Chapter 50: The President is a ruthless character
"I think every individual is consciously or unconsciously trying to achieve self-transcendence, especially Chinese since ancient times there is a patriarchal concept, "male" means that men should bear the responsibility of fighting for the ideal life, this dress is made for them to make an intimate coat, wear it, you can free your hands, no longer have to carry the computer, take the mobile phone, hold the folder...... Everything is equipped in clothes, and the freedom of the body leads the relaxation of the mood. This coat is like a full-time secretary who can wear it every morning and can go anywhere, with electronic devices and everything you need in tow. ”
At this moment, Man Tianhao actually applauded Xia Xue approvingly!
Led by the president's applause, other colleagues also echoed the sparse applause......
Xia Xue happily looked at Man Tianhao, looked at everyone, and continued: "Everyone wants to have such a dress!" And I designed outerwear that matched the needs of different occasions, whether it was outdoor work, traveling, or weekend dates, with different styles and functions......"
"However, will such clothes be very bloated to wear? Wouldn't it be uncomfortable? Yang Yali asked.
"This problem needs to be solved in the fabric, I envision the softest and most comfortable fish silk for the inner lining, the fabric for the outer garment to be wide and tough, and the storage layer to be thin and strong. Because this jacket is only worn outdoors, it is more about convenience, safety and style, and there is no discomfort in the requirements for comfort. Xia Xue answered Yang Yali's question.
"So what do you think of the market expectations for this menswear?" Man Tianhao asked.
"I hope that it can be made into a mid-range jacket for each Chinese man, the price is not too high, and it can be easily affordable for ordinary wage earners, and I am very confident that it can be used to start the Chinese men's clothing market." Because practicality is regardless of age, following the trend on the basis of practicality will attract more people's affection, at least people like my grandfather and my dad who like to go out empty-handed, will want to have one. A confident smile appeared on Xia Xue's face.
Man Tianhao said with a cold face: "In that case, Assistant Liu may give me a few, and you don't have to carry my bag from now on!" ”
Everyone laughed......
"Xia Xue, show me a few of your other samples!" Man Tianhao looked very interested.
Xia Xue handed a few samples to Man Tianhao, he looked at one carefully, and then passed it to Yang Yali next to him, and then circulated it to the others one by one......
The venue was very quiet, less than 20 people in the audience were looking at the prototype in silence, no one was discussing, and the designers were all looking at the newcomer's work with mixed feelings.
Xia Xue returned to her seat and looked forward to the feelings of her colleagues.
Man Tianhao put down the last sample and looked at Xia Xue who was sitting in the distance.
He suddenly felt that he had made the right decision, and that he had hired this designer who often did ridiculous things at any cost, what was in her little head? Even in the most modest clothes, they are more creative and able to learn than these fashionistas who have been in the fashion industry for many years.
The design concept stated by Xia Xue is exactly what Man Tianhao has been looking for but has not thought clearly. There is no way out for complete imitation, and it is self-defeating not to borrow fashion trends at all, where is the intersection of Chinese fashion and world fashion? Man Tianhao has finally seen it clearly now, that is, the most down-to-earth and most consensual practicality.
No country pays more attention to practicality than Chinese men in dressing, so use the practical thinking that Chinese have the most advantage to take root in the international fashion industry! In the vision of Mantianhao, all products belong to the market, belong to every customer in the Chinese market and the international market, and the products do not belong only to a certain designer and Shengshi Group.
Using market dynamics to grasp each piece of clothing is an important reason why he can quickly become a prosperous women's clothing brand.
Now to create a men's clothing brand, the dismal orders at the order meeting show that the most critical problem lies in the source of the product - the design department.
Man Tianhao regards every designer as the key to help him open the market, although he can't design, but he can lead designers to develop products.
Man Tianhao, who has always been cold and domineering, couldn't help but smile heartily when he listened to Xia Xue's introduction, he already had a score in his heart, leaned back on the seat relaxedly, and said quietly:
"Ari, tell us about your creations"
Yang Yali looked up at Xia Xue, then at Man Tianhao, and said with a modest face: "Mr. Man, after listening to Xia Xue's statement, I feel that my design is not perfect, can you give me a few more days, I want to adjust my thinking and revise it again." ”
"What? Is our chief designer of women's clothing also thundered by the newcomer? It's rare to see you so unconfident! Man Tianhao said jokingly.
"Yes, yes, as soon as I saw the talented Xia Xue, I suddenly felt that I had to open my brain and work harder to keep my job......" Yang Yali also responded to Man Tianhao with a joke.
The corners of Mantianhao's mouth hung an exclusive smile belonging to Yang Yali again, and he said to everyone in an encouraging tone: "Yali is right, I let Xia Xue speak first, just to let you realize what real creativity is, you must always maintain a wolf nature, to catch up with people who are stronger than you, this work I think only Xia Xue is qualified, of course, it is only qualified." ”
When he said this, Man Tianhao looked at Xia Xue, his eyes stopped in her gaze, it was a glance with deep meaning, that is, there was recognition and supervision.
At that moment, Xia Xue understood Man Tianhao and responded with a shallow smile.
Man Tianhao's eyes looked around again, and continued: "Everyone here must know that you can stay this time because of confidence and courage, and I think you are fully capable of continuing to improve the level of design. Now I will also tell you clearly that most of the design works this time are garbage, and it is impossible to enter the world fashion market, nor to occupy the Chinese market, and will only sell mediocre like the last season's products, and it is doomed to fail to use this low-level new brand to hit the market. ”
"Isn't it too absolute? Even if our work is not as creative as Xia Xue's 'Lone Ranger', it won't be garbage! A male designer couldn't hold back his emotions and said unconvinced: "Can Mr. Man tell me more about the problem?" How can we improve by not pointing out specific problems and just judging this as rubbish? ”
The venue was immediately silent, colleagues first looked at the male designer approvingly, listened to him, and then looked at Mantianhao, as if they were expecting in their hearts, how will the president be mad next?
Assistant Liu, who had been guarding the door, hurriedly walked into the conference room and handed a cup of coffee to Man Tianhao, looking forward to alleviating the impending storm......
Man Tianhao squinted his eyes, gloomy face, took a sip of coffee, glanced at the male designer again, and suddenly smiled coldly.
Assistant Liu breathed a sigh of relief and retreated to the door.
"It's good, it's finally not a little sheep anymore, Rosie, your question has made you handsome, I like it! I just want each of you to be like a wolf to discuss mistakes, discuss design, and if you want to make a high-quality product, you must go through the process of going through the big waves and fighting to the end. ”
This scene made Xia Xue feel uncomfortable, she felt that Man Tianhao's requirements for employees were a bit perverted, and she was suddenly a little afraid that this Man Zong, who was going to turn employees into wolves, 50,000 yuan was really hard to earn!
Not only Xia Xue, everyone was in a tense atmosphere, and I don't know when the man who is known for his harshness grabbed his pigtails and caused trouble.
The lights suddenly went out, the curtains were automatically closed, and the entire conference room was plunged into darkness.
Everyone's design sketches were shown on the projection board, and they were played one by one......
Man Tianhao said in a gloomy voice: "Now, let's meet Rosie's request and study what the problem is." Xia Xue, first of all, let's talk about the shortcomings of these works. ”
Xia Xue, who was named, looked at the blurred black shadows in the darkness in panic.
She didn't dare to say it, she couldn't say it, only silence.
"What? Why don't you speak? Do you think these pieces are well designed? Mantian Hao asked her.
At this moment, Xia Xue finally understood the secret of Mantianhao's success, persistent and fanatical, ruthless, and sparing no room, doing this to anyone and everything, this is his character.
A president who pursues the ultimate is really difficult to deal with. In this high-pressure context, if the question is not answered, Man Tianhao will not agree, but if he is a newcomer and points out the garbage of other people's works, isn't that going to be antagonistic to his colleagues from now on! It's okay to offend one person, but how can you live if you offend everyone?!
"Say it boldly! Fast! Don't waste time. The sky was full of screams.
"I, I...... Mr. Man, I have night blindness, and the last time I fell was because I couldn't see anything clearly, and it took at least half an hour to recover my vision. Xia Xue suddenly had an idea and came up with this excuse to avoid for a while.
There was silence again......
"Well, somebody has become blind. Then I'm going to say, Rosie, here, here, and here, exactly copy the design on the French fashion show......" Man Tianhao pointed out a few details, and continued: "This, this, and these...... The design ideas are rigid and old-fashioned, similar to many products at the last fashion order fair, and you can see at a glance that you have not really studied the fashion elements, let alone use them flexibly, and the sense of innovation is not clear, or there is no at all. ”
Everyone was dumbfounded, and the room fell into a deeper silence.
Suddenly, the remote lights came on, the remote curtains opened, and the sunlight finally shone in.
All the designers who were shrouded in the high-pressure atmosphere created by Mantianhao finally breathed a long sigh of relief after the meeting ended and the president left.
Assistant Liu turned around and pushed the door in, and said to Yang Yali, "The president is invited." ”
Yang Yali got up nervously and hurried out the door.
Rosie sat in place, shaking his head with a hint of mockery on the corner of his mouth, he walked up to Xia Xue and asked in a muffled voice:
"Do you really have night blindness?"