Chapter 501: Retreat to Advance
Chapter 501: Retreat to Advance
Lin Zhiyi and her colleagues walked to the elevator entrance, and two elevators arrived at the same time.
The people who come out are different.
Gong Chen and Old Man Gong.
Lin Zhiyi was stunned. She didn't expect that Mr. Gong would come here.
She subconsciously looked at Gong Chen.
Gong Chen's eyes were as cold as usual, and there was no expression on his face.
It seems that he knew the old man would come.
No wonder I said those things to her this morning.
Xueman stepped forward to welcome him.
"Master, Third Master, welcome, everything is ready, please follow me."
Gong Chen raised his eyelids slightly and looked at Lin Zhiyi gently.
Then he gently moved away.
Although they only looked at each other for a moment, Lin Zhiyi could sense the subtle changes in his eyes.
The two people's little actions still fell into the old man's eyes.
He turned his eyes cold and walked quickly towards the meeting room.
After everyone took their seats, the meeting began.
Xue Man stood up and said, "Let's get started."
In order, colleagues came forward one by one to present their works.
But the people from Gong family who came over had no expression on their faces and no fluctuations at all, and it was obvious that they were not satisfied.
In the end, only Lin Zhiyi and Zhao Xuan were left.
Xue Man took a deep breath and asked, "Which of you two will go first?"
Lin Zhiyi opened the folder and was about to speak when Zhao Xuan raised her hand opposite her.
"I'll go first."
Zhao Xuan walked to the screen with full confidence.
Before she spoke, she glanced at Lin Zhiyi and said with a smile, "The design I brought today is... a dragon ring."
"The dragon has been the symbol of our country since ancient times..."
The screen flashed, revealing her manuscript and renderings.
The mighty dragon's head and tail are connected, with a distinct dragon spine inlaid with diamonds.
There is a sapphire inlaid in the middle of the dragon's forehead, which gives it an unfathomable dark light.
But this is... Lin Zhiyi's design.
Apart from changing the gem on the forehead, Zhao Xuan did not even change the curvature of the dragon's whiskers.
Zhao Xuan finished talking about her design with a little excitement.
Finally, he did not forget to look at the old man eagerly.
"There is probably no family in Jing City that represents the dragon better than the Gong family."
These words indeed made the old man's face look a little happier.
Bai Ruoshu stared at the screen with a look of amazement.
"Zhao Xuan is right. The Gong family is unique in Beijing. Although I also designed a ring, after seeing her design, I am ashamed of myself."
When Zhao Xuan heard this, her tail almost reached the sky.
She turned slightly and saw Lin Zhiyi's pale face, and curled her lips in satisfaction.
Lin Zhiyi noticed the gazes on him, turned around, and just happened to meet Zhao Xuan's provocation.
And there is Bai Ruoshu's usual cold and indifferent smile.
But at this moment, there was a glimmer of contempt in her eyes.
Lin Zhiyi's previous suspicions were confirmed.
The two of them are in the same group.
Now that Zhao Xuan has someone to back her up, she is no longer afraid of even the big taboo of plagiarism.
However, Bai Ruoshu seems to be indifferent to fame and fortune, but she has a lot of fame and fortune. Is she really willing to give up the cooperation with Gong company to Zhao Xuan?
Soon, Zhao Xuan gave her the answer.
"Miss Bai, you are too modest. This work is actually all your credit. It is because of your guidance that my work has achieved the current effect."
"You deserve it."
Bai Ruoshu's decent manners and general knowledge soon attracted the attention of Mr. Gong.
The old man pondered for a few seconds and said, "Miss Bai, I have heard of you from your father before. Seeing you today, I can see that you are indeed a lady from a wealthy family."
Bai Ruoshu nodded gently: "Thank you for the compliment, old man. The designer selected today is the protagonist. Let's continue. The next one is... Zhiyi."
As she spoke, she raised her hand and nodded at Lin Zhiyi.
When he heard Lin Zhiyi's name, the old man's expression became visibly ugly.
He urged, “Hurry up.”
Lin Zhiyi ignored him and slowly stood up before Zhao Xuan got up.
She pointed to the screen and said, "Wait a minute, I want to ask a few questions."
Zhao Xuan paused and looked at Lin Zhiyi fiercely.
"Lin Zhiyi, didn't you hear the old man say hurry up? You are wasting the family's time."
"What's wrong? Are you still afraid?" Lin Zhiyi asked bluntly.
Zhao Xuan gritted her teeth: "Why should I be afraid? This is my design!"
"I didn't ask you about the design. Besides, I'm not asking you now, I'm asking someone else."
Lin Zhiyi's gaze passed over Zhao Xuan and fell coldly on Xue Man.
Her work was marked with her name and was handed to Xueman by her own hand.
How could Xue Man not know that this was her work?
Zhao Xuan took it out openly, unless... she already knew about it.
"Boss Xue, do you also approve of Zhao Xuan's work?"
"Lin Zhiyi! Am I too nice to you? Don't you know what the situation is now? If you can't produce a decent work, don't waste everyone's time."
Xueman's eyes were filled with warning.
The old man was a shrewd man. After taking a few glances, he had already guessed the general idea of the situation.
He made the final decision and said, "I think the work of Designer Zhao is very good. I am very satisfied with it. I will order her work."
Xue Man smiled and agreed, "Don't worry, old man. I will definitely tell the people below to hurry up and work immediately."
Just as he finished speaking, there was a sound of tapping on the table.
Gong Chen said coldly, in a low voice: "Continue."
Xue Man's face suddenly changed: "Third Master, Old Master..."
"I'm talking about business, not family matters."
Gong Chen's voice was low, containing an imperceptible coldness, and his deep eyes revealed a hint of danger.
When it comes to talking about Gong, it seems that Mr. Gong is no match for him.
Everyone fell silent.
Gong Chen asked back: "Any more questions? If you don't want to talk about business, you can leave."
The old man's face was tense and he looked at Lin Zhiyi with secret resentment.
Lin Zhiyi simply turned his head away, pretending not to see it, and continued to ask: "Mr. Xue, you haven't answered my question yet."
Xue Man's expression changed slightly, and then became particularly firm.
"Yes."
"Okay." Lin Zhiyi turned around and looked at Zhao Xuan who was about to sit back down. "Zhao Xuan, since this is the prototype of a dragon, then what kind of dragon is this?"
"A dragon is a dragon. There is no such thing as a dragon. Stop being mysterious here. Don't think you have been set up well and start causing trouble," Zhao Xuan retorted.
On the side, Bai Ruoshu also advised: "Zhiyi, has something happened to you? You look emotionally unstable."
"Is it something between you and your roommate? Is there going to be any trouble again?"
"But these are all your private matters. We are talking about work now. I know Zhao Xuan performed well, which may have put pressure on you."
"But I am also a little bit inferior, it's no big deal, I will keep working hard next time."
That's very beautifully said.
But the words were full of malice.
He deliberately brought up the matter of his roommate at this time just to remind Lin Zhiyi of Fang Lai'er's suicide.
Then they lose their composure.
Bai Ruoshu retreated to advance, and it seemed that she also lost to Zhao Xuan.
But Zhao Xuan admitted that it was she who guided herself.
After all this, Bai Ruoshu still got the upper hand.
Lin Zhiyi is left with the image of being unable to distinguish between public and private affairs at work and having unstable emotions.
Lin Zhiyi raised his head, and his originally pale and somewhat flustered expression instantly calmed down.
She pointed at the dragon head on the screen and said, "Since it is Miss Bai who is instructing us, what kind of dragon is this?"
Bai Ruoshu looked at Lin Zhiyi's changes and frowned slightly: "It's a dragon."
She lives abroad and many of her design concepts are influenced by foreign countries.
When it comes to domestic classical culture, we are actually just a superficial reader of it, just like foreigners.
To her, Chinese dragons and Western dragons are the same, just symbols of a certain species, and their images are very similar.
In fact, there are many kinds of dragons in China, and there are many allusions to them.
If we really want to trace it back, I'm afraid we can only go back to tomorrow morning.
Lin Zhiyi smiled and continued, "I think Zhao Xuan is not a good dragon. I believe the old man thinks so too."
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