1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 54 Pierre Cardin Fashion Show
After the daytime recitation ended, the organizers Shi Zhi and Bei Dao hid in the Yenching Film Academy to avoid trouble.

That night, the bed they slept in was the same bed that Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang slept in.

At Yandian University, Chen Kaige played basketball, attended dances, and worked with Bei Dao and Shu Ting to spread the influence of Today magazine in the cultural circle.

The inaugural words written by Bei Dao were posted by Chen Kaige at the Beijing Film Academy.

At a poetry reading in Yuyuantan Park, Chen Kaige passionately recited Shi Zhi's "Fish Trilogy".

Before going on stage, Bei Dao said to him, "You have to think it through, hundreds of people are listening here."

No one knew that more than 20 years later, Director Chen's hobby remained unchanged, and he even wanted to recite poems to tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people.

For example, when selecting the chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 08 Olympic Games, he was also passionate and recited Du Fu's "Hearing that the Government Troops Recovered Henan and Hebei", which confused everyone. In the end, he was awarded the title of Great Poet Chen!
……

The very day after Xia Tian and the others had been drinking, Fang Yan and his friends came again, and even Ma Xiaojun and his friends came.

"What's wrong? Why are the people here so full of energy?" Xia Tian asked.

Dachun was still drinking porridge. He came to Xia Tian's house for breakfast again.

"You guys eat first, eat first!" Feng Kuazi looked like he was keeping someone in suspense.

Unexpectedly, Dachun picked up the bowl and drank most of the porridge.

Dachun: "Okay, we're done eating, you decide on the pants!"

"That's right, why is Feng Yiku keeping us in suspense? He comes to tease me so early in the morning?" Xia Tian glared.

Feng Kuazi wanted to argue with Dachun, but when he saw Xia Tian glaring at him, he immediately softened: "How can that be possible!"

Ye Jing was getting impatient, "Is this the end? It's useless to do this."

He sat down on a chair, crossed his arms, and said, "There's going to be a big event, so I came to inform you!"

"Yo~" Xia Tian looked at Ye Jing and the others. Is there going to be excitement again?
Why is it so lively every day?
"Which group is fighting with which group again?"

Since the return of a large number of educated youth to the city after the New Year, the number of "idle people" in the city has skyrocketed.

According to the data Xia Tian obtained from Tianqi, there are now more than 40 unemployed people in Yanjing City, and they are not unemployed young people!
These are the people in their twenties who have the most energy!
They have no jobs, just live off others, hang out in the streets all day, and get involved in all the things they can, just to feel less empty inside.

This is simply the biggest destabilizing factor!

The higher-ups are also worried about how to arrange for them!
Now, for a restless person like Ye Jing, you can hear about a fight somewhere every now and then.

This time it’s twenty or thirty against twenty or thirty, next time it might be forty or fifty against forty or fifty!
Don’t even mention how messy it is!

But this time it’s not the case.

Fang Yan waved his hand and said, "It's nothing exciting to have a fight. I wouldn't specially inform you about that kind of thing. This time it's really exciting!"

Xia Tian saw that he had spoken and asked, "Is there another poetry reading going on?"

"No!" Fangyan blushed.

This guy is a reserved and artistic young man, but he gets embarrassed when you mention him. He is so pretentious and tangled!
Finally, it was Wang Ruohai who spoke up, "We got the news that the National Culture Palace is going to hold a fashion show!"

Xia Tian pondered for a moment: Ah, is it that time yet?
Dachun had a question, "What is a fashion show?"

Xia Tian said: "Just find a group of people to wear different clothes and walk around to show whether they look good or not."

"What's so good about that!" Dachun looked at him disdainfully. I might as well read some picture books instead of wasting time on that!

Whether clothes look good or not is something only women care about.

Xia Tian continued, "Those who come out to show off are all women, and they are good-looking."

Dachun's face changed: "It doesn't matter whether it's a man or a woman, I just want to see if the clothes look good!"

Ma Xiaojun was even more excited. He rubbed his hands eagerly and his breathing became heavy!
Fangyan started to speak venomously again: "Hehehe, Mahou, tone it down! How can you be so rude!"

"No, I don't!" This is the stubborn attitude typical of restless teenagers.

……

This matter soon spread among the friends.

A fashion show! It was hosted by a foreigner. This was the first time.

And it is said that it is not yet open to the public. Doesn’t this really touch the sore spot of these people?

It’s fresh, comes from abroad, and ordinary people are not allowed to touch it!

This is simply forcing them to go to this fashion show!
Pants: “This is a foreign chick!”

Xia Tian: "There are a lot of international students in the university, you can go and see them."

Milan: "I also want to see what those foreign girls are wearing. It's so secret that they don't allow others to see it~"

Yu Beibei: "Yes, look at how those foreign ladies dress!"

Li Bailing was also very excited - in this day and age, this was indeed a very new thing and she was very much looking forward to it.

Xia Tian: "If you wear a piece of cloth and drape it over your body, it will be ancient Greek clothing..."

Ma Xiaojun: "But this is a first for China!"

Fangyan: "That's right! You can watch the fashion show later, but it won't be the first time!"

Everyone was encouraging Xia Tian: Tian'er, you have to take the lead for your comrades!
We can’t miss this foreigner organizing this thing, we have to criticize it! Yes, criticize it severely!

I actually want to go see some fashion shows in the summer, but I don’t mind the Victoria’s Secret or Crazy Horse shows of later times.

Although I have never been to the top floor, I have been to some regular fashion shows a few times, but they weren't anything to see.

I was just comparing which model has longer legs~
But this is China’s first fashion show after all!
It's quite meaningful. If you go to see it, it will be very memorable.

Thinking of witnessing history, Xia Tian agreed. "Okay! Let's study it."

The question now is how to get in?

Everyone looked at Xia Tian: What do you think we are here for?

There are no tickets for this fashion show, no matter how much money you have, you have to find a way to get in through the back door or sneak in.

Look for the back door first. If that doesn't work, sneak in. Let Pants and Big Monkey check out the place first and find out who is in charge.

It's not easy for Feng Kuazi to be successful in both the alleys and the courtyards!

You can say he is shameless or that he is flexible; it doesn’t matter. What matters is that he can really find out.

The same goes for Ma Xiaojun. He knows a lot of people from the big courtyard, so he can ask them some questions.

It took just over a day for the news to arrive.

The specific time is already known to some participating units, and the most important thing is that the main person in charge is known.

This person doesn't belong to any unit.

Let me put it this way, most people in China nowadays really can’t understand this kind of thing - why show off your clothes when you’ve just had a meal for two days?

Therefore, this person cannot be considered an official.

She is a lady named Song Huaijia (pseudonym).

You know what, Xia Tian actually knows some information about this lady. Ms. Song is known as the godmother of Chinese rock!
Although this title is generally used to tease Liang Long, calling Ms. Song the godmother of Chinese rock and fashion is not a joke...

Ms. Song studied painting in her early years at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. She got together with an overseas student, and it even became the first foreign-related marriage in New China. She wrote a letter about this, which alarmed the beloved Prime Minister, and finally the lovers got married.

After studying abroad for a few years, I met Pierre Cardin and was asked to help prepare a fashion show in this newly opened land.

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Ms. Song Huaijia is a woman in her forties, with a long face, single eyelids, and a bit of artistic temperament.

The clothes are elegant and colorful, which is very different from the current domestic situation.

"Hello, Ms. Song. My name is Xia Tian. We are both young people pursuing art. I am sorry to come to see you because I want to ask you for a favor."

"Oh?" Song Huaijia looked at Xia Tian and Milan in front of him, as well as the people hiding, pushing and shoving not far away.

The boy looked to be under 18 years old, probably two years younger than his daughter.

But he is very tall, with fair skin and handsome features, and he makes a very favorable first impression.

This girl has a big frame, just like herself, and is a typical northern girl.

With oval faces, delicate features and a well-proportioned frame, they are both very suitable to be models!
She suppressed the thought - she would be too busy to do anything during this period.

China, which has just opened up its policies, is still very conservative and cannot understand concepts such as fashion.

The work is very difficult to carry out!

Even now, if you want to find models in China, you can’t find any. The models in the fashion show were brought from abroad…

Xia Tian ignored her thoughts and got straight to the point: "Isn't this reformed? We also want to keep up with the pace of international aesthetics and want to appreciate Mr. Pierre Cardin's fashion show. If we can get your help, it would be great."

"You guys want to see the fashion show, too?"

"Of course. It's time for us to open our eyes and see the world, in all aspects."

Xia Tian’s words were very well said. They not only expressed his meaning but also elevated the theme.

Wang Ruohai, who was speaking in dialect, seemed to be thinking about something. Pants even whispered, "Hey, hey! Brother Tian'er is the one who knows how to talk! What he said is so clear that the clouds can be cleared and the sun can be seen!"

"Come on, stop flattering me! He's so far away, he can't hear you." Glasses scolded him again.

"But the relevant departments have stipulated that only personnel from relevant business units can enter." Ms. Song looked embarrassed, but she did not deny it outright.

Milan glanced at Xia Tian and said: That’s a possibility!
Xia Tian kept smiling: "Related practitioners... We are all progressive young people who want to keep up with the times. We will inevitably engage in related work in the future."

"I heard that Mr. Pierre Cardin couldn't find any women willing to be models here, so he had to look for models from abroad?"

"I think this is because the public's outdated ideas have not caught up yet! And young people like us are the ones who spread these progressive and open ideas!"

These words really touched Ms. Song's heart. It is exactly so!

New things are destined to develop from the group of young people, clothing, fashion, art... this is no exception.

However, I definitely cannot agree to this kind of thing out of hand.

"Hahaha!" she suddenly laughed.

"Okay! I understand!" She smiled for a long time and regained her elegant state. "But I can't help you with this. After all, the people at the door are not my responsibility."

She turned and walked away, but she kept muttering to herself as she walked: "The third window on the left side of the second floor of the exhibition hall always cannot be locked. It can't be fixed before this fashion show..."

Xia Tian and Milan watched Ms. Song leave without saying anything.

The friends were very anxious and ran over quickly.

Ma Xiaojun: "Hey, why did she leave?!"

Pants looked disappointed: "Hey, come to your senses! Didn't I tell you, the third window on the left!"

Fang Yan said: "You are the only one who can read people's expressions? I'll give you what you can do!"

Xia Tian pinched his chin and said, "Well, after talking for so long, I still have to sneak in, but I don't have to check the spot again."

(End of this chapter)