Reborn fashion designer

Chapter 120 Seed Germination (Seeking Determination)

The four people sat together at the dinner table.

Although the atmosphere was not warm, it was not awkward either, and the interaction was much more natural than before.

After chatting about the movie, Liu Xiaoli thought about it for a moment.

"Then it seems that Sissi must be improved as soon as possible." She weighed the situation and said with a sad tone:

"Sissi, being able to participate in such a production is something that others only dream of doing. You can't let anything go wrong. Please be patient."

"Mom, I know." Liu Qianxi bit the chicken leg and nodded.

"You have to pay close attention to French. At least you can't make mistakes in the lines. As for the acting skills..." When talking about her daughter's acting skills, Liu Xiaoli frowned slightly.

Undoubtedly, in her eyes, her daughter is destined to be an actor. Her appearance is there, and as long as there is a suitable role, she can stand still or even dress up a little.

But is it really a good performance?

Even Liu Xiaoli knows that her daughter Sissi is far, far away from being a truly good actress.

Of course, this good actor refers to big stars like Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, and Brother Xun who have gained a foothold in movies.

Listening to their exchange, Xiangyang and Principal An were eating their own thing, just like theatergoers, not participating at all.

Principal An simply put it to waste. In his words, his daughter wasted a lot of time and energy by being addicted to pseudo-literary books and lacked basic art appreciation skills.She didn't know how those characters who were controversial and could arouse people's extreme emotions were created that really moved people.

To put it bluntly, all I saw was a mess of useless chicken soup for the soul.

It's just that he couldn't say this. There was a reason why his daughter liked reading such books.

Therefore, he handed over this important task to Xiang Yang and asked him to help drag Liu Qianqian back on track to read world famous books.

If that doesn't work, you can just taste his translation of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"...

Xiang Yang focused on eating, firstly because he was really hungry, and secondly because he didn't know how to act.

But he had seen good actors, and the gap between Liu Qianqian and them might be useless, so he wanted to hear Liu Qianqian's decision first.

He actually listened attentively with his ears straightened.

"So Xiangyang, what do you think?" Liu Qianqian, who was a little bored after chatting a lot with her mother, turned her head to look at Xiangyang who was only focused on eating, feeling a little dissatisfied.

"Ah, me." Xiang Yang was stunned. After quickly swallowing the rice in his mouth, he thought about it and said, "Why don't you find someone to learn from."

"Going to school?" Liu Qianqian was stunned for a moment.

Liu Xiaoli also frowned.

"I don't know much about domestic actors, I can only tell you what I know." Xiang Yang cleared his throat, "Tom Hiddleston studied classical literature at Cambridge University; Benedict Cumberbatch studied classical literature in order to Drama gave up Cambridge and Oxford, but he also graduated from the University of Manchester; Colin Firth graduated from King Alfred's College; Chris Stoll received a master's degree from the Berlin Academy and the New York University School of Art; Ben Affleck Cambridge University, studies the Middle East..."

"Where did you see all this?" Liu Xiaoli asked.

"I took a quick glance at the information during the interview and wrote it down." Xiang Yang shrugged and said to Liu Qianqian: "I don't know if there is much connection between this and acting, but it is always good to have more cultural reserves. "

"I also graduated from college." Liu Qianqian looked at Xiang Yang closely.

"Xiang Yang means..." Finally, Principal An spoke: "Xiang Yang means that you should do more accumulation of literary literacy, read more useful books, learn useful knowledge, and get in touch with all aspects of society. Remove yourself too much from ordinary life.”

"Is this what you think of me?" Liu Qianqian glanced at her father, then turned her gaze to Xiang Yang and asked.

"I think if you want to gain a foothold in the acting industry, it's useless just to endure hardship on the set." Xiang Yang nodded.

When he finished speaking, before Liu Qianqian could speak, Liu Xiaoli's slightly scolding voice quickly rang out, "Xiang Yang, why is it useless for us Qianqian to endure hardships on the set?

Did you know that when Sissi was filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", she fell into the water and almost had an accident while filming a scene? "

After she finished speaking, within 2 minutes, there was silence on the dining table in the living room.

Liu Qianqian stared at Xiang Yang with hazy eyes and placed it under the dining table, the little hand she held trembling slightly.

"Hey, oh, ok, let's not talk about this. It's not easy for Sissi either. The most important thing is to take your time in everything. Xiangyang is doing it for Sissi's own good." Principal An looked around and said with a troubled expression.

"I've lost my appetite, you go ahead and eat." Liu Qianqian swallowed hard, stood up, left the living room, and walked straight up the stairs to the second floor.

Seeing her daughter walking away without a word, Liu Xiaoli glared at Xiang Yang, and before chasing after her, she said to Xiang Yang, "How could you say that about Sissi."

"I..." Xiang Yang was stunned.

Did I say something wrong?

Isn't that what you asked me?

Seeing his downcast face, Principal An, who was silent for a while, shook his head and comforted: "They don't want us to eat, so don't worry about Sissy, she is spoiled by your aunt."

Seeing that Xiang Yang couldn't move his chopsticks, he picked up a chicken leg and put it in Xiang Yang's bowl and added: "Qian Qian is sensitive, she will be fine after a while."

Walking up to her room on the third floor, Liu Qianqian's eyes became red as she thought more and more angrily, and a tear slipped from her cheek.

She heard her mother's accusation against Xiang Yang, and her aching heart told her that she thought so too...

Why are all my efforts, sacrifices, and hardships in vain?

"Sissi, open the door and let mom in." Outside the door, Liu Xiaoli heard her daughter's weak cry close to the door, and Liu Xiaoli felt that her heart was about to break.

"Mom, please leave me alone for a while..." Liu Qianxi's voice gradually weakened, and she blocked the door tightly.

This made Liu Xiaoli outside the door even more worried. While she was scolding Xiang Yang in her heart, she said to the door, "Sissi, it's okay. Your father and Xiang Yang have never experienced the hardships you endured, nor have they ever been exposed to filming. , you have done a good job, don’t take their words to heart.”

"Don't speak for him, Mom..." Tears slowly filled Liu Qianqian's eyes. The pain caused by the insinuation of the person she loved was a bit deep, and she kept wiping her cheeks with her hands.

This kind of heartache does not come quietly.

The seeds were planted from the first time he accompanied Xiang Yang to a party at JCE's house.

And every time she participated in a script discussion, she would feel on pins and needles when she heard them talking, including the last time Xiangyang and her father were talking about literature.

It's just that it was obscured by quiet love, or it was ignored.

So... what Xiang Yang said just now has a different meaning in Liu Qianqian's ears.

However, this also shows that she cares about Xiangyang's opinion of her.The moment before leaving the dinner table, she only asked Xiang Yang and didn't care at all whether her father really looked at her like this.

……

Come happily, leave extremely depressed.

It is a true portrayal of Xiangyang.

After staying downstairs for a while, Xiangyang lost his appetite. When he went upstairs to find Liu Qianqian with anxiety and worry, he was stopped by Liu Xiaoli on the second floor.

Liu Xiaoli stared at Xiang Yang with a reproachful look and droopy eyes, but she tried her best to keep her voice calm, "Xiang Yang, please go back first and let Sissy calm down. She may be exhausted these two days. You need to be more understanding. She, don’t say some things so bluntly.”

<divclass="contentadv">"I, I didn't expect her reaction to be so big." Xiangyang showed a guilty look. He looked sideways at the closed door and asked with concern: "Is Sissy okay? ?”

"She will come to you when she gets better."

"I see."

"You, since you like our Sissi, you should learn more about her. There are many things that don't hurt when you stand up and talk about them, but people who listen will think too much."

"I understand."

After ending the negotiation with Liu Xiaoli, Xiang Yang left Principal An's house dejectedly.

"What the hell is this?" On the way back, Xiang Yang kept cursing what happened just now. Why did he talk so much when he had nothing to do?

As soon as he got home and saw the roses arranged by the two of them on his dining table, he felt even more panicked.

But it was too late to regret.

For two days in a row, Liu Qianqian ignored him.

She didn't answer the phone or reply to the text messages. She drove to Principal An's house by herself, but Liu Xiaoli wasn't even allowed to enter.

This made Xiang Yang, who had just received the clothing sizes of all the participating actors, feel irritable.

He was already busy, but after samples of Chinese fabrics were delivered to his office, his work became a lot heavier.

The use of Chinese fabrics is not as simple as horse-faced skirts.

According to the information that Principal An asked someone to help translate, Le Maire has already started a bold attempt and achieved good results.

On his side, the sports series has also made good progress.

After he left, Liu Qianqian, who was hiding behind the curtains next to the window on the third floor and had been peeping, bowed her head slightly and came out. Her bright eyes reluctantly looked at the car speeding away under the night, and she pulled the curtain tightly with her hands. Where there were wrinkles, he whispered:

"I told you to tell my father that I am illiterate...I told you not to feel sorry for me..."

After speaking, she pursed her lips.

"Sissi, clean up. The French teacher will be here to give you extra lessons later." Principal An, who had been dealt with badly these past two days, stood in front of the room and knocked on the door gently.

He was holding a book in his hand, "The Great Gatsby". He heard that the movie his daughter was starring in included Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald. He specially found a Chinese translation from a friend and brought it back to Liu Qianqian. read.

Liu Qianqian said without looking back: "Oh, I understand."

"You..." Principal An shook his head. He wanted to say but didn't dare to say more, so he put the book in the corner of his daughter's room.

After that night, maybe because of busyness or out of self-esteem, Xiangyang didn't make any more phone calls or send text messages of apology, nor did he drive to Principal An's house after finishing work to look for fun.

After devoting himself wholeheartedly to his work and allowing himself to focus on his own affairs, he no longer felt so uncomfortable.

But not so happy anymore.

Even if the design of the two skirts was highly recognized by Lafayette, he just smiled and dealt with it calmly.

Yes, when working at Chanel, the patternmaker employed by Galeries Lafayette completed the dress he designed stitch by stitch, and when he put it on the mannequin, he just felt that he had completed a job.

Such a dull performance attracted Lafayette's attention.

Looking approvingly at the two completed Chanel-style skirts that retained most of the 20s fashion elements and perfectly blended current fashion elements with elegant tailoring, Lafayette took a glass of brandy and handed it to Xiang Yang, speaking with concern. asked:

"Little guy, has something happened to you recently?"

"I'm sorry," Xiang Yang, who realized that he had lost his composure, took the wine glass, raised it slightly to signal, took a sip, and said with a shrug, "I'm not afraid of your jokes, I had a cold war with my girlfriend."

"Oh? What about the United States and the Soviet Union?" Lafayette also took a sip of wine and joked.

The amused Xiang Yang laughed awkwardly, "Haha, that's not the case, we just didn't get to talk together."

"It would be nice if I met a guy like YSL." After glancing at Xiang Yang, Lafayette complained humorously about his love being stolen from him.

"Uh..." Xiang Yang felt his heart tightening when he heard the master take the initiative to mention his sad past. After taking another sip of wine, he pointed at his clothes and changed the topic:

"What do you think of the result?"

"Xiang, you little guy, your way of changing the subject is so lame." Lafayette smiled, walked to his cabinet, dug out a box of chocolates from inside, and handed it to Xiang Yang: "Take it and apologize. No one can say no to chocolate.”

"..." Xiangyang looked down and didn't recognize the brand.

"I like these two dresses very much. This plus my draft is your reward for designing them."

"..."

Xiang Yang had nothing to say about this.

But thinking about it, the elements and creativity of the two dresses he designed were completely out of proportion.

To put it bluntly, it is similar to the work done by a costume assistant or the lowest designer. It is not good to show it off. It is better to let Lafayette collect it.

Moreover, the many things he learned in just a few days at Lafayette were far more valuable than these two pieces of clothing.

Fashion elements from different eras are combined, cleverly pieced together, intercepted, and blended together without losing their respective characteristics.

It's really hard.

"Okay, I still have things to do. The next time I make an appointment with you, I will ask my assistant to confirm the time with you first." Lafayette put a whole box of chocolates into Xiang Yang's hand and put his hand on Xiang Yang's shoulder. He pushed, "The timing of your apology is very important, and the shelf life of chocolate is also very long, so don't be too anxious."

"I understand." Xiang Yang smiled palely, and Lafayette pinched his shoulder twice, making him feel a little uncomfortable.

After Xiang Yang left, Lafayette stood in front of the dress and stared for a moment, then said to the assistant who came back: "Go and send these two dresses to the set. Just say that I hope to see the shots of these two dresses."

"This……"

"Go ahead, these two dresses will suit 'her' perfectly."

Lafayette didn't say much, walked back to his workbench, and placed the wine glass on the table casually.

The woman he was talking about was probably Anna Moglalis, the leading actress in "The Secret Love Story of Chanel" and a model discovered by Lafayette who turned into an actress.

The assistant thought so...

……

It feels like the knife will be cut sooner or later. After all, the filming of the movie is about to start. Liu Qianqian should also focus on improving herself...