Zhan Xi added Du Hengzhi on WeChat and told Luo Jingyu and his brother about this. Zhan Jie immediately opened his phone and asked, "What's Du? How do you write it? Let me search."
"Eternal Heng, knowledge Zhi." After Zhan Xi finished speaking, he came close to his brother and looked at the page with him. Luo Jingyu also came over silently, bent over and looked secretly.
Du Hengzhi, male, 29 years old, graduated from the French xx Fashion Institute. He has worked for big French companies such as xx and yy. Three years ago, he returned to China to set up a design studio and founded the lucien du brand, which includes custom services and the high-end menswear brand lucien du.
As an independent emerging designer, he has customized red carpet dresses for artists and directors participating in various international film festivals.
Personal resume:
Selected as the 201x Best Designer by x Magazine
Selected as one of the 15 emerging designers in the world in 201y by Y Magazine
Won the Best Fashion Designer Award selected by xxx in 201x
In 201y, he won the Designer of the Year award at the xx Fashion Festival
Since 201z, he has served as guest menswear director of the Chinese version of "Z Magazine".
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There is a photo of Du Hengzhi on the webpage. He is a small boy with a mustache, black-framed glasses, and curly hair, a hipster style.
Zhan Jie, Zhan Xi, Luo Jingyu: "..."
Du Heng knew this person. Although he was young, he seemed to be quite famous.
Without further ado, Zhan Xi went to the sofa to discuss the meeting with Du Hengzhi. Zhan Jie looked at Luo Jingyu and asked, "Do you have formal clothes that are suitable for meeting people?"
Luo Jingyu tugged at her T-shirt and sweatpants and shook her head honestly.
Zhan Jie asked again: "What clothes do you have?"
Luo Jingyu pointed at the door of the master bedroom and motioned Zhan Jie to go in with him.
When the wardrobe was opened, Zhan Jie almost knelt down in front of him. Luo Jingyu's wardrobe was clean, tidy and fragrant, just like the model room of the wardrobe brand, but there were not many clothes and the colors were very plain. At first glance, there were black, white, gray and blue, with at most some coffee, camel and dark green. There was not a single bright color like red or yellow.
Zhan Jie took a quick look and guessed that Luo Jingyu didn't go out much, so she liked to wear loose and comfortable clothes that were convenient for work. Her seasonal clothes were mostly T-shirts, hoodies and sportswear.
"You need to buy some formal clothes." Zhan Jie turned to Luo Jingyu and said, "Let Huan Huan accompany you. You are going to meet a famous designer. How can you dress like this?"
Luo Jingyu hadn't recovered from Du Hengzhi's impressive resume yet, and felt a little uneasy. That person is so amazing! He's only 29 years old and he's already so amazing. He's much more famous than Xu Qingyan, and he's the most amazing person he's ever met.
Zhan Xi also walked into the master bedroom, patted Luo Jingyu's arm with his mobile phone, and said, "We've made an appointment. We'll meet at Du Hengzhi's studio at 3 pm the day after tomorrow."
She also looked Luo Jingyu up and down, and then looked at his wardrobe: "Xiaoyu, we are going to meet a men's wear designer, you have to dress nicely to let people know that you have good taste!"
Zhan Jie touched his chin and said, "With Xiao Luo's height and figure, he can just go to the mall and buy anything he likes. Just buy the whole set of clothes that look good on the models. And get his hair trimmed. Don't make it look like a student. A master should act like a master."
Luo Jingyu: “…”
He swallowed his saliva. He hadn't taken it seriously at first, but now he was so nervous about this brother and sister.
In order to meet this time, Zhanxi and Luo Jingyu went shopping at the mall the next day. Luo Jingyu not only bought a new set of clothes for herself, but also bought a dress for Zhanxi. Huanhuan had to go with him, so she had to dress nicely.
On the day she went to see Du Hengzhi, Zhan Xi put on her makeup very seriously and was surprised to find that she hadn't worn makeup for a long time. Every day she stayed at home with Xiaoyu to work, she always wore T-shirts and hot pants, and tied her hair up casually, doing whatever was comfortable for her.
Luo Jingyu would never say that she had a rough life. She was very sweet-mouthed and always praised her beauty in private. She liked to pinch her face, saying that it was as white and tender as an egg, and that she was the most beautiful girl in the world.
Zhan Xi was almost overwhelmed by his praise and almost believed it. It was not until she walked into Du Hengzhi's studio and saw several young, fashionable, lively, cheerful and flamboyantly beautiful girls that she clearly realized that she seemed to be too much of a homebody and that this state of mind could not continue in the long run.
Xiaoyu lives at home because he is born deaf and because the nature of his job is special, he has to work alone quietly.
But Zhanxi is not deaf, so why is she so enthusiastic in the Maker Festival and the coffee shop experience class? It is because she also has social needs.
Xiaoyu is actually the same, he also has social needs, and with Zhanxi by his side, he is obviously much happier. Zhanxi only has Xiaoyu by his side, and she can't speak yet. She has resigned for three months, and has experienced a lot with Xiaoyu. She may not feel much at this moment, but what about next
Zhan Xi looked at the girls who were busy working, and felt a little worried in his heart.
Du Hengzhi's studio is located in a villa building in the Creative Park. The surrounding environment is very good, with lakes, trees, birdsong and flowers. The decoration style of the studio is similar to what Zhan Xi imagined, full of design, modern and simple, full of cool colors that men like.
They finally met Du Hengzhi, and both were surprised to see each other's appearance.
Luo Jingyu and Zhan Xi had never expected that Du Hengzhi looked nothing like the man in the small photo on the web page. He was tall and thin, with short hair and no beard. His face was clean and fair, and only the black-framed glasses could match the photo.
He was wearing a linen shirt and casual pants, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, looking like a gentle and handsome middle school male teacher.
Du Hengzhi also looked at Luo Jingyu curiously. This young and handsome man wore a light beige shirt, a smoky grey casual suit, brown leather shoes, a slender figure, neat hair, and a clear and shy look. Fortunately, he didn't wear a tie, otherwise it would be a failure.
The girl next to him had long hair and wore a navy blue mid-length dress. She had a beautiful face and a bright smile, and a small brooch on her left chest. Du Hengzhi took a look and guessed that it was probably made of hot stamping.
Zhan Xi introduced herself to Luo Jingyu, saying that Mr. Luo was a hearing-impaired person who could read lips, and that her would translate his sign language.
Du Hengzhi was not surprised at all. He shook hands with Luo Jingyu and said with a smile, "I am embarrassed to say this. I am a very gossipy person. I had already gone online to eat gossip before meeting Teacher Luo. Miss Zhan's writing is very good. She explained the whole thing very clearly. Teacher Luo actually encountered such a terrible thing. As a designer, I really understand your feelings very well."
Zhan Xi said: "Thank you, that incident has passed and will not affect Mr. Luo's future work status."
"Of course I believe it." Du Hengzhi tilted his head, "Well, am I dressed too casually? I don't look like a designer anymore?"
Luo Jingyu quickly shook his head, thinking that he was dressed too formally and looked silly. Zhan Xi saw his discomfort and asked Du Hengzhi jokingly, "Mr. Du, from your professional perspective, what do you think of Mr. Luo's clothing style?"
"Very good, very handsome." Du Hengzhi gave Luo Jingyu a thumbs up. "Designers have good taste in clothes. I am 100% sure of that. Come on, let's talk in my office. I was so worried about this a few days ago that my hair almost fell out. When I saw the cherry tree that day, it was like my Ren and Du meridians were opened up. Suddenly, I felt that this matter could be saved!"
Du Hengzhi's office was on the second floor of the villa. The three of them sat down on the sofa in the reception room. Du Hengzhi personally made tea for them. Without further ado, he simply explained the situation.
When he was still a fledgling designer, he took over the design of a red carpet dress for a new actress. The actress was still a 180-tier celebrity at the time, and her status made it impossible for her to borrow a dress from a big brand. She could only borrow or buy from a small brand herself, so she found Du Hengzhi.
Unexpectedly, the dress designed by Du Hengzhi made her stand out on the red carpet and was praised to the sky by all the media and netizens.
As a result, Du Hengzhi became famous overnight. The actress later received several good movie scripts and became one of the top actresses in China due to her superb acting skills.
Over the years, she has attended countless award ceremonies and various entertainment industry ceremonies, so she no longer has to worry about big-name dresses. However, she is obsessed with Du Hengzhi's designs, and she invites Du Hengzhi to design her red carpet looks several times a year, which are also amazing and receive rave reviews every time.
Even the media and her fans are full of confidence in Du Hengzhi, feeling that only he can better discover the beauty of the actress.
In late October, the actress will go to country Y to attend an international film festival that has attracted worldwide attention. She will go with her entry and has been shortlisted for the Best Actress award. After confirming her attendance, her team contacted Du Hengzhi and asked him to help design a red carpet dress.
"It's very stressful." Du Hengzhi scratched his hair and explained, "Her current status is different from before. Every time she makes a public appearance, she will be criticized. Originally, I have a good idea of what kind of dress is suitable for her temperament and figure. Every time I design according to her temperament, the effect is definitely good. But this time, her team put forward very clear requirements, that is, it should be dreamy, elegant, light, and fresh... I..."
Du Hengzhi smiled helplessly, "To be honest, this is not my style, and it is also different from the style I originally designed for her. I always thought she was suitable for a simple, elegant look, but her team insisted that they wanted a girlish style this time. As a designer, I should indeed accept the challenge, but I am afraid that if I don't grasp the degree well and the red carpet fails, it will have a big impact on her and me."
Du Hengzhi was a stranger to Luo Jingyu. It was very difficult for Luo Jingyu to read his lips after hearing so many words spoken at once. So not long after the start, he turned to look at Zhan Xi.
Zhan Xi listened and used sign language to help him translate. He just skimmed over the words he didn't know and picked out the key points. Luo Jingyu watched and basically understood it.
After Du Hengzhi finished speaking, Zhan Xi asked curiously, "Mr. Du, can I ask... who is this female star?"
Du Hengzhi pulled down the curtains, picked up the remote control, turned on the projector in the office, and revealed the answer to Zhan Xi and Luo Jingyu.
Many red carpet photos of a female celebrity appeared on the projection screen. Zhan Xi exclaimed, "Oh my God! It's Yun Xi! I like her very much. Her acting is really good!"
Luo Jingyu didn't know Yun Xi, but he had his own focus. This actress' temperament was indeed cold, tall and thin, with a very fair complexion. Du Hengzhi should have shown the red carpet looks he designed for Yun Xi over the years, and they were all elegant and generous, and none of them were girlish.
Du Hengzhi pointed at the projection screen and continued, "I have proposed several ideas to Yun Xi before, but she and the team didn't like them. They said they wanted a fresh feeling rather than a gorgeous feeling. I now have a new idea, which is to use hot flower elements on the dress, but it's just a prototype. I haven't even thought of what flowers to use! My previous designs hardly had any elements related to flowers. Those big flowers... It's scary just to think about it. It's impossible to use them. Floral prints... I think they will be too tacky. Does Teacher Luo have any ideas? What kind of flower pattern can be used on clothes to create that fairy-like and elegant feeling?"
Zhan Xi translated his words to Luo Jingyu using sign language. After reading it, Luo Jingyu lowered her head and thought for a while, then looked up at Yun Xi's figure on the screen.
He had not seen any TV series or movies starring this actress, did not know her at all, and had no preconceived impression of her.
This was the first time he saw her, and he observed her appearance and temperament, her expression and demeanor, and imagined what the light and girlish style she wanted would feel like.
His eyes moved to her name again. Her name was Yun Xi.
A pattern appeared in Luo Jingyu's mind. She blinked and made a sign to Zhan Xi. Zhan Xi immediately asked Du Hengzhi for paper and pen. Luo Jingyu bent down and wrote on the coffee table:
Evening mist flower
When Du Hengzhi saw the three words he wrote, he immediately went online to check. The moment he saw Yugiri Flower, his mind seemed to become clear.
He asked anxiously, "Which color? Wait! Let me write it down, and you write it down too, and see if we think the same thing?"
He jumped up, got paper and pen, turned around and started writing.
There are many colors of evening mist flowers. Luo Jingyu looked at Yun Xi's photo and wrote: Purple
Du Hengzhi turned around and held up the paper to show them. He wrote two big words: Purple
"Great!" Du Hengzhi looked very excited. "Teacher Luo, Yugiri Flower, can you use hot stamping to make it?"
Luo Jingyu nodded and made a long sign language. Zhan Xi translated: "Teacher Luo said that he can make it, but the evening mist flower is a relatively difficult flower pattern. It has almost never been used on accessories, let alone on clothing. It is usually used as a matching flower in ornaments. I don't know if it will work well on a dress."
Du Hengzhi paced back and forth, then suddenly stopped and snapped his fingers. "Let me draw a rough draft of the design and show it to Yunxi's team. If possible, I'll ask Teacher Luo to come over and we can revise it together, okay? I know that my drawing cannot be the standard. If I can't achieve that effect, no matter how good the drawing is, it will be useless. So Teacher Luo must be involved, okay? Is that okay?"
It was the first time for Zhan Xi to see a designer's inspiration burst out like this. After all, Xiao Yu was always very gentle. Even if she had an idea in her mind, she would not jump and scream like this. This was an eye-opener for Zhan Xi, so he quickly said, "Sure, sure."
"Thank you so much, Teacher Luo!" Du Hengzhi swept away his previous gentle image, rushed over, pulled Luo Jingyu up, and hugged him vigorously, "I have a feeling that Yunxi will like this design, she will definitely like it! I know her! Ah! I can almost imagine what this dress looks like! It's the dreamy and elegant girlish style she wants! Perfect!"
He loosened his arms. Luo Jingyu was shocked. Du Hengzhi said to Zhan Xi, "I will pay you for today's consultation. If Yunxi agrees to this design, I will sign a contract with Teacher Luo. This is our joint design and production! Oh, can you please use hot stamping to make the Twilight Flower for me when you go back? I must see it, I must see it! Once I see what the Twilight Flower looks like, I can draw the dress! Hahahaha..."
"Yes, I can." Zhan Xi's forehead was sweating. Seeing that Luo Jingyu was also shocked and even a little at a loss, Zhan Xi felt that if she hadn't been there, Xiaoyu would probably run out of the door.
They...it turns out they have never seen the world.
Du Hengzhi chatted with Luo Jingyu about some details and enthusiastically invited them to stay for dinner. Zhan Xi did not refuse.
There was an auntie in the villa who was doing cleaning and cooking. Not many people were working overtime that day. After counting the number of people, the auntie finished cooking and the six young people ate together around the table.
Du Hengzhi didn't act like a boss. He was talking and laughing with his employees. Luo Jingyu was eating silently with her bowl in her hands, but Zhan Xi started chatting with others.
"Are you two a couple?" the girl Xiao Lu asked with a smile.
"Yes." Zhan Xi glanced at Luo Jingyu. He was also looking at her.
Another girl, Xiao Zheng, said: "I noticed them holding hands as soon as I walked in. So sweet!"
"I'm so full of dog food that I can't even eat rice. I also want to fall in love." Xiao Lu pouted and looked at his boss, "Boss, can you please stop exploiting us like this? We don't even have time to find a partner!"
The boy Xiao Jin said: "Don't cue the boss, he is a single dog himself."
Du Hengzhi, holding a piece of meat in his mouth, glared at him, and several young men burst into laughter.
Xiao Zheng asked Zhan Xi: "Is it difficult to learn embossing? I have never heard of it before."
Zhan Xi said: "It's not difficult to get started. Anyone who knows nothing can take a trial class. It's more difficult to learn in depth how to make the simplest flowers. Our teacher Luo has been learning for nine years and has to go to class every year to learn new flower shapes."
Xiao Lu asked: "If we want to experience it, where should we go?"
Zhan Xi replied: "If you are in Qiantang, you can follow our official account, Xiyu Hot Flower, we have experience classes from time to time."
“Where are the trial classes held?”
"How much per session? How long does it take?"
“What can I learn from the trial class?”
"I'm a clumsy person, am I guaranteed to learn it?"
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They had a lot of questions, and Zhan Xi patiently answered them one by one. Du Hengzhi had been listening the whole time, and after listening, he casually said, "You can actually find a fixed place to hold the experience class. The place doesn't have to be big. Add some coffee, desserts, or even Western food, and maybe you can make it a theme cafe."
Xiao Zheng said: "Yes, there is fierce competition among ordinary coffee shops. This kind of themed coffee shop still has a selling point. Many Internet celebrity shops are like that. But it is not easy to open a physical store now. The location is very important."
"Isn't Qiantang planning to build a cultural and creative street?" Xiao Jin said, "The location is great, with a lot of traffic. There are shopping malls, university towns and several large Internet companies nearby. The requirements for merchants who move in are quite high, and they must be in the cultural and creative industry. My sister even went to consult and wanted to open an ordinary dessert shop, but they didn't agree. They were very arrogant."
Zhan Xi listened to all these words and asked, "If a coffee shop has the element of flower-burning experience, would you be willing to spend money there?"
Xiao Lu pointed at Luo Jingyu and said, "If all the teachers were as handsome as Mr. Luo, I would definitely go!"
Everyone laughed.
Luo Jingyu: “…”
Zhan Xi knew she was joking, but she really kept this topic in mind.
After dinner, Zhan Xi and Luo Jingyu said goodbye to Du Hengzhi and left his studio.
To get a taxi from the villa to the gate of the creative park, you need to go around the beautiful lake in the park. The two walked slowly hand in hand. It was dark and cool around them. The temperature was much lower than during the day.
Luo Jingyu noticed that Zhan Xi's arm was a little cold, so she quickly took off her suit jacket and put it on her.
Zhan Xi occasionally looked up and saw the moon hanging in the sky. He pulled Luo Jingyu's hand, pointed at the moon and said to him, "Look, the moon is about to become full. The Mid-Autumn Festival will be here in a few days."
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival for family reunions, and this year it is combined with National Day.
Luo Jingyu thought of something and said in sign language: My sister is going to have a birthday soon. She will be thirty-one years old. Every year on her birthday, our whole family will have a meal together.
Zhan Xi looked at him, waiting for him to continue speaking, but Luo Jingyu put his hands down.
"And then?" Zhan Xi asked, "When is your sister's birthday?"
September 30. Luo Jingyu's hands moved again and she replied, "I want to go home for dinner."
Zhan Xi nodded: "Oh..."
Luo Jingyu stopped, pursed her lips, and gently pulled Zhan Xi's arm.
Zhan Xi looked back at him. In the night, Luo Jingyu's eyes were very clear, with a little expectation, a little trepidation and uneasiness. He slowly signed: Huanhuan, are you willing to... go home with me for dinner
Zhan Xi smiled, hugged his waist, stood on tiptoe and kissed him.
The wind blew by the lake, and they kissed passionately in the shadows of the trees. Luo Jingyu held her waist tightly with his left hand, pressed her tightly against his body, pressed the back of her head with his right hand, closed his eyes and tasted her sweet taste.
A night bird flew over the lake, stirring up a few splashes of water. The slight sound finally woke Zhan Xi up from the long kiss. She opened her eyes and looked at the man in front of her. She touched his face, which was hot, and knew that he must have blushed and his heart was beating fast from the kiss, just like her.
She said, "Okay, I'll go home with you to meet your parents and sister, and my identity will be... Xiaoyu's partner."