Chapter 77



Chapter 77

At seven o'clock the next evening, at the TVB TV station building in Hong Kong, TVB Film Channel is considered to be the most famous TV station in Hong Kong.

The TV station can also be received on TVs in mainland China. It usually likes to replay some TV series and movies, which are quite popular with the audience.

There is also a TV show and movie interview every Sunday at 7pm, with the cast including stars, directors, producers and other crew members.

It is also a featured program of the TV station. It is very interesting and every interview will occasionally touch on some celebrity gossip, so it is particularly popular with the audience. The ratings every Sunday night are among the top three among all TV stations in Hong Kong.

The book delivery and autonomous rebound were carried out on Sunday morning. By the evening, the TV station had already broadcast their interview. The work efficiency can be said to be very high.

Because this kind of interview program is not like the later ones, which need to be negotiated and edited according to the requirements of each star, or add filters and post-production effects of the program. The current interview only needs to edit the interview content of the program.

At seven o'clock in the evening, before Song Shu turned on the TV as usual, Chen Zhonghao and Zhang Hui had already turned on the TV and were sitting on the sofa waiting for her. You should know that these two people usually don't like watching TV, and it is usually Song Shu who watches more. But tonight they turned on the TV early.

Song Shu looked at them curiously, "Why are you two so tacitly watching TV together tonight?"

Jiahui looked up at her with big eyes, "Second Uncle said Sister Shu will be on TV tonight, so amazing, sister, Jiahui wants to watch it."

Chen Zonghao patted the empty seat on the sofa next to him and said, "Come here, let's watch it together."

Song Shu originally thought it was nothing, but when she saw how serious they were, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed and coughed as she walked over, "Okay, let's watch it together."

Song Shu sat in the middle of the sofa, with Chen Zonghao on her right and Jiahui on her left. Chen Zonghao put one hand on the back of the sofa as if holding her in his arms, while Song Shu held Jiahui in her arms, and the three of them watched TV together.

The interview program started broadcasting soon after. The first half mainly consisted of interviews with the crew and actors, such as the actors sharing their experiences or interesting and unforgettable things when filming the show.

Of course, in order to increase the show's watchability, the host inevitably asked about gossip about the main actors' private lives.

For example, when actress Tang was asked about the recent gossip that she was photographed by paparazzi secretly marrying a wealthy man, actress Tang was obviously a seasoned woman and did not answer the question directly. She smiled and replied that if she really married a wealthy man, she would not have to work so hard to film.

Tian Tian was also questioned by the host, who said sharply, "Recently, the paparazzi received news that Tian Tian and Zhang Ershao had broken up. I heard that Zhang Ershao had a new lover and was pregnant. I wonder how you feel now, Tian Tian?"

Song Shu hadn't come on stage yet. She saw Tian Tian secretly rolling her eyes from the backstage, but her expression remained unchanged. "It's common for men and women to fall in love. As for whether she's pregnant or not, I suggest those paparazzi go ask Mrs. Zhang for a quick nod."

This sentence is full of sarcasm. Everyone in Hong Kong knows that Mrs. Zhang of the Zhang family despises women outside the wealthy family the most. Now her son has found a woman outside and she is pregnant. The paparazzi are going to ask her about it. It's shocking just to think about it.

The first half of the interview mainly revolved around the actors, while in the second half Song Shu joined the director and producer.

When Song Shu was introducing herself, the host couldn't help but say a few more words when he saw her. "Is our Miss Song really not an actress? She looks as good as the Hong Kong beauty pageant champion. It seems like she should be sitting with actresses Tian Tian and Tang Tian."

Song Shu held the microphone and smiled. "Before I came here, Producer Wang told me that the host is a humorous person. Now I see that it is true."

As soon as Song Shu finished speaking, everyone present laughed, and the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed. The host laughed even more happily, "Ah, Miss Song, you are so nice to hear. Then I have to ask Producer Wang, if you really said that, why do I not believe it? Last time you came here with another crew, you said that I was very sharp after the interview."

Producer Wang also held a microphone in his hand and said with a smile: "I have learned my lesson now. I will not praise you as the host. What if you try to set a trap for me like before?"

After he finished speaking, the studio burst into laughter. The host pointed at Producer Wang in a shy manner and said, "Well, Producer Wang, you said that to others just to curry my favor. If I don't let off some steam today, I won't be as humorous as Miss Song said. You will start calling me the Black Mountain Demon later."

After a few words, everyone relaxed and the interview atmosphere became relaxed. The host and director talked about the content of the creative filming, and then said, "I just heard an interesting story from Tian Tian and the others. They asked Producer Wang if they could buy the costumes for filming. Is that true? This is the first time I have seen an actor want to buy the clothes from the crew."

Producer Wang nodded and looked at Song Shu and said, "We should thank Designer Song for designing the costumes for our crew. The costumes she designed are not only exquisite and gorgeous, but also very consistent with the personality characteristics of each character in our play. The actors have developed feelings for the characters after performing a scene, and these costumes can be regarded as a kind of sustenance."

After Producer Wang finished speaking, Tian Tian, ​​who was sitting next to him, said, "Most of what Producer Wang said is right. In fact, the main reason we want to buy it is because these ancient costumes are really beautiful."

Tang also smiled and replied: "Although Tian Tian is being honest, I think so too."

The host nodded repeatedly, "Designer Song is a famous designer in Hong Kong now. I also like the clothes she designed. Designer Song, I am not trying to flatter you, but I really like your clothes. I have bought several pieces from you before. For example, you have a series of women's commuting clothes that I really like. Look, the inner wear under this suit today was bought from you."

As she spoke, the host boldly unbuttoned her suit to let them see what she was wearing underneath, a shirt with a simple design but extremely well-cut.

Song Shu didn't expect that the host was a fan of her brand. He took a look at her shirt and nodded, "It's our brand's style. Thank you for your liking."

The host waved his hands, "It's mainly because your women's commuter wear is designed to be comfortable. I think commuter wear should be comfortable, and your brand happens to hit this point. Ahem, I've strayed off topic. Let's get back to the point, otherwise the audience will think I'm advertising for Ms. Song. I want to make it clear that Ms. Song didn't ask me to advertise for her, and if she did, she wouldn't ask me, the host, to do it."

The host looked at Producer Wang and Song Shu and said, "Recently, some media reported that the ancient costumes designed by Designer Song for the drama were out of the dynasty background. You should know that this kind of slander is very serious for a costume designer. I wonder what Designer Song thinks of these media reports. Are the costumes you designed the same as those articles say?"

Producer Wang looked at Song Shu and asked if she needed to answer. Song Shu shook her head slightly and took the microphone to answer herself: "As a designer, I can say for sure that these clothing designs are not divorced from the background of that dynasty. The elements and features used in these clothes can be supported by relevant historical data."

"In response to your statement, yesterday the vice-dean of the Institute of History of Hong Kong University also published an article with rigorous wording and historical evidence. Today we have also invited Professor Bai, who has studied the history of the Tang Dynasty for more than ten years. Professor Bai, we also sent these clothing manuscripts to you before the interview. I wonder what Professor Tang thinks about this?" The host said politely to an old professor sitting next to her.

Professor Bai flipped through the materials he had prepared and said, "Actually, what I want to say has already been clearly and systematically stated by our Dean Ma in his article yesterday. I completely agree with his point of view. The ancient costumes designed by the Song designer are completely in line with the clothing of the Tang Dynasty. I am only making some supplementary explanations here, such as this cross-collared and chest-length skirt..."

Professor Bai did not give a long speech. Instead, he used concise language to list the clothing features of the Tang Dynasty that Song Shu applied to the clothes she designed, which made it easy for people to understand intuitively.

After Professor Bai listed the historical evidence, the host asked Song Shu: "I checked the clothes designed by Designer Song before, such as Hanfu and cheongsam, which all have some Chinese cultural elements. It can be said that Designer Song is a rare designer who has incorporated his own national culture into clothing. I am very curious about what prompted you to do this? You know, the current fashion design trend is still mainly in Europe and the United States."

The people in the field saw the designer slowly speaking: "I like Chinese culture very much. I add these cultural elements to clothing design because I want to promote our Chinese culture through clothing, so that more people can see the magnificence of their own national culture. At the same time, I hope to pass this culture down so that it will not be submerged in the tide of history and be plundered by other countries."

After the interview was broadcast, those comments criticizing Song Shu for designing costumes for the TV series that were not in line with the dynasty background gradually lost their momentum.

Song Shu's last words inspired more people to learn about Hanfu, further boosting the Hanfu craze.

The cultural propaganda she mentioned has also attracted more attention from different people. As time goes by, cultural propaganda has gradually become a weapon in the game between countries in the new era.

As the TV series came to an end, the time came to the end of 1983, which was Song Shu's first year in this era.

In mid-December, Song Shu received a call from the president of the Hong Kong Garment Association, who told her that the previously proposed Hanfu Festival had been approved and would be held between New Year's Day and the Spring Festival, on January 15th.

Song Shu was extremely happy to hear this. She had thought that the earliest this festival could be passed would be after the Hong Kong Handover Agreement was reached next year, but she didn't expect it to be passed this year.

President Du seemed to know her doubts and continued, "The recent "Song Mansion Storm" is very popular. In addition to what you said in the previous interview, many of our Hong Kong legislators have agreed to this proposal. Although there was a veto from the British MPs in the Hong Kong government, when they negotiated the return agreement with the mainland, the mainland also took this clause into account..."

President Du briefly explained the reason to her and continued with the main point of today's call, "The first Hanfu Festival will be held on January 15th next year. Our association has recommended you as the chief costume designer for this Hanfu Festival. The Hong Kong government has approved it. Designer Song, no one is better than you to be the chief designer. I wonder if you are willing to take on this responsibility?"

Song Shu's heart beat as she listened to the words in the microphone. Being the chief designer of the first Hong Kong Hanfu Festival was a very memorable job. She had no reason to refuse. "President Du, I am willing to take this responsibility."

President Du smiled with relief after hearing this. "I knew that Designer Song would take this job. So I'll leave the rest to you. Although the time is tight, we have many designers who have signed up to participate. Designer Song, you will mainly be the general planner and you don't need to take charge of all the costume designs."

Song Shu heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. As for taking charge of all the clothing designs for the Hanfu Festival, she hoped to see more designers join in and jointly design different Hanfu, so as to play a role in promoting and disseminating culture.

So he said, "President Du, I understand. It is meaningful to have more designers join in."

After talking on the phone with President Du, Song Shu's next work focus shifted to the Hanfu Festival. Fortunately, the studio's clothing for the next season had already been designed early, so she only needed to keep an eye on the production at the factory.

As for the clothing factory, there is the factory manager Hu Xiaoqin, so Song Shu is not worried at all. The clothing factory has been run in an orderly manner under Hu Xiaoqin's hands in the past few months, and the monthly reports also show that she is getting more and more proficient in her work.

Therefore, Song Shu was able to take time out for the Hanfu Festival. At a studio meeting, Song Shu also talked about the Hanfu Festival and encouraged other designers in the studio to sign up for this event.

The designers in the studio signed up without much hesitation. After working in the studio for several months, they were more or less influenced by Song Shu and unconsciously added some Chinese and foreign cultural elements into their clothing designs.

This is exactly the kind of design atmosphere that Song Shu wants. She is not the only one who uses Chinese cultural elements in clothing design, but she wants more designers to incorporate them into their designs unconsciously in the future. This way, their culture can be spread through clothing and even go global.

A month passed in the blink of an eye. During this month, Song Shu received design drafts of Hanfu from dozens of designers in Hong Kong.

After constant review and discussion, she and other members of the Fashion Association finally decided to include Hanfu designed by more than a dozen designers in the first Hanfu Festival.

These designs were quickly produced by several clothing factories within a few days and sold in many clothing stores in Hong Kong for anyone who was interested to buy.

For those who are reluctant to spend money to buy them, the Hong Kong government has also set up a policy that on the Hanfu Festival, one only needs to spend one dollar to borrow a set of Hanfu on the same day.

After all, the main purpose of this Hanfu Festival is to promote Chinese culture, not to make money.

So when the one-dollar policy came out, during the Hanfu Festival, many Hong Kong people were happy to rent a set of Hanfu for one dollar.

After a month of continuous promotion, people knew about this Hanfu Festival, so many Hong Kong people took to the streets to celebrate this festival that day.

In addition to setting up a number of supporting Hanfu activities in Victoria Park, such as various adapted ancient dance performances, flower viewing banquets, lantern riddles, etc., the Hong Kong government also selected a group of people to conduct Hanfu tours in several important streets in Hong Kong.

It was an unusually lively day. Walking down the street, six or seven out of ten people were wearing Hanfu. In addition to women's Hanfu, this Hanfu Festival also featured some men's Hanfu, so there were quite a few boys wearing Hanfu as well.

If we were to say who is most popular about this festival, it would be the young people of Hong Kong. On the one hand, young people are more receptive to such emerging things, and on the other hand, during the previous Hanfu craze, many young people established Hanfu clubs.

They were very happy that the Hanfu Festival was established by the Hong Kong government. After all, they would no longer be criticized by their parents for wearing Hanfu.

That day, Song Shu also changed into a pink and white skirt. Because it was winter and the weather was cold, she wore a snow-white cloak on the outside. She stood there gracefully, making the gloomy winter brighter.

Jiahui was wearing the same outfit as her, with an extra small hat with two pompoms on her head. The two of them, one bright and one cute, looked very harmonious.

At this time Chen Zonghao walked out of the room. Song Shu looked up at the man and was stunned for a moment. The man was wearing an ancient costume similar to a Feiyu costume, with a black cloak, and a pair of stern and upturned eyebrows. When he looked up at people, if it weren't for his short hair, people would think he was a nobleman from some mansion.

Song Shu came back to her senses, rolled her eyes, walked over slowly, and said in a pretentious manner: "Who is this noble young man? I am honored to see you."

Chen Zonghao reached out and held her hand, pulling her a few steps closer. He looked down at her. The furry collar supported her rosy little face, and the fur of the collar brushed against her cheeks from time to time, making her look extremely cute.

Chen Zonghao couldn't help but reach out his hand to brush her cheek instead of the fur, and raised his eyebrows, "Yours."

This sentence made Song Shu's cheeks even redder. As the two looked at each other, Jiahui came over and hugged Song Shu's legs, looking up at them, "Sister Shu, are we going out?"

Song Shu coughed and took a step back. Chen Zonghao withdrew his hand with some regret, bent down and picked up Jiahui, "Well, let's go."

Song Shu and her friends did not go out until the evening. When they arrived at Victoria Park, it was full of lanterns. It was just as decorated as the last Lantern Festival and even more lively.

This time, there were even more people coming to Victoria Park. Everyone was wearing various kinds of Hanfu, and many ladies had their hair tied up in a bun. If there weren't so many high-rise buildings nearby, one would have thought they had walked into a busy street in ancient times.

There were so many people that Song Shu was almost separated from Chen Zonghao and Jiahui. In the end, Chen Zonghao held Jiahui in one hand and Song Shu in the other hand and led her inside.

Because there were so many people, Song Shu and the others did not squeeze in, but found a place to stand against the railing.

Fortunately, this location is on a platform, so the view is still very wide.

Song Shu looked up and saw a group of women in ancient costumes dancing to Mulan's Battle Dance on a stage in the distance.

The powerful dance made many people stop and watch, and the dance finally ended with a round of applause from the audience.

After watching the show, Song Shu and her friends looked at the lanterns around them and guessed a few lantern riddles from time to time. In the end, Song Shu won a cute rabbit lantern for Jiahui.

Chen Zonghao originally wanted to win an exquisitely carved palace lantern for Song Shu, but his knowledge of Chinese words was not as extensive as Song Shu's, and in the end he did not win the lantern.

Song Shu looked at his depressed expression and chuckled. It turned out that there was something that could stump him. She joked, "It's okay. Practice more later and you will be able to win in the future. For example, your Mandarin has become very good now."

Chen Zonghao became even more depressed after hearing this. He didn't speak standard Mandarin before, but when he heard Song Shu speak Mandarin, he was deeply fascinated by her melodious and beautiful voice and vowed to learn to speak standard Mandarin.

After viewing the lanterns, Song Shu and the other two walked back to the steps where they had been before. They stood on the steps and watched other performances for a while before deciding to go back.

At this moment, there was a "bang" sound, which was the sound of fireworks exploding above her head. Song Shu couldn't help but look up, and saw colorful fireworks blooming in the night sky.

Many people immediately shouted in surprise. There was no fireworks in the Hong Kong government's propaganda, so it was obviously a surprise.

Amid the cheers of joy, Song Shu couldn't help but murmur, "So beautiful."

Chen Zonghao stood beside her, looked up at the fireworks, but his eyes couldn't help but be attracted by the person next to him.

The light from the exploding fireworks shone down on her face, and in the clear light, one could see her trembling eyelashes and slightly parted rosy lips.

The smile on her face was brighter than the fireworks, and it could make people feel warm even in this deep winter night. Chen Zonghao looked at her face and whispered, "It's very beautiful."

Song Shu turned her head to look at him when she heard his voice. The sea breeze blew the fluff on his collar onto her face. The corners of Song Shu's mouth curled up, "I hope that everything will get better and better for all of us in the new year."

Chen Zonghao reached out and pressed the fluff under his fingers, rubbed her face with his fingertips, and said, "We will."


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