Fang Siyan was absent - minded. He didn't even notice that the dish in the pan was burnt.
If the girl sitting in the living - room hadn't called his name twice, he would have been the arsonist in this kitchen today.
The core business of Fangyuan Group lies in venture capital. It hasn't put much effort into the video - game and Internet sectors. So Fang Siyan had no connection with the boss of Tencent.
In order to find Tencent's former CEO through connections, he had to contact Li Guanghua, the head of the Beijing branch of CMGE.
Li Guanghua often did business with Tencent and was quite familiar with some of its systems.
"Basically, this is the situation. Please help me check the process and some details of Design 101."
Li Guanghua naturally wouldn't refuse Fang Siyan. He was still waiting for Fang Siyan to give him some guidance at a crucial moment.
Fang Siyan learned about the general process. There was basically no competition of works in the whole process. Instead, it focused more on the close cooperation among designers.
The production team didn't regard this program as a professional design competition but a reality show in the guise of design.
From the list of contestants he got, it could be seen that except for a very few, most of the designers were good - looking but mediocre in talent and had little aptitude.
In the jargon of others - they were not blessed by God.
Fang Siyan summarized the information he had learned, printed it out, and after getting home, explained it to Ding Ruola in great detail.
Ding Ruola was completely confused. Her eyes were wide open like small glass beads, rolling around in her eye sockets.
"I still don't understand!"
Fang Siyan propped his chin with his hand. At this moment, he realized the shallowness of his language skills.
The man had no choice but to explain the advantages and disadvantages of participating in this competition to Ding Ruola.
"I think this is a good opportunity for you to promote Soraka!"
Soraka Studio was only well - known in the design circle. People outside the circle didn't know Ding Ruola's ability or the level of Soraka Studio at all.
"You're right. But what if I lose?"
Ding Ruola was still fixated on winning or losing.
"Ruoruo, why are you so stubborn? This is just a chance to show yourself, to let those who don't know you get to know you."
There was also an off - site voting for this competition. If Ding Ruola wanted to be the champion, Fang Siyan could easily manipulate the result to make her the winner.
"I'll think about it."
Ding Ruola couldn't fall asleep all night. She had no intention of sleeping.
All she could think about was Design 101.
Finally, she decided to step out of her comfort zone.
On the day of the program recording, Fang Siyan also went to the scene. The contestants appeared on stage according to their studio groups.
So Ding Ruola and Ning Qing appeared on stage together.
Ding Ruola was obviously very nervous. She held Ning Qing's hand all the time and her eyes were always looking down uneasily.
"Now, here come the two designers from Soraka Studio."
As the two walked from behind the stage to the front, the applause never stopped.
"Please take your seats, contestants!"
Ding Ruola didn't understand the rules clearly. She didn't want to struggle to get to the best seats, so she pulled Ning Qing to sit in the front row.
As soon as they sat down, there was an uproar in the audience. The audience seemed to have seen something extraordinary.
Ding Ruola became even more nervous. She thought she had done something wrong.
"Next, here comes the individual designer, Yu Zhou."
Yu Zhou was also a bit famous in the design circle. As soon as she stood still on the stage, the host suddenly mentioned Yu Zhou's mother.
Liang Zi was a famous graphic designer. The posters and web interfaces she designed for the National Theatre were the goals of every practitioner.
"I'm here to tear off the label on me. I don't want to hear people say that I'm Liang Zi's daughter."
Ding Ruola watched Yu Zhou's awkward speech on the stage and thought whether every second - generation star had to come on stage to tear off their labels.
It was really using their mothers while scolding them.
No matter how much Ding Ruola disliked it, she could only think about it in her heart.
Finally, the day's shooting was completed. The first episode was just an introduction of the guests.
Ding Ruola was removing her makeup backstage when Fang Siyan stood behind her without her knowing.
He stepped forward and covered Ding Ruola's eyes - Guess who I am?
The girl didn't say a word. She just slapped Fang Siyan on the arm.
"What are you doing?"
"Are you tired, baby?"
Fang Siyan bent down. He lay on Ding Ruola's back and leaned his head against the girl's temple.
The two were being very intimate. Ning Qing had just walked in and was about to discuss the requirements for the next episode with Ding Ruola. Seeing the two being so affectionate, she tactfully left the dressing - room.
Standing outside the dressing - room, Ning Qing looked at the time on her phone. Thinking it was about time, she knocked on the door and went in.
"The theme of the next episode is 'Rural Life'."
Ning Qing read out the competition rules word for word. Only she had the energy to do so.
The other two were already dozing off.
Ding Ruola basically listened for half the time and slept for the other half.
She had been running back and forth these days and was completely exhausted. But she couldn't understand what was driving Ning Qing. This woman seemed like a robot and never knew what tiredness was.
The recording of the second episode started. Each person was assigned to a different room, and there was a different cameraman in each work area.
Ding Ruola was munching on sunflower seeds, thinking about how to present the theme of rural life, when she was startled by the cameraman beside her.
"Ding Ruola!"
"Do you know me?"
Because of the man's sudden shout, the sunflower seeds in Ding Ruola's hand spilled on the ground.
She patted her buttocks and stood up from the ground.
"Who are you?"
She had no impression of the man in front of her.
"Yi Yuan!"
Hearing this name, Ding Ruola found this man's name in the cracks of her memory.
Didn't he go abroad with his parents after graduating from junior high school?
Why was he back now?
"I didn't expect you to be still so beautiful."
"Neither did you."
The two complimented each other professionally in a business - like way. Their conversation was always out of tune.
Fate was really a wonderful thing. Yi Yuan himself didn't expect that he would meet Ding Ruola here.
The knot in his heart for so many years could finally be untied.
"When did you return to China?"
"Just a few days ago."
Ding Ruola was not good at maintaining friendships, so their conversation often fell into awkward silences.
After work, Yi Yuan wanted to take Ding Ruola to a French restaurant, but before he could say a word, he saw a familiar face.
"Fang Siyan?"
He stood between Fang Siyan and Ding Ruola.
Fang Siyan wasn't very interested in this sudden stranger as long as he didn't provoke Ding Ruola.
He raised his arm and waved it to the left. Yi Yuan was pushed aside.
Yi Yuan was unhappy. Why did he always get bullied by Fang Siyan?
He was not willing to give up and squeezed back between the two. Fang Siyan lowered his head slightly, looking down from a height, "Do you want to recall the punches from back then?"
Yi Yuan was speechless. He obediently left the space between them.
He watched Ding Ruola and Fang Siyan's backs as they left, clenching his fists so tightly that his fingernails dug deep into the flesh of his palms.
Gritting his teeth, he squeezed out a few words through his teeth.
"Fang Siyan, just you wait!"