Wang Jian, who had already returned to Beijing, received a phone call from director Wang Wei in Hong Kong, who wanted to contact his boss in person.
Liu Zi refused outright.
Although Director Wang had helped her in the past, that's one thing and that's another.
Some things can't be resolved with an apology. They had the most vile intentions in planning to imprison her, and she can't just forgive them as if nothing happened.
Although the other party still holds her Infernal Affairs film series, the adaptation rights are subject to contractual requirements. As long as Director Wong uses her script, it won't save her any trouble.
After calming down, Liu Zi went to Chenxing's newly established research studio the day after returning to Beijing.
Apart from one or two people who remained relatively calm, the rest of the meeting seemed quite uneasy.
"Hello everyone, I'm Liu Zi!" Liu Zi gave a brief introduction.
Upon hearing that Liu Zi studied literature, Director Zheng, who was in charge, became furious. Was this some kind of joke?
Professor Zheng is a veteran at the Chenxing Group's R&D center. He withdrew from the research group half a year ago because his wife fell ill. Unexpectedly, after returning, he was assigned to this kind of place.
"I know you might be unhappy about this. Why should I be your leader? Why should I be able to boss you around?"
"I believe I've relied on the various unique ideas in my mind and these sketches in my hand. Since everyone here has signed a confidentiality agreement, I'll leave these to you to see!"
Liu Zi distributed the first draft of the artwork and asked everyone present to give her any feedback.
At first, Professor Zheng was somewhat resistant, but as he went through the cards one by one, it was as if a door had opened in his mind.
"Did you design this?" Director Zheng asked Liu Zi excitedly.
"Yes, I guess so!" Liu Zi said calmly.
"Teacher, isn't this the principle of an oven?" At this moment, a young man next to Zheng Dong understood.
"I suppose so! But the thing she envisioned is simpler, takes up less space, and is more energy-efficient." Professor Zheng was a little excited; he was now eager to bring it to life.
"Professor Zheng is right. My design principle is to release the food's own oils through baking and ventilation, thus reducing oil intake."
"I intend to manufacture this and export it. Those foreigners always boast about their healthy diets, so let them be as healthy as they want."
"And this wall-mounted electric oven, I hope Professor Zheng and your team will not only consider the product's performance and quality, but also put some thought into its appearance."
"Don't worry, Mr. Liu, we will do our best," Professor Zheng assured on behalf of everyone.
Actually, those small appliances weren't complicated to make, but Liu Zi had to worry about the subsequent plagiarism by foreign manufacturers.
She needs to talk to Li Mu and establish design barriers abroad as soon as possible, so that those who want to make and sell their designs will have to pay patent fees.
Li Mu is flying to Shenzhen next week, where his first five-star hotel, a joint venture, is about to open.
When Liu Zi arrived, she happened to see him asking his assistant to book plane tickets, and she immediately went up to him and asked if she could go with him.
"Where are you going?" Li Mu frowned. This woman didn't have any businesses in Shenzhen. Did she want to go to Hong Kong?
"I actually want to go to Guangzhou," Liu Zi whispered.
"Where are you going?" Li Mu asked, looking down at the documents.
"Buy clothes!" Liu Zi clenched her fist.
"What?" Li Mu thought he had misheard.
"Buying clothes!" Liu Zi repeated.
"You spend so much money flying over just to buy a few clothes?" Li Mu still held onto his old-fashioned thinking. In later generations, there would be countless people flying to Paris to attend fashion shows.
"I want to open a shop in Beijing and lead the trend. We can't let others laugh at us for being unsophisticated anymore." Liu Zi has always believed that self-confidence comes from within. The country has just escaped poverty, and people's thinking has not yet caught up.
Liu Zi works in the media industry, and she doesn't mind provoking the public in this regard.
"I need to go there first to check out the market, and I might even go to Hong Kong. Of course, it's safer to go with you."
Liu Zi was actually scared by what happened last time. Although this scoundrel had been exploiting her, he was at least decent, and she trusted him quite a bit in comparison.
"Didn't you say you haven't been able to contact people with foreign affairs lately? There are many foreigners in Hong Kong, are you sure you want to go?" Li Mu's family has a strong background, and he himself has served in the military, so he has a certain degree of political sensitivity.
"Oh dear, I forgot about that!" Liu Zi clapped her hands. This really caused her to miss out on earning a lot of money!
"Forget it, forget it, I'm not going. We'll talk about it when I get back!" Liu Zi slumped onto the sofa.
Li Mu didn't even look up, but he knew that this woman was unpredictable, changing her mind constantly.
Liu Zi has been so bored lately that she's practically bursting with boredom. Foreman Wang even asked her if she was in a hurry to move into the courtyard house, otherwise she wouldn't have come here so often before, but lately she's been coming over every few days to keep an eye on things.
"I heard they're working really hard at the research lab; you've given them the design drafts."
"Mmm!" Liu Zi replied weakly.
"I'm here today to remind you about the product patent. Chenxing's legal team should be more professional than I am. For specific details, please have them go to the research lab and talk to Professor Zheng."
"So confident? Are you sure your product will sell like hotcakes?" To Li Mu's surprise, Liu Zi didn't start with home appliances; instead, she began with small everyday appliances.
"Of course!" Liu Zi said confidently, as everything she brought out had been verified in later life.
"By the way, if we want the design to look good, the research lab needs a designer. I wonder if Mr. Li could help us?" Liu Zi put her hands together and moved closer to Li Mu.
"What are your requirements?" Li Mu sighed and put down his pen.
"Ideally, she should have an art background and a certain level of artistic appreciation. Most importantly, she should be obedient; whatever I ask her to design, she will design."
Li Mu raised an eyebrow; the conditions were quite high.
"Not now, but it will be included if mass production begins later."
Liu Zi was helpless; this man was becoming increasingly difficult to talk to.
What Liu Zi didn't expect was that the man she found difficult to talk to, who liked to exploit her, bought a lot of clothes in Guangzhou, Shenzhen.
This surprised Liu Zi greatly; the man had changed his ways.
"You said you wanted to set a trend, so of course I brought back the things I thought were pretty good!" Li Mu's office was filled with all sorts of tote bags.
"Huh? Why are there only women's clothes and no men's clothes?" Liu Zi flipped through the pages.
"You don't wear men's clothes, why would you buy that?" Li Mu asked, puzzled.
"I need to manage the artists in my company, both men and women. Besides, it doesn't look good if a woman is dressed up but has a tacky man by her side! True beauty is when everyone looks good together." Liu Zi is quite philanthropic in this regard.
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