49. Be self-confident
I haven't seen the party on a cold night for a long, long time, and he is still as resolute and optimistic as before? I often think of him, but I don't dare to visit him or ask for his news, but in my free time, I stroke the phone he gave me.
This is a black flip phone with a camera that can store about 40 photos, which is the most advanced phone on the market today. But I knew that in two years I was going to retire it, because I needed a phone with a memory card, a large capacity, the ability to surf the Internet, read files, and listen to music, and in two years it should be available. At that time, I must have been reluctant to give it up, and I really wanted to keep it with me forever, so I imagined that he was by my side. Perhaps this will become a long-lasting, or even life-long fantasy.
During this time, I was working mainly on a special task force set up to participate in the New York Fashion Competition.
We collect and analyze the traditional and cutting-edge makeup of each country, discover and form the factors that best represent the traditional and fashionable beauty of China, and design our entry plan. This is a hard and huge work, the working group is composed of the elite of the Cold Moon Company, and a clothing company called Ning Fang in Ningbo also sent people to assist in the clothing design. Han Lexiang Culture Media provides full support, and all Han Lexiang's contracted artists are on call. It seems that I heard that the party ordered on a cold night that as long as we need it, they must put down any work in their hands, regardless of the schedule, they must come. All of this is enough to show how important this competition is.
For me, the hard work is deserved, and most importantly, the harvest is too rich. I had the opportunity to learn from the best makeup and dressing methods in the world, to be exposed to all kinds of exotic beauty methods, and to try to design the overall image of people.
In the midst of my busy work, I received a notice from the company asking me to represent the company in Seoul to participate in the China-Japan-Korea Beauty Challenge.
Before I could react, our team leader Gong Leehom became angry first: "What is Mr. Jiang doing?" What's the mess going on? Do we have time for these little games? I'll go to her. ”
He angrily went to Jiang Shuiyue to theorize. I began to figure out the current situation. According to my analysis, once Jiang Shuiyue decides something, no one can change it, unless the party speaks on a cold night. So what does the CJK Beauty Challenge do? I'm going to Seoul, which means I have the opportunity to go abroad! Now that Korean dramas are hot in China, will there be Korean stars in the challenge?
As I expected, not long after, the team leader came back dejectedly, and brought Jiang Shuiyue's message: "Xiaoxue, put down your work, go to prepare your materials first, hand them over to the company for a visa to go abroad, and go to the public relations department to get the materials for the challenge and prepare for the competition." ”
Everything was ready, and before leaving, Jiang Shuiyue gave me an order: "You are not allowed to use oriental dazzling colors." "And I also took back the Oriental Dazzling Color I had in my hand to the company.
Oriental Dazzling has become one of my most powerful tools, and I can't really think of what purpose it is, but I must obey orders.
Teacher He also said to me: "Be confident. "Just those three words, but I found that her face was full of anticipation and trust, which made me even less confident.
In this way, I stepped on the plane to Seoul alone, and I was picked up at the airport by a female staff member of the Chinese team. When she first saw me, she still didn't believe that I was the only one, but after looking around, she believed me, and then took me back.
When she brought me to the captain, the male captain immediately called me in a rage, and I could tell that it was Jiang Shuiyue. It means to blame Jiang Shuiyue for being stingy and send a little girl to perfunctory him. I don't know what Jiang Shuiyue said, anyway, in the end he was very disappointed to take me in.
It is said that it is a challenge for China, Japan and South Korea, but it is actually an advertising campaign sponsored by some large cosmetics and clothing companies. This kind of activity is much more effective than just advertising, which can not only arouse the enthusiasm of people from three countries to participate, but also make some young people who want to become famous popular, and sell products.
The rules of the competition are that three parties bring six models, and then the eighteen beauties are numbered, and the items to be contested on the second day are drawn on the first day, and finally the judges and the audience will select the winner.
The captain seemed to have been completely disappointed in me, and didn't give me much work, so I ended up very idle. In addition to going around my own team, I also moved to the camps of the other two sides. Of course, we stayed in a hotel, and saying "camp" is more indicative of the tense atmosphere of the game. And I've also made friends with Japanese and Korean makeup artists, even though I don't like them.
Everyone was actually very open and communicated with each other, and of course they would not reveal the tricks to be used in the competition, so I learned Korean nude makeup and Japanese geisha makeup with an immersive experience. My friend from South Korea, Park Ji-hyun, also took us out to play. Park Ji-hyun has a very popular Korean handsome face, twenty-eight or nineteen years old, and is a stylist. Since everyone speaks English, there is no barrier to communication. During this period, I also learned that the Korean people have a deep misunderstanding of China, and the Chinese people are very hostile to Japan.
But I can still see insults to China in some places in Seoul, and then Park Ji-hyun will apologize in Chinese with only two sentences of "sorry, thank you", and I know that it is certainly not his fault, and it is not something that can be solved by his apology.
In this way, I run and jump, that is, I study and sightsee, and I don't have to spend my own money, and my life is very apologetic. Because of Jiang Shuiyue's face, the captain couldn't return me, so he had to endure the pain of leaving me here to spend the funds in the team.
On the first day of the competition, I was divided into mobile personnel, that is, who needed it, and the situation was more urgent, so I went to help the handles, such as helping to carry costumes and props, serving tea and water, and so on.
The front stage performance was tense and orderly, the backstage was busy, and I was always shouted around, like a spinning top. Finally I got bored and ran into the audience, found a corner to sit and watch the game, and no one could hear me.
Today is a group of professional attire display, eighteen beauties, or dignified, or lively, or capable, but I feel that the makeup of the Chinese team is a bit stereotypical. Sure enough, the final score was a little lower.
On the first day of the game, we didn't have any advantage in the team, and I think there is a big possibility of losing tomorrow after the game like this.
In the evening, the captain called a meeting of the whole group. Because the results during the day were not very satisfactory, the atmosphere at the venue was very depressing, and domestic sponsors called to exert pressure.
Everyone discussed it for a night, but to no avail.
It's late at night, everyone has to rest, right? The captain had to announce the adjournment of the meeting, and at the same time as he announced the adjournment, he found that I had not spoken a word all night, and Jiang Shuiyue, the North Star of the Oriental makeup industry, lent him a helper.
"Miss Xue." He shouted.
Because everyone was getting up to leave, and because I wasn't used to being called Miss Xue, I wasn't sure if he had called me, so I didn't say yes and continued walking.
He shouted again, and his voice was many decibels louder: "Miss Xue." ”
Everyone heard his roar and stopped.
"Oh!" I'm sure he did call me, "Is there anything else going on, Captain?" ”
"What do you think of today's game?"
"That's good." What a big-headed ghost! If you continue like this, you will definitely lose.
"That's it?" Of course, he was not satisfied with my exaggerated words.
"Well, it's basically a three-legged stand." I added.
"Do you have a good way for us to rule the world?" It seems that this captain still has some humor, but he is too busy to be humorous.
I shook my head, these people are masters, they can draw, how can I stand out? But in order to thank people for their free food and drink for me to travel around Seoul for free, I always give something in return, right? So I said, "I don't have a good way, the strength of the people is too strong, if the captain believes me, can you give me a less important role tomorrow to try my hand?" ”
The captain nodded with the posture of a dead horse as a live horse doctor.