Chapter 28: Fashion

"Sister, please take a seat." Shen Chong stood up, pulled out the chair very gentlemanly, invited Ma Guo Zhiqing to sit down, and after returning to his seat, he said: "I haven't seen you for more than a month, and my demeanor is better than before, and it is radiant." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Shen too, as always, elegant." Ma Guo Zhiqing put down his handbag and said with a smile: "What about Yuan Yuan?" Didn't she come? ”

"She went to Shenzhen temporarily." Shen Chong picked up the menu and said, "There's something to do over there, it's hard to pass the New Year, and before the Spring Festival, it's always very busy." ”

Ma Guo Zhiqing groaned through her nose, she held her forehead with her hand, and said, "Who said it wasn't." I've also been busy lately, spending almost every day on the plane from Christmas to now. ”

"Welcome, both." A foreign waiter walked up and asked in thick French-accented English, "What do you need?" ”

Shen Chong flipped through it casually, then closed the menu and said, "I rarely eat Western food, this is the first time I eat French food, it's better to hide my ugliness, sister, please help, help me order." ”

"Mr. Shen is so straightforward." Ma Guo Zhiqing smiled very implicitly and said, "Aren't you afraid of being laughed at when you say this?" ”

"Since I was a child, my mother told me that there are three elements to success." Shen Chong lowered his eyebrows and said obediently: "First, insist, second, thick-skinned, third, insist on thick-skinned." ”

Ma Guo Zhiqing covered her mouth and smiled, she picked up the menu, and said while browsing: "Mr. Shen, Yuan Yuan said that you are silent and don't like to talk, I don't see it right, you are very humorous." ”

This French restaurant is a very formal and traditional type, with a total of thirteen courses served in order, cold appetizers, soups, hot appetizers, fish, main courses and more, all the way down, it took several minutes to order the dishes and wines

"It's troublesome." After the waiter left, Shen Chong shook his head and said: "The pace of society is getting faster and faster, if we continue to do this, French cuisine will be lost sooner or later." ”

Ma Guo Zhiqing obviously disagreed with his point of view, but only frowned slightly, did not refute, changed the topic, chatted casually for a while, and only after the appetizers were delivered did she ask: "Mr. Shen, you are a busy person, didn't you just invite me to dinner tonight?" ”

"All along, my sister has taken good care of Yuan Yuan." Shen Chong looked at the foie gras on the plate, didn't move, and said, "I wanted to invite you to a thank-you banquet for a long time, but I was busy every day and couldn't spare time." ”

"We are good friends, and there is no such thing as anyone taking care of whom." Ma Guo Zhiqing saw that he was hesitant and didn't know how to do it, so he explained the foie gras meal, and then said: "Mr. Shen, Yuan Yuan said that you never do things without a purpose, just say anything directly." ”

"It's a French national delicacy." Shen Chong tried to eat it, then wiped the corners of his mouth, and said: "That's the case, sister, I'm going to hold a large-scale film awards ceremony in April, but you know, Hong Kong has never held a similar celebration, and many people who participated in the ceremony don't know how to dress up at that time, so I want to ask you to help and be a consultant." ”

"Why did you invite me?" After the waiter removed the plate of the first course and served the thick soup, Ma Guo Zhiqing continued: "I'm not a fashion designer. ”

"Sister, you are a fashionable socialite, the person who knows how to wear clothes in Hong Kong." Shen Chong said with a smile: "Your uttnu is one of the most fashionable and tasteful clothing stores in Hong Kong, if you don't invite you, who will I invite."

"Thanks for the compliment." Ma Guo Zhiqing drank the soup with a spoon elegantly, pondered, and after a while, he said, "Mr. Shen, can you tell me more about this award ceremony?" ”

"Yes." Shen Chong said: "The ceremony will be held on the evening of April 12 in the concert hall of the Hong Kong City Hall, and will be attended by some celebrities in addition to film professionals, and the whole process will be broadcast live on H, all in a similar setting to the Oscars. ”

After a brief introduction, Shen Chong said some details in detail, such as pre-planning, advertising, stage layout, broadcast process, etc., and when he finished speaking, it was already the fifth course.

"Mr. Shen, listen to you." Ma Guo Zhiqing put down the knife and fork and said: "I think this ceremony, even if you don't invite me, I have to go, this is a fashion feast, not to be missed." ”

"So, my sister agreed to be a consultant?"

"Of course." Ma Guo Zhiqing nodded and said: "I am in the high-end fashion business, such an activity, I can't ask for it, the golden rule of the fashion industry, movie stars are the best fashion salesmen." ”

"Okay, I'll send someone to show you the contract tomorrow." Shen Chong ate his French lamb saddle steak, and then said, "It tastes really good." ”

"But, Mr. Shen." Ma Guo Zhiqing picked up the wine glass and said: "The dresses needed to participate in the ceremony are expensive, ordinary ones cost thousands, big brands such as Chanel, a piece costs tens of thousands, those behind-the-scenes staff, such as dragon and tiger martial artists, and editors, they have made several movies, and they may not be able to buy them, are you sure that everyone should wear formal dresses?" ”

"It's okay." Shen Chong also picked up the wine glass and said, "At this ceremony, I will pay for all the dresses of the film workers." ”

"Are you sure you want to do that?" Ma Guo Zhiqing was very surprised and said: "There are more than 14UU seats on the bandstand of the Hong Kong City Hall, even if only one-third are filmmakers, more than 400 dresses are needed. ”

"Actually, I have a better idea." Shen Chong touched the wine glass lightly with her and said, "I heard that my sister has a good relationship with many designers in Europe, so it is better to invite them to Hong Kong and tailor the dresses for the participants of this ceremony." ”

"You want a custom dress?" Ma Guo Zhiqing was even more surprised, and said: "In that case, each piece will cost at least tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars." ”

"I didn't say you have to hire a top fashion designer." Shen Chong smiled, put down the wine glass, and said: "You can invite those talented but not famous young designers to come to Hong Kong, you can find any kind of fabric in Hong Kong, and the price is cheap, sister, why do you have to fly to Europe to buy fashion?" It should be the other way around, so that designers can come to Hong Kong to work, so that you can buy the latest fashion without having to travel. ”

"How can Hong Kong have that condition." Ma Guo Zhiqing seemed to listen to the Arabian Nights, she refuted: "The European fashion industry has a hundred years of heritage and cultural atmosphere, Paris, Milan, London, are all world-famous fashion capitals, there are top clothing companies and design schools, designers can harvest inspiration there, create a new fashion, Hong Kong has no heritage, no atmosphere, can only produce cheap jeans, there is no fashion gene at all, how can design masters come to Hong Kong to work." ”

Shen Chong pouted, Hong Kong people are like this, only looking at the present, lack of long-term planning, Hong Kong has a film industry, has high-quality tourism resources, and obviously has the potential to become the fashion capital of Asia, but all kinds of businesses only care about being agents, selling other people's goods, and have been stumbling for decades, and finally become a distribution center for the world's luxury goods trading, and there is no top brand of their own.

"If there is no heritage, cultivate the heritage, and if there is no atmosphere, create a zào atmosphere." Shen Chong lightly nodded the table and said: "This award ceremony is an opportunity to help those designers who have not yet become famous to become famous. ”

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