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Pharrell Williams, Global Fashion Director of Louis Vuitton, and Jonathan Anderson, Creative Director of Dior, traveled together to Jiangnan City to work with the Shangcheng team to prepare for the year-end fashion event.

Because the municipal government was in charge, Shangcheng and Dior co-hosted this fashion event. The Bernard family sent two of their top lieutenants to work with Wu Wen to make the event a success.

However, after landing in Jiangnan City, the two had concerns about the location of the fashion event.

In particular, Dior's creative director, Anderson, did not believe that owner Delphine had made the right choice.

Gangnam City is unable to support the fashion industry and lacks the key elements of a fashion capital.

It is foreseeable that this event will at most garner some attention from a marketing perspective, but it will be short-lived and will not last long.

Both he and Pharrell Williams knew that Mr. Jiang Beicheng was a distinguished guest of the Bernard family. Delphine must have taken this relationship into consideration when she chose to cooperate with Shangcheng and promised to personally attend the event in Jiangnan City.

Anderson had no choice but to obey his boss's orders.

However, in front of Wu Wen, a relatively unknown fashion professional, they didn't need to put on any of the usual polite and courteous formalities.

For cooperation to take place, the initiative must be in their hands.

When Wu Wen went to the airport to pick them up, she could clearly sense their perfunctory attitude, or rather, their disdain for her.

She was definitely uncomfortable, which is a natural human emotion, but for the sake of the bigger picture, she still treated them politely and warmly.

After all, both of them are prominent figures in the global fashion industry.

She's just a newcomer to the fashion world, a nobody who's only just started to make a name for herself in China, and I wouldn't dare compare myself to her.

They proactively adopted a humble attitude to receive the two.

We hope to successfully negotiate cooperative projects and to promote the overall planning of the event in an orderly manner through communication and exchange.

However, some of Jonathan Anderson's remarks at the dinner table made Wu Wen feel very uncomfortable.

In front of her, he told Pharrell Williams that choosing Gangnam City as the venue for the event was a mistake.

They expressed their incomprehension of their boss Delphine's decision.

Wu Wen couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted, "I'm sorry, Director Anderson, I don't agree with your point of view."

Anderson frowned and turned to look at Wu Wen.

"Why?"

Just shrug.

Then he smiled at Pharrell Williams and said, "She doesn't understand fashion at all."

Jiangnan City lacks a fashionable spirit.

“No, Anderson, please do your research on this city before you offer your opinions. You haven’t even looked at our event plan, and you’re making such a judgment. You’re being too hasty. This is not the professional attitude that a fashion professional should have.”

Anderson shook his head with a smile at Wu Wen's rebuttal.

"I don't need to see your event plan because your fashion thinking is too outdated; you've never organized a fashion event with international influence," Anderson said arrogantly.

Wu Wen was angry, but she felt even more frustrated.

The fashion industry is controlled by Westerners, who can define fashion. You don't have much say in this matter, and you even feel a lack of dignity.

"Director Anderson, Jiangnan City is an open city with a unique geographical environment and cultural customs."

It's a cyber city, extremely futuristic.

Similarly, its light industry is very developed, dating back to the Republic of China period, which laid the industrial foundation for the development of the fashion industry.

The municipal government is vigorously promoting the development and integration of the cultural industry. Yizhi Culture Media has a strong influence in the domestic entertainment industry, and the star effect and social influence it brings can complement the fashion industry.

With its unique urban style, cultural integration and industrial influence, as well as a solid industrial base and policy guidance, Jiangnan City now possesses all the elements of a fashionable industry; it only lacks a classic case to make a name for itself.

Director Anderson, I hope you can put aside your arrogance and prejudice, carry out Ms. Delphine's work arrangements, and cooperate with us to make this event a success.

Anderson was somewhat surprised by Wu Wen's tough stance.

The attitude was completely different from when we went to the airport to greet them.

This woman has a certain air about her. Putting aside her arrogance and prejudice, it's impossible to get her to cooperate with the Chinese team on this event; she must hold the reins.

“Ms. Wu, you should do street speeches; you have excellent oratory skills.” Anderson dismissed her words, not listening at all, and instead made some sarcastic remarks about Wu Wen, saying directly, “If you are willing to change your mind now and choose a different venue for the event, it’s not too late.”

Shanghai, Hong Kong... are all OK. If you don't have the ability to communicate and organize, my team can do it.

Don't worry, communication will be very smooth.

Shangcheng could have done nothing and simply enjoyed this honor with us.

Wu Wen's face flushed slightly; this foreigner was blindly arrogant and looked down on everyone.

"Anderson, what I want to tell you is that even if this event were held in Shanghai or Hong Kong, it wouldn't be up to your team to coordinate it. We Chinese communicate much better than you do."

"No, Ms. Wu, I know you all too well. Sometimes foreigners have more influence than you."

Anderson's slap left Wu Wen unable to lift her head.

She did not deny that such things existed, but Anderson's words already had an insulting tone.

This time, she wasn't angry; instead, she smiled just like Anderson.

With a dismissive smile, he said, "Anderson, if we choose to hold the event in Shanghai or Hong Kong, our boss, Mr. Jiang, only needs to make one phone call."

Anderson's expression changed slightly.

I think Wu Wen is bragging.

Only the Bernard family has such influence in France, and the communication costs are very low.

In response to Anderson's questioning, Wu Wen affirmed, "Any venue, any time, from the general public to the top levels, the communication cost is just one phone call from President Jiang."

"We don't even need Mr. Jiang to make this call; we can just use his name to get it done."

“No! That’s hard to believe.” Anderson looked at Pharrell. “Do you believe it?”

Pharrell Williams: "Maybe!"

He had witnessed firsthand how the Bernard family treated Jiang Beicheng in Paris.

Even the Third Young Master's reputation is useless in front of his eldest sister and father.

Perhaps Mr. Jiang really does have this ability.

Wu Wen didn't want to continue communicating with Anderson, so she took out the event plan and placed it on the dining table. "Director Anderson, I hope you can give me a clear answer after you have read the plan."

Anderson casually picked up the event proposal and flipped through it. "What new ideas do you have in your proposal? I've seen all the fashion events you've organized, and not a single one..."

He suddenly shut his mouth.

His expression changed slightly.

Staring at the proposal with an incredulous look, he said, "No, this definitely wasn't your idea?"

He kept repeating it: "Cyber ​​city, future technology, aerial red carpet..."

This isn't the understanding of fashion I'm familiar with.

She looked up at Wu Wen and said, "Tell me, whose idea was this? I don't believe it was your team."

Wu Wen said, "It's definitely not our team, but you've underestimated the development of China's fashion industry."

They underestimated the current drivers of the fashion industry.

My investor, Mr. Jiang.

This was his idea.

He will redefine fashion and lead China's fashion industry onto the global stage.

(End of this chapter)