because i'm pretty

"Okay, I got it, thank you, Dr. Lu." Yuan Zhiming stood by the table and talked on the phone, as calm as he was when he first learned of Yuan Songqing's condition. After hanging up the phone, he opened the calendar and started counting the date.

"Are you going home?" Lucifer asked.

"The operation is on the 28th, and I will go back on the 26th for a few days." Yuan Zhiming gestured in front of the computer and said, "I can leave you the Christmas holiday the day before the return trip. We will complete the structure, and there is no need to discuss the rest. I will take the time to finish the details of the drawing by myself.”

"Oh okay, but I didn't mean that," Lucifer asked, "Are you going to have a showdown with your dad?"

Yuan Zhiming stared blankly for a while, then lowered his head and said, "Let's talk about it when we go back. I don't want to affect his emotions, but no matter what, he can't have the operation alone. There must be immediate family members."

Lucifer snorted, and saw Yuan Zhiming's eyes fell on his sketchbook, those ice cubes of various shapes wrapped with a trace of cat fur.

Yuan Zhiming quickly closed it: "It seems that there is no time to finish it this time."

For some reason, Lucifer felt that he looked sad, which was different from the anxiety and worry about being sick, or the regret of missing the game.It was more like saying goodbye to something, and even the goodbye was written in a thick notebook.

But that emotion quickly evaporated, and Yuan Zhiming started to stare at the calendar again, thinking about leave and work arrangements. Lucifer felt that he seemed to be a different person at the moment. The former Yuan Zhiming never knew how to calculate time.

On Monday morning, Yuan Zhiming and Qin Xiaoen first applied.Qin Xiaoen expressed his full understanding, and did not ask too many details about the reasons, but only said that he needed to say hello to Li Yikai.

But during lunch, Li Yikai said he wanted to go out for a while.

"Is there anything wrong?" he asked with his coat over his arm.

Yuan Zhiming stood by the aisle, lowered his head and thought for a while before stepping out of the way: "Let's talk when you have time."

Li Yikai looked at him a few more times, and said softly: "Well, wait until I come back in the afternoon."

Only Qin Xiaoen and Yuan Zhiming were left together for lunch, and the two ate in silence. Qin Xiaoen looked up from the game commentary video and asked casually, "By the way, did you pick up Kevin after Friday?"

Yuan Zhiming came back to his senses and was stunned for a second before saying, "Yes, I got it."

"Is he all right? How's his mood?"

Yuan Zhiming hesitated for a moment, and said honestly, "It's not very good."

"Hey", Qin Xiaoen couldn't watch the game video anymore, and sighed after turning it off: "I can't help it, treat him better these days, don't mess with him."

Yuan Zhiming nodded.

"Hey, isn't Kevin with you?" Feng Xin approached from behind at some point.

"No, he went out," Qin Xiaoen said.

Feng Xin let out a sigh, then sat down and asked, "Is he in a good mood? Did you say anything after I left that day?"

Qin Xiaoen said instead: "Uh, it's quite normal, I didn't say anything."

"That's good." Feng Xin stood up, returned before leaving, and asked Qin Xiaoen with a look of embarrassment: "Is what I said that day serious?"

Qin Xiaoen thought for a while: "A little bit."

Feng Xin left sadly, Qin Xiaoen told Yuan Zhiming: "Don't tell others about Kevin's unhappy things."

It may be that Yuan Zhiming's eyes have a sense of ignorance, and he explained: "It's all from the past, because Hongda brought up the price bargaining again this time, and the two of them had a little argument, but if everyone doesn't mention it nothing."

Yuan Zhiming didn't expect Qin Xiaoen to be so caring about other people's feelings, maybe it's just because the other party is Li Yikai.

Numerous experience posts said that it is best not to ask too much about workplace gossip, especially about bosses, but today Yuan Zhiming allowed himself to say the wrong thing because of absent-mindedness. He asked, "Is it because of creative quotation?"

"He told you?" Qin Xiaoen asked.

"Well, he seems to care about it."

Qin Xiaoen was worried for a while, and then couldn't bear it anymore, and unreservedly distributed this worry to Yuan Zhiming.

He said that Li Yikai’s heart knot was forged four years ago. When DS settled in Jinghai, a large-scale bidding for a brand agency company was held. At that time, Li Yikai and Qin Xiaoen, who were creative designers, won the bidding with a very beautiful brand plan.

"At that time, we were much more enthusiastic than we are now, and we were going to live in the company every day. After half a year, the project was launched on the street, and the effect was very good. Not long after the end of the year, various brand advertising awards began to be awarded, and many awards were won. everything."

But the problem lies precisely in the awards - all the winners and public reports point the credit to the DS brand, and Muga, who really completed the idea, is only listed as an advertising company for work support.

"It's not that we want to be famous, we're just very angry because DS has made no contribution to the creativity from the beginning to the end," Qin Xiaoen said: "But customers feel that after paying the money, the creativity is theirs."

Yuan Zhiming is in the art circle, so he is particularly sensitive to such questions: "Is this not in compliance with the copyright law?"

Qin Xiaoen smiled: "Copyright law is very vague in our business, and we only found out later that Party A has stipulated these things in the contract."

Yuan Zhiming was silent for a moment, then asked again: "So Li Yikai doesn't do design?"

Qin Xiaoen looked at him in surprise, opened his mouth and said, "Yes, Feng Xin led the project at that time, and he signed the contract. Li Yikai quarreled with him for a long time because of this, and later he said he would not do design. But Feng Xin Xin can't help it... As the boss, he doesn't want to lose this client either."

"But Kevin also served DS for so many years," Yuan Zhiming said in a low voice. He felt that Li Yikai had done enough. If he changed himself, if he had Li Yikai's working ability, even if he didn't resign, he would definitely not serve this company. A brand, facing these shameless customers.

"Yeah, most of the time he doesn't act emotionally," Qin Xiaoen said, "It's just that this matter has been stuck in my heart. In fact, it's really a pity. I always think that idea is the best in recent years. I heard that DS The headquarters also praised..."

But it has nothing to do with Li Yikai—a work full of emotion and hard work, and finally became a trophy for others to ask for credit.

Yuan Zhiming thinks that this is different from HTC's bargaining. It is not a question of quotation or whether it will be launched, but as a creator, he has lost the respect he deserves.

That's why Li Yikai cared so much and was so sad.

In the western restaurant facing the window on the 28th floor, the sunlight just shines on the dining table.

Mr. Huang took a sip of coffee and said, "I've always wondered why I haven't seen such an outstanding plan in the past few years, and I haven't heard of your name. Until the last few days, I probably learned some stories, so I I took the liberty to guess that this is the reason, right?"

Sitting opposite Li Yikai, listening to the other party bring up the past, he just smiled slightly and said: "There is a part, but career choice is a very careful thing, and I also have many other considerations."

"But I have another doubt." Mr. Huang said: "You no longer contribute ideas to DS, but you have been serving us as a project manager, and the KPI completion rate is very high every year. Why is that?"

Li Yikai replied impeccably: "This is my job, of course I must do it seriously."

"Hahaha, well, I'm still thinking too much. Maybe you have feelings for the brand." Mr. Huang joked and waved his hand: "Come on, I went to investigate some of your past work recently. I didn't intend to talk about it. Gossip, but want to officially send you a job offer."

"Kevin, are you interested in joining DS as a brand creative director and working with me?"