Chapter 25

Yu Xia received an offer from Yu Bai Studio the next day.

Because the studio wasn't particularly short-staffed, only ten people were interviewed this time, and the selection process was a blind draw.

The so-called blind selection process was the same as Yu Xia's interview. The topic was randomly selected, and the artist had to draw on the spot. After the artwork was completed, the information was covered and the artwork was sent to the art team for voting. In the end, Yu Xia won the ticket to Yu Bai Studio with a lead of four votes.

Gu Yubai was not surprised by the result at all. He believed that with his judgment, Yu Xia would win the spot without any doubt, without any trickery.

After all, it's harder for a piece of gold to go unseen than for a banknote to fall on the ground and go unpicked.

—

Yu Xia went to report for duty on the same day she received the offer.

As Yu Xia was leaving, the auntie was setting up her stall. She walked over to her and said, "Auntie, a bowl of ice jelly, please, to go."

"Okay, sure." The aunt packed Yu Xia's things and, seeing her looking ready to leave, asked, "Xia, where are you going?"

Yu Xia took the packaged ice jelly and said with a smile, "Auntie, thanks to you, I got a job offer, and I'm going to report to the new company now."

"That's great!" The aunt smiled happily when she heard her say that. "Don't you think this ice jelly has magic? Last time I made a bowl of ice jelly for my daughter, and she got that kind of 'nest jelly' the next day too."

"Yes, your ice jelly has a lucky charm." Yu Xia smiled and took out her phone to pay.

"Oh dear! Xia, you don't need to pay for this bowl of ice jelly. Just consider it a congratulatory gift from your 'wofen' (a type of jelly), we're all family here, right?" The aunt waved her hand. "Go to work now, do your best at your new company, and get lots of 'wofen'!"

Yu Xia did not refuse the aunt's kindness. She put away her phone and smiled at the aunt, saying, "Okay, thank you, Auntie. I'll try to get a few more bowls of rice noodles."

—

The process of reporting to Yu Bai Studio went smoothly. With someone leading the way, Yu Xia quickly completed the onboarding procedures and was taken to her new workstation.

"Yu Xia, this will be your workstation from now on," said Sister Zhang, who brought Yu Xia over.

"Okay, thank you, Sister Zhang." Yu Xia nodded.

"Don't mention it." After Sister Zhang finished speaking, she clapped her hands, and everyone in the office turned around to look at them.

"Come on, let me introduce you all. This is Xia, our newest colleague. She'll be working with us from now on. Let's give her a round of applause."

After Sister Zhang finished speaking in a hearty manner, a round of applause erupted in the office the next second.

"Hello everyone, I'm Yu Xia. I hope we can learn and grow together in the future." Facing the many eyes on her, Yu Xia smiled and said this with grace and poise.

After he finished speaking, there was another round of applause in the office.

"You can sit here. If you don't understand anything later, just ask Xiaoyi. She will guide you through the work process." Sister Zhang pointed to the short-haired, round-faced girl next to her, then patted Yu Xia on the shoulder and left.

Upon hearing her name, Yuan Yi turned around and smiled at Yu Xia, "Hello, my name is Yuan Yi."

Yu Xia smiled politely at the other person, looked at their face, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Sister Xiaoyi, I may have to bother you later."

Yu Xia was particularly hesitant when she called Yuan Yi "Sister Xiao Yi." After all, Yuan Yi had a round face and wore round-framed glasses, making her look very youthful, like a high school girl, even younger than herself.

“Don’t say you won’t bother us. We’ll be colleagues from now on, so it’s only right that we help each other out,” Yuan Yi said.

"Mm." Yu Xia smiled.

As they were talking, the other people in the office started chatting with Yu Xia: "Hey, you're Yu Xia, right? You painted that veil yesterday, didn't you?"

"Yes, it's me." Yu Xia nodded.

"It's really well painted," said a boy with a buzz cut. When he first saw the painting, he found it refreshing and was deeply impressed by it. He also voted for this painting and couldn't help but be curious about the artist behind it.

When I met him in person today, he was even better than I had imagined.

What was that saying again? She's really... good-looking and talented.

“Indeed, several people in the meeting room were praising you, and sure enough, you got the job, hahaha.” The others chimed in.

Yu Xia smiled and said, "Thank you all for your kind words. I still need to learn a lot from you all in the future. I hope you won't find me unpleasant."

"What's there to complain about? We'd love for you to come."

"That's right, that's right. Once we join Yu Bai, we're all family. There's no need for any trouble."

"Ask us any questions you may have. If you can't get help from us, go to Director Fu and ask him to help us solve them."

"Yes, yes, you should treat Director Fu like a beast of burden."

Hahahaha.

The office was filled with a harmonious atmosphere.

Yu Xia spent the afternoon doing some normal work, familiarizing herself with the procedures, and gradually getting to know the names of her colleagues in the office through conversations. She could say she had gotten to know most of them.

In addition, Yu Xia is good-looking, has a good personality, and is poised and graceful. She is not shy at all and is efficient in her work. Everyone has a good impression of her. After spending a day with her, Yu Xia quickly integrated into the group and did not feel uncomfortable at all.

She thought the people in the office were nice, warm and generous, and all looked young, not much older than her. They were all easy to get along with, and the atmosphere in the office was very harmonious, which Yu Xia liked very much.

When it was time to leave work, the people in the office started packing up their things, preparing to go home.

The sound of chairs being dragged and scraping could be heard intermittently from the office.

"It's time to go home, everyone."

"They're gone, they're gone."

See you tomorrow, everyone.

"See you tomorrow."

The sounds of people leaving get off work filled the air, and soon only a few people remained in the office.

"Hey, Xia is leaving now." Yu Jing, who was sitting behind Yu Xia, packed her bag first and greeted Yu Xia as she passed by.

"See you tomorrow, Sister Jing." Yu Xia has basically gotten to know them all by now.

"You should leave early too. Don't push yourself too hard for the studio. That's the motto of Yu Bai Studio. We'd rather work the company to death than exhaust ourselves." Yu Jing picked up her bag and left.

"Okay, I'll be going as soon as I'm done with what I have to do," Yu Xia said with a smile.

Yu Xia didn't have much work to do today; it was all very basic stuff. She was just starting out and was a little slow, so she was the last one to leave the office.

However, even though it's called the last one, it's only about ten minutes past the end of the workday.

Yu Xia remembered what Yuan Yi had told her earlier. She found her spot, turned off the office lights, and after confirming that everything was alright, she closed the door and left work.

However, to Yu Xia's surprise, she ran into Gu Yubai and Fu Ze while waiting for the elevator after closing the door and going out.

It looks like the two of them are also getting ready to leave work.

"Director Fu, President Gu," Yu Xia greeted them with a smile.

Gu Yubai nodded slightly to her.

"How was your first day at work? Did you feel like our studio was exploiting you?" Fu Ze pressed the elevator button and joked.

"No, no, the studio is fine," Yu Xia said.

Gu Yubai's gaze subtly shifted to Yu Xia, lingering on her for several seconds while she chatted with Fu Ze.

He had originally planned to visit the art department today, but something came up and he couldn't go.

When he came downstairs, Yu Xia had already started working at her desk, so he didn't go in. While getting tea, he lingered in the tea room a little longer, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and then looked towards the art department through the transparent glass door.

The young streamer seemed to be getting along well with everyone, chatting and laughing, looking very relaxed and at ease. Several people were even sharing snacks with her. You couldn't tell she was new at all; she was practically no different from a long-time employee who had been there for years.

Gu Yubai concluded that the integration was going well.

However, Gu Yubai thought that someone like a small-time streamer would probably be able to easily get along with everyone anywhere.

After all, no one dislikes a small-time streamer like this.

Cheerful, lively, enthusiastic, and positive.

Just as Gu Yubai described before, a person like a little sun will be popular wherever they are.

bite--

The elevator has arrived.

“We’re here, let’s go.” Fu Ze took the lead and started walking.

Yu Xia and Gu Yubai entered the elevator one after the other.

The elevator wasn't particularly large, but with only three people in it, even a small space felt too spacious.

Fu Ze stood on the right side of the elevator door, Yu Xia was a little behind on the left, and Gu Yubai was in the middle of the two. The three of them formed an odd triangle shape, with a considerable gap between each person, as if they were afraid of touching each other.

Fu Ze deliberately stood on the far right to give Gu Yubai and Yu Xia space. Yu Xia, on the other hand, was simply not familiar with Gu Yubai, and since he was a manager and her superior, she felt somewhat pressured. So Yu Xia consciously stood on the other side, leaving Gu Yubai in the middle, creating this strange and awkward atmosphere.

Fu Ze turned his head slightly to observe the two people next to him.

Yu Xia looked down intently at her shoes.

Gu Yubai stood tall with his hands in his pockets, looking straight ahead.

Fu Ze: "..."

Well, you're usually so sharp-tongued, but now you're all mute here, unable to even utter a fart, huh?

Fu Ze gave Gu Yubai a disdainful look in his heart.

It seems that he's the one who has to step in at crucial moments.

Fine, he'll sacrifice himself for that dog Gu Yubai one more time.

Just as Fu Ze straightened his collar, stood up straight, and was about to break the deadlock by speaking up for Gu Yubai,

bite--

The elevator doors opened.

At the same time, Gu Yubai turned to face Yu Xia, his expression calm and composed, and said, "Let's have a meal together."

Fu Ze, who was preparing to get off to a good start: "?"

Dude, is this how you start a conversation?