After Ye Qing finished speaking, she noticed out of the corner of her eye that Dalson had been staring at her the whole time. She was stunned for a moment and tried to pretend nothing was wrong, but Dalson's gaze remained fixed on her. Helpless, Ye Qing could only temporarily look away from the menu and then pretend not to understand Dalson's question: "You don't believe what I just said? I really only just found out you came to Nancheng."
Dalson wasn't distrustful of Ye Qing, but he shook his head: "I think it's because I didn't expect to see you pregnant again, which is different from my original intention. So I was thinking, now that you're pregnant again, what style should the cover be?"
Ye Qing's attention was originally focused on the menu.
Private restaurants don't actually have a fixed menu. Ye Qing was just looking at today's limited menu. Ye Qing used to be hardworking and not picky about food, but because Dalson is a foreigner, Ye Qing was worried that he wouldn't be used to some dishes that were actually delicious but difficult for foreigners to accept, so she looked at the menu.
However, to everyone's surprise, Dilson said something so astonishing that Ye Qing put down the menu and looked at Dilson in astonishment: "Did I hear that right? What do you want me to do?"
"Shoot the cover."
Since she already knew why Dalson had come to Nancheng, Ye Qing was surprised, but after hearing what Dalson said, she quickly understood what he meant: "Cover? The cover of your magazine's inaugural issue?"
Dalson nodded.
Ye Qing looked at Dalson in utter shock. Knowing he wasn't joking, Ye Qing gradually calmed down, leaned back in her chair, and asked, "Why did you ask me to film this? To be honest, I don't quite understand what you mean."
"Because you are currently in the stage of creating your own brand, and although our magazine is not a new issue, this one in Nancheng is a new issue, so asking you to shoot it fits our theme. In addition, you were once in Europe, and now you are back here, which is like starting over, which also fits our magazine."
If that's the case, then that makes sense.
However, as a designer, Ye Qing is focused on grasping the latest trends and designing good clothes. She doesn't have much ambition regarding whether or not to make public appearances.
Moreover, shooting a cover is certainly a plus, but not shooting one is fine too. Since Dalson has said that his experience aligns with some of their magazine's experiences, having the person shooting the cover wear their studio's clothing can also achieve a promotional effect.
So, thinking about it this way, Ye Qing still felt that she didn't necessarily need to shoot a cover.
Seeing that Ye Qing was still deep in thought, Dalson said, "I've heard you say before that you were a model for a very short period of time. Although it was short, you did shoot print photos as a model, so I think you can handle it. And although you're shooting a cover, it's still quite different from the photos you took in the past. You can even shoot some more casual photos without needing to wear exaggerated makeup like professional models."
Makeup was never a key factor in Ye Qing's decision to film or not.
Although Ye Qing wasn't opposed to it, she thought about it more than Dalson did. After listening to Dalson say so much, Ye Qing could tell that he was determined to have her film the movie.
Ye Qing wasn't in a hurry to refuse, but she wanted to let Dalson know a few things: "Is your magazine's editor-in-chief Jiang Xinya?"
Dalson nodded.
Ye Qing said, "When I first returned to China, I had some conflicts with Jiang Xinya. You could say that the reason she couldn't stay at her previous magazine was more or less related to me."
“I know she said your design was plagiarized and then apologized. The reason the magazine hired her as editor-in-chief was because they thought she was gentle and willing to apologize. Although I don’t think so, before I became the general manager here, I had no say in who the editor-in-chief was.”
Ye Qing originally thought that Dalson didn't know, so he reminded him.
Yet he knew.
Ye Qing found it a little hard to understand why they would still contact him if they already knew.
"Since you know about the conflict between me and Jiang Xinya, I don't care if you ask me to film it now. After all, I can say that I won a great victory in that matter back then, but it may not be a good thing for Jiang Xinya. She may not want me to film it."
“She probably doesn’t want it, but I don’t think it’s important. After all, the inaugural issue is important not only to the magazine but also to her. If she wants to continue as the editor-in-chief, she definitely has to accept this arrangement.” Dalson gradually lost the casualness he had when meeting a friend, and his conversation with Ye Qing became businesslike.
"I need to think about it carefully," Ye Qing said.
“Of course, but I think you should agree. I believe your appearance on the cover is a way to give Jiang Xinya a hard time.” Dalson paused slightly after saying this word, and asked somewhat uncertainly, “Is that how this word is used?”
Ye Qing nodded.
Having received Ye Qing's affirmation, Dalson added, "Moreover, it's not just a show of force, but also lets Jiang Xinya know that we have a relationship. If your studio collaborates with the magazine in the future, she probably won't deliberately make things difficult for you."
Ye Qing thought to herself, what she said was true, but it was also possible that Jiang Xinya would hold a grudge against her again and make things even more difficult for her. Moreover, it was possible that her Qingye Studio would not be able to cooperate with their magazine at all in the future.
Since Dilson meant well, Ye Qing didn't want to say anything, so he remained silent and was also considering it.
Besides this matter, Dalson also wanted to catch up with Ye Qing.
After finishing their business, the two started chatting casually.
After dinner, Dalson was still a little reluctant to leave and insisted on taking Ye Qing home. Ye Qing found it hard to refuse his offer, and since Dalson had said he wanted to see the two children, she couldn't very well refuse, so she went along with it.
When Ye Qing arrived home, Xi Quan and the others had just finished eating. Xi Quan was about to call Ye Qing to ask if she wanted him to pick her up.
Just as he picked up the phone, Ye Qing returned.
Not only did Ye Qing return, but he also brought back a foreigner. Xi Quan was quite surprised, but since he was a guest, he couldn't be too impolite. However, thinking that Ye Qing usually wouldn't bring friends home, Xi Quan instantly realized the danger. After listening to Ye Qing's introduction, he subtly put his arm around Ye Qing's shoulder. After that, Xi Quan saw Dalson's eyes flicker, and Xi Quan felt smug.
However, this smugness did not last long, because the two children were very excited to see Dalson.
Originally, the child started speaking Mandarin after returning to Nancheng, but after seeing Dalson, he started speaking foreign languages to Dalson.
What Xi Quan found even more unbearable was that he, who only spoke English, couldn't understand a foreign language that wasn't English, and the two children seemed to get along well with this Dalson.
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