Admittedly, Chu Xun's request for Ye Qing to draw a design draft was not intended to be difficult; it was simply out of caution regarding the collaboration and a desire to assess Ye Qing's abilities.
However, Ye Qing might not see it that way; in Ye Qing's view, it was more or less a form of making things difficult.
Even if it was deliberately difficult, Ye Qing wasn't angry and felt that Chu Xun's actions were perfectly reasonable.
However, Ye Qing couldn't agree to what he had said earlier so easily, because he was about to start talks with Nancheng University. At this point, although Ye Qing wasn't saying that there had to be a result when he talked to Nancheng University next week, he couldn't let any obstacles come his way.
Therefore, Ye Qing wanted to nip all potential problems in the bud.
Therefore, Ye Qing suggested submitting the design draft to Nancheng University for evaluation.
This avoids the problem of Chu Xun being too subjective, and if the people at Nancheng University unanimously think Ye Qing's design is acceptable, then Chu Xun absolutely cannot say anything more.
After all, the people at Nancheng University are professionals. Although Chu Xun is also a professional, he is only a researcher in traditional clothing. To be honest, he can't really be called a master in design.
That way, regardless of whether Chu Xun is satisfied with Ye Qing's design draft, he won't be able to refuse it.
Ye Qing's method is similar to the previous suggestion of first talking to the people at Nancheng University and then presenting the design draft.
Seeing that Chu Xun remained silent after she finished speaking, Ye Qing waited a while to give Chu Xun time to process what she had said before slowly speaking again and asking the same question as before: "Mr. Chu, do you think my method is feasible?"
Hearing Ye Qing speak again, Chu Xun subtly withdrew the interested gaze he had been giving Ye Qing, blinked, and asked in return, "Can I refuse? If I refuse, wouldn't it make me seem too arrogant and conceited? That I can't even listen to the opinions of a professional?"
After saying that, Chu Xun chuckled to himself: "Ms. Ye, you are indeed impressive. As a professional working in a museum, I can't stand it when others question my expertise. If the professionals at Nancheng University are satisfied with your design, you want me to question them? Wouldn't that be like slapping myself in the face?"
Ye Qing sensed some emotion in Chu Xun's words, but he didn't consider whether Chu Xun agreed or disagreed. In any case, Ye Qing understood that Chu Xun's words implied that there was no way to refute them. Since there was no way to refute them at this moment, Ye Qing wouldn't be foolish enough to give Chu Xun time to come up with a way to refute him.
So the moment Chu Xun finished speaking, Ye Qing neither answered nor denied Chu Xun's question, but simply extended his hand to Chu Xun: "Mr. Chu, then it will be a pleasure to cooperate with you."
Chu Xun was taken aback, then laughed again after a moment: "Hehe, you're not giving me any chance to refute this?"
Ye Qing still had her hand outstretched, only raising an eyebrow, her expression seeming to say, "What? Do you still want to argue?"
Her eyes held confidence and an air of arrogance, as if she were in complete control. Although others might not find this expression appealing, it inexplicably made Chu Xun realize once again that the person before him was truly remarkable.
Perhaps it was Ye Qing's expression that stirred Chu Xun's competitive spirit. Although he couldn't find a rebuttal to Ye Qing's words for the time being, he didn't want Ye Qing to look so smug. He slowly extended his hand and shook hands with Ye Qing: "Pleasure doing business with you."
As soon as he finished speaking those four words, Chu Xun spoke again: "But I have one more request."
Ye Qing's smug smile froze for a moment at Chu Xun's words, but he quickly regained his composure and asked, "What are the conditions?"
"Once the design draft was completed and approved by the professionals at Nancheng University, I naturally couldn't refute it. However, I still feel a bit aggrieved. After all, Ms. Ye was the one who approached me first seeking cooperation, but in the end, it became a situation where I had no choice but to cooperate with you. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
As Ye Qing listened to Chu Xun's lengthy opening remarks, she gradually grew impatient. She retorted, "So what?"
"After the design is completed, how about I model the garment after the pattern is made? In other words, the clothes will be mine? Is that a sign of our sincerity in this collaboration?" Chu Xun's tone was indifferent, but for some reason, his heartbeat seemed a little different than usual after he finished speaking.
Ye Qing naturally had no idea whether Chu Xun's heartbeat had changed. Although Ye Qing knew that Chu Xun's words were meant to challenge him, after thinking about it for a moment, Ye Qing felt that Chu Xun's request was actually not unreasonable.
In Ye Qing's view, it could even be considered reasonable.
So Ye Qing didn't object: "No problem."
Seeing that Ye Qing had agreed, Chu Xun's lips curled up slightly: "It's a pleasure to cooperate with you."
This time, those four words sounded even more heartfelt than before.
Ye Qing felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders for the time being, as long as Chu Xun was alright for now.
Although Chu Xun's major is not design, just as Su Zhe said before, Chu Xun's family is incredibly powerful. His grandfather is a true master, much more powerful than Li Yeming.
So if Chu Xun agrees, and if the cooperation with Nancheng University is successful, it might become much easier to have Chu Xun's grandfather give lectures in the future.
After they reached an agreement, the two left. Chu Xun's job at the museum was a fixed-hour shift, and he used his lunch break to meet Ye Qing.
Ye Qing returned to the studio and began working on the design draft that Chu Xun had mentioned.
Ye Qing hadn't come up with a good idea by the time she got off work. When Xi Quan came to pick Ye Qing up from get off work, he saw Ye Qing scratching her head in frustration.
To be honest, both of them were busy before, and with Ye Qing's pregnancy, they hadn't been able to go to get off work and leave on time for a long time, so Xi Quan rarely came to pick Ye Qing up from get off work.
Seeing Ye Qing scratching his head like this was a rare sight for Xi Quan, and he found it much cuter.
He walked up to Ye Qing, gently smoothed her slightly messy hair, then glanced at the pile of messy manuscripts beside her and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ye Qing sighed, then recounted the terms of the cooperation he had discussed with Chu Xun to Xi Quan.
Xi Quan knew that Ye Qing was going to cooperate with Nancheng University, and he also knew that Ye Qing had asked Su Zhe to help arrange people. Ye Qing had told him this before, so he wasn't too surprised to hear Ye Qing say it.
As for Chu Xun's cooperation terms, which included having Ye Qing draw a design draft, Xi Quan didn't see anything wrong with it. After all, since it was a cooperation, there must have been mutual conditions, which was normal.
Xi Quan knew that Ye Qing was scratching his head because he was under a lot of pressure due to the tight schedule. He increased the distance between himself and Ye Qing, raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"What do you mean?" Ye Qing asked.
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