Chapter 259

Qin Xiang was a little surprised, "I'm going to present the award?"

She smiled and waved her hand, "Professor, forget it. I prefer to be a spectator."

Professor Sun smiled, "This is a request from the other two schools. Many people want to take this opportunity to get to know you. If possible, everyone hopes that you can give everyone a speech about your entrepreneurial history and your struggles."

Qin Xiang was dumbfounded and a little embarrassed, "This is not good. After graduation, everyone has to wait for the country to assign a job. I'm going to give a speech..." She

didn't know what to say. Intellectually, she thought this was an opportunity for everyone to get to know her and also an opportunity for her to expand her network. Maybe someone would be willing to work as a designer in her factory after graduation instead of following the government's job assignment.

But... at least she should be humble and explain the interests involved to the professor, so that she doesn't say something she shouldn't say and the school will cause trouble for her.

Professor Sun is very open-minded. When he heard her say this, he knew what she was worried about. He laughed and said, "Okay, go ahead. After the two schools raised this issue, the school also held a meeting to study it. The country is promoting the development of individual economy. School is a place to cultivate talents, and it is also possible to encourage individual development. "

He said so, if Qin Xiang continued to be humble, it would be a bit too humble, "Okay, I know, I will think about how to say it at noon."

Professor Sun said meaningfully, "Qin Xiang, I know you are eager to recruit some designers, but the choice is up to the individual, understand?"

Qin Xiang knew that he meant well and asked her not to be eager for quick success. If it were someone else, they might not be willing to tell her. She was not an ungrateful person, so she nodded immediately, "Professor, I understand."

After talking to Professor Sun, Qin Xiang hurried to the cafeteria. Guan Yuping and others had already prepared food for her, and she went over to sit down and eat the ready-made food.

They didn't ask Professor Sun why he wanted to find her, and several people were discussing who was most likely to win the special prize.

The prize money for the special prize is high, and everyone wants to win it.

Guan Yuping asked, "Do you know who won the prize?"

Qin Xiang said helplessly, "I'm not a judge, how would I know who will win the prize? Don't worry, you'll know in the evening."

After dinner, she returned to the dormitory. It was too late to write a speech now. Fortunately, she had given a speech before when she returned to Qingshui County. Now she can revise and prepare the speech.

There was another exam at two o'clock in the afternoon. It was five o'clock when they finished the two subjects.

Several people hurried to the cafeteria to eat. At this time, there were fewer people in the cafeteria. Some majors had finished the exams and started summer vacation.

When they were eating, they saw many students coming in, some of them were unfamiliar.

Qin Xiang suddenly saw a familiar face and smiled, "Senior Cao, Senior Ding."

Ding Zhihao and Cao Guanglin also saw Qin Xiang and came over to greet her. Qin Xiang introduced everyone and said with a smile, "Why are you in the cafeteria? Don't say you haven't eaten yet."

"I really haven't eaten yet." Ding Zhihao said, "I heard that the food at Tsinghua University is delicious, so we just came to try it and then go directly to your auditorium."

There are many students majoring in design in the three schools, but there are only about 30 students shortlisted for the selection, but now there are far more than that.

The Academy of Fine Arts has the most design students, and many people came at once.

Ding Zhihao probably saw Qin Xiang's confusion and explained, "Everyone thinks this is a good opportunity to learn. Even if you don't win a prize, it's good to come and see other people's designs and listen to the professor's comments."

He smiled, "And when they heard that you, a hardworking and motivated beautiful female student, sponsored this competition, more people wanted to come and see."

As soon as he finished speaking, the people in the Academy of Fine Arts, both boys and girls, couldn't help laughing.

Qin Xiang also laughed. They were just joking, and she didn't need to take it seriously, so she said, "Okay, we welcome you to Tsinghua University. We are all design majors, and we can discuss together."

She looked at the time and saw that it was getting late, so she urged, "It's getting late, let's go eat."

Some people got their meals, and some ate.

Several boys chased after Ding Zhihao and asked, "Senior Ding, why don't you introduce her to us a little more?"

"Introduce what?" Cao Guanglin couldn't help laughing, "Qin Xiang has a partner."

He pointed to the library not far from the cafeteria window and said, "See, the newly built library in Tsinghua University was donated by her partner. They are a strong man and a strong woman, and they are a perfect match when standing together. Why should I stand with you? Go and eat her gigolo."

Several people laughed.

The boy who asked this question was a little unconvinced, "We will also be awesome in the future, okay?"

"That's in the future. At least you can't catch up with him now." Cao Guanglin said, "I heard that classmate Qin Xiang's factory has been built. It may be open for business in a few months. We can't catch up. We are not on the same level."

Everyone couldn't help but sigh, this person is really different.

When they were admitted to the university, everyone said that

they were the proud sons of heaven. But when they arrived at the university, they found that there were people out there. They were excellent, and others were not bad either. There were even people who were better and worked harder than them.

Ding Zhihao tried to smooth things over in a good-tempered manner, "Okay, hurry up and eat. It will be almost time after dinner. Study hard. Even if you can't catch up, you can't fall too far behind."

Qin Xiang and others went ahead and went to the auditorium together.

The auditorium of Tsinghua University can accommodate thousands of people at the same time. There is also a medium-sized auditorium next to the auditorium, which can accommodate 500 people. Today's award ceremony will be held in this medium-sized auditorium.

When Qin Xiang and her friends passed by, they saw that the members of the Art College Student Union were busy. Tables, chairs, and benches had to be prepared, as well as all the projection tools.

In each design competition, the winning works are projected and commented on by the professors who serve as judges.

The Excellence Award is not eligible, but the Special Award and the first, second, and third prizes can be projected on the screen and explained by the professors.

Nine professors from three schools took turns to explain. This is a rare learning opportunity.

Qin Xiang and her friends had just sat down for a while when other students also arrived.

According to the school division, students from National Tsing Hua University were in the middle, and students from the Yamato Academy of Fine Arts sat on both sides.

Although they were from different schools, they all studied the same major, and everyone didn't care about their age. They could chat with each other if they knew each other.

Talking about this competition and the fashion design industry.

Some senior students laughed and said, "When we were admitted to the university, we knew we were going to study this, but we were worried. What kind of clothes can we design? You can wear them when you sit up. At that time, my parents were worried about how to find a job in the future. But now looking back, I feel lucky to have chosen this major."

Another student said, "How is your internship unit?"

The smile on the face of the senior student turned bitter, "It's just like that. Anyway, everyone came that way, and you have to work hard step by step. It's the same in every unit. It's all based on seniority. So what if you are a college student? You have no experience as a college student, so you have to work hard slowly, unless your father is the factory director."

The senior student's words silenced the people around him.

It was almost six o'clock, and the nine professors from the three schools had all come and taken their seats.

The host of the award ceremony was also a student

from National Tsing Hua University. It was just a small award ceremony for a competition, and there was nothing fancy. The host briefly talked about the original intention of the design competition and the subsequent handling situation, and then Professor Sun from National Tsing Hua University began to announce the list of winners.

The first to be announced was the Excellence Award, which selected a total of 20 designs. The 20 works were directly projected onto the screen so that the three design schools in the audience could see them clearly.

However, the projection technology at that time was just so-so, and only the general design appearance could be seen, and the specific lines and so on were not very clear.

Qin Xiang and the others were closer and could see more clearly, but the details of the later ones were not clear.

Zhao Wenna nervously scanned them and breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm not included."

At this time, Ming Chuanxiu smiled and said, "Mine is included."

"And mine." It was Meilin who spoke, and she also felt a little regretful.

"Whether you win or not, come to my place after the exam and I'll treat you to dinner."

Qin Xiang's words made the others happy again.

Then the third prize was announced, and it was announced by Professor Sun. There were a total of eight students, three from the Academy of Fine Arts, three from Tsinghua University, and two from Capital University. This time, Ding Xiang was selected.

As for Guan Yuping, she couldn't help but sigh, "I guess I'm out of the race."

Qin Xiang smiled, "Maybe she's in the front."

Zhao Wenna's fingers were sweating from nervousness. She looked at Qin Xiang and said, "I'm so nervous."

"Don't be nervous. I've seen your design. It's not worse than theirs. I think it might get a higher ranking."

Zhao Wenna grinned, but she was still worried. She was confident that her design could win a prize, but it was important what prize it would win. A difference of several hundred yuan could make a difference.

Seeing that she was nervous, Qin Xiang stopped talking.

They waited for the works to be submitted one by one.

After the works were submitted, several professors who were interested said their evaluations. The students below were the same as in the previous class, each holding a small notebook to take notes.

After reviewing the works one by one, the second prize was announced. There were four second prize winners, two from Tsinghua University, two from Capital University, and no one from the Academy of Fine Arts.

At first, the Academy of Fine Arts students in the audience were a little unconvinced, but after the four designs were announced, no one could say anything else.

No matter the creativity or the layout, none of them were bad.

Of course, three of the four works were designed by senior students who have already graduated, and the remaining one was the work of a graduate student.

There were only two first prize winners, and Professor Sun did not keep it a secret. One was from Tsinghua University and one was from the Academy of Fine Arts. The winner from Tsinghua University was Zhao Wenna.

Zhao Wenna's heart was relieved, "The first prize is also very good, very good."

"It's really good, we didn't think we could win the first prize."

Several people in the dormitory probably saw Zhao Wenna's disappointment and made jokes to comfort her.

Qin Xiang just watched without saying anything. After a while, a classmate from the student union came over and called Qin Xiang. Qin Xiang said, "I'll go for a while." She

went to the backstage and waited for the host to call her. Then she went out. The audience burst into warm applause.

Qin Xiang felt that she had the right time, right place and right people. It would be unfair to herself if she didn't dig someone up properly. Qin

Xiang took the list from Professor Sun and smiled, "I'm quite nervous."

Everyone in the audience laughed.

Qin Xiang picked it up and took a look, then smiled, "Is this student who won the special prize a senior from the Academy of Fine Arts... or a senior sister?"

She kept it a secret, and after a while she said, "This is Ding Zhihao, a senior from the Academy of Fine Arts. Congratulations to Senior Ding Zhihao."

As soon as the list came out, everyone applauded.

This is also what everyone expected. In the competition held in Haicheng last year, Ding Zhihao and Zhao Wenna won the first prize together. It seems normal for them to win the special prize now.

Qin Xiang asked He Liping to deliver the prize money before, and it was also awarded to the winning students when the awards were presented.

Ding Zhihao was very happy to receive the prize money. Looking at Qin Xiang, he suddenly said, "Junior sister, if it is held again next year, I will participate again."

Qin Xiang smiled, "Of course I will hold it. If possible, I want to hold it continuously in the future."

"Good!"

The students in the audience applauded and praised.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Professor Sun said, "Some people say they are curious about Qin Xiang. Our three schools have done some research. Let's ask Qin Xiang to tell us about her entrepreneurial history."

Talking about entrepreneurial history with college students is not exactly the same as talking about it with high school students.

Qin Xiang started from when she had this idea, and then she went south to purchase goods, how she made her first pot of gold in Ningcheng, and when she encountered the first difficulty in Ningcheng, and talked about her layout after returning to Qingshui County, all the way to when she went to college and opened a store in the capital.

"Maybe someone has heard that I opened a factory. Maybe you can call me Director Qin when you see me in the future." As

soon as she finished speaking, the students in the audience laughed, all kindly.

Qin Xiang continued, "I love this industry, and I want to make it better. I hope that one day I can bring Chinese clothing to the world and spread our thousands of years of fame. But..."

"But I am not capable enough alone. Many people may not understand why I want to hold such a competition. Wouldn't it be better for me to go out and find those mature designers to buy design drafts? Yes, of course it is good. They are mature and experienced, but they may not be more energetic than us, and they may not understand the young people of the new era better than us. They understand what kind of clothes we young people need. Their thinking may still remain in the old black and white gray. Our new era clothing is colorful, Colorful and brilliant, I hope more people will join me in doing this, do it well, and understand the needs of the times, instead of sitting in an ivory tower or office, drinking tea and reading newspapers, repeating the previous work day after day, and being trapped in the glory of the past. "

The audience was silent, and everyone was looking at Qin Xiang. This was the first time for many of them to hear someone talk about their industry directly, and this person was their peer, living among them.

When they were complacent about their little achievements, their classmates had already opened nearly 20 branches, and the monthly shipments might be more than that of a state-owned factory.

Qin Xiang smiled, "I hope we can make progress together, regardless of whether we are self-employed or state-owned enterprises. A good unit is one that allows us to learn and make progress with our spare time. Don't you agree?"

There was silence in the audience.

Someone suddenly shouted, "Yes!"

Qin Xiang looked and found that the person who shouted this was Ding Zhihao, who had just won the special prize.

She smiled, and Ding Zhihao also smiled.

Ding Zhihao said, "Junior sister, I am going to graduate school. When I graduate from graduate school, can I go to your factory to be a designer?"

Qin Xiang smiled widely. This senior is really considerate. After the meeting, she must give him a big red envelope for cooperating with her.

She said so much, and it was true that she had some insights, and she really wanted to convey her idea of ​​recruiting people in a subtle way.

Qin Xiang smiled and said, "Of course, I welcome classmates and alumni like Senior Ding to join my factory. Maybe in a few years, everyone will be the veterans of the factory and witness the development and growth of the clothing factory together."

Ding Zhihao laughed and said, "I heard that you pay your employees high wages. Do you like to give money?"

Everyone laughed.

Professor Xiang from the Academy of Fine Arts couldn't help laughing, and coughed and said, "Student Qin Xiang, we are almost done."

Her purpose was too obvious, and all the professors saw it.

Qin Xiang nodded and replied with a smile, "Okay, I won't say anything more. It's enough for everyone to understand what I mean. Anyway, I just want to say one sentence, you are always welcome. I don't have any advantages, I just like to give more money to outstanding people."

There was laughter from the audience.

The award ceremony ended with laughter.

When Qin Xiang walked out, she was almost surrounded and couldn't get out.

Maybe Qin Xiang was too good at fooling people, and a senior who was about to graduate actually came to ask Qin Xiang about work.

Seeing that it was only seven o'clock, Qin Xiang said, "Let's go to the restaurant to chat. I heard that a new coffee shop has opened there. I'll treat you to coffee."

When they heard that Qin Xiang wanted to treat them to coffee, many people became happy.

Guan Yuping couldn't help asking, "Aren't you afraid that everyone will go?"

Qin Xiang whispered, "If everyone goes, there must be a place to sit. People who sell coffee don't boil water, how can they boil so much."

Qin Xiang had also heard about coffee at that time. It is said that in the early days of the capital's coffee shops, they could sell 200 cups of coffee a day. A pound of coffee cost less than five yuan, but they could boil 60 cups, and each cup cost 40 cents, so the profit was very good.

The school's coffee shop is not very big.

"I understand." Guan Yuping understood, and pulled Dingxiang and the others over.

Dingxiang and Mingchuanxiu were still a little embarrassed, a cup of coffee cost 40 cents, "We won't go, let's go back and have a rest."

"No problem, go, learn something."

Learn what?

There are too many things worth learning from Qin Xiang.

Even though they are roommates in a dormitory, most of the time they can only see Qin Xiang during class because she is too busy.

Dingxiang and Mingchuanxiu discussed it, and finally decided to go there shamelessly, but they made up their minds that if there was really coffee, they would pay for it themselves, and there was no reason to let Qin Xiang pay again.

But at this time, most college students are still simple and honest.

Even though Qin Xiang said she would treat them to coffee, most of the people who went were students who were about to graduate. Some juniors or sophomores said, "We still have time, so let's not mix it up."

Even so, there were more than 20 people following Qin Xiang to the coffee shop.

The coffee shop was not big, so Qin Xiang and her friends sat in the cafeteria. While waiting for coffee, Qin Xiang introduced the scale of her factory. She also said, "To be honest, I don't lack any workers now, the only thing I lack is designers. If any of you are willing to come, I would welcome you very much."

"I heard that your factory is not in the capital?"

"Not there." Qin Xiang said regretfully, "Originally, we had our eyes on a piece of land and wanted to cooperate with the government, but our capital city is developing rapidly, and the urban area will have to develop in the future, so the land we approved is a bit far away, so after comparing several boxes, we finally chose Yong'an, which is about 40 minutes' drive from our university town. There are employee dormitories there, and some more single rooms will be built in the back to serve as dormitories for cadres or couples."

Qin Xiang explained it very clearly, and several classmates nodded frequently.

But Qin Xiang also knew that it was unrealistic for them to make up their minds to go to her place now, so they could only come step by step.

After tonight, even if she could hire one, she would not have wasted so much time.

While she was talking, the waiter in the cafe had made coffee and brought it to them one by one.

Everyone drank the luxury carefully, some liked the taste while others frowned.

Everyone still felt fresh about these foreign gadgets, and no one was willing to give them up even if they didn't like them.

It's only 40 cents.

After drinking the coffee, Qin Xiang told them about the current scale of her business and future plans. Seeing that it was getting late, she said goodbye to everyone and left.

Some of them were from the Academy of Fine Arts and Capital University, and they had to hurry over as everyone was taking final exams these days.

When they walked out, Ding Zhihao walked at the end and said to Qin Xiang, "Junior sister Qin Xiang, what I said before was not a joke."

Qin Xiang looked at him and was stunned.