with the New York media circle? Who will give us propaganda in the future?"

"yes, so I have a plan. Fu Zhan smiled approvingly at her, and his speed of speech was still steady, dissipating the uncontrollable anger little by little. "Why is the media circle, including the buying circle, so hostile to us? It can be said that this new model makes them worry about the future, but from another point of view, it is nothing more than a lack of money. As long as it's a matter of money, it's not a big problem, my suggestion is to send someone over to sprinkle money well, effectively sprinkle money, and when we use money to buy them over, we will be insiders, and sooner or later Judy will pay the price for his actions. - Long-term engineering, which is not so relieving, but can solve the problem once and for all, of course, at a high enough price. ”

"How much do you estimate it will cost?" Brother Qing asked at this time, he rarely speaks on other topics, but he is the most sensitive to the supply chain and cash, because the online store sales that now account for the majority of the sales are his stall, "The second phase of GA's capital injection has not yet arrived, and now we are completely living on loans, and it takes time to squeeze cash, it can't be too much - anyway, I put it in front first, the supply chain can't move if it doesn't press the money, and now our craft books don't flow out of the market, we rely on this one to hang the manufacturer's ......"

"How should the money be spent? This is impossible to do in the past without a competent person, okay?" Qiao Yun was concerned about another question, "Can you go away, there are so many teams in China that you want to lead, and you are ......also running the financial affairs."

At this point, she suddenly understood: if she wants to go, she must go. Such a vague goal, such a sensitive interpersonal relationship, Brother Qing will definitely not be able to play, if she wants to pick someone between her and Fu Zhan, it must be her to earn more, stay for a while in the past, attend more parties, spill money, open up contacts, and worry about not being able to find a good design team?

This is not an occasion for tantrums, everyone is thinking about the brand, and helplessness can not shroud her, Qiao Yun feels that there is a breath in her heart that has been resisting, and now it is even higher, choking her throat and unable to spit it out, she twisted the bridge of her nose, closed her eyes and listened to the discussion between Fu Zhan and Brother Qing, "Look at it now, the New York show shouldn't be open - at least not now, you have to wait for the situation to improve, otherwise even if it is hard, the scene will be very embarrassing." ”

"Ask Kevin, can you help with some connections?"

"Let's wait until all aspects are settled, whether we can go to New York or not, how much can we spend? If the budget in this area is too high, it may change the marketing direction of the whole brand, and we need to do detailed research and ask Kevin's opinion first. ”

Do you want to go to New York? Should you go to New York? In the past, she was servile and courting, buying, bribing, and drilling camps, buying tickets to enter the European and American circles for [Yun], she could close her eyes and think of what it would be like, deep-rooted racism, self-righteous condescension, in the eyes of those fashionable celebrities, she was another nouveau riche from the East, eager to integrate into the circle and buy their approval. — and that's exactly what happened. Finally, she didn't need to please Ms. Lin in this life, but in a blink of an eye, she had to do the thing she hated the most for [Yun].

But she had to do it, there were too many reasons for the past, too many reasons to force herself, the sales of the tassel series were not as expected, the Coco demon was about to fade out, Qing Ge and Fu Zhan didn't say anything, but her anxiety was still getting stronger and stronger, in this trio, she relied on her talent, all her authority, the status of the leader, came from this simplest fact: her clothes could be sold.

Your clothes can be sold, no matter how willful you are, someone will tolerate you, but what if you can't sell them? She wants to engage in marketing, she wants to catch the Coco demon, she doesn't want to let go of anything, her desire for power is too strong, and her energy can't keep up, is it because she wants to grab something else to position herself, and one day if the clothes can't be sold, she won't be out?

In fact, it's ridiculous, Qiao Yun also knows that she should do some subtraction, she should go to New York, as long as her clothes can still be sold, what if she lives in Antarctica?

Two seasons a year, three or four series in one season, ten years, twenty years...... As long as it is created hundreds of times, it can still be sold and can still drive the trend......

As long as she has this confidence in her talent......

She can not go to New York for personal reasons, she can ignore this best arrangement, and she can let Brother Qing and Fu Zhan continue to hold back their dissatisfaction, no one is perfect, she knows that she sometimes has a big temper, but, the mall is like this, as long as the money printing machine is still open, as long as it can be sold, they can only endure it.

She could flip the table in front of her, sue Judy to death, let her know the consequences of mess ith mama, and offend a dying media circle? The media is so forgetful, as long as she can sell, as long as she can sell, as long as she can sell, not go to New York Fashion Week, no advertising, no marketing - as long as she doesn't need these to be miraculous sales, then she never needs to look at other people's faces.

Does she have it?

In this big show, her compromised Ganxin series exploded, and what she liked was even more representative of her own fringed skirt.

Does she have it?

This is not her brand alone, counting on surprises, not good, good enough, all their special treatment, counting on the return of rapid development, what they hope to see is a miracle.

Does she have it?

This show, from a commercial point of view, is a success, but from the perspective of opening up new markets, it is a complete failure, has she failed?

She can continue to hold this confidence, but does she still have it? Has she always had it?

The phone vibrated for a moment, and she lowered her eyes to see that it was Qin Wei.

[I saw the news, what's going on?Didn't I say that she would write a good review?]

What kind of news? How can a fashion blog become domestic news in such a short period of time? There must be something going on here, who is behind it?

How to explain to Qin Wei? But now she is so annoyed that she doesn't want to explain, she still has a meeting to open, a design to do, a report to read, and an email to reply, she has really paid a lot and delayed a lot because of this feeling-

All the sounds, the sound of the computer's fan, the human voice, the 'click' of the alarm clock, the vibration of the mobile phone mixed together, forming a whirlwind that surrounded her, and she was in the center of this chaos, and she was devastated as far as the eye could see—

Qiao Yun closed her eyes and snorted softly. "Enough!"

Brother Qing and Fu Zhan stopped at the same time, stunned.

Qiao Yun forcibly embedded the twisted battery cover into the mouse, making this crisp click the end of all the hustle and bustle.

She closed her eyes again. "New York, I'll go. ”

Fu Zhan's lips suddenly raised a smile.