Chapter 56

Until Jiang Xiaoyuan sat in the preparation hall of the preliminary round, she was still in a state of being in the Mongolian circle.

According to Jiang Bo, isn't he planning to personally handle it in the future?

Is he planning to focus on external relations, finding clients, and wholeheartedly become a boss, only concerned about business operations and not working as a stylist anymore?

Most people do this, Jiang Xiaoyuan can understand, but that's the nitpicking teacher Jiang!

Teacher Jiang is introverted and has no passion for family life. His only true love is his career as a stylist. Can a mere "little boss" make him give up his true love?

Besides, being this boss has no intention at all. She only has Jiang Xiaoyuan as a small soldier in her hand. Not only is she disobedient, but she also argues with him all day long.

Just as she was trapped in these chaotic thoughts and couldn't extricate herself, Jiang Xiaoyuan's number was clicked.

On the 35th, Jiang Xiaoyuan, didn't she come on the 35th

Jiang Xiaoyuan quickly stood up and said, "Here we go

The staff member who called her gave her a critical glance and said discontentedly, "You're still distracted from the preliminary round, aren't you genuinely interested in participating? You're not coming in yet

Hitting a nail before entering the door is really a bad start. Jiang Xiaoyuan had a premonition that this interview might not be good, and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

I heard that the regional qualifiers will be divided into three rounds, and this interview is only the first round. Three quarters of the contestants need to be eliminated, followed by a written test, and the remaining half will be eliminated. Finally, in the third round, contestants will be required to create a limited time outfit on site, and five winners will be determined and presented to the national competition.

The interview venue for the preliminary round is a large lecture hall with computers and projectors on the podium. The contestants' VCRs and entries are played there. In this large classroom, there are only four judges, each with a listless face.

Jiang Xiaoyuan swept her gaze and saw these four judges, one playing with her phone, one daydreaming, one opening her mouth and yawning at her, and one focusing on knitting a sweater!

Jiang Xiaoyuan: "..."

Her originally nervous mood suddenly relaxed, feeling that being nervous with these four people was a bit cheap.

Following the program, she played her own VCR first, and after less than two minutes, several judges whispered to each other, not a single pair of eyes on the big screen.

Next, Jiang Xiaoyuan should explain her styling plan.

Jiang Xiaoyuan was about to start a carefully prepared long speech on her proposed plan, but before she could speak, the sweater weaver interrupted her and said, "Our time is limited, so there's no need to say anything about it among the contestants. Let's just see the final result

Jiang Xiaoyuan: "..."

Just look at the effect, shock you to death, prepare to worship, ordinary people! "She thought, dragging the progress bar to the bottom and fiercely displaying the final effect of her entire outfit.

This is the final effect - front, back, side, and detailed pictures. Please comment on them, teachers, "Jiang Xiaoyuan said calmly.

But the stunning sight she had hoped for did not happen.

Two of the "four seats" only glanced at each other indifferently, continuing to knit sweaters and play with their phones, while the other two seats were slightly more professional, whispering to each other for a moment with a mediocre response.

One of them said to Jiang Xiaoyuan, "Alright, you can close it now. According to the procedure, there are a few questions you need to answer now

Damn it, not to mention appreciation, there's not even a comment.

Jiang Xiaoyuan's heart was almost filled with disappointment. The judges, however, disregarded her ideas and continued to push forward the procedure indifferently.

Judge: "Tell me why you want to become a stylist

Jiang Xiaoyuan forced herself to calm down and said, "Since I was young

The judge coldly interrupted her, "Attention contestants, please keep your answers as brief as possible

Jiang Xiaoyuan: "... I like the stylist industry

Judge: "Is it gone

Jiang Xiaoyuan nodded and thought to herself, "Didn't you ask me to be brief

To this lackluster answer, the judge nodded indifferently and continued with a routine question, "Please introduce your most successful work to us as briefly as possible

Jiang Xiaoyuan: "I just showed you my most successful work so far

After speaking, she felt that there might be a hint of resentment in her tone, which was not very good, so she added, "There are even better things in the future, and I hope to have the opportunity to show them to all the teachers

The sweater weaver finally looked up at her, smiled, and took over the conversation: "As long as you have confidence, I believe that one day - let's talk about your future career plan. What kind of stylist do you want to become

Jiang Xiaoyuan fell silent for a moment, feeling a bit unsure where to start.

She has had a passion for oil painting, sculpture, and photography, but after a long time of passion, she has not achieved much success. Instead, she has a deep understanding of how to spend money and become a spendthrift.

She really wants to say 'I want to dedicate myself to art', but unfortunately art may not necessarily value her.

She also wants to say, 'I want my name to be engraved in the history of stylists, to create the best styling studio in Asia.' But it sounds a bit like a clich é. I'm sure nine out of ten people who come to participate in the competition have already been blown away like this.

Perhaps she paused for a while, and the judge who initially asked the question raised his hand and glanced at his watch, saying to the staff at the door, "Call the next contestant in

I want to preserve all the beauty I can see, "Jiang Xiaoyuan suddenly said.

The judge glanced at her and Jiang Xiaoyuan looked at her without flinching: "I want to become a top stylist, but maybe I'm a little lacking in ability or luck. In the end, I can't control the outcome. I want to create the best studio in Asia, but the market doesn't recognize my efforts. I can only do my best every time, presenting all my best things every time. It may not be particularly impressive to others, but at least I can impress myself

The judge who was knitting the sweater spoke up amidst his busy schedule, "Your work is good. I interviewed dozens of people today, and that's the most impressive thing about you

This was the only comforting sentence that Jiang Xiaoyuan heard throughout the entire process of the failed interview. Unfortunately, she hadn't had time to be moved when the person who was busy counting the stitches casually threw her materials aside and ignored her.

The staff at the entrance said, "Okay, you can go now. Call the next person

Jiang Xiaoyuan swallowed the words of gratitude to the teacher, silently packed her USB drive, and walked out.

From where she stood to the door, there was a distance of about seven or eight steps. With each step, she warned herself once, 'Don't take yourself too seriously.' After saying this seven or eight times in a row, her restless heart was finally suppressed alive.

As soon as Jiang Xiaoyuan walked out of the door, a follow-up contestant ran over and asked, "How's it going

After a moment of confusion, she also showed a cynical smile without any guidance and replied, "What else can we do? Just like that. The interview is like a drop of soup, just a casual formality. It's better to quickly find someone to confirm a passing quota

There is a rumor that 'serious men and women are the most charming'. If it is true, why are there still so many people who act carefree and play around in the world every day?

If it's not for the addiction to self deprecation, it's probably because serious people are too easily embarrassed when facing certain things.

In order to avoid embarrassment, everyone had to tacitly pretend to be indifferent, hoping that by pretending to be dressed up, they would be invincible.

Just as Jiang Xiaoyuan left the interview hall and walked out the hallway, her footsteps suddenly stopped - she saw an acquaintance near the reporting area.

Ms. Fan is standing at the door with a person wearing the armband of the qualifying committee, chatting and laughing fluently.

Jiang Xiaoyuan's already floating heart was fooled and stepped on empty ground, landing heavily in her stomach, causing her organs to roll and roll along.

Ms. Fan seemed to feel someone watching her, and as soon as she turned her head, she saw Jiang Xiaoyuan on the other side of the hallway. She smiled meaningfully and took the initiative to greet her, "Hey, little girl, are you representing your studio to participate in the competition

Jiang Xiaoyuan has not yet cultivated a city that is high in the sky and deep in the sea, so she doesn't know what expression to face it with for a moment.

Ms. Fan said to the people from the organizing committee next to her, "Look, the little girl now is really amazing. She represents the studio in the competition at such a young age. Her boss is really at ease - how about it, Miss Jiang, do you have confidence

Jiang Xiaoyuan wanted to smile with ease, but she couldn't.

Ms. Fan said with a beaming face, "There are so many people registering for the preliminary round, and the competition is fierce. But it's okay, the key is to participate. You can learn a lot from participating once, right

Jiang Xiaoyuan naturally understood her implied meaning, and her ears buzzed for a moment. She could no longer stay and fled from the school building that hosted the preliminary competition, running hundreds of meters away in one breath. She felt that Ms. Fan's venomous snake like gaze still followed her like a shadow, unable to be dispelled.

Jiang Xiaoyuan stuffed all the carefully prepared paper materials into the roadside garbage bin, and in the moment when the USB flash drive also fell down, she quickly regained consciousness and tried to reach out to save it.

Unfortunately, she was born without athletic talent and lived up to expectations by making a fortune.

In the cold autumn wind, she looked at the trash can without tears for a moment, but finally gritted her teeth, took off her coat, rolled up her sleeves, poured down the trash can, and peeked inside.

Thank goodness, fortunately the garbage has just been collected and the bag is relatively clean.

Jiang Xiaoyuan searched for two long branches on the roadside and awkwardly reached in like chopsticks with fire. After failing ten times, she successfully picked up the USB flash drive.

She wrapped the USB flash drive through a napkin and stuffed it into her pocket, suddenly realizing why Jiang Bo didn't participate in the competition.

He probably anticipated the outcome a long time ago, knowing that Fan Xiaoxiao must have said hello and would not let him stand out no matter what. But he probably didn't expect that Fan Xiaoxiao would personally visit the preliminary examination site in order to drive them all to death, just to prevent her from being caught.

Jiang Xiaoyuan remembered the price list of the studio that kept decreasing, and belatedly realized that Teacher Jiang had taken on such a great pressure without showing any signs.

In an instant, frustration and guilt intertwined into a huge torrent, making it difficult for her to sit still and wish she could find a place to cry.

At this moment, a familiar car suddenly stopped close to the roadside, the window fell, and Qilian poked her head out and said, "I'm here to do something. I just heard from someone that you had a competition interview today. How about it

Jiang Xiaoyuan: "..."

When she was particularly unlucky, Qilian was undoubtedly the last person she wanted to see.

Jiang Xiaoyuan can hardly imagine what image she is in Qilian's heart - is she a unlucky person who hasn't had a smooth life since birth?

But what can we do? You can't just turn around and leave without hearing me, can you?

Jiang Xiaoyuan silently took a deep breath and used a moment to turn around, desperately cleaning up her mood.

It's you, it seems like I can ride again today? "She said deliberately," Competitions are just for fun. With so many big shots, who am I

Qilian looked at her expression and couldn't help but frown, "Come up

Jiang Xiaoyuan suddenly developed a certain ability to shield her emotions based on the scene - when she was making the "Spring Bride" plan, she was always thinking about Qilian's sour noodles and the subtle flirtation in the warm and awkward kitchen that day.

She thought it would be awkward to see Qilian again, but at this moment, those awkward and ambiguous moments, along with loss and resentment, were all ignored by her concerted efforts.

She is completely numb and impervious to poison.

Getting on the car, Qilian asked, "What, are there any questions during the interview

Jiang Xiaoyuan briefly denied, "No

Qilian was about to speak when Jiang Xiaoyuan caught a glimpse of him and interrupted him without leaving a trace, saying, "Stop me at the newsstand ahead, I want to buy a magazine

She bought a fashion magazine and seemed to be holding onto a peerless shield. Sitting in the passenger seat, she casually flipped it over, occasionally belittling designers from major brands, leaving Qilian unable to say a word.

He furrowed his brow and finally interrupted Jiang Xiaoyuan when she commented on a brand's new handbag that was full of the childlike charm of elementary school students' paper cutting class, saying, "Don't talk nonsense, tell me about the interview

There's nothing to say, "Jiang Xiaoyuan remained expressionless." I just looked at the work and asked some routine questions, just like walking through the motions. To be honest, in this kind of competition, Teacher Jiang's performance is pretty good, isn't it unreasonable? I haven't even passed the advanced qualification exam yet

Qilian fell silent for a moment and said, "Can you show me your work later

Jiang Xiaoyuan gave a sideways glance - Qilian, like most ordinary men, was only black, white, and gray, and was khaki in color. No one could tell whether he changed clothes all year round.

What can you understand? "Jiang Xiaoyuan asked," Hello Kitty and bow

Qilian was speechless and knew nothing about the affairs in their circle.

After a while, he said, "You're not feeling right. You seem unhappy. What's the reason behind it

Jiang Xiaoyuan: "I've been so busy that I'm like a dog. What's so special to be happy about? Oh, I've arrived. Thank you for today

After finishing speaking, before the car could come to a steady stop, Jiang Xiaoyuan coldly got off the car, isolating all of Qilian's concerns behind her. She doesn't want to share her troubles with Qilian at all, just like she doesn't want to go out and face her beloved without any makeup.

Jiang Xiaoyuan returned to the studio, but Jiang Bo was still not there, and she didn't know what news she had claimed to announce this morning.

She put aside the customer information and work on the table, took a half day off on her own initiative, cleaned up the USB flash drive that she had once thrown in the trash can, logged onto the marketing account of Nirvana Studio, edited her unapproachable entry briefly, and posted it.

At this moment, the internet surprisingly has a more human touch than reality, and the fans she has accumulated over the past few days have jumped out to reply to her.

A fan asked, "Has Little Nirvana won an award

Jiang Xiaoyuan replied, "It may be brushed

As soon as these words were spoken, fans lined up below with phrases like 'they're blind', 'what nonsense preliminary competition', 'the organizing committee must have hidden rules', and so on. Haosheng was filled with righteous indignation for her, and Jiang Xiaoyuan's pent up mood finally eased a bit.

In the evening, Jiang Bo returned.

Jiang Xiaoyuan thought he would at least ask about the outcome, but Teacher Jiang didn't say a word. She must have heard from some source that Fan Xiaoxiao appeared at the scene and already had a clear idea in her heart.

Jiang Xiaoyuan: "What are you going to tell me this morning

Empress Dowager Jiang: "Your nail polish color is too shabby. Wash it quickly."

Jiang Xiaoyuan rolled her eyes at the sky and planned to argue with him for a while, but Jiang Bo didn't allow her to speak and continued, "This is the first thing, and there is one more thing - I have found an investor and plan to borrow their power to move the studio. What do you think