Chapter 307: Extra 3 - Finalist
This year's Youth Fashion Design Competition has been restructured, divided into college group and professional group, and the name of the competition has also been changed to "Tianfu Cup".
As an undergraduate student of fashion design at the Academy of Fine Arts, Ruan Qingqing participated in the first Tianfu Cup college group competition.
Zhou Qing, who has been promoted to the fourth year, also signed up for the competition.
At the end of November, the results of the preliminary round were released, and Ruan Qingqing's work "Good Fate" successfully advanced to the finals of the Tianfu Cup, while Zhou Qing unfortunately failed.
Zhou Qing was also relieved of this result, she didn't have much expectations, she just wanted to have one more experience and try.
Zhou Qing is very arrogant on the surface, but in fact, she is sober and realistic in her heart, she does not have the ideal and lofty ambitions of Ruan Qingqing, she pursues stability, simplicity and ordinariness.
is like a love object, although she had a heartbeat and a good impression of Zhang Chunxi in her heart, she finally chose Qi Kai with better education and family background.
As for his future, Zhou Qing also made a good plan, graduated successfully, found a professional job, married Qi Kai, and formed his own small family.
However, Qi Kai regretted her defeat.
Qi Kai was lucky, he just graduated a year before the introduction of the public examination system, and under the operation of his family, he successfully entered the Municipal Health Bureau, worked as a clerk in the information department, and was very popular with the leadership, and he could be promoted to director in another year or two.
After a year of social experience, Qi Kai has faded away from the vitality of a student, and has become mature, sleek, shrewd and philistine.
Knowing that Zhou Qing did not enter the finals, Qi Kai routinely judged Zhou Qing to choose the wrong major, "If only you had studied graphic design like me, Ma Songliang and they set up a small advertising company by themselves, and they slapped a small storefront, and now they can earn thousands of dollars a month." ”
"The advertising industry is hot in the future, and you look at the people who are doing business now, who don't do some advertising. Just those small flyers distributed on the street, you can earn hundreds of dollars by doing it casually. ”
"Architectural design is also popular, now commercial housing is being built everywhere, the land price is the same every day, the real estate we went to see in the first half of the year, now it has risen to 1,002, my parents regret it to death, if they bought it at that time, now they can earn thousands."
"Speaking of which, it's also to blame your family for being too poor, my family is short of 5,000 yuan, if your family can come up with the 5,000, we will be able to live in a new house next year."
Zhou Qing is not a character who forbears and suffers, but in front of Qi Kai, she does not have much confidence to quarrel and argue.
Qi Kai's family background is much superior to her in all aspects, and her appearance is becoming more and more imposing because of her dress.
On the other hand, Zhou Qing not only has a mediocre appearance, but also has a much more introverted and dull personality.
When she first fell in love with Qi Kai, she deliberately controlled her weight and once lost 100 pounds, and she was confident and sunny at that time.
But later after being with Qi Kai, the two naturally had a relationship, Qi Kai didn't like to use measures, and Zhou Qing could only take medicine.
After a long time, under the influence of drugs, she slowly gained weight again.
Moreover, what Qi Kai said is indeed the truth.
Now it is difficult to find employment, and some schools have begun not to assign jobs, and perhaps when she graduates next year, she will also face the grim situation of finding a job by herself, which also makes her full of confusion and anxiety about the future.
In addition, because she couldn't take out 5,000 yuan to help Qi Kai buy a house, Qi's mother also had a lot of complaints about her, and her attitude towards her was not as enthusiastic as before, and even deliberately praised her relatives and son's girlfriend in front of her several times how good and how rich the family was.
Zhou Qing did not tell anyone about these grievances and depression, including Ruan Qingqing, but chose to digest and bear them by himself.
After a long time, the originally cheerful and lively personality gradually became quiet and silent.
As a good friend, Ruan Qingqing naturally noticed this change for the first time.
The final of the Tianfu Cup was in mid-December, which happened to be the winter vacation time of St. Martin, and Ruan Qingqing specially returned to China to participate in the competition.
"Xiaoqing, how are you doing lately? It feels like you've changed a lot. ”
Facing Ruan's gentle concern, Zhou Qing smiled casually, "You have grown, there must have been some changes, you have changed a lot, and you have become more beautiful than before." ”
After going abroad, Ruan Qingqing has never cut her hair, and now it has grown to her waist, black and soft as black satin, with Ruan's beautiful snow-white slap face, and the expensive beige tweed coat on her body, the whole person looks pure and charming, and it is impossible to make a difference.
Ruan gently asked Zhou Qing not only to catch up, she wanted to ask Zhou Qing to be her assistant and help her prepare for the finals.
The finals require a runway, and in addition to the models, you also need to take care of makeup, hair, accessories and shoes.
In fact, she could have spent money on hiring a professional work team, but she wanted to help her friends get through the downturn and regain their confidence.
She has experienced what it was like to lose the election, ranging from a blow to self-doubt and a complete loss of confidence in her profession.
She's been in the rain, so she wants to hold an umbrella for her friend.
And when he learned that Ruan was going to invite him to participate in the finals, Zhou Qing was both moved and flattered.
"Gently, have you thought about it? If I mess up, I'll hurt you. ”
Ruan gently bent his apricot eyes and encouraged: "Xiaoqing, you don't believe in yourself, don't you still believe in my vision?" ”
"I have fallen in the Tianfu Cup before, and now I want to get back up from where I fell, believe me, I value this final more than you."
With Ruan's gentle encouragement, Zhou Qing's heart rekindled hope and confidence.
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Ruan gently set up a temporary studio in his house, and worked with Zhou Qing day and day to do the final plan and stage design.
Jiang Chen acted as a logistician, preparing meals, fruits, snacks and coffee for the two of them at regular intervals.
After learning that Ruan Qingqing liked to drink coffee, Jiang Chen specially learned from Mui Ne the method of cappuccino.
So far, Ruan Qing has drunk a total of twenty-five cups of cappuccino prepared by Jiang Chen.
The reason why I remember it so clearly is because the latte art pattern of each cup of cappuccino that Jiang Chen made for her was different.
Sometimes it's a rose, sometimes it's a maple leaf, sometimes it's a four-leaf clover, sometimes it's "love" in English, sometimes it's a kitten, and so on.
Each cup of cappuccino is a small gift carefully prepared by a man, full of love.
Nguyen has a special drawing book with a reproduction of the latte art of each cup of cappuccino.
Such an emotional and poetic married life, while teaching Zhou Qing to be devastated by dog food, he was also envious.
In order to concentrate on the finals and live up to Ruan's trust and expectations, Zhou Qing specially took a half-month long vacation and cut off all contact with the outside world, including Qi Kai.
Unexpectedly, Qi Kai found out Ruan Qingqing's address through Zhou Qing and Ruan Qingqing's classmates and found the door.
"You are Jiang Chen, I heard Zhou Qing talk about you, I am Zhou Qing's boyfriend, Qi Kai."
When Qi Kai came to the door, Ruan Qingqing and Zhou Qing were busy in the studio, and Jiang Chen received Qi Kai.
Qi Kai took the initiative to report to his home, and his attitude was overly eager.