PFC Chapter 106 Lin Xiaoxiao
Chapter 106 Lin Xiaoxiao
He pointed to the wall and said to the renovation worker, Lao Wang, "I want this kind of blue, tech blue, you know? Like that... cyberpunk feel!"
Old Wang scratched his already thinning hair, looking bewildered.
"Mr. Chen, what is 'cyber' or 'punk'? We only have white, gray, and blue paint. This blue paint was specially brought in by someone. If you're going to be any more particular, I really can't help you."
The final blue shades were either as light as a nursery or as dark as if it had fallen into an inkwell.
Chen Ming went back and forth five times before he could barely mix a color that was close to his vision of "tech blue".
This really exhausted Old Wang, who kept complaining, "Boss Chen, this money is hard to earn! I'd rather build a pigsty!"
With the paint job done, it's time for the even more troublesome fluorescent graffiti.
This thing, let alone a painting, nobody has ever even heard of it.
After much difficulty, they managed to find a student from the city's art academy. The student wore black-rimmed glasses and was as thin as a bamboo pole.
He frowned as soon as he arrived, looking disgusted: "What kind of place is this? It's smoky and disgusting. I'm a serious art student, I don't do this kind of... vulgar work."
After saying that, he asked for an exorbitant price.
Upon hearing this, Chen Ming immediately kicked him out: "Get lost! You really think you're an artist? I can draw a better circle on this wall than you!"
Chen Ming was looking worried when Li Yu volunteered, "Brother Ming, I'll give it a try! I'll go look near the art academy! I've seen quite a few painters, I'm sure I can find someone suitable."
Li Yu waited outside the art academy for two days and actually bumped into one.
A girl with a ponytail was carrying a huge drawing board on her back and a bucket of paint in her hand.
As I was walking, for some reason, I tripped and fell forward.
With a "bang," the paint bucket fell to the ground, spilling colorful paint all over the floor.
The drawing board was overturned on the ground, and the drawing paper was covered with dirt and paint.
The girl sat on the ground, looking dejected.
Li Yu quickly ran over to help, picking up the scattered paintbrushes and paints as he spoke:
"Hey kid, are you alright? It's such a waste that paint has spilled on the ground."
The girl looked up, her eyes red and swollen, as if she was about to cry: "This is my graduation project..."
Li Yu picked up the drawing paper from the ground and examined it carefully.
The image shows a warrior wearing futuristic silver armor, wielding a lightsaber, against a backdrop of a vast starry sky, exuding a strong sense of technology.
Although her work was stained with paint, you could still see the girl's solid painting skills.
Li Yu's eyes lit up. Wasn't this the person Ming Ge was looking for?
He quickly asked, "Hey, do you know how to do fluorescent graffiti? A friend of mine wants to paint something on the walls of an internet cafe, and the pay is pretty good."
The girl paused for a moment, then nodded: "I...I can do a little, but I've never drawn anything that big before..."
Upon hearing this, Li Yu was overjoyed: "No problem! I'll take you to see it; my friend will definitely be satisfied!"
Li Yu brought the girl to the internet cafe, where Chen Ming was directing workers to install computers.
Seeing that Li Yu had brought a girl over, he asked with some confusion, "Yu Zi, who is this?"
"Ming-ge, this is the one I told you about, the one who can draw! Her name is Lin Xiaoxiao, a student at the Academy of Fine Arts."
Chen Ming looked Lin Xiaoxiao up and down. She was wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans, and her hair was tied in a ponytail.
There was still a little paint on his face, but he looked clean and fresh, unlike the pretentious bespectacled man from before.
"Hello, Xiaoxiao, I'm Chen Ming." Chen Ming extended his hand, and Lin Xiaoxiao shook it shyly.
"Here's the thing, I'd like to paint some... um, some rather unique designs on the wall. Can you handle that?"
Chen Ming pointed to the wall painted in a tech blue.
Lin Xiaoxiao followed Chen Ming's finger and her eyes lit up: "Wow! This color is so cool! I... I can try it!"
Chen Ming explained his ideas to Lin Xiaoxiao in detail, and Lin Xiaoxiao listened attentively, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
She took a small notebook out of her bag and started scribbling in it, muttering to herself:
"You can draw a spaceship here...you can draw a robot here..."
Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao's focused expression, Chen Ming and Li Yu exchanged a smile, realizing they had found the right person this time.
......
The rest of the internet cafe's renovations were complete. The storefront was brand new, the tables and chairs were brand new, and everything was ready. All that was left was for Lin Xiaoxiao to finish her graffiti and for the most important element—the computer.
Chen Ming and Li Yu drove the borrowed small truck, bumping along the way, to Gu Li's warehouse.
The warehouse door was wide open, and inside were neatly stacked cardboard boxes containing one hundred brand-new computers.
Gu Li, dressed in a smart suit, stood beside a pile of computers and gave Chen Ming a charming smile:
"Brother Chen, you've finally arrived! This batch of my treasures is waiting for you to take them home!"
Chen Ming stepped forward, casually opened a cardboard box, and a brand-new computer came into view.
The configuration was exactly what he had confirmed with Gu Li beforehand—the top-of-the-line configuration available, capable of running any game without any problem.
"Sister Li, I've been eagerly awaiting this batch of goods. Today is the day I've been waiting for it."
"Stop being so cheeky," Gu Li said with a smile, patting Chen Ming on the shoulder. "Let's check the goods and see if there are any problems."
Chen Ming and Li Yu carefully inspected each computer, and only after confirming that everything was in order did Chen Ming say with relief:
"Sister Li, I really admire your efficiency. You get things done without any hesitation."
"Absolutely!" Gu Li raised her chin, a hint of smugness in her voice.
"I, Gu Li, have always valued integrity in business. What I promise you, I will definitely do."
When the price came up, Chen Ming rubbed his hands together, looking slightly embarrassed, and said, "Sister Li, what about the price we agreed on before..."
Gu Li laughed heartily: "Brother Chen, why are you being so polite with me? We agreed on 200,000 before, but considering how well you took care of my son Xiao Ren recently, I'll give you a 20% discount, 160,000, how about that?"
Chen Ming was overjoyed. This saved him 40,000 yuan, enough for him to buy a lot more equipment.
He quickly said, "Sister Li, you're so kind of you. How can I accept this?"
“Why are you being so polite with me?” Gu Li waved her hand. “Just take care of me in business in the future.”
Chen Ming and Li Yu loaded a hundred computers onto the truck, working up a sweat.
As Gu Li watched the two busy figures, a barely perceptible tenderness flashed in her eyes.
She walked over to Chen Ming and handed him a bottle of soda. "Brother Chen, I have high hopes for you. If you need any help in the future, just let me know."
Chen Ming took the soda, gulped down a few mouthfuls, and said with a smile, "Sister Li, you're really a loyal friend. I'll definitely need your help a lot in the future."
After saying goodbye to Gu Li, Chen Ming and Li Yu drove their truck home, fully loaded.