The rain washed the windshield, and the car was a little too quiet. Just when Henry Gu was considering whether to find a topic to talk about to avoid the awkward atmosphere, Gao Xiaode happened to call to thank him for introducing the painter.
"No need to eat, I have to work overtime on the weekend." Henry Gu said with a smile, "How about this, I'll treat you after I'm done with this."
"How can I ask you to pay? Okay, then you can come to me anytime when you are done." Gao Xiaode said in a loud voice. Just as Blake Lu felt that the voice in the receiver sounded familiar, Henry Gu took the initiative to explain: "It's Gao Xiaode, the tour guide of Pudong Mountain."
"Are you still in touch?" Blake Lu asked.
"We added each other on WeChat," said Henry Gu. "The farmhouse in Pudong Mountain wanted to paint its decorative walls. I happened to know a few friends, so I introduced them. He just said that the cooperation between the two sides is pretty good and he wants to sign a long-term contract."
Blake Lu originally thought that the other party was just a little scoundrel, but now it seems that this man is a veteran who has been hanging around in the Pudongshan area for many years, with many acquaintances and a wide range of business, so he said to Henry Gu: "Get on good terms with him."
"Hmm?" Henry Gu was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood, "Is it because the group is going to acquire Xinxin Department Store? I heard many colleagues are discussing this matter."
"Yes." Blake Lu nodded, "But those people have a lot of problems, all of which were spoiled by the local government. It will probably take a while."
As a newcomer, Henry Gu had limited knowledge and could not offer any constructive suggestions. He could only say: "But Pudongshan has a large flow of people. If the shopping center can be opened, business will definitely be good." Even if it was unprofessional, at least it was full of blessings and was very auspicious.
Blake Lu laughed out loud.
Henry Gu: ...
"Tell me," Blake Lu looked at him, "If Huandong successfully acquires Xinxin Department Store, what do you want it to be like?"
Me? Henry Gu fell silent. He really didn't understand commercial real estate. After racking his brains for a long time, he could only say "mid- and low-end department stores". After all, Pudongshan is located in the suburbs, and the consumption level of citizens is not high. They should not need to buy luxury goods every day.
Blake Lu shook his head: "Pudongshan does not need low-end and mid-range department stores."
Henry Gu said obediently: "Yeah." He decided to go online after returning home and buy "A Comprehensive Analysis of Commercial Real Estate" from "How to Maintain Effective Communication with the President". At least next time he would not be like this...not knowing anything when asked!
"Pudong Mountain has a historical heritage and famous cultural landscape. It is more suitable to build a shopping center with a sense of culture and art than a mid- to low-end department store." Blake Lu drove into Guanlan Villa, "In addition to meeting the daily needs of local residents, more importantly, we want tourists to regard it as a must-visit check-in attraction."
Henry Gu seemed to understand, but the descriptions of history, culture and art sounded a hundred times more interesting than traditional department stores.
"Can you draw?" Blake Lu asked again. He still remembered the resume.
"Yes." Henry Gu nodded. "In addition to painting, I also learned sculpture for a while. There is a group of metal gardens in the People's Garden, which we made with our teacher."
"Would you like to open a new store together?" Blake Lu parked the car.
Henry Gu was a little surprised by the invitation, but he accepted it without hesitation, not only to perform well in front of the president, but also because he was really curious. He even couldn't wait to know how a shabby and dull department store could be transformed into the romantic and artistic shopping mall described by Blake Lu.
People who have just graduated from college always have a sense of vitality, immature but full of vitality. Seeing the light flashing in his eyes, Blake Lu casually took a paper bag from the back seat of the car: "I will discuss this matter with Li Yun, but before that, you have to prepare the autumn and winter clothing show first."
"I see." Henry Gu looked at the thing stuffed into his arms and felt a little puzzled, "What is this?"
"It's a gift from the brand." Blake Lu helped him open the car door. "Go to bed early, and don't be late for work tomorrow."
"Thank you, Mr. Lu." Henry Gu was not polite and waved his hand while holding the paper bag. "Please be careful on the road."
The hour hand and minute hand overlapped at 12. Blake Lu drove out of Guanlan Villa and crossed the entire city in the pouring drizzle. He lived in Yuelan International, and he and Henry Gu lived in the south and north, so it was not really "on the way".
...
There are two bottles of foreign liquor in the paper bag, with the color and packaging of the night sky. When turned upside down, the liquor in the glass containers will emit a turbulent light, as if it had cut into pieces the flowing moonlight and starlight for half a day.
Henry Gu poured out a small half cup and smelled it, but before he could drink it, Mother Gu began to complain angrily, "You've only been working for a few days, how come you've learned to drink? You work overtime every day and don't eat. I want to talk to your leader."
"I didn't drink it! Henry Gu quickly threw the cup into the sink, "Okay, okay, I'll go to sleep right away."
Mother Gu put the two bottles of wine away in the storage room. Henry Gu lay on the bed and seriously considered moving out. Of course, it was not for the convenience of drinking, but he did want some private space, where he could stay up late without being nagged.
...
At the company meeting the next day, Yang Yi officially handed over the overall planning of the "Autumn and Winter Fashion Show" to Henry Gu. Everyone in Huandong knew that Blake Lu attached great importance to this event. Ge Fenghua's plan improved the hospital, but he didn't expect that an intern would be responsible for it. For a while, some people questioned it, and some envied it. However, Henry Gu didn't have time to care about what others thought. There were only more than 40 days until October 2nd, and he didn't want to waste a minute.
The colleague in charge of the field activities was named Yu Dawei. He had been single for many years and had finally found a girlfriend recently. However, he had not enjoyed the good taste of love for a few days before he was blocked by Henry Gu every day to discuss the construction of the catwalk. He was filled with grief and anger, and his eyes were filled with blood and tears. However, despite the blood and tears, his work efficiency was very gratifying. When Blake Lu came back from a business trip a week later, Henry Gu had prepared a large pile of information waiting for him.
"Did you work overtime to get all these done?" Blake Lu asked.
"Everyone cooperated with me very well." Henry Gu turned on the projector and said with a smile, "And Brother Feng, I went to the hospital to look for him four times yesterday, and was almost locked out by the nurse in the end."
The catwalk projected on the screen is gorgeous and romantic. It is a concept map hand-painted by Henry Gu, inspired by the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz". Dorothy's red dancing shoes in the movie happened to be popular again this year. Ribbons, organza, gemstones and bows, no matter what age women are, they will not refuse this pair of dreamy shoes from fairy tales. He even designed a show logo, using minimalist lines to outline a pair of beautiful ruby slippers.
"This is the actual rendering of the show made by the outsourcing company. Yesterday, Dawei and the other party's designers revised it more than ten times, and everyone agreed that this version is the best." Henry Gu changed the PPT, "If you think it's okay, then we will start to pick clothes from various counters tomorrow."
Blake Lu stared at the screen for a while and nodded: "Okay."
Huh?! The plan went so smoothly that Henry Gu was a little uncomfortable. How come it was all right? Didn’t he give any suggestions? Didn’t he say that Mr. Lu was difficult to deal with?
However, Blake Lu was really satisfied this time. Although Henry Gu had no work experience and his ideas in some aspects seemed a little unrealistic, he had a poetic and romantic nature in his bones. It was a precious talent, like the moon and the starlight, which permeated the catwalk this time and was full of wonderful details. As for the other people in the team, they all had rich professional knowledge and were fully capable of helping Henry Gu and making his wild imagination come true.
"I'm very much looking forward to this show." Blake Lu said solemnly.
Henry Gu pursed his lips, trying to make himself look mature and steady, but in fact he really wanted to record this sentence and take it back to play it repeatedly for other people to hear.
It was already past seven in the evening, and overtime was a must, but you could also eat first and then work. There was a seafood porridge restaurant near the company, which was half of Huandong's canteen. Blake Lu ordered porridge and snacks, and also asked for a cup of pearl milk tea for Henry Gu - it was served in a rabbit cartoon cup, which was said to be very popular among children.
"We may need to add one more segment to this fashion show." Blake Lu handed him the bowl and chopsticks.
"What is it?" Henry Gu asked.
"I talked to the CEO of Lingyun Fashion this week and the contract has been basically finalized," said Blake Lu. "They are recently relaunching a women's clothing brand, Nightingale, and plan to officially announce its entry into Huandong at the autumn and winter fashion show."
At present, most of the domestic light luxury clothing lines for young girls are occupied by Japanese brands. Whether in terms of price or market share, it is difficult for domestic brands to compete with them. Lingyun Fashion's Nightingale is a dark horse. It has excellent materials and a design full of romantic and dreamy factors. Therefore, as soon as it was released, it was hyped by the media as the "light of domestic products" and was very popular among young girls.
"...Okay." Henry Gu nodded, lowered his head and continued to chew the bone, his eyelashes casting a shadow under his eyes, "After talking to my colleagues in the investment department, I will go back and revise the plan."
"The other party's designer will also come to participate in the event." Blake Lu continued, "Yi Ming, you should know him. It is said that he also graduated from D University."
"He is a few years older than me, very famous, and often comes to the school to give lectures." Henry Gu picked up the warm milk tea, took a sip carefully, and did not continue the topic.
Halfway through the meal, the cell phone on the table vibrated. It was Yang Yi calling, asking about his wine from afar.
"What kind of wine?" Blake Lu put down his chopsticks.
"I asked Zhang Yao to get the wine. I left it in your car last week." Yang Yi said, "Where are you now? I'll come and get it myself."
Blake Lu: ...
Blake Lu glanced at Henry Gu opposite him!
Henry Gu is concentrating on eating chicken feet!!!
"No signal?" Yang Yi looked at his phone in confusion, "Hello?"
"It's a gift." Blake Lu walked straight out of the porridge shop.
Yang Yi was stunned when he heard this: "How could you give my wine away? I just bought it for 100,000 yuan a bottle. Who did you give it to?"
Blake Lu didn't say anything.
Yang Yi took a deep breath, and his heart was filled with the thoughts of ten thousand alpacas running wildly. Which vixen was he giving this to?
Then I heard Blake Lu yelling on the other end of the phone: "Why do you put hundreds of thousands of dollars of wine in a Baileys paper bag?"
Yang Yi immediately backed off, and he protested feebly: "Isn't this also not possible?"
"Anyway, your wine is gone. My condolences." Blake Lu hung up the phone and went back to continue eating with Henry Gu. By the way, he "casually" asked how the wine he brought back last time was.
"It tastes great. My parents like it too." Henry Gu wiped his fingers, his expression innocent and sincere, "Thank you, Mr. Lu."
"You're welcome." Blake Lu smiled cooperatively.
Fine.
As long as you like it.
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