Lin Zhen and Tang Zheng started strolling around near the restaurant.

  "There's a Western restaurant ahead. The food there is quite good. How about we go there to eat?" Lin Zhen suggested.

  Tang Zheng was especially considerate and said, "I'm fine with anything. As long as you like it."

  Lin Zhen coughed and asked him, "Were you also forced by your family to go on a blind date?"

  "Yeah." Tang Zheng also felt a bit helpless when talking about this. "I really don't know what they're in such a hurry for."

  … Well, considering your situation, it's reasonable for your family to be in a hurry, right? Lin Zhen thought this way and sighed, "It's really not easy."

  Tang Zheng also seemed to be deeply touched and said to her, "You're in the same boat too."

  Suddenly, a revolutionary camaraderie of "fellow sufferers" emerged between the two of them.

  "By the way, I still don't know how to address you?"

  When Lin Zhen heard him say this, she also realized that the two of them hadn't even introduced themselves yet. "I'm Lin Zhen." As she spoke, she took out a business card holder from her handbag, drew out a business card, and handed it to him.

  Tang Zheng took the business card and took a look, raising his eyebrows slightly. "Zhenguo Studio, that's the studio where the famous cartoonist Tangzhi works, right?"

  "Right."

  Tang Zheng smiled at her. "Ms. Lin is not only good-looking but also has a thriving career."

  Lin Zhen also smiled and said, "Where, where. It's nothing much."

  "I'm Tang Zheng, a good friend of He Xiu's." He also took out his own business card and handed it to Lin Zhen. "Nice to meet you."

  Lin Zhen looked at his title, Deputy General Manager of the Tang Group. He was indeed a young master from a wealthy family. "It's my honor to meet you, Mr. Tang."

  Tang Zheng laughed softly. "Why does it feel like we're here to discuss business?"

  Lin Zhen put away his business card and said to him, "Who knows? Maybe there will really be opportunities for cooperation in the future?"

  Tang Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Actually, we've already cooperated before."

  Lin Zhen looked at him in surprise. "We have?"

  "Yeah." Tang Zheng smiled at her. "In fact, I'm also the person in charge of [the studio's name]. The theme song of the radio drama 'Shang Ke' was handled by our studio."

  Lin Zhen was so surprised that she even stopped in her tracks. "You're the person in charge of [the studio's name]?"

  The deputy general manager of a large enterprise was actually the person in charge of [the studio's name]?

  Tang Zheng said, "Haha, it does seem a bit unlikely. It was just a club I started in university. After graduating, I couldn't bear to disband it, so I've been running it. I didn't expect it to develop so well now."

  Maybe it's because he hasn't let go of the studio work, and his family thinks he's not focusing on his main business, which is why they're so eager to arrange blind dates for him.

  As a voice control who often listens to music, Lin Zhen knew the development history of [the studio's name]. At this moment, she suddenly realized something and looked at Tang Zheng excitedly. "Then you know Nan Si, right??"

  Tang Zheng: "…"

  It's bad enough that He Xiu has better luck with the opposite sex in the real world than him. Why is it the same in the virtual world??

  He smiled at Lin Zhen. "Yes, I know him. He's the top artist in our studio."

  "I like him a lot. I wonder if you can introduce me to him?"

  Tang Zheng continued to maintain the smile on his face. "No, I can't."

  Lin Zhen: "…"

  Tang Zheng said, "He clearly separates his real-life and virtual identities. I'm sorry."

  "I see..." Although Lin Zhen was a bit disappointed, she could understand. After all, Jian Yan was also this kind of person. "It doesn't matter. I'm still very glad to have met you. I hope there will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future."

  After she and Tang Zheng had lunch, they went back to their respective homes. On the way, she couldn't help but call Jian Yan. Jian Yan hadn't gotten off work yet. When she heard her phone vibrating in her pocket, she quickly walked to the side and answered the call. "I'm still at work. If you want to complain about your blind date, wait until I get off work."

  "It's not about that! You know Tang Zheng, right? I met him today..."

  Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.

  "You already told me that."

  "But I haven't told you that he's the person in charge of [the studio's name]!"

  Jian Yan was stunned for a moment. "Which [the studio's name]?"

  "How many [the studio's name] are there? The one where Nan Si works."

  Jian Yan: "…"

  Tang Zheng was the person in charge of [the studio's name]? This was really a bit hard to accept.

  "I originally wanted him to introduce Nan Si to me, but he didn't agree."

  "Oh... Maybe he doesn't want to expose himself in the real world."

  "Yeah, just like you. You don't even want to upload a single photo to Weibo." When she said this, she was a bit curious. "Usually, people like this are either extremely ugly or extremely good-looking. Which one do you think he is?"

  Jian Yan didn't answer her question but instead asked, "Are you driving?"

  "Yeah."

  "It's better not to talk on the phone while driving."

  Lin Zhen: "…"

  She hung up the phone without hesitation.

  At this moment, Tang Zheng was also driving and talking on the phone with He Xiu. "Do you know who that friend of Jian Yan's we met in the restaurant last time is?"

  He Xiu was looking down at the plan for the mall's internal discount event in his hand and casually asked, "Who is it?"

  "Ms. Lin, the general manager of Zhenguo Studio! That's the studio where Tangzhi works!"

  He Xiu's hand flipping through the materials paused for a moment, and he responded, "Oh."

  "… Aren't you being a bit too calm?"

  "I'm actually curious why you're so excited."

  "…" Yeah, why was he so excited?

  "咳咳。" Tang Zheng coughed dryly and said, "You've been recording songs for Tangzhi's drama recently, so I thought you'd be interested."

  "Yeah, I'm quite interested. Thanks."

  "…" I can't tell at all where you're interested. "Since she's the general manager of Zhenguo Studio, do you think Jian Yan might also know Tangzhi?"

  "I don't know. Maybe."

  "…" Tang Zheng felt that this conversation couldn't go on any further. "Goodbye."

  He Xiu listened to the beep as the phone was hung up. Finally, his gaze moved away from the documents in his hand, and he slightly curled the corners of his mouth.

  Jian Yan had been busy in the mall all day. When she got home, she didn't feel like cooking, so she planned to order food directly from an online food delivery website later. She made a cup of milk, took it to the studio, and then turned on the computer to continue drawing the Christmas greeting picture.

  I don't know how much time had passed when the phone on the table rang. She took a look and saw that it was Lin Zhen again.

  "What is it? Don't tell me your mom arranged another blind date for you so soon?"

  Lin Zhen gave a dry laugh. "This time it's business."

  "Oh, I like business matters. It means there's more money coming in."

  "…" Lin Zhen was speechless for a moment and got straight to the point. "Xingguang Department Store wants to commission you for a drawing."

  "Ah?" Jian Yan was a bit surprised. Many people had commissioned her for drawings, but this was definitely the first time a department store had done so. "What kind of drawing do they want?"

  "It seems to be related to a Christmas event plan. They want you to draw a picture with a Christmas atmosphere to be printed on shopping bags. During Christmas, it will be given as a limited-edition gift in the supermarket and in all the main sales areas."

  "Oh, I see... Are there any specific requirements?"

  "Not really. The main thing is that it has to have their mall's logo. The pattern can be simple. For shopping bags, I think a chibi style would be great. Then add some Christmas elements."

  "I understand. When do they need it?"

  "It's a bit urgent. Give it to me within this week. They need to get it done before Christmas. I'll send you the contract and the specific dimensions of the drawing in your email. The payment for the drawing is quite generous, and the key thing is that it can also be mutual promotion. It's quite good."

  "OK." Jian Yan saved the drawing on the computer, created a new one, and said, "I can start drawing now. Send me the materials and the contract quickly."

  "… Hmm." The workaholic reputation isn't exaggerated. "Do you have no entertainment activities at all besides work every day?"

  Jian Yan said, "Making money is the best form of entertainment."

  Lin Zhen: "…"

  I'm convinced.

  Just as Jian Yan was about to hang up the phone, Lin Zhen couldn't resist blurting out, "Do you think Xingguang Department Store commissioned you for the drawing because I told Tang Zheng today that I hope there will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future?"

  "… Xingguang Department Store is owned by the He family, not the Tang family."

  "You know the relationship between Young Master He and Tang Zheng."

  "… You'd better send me the email quickly. I'm waiting online. It's quite urgent."

  Lin Zhen: "…"

  While waiting for Lin Zhen to send her the email, Jian Yan quickly ordered takeout. Once she started working, she would definitely forget about it.

  Jian Yan didn't go to bed until she had finished drawing the first draft and sent it to Lin Zhen that night. The next day she had the morning shift. When she got up early and walked into the kitchen, she suddenly remembered that Manager He had said he would treat her to lunch today, right? So she didn't need to cook?

  Thinking that even if He Xiu forgot about this, she could still go to the cafeteria to eat, she used the time for making breakfast to do some morning exercises.

  During the regular morning meeting, the team leader announced that there would be an internal discount event this Saturday, and everyone might have to work overtime on Saturday. Jian Yan thought to herself that luckily she had finished drawing the picture last night.

  Xingguang Department Store holds an internal discount event at the end of each year. Jian Yan had been to it before. It was so crowded that there was hardly any room to stand, as if the discounts meant the goods were free. On New Year's Eve, each brand would also launch lucky bags, and there would be even longer queues. People would have to come and reserve their spots in advance at night.

  If you had to summarize the end of the year in one word, it would be "busy".

  During this period, many employees had been saying that they were very tired, but Jian Yan felt it was okay. The busier she was, the more materials she could collect.

  In the blink of an eye, it was time for lunch again. Jian Yan instinctively reached for her lunch box but grabbed nothing. Then she remembered that she hadn't brought her lunch box today. Although Manager He had said he would treat her to lunch, he hadn't come down yet. Should she wait here or go directly to the cafeteria?

  After hesitating for a while, Jian Yan still went directly to the cafeteria. They only had half an hour for lunch, and after she finished eating, she had to come back and let others go to eat.

  It had been a long time since she had eaten the food in the cafeteria. She walked around in front of the serving window. Just as she was about to get a tray, she saw He Xiu walking in from outside. "I didn't see you in the sales area, so I guessed you had come to the cafeteria."

  Jian Yan felt a bit embarrassed and explained to him, "Our lunchtime is limited, and I don't have your contact information..."

  "I just finished a meeting and came out late." He Xiu took the blame upon himself. "But if you need my contact information, I can give it to you."