0p0 Chapter 169 Ning Yuechen and Xie Yuanan meet again
Chapter 169 Ning Yuechen and Xie Yuanan meet again
Ning Yuechen came to an elegant tea restaurant according to the address on his mobile phone, and then followed the waiter to the reserved seat.
When she came, she carefully observed the surrounding environment. This place is located in a busy commercial street, and there is a police station within three kilometers.
Although the atmosphere in the restaurant was very quiet, there were many customers, so I felt more relaxed.
Some time ago, she received an order for a game character drawing online. Because the other party had extremely high requirements for the design of this game character, the price offered was also very considerable, and it was also required that the balance must be settled in person after the finalization.
If the ideas and suggestions she put forward when discussing this game character with me were not very professional, and if half of the royalties had not been transferred to me as a deposit before the final draft was released, she probably would not have come to meet the client.
She opened the laptop she brought with her and carefully checked the drawing that had been polished countless times to confirm that every detail fully met the client's requirements.
Then he heard someone calling his name: "Yu Chen?"
Ning Yuechen looked up and saw someone sitting opposite her. After seeing who it was, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "Xie Yuanan?"
Xie Yuanan stared at his sister intently and asked with a smile: "Are you Nuanfeng?"
"Oh yeah, so you are~"
"I am your difficult client."
"Ah~"
Ning Yuechen didn't react for a moment. She never expected that the person who was supposed to be on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean not only appeared here at this time, but was also her client. She didn't know what to say for a moment.
Compared to her surprise, Xie Yuanan was extremely natural and enthusiastic: "I was surprised when I saw you sitting here just now. I thought I recognized the wrong person. I didn't expect it was really you. We are so destined."
"Indeed, have you returned to work?"
"Yes, I have been back to China for half a year. I started a game company with two friends. Because it is a startup company and my two friends are professionals, we only hired a few employees for necessary positions and outsourced the character designers."
Ning Yuechen understood now and said, "That's such a coincidence. I didn't expect that my client would be you."
"This is not surprising. After all, you have many outstanding works, strong painting skills, and are also well-known in the circle. It's just that you are too mysterious, so I never thought that you are the famous Nuanfeng."
Ning Yuechen replied modestly: "You are too kind. There are many famous seniors in the industry. I am just a lucky newcomer."
As she spoke, she turned the computer screen in front of her towards him and asked, "Can you please confirm whether there is anything that needs to be revised?"
Xie Yuanan also temporarily put away his smile and began to look carefully. He also made a video call to his two partners to ask about it. After a while of discussion, he said to Ning Yuechen: "They have seen this final draft before, and we just discussed it comprehensively. There is no problem."
Ning Yuechen breathed a sigh of relief. She had been busy working on this draft for three months, and every detail was worked out bit by bit. Her painting skills had also improved a lot as a result.
If I don’t finalize it soon, I’ll probably become bald.
Looking at the text message of the bank's arrival information, Ning Yuechen felt that all the hard work over the past few months was really worth it.
Ever since she promised Aunt Shi that she would no longer work part-time outside, her main source of income has been part-time jobs online, such as drawing design and game substitute, or participating in various school activities or competitions with prize money.
Although my income has been halved, basic living expenses are no problem at all.
Xie Yuanan took in all her little expressions and couldn't help but feel even more distressed. If he hadn't accidentally heard about the Bai family's affairs after returning to China, he really wouldn't have known that his own sister was living such a miserable life, and even had to be self-sufficient to pay for her living expenses in college.
He had obviously chosen not to disturb her because he saw that she was living such a good life, but he didn't expect that the Bai family seemed to be raising her as their own daughter, but in fact they were letting her fend for herself!
Thinking of this, Xie Yuanan couldn't help but clench his fists.
Ning Yuechen naturally noticed that his expression was not right, and immediately asked nervously: "What's wrong? Or is there anything that needs improvement?"
Xie Yuanan quickly adjusted his mood and said with a smile: "No, this drawing is great and completely in line with the character settings of our newly developed game. Yue Chen, you are really amazing."
"Thank you."
"I was so busy talking about work that I forgot to order. Just order whatever you want. It's my treat. Don't be polite." Xie Yuanan said as he handed her the menu.
Ning Yuechen was naturally embarrassed to accept it, and was about to refuse when he heard the other party say, "You have done our company a big favor. You know, the cost of finding those so-called professionals to design this game character is more than five times what you quoted, and the effect may not be as good as your design. For our long-term cooperation in the future, I must treat you to this meal, otherwise I will be laughed at by the other two shareholders of the company for being stingy when I go back."
After he said this, Ning Yuechen naturally couldn't refute it, so he ordered two snacks that were more appetizing and a glass of lemon juice.
After the food they ordered was served, Xie Yuanan asked with a smile, "Have you been to Lu Island?"
Ning Yuechen took a sip of lemon juice and replied, "No."
"I noticed that the two dishes you ordered are local specialties of Ludao. I thought you really like the food there."
Ning Yuechen's eyes flickered, and a smile of expectation spread across his face. He said, "I'd really like to go there if I have the chance."
"Ludao is indeed very beautiful. If you have the chance, you can really appreciate the local cultural beauty."
"I thought so too."
As they were chatting, Ning Yuechen's phone rang. As soon as she answered the call, Bai Songan's anxious voice came from the other end: "Yuchen, I'm downstairs in your dormitory. Your roommate said you went to meet a client. What client? Aren't you no longer working part-time outside? Where are you now? Give me your location and I'll find you."
Ning Yuechen didn't expect that his elder brother would suddenly come to see him. After all, he had disappeared for several months, so he whispered, "I'm at Xiaofeng Tea Restaurant in the city center. We just finished our meal and I'm going back to school now."
Bai Songan on the other end of the phone was still worried and said, "I'll be there in ten minutes by car. Don't move. Wait for me to pick you up. I want to see what kind of client it is that would actually let a college student like you go to meet him. Wait for me."
After hanging up the phone, Ning Yuechen smiled awkwardly at Xie Yuanan who was looking at him thoughtfully, and explained: "My eldest brother, he just came back from a business trip, and he came to pick me up and take me back to school."
Xie Yuanan drank a sip of tea leisurely and said, "It just so happens that I will meet your elder brother. Maybe we can still chat."
Although he said this, in his heart he was severely complaining about the Bai family, saying that each of them was a beast in human form and none of them was a good person.
If he really cared so much about his nominal sister, how could he just ignore her? Moreover, when he asked someone to investigate, it was almost as if "no such person existed".
He wanted to see what kind of monster this so-called good brother was.