In the afternoon of the same day, around three o'clock.

In a corner of a special VIP living room of Noah, there is an elegant small tea bar.

On the desk-sized tea tray, all kinds of tea-making tools are readily available. A variety of delicate teapots and teacups are scattered on the top of the tea tray. There is a small bookshelf next to it, on which are placed a variety of tea cans. Tieguanyin, Da Hong Pao, black tea, Pu'er and other popular teas are available.

Ma Xiaoya, assistant to the general manager, sat next to him to make tea. Her figure is bumpy and plump, and her appearance is not low. Between her gestures, she stretches gracefully, and there is no temptation. In terms of the process of tea ceremony, she even went to some art schools and trained for a long time. Therefore, her current posture of preparing tea is orderly, ripe and elegant.

Looking at the guests and hosts who were chatting happily not far away, Ma Xiaoya's mood was very calm and light, and she was not nervous at all.

The visitors were Mr. Wang Shu, a famous master of architectural aesthetics, and his assistants, and the hosts were Bu Mei, CEO of Noah Company, and Li Shaoping, Vice President of Noah Company.

Ma Xiaoya knows that her bosses can always make visitors of different identities feel at home in the whole process of business reception, and feel like a spring breeze.

If the visitor is a person from the cultural circles, it is generally the president Bu May and the vice president Li Shaoping to receive them. If the visitor is an administrative official, Vice President Hao Yinlun will come forward to receive him. If it is a business cooperation in the internal affairs of the game, it will be handled by Vice President Cai Ming. They are always able to handle all kinds of different guests with ease.

The CEOs of Noah's company are all demons. This is Ma Xiaoya's personal work experience.

For example, President Bu May and Vice President Li Shaoping, the two of them are known as "5,000 years of knowledge and 500 years of knowledge". No matter what cultural figures visit, they can talk about any topic, point out the country, and coax the guests to bloom with joy and dance. There have been several groups of pure academicians in the company, and the two of them can even meet the noble academicians at first sight.

If it is officials at all levels who come, then Vice President Hao Yinlun has his own way to communicate with them in a friendly manner, observe their words and colors, and then call them brothers and sisters. It is said that Mr. Hao used to be the director of education in a third-tier city, and his administrative level was not low. In the subtle coordination and handling of political and business relations, Hao is always a fritter for thousands of years, and he never makes mistakes in all aspects.

Vice President Cai Ming is a "game expert", no matter what popular games are on the market, he is always like a treasure, skilled in business, and knows almost everything.

His bosses are all peerless masters, and Ma Xiaoya is only responsible for making tea and running errands. She is only responsible for smiling occasionally and serving tea, warming up moderately, and never needs to speak. So, with a light burden on her body, she never felt nervous or apprehensive.

The water has not yet been completely boiled, and Ma Xiaoya is temporarily idle. Some of the conversations between the guests and the host over there reached her ears very clearly. There were some obscure conversations that she didn't quite understand, but she didn't need to struggle to figure them out.

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Mr. Wang Shu is a traditional high-level intellectual, who has always spoken very straightforwardly and does not like to beat around the bush. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, he went straight to the point. At this time, he pointed to the quaint building murals in the game world on the opposite side of the seat, and said indifferently:

"My personal interest has always been in ancient architecture, and I am very interested in traditional pavilions. As for the modern super high-rise buildings, they have not been very good-looking. High-rise buildings are nothing more than the vulgar taste of local tyrants and nouveau riche who are happy to achieve great achievements, and in addition to being widely popular in China, they are not valued in other countries. The extremely high cost of construction is one reason, and the fire safety factor cannot be ignored. ”

His opening remarks made the master Fang Bu and Li Shaoping look at each other, and his expression was slightly embarrassed. The excuse for inviting Mr. Wang Shu to the company was to let him plan and design a high-rise building, but Master Wang Shu was not interested in this as soon as he opened his mouth. This opening scene is obviously a bit cold.

"You asked me to help you design a 28th-floor high-rise building, which I didn't want to take over. However, the original idea of the exterior of the building that you provided intrigued me, and my eyes immediately lit up. Fortunately, Mr. Wang Shu quickly changed his mind, and his tone of voice warmed up.

As he spoke, Mr. Wang Shu's assistant had already taken out a thin wooden board from his briefcase, as well as a few pieces of hand-drawn paper attached to it, and placed them on the coffee table next to Mr. Wang Shu.

"The original creative materials provided by your company made me feel very touched and sighed infinitely. Why is that? Mr. Wang Shu's speed of speech slowed slightly, as if he was considering something.

"Not long ago, I happened to go on a private study tour abroad and spent more than two months in more than a dozen countries. I love walking, so I've taken a leisurely walk on the main roads of the major cities in every country. Then, I noticed something very strange. ”

"I've always loved visiting bookstores, so I'm a must-visit to every bookstore. In almost every country I've visited, there are at least small and large boutique bookstores on every road. Its main varieties of books have different selling points, and the flow of people inside is even more crowded. ”

"What about the major cities in the country? Not only is it difficult to find a bookstore on the main road, but even if there is, it is always called one. There is not much good spiritual food in it, but it is full of teaching and auxiliary materials for various primary and secondary schools. The people who come and go are all parents, and there are very few readers. ”

"What about the readers of our country? Where have they all gone? Why do they all become less fond of reading? According to the number of physical books per capita, or the ratio of the number of bookstores per 100,000 people, China is probably the most bottom-ranked country in the world. Mr. Wang Shu's tone of voice seemed to increase slightly in decibels. He did not hide his inner dissatisfaction at this time, as well as a small amount of indignation.

"Thousands of years ago, there was a terrible time of book burning in our land. The surnamed Qin thought that if the mouth of the senior literati was blocked, his society would be able to maintain long-term stability. Later, it wasn't just as sparse and fast. Vice President Li Shaoping took over the conversation quietly and gently.

"History will inevitably repeat itself. Perhaps, there are some economic factors in the era of the declining world. They work hard for three meals a day, sweat for a place to live, and have no time to read books to improve themselves. The president also showed a faint wry smile.

"A country and a nation where the whole people don't like to read has no future at all. Your company actually wants to use the appearance of traditional bookshelves as the appearance of the future headquarters building. This peculiar idea of yours has resonated with me as an architect in many ways. Mr. Wang Shu said.

"This original idea of yours is extraordinary. In any country in the world, there is currently no display image of the entire bookshelf as the public design of a super-high-rise building. It's a brilliant idea, and it's so well suited to our current situation. ”

"On our land, it is indeed necessary to erect such a super high-rise bookshelf building to wake up the countless people who have fallen into sleep. If such a high-rise building is successfully constructed, if I am not mistaken, it will soon become a cultural landmark of the city. In other words, it's a conspicuous beacon in the middle of nowhere. ”

Mr. Wang Shu said a few more words, and then, he took the thin wooden backing board beside him, turned the page, and revealed a four-grid architectural drawing. This drawing is the simple building design drawing drawn by Yao Yayao.

"Who made this drawing? Is he in your company now? I'd love to talk to him in person and find out how he came up with this new idea. Mr. Wang Shu asked with interest. He was curious to know what kind of genius he came up with such a genius idea.