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The scene that came into my eyes was not as scary as I imagined, and the outer space was messy, but it was much better than the outside.

The office separated by floor-to-ceiling frosted glass is very small, and it can only accommodate a desk with a curved corner, and a row of combined cabinets with bookshelves on the upper part and storage boxes on the lower part, but in this narrow space, it is a bit impossible to turn around. In the space, there is still a floor easel in the corner.

To Lu Pengcheng's surprise, abstract patterns were painted with black paint on the floor-to-ceiling frosted glass around it. The free and easy lines, exaggerated distortion and deformation, made the originally static space flow. illusion.

A lot of photos were also pasted on the glass with scotch tape—leaves that fell on the ground and were crushed by wheels, the tops of people's heads reflected in the subway, street scenes shot through the shutters...

All kinds of strange trinkets, violent bears, and creative dolls are randomly placed on the bookshelves and cabinets.

The whole office space creates a strange and imaginative feeling, which makes people think that the people who work here should also be the kind of people who are full of all kinds of weird ideas and unconstrained ideas.

The table top of the desk was almost buried by the paper, so Lu Pengcheng walked over and picked up one to look at.

It is a pencil sketch of a father hugging his son and raising it to the sky. There are words such as "cloud special effects" and "classical English fonts" beside it. The handwriting is the same as the painting on the glass, casual and chic, but a few words are too Scrawled and illegible.

When Lu Pengcheng put down the sketch, he saw that there were such pictures on the whole table, and there were also frame pictures similar to tables. These were the overall structure of Lulemall's website-style proposal and the draft idea of ​​the activity page.

Just now I learned from those people outside that Lulemall's website was created by them in three days and three nights.It has to be said that Fang Bining's team is very powerful, but after confirming that this website was indeed rushed out after talking with Fang Bining on the phone that day, Lu Pengcheng had even more doubts about Fang Bining.

How did Fang Bining know the customer's preferences through the PPT he gave him?If I didn't use his method to make proposals, wouldn't all the efforts he and his team have done in the past three days and nights be in vain?

I don't know whether to say that he is too courageous, or that he is too confident in his own ideas?

But Lu Pengcheng knows that in many cases, this kind of self-confidence is the key to being able to do things successfully. Although he is a bit unwilling, and the feeling of being underestimated by the other party is not lingering, but after all, this case can be won, mostly because of Fang Bining's creativity.

Lu Pengcheng is not a stingy person, but it's a pity that Fang Bining is on a business trip, so he was very interested in chatting with him face to face.

Lu Pengcheng himself didn't realize that at this moment, he felt a little bit lost in his heart.

Since Fang Bining is not here, there is no need for Lu Pengcheng to stay here, not to mention that the office outside is no different from the shelter. If he were to work in such an environment, he would probably age 20 years prematurely.

Just as he was about to turn around and go out, he noticed a photo frame exposed under the mess of papers, reached out and dug out the photo frame from the pile of papers, and then couldn't help but sneered, with a hint of disdain.

The photo shows a road full of phoenix trees on the sidewalk. The background is a European-style building, like a small bar, with carved iron railings on both sides. The person facing the camera is an ordinary-looking, slightly fat young man, 27, At the age of eight, with a T-shirt and a denim backpack, he made a V with his hands, and posed in a very old-fashioned pose.

Lu Pengcheng couldn't help wondering, this person is Fang Bining?He found it difficult for him to connect the ordinary person in the photo who had almost no features at all, who caught dozens of people on the main road, with the sense of art in this room.

Of course, Lu Pengcheng also understands the phrase "a person should not be judged by his appearance", but the little expectation in his heart, as well as the amazing feeling when he saw the Lulemall proposal website, after seeing this photo, he followed reduced to nothing.

After Lu Pengcheng came out from Xunyang, he went back to his company and held a small meeting to summarize the proposals made in Lulemall.The project managers and designers below who did not make proposals were first surprised and then surprised when they saw the final proposal draft and the presentation of the website.

It was nearly midnight when I returned to my apartment. Putting aside the busyness and tediousness of the day, Lu Pengcheng felt that his brain was a little drowsy, but he didn't feel sleepy.

I went to the bathroom and took a hot shower. When I came out, the mobile phone on the bedside table was ringing. Lu Pengcheng walked over quickly while brushing his hair, and picked up the call without looking carefully.

"Hey?"

"I'm Fang Bining. The boss told me that you use my website to make proposals."

Fang Bining's clear, still somewhat lazy voice came from the other end of the phone.

When Lu Pengcheng took a bath just now, he turned on the hot water very high. The heat relieved his physical fatigue and relaxed his nerves that had been tense for a day. He only walked out of the bathroom when he felt drowsy.

As soon as he heard Fang Bining's voice, Lu Pengcheng didn't react for a while, and was stunned for a few seconds before his brain searched out the information related to the three words "Fang Bining", and then his brain suddenly woke up.

Lu Pengcheng's hand holding the phone trembled slightly, and all the words he wanted to say to Fang Bining came out of his mind, but the last thing he said was, "Director Fang called so late to prove something to me. of?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Pengcheng regretted it. He should have been a little more devious, thanking the other party first, then praising, and then getting straight to the point when he praised the other party lightly, but he shouldn't be so direct, but tactful and not I lost face to ask Fang Bining what kind of attitude he has on this proposal?

Since he didn't care at all at first, why did he lead the team to drive out such a thing in the last three days?

Fang Bining was silent for a while, and then said, "So in Director Lu's eyes, I'm such a person who can't wait to ask for credit?"

Then the other party yawned, and his voice became more and more lazy, "I just woke up, and I thought I should ask about the proposal. Although the boss called me and talked a little bit, but...but like Director Lu There shouldn’t be any problem, but I’m surprised and happy that you can adopt my ideas.”

Compared with the first call, when Fang Bining said this, his tone was more like a student who was reporting homework and waiting for comments. He didn't have any airs, and he put himself in a very low position, which made Lu Pengcheng feel embarrassed to be aggressive.

Lu Pengcheng sat down on the bed, leaned his back against the head of the bed, and put himself in a more comfortable position. After sorting out his thoughts, he began to describe the process of the proposal and the questions raised by the other party, trying to be concise and clear .

There was no sound on the other end of the phone, but Fang Bining could feel that Fang Bining was listening very carefully. Only when Lu Pengcheng stopped after a paragraph, he would say "hmm", indicating that he understood and could continue talking.

Lu Pengcheng also said what he said to the Lulemall executives. Unexpectedly, on the other end of the phone, Fang Bining sighed softly, "It's amazing. The boss said that you are hostile to online shopping. I didn't expect you to answer like this. .”

Lu Pengcheng smiled faintly, "It's not enough to be hostile, but it's true that you don't want to steal my business."

Hearing what he said, the other party also laughed.

The residential area where Lu Pengcheng's apartment is located is far away from the busy city and the environment is quiet.At this moment, in the quiet night all around, the voice coming through the radio waves sounded as if the other party was sitting next to him talking. The somewhat abrupt intimacy made Lu Pengcheng feel a little weird, but because there was no working atmosphere, And it feels like such a conversation is very easy.

"I looked at your proposal carefully later, and found that you have interpreted some ideas...that kind of ideas very well, very well."

"Didn't you say that you couldn't read it after reading two pages?" Although Lu Pengcheng couldn't help but feel a little proud, he still asked the question that had been lingering in his mind. You must know that Fang Bining said that he had read two pages. When he didn't read on, he had the urge to drop the phone.

"Because the tone in that email at the time didn't seem to require my guidance or any ideas at all. It was like throwing a stack of manuscripts in front of me and showing me how good you are. I think if you are so Self-confidence should not be short of my praise.”

Lu Pengcheng was choked speechless for a moment. He thought that he was really confident in the proposal at that time, but he was not so confident, let alone that the email was sent by Yolanda.

"Then what did you think of it afterwards?"

"Because I wanted to open the AI ​​at the time but clicked on the wrong icon. I had already opened many programs, and your PPT was so big, so the system stuck there, and I couldn't move anything. I could only keep looking at that thing..."

Fang Bining's helpless tone was full of innocence, as if to say, it's not what I want to watch, but forced.

Lu Pengcheng had to admit that talking to Fang Bining would be very angry, especially when he always used that indifferent tone and said words that made Lu Pengcheng have the urge to drop the phone.But Lu Pengcheng endured it in a self-cultivated manner, but he was still going to tell him, won't you go to your IT for maintenance if the system is stuck?There are obviously so many computer repairmen in your place!

It's just that before Lu Pengcheng spoke, a voice came from the other end of the phone: "But..."

Fang Bining continued on his own, "Because I couldn't do anything, I waited for the system to recover, and patiently finished reading that page of PPT, then involuntarily turned to the next page, and then turned to the next page." The next page, the next page... I read them all before I knew it...

"Then I closed my eyes, and the complex shopping mall you described appeared in front of me. I couldn't wait to see those activities, and wanted to experience the new ideas and creativity conveyed from the document, so I went to A sketch of the event was drawn on the paper..."

The corners of Lu Pengcheng's tensed mouth relaxed.

It can be said that Fang Bining is a person who does not hesitate to appreciate. He is very talented, but he does not hesitate to praise higher talents and admire things that he cannot do. Very special, not so straightforward, not even a word of direct praise, but after listening to his words, Lu Pengcheng actually had some emotions called "moving".

Is it because of the frank and pure sincerity contained in the words?Or is it because of the pride that his own things finally get his affirmation?

Lu Pengcheng had already wiped away this emotion before he got to the bottom of it, "So you only spent three days on that website?"

"It's three days and three nights. Fortunately, I can make it in time. In fact, I didn't think about the way you said in the final summary, combining traditional shopping with the Internet. The purpose of my website is to click to open the second level. A checklist is a better way to present this proposal than a PPT that just flips down the page.”

Lu Pengcheng was silent for a moment, then asked again, "Haven't you ever thought that if I didn't adopt your method, you and your team would have spent these three days and three nights in vain?"

Then he heard the other party say lazily in a bright voice, "I didn't think about it, I just want to give life to this proposal, and whether you want to hang this apple from the ceiling... It's all up to you. "

He is very bold and has the power to act, but Lu Pengcheng doesn't quite agree with Fang Bining's way of doing things.

There is no plan, no goal, and there is a risk of white work, which is very taboo to him, because it is not only a waste of his own time, but also a waste of the entire team's time.

But Fang Bining is the complete opposite, just because he wants to give life to the proposal, which sounds very romantic and somewhat unrealistic, makes the whole team go crazy with him.

However, Lu Pengcheng is not Fang Bining's boss, so he has no right to criticize and correct his way of doing things and attitude.If Lulemall's project is won, and it is determined that people from Xunyang are needed to assist, I can't let Fang Bining be so casual and drag the whole team crazy with him.

The second conversation with Fang Bining ended in a fairly peaceful atmosphere.Lu Pengcheng pressed the hang up button and pressed his swollen temples, and saw that the hour hand had already pointed to one o'clock in the morning.

At the end of the call, Fang Bining also expressed his thoughts on Lulemall's activities.But after all, the Internet and shopping malls are too far apart. Although Fang Bining will also accept some online activities of big brands, but the media is limited, resulting in a limited scope and form of activities, so he did not give Lu Pengcheng much help. .

In many cases, being amazed is only a momentary thing, but after being amazed, there are still many problems to face.

It's like buying a vase on impulse, and then you have to match it with a corresponding bouquet, find a suitable place to put it, and even order a flower stand for this vase. The appearance of the other party is actually not in line with your own aesthetics at all, and you have to consider whether the other party is carrying a disease.

In short, Lu Pengcheng found that he and Fang Bining seemed to follow such a sad pattern, that is, he didn't know how many opportunities to meet in the future, and he didn't know how many more contacts Fang Bining would leave on him. Will it be the same as when I saw the photo on his desk during the day──

Reality, always very real.

A week later, Lulemall officially notified that it adopted Guangyan's proposal and handed over Lulemall's shopping mall activities for one year from the date of opening to Guangyan. A formal contract will be signed in the near future.

For this proposal, several projects that were thinking about activities almost caused depression. When they heard the news, they happily huddled together, and then they were not in the mood to do the work in the afternoon. to celebrate.

Lu Pengcheng just smiled and gave Yolanda the credit card, letting them play by themselves.

Yolanda held a credit card and put on an educational attitude, "Pancho, this is not acceptable. As a boss, you must work hard to create a harmonious relationship with your employees."

Lu Pengcheng buried his head in the draft contract and held out a finger.

"It's not okay for you to break away from the team like this. The result of becoming more and more alienated from the employees is that your popularity among female employees is getting lower and lower, and your own mentality is getting older, and your hairline is getting bigger and bigger every year. Years later, beer belly, double chin, brain full..."

Lu Pengcheng stretched out another finger, "The blinkgallery new summer dress you fancy in Jiuguang can be your reward this month, but if you don't go back to work after I count to three..."

Yolanda blinked, "I will take good care of those little kids tonight, please don't worry, boss." Then she took Lu Pengcheng's credit card, stepped on her small stiletto heels, and ran out quickly.

"Everyone..." From outside the glass door, Yolanda's voice sounded like a big sister announcing the night air activity, which attracted cheers from a crowd of young people.

Lu Pengcheng shook his head and chuckled. Although he was only in his early thirties, he was past the age where he could go crazy all night.

Advertising agency is an industry that constantly needs creative, enthusiastic, and even abused young people to join in. Ideas are constantly being refreshed, and old and new are changing quickly.

Lu Pengcheng felt that he seemed to have lost the passion he had when he first entered the industry - perhaps because he had too many burdens, after all, the problem of a company's people's food lies in his decision-making - or it may be that he lacked a person who can lead Come the miracle worker.

It's not that there is anything wrong with the planning or designers under him, they are not inferior to the planning and design of any advertising company in terms of creativity, enthusiasm, and action, but they have not yet reached the peak of creation. What, Lu Pengcheng couldn't say.

Maybe Yolanda is right. In an advertising agency, the relationship between the chief operating officer and the creative director is like falling in love, and I am lacking someone who can create a "spark" with me.

Lu Pengcheng stopped holding the draft contract, and a message box popped up on the right side of the screen, reminding Fang Bining to go online.

After talking with Fang Bining on the phone that day, the two added each other on MSN. Fang Bining and their technical director will stay there for three months, and Lulemall will also open during this period.

Lu Pengcheng's creative director is still in the process of urgently recruiting, but there are almost no people who meet his requirements. Although Fang Bining's conversation that night exposed his fatal injury of lack of experience in shopping malls, Lu Pengcheng Pengcheng always had some expectations for him.

Lu Pengcheng's MSN is completely for work. It is full of business-related contacts, but it is simply used for daily contact.But Fang Bining's is very different. The simple space is full of photos, just like the ones posted in his office space. The people who took these photos used a different perspective, seemingly Unintentional framing seems to express something.

Lu Pengcheng spent an afternoon looking at these photos one by one, and found that Fang Bining took the most photos of leaves, in various shapes and poses.

There is a sentence written on the top of the space, "Leaves are wings that cannot fly..."

Lu Pengcheng remembered that this was a line of lyrics. He had listened to her when he was singing with his girlfriend K before, but he couldn’t remember exactly how he sang it... Lu Pengcheng found it sad that it had only been more than a month. He couldn't even remember what that girlfriend looked like.

Lu Pengcheng moved the mouse and clicked on the contact list, clicked on Fang Bining to open the dialog box, and sent a message there.

Guangyan Pancho said: Lulemall's case has been won, and your website will definitely do it.

Bining──The dead man snores while sleeping!I want to apply for a room change!Said: I will let Ajie arrange the programmers from Xunyang to meet your needs.

Guangyan Pancho said: There are also some parts in the design that need to be revised.

Bining──The dead man snores while sleeping!I want to apply for a room change!Said: I understand that at that time, I only considered how to present the proposal, but did not take into account the interactivity and user experience. I will redesign the entire website according to actual needs.

Guangyan Pancho said: The official opening is scheduled for May [-]st, do you have any thoughts on the opening ceremony?

Bining──The dead man snores while sleeping!I want to apply for a room change!Said: Isn't the opening just a red carpet and a ribbon-cutting ball?

Lu Pengcheng twitched the corner of his mouth, and then typed in the dialog box: There must be a hot spot, otherwise it would be meaningless for the other party to spend so much money to invite us.

The message box on the other side no longer flickered, and after a while, Fang Bining's state changed to leave.

Lu Pengcheng leaned back in the chair and pinched the bridge of his nose with his hands.

The project was successfully won, and the subsequent activities can also be realized one by one according to the proposal, but how to make the ceremony and activities on the opening day full of new ideas is a headache. Fortunately, Lu Pengcheng has seen a lot of foreign countries before. I have a prototype in my heart.

Large-scale LED screens are definitely indispensable. Some idol stars can attract many young people. The cloud generator just introduced by the company can be used at that time, but these alone are not enough.

He wants to set up a few pillars on the square in front of the shopping mall. The bottom is a fiberglass base, and the top is pasted with paper. At that time, the dancers invited will dance in the pillars, and the lights will be like projections. When the opening is announced , Those dancers tore the paper and came out from inside, pushing the atmosphere in the entire square to the highest.

This idea was approved by the planners, and in the next few days, Lu Pengcheng worked with the planners to refine the plan, and at the same time worked with Xunyang to improve the website structure.

Lu Pengcheng is not familiar with the production process of the website, and he has a half-knowledge of the production rules from Xunyang.

I used to think that the website was just to put pictures on the Internet and add some links. However, after reading the production rules, I realized that this is such a complicated thing, such as page conversion, front-end rendering, background management functions, and interaction. Testing and user rules, as well as server configuration, security plan... Lu Pengcheng felt as if he was reading from heaven.

But Lu Pengcheng is the kind of person who is not to be outdone. People can have many fields that they have never touched, but he will never allow himself to show the word "do not understand" on his face.Therefore, regarding the production rules, he put forward some opinions and requirements within the scope of his knowledge of the website.

With the project in hand, every day is like a war, not to mention that Lulemall is a protracted war that lasts for a year.Lu Pengcheng's team worked overtime until late every day, fighting hard for a good first battle.Lu Pengcheng himself has not operated at such a high frequency for a long time. He went back every night almost to sleep, and hurried to the company as soon as he opened his eyes the next day. I'm exhausted.

It was nearly midnight when I got home that day. After taking a shower, I fell down and just closed my eyes when I heard my phone ringing. Obviously the caller was a bit persistent, and Lu Pengcheng was anxious to contact the customer for fear of any problems, so he got into the habit of keeping his phone on standby 24 hours a day.

He didn't turn on the light, reached out for the phone from the bedside table, and pressed the answer button.

"Hello."

"What are you doing?"

The angry voice on the other end of the phone startled Lu Pengcheng half of his doze off.