CHAPTER 687: CHAPTER 683: VICTORIOUS BECAUSE OF GU LIANCHENG, DEFEATED BECAUSE OF GU LIANCHENG

After the meeting began, several senior executives each proposed schemes on how to operate the company, aiming to expand it continuously in the shortest amount of time.

Shen Cheng did not reject them nor accept them, but chose to reserve her opinions.

At work, she was more diligent than anyone else, not overlooking any small detail and not missing any minor loophole.

The remarks she made at the meeting were almost always insightful, leaving no flaws to be found, no faults to be picked.

For this, Gu Liancheng held great admiration.

Before this, she had considered countless times the words spoken by Ye Jin, and likewise countless times believed that Shen Cheng truly was a woman of mere appearance without any real capability.

But now she realized that sometimes, concealing one’s own abilities is also a form of ability.

During the subsequent meeting time, Gu Liancheng was somewhat restless, until Shen Cheng called her name, which is when she snapped back to her senses and quickly adjusted her state of mind.

She stood up, carrying her notebook to the front of the conference room as instructed by Shen Cheng, and used a data cable to connect the notebook to the display screen mounted on the wall.

After everything was prepared, she brought up the documents on her computer, then walked to the front of the display screen, her hand gently sliding over the screen, immediately revealing a set of design drafts.

Gu Liancheng glanced at everyone present and began to speak: "These are the jewelry designs that our design department has created this month, including earrings, necklaces, rings..."

At this point, she paused and looked at Shen Cheng. After receiving Shen Cheng’s signal, she continued: "I hope that my colleagues look at these designs from the perspective of an ordinary person and identify any shortcomings, so as to offer suggestions for the design department staff to revise and improve."

Before leaving work yesterday, the design department had submitted a portion of the latest designs for Shen Cheng to review. After the review, Shen Cheng’s verdict was rejection.

In the past two years, the jewelry industry has been booming, causing the market to be flooded, with the intensity of competition growing, and the rivals becoming increasingly formidable.

As of now, Du City has seen thirteen jewelry design companies go public, which means that in the days to come, Nan’an Chief will have thirteen strong competitors.

The current situation can be summarized in one sentence: It’s a competition of talent, quality, and wealth.

When it comes to money, Nan’an Chief might have the upper hand and win easily, but when it comes to talent and quality, one must admit that Nan’an still lacks some maturity.

In the Nan’an design department, apart from Gu Liancheng, the rest of the designers hardly measure up, with their designs being simplistic and vulgar.

The company once offered a hefty sum to hire internationally renowned designers to take their place at Nan’an, but they were outright rejected.

The reason given by the designers was: "One mountain cannot contain two tigers."

Indeed, the present Gu Liancheng has already achieved a certain level of proficiency in design, no longer the junior designer fresh from her beginnings, thanks to a piece called Bright Star, her value soared, renowned both domestically and internationally.

In the field of jewelry design, just mention Gu Liancheng, and many famous designers will politely address her as ’Senior’.

And precisely because Nan’an’s design department has such an experienced senior, albeit young, it leads to apprehension among the newcomers and evasion among the old hands.

Apart from the fresh graduates who dare to enter Nan’an to humbly learn from Gu Liancheng, other designers refuse any opportunity that might lead to contact with Gu Liancheng.

Therefore, Nan’an’s current standing is a victory thanks to Gu Liancheng, but also a downfall due to Gu Liancheng.