Do the math, Jiang Limei's cultural and creative company has been established for four years.

Looking back at the reasons for quitting his job and starting a business now, it is somewhat reckless.

At that time, she was 24 years old, had just graduated from college for two years, and was working as a visual designer in a good Internet company.

As a functional department, the design department often does not have to memorize so many KPIs, but it does not mean that the workload and worries are less than other departments. The most frustrating point is whether you will encounter some incomprehensible requirements, such as "I want this icon to be bigger, but it looks smaller." "The background of this poster should not be gradient, but the top half should be pink and the bottom half green."

Jiang Limei directly put two color blocks out: "So? ”

"No, no," the man shook his head, "step by step, from pink to green." ”

Jiang Limei: "Isn't that a gradient?" ”

There was also a period of time when cyberpunk style was popular in the design circle, and cyberpunk elements could be seen everywhere online and offline.

Jiang Limei was puzzled: "...... You guys are doing early childhood education, cyberpunk is too hardcore, it's not suitable, right? ”

The other party's tone was not good: "Don't you understand fashion?" I don't need your aesthetic, just do it according to our needs. ”

In the end, Jiang Limei couldn't resist it, and made a poster according to the other party's requirements, but the activity was not effective, and Jiang Limei had to follow suit.

There are so many things like that.

Once drinking, Wu Yusi hugged Jiang Limei's arm and shouted: "I can't go to this B class for a day, where do the cattle and horses come from, dare to say that my aesthetics are not good, am I a designer or are they designers?" In the end, it was like! I'm too embarrassed to put it in my portfolio! ”

Jiang Limei didn't speak, she only drank with her head bored, and after drinking a meal, she said to Wu Yusi with the strength of the wine: "Or, let's resign." ”

Resign, start a business, take your own orders, and be your own boss. It may be difficult at first, but after all, it is to work for yourself, and after you have a reputation in the industry, you have the right to choose and screen customers.

The two of them just made a hasty decision.

But the truth is much more severe than imagined, their company has been established for four years, and it still failed to achieve the original goal of "screening customers", and now it is still angry from time to time by the stupid B needs put forward by some strange customers.

Bend over for money, as always.

The only good thing is that the income has risen a small level compared to before, and Wu Yusi sometimes provokes the client, so he will buy an expensive gift to reward himself, and the luxury therapy is rough but useful.

This time the curatorial company's list, in Wu Yusi's words, she was afraid that she would have to buy three LVs to heal the scars in her heart.

In the early spring of March, they provided each other with the final design draft of the cultural and creative products of the Comic Con, most of which are electronic product peripherals, compatible with the animation IP and the tonality of Party A. But when the design draft was put up, the other party rejected it for the Nth time, and the feedback given was ambiguous, and finally Wu Yu Siming said: They want to make ornament blind boxes.

Blind boxes have been popular for several years, and they are not a new idea in the field of cultural creativity.

When Wu Yusi told Jiang Limei, Jiang Limei directly refused.

"If you tell them that we can also play side balls with peripheral products, make character paintings or ornaments, that is a naked infringement."

Wu Yusi was also a little embarrassed: "They said that they would not use it for sale. ”

"It's not okay if you don't sell it, if you are sued by the original IP, they will be responsible, and we will also sit together," Jiang Limei felt that something was wrong, this time Party A has been mentioning some strange needs since the beginning of the cooperation, she told Wu Yusi: "You told Party A that they should go to the Japanese company to ask for a power of attorney, and without a power of attorney, they will definitely not be able to do it." ”

In fact, most of them don't come.

Big IP authorization is not cheap, and Party A is not stupid.

There was someone outside the door, knocking on the glass door: "Take out!" Tail number 6080! ”

Jiang Limei stood up: "Give it to me, thank you." ”

She ordered snail noodles for lunch, which was newly opened downstairs in the company, and as soon as the packaging box was opened, the whole office was stinky and smelly, and there were wails one after another:

"Boss!! You're eating snail noodles in the office again! It stinks!! ”

Jiang Limei pulled her hand casually, tied her long hair into a bun, and sniffed: "Our company does not welcome people who oppose snail noodles, I should write this article in the recruitment, besides, how can the smell of snail noodles be considered smelly?" ”

She took the box to the booth on the phone: "I'll squat here and eat." ”

The old employees who had been with Jiang Limei for a few years were no longer surprised, and the new interns stretched out their heads and looked into the compartment.

Jiang Limei wears black shorts with suede over-the-knee boots, and the upper body is an apricot sweater cardigan, just suitable for the cold spring in March.

Such a stunner-like sister is squatting on the ground tearing the seasoning packet, squeezing chili oil into the snail noodles with an expectant expression.

Wu Yusi went to the bathroom, and when he came back, he smelled a strong smell of snail powder.

"She's eating snail noodles again, isn't she?"

Someone nodded, and raised their chin toward the cubicle.

At this time, Jiang Limei's first mouthful of snail noodles had not yet reached her mouth.

The mobile phone rang, it was Ye Qi, who had not been in touch for a few days, talking about a mouthful of soup:

"Mr. Jiang, are you free?"

Ye Qi's family has a solid background, his grandfather's family is in business, his parents are both university teachers, and his family is knowledgeable, but he raised Ye Qi such a bastard who does not enter oil and salt.

During the time I was with Jiang Limei, I seemed to be studying partnering with my friends to open a bar, until we broke up, and the bar didn't open.

Jiang Limei was not angry: "If you have something, just say it." ”

"Tsk, look at your attitude, isn't it time for you to beg me?"

When Jiang Limei was hospitalized, he asked him to help deliver things, but he was still blinded by the doctor, and he has remembered it to this day.

He and Jiang Limei's personality hedging, in fact, it is not suitable for falling in love, I forgot how it started, in a friend's drinking party, adult men and women may not need much time to think about each other, but the dew relationship, talk fast, and divide quickly.

It is precisely because they didn't get distracted that they broke up cleanly, and everyone could still be friends after that.

Jiang Limei patiently picked out the coriander and peanuts in the snail flour one by one, and clipped her mobile phone to her shoulder: "Say it quickly." ”

"I'm not looking for favors from you, I'm here to send you business."

Jiang Limei's chopsticks paused: "Detailed?" ”

The line that Ye Qi led Jiang Limei was a museum of ancient architecture in Lingshi, which included cultural and creative products in the work plan for the new year, hoping to shorten the distance with young people, enhance the museum's popularity, do science popularization, and generate income by the way.

Jiang Limei's first reaction was: "This is a government/government project, right?" ”

It's not their turn to be a small studio like theirs.

Ye Qi's explanation for this is: "The person in charge is a friend of my parents, I listened casually, and thought that you are doing this business, of course, it is just to help you set up a line, or to bid according to the normal process, you have to think that it is okay, I will help you make an appointment in the evening and have a meal together." ”