Chapter 48: Something Different There were a total of ten guests, both male and female. Designers have to decide the order by playing games, and then choose the guests they want to work with in that order. The designer who chose Wen Si is named Zhao Shuwan. As her name suggests, she is a gentle girl who exudes a scholarly temperament. She had waist-length hair and wore a white and green long skirt in the new Chinese style. Her skin was whiter than snow, her eyebrows and eyes were cool and picturesque, and her every move and gesture exuded the air of a pampered young lady. If Wen Si had not watched the previous videos of these designers on the way here, he would have been fooled by her good girl appearance and thought she was a soft persimmon that could be manipulated by others. Just kidding, out of the ten designers shortlisted for the finals, eight are men and two are women. If she didn't have some skills and temper, how could she stand out from the crowd of men and become one of the minority? Wen Si was deeply impressed by her. In a previous video, the program team once held a debate, in which one of the questions was: Obviously, women are the majority willing to pay for fashion, so why are the chief designers of most international brands men? Designers have different opinions: "Because men know how to appreciate women's beauty and are better at exploring their charm!"
"Because men and women look at things from different perspectives, sometimes we may find more interesting things if we look at things from a different perspective?" "Because men are more daring, it's hard for geniuses to emerge in a group that follows the rules, they're all idiots!" Only Zhao Shuwan suddenly raised her voice and said, "Bullshit! It's because from ancient times to the present, most women have been disciplined, restrained, and enslaved, which makes it impossible for them to pursue their dreams wholeheartedly like most men!" The debate began, and she was fighting ten people at once, but she didn't seem to be panicked at all. She refuted all the heretical ideas of those vested interests with solid reasons and evidence, which made other female designers present applaud and cheer for her. She became famous overnight and her popularity on the Internet soared. Thinking of this, Wen Si smiled and stretched out his hand, not hiding his admiration for her and said, "Hello Shuwan, my name is Wen Si, I hope I can help you get a good ranking in this competition." After all, only when the right to speak is in the hands of awakened women, will women's living environment have the opportunity to become better and better. Zhao Shuwan smiled with her eyebrows curved, stretched out her hand and shook her hand: "I know you! You are the boss of Zhongyue Media. When I saw you on variety shows before, I also fantasized that one day I could be like you, to start a clothing company by myself, and then become a beautiful female boss that everyone envies!" "So has your dream come true now?" "It will be soon." Zhao Shuwan said, "I have created a clothing brand called Qingyang Wanxi. If I can win the prize in this competition, I will not only get a generous bonus, but also be able to promote my own brand at the Paris Fashion Week." "As long as I can use this opportunity to become famous, isn't it just a matter of time before I start a clothing company and become the boss?" "Sure, I'm very confident." Seeing her full of energy, Wen Si was also inexplicably full of energy: "Then let's work hard for your dream of becoming a domineering CEO!" Zhao Shuwan: “Come on!” After assigning guest performers to each designer, the host began to announce the rules of the finals: "This competition is divided into two rounds. The first round is a photo PK. The specific rules are as follows:" "Designers and guest performers need to collaborate to shoot a group of fashion blockbusters within the specified time according to the theme and props given by the program team, and then select the one with the most fashion expression to be judged by our fashion connoisseurs." "Each fashion connoisseur has five fashion tickets, which can be used to vote for their favorite fashion blockbusters." "After the voting is over, the top five designers and guest performers will be ranked from high to low according to the number of fashion tickets each fashion blockbuster has obtained. The bottom five designers and guest performers will be eliminated directly." "The content of the second round of competition is: theme design competition." "The specific rules are as follows: the program team will give you design funds based on your ranking in the first round of competition. The highest-ranked designers and guest performers will receive the most design funds, and vice versa, the lowest-ranked designers and guest performers will receive the least design funds."
"After receiving the design funds, you need to design a series of costumes and produce finished products according to the theme specified by the program team within the specified time, and the funds cannot exceed the funds given to you by the program team." "Three days later, we will hold a grand fashion show on this T-stage made of endless yellow sand. We will also invite 100 fashion buyers to watch the fashion show and start bidding on the spot." “After the auction ends, the designer of the work with the highest transaction price will be the champion of this competition!” After explaining the rules clearly, the designers and guest performers were taken to their respective small tents by the staff and began to plan how to take the first round of photos. The program team gave two requirements. First, the background had to be a desert. Second, there must be an animal in the photo. Zhao Shuwan is a senior lover of ancient culture and is determined to show the world the beautiful Chinese aesthetics through the clothes she designs. So when she mentioned the desert, the first thing that came to her mind was... "Shall we take a group photo of Dunhuang flying figures? This is the style I am best at!" "Choose clothes with contrasting red and green colors. The bright colors will look particularly outstanding in a barren desert!" "The makeup and hairstyle should imitate those of the Tang Dynasty..." "As for the animals... would you choose between a horse and a camel?" As she spoke, she drew on the white paper with colored pencils. A design sketch was drawn up in a short while. She pushed the sketch in front of Wen Si and asked, "What do you think?" “The Dunhuang style is beautiful, but it’s a little too beautiful. It’s been photographed too much in recent years.” "Besides, you have been following the traditional Chinese style since the first episode. After watching so many episodes, the audience and fashion connoisseurs probably don't find it fresh anymore." "Why don't you try to break their stereotype of you and do something different?" Wen Si encouraged her. "It's different..." Zhao Shuwan looked her up and down, and then fell into deep thought. A few minutes later, Zhao Shuwan looked at the design sketches that were redrawn according to their ideas, and her face was full of worry: "This style is cool, but the matching animals... are you sure you can do it?" (End of this chapter)