Chapter 228
In her previous life, Qin Xiang was often called Mrs. Wang, and she was always placed behind Wang Junsheng. Everything she achieved, even if it was due to her participation and efforts, was ultimately attributed to Wang Junsheng's support.
Even when they broke up later, she not only divorced Wang Junsheng, but also bankrupted him. Many people did not understand this and thought she was too cruel. Even if she was angry with Wang Junsheng, she should not have ignored the children.
But even if Qin Xiang was given another chance, she would still do the same.
Only after leaving the Wang family did she finally see a wider world. Although it was just a small undergraduate design competition, she was mentioned as Qin Xiang. Whenever anyone mentioned this design competition, they would inevitably mention her, saying that she was a student at Tsinghua University and was remarkable, not just someone else's vassal or foil.
Qin Xiang breathed a sigh of relief, sat up straight, and watched the host on the stage read out the names of the Excellence Awards.
There were quite a lot of Excellence Awards, dozens of them. Due to venue constraints, the students who received the Excellence Awards were not invited to come. Instead, the leading professors from each school went up to receive the awards on their behalf.
Then came the third prize. There were ten third prize winners in total, one from Tsinghua University, one from Capital University, and the rest were students from other schools.
Jiang Mingteng took a deep breath, pulled his clothes and went on stage. This dress was designed by Jiang Mingteng himself. He originally sold it to Qin Xiang, and then Qin Xiang gave him a set after it was made. She was surprised when he put it on today.
However, the styles of men's clothes are not much different, they are just more slim-fitting than most clothes of this era, and they look more energetic when worn.
As soon as he went up, a professor from the capital laughed and said, "This is a nice dress."
Professor Sun proudly said, "The students designed it themselves." He glanced at Qin Xiang again and said, "This classmate Qin Xiang's factory produced it."
They didn't know that Qin Xiang's clothes were all produced by OEM. It was enough to know that it was produced by Qin Xiang.
As expected, as soon as Professor Sun said this, the other professors looked at Qin Xiang.
Qin Xiang was embarrassed, "Professor, let's start."
The third prize winners were awarded one by one, and they received certificates and prizes. The ten students were all relatively young and they waved their certificates happily.
After the third prize came the second prize. There were six second prize winners, each with a prize of 300 yuan. None of them were students from their school. When it came to the first prize, Zhao Wenna was shaking with excitement.
Zhao Wenna held Qin Xiang's hand tightly and said, "I'm so nervous."
There were only two people who won first prize, and Zhao Wenna had to give an acceptance speech. Her voice trembled with nervousness.
Qin Xiang comforted him, "Just think of the people below as a pile of clothes and fabrics. How can you be nervous when giving a speech to clothes and fabrics?"
Zhao Wenna was stunned. "That's right."
Then when her name was called, she walked onto the stage with great confidence.
Qin Xiang was at a loss for words; the change was too fast.
She just said that, is it really that magical?
Zhao Wenna has a pretty face and was a little nervous at first, but when she started talking about the concept of her design, she became very talkative and forgot how many professors and students were in the audience.
After the speech, Qin Xiang led a warm round of applause. Zhao Wenna came down with the prize and certificate. She said, "My hands are shaking. My legs are weak now."
"Now that it's over, just be happy."
The first prize was 500 yuan. Zhao Wenna was extremely happy. After renovating her house, she had been short of money. These 500 yuan solved a big problem for her, and she had money to spend during the winter vacation.
After a while, the host came on stage and spoke for a while before announcing the first prize.
Qin Xiang stood up and gestured to everyone, then walked calmly to the stage.
There weren't actually that many people in the audience. Qin Xiang thought she wouldn't be excited, but she was still excited when she held the microphone.
This is the first award she has won through her own efforts. There will be an international competition next year, and she will also participate in it.
After the leaders of the organizing committee gave her the trophy and bonus, it was time for her to give a speech.
Qin Xiang took a deep breath and then spoke, "I'm so excited to be standing here today. I used to be confused and worried, thinking that my life would be fixed in a family. But then I realized that people have to rely on themselves and run in the direction they love. Only then can they gain more happiness and make themselves more fulfilled..."
Qin Xiang's speech was not long. After finishing it, she took the opportunity to advertise her own brand, which made Professor Sun, who was listening, laugh and cry.
While the host was speaking to Qin Xiang, Professor Liang of Capital University asked Professor Sun, "Old Sun, was the 'Xiang Lian' restaurant in Capital owned by one of your students?"
Professor Sun nodded. "Yes, not only Xiang Lian, but also Xiang Si. The interior design was done by Old Tan."
Professor Liang felt a pang of pride in his tone and couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Your students are self-employed, and you don't care? Such outstanding talents will be sought after by many companies after graduation, right?"
Many people don’t understand why people would become self-employed when they have a better future and can be assigned to a good unit.
During this period, many people looked down on self-employed individuals and thought they were embarrassing.
Professor Sun curled his lips and said disdainfully, "You've even been out and about, why are you fussing with an old, pedantic person about this? They're certainly excellent graduates, but will they be valued by those companies?"
Professor Liang was unable to refute it all night.
Professor Sun continued, "She's already achieved this before she even graduated. It's only a matter of time before she sets up a factory, creates her own brand, and establishes her own design department. Rather than being frustrated and buried under someone else's orders, it's better to give up the fame and become your own boss, calling the shots."
These words made Professor Liang frown slightly.
Professor Sun continued, "So I really admire my student's courage. Furthermore, given the current situation in China, how far can state-owned factories go? Perhaps individual businesses will dominate the world in the future."
He stopped talking after that. Qin Xiang had already come down from the stage, sat down with his things, and said, "Professor Sun, thank you for your teaching."
"You're being ridiculous. You deserve it. You deserve it." Professor Sun smiled and pointed at Professor Liang. "That's Professor Liang from our sister university, Capital University. You might be interested in chatting with him."
Qin Xiang's eyes lit up. She was interested, very interested.
What's the most difficult part of running a factory, whether now or in the future? Design.
Although she is a designer by profession, she cannot do it alone. She has to manage the company and do the design at the same time, which is simply beyond her ability. However, there are very few designers willing to work in private institutions.
Just like she bought students' designs at school and took them back to modify them, she could also look for designs from Capital University. Capital University's design major is also very good, and there are even people from the Academy of Fine Arts, who all came this time.
I didn’t have the opportunity and no one to introduce me before, but now that Professor Sun is here, it would be a shame if I don’t take this opportunity to make a better impression.
Qin Xiang enthusiastically called out "Professor Liang".
Professor Liang was at a loss for words, "Old Sun, your student is quite interesting."
Professor Sun also laughed, "It's interesting, yes. He's capable and has ideas, and he really has them."
At this time, another member of the organizing committee came up to talk about going to Hong Kong to watch a fashion show during the winter vacation. Professor Sun said, "Ask Xiao Qin to help buy the tickets on the way back. We can talk on the way."
Time was running out, and they had to take the evening train back to the capital. Professor Liang nodded, "Okay, and a few people from the Academy of Fine Arts will come too."
The fashion show will be held in Hong Kong on January 22nd, and today is January 10th. The time is already tight, but there is no way. The organizing committee has just applied for the quota and the list has been submitted. Later, we have to start the formalities when we return to various places.
And I will have the final exam next Monday, so there is really not much time left.
After the meeting, everyone dispersed and went back to take their exams and make final preparations.
Qin Xiang naturally went with the people from the school. There were more people and there was no need to worry about safety. Qin Xiang asked Zhao Ping and He Liping to stay here for a few more days. She also left them some money so that they could continue to look for a suitable house here and renovate it immediately after the New Year so as not to delay the summer promotion.
Qin Xiang then helped Meng Huaiqing find someone to buy the tickets. Qin Xiang had already agreed with the people at Capital University and the Academy of Fine Arts that she would help buy sleeper tickets for them so that everyone could be closer and safer.
Professor Liang and his team couldn't buy sleeper tickets when they arrived, so they sat on hard seats all day and all night. They were sore all over, and they didn't get up from the guesthouse all day yesterday. Now that someone helped them buy the tickets, he was relieved. He looked at Professor Sun and said, "We are indebted to you."
On the other hand, there were three people from the Academy of Fine Arts including the professor, and they were very happy as well, as it was not easy to buy tickets by yourself.
Professor Sun gave them a meaningful look and said, "Instead of thanking me, why not thank Xiao Qin? It was Xiao Qin who helped buy these."
After the call, Meng Huaiqing asked her to wait and called back soon. Qin Xiang then went to the station with Zhao Ping to get the tickets.
As they walked towards the station, Zhao Ping suddenly said, "Does that man look like Wang Junsheng?"
Wang Junsheng?
Qin Xiang took a closer look, but only saw a back figure, carrying a snakeskin bag, walking in a hurry.
Wang Junsheng couldn't make it in the capital, so he came to Haicheng?
Qin Xiang took a quick look and then looked away. What happened to Wang Junsheng had nothing to do with her anymore.
They walked straight ahead, and the man carrying the bag turned the corner and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
People are afraid of comparison, especially with someone they have slept with before. If they live a miserable and hard life while the other person is living a glamorous life, even if they are now like enemies, they will still be extremely jealous.
Wang Junsheng didn't dare to face Qin Xiang at all, for fear of seeing the mocking look in her eyes.
He once wanted to ask Qin Xiang for help, but even if he risked his dignity, he found it impossible.
As for Qin Xiang’s partner Meng Huaiqing.
Wang Junsheng couldn't help but feel scared when he thought of this man.
He didn't just go to negotiate, just put forward his own demands, and didn't even do anything, but the other party made it impossible for him to stay in the capital. He had to leave the capital in a panic with his family and had to come to a distant place to make a living.
Wang Junsheng hated it very much, but he really didn't have the ability to fight back.
The only thing that supports him is probably his desire to succeed.
Qin Xiang and the other person went to the station, found the person Meng Huaiqing mentioned, got the tickets, carefully checked the departure time, and then returned to the guesthouse. They personally delivered the tickets to the people from the Academy of Fine Arts and Capital College, settled the bill, and received repeated thanks.
Qin Xiang said gently, "We are both from the capital, so even if we are from the same hometown, it is only natural for us to look after each other and help each other when we go out together. I believe that if I need help, you will definitely help me, right?"
"Of course, Qin Xiang, if you need any help in the future, please feel free to ask."
The person who spoke was Professor Liu, the leading professor of the Academy of Fine Arts, a man in his fifties.
Qin Xiang said happily, "Then I will definitely not be polite."
The same is true for going to Capital University, and Qin Xiang was satisfied with the guarantee.
Only Professor Sun said through his back teeth, "You are really good at setting traps."
Qin Xiang chuckled, "This isn't a trap at all. I'm just being considerate of my fellow countrymen, being friendly to our university students, and wanting to improve the quality of life for the students from our sister school."
Hearing this, Professor Sun laughed out loud and pointed at Qin Xiang, "You, our school's students aren't enough. We have to bring in students from these two schools as well."
Qin Xiang laughed. "Of course. Think about it, these are all excellent students from our school. If I establish a good relationship with them and then ask them for a design, will they have the nerve to refuse? Even if their designs have some shortcomings, wouldn't we be able to modify them and make them suitable for market development? This is a mutually beneficial thing. I can even give them a set of clothes after the design is completed."
Yes, she had set this rule since she started collecting manuscripts at school. As long as the clothes are made, she would give a set to the author who designed the clothes, so that the author could feel the sense of accomplishment of the finished product.
Qin Xiang is also a designer, and she understands the designer's thoughts very well. It's just a set of clothes, and the cost is not worth mentioning compared with the profit from selling it.
She couldn't help but sigh. She was going to be busy this time. She had originally planned to go through the shops, but her trip to Hong Kong had to be put on hold. She had to call each store manager and offer encouragement. Then, she had to put the year-end sales on the agenda.
I'm very busy. In addition, I have to deal with the clothing orders for next year's trade show. I have to try to get some of them done this year. Professor Sun said the trade show will be in March. During this period, I have to finalize the designs, make samples, purchase noodles, etc., so I'm very busy.
Everyone went back to their rooms to rest. At around four o'clock in the evening, they had a quick dinner downstairs. At around five o'clock, they picked up their luggage and headed straight to the train station.
Opposite the guesthouse was a five-star hotel. As soon as they came out of the guesthouse, they saw a group of people coming out of the hotel.
More than twenty bodyguards in black suits and sunglasses lined up in two rows to escort two men, one old and one young, out of the hotel.
Then two luxury cars stopped at the door, and someone politely opened the door and let the two men get in.
They were not far away from each other. When Qin Xiang looked up, she saw that their faces were dark and they were obviously in a bad mood.
Jiang Mingteng behind him took a breath and said, "What kind of car is that? It looks very high-end."
Qin Xiang didn't say anything. Professor Liu from the Academy of Fine Arts said, "That's a Rolls-Royce. I don't think it's available in mainland China yet."
Professor Sun said, "Looks like he's from Hong Kong."
From Hong Kong?
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Qin Xiang remembered that Meng Huaiqing said that his father Jiang Licheng and his stepson Jiang Yuqiang seemed to have come to Haicheng.
There are many places in the inland that are best for economic development, but Yangcheng, Pengcheng and the capital are not interested in the Jiang family because of Meng Huaiqing's relationship, so the father and son came to Haicheng.
Judging from his expression, it doesn't seem good. Didn't they reach an agreement?
Qin Xiang hoped that this would happen, so that she could gloat over other people's misfortunes.
"Let's go, let's not waste time."
They can't ride in luxury cars, but they can ride in electric tricycles.
There were so many people that it took five tricycles to pull them over.
It took them more than half an hour to walk slowly to the train station, and exactly half an hour before the train started. After checking their tickets and entering the station, they found their carriage and put their belongings on the shelves or under the beds. Finally, everyone could sit down and rest.
Although Haicheng's winter wasn't cold, the wind was still uncomfortable. The professors were quite old, and their health wasn't so good either.
Because Qin Xiang helped buy the train tickets, the students were very nice to Qin Xiang. After taking a short break, the professors gathered together and took the opportunity to give lectures to the students.
After all, they were professors from three universities, and the knowledge they imparted was different. Qin Xiang listened with great interest.
Professor Liu from the Academy of Fine Arts took the initiative to ask, "I heard that the very popular 'Xianglian' in the capital was created by you?"
Qin Xiang smiled and nodded, "Yes, but we have opened more branches. Since we don't have a factory, most of the products are OEM."
Starting in the second half of the year, after receiving her last batch of goods from Guan Zhihong's original factory, she stopped renewing her contract. She still collaborates with other factories, but the amount of goods she receives is minimal; most is sold to wholesale markets. Most of the clothes in her branch store are now original designs, manufactured by two factories.
After Qin Xiang finished speaking, Professor Liu agreed, "My wife has been to your shop. She said you are an amazing student."
Qin Xiang was surprised and quickly said politely, "You think too highly of me. I am where I am today thanks to the help of many people. For example, only a small part of those clothes were designed by me. Many of them were designed by students from our school."
"Oh?" Professor Liu piqued his interest. Professor Liang and several students followed him over. "From what I heard, you paid for students' designs?"
Qin Xiang nodded, "Yes."
Professor Liu frowned slightly, somewhat disapprovingly. "You're still students, you're putting too much emphasis on money. Design itself is elegant, but when you add money to it, it becomes a bit more materialistic."
Hearing this, Qin Xiang smiled. "First of all, people have to live. Whether they are college students or working people, they need to make a living. How can they live without money? If they have money, they can buy good paper and good brushes. They won't have to worry about life, and they can have more time and experience to devote to learning. What's wrong with that? Who doesn't want to be elegant? But can elegance fill people's stomachs?"
As soon as Professor Liu said this, his face turned a little ugly, and the two students from the Academy of Fine Arts secretly gave Qin Xiang a thumbs up from behind.
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