Zhu K'er didn't dare to answer Lei Jin's question, but Ding Ning did, and immediately said, "Boss Lei, these materials are only available to designers, not to all employees. As you know, our company was established not long ago, and the employees are newly recruited, and their character and ability are still to be examined. These materials are carefully collected by LEI's buyers and designers, and are very valuable. If they are spread by someone, it will be a big loss for the company."
Lei Jin listened to him patiently and nodded, "Well, let's set the data to be shared by all employees. From now on, anyone who is a member of the design department can retrieve the data based on their work number."
"Ah?" Ding Ning was stunned. He never expected that after saying so much, Mr. Lei still refuted him on the spot.
Lei Jin put down the information and prepared to go somewhere else. Ding Ning hurriedly chased him and said, "Mr. Lei, you are too careless. Do you know where this information comes from? Our designers and buyers collected it from various press conferences, shows, material exhibitions, online media, social platforms, etc., and it is also attached with annotations from many outstanding LEI designers. It also includes predictions for the fashion trends of the next quarter. It is the crystallization of everyone's wisdom. If it is leaked to competitors, it will definitely pose a threat to our new product launch plan..."
"So what?" Lei Jin turned to face all the designers and said word by word: "As long as you join R&R, everyone can get the company's full support. The reason why LEI can stand firm is not because of its strong financial resources, but because we have countless excellent designers. I hope R&R can become the soil for cultivating you, rather than a cage that restricts your development. In the future, if some of you become great designers standing at the top of the fashion industry, I will be proud of you regardless of whether you are still working in R&R at that time."
He looked at Ding Ning and said coldly: "As a big man like you, you can't be so magnanimous." After he finished speaking, he pushed the door open and walked out with a brisk step and a straight back.
Ding Ning chased after him in a panic, but was unable to convince him to change his decision, while everyone in the office couldn't stop cheering.
"Mr. Lei is so handsome!"
"A big company is a big company. It really has an extraordinary demeanor!"
"I feel like I've come to the right place because they prioritize employee development! Working in a company like this will lead to long-term development!"
Everyone was talking and excited, but Lin Dan raised his head and looked at Lei Jin seriously for the first time. She had never expected him to make such a change, which was a blessing for every designer. As long as the company is willing to provide nourishment for the development of its employees, a large number of people will grow rapidly.
While thinking, special assistant Ming Guanghan had already sent the latest and most complete fashion information to the company's internal database, and said in a gentle voice: "In the future, you can search for this information at will as long as you provide your work number. The company trusts you very much, and I hope you can live up to this trust."
"We must work hard." Everyone said in unison.
Ming Guanghan nodded and went out. He accompanied the president on a tour of the design department, then came back and called a meeting of all the designers to ask for their suggestions in order to improve the management deficiencies of the department as soon as possible. Lin Dan sat in an inconspicuous corner, quietly watching everyone raise their hands to speak.
To be honest, she had too many opinions, but she also knew that she had registered with Lei Jin and was considered a problem employee. No matter what opinions she put forward, they would not be taken seriously. It would be better for her to wait until the design plan was adopted. If it was not adopted, there would be no point in staying, so there was no need to say anything.
Lei Jin folded his fingers, sat at the head of the table, and glanced at everyone.
Ming Guanghan summarized everyone's opinions and marked the important ones with asterisks for the boss to read. But the BOSS was obviously not interested in the document. He didn't even look at it and didn't give any response. He just nodded occasionally to show that he was listening carefully.
The meeting lasted for more than an hour, and Ming Guanghan clearly felt that the boss's mood gradually changed from anticipation to anxiety, and in the end he was even a little disappointed. He glanced at his watch and said in a deep voice, "Does anyone else want to express their opinions? The last ten minutes, please hurry."
The meeting room was silent.
Lin Dan was concentrating on taking notes and didn't even look up.
Lei Jin's gaze paused on her for a moment. Seeing that she still didn't speak, his voice inevitably lowered a little: "Since there is no one, then I am here to announce a piece of news. Please complete the design plan of the new product within four days. Today is the tenth, which means on the fourteenth, I hope to see your plan. As long as you feel you have the ability, all members of the design department can prepare a plan. R&R will not stifle the creativity and work enthusiasm of any employee. Please work hard."
Everyone was silent at first, and then there was a burst of noise. The original one-month period was shortened to four days. What kind of extreme operation is this? You know, it takes a general clothing company at least six to nine months to complete a quarter's new product research and development! No one can complete half a year's work in four days, no one! The analysis and prediction of fashion trends alone would take one or two months to complete! I heard that R&R is a brand independently invested by the president. Is he crazy about making money?
Ming Guanghan, who has always been good at managing his facial expressions, couldn't help but look at Lei Jin with surprise in his eyes. Obviously, he didn't know that the boss would make such an unusual decision. However, R&R is nominally affiliated with the LEI Group, but in reality it is the boss who has the final say. He decides when to submit the proposal, and no one dares to raise any objections.
Ding Ning and Zhu K'er joined the company when it was first established. They have been preparing for this plan for several months and have also been collecting information privately, so they are not in a hurry. Although several designers who joined later were eager to try, their starting points were lower than theirs and they would not pose a threat to them, not to mention the other assistant designers and intern designers. With the president's arrangement, the advantages of the two men increased several times, and they were naturally filled with pride.
Lin Dan sat in the corner, his expression remained cold throughout, never excited nor flustered.
Lei Jin glanced at her, frowning, and finally announced: "That's all for today, let's adjourn the meeting."
Lin Dan immediately moved to a corner and asked Lei Jin, Lei Chao and Ming Guanghan to leave first. He then waited for everyone to leave the room one after another before he packed up the items on the table and left the meeting room. Lei Jin walked very slowly. When he arrived at the elevator, he suddenly said, "It's almost twelve o'clock. I invite everyone in the design department to the cafeteria for dinner. Please come and have a meal."
Ming Guanghan immediately took out his mobile phone and booked two large round tables.
Everyone nodded hurriedly, and some even let out low cries of surprise. Only Lin Dan went back to the office to get his phone, ordered two takeouts and had the guy deliver them to the warehouse on the first floor, then quietly entered the stairwell while everyone was waiting for the elevator in groups, and left the main group.
Lei Jin had a very bad impression of her. The main purpose of his inviting everyone to dinner was to boost employee morale and to narrow the distance between him and his employees. As a scheming woman who was trying to curry favor with rich and powerful people, she would definitely not be among those who could be encouraged or be approached. It would be better for her not to go and cause trouble.
Lei Jin took the special elevator to the restaurant on the third floor and pointed to the menu and said, "Honey barbecued pork, black bean sauce steamed fish, and tofu meatball soup. These three dishes must be on every table. A Black Forest cake will be served as dessert later. You can order the rest of the dishes yourself."
"Okay." Ming Guanghan waved to call the waiter.
Lei Jin stared at the restaurant door, his eyes flickering, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Lei Chao, Ding Ning and Zhu Ker were the first to walk into the restaurant, followed by several designers, then assistant designers, then designer assistants, and finally several intern designers. Workplace rules demonstrate their existence at all times, and the level of status can be seen just by the order in which people take the elevator.
Not seeing the person he was expecting, Lei Jin's flickering eyes dimmed instantly. He knocked on the table with his knuckles and asked, "Is everyone here?"
"Everyone is here." Ding Ning looked back and didn't notice that two people were missing from the design department.
Zhu K'er also nodded quickly, not wanting Lin Dan to come at all. You are not even proactive when the president invites you to dinner, so are you waiting for everyone to come to you specifically? Oh yes, Lin Dan can be a few minutes late, and then walk in gracefully under the spotlight, leaving a deep impression on the president! No wonder she is dressed so beautifully today, this woman is really scheming!
It's not just Zhu K'er who thinks this way, there are also a group of female designers. They completely forgot that the president's inspection was a spur-of-the-moment decision and no one was notified in advance.
Lei Jin opened his thin lips slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but pursed them tightly the next second.
"Order." He raised his chin, motioning Ming Guanghan to pass out the menus, and said casually, "In order to stimulate everyone's creativity, I will add a rest area, a snack area, and a tea bar to the design department. I will also allow everyone to bring their pets to work. In short, you can do whatever makes you comfortable, as long as it doesn't interfere with your normal work."
Everyone cheered again, and their favorable impression of the company suddenly exploded.
Lei Jin pulled the corners of his lips and smiled perfunctorily.
Ming Guanghan shook his head and thought to himself: I'm obviously already impatient, why am I forcing myself to sit here? The president is acting very abnormally today!
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Not only Lin Dan was forgotten, but also Li Tiantian. She is still working hard in the warehouse today, but she no longer feels resentful. Instead, she cherishes such opportunities very much. When she heard that the boss had gone to the design department and held a meeting, she did not join in the fun, but continued to familiarize herself with the fabrics. She does have a very good relationship with the big boss, they are like friends when they are together and she is not afraid of being scolded at all.
Knowing that Sister Lin was coming to have dinner with her, she was delighted and quickly took out the questions she had sorted out, ready to ask while eating. However, she received a text message that made her scream in surprise: "Ahhh, Sister Lin, we can bring Little Boss to work! That's great, he won't have to go hungry anymore, we can take him to the cafeteria to eat, I'm really afraid he will get depression if he stays at home alone!"
"Cats can't eat the food in the cafeteria, so I'll bring it a lunch box in the future." Lin Dan felt a little happy. In the past two days, she has experienced the joy of raising a pet and is naturally willing to take care of the little boss around the clock.
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