Lei Jin personally brought a chair and asked Fiona Yang to sit down, then announced a piece of news that made everyone ecstatic: "Starting today, my old friend Fiona will be in R&R for a month of exchange guidance. You will all become her students. You can always ask her if you have any questions. I once said that as long as you enter R&R, I will spare no effort to train you. This will always be valid. I hope you will seize the opportunity."
Thunderous applause broke out in the conference room. Being able to study with Fiona Young, even for just one month, was enough to make these designers proud. What's even better was that they could also write the communication and learning during this period into their resumes, which would become an important asset for their future foothold in the fashion industry. It turned out that coming to R&R to apply for a job was the right decision. No matter how strong one's personal strength is, one needs to stand on a higher platform to achieve a leap.
Lin Dan also applauded, his eyes full of admiration for the old man. After coming into this world, she has had in-depth understanding of every famous fashion designer, and her favorite is Her Majesty the Queen because her design style is very similar to hers.
Even Ding Ning, who loved to put on airs, did not dare to neglect the distinguished guest at this moment and went to the tea room to make two cups of coffee himself. In front of Fiona Young, he is nothing. Although he has won several international awards, compared with Fiona's brilliant resume, he can only be described as "unknown".
Lei Jin took the coffee but did not drink it. Instead, he looked at Fiona and asked, "Honey, do you want to say something?"
"Ah, no. A designer should let his work speak for itself. I can't wait to see everyone's submissions." Fiona has always been a very straightforward person and doesn't like unnecessary small talk.
"Okay then," Lei Jin looked at everyone present and said slowly: "Bring all your recent design manuscripts here, no matter whether they are selected or eliminated, let Fiona take a look. She can teach you a lot." He spoke in French, and some people could understand it, so they immediately went to get their manuscripts. Some people didn't understand it and sat in their seats stupidly.
Li Tiantian was one of those who didn't understand, but Lin Dan understood it completely, so he pulled her and whispered, "Go and get all your recent manuscripts."
"Oh, okay." Li Tiantian immediately followed Sister Lin, feeling mixed emotions. She was naturally very excited to be able to study with Fiona Young, but at the same time she was also very nervous because she did not understand French and would be at a disadvantage in terms of communication. If she could not keep up with the communication, she would certainly not be able to keep up with the study, which would mean that the company's training would be in vain.
"Sister Lin, I don't understand French, what should I do? Will the company provide us with an interpreter?" she asked in a low voice.
Ding Ning, who was walking in front of them, sneered. A designer next to him mocked him, "You seem to be the only one who can't understand a word of French. Do you think the company will spend money to hire a translator for you? Why are you so arrogant? I heard that you graduated from a domestic technical college. No wonder~~"
The man dragged out the pronunciation of the last two words in a sarcastic tone, causing everyone around him to snicker.
Li Tiantian felt embarrassed and annoyed, but she didn't dare argue with them, for fear that Mr. Lei and Fiona in the meeting room would hear them.
Lin Dan rubbed her head and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, I will be your exclusive translator, just follow me closely."
Li Tiantian suddenly felt confident. Yes, she has the omnipotent Sister Lin, who is she afraid of!
Ding Ning turned around and glanced at Lin Dan, his expression somewhat gloomy. He seemed calm, but he was actually panicking because he knew how good Lin Dan's manuscript was. Any designer with good aesthetic sense would be able to see her talent. The reason why he was able to suppress her was, first, because of his seniority, second, because of his status, and third, because of his power, but these external things were nothing in Fiona's eyes.
Lei Jin invited her to discover and train talents for R&R, so she would naturally find out the details of each person. She can tell who has the real talent and who is trying to take advantage of the situation.
Does Lin Dan have the real talent? Ding Ning had to admit that she did, and her design skills had surpassed his and even many internationally renowned designers. Her talent could not be concealed no matter what. In other words, the tricks he played behind the scenes would soon be exposed under the eyes of Fiona and Mr. Lei.
He was very panicked. For a moment, he even wanted to escape, so he walked very slowly. But no matter how much you delay, what is coming will come. When everyone's manuscripts were gathered in Fiona's hands, she made a surprised sound: "I would like to ask, what are these manuscripts with crosses on them?"
As luck would have it, the manuscripts that she singled out as the so-called eliminated were all Lin Dan's works, and those that were selected and even in the production process, she just glanced at them and threw them aside, with an expression of disdain that was too obvious.
Ding Ning did not dare to say a word, and his face turned pale at a speed visible to the naked eye. The others were also silent, with their heads down in silence. Only Lin Dan leaned close to Li Tiantian's ear and translated for her word by word.
Lei Jin looked straight at Ding Ning and said coldly, "If I'm not mistaken, these manuscripts have been eliminated?"
"Eliminated?" Fiona roared in disbelief, "This is ridiculous! In my opinion, only these 26 works are the best. Their brilliance is simply unstoppable. Even if they are brought to Milan Fashion Week, they can occupy the most important show! Look at these lines, how sharp and smooth! Look at these details, how ingenious! Look at these styles, how fashionable, how gorgeous, how exquisite! Lei, no one can design affordable fashion with a high-end feel like this designer! She has a pair of hands kissed by God, you know! Why are you eliminating them, why?"
The more Fiona looked at these manuscripts, the more she liked them, because they were so similar to her design style. If she were to design them, she would probably only be able to achieve this level. She is already at the top of the fashion circle. She does not need to rely on suppressing others to establish her position. She is willing to discover more talented young people, and Lei Jin invited her to come out because of this.
She was very excited. As she spoke, she quickly flipped through the manuscripts on the table, and then picked out five girl-style manuscripts separately, exclaiming: "Oh, look what I found! This talented designer can also master this style, so cute! Being able to switch freely between two completely different styles while maintaining a considerable level, amazing, very amazing! So I ask again, why were all these garbage selected, and the real treasures thrown aside?"
Her sharp gaze swept across everyone's faces. Except for Lin Dan and Li Tiantian, everyone lowered their heads in shame, and Ding Ning was so flustered that even her fingertips began to tremble.
Lei Jin said slowly: "Director Ding, I gave you the design and development work because I trust your ability enough. But what is the situation now? I hope you can give me an explanation."
Fiona immediately found Ding Ning's position and asked sharply, "Are you the design director? You eliminated these works and chose these mediocre ones instead? God, is there something wrong with your aesthetics? I doubt your professional level! What's your name?"
Ding Ning's lips trembled slightly, and he didn't dare to tell his name at all, because he knew that once the Queen knew his background, she would publicize his deeds and then laugh at his aesthetic taste.
Yes, Fiona is such a domineering person. She is never stingy in promoting juniors, but hates those colleagues with inferior levels. If she falls in love with someone, she can praise him to the sky. If she hates you, she can trample you into the mud. After watching a fashion show of an emerging fashion designer, she criticized the other person on the spot as a fool with poor aesthetic taste. She also posted on Instagram every day to mock the other person's work in all aspects, forcing the person to quit the circle. Because in her opinion, a designer's lack of aesthetic sense is a heinous crime and is totally unforgivable.
And now, she had already pinned the label of "extremely evil" on Ding Ning's head, and her already harsh expression became even more cold and stern.
Ding Ning's face turned pale and he could only remain silent. He could neither admit in front of Fiona that he lacked aesthetic taste, nor could he admit in front of President Lei that he was suppressing Lin Dan. In other words, no matter how he explained it now, he would step into the trap and fall hard.
Lei Jin didn't need his explanation at all. He said in a deep voice: "Director Ding, I think you should know why I hired you with a high salary. Now, not only can you not create value for the company, but you keep obstructing others from creating value for the company. I can no longer trust you. You are fired."
Ding Ning sat stiffly in his seat, seemingly unable to accept the bad news for a while, while the other designers all cried out in low voices, with horror evident on their faces. They didn't expect the president to be so straightforward and fire them without showing any mercy.
Lin Dan had stopped translating and pressed Li Tiantian's knee with her hand, asking her to try to control her gloating expression.
However, the matter was not over yet. Fiona said aggressively, "Why don't you speak? What is your reason for rejecting these manuscripts? Are you blind? Your name is Ding Ning? I remember that you won the American Designer Award last year. Oh my God, why did they give you this award? Based on your vision alone, it is hard for me to believe that you can design good works. Lei, which manuscripts are his? Please pick them out for me... Oh, these are the ones. The level is not bad, but they are completely incomparable to this LD. What does your company mean? Why let someone of this level lead the design department? Don't you know that this is a disaster for other more talented designers? He has no way to understand LD's design concept. He is so far away from her! Lei, I begin to doubt your vision of people. Only the most talented people are worthy of the position of design director, not just based on so-called qualifications and age! Lei, I have told you this sentence countless times. Have you forgotten it? In our circle, age and qualifications are nothing. Only talent..."
She slammed the table, emphasizing again and again: "Talent is the only key to everything! People without talent, get out now! Such a good design has been ruined by you, it's shameless! Lei, I'm telling you the truth, if you let him keep making trouble, your company will go bankrupt sooner or later!"
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