Feast of Flowers: 30. Fishing
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"Embroidery master?" The middle-aged man noticed Hua Jin's eyes and glanced out the window. He didn't see anything strange. He smiled politely and said, "The lighting here is good."
"The shop faces south and faces north, so the wind and water are smooth." Hua Jin joked and asked the two of them to sit down. Tan Yuan made tea and brought it over. The middle-aged man picked up the teacup and took a sip. His assistant held the teacup in his hands and thanked him, but did not touch the tea in the cup.
"You two saw Ms. Zhao Ni's cheongsam and are you going to customize the embroidery?" Hua Jin held up the tea cup and smiled apologetically, "If you are in a hurry, please forgive me for not being able to accept the order in a short period of time. First, it is because of the embroidery. It’s very time-consuming, and secondly, I already have work arrangements in the near future.”
"I'm here this time to discuss cooperation with an embroidery master." After the middle-aged man said this, the assistant behind him handed the business card to Hua Jin with both hands. Hua Jin took it and took a look. This is a certain person in China. Fashion clothing brand designer named Mark.
"The clothes of your brand are very beautiful. My friends and I like them very much, but they still have a shortcoming." Hua Jin put away the business card.
The smile on the middle-aged man's face remained unchanged, but his assistant was a little out of sorts and could barely maintain the polite smile on his face.
"Your company's new models are so popular that I often hold my wallet in my hand and fail to buy them." Hua Jin said with a helpless smile, "For me, this is the biggest shortcoming."
“Embroiderers really know how to joke.” In order to maintain the status of their high-end products, many fashion brands adopt high prices and low production volumes for some products. Expensive high-end designs are sold out as soon as they are launched. This is not only a compliment to the brand, but also an affirmation of the designer.
Due to work, Mark has come into contact with some heirs of traditional crafts. These people are skilled in craftsmanship, but most of them are taciturn. They are not as good at the art of speaking as the young lady in front of him.
Hua Jin didn’t know whether the name Mark was the transliteration of the other party’s English name, or whether his surname was Mark, so he decided to choose a safer title: “Mr. Mark, you are too modest.”
In a few words, Hua Jin and Mark had a friendly and close business exchange. It was not until half a cup of tea was eaten that the topic finally turned to business.
"Mr. Mark, do you want to cooperate with me?" After hearing Mark's intention, Hua Jin was a little surprised, "Please forgive me, in the embroidery world, I can only be regarded as a fledgling junior. With your status status, even if you invite a master to cooperate with you, it is not impossible."
"You are right, the masters are indeed much better at needlework than you." Mark nodded slowly.
Hua Jin lowered her head and drank tea silently, muttering in her heart that these words were too direct, couldn't she save some face?
"But in your works, embroiderer, I see the unique agility and flavor of youth."
Hua Jin: What is the agility and flavor of youth? Why doesn’t she know?
"Those who are better at embroidery than you are not as young and agile as you, and those who are younger than you are not as good at embroidery as you, so for me, you are the best choice." Mark said bluntly, "Domestic fashion brands are in Our international status is not high, and I don’t have the ability to raise the international status of the domestic fashion circle with my own efforts. But I hope that we can show our beauty at next year’s fashion conference. Even if we can’t live up to the expectations, At least you can’t lose face, right?”
Hua Jin didn’t know how to answer this. She didn’t know much about the fashion industry, and she didn’t know whether Mark was being modest or telling the truth.
“I want to break the international stereotype of our country’s traditional culture. Red and green colors, or embroidering dragons, phoenixes, and Chinese characters on clothing do not represent splendor and beauty. The real splendor and beauty lies in connotation. It’s about agility, not rough stacking of elements.” Mark laughed at himself, “Of course, this may be my ambition.”
"Observe humanistic etiquette, follow the nature of heaven and earth, be tolerant yet firm..." Hua Jin thought seriously, "Is this the feeling Mr. Mark wants?"
"Yes, that's it." Mark was a little excited. He put down his tea cup and looked at the flower brocade with burning eyes. "For this fashion conference, our team invited a total of five embroiderers, but I think six talents It’s an auspicious number, and six or six are going smoothly. So I’m asking the embroiderer to do this big favor for me.”
"Mr. Mark, you haven't looked at my embroidery carefully. Isn't it too risky to invite me like this?" Hua Jin saw the madness and pursuit of the creator in Mark. She lowered her eyelids and looked at His wrist smiled.
"No, I started looking at it from the moment I entered the door." Mark pointed to the row of embroidery pieces on the right, "The embroidered fan in the middle of the second row should not be your work, the embroiderer. Right?"
Hua Jin was a little surprised. The fan with pictures of ladies was indeed not embroidered by her, but by Aunt Gao in recent years: "Mr. Mark, you have good eyesight."
“Everything made with care has its own soul. That round fan does not have the sense of youth that you, the embroiderer, have, but it is a little more stable and tolerant. Embroidering this round fan He must be a very great master."
Hearing this, the smile on Hua Jin's face became brighter: "This is my master's embroidery. In recent years, she has not spent as much time with the needle as before, but her embroidery skills are beyond my level. ”
Mark's assistant initially looked down upon this small shop. Not only was the shop shabby, but even the tea served to the guests was not very good. But listening to her conversation with Mr. Mark, the assistant felt that she might have made a mistake in not being able to put herself in someone else's shoes. Especially after seeing Hua Jin's smile become even brighter because Mr. Mark praised her master, he had a slight liking for this young embroiderer.
"From what you said, Mr. Mark, you are not like a designer, but more like an artist." Hua Jin smiled again, "As an embroiderer, I certainly hope that more people will see it. The beauty of embroidery."
This was an agreement to cooperate with him, and Mark was delighted: "Then the embroiderer will have to be tired in the next few days. The fashion show will be held in half a year. In three days, the embroiderer will be invited to my work. I visited the studio and saw my design works. Maybe it can help you, the embroiderer, find inspiration?"
"Okay." Hua Jin stood up, shook hands with the other party, and handed her business card to the other party, "Mr. Mark, just call me by my name."
"Hua Jin." Mark took the business card with his own hands, looked at Hua Jin's name carefully, and said with emotion: "Looking at the red and wet place in the morning, the flowers are heavy in Jin Guancheng, what a good name."
"It's just an ordinary name. When Mr. Mark used the verses of a poet to describe it, it became much more beautiful in the blink of an eye." Hua Jin smiled.
"Miss Huajin is too polite. Brocade is a kind of silk fabric, and you happen to be an embroiderer. Isn't this fate?" Mark smiled gently, "I will pick up Miss Huajin from your store in three days. ”
"Okay." Hua Jin nodded.
After sending Mark and his assistant away, Tan Yuan came over and grabbed Hua Jin's hand excitedly: "Huahua, working with such a big designer is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you. What's next? You won’t have to deal with customization for half a year, and you will do this wholeheartedly.”
"If you don't accept custom orders, you won't make money?" Hua Jin laughed.
"Making money is nothing, your bright future is the most important. When you reach the peak of your life, can I still brag to others about who the youngest and most beautiful Shu embroidery master is? That's me Good sisters, the kind who can sleep in the same bed." Tan Yuan saw Hua Jin going to put away the cup on the table, and hurriedly reached out to stop it, "Just leave it there and don't move. From today on, you have to protect yourself. Don't touch anything fragile with your hands, don't touch sharp blades or anything too hot. My hope for holding my thighs lies with you."
Hua Jin: "..."
Before she even took the first step in the long march, her good sisters had already seen her successful future. This is truly a true feeling that no one in the world can match.
"But Mr. Mark is really literate and explained your name so beautifully."
Hua Jin smiled and said nothing.
In fact, her name is not that particular. She heard from her family that after she was born, the elders in the family named her Jin Zi for good luck. Later, when registering at the village office, the little girl who helped fill out the form was a recent graduate. Seeing that she was female and that many Sichuan dialects had inaccurate accents, she thought Jin was Jin and changed the household registration The application form was submitted.
Many seemingly beautiful things are not as beautiful as imagined.
However, Hua Jin did not explain this matter to Tan Yuan. Even his name was regarded by his family as something to attract wealth and a younger brother, which was not something to be proud of.
Because of Mark's invitation, Hua Jin went to Tan Yuan's house that night and told Aunt Gao about it.
After listening, Gao Shulan was very happy. She nodded repeatedly: "Good opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. This opportunity is very rare. It will not only be of great help to your future, but also a great influence on traditional art." Good publicity. Tan Yuan is right. Next, you should take fewer business orders. Although these orders can make you more money, they will consume your energy and aura, leaving you little time to think about other things. ?"
"When you have time, go visit some works of other masters." Gao Shulan thought for a while, "I will contact those old friends who no longer use needles very much, and take you to visit them and see some of their creative concepts and mentality. , maybe it can be helpful to you."
"Yes." Hua Jin's nose felt a little sore, "Thank you, Auntie Gao."
"What's there to thank you for? You are my apprentice, and your future is bright for me." Gao Shulan thought for a while, "I will take you there after you sign the cooperation contract with the designer. See Liu Fen and she will be sour to death."
Hearing this, Hua Jin laughed helplessly. The grudges between Master and Master Liu have not dissipated yet?
Before leaving, Gao Shulan stuffed a thermos bucket into Hua Jin's arms: "Take these turtle soups back and drink them. From now on, you and Yuanyuan will come over for dinner every few days. Only when you eat well and drink well can you be energetic. Big deal."
Holding a bucket of caring turtle soup, Hua Jin walked out of the community and hailed a car using a taxi app.
After calming down, Hua Jin gradually came out of the excitement of working with the master, replaced by pressure and responsibility. She looked up at the bright moon in the sky. The moonlight in this city was not beautiful enough. When she was a child, she was lying on the mat set up by her grandmother. The moon she saw was exceptionally bright and the stars were shining brightly. Under the light of the moon, the trees, flowers and grass on the ground were all shining. Wearing a hazy dress.
Later she went to elementary school and learned that the moon does not shine. All its beautiful light comes from the sun. From that day on, she had a vague idea that she didn't want to be the moon. Even if she couldn't become the dazzling sun, she still wanted to be a star that shines on its own.
"Brother Pei, why are you coming here to fish this late at night?" Yang Shao sprayed mosquito repellent on himself desperately, "It's been more than an hour, and I haven't even seen the tail of the fish, otherwise Let’s go back first, a buddy has opened a store, let’s go and have a look.”
"No." Pei Yan stared at the motionless float on the water. "You keep nagging like this, and the fish are scared away by you. How can any fish take the bait?"
"No, even if you want to fish, we can also go to the fishing ground. It's a bit intrusive to squat in the wilderness." Seeing that Pei Yan still didn't respond, Yang Shao took out his phone and played for a while, then suddenly covered his head and The stomach said: "I'm a little hungry."
"You just ate two hours ago." Pei Yan put his long legs on the grass and leaned back on the chair, as lazy as if he was basking in the moonlight on the beach.
"You can't blame me." Yang Shao pointed to the screen of his mobile phone, "It's only my fault that the flower embroidery artist posted pictures of delicious food in the circle of friends. I don't know how to cook this turtle soup. It looks particularly delicious."
When he heard the word "embroiderer", Pei Yan sat up straight and frowned: "What is there about this woman that deserves your special attention?"
"She is beautiful." Yang Shao said, "Have you ever felt that this embroiderer is not only beautiful, but also has a special flavor."
"What does it smell like?" Pei Yan lowered his eyelids, and the moonlight cast a shadow under his eyelashes: "Does it smell like perfume?"
"No, no, no, Brother Pei, you don't understand women." Yang Shao shook his head, "Different beauties have different tastes, some are vulgar and some are very special. The flower embroiderer belongs to the latter category, she The kind of temperament you have is an unspeakable attraction to many men."
"It's like...a flower that has finally bloomed after thousands of years. Behind its perfect beauty, there is also a sense of energy. This energy is very attractive." Yang Shao rubbed his nose, " To be honest, it is difficult for most men to feel disgusted with this kind of woman."
"Huh." Pei Yan sneered, "In fact, most people naturally like good-looking members of the opposite sex, but in order to show off that they don't judge people by their appearance, they put various personality labels on the people of the opposite **** they admire, which seems to be able to It shows that you have very average taste."
Yang Shao: "..."
"Brother Pei, what you said does make sense, but the embroidery master does..."
"We are sitting here to fish, not to chat with you about women." There was no smile on Pei Yan's face, "Although I have no feelings for this woman, as a man, I can't comment on a woman here. It doesn’t seem to be that suitable. How good-looking and attractive she is has nothing to do with you.”
"That's true." Yang Shao smiled awkwardly. Upon closer inspection, this matter was indeed a bit unkind.
"But I see that you are quite familiar with the embroidery artist, but I didn't expect that you don't like her." Yang Shao said with emotion, "Brother Pei, a man like you may really want to be single for the rest of his life."
"Although I don't like it, I don't hate it either." The words of explanation came out of his mouth. Pei Yan was stunned for a moment, then bent down to arrange the hook, "Are you ready to give me any gifts for my aunt's birthday?"
"I have thought about it for a long time. I went to see the flower embroidery artist last week and ordered an embroidery screen from her shop. My grandma will definitely like it." Yang Shao was in a good mood, "My grandma likes flower embroidery. The handkerchief made by the teacher is like a child, keeping it in his pocket every day but reluctant to use it."
"The flower embroidery master is really amazing. He can have such skills at such a young age."
"A few days ago, my grandma said that she wanted me to marry the embroidery master. The old lady has become childish, and no one can do anything to her."
"You have nothing to talk about tonight except Hua Jin?" Pei Yan turned around and glared at Yang Shao impatiently.
"Isn't it just a coincidence?" Yang Shao said with a smile, "It turns out that the flower embroidery master is called Hua Jin, which is a really nice name."
Pei Yan glared at him again.
"I won't say it anymore, I won't say it anymore." Yang Shao lowered his head and secretly clicked a like on Hua Jin's WeChat Moments message. When he was bored, he opened Hua Jin's circle of friends and scrolled down.
When he saw the photo of Hua Jin and Pei Yan, he thought he was dazzled. He looked at his phone, then at Pei Yan, and said he didn't like it, but there were photos of the two of them. And also gave it a like.
The only common friend between him and Hua Jin on WeChat is Pei Yan, so Pei Yan stands out on the like list and has a strong sense of presence.
"Brother Pei, you said on your phone last time that someone gave you a scarf. Who was that person?" Yang Shao put the phone back into his pocket and stared at Pei Yan with a subtle expression.
"I don't remember." Pei Yan stared at the dark water with an expressionless face, "I'm not like you, no woman chases me."
"Brother Pei, it is wrong to attack a brother personally." Yang Shao said angrily, "Although I am not handsome enough, my heart is very gentle."
"You yourself like beautiful women, and you want to ask beautiful women to see your heart through your ordinary appearance?" Pei Yan spoke slowly and slowly, but what he said was particularly irritating, "Please wake up."
Yang Shao: "..."
After more than ten minutes, Yang Shao could not help but speak again: "I thought the person who gave you the scarf was the flower embroidery master."
Pei Yan said sternly: "Are you still fishing? Be quiet!"