As all ten exquisite dresses hung in Dan’s workshop, Dan only felt a wave of dizziness, his eyes sowhat overwheld, each garnt perfect and unexpected.
Each piece was a collectible, whether in its entirety or in every detail, leaving Dan in profound admiration, like a devout adherent suddenly beholding an ultimate sacred scripture.
Whose hands had crafted these clothes?
Surely they must belong to a genius, combining tradition with a sense of the absurd, so that through these clothes, one could almost see that creator’s brilliant madness.
After staring for a long while, Dan murmured to Wan Chu’er, "Who made these clothes? I must et him (or her)!"
Indeed, a fanatical believer, even more fervent than Mai Qiqi—Wan Chu’er thought to herself. Seeing Dan so enamored, it was ti for her to make so demands. She tried to recall Xiao Bai’s negotiation tactics, able to strip an opponent down to their underwear, pondering which could be used to her advantage.
Hearing Dan’s words, Wan Chu’er smiled apologetically, "That senior doesn’t really like eting outsiders. These dresses were just so trifles he made when he was bored, to entertain ."
This statent conveyed three implications: first, the dressmaker was not soone just anyone could et; second, the person had a good relationship with Wan Chu’er, so much so that these stunningly subli dresses were made during their idle monts; third, if these were just casual creations, how stupendously skilled must the person be, not to ntion how stunning their serious work would be!
Upon deducing all this, Dan’s eyes shone even brighter, no longer concerned with his usual posturing and fiercely asked Wan Chu’er:
"Let et him just once, and your friend can intern here at any ti."
Wan Chu’er chuckled, "After returning that day, I called that senior and ntioned a colleague wanted to discuss his craft with him, but he declined. How about you choose any of these dresses and I’ll gift it to you as compensation?"
"No way," Dan imdiately refused. One dress couldn’t possibly equal the value of a conversation with the master.
Wan Chu’er shrugged, "That elder is quite resolute, it would be very, very complicated to change his mind."
Complicated? That ant it wasn’t impossible then?
Dan looked at Wan Chu’er from the corner of his eye, "Speak up, state your conditions!"
Hehe, a bashful smile played on Wan Chu’er’s face, and Mai Qiqi, watching from the side, internally praised her albeit outwardly showing nothing, not wanting to hold Chuchu back—Chuchu was amazing!
"After thinking it over, it’s not quite worth the effort to exchange for just one friend to intern here."
Dan looked at her indifferently. Having conditions was good; he had been too eager before, and Wan Chu’er had caught on to his eagerness. Knowing now there was room for negotiation, he regained his forr arrogance, sauntering back to the dresses to examine them ticulously.
"Tell , what would make it worthwhile for you?" he asked Wan Chu’er nonchalantly.
Wan Chu’er smiled, "Add one more person."
Dan paused for a mont, "Do you have that many friends in the fashion design field? I thought you would have so real conditions. Fine, whether it’s one sheep or two, doesn’t make much difference. But let clarify, how much they learn here depends entirely on their own abilities."
When the ti ca, he’d just assign them as assistants to a couple of regular designers; it wouldn’t be any trouble for him. Dan internally scoffed, thinking it was sothing significant.
Wan Chu’er continued with a charming smile, "This isn’t about learning garnt design, it’s about learning operational managent from your studio."
"No way!" Dan rejected the idea without a second thought.
Operational managent, that’s the core business secret of a studio being able to establish itself and develop further! And it could involve his custors; he didn’t want soone coming in and poaching his custors away, which wasn’t impossible.
Wan Chu’er said, "Don’t be in such a hurry to refuse! Tell what you’re worried about. We just want to learn a bit about how a studio operates and manages, it won’t cause you any harm. If there’s anything you feel we shouldn’t know, you can simply hide it from us."
Dan’s eyebrows shot up in surprise, "Are you thinking of opening a fashion studio?"
"Ah." Wan Chu’er nodded.
Dan threw his head back, covering a laugh with delicate grace, "You think it’s so easy to open a fashion studio? Not to ntion the considerable capital required, networking is the most important, and do you have a designer? Don’t tell you plan to use that greenhorn intern you sent here as your lead designer? A fashion studio, you think just anyone can afford to open one? A re tailor’s shop wants to pretend it’s a studio, what a joke."
Wan Chu’er looked at him earnestly and said, "Not funny at all, we’re not short of money, we have connections and we can continue to expand them. As for a designer, say if I throw a hundred million your way, would you co and be the art director for our studio?"
Uh...
Dan’s laugh suddenly stopped in his throat, unable to continue. He scanned Wan Chu’er up and down, even gave Mai Qiqi a look and chuckled twice.
"If you really want to open a studio, I could recomnd a fashion designer to you, with an annual salary of a million."
Wan Chu’er smiled, "If he passes our evaluation, a million is not impossible."
After a while, Dan clicked his tongue and shook his head, "I have the least respect for you nouveaux riches who splash money around."
Mai Qiqi couldn’t help but laugh out loud, feeling that this Dan was really a character.
Dan seed to have forgotten the previous conversation, standing solemnly in front of the evening gowns, one by one, slowly, from top to bottom, from afar to close up, scrutinizing and learning with great attention.
In fact, just looking at these clothes he could learn a lot, and it made him even more curious about the person who created such lavish garnts.
Wan Chu’er and Mai Qiqi didn’t disturb him with any noise; Wan Chu’er casually picked up a magazine from Dan’s desk to browse through and found his own personal interview inside.
Ha, quite the narcissist.
Mai Qiqi stepped out of the workroom into the main hall outside, observing everything—quantity of staff, division of labor, collaboration, the functional division of the studio, and so on.
Two hours later, Dan seed to have made up his mind, turned around, and said, "Fine, I agree to let your person co here to learn for a month. Within three days, I want to et that senior you ntioned."
Wan Chu’er smiled, "No problem!" She called Mai Qiqi in, "Mai Qiqi, my best friend and also a partner of Ti Studio. She will be responsible for the operation and managent of our Ti Studio in the future. I hope Teacher Dan can offer your valuable guidance."
Mai Qiqi nodded politely at Dan, extending her hand, "Teacher Dan, please offer your guidance. If possible, I would like to start learning here in three days."
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