Chapter 85: Nannan’s Whispers II (1/2)
Chapter 85: Nannan’s Whispers (II)
The reason Heart Lock could be completed so quickly was due to both Xiao Yu and Nannan’s participation.
For Xiao Yu’s part, at least this time, Lin Zhou finally did not stupidly gift the design drawing to the mystery designer. Of course, there was a possibility that Lin Zhou encountered an accident before he could send it to Xiao Yu. But no matter how it happened, in short—
Xiao Yu got this design drawing on his own.
It was actually thanks to a freakish combination of factors that Xiao Yu was able to get his hands on the Heart Lock design drawing.
During the Ragnarok competition, when the design for the manacle couple rings came out, the final draft of Heart Lock was already completed. Everything that happened afterwards went exactly according to the script from his past life, with the human Xiao Yu being eliminated in the pre-selection. Feeling frustrated and disappointed, he gave up on the follow-up design. Then, he dealt with all the design drafts for that series like they were trash. But when the end of the year came around and Xiao Yu didn’t have any energy to come up with a new design, he could only fish out the draft for Heart Lock from the trash heap.
The key point was the manner in which the trashed drafts were dealt with.
The way Xiao Yu dealt with his trashed drafts was to toss them all into a mailbox, like he was throwing garbage into a huge trash can. If he ever needed it again, with some luck, he would be able to dig it back out.
Xiao Yu was able to utilize this opportunity to obtain the design drawing for Heart Lock.
It was not the first draft, but the final draft.
Although this laid the foundation for the quick production of Heart Lock, in the end, what decided victory and defeat depended on the rapid improvements Nannan made during this month.
It was not without reason that Xiao Yu had taken notice of Nannan’s designs even from a few years ago. That xxxbao owner indeed had talent for design. Although he didn’t have a very deep foundation, his drawing skills could be considered solid.
From Xiao Yu’s point of view, even though Nannan did not have a traditional education in design, he had a good design sense. Adding to the fact that he was serious about learning this trade, Nannan was able to improve by leaps and bounds with just some casual pointers from Xiao Yu. It could be said that Xiao Yu was getting a three-fold return on his investment.
During this month, Xiao Yu spared no efforts in teaching Nannan everything he could about this industry and Nannan did not disappoint him. That Nannan was able to take out the completed drawing of Heart Lock one month later was the best proof.
Right now, a conservative estimate of Nannan’s standards would place him above the level of an assistant designer. He was not that far off from being able to become a new independent designer. This standard might not seem all that impressive, but compared to one month ago, when he was only an xxxbao owner who produced replicas of famous brands, this was already pretty good.
His design style, design habits and the like could be shaped with time. Xiao Yu was just worried that Nannan had been producing replicas for so long that he lost his ability to create original designs. Fortunately, Xiao Yu got to him in time. If this happened a few years later, maybe Nannan really wouldn’t be able to draw anything original anymore.
Xiao Yu really thought that Nannan had a bright future in design. If he was still a human, he would definitely bring Nannan into SI to work with him. He didn’t believe he was the only one who thought like this. He could feel that Nannan also had similar thoughts.
From Nannan’s designs, Xiao Yu could sense the yearning of a designer. Although Nannan never said it out loud, his every improvement and every piece of work all spoke of his strong ambition to be extraordinary. His enthusiasm reminded Xiao Yu of a young person chasing after their dream.
Designs did not tell lies.
Even from early on, Xiao Yu could tell. Whether it was from his professional looking designs or the humorous designs; in these so called brand name replicas, he could see the soul of a professional designer.
If Nannan truly desired to become a professional designer, then there must be some inexpressible reason for him to currently be an xxxbao shop owner.
In Xiao Yu’s mind, he could see the image of a young person who was forced by life’s circumstances to give up on his dreams. It was so similar to himself back in those days. Xiao Yu could feel a kind of profound predestination, like his encounter with Nannan was inevitable. It was as if god was giving him the opportunity to transmit the kindness he received that year to another.
However, he had no way of helping.
Even if he was very willing in his heart to offer his assistance, he was powerless to do so.
That ‘powerlessness’ did not stem from the fact that right now he had no power to speak of at SI. Taking a step back, even if he could not recommend Nannan to SI, he could still manage some pillow talk with Yan Jin (cross out). Xiao Yu had no complaints about how Yan Jin adhered to his bottom line when he dealt with scums like Lin Zhou. But if the mysterious designer recommended someone, Yan Jin should be willing to open a backdoor.
Not to mention, Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both was Yan Jin’s current boyfriend. Until Yan Jin asked to breakup with him, he could still call himself that, hn.
Everything above was just something he mused about. In reality, this was not something Xiao Yu could do.
The reason was simple. What would he do once he recommended Nannan away?
In the upcoming months, without a competent assistant like Nannan, who else could he depend on to help him deal with Lin Zhou?
So, although he felt that he was letting Nannan down, Xiao Yu could not give Nannan such a recommendation. He could only do his utmost to compensate Nannan in other ways. Up until now, his designs were able to earn upwards of a million dollars. Xiao Yu did not take even a penny of that money. All of it was sent to Nannan. Even so, Xiao Yu’s conscience pricked at him. That was why when Nannan came to consult with him, he did not hold anything back and shared everything that he knew with Nannan.
You could see his efforts just by looking at the claws that were filed down after just one month.
But, that was it.
This was all Xiao Yu could do for Nannan. When Nannan had sent the completed draft for Heart Lock for him to review, Xiao Yu felt both happy and sad. He was happy to see that Nannan did not let him down, but sad that although someone had saved him from his plight in the past, he was now unable to reach out a hand to help a person he met in a similar situation.
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Nan Wei, who was not in any distress and did not need any recommendations, was currently drawing earnestly.
The childhood sweetheart, who came over for some company, lounged on the sofa and took care of the xxxbao store.
“Hey, someone is scolding you for selling fakes.”
“Blacklist.”
“Someone is complaining that you didn’t send their order.”
“Blacklist.”
“There’s a message from Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both.”