Chapter 26: I won’t Keep Any of You!

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The next day, Song Wei rode the Little Sheep provided by Jiang Mingxu across half the city to work.

As expected, she was late. The speed of the scooter was not fast enough, and she even met with a peak hour rush. Coupled with her foot injury, it would be a miracle if she could arrive on time.

As soon as she arrived at the company, Xiao Xiao had a miserable expression on her face as if the world was about to be destroyed. She went up to her and whispered, “Xiaocao, what’s wrong with you? Why are you late for the company’s selection meeting today? If our group loses in a bit, I’m afraid Sister Lisha will single you out.”

Song Wei slapped her head. She had been so focused on attending PARADISES’ charity banquet last night that she had forgotten about such an important matter.

Song Wei quietly inched closer and smiled. She lowered her voice and asked, “How long has it been? Any news?”

Xiao Xiao didn’t look too good. “They’ve already gone in for half an hour. I heard from Xiao Liu from the secretary department that the situation is similar to the past. One group is at the top while the other five groups are following closely behind. The second, third, fourth, and sixth groups barely managed to get the tiniest slice of the cake. As for us, the seventh group… They only gave us a few small artisan workshops. They have no intention of promoting Sister Lisha’s designs.”

Song Wei pondered for a moment. “Didn’t Sister Lisha fight for herself?”

“How could she not have? She wrote almost a hundred thousand words in the market analysis report. With just that Chinese-styled ‘Exquisite Eye’ alone, she combed through 30 pages of design ideas and product selling points. But it’s useless. The cost of construction is too high, and the craftsmanship is too complicated. Those who can afford it look down on Sky Palace while those who can’t afford it aren’t attracted by the value for the price…”

Song Wei had seen most of Luo Lisha’s design drawings for this season’s new products. Luo Lisha’s design style was exquisite to the extreme. It was so refined that it was like she wished every engraving had a story or context behind it.

However, because she pursued the details to the extreme, there was no eye-catching feeling on the overall design.

This design ‘Exquisite Eye’ that she was showcasing as a flagship product was a delicate and complex ball made up of fine tendrils. Inside it contained an emerald jadeite bead—like a type of green glass—with a diameter of 1.5 mm.

The outer filigree sphere was also studded with tiny diamonds. As the heart of a flower, the materials and manufacturing costs were definitely expensive.

Furthermore, not a single pattern on the entire bead was repetitive. To be able to make so many variations and patterns on such a small object and also allow it to merge with the floral craftwork in an orderly manner, it was clear that Luo Lisha had spent a lot of effort on it.

However, this design made a fatal mistake—indistinguishability of the primary and secondary focal points.