When will I be the queen

Chapter 423 Questions

Cai Cai doesn't even worry about the figurines, let alone the whereabouts of the costumes. She is an actor, she just played a role, and the copyright is only to protect the interests of herself, the company, and related projects. To be honest, Cai Cai really doesn't care. She is very separate from the role.

Many people were surprised that Cai Cai was so straightforward, because most actors would care a lot about their famous roles.

"If I design something nice for you, would you want to collect it?" Leng Biyun asked.

Well, Cai Cai really wanted to say something polite, but when she hesitated, it was obvious that she didn’t want to.

Leng Biyun then asked, "Can I know why you don't want to collect your character's costumes?"

Cai Cai hesitated again. What should she say? "I never thought about collecting costumes."

“.” This is a totally unexpected answer.

Generally speaking, actors, especially actresses, will collect their own costumes. Male actors also collect them, but relatively speaking, actresses' costumes are generally more exquisite and beautiful than male actors'. The point is that actresses have more highlights in their performances in costumes, and they look better. Another thing is that women have a private psychology about their own clothes, which men can hardly understand.

Another factor in collecting costumes is honor. For example, if you win an award for playing a certain role, then the costume will have a different kind of glory, and it will be at the level of a battle robe. Another factor is the plot that the audience likes, such as getting married in this costume, being killed in this costume, or killing someone in this costume. In short, the plot gives the costume a life-like meaning. This is very important to actors, and it is the reason why they must collect costumes.

Another practical reason is money. When a costume is blessed with honor and becomes a battle robe, and has the vitality that the audience will never forget, then the most direct value of this costume is money. It is valuable. If you collect it and auction it later, it will be a source of income. Even if the actor himself dies, the costume can also increase in value. Many descendants of superstars have made profits by auctioning the costumes of superstars during their lifetime.

A piece of costume has both spiritual and material value, and can also be a topic of conversation. Which actor would be stupid enough to refuse it?

As a result, there is one person here, Cai Cai, who has never thought about collecting costumes.

Jarvis couldn't help but asked why again.

Cai Cai then realized that everyone was shocked and confused about her not collecting costumes. She also didn't understand why they collected them. "Costumes are clothes worn at work, right? They are work clothes, right? Why do you collect work clothes? Do you miss work? Why do you miss work?"

  There is no worker in the world who would treasure work clothes, right? They are not uniforms like military uniforms, what is there to treasure?

“.” I couldn’t refute it, but I always felt something was wrong.

"You really treat being an actor as your job." Jarvis sighed.

  "."Ah, yes, you actually treat acting as a job.

Leng Biyun was still determined to make Cai Cai like the costumes she made. "I will make them very nice. I will try to make you like them very much. Then, will you collect them?"

Cai Cai still didn't want it, but if she said it directly, she felt like she was bullying Leng Biyun. After thinking for a while, she said, "You can keep it yourself. I will definitely like what you make. It must be beautiful. I will buy it and give it to you." After saying that, she felt something was wrong. She didn't want it but gave it to someone else, and it was done by someone else. "How should I put it? I don't have any idea about these things, and I don't understand the behavior of collecting costumes, so I won't do it. Let them go somewhere else, into the hands of others, and play their role. That's all."

Sarah was worried that Cai Cai had offended Leng Biyun. Although it seemed that Leng Biyun liked Cai Cai very much, it was also common for love to turn into hate.

Motioning to Cai Cai to not be anxious and go look at the costumes first, Sarah took over the conversation, "Cai Cai is a very innocent person. She doesn't have a strong obsession with material things. She has her own ideas and values. Many people think that she is like this because she has a rich life and no worries about food and clothing, but I feel that it is not the case. Perhaps it has something to do with her family upbringing. She was not taught to fight, possess, or measure. But Cai Cai is so smart that it is impossible for her to only listen to the content of her education. She must know and understand a lot of things, but she still chooses to stick to her own ideas and will not change easily."

So it's not that the costumes you made are not beautiful enough, nor that Cai Cai doesn't like them, she just won't collect them. This is something she doesn't want to do, so she won't do it. She won't collect costumes just because they have a lot of value, nor will she collect them just because you want to, or because she understands your feelings.

"Cai Cai is considerate and never forces herself." Or rather, many things are not enough for her to force herself.

Lily also spoke up, "Sometimes we think something is insulting, but Cai Cai doesn't feel anything at all. When we think she is reluctant or even putting herself in a difficult position, she still doesn't feel anything. Cai Cai has her own standards for dealing with people and things, and they are different from ours." So, even if you are Leng Biyun, there is no need to feel sad or angry just because Cai Cai refuses to collect the costumes you made.

  Leng Biyun once again had a great new understanding of Cai Cai. He was very excited and didn't have any idea about the costumes. He was forcing her. Why did he force Cai Cai to do something by relying on his seniority? Cai Cai didn't understand his calculation of value, and his friends were worried that he would be angry.

"I took it for granted" was a bit too self-righteous. Leng Biyun felt that he was a bit too proud. Each of his works was collectible, which made him arrogant. Even if he liked Cai Cai and wanted Cai Cai to collect his clothes, this kind of liking was too low and despicable.

Leng Biyun hadn't reflected on himself like this for many years. Jarvis patted him silently. It was true that when people praised him for a long time, he would be like this. Cai Cai would also be happy when she was praised, but she would not be praised. Since meeting Cai Cai, Jarvis has been much calmer. The title of god maker is just an empty name. He does not live by empty names. Besides, compared to creating gods, he wants to become a god more.

The costumes are indeed very different. Some can be seen to be different just by looking at them, while others require you to touch them to know that they are different.

After the male actor put on his costume, he made several big moves. Some of the costumes were torn and exploded, and some were wrapped around the body. Even if fans or strings were used during filming, it was always not good to wrap the costume around the body. This eliminated several costumes.

When Lily tries on clothes, in addition to making big movements, she pays more attention to her chest and lower body.

  "This kind of binding is really not good. The rest time is short, and women spend more time in the bathroom. Are they all used to unbutton their pants?" Lily didn't quite understand. If there is no special shooting need, the actresses' costumes are all open-crotch pants inside the skirt, which is convenient for putting on and taking off and going to the bathroom. Leng Biyun should have done some research before making the costumes. It's impossible that she made it like this on purpose, right?

Lily patted the chest and said, "This kind of edge will cut the skin."

  So the legend goes that designers’ women’s clothing is not designed for women, and they never care about the wearing experience. In other words, it is not for people to wear. Is this true?

Hahahaha, Lily is just joking. Designers are definitely not that extreme. But when designing clothes, they can only consider the appearance and implementation of their own design ideas. What happens next is really what happens next. Most of the clothes that the models complained about are not mass-produced, and if it is haute couture, it is often not 100% restored to the model style.

Cai Cai touched it and it was indeed prickly, it would definitely cut her skin. She just touched it and her fingers turned red.

Leng Biyun was a little dumbfounded. She looked at Cai Cai's fingers worriedly, then touched them herself, but felt nothing.

Some people understand, "No one has tried these clothes yet, so you don't know the specific wearing experience. Besides, your fingers are all calloused, so you can't feel anything when you touch them." But Cai Cai's hands, the tender fingertips are red and pink, so they will naturally be rubbed.

Cai Cai looked at Leng Biyun's hands. Indeed, there was a thick layer of calluses on almost all of her fingers. There were also indentations on the back of her hands. The indentations at the knuckles were even heavier and overlapped with the creases.

This is a pair of beautiful tailor's hands. Cai Cai and Leng Biyun didn't say anything for a while, and Lily also stretched out her hand, "Cai Cai's race has tender skin, and I have thick skin, so I don't feel it. But it will be different when I wear it. You can modify it according to your taste."

Jarvis also said, "The purpose of today's seminar is to comprehensively solve all problems with clothing. Everyone can touch it and if there are any places that need to be modified, it's okay, just ask."

Leng Biyun also realized that she had overlooked this before. "I have processed the neckline from both sides and it will not be pierced. But I did not consider that the female side is three-dimensional." This was a mistake that should not have been made. Leng Biyun was really upset.

"It's normal." Jarvis comforted him, "You have never made costumes before. To put it bluntly, these costumes are the actors' daily clothes. They are worn for a long time every day when filming. They are completely different from the costumes that are only worn for a few minutes on the stage. Many of the clothes you make are only for exhibition and are not worn. This is completely different from the world of difference."

Leng Biyun is best at designing and embroidering, and making clothes is no longer within his job scope. He only works on mannequins, and doesn't consider the real people and the feeling of their skin, which is too normal.

This is not an exaggeration, because Leng Biyun only needs to make the sample on the mannequin, and other people will complete the rest of the work. The main thing is that Leng Biyun doesn't make clothes very often.

  He will make the costumes himself this time, probably because he wants to do it himself, but, after all, everyone has their own expertise.

Some people have similar ideas to Jarvis. After all, the one who builds cars may not be the one who drives them. But some people are still worried. The start is a bit unsuccessful. If the costumes fail to be replaced, let alone how to shoot Empire, let's just talk about the investment in changing the costumes and makeup this time. How to make up for the hole?

Cai Cai has no ideas at all. The costumes are all very nice and any problems can be solved.

Indeed, compared to the costumes of the first three seasons, the design of this new costume echoes the characters in details.

Cai Cai can match all the costumes in front of her to their roles. Lily is wearing her costume. The previous costumes also echoed the characters, but mostly in color and texture. The new costumes, in addition to color and texture, also have various embroidery details.

Lily's character Helen will get engaged in the fourth season, and her clothes will become more colorful from a girl to a lady. Then Leng Biyun embroidered a lot of rose branches with thorns on her costumes according to Helen's personality. There are small beads on the collar and cuffs, and on the hem of the skirt. When she walks and moves, it will make a sound, which is in line with Helen's outwardly flamboyant personality. But the skirts of other female costumes are generally split in front and back, while Helen's skirt is split in four pieces, which makes it very convenient for Helen to do rebellious things.

The rose branches on the skirt are very oriental aesthetics, but with a western wildness. The rose branches cover the skirt without any breaks. They grow wildly, but are symmetrical and harmonious, without roots, gaps or broken branches. They are really beautiful and well designed. Among the other accessories, the most eye-catching is the crest of the royal family to which Helen belongs. It looks like metal, but it is very light to the touch. It should be some kind of stainless steel painted with various colors of glass cuts on it, disguised as diamonds, which looks very beautiful.

"I picked up these glass stones myself. I have collected them for many years and finally I can use them. I also cut them myself." Leng Biyun explained in a low voice when she saw that Cai Cai liked them very much.

Cai Cai laughed. Creators really love to hoard things, just like she hoards various music video materials. "This cutting process is very good."

Leng Biyun followed with a silly smile, "There is no Ophira costume here, I am still working on it and I plan to let my assistants finish it. I am not good at Ophira's embroidery, I used various star patterns, and the main materials of the accessories, I chose white crystals and pearls, and also some brown crystals and yellow crystals."

Cai Cai said she was looking forward to it. She was indeed looking forward to it. She reached out and touched the embroidery pattern on another costume. This overlapping diamond pattern was one of the traditional embroidery patterns of the Cai family.

In a way, her family is also involved in this work.

"Do you like this embroidery pattern? This is my favorite pattern. My master was the first one to teach me. Space overlaps, time passes, and I am using needle and thread to record the world." Leng Biyun really likes it, and she said this in Mandarin.

Cai Cai took the opportunity to ask, "What's your master's name?"

"Cai Huan, the ring in the Nine Rings. All my disciples took their mother's surname, Cai. My master's grandmaster was Cai Ling, a beautiful and talented lady. She is from the same family as you."

Cai Cai said "oh" and continued to ask, "Does your master's child still have the last name Cai?"

Leng Biyun was stunned for a moment, not understanding why this question was asked, but she told the truth, "Some still have the surname Cai, but some don't."

Jarvis had been listening, so he asked Cai Cai, "I remember that in your country, there is also the kind where the wife is very powerful, the husband will take the wife's surname, and then the children will also take the wife's surname." There is such a plot in Empire. In reality, there are many in foreign countries, for example, the children of queens all take the queen's surname. If the female family is strong, the children will also take the mother's surname. If the father's family is also strong, most of the time it will be half and half. Of course, illegitimate children are excluded.

Cai Cai nodded and said, "But some husbands in our place don't need to change their surnames. Moreover, in our place now, many ordinary families take their mother's surname." In this respect, the situation is much better than in foreign countries. At least there are not so many religious issues.

Jarvis said that it was true. He had been to many places in China and had a deep understanding of it. The freedom of China was particularly unexpected at certain times. By the way, "Do you want to meet Leng's master?" He had met him and could act as a middleman with Leng Biyun to introduce him. Because it could be seen that Cai Cai really liked these embroidery patterns.

Cai Cai quickly said no, it was just a casual question. But in her heart, she was thinking that the Cai family did not actually take the mother's surname, but the family was passed down through women, which was a bit like a matriarchal clan. After the marriage with the Tang family, the eldest daughter and the eldest son had the surname Cai, and the eldest daughter passed down the family, which was not marrying into the family. Outsiders might understand it as marrying into the family, but people who knew about the Cai family would never think so.

  Cai Ling was an embroiderer of the Cai family. She followed her husband's family overseas. It is not clear why her descendants have the surname Cai, but some of them do not have the surname Cai. This is a bit like marrying into the family and returning to the family for three generations. It is completely wrong about the inheritance of the Cai family. Cai Ling's grandson still has the surname Cai, but the grandson's children do not have the full surname. It is estimated that she married a foreigner and then, whether intentionally or unintentionally, it was made to look like marrying into the family and returning to the family.

This is nothing. The embroiderer is no longer with us. However, her descendants have mastered some of the Cai family's embroidery skills and used the Cai family's embroidery patterns. If the name changes hands in the future, it would be a bit of a problem to turn these things that belonged to the Cai family into someone else's.

Cai Cai pointed at the diamond pattern again and asked, "Does your master's embroidery pattern have any inheritance?"

Everyone who listened to Cai Cai's words could tell that she cared a lot about the embroidery, and there was clearly something else behind her words. Cai Cai's face could be read. Although her mood could not be read when she was restrained, the complexity and care in her words could still be read.

Leng Biyun became serious and said, "Yes, my master's family is the Cai family of the splendid Cai Garden in China. My master's grandfather, Cai Ling, is a descendant of the Cai family." She was very proud.

“.” Cai Cai was silenced by this sentence.

Jarvis didn't quite understand what he heard, but he knew Cai Cai's background and understood Jinxiu Caiyuan, so he subconsciously thought that Leng Biyun and Cai Cai had a close relationship. But when he noticed that Cai Cai was speechless, he quickly shut up and didn't dare to say anything.

  Forget it. Cai Cai felt that she was meddling in other people's business. There was nothing wrong with the intermediary, so let it be. Aren't there a bunch of Cai descendants who have no blood relationship with her in her hometown?

Cai Cai turned her attention to the costumes and discussed the embroidery patterns on the costumes with Leng Biyun.