Reborn fashion designer

Chapter 126: Being humiliated because I have no money (seeking determination)

The sunny apartment occupies half of the living room, a small dining room, a small bedroom, and a bathroom.

The living room seems very crowded, because the workbench, loose sofa and tea table take up most of it.

This apartment was quite comfortable for Xiang Yang to live in, and he was used to it alone.

But when Liu Qianqian moved in with her pets, it became even more crowded.

Xiang Yang came out of the bedroom with the cat in his arms and saw the two dogs wagging their tails and jumping up and down on the carpet and sofa. He frowned slightly, as if there was no room for the cats to play in the living room.

Liu Qianqian seemed to notice Xiang Yang's thoughts. She looked a little embarrassed when she took the cat cage.

Because of the worry just now.

"Are you sure it's okay to leave it locked for two days?"

"It's okay, let it get used to your taste first." Liu Qianqian replied vaguely: "Maybe it thinks you are too scary."

"Yes..." Xiangyang stuffed the cat in and said, "What do you want to eat tonight?"

"How about we just go out and buy some food and take the dog for a walk?"

"Okay, let me get you a coat. It's windy at night."

"Hmm~"

Soon, the two held hands and arrived downstairs in the apartment.

On the streets at night, because it was not very late yet, there were still many shops with lights on.

Holding Xiang Yang in her little hand and watching him holding the dog, Liu Qianqian felt that the feeling of getting along with the other person could be described by the word 'harmonious'.

And this is where she falls in love with Xiangyang.

This feeling of 'harmony' also comes from the comfort of the clothes.

At first, Liu Qianqian found it strange that Xiang Yang's clothes were the kind without logos, or were difficult to spot.

Everything feels good to the touch, the comfortable fabrics and exquisite tailoring look very pleasing to the eye.

Later, when she saw Xiang Yang making clothes for Annie Leibovitz, she realized that most of these seemingly ordinary clothes were made by Xiang Yang himself, and they were very particular about the fabrics.Just like the one hanging in the closet, the LoroPiana suit.

But when she packed her clothes and saw this suit, Liu Qianqian also had a strange feeling.

She knew that this suit was not cheap.

Although she didn't think the price of about ten thousand US dollars was expensive, it seemed... Xiang Yang and Little John, who always yelled that they were poor every time they were together, didn't care about this outfit.

"By the way, I haven't thanked you for the gift you gave me."

Liu Qianxi said happily.

Hearing this, Xiang Yang smiled slightly and said, "I thought it was quite suitable for your summer use, so I bought it."

"I really haven't paid attention to their bags." Liu Qianqian pursed her lips.

Xiang Yang doesn't find it strange at all. In the eyes of most people, the Loewe brand is a niche brand.

And it’s certainly embarrassing in itself.

"What do you want to eat?" Xiang Yang asked, turning his head.

"That's fine. Why don't you eat a burger? Hurry up, I'm going to starve to death." Liu Qianxi pouted and rubbed her belly with her hands.

"Then I know there is a good one. Let's buy it back and pack it to eat."

"Okay, then you wait for me at the door and I'll order the food myself." Seeing Xiang Yang's agreement, Liu Qianqian said hurriedly: "I want to speak more French and speak it like a Parisian."

"Haha, yes."

Hearing what she said, Xiangyang looked very happy.

And his happiness immediately became more intense with the "ding-ding" sound of his cell phone.

He stopped and took out his cell phone and glanced at it casually. It was a call from Bill Nye.

"Xiang, I will fly to Paris with Anna tomorrow. Please find some time to spare for me." Bill's words on the phone were concise and to the point, without any false politeness. He directly said that he wanted to see Xiang Yang.

After glancing at Liu Qianqian who was looking at him curiously, Xiang Yang put his hands on her shoulders and said with a smile: "Are you in my office, Bill?"

"..." On the other end of the phone, Bill rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "I heard from Annie that she went to your office to give you money some time ago, and she was indeed right."

Xiang Yang smiled coquettishly when he heard this, "I don't do men's clothing."

"I'm not asking you to make clothes. I want to go over and sign a contract with you so that I can send you money."

"Remit money to me?" Xiang Yang was stunned for a moment. He, who was just playing for his girlfriend, could he also get money from the crew?

And this is a good thing...

"There are three deals in total. The screenwriter's money will be divided equally between you and Liu. You and Liu will each receive US$10. Then you will hold two positions in the crew. One is an assistant to the art director, which is US$10.1, and the other is costume design, which is US$15. . If the movie wins the award, there will be bonuses." After looking at the list, Bill said: "Don't be too little, the guest appearance in this film without any scenes will be paid 7 US dollars, and your girlfriend is only 5 US dollars. .”

"Then don't I earn more than my girlfriend?!" Xiang Yang said without thinking.

"...Xiang, Liu is 30+10, you still have to work hard."

"Uh... That's it." Xiang Yang glanced at Liu Qianqian who was staring at him curiously and said sheepishly, "Then let me share the good news with Liu first. To be honest, I didn't expect making movies to be so profitable."

"When you make some achievements in this circle, you can earn more than this." Naturally, Bill would not laugh at Xiang Yang.

The professions are as different as mountains. The income of a luxury fashion designer and a Hollywood costume director are not the same concept at all.

Moreover, Bill learned through his girlfriend Anna that this amount of money was nothing to Xiang Yang, who was promoted to chief designer.

Because he has his own series.

In the luxury goods industry, the span between annual salary and income is huge.

Moreover, some positions still have years stuck there, which happens to be the case for Xiangyang's position.

一般情况下：设计师是15-30万美金/每年，主设计师是30-50万美金/每年，而设计总监是65-250万美金/每年。

Apart from these annual salaries and benefits, the biggest source of income for designers is bonuses.

Xiang Yang, who will soon have his own exclusive series, will have his bonus income directly linked to the sales of the series he is in charge of.

The unwritten rule for this bonus is 1%, 1% of sales, not net profit.

Therefore, when Hermès global creative director Pierre was chatting with CEO Patrick, he said, "If we don't carefully consider it (sports series), he (Xiang Yang) will also consider us (Hermès)."

How many people are in Xiangyang's team?

Apart from himself, there was only Little John, plus two newly recruited design assistants.

Judging from the 2008 financial report, Hermès's total sales in 2009 may return to 52 billion euros.

Although half a year has passed, if Xiang Yang's 'Sports Series' is successful, his income will not be low.And where do the sales of this series come from?

Hermès is most notorious for its 'distribution' system.

<divclass="contentadv">If you want to buy their three 'always out of stock' bags, you can.But you have to coax SA first, and then they will fight for this spot for you.

When a new series is born, the Hermès Group will naturally ask its sales team to guide it in daily sales. After all, this series is specially launched to cultivate the next generation of the Hermès sales group...

"What are you talking about? Why are you smiling so happily when you earn more than me?"

As soon as she hung up the phone, Liu Qianqian immediately raised her eyebrows and asked.

"Hey, I made some money. Let's go, I'm going to treat you today and treat you to a hamburger with extra layers." Xiang Yang smiled a bit from ear to ear. With 35 US dollars, he can buy a lot of stocks, and then he just waits for it to be super double.

When he thought about the gap between stock prices in later generations and now, he laughed and said nonsense.

Although in his heart, he has always believed that "money can never be earned or spent", but who doesn't like 'Little Sissy'~

"Speak quickly!" Liu Qianqian said, stretching out her clenched fists.

"Hehe~" Xiang Yang smiled slightly, grabbed the opponent's fist, kissed it, and said, "Actually, it's nothing. Bill called and said that my total compensation for "Midnight in Paris" was a little over 35 US dollars."

In order to take care of Liu Qianqian's emotions, he said with some comfort: "I know your salary this time is not high, but Bill just told me that he has to take care of the emotions of Hollywood big shots. After all..."

"I think it's quite a lot." Liu Qianqian squinted and smiled.

From a salary of 230 million US dollars to a salary of 30 US dollars, from...

But the comparability of the two movies is really very different. In "The King of Kung Fu", there are only Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, and how tough the cast in "Midnight in Paris" is, you can see how popular the domestic entertainment industry is.

Let’s not mention the others. Why did Fan Xiaopang and Jiujiazhang rush to give it a try?

"That's fine. I heard it just now and I'm worried about you." Xiang Yang said.

"Haha, do you think I don't understand English? You were clearly smiling very happily just now." Liu Qianqian glared at Xiang Yang with an angry look, but she was also happy for him in her heart.

Not only for the other person, but also for herself.

because……

"Have you ever thought about how the money is used?" Liu Qianqian suddenly changed the subject and asked.

Her question startled Xiang Yang, "Of course it's investment!"

"That's just right, let's do it together~ Just use our remuneration from this film together with your income."

"Okay, is it true? You can't lie."

The sudden sense of trust made Xiang Yang feel even happier.

He felt as if ever since the two of them met and got together, this kind of good luck that was full of luck came one after another.

You know, he still vividly remembers his last experience in Shanghai.

It was obviously a good time to buy a house, but after the results were revealed, this 'goblin' didn't even care.

Seeing Xiang Yang agreeing so readily, Liu Qianqian also laughed out loud. She stretched out her slender fingers and pinched Xiang Yang's chin. She smiled and said, "I think you were right last time. Buying a house is a good investment. And I plan to settle in Paris for a while, so we each contribute half this time, what do you think?"

"Buy a house???" Xiangyang, who was still thinking about which stock to buy, was stunned when he heard this.

Ah this...

He was about to say something, but his throat suddenly became tight.

Does she not know what buying a house together means?

Stopping and staring into Liu Qianqian's touching eyes and face that was slowly becoming shy, Xiang Yang suddenly didn't know what to say.

He really wanted to agree, but...

Well, at this moment, Xiangyang didn't resist the urge to kiss her.

Under the dim yellow street lights and the slanting shadow of the sycamore tree trunks, he bent his head and gently felt the tenderness between her lips and teeth.

But soon, after Liu Qianqian responded twice, she put a finger on Xiang Yang's lips, asking him to stop this embarrassing action.

"Xiang Yang, are you planning to starve me to death?" Liu Qianqian said softly, with a naughty smile in her eyes.

Xiang Yang: “…….”

...

The next morning, Xiang Yang woke up very early, rubbed his eyes, kissed Liu Qianqian's hair, and then quietly came out of the bedroom.

Laifu and Fantuan seemed to know why he got up so early. They seemed to like Xiangyang very much, wagging their tails and waiting for this person who smelled like an owner to lead them out of the apartment.

In the morning light, the birds were already chirping in search of food. Xiangyang, who was wearing a coat, breathed out, looked at the rising sun with sleepy eyes, and walked to the park not far away.

The air in the park is cool, refreshing and humid.After smelling the smell of green grass on the tip of his nose, he bought a cup of coffee from the coffee cart at the entrance of the park, and then walked the dog while drinking.

In addition to reminiscing about last night's joy in his mind, he was also thinking about the conversation between the two.

Buy a house…

The house will definitely be bought. In the current situation of the two of them, they can either rent a larger house together or buy it.

There was no choice at this time, and it was what Xiangyang should do.

As a man, it is impossible for him to lick his face and say no when the other party opens his mouth.

but…

Okay, he was confused.

It's not that he doesn't have money to buy a house. In addition to the money that will be paid soon, he still has some money in his stocks.

If you take it all out, you can actually buy a house with a good environment, but...

"It seems that if you want to protect your damn self-esteem, you have to do something." Staring at the morning light penetrating through the woods in the park, watching the sunlight scattering from the branches, the 'Tyndale' effect formed due to the humidity of the air, Xiangyang He clicked his lips twice.

He took out his cell phone from his pocket and called his good friend Little John, who was still sleeping soundly.

The phone rang for a while before the other party's lazy voice came: "Hey, Xiang, you better have a good reason to convince me not to go over and kill you now."

"Oh... that..." Xiang Yang frowned, took a deep breath and said, "Man, do you know anyone in the bank?"

"What..." Little John asked without opening his eyes.

Xiangyang looked at the shape of the beam, thinking that Liu Qianqian once told him the most touching love words he had ever heard, and said with a smile: "I want to take a loan to buy an apartment. The one at your house has a yard. It doesn't need to be too big." , if it’s too expensive, I can’t afford it now.”

"What nonsense are you talking about? You're sick." After saying that, Little John hung up the phone.

"Uh..." Xiangyang's mouth moved as he heard the phone beeping.

He felt that he needed a reason to convince himself not to kill this idiot-like guy today!

It's so...so fucking humiliating!

Is Xiangyang rich?Xiangyang has no money. A luxury designer, his income is really not high. Lafayette, who had the best life, only gave his cat 3.1 million euros after his death.