16. The Horn of the Alpaca

After setting up the place, the uncle turned around and gave Ling Ling an apologetic smile, then looked her over. Ling Ling shyly avoided his gaze. "You are..." the uncle asked. "New here," Ling Ling replied quickly, revealing a strong hint of "please leave me alone." "Do you like it here?" he asked, baffling. "Not bad," Ling Ling replied bewilderedly. "That means I don't like it." Only after hearing this did Ling Ling look him in the eye. His eyes held a sense of vicissitudes and sophistication, as well as a playful and kind touch. He raised his mineral water bottle in a toast to thank her, then left with a strange smile. Ling Ling concluded: This is a well-nourished uncle who works out regularly and maintains a good figure; this is an uncle with a high social status and a good income; this is an uncle who displays remarkable insight even in simple greetings. Ling Ling's inner self was clutching her hips, stamping her feet, and yelling, "Uncle, who are you?" The meeting had already begun, and Ling Ling figured it was her turn to serve refreshments. When it came to meetings, she admired the leaders' stamina the most. As she entered, she heard a faintly familiar male voice say, "I hope we won't produce copywriting that talks about the team 'forging ahead' and the program 'brilliant and exciting.'" The attendees fell silent, and Ling Ling suddenly remembered a copywriting "Black Widow" had asked her to copy two days ago, which had just used the phrase "forging ahead." She dreaded the eerie silence during meetings, and she suddenly felt she'd mistimed her entrance. She hunched her back like a snail as she served the coffee, so everyone present would ignore her. But what the uncle said next was earth-shattering, and it hit her right in the face: "I think we should hand this latest case of island-source smog-proof masks to Lingling." Suddenly, thousands of rays of light shot towards Lingling, and she was instantly petrified. She and the mysterious uncle locked eyes, but only she was struck by the lightning-fast reaction, while the other's expression was cold and arrogant. "What do you think? Is this all right, Lingling?" the mysterious uncle demanded. Lingling had never reacted so quickly in her life. She immediately knew who he was—"No problem, Mr. Fang."—it turned out to be Fang Tuowu. *~*~*~*~*~*~~ Bai Yuefu completely disagreed with Fang Tuowu's decision. After the meeting, she relentlessly followed him to his office upstairs. She bluntly challenged Fang Tuowu: "Mr. Fang, it's probably not appropriate to hand this case directly to Lingling." "What's the matter?"...

After the uncle had finished arranging the things, he turned around and smiled apologetically at Ling Ling, then looked at her. Ling Ling embarrassedly avoided his gaze.

"You are..." asked the uncle.

"I'm new here." Ling Ling answered quickly, revealing a strong meaning of "please don't bother me".

"Do you like it here?" he asked puzzledly.

"It's okay." Ling Ling answered confusedly.

"That means I don't like it."

After hearing this, Ling Ling looked him straight in the eye. His eyes held a mixture of vicissitudes and sophistication, as well as playfulness and kindness.

He raised the mineral water bottle to thank her as if he was toasting, and then left with a strange smile.

Ling Ling concluded: This is an uncle who is in good nutritional condition, exercises regularly, and maintains a good figure; this is an uncle with a high social status and a good income; this is an uncle who shows great insight in low-end greetings.

The inner self of Ling Ling was pinching her waist, stamping her feet and yelling, "Uncle, who are you?"

The meeting had already begun, and Ling Ling figured it was her turn to serve refreshments. When it came to meetings, she admired the leaders' bladders the most.

As soon as she entered, she heard a familiar male voice say, "I hope we won't produce copy that talks about the team as 'forging ahead' or the program as 'brilliant and wonderful' anymore."

The meeting participants fell silent. Ling Ling suddenly recalled that the phrase "forge ahead" had just been used in a document "Black Widow" had asked her to copy two days ago. She dreaded the terrifying silence during meetings, and she suddenly felt that she had mistimed her approach.

She hunched her back like a snail as she delivered the coffee, just to make everyone present pretend she didn't exist. But what the uncle said next was earth-shattering, and it hit her hard:

"I think we should leave this latest case of island-source anti-smog masks to Ling Ling."

Suddenly, thousands of rays of light shot towards Ling Ling, and she was instantly petrified.

She and this magical uncle looked into each other's eyes, but she was the only one who was caught in a flash of lightning, while the other man had a cold and arrogant look on his face.

"How is it, is it okay, Lingling?" the magical uncle asked.

Ling Ling had never reacted so quickly in her life. She immediately knew who he was - "No problem, Mr. Fang."

——It turns out that he is Fang Tuowu.

*~*~*~*~*~*~

Bai Yuefu completely disagreed with Fang Tuowu's decision. After the meeting, she followed him relentlessly to his office upstairs.

She questioned Fang Tuowu directly, "Boss Fang, it's probably not appropriate to hand this case over directly to Ling Ling."

"What's the matter?" Fang Tuowu sat down leisurely and responded nonchalantly while flipping through the documents that required his signature.

"Ling Ling is not a professional and has no experience in advertising. How can she handle cases independently so quickly?" Bai Yuefu pressed aggressively.

"Your comment seems to be talking about me." Fang Tuowu raised his head and smiled at her.

Bai Yuefu was speechless. Her negative workplace emotional intelligence didn't affect her fighting ability at all. "Ling Ling is still an intern. Since joining the company, her only work has been copying, running errands, and correcting typos. She hasn't been involved in any core business yet."

"That's just your arrangement for her, not mine. As for not having touched upon the core business yet - isn't this just the beginning?" Fang Tuowu looked directly into Bai Yuefu's eyes. Normally, most people would know to stop at this point.

But they are not Bai Yuefu.

"Mr. Fang, to be honest, I think your decision is a bit irresponsible. If Ling Ling can't handle the case this time, the deadline is the day after tomorrow, and time is so tight, our entire team will have to take the blame for her. Otherwise, I will find a B-role from the team and make a Plan B. If it doesn't work, we can replace her." Bai Yuefu thought that this well-reasoned persuasion was enough to make Fang Tuowu change his mind.

But Fang Tuowu is not an ordinary person.

"Our company's teams are lean and efficient. As for the budget for two teams to work on the same thing, I have never considered it. Of course, I don't mind coming up with a Plan B, but it has to be Lingling's plan as well." Fang Tuowu remained firm.

Seeing her boss's insistence, Bai Yuefu softened her tone and continued, "Kelidaoyuan is an old client of ours. Although their main business is selling masks, they've made a lot of money over the past few years due to the smog, and the profits we've made are also considerable. If they knew that the person planning their business was just an intern who had only been here a few months, I'm afraid it would be difficult for us to maintain a good relationship."

"I have very strict recruitment standards. Having her as an intern is just to see if she's suitable for the job, not to question her abilities. I believe Lingling can do a good job of making the five-second animated poster before the video is played on the website."

Fang Tuowu had already set the tone, and even if Bai Yuefu had a thousand opinions, she couldn't argue anymore.

"Black Widow" returned to the office and was furious when she saw Ling Ling studying customer demand information.

She tossed a pile of dusty documents onto Ling Ling's desk and said without ceremony, "These are the documents used to quote the client. They are all company secrets. You must shred them all tonight. If any of them leak, it will be your responsibility. Do you understand me? Also, don't forget to submit the draft for the Filter Island Source report tomorrow morning."

"Mr. Bai, I have to submit the manuscript early tomorrow morning, and time is very tight. Look at these old documents. They have been shelved for so long anyway. I will destroy them immediately after submitting the manuscript tomorrow, okay?" Ling Ling begged her sincerely.

Bai Yuefu was unmoved: "It is precisely because these documents have been placed in a mess for a long time that the risk of leakage is very high. Customer information protection is now strictly regulated. If something goes wrong and you are punished, can you afford it? You can understand what I said, right? And there are several tasks I asked you to complete before. Report to me together tomorrow morning. I only have that time slot left for you." After that, she turned around and left forcefully, but in Ling Ling's view, it was just a bluff.

Ling Ling looked at the thin woman's sharp back and suddenly felt that her weight should only be carried by her few golden sentences: "Do you understand what I said? Do you know what I am saying? Do you understand what I said? Do you know what I mean?"

There were ten thousand alpaca horses running wildly in Ling Ling's heart, with their heads held high and their hooves galloping. She seemed to hear the thundering sound of war drums in the rolling dust.

*~*~*~*~*~*~

By the time she finished the work assigned by Black Widow, it was already late at night. Fearing she would miss the last bus, Ling Ling had no choice but to take the work home.

This time, our client, Filter Island Source, is a manufacturer of anti-smog masks. They needed to create a poster-style advertisement for their newly launched anti-smog nasal congestion product, which would appear for five seconds before a popular TV series aired on a video website.

To be honest, the customer acceptance of nasal mask products in the market is still very low, and it is difficult to promote them.

How can we make this ad memorable to viewers as quickly as possible while avoiding annoying, interstitial ads that could lead to negative reactions from viewers? Instead, how can we ensure that, when choosing similar products, this particular brand is one of the few options, if not a must? How can we accelerate audience acceptance of this product?

Ling Ling racked her brains.

She tossed and turned in the living room but still had no idea, so she ran to the balcony to get some fresh air.

I don't know when this guy Long Jia came to the small apartment, but he actually had the perverted idea of ​​hanging his clean underwear on the balcony. The dark green underwear was shrouded in silver moonlight and fluttered in the gentle evening breeze.

This vulgar scene actually gave her an epiphany!

She immediately returned to the living room, jumped onto the sofa, and typed this sentence on her laptop:

"The smog isn't a secret, why can't we speak up?"

Then she started to photoshop the picture: putting a dark green mask on a man's angular face, and the high nose made the front of the mask look like a man's underwear.

Ling Ling saved the draft, but she felt uneasy in her heart. She had already anticipated what was waiting for her tomorrow.

really--

"Low! Level! Taste!"

This is Bai Yuefu's most resounding evaluation of her work, so resounding that it seems to last throughout Ling Lingwang's entire career.

If Fang Tuowu had not insisted on seeing it, Ling Ling's work would never have had the chance to be seen.

Unexpectedly, Fang Tuowu found this work quite interesting and made a temporary decision to ask the operator to place this advertisement on a two-dimensional anime website that young people often visit, and this also received approval from customers.

What is even more unexpected is that this short five-second advertisement has been reposted countless times, and some young people have even changed their Weibo and WeChat profile pictures to this picture with text.

Although the advertisement involved sensitive words and was extremely controversial, the mainstream media quickly removed information about it, but the manufacturers still felt extremely benefited because their status immediately changed from producers of medical protective equipment to defenders of citizens' health rights.

Ling Ling was also chosen by Fang Tuowu to become a regular employee. Suddenly, Ling Ling's position skyrocketed, and "Black Widow" was slapped in the face.

Author's Note

Liu Qiu

author

04-23

No matter how exhausted I am from overtime, after a while of writing a novel, my sense of life's meaning returns. I'm almost at 50,000 words for Yu Jinnan and Luo Hao's sequel. I'm going to climb Mount Everest, and I hope to have everyone's company along the way.