The phone call Ye Qing received after arriving at work was from Xu Xiaoyue.
An actress from the same agency as Xiaoyue, she's very famous, and last year she filmed an art film that many people felt was inappropriate.
At first, no one was optimistic about it, but now this art film has actually been shortlisted for one of the international film festivals, the Water City Film Festival.
Moreover, since they were shortlisted for the main competition, they came to Ye Qing to design their red carpet dresses.
Because art films don't do well at the box office, and some might not even be shown in theaters, but the filming period is quite long, it's definitely not as good as filming TV dramas for an actress who is on the rise.
Take Xu Xiaoyue, for example. She transitioned from model to actress. Although she filmed a decent movie before, and her performance in the movie was also quite good.
However, neither Xiaoyue's agency nor Xiaoyue herself intends to continue making movies; instead, they want to continue making TV series.
So, taking advantage of the popularity of the previous movie, we got Xiaoyue a role in the hugely popular Republican-era TV series, which instantly made her a rising star!
It seems to imply that she has replaced the actress she introduced to Ye Qing today to have her clothes made.
This actress was one of the top actresses in Xiaoyue's company before, but because of the art film she filmed, it took a long time to finish and it hasn't been shown in Nancheng yet.
As time went by, it seemed like everyone had forgotten about her.
For example, although she was attending one of the three major international A-list film festivals, because her fame is not as great now, the international luxury stores with flagship stores in Nancheng did not want to lend her clothes because they felt that she was not famous enough. Since her exposure was not as great as before and she did not have much advertising, there was no sponsorship.
So Xu Xiaoyue introduced her to Ye Qing.
Ye Qing understood what Xu Xiaoyue meant; this was also an opportunity to help Qingye Studio advertise.
Not long after, Xu Xiaoyue arrived with the actress, whose name was Huang Fei.
The name Fei has a very good meaning, but the surname... when put together, sounds like "wasteful"!
In recent years, people in the entertainment industry have become very superstitious. They think your name is bad, and your agency has said it many times, suggesting you change your stage name and consult a master.
But Huang Fei refused them all.
Her personality has led to this awkward situation; she's going to an international film festival, but the company doesn't seem to care much about it.
These were the results of Xu Xiaoyue's usual gossip with Ye Qing, so Ye Qing knew some of the general information.
Now Ye Qing thinks it's fortunate that the agency doesn't value her, so she can design a dress for Huang Fei.
After Ye Qing took Huang Fei's measurements, she shared her previous ideas with Huang Fei, saying that she was going to help Huang Fei design a dress that combined traditional and Western styles.
Huang Fei was very interested. She looked at the sketch Ye Qing had drawn before she arrived and liked it very much, but she was a little hesitant: "As for the money, I don't know if Xiaoyue has told you yet..."
“I understand. As for the money, just give me the cost of the fabric. Although according to my philosophy, the embroidery and other details on this dress are all handmade and very expensive, you are going to an international film festival, so I'll consider it as advertising for you. Therefore, you need to mention my studio when you release the press release.”
Ye Qing wasn't doing charity work, so even though Huang Fei gave her a small amount of money, she was able to make the most of it.
Huang Fei was taken aback by Ye Qing's words. Ye Qing could tell that Huang Fei seemed surprised by her attitude. Ye Qing wasn't angry, and said, "If you find it hard to accept that I'm asking you to advertise, I think you might want to find another high-end studio. I'm not exaggerating, putting aside the design of these clothes, the embroidery alone is quite expensive..."
Before Ye Qing could finish speaking, Huang Fei interrupted him: "It's not that I don't want to help you advertise, I don't even want to release a press release. I just like making movies. If I win an award, that would be great, but if I don't, it's fine. I took on this movie because I like it, and I never thought about releasing a press release because of it."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qing suddenly understood. With such a good opportunity and decent acting skills, why was the agency reluctant to help her plan her career? Huang Fei's thinking wasn't necessarily wrong, but it was a bit stubborn.
Ye Qing's eyelids twitched, and she said, "If that's the case, I'll give it to you at the original price. Besides, this is a specially designed one, not a regular model, and it's only for sale, not for rent. In other words, if you like it, you have to buy it."
Huang Fei knew, but he was still hesitant and conflicted.
Ye Qing didn't know what to say, after all, everyone has their own ideas, and Ye Qing also understood the feeling of being short of money. She said understandingly, "Think it over carefully and see whether to buy it or do what I said before. When you release the press release, just include our studio's name."
Huang Fei said, "I'll go back and think about it."
Because he hadn't made up his mind, Huang Fei left first.
Ye Qing would be lying if she said she wasn't disappointed, but since Xu Xiaoyue also really liked the dress, she said, "You can wear it first. If Huang Fei really doesn't want to, I'll wear it. I'll change out of my wedding dress and wear this dress when I toast at the wedding."
Xu Xiaoyue and Liu Yuliang have reached an agreement and decided to have Ye Qing design the wedding dress. Ye Qing has been busy with this matter recently.
This is indeed a solution, and Ye Qing has no reason to refuse. However, this dress requires hand embroidery, which Ye Qing's studio cannot do. Therefore, Ye Qing needs to contact Li Yeming and ask Li Yeming's studio to do it.
Whether it's for a film festival or Xu Xiaoyue's wedding, you need to start preparing now, because handmade items are very time-consuming.
Xu Xiaoyue had other things to do, so she left after dropping Ye Qing off at Li Yeming's studio.
Although Ye Qing didn't tell Li Yeming before coming here, it was because everyone in Li Yeming's studio knew her, so every time Ye Qing came to see Li Yeming, she went directly to her office.
However, this time, when Ye Qing went directly to Li Yeming's office, she was stopped.
Despite this, Ye Qing wasn't angry. Looking at the attitude of the others in Li Yeming's studio, it seemed like they were worried about her, which made Ye Qing very curious. She subconsciously asked, "Is someone in her office?"
Ye Qing had just finished asking her question, and before anyone could answer her, she heard a heated argument coming from Li Yeming's office: "Li Yeming, I really can't believe it! I used to think you were an innocent little rabbit. You're a ruthless person who eats people alive!"
The voice was filled with anger, the kind of anger Ye Qing was familiar with. Thinking about recent events, Ye Qing felt that hearing the other person's angry voice wasn't so strange after all.
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