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When Zhiwei and Li Fuqiang returned home, several senior executives from Fumao were already there. They were having a meeting in Li Fuqiang's study, busily planning the next steps. Youlin said, "The salon chairman and the board of directors also have a lot of things to do. Should we transfer another assistant from Fumao to your side, Madam?"
After all, Xiaoyu was good at managing Zhiwei's daily life, and it was already quite a challenge for her to act as her assistant. These business coordination tasks were simply beyond her capabilities.
Zhiwei said, "There's no need to use such good talent. I'll just hire someone else. After all, I have a lot of things to do myself, and it's not good to take up Fumao's talent."
As for the other discussions, Zhiwei wasn't interested and left to let them handle their own business. No wonder they could become senior executives; they were still full of energy and planning even at night. Zhiwei felt ashamed of herself.
She later hired a new person under the title of assistant to the general manager of Wei Nian. It was also a girl named Shi Ya, who had previously worked as an office clerk and secretary. She was quite smart and had a pretty face. She was coming to Beijing from Nanjing to work because of her boyfriend.
She quickly took over the work of coordinating schedules with Fu Mao, which Xiao Yu had previously handled. Zhi Wei also arranged for her to coordinate with Li Juan and Xiao Li from the gift shop. As for Jing Nan and Xu Anyi, they would mostly communicate directly with Zhi Wei, but their schedules would be kept updated with Zhi Wei's.
With Lin and Shi Ya helping with the coordination with the council, Zhiwei felt a little busier than before, but she could manage and still had time to continue designing clothes for Wei Nian.
After the New Year, Wei Nian had completed about several dozen designs, and the product catalog was also in its initial stages. Zhi Wei asked Shi Ya to make several dozen exquisite product brochures. She and Zhi Jun also rearranged the layout of the houses in Ya Yuan.
The living room now houses a sparsely populated display area for artwork and a huge fitting stage. The larger secondary bedroom serves as a designer's studio, used by designers and clients to communicate about needs, design concepts, and to confirm samples during the customization process.
The master bedroom is used as a clothing workshop for Zhijun and her two companions, and their finished works are also displayed here.
The smallest bedroom is mainly used to store some auxiliary fabrics and a simple bed, in case Zhiwei needs to stay there sometime.
She had considered whether to rent a shop outside or use the apartment in Ya Yuan. Given Ya Yuan's location and quality, ordinary shops in the malls outside wouldn't meet her requirements, or the rent would be exorbitant. Moreover, the terrace view and scenery of Ya Yuan were truly excellent. Therefore, Zhiwei ultimately decided to initially locate her studio in Ya Yuan.
Prior to the wedding, Ya Yuan had already been transferred to her name. Jing Nan and Xu Anyi joined forces to help her set up a company to manage the Ya Yuan property. This way, if she wanted to sell it in the future, she could directly transfer the company's ownership, which would result in significant tax benefits. The newly established Fuding Assets Company only had one property under its name, making future transactions much more convenient.
Zhiwei stared in disbelief, thinking, "The rich have so many tricks up their sleeves. If you're not a professional, who can figure these things out?"
Then Xu Anyi, the professional, gave her another suggestion. The house in Yayuan wasn't given to Wei Nian for free. Wei Nian's company rented the house from Fuding Asset Management Company, and there was a standard lease agreement. This way, Fuding Company would receive a monthly rental income, which would be used for property management, maintenance, and other expenses.
This portion of the rent will be deducted from Wei Nian's revenue as a cost, and therefore not subject to corporate income tax or value-added tax. So Wei Nian currently has no revenue, but this doesn't prevent the two professionals from making early plans.
From now on, Zhiwei can let Shiya work with Xu Anyi and Jingnan to handle these trivial matters. She can just focus on her design work.
After the New Year, with year-end parties and company annual meetings approaching, this is a rare time of year when many people need to wear formal attire. Ever since Youlin learned that the boss's wife had opened this studio, she had been worried about not having a chance to curry favor with her. Taking this opportunity, she made an appointment with Shi Ya, wanting to have a designer make a custom-made dress for her.
When Zhiwei arrived at the studio at the agreed time, she discovered that the client was Zhao Youlin. Zhao Youlin politely said, "I really don't deserve Miss Shen's personal design for me; it's such an honor."
This was Zhiwei's own business, so Zhao Youlin naturally couldn't call her "wife" anymore. Zhiwei joked, "Miss Zhao patronizing our Weinian is definitely a great honor for us. I'm the one who should be honored."
Zhiwei carefully measured Youlin's entire body and entered the complete information into the customer database on the computer before asking her what kind of clothes she wanted. Youlin hadn't specifically thought about it, since she usually just picked clothes based on what she saw.
Zhiwei immediately had an idea. She first showed her the complete product catalog to see what type of clothes suited her best based on her reaction. Youlin, who was mostly used to business occasions, generally preferred formal and simple business-style clothes.
While this approach is safe, it lacks originality. Zhiwei noticed that Youlin was slightly robust, so she usually used tight-fitting clothes to visually reduce her size, but this didn't really enhance her appearance.
When she was measuring Lin's figure, she noticed that Lin's back curve was actually quite good, with no excess fat or dowager's hump, and she was also quite tall.
Zhiwei had an idea. She took out her sketchbook and started drawing. As she drew, she explained to Youlin, "I see that Miss Zhao is very tall. The business-style clothes you wore before didn't really bring out your temperament. Since it's a banquet, I suggest you try a different style."
“I plan to make you a dress. The top will be off-the-shoulder, with a deep V-neck formed naturally by pleats at the back. The top will be slightly flared and cinched at the waist. The bottom will be a fitted long skirt, slightly shorter in the front and almost floor-length in the back. Because Miss Zhao is quite tall, this style, with a wide top and long bottom, will accentuate her slender figure.”
"Also, after you wear it this time, you can take the skirt back to Wei Nian anytime, and we'll alter it for you free of charge. We can make it into a separate skirt, or we can change the color of the top. That way, you'll have a brand new outfit for your next event."
This was also the first time Youlin had ever been exposed to such high-end custom clothing. She didn't expect that such services were offered. Considering all that, the cost wasn't outrageously expensive.
“As for the fabric, since it needs to have a good drape and structure, I recommend this kind of imported Italian silk satin. Look at this—” Zhiwei pulled over a piece of fabric and held it up on her shoulder, “It can create very beautiful folds, and the light and shadow between the light and shadow are like ripples on water. As for the color, if you want to be safe, you can use black or navy blue, and if you want to stand out, you can use purplish red or fuchsia. I think they both suit your skin tone very well.”
Youlin looked at the same fabric; she had it in different colors like pink, champagne, navy, royal blue, magenta, fuchsia, and emerald green. It was indeed a high-end fabric; even just draped over her body, it looked beautiful.
"Miss Shen, what color would you recommend?"
Zhiwei looked her over carefully. "I guess many people would wear black, a safe color. Miss Zhao, your skin is quite fair, and you have a very elegant demeanor. I think you can definitely pull off fuchsia and you'll definitely be stunning."
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