Chapter 177

In Sister Han's memory, Xiao Jingrou was a girl with great design talent; the design drafts she drew—how could they not catch people's eye? This girl always could think of design elements others couldn't.

But her background was truly miserable; who would have thought she now actually had her own studio—truly shocking.

Sister Han originally thought Xiao Jingrou, after all having no background, merely being able to open a studio was already not bad; but after learning some basic details of Xiao Jingrou's studio, she was dumbfounded.

"Your studio is opened in the building next to Guoji Jinrong Dasha? Heavens, is it a whole floor you bought? Are you running a studio or a company?"

That place—what place is it? Sister Han knows it well; nowadays every inch of land there is precious—ordinary people can't even afford to rent, let alone buy.

But Xiao Jingrou actually bought an entire building to open a studio?

According to Xiao Jingrou's description, Sister Han recalled that building—she had seen it before; it was a six-story small building. Although not as magnificent as Guoji Jinrong Dasha, its location and appearance were both excellent.

"This studio hasn't even started operating yet, and already it's connected with several high-end brands; once it starts operating, if we land a few big collaborations, then wouldn't it be..."

Sister Han's words were only halfway out when the person was already so envious they couldn't speak.

After a while, Sister Han sighed: "Jingrou, you're amazing—I never thought you little girl would be doing so well now."

Afterward, she enthusiastically asked: "Joining you is also possible—I just don't know how the compensation would be."

Sister Han is a capable person; at her current company she is also a design director, and her annual income is at least over a million.

Having developed to this point, wanting to advance her career further is now very difficult.

If Xiao Jingrou could give her a larger space to develop, she would naturally welcome it; but she was just asking casually, not really holding much hope.

Her income in this industry, for a designer of her level, is already considered high; earlier, many companies had taken notice of her ability and wanted to poach her, but they all gave up due to salary issues.

"Sister Han, as long as you're willing to come help me, I will definitely not shortchange you in terms of treatment—salary-wise, to start, 1.6 million, how about that? Thereafter, it will increase by five percent each year!" Xiao Jingrou said cheerfully.

Her words left the person on the other end of the phone stunned; they remained silent for a long time.

"Sister Han, what do you think?" After waiting a while and still not getting a reply from Sister Han, Xiao Jingrou asked again.

"Ah? I… that, pretty good, pretty good." Sister Han, brought back to her senses by Xiao Jingrou's words, hurriedly replied.

After she steadied herself, she said seriously: "Jingrou, this matter, I think it's okay; like this, let's find a place to have a cup of coffee, you can then explain the details to me, or I can come to your studio—it would also be a good chance to see your studio's situation."

"Sure, anytime welcome." Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingrou knew the matter was basically settled.

After ending the call, Xiao Jingrou pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed.

Indeed, money really is a good thing; money can solve many problems.

Afterward, she continued calling those people she had previously inquired about; everyone who heard that Xiao Jingrou now had her own studio was extremely surprised.

After Xiao Jingrou's invitation, some accepted happily, some politely declined, and some spoke bluntly, giving up entirely.

"Jingrou, I know you like fashion design, but liking is one thing, starting a business is another; entrepreneurship involves risk, and manpower, material resources, financial resources, and judgment—every step must be taken very carefully; it's not that you will succeed just because you want to. Hear my advice: find a job and settle in peacefully; there's nothing wrong with that."

"Jingrou, if you want to succeed in entrepreneurship, don't blame me for speaking harshly, but the chances of success are really low."

There were all kinds of voices; when they heard Xiao Jingrou firmly uphold her ideals and extend invitations to them, most people rejected her in various ways.

Xiao Jingrou didn't take it to heart; in fact, those rejections were normal—she used to be a poor girl, who would believe she could afford to open a studio, let alone achieve results?

What those people said was hardly not the truth; relying on herself alone, wanting to succeed is indeed not easy, but with her father as a strong backing, as long as her studio is sufficiently capable, resources will never be lacking.

Therefore, she needs to find a capable person to strengthen her studio's abilities.

After getting tired from making calls, she stood up, went to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the scenery outside the old window, drank a cup of flower tea, and then returned to continue making calls.

Some refused, and naturally some agreed.

One of Xiao Jingrou's schoolmates who used to get along well, upon seeing her invitation, immediately happily agreed.

"Heavens, Jingrou, you actually opened a studio, and it's near Guoji Jinrong Dasha—I must come help you; if you succeed later, won't I be a founding veteran?"

Xiao Jingrou's this friend is called Cheng Yi, a person from Jianglan, a university classmate of Xiao Jingrou; back in school, their relationship with Xiao Jingrou was still good, but Cheng Yi's family conditions were also not good, and after graduation both were busy with their own lives, so they lost touch.

After graduation, she went to work at a small city's fashion design studio, but it was only small-scale, insignificant work; she wanted to change her life, so she had the idea to go to the city and give it her all—she never expected that her old friend Xiao Jingrou would call her at this time.

Seeing the other party agree, Xiao Jingrou also happily said: "Hehe, you trust me so much, I won't let you down—just get ready and come over; I'll book your ticket, and I'll pick you up when you arrive."

Xiao Jingrou believes that with such a platform, Cheng Yi will surely achieve excellent results, making it a win-win situation for them.

"Hehe, sure." Cheng Yi readily agreed, and after chatting a few more words, they hung up.

Afterward, Xiao Jingrou looked at the list she had prepared; only one person remained uncontacted—this person was named Xie Mengke, Xiao Jingrou's junior fellow student.

This person's ability is very strong, family conditions are good, and they have achieved great development; even while in school they participated in many international competitions and won many major awards.

Even before graduating, many large companies wanted to hire her with generous offers, but she declined all of them; instead, after graduation, she started her own studio.

Xiao Jingrou used to secretly envy her quite often.

During school, Xiao Jingrou and Xie Mengke participated in competitions together, as well as some related activities; they had collaborated many times, and each time their tacit understanding was very high.