Chapter 278: Chapter 195: Strive for Understanding Chapter 278: Chapter 195: Strive for Understanding 3 p.m.
Yuhua Business Building, Shangya Clothing Design Company.
The desk was crammed with manuscripts, fabrics, color cards, and samples piled up into little hills.
Bright and colorful cloth and pattern paper surrounded the area, with various noises endlessly emerging.
Yao Lingling lifted her head and rubbed her somewhat aching wrists.
Looking at the clothing in her hands, a delighted smile appeared on her face.
The sample garment was hand-sewn by her, strictly following Tang Song’s design sketch, achieving a high degree of accuracy.
Moreover, the fabric used was of the highest quality, and it could even be worn directly.
She believed that Tang Song would be absolutely surprised to see it.
As a student majoring in clothing design, Yao Lingling’s university education only briefly covered pattern making and tailoring skills.
The main reason she could complete it independently was due to her family background.
Her mother was a tailor, and growing up with a family-owned tailor shop allowed her to grasp many sewing skills through osmosis.
Plus, with her dedication, the result was not any worse than that of a professional Clothing Maker.
Only a designer knows how difficult it is to create a sample garment.
Just the initial phase of capturing inspiration, determining the theme, collecting materials, and sketching takes up a tremendous amount of energy and time.
However, thanks to Tang Song’s help, she only needed to complete the latter work, which saved her a great deal of effort.
She turned on the camera and took some photos of the shirt and jeans.
The new phone was really handy and the photo quality was great.
Touching her beloved phone, Yao Lingling’s face showed a broad smile.
This phone had only been released a short while ago; the top-of-the-line model cost about 6500 yuan, which was more than her monthly salary.
It has to be said, Senior Tang Song was truly generous!
She had just graduated a year ago and her assistant job was mainly about learning, so her salary was just enough to get by without saving much money.
However, it would be better once she was promoted to an official fashion designer.
Then, she could certainly give back a gift. Knowing she owed her friend such a huge favor really bothered her.
That was also one of the reasons she tirelessly made the sample garment herself.
“Yao Lingling!” a voice called out from the direction of the door.
Yao Lingling quickly stood up and politely asked, “Sister Liang, is something the matter?”
Designer Liang Jiani furrowed her brows, “Director Peng is looking for you, she wants you to go to her office.”
After speaking, Liang Jiani turned and left.
Yao Lingling made a playful face towards her.
Since joining the company, she had been Liang Jiani’s assistant, busying herself with a variety of tasks and often taking the blame and getting scolded.
However, because of her excellent abilities and strong execution, Liang Jiani found her very reliable.
This time her sudden promotion to designer must have been hard for Liang Jiani, who had her fair share of complaints about it.
She put the sample garment into a bag and returned it to her own workstation.
Yao Lingling tidied up her clothes and knocked on the door to the director’s office.
“Director, you wanted to see me?”
Peng Xinlei looked up and smiled, “Lingling, President Li has returned from his business trip in Gusu. Get ready, we’re having the sample review meeting in half an hour.”
Hearing this, Yao Lingling’s heart palpitated intensely, “Alright, thank you, President Peng!”
Exiting the office, Yao Lingling jogged back to her workstation.
She looked around and didn’t see Xiao Mingxuan.
She tapped Li Shumin’s arm and asked hurriedly, “Minmin, have you seen Mingxuan?”
There were two sets of sample garments.
The one made by the company’s Clothing Maker was tailored to Xiao Mingxuan’s measurements.
Li Shumin shrugged, “After we ate lunch together, he went home and hasn’t come back since.”
Anxious, Yao Lingling quickly pulled out her phone and dialed Xiao Mingxuan’s number.
The phone had just rung twice.
“Snap!” With a crisp finger-snap sound by her ear, a familiar voice arose: “Hello, beauty, looking for me?”
“You’re finally back! Hurry and change your clothes!” Yao Lingling’s face lit up with joy.
Turning her head, her expression froze slightly.
Then, the murmurs of other colleagues followed.
“Damn, Xiao, why are you all dressed up like that today?”
“So handsome, Mingxuan!”
“He got a haircut and took off his glasses, looks like a completely different person.”
“That outfit looks great, it’s the summer set designed by Lingling, right? It looks amazing on you!”
Xiao Mingxuan grinned, “Surprised? I went home to take a shower, get a haircut, and change clothes just for your review meeting.”
After saying that, he swayed left and right in front of Yao Lingling, showing off the outfit.
Yao Lingling blinked and earnestly sized him up for a while, her eyes brimming with surprise.
Xiao Mingxuan had a short haircut when he first joined the company, and for the subsequent month, he had let his hair grow wild and untamed.
Moreover, he often wore thick glasses, making him look quite ordinary.
Now, with contact lenses and a side-swept, tousled hairstyle.
His tall and slender figure, a custom-fitted white shirt, light-colored embroidered jeans, and canvas shoes.
He appeared clean, sunny, bright-eyed, and very model-like.
His features weren’t incredibly handsome, but he had a great presence that was refreshing and eye-catching.
Raising her thumb, Yao Lingling laughed, “I have to admit, you do have some good looks!”
“Thanks for the compliment.” Xiao Mingxuan proudly arched his eyebrows and chatted with the other colleagues for a few moments before getting ready for the upcoming review meeting.
After two months at the grassroots level in the company, he had gained a detailed understanding of the company’s business model and organizational structure.
Following Yao Lingling’s promotion to fashion designer, he was also planning to step onto the big stage of corporate management.