Chapter 180 A Hidden Talent: Why is it so hard to be a lazy bum? ...

"Cheating?" Director Xie Ankang's gaze became quite intriguing.

"Director Zheng, is there factional infighting in your Red Star Textile Factory? Are they each setting up their own cliques?"

Directors like Xie Ankang, who grew up immersed in stories, immediately realized something was amiss. “You said there’s an excellent female worker in your factory named He Xiuxiu, whose skills are no less than those of the eighth-grade female worker in your factory.”

"But the style of these clothes in your factory is completely different from those in Feiyan Textile Factory."

Director Xie asked casually, "Such a capable female worker, is there no hope for her to get ahead in your Red Star Textile Factory?"

Director Xie's words made everyone realize the implication: a factory only produces four or five garments. The Red Star Textile Factory's style is clearly that of a "one-man show." Even if there really is a capable He Xiuxiu, she would still have to cheat and help others in other textile factories.

There's something really fishy going on at the Red Star Textile Factory!

"This..." Zheng Jianguo was stumped by the question. He was speechless for a moment. Unfortunately, the Hongxing Textile Factory was Zeng Jinfeng's one-man show. Zheng Jianguo couldn't distinguish between good and bad technology. He only knew that Zeng Jinfeng was powerful.

Zeng Jinfeng also said that He Xiuxiu's skills were "not bad," but he couldn't quite tell the difference in their skill levels.

Seeing this, the screenwriter next to him quickly scribbled something in his notebook, "This is absolutely brilliant. This story could be turned into a satirical tale."

The art director burst out laughing. They wanted to film a story about the close relationship between the military and the people, not a satirical drama about the struggle that was actually filmed on location.

Zheng Jianguo's expression was strange. Seeing the expressions of the leaders around him, his face burned with discomfort. Regardless of whether He Xiuxiu made the clothes or not, it showed that he, as the factory director, was "unpopular," "incompetent in management," and "wasting talent."

"How about we find He Xiuxiu and the people from Feiyan Textile Factory to come over and discuss this in detail..." By now, Director Xie and the others had lost interest in judging and were just waiting to "watch the show."

After waiting for an hour or two, Qin Xiangxiang and the people from Feiyan Textile Factory, along with He Xiuxiu, arrived at the guesthouse conference room.

Qin Xiangxiang brought her assistant He over, and assistant He was a little confused.

Director Xie asked, "This Factory Director Zheng said that these clothes were made by He Xiuxiu at your Feiyan Textile Factory."

Assistant He frowned: "This...we didn't have these clothes originally, how did they get switched to this?"

Qin Xiangxiang: "Wow?!"

Director Xie and the others were shocked: "Their clothes have been switched?"

Zheng Jianguo immediately perked up: "Leaders, I told you so! Feiyan Textile Factory hired our female workers to cheat!"

All eyes turned to Qin Xiangxiang, who remained calm and collected. These clothes were made by her in a rush and were her own creation. Assistant He was unaware that the clothes in their factory had been switched because of the tea that had been poured on them.

Qin Xiangxiang: "I can guarantee that these clothes were made by the people at our Feiyan Textile Factory."

The person who made it was Qin Xiangxiang herself.

What's wrong with Factory Director Zheng? These are just a few pieces of clothing she rushed to make.

Zheng Jianguo: "The maker of this garment is highly skilled and has exceptional craftsmanship. Could this garment have been made by your Feiyan Textile Factory? It is definitely a garment meticulously crafted by a master craftsman!"

Qin Xiangxiang: "..."

I'm impressed.

"Then ask He Xiuxiu from your factory if she made it. If you asked her to make a whole outfit, could she do it?"

Everyone who saw this scene was filled with doubt. Director Xie looked at the female factory manager of Feiyan Textile Factory with great curiosity. She was young and beautiful, calm and composed, neither arrogant nor humble. Judging from her expression, she seemed to be watching the show with a bit of curiosity.

He found it very strange.

Production Manager: "It's turned into a scene where Bao Zheng solves cases now."

He Xiuxiu arrived and examined several garments closely. She quickly shook her head and said, "Leaders, these are not clothes I made. My skills are far from reaching this level. I have never seen the pattern, the treatment of the shoulders, sleeves, and waist before... I think even Master Zeng in our factory might not be able to make such a natural and fitting pattern."

Zheng Jianguo was furious: "He Xiuxiu, you're a traitor! You're colluding with Qin Xiangxiang from your family compound!"

He Xiuxiu was also furious at this moment. She had been holding back her anger for a long time. "Pah! Zheng Jianguo, do you think anyone wants to come to your Hongxing Textile Factory? The management of your factory is a pile of dog shit, even stinking worse than a rural outhouse. You people are all a bunch of maggots in the latrine, maggots that eat shit!"

"My God!" The screenwriter and the reporter taking pictures were all dumbfounded. They never expected to see such a "wonderful plot" at the judging event.

Even Qin Xiangxiang and Assistant He couldn't help but watch the drama unfold; it seems this Red Star Textile Factory is quite a spectacle!

Zheng Jianguo was so angry he almost rolled his eyes: "He Xiuxiu, are you out of your mind!"

"Am I out of my mind? You people are the ones who have eaten shit and become mentally ill. Coming to your factory is like getting a knife to my ass, it's an eye-opener!" He Xiuxiu originally came from a small rural town and had heard too much vulgar language. In the countryside, people cursed with excrement and urine. After coming to the city, she became much more civilized, but now the resentment she had accumulated made her act recklessly.

Anyway, she's a military officer's family member. At most, she'll lose her job at the Red Star Textile Factory. What's she afraid of?

She was utterly betrayed by that bastard Zheng Jianguo!

"Is your factory a place fit for humans? As soon as I arrived, Zeng Jinfeng started to suppress me, giving me a bunch of substandard fabrics to work on. That's not all, she also added syrup to the machines. All the machine breakdowns in the factory are her doing. Working in your factory is like a meeting of maggots in a latrine! I find it disgusting!"

"You eat shit every day! You drink piss! Especially you, Zheng Jianguo, your mouth is full of stinky farts!"

...

He Xiuxiu was yelling and cursing in the conference room. Qin Xiangxiang and He's assistant were stunned, not to mention the others. They never expected such a heated occasion.

"Try to persuade her, everyone try to persuade this female worker, she's been hurled at her with such vile language."

Zheng Jianguo was agitated: "She's gone mad! This woman has gone mad! Qin Xiangxiang, you made her do this, didn't you!"

"Qin Xiangxiang, you scheming woman!"

Qin Xiangxiang was speechless: "Director Zheng, I have absolutely nothing to do with the mess in your factory."

Zheng Jianguo cursed, "This is all a fabrication by you and He Xiuxiu. Since you say these clothes weren't made by He Xiuxiu, then go find the workers in your factory. If any of them can make them, I'll rip my head off and let you kick it like a ball."

Director Xie and the others were truly amazed.

The art director looked at Qin Xiangxiang and said, "Director Qin, could you please contact some female workers in your factory who can make the clothes?"

"No need to contact me anymore," Qin Xiangxiang said. "I made these clothes myself."

Zheng Jianguo's expression was radiant: "??!!!!"

“Our factory made a batch of sample garments before. Because a female worker accidentally spilled tea on the clothes, I quickly made a few more and handed them in. These few garments were all made by my own handiwork.”

"Although I am not a female worker, I am the factory manager of Feiyan Textile Factory. The clothes I make are of course considered to be made by our Feiyan Textile Factory."

Assistant He then realized, "No wonder you said it was different from the previous samples. It turns out you were rushing to finish the work, Factory Manager... Such a big thing, and we didn't even know."

Director Xie was dumbfounded: "What? You're saying this is a costume you hastily made?"

Qin Xiangxiang was speechless: "This is just something I made up. It's clothes I made on a whim."

Director Xie and the art director exchanged a shocked look. At this moment, the art director's assistant excitedly took a piece of fabric and needle and thread: "Director Qin, could you personally demonstrate the needlework technique on the spot?"

Qin Xiangxiang sat down somewhat reluctantly and sighed, "...Ugh, this is such a hassle, even this thing needs to be verified."

She took the needle and thread. Qin Xiangxiang was a bit lazy, but when the needle and thread were in her hands, they seemed to be infused with a soul. Her slender, fair fingers were exceptionally nimble, and the speed at which she threaded the needle was so fast that it was dazzling. Her smooth and flowing movements were amazing.

Almost in the blink of an eye, a beautiful, smooth finish, both inside and out, was completed, exactly like the stitches on the sample.

The entire room fell silent.

Silence reigned.

Director Xie led the applause, "Director Qin, your skills are truly remarkable!"

Zheng Jianguo's face turned deathly pale, his eyes filled with disbelief. He Xiuxiu, standing beside him, exclaimed, "Zheng Jianguo, you eat shit, and Zeng Jinfeng eats shit too! I must have been out of my mind to choose to go to your Hongxing Textile Factory!"

"I quit! I'm not going to associate with you maggots from the latrines!"

"Doing this job for so long has been disgusting, ugh!"

Director Xie and the art director stood up excitedly, taking turns shaking hands with Qin Xiangxiang. "Director Qin! You are truly a master who has kept his talents hidden! This is the wisdom of the working people! This is exactly the kind of authentic beauty that we want, which originates from life but transcends it!"

"This time, the filming of the movie has to be done at your Feiyan Textile Factory. The spirit of your factory is completely in line with the spirit that our movie expresses!"

Qin Xiangxiang: "..."

Oh no, this is troublesome. Why is it so hard to be a lazy bum?

Every time I run into Zheng Jianguo, I have a very bad feeling. Luckily, I saw a good show this time, so it wasn't a complete loss.