Christmas day.
At dawn, Lin Xiao was woken up by a call from the person in charge of on-site affairs. When she drove to the event venue by the Huangpu River, she was stunned.
Everything was ruined by the heavy snow last night.
The catwalk and the auditorium were completely white. The ground was so slippery that even flat shoes could fall on it. The background wall also collapsed, and the lamp stands and chairs were tilted here and there. Compared to the poetry and picturesqueness imagined, the scene in front of me looked more like a low-budget disaster. piece.
What she should have thought of last night when she was laughing crazily, jumping crazily, and screaming crazily in the face of the flying snow, what about now?
She messed up.
The hired venue attendant said there was nothing that could be done, and in this weather, it was basically impossible for the models to walk on stage.
Lin Xiao called Gong Ming to tell her that her phone was turned off. She asked KITTY for advice but no one answered. Just when she was helpless and didn't know what to do, Gu Li called her and said that she had long felt that her phone was damaged. The model of the +T stage was not appropriate, so we arranged a backup venue. Now we just need to make some arrangements, transfer clothes, accessories, etc., and then notify the models and designers to gather at the new location. If we act quickly, the event will not be delayed.
saved……
Lin Xiao murmured for a long time but couldn't find any words to praise Gu Li. Of course, Gu Li didn't have time to listen to her plain talk, so he hung up the phone after telling her what to do next.
Lin Xiao spent the whole morning cleaning up the aftermath by the river.
It wasn't until the afternoon when the final stage equipment was moved away that she followed the light truck out of the preferred venue and headed to the backup venue where Gu Li and Tang Wanru were.
When we arrived at the destination, tall models were walking in twos and threes. The field workers and the designers who arrived early in the morning escorted the hangers with the dresses to the second floor venue. The college student volunteers and employees in charge of the welcome work were rushing back and forth, attracting everyone. Direct spectators and technical staff to designated areas.
When Lin Xiao found Gu Li, she was wearing a long dress that exposed her shoulders and back and was discussing the order of the designers' appearance with the teacher in charge of the school competition.
"Why did you come?"
"It's snowing, there's a traffic jam on the road."
Gu Li said goodbye to the teacher in charge and walked to the dressing room with his cell phone: "All the employees who promised to work are here, but Gong Ming... I called him several times and couldn't get through."
"Me too." Lin Xiao said: "From morning to now, I called him and KITTY no less than 20 times, but none of them were connected. When I asked them, they said they didn't know. I haven't seen Gong since the morning. Ming’s figure.”
"Now the models and designers are basically here. In another fifteen or twenty minutes, the guests will enter. In this way, you can hand over the work to the people, remember the competition process, and ask them what else Gong Ming has. I don’t have contact information, I’ll go to the front to greet the guests.”
"good."
Gu Li took two steps outside and suddenly stopped: "By the way, call Lin Yue and Nan Xiang and ask them where they are."
Lin Xiao got a headache when he heard the word "Lin Yue": "Why should I fight?"
Gu Li said: "Because you almost ruined the game."
She was like a snake held by someone seven inches, and immediately withered: "Okay."
"Oh, also, keep an eye on Tang Wanru and don't let her keep asking questions about those models."
"Tang Wanru? Are you pestering those models?"
"Ugly girls tend to cause mischief, so just do as you're told."
Gu Li put down these words and left.
Lin Xiao walked back with a lot of questions, took out his cell phone, thought for a moment and dialed Nan Xiang's phone number.
"Hey, Nanxiang, the designers are almost here, what are you dawdling about?"
"Traffic jam?"
Lin Xiao looked at the watch dial: "Then hurry up."
After hanging up the phone, she hesitated whether to call Lin Yue immediately, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of Tang Wanru leaning against the outer wall of the model dressing room, patting her heart and saying that she couldn't stand it.
"Wanru, Wanru, what are you doing here?"
"Lin Xiao, inside... that waist, those legs, those breasts... it's too... too... it hurts your self-esteem."
"Okay, okay." Lin Xiao pulled him aside: "Hurry up and find Xu Lei upstairs. I put Gong Ming's speech in her bag."
"Oh." Tang Wanru glanced at the dressing room reluctantly and walked towards the stairs.
At this time, Lin Xiao received a call from an employee. After ending the call, he followed the prompts and clicked on the work group to take a look. His face suddenly became ugly.
On the other side, Gu Li stood on the red carpet, waiting anxiously for Gong Ming's arrival. The way she glanced at her watch showed that she was in a hurry.
Because according to the plan, Gong Ming should have arrived five minutes ago, but now there is no movement at all.
Not only was Gong Ming silent, but Qi Peng, the vice president of Linma Group, Wang Hanxu, a famous domestic fashion designer, Colin, a French jewelry designer, and Liang Shi, the head of Chow Daikin's Shanghai branch... none of these important guests arrived. , all those who come are the heads of small companies with little reputation, fashion bloggers, vulgar Internet celebrities, fake socialites, second-tier models, low-end designers and poor people who come here specifically to join in the fun and feast their eyes.
Photographers and reporters stood around the red carpet. It was neither a good idea to take photos nor not to take photos when the heavyweight guests were late to arrive. It was extremely embarrassing.
Gu Li recruited a staff member and asked him to call the parent company CONSTANLY Group to ask if there was any news about Gong Ming.
At this time, three people walked into the red carpet-covered front door.
One man and two women were Gu Yuan, his mother Ye Chuanping and a woman she didn't know.
The camera flashes flashed, and the photographers finally regained their spirits. After all, Ye Chuanping was the head of the Ye Group, and he was also a prominent figure in Shanghai.
Gu Li was stunned for a moment: "You..."
Gu Yuan said, "I came here with my mother." After saying that, he turned his head away from her.
Ye Chuanping held another woman's hand and said, "This is my son's new girlfriend, Yuan Yi."
Gu Li took a serious look at the woman staying overnight in Gu Yuan's room. He ignored her extended right hand and looked at Ye Chuanping with anger.
"Didn't you wonder why I could drive in the school dormitory last time? That's because your principal asked me to be the final judge of this competition."
Ye Chuanping glanced at the guest seats: "I'm already five minutes late. Where are the guests you're promoting to the public? Why aren't any of them here?"
"Maybe... the road conditions are bad and we're stuck on the elevated highway."
"One or two makes sense. Could it be that they are all blocked on the elevated highway?" Ye Chuanping said: "Why weren't those reporters blocked?"
"..."
"Little girl, if you act like this, it will only bring shame to your school."
"..."
Gu Li was left speechless by her. After all, it was a fact that none of the heavyweight guests arrived. Faced with this situation, she didn't know what to do except scolding Gong Ming and Lin Xiao in her heart. .
"Mom, please stop saying a few words." Gu Yuan couldn't stand it anymore and spoke to help Gu Li out.
Ye Chuanping glanced at her son and did not pursue him because none of the heavyweight guests had arrived.
"As a staff member, shouldn't you invite the judges to sit down?"
Gu Li suppressed his dissatisfaction, stepped aside and said, "Please come this way."
Ye Chuanping held Yuan Yi's hand and walked to the guest seats with a winner's unique smile.
After greeting Gu Yuan and the others to sit down, Gu Li noticed that Jian Xi entered the venue behind a model. Just as she was about to go over to say hello, someone grabbed her hand from behind. When she looked back, she saw that she had run away without changing her clothes. Lin Xiao came to the front desk.
"Didn't I ask you to change your clothes and come here again? If Gong Ming sees it, I'm sure he will fire you without hesitation."
"It's not important anymore." Lin Xiao handed the phone to Gu Li.
"How could such a thing happen?"
As calm as she was, she didn’t know how to remedy the situation. Her lawyer posted a message in the work group saying that Gong Ming was bitten by a dog when she went out last night. Later, she had an quarrel with the police from the police station and was charged with disturbing the peace. Let's go, he just found a connection to intercede to bail the person out, and he has to go to the hospital for vaccination and tetanus soon, so Gong Ming has no way to participate in the next activities.
Gong Ming is not here, and those important guests are not in attendance. If this matter is reported to reporters, the school leaders will definitely not be happy. She will inevitably be criticized for her incompetence in doing things.
"Lin Yue and Nan Xiang are here." With the sound of the camera shutter firing, Lin Xiao hurried over to greet them.
Gu Li glanced over there but didn't move.
"Lin Yue... Lin Yue... think of a way." Lin Xiao walked up to the two of them and begged: "Gong Ming can't come, and those heavyweight guests haven't moved either. If this continues, the school leaders will be very worried. You can't tear me and Gu Li apart."
Nan Xiang said: "What happened?"
Lin Xiao handed over the phone: "You guys take a look."
Lin Yue knew very well that Gong Ming was locked up in the police station and bitten by a dog, but he didn't expect that not only Gong Ming would find an excuse to miss the event, but something would also happen to Zhou Chongguang.
