Every night I watch my boss collapse

Tan Shaoshi had heard Yu Zhi's translation, and after thinking about it in connection with the messy records in the notebook, she finally understood that the topic that caused heated discussions among colleagues in the morning meeting was "tradition".

"No wonder they say dragon and phoenix, buckle, flower and bird..." Tan Shaoshi connected the small words, a little bit dumbfounded, "I didn't see it at all, I thought they were digressing."

Yu Zhi was surprised, "Didn't you see it?"

"Yeah, they released the design draft at the same time as the meeting," Tan Shaoshi recalled the design drawing she saw, and felt that the language was too lacking, so she took a piece of paper and drew a simple schematic diagram for Yu Zhi to describe, "They designed a The necklace looks roughly symmetrical on both sides, with repeated large and small circles intertwined together, inlaid with red gemstones, and the pendant looks like a small window..."

"What does this have to do with tradition?" Yu Zhi frowned as she looked at the schematic diagram on the paper.

"I can't draw well," Tan Shaoshi knew that a few strokes were incomparable with the formal design drawing, but she couldn't help telling Yu Zhi how she felt, "But when I saw that design drawing, I really didn't know what to do. Think in the traditional direction."

She said a little wronged, Yu Zhi was amused, touched her head to comfort, "Trust your own feelings."

Of course Tan Shaoshi didn't believe it.

She is a newcomer, so she is not qualified to comment on the careful design of her colleagues.

Tan Shaoshi has always been self-aware, so she doesn’t complain too much. She stares at the simple diagram and recalls the whole picture, trying to find a way to connect with the tradition. The pattern of dots... like a Chinese character for blessing?"

She tried her best to understand the design intentions of the bosses. After Yu Zhi listened quietly, she said a heart-warming truth, "They discussed revisions at the meeting, but they didn't show the tradition of customer requirements."

"That's right, it's Party A's father who can judge the good and the bad." Tan Shaoshi figured it out, and planned to ask the customer's needs tomorrow.

She originally wanted to put away the sketch paper on which the schematic diagram was drawn, but when she glanced at it, she felt that the lump in front of her was incomparable with what her colleague had drawn, so she crumpled it into a ball and threw it away in disgust.

Tan Shaoshi moved quickly, and it was too late when Yu Zhi noticed it, "Why did you throw it away?"

"The painting is too ugly, so I don't want it."

"I think it looks good." Yu Zhi helped to pick it up, carefully smoothing it out and stroking it.

"no thanks."

"It's really pretty." Yu Zhi wiped her hands, praised seriously and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

The corners of Tan Shaoshi's tightly pursed lips were loosened like this, and they rose slightly.

It's so strange, she was still depressed just a second ago, and she forgot everything after being kissed, all she could think about was the touch of Yu Zhi's soft lips.

"Come here first." Tan Shaoshi calmed down, so she didn't force herself to play guessing games with the messy records, "Go to bed early tonight, and go to the company early tomorrow to have a look."

"Okay, you go take a shower first, and I'll clean up the living room."

"Take it together." Of course Tan Shaoshi refused.

Yu Zhi raised her eyebrows, "Be obedient, or I'll clean it up with you."

How to clean up?

Tan Shaoshi watched a lot of small movies when she was bored, and after listening to Yu Zhiyi, the discordant plots in her memory were about to pop up again, she glanced at Yu Zhi's serious expression, admitted her fear, and quickened her pace to run to the master bedroom.

Everything was fine, she found the clothes smoothly and efficiently, and was about to go to the bathroom, but stopped when she passed the cabinet with photos.

The photos were decorated by Yu Zhifang. Two of them were taken during the study abroad period. One is a solo photo and the other is a group photo with the professor. The background is the school's iconic buildings. The sky is the same as the photo on Li Lan's Weibo. blue.

Tan Shaoshi was stunned for a moment, picked up the photo frame and looked at it carefully.

"Shaoshi?" She was in a daze for too long, which made Yu Zhi come over to check without worry.

Tan Shaoshi hurriedly put it back into the photo frame, patted the pajamas on her hands, "I've been looking for it for a while."

Yu Zhi had no doubts, "Go."

"Okay~" Tan Shaoshi felt guilty, and obediently and docilely agreed.

She remembered that Yu Zhi liked her occasional acting like a baby, but she forgot that Yu Zhi had obsessive-compulsive disorder to put things in order.

Yu Zhi watched Tan Shaoshi leave, turned around, and straightened the crooked photo frame.

-

The next day, Tan Shaoshi went to the company, found Ke Shan and asked what happened to the client discussed in the morning meeting.

"It's like this. The customer wants a necklace that can make her feel kind and familiar," Ke Shan explained. "She tells a lot of stories, including the small river in her hometown, the festivals in the village, and the memories of getting along with her family. After we discussed it, I think The disappearing river in the client’s hometown is a good entry point, and this necklace was designed with some traditional Chinese elements.”

"Is the pattern on the chain a splash?"

"The combination of the river water and the sky is both water flowers and clouds, and it can also be understood as ripples on the river surface."

Tan Shaoshi nodded, smiling on her face, complaining in her heart - she really couldn't see it.

They are all from her own family. Ke Shan didn't say polite words to her, but directly talked about the current situation, "The client has read the first draft and is not satisfied. Let us add some details. We will revise it according to her ideas. She has read the second draft and made more changes." I got angry, said that I didn’t feel what I wanted at all, and asked our designer if he was Chinese.”

Hearing this, Tan Shaoshi remembered the information in the brochure. Colleagues all had the experience of studying abroad, growing up and living in the city, not to mention Li Lan. Although her mother is Chinese, she settled abroad and came back less frequently. It's not smooth, and the generation gap with customers who can talk about village festivals is not so big.

She frowned as soon as she thought about it, and Ke Shan saw it in her eyes, and explained a little more, "Li Lan's joining is the meaning of Mr. Mi. The client's budget is relatively high, and he requires the best and most powerful designers. Li Lan himself has a deep feeling for this client." I am interested, and the Chinese style series I designed before have been well received. I discussed with the client whether we can let foreign designers join, and the other party agreed."

Tan Shaoshi noticed that Ke Shan was a little downcast when she mentioned this matter, and she blinked, "Is the customer's attitude very bad?"

"It's not friendly." Ke Shan smiled wryly. "Our performance didn't satisfy her, so she said we are not Chinese. After hearing Li Lan joined, she said that foreigners are celebrating Chinese festivals. Foreigners may be better than us in China. People know better what tradition is.”

Feeling sympathetic, Tan Shaoshi patted Ke Shan on the shoulder to express comfort, "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's nothing, this is my job responsibility." The designers were busy drawing and modifying the drawings, Ke Shan was in charge of contacting and collecting, and faced the difficulties of the customers, she said a few more words to Tan Shaoshi, "I was very angry at the time, and later I calmed down and thought about how the client wanted to cry when she told the story, and felt that she just wanted a necklace that fit her heart and carried her own memories, and she was just too anxious."

Tan Shaoshi saw Ke Shan's gaze became gentle, and she was a little curious, "The client's story... is it touching?"

"There is a record, do you want to see it?"

"Okay."

The supervisor's instructions are to learn first, and to help if you can. Tan Shaoshi has no work to do now, so that she can keep up with her colleagues in the next meeting and discussion, she received Ke Shan's records and sat back to read them carefully.

This client asked for tradition and the experience was traditional.

Growing up in a mountain village, experiencing turmoil, looking for opportunities in the city, finding the right person to get married and have children, and making a career on the right track... The customer described his life in a few words, and the main thing he missed was before he went to the city to fight hard In the innocent years of my life, I kept talking about anecdotes in the village, and I often lamented that the fast-paced life made many people lose a lot of things.

After reading it, Tan Shaoshi felt that the designed necklace must be normal.

The customer’s words are full of longing for the simple life in the past, and longing to return to the original, but the design of the necklace is luxurious and bright at first glance. The pattern combined with water flowers and clouds is exquisite and exquisite, without a natural feeling, and the blessing word incorporated is unclear. White, the frame of the window lattice element is Chinese style, but it doesn't fit with the growth experience of the countryside.

Her hometown is also in the countryside, and she has to go back during the holidays, so she can feel the nostalgia of her customers.

Just like the client, Tan Shaoshi's hometown responded to the renovation, and the plain old scene disappeared, replaced by rows of brand new buildings.The room is clean, and her life in her hometown is getting better and better. She was very happy at first. After seeing the old photos, she realized that the old village that she thought was backward was so beautiful, and it was much more interesting than those scenic spots that were good at publicity.

Tan Shaoshi thought about the discussion with her colleagues yesterday, and felt that everyone seemed to have taken a detour.

She just thought about it based on her feelings, not sure if it was right.The suggestion to subvert the design style is a big deal. A newcomer puts it up, no matter how subtle she thinks, she can't make up her mind, tangled up and down, but there is no result. After thinking about it for a while, it seems that it is almost lunch break, so she simply sends a message to the woman she trusts the most. Friends for help:

"I read the client's story and felt that what the client wanted was a simple tradition, which was far from the style designed by my colleagues before. Would you like to discuss it with everyone?"

Half a minute later, instead of waiting for Yu Zhi's message, she received an unexpected call.

Tan Shaoshi was stunned, and ran to a place with few people to pick it up, "Hello?"

"I'm sorry to disturb you during working hours." Assistant Shi was as gentle and courteous as before, "Can you answer the phone conveniently?"

"It's convenient, what's the matter?"

Assistant Shi hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I would like to ask you to change the design drawing."

-

What Assistant Shi said about changing the picture was a slight modification based on the manuscript she had handed in before.

There is nothing wrong with her original design, but her superiors are not optimistic about this style, thinking that the details are too many and the cost is high, so she asks for revision.After much deliberation, the general manager thought that Tan Shaoshi was incapable of suing her company, and even if she really wanted to pursue the case, she would use her professional works as a shield, and directly asked Manager Xie to arrange someone to handle the matter.Manager Xie found a designer from the branch.

Unexpectedly, this designer was too unreliable, too lazy, and directly deleted all the details carefully designed by Tan Shaoshi to make the pendant bare.

The work was completely unrecognizable, and a fake and inferior version was forcibly produced. The general manager was occasionally confused but not blind, and scolded Manager Xie.Yu Zhi's resignation procedures were about to be completed. This was a long-term job. The general manager thought about it for a long time, and made the wisest decision after Yu Zhi's resignation—hand over the matter to Assistant Shi.

Assistant Shi's first attempt was to ask Tan Shaoshi if she would like to help.

"This..." Tan Shaoshi said to Yu Zhi earlier, "Help if it is reasonable", but when faced with a decision, she had a lot of worries. She looked at the building of company f, and said, "May I think about it? Before the day after tomorrow." Tell you."

"Okay, thank you."

Tan Shaoshi hung up the phone, and instead sent a message to Yu Zhi to ask for advice.

Yu Zhi answered two questions at once: "If you have an idea, discuss it with your colleagues. If you want to change the picture, first tell the supervisor."

"Won't she let her have a problem with me?"

"She doesn't dare."

"..."

Tan Shaoshi waited for the three words on the screen, filled with emotion.

It's great to be a relational account.

Tan Shaoshi went back to the office first, and wrote down her thoughts in detail after reading the customer's story.As soon as the lunch break came, she went to the supervisor's office to ask for advice. The supervisor knew about her hasty resignation and expressed understanding, even saying that she could ask for leave.

The director's words sound nice, "I support you, and designers should be responsible for their own works."

However, Tan Shaoshi understood very well that the supervisor could say this with a smile, firstly because of the relationship between Yu Zhi and Mi Qin, and secondly because her current role in company f is basically zero, so it doesn't make any difference whether she asks for leave or not.

She didn't want to ask for leave, so she looked at the calendar and felt that the weekend was a good time for her to go back to her former company to do a white job, so she immediately called Assistant Shi.

Assistant Shi thanked you repeatedly, and then said cautiously, "It may be inconvenient in the company... Do you think it's okay if we go directly to the factory?"

"Okay." Tan Shaoshi had always positioned herself as a low-level draftsman in her former company, and she didn't think going to the processing factory was a hard job, so she agreed indifferently.

"Okay, thank you very much."

"Wait, have you told the general manager about this?" Tan Shaoshi asked worriedly.

"As I said, he said that it can solve the problem."

"Okay, I'll call you then."

"Goodbye."

Tan Shaoshi arranged things and was about to go to eat, but when she went downstairs, she was startled by a car parked by the side of the road.She thought she had read it wrong, rubbed her eyes, and tilted her head to see if the license plate number was correct.

Yu Zhi got out of the car directly and waved to her.

Tan Shaoshi hurried forward, "Why are you here?"

"I replied so slowly, didn't you find anything?"

"Aren't you busy?"

"Well," Yu Zhi approached, and said softly, "Busy thinking about you."

Seeing that they were about to kiss, Tan Shaoshi backed away in a panic, looking around to see if anyone noticed them.

"Get in the car." Yu Zhi said in a timely manner, "There are too many people on the street, so it's inconvenient."

Tan Shaoshi nodded and followed Yu Zhi into the car.

As soon as she sat down, before she could speak, her mouth was sealed with a passionate kiss.Once a stranger and second acquaintance, she will not be stupid and tense, closing her eyes and hugging back, slowly responding, seizing the opportunity and begging softly, "Eat first."

"Okay." Yu Zhiyi still rubbed the corner of her lips, "What do you want to eat?"

"A colleague introduced a good western restaurant, which is nearby."

"Drive or walk?"

Tan Shaoshi saw her flushed cheeks clearly through the rearview mirror, ignoring the fact that she was walking closer, put on her seat belt and said in a muffled voice, "Drive."

Yu Zhi didn't tell the truth, started the car and drove away according to her guidance.

It was noon on a weekday, and there were not many people in the restaurant, so Tan Shaoshi and Yu Zhi didn't mind the lack of a box, so they chose a seat by the window and sat down.

"By the way," Tan Shaoshi finished ordering, and talked to Yu Zhi about the weekend arrangements, "I'm going back to change the picture on Saturday."

Yu Zhi snorted softly, "I know."

"Assistant Shi said?"

"Guess." Yu Zhi raised her eyebrows and looked at her, "You are willing to go back and help, but you are not willing to ask for leave."

"Yeah, I can't keep up after taking leave..." Tan Shaoshi suddenly thought of today's harvest, and took out a notebook from her bag, "The food is not served, please help me see if this idea is good."

Yu Zhi took it and saw the key words at a glance, "Hometown?"

"The client grew up in the countryside, and my hometown is also in the countryside," Tan Shaoshi explained. "I think some aspects are common. Extracting some elements and incorporating them into the design should echo the client's traditional standards."

"Where is your hometown?"

"The xx village under the jurisdiction of a certain county is not too far away. It can be reached in two or three hours by car."

"Do you go back often?"

"I don't have time after work, and I can only go back during the Chinese New Year." Tan Shaoshi realized that she had strayed from the topic, so she ran to sit beside Yu Zhi, "Look at my thoughts... this business begins."

Yu Zhi was obedient and looked at it for a while, "What is auspicious cake?"

"A specialty of my hometown. There is a lucky cake specially used for making auspicious cakes at home. The pattern is very beautiful." Tan Shaoshi flipped through the photos that had been uploaded to the network disk, "I will find the photos for you to see."

Yu Zhi's focus was wrong, "Is it delicious?"

"Not tasty, too sweet."

"It can be made into a non-sweet taste."

Tan Shaoshi was busy looking for photos, so she answered naturally, "If it's not sweet... it just tastes like dry glutinous rice, which is even less delicious."

"The name sounds nice. Is it a festival food?"

"Make it during the Chinese New Year." Tan Shaoshi answered until now, feeling that Yu Zhi was interested in this food, and said proactively, "Do you want to eat it? I'll bring you some next time."

"Okay." Seeing the waiter serving the food, Yu Zhi persuaded, "Shao Shi, let's eat first."

Tan Shaoshi was still thinking about Yu Zhi's interest in auspicious cakes, "Eat it, I will soon find the photo. Don't you want to see what auspicious cakes look like?"

Yu Zhi pinched her cheek, "I don't think much about it."

"……what?"

"I'm asking this to get to know you better, not to eat auspicious cakes."

Embarrassed, Tan Shaoshi obediently put down her phone, got up and wanted to sit back but was hooked by Yu Zhi.

"It's convenient to sit here." Yu Zhi cut the steak and fed her a mouthful first.

She had only committed a stupidity of being incomprehensible once, and Tan Shaoshi felt that it was better to follow her girlfriend at the moment, so she resolutely gave up the idea of ​​sitting opposite her and acted as a "baby" with arms and legs but to be taken care of by Yu Zhi's side.

She was very uneasy at first, and looked around after taking a bite, but later found that there was really no one in this western restaurant, and the only few customers were eating without disturbing each other, and would not pay attention to the two of them.

Tan Shaoshi was no longer so restrained, and saw that the corner of Yu Zhi's mouth was stained with fruit juice, she picked up a paper towel to help wipe it off.

She made a quick decision and withdrew her hand after wiping, but Yu Zhi's thank you was very gentle, she had to whisper a thank you in her ear, her voice was lowered as if she was whispering.

"Okay." Tan Shaoshi avoided it with a guilty conscience.

Yu Zhi said, "Shao Shi, let's take a group photo."

"Ah?" Tan Shaoshi was puzzled, "Here?"

"Well, this background wall is okay." Yu Zhi took out her phone and hugged her naturally, "Come closer, let's try to take a picture."

Tan Shaoshi didn't like taking pictures, seeing Yu Zhi being so serious, she had no choice but to cooperate, "Then... I'll look in the mirror first."

She always had a stiff expression when facing the camera, she patted her cheeks, moved her neck, tried her best to ignore Yu Zhi's arm holding her, and adjusted several smiles to see the effect in the camera.

Yu Zhi waited quietly by the side, without laughing at her, and helped to straighten her hair.

Tan Shaoshi was ready, she moved her position to be next to Yu Zhi, and smiled what she thought was natural.

Yu Zhi gently counted down, "Three, two..."

At this time, a guest came to the restaurant, and the countdown was interrupted by the sound of closing the door and the greeting from the waiter.

Tan Shaoshi looked over subconsciously, and when she saw Li Lan walking in, she was stunned.

Before she had time to remind Yu Zhi, Yu Zhi pressed the shutter, and the dazed expression uglier than crying was frozen on the screen.