by Xu Xu
Ye Chunmei was not angry. She happily picked up the cheque on the floor.
He hoped that he could get more opportunities in the future. Turns out it was so easy to earn money.
CHAPTER 67 - PAINTING COMPETITION
Bai Nianxi stood in the messy study room, staring blankly at the painting that Ye Chunmei had dirtied.
There was only one day left before the final date on which the cover designer was to be set. It was already too late to paint another one, was she supposed to hand it over?
Like an eggplant that had been beaten by frost, Bai Nianxi sighed. With listless eyes, she squatted on the floor and cleaned up the study.
Kang Mobei's study usually didn't allow others to enter, but because she was in such a state today, she couldn't help but get angry when she came back at night to see him, right?
Sure enough, when Kang Mobei appeared at the door of the study room at night, his face was dark.
The servant had already told him everything that had happened during the day. He didn't expect that Ye Chunmei would dare to come back to his house and cause a ruckus again.
He had even coincidentally met Jenny. Ye Chunmei's arrogant and unbridled disturbance must have been caused by Jenny's support from the shadows, right?
There were too many people looking for trouble, seems like, he should arrange for a few people from Kang Family to stand guard over them in the future.
Bai Nianxi was sitting in front of the easel, looking confused.
Kang Mobei walked in. "I heard that Jenny and your stepmother came here today?"
"Yes."
"I told you not to be bullied by others. You should be arrogant when you need to be, right?"
Bai Nianxi was silent, but being arrogant and being impudent were two different things.
Ye Chunmei could throw herself at her without regard for her image, but she couldn't do anything about it.
Kang Mobei's dark eyes had some strong emotions that he couldn't get rid of. Since she couldn't handle it well, he could just help her return it.
His gaze fell on Bai Nianxi's drawing board. "Your work?"
"Yes." Bai Nianxi nodded. "It was just destroyed."
He felt a little frustrated. "I might have to let you and Luoluo down."
She really had prepared seriously before. She valued this opportunity so much, but she didn't expect Jenny to bring Ye Chunmei into the house and even ruin her work.
Kang Mobei looked at Bai Nianxi with a profound gaze. "There is indeed no time for you to reprepare. But what if there is a way to remedy the situation?"
Remedy?
Bai Nianxi's gaze held a little doubt, but also a few faint traces of hope.
Her painting this time had completely taken the form of a minimalist ideologue, without any superfluous colors. The entire article was of two colors, black and white, intended to express the elegance of Chinese scenery.
In the upper right corner, a large amount of ink had been splashed. Although it appeared sudden, it did not seem out of place when compared to the color of the ink.
Bai Nianxi had a flash of inspiration. She took the brush and added a few strokes to the paper. With a smile, she asked, "How's this?"
With just a few strokes, the aura of the entire painting changed.
Kang Mobei's expression was still calm, it was just that there was a hint of surprise on his face, "En."
His woman was the best.
With the cheque in her hand, Ye Chunmei was elated. She counted and found a total of five zeros on it.
The rich were generous enough to make a deal of a hundred thousand at will.
Taking out the money from the bank, Ye Chunmei had a black plastic bag in her hand. The bag was filled to the brim with money, and there were traces of money inside.
The two of them followed behind.
"Big brother, is it this woman?" Are you sure you aren't mistaken? "
"Who else but her? She took the money and held it in her arms like a precious treasure, afraid that no one would be able to tell what she was holding in her arms? What a stupid woman! " A man spat.
"Right now?"
"Wait a moment, there's a lot of people here." The man stopped the person beside him and stared at Ye Chunmei.
The other person looked a little worried. "Will we be discovered?" What if this woman calls the police? "
"Is there something wrong with your head!?" Don't you see who is standing behind us? Is that someone the police dare to provoke? "You brat, just do it without worry. No one dares to cause trouble for you, so you can just spit out whatever you want her to eat. The money you get is all ours!"
That night, Ye Chunmei ran home screaming with bruises all over her face. When she got home, she sat on the floor paralyzed and wailed. She had lost all her money! Gone! He was beaten up as well.
These damned hooligans, sooner or later, they would be met with retribution!
Today was the day of finalizing the creator of the new product's cover. The French delegation and the higher ups of the Kang's Group had long appeared in the conference room.
Bai Nianxi stood beside Kang Mobei, looking tired.
Jenny walked in, dressed in bright clothes, her face glowing with excitement.
Bai Nianxi, who was standing beside Kang Mobei, seemed slightly disdainful. She actually dared to appear here? The painting had been ruined to such a ghastly state, he shouldn't have the face to come back, right?
Who cares about her? Jenny was already certain that Bai Nianxi wouldn't cause any trouble again. The rights to design the new product's cover was destined to be hers and could only be hers.
Everyone was seated, and someone carried two easels into the conference room.
After arranging everything in front of the meeting room, he opened the curtain to reveal the works of Bai Nianxi and Jenny.
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air as their gazes were immediately caught by Jenny's colorful and gorgeous oil painting.
Wu Ling is more bold with color, using bright and bright tones, burst with endless vitality, the scene in the painting as if alive, let people forget about it.
In contrast, Bai Nianxi's black and white landscape painting was much thinner and more monotonous.
The thick black ink at the upper right corner gave off a depressing feeling.
Jenny first looked at Bai Nianxi's painting, and her eyes showed an expression of disbelief. Not bad, this could also be remedied by her.
However, it would be a waste if it was destroyed. Jenny had a confident smile on her face. Wasn't he completely defeated?
The decision of victory or defeat was decided by the votes of the upper echelons. At this moment, everyone stood up and walked over to the two pieces of work.
"Eh? Strange. Although I don't know how to draw, why do I feel like this black and white landscape painting will have its own artistic conception after watching it for a long time?" an executive suddenly said.
The person beside him also nodded, "I think so too. From the looks of it, it seems that this painting is more meticulously rewarded."
A tall pipe that was responsible for the art of art: "But I can tell that this ink must have accidentally stuck onto it."
"However, what you did after the fact was pretty good. I quite like the way you act casual."
Everyone began to whisper and privately exchange their thoughts.
Kang Mobei stood aside and did not go forward to take a look.
"Aren't you going to take a look?" Bai Nianxi asked.
"What's so good about it?" Kang Mobei asked.
"How do you decide?"
"Why not?" Kang Mobei raised his eyebrows, "I'll throw whatever you draw."
But you are the leader! You need to be a professional! He couldn't be so selfless!
Bai Nianxi rolled her eyes. "Then we still have to pay attention to the pros and cons."
Kang Mobei leaned against the table and crossed his arms. "yours will always be the best."
"Mr. Albert isn'
t here today?" Someone suddenly asked.
CHAPTER 68 - PIE IN THE SKY
Mr. Albert is an international painter of the Tai Dou level. He is said to be a mixture of Chinese and French, so he has a Chinese style of classical remote and a Western style of open romance. His style of painting is unique in international painting.
But Mr. Albert, who was supposed to be present at the meeting and participate in the evaluation, did not show up.
"I heard that mister has been ill for the past few days and is resting at home. It is unknown whether he will be able to appear today." Someone explained.
Bai Nianxi and Jenny's eyes lit up when they heard Albert's name. How could they not know about this god-like figure in the painting?
Bai Nianxi felt a little regretful that she did not manage to catch a glimpse of Mr. Albert's face today.
One of the higher-ups walked up to the painting and started to look at it. He cleared his throat, as though he was feeling a little uncomfortable. Then, he twisted the water bottle in his hand and gulped down a mouthful of water.
His chest was heaving and he looked extremely uncomfortable.
Then, unable to hold it in any longer, he coughed out water from his mouth. The water was originally sprayed onto Jenny's painting, but unexpectedly, Jenny's quick reaction caused him to be pushed to the side.
Bai Nianxi's painting had been splashed quite a bit, and because it was an ink painting, it had been splashed all over the place.
Although it wasn't serious, it still affected the perception of the surroundings.
Fortunately, everyone had finished watching and was ready to vote.
Bai Nianxi's hands were clenched tightly as she announced the number of votes. A thin layer of sweat appeared on her palms.
The final votes were in Kang Mobei's hands. Kang Mobei opened the note and took a look. Then, like Bai Nianxi, he shot a look at her with an unreadable expression.
Bai Nianxi was extremely nervous all of a sudden.
Kang Mobei sat at the head of the table and announced the votes.
Jenny glanced at Bai Nianxi. She was confident and wasn't worried in the slightest.
"Jenny, 18 votes."
Bai Nianxi counted in her heart. 18 votes, exactly half of the number of people attending today's meeting?
"Bai Nianxi, 18 votes."
The crowd went into an uproar. What should they do if two people tied?
Jenny widened her eyes in disbelief. How was this possible? It turned out to be a tie?
Someone suggested, "Since Mr Albert is not here today, why not send the painting to Mr Zhao and let him make the final decision?"
Someone echoed.
This was indeed the only way left.
Bai Nianxi lowered her head. Just now, her painting had been splashed with water and some of it had already been smeared. Although it was harmless, how could she show it to Mr. Albert, who was known for his strict and meticulous work?!
Kang Mobei glanced at Secretary Hsing, "Send the painting to Mr. Albert."
Secretary Hsing nodded, "Yes."
"No need." An elderly and clear voice came over, carrying an intangible sense of authority.
"The accent is not a special one, and it has a hint of a strange feel to it." I came over myself. "
Bai Nianxi looked over. Eh, it seemed a little familiar?
No, not familiar! She knew him! It was the old man she had saved by the Luo Yin River that day! The old man who had guided her!
Bai Nianxi's eyes widened as she covered her mouth in disbelief.
No wonder she said that the old man looked familiar. He was Mr. Albert, who she had seen in textbooks often during her time at the Academy of Fine Arts!
"I'm sorry everyone, I came late."
Everyone became respectful. After all, the person in front of them was the famous painter, Albert!
After greeting each other, Albert went straight to the two paintings on display. After stopping in front of Jenny's work for a moment, he arrived in front of Bai Nianxi's work.
Seeing Albert frown, Bai Nianxi felt her heart go cold. She could feel that Albert didn't seem to appreciate Albert very much.
On the other hand, Jenny was elated. This was a match without any suspense.
After a long while, Albert finally made his decision.
"Mr. Albert, have you made your decision?" The representative of France asked.
Albert nodded and pointed at Jenny's painting.
Everyone understood.
Bai Nianxi's disappointment emerged.
Jenny's face revealed a relieved smile. This was to be expected, wasn't it?
Suddenly, he heard Albert say: "It's hard to say which one is better, but what I can say is, this one is not good."
Everyone was stunned, what did Mr. Albert mean by this?
Jenny's expression changed drastically. Albert didn't mean the good one, but the bad one?
Perhaps the expert would be able to see something else than the expert, such as the ambition and sincerity hidden in the painting.
No matter what, since it was Albert who made the decision, no one dared to deny it and express their disagreement. Since Albert directly eliminated Jenny's work, then the only one left was Bai Nianxi.
Final cover design authority. It fell into Bai Nianxi's hands.
After the meeting ended, Bai Nianxi was still in a long daze.
Jenny gritted her teeth in anger and left the meeting room.
Albert stayed behind and walked to the front of Bai Nianxi to congratulate her. When he walked up to her, his expression suddenly changed.
"It's you!"
Bai Nianxi bowed. "Hello, Mr. Albert."
Albert reached out his hand excitedly, "I remember you, I remember you! That day, you were the one who saved me! "
Bai Nianxi lowered her head in embarrassment.
"Why did you leave in secret? I didn't even get a chance to thank you properly! "
Kang Mobei listened to Albert's words and figured out the gist of the matter.
When Bai Nianxi hurried back that day, she was completely drenched from head to toe, probably because of this matter.
Albert was very excited. In the end, he even insisted on taking Bai Nianxi as his disciple.
Who said that no pie would fall from the sky? Wasn't it already smashed down like that? It even hit Bai Nianxi's body!
After she had accepted Albert as her disciple, Bai Nianxi was so excited that she hadn't slept for a few days. Luoluo was almost tortured to the point of going crazy.
Wuu wuu wuu, why did Mommy pull him to tell him a story at 2 in the morning, and she even told him the story for two hours!
Luoluo finally couldn't take it anymore and secretly climbed onto Kang Mobei's bed.
Kang Mobei's face darkened. He came here to seek refuge? Did he want to get up at four o'clock every day to accompany Bai Nianxichen?
Albert will be taking part in a painting event abroad during this period of time. After a few months, he will return to his home country to teach Bai Nianxi.
After a few days of excitement, Bai Nianxi finally regained two-thirds of her consciousness.
The next thing to do was to get busy designing the cover of the new product.
The French company has already finalized the spokesperson for the new product, and the top management has requested that the face cover be designed in a way that takes into account the spokesperson's image and personality.
Due to work requirements, Bai Nianxi had to meet with the spokesperson Yan Sheng in order to understand more.
The spokesperson for the new product was the hottest and most delicious young boy in the country. He was very handsome and was rumored to be the type that would make people fall in love with him at first sight.
However, it was strange. It seemed that he hadn't seen any news about Wenxin recently? Could he have gone into seclusion?
After coordinating the time and place with Yan Sheng's staff, Bai Nianxi had already prepared the inform
ation she needed and arrived at the agreed location.
Because the agent said Yan Sheng was too busy with his work, all the arrangements were made by Yan Sheng.
Bai Nianxi looked at the documents in her hands. The door to the guest room was suddenly pushed open, and a 180-year-old young man walked in.
Because he was shooting a newspaper, Yan Sheng still had a layer of makeup on his face, making him look both energetic and handsome.
It was indeed beautiful.
It was just that he couldn't let down his guard.
Bai Nianxi suddenly thought of a person, Kang Mobei.
CHAPTER 69 - DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH ANOTHER MAN
Thinking about his height, looks and temperament, if he were to really enter the entertainment circle, Yan Sheng probably wouldn't have any place left today.
Yan Sheng had walked up to them and greeted them. Bai Nianxi came back to her senses and straightened up her posture.
Only then did the interview begin.
Yan Sheng's attitude was still polite and didn't have the arrogance of a famous celebrity. When Bai Nianxi heard that he came back from training in Korea, she could not help but sigh in her heart. The quality of the training students in Korea was really good.
The interview ended smoothly. Bai Nianxi also roughly understood every aspect of Yan Sheng. If it was integrated into the design of the cover page, it shouldn't be too difficult.
Yan Sheng walked out first. Bai Nianxi tidied up the documents and walked out as well.
When he pushed open the door, he suddenly saw a man standing at the entrance.
"Kang Mobei?!"
Why would Kang Mobei be here at this time? Shouldn't he be working in his spacious, bright office?
Kang Mobei leaned against the door with his hands in his pockets. There was a hint of coldness between his brows and the expression on his face looked a little creepy.
"Finished?"
"It's over."
"How is it?"
Bai Nianxi thought for a moment and said, "It's not bad?"
The surrounding temperature instantly turned cold. Kang Mobei gritted his teeth and said: "Not bad?"
Bai Nianxi was confused. What else could she do?
"Then it means that I've fallen in love with him?" The temperature dropped a few degrees.
