God's New Clothes

Xu Shi'an kicked Chen Lei on the front foot, and asked the Human Resources Department to recruit two designers to top him on the back foot.Tong Yan also handed over the work at hand to Ma Li and Ruan Wenna, and Zhou Mo and himself concentrated on preparing for New York Fashion Week.

The fashion week will be in February next year, and the autumn and winter trends for next year will be announced. Tong Yan and Zhou Mo are sitting in the studio worrying, what theme should they participate in?

It must be Chinese elements that can attract the eyes of foreigners, but they will be hated by Chinese people.The keyboard man will ask, do we have nothing else but XXX?Anyway, no matter what you use, they can use this sentence to refute you.

The two were discussing when the door of the studio was pushed open, and Xu Shi'an wandered in: "Are you busy?"

Tong Yan said, "Well, I'm thinking about the theme of Fashion Week."

Xu Shi'an pulled up a chair and sat down: "Can I listen in on the sidelines? Don't talk, don't be nice, and don't bother you."

Tong Yan worked without distraction, and said: "Yes." He thought to himself, the company is yours, and you can listen to it if you want, so he used him as a dummy and continued to discuss with Zhou Mo.

Zhou Mo remembered the matter of Chen Lei, and asked Xu Shi'an: "I heard that Chen Lei resigned because of the leak?"

Xu Shi'an looked at the two of them, but didn't deny it: "Yes, it's him."

Tong Yan was puzzled: "What good does it do him?"

Xu Shi'an glanced at Tong Yan and said, "It's already settled, so don't think about it." He quickly changed the subject and asked, "How about the two new designers?"

Tong Yan: "Not bad."

Xu Shi'an: "That's fine, you guys continue talking."

Chen Lei's article has been revealed.

Zhou Mo flipped through the fashion magazines in his hand and said: "Generally speaking, New York Fashion Week advocates novelty and fashion design styles, with a strong commercial atmosphere. Many Chinese companies will use New York Fashion Week as a stepping stone to go international. The most successful one at present is Li Ning. .”

Tong Yan turned the pencil in his hand like a propeller, nodded and said: "Flowers bloom outside the wall and fragrance inside the wall is also because Li Ning's design subverted the aesthetics and cognition of Chinese people. Therefore, if we want to be recognized, we must Show us something different.”

"Do you mean Chinese elements?" Zhou Mo asked.

Tong Yan smiled and said, "Momo is the one who knows me."

Xu Shi'an had been playing with his phone with his head down, and suddenly coughed.Tong Yan and Zhou Mo looked at him together, Xu Shi'an said: "I pour a glass of water, my throat is a bit thirsty."

Tong Yan went on to say: "But Chinese elements are used a bit too much. Look at Fan Ye's dragon robe and the dragon robe worn by Rihanna at Met Gala. They look good, but we can't use them like that anymore. Couture can. Fashion is just too full, too much."

Zhou Mo asked: "Armani2015 has a high-definition show, using Chinese elements of ink and bamboo forest, what do you think of that?"

"I love that one so much. It's elegant, agile and elegant. It's rare to see such a superb use of Chinese elements. Do you know what I hate to see the most?"

"what?"

"What I hate the most is the appearance of elements of Chinese bamboo hats or official hats of the Qing Dynasty on models. Everything I have seen so far is a disaster. A hat ruins a suit of clothes."

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "So, what elements should we use? Ink painting, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, Dunhuang murals, ancient architecture, traditional patterns, ethnic customs...there are too many."

Tong Yan bit his finger and said, "Actually, I wanted to use gossip at first. The combination of symbols was beautiful and abstract, but later I felt that the black and white colors of gossip were a bit repetitive with the colors of summer, so I gave up."

Zhou Mo asked: "Then what do you want to use now?"

Tong Yan thought for a while and said, "How about the Peking Opera costumes?"

"A lot of people have used it."

"It doesn't matter, we only use local patterns, only in local areas. It must not be used on a large area. We design fashion, which is to be worn to work, not to sing. Do you want to try it?"

"Just try it if you say so. I'll collect some materials first. After all, we're not familiar with this."

Tong Yan suddenly came up with inspiration and said, "Let me draw you one first. Aren't the sleeves special? We can design the sleeves of the shirt to be long. There is a drawstring, which can be shortened by pulling it, so that the shirt can be worn under a suit. Inside, the cuffs are exposed a little bit, which is pretty nice, look, that’s it.” Tong Yan’s hands were fast, and he had finished drawing the pattern with a few strokes, and he showed it to Zhou Mo, who couldn’t stop nodding his head , said: "Then you can wear this kind of pleated skirt with your autumn and winter coats, just like layered costumes."

"Yes, I think it should be good, it's him!"

This is Xu Shi'an's first time listening to how Tong Yan and Zhou Mo work. Zhou Mo is like a fashion encyclopedia, while Tong Yan keeps thinking.

To be honest, Xu Shi'an was a little jealous of Zhou Mo, as if he lived in Tong Yan's head.He really wanted to ask Zhou Mo, besides those weird ideas in Tong Yan's mind, did he also have a place in Tong Yan's mind?

Seeing that the two of them stopped talking, Xu Shi'an couldn't keep disturbing them, so he found an excuse and left.

As soon as Xu Shi'an left, Zhou Mo slid a chair to Tong Yan's side and said, "Can I ask you a question?"

Tong Yan: "Ask what?"

"How did you and Xu Shi'an manage to work together as if nothing had happened after having sex?"

Tong Yan: "..."

What kind of question is this!Do you want him to say that the first time is raw, and the second time is familiar?

"Maybe... I have a thicker skin."

Zhou Mo said disdainfully: "You are thick-skinned with me, and with others, you are as innocent as a girl with a yellow flower."

"No!"

Tong Yan has been trying to transform into a coquettish slut, after all, his plan is to seduce first and then abandon him.But his acting skills are zero, and he can't act in his true colors, so he forgets it every now and then.

He has to think about it.

Two days later, Xu Shi'an excitedly ran to their studio again, and said excitedly, "You two come with me."

Tong Yan asked, "Where are you going?"

Xu Shi'an said mysteriously: "You will know when you arrive."

The three of them drove eastward, passed the Fourth Ring Road, and soon they would arrive at Sihui.There are many film and television production bases here. Tong Yan saw Xu Shi'an parked his car at the door of a small building, and there was a sign next to it, which said "Central Peking Opera Theater Dance Center Base".

"Why did you bring us here?" Tong Yan asked.

Xu Shi'an parked the car, took out his mobile phone and prepared to make a call: "Don't you want to use Peking Opera elements? Seeing the real thing is better than looking at the picture, right?"

Tong Yan's heart moved, and he didn't ask any more questions. Did Xu Shi'an start contacting today's matter after "auditing" that day?

After Xu Shi'an made the call, a male staff member in his 30s came out to pick them up soon after.

"Hello, who is Mr. Xu?"

Xu Shi'an quickly shook hands with him: "I am, I am causing you trouble."

The man said: "No trouble, my name is Zhou Tianyu, Mr. Xia said that you want to visit our costumes, please come with me."

Xu Shi'an: "Then thank you."

Zhou Tianyu led the way and said: "You're welcome, we are very familiar with Mr. Xia, and we definitely dare not neglect the things he explained. I heard that you are fashion designers, right?"

Xu Shi'an said without hesitation: "I'm not, they are. I'm their driver and bodyguard."

Tong Yan glared at Xu Shi'an, then stepped forward to shake hands with Zhou Tianyu: "Hello, I'm Tong Yan, the designer, and this is my partner Zhou Mo." Zhou Mo greeted, and Tong Yan continued, "We want to design A set of costumes with elements of Peking Opera is participating in a foreign fashion week, and if I want to come and learn, I must ask for your advice."

Hearing what Tong Yan said, Zhou Tianyu immediately showed an expression of approval on his face: "Ah, that's a good relationship. The things passed down by our ancestors are good, but still too few people know about them."

Tong Yan said modestly: "Peking opera culture is so extensive and profound, we only show a little superficial."

"A small amount makes a lot," Zhou Tianyu walked to the door of a warehouse and said, "Here we are, I'll show you."

All kinds of costumes and accessories were densely hung in the warehouse, Tong Yan and Zhou Mo were dumbfounded.

Zhou Tianyu turned on the headlights and introduced to them: "There are more than 4000 sets of costumes here, as well as various armor props and heads, all of which are our collections for decades. Most of them are machine-sewn, and a few are pure. handmade."

Tong Yan whispered to Zhou Mo, "Gao Ding."

Zhou Mo smiled and said nothing.

Zhou Tianyu led them to a row of clothes and said: "We call this row 'overcoat', not the coat we are wearing now. These clothes are mainly used to show the identity of the characters. Are you a lady or a maid? Whether it is a civil official or a general, you can tell by looking at the clothes. This includes boa robes, official clothes, sash, cloaks, palace clothes and so on."

"Look at this one." Zhou Tianyu took off a python robe and showed it to them, "This is the python robe worn by the emperor. It is made of large satin and has dragon patterns on it. There are also embroidered dragons and dragons. Below It can be embroidered with seawater and river tooth pattern, which looks noble and majestic. There are also python robes of other officials, with different colors and patterns to distinguish their identities."

Zhou Tianyu gave them a few more pieces to look at, including a princess's boa robe, a small stand-up collar with colored silk sash hanging from the cloud shoulders, red satin embroidery on the top, multiple horizontal stripes on the cuffs, and three layers of colorful ribbons sewn on the lower body. The colors are distributed symmetrically, and there are embroidery and silk ribbons on each ticket belt, which is very beautiful.

Tong Yan and Zhou Mo hugged the clothes and couldn't put them down, their greedy eyes were just like the Elder Jin Chi in Journey to the West when he saw Tang Seng's brocade cassock.

After reading the emperor’s clothes, they went to the official clothes of the ministers. They are more familiar with this. The highlight of the official clothes is on the patch on the chest. From the first rank to the ninth rank, different animals are used to distinguish them. Civil officials embroider birds and military officers embroider animals. , the emperor looked down, hey, a group of beasts!

Tong Yan pointed to a double-breasted dress and asked, "What's this kind of dress called?"

Zhou Tianyu said: "This kind is called 'pei', which is casual wear in today's terms. Both men and women can wear it. It is simple and elegant, and it looks dignified and elegant. Sometimes loving couples will wear the same color pee on stage, such as "Dragon and Phoenix" Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang in Chengxiang."

Tong Yan smiled and said, "Couple outfits, it's really interesting." As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Xu Shi'an squinting at him, and immediately turned his head away.

Zhou Tianyu sang as soon as he was happy: "In the past, Liang Hong and Meng Guang were paired together, but now the fairies will meet King Xiang. You can laugh at my brother secretly, and it's Zhou Lang who is self-defeating."

The three of them clapped like sea dogs to show their support, but none of them understood.

After watching the coat, Zhou Tianyu took them to see Eryi.The second clothes mainly look at "reliance" and various "arrow clothes".The arrow jacket is relatively neat, with horseshoe sleeves, which are worn by many green forest heroes.

Zhou Tianyu explained: "Damn, it looks like clothes but not clothes, and looks like armor but not armor. It can not only show the heroism of the characters, but also facilitate the actors to do some exaggerated dance moves. The main patterns are fish scales and T-shaped patterns. There are also patterns on the stomach. Different, martial arts students or old martial arts students use double dragons playing with beads or single dragon patterns, and martial arts faces generally use tiger head patterns. When wearing them, in order to show the heroic character of the character, they also need to wear a fat jacket inside to make the character more plump."

A few people stayed in the warehouse all afternoon, Tong Yan and Zhou Mo were fascinated by watching, if Xu Shi'an didn't keep pulling people out, these two people really wanted to stay and never leave.

Before getting into the car, the four of them were polite again, and finally Xu Shi'an took out two boxes of tea from the trunk and gave them to Zhou Tianyu.

Xu Shi'an dutifully fulfilled his duties as a "driver", first sending Zhou Mo home, and then sending Tong Yan back.

Seeing the car getting closer and closer to his home, Tong Yan began to think in his heart: Should Xu Shi'an go up for a ride later?If he said it, the result would be obvious; if he didn't say it, could he completely forget what he heard that day?

Tong Yan was still struggling, the car had already driven downstairs to his house, Xu Shi'an didn't turn off the engine, and said directly: "I'm tired today, go home and have a good rest."

The meaning was already obvious, Tong Yan didn't look at Xu Shi'an, and pushed the door to get out of the car.

Xu Shi'an's car drove away quickly, and a dry leaf rolled up behind the tire. Tong Yan watched the car gradually disappear, and suddenly felt very uncomfortable.