Chapter 47: There is a future only when there is demand
It is not difficult for those who know how to do it.
Sports bras of later generations have been constantly innovated in fabrics and styles, with a wide variety of styles.
What's the point of saying that these composite fabrics that are praised so highly are sweat-wicking and breathable and are fashionable?
But for Jing Xiaoqiang, it's just a half swimsuit.
I rode my bike to the nearby clothing market and picked out a few swimsuits. The fabrics had strong shrinkage and padding, and most importantly, they had cross straps on the back for fastening.
Then I found a tailor shop nearby, cut it in half, and finished the edges with elastic bands according to his requirements.
It’s no wonder that in this age when a piece of clothing is worn for a long time, the sewing skills found on the streets are quite good.
The wrapping degree was modified meticulously and carefully according to his requirements, making it look like a high-end custom-made product.
Jing Xiaoqiang finally took a plastic bag and handed it to Du Ruolan, emphasizing: "It is clean. If you are not sure, you can wash it again. But after you try it on, you must try various exercise postures, especially running , to see which one is the most comfortable and not uncomfortable. Also, pay attention to whether there is any overflow in this area, and then give me feedback. I am doing experiments. Each piece has a number written here."
The girl was looking at the colorful stack of things inside, and her heart was beating fast. Then she smiled like a fool when she saw him pointing at his armpits.
Finally, she immediately turned into a female leopard and bared her teeth: "I am the little white mouse!"
Jing Xiaoqiang glanced at it with the eyes of an old man looking at his mobile phone, implying that how dare you add a small word?
Even though Du Ruolan had unlocked the depth of the topic, she was still so ashamed and angry that she threw a plastic bag at Jing Xiaoqiang.
But he held the bag tightly and didn't let go.
Her father never bought her any underwear.
Many freshmen just want to wash their eyes. School has just started and they still have four years to get through.
God, please open your eyes and humanely destroy those who flirt openly.
The result was really effective. After a while, just as the training started, Jing Xiaoqiang was called away by the leader of the Academic Affairs Office.
I heard that the senior students emphasized that the auntie was a notorious troublemaker. She was known for violating all kinds of rules and regulations, going out of school to film, and even having public relationships would destroy the school spirit.
The girls from the acting class went to Du Ruolan and chattered, "Something happened to your Xiaoqiang... Hey, why do you look different today?"
Du Ruolan still wanted to cover it up: "No way!"
Pretty girls were just as noisy, especially: "No, no, Emma, why is it smaller?"
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, let me touch you, what's going on, how come you're still so young when you already have a boyfriend…"
"You are doing the last moments, why are you so stunned?"
Du Ruolan tried to defend herself but couldn't escape the girls' enthusiastic and aggressive attacks.
Pan Yunyan even took the lead in pulling up their collars, which made the boys in the distance extremely envious.
Then I saw all the girls rushing over to look at the collar like crazy!
Du Ruolan struggled desperately but couldn't escape the group attack. The people pressing her hands and pulling her collar was just like school bullying. Are they really taking advantage of Brother Qiang's absence to bully their sister-in-law?
The boys didn't dare to go over and take the initiative, but they were still very enthusiastic about making a fuss.
In fact, the girls were already stunned. They clearly saw a rainbow between the dark mountains.
Not to mention sports bras, even colored bras are extremely rare these days.
It's simply a peep show!
All the girls couldn't wait to show me their faces!
Jing Xiaoqiang was also surrounded by people watching the peep show. The lady in the Academic Affairs Office had a cold face as usual, but she was more surprised: "Why would the Conservatory of Music ask us to send a coordination letter to coordinate you to be a teaching assistant in the vocal department?"
The 1980s, 1990s and 2000s were truly an explosive era. After the reform and opening up, we were overwhelmed and faced many changes and shocks.
Therefore, there are many cases of recruiting talents without any restrictions.
But it is too outrageous for the Shanghainese accent school, which claims to be the world's top-notch, to ask the drama academy to hire a freshman as a teaching assistant.
Even the director of the choreography department was very surprised: "Your art exam is about painting, how come it has become related to the music school? I was very surprised when the vocal department of the music school asked us to transfer quotas."
In fact, judging from his reaction, Jing Xiaoqiang is not an ordinary student. He spoke nonsense without stopping: "Hello, Teacher Liao, Hello, Teacher Xu, Hello, teachers. I am mainly studying musical drama with Teacher Zhou Qingyun from the Vocal Music Department. I think I may still need more study at the Drama Academy."
The drama academy is really small, with only a few teaching buildings, so it is easy for the teachers to get together, and those in the Academic Affairs Office all looked at each other with awe.
As a freshman, you said you have a strong background and many connections at the Conservatory of Music, and that's fine.
But since the main focus is musical, everyone is a little disappointed.
The musical does contain some of the skills of stage plays and dramas. It makes sense that the actor has a musical foundation since childhood and wants to strengthen his drama performance foundation.
Because at least in the 1990s, there was no such thing as singing and dancing majors in domestic professional colleges.
As for the music conservatories, Pingjing Conservatory of Music's folk singing style is very strong, and Shanghai Conservatory of Music's bel canto has an absolute advantage, but they both only focus on singing.
The drama academy does not teach any singing or dancing. Even the opera and dance majors were incorporated into the drama academy later. Those two majors are nothing like this.
So in an interdisciplinary subject like musical theater, you either have to learn from others or go directly to Citibank.
Drama schools today really don’t have the ability to teach in this area!
Even the teachers were running outside.
Even the art troupes and song and dance troupes have a stronger foundation than those in colleges and universities.
And it was precisely from the Shanghai Theatre Academy that a rare student came who insisted on going to Citibank to study musical theatre.
A few years ago, a top student who graduated and stayed on campus gave up his comfortable teaching life and went to Citibank to start from scratch.
But five years later, it is said that it has not even touched the door of Broadway.
In addition, Fei Xiang, who became extremely popular with the song "A Fire in Winter" on the Spring Festival Gala three years ago, made the country realize for the first time what it means to be able to sing and dance well.
That’s pretty awesome.
This is the first solo concert in China to be held for more than ten consecutive times!
Every show is sold out!
But last year, even though he was at the peak of his domestic superstar status, he still remembered his dream of returning to Broadway.
As a result, I became a leading extra in the drama "Miss Saigon" this year...
In fact, people in the industry are still paying some attention to it, and Shanghai is the place with the most domestic and international exchanges.
So the teachers had complicated expressions. It was a leader of the acting department who spoke up, "Is your dream also to perform on Broadway?"
Jing Xiaoqiang shook his head subconsciously: "No, no..."
Apart from reminding his old partner again, he no longer wanted to go to that depressing place.
I decided to find a big banner for myself: "I want to promote our Chinese singing and dancing traditions!"
This is 100% nonsense, just like an elementary school student saying that his dream is to become a scientist or an astronaut.
Even the tone is that of an elementary school student who is ignorant of the immensity of the world.
So everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The head of the acting department even laughed and said, "Okay, okay, it's good to have ambitions. It's just that your body shape..."
Fitness is really just a matter of money. It doesn’t involve protein powder or medication. It’s just a matter of various ingredients and time spent in the gym.
In two months, Jing Xiaoqiang has become visibly stronger, and is even growing wildly, with the foam not having time to shrink and compact.
To put it bluntly, wearing this oversized military uniform, he looks a bit like a fat man.
In fact, the domestic gap can be seen from this point. Fat people can also sing and dance well.
Just like there are fat characters in dramas, but their range of roles is narrower.
However, Jing Xiaoqiang did not argue: "This is mainly for beautiful voice and high-intensity singing, like in the case of Pavarotti and others."
Everyone immediately realized what was going on, and the Dean of Academic Affairs called Jing Xiaoqiang to come and sign the coordination letter.
In other words, in the future, the Conservatory of Music can recruit Jing Xiaoqiang to teach or attend events.
There aren't so many disputes among schools these days, and the music school is more elegant, which is a face-giving thing.
Then I didn’t take it too seriously.
How many years did it take Italy to produce a Pavarotti?
The head of the stage design department still remembered his initial doubts: "Then you should apply for the acting department..."
Jing Xiaoqiang complained in his heart, I have to be able to pass the exam. Everyone knows that the acceptance rate of several major acting departments in the country is only a few thousandths.
He certainly has high emotional intelligence: "I don't have any acting background, but I have learned a little about makeup, and by the way, I also want to provide some cheap and high-quality imported cosmetics for drama schools, music schools and related groups."
Wow, he’s advertising directly in front of a group of teachers and department leaders.
The director of the stage design department frowned and asked, "Are you here to study or to do business?"
Jing Xiaoqiang said sincerely: "In fact, most people in China still use oil-based makeup, which is quite irritating and harmful to the skin. I happen to have a relative working at Citibank, so recommending him to us should greatly improve our progress in cosmetic materials."
The subject of stage design is too broad and profound. The dean is a master who specializes in stage design and doesn't know much about makeup: "Oh? There is such a situation. You should have a good discussion with the makeup major when you are selecting the department."
Jing Xiaoqiang quickly thanked him.
In fact, he had already arranged the supply of goods for this cosmetics store with Sister Fang from the airline company.
Jing Xiaoqiang still put the last 20,000 yuan he had saved into this business. Sister Fang and her leader raised 100,000 yuan, and then according to the list made by Jing Xiaoqiang, half of them were purchased from Citibank, most of the professional-grade goods, and the other half were purchased from HK, mainly to show the business and increase sales.
So don’t be fooled by his high earning potential. In the past two months, all the money he made from the karaoke bar and tapes was used up after spending on fitness meals, and now he is penniless again.
It all depends on the daily influx of tips from foreign guests at the gym.
I don’t know when my dream of buying a house will come true.
But when I returned to campus, my dream of being surrounded by beautiful girls was immediately fulfilled.
"Xiao Qiang...Did you buy that sports bra for Xiao Lan?!"
"Excuse me, where can I buy it?"
"You must take me to buy it today. I'm already feeling very uncomfortable after so many days of military training!"
The market demand is really huge.
