"What?" Li Yeming was still thinking about what Ye Qing had said about asking him to design clothes, so he ignored Ye Qing's subsequent question and asked it again subconsciously.
Ye Qing repeated her question: "What I mean is, how is your studio making a profit or loss right now?"
This time, Li Yeming finally understood Ye Qing's question, but he looked at Xi Yue because Xi Yue was in charge of the finances.
Before Xi Yue could answer, Ye Qing answered Li Yeming himself: "Your studio had been losing money and was in debt. After Xi Yue and Zitai Fashion invested, it eased your difficulties. The clothes you designed for the film crew recently also made a lot of money, which can keep you going for a while. Let me ask you, how much is your studio's rent now? How much is your monthly expense for paying salaries?"
Since Xi Yue and Zitai Fashion invested in her studio, Xi Yue has been handling all these miscellaneous tasks, so Li Yeming has no idea about them at all.
Although she didn't get an answer from Li Yeming, Ye Qing was neither disappointed nor surprised. She continued to persuade Li Yeming according to her own line of thinking: "It's okay that you don't know the situation I just mentioned, but you must know how many sets of clothes your studio sells each month, right? Do you think the clothes sold can cover salaries, rent, and so on? If not, what will you do when the money runs out? Are you still waiting for Zitai Fashion to invest in you? Obviously, no company will frequently do such thankless work, so you need to learn to be flexible. Traditional clothing is good and indeed needs to be promoted, but before supporting your ideals, you need to eat first."
These words were a bit harsh, but Li Yeming couldn't refute them because Ye Qing was stating the facts.
Back when Ye Qing was still working at her shop, she could tell that Ye Qing was no ordinary person.
"I understand, I will think carefully about how to design it," Li Yeming said.
Li Yeming is supposed to be an expert in traditional clothing design, but Ye Qing was afraid that she was too aloof. After hesitating for a moment, Ye Qing said, "You are a senior, and there are some things I shouldn't say, but I still hope that I can take a look at your design first."
If Li Yeming could accept what Ye Qing said before, then Ye Qing's words made her a little unhappy. Her expression changed: "You don't believe me?"
“If I didn’t trust you, I wouldn’t have given the naming rights to Jin. You’re an expert, but I think I have the right to speak on the topic of popular appeal. Models will definitely look good in your traditional clothing designs, but what happens after that? Will no one buy them? Only when someone buys your designs that appeal to both the refined and the common, and you have money, can you design the traditional clothing you envision for yourself.”
Although he was still a little unhappy, Li Yeming couldn't say anything since Ye Qing had put it that way, so he silently accepted Ye Qing's suggestion.
While Ye Qing and Li Yeming were talking, Xi Yue remained silent. Now that Ye Qing had finished speaking and was about to leave, Xi Yue took the initiative to see Ye Qing off.
She hadn't intended to say anything to Ye Qing; it was more out of politeness. However, Ye Qing asked Xi Yue a question: "Has Ye Shuang contacted you recently?"
"Her? No, why would she want to see me?" Xi Yue was quite surprised.
For a while, Ye Qing hadn't thought about Ye Shuang's situation because of issues like naming rights. But now that the naming rights were settled, Ye Qing had some free time and started thinking about Ye Shuang again.
According to what Xi Yue and Ye Qing said before, the reason why Xi Yue went to the film set to make trouble for Ye Shuang was because Ye Shuang did it on purpose. Ye Shuang deliberately put on such a big show and then disappeared without a trace, which doesn't make sense.
After thinking for a while and hesitating for a moment, Ye Qing asked, "What about Liang Lu?"
"Him?" Xi Yue was surprised again, not quite understanding why Ye Qing was asking Liang Lu.
Although Xi Yue and Liang Lu's marriage is not mentioned much now, they are still engaged. Ye Qing wondered if it would be appropriate for her to be more direct.
Just as Ye Qing was about to speak, Xi Yue said, "Liang Lu seems to have been much more well-behaved lately. I heard he's stopped going to bars and such and stays home every day. He probably hasn't been in contact with Ye Shuang."
Ye Qing originally wanted to ask about the relationship between Liang Lu and Ye Shuang, but now that Xi Yue has said so, Ye Qing no longer needs to think about how to ask.
Ye Shuang didn't contact Liang Lu either, which made things even more puzzling. Judging from Ye Shuang's previous provocation of Xi Yue, she must have feelings for Liang Lu and was unwilling to accept it, which is why she provoked Xi Yue.
However, since there has been no contact, the more they remain silent, the more they feel that Ye Shuang's initial provocation was a scheme.
Although he was very worried, Ye Shuang didn't do anything, so Ye Qing couldn't do anything either, because he couldn't figure out what Ye Shuang really meant.
Perhaps because Ye Qing and Li Yeming's words were too cruel and sharp, Li Yeming also began to abandon those vague ideas in his mind and designed clothing that combined traditional and modern styles according to the style of the model competition, as agreed by Ye Qing and the organizer.
Ye Qing has seen the design sketches and they are very good.
Later, when the models wore it in the model competition, it also gained public recognition.
The model competition started being televised when it narrowed down from 30 to 27. After that, discussions about the costumes began to heat up. Ye Qing discussed it with the production team, and the production team took the opportunity to release several sets of stills, all of which featured costumes designed by Li Yeming.
This is good news for both the production team and the organizers of the model competition. It generates buzz and raises expectations for the TV series.
Just when everyone was feeling happy, a bucket of cold water was poured on them because Ye Shuang was a judge during the top ten to top seven round.
After all, Ye Shuang had worked as a model before and was quite well-known, so the organizers invited her.
Seeing Ye Shuang wasn't surprising, but Ye Qing also knew why he had been feeling uneasy lately.
During the television broadcast, Ye Shuang subtly mentioned the relationship between Xi Yue and Jin, and then inadvertently brought up what Xi Yue had experienced in the past.
Because it was a television broadcast, it was pre-recorded, and some inappropriate remarks were cut out when it was broadcast on television. However, there was an audience present during the recording.
So Ye Shuang's pointed remarks still got to everyone's attention.
As a result, news about Xi Yue's past mental health issues appeared in the news every day.
Xi Yue's mood visibly worsened. Although it wasn't Ye Qing's fault, he couldn't ignore Xi Yue's condition.
After all, Zitai Fashion is Jin's biggest investor. In other words, even if Ye Qing and Xi Yue are not related, Ye Qing cannot ignore this matter.
Ye Qing finally came up with a do-or-die idea and called Xi Yue to his home to discuss it.
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