Jiang Tao is not a fool. Having worked in the municipal government for many years as the deputy mayor, he has seen all kinds of people. Seeing that He Zhen and Zhang Rourou did not want others to see their design drawings and only wanted to peek at other people's design concepts, he spoke directly without waiting for Zhang Yaoyao to speak.
"Alright, since neither of you brought your designs, I won't ask Zhang Yaoyao's opinion. Everyone, go back and think carefully about it, make your own designs, and then bring your design concepts and drawings. We'll go to Beijing together to compete. I hope that in this national fashion design competition, our City A can win an award and add luster to the construction of City A."
Since He Zhen and Zhang Rourou didn't want others to see their design drawings, even if Zhang Yaoyao was willing to show everyone her drawings, Jiang Tao was unwilling to let her share them.
Who doesn't have some privacy? Who doesn't have a selfish mentality? No one wants to communicate properly and wants to fight alone, so he wants to see what these women are capable of.
Originally, among these women, he was most optimistic about Zhang Yaoyao. This woman was not only talented and smart, but the clothes she designed were also novel and unique.
His idea was to have Zhang Yaoyao share her creative ideas and design concepts with the two of them, so that He Zhen and Zhang Rourou could also improve their design skills. But He Zhen and Zhang Rourou actually refused? That was not his fault.
He Zhen and Zhang Rourou, these two old peacocks, actually think highly of themselves and are unwilling to share their creative ideas in private. Let them just stay at home and work on their own projects!
There was a trace of obvious disappointment in Jiang Tao's eyes. He Zhen and Zhang Rourou were still too selfish. They were so focused on preventing others from plagiarizing their works that they forgot that their own abilities were there. He just wanted to borrow Zhang Yaoyao's ability to take their designs to a higher level. Since the other party didn't appreciate it, he could only give up. For the three contestants sent by City A, he could only pin his hopes on Zhang Yaoyao.
He Zhen and Zhang Rourou obviously didn't notice the dejected look on Jiang Tao's face. After hearing what he said, He Zhen immediately stepped forward and said.
"Deputy Mayor Jiang, are we all safe now? Can I leave now?"
As someone who had won awards in previous fashion design competitions, even though she had only made it to the finals, He Zhen had a very high opinion of herself and didn't want to stay here for even a minute or two, fearing that others would see something unusual in her and plagiarize her designs, and she wished she could disappear right there.
Hearing He Zhen say that she wanted to leave, Zhang Rourou could no longer sit still. She was afraid that if she stayed here for another second, her design concept would be known to the whole world, so she quickly agreed.
"Yes, Vice Mayor Jiang, if everything is fine, we should leave first. We're about to participate in the national fashion design competition, and we have to go back and think carefully about the design drawings and clothing production!"
Zhang Yaoyao: “…”
So all the contestants are busy, but she is the only one who has free time?
Looking up at Jiang Tao's frowning brows, Zhang Yaoyao decided to remain silent. The leader was here and hadn't spoken yet. Why were they, a few small characters, in such a hurry?
Hearing Jiang Tao sitting at the desk, he swept a cold look over He Zhen and Zhang Rourou, and said in a flat voice.
"Okay, since you two are so busy, let's go first!"
Hearing that they could leave, He Zhen and Zhang Rourou immediately stood up and prepared to leave. Zhang Yaoyao stood there without moving. A hint of surprise flashed in their eyes, and they walked towards the door without any psychological burden. Before they left, they heard Jiang Tao's voice continue to come.
"Zhang Yaoyao, please stay. Wait for them to leave and then close the office door."
The two people who were about to leave stopped and looked at each other, seeing confusion in each other's eyes.
He Zhen: “…”
Zhang Rourou: “…”
Leaving Zhang Yaoyao alone with the door closed, what did he mean? Was he planning something big? He wanted to hide it from the two of them?
A trace of regret flashed in He Zhen and Zhang Rourou's eyes. They should have known not to be the first to speak out. Now, they were kicked out, and they didn't know what benefits Jiang Tao would give Zhang Yaoyao who was left alone.
But Jiang Tao didn't give them this opportunity. He called his secretary in and pointed at He Zhen and Zhang Rourou.
"Someone, please ask He Zhen and Zhang Rourou to leave. We have something to discuss!"
The secretary came over with a numb look on his face, looked at the two of them coldly, and gestured for them to come in.
"Please come in, both of you!"
He Zhen and Zhang Rourou were asked to leave the office. When the door was closed, Zhang Rourou clearly saw Jiang Tao, who was always cold and steady, showing a kind smile in the direction of Zhang Yaoyao.
Zhang Rourou's face was almost twisted with anger. She rushed back to her Rourou Clothing Store in a rage. Looking at the New Vision Clothing Store across the street, business was still booming with people coming and going, which made her even angrier.
Sitting at the cashier counter, Zhang Rourou thought more and more that Jiang Tao must have some hidden secret in keeping Zhang Yaoyao. At the very least, he must be giving Zhang Yaoyao some special training or pointing her in the right direction so that she can stand out in this domestic fashion design competition and win an award.
How could this be possible? Zhang Yaoyao absolutely could not perform better than herself in this domestic fashion design competition. That would make her look useless. Sitting in her clothing store, Zhang Rourou thought about it and finally came up with a solution.
Since Jiang Tao wanted to keep Zhang Yaoyao alone to talk about some shameful things and wanted that bitch to stand out in this fashion design competition, then she would use a trick to cut off the source of the problem. She would ask someone to copy Zhang Yaoyao's clothing design drawings. Then she would look at Zhang Yaoyao's clothing design drawings and imitate a few of them. In the end, she would not be the one who got the discount.
Thinking of this, the smile on Zhang Rourou's lips could hardly be hidden. No matter how much advice Zhang Yaoyao received from an expert, she could not escape from her control.
Zhang Yaoyao communicated with Jiang Tao for an entire afternoon, and she roughly told Jiang Tao about her design concept and design direction. Of course, Zhang Yaoyao would not reveal the important core part of this competition to anyone, but Jiang Tao was also very satisfied with the current concept and design direction, and then said some polite words like asking her to do a good job and that he was optimistic about her.
When Zhang Yaoyao came out of the city hall, it was already past five in the afternoon. She drove the car that Lu Sinian left for her and rushed back to the New Vision Clothing Store. Mrs. Yan and the others had already finished get off work, leaving only Zhao Qingya and Li Dandan in the store, who were still busy.
Seeing Zhang Yaoyao coming back, the three of them greeted her briefly, and Zhang Yaoyao went straight back to her backyard.
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