Chapter 60

The third day of the 26th finals of Bai Yueguang Substitute arrived as scheduled. As

soon as the sun rose, the competition site became lively.

In addition to reporters from Capital TV and CCTV, other media reporters also rushed over after hearing the news.

Yao Rong arrived at the competition site early in order to sit in a position with a good view and enjoy the show up close.

Not long after, Qingqing Zijin also arrived.

Seeing from a distance that the seat on Yao Rong's left was still empty, he immediately ran over.

"Good morning, Sister Yao."

"Didn't you get enough rest last night?"

Qing Qing Zi Jin rubbed her dark circles: "I recorded a lot of material these two days, and I stayed up late to edit the video."

"You still need to pay attention to rest." Yao Rong handed him a can of coffee, "The assistant bought too much, drink some."

The coffee can was written in a foreign language, and I didn't know which language it was. Qing Qing Zi Jin didn't bother to be polite with Yao Rong, and took it from her, and drank several sips in one breath: "Sister Yao, thank you for helping me get such a good opportunity."

As one of the initiators of "Looking for Smoke", Qing Qing Zi Jin has gained a lot of attention in the past two days.

And I don't know if it's because eight or nine official company blogs forwarded his Weibo, which was too impressive, he received a lot of business cooperation invitations in the past two days, and the prices offered were more impressive than one.

Yao Rong's lips curved slightly: "You seized the opportunity yourself."

"By the way, did Yu Luo Jiang Nan Chun really give Yan Qiao away for free?"

"She was willing to give it away for free, but the organizer didn't agree. Later, the organizer also covered her round-trip air tickets and accommodation and meals for the past few days."

While the two were talking, the host walked to the T stage and announced the official start of today's competition.

***

Backstage of the competition.

Twenty contestants touch the table tennis balls to decide the order of the catwalk.

Yao Shiyun drew nineteen.

A very late order.

Cen Jinge was a little ahead of her, thirteen.

The vice president introduced the rules to everyone.

"The organizer has found 20 professional models according to everyone's requirements."

"You all have only half an hour to change the models' clothes. Once the half hour is over, everyone must come back here to gather again."

"Okay, everyone find your model according to the number, and then get ready."

Yao Shiyun met with her model.

The model she found was completely based on Yao Rong's body standard, so there was almost no need to adjust the clothes.

After communicating her ideas with the model, Yao Shiyun returned to the original room first.

Soon, the others came back one after another.

Only one contestant did not come back.

It was the first one to show his work.

The room was very spacious. On the wall opposite the sofa was a 60-inch LCD TV, which was playing the live broadcast of the competition.

Yao Shiyun and others sat around on the sofa, eating fruit and drinking water, staring at the TV screen.

"The first contestant is Xiao Bei. His work is called Green Bamboo. Let us invite Xiao Bei and his model."

Following the host's introduction, the model first walked out from behind the stage.

After the show, Xiao Bei came to the model and took the microphone to further explain his design concept.

The whole process was firmly controlled within five minutes.

"Xiao Bei is amazing, and his design ideas are very mature."

"Men's daily professional attire has great limitations. Most people focus on ties and inner linings, but he does the opposite and focuses on the style of suit jackets."

"I'm embarrassed, brother. I'm just the ordinary person in your mouth."

Someone helped to smooth things over: "Hahaha, no, you are not an ordinary person. You are a special talent who can come up with new ideas on ties and inner linings."

"My favorite is the handkerchief on the model's chest pocket." Yao Shiyun pointed at the handkerchief and praised, "This is the finishing touch of the whole outfit."

Cen Jinge nodded: "The white handkerchief is embroidered with green bamboo leaves, which not only mentions the name, but also adds a touch of bright color to the solemn clothes. I also like this design very much."

Yao Shiyun and Cen Jinge looked at each other and smiled tacitly: "It seems that great minds think alike."

Everyone did not hide their own thoughts and said whatever they thought directly. If there were occasional disagreements, they would discuss and express their own opinions.

Until Xiao Bei came back and the second contestant came on stage, their topic immediately jumped to the second contestant's work.

...

"It's my turn." Time passed by bit by bit, and Cen Jinge got up to wait.

Yao Shiyun made a "come on" gesture to her.

Cen Jinge gave an "ok" gesture.

After the twelfth contestant left the stage, the "Sun Green", which had finally been unveiled after untold hardships, finally unveiled its mysterious veil.

The shadow of the sun fell into the water, dyeing the clear water red.

This color is called Sun Green.

When designing this dress, Cen Jinge deliberately kept the length of the top at the thigh.

The pants are just the length that is not covered by the hem of the top.

The clothes and pants are the same color, and the cuffs and hems are double-layered. The edging pattern is retro and gorgeous, and a lot of effort has been put into it.

But if it were just like this, this dress would at most be beautiful, but it would not be eye-catching.

So the model also wore a black and gold metal belt around her waist.

This dress, whether in color or style, can highlight the model's gentleness and elegance. The cold black and gold at the waist is like the finishing touch, adding a bit of competence and coolness to the gentleness and elegance.

When the two somewhat contradictory temperaments are perfectly integrated, the effect presented is incomparable.

Yao Shiyun couldn't help but applaud Cen Jinge.

***

It was the first time for Cen Jinge to introduce her work in front of so many people.

She was so nervous that her palms were sweating.

Fortunately, she knew the design concept of the work by heart and could recite it by heart. No matter how nervous she was, she did not stutter or forget the words.

After finally introducing the work, Cen Jinge ran all the way back to the room.

Yao Shiyun handed her a glass of warm water: "Drink some first."

Cen Jinge stood behind the sofa and stamped her feet: "I'm so panicked."

"You performed very well just now."

"Then I feel relieved."

"Don't worry."

After thirteen, nineteen is not far away.

Yao Shiyun walked out of the room slowly amid the cheers of the crowd.

After the host's introduction, the model wearing "Kapok" was the first to appear.

Kapok flowers bloom in March, so the outfit designed by Yao Shiyun is a spring outfit with long tops and long pants.

The top is pure white, and the shoulders are made into candy sleeves.

This is a modified version of puff sleeves, mainly by making the shoulder line into raised ruffles to visually lengthen the arm shape.

The hem of the top is gathered, but it is different from the usual design of tightening the waistline, which can modify the waistline contour just right.

In the design of the pants, Yao Shiyun boldly adopted a retro black denim flared pants design.

The trousers are narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and gradually open up layer by layer from below the knees.

There are three layers of fabric connected, and each layer of fabric is sewn separately. These light and thin gauze fabrics will rise slightly as the models walk, and at first glance, it looks like lotus flowers are blooming with every step.

The most special thing is the side design of the whole set of clothes.

This is also the only pattern in the whole set of clothes.

From the left knee of the pants, the curved brown branches extend upwards, and when they reach the pure white top, they suddenly bloom into gorgeous kapok flowers.

The kapok flowers specially embroidered with embroidery are lifelike, like the only bright color blooming among the pure white, full of vitality and dreamlike.

At the same time as the model finished walking on the catwalk, Yao Shiyun came to the front of the stage holding the microphone and stood beside the model.

"Hello everyone, I am contestant No. 19, Yao Shiyun."

Her eyes swept through the lively crowd.

The judges, reporters, and audience...

they stopped when they saw a familiar figure.

"The name of this outfit I designed is Kapok."

"When I first got the topic for the semi-final, I actually thought about it for a long time. Everybody wears everyday business attire to work, and because it's so common, I don't know how to design something new."

"Just when I was at a loss, my mother and I sat in the garden, looking at the Kapok tree we planted, and had a brief conversation. It was then that I realized for the first time that in my mother's eyes, I was a Kapok flower."

"People who paid attention to my preliminary works may know that my preliminary works were designed for my mother. Not only preliminary works, but I can design clothes for my mother for the rest of my life. If every creator has his or her original intention for creation, then this is my original intention for creation. So naturally, this set of semi-final works is also designed for my mother."

Yao Shiyun raised her hand and gently tucked her long hair at the temples with her fingertips.

The bright incandescent lights on the roof flowed around her, just like the breeze with a smile and the spring water with affection.

"When many people see this dress, their eyes may be attracted by the kapok flowers on the side of the top. But in my opinion, the real soul of this dress is not the kapok flowers, but the branches extending from the side of the pants."

"The nutrients needed by the flower come from the tree it is on."

"So the full name of this work is not kapok flowers, but - kapok tree."

"She has been providing for me, and I hope she will always be beautiful. Thank you everyone."

When Yao Shiyun bowed deeply, the whole venue burst into thunderous applause.

Yao Rong did not applaud.

She just looked at Yao Shiyun quietly, with a flash in her eyes.

Today was the first time she saw the true face of "Kapok".

Like everyone else, when she saw the name, she subconsciously thought that the main element of the dress would be kapok flowers.

But now, Yao Shiyun told everyone in person that it was not the case. The main element of the clothes and the design concept of the clothes have always been the kapok tree.

In Qingqing Zijin's live broadcast room, the bullet screen became lively again.

Today, many viewers deliberately squatted in his live broadcast room to watch the works of Cen Jinge and Yao Shiyun.

[Wuwuwu Cen Jinge's work makes me feel beautiful; Yao Shiyun's work directly makes me feel beautiful. Both sisters are so excellent. ]

[I feel like I am not looking at a set of clothes, I am reading an article. An article that expresses a call to the mother. ]

[As a loyal fan of Tanka Qin, I want to say that I am really happy to have been squatting in the live broadcast room these days. I heard a mother's praise for her daughter, and I also felt a daughter's love for her mother. This two-way mother-daughter relationship made me burst into tears. 】

【I beg Sister Yao to open a studio to sell the clothes you designed. I will definitely buy them for my mother! 】

【I will definitely buy +1. I trust the clothes designed by Sister Yao too much now】

【Hahahaha, I plan to buy them for myself. The clothes Sister Yao has been wearing these days are all designed by Sister Yao. Every set of them hits my heart perfectly. 】

【So nervous, so nervous. Now that the works of the twenty contestants have been displayed, it’s time to announce the rankings】

【Wait for the results】

The six judges sitting in the front row have obviously scored.

They had a final round of discussion. After confirming that everything was correct, the vice president stood up and walked to the host with a hand card printed with the rankings.

"First of all, let us thank all the players for bringing such a visual feast."

"I have been a judge since the 5th National Fashion Design Competition. In the 12th competition, I can boldly say that I like the atmosphere between the contestants this time the most. There will be winners and losers in the competition, and there will be high and low rankings, but your character is all precious. You are opponents on the court and friends off the court. You have done this."

"Okay. Then I will announce the tenth place now--"

The competition will only announce the rankings of the top ten contestants. The vice president lowered his head and glanced at the cue card.

"Number one, Xiao Bei, work, Qingzhu."

After Xiao Bei came on stage, the vice president continued to announce the ninth place.

Soon, it was time to announce the top three.

At this time, the names of Yao Shiyun and Cen Jinge had not been read out yet.

The vice president did not try to be mysterious and directly read out the name of the third place. It

was still not Yao Shiyun and Cen Jinge.

Many contestants' eyes were on Yao Shiyun and Cen Jinge.

They knew that the first and second place would most likely come from these two people.

After all, they had seen their works, and it was impossible for them to fall below the top ten.

In front of the stage, the vice president announced: "Second place, number 13, Cen Jinge, work, Ricui."

Cen Jinge, who was waiting behind the stage, suddenly felt a sour nose.

"Amazing."

"I knew you would be fine."

"Don't be in a daze, go and receive the award."

Yao Shiyun and the others smiled and applauded Cen Jinge, watching Cen Jinge walk onto the stage.

"Jinge must be very emotional standing here now." The vice president asked with a smile.

"Yes." Cen Jinge wiped away the tears with her fingertips, "I can stand here, relying on not only my own efforts."

"Then do you have anything to say to everyone?"

Cen Jinge lowered her eyes and said a decision into the microphone: "I am very grateful to everyone, especially Yu Luo Jiangnanchun. Without her, there would be no set of Ricui now. So I want to give this set of Ricui to her."

[Oh my God, this decision is really great]

[Yu Luo Jiangnanchun came thousands of miles to deliver Yanqiao, and Cen Jinge gave her the clothes made of this Yanqiao, and the two of them immediately became a legend]

[This kind of bond and friendship between strangers, no matter how many times I see it, I can't help but burst into tears]

The vice president handed the trophy symbolizing the second place to Cen Jinge.

Afterwards, the vice president began to announce the most anticipated ranking.

Yao Rong, who had been sitting all the time, moved slightly and waited attentively for the vice president's next words -

"First place, number 19, Yao Shiyun, work, Kapok."

Her child was the well-deserved first in the preliminary round and the well-deserved first in the semi-final. Behind the

stage

, the other contestants applauded and congratulated Yao Shiyun again.

These contestants who were still behind the stage were all ranked after the tenth place. They lost the competition, but they did not lose their demeanor.

Yao Shiyun bowed slightly to them, walked step by step to the bright lights, and welcomed the honor that belonged to her.

"Actually, my introduction just now was wrong." Looking at Yao Shiyun standing next to him, the vice president laughed, "Your work should be the Kapok Tree."

Yao Shiyun smiled and said, "It's better to hide it. My mother will be surprised if I hide it."

"To be honest, since the starry sky, I have particularly appreciated Shiyun's aesthetics. After listening to what Shiyun said today, I suddenly understood why I like your work. Your work has soul and warmth."

"Thank you, teacher." Yao Shiyun was a little surprised. She didn't expect the vice president to have such a high evaluation of her.

"Then Shiyun, do you have anything else to say?"

Yao Shiyun directly advertised: "I am a student of the Fashion Design Department of A University. Welcome everyone to apply for my university and major in the future." The vice president

was amused.

The audience in Qingqing Zijin 's live broadcast room was also amused.

["A University Fashion Design Department Recruitment Advertisement"] [ Haha ... [Career fans are satisfied] [I am also satisfied, this is the best ending, I believe the future of the two young ladies will be bright and beautiful] After the award ceremony, the 16th National Fashion Design Competition was also declared a successful conclusion. In the evening, the organizers specially held a celebration banquet for the contestants. In addition to the 20 contestants and the organizers' staff, Yao Rong, Qing Qing Zi Jin, and Yu Luo Jiang Nan Chun were also invited to participate. Yao Shiyun brought Cen Jinge to Yao Rong. Cen Jinge said, "Aunt Yao, I've always wanted to express my gratitude to you in person." Yao Rong smiled and made a request: "If possible, I would like to ask you to make a green field for me, and I will buy it at the market price." Cen Jinge slightly widened her eyes, remembering that when she first met Yao Shiyun, Yao Shiyun said that she and her mother liked green fields very much. It turned out that Yao Shiyun was not just being polite. "Of course, no problem!" After the celebration banquet, the players left the capital one after another. Cen Jinge also had to go back to work. Before leaving, Cen Jinge and Yao Shiyun agreed to keep in touch in the future. Because there were still some unfinished business at the branch, Yao Rong and Yao Shiyun stayed in the capital for two more days before flying back to City A. Tao Zijin came to the airport to pick them up. As soon as he saw Yao Shiyun, Tao Zijin congratulated her in person: "I watched the live broadcast of the finals, and you performed very well in it." "Of course." In front of Tao Zijin, Yao Shiyun was not humble. She stuffed the two gift boxes in her hands into Tao Zijin's hands, "These are souvenirs for you and Grandpa Tao."

Tao Zijin opened it and took a look: "Thank you."

He reached out to help Yao Shiyun pull her suitcase: "Let me help you."

Yao Rong was beside them, watching the interaction between the two that couldn't be more natural, with a meaningful smile on her lips.

However, Yao Rong didn't point it out, leaving young people to deal with their emotional lives.

When they walked out of the airport, the whole world was drizzling.

Tao Zijin was well prepared and handed an umbrella to the mother and daughter.

The three of them held umbrellas and walked to the parking lot in the rain.

An hour later, the car arrived at the villa.

The rain was still heavy, and the March breeze blew it diagonally, wetting the hem of Yao Shiyun's skirt. She held the umbrella, took Yao Rong's hand, and walked quickly towards the house.

Just as the two were about to walk into the door, Yao Shiyun saw a faint red in the corner of his eyes.

That red was like the brightest color in the dark world.

Yao Shiyun seemed to suddenly remember something, stopped abruptly, and looked back -

in the middle of the garden, there was a fiery red tree.

The kapok flower that Yao Rong had carefully taken care of for a long time finally bloomed.