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The next day, Chang Qin came to the company early and went straight to Jiang Lida's office.

"President Jiang." He knocked on the office door and greeted him respectfully.

Jiang Lida was on the phone, when he saw Chang Qin, he nodded at him and motioned him to come in first.

Chang Qin sat down on the sofa in the corner, crossed his legs, and waited quietly for Jiang Lida to finish the call.

A few minutes later, Jiang Lida ended the call, walked around from behind the desk, and walked towards Chang Qin with a smile: "What's the matter, come to me early in the morning?" When he passed the office door, he waved his secretary to pour two glasses of water.

Two cups of steaming green tea were quickly placed on the coffee table, pieces of tender green tea leaves were tossed up and down in the clear water, Chang Qin's heart floated with those leaves for a while, and he said, "Mr. Jiang, can you make an appointment for me?" Boss Ye?"

Jiang Lida frowned upon hearing this: "You want to see Ye Shizhao?"

Chang Qin was noncommittal and looked at Jiang Lida intently.

Jiang Lida put on a look of embarrassment: "Ye Shizhao has just returned to China, and he is so busy that he can't see the end every day. It is difficult to see him. Moreover, if there is no good reason, President Ye will not easily meet people. You can't be..." After Jiang Lida finished speaking, he looked at Chang Qin uneasily.

The person opposite nodded firmly: "Mr. Jiang, I don't want to admit defeat. I want to personally recommend myself to Mr. Ye so that he can reconsider the designer of the hotel project."

Jiang Lida smiled in satisfaction, but did not loosen his frown at all: "I admire your ambition, but you are young and rarely seen in the market, and you don't know Ye Shizhao well. His temper is very famous in the industry. Once a decision is made, it is absolutely impossible to compromise, and the Yip Group does have a rigorous continuity in architectural design and interior design, and it is impossible to change the usual design style just because the hotel is moved to China. The designer has a long-term cooperative relationship. Your reputation has indeed soared a lot in recent years, but compared with those international masters, the gap is still quite far. If you are so reckless and self-recommended, I am worried that Mr. Ye is willing to see you , You may not even be able to see the assistants around him."

Hearing what Jiang Lida said, Chang Qin's chest became more and more uncomfortable. He thought that it would be easy to meet Ye Shizhao. No matter how sincerely he explained his achievements in recent years to him, Mr. Ye would think about it. Withdrawing the original request and giving myself a chance, it is only now that I realize that such an idea is really naive.

Originally, he could have gone to Vincent and asked him to arrange a meeting with his father, but when he thought about the inextricable relationship between Vincent and Xi Ling, he felt a panic in his heart. As if he would rather die than surrender, he begged Vincent to open the back door for him today, even if Vincent was sensible and promised him not to tell Xi Ling, but no matter what, he and Vincent only met a few times in total, and they met only a few times here Among them, there are very few harmonious situations. As long as he and Xi Ling are at odds, Vincent will be caught in the middle for no reason. Chang Qin is full of anger. Therefore, Chang Qin's intestines are almost remorseful. If he knew that sooner or later, he would ask others for help. He should not have dragged Vincent into the water just because of the quarrel. If he had established a good relationship with Vincent, he would not so entangled.

Seeing that Chang Qin was at a loss, Jiang Lida thought that he was troubled by the fact that he could not help him. Chang Qin was his favorite, and his love for Chang Qin was growing day by day. If Chang Qin can persuade Ye Shizhao to regain the design right, he will certainly wish for it. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but soften his heart and said, "I'll think of a way for you again, and see if I can get in touch with you." Ye Shizhao's assistant, ask him to arrange for you two to meet."

Chang Qin was secretly blaming himself for his half-hearted relationship with Vincent. He suddenly heard what Jiang Lida said, but he didn't realize it for a moment. His big eyes rolled around half a circle before he realized what Jiang Lida meant. He hurriedly nodded his thanks: "Thank you President Jiang."

Jiang Lida gently pressed his shoulder: "Come on, I have always been optimistic about you."

Jiang Lida was extremely efficient. He had just agreed to Chang Qin's request in the morning, and called Chang Qin after work to inform him that he had made an appointment with Ye Shizhao to meet him at the hotel where he was staying at eight o'clock in the evening. Chang Qin was stuck at the rush hour. On the way, when he heard the address Jiang Lida reported to him, his eyebrows twitched. Coincidentally, the hotel where Ye Shizhao stayed was the one where Fu Shengyu had been staying.

After hanging up the phone, he turned the steering wheel without saying a word, changed the original route to go home directly, and drove towards the hotel that Jiang Lida had mentioned, sneaking away from his busy schedule, he dialed his mobile phone and gave Fu Shengyu a call.

"What's the matter?" Fu Shengyu answered the phone with an extremely free-wheeling tone.

Ever since he had a bad fight with Xi Ling, Chang Qin would hang out with Fu Shengyu from time to time. Fu Shengyu is a man of loyalty and doesn't like to chase after him. He mainly comforts Chang Qin's current state of being angry. Asking questions is a supplement, so getting along with him is very comfortable. After a long time, the relationship between the two of them will naturally become more casual. The usual honorifics at the beginning have long been thrown out of the sky.

"Where are you?" Chang Qin asked bluntly.

"Construction site, what's wrong?"

"I'm going to your hotel to do some errands tonight, when will you be back?" Chang Qin asked.

Fu Shengyu moved the phone away, and there was an unclear conversation on the receiver. The other party seemed to be asking the workers next to him how long it would take to finish. Chang Qin waited patiently for a while, only to hear him answer: "There is one more Hours, how about this, you go to my room and wait for me, I will call you when I arrive."

"Okay." Chang Qin agreed.

Waiting and waiting, until eight o'clock, Fu Shengyu finally arrived late, Chang Qin was going to treat him to dinner, but seeing that there was not much time left, he had to give up, put his shoulders on Fu Shengyu, and waited for the remaining time. They chatted casually for the rest of the time: "I have to see Vincent's father in a while, it seems that I don't have time to treat you to dinner."

Fu Shengyu has always been sensitive to the name Vincent. When he heard the English name, his eyes immediately flooded. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked nonchalantly, "Why do you see my father?"

Chang Qin remembered that Fu Shengyu didn't know anything from the time he took over the project of Ye's Group to the inexplicable kick out of the project team by Ye Shizhao yesterday, so he picked and picked the important parts and explained it to Fu Shengyu simply He understood the ins and outs of the matter, but he still covered up the relationship between him and Xi Ling that would give him a heart attack whenever he thought of it.

"So that's the case." Fu Shengyu nodded thoughtfully, then looked up at Chang Qin again, "But are you sure?"

Chang Qin also looked worried: "To be honest, I'm not sure at all. Mr. Jiang reminded me that he got the chance to meet Ye Shizhao in the name of discussing some important details about the project, but he himself He didn’t show up, but he sent me to see Ye Shizhao alone, I was afraid, before he even took half a step into his room, as soon as he saw it was me, he waved his hands and ordered someone to throw me out.”

Fu Shengyu laughed twice, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "It's not as exaggerated as you said. Although Ye Shizhao has always claimed to be strict in the industry, he still tells the truth. You should tell him the reason. To be clear, I think he will not ignore your request. To tell you the truth, I also intend to recommend myself to him. After you design the house, I will recommend myself to him and hand over the interior design of the hotel to him. Me, just in time, you go out and test the water for me first."

Chang Qin was about to tease you, but he had a good plan, when Fu Shengyu rolled his eyes, and suddenly he was shocked: "Ye Shizhao lives in this hotel, doesn't that mean that Vincent also lives here? Damn, I'm going to live with him Living in the same hotel for so long without knowing it."

"What are you thinking about?" Chang Qin was speechless, and kicked the other party resentfully, "Vincent doesn't live here, his family has a house here, and Vincent has always lived in that house."

"Oh..." Upon hearing this, Fu Shengyu's bright eyes dimmed instantly.

Chang Qin shook his head helplessly: "The last time you were thinking about asking if she was your first love, did you ask?"

Fu Shengyu was choked speechless, hesitated for a while, and suddenly felt sad: "I was going to ask, but my junior sister's sudden appearance interrupted it."

Chang Qin gave him a sideways glance: "I knew it, I think you should give up." Chang Qin pressed the back of his hand and comforted him, "There are billions of people in this world. How can it be such a coincidence to meet a Vincen It just happens to be the person you are looking for." While chattering endlessly, he casually looked down at his watch, and suddenly yelled, "No, I'm going to be late." He jumped up from the sofa and walked three steps away. Zuo walked to the full-length mirror in two steps, stroked his hair carefully, then straightened his coat, and then opened the door like a dog and walked out.

When he came to the floor where Ye Shizhao lived, Chang Qin took a deep breath, tried to stabilize his frantic heartbeat, and then he rang the doorbell. Soon, the door was opened from the inside. A staff member in a dark suit Standing by the door, bowed deeply to him: "Hello."

"Hello." Chang Qin bowed to him, "I'm Chang Qin from the 'Chenxi' construction company, and I made an appointment with Mr. Ye tonight."

"Oh." The staff reacted in a second, "Boss Ye is in the room, please come in." After finishing speaking, he stepped aside respectfully to make room for Chang Qin.

Chang Qin thanked him, and as soon as he entered the room, a graceful girl with heavy makeup came out from the room, her high-heeled shoes stepped on the soft carpet, and the sound of "da da" was covered up without a trace, But her walking posture is still dignified and generous, and she exudes a light perfume smell. When she saw Chang Qin, she bowed politely to him, stretched out her right hand and invited, "Boss Ye is in the study, waiting for you." .”

Chang Qin followed the other party's guidance all the way to the study room. Out of his professional habits, he couldn't help but look around. This hotel was considered the most luxurious in the city, and it was an international hotel chain. The reason why Fu Shengyu stayed here for a long time Here, it is precisely because the interior design of the hotel is all done by him alone.According to Fu Shengyu's personality, he likes to hide luxury in the ubiquitous details. The presidential suite where Ye Shizhao lives is not eye-catching at first glance, but the places he passes are low-key. The expensive furnishings are all flaunting the impressive status of this hotel.

The secretary walked around the huge suite, and finally brought Chang Qin to the door of the study room. She gently asked Chang Qin to wait there for a while, walked forward, and pressed a string of codes on the doorknob. Follow, bottom The wooden door with the hidden warm yellow light strip opened automatically, and slowly retracted into the wall.

"Please come in." The pretty secretary bent down halfway and invited Chang Qin in with a smile.

Chang Qin settled down, thinking that this place is worthy of being the most luxurious hotel in the city, even the door of the study room has hidden secrets, he stepped into the study room, and met Ye Shizhao who was sitting on the sofa in the corner.

The latter was obviously very surprised to see him: "Why are you here?" His tone didn't sound very polite.

Chang Qin claimed to know Vincent a little bit. Although he was born in a wealthy family, he didn't have the slightest dandyism of a rich family. On the contrary, he was meek, docile and approachable. He even condescended to cook steak for them himself. On the shelf, the old man looked like he was on the verge of swords and swords. This style of painting was really different from the bloody eight o'clock movies usually shown on TV.

I saw Ye Shizhao in front of me with a large figure, and the whole person was sunk in the soft sofa, but he didn't show the slightest languid expression, on the contrary, he was full of energy. The air conditioner is on in the room, and the temperature is suitable. He is wearing a casual outfit that looks expensive, and looks like a businessman. Vincent has a quarter of British blood, so his His father is a pure Chinese-English mixed race. His facial features are deeper than his son's. There is a strong sense of distance between his brows. His eyebrows are very thick and his eyelashes are quite long. His brown eyes are hidden in the shadows cast by the eyelashes. emotions are ambiguous.

Chang Qin didn't directly explain why Jiang Lida made an appointment with the other party, but it was himself who appeared. Without saying a word, he directly bowed deeply to Ye Shizhao, and when he straightened up, he realized that another bench next to Ye Shizhao was also sitting. A person, a light blue striped shirt wrapped the slender upper body of the person, the bare|exposed skin was dazzlingly white, compared with the pale complexion, a head of short silver-white hair was even more dazzling under the soft light. Thin silver light, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the high bridge of the nose, making this person look very refined and elegant.

Chang Qin is no stranger to the person in front of him. He is also a master in the field of architecture. His full name is Mark Allen. He has designed many top hotels in the world. If nothing else, this person It should be the signed designer of Ye's Group's long-term cooperation.

Chang Qin secretly groaned inwardly. Jiang Lida thought he had come up with an excellent reason to trick Ye Shizhao out, but he never expected that Ye Shizhao, as a seasoned businessman, was also very budget-minded. In order to meet, I simply invited the main project designer to come together, so that everyone can sit down and discuss countermeasures together.

It would be embarrassing for him to dismantle someone else's platform in front of others.

Chang Qin thought hard, not knowing what kind of preface he should use to resolve the embarrassment at this time. Seeing two people in front of him, one with a fierce look on his face, and the other looking at him with a look of confusion, he summoned up his courage and decided to go all out: "Mr. Ye, To tell you the truth, Mr. Jiang did not invite you today to discuss the details of the hotel project."

Seeing the corners of the mouth of the person on the sofa twitching, his fists clenched unconsciously, and it seemed that he was about to explode in the next second, Chang Qin hurriedly explained: "I just hope Mr. Ye can give me a chance so that I can prove to you Own."

Hearing this, Ye Shizhao calmed down his hostility, raised his brows unexpectedly, and changed into a gentle smile in a second, resting his sharp chin on his fingers, he looked at Chang Qin with interest: "Oh? Are you really Don't be afraid of death, since you tried your best to appear in front of me, I'd like to hear how you want to prove yourself." After that, he raised his finger and pointed to Allen who was beside him, "This is the contracted designer of our group, Great architect Mark · Allen, just right, both of you are here tonight, I want to see what the designer Chang will show us to convince me to abandon Mark, who has been working with us, and replace it with you A fledgling brat."

Chang Qin's heart had long been chaotic, he was beating wildly behind his chest, but he did not change his face, and said humbly, "Thank you Mr. Ye for giving me this opportunity..."

Before he finished speaking, Ye Shizhao waved his hand to signal him to stop.

Chang Qin looked puzzled by the sudden interruption, but Ye Shizhao raised the corners of his lips and pointed to an empty single sofa beside him: "Director Chang, it's rare that I'm free tonight, I have plenty of time, sit down, we Talk slowly." After speaking, he ordered the beautiful secretary who had been standing behind Chang Qin to bring them freshly brewed coffee.

The secretary bowed and walked out of the study room. Following her footsteps, a faint scent of perfume wafted through the air.

Chang Qin sat down on the single sofa and looked at Allen face to face. Seeing that the other was looking at him curiously and unexpectedly, he took the initiative to greet him with a nod: "I have heard about Allen's reputation as a great designer for a long time. The design you designed I like all the buildings very much.”

Allen has worked with Ye Shizhao for a long time, and he can understand a little Chinese. He smiled modestly and said in blunt Chinese: "Thank you, thank you."

Ye Shizhao waited patiently for Chang Qin to finish his compliment, then narrowed his eyes, and looked at him again.

This time, Chang Qin was no longer afraid. He looked at the other party without avoiding it, and said straight to the point: "I know that my current grades are far behind Master Allen's by a thousand miles, and to tell the truth, Mr. Ye said , I don’t even have the experience of designing a hotel building by myself, but I have done a few hotel projects with Master. But,” he looked into Ye Shizhao’s uncertain eyes, and said word by word, “My only The only thing that can rival Master Allen is that I am Chinese."

At this time, the secretary smelling of perfume brought three cups of coffee. Ye Shizhao picked up one cup, put it to his mouth and took a sip, motioning Chang Qin to continue talking.

Chang Qin cleared his throat: "Mr. Ye, you are also Chinese. You lived in England since you were a child, but you married a Chinese lady with black hair and white skin. Besides, Vincent can speak Chinese very well. You must have taught him since childhood." Because you speak Chinese, I guess that you should always have a strong Chinese complex in your heart. This time, you have opened a branch office in China, and you intend to develop hotel projects in China. Naturally, you want to design your hotels with Chinese characteristics ,Right?"

Ye Shizhao didn't nod or shake his head. He put down his mug, and still waited with interest for Chang Qin's next words.

Chang Qin adjusted his sitting posture and said respectfully: "Master Allen has worked with you for many years and can speak Chinese well. He must have a lot of understanding of Chinese culture. However, understanding is different from being born with it. The ancients There is a saying: "Put the image according to the square, each has its own suitability." Chinese architecture advocates the design style of "preferring ancient times without time, preferring simplicity without ingenuity, and preferring frugality without vulgarity". Tao, Tao follows nature', traditional Chinese architecture also follows this principle. Master I.M. Pei's buildings are famous all over the world, but when he returned to his hometown Suzhou, he quietly integrated the design into the local history and culture, such as Suzhou gardens , that is, Tao follows nature, pursues the realm of harmony between man and nature, without deliberate man-made, the tackiness or craftsmanship of artificial carving is gone, it is not so much that the master is designing, it is better to say that what the master is doing is feelings, restoring the originality of childhood. Memories of growing up in my hometown.

"Chinese culture is extensive and profound. If it is not born with the blood nourished by this land, it is rare to dig out the essence of the deep culture. Although I am not a historian, I have just handed over the historical and cultural village to the world. The answer sheet of the project, since the opening of the park, the number of tourist visits is increasing day by day, and even the unprecedented splendor of weekends and holidays requires advance reservations to enter. I have to proudly say that I am very happy that I can condense the 5000-year history of our country Become ancient buildings and re-display in front of modern people, so that they will not forget that we have had such a proud history, and our country has never been bleak.

"I very much hope that Mr. Ye can give me such an opportunity, so that I can combine the essence of history again to create a building for you that not only has unique Chinese characteristics, but also can continue the consistent style of Ye's Group."

Chang Qin finished his statement impassionedly, and waited anxiously for Ye Shizhao's answer, but Ye Shizhao didn't say a word, just stretched his brows that had been tightened all the time, and looked at Allen on the other side. Allen put down the mug in his hand, and talked with him Eye to eye, smiling and shaking their heads.

Chang Qin looked here and there for a while, wondering what kind of medicine the two of them were selling in the gourd, so he hurriedly added: "I don't know Mr. Ye is still satisfied with the design of the hotel where he lives now."

Seeing Ye Shizhao looking at him with doubts, Chang Qin smiled and explained: "The interior design of this hotel was done by a good friend of mine. He is from Hong Kong, and his main job is to design high-end hotels. During this time, we are also planning to cooperate to create our own company, if Mr. Ye is willing to hand over the project design rights to me, he and I can work together to guarantee a satisfactory answer to Mr. Ye."

Ye Shizhao was stunned for a while, then suddenly laughed, but turned to Allen, "That's all." He waved his hand, "You, you should concentrate on designing the hotel in the United States for me. As for this, I will give it to a few young people Give them a chance, let them play."

Allen had no objection, and nodded in agreement.

Chang Qin hadn't recovered from his extreme tension, and stared blankly at the two people who were chatting happily in front of him, not understanding Ye Shizhao's meaning for a while.

Ye Shizhao turned to look at him, with a smile still on the corner of his mouth: "Take some time and invite your interior designer friend over, let's sit down and have a good talk, I hope that what you will give me is a complete set. preliminary concept plan."

Only then did Chang Qin come to his senses, his eyes lit up immediately, and was about to thank Ye Shizhao when he raised his index finger and reminded, "However, if the concept plan doesn't catch my eye, I won't sign a contract with you either." .”

After leaving Ye Shizhao's presidential suite and knocking on the door of Fu Shengyu's guest room, Chang Qin was still floating, his feet on the soft carpet, as if floating in a thick white cloud.

In the end, his hands and feet were cold, and he was dragged into the house unconsciously by Fu Shengyu.

"How?" The always well-dressed Hong Kong man frowned and looked at Chang Qin nervously.

Chang Qin let out a long breath, with a faint smile hanging on the corner of his mouth: "I took it."

"Really?" Fu Shengyu couldn't believe it.

Chang Qin nodded and smiled even more: "I not only won the design right for myself, but also recommended you. He invited us to meet next week and tell him the preliminary design plan of the hotel."

Fu Shengyu was so excited that he couldn't catch his breath. If it wasn't because Chang Qin was a man, he really wanted to pick him up and turn around a few times, and then kissed him hard on the face. With an absurd momentum, he pressed Chang Qin's shoulders so hard that he almost knelt down. His dark eyes glowed with excitement, and he stammered, "I... I'll treat you to a big meal." , not only treat you to a big meal, but also whatever you want, I will treat you, treat you all. Chang Qin, you have done me a big favor!"

It took Chang Qin a lot of effort to break free from the other party's restraint, and adjusted his suit jacket: "Don't get too happy, Mr. Ye said, if the plan doesn't catch his eye, he will fire us."

"Don't worry about that." Fu Shengyu said indifferently, "As long as he gives me a chance, with my design concept, I don't believe that I can't handle him. After waiting for you for so long, I have already fainted from hunger. Let's go Come on, I invite you to a restaurant for dinner."

The two of them locked the door and took the elevator to the lobby. There was a secluded western restaurant on one side of the hotel lobby, providing 24-hour dining service. Fu Shengyu hugged Chang Qin's shoulders tightly all the way because of his excitement. Let's face it, the two are about the same height, and Fu Shengyu put his shoulders on his shoulders, so it won't be as awkward as when he put Vincent on his shoulders.

They came to the entrance of the western restaurant, and were asking for an empty table with the waiter outside the door, when they heard a familiar voice behind them.

"Director Chang, Master Fu, what a coincidence?"

Chang Qin turned his head, and as expected, he met Vincent's piercing black eyes, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and there was always a lingering smile on his face, and the one standing beside him was Xi Ling. On the meticulous face, the thin lips were tightly pursed, and the cold eyes moved from the corner of Chang Qin's smiling lips all the way down, and stopped on the hand on his shoulder, and the brows frowned almost imperceptibly. .