The waiter timely entered the private room and poured red wine for the three of them. “This wine doesn’t have much of a name, but the taste is very mellow. Although the alcohol content is a bit high, you can’t feel it at all in terms of taste. It’s a wine that our President Yuan likes very much.”
Li Sheng took a sip at his lips, and sure enough, as Du Yu said, the taste was very good, without any of the pungent impact of high-strength alcohol at all. Instead, it was very delicious. However, hearing that the alcohol content was very high, he still reined himself in a bit. After drinking just a little, he put it down. “President Yuan is truly young and promising; I’ve long heard of his glorious achievements.”
Du Yu smiled and said, “He actually finds those matters of fame very annoying, making him very irritable. He’s just a workaholic, and happens to be very outstanding.”
Hearing this, Li Mengying couldn’t help but smile. “You really understand President Yuan well; you must be friends of many years.”
Du Yu nodded. “We are friends who grew up in the same courtyard. Over the years, we’ve still kept in touch, and only the two of us are left around.”
“You guys really are close; it’s very rare.”
Du Yu nodded. “It will take some time for the dishes to be served, let’s talk about business.”
Li Mengying hurriedly rummaged through the document bag for the sample patterns, gradually becoming somewhat flustered. She whispered to Li Sheng, “Sheng-ge, this is bad. When leaving, Cheng Jun wanted a copy, but the original is still in the copier, and I forgot to take it out.”
Li Sheng replied, “Tell Cheng Jun to send it over now,” and then looked up at Du Yu, apologizing. “Sorry, when we rushed out, the drafts were left on the desk. I have a few photos on my phone that I can show you for reference, and the original will be sent over by someone right away.”
Du Yu furrowed his brows slightly, feeling somewhat dissatisfied. He minded the carelessness of a first meeting, but still agreed to Li Sheng’s words. “You talk about it first.”
Li Mengying hurriedly slipped out the door to contact Cheng Jun, her forehead breaking out in nervous sweat, fearing she would mess up a big deal. As soon as Cheng Jun’s phone connected, she hurriedly and briefly explained the address and the matter, waiting anxiously at the door for Cheng Jun’s figure.
Li Sheng picked up his phone, unhurriedly finding a few rendering images taken in the afternoon. “This part is mainly for the promotion of outdoor advertising facilities. This time, it’s different from your company’s past design styles, adopting a minimalist style that is simple and clear, allowing people passing by to understand the advantages of our products at a glance. The advertising promotional video also adopts a unified style for shooting, and it is preliminarily scheduled to be filmed by clean and refreshing male models. The specific details still need to be discussed in detail on-site with our planners and you. I don’t know if you have time tomorrow; we can meet and talk about it.”
Du Yu’s tightly furrowed brows did not relax at all. “I have no opinion on you wanting to use a minimalist style, but won’t being too concise fail to summarize the advantages of the package furniture? It’s not just a single product, it’s a combination of a complete set, a series of products.”
Li Sheng shook his head slightly. “I don’t see it that way. Actually, for most people, they won’t deliberately observe what a particular advertisement is talking about, nor will they read the functional introduction in exhaustive detail. We can only let customers acquire more information within a few seconds, and they won’t read large blocks of text. Therefore, I believe that conciseness is also a promotional method. Since we cannot list the functions and advantages of every product item by item, the best way is a compromise—a comprehensive introduction—so that clients can understand and comprehend it in an instant.”
After a while, Du Yu suddenly laughed. “When Yuan Ye that fellow mentioned you to me, I thought it was just all show and no substance. Your method of persuasion really hits right at the key point. Call that girl back; tomorrow I’ll go to your company to talk, and by the way, discuss the issue of advertising shooting.”
Li Sheng nodded and smiled. “Okay, then I’ll go over tomorrow morning to make arrangements.”
Upon receiving Li Sheng’s text message, Li Mengying finally put her heart back into her stomach and told Cheng Jun not to rush over. In her heart, however, she secretly admired Li Sheng’s adaptability; indeed, a senior was truly out of the ordinary.
When Du Yu wasn’t talking about official business, the way he spoke was much more cheerful, without being annoying. Just the right amount of humor and polite actions made Li Sheng look at him with new eyes, and even filled him with a bit of admiration.
“Where is Ge’s hometown?”
Li Sheng put down his wine glass, a faint flush rising on his face. “I’m from the Northeast.”
Du Yu let out an “oh,” his eyes wide open. “What a coincidence, both Yuan Ye and I are from the Northeast. Which part of the Northeast are you from?”
“Harbin.”
Du Yu slapped his thigh in excitement. “That makes us fellow townsmen! Then it’s not easy for you to make a trip back during holidays and festivals.”
Li Sheng nodded along. “Making a trip back isn’t very easy, but fortunately, my family members are all here, so I only go back once a year to see relatives and spend the New Year together.”
“Is it just you in your family?”
“No, I have an older brother.”
“Having an older brother is good! Since I was little, I always wanted to have an older brother. I don’t know how many times Yuan Ye and I were bullied at school when we were kids, haha.” Upon hearing that Yuan Ye and the two of them were bullied when they were kids, Li Sheng couldn’t help but smile; he truly couldn’t imagine what kind of scene it was like for the tall and sturdy Yuan Ye to be bullied.
With that, Du Yu raised his wine glass again. “Come on, drink, drink.”
Du Yu drank with gusto, yet showed no signs of being drunk at all. Li Sheng wasn’t doing well; he gradually began to experience tinnitus and felt his eyes staring blankly, prompting him to sigh inwardly: I’m drunk again.