Chapter 32 Autumn New Product Competition
Mu Nanyan entered the company, clocked in, and went to the design department. At this time, some employees of the design department had already arrived. Mu Nanyan went straight to her office seat, sat down, and turned on the computer.
At this time, a woman came over with a stack of documents in her hand and said to Mu Nanyan:
"Nan Yan, can you help me make some copies of the documents?"
When Mu Nanyan saw that the person coming was Chen Wenyue, an intermediate designer, she smiled. That smile looked simple and innocent.
"Sister Yue, why don't you let your assistant take care of copying the documents?"
Last week, this woman ordered her around the most. As a newcomer, Mu Nanyan found it difficult to refuse, but she didn't want to help her all the time. She also wanted to draw her own design draft, so she could only refuse with a smile.
"She hasn't come yet, and I need this urgently, so..."
"It's not office hours yet, so it's normal that she hasn't come yet. If you're in a hurry, you can go and make copies yourself. Sister Yue, I still have some unfinished drawings, so I'm sorry, Sister Yue."
Chen Wenyue didn't expect Mu Nanyan to refuse, because last week Mu Nanyan was very obedient and would do whatever she was asked to do, but this week she couldn't be asked to do anything.
Seeing that Mu Nanyan said this, Chen Wenyue didn't know what to say anymore. She had to go and copy the documents herself in disappointment, but she became even more upset with Mu Nanyan.
When Mu Nanyan first came last week, everyone was amazed by her appearance and took good care of her. Some young employees approached Mu Nanyan every day. Before Mu Nanyan came, these treatments all belonged to Chen Wenyue. Before Mu Nanyan came, she was the most beautiful in the design department. Moreover, she is only 28 years old now and has become a mid-level designer. She is already very awesome in their company and everyone praises her every day.
So after Mu Nanyan came, Chen Wenyue often called her when there was something to do and no longer asked her assistant to do it. Chen Wenyue saw that Mu Nanyan was relatively easy to control and didn't take her seriously. Now, she dared to refuse him, and Chen Wenyue hated Mu Nanyan.
When it was time to go to work, the design director appeared in the office and said to everyone:
"Everyone go to the conference room for the meeting now."
Everyone else heard it and immediately put down what they were doing and went to the meeting room. As a newcomer, Mu Nanyan could only sit in the corner at the end. The design director sat in the main seat and said:
"I called everyone to this meeting today to announce something: the 'Oriental Cup' Chinese Women's Fashion Design Competition. I think everyone is familiar with this competition."
"I know. This is the most authoritative competition in our design industry." Senior designer Yao Yizhou said excitedly.
"That's right. The competition will begin in the second half of the year. Our company has received an invitation, but there is only one spot available, so we need to discuss today who will participate."
"Is this even worth discussing? Designer Yao is the only senior designer in the design department right now."
The person who said this was Yao Yizhou's assistant. He looked very proud when he said this, as if he was the senior designer. However, Xiao Wei, a mid-level designer, was not very happy to hear this:
"This competition is so important, who wouldn't want to participate? And as designers, shouldn't our work speak for itself? How can it be determined by professional titles? I don't accept it."
Xiao Wei is a 26-year-old young man. He has designed several popular clothing items in the company in recent years and he is very confident in his designs.
"That's right. I also think the work should speak for itself. We can have a competition, and whoever's work wins gets to participate in the competition."
Chen Wenyue also spoke. After all, she also wanted to go to this competition. She let Yao Yizhou go last year, but he performed poorly and did not even make it to the finals. How could she let him go this year?
"Okay, aren't we discussing this? Then let's do as everyone said. Since the new fall clothing collection hasn't been finalized yet, we'll use it as our test. Whoever designs the highest-selling clothing will be the one to enter the competition."
In the end, the design director's decision decided the competition. Although Liu Dahai is the design director, he did not study design, but he has a high appreciation of design. He is 42 years old this year. As long as he thinks a work is good, it will basically become a hit, and everyone is quite convinced of him.
"The deadline for this draft is this Friday. We will finalize it when we go to work next Monday. Everyone, hurry up. Anyone who wants to participate in this competition can do so, even designer assistants."
After Liu Dahai finished speaking, everyone was shocked. This time, it was like giving everyone a chance. As long as they won, they would get a promotion. A few people who were on good terms with him began to whisper among themselves. Everyone wanted to seize this opportunity. After all, according to the professional qualification exam, one had to have worked in the company for three years and designed a hit product to get a chance. Some people had been working in the company for several years and were still junior designers. This was considered an exceptional promotion.
Mu Nanyan was also very happy to hear this. After all, she had only been in the company for a week and she had the opportunity to participate in the design of new autumn products. If she won, she could also participate in the competition she had been thinking about for a long time.
Liu Dahai saw that everyone was very enthusiastic, smiled with satisfaction, and said:
"Okay, now that the matter has been decided, everyone can go out and continue working. I hope everyone can design works that satisfy the market."
Liu Dahai stood up and walked out of the meeting room. The other colleagues also left. Mu Nanyan also followed the group and returned to her workstation.
She took out drawing paper and pen and started designing clothes. All her inspiration in the past period of time was used to design summer clothes, and she really had no inspiration to design autumn clothes.
At this time, Chen Wenyue passed by her and saw her drawing a design draft. She asked sarcastically:
"Nan Yan, you don't want to participate in this competition too, do you?"
"Yes, Sister Yue, what's wrong?"
"How can you, a college student who hasn't even graduated yet, understand what design is? Do you think anyone can participate in this? Their assistant designers have only been with the company for a year or two. You're just an intern designer, so forget it. You probably can't even design a complete outfit."
How could Mu Nanyan not hear the sarcasm in Chen Wenyue's words? She didn't know why Chen Wenyue kept staring at her. She hadn't offended her. She really wanted to fight back, but Chen Wenyue was a veteran in the company. If she offended her, her future would definitely be difficult.
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