The next day.
Jiang Xia went to Zijing Playground for morning exercise with Su Qing early in the morning. Afterwards, he had breakfast with his wife in the cafeteria, and the three of them went directly to the company.
Su Qing had passed by Tsinghua Science Park many times, but this was the first time she had ever gone inside.
Following Jiang Xia, we took the elevator to the fifteenth floor. After exiting the elevator, we walked a few steps to the right and saw a pair of life-size Tom and Jerry dolls placed at the door. Through the glass door in front of us, we could immediately see the words "Qi Tian Animation".
Li Weiya and Wang Ming had already arrived. Jiang Xia led Su Qing inside and introduced him, "C-cough, Director Li, this is Su Qing."
Li Weiya looked up at him, her eyes slightly surprised. "You're so tall, young man."
Su Qing gave a subtle smile. "Director Li, hello. I'm Su Qing."
"Hello."
Li Weiya extended her hand and shook his hand briefly. Since Jiang Xia brought him personally, it meant he must be a very good young man.
"This is Wang Ming, currently studying at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He's our company's chief concept artist, and he's responsible for most of the original artwork for Tom and Jerry. You two can exchange ideas more often in the future," Jiang Xia continued with a smile.
Su Qing looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a young man about his age sitting behind the computer. His skin was a little dark. Su Qing had thought that the original artist of Tom and Jerry should be a big name in the industry, but this was really unexpected.
However, considering that all the storyboards were written by Jiang Xia, it's understandable that the lead artist is so young.
"Hello, hello." Wang Ming quickly stood up and shook hands with him.
Looking at the tall and handsome Su Qing, she was slightly surprised. Where did Jiang Xia find such a handsome guy? Judging from his accent, he seemed to be a local from the capital.
"Hello, I'm Su Qing. Please take care of me in the future."
Su Qing kept a very low profile. He was a very humble person to begin with, not to mention that Wang Ming was the company's chief illustrator, and his experience and skills were worthy of his respect.
"No, no, we should all strive for progress together."
Jiang Xia checked the time; there were still about fifty minutes until nine o'clock. She then said, "Director Li, another classmate of mine, Luo Peng, will be coming over in a little while."
"Okay, sure." Li Weiya nodded. She was used to hearing her godmother call her "director" all the time, so it felt strange that this guy kept calling her "director."
"Su Qing, this area is mainly for concept artists right now. You can choose any workstation and fill out your resume. When your classmate arrives, I'll briefly explain the situation to you both." Li Weiya handed over a blank resume.
"OK."
Su Qing nodded, glancing around. Almost all the computers were new, and there wasn't even a single sheet of paper on the desktop. It was clear that this was exactly as Jiang Xia had described; it was indeed a newly established company.
He sat down directly opposite Wang Ming, and then saw Jiang Xia follow Director Li into the office, presumably to discuss something.
"Godmother, the company will officially start operating tomorrow. I'll try my best to attend the morning meeting. I'll be troubling you a lot with company affairs in the future."
Li Weiya rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. "You summoned me all the way to the capital just for this, didn't you?"
"Hehehe..."
Jiang Xia chuckled. Because of his studies, he couldn't be at the company all the time, so Li Weiya, an industry veteran, became the company's pillar of strength.
"As for my two classmates, don't give them any special treatment just because of me. Just do what you're supposed to do."
“I know that. Actually, artists don’t necessarily have to stay at the company. As long as they can submit their work on time, they can be anywhere.”
That's exactly what I meant.
"But let me make this clear first: if the quality doesn't meet the requirements and the work is frequently delayed, I will fire the employee and hire someone else."
Li Weiya gave him a heads-up beforehand, saying that the company needed to stabilize as soon as possible, and she would absolutely not allow anything to slow down the company's overall progress.
“You’re the director, you make the decisions,” Jiang Xia chuckled.
Li Weiya feigned anger: "What kind of boss are you who just washes their hands of things!"
"Godmother, I'm your godson."
"Go! Go! Go."
She's not buying it anymore. What godmother? She's just a complete tool.
Before nine o'clock in the morning, Luo Peng arrived at the company according to the address Jiang Xia had given him.
"Excuse me, is this Qitian Animation?" He pushed open the glass door and came in.
"Old Luo, come in quickly."
Jiang Xia stood up to greet him, and then introduced Luo Peng to everyone as before. The two were then pulled into the conference room by Li Weiya for a talk.
"Are they all classmates?" Wang Ming glanced at him and asked.
He couldn't help but think of the girl he had recommended; he had worked so hard to recruit someone, only to have Jiang Xia kick her out.
“Yes, I’ve seen their artwork, it’s very good, and they’re worth training. You’ll also need to gradually shift your focus to storyboarding. Once the company is fully on track, the key animation work will have to be handed over to someone else,” Jiang Xia said.
In the past seven days, under my guidance, Wang Ming has made great progress. It seems that his creative talent from his previous life has been activated ahead of time. At this rate, he should be able to gradually take over the work of Tom and Jerry after the New Year.
“Yes, I know that.” Wang Ming nodded.
About an hour later, Luo Peng and Su Qing came out of the conference room with the contract in their hands.
Li Weiya talked to them a lot, including but not limited to their basic information, their specific responsibilities in the company, their current tasks, the company's future plans, and the basic rules and regulations that each employee needs to abide by.
As for the contract, they are currently on a trial period, and the salary is only at the average level in Beijing, but this is more than enough for a freshman who has just entered university.
"Then, Director Li, we'll head back to the school now."
"Okay, be careful on the road." Li Weiya smiled slightly.
"Brother Jiang, do you want to come back with us?" Luo Peng asked hesitantly.
Jiang Xia smiled and shook her head. "I still have some things to do at the company. You guys go back first, don't worry about me."
"All right."
"Old Jiang, we'll be going now. Give me a call if you need anything."
Su Qing was very perceptive. Judging from the relationship between Director Li and Jiang Xia, it was obvious that he was not just an employee, but a manager with considerable influence, only doing storyboarding part-time.
"OK."
At noon, Lin Yanwan returned from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau with good news: the approval for Qitian Animation's relocation to another location had finally been approved, and they had obtained the business license and related documents.
Now everything is finally ready, except for the final push.
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