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Chapter 241 0238 [Tao Xue is coming to Beijing for her graduation trip]

The second day of the college entrance examination, at noon.

Guo Feng used the company car once, and nobody knew where he went. When he returned in the afternoon, he happily rushed into Chen Guiliang's office, carrying some things.

"Guess what's in here?" Guo Feng asked, holding up the bag.

Chen Guiliang glanced at the shopping bag, which had the words "Shuangshun Cheongsam Shop" printed on it, and immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Do you have a fetish for wearing women's clothing? And a cheongsam at that!"

"What women's clothing? This is my graduation gown. I'm graduating from university next month." Guo Feng proudly presented the clothes.

Chen Guiliang asked, "A custom-made Chinese-style graduation gown?"

Guo Feng nodded and said, "Yes. I felt that graduation should be done in a unique way, so I searched online for various styles of graduation gowns. As a result, I found a lot of news about Chinese-style graduation gowns, and many media outlets reported on them as early as April this year."

“You’re not someone who cares about appearances either,” Chen Guiliang said.

Guo Feng explained, "This isn't just about appearance; it has special meaning. Not only did I order one, but I also got Dong Qianqiu to order one too. But we only had the design drawings online; we couldn't find any factories or shops. In the end, we took the design drawings to a qipao shop to have them made. The tailors there didn't know how, so we said we could pay extra, and only then did the qipao tailor agree to give it a try."

As he spoke, this guy had already taken out his Chinese-style graduation gown and was wearing it over his T-shirt and jeans.

"Uh...it's a bit of a hodgepodge, or to put it nicely, a combination of Chinese and Western elements," Chen Guiliang commented.

This is a traditional Chinese academic gown designed by Xishan Qin Kuang, the first administrator of the Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) forum. Besides being posted on the Hanfu forum, it was also published on Tianhan.com. In April, it sparked a small-scale discussion and was reported by more than twenty media outlets.

However, the cap is not much different from a Western-style academic cap, especially with the addition of a tassel for the tassel to be turned during degree conferment. Secondly, the large school emblem on the chest is particularly conspicuous. And then there are the Western-style leather shoes.

This combination of Chinese and Western design appears somewhat incongruous.

Xi Shan Qin Kuang has already started designing the second style. He has decided to no longer cater to Western customs and instead create a series of purely Chinese-style academic gowns.

Chen Guiliang thought it looked bad, but Guo Feng was very satisfied.

This guy is often unkempt and sometimes acts particularly flamboyant.

It was during working hours, and Guo Feng, dressed in a traditional Chinese academic gown, swaggered around the company.

"Mr. Guo," an employee greeted.

Guo Feng smiled and said, "You also think my graduation gown looks good?"

The employee paused for a moment, then said, "Huh? Oh, he looks good, especially handsome."

Guo Feng explained in detail: "I ordered one from a cheongsam shop, and I paid a lot more for the tailor there to make it. Dong Qianqiu from Youke downstairs also has one, and I got it ordered with him."

The employee looked at it carefully and thought it was indeed very cool. It was a pity that he had already graduated, otherwise he would have gotten a set to show off.

After chatting for a few minutes, Guo Feng went to other workstations.

"Hello, Mr. Guo."

"Don't you think I look handsome in this graduation gown?"

"So handsome."

"Haha, I had it custom-made by a master tailor at a cheongsam shop..."

Guo Fengzi hasn't gone crazy for a long time, so it's understandable that he does it intermittently.

Finally, he ran to Ao Yanzhen's side.

Ao Yanchen, who is also graduating next month, asked with an envious look, "Wow, where did you buy those clothes?"

Guo Feng enthusiastically explained, "Since I couldn't buy a finished product, I had someone make one for me."

Ao Yanchen quickly asked, "How much? Do you have women's sizes? I want to get one too."

Guo Feng shook his head: "It's not about the money. The master craftsman spent two whole months making this graduation gown. There are only 40 days left until the graduation ceremony, and it's too late to order one now."

"That's not necessarily true. We can definitely finish it if we work overtime," Ao Yanchen said.

That's the truth; as long as the money is enough, that's fine.

Moreover, the experienced chef wasn't familiar with the process the first time, but now he has the experience, which can save a lot of time.

After finding out the address and phone number of the cheongsam shop, Ao Yanchen decided to head over there after get off work today.

Guo Feng chatted with Ao Yanchen for a while, then continued to wander around the company.

Xie Yang watched with great envy.

He's currently on leave of absence from school; who knows when he'll graduate?

However, when the school learned that he had become a senior executive at ByteDance, they agreed to extend his leave of absence, allowing him to continue his studies at any time.

Chen Guiliang stood at the office door and saw Guo Feng wandering around, which amused him to the point of being both amused and exasperated.

Damn it, I'm getting a set of these after I graduate!
Moreover, the design should be purely Chinese.

Not for any other reason than to show off.

Chen Guiliang returned to his office and searched for Tianhan.com and Hanfu forum.

These two websites were also key targets for promoting "Three Kingdoms Kill," with Youke frequently posting on them last year. Many users of Tianhan.com and Hanfu Bar were converted into "Three Kingdoms Kill" players.

Chen Guiliang registered an account on Tianhan.com with the ID "The Dream of a Billion Girls Worldwide".

Out of sheer boredom, he posted online: "Has anyone recreated the Ming Dynasty flying fish robe? It's the kind of bestowed robe recorded in the History of Ming. High-ranking officers of the Embroidered Uniform Guard also wore it, and it looked especially cool when paired with an embroidered spring knife."

Chen Guiliang couldn't wait to graduate. He wanted to get a flying fish costume and stroll around the Peking University campus with an embroidered spring knife.

Clearly, the Hanfu revival movement was still in a very early stage at this time.

The first commenter actually asked, "Is the flying fish robe also a type of Hanfu?" Chen Guiliang occasionally writes novels at the company, and he has an e-book of the History of Ming Dynasty stored on his computer.

He directly opened the History of Ming and copied and pasted: "The History of Ming, Treatise on Carriages and Clothing: In the thirteenth year of Zhengde, the emperor returned to the capital... First-rank officials embroidered bulls, second-rank officials embroidered flying fish, third-rank officials embroidered pythons, fourth and fifth-rank officials embroidered qilin, and sixth and seventh-rank officials embroidered tigers..."

In this era, information is not readily available everywhere.

Chen Guiliang only posted a paragraph of the original text, but netizens thought it was very impressive: "Welcome, welcome, another professional has joined our forum. But your username... is too narcissistic, isn't it?"

Another netizen asked: "Isn't the python robe second only to the dragon robe? How come the bullfighting robe and the flying fish robe are ranked ahead of the python robe?"

Chen Guiliang explained, "The bullfighting dragon is a type of dragon. The flying fish is a python-like creature with a dragon's head. They are both of a higher level than pythons."

"Thank you for clearing up my confusion, sir."

"Are all the new recruits these days this good? Are you a history major, bro?"

"..."

A short while later, the moderators of Tianhan.com also came to reply to this post.

However, after discussing it for most of the day, they only got to the "flying fish pattern" stage.

Nobody knows what the flying fish suit looks like.

This can only be truly recreated by Hanfu enthusiasts once the historical artifacts from the Confucius Mansion are made public. Otherwise, it will all be based on guesswork.

After chatting with the moderators for a while, Chen Guiliang suggested, "Don't just focus on Hanfu on the Tianhan Forum. You can also expand into other cultural aspects, such as ancient Chinese games like backgammon and pitch-pot. You can discuss and recreate them online, and then play them in offline activities. Yue Fei was a pitch-pot enthusiast, and this kind of game is easy to recreate."

The moderators agreed with this and invited Chen Guiliang to join the administrator team.

Chen Guiliang then retorted, "Who hasn't played 'Three Kingdoms Kill' yet? You can download the game and give it a try."

Everyone burst into laughter, mistaking Chen Guiliang for a promoter of the Three Kingdoms Kill game.

Chen Guiliang added, "My fourth and fifth volumes of 'Those Things About the Ming Dynasty' are expected to be officially published in mid-August. If you have the time and money, please go and support me."

This statement immediately attracted a large number of replies.

"Chen Guiliang?"

"Damn it, how long have you been behind on the manuscript for 'Those Things About the Ming Dynasty'?"

"No wonder you were so knowledgeable about Ming Dynasty clothing; turns out you're a historical novelist."

"Mr. Chen, I'm a player of 'Three Kingdoms Kill,' and I'm your loyal fan!"

"Chen Shiyi has appeared! I'm going to post this on the Hanfu forum!"

"Let me pat Mr. Chen's head up close."

"..."

After finishing typing, Chen Guiliang closed the webpage and sat down at his computer to write "Those Things About the Ming Dynasty".

The fifth volume has already covered the Renyin Palace Incident, and the next part will be about Qi Jiguang's resistance against the Japanese pirates.

Chen Guiliang is trying to finish the work as soon as possible, so that the fourth and fifth volumes can be published together during the summer vacation.

And it has to be fast, because there is a lot of work to be done before it is officially published, such as proofreading, typesetting, and design.

I kept writing until Tao Xue called; the girl had finally finished her college entrance exams.

Tao Xue revealed her plan: "I want to travel to Beijing and visit all the top-tier universities in the city. When I get back, I'll be filling out my college applications. I'll choose one that's close to Peking University and has a campus I really like."

“It’s exam week here right now, so I’m afraid I won’t have much time to hang out with you,” Chen Guiliang said.

Tao Xue was a little annoyed: "That's such a bad timing."

Chen Guiliang said, "I have some free time occasionally. The courses I've enrolled in are quite varied, and the exams take place over a period of about half a month, with some days in between when there are no exams."

“Okay. You can keep me company when you have time, and I can explore on my own the rest of the time.” Tao Xue cheered up again.

After get off work, time for dinner.

Go back to the dorm to study.

The next day, I went to work and handled some routine tasks. Then I wrote my novel at the office and continued to study after work.

Chen Guiliang suddenly felt fulfilled.

To prepare for the exam, you still need to review. Borrow a classmate's notes, make copies, and ask the teacher to "highlight the key points." You don't need to memorize everything, but you should have an impression of the basic knowledge points.

During exams, he can freely apply his knowledge, making it easier for teachers to help him pass.

If the answer is completely irrelevant, the teacher will feel embarrassed to let him pass.

In the following days, the hottest news was Fan Bingbing's assessment of whether she had undergone plastic surgery. The news was first published on Sina Entertainment Channel, but Fan Bingbing posted more photos on Renren.com the next day, which also attracted a lot of netizens to watch.

As a result, the number of registered users on Renren.com increased by several thousand.

The day after Chen Guiliang's final exams, Tao Xue flew to Beijing in a flurry. Her parents were worried about their daughter traveling so far, and insisted on coming with her this time.

Tao Xue was on the verge of tears. She wanted to travel alone with Chen Guiliang, but with her parents around, she couldn't relax at all.

On my first day in Beijing, I didn't visit any schools, but instead spent the whole day exploring the Forbidden City.

Tao Xue called in the evening to complain: "I'm exhausted today. I was walking around with my parents the whole time. This wasn't my graduation trip, it was their senior citizens' vacation!"

Chen Guiliang laughed and said, "I don't have any exams tomorrow, but I have one the night after tomorrow. Tomorrow I'll drive you around myself."

(End of this chapter)