National Tide 1980.

Chapter 182

October 1981, 10, was the official date of Pierre Carton's runway show.

The location of the press conference was finally set at the Golden Banquet Hall of the Capital Hotel.

Under the intensive preparations, everything seemed to be in order.

However, things are not easy.

Often, the more important the event, the more extensive the plan involved, the more likely various unexpected problems will arise.

As the saying goes, if the plan cannot be kept up, it is almost impossible not to go wrong when things come to an end. Many unexpected things will happen in abundance. This is the objective law.

First of all, because of the word "model" which is commonly used in the West but is very unfamiliar to Chinese people, the superiors have objections.

They generally think that "model" and "fashion" are foreign terms, which are a bit vulgar.

So different from the fashion show held by the Palace of Nationalities in March,

Immediately, the higher-ups issued an order to change the name of this event to "Fashion Show".

All "models" should also be changed to "costume performers".

As a result, the advertising posters and all written promotional materials prepared in advance were all in vain and had to be replaced.

You know, this is not the era when there are inkjet printers and PS software, and most of the promotional things are hand-painted.

This is true whether it is a picture or an artistic word.

As a result, the time was tight, and it was difficult for the hired painter to complete it independently.

This incident forced even Song Huagui, who graduated from the oil painting department, to light a lamp and go to battle in person, so it was considered Hu Luyuan.

Second, something went wrong at the last rehearsal.

All the clothes used in this fashion show were made in France.

Although the models have long wanted to see what they were wearing.

But they didn't see the clothes flown in from France until the final rehearsal, two days before the show.

At that time, the models were stunned when they saw the more than 100 sets of clothing.

One is that you have never seen such a fashion texture.

The suits and dresses of the male models are all velvet.

The texture is just like the feathers of a swan.

Very velvet, very rich, very nice to the touch, and comes with a matching bow tie and belt.

Girls wear evening dresses made of silk.

There are many colors, including sea blue, purple red, bright red, black, and dark blue.

Gorgeous supple, smooth gorgeous, really very beautiful.

The second is that everyone never expected to see such a clothing style.

Fortunately for menswear, the evening gowns worn by the key girls are too bold.

In addition to off-the-shoulder clothing, there are also off-the-back ones.

Although these clothes are considered very conservative in Ning Weimin's eyes.

But for others, it can be called a subversive cognitive bombing.

People at that time were very simple-minded.

The girls have almost the same idea. They all think that if you show your arms today, you can show your thighs tomorrow.

If you dress like this, wouldn't it be bad for you?How do you behave in society?

So many girls are timid.

Those newcomers who have not officially appeared on stage, no girl will wear them.

Song Huagui had no choice but to do ideological work for these girls on behalf of the foreign party.

While patiently explaining the meaning of these clothes, help everyone unify their understanding.

At the same time, she also asked the old players to lead by example.

He also said that everyone has practiced for so long, isn't it just for the day when they will be on stage.

It would be a waste of hard work to postpone it temporarily, what a pity.

This finally convinced some girls.

But the most terrible problem was that it happened to be Pierre Caton's most promising seedling. The two girls, Qu Xiao and Shi Kaili, were more timid than anyone else, and they refused to agree.

How can this work?

There was no way to talk about it, so Song Huagui had to let Ning Weimin try to talk about it.

It must be said that Ning Weimin is quite smart.

He didn't persuade directly, but chatted with the two girls calmly and amusingly.

After chatting like this, he gradually guessed the psychology of the two girls.

Ning Weimin found out that the biggest concern of the two of them was actually not being ashamed and not daring to wear that kind of fashion.

But I was afraid of letting acquaintances know, especially worried that my family would know if I dressed like this, and I would be scolded when I went home.

Ning Weimin said to the two girls, "Don't worry, ordinary people will never see this kind of performance. The three no's policy is implemented internally. No reports, no photos, no videos."

"The reporters who came that day were all foreigners. At most, only foreign newspapers would publish a few photos of you wearing such clothes, not even "Reference News."

"Xiao Shi, you are a child of a soldier, so you should know the level of secrecy. Don't even think that your parents are in the army, and they can't see them at their level..."

Speaking of the effect in this way, the expressions of the two girls immediately softened, and they were obviously relieved.

So in order to completely dispel all their hesitation, Ning Weimin began to fool around with sweet words again, boasting without money.

It is said that they are already the most temperamental and most beautiful girls in the team.

He also said that Pierre Carton always praised them behind his back as the best and most charming models in the entire model team.

So they are very likely to go abroad and become world supermodels, national treasures and beauties.

If there is such a day, when they stand on the international fashion stage, it is very likely that they will dazzle foreigners...

Then think about it, these two girls are nineteen and sixteen, and they are not very old.

I have never heard others praise how beautiful they are.

How could Ning Weimin be so provocative?

So flattered, the confused ones were persuaded, and they all agreed to change clothes.

In this way, the final result was not bad at all, and most people overcame the psychological barrier.

Only two of all the girls couldn't get over it and chose to quit.

But the clothing troubles were not over yet.

The clothes cut according to the figure of European models were too big for our models. Pierre Carton and the designer Andre Olivier who came from France made adjustments after urgent discussions.

Hats and accessories can only be re-matched.

Some of the clothes were fastened with pins, and some were simply sewn on the back, taking time to change the size overnight.

It was not easy to finalize the clothing size and model list.

But it was another bad day to stop rehearsals and give the models a break.

Because for all models, nervousness is inevitable.

Especially this time is completely different from the stage in March.

The venue for this performance is the Capital Hotel, not a small hall in the Palace of Nationalities.

The venue covers an area of ​​[-] square meters, with golden columns on both sides. It has a strong palace-style architectural style and can be called resplendent.

What kind of formation is this?

These models carefully studied their backgrounds, but almost all of them were young dicks from the bottom, such as vegetable sellers, brick burners, and carpet makers...

Their psychological quality can be imagined.

The point is that this time it is not a purely internal performance. The Ministry of Economy and Trade and the Ministry of Textiles have jointly invited many foreign media.

Even before the final disbandment, Song Huagui's last solemn request to everyone is.

"You must tell the truth. You must tell the foreign reporters what you do and where you live."

Think about it, these days, who can have the opportunity to contact foreign media?

After returning home to rest, not to mention the newcomers, even the experienced old people began to feel a little worried.

The reality just obeys Murphy's law, the worst will always happen, and something happened early in the morning on the 18th.

(End of this chapter)