Chapter 146

At night, Tang Song had a long dream.

In the dream, he became a young man who loved sketching and painting.

At the beginning, the lines were stiff and lifeless, and the images lacked layers and depth.

By reading art books, observing the works of masters, and learning how they captured light and shadow, depicted texture, and expressed form, his skills improved bit by bit.

Starting from basic geometric shapes, he gradually transitioned to complex still lifes, human bodies, and even dynamic scenes.

His fingers developed calluses, and the table was piled high with dense drawing paper.

The lines under his pen became more and more fluid, the light and shadow handling more and more delicate, and the composition more and more harmonious.

Light and shadow danced on his drawing paper, and the subtle changes in the characters' expressions were all captured.

…

May 15, 2023, Monday, sunny, 21~34°C.

6:00 AM.

Tang Song sat up from the bed and rubbed his somewhat sore forehead.

Closing his eyes, his mind was filled with many memories about sketching.

Although it didn't have the sense of participation of a dream dungeon, he accepted this skill very naturally.

At this moment, he was a sketching master who had practiced for many years, and his control over various techniques was superb.

He couldn't wait to walk into the study.

He opened the system interface, entered the 【Outfit Center】, and opened one of the outfits.

A dazzling AR scene reproduction appeared.

Tang Song took out a pencil and began to draw "shasha" on A4 paper, facing the clothes.

His sitting posture was upright, and his movements were relaxed and free.

Soon, a lifelike sketch appeared on the snow-white paper.

Nice!

For the clothes he bought before, the color and material were fine, but there were always subtle differences in the pattern, such as cutting lines, button positions, etc., which was the reason for the maximum 90% effect.

Now, as long as he let Yao Lingling help him get the pattern done, he could create clothes with 100% effect.

Fitness, breakfast, washing up, skincare, styling his hair.

On the morning of early summer, the temperature gradually rose, and the fragrance of plants bloomed in the air.

Tang Song rolled down the car window to feel the season at close range.

As he approached Yunxi Building, a tall and sexy figure flashed by.

Wearing a shirt, black silk stockings, a hip-hugging skirt, and high heels, Seeing Xiao Xue was walking along the sidewalk toward the company.

Slowing down the car, he could see her swaying figure through the rearview mirror.

From Yanjing Huating to here, it was about 1.5 kilometers; walking over was actually fine.

Shaking his head and smiling, the silver Mercedes slowly drove into the underground garage.

Lin Mu Xue moved her gaze away from the passing luxury cars, her eyes full of worry.

For the past few days, her mood had been terrible.

Last night, her high school classmate Chen Siyue contacted her and clearly proposed the idea of wanting to interview her.

What she said was quite tempting: make a co-creation video, create huge topics through the contrast before and after her counterattack, and achieve a win-win situation.

In high school, Lin Mu Xue wasn't conspicuous among her classmates due to her poor family background, inability to dress up, and average grades.

If she could really produce a video well, the probability of success would indeed be very high.

It was a pity she didn't have the capital at all, and she had to move out of her original house at the end of the month.

Although she temporarily pushed it away by saying she was on a business trip and busy with work, she felt that Chen Siyue wouldn't give up this good opportunity, and she might storm into Yancheng at any time.

"Empress Mu Xue, morning!"

"Good morning, Seeing Xiao Xue, so self-disciplined, walking to work again. No wonder your figure is so great."

Walking into the main entrance of the building, several familiar colleagues took the initiative to come up and greet her.

This time was just right for Rongxin Venture Capital's start of work.

An enthusiastic male colleague helped swipe the access card, Lin Mu Xue stepped inside, and said thank you with a faint smile on her face.

The male colleague instantly became exuberant and began to chat with her about recent work.

"This Thursday, the investment negotiation meeting hosted by our company is about to start. I heard you're going too, right?"

Lin Mu Xue nodded.

For this kind of high-profile activity, as long as she could participate, she wouldn't miss it.

Greeting guests at the scene, and by the way, taking photos and recording a short video, she would pretend she was also a guest at the meeting.

"Ding—" The elevator stopped steadily on the 19th floor.

Lin Mu Xue stepped into the company gate, clocked in, waved to her colleagues with a smile, and sat down at the front desk.

As a famous venture capital company, the requirements for front desk administration were naturally very high.

Although Lin Mu Xue only had a junior college degree, her image and temperament were truly outstanding, which was why she successfully got the job after overcoming all obstacles.

Monthly salary of 5k, five insurances and one fund, paid annual leave, and weekends off.

Most importantly, with the identity of a Rongxin Venture Capital employee, she could shoot more high-end videos.

Her main income also relied on advertising orders on Xiaohongshu and Douyin.

This was the foundation for maintaining her decent life.

Of course, in the eyes of her colleagues, she was a rich girl who didn't lack money and came to work here just to experience life.

There was no way around it; strong vanity meant that after telling one lie, she could only use more lies to make up for it.

"Ding-dong—"

In the work group.

【Administrative Supervisor - Guo Wenlei: "This is the activity flow and guest list for the negotiation meeting. Take a close look and don't make any mistakes when the time comes. Gather at the company on Thursday, wear black formal attire, and don't wear accessories."】

Replying "Received" in the group, Lin Mu Xue was about to get up to get water.

A magnetic male voice sounded: "Empress Mu Xue, morning."

"Good morning, Brother Gu." Lin Mu Xue smiled at Gu Cheng.

"I brought you a cup of Geisha Americano, be careful it's hot." Gu Cheng placed the coffee at her workstation, stroked his gold-rimmed glasses with his index finger, and smiled: "A new light food shop opened nearby, do you want to go explore it at noon?"

Lin Mu Xue took the coffee and shook her head regretfully: "It's 34 degrees at noon today, I'm afraid of getting tanned if I go out."

"That's true, then I'll order two takeaways, I'll send you the dishes later."

"Thank you, Brother Gu, I'll treat you next time."

"It doesn't cost much, don't be so polite." Gu Cheng nodded at her, put one hand in his pocket, and left gracefully.

Lin Mu Xue picked up her phone and began to record her day working at the financial company, starting with the fragrant Geisha Americano.

……

Songmei Apparel, General Manager's Office.

Tang Song looked at the operating cost report sent by the finance person, Sun Youguang.

The monthly basic labor cost was 118,910 yuan, which included basic salary and the five insurances and one fund.

Rental costs had no rent or property management fees, only an estimated 1,000 yuan for water and electricity.

Administrative and daily operating costs were 5,500 yuan.

Since the company's business wasn't mature yet, marketing promotion, transportation, and logistics couldn't be estimated.

According to this report, the monthly rigid expenditure was 125,000 yuan.

Judging by their live streaming situation, it wouldn't be difficult for the company to achieve profitability.

Taking a monthly GMV of 1 million as an example, with a 30% return rate, 700,000 yuan could be recorded.

In the early stage, to start the account, the gross profit margin was calculated at 35%, and a profit of 245,000 yuan could be obtained every month.

After deducting employee commissions, logistics, and promotion fees, it should be enough to achieve profitability.

If he was lucky, the planned task for the first stage should be completed this month.

While he was thinking, the phone on the table suddenly rang.

It was Xie Shu Yu.

Answering the phone, Tang Song's voice was clear and bright: "Hello, Sister Xie Shu Yu."

Soon, the intellectual, mature woman's voice sounded from his ear: "Good morning, Xiao Song, is it convenient to talk now?"

"Convenient, go ahead."

"I arranged for people to test the mini-program over the weekend, and there are no problems at all. The interface and functions are perfect; it's really well done!"

Tang Song smiled lightly: "Thank you for the compliment."

"New baking products have been listed one after another. I'll have an employee add you on WeChat later; you guide her on how to add and update products in the backend. She's a very smart college student; although she's part-time, her personal ability is very outstanding. You just need to talk to her simply, thank you for your hard work."

"Hmm, no problem. I have the habit of writing user manuals; I'll just send it to her later."

"That's really great! Also, the 【Ronglian Investment Negotiation Meeting】 officially starts this Thursday; I'll send you the electronic invitation later. Several investment companies attending are very interested in technology and internet projects; our mini-program is a good gimmick. I found someone to help you write a PPT; you'll need to go up and talk about it when the time comes. Don't worry, the time will be very short."

"Okay, I understand."

"Then that's it, I won't disturb your work, bye-bye."

Not long after hanging up the phone.

He received a friend request notification on WeChat: "Hello, Brother Song, I am Qian Lele. President Xie asked me to add you on WeChat, sorry to trouble you."

Qian Lele.

Tang Song raised his eyebrows, and a figure instantly popped up in his mind.

That college student he had met once at the Weiguang Coffee headquarters.

After passing the request, Tang Song sent the backend system link and manual over.

He left a message: "Hello Lele, this is the user manual I wrote; you just need to operate according to the description inside. I will help you open the account and permissions later."

【Qian Lele: "Thank you, Brother Song. I'll take a close look first, and I'll disturb you again if there's anything I don't understand. Thank you."】

Tang Song logged into the backend with his administrator account, and after some operations, he sent: "Done! Username (Qian Lele), password defaults to the full pinyin of your name. You will be prompted to change it to a complex password after logging in."

【Qian Lele: "Received! Sorry to trouble you."】

He casually replied with an emoji and had just exited the chat interface.

The phone vibrated again.

【Xu Qing: Clothing Procurement Contract Template. doc】

【Xu Qing: "Tang Zong, it has been drafted according to your requirements. You can take a look to see if there are any problems; contact me anytime."】

Tang Song looked at her sexy cosplay photos again, smiled, and replied: "Old classmate, you've worked hard during this time. When are you free this week? I'll treat you to a big meal; you can choose the place."

……

Kezheng Law Firm.

Looking at the message sent by Tang Song, Xu Qing's big, dark eyes blinked.

Licking her lips, she replied: "Is it really any place?"

【Tang Song: "Of course!"】

Xu Qing's eyes instantly lit up, and she quickly typed a reply: "Then what if I say the Chinese restaurant at Lanfeng International?"

Lanfeng International was a top-tier five-star hotel in Yancheng, and the Chinese restaurant inside was very famous. She had only had a few meals there tagging along with Shen Yu Yan, and she had always been unable to forget the food there.

【Tang Song: "What about the time? I'll book the table."】

"Yay!" Xu Qing excitedly spun around in her office chair and replied: "Tang Zong is generous! Is Thursday night okay?"

Sister Yan Yan was going to attend the investment negotiation meeting on Thursday, so it must be her alone at night; it was just right to go to that hotel to satisfy her craving.

For the sake of this big meal, this young lady will forgive your offense yesterday!

I'll reduce your punishment in the future.

I won't make you kneel on durians; I'll change it to kneeling on the keyboard.

After waiting for a while.

【Tang Song: "Very unfortunate, I have things to busy myself with on Thursday, let's change the time."】

Xu Qing sighed in disappointment and replied: "Then Wednesday night."

After sending the message, Xu Qing's eyes curved into crescents as she opened a review website and began to seriously select the delicacies waiting for her favor.