-52- Let's stop here
Wanfeng said that he didn't have any prepared designs, and Tomato suddenly came alive again. He chuckled and said to Lu Kai, "Look, after comparing them, I'm still the most reliable. At least I have a mature IP image." He walked over and patted Lu Kai on the shoulder, saying in a mean way, "Lu Kai, stop struggling, just give in to me!" But Lu Kai was not in the mood to joke at all. His eyes never left Wanfeng's face. He asked Wanfeng, "You have made more than fifty exercises for Little Freckles, but you have never designed an IP image for yourself." Wanfeng smiled bitterly and shrugged, without giving a clear answer. Lu Kai's face darkened rarely: "Wanfeng, how long are you going to shrink back?" Tomato pretended to be a good guy on the side: "Hey Lu Kai, don't make things difficult for Wanfeng. Everyone has different talents. Wanfeng may not be good at creating images. His talent lies in overall design. There is no need for us to force him." He rubbed his hands, "Speaking of which, can I use the designs you made for Freckles? I think those elements can be transferred to the elementary school students in Dragon Palace with just a few modifications." Lu Kai had a cold face and moved Tomato's hand on his shoulder away. He picked up the remote control and turned off the projected TV. After the words "First Dragon Palace Elementary School Student Design Discussion Conference" disappeared from view, Lu Kai said, "'Spirit of Art' shouldn't have any problem selling for another two to three months. We recently got the contract back from Mr. Zhou for Little Freckles' previous series, 'Winter Echoes.' I'm tentatively planning to release it on May Day, with 'Winter Memories' taking over. But 'Winter Memories' only has six designs, and I'm thinking of expanding it to nine." Lu Kai said, "That's our main task for the near future. Later... I'll send everyone the original design drawings, and then we'll find time to discuss it." Tomato was stunned for a moment: "Then what about my Dragon Palace Elementary School students?" Lu Kai didn't answer Tomato's question. He just said, "That's it," stood up, and walked out, leaving everyone in the room stranded. The people inside looked at each other in confusion. Zhao Jinghuan and Wanfeng chased after him a moment later, but by the time they reached the bottom of the stairs, Lu Kai had already disappeared. Wanfeng called Lu Kai, but Lu Kai hung up immediately, clearly furious. Wanfeng put down his phone and gave Zhao Jinghuan an awkward smile, "How about you, Jinghuan, call me?" Zhao Jinghuan nodded, but didn't take out her phone. She hesitated for a moment, then asked Wanfeng, "Wanfeng, have you really never designed your own iPhone?"
Wanfeng said he didn't have any ready designs, and Tomato suddenly came alive. He chuckled and said to Lu Kai, "Look, after comparing them, I'm still the most reliable. At least I have a mature IP image." He walked over, patted Lu Kai on the shoulder, and said in a sly tone, "Lu Kai, stop struggling. Just give in to me!"
Lu Kai, however, was in no mood to joke. His eyes never left Wan Feng's face. He asked Wan Feng, "You've done over fifty exercises for Little Freckles, but you've never designed an IP image for yourself."
Wanfeng smiled bitterly and shrugged without giving a clear answer. Lu Kai's face darkened, which was unusual for him: "Wanfeng, how long are you going to retreat?"
Tomato played the good guy on the side. "Hey, Lu Kai, don't make it difficult for Wanfeng. Everyone has different talents. It's very likely that Wanfeng isn't good at creating images. His talent lies in overall design. There's no need to force it." He rubbed his hands. "Speaking of which, can I use the designs you made for Freckles? I think those elements can be transferred to the Dragon Palace students with a few minor modifications."
Lu Kai had a cold face and removed Tomato's hand from his shoulder. He picked up the remote control and turned off the projected TV.
After the words "The First Dragon Palace Elementary School Student Design Discussion Conference" disappeared from sight, Lu Kaicai said, "'Spirit of Art' shouldn't be a problem selling for another two to three months. We previously got the contract for Little Freckles' previous series, 'Winter Echoes', back from President Zhou. I'm tentatively planning to release it on May Day, with 'Winter Memories' taking over. However, 'Winter Memories' only has six designs, so I'm thinking of expanding it to nine this time."
Lu Kai said, "This is our main task in the near future. Later... I will send the original design drawings to everyone, and then we will find time to discuss it."
Tomato was stunned for a moment: "Then what about my Dragon Palace elementary school students?"
Lu Kai did not answer Tomato's question. He just said "Let it be", stood up and walked out, leaving everyone in the room there.
The people in the room looked at each other in bewilderment. Zhao Jinghuan and Wanfeng were a little late in chasing after him, but by the time they got downstairs, Lu Kai had already run off somewhere. Wanfeng called Lu Kai, but Lu Kai hung up directly, clearly really angry with him.
Wan Feng put down his phone and gave Zhao Jinghuan an awkward smile: "How about, Jinghuan, you call."
Zhao Jinghuan nodded, but didn't take out her phone. She hesitated for a moment, then asked Wanfeng: "Wanfeng, have you really never designed your own IP image?"
Wan Feng seemed to sense the strangeness in her tone. He turned his head to look at Zhao Jinghuan, as if he could read something in her eyes:
"Have you and Lu Kai looked at my computer?"
Zhao Jinghuan obviously didn't expect Wanfeng to be so right, so she didn't hide it anymore. "I didn't do it, but Lu Kai did see it that day." After she finished explaining the whole story, Wanfeng said, "No wonder Lu Kai was so angry today... He must have thought I was afraid of a conflict between him and Tomato, so he said I didn't do it even though I did it."
Zhao Jinghuan asked bluntly, "Aren't you afraid of a conflict with Tomato?"
Wanfeng smiled awkwardly, shook his head and said that maybe it was the case normally, but this time it was definitely not the case:
"I didn't want to show my design to Lu Kai because I knew that if my work was put together with Tomato's, Lu Kai would choose mine no matter what. But it's not because my work is better than Tomato's, but because I am his best friend."
Zhao Jinghuan asked, "Couldn't it be because you're his best friend and have a better work?"
Wanfeng shook his head and said the word "no" in a firm tone.
"I know, my talent is simply not enough."
Wanfeng kept denying herself, which made Zhao Jinghuan very angry. She said to Wanfeng, "You can't always be like this. Everyone obviously approves of you." She said:
"You are the only one who always looks down on yourself."
Wanfeng asked him how he could tell that everyone recognized him.
Zhao Jinghuan said, "Take this time for example. Without your fifty or so practice works, there would be no 'Literary Spirit' series, and the subsequent huge sales of Little Freckles would be out of the question."
Wanfeng suddenly laughed. Zhao Jinghuan, thinking he'd predicted what Wanfeng was going to say next, quickly added, "Hey, hey, hey, you can't say there can be a 'cultural relic spirit' without a 'literary spirit'. You can't use hypotheticals as arguments. It's because of your practice that there's a literary spirit, and that's why it sold so well later. What happened happened."
Wanfeng shook his head and said, "That's not what I'm laughing at. I'm laughing because I thought you knew that Dorasi didn't use any of my more than fifty exercises."
"ah?"
"Oh, right. Later you went to work with Sister Zou, so you didn't know." Wanfeng said, "Those fifty or so designs were drawn one by one in my spare time over the past four years. Dorasi also cherished my... 'fruits of labor'. She looked at every one of them. I could sense that she really wanted to choose a few to use, but... she just couldn't pick one."
Wanfeng said, "At that time, I was actually a little unconvinced. I thought that people like different things. The fact that Dorasi didn't use my designs didn't mean that I was bad. It was probably just because we liked different styles... But when she created the new series of designs almost from scratch on her own and put them in front of us, I realized that it wasn't a matter of style at all... Compared with Dorasi's, my work is just dull and mediocre."
He twitched his lips, looking incredibly sad. "Then I saw a quote online saying that many artists are like this: they spend decades trying, only to realize one thing: they have no talent at all." He chuckled self-deprecatingly. "So, I'm still much better than those people. It only took me four years to realize I had no talent."
Zhao Jinghuan frowned, not knowing what to say for a moment. Wanfeng waved his hand, so that Zhao Jinghuan didn't have to think hard about how to comfort himself: "For me, this may be the best ending."
Zhao Jinghuan was stunned: "What's the ending?"
Wanfeng coughed suddenly, making Zhao Jinghuan nervous. She said to Wanfeng, "Since you've already created your own IP image, you should show it to everyone. Even if it's not that good, we can still discuss how to improve it."
Wanfeng took a deep breath and said nothing. Zhao Jinghuan was a little anxious: "Wanfeng, I know you are worried that Lu Kai will act recklessly. Yes, he hopes to give you a version of the doll so that you can have your own work, but that doesn't mean that he will lose his normal judgment because of his obsession. Okay, you don't believe him, then I promise you, okay? If the final design does not meet expectations, I will never let Lu Kai force your doll out of the factory." She poked the dazed Wanfeng, "Speak up."
Wanfeng wrinkled his nose: "There's really no need for this. In fact, I had been planning to tell you two about this after the New Year. I..."
He stopped here and Zhao Jinghuan asked him anxiously what he wanted to say.
Evening Breeze said, "Actually, I'm ready to leave too."
He turned back to look in the direction of the studio: "Almost done, let's stop here."
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