118. Elf Pocket
That weekend, Yu Chuanbei and Ling Ling lived life to their own devices. They reversed their days and nights, eating in bed and making love endlessly. Their passion had reignited, burning even more intensely. But on Sunday night, after dinner, Yu Chuanbei emerged from the kitchen to find her dressed in her previous clothes, ready to leave. "What are you doing?" he asked, confused. "Go back to my place. I've already made an agreement with the hotel owner to stay in his most unsaleable room type and pay the short-term rental price. I'll continue to live there in the future." Yu Chuanbei didn't understand what she meant for a moment, so he had to say, "Then I'll drive you there now, get all your things back, and you can cancel the room." "No, didn't I just say you'd still live there in the future?" She had already put her hair up, and finally checked the things in her bag, then said to him solemnly, "I've thought about it. Even if we don't break up, we should change the way we get along before. I shouldn't rely on you too early, as this will unbalance our relationship. I'll still temporarily stay in a hotel near the company and move there after I buy a house. I'll come to your place often, but I'll try not to stay overnight." "Just go to bed, not overnight, what kind of bullshit way of getting along is this?" Yu Chuanbei was a little angry, "Didn't we agree to be good in the future and discuss and solve problems together?" "Aren't I discussing with you now?" "You're just notifying me that you will leave whether I agree or not." The two of them fell silent again. Two days of inseparable love seemed like nothing more than a lingering, erotic dream. Returning to reality, the spell of "work tomorrow" gripped them, and they were once again at an impasse. "Bei," Ling Ling said weakly, "You've always been in the dominant position in our relationship, so your perspective and mine are different. I want to find a way for us to get along equally, so that I won't have a fragile ego and become sensitive and suspicious over your words. You said you'd give us another chance, so can you give me a little more time, too? Yu Chuanbei replied, "You and I do see our relationship differently. I wish you could let go of your obsession and be at peace with me. But since that's the case, I respect your decision and I'll wait for you to come back." Ling Ling smiled gently, moved forward, hugged his back, and kissed him lightly on the lips as a farewell. *~*~*~*~*~*~ The low pressure of the first day of work was murky and depressing. Lingling's copywriter once again...
This weekend, Yu Chuanbei and Ling Ling let things flow. They turned their days and nights upside down, eating in bed and making out endlessly. Their passion had reignited, burning even more intensely.
But on Sunday night, after the two had dinner together, Yu Chuanbei came out of the kitchen and saw that she had put on her previous clothes and was ready to leave.
"What are you going to do?" he asked confusedly.
"Back to where I live. I've already made an agreement with the hotel owner to stay in his least popular room type and pay the short-term rental price. I'll continue to live there from now on."
Yu Chuanbei didn't understand what she meant for a moment, so he said, "Then I'll drive you over now and get all your things back. You can cancel the room."
"No, didn't I just say we'd still live there?" She had already put her hair up, checked the contents of her bag one last time, and then said to him solemnly, "I've thought about it. Even if we don't break up, we should change the way we're getting along. I shouldn't rely on you too soon, or it will unbalance our relationship. I'll still temporarily stay in the hotel near the company and move there once I buy a house. I'll come to your place often, but I'll try not to stay overnight."
"Just sleeping together, not staying overnight? What kind of ridiculous relationship model is this?" Yu Chuanbei was a little angry. "Didn't we agree to be good friends in the future and discuss and solve problems together?"
"I'm not discussing this with you right now?"
"You are just informing me now that you will leave whether I agree or not."
The two of them fell silent again. The two days of inseparable love seemed like just a lingering dream. Once they returned to reality, once they were shrouded by the curse of "going to work tomorrow", they were once again stuck in an impasse.
"Bei," Ling Ling said weakly, "In our relationship, you've always been in a dominant position, so our feelings are viewed differently from your perspective and mine. I want to find a way for us to get along equally. That way, I won't have a fragile self-esteem and won't be sensitive and suspicious because of a few words from you. You said you'd give us another chance, so can you give me a little more time, okay?"
Yu Chuanbei said, "You and I do have different perspectives on our relationship. I really hope you can let go of your obsession and get along with me freely. But in this case, I respect your decision and I will wait for you to come back."
Ling Ling smiled gently, walked forward, hugged his back, and kissed him lightly on the lips as a farewell.
*~*~*~*~*~*~
The low pressure on the first day of the workday was muddy and depressing.
Ling Ling's copy was once again rejected when Fang Tuowu reviewed and approved it.
Mei Xiao tossed the transfer form signed by Mr. Fang onto the round table in the conference room and lectured Ling Ling in front of the entire team: "It seems Mr. Fang shares my sentiments. Ling Ling, how many times have I told you? No more long copy, no more complicated emotions or plot twists! Our ads only last a few seconds in front of the public, and everyone is hostile and repulsive. But we are a medium of public persuasion, using our ads to change people's behavior, intentions, or attitudes. Therefore, our only option is repetition, repetition, repetition! A simple phrase, repeated thousands of times, is the most effective method. You can't waste advertisers' money by selfishly displaying your own cheap sentimentality!"
Ling Ling frantically defended herself, "Sister Mei, when writing copy and planning, I absolutely had no personal agenda, let alone putting my own wishes above product marketing. Indeed, in today's flood of information, the most worthy service to advertisers is to help them be remembered by the public. Simple repetition is indeed very effective, but I believe that what truly makes people remember long-term is insight into human nature, and it is to inspire the audience's yearning for a certain lifestyle—"
"'You think', 'you think' is important?" Mei Xiao's tone became more and more difficult.
Ling Ling knew that further discussion would only make things more awkward, so she said dejectedly, "So, according to you, for the two recently rejected cases, I can just mechanically repeat the simple advertising slogans, right?"
"Don't be so unconvinced. If you have the ability to come up with an advertising slogan of five or six words and make it widely sung, so that even if this company is acquired one day, this slogan can be worth hundreds of millions, then you will be awesome." Mei Xiao pointed at Ling Ling and said.
"Okay, no problem." Ling Ling accepted the challenge.
Seeing that she was still stubborn, Mei Xiao stepped on her again and said, "Don't ask me to tell you what you want in the future. Instead, you need to show me what I want. When I see what I want, I will know what I want."
"Okay, Sister Mei."
Seeing that Ling Ling had indeed lowered her head, Mei Xiao stood up and left the meeting room.
Chuqi and Shaoyao stayed to comfort her.
Chuqi said indignantly, "I think your copy for Yunshang women's clothing is pretty good. It completely fits the positioning of their new brand, which is aimed at young female customers. It's cool and sassy, but not mindless and pretentious. Even the client didn't torture us with revisions, so why are we fighting among ourselves first?"
Shaoyao also said, "Yes, when I met with Yunshang's brand manager about this copywriting, he praised us for capturing the buzz. Brother Chong has already nailed Yunshang's image design. Are we going to completely overturn it and start over now? And, Sister Ling, to be honest, I'm a little skeptical... Is this really what Mr. Fang meant?" Chuqi, upon hearing Shaoyao's words, suddenly had an idea and said, "I also seriously suspect Mei Xiao is behind this! We can't confront the boss directly, and she's the only one passing messages. Who knows if she'll distort the facts for selfish reasons? You have strong business skills now, and you hold several key client resources. The position of Creative Director of Group A will be yours sooner or later. It's absolutely the popular choice. If she can't get promoted, you'll poach her directly. She must be feeling a surge of crisis right now. She's never treated you like this before, praising your talent and commitment everywhere, but you've seen in recent meetings that she's constantly contradicting you. Anxious people often use arrogance to mask their guilt. She's just killing you now."
"No, no, no, it should be said that you are destroying the bridge after crossing it. Sister Ling is not a donkey." Shao Yao hurriedly corrected Chuqi.
"Yes, yes, yes." Chuqi agreed deeply.
Ling Ling waved her hand dismissively and said, "You two are fine. It's just a routine workplace situation, and you're being forced to analyze it into philosophical ideas. Sister Mei's point is not without reason. She has always been committed to maximizing profits, and there's nothing wrong with that. I'll try to find a way to make some changes."
"She is definitely deeply addicted to PUA," said Shaoyao.
Chuqi continued, "I think her CPU is also having problems. From now on, any Meijie KFC can easily take her out, or KTV will also be fine."
After saying that, the two of them burst into laughter, and Ling Ling also smiled bitterly with them.
Jokes aside, after Ling Ling persuaded the two of them to leave, she stayed in the conference room to ponder Yun Shang's new copy.
She drew the brand name and LOGO icon of Yunshang on a piece of paper, and repeatedly looked through the popular clothes in its flagship online store. She went without eating or drinking for most of the day, and finally, before her body ran out of energy, her mind suddenly became clear.
After she sorted out a set of ideas, she decided to confirm the direction with Yunshang's brand manager first. After making sure there was no problem, she would ask Lu Chong and Shaoyao to follow up.
She called Yunshang's brand manager, Qiao Xi, and said, "Hello, Xixi, dear, I'm sorry to bother you. We've just decided on a new marketing direction, and I'd like to ask you for your guidance. Could you please help us set the course and give us some guidance?"
Qiao Xi on the other end of the video said in confusion, "Hey, didn't you all submit your drafts? I've already reported it to our boss, so why are there still changes?"
Ling Ling said with great enthusiasm, "Our two bosses have a close relationship. Our boss has given us a new task. He said that the previous version was only enough for you to be popular for the new season, but the new task we have received is to give your entire brand a slogan that will directly increase your market value.
But don't be embarrassed. I'm calling you now on my own initiative just to get our heads around it. If you agree with our new plan, then you can give your boss a heads-up. We'll have a more comprehensive presentation when our team visits your company for an on-site presentation. If you think this plan is worthy of being a hit, then it must be you, the client with a keen eye, who has unlocked our potential. We made a positive change at the last minute, all for Yunshang's sake. Your boss will be understanding. But if you think my new plan is inferior to the old one, let's stick with the old approach. Playing it safe is a good strategy, what do you think?"
Author's Note
Liu Qiu
author
06-17
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