3.3 Cutting-edge designers

"Director Mo, are you looking for me?" As soon as the winter vacation ended, Ning Qiao received a summons from the counselor. Mo Zilin, who was only a few years older than Ning Qiao and the other students, could be said to have entered the school with Ning Qiao and them. On weekdays, Ning Qiao doesn't have much contact with her, she is neither a class committee member, nor is she very active in school activities, some time is dedicated to EQ and Daqin, if it weren't for the name of a full-score scholar, I'm afraid that the sense of zài would be much lower.

"Ning Qiao, there is a notice here, it is about the Emerging Designer Competition, the department has already sent a notice, I specially asked you to come here to ask if you have any plans to participate? Because the gold content of this award is quite high, I have the opportunity to get in touch with excellent foreign design masters, but the relative requirements are higher. Most of the students in our school used to participate in the competition, because you haven't completed all the courses in your grade, but I heard from my classmates, you seem to have your own design work? ”

Speaking of which, Mo Zilin was also a little hesitant, her sources were not accurate, when Ning Qiao first opened the company, only her roommates who were close to her and the seniors of the photography club knew about it, and no one else knew that the EQ Group, which was now in full swing, was Ning Qiao's. Mo Zilin just heard from a classmate that Ning Qiao was busy with the company's affairs with her roommates, and thought that she had design drawings and entrepreneurial ideas, so she asked her to take a look.

"Yes, I have some costume design works that I can participate in. Thank you, Director Mo, if you win the award, you will definitely be invited to dinner. Ning Qiao said with a smile that her previous works were taken by Mr. Cheng to win the annual design award, but she did not show up at that time, and she was the company's representative in the past.

Compared with the award of a single work, the competition just mentioned by Director Mo is more credible in the industry, and it is aimed at individual designers, and it is better to use this as a touchstone for entering the circle for the first time.

"Okay, then I'll wait." Mo Zilin smiled, she didn't expect Ning Qiao to joke with her, she had the impression that this girl was not very keen on group activities, and she didn't have much contact with the leadership of the department, she thought it was that kind of cold character. I didn't expect it to be very easy to talk to.

As Ning Qiao's counselor, she had read Ning Qiao's information, and knew that Ning Qiao's parents were dead, so she felt very sorry for this girl. At first, she thought about asking Ning Qiao what difficulties she had, but when she saw Ning Qiao's food and clothing, she knew that although she had lost her parents, this girl was more happy to spend money than her. simply put out his thoughts, so as not to mention these things and increase the embarrassment.

Coming out of the counselor, Ning Qiao planned to go to the library to check the relevant materials and take a look at the specific situation of this cutting-edge design competition. Although she used to study design, she was able to participate in the competition until after completing all the professional courses in her senior year, and at that time, she was in the mood to pay attention to these in order to find a job.

At the beginning of the school year, the library was still very empty, so there was no need to rush early to occupy a place, and the computer room was also very convenient. Ning Qiao swiped his student card and began to look for information about previous competitions. The Emerging Designer Contest is a fashion designer competition organized by Florist in recent years, and the organizer is a semi-official and half-civilian fashion designer industry development association. The competition does not have many requirements for the participants to sign up, but a set of design drawings must be submitted when the primary selection is registered.

The strictest rule of the competition is probably that plagiarism is strictly prohibited, and if it is discovered, it will be banned by the industry, and you will not be able to participate in various events in the circle for at least three years. At this point, the supervision of the association is still relatively strict, and at least in so many sessions, there has not been such a scandal.

Because it is a new designer competition, if the contestant has previously obtained excellent results in other well-known competitions of the flower planter, he or she will not be eligible for this competition. This article is also formulated to achieve the original intention of encouraging the development of the industry.

In fact, the traditional costume craftsmanship and aesthetic taste of the flower growers have become smaller and smaller under the pressure of the market. Compared with the booming and talented Western fashion circle, it is really a little unattainable. Therefore, with the strong support of the government in the past few years, industry associations and other half-government and half-private institutions have been promoted, hoping to tap more and more outstanding local designer talents.

The competition starts the primary selection when the contestants sign up, and 80% of the people will be brushed off the design drawings provided for the first time. After entering the second selection stage, the designers who go to the end will have three sets of costumes designed for a limited time to show their talents, two of which are for the models, one for men, one for women, and the last one is for the designers themselves, and the jury will draw the questions on the spot. Of course, there are also many designers who are eliminated after the design of the first and second sets of clothing.

In short, it can be said that it is selected at all levels, and in accordance with the requirements of the organizing committee, it is better to have a shortage than an abundance. Whether it's really fair or not is not to say first, but looking at the works of the champion designers in previous editions, there are indeed two brushes. However, with Ning Qiao's current level to participate in this level of competition, it can be said that he is nine out of ten.

The meal should be eaten one bite at a time, and things should be taken step by step. This is especially true when it comes to prestige. At her age, she participated in the New Designer Contest and became a blockbuster, which was talent. If you go directly to an international event and really become famous, then it is estimated that everyone will suspect that the organizer is shady. In particular, in the later stages of the game, it is very likely that her identity as the chairman of EQ Group will be exposed, which can properly make up a lot of conspiracy theories.

That's why EQ Apparel wasn't keen to compete when it was first established. At that time, she was only a freshman, and no matter how talented she was, it could not be said that she relied on her mother's unprofessional teaching to kill a group of conscientious designers in seconds. If you're not careful, you can get hacked. So EQ clothing simply started from the idol route, and now it seems that this choice is very wise.

After learning about the relevant information, Ning Qiao plans to go back and sort out his previous works, sort out the context, and consider the design drawings to be submitted when registering.

"President, do you want to organize a spring outing?" It was Zhang Qin, the vice president of the photography agency, who said this. That's right. As the president of the photography agency, Ning Qiao has always taken the route of Wuliang, focusing on technical flow and being strict with members. This kind of management, which is more standardized than that of ordinary clubs, has really improved the photography level of the members of the photography club. Of course, if you don't have that look, I'm afraid you will have no members at the beginning.

"I haven't organized this kind of event before, is there a suitable place?" Ning Qiao thought about it, but he didn't directly object, going out to collect style can indeed be improved, and it is impossible to learn anything behind closed doors, especially photography that needs inspiration when it comes to art.

"I checked, the most popular one recently is the Xinyi Flower Rain, it is the flower-viewing season of Yaowang Valley, we set off from the school, take a car for about two hours, if you go early, you can play there for two days, you can soak in the medicinal spring of Yaowang Valley at night, and return the next afternoon." Zhang Qin spoke fluently about the plan, obviously having been inspecting it for a long time.

"Well, it looks like you're well prepared." Ning Qiao nodded and agreed, "That's it, let's charter a car back and forth, including hotels, catering, and accommodation, these expenses are my own." Didn't we leave a studio behind our previous president, so I'll inherit this tradition and invite everyone to go out and collect style. Each person can bring one family member, and there are not many of us members anyway. It's all about taking pictures, and there have to be people who have been photographed. ”

"Okay, president, you can think about it, and the more good traditions like this can be, the better." Zhang Qin smiled and said that the benefits were very good, so he went to arrange them.

Back in the dormitory, Ning Qiao asked her roommate if she wanted to play together, anyway, she paid for it, so she could pretend to be a private person. It's a pity that Fang Yuan's classmate is still struggling on her entrepreneurial project, and the boss Li Meng can't go along because he wants to help Fang Yuan get a website. Fortunately, there is nothing to do with Tilt Qin, so you can be with her.

There is also a best friend Chu Chu, because she is not in the same school, Chu Chu went directly to the Medicine King Valley and Ning Qiao to meet them. Because most of the expenses of this trip have been paid by Ning Qiao, the members are very active in participating. Because the people who can stay in the club are members who love photography and are willing to work hard, the recognition of the club is actually quite high. Ning Qiao came to such a benefit again, which can be said to have absolutely brushed up the cohesion of the community.

"Woo woo, I envy you guys for going out to play! I want it too! On the weekend, Fang Yuan watched Ning Qiao and Dump Qin pack their bags and go on a trip depressedly, she and Mengmeng were forced to continue the project, it was simply loveless, it was too unfair.

"It's too late to go now." Ning Qiao spread her hands, indicating that the decision was in her own hands.

"You have to learn a good dream! You see how calm people are, or do you a favor. Qian Qin said to Fang Yuan disapprovingly.

"People will have a boyfriend to accompany me for a while, and I only have dog food to receive." When Fang Yuan heard Qian Qin's words, she was even more depressed, and she would be hurt by dog abuse if she did a project, and there was no one else except her.

"No, it's not because of my boyfriend." Li Meng stretched out his hand holding his mobile phone to read a novel from the quilt, "I can't get up, it's too early for you to go out to play, well, I still have to sleep back." ”

Well, it makes sense, Fang Yuan and Qian Qin were speechless, and they were silent for a while, so they had to do their own thing, trying their best to ignore the embarrassment of the mystery just now.

"Let's go first, and we'll come back and bring you something to eat." For the girls of 203, there is nothing that can't be solved with good food, if there is, just add a little bit of delicious food made by Ning Qiao himself.

3.4 The reward of Xinyi flowers

"The beauty of vicissitudes of life, the best of creation." Xinyi flowers bloom, each of the nine pieces, the petals are straight and upward, the color is purple but not demonic, compared to the scorching peach blossoms, more than the scorching peach blossoms, more elegant and high.

The medicinal value of the Xinyi flower is as high as its ornamental value, and she is the pole number of the magnoliaceae, which has often appeared in the pen of literati and ink writers since ancient times. From Qu Yuan during the Warring States Period, to everyone in the Tang and Song dynasties, and scribes in the Qing Dynasty, there are poems to praise him. May the love of nature, may the friendship last forever, first the flowers and then the leaves, Xinyier.

"Are you willing to leave the stone and come to me?" Ning Qiao smiled and joked, since this girl and Gu Shi were together, every time Ning Qiao asked her, Gu Shi refused on the grounds that she had a world of two, saying that she and Da Qin Xiu were in love, these two are really models of heavy sex and light friends, and they should be burned!

"Where?" Chu Chu didn't care at all, "How could I leave the stone, it was because of something in their school that I came to play with you." ”

Hehe! I really want to kill this upright girl who can't speak! The two were not together in their previous lives, and Ning Qiao didn't find out that a few girlfriends and friends were actually such a single person. This is a sin that she has done herself, and she has to finish it on her knees?

Qian Qin smiled, and simply pushed Ning Qiao, signaling her to pack her luggage first, the scenery is so beautiful, how can it be wasted. Tilt Qin and Chu Chu have also met, and when Ning Qiao invited his roommate at home, they had an exchange. They are all Ning Qiao's friends, adhering to the principle that a friend's friend is a friend, and the group of three has a great time.

In the spring Yaowang Valley, it is full of vitality, and as far as the eye can see, the Xinyi flowers all over the mountains stand and bloom in large areas. The breeze is blowing, the rain is falling, walking in the middle of the petals, the girls are in a trance for a while, the so-called romance, most of them are like this, this is the world of Xinyi flowers that are full of vicissitudes, they are just travelers who have strayed in.

"I think every place is beautiful!" Chu Chu said with emotion, they played all the way, and Ning Qiao's camera never stopped. She and Ren Tianqin also took a lot of beautiful photos, but the only pity was that Ning Qiao didn't bring a tripod or anything like that, and her photos were only taken with their amateur mobile phones.

The camera in Ning Qiao's hand is a film machine, Chu Chu and Tilt Qin don't know how to operate it, so Ning Qiao doesn't care very much, she doesn't value her photos very much, she prefers the beauty she takes herself to the beauty she takes.

"Little Qiao, Senior Sister!" Sometimes, the fate of people is a very wonderful thing. For example, at this moment, when so many of them came out to play and move freely, it was Wu Kai who met her. Fortunately, there are other classmates around, and it won't be embarrassing.

"That's right, you're the junior brother Ning Qiao said. You guys take beautiful pictures, shoot them for A-Ning, neither I nor Tintin will use this kind of camera, A-Ning only cares about taking pictures of us, such a beautiful picture should not let our technical scum be wasted. After Chu Chu listened to Ning Qiao's introduction to each other, his eyes immediately lit up and he said to Wu Kai.

Wu Kai chased Ning Qiao, and Chu Chu also knew about it. Although when Ning Qiao said it, she knew that Ning Qiao had never wavered, but Ning Qiao also affirmed Wu Kai's appearance. With such a good face and strength, it's good to look at the eyes.

"It's a pity!" Chu Chu couldn't help but sigh when he thought about it.

"It's a pity to be blind, I'm leaving, look at the road!" Ning Qiao interrupted Chu Chu's pretense with a slap, and he knew what he was thinking at a glance.

"It's a pity that such a good male god fell in love with you!" Chu Chu leaned into Ning Qiao's ear and whispered.

"Hehe, you pay attention to me, the matter of people pursuing me has already turned the page, okay, don't make up any romance filthy texts at will, do you hear it?" Ning Qiao is too familiar with what his girlfriends are thinking, since he was in junior high school, he read a novel with the wrong painting style, and the Chu Chu woman who likes to speak out for justice has a small theater in her head, what kind of domineering president falls in love with me, Ning Qiao can't stop it, only when the YY object involves herself, she can't bear it.

"Okay, I didn't say anything, I didn't think anything, OK?" Chu Chu shrugged his shoulders stupidly, the little friend is really getting more and more uncute!

With Wu Kai and them, the group became more lively, everyone took pictures of each other, especially the photography agency still has to hand in homework after this collection, don't take advantage of the good spring to capture more beautiful scenery, do you have to wait until you go back to make up for it?

"One, two, three, eggplant!" A group of people finally waited for other members and took their favorite group photo.

"Gui Dong Xi Lan Lu, Xin Yi Linxi Pharmacy. This kind of flower that is both good inside and outside is really likeable, but standing under this flower, I feel that my breathing is a little easier. Ning Qiao sighed with emotion, the ancients wrote white magnolias, and they also loved to talk about Xinyi, and in the division of modern plants, Xinyi flowers refer to purple magnolias. No matter how you call it, Duran, Guilan, Lin Lan, or Mubi, Mulian, and Huangxin are all such beautiful flowers.

"Jiangdong ape crane, know the flowers in the world, and work hard to make flowers? Spring has arrived! Wu Kai held the camera, stood beside Ning Qiao and sighed, although the content was very different from Ning Qiao.

Enjoying the flowers, enjoying the scenery and enjoying the fragrance, a group of photography enthusiasts who follow the footsteps of art communicate while shooting, and the atmosphere is very good. The vice president's mention this time is very valuable, Ning Qiao thought, why don't you make this kind of activity a practice in the future as well?

Lunch is a special medicinal meal used in the Yakuo Valley and is said to be good for the body. Although the price is expensive, Ning Qiao is not bad for money, when Zhang Qin asked, he directly decided to make a decision, and it tasted different. Although the medicinal properties are better than nothing, the unique combination of ingredients and novel preparation techniques can show that the chef also has an exclusive secret recipe.

In the afternoon, the group ran to the valley and the stream, sat on a bamboo raft, went down the river, and sang under the cover of Xinyi flowers, wanton and uninhibited, attracting flower petals one after another, and having fun and acting recklessly. It seems that there are also the heroes of the ancients, and the feelings of the literati, both men and women, are quite free and easy.

"President, we met someone from the city's photography association in the afternoon." At dinner, everyone exchanged today's harvest and happiness with each other, and did the members who were with Ning Qiao and the others talk about it.

"The Municipal Photography Association." Ning Qiao thought for a while, as if he didn't know anyone, "How do you know?" ”

"They introduced themselves, and they were also a group of people who came to collect the style, and when they heard that we were talking about taking pictures, they came to communicate with us." The members of the club are also quite rewarding, after all, compared with their students, these photographers who have been mixed in the society are more mature in experience, and generally have a high level.

"But I don't think they are as good as the president's photos." It's also this group of people, and some members said. As soon as these words came out, these people all echoed them, and as if they were afraid that Ning Qiao would not believe it, they looked at Ning Qiao with a sincere expression, Okay, it's good that you are happy.

Ning Qiao didn't take this matter to heart, but he didn't expect that there would be a storm the next day.

"Hey, President! Emergency Support! SOS！ SOS！ ”

As soon as Ning Qiao picked up the phone, he was confused by Zhang Qin's series of shouts: "What's wrong?" ”

"Someone looks down on our photography agency, looks down on you, just looks down on us, it's time to raise the prestige of our company! Hurry up and bring your gear! ”

Hehe, why didn't she find out that Zhang Qin was still a comic?

Although she doesn't know much about the specific situation, it doesn't prevent Ning Qiao from knowing that something unplanned has happened, as the president of the photography agency, of course she can't ignore it, and if there are problems during the good holiday, she is also tired!

When she arrived at the scene, Ning Qiao found that the situation was not bad, at least there was no picture of the fight and hanging the lottery as she thought, and it seemed that it was only at the stage of verbal violence.

"President, it's the people from the Photography Association yesterday, there were a lot of people on their side when we met today, we just went up and said hello to them, but instead we were educated by an megalomaniac who came out of nowhere, which is completely neurotic." As soon as they saw Ning Qiao coming, the girls in the club ran over and twittered to complain, expressing their indignation at the other party's change of face.

The new Luo Da photographer is said to be the face of the photography association, but Ning Qiao didn't see where he could be responsible from his face, so he probably really had some ability.

"What's going on?" Ning Qiao asked a member of the club.

"I don't know, obviously yesterday was fine, everyone is also willing to say hello again for the sake of good communication, who knows that today there will be a master, very arrogant, pointing to our photos and insulting at will regardless of the occasion, and saying that we don't do it as a photography agency." The members of the club were still a little trembling when they talked about this, and they were completely in a state of righteous indignation.

"There is no shortage of such a self-confident person anywhere, waiting for him to be slapped in the face by the president." A little girl next to her also said.

"This master, I don't know where my members offended you?" Ning Qiao decided to salute first and then soldier, she is a civilized modern person.

"Nothing." The Luo Da photographer obviously didn't expect the president to be a girl, and was very surprised: "You are their president?" At your age, where can you experience the customs and colors of life? How can it be possible to shoot a good work, listen to my advice, young people should not be ambitious, let alone boast about God. After speaking, she proudly glanced at Ning Qiao and the members around her who were speaking for her.

Hehe, it's helpless to encounter this kind of superlative. I feel so good about myself, why can't I go to heaven?! Ning Qiao was speechless, but since everyone had come to the door, how could she not fight?

"In Xia Ningqiao, the president of Jiangda Photography Agency, how is my level, just give it a try. It's better to take the Xinyi in front of you as the topic and ask this senior to give advice. Presumably, the seniors patiently instructed my members and commented on my level, they must have cared about the juniors very much, and they didn't hesitate to give advice. ”