Chapter 718 Trouble Falls Out of the Sky
After a week of tedious but joyful wedding photos, the three little ones eagerly awaited the release of the pictures, while Su Youling herself wasn't in such a hurry.
With the wedding preparations nearly complete, and Li Tingxi handling the rest, she was left with plenty of free time to focus on her work.
Su Youling's unique design style is very popular in the new team at Yitao Culture, and they have integrated with each other faster and more efficiently than other teams.
This was mainly due to Su Youling's deep understanding of ceramic culture and her experience working in factories, which inspired her.
After the new team worked overtime to integrate, they finally produced a batch of new designs, which initially secured renewals from most of their old clients, at least preventing significant losses due to the departure of the previous team.
The team was discussing how to celebrate when Lu Wenli rushed in, chased everyone else out, and paced back and forth in agitation: "That's too much! Qi Xiang'an is really too much. If I ever see him again, I'll tear him to pieces."
Qi Xiang'an was the former design director of Yitao Culture. He succeeded Li Shi in leading the core departments of Yitao Culture and has a high status in the domestic fashion design circle. In terms of family background and experience, he can even surpass Su Youling.
"What's wrong? Didn't we just win a battle?" Su Youling looked up and pressed the design draft down to prevent the president, who had intermittent epilepsy, from destroying it in his excitement.
"This time, Qi Xiang'an led the way in switching jobs. It has been confirmed that the entire team has been acquired by the Blue Group and has become a favorite to win the international competition after the New Year. The mysterious Blue Group seems to be coming in with great force and has been prepared for this. Otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen this time to poach their players so thoroughly."
Qi Xiang'an glanced at her apologetically, handed her the iPad, and awkwardly rubbed his nose: "Actually, the main reason I'm so angry is because of this news—that guy is leading the way in spreading the word that you only got ahead by relying on men and that you don't have any real skills, and he's even bringing up your past relationships."
"Not only that, at the press conference just now, he even boasted that Blue would crush the Yitao Culture team in next year's competition! Madam, you don't know Qi Xiang'an's background. He comes from an artistic family, a family of scholars. The Qi family's status in China is extraordinary. In addition, he does have some talent. He became an instant hit in the overseas art and design market in his early years. He has many distinctive works with a very clear personal style, and he is very popular with international judges."
"Qi Xiang'an's influence is far greater than we previously estimated. I heard that because of his joining, Blue has already started contacting several large international groups to discuss business. The original partners of those groups were high-level enterprises like our Yitao Culture."
"Madam, although your team is very capable, they are still quite young. In addition, Wending is a newly established company, and its reputation is not yet able to compete with Qi Xiang'an and his experienced team. Therefore, people at Yitao Culture are in a state of panic, and some media outlets feel that your designs are not impressive enough, and that Mr. Lu is just a figurehead..."
He sighed, his hair almost turning white with worry: "Because no well-known and powerful large group in China is willing to cooperate with a new team like Wending Studio, our credibility in international competitions is definitely not as good as Qi Xiang'an's, so it's normal for the media to be pessimistic."
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Su Youling glanced at him and smiled: "President Lu, there's no need to beat around the bush when talking to me. I joined Yitao Culture in my own name. Although Wending Studio is a new team, I'm no longer a newcomer. If we really compare resumes, I'm not necessarily much worse than Qi Xiang'an."
“When it comes to strength, I’ve never been afraid, and you’re not the kind of person who can’t hold your tongue. Today, you’ve come all this way to complain to me because you’re afraid that Li Tingxi will see these messy news stories and come after you, right?”
Lu Wenli pretended not to understand, but his eyes were actually embarrassed. He coughed and said, "Madam, these messy news reports have indeed damaged your reputation, and it's understandable that President Lu is angry. However, we keep public and private matters separate, and I believe you can keep President Li calm."
Su Youling raised an eyebrow when her phone suddenly rang.
"Don't be too confident in me." She picked up her phone and answered the video call, saying slowly, "It's Li Tingxi calling."
Upon hearing this, Lu Wenli felt a chill run down his spine and immediately turned to leave.
"Lu Wenli, stop!" Li Tingxi only saw Lu Wenli's fleeing figure in the video, but one sentence made him stop in his tracks. "If your ability is limited to this, if a boss can't even protect his own employees and let his team suffer, then you might as well quit."
Lu Wenli immediately snapped to attention, obediently returning to her desk. She gave the cunning Su Youling a resentful look and whispered, "President, I understand! I've already arranged for the public relations department to handle all news related to Director Su promptly, ensuring it won't cause you any trouble. Don't worry, I'll definitely complete the task!"
His fawning manner was a stark contrast to his previous serious and elite demeanor, making Su Youling want to scratch her head: "President Lu, please pay attention to your leadership image, it's crumbling."
Lu Wenli said with a wry smile, "There are even higher-ups above me, how can I not be obsessed?"
"You're even talking about riddles now?" Su Youling quickly waved her hand and said helplessly, "Please go ahead, Mr. Lu. I'll go to your office to report on my work later. Now, let me listen to the instructions from above."
Lu Wenli gratefully clenched her fist at her, then quickly turned and ran away.
“You’re too easy to talk to.” Li Tingxi frowned unhappily. “This Lu Wenli is a slippery old fox. He’s always thinking about squeezing you dry. He’s a complete shrewd capitalist. You should teach him a lesson.”
“Exploiting employees is a common skill of capitalists. Aren’t you the same? You’ve been working overtime until midnight every day lately, and the company’s senior management must all have to stay with you.” Su Youling looked at the dark circles under Li Tingxi’s eyes and couldn’t help but ask worriedly, “Is something wrong with the company?”
Li Tingxi doesn't usually get involved in the group's affairs, but this time the commotion seems to have gotten a bit too big. The outside media have caught wind of it, and in the past few days, a lot of bad news has come out and stirred up trouble, which is not good for the Li family.
“Li Qidong is in jail. The old man is too old to be peaceful. He’s just colluding with the mole to stir up trouble. Don’t worry, I’m going to take them all down this time.” Li Tingxi didn’t mention Mr. S’s matter, just because he didn’t want to make Su Youling’s already busy work even worse.
With the wedding date fast approaching, all he wanted was for Susu to be a beautiful and carefree bride.
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