God's New Clothes

When Xu Shi'an returned to his office, he couldn't read the documents anymore, and always felt absent-minded.He turned on the computer and cut to the company's monitoring screen, just in time to see Tong Yan lying on the workbench chatting with Zhou Mo, he enlarged the screen to full screen, put his hands under his chin, and watched with relish.

Xu Shi'an was fascinated by it, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.He found that there was a harmonious contradiction in Tong Yan, irritable yet charming, pure and seductive, completely different from those handsome men and beauties he had met before, which made him unable to stop.

He was immersed in his own thoughts, when someone knocked on the door suddenly, Xu Shi'an quickly turned off the surveillance screen.

Chen Lei walked in with a stack of hand-drawn drawings, and said to him, "Alex, this is our design drawing for the next issue, please take a look and see what you think."

Xu Shian took the colorful fashion drawings, looked at them one by one, and then put the drawings on the table: "Old Chen, I was directly in charge of the design department for a while because of Mike's sudden departure. Today, the new chief designer The teacher has already come, you don't need to report to me in the future, just go to Tong Yan if you have anything to do."

"However, he has never touched this series before."

Xu Shi'an frowned slightly, and said to Chen Lei as patiently as possible: "A qualified fashion designer, whether it is continuing a series or creating a series, should be familiar with it. According to you, when CocoChanel passed away, they will no longer Designed a tweed jacket?"

"Alex, this is the brainchild of all our designers, just like our children. I hope to see these drawings turned into garments instead of being thrown into the old paper pile."

Xu Shi'an was already very unhappy: "I hired Tong Yan because I believed in his ability. Your design is first and foremost a commodity. Whether it can be turned into a garment depends on whether it meets his standards. I know you have some ideas. Your hard work I can also see that there will be opportunities in the future, instead of working with emotions, it is better to try to understand him, I sincerely hope that you can push ANNA-X to a new level together."

Chen Lei was sent away, Xu Shi'an breathed a sigh of relief, and turned on the monitoring screen again, only to find that Tong Yan was no longer there, so he turned off the computer depressingly.

Tong Yan and Zhou Mo read the lookbook, went to look at the samples, and went to the sales department to learn about the previous sales data.They are going to have a meeting with the designers to discuss the next work plan.

In the conference room, Chen Lei showed Tong Yan their design drafts, and emphasized that the update cycle of their products is two months. Due to the sudden departure of the previous chief designer Mike, the next stage of design work has been delayed. This week The design plan must be confirmed, otherwise, subsequent drawing, pattern making, sample clothing, and bulk goods will be affected.

Tong Yan and Zhou Mo read the design draft carefully, without even exchanging glances, they rejected this design in their hearts at the same time.

Tong Yan shook the pencil in his hand and said, "It's like this..." Zhou Mo touched him with his leg under the table, Tong Yan was interrupted, and looked at Zhou Mo, but Zhou Mo didn't look up, as if nothing happened Continue to read the manuscript.

What's wrong?Tong Yan continued: "That's right, this design continues the previous style, there is nothing wrong with it. But, based on our understanding of ANNA-X, our products can be bolder and more avant-garde. Our clothing is not meant to follow Trends, but to create fashion. So..."

"Ahem!" Zhou Mo coughed, picked up the water glass on the table and took a sip.

Tong Yan ignored him: "So, we don't use these designs."

There was an uproar in the meeting room, and everyone was chattering.

Some said: "How is this possible, how can there be time to re-determine the theme..."

Some began to count the time: "It takes three days to determine the theme, three days to draw pictures, and six days to make a series of pictures..."

Others began to worry about the reaction of the market, fearing that customers would not be able to accept the sudden change.

Chen Lei didn't speak for a long time, so he spoke at this moment: "Designer Tong, not to mention that this series is the result of our hard work for more than a month, if you say a word, don't use it if you don't need it. Then I would like to ask, As our chief designer, how soon can you come up with the design concept, and how often can you give us the design draft?"

Tong Yan bit the pen holder in his mouth and thought for a while: "Tomorrow, tomorrow should be fine."

Zhou Mo was drinking water from the cup, and at this moment, he sprayed all the water back into the cup, coughing and glaring at Tong Yan: That's not how you brag, ancestor!

Chen Lei sneered: "Okay, Designer Tong, then we will wait for your manuscript. I still have something to do, can I go first?"

Tong Yan made a gesture of please, and Chen Lei went out with his design draft in his arms.

The others didn't know whether it would be opened or not, and they looked at each other.Zhou Mo said to everyone: "That's all for today's meeting, the meeting can be adjourned."

As if they had received an amnesty, everyone left the place of right and wrong one after another.

Zhou Mo said to Tong Yan: "Co-author, I just kicked you and coughed again, you are not conscious at all?"

Tong Yan raised his eyes, and said nonchalantly, "What is your awareness? It's obvious that Chen Lei doesn't like me, so I won't show him how to get along in this company in the future? He's just like you, with such a good temper."

"Just one day, where do you change the design draft, I won't stay up all night to draw it for you."

Tong Yan put his arms around Zhou Mo's shoulders, and said with a cheap smile: "Don't worry, your little policeman just came back, how could I be willing to let you stay up all night, take the time to enjoy the world of two people, and hand over the design draft to you." Give me this kind of single dog, anyway, idle at night is also idle, isn't it?"

Zhou Mo knew that although Tong Yan was bluffing, he wouldn't say things that didn't make sense.Since he said he would solve it by himself, Zhou Mo didn't bother to worry about it.

Tong Yan returned to their studio, picked up the magazines on the bookshelf and looked through them, thinking that he should tell Xu Shi'an about his plan.He left Zhou Mo alone and came to Xu Shi'an's office on the fourth floor.

Tina was sorting out materials on the seat at the door, when she saw Tong Yan coming up and asked with a smile: "Designer Tong, are you looking for Alex?"

Tong Yan reacted for a while before realizing that Alex was Xu Shi'an, so he nodded: "Yes, does he have time now?"

"Wait a minute, let me ask for you."

Tina dialed Xu Shi'an's direct line: "Alex, Designer Tong would like to see you...Okay."

"He happens to be free now." Putting down the phone, Tina got up and brought Tong Yan to the door of the president's office. Tong Yan smiled at her, thanked her, and closed the office door.

Xu Shi'an stood up from the chair, motioned Tong Yan to sit down on the sofa, went to the mini bar and poured two glasses of lemonade, and handed one to Tong Yan: "How is it? You just had a meeting with the design team?"

Tong Yan wondered: "How do you know?"

Xu Shi'an was speechless for a while, of course it can't be said that I didn't do anything else in the morning and just stared at you in front of the monitor.He rubbed his nose and said, "I went down just now and saw it when I passed the meeting room."

Tong Yan didn't care too much, and said directly to the business: "Alex, I want to talk to you about the design of the next issue."

"Okay, all ears." Xu Shi'an sat down opposite Tong Yan and looked into his eyes seriously.

Tong Yan lowered his eyelashes, lowered his head, took a sip of the liquid in the cup to moisten his throat, and said, "We saw Chen Lei's design just now, and it was basically a continuation of the previous style. I had a brief understanding of the sales situation with the people in the sales department. , not particularly ideal, I hope you don't mind when I say that."

"No, what you said is the truth."

Tong Yan went on to say: "I don't think I came at a very good time. I was in such a stall that was about to be produced by the factory. Many things were too late to analyze and sort out systematically. If it was handled according to the conventional process, then the store would Bian may face the dilemma of having no clothes to sell. If I continue to use the original design draft, I cannot accept it.”

Xu Shi'an asked patiently: "Then do you have a better way?"

Tong Yan said: "In addition to designing for 'E', I would also draw some series that have nothing to do with 'E'. It all depends on my own preferences. Sometimes when inspiration comes, they are like a story or a painting in my mind. I can't get it out of my head, if I don't record them, I'm afraid they will disappear like a mirage. I have drawn countless collections like this, or concept drawings, there are menswear and womenswear, ready-to-wear and dresses... In short, I Draw them."

"Well, understandable."

"From the time I started to understand ANNA_X, I felt that a series I designed was very suitable for ANNA_X, which was completely different from the current style. I can modify it a little on that basis, and then match it with the most popular fabrics, it will be very amazing .”

Xu Shi'an was still quite vigilant, and asked, "Have you never shown these designs to others?"

"Except for Zhou Mo, no one else has read it, and of course it has never been published." Tong Yan said.

Xu Shi'an said with great interest: "Sounds like a treasure! Then my great designer, you have aroused my strong interest. Now I can't wait to see these ideas on paper."

Tong Yan's heart trembled when he was called "my great designer", his face blushed uncontrollably, he hurriedly lowered his head, wondering: "I'm afraid it's not possible now."

"What do you mean?"

Xu Shian thought, what's the matter?Seduce me, seduce me, and then I take off my pants and you tell me no?

Tong Yan said: "I have stored these manuscripts in the safe of the original company, so if you want to see them, I have to go back tonight and get them back."

Xu Shi'an looked at Tong Yan and said narrowly: "This is not so good! Are you just shaking your boss like this?"

Seen by Xu Shi'an's straightforward gaze, Tong Yan could hardly raise his head, and was about to defend himself, when Xu Shi'an said, "It's better like this, I'll go with you. Since it's your stuff and you want to get it back, Then we will take it back. As for whether to use it or not, how to use it is your business."

"Ah?" Tong Yan raised his head suddenly, "That's not necessary..."

"Why not." Xu Shi'an said seriously, "Didn't you say that you left 'E' just a few days ago? Hmm...is it a good get-together?"

Tong Yan said helplessly: "Maybe it's part of an unhappy relationship."

"That's right, then do you still plan to go back through the company's gate? If it were me, I would definitely cancel your access control and fingerprints. Whenever you show up in the company, the security guards will bombard you."

"possible."

"Just to ask," Xu Shi'an suddenly asked very seriously, "was your former boss named Xiao Yi?"

In fact, Xu Shi'an had investigated it long ago, but it is better to ask some questions in person.

Tong Yan frowned slightly, and replied, "Yes."

"Then your relationship..."

Tong Yan clutched the water glass in his hand, and didn't answer for a while, Xu Shi'an suddenly lowered his face and said, "It's okay if you don't want to say it, after all, it's your privacy."

Young Master Xu changed his face faster than turning the pages of a book. Just now he was excitedly discussing the treasure, but now it was as if the treasure had been robbed from the tomb, and he was left with a skeleton.

Tong Yan raised his head and saw Xu Shi'an raised his legs and leaned against the sofa angrily. He couldn't bear it, so he opened his newly healed wound again, and exposed all the unbearableness there to Xu Shi'an: "We did it!" My lover for five years, he cheated on me a few days ago, I chose to break up and lose my job at the same time, that's it."

With a few words and an understatement, Xu Shi'an got a satisfactory answer, but found the cruelty of his question from Tong Yan's disappointed expression.

He shouldn't be so impatient, he shouldn't be so aggressive, he actually already guessed almost everything, why did he have to hear the answer from Tong Yan with his own ears?

After Tong Yan finished speaking, he lowered his head and looked at the liquid with lemon slices floating in the cup, his whole body became dark.

Seeing Tong Yan's appearance, Xu Shi'an felt distressed and jealous, and couldn't find any suitable words to comfort him for a while, so he could only say, "I'm sorry, I just think it's easier for us to formulate an action plan if we understand it better."

Tong Yan raised his head and squeezed out a smile: "It's nothing, it's all over, so, what's your plan?"

Xu Shi'an pretended to be mysterious: "You will know when the time comes."

The author says:

Xu Shi'an: 5 years?my God!Tong Yan: Please be serious!