nycdaug Chapter 195 The Watch Craze Continues to Grow
Chapter 195 The Watch Craze Continues to Grow
Shen Wancheng thought about these issues and spoke directly to Lan Qin, asking her to recruit a few more designers of modern dresses, who could be university graduates or foreigners.
It's not that Shen Wancheng looks down on designers who have jobs, but rather that in this era, most local Hong Kong designers, after finding employment, focus on mass-produced designs to make a living, and gradually lose their creative inspiration.
In other words, recent college graduates, who haven't yet experienced the harsh realities of society, are less restricted in their thinking and tend to be more idealistic.
Since Shen Wancheng is making haute couture, which requires uniqueness and avant-garde style, college graduates are more suitable.
Shen Wancheng doesn't rule out finding foreigners; working in isolation can never compare to integrated learning.
Lan Qin hesitated a bit about Shen Wancheng's request. Mainly because she was sixty years old and some of her ideas were deeply ingrained. She could understand the diversity of young people's tastes, but that didn't mean she would appreciate those works. Lan Qin felt that she was not up to the task.
Shen Wancheng thought Lan Qin's words made sense, so she thought of hiring a deputy director for the clothing department to be in charge of modern style clothing design.
People are needed everywhere, and what Shen Wancheng lacks most right now is people.
Shen Wancheng felt a deep sense of urgency in finding talent.
Shen Wancheng, the deputy director of the clothing department and a modern haute couture dress designer, could have Li Su post the job openings first, and then she, Li Su, and Lan Qin could conduct the interviews together.
However, the deputy general manager whom Shen Wancheng wanted to promote to balance Li Su's power had to be someone she found and cultivated herself.
Shen Wancheng sorted these things out in her mind and then arranged for Li Su and Lan Qin to do the things.
After these dresses made their first appearance at her wedding, she had to organize her first haute couture runway show, which involved various aspects that Li Su needed to arrange.
Lan Qin also needs to produce another batch of ready-made clothes, otherwise what kind of runway show can she put on with more than ten dresses?
By the time Shen Wancheng had finished arranging everything, it was already 5 p.m., and she, Shen Yao, and Gu Jinxing left the company.
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It's been two or three days since Li Shaojie's awards ceremony, and Li Shaojie has returned from the United States.
Unsurprisingly, even though Li Shaojie didn't announce his itinerary, he was besieged by reporters and paparazzi who had been waiting at the airport as soon as he got off the plane.
"Mr. Li, I heard that the watch you wore at the awards ceremony was worth over HK$100 million, is that true?"
"Did you wear that watch when you came back this time? Is Oriental Song really a local Hong Kong company? Or was it founded by foreigners but registered in Hong Kong?"
"Mr. Li, what is your relationship with Ms. Shen Wancheng, the legal representative of Dongfang Yasong? She is also Mr. Gu Jinxing's fiancée. Does Mr. Gu know that she gave you the expensive watch? What is his opinion on this matter?"
What do you think of Miss Shen and Mr. Gu's marriage?
Even though Li Shaojie was very familiar with gossip reporters in the entertainment industry and could usually handle them with ease, he was still shocked when he heard these last few questions. These unscrupulous media outlets were too good at making connections, and they could drag anything into a romantic entanglement.
Li Shaojie, who had originally intended to remain silent and had no plans to answer reporters' questions today, couldn't help but speak up.
“Dongfang Yasong lent me this watch to enhance my status at the awards ceremony. I would like to thank Dongfang Yasong for this honor and good fortune, which I will pass on to Dongfang Yasong.”
"Similarly, the watch I lent you is from Dongfang Yasong, not Ms. Shen Wancheng. By the way, I am also the spokesperson for Dongfang Yasong, so promoting this watch is also part of my job."
"Finally, I am honored to receive Ms. Shen Wancheng and Mr. Gu Jinxing's wedding invitation. I will definitely attend on time. I wish you both a happy marriage."
Li Shaojie's answer was watertight. When the reporter realized that they couldn't find any exciting news from the gossip, they returned to the topic that had been the most discussed by the public recently.
"Will the Oriental Elegance watch be sold? Is the price really over 100 million as rumored?"
Since Li Shaojie had already spoken, he also mentioned the news that he had originally planned to release in two days after communicating with Shen Wancheng.
"Actually, this watch already has an owner. You can guess who owns this watch worth tens of millions."
Sure enough, the reporters' interest was immediately piqued.
Are you from Hong Kong Island or a foreigner?
"Mr. Li, can you reveal more information?"
The reporters kept pressing Li Shaojie for answers, but he only touched on the surface and didn't say anything more.
The bodyguards kept the reporters at bay, and Li Shaojie got into his car and left the airport.
Half a day later, the popularity, which had just subsided slightly, surged again.
And this time, the discussion focused entirely on watches, just as Shen Wancheng had expected.
Only then did Shen Wancheng truly feel that Li Shaojie's ten million yuan was well spent.
Once the photos of her wedding with Gu Jinxing are released, the significance of owning this watch will become even more apparent.
There's no need to worry about wealthy people scrambling to buy it then.
That evening, Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao watched the reporters questioning Li Shaojie on TV. Shen Wancheng didn't seem to feel anything when she heard the reporters' questions.
Entertainment reporters are just making things up, not reporting facts like news reporters.
Scandals are what keep the public interested; gossip and rumors, no matter the era, are always a source of entertainment for people during their leisure time.
Shen Yao was furious and cursed at the reporters on TV for a long time, which gave Shen Wancheng a further understanding of Shen Yao's learning ability.
For example, "The IQ trained in the circus is indeed a fatal flaw." "These people are really full of shit, stuffed into their brains." Shen Yao has never been to a circus, but she knows to call someone a clown. She doesn't understand biological human anatomy, but she knows what intestines and brains are.
Shen Wancheng was amused by Shen Yao's scolding.
She was really curious where Shen Yao had learned these words, especially since the internet didn't exist yet.
"Ayao, where did you learn these sentences from?"
"You told me to watch foreign programs on TV to learn English, right? I learned it by watching some talk shows, and added some of my own understanding along the way."
Shen Wancheng gave Shen Yao a thumbs up.
This was Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao's last night before moving. They talked about their experiences and feelings over the past few months. They were both very emotional, but they also felt that life on Hong Kong Island was wonderful and that their initial choice was right.
Shen Wancheng also subtly inquired about Shen Yao's views on matters between men and women, and soon she discovered that Shen Yao was really clueless in this regard.
If she lived in ancient times, she would have been arranged to marry at this age. But in this era, where people can make their own decisions, she certainly can't just marry and have children casually. Instead, she should focus on being herself first.
Shen Wancheng was very happy for Shen Yao after hearing her words.
She read about Shen Yao in that book. Although she was fortunate enough to be reborn into this world, she was still living in a small mountain village called Xixia Village. Her mindset was still that of an ancient woman who should have children when she reached a certain age. So, in the end, she lived a comfortable life in a small county town.
It's not that such a life is bad, but if you had to eat simple meals every day and struggle to make ends meet, or live a life of luxury in Hong Kong Island, where you don't have to worry about basic necessities and can just focus on doing what you love, which would you choose?
Although Shen Wancheng ultimately decided to keep the three children in her womb and marry Gu Jinxing, she could only say that she would not regret her choice, though she still felt some regret.