"When I bumped into him, I knocked the knife away. I was aiming at the knife at the time, and with that bump, if the knife wasn't removed, it wouldn't be safe for anyone..." Xu Jingye twisted his waist, mimicking the way he did back then, and even added his own palm strike.
"Master Xu, you've actually started practicing?" Zhou Yue couldn't help but tease.
"Master Xu, great! Haha! I'll go for the master look!" Xu Jingye suddenly had an inspiration, jumped to the table, and sketched out an outline with a few quick strokes.
Zhou Yue glanced at it casually and was immediately drawn to it. Seeing the surprise in her eyes, Ye Qiu also followed her to see.
The room suddenly fell silent, with only the swishing of pens on paper. Master Liang, who had been concentrating on revising his manuscript, felt the strange atmosphere and went over to see what was going on.
When Qin Xiaoyu went upstairs, she saw several people sitting around the table in complete silence. Curious, she was about to ask when Zhou Yue turned around, put her index finger to her lips, and gestured for her to be quiet.
Xu Jingye was completely immersed in his creative work, to the point of selflessness.
Qin Xiaoyu tiptoed forward. Xu Jingye had always had a somewhat ambiguous style, and the heroes he painted looked more like assassins.
His painting skills were superb; with just a few strokes, the figure leaped off the paper. However, it was not a traditional short-sleeved shirt and dress; instead, a black veil covered a moon-white shirt, which was elegant and full of ancient charm, and its movements were mysterious and carried a murderous aura.
A thought flashed through Qin Xiaoyu's mind, and she had found her direction.
"So cool! Xu Jingye, you're amazing!" Zhou Yue saw Xu Jingye throw down his pen and rushed to pick up the design draft.
"This piece by Xiao Xu is indeed quite good." Master Liang rarely praised Xu Jingye; even with Xu Jingye's most mature work, he would only give it a passable review, because their styles were completely different. Today, it was as if the sun had risen in the west, praising Xu Jingye to the point of surprise.
"Xiaoyu, look." Zhou Yue handed the design draft to Qin Xiaoyu.
Qin Xiaoyu did not take it, but pushed it away with her hand.
"What?" Ye Qiu asked in surprise.
"No need to look anymore, the style of our trip to Paris has been decided, let's go for the traditional Chinese style. This is the first time that Chinese style has gone global, let's see how you combine your own style with the traditional Chinese style." Qin Xiaoyu said confidently.
"That's a great idea! The overall style should be ancient Chinese, and each person's style should be different based on the ancient Chinese style. That's wonderful!" Master Liang was a smart man and understood immediately. He couldn't wait to draw a draft.
"Great! I'll go for the ladylike style, the Northern Song Dynasty style is the most ladylike!" Zhou Yue already had her mind set.
"I'm going for the Taoist style, cool and aloof, with an otherworldly air." Jie Weigang had just come upstairs when he heard the news and hurriedly tried to claim his location.
"Then I'll go for something luxurious and prosperous, with peonies in bloom, and the Tang Dynasty in full bloom." Master Liang wants to go for a high-end, grand, and palace-style look.
“I’m just like a江湖风 (jianghu person, meaning a person with a strong sense of chivalry and adventure),” Xu Jingye said bluntly.
For some reason, Qin Xiaoyu felt that the martial arts world designed by Xu Jingye was probably like Huang Yaoshi's, and it was impossible to have Xiao Feng's righteousness.
In any case, this solves the most important problem.
Over the next few days, each of the designers will have some surprises. Qin Xiaoyu has brought back Bald Qiang and Sister Lian to help them with fabric selection for their designs, as these two are very knowledgeable about the fabric market.
Bald Qiang runs the fabric market in Hong Kong, bringing back a lot of high-end goods from overseas.
Qin Xiaoyu took a look and realized that this was a period of rapid technological development. It was during this time that many domestic fabric manufacturers were squeezed out of business and shrunk rapidly because they lacked the ability to update and upgrade their products.
"The imported material is really good, the quality is excellent, and it's convenient to use." Master Liang was very satisfied with the sample fabric.
"Let's try to use local products as much as possible. If we also abandon local manufacturers, then they will have no way to survive. If we want to develop national industries, we must stick to our roots."
She decided to try to use local products as much as possible, hoping to save as many businesses as possible.
Traditional Chinese style fashion is best suited to mulberry silk, which gives it an ethereal and fairy-like feel. There are many types of mulberry silk, but genuine mulberry silk is quite expensive, so most of the silk fabrics popular on the market are actually rayon.
This gives people the misconception that pure silk is not as good as mulberry silk, when in fact they are the same type of product. Several silk factories in Suzhou were barely surviving, and she decided to help them.
This time, Ye Qiu and Bald Qiang accompanied them again. A Lei tried to persuade them, but Qin Xiaoyu forced him to go home.
"You stay with Jiajia. Although Grandma is taking care of her, it's not as good as having her parents around. Don't worry, Ye Qiu and Bald Qiang can protect me."
"No way, I'm your talisman. If I leave your sight, you'll cause trouble." A Lei refused no matter what and booked four plane tickets directly.
But the night before they were to leave, Jiajia suddenly developed a fever.
The manufacturer had already been contacted, and Qin Xiaoyu couldn't refuse, so she had to leave A Lei at home and the three of them set off.
Only two years have passed since Ye Qiu's last visit to Suzhou, but her life has undergone tremendous changes. She has become a completely different person, more confident and more mature.
After training with Qin Xiaoyu for a while, Bald Qiang has become much more mature, and most importantly, he's started growing his hair out. From a rebellious bald head to a buzz cut, that's progress, I suppose.
"Sister Yu, call home. Look at how furrowed your brow." Bald Qiang was carrying a huge brick-sized mobile phone, but Qin Xiaoyu was too lazy to bring hers, so she had to use his.
A Lei's voice was dejected, "That kid must have deliberately left me at home, his fever has already gone down."
"You can stay and spend time with our son for me." Qin Xiaoyu felt relieved and immediately smiled. The three of them chatted happily, and the journey seemed to pass very quickly.
This time, Bald Qiang contacted the largest silk factory. Now that Riyue Garments has a good reputation, the factory attaches great importance to it and sent a special car to pick them up.
As Qin Xiaoyu and her group left the port, they saw someone holding a sign that read: "Welcome leaders from Riyue Apparel to visit and provide guidance."
The person who picked them up was a deputy factory director, fair-skinned and delicate-looking, with feminine features. He had done his homework and recognized Qin Xiaoyu at first glance. He reached out and greeted her warmly, "Director Qin, it's an honor to meet you!"
"Sorry to bother you," Qin Xiaoyu said with a smile.
"Not at all, it's our factory's good fortune that you could come!"
Qin Xiaoyu suddenly realized that she was becoming a female version of the God of Wealth in the eyes of the fabric manufacturers.
Because of fierce competition among manufacturers, Qin Xiaoyu lost her freedom as soon as she got off the plane. The manufacturer also sent a female office director, Sister Cui, to keep an eye on Qin Xiaoyu, as if she were a thief, for fear that she would be poached.
That evening, Qin Xiaoyu was taken to a fancy hotel. Sister Cui asked Ye Qiu to help her order some dishes, and thankfully, there were a few that Qin Xiaoyu could eat.
This private room is on the third floor. There are two rooms facing each other, one called Qingfeng (Gentle Breeze) and the other called Langyue (Bright Moon).
Qin Xiaoyu and her group went into Qingfeng, while Langyue already had people there.
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