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Chapter 785 Socializing
Chapter 785 Socializing
The fashion week has officially begun. When the sun shines down at dawn, the whole of Milan seems to be shrouded in an atmosphere called "busy".
Professional fashion editors either take the initiative or are invited to travel between various shows, and while having in-depth exchanges with the brands, they also think of ways to expand publicity and enhance the brand image.
Fashion bloggers followed closely behind, carefully collecting the latest fashion information and bringing cutting-edge high-end items to their fans to enhance their popularity and influence.
The models who shuttle backstage at countless shows of all sizes, as well as the stylists and hairstylists who work around them, are the protagonists of Fashion Week. They nervously equip themselves with makeup and clothes in the noisy and messy backstage, and then show off the designers' carefully crafted clothes on the catwalks that they may have prepared for several months.
Other buyers, high-end customers, volunteers, and spectators who come at their own expense each perform their duties, and together they make up the busy yet orderly scene of the fashion week.
Among them, the celebrity artists who are carefully dressed and wearing eye-catching clothes, as well as the photographers and reporters who surround them and tirelessly shine their flash lights on the artists, are the most beautiful and most attractive scenery for ordinary people.
The theme of the entire fashion week is display and show.
This is a huge show, except that some people are showing off their clothes, some are showing off their work abilities, and some are showing off themselves.
After two days of preparation in Milan, the fashion week finally started. The first day was the most important thing for Chi Jingyuan, the first day of GUCCI's opening show.
Every star prepares their outfit carefully for such occasions, and Chi Jingyuan is no exception. He wears a dark denim vest with embroidered badges, a sequined logo T-shirt, mirrored light-colored wide-leg pants, and a pair of white shoes specially customized for him by GUCCI.
Although he has never liked accessories, he still wore pendants, bracelets and rings at the suggestion of his team. He was fully armed and lived up to his status as the spokesperson for the entire line.
This is a set of clothes that he put together according to his own preferences after referring to the opinions of the fashion team.
This outfit doesn't look too plain, like a college student, nor is it too exaggerated just to attract attention. Overall, it is just right, adding a special sense of fashion to his usual favorite dressing style, so it looks very good, natural and relaxed.
Chi Jingyuan really likes this outfit...
But he will only wear it today, or just for a few hours. When the show ends and the dinner is over, he will change into another one.
These clothes were specially provided by GUCCI. Various clothes, accessories and shoes filled the entire dressing room. For this fashion week, Chi Jingyuan and his team matched several sets of clothes in the past two days, and they could change three sets every day without repeating themselves.
Chi Jingyuan got up early in the morning to do his styling, and then tried on and changed clothes. After everything was ready, he got on the car specially provided by GUCCI and headed to the venue for the opening show.
Every year, the most watched event on the first day of Milan Fashion Week is GUCCI's opening show. This year is no exception. Before Chi Jingyuan got close to the venue of today's opening show, he had already seen a large number of reporters and tourists waiting outside.
The weather in Milan is not very good today. There were bursts of autumn rain in the early morning, and at noon the sky was overcast and it looked like it was going to pour down. Although heavy rain has not come yet, the humid air still makes people feel a little uncomfortable.
The first day of Fashion Week started in this indescribable weather...but fortunately, people's enthusiasm did not seem to be disturbed.
"There's someone here again!"
"Who is it this time..."
As the black nanny car slowly arrived in front of the venue, the dense crowd of reporters around it became interested in the car door that had not yet opened, and had already pointed their cameras at it.
As the car door opened, Chi Jingyuan got out of the car. After the noisy scene was quiet for a second, a burst of
"This is……"
"Yuan?"
"It's Chi Jingyuan!"
"Ah!"
Although he has an Asian face, Chi Jingyuan is not unknown here. He has participated in several GUCCI fashion shows and has been on the news in Europe many times. His appearance is also very outstanding. Many reporters are familiar with him, especially after the Asia-Pacific spokesperson was announced.
As for the Asian media, EXO and his own efforts over the years have been fruitful. Reporters involved in fashion and entertainment must know him, not to mention the mainland reporters who came to the fashion week because of the large number of mainland artists participating in it, as well as a large number of Peninsula reporters who came after hearing the news.
Amid the cheers, Chi Jingyuan not only heard a lot of people calling his name in Korean, but there were even more voices in Chinese.
Facing the overwhelming shouts and flashes of light, Chi Jingyuan remained very calm. He walked slowly forward with a smile on his face, and occasionally he would stop and stand still to let others take a picture or two.
Street photography during Fashion Week is very critical, as the distance is so close and the camera focus is so accurate, any flaws in appearance can be easily exposed, and one must look their best.
What’s more important is that unlike normal idol activities where the photos released will be carefully retouched by the company and fans, many reporters and media from other countries will not retouch your photos after taking them. Most of them will directly release the raw photos. It is difficult to take good-looking photos without lighting, retouching, or filters. Artists or idols who usually live in heavy makeup and retouched photos will immediately show their true colors.
In this kind of occasion, what is more important besides appearance is expressiveness and aura, so it is not suitable to wear too heavy makeup, which will make you look cheap.
Some even worse ones will directly find some photos with bad angles or lighting, post your ugly photos, and then compare them with the beautiful photos of other artists who they received public relations fees from, and a notice of slander will come out immediately.
It is predictable that there will be press releases such as "Peninsula artist Chi Jingyuan was in poor condition when attending Milan Fashion Week. He looked haggard in the raw photos, which was in sharp contrast with XXX" and "outshined by XXX".
Although this kind of press release is quite brainless, it is still quite popular in the market. Not only do marketing accounts in the mainland produce it every day, but reporters from the peninsula also like it very much.
Chi Jingyuan has participated in so many fashion weeks and has gained a lot of experience and insights.
Fortunately, his appearance and skin have always been his strengths, and he looks excellent even in this kind of street photography. It is really hard to criticize him if the photos are not specially taken to be ugly. In addition, the company pays him enough public relations fees, so in this kind of press releases, he is usually the one being "pulled down".
Amid the crazy flashes and the crowds of reporters, after walking a few steps forward, GUCCI's specially waiting staff came to greet them. Chi Jingyuan finally waved to the reporters and followed them in.
……
"Wow, Yuan! Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you..."
Looking at the enthusiastic British singer in front of him who was dressed in a red see-through outfit, Chi Jingyuan smiled, shook hands with him and greeted him.
The venue of GUCCI's opening show is a large building in the central area, which looks full of industrial atmosphere. The opening show of the Fall/Winter Fashion Week in February this year was also held here.
After following the GUCCI staff in, I was directly led to the backstage.
The backstage of such a large-scale fashion show is very busy. There are models, makeup artists, hairstylists, manicurists, professionals and designers responsible for guarding, ironing, and mending clothes, as well as reporters and handymen. There are hundreds of people coming in and out, and everyone is busy doing their own thing. It is extremely busy and crowded.
After a brief tour of the backstage and a few words with some familiar executives of GUCCI, Chi Jingyuan went to the rest area next to the backstage, which was specially prepared for the guests and celebrity artists.
It seemed much quieter and more elegant here. Various drinks and snacks were placed on the table for people to enjoy at will. People sat together scattered around and chatted in low voices. As soon as Chi Jingyuan arrived, he saw several familiar faces.
In addition to showing yourself, fashion week is also a great place for networking.
The person who greeted him at this time was British artist Harry Styles, who was also a celebrity artist invited to the show. It was said that creative director Michele also admired him very much and had also invited him to the show many times.
However, as a singer who came from a talent show, what Chi Jingyuan is most famous for is not his songs... but the fact that he had a relationship with American pop star Taylor Swift a few years ago, and is one of the more famous ones in his ex-boyfriend group.
It seemed that Harry was very enthusiastic about Chi Jingyuan. The two chatted for a while and took two selfies together before saying goodbye and leaving.
Obviously, many of the invited guests and artists were also very interested in GUCCI's new regional spokesperson. After a while, Chi Jingyuan started chatting with several artists, either actively or passively.
"Hellow~"
This is Jared Leto, a famous Hollywood actor and rock singer, Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actor, and he has starred in "Dallas Buyers Club". Chi Jingyuan likes this movie and his performance very much, so after seeing him, he took the initiative to step forward to say hello and get to know him.
It's just that this guy played the Joker, and it took him three years to make this movie. Although "Suicide Squad" released last month did well at the box office, it was criticized for everything, including his role. From the plot to the characters, everything was criticized.
"Hi, Yuan~ I know you." In response to Chi Jingyuan's conversation, Jared showed due courtesy and smiled as he talked about his impression of Chi Jingyuan: "I often see your group's videos on YouTube... I have a niece who is a loyal fan of yours."
...Looking at his smile, he seems not to be affected by the fans' criticism.
"Jingyuan!"
Not long after saying goodbye to Jared, Chi Jingyuan was stopped by someone. When he turned around, he saw a female face with a happy smile.
This is Kunlin, a Taiwanese female artist. Her most famous work is marrying Jay Chou.
This time, she is the only Wanwan female artist who received an official invitation from GUCCI to watch the show, which is quite impressive... This is not the first time that Chi Jingyuan has met her. She came backstage at Wanwan's event before through her connections and got autographs and photos with all EXO members. She also came to their concerts and SM Town from time to time afterwards. It seems that she is half of their fan.
But it's normal, EXO is very popular in Taiwan. They were popular before and they are even more popular now. Every time they go to an event or a performance, there will be a group of local artists who claim to be their fans and come to watch the tour. Some of them are there to take advantage of the popularity, and some are genuine.
It seems that because there are not many people he knows around, Kunlin is a little enthusiastic when he sees a familiar face: "I didn't expect you to become the spokesperson for GUCCI Asia Pacific. That's amazing. This news has been hot in our area these past two days... When will you come to our area to hold a concert again?"
"...There will be one early next year. If you want to come, remember to let me know so I can prepare the tickets in advance."
Chi Jingyuan nodded with a smile and looked around.
Compared to this sister... Chi Jingyuan is actually more interested in her husband. Unfortunately, he didn't see any sign of Milk Tea Lun. He didn't know whether he didn't come to the show or he came but went somewhere else.
There were quite a few artists invited to the GUCCI opening show today. In addition to well-known European and American stars and actors, the most familiar ones were some female artists from the mainland, such as Ma Sichun and Chunchun.
Chi Jingyuan actually knew all these mainland female artists. He met them occasionally when he was performing in the mainland in the past two years and had some dealings with them to some extent... He was really popular there in those two years.
Especially Chunchun, because she often appeared on Shonan TV, I met her several times on the TV station, and we appeared on the show together. Later, we even exchanged contact information.
This sister has incredibly good connections and popularity in the fashion circle, and her various fashion resources are enviable. She is also a very valued Asian artist at GUCCI. She even got the GUCCI title before Chi Jingyuan, and in June she was officially announced as the brand ambassador of GUCCI watches and jewelry in Asia.
Although her product line and title level are slightly inferior to Chi Jingyuan's, according to her treatment in GUCCI, it is estimated that she will be upgraded soon.
After chatting for a while, Chi Jingyuan found a seat and sat down. Unfortunately, when he looked around, he didn't see any artists from Peninsula.
At present, the influence of Peninsula Films and Kpop has not spread out. The shows of these mainstream European top luxury brands are still too far away from Peninsula idols and even actors. There are not even two people who are qualified to be invited to watch the shows... No wonder Peninsula has been so lively after he became the spokesperson. It is indeed groundbreaking that he can break into this circle as a Kpop idol.
Chi Jingyuan checked yesterday and learned from the news that Zheng Xiujing, who also came to Milan to attend the Fashion Week, was invited by the brand TODs to watch the show, so she would naturally not appear at GUCCI...
I originally thought it was a coincidence, but I've been too busy these past few days and didn't have time to think about it. It would have been fine if we met by chance, but it was awkward to contact each other suddenly after not seeing each other for such a long time... Mainly, he didn't have any intention of rekindling our relationship, and if I was too proactive, others would misunderstand me.
Not long after he sat down, a tall figure sat down not far from Chi Jingyuan. He naturally looked over there. The man seemed to have noticed his gaze. After recognizing Chi Jingyuan, he raised the small wine glass in his hand to gesture, and Chi Jingyuan also smiled in return.
Chi Jingyuan knows him, the British actor Tom Hiddleston, who also has a long-term collaboration with GUCCI and is one of the most popular European and American stars in recent months.
This guy didn't have much popularity before, but he became known to the public after starring in Marvel's "Thor" series and Loki in "The Avengers".
It’s interesting to say, he has been frequently on the front pages of gossip media recently. The reason for his increased popularity is not because of his acting, but because his relationship with Taylor Swift was made public... But unfortunately it didn’t last long. The two announced their breakup a few days ago, which disappointed a group of CP fans who had only been supporting them for three months.
Hey, why did you say 'also'...
Chi Jingyuan suddenly reacted when Tom Hiddleston's information appeared in his mind. He turned his head involuntarily and looked in the direction of Harry Styles.
This guy was holding a wine glass and talking to a middle-aged lady guest with a smile... After taking a look, Chi Jingyuan turned around and nodded to Tom Hiddleston with a very sunny smile.
What a coincidence, isn't this...
(End of this chapter)