Sun Wen left.
Along with him, there are half of the company.
Chen Rui came to the company early and did not go into the office. Instead, he sat in Sun Wen's seat, staring at the door of the company expressionlessly, waiting for someone to come to work.
It was past 9:10, Nuo Da's company counted him, only six people were present.
There was no usual greeting or whispering, and the other five people didn't speak. They sat on their seats and looked at each other, not understanding what happened.
The air was so quiet that one couldn't help but feel a little depressing.
Chen Rui tilted his head slightly stiffly, his eyes swept over the faces of the remaining people one by one, he was silent for a while, his body suddenly collapsed, as if his bones had been pulled out, he leaned against the back of the chair weakly, his eyes were a little erratic After wandering for half a circle, it finally landed on Qin Guanglin's position.
Two main writers, one colorist, one editor, two assistants, and one copywriter, none of them came.
If this had happened half a year ago, he would still be able to barely support the company. Now that the business has expanded, there are five serialized series that have not yet been completed.
It is too late to recruit people, so we can only outsource the business, but if we outsource, not only the quality is hard to say, but also the profit and follow-up work...
This knife stabbed in his heart.
Seeing Chen Rui's disheveled expression, the rest of the people felt even more uneasy. They looked at each other a few times, and finally couldn't help but say, "Boss..."
"Sorry for being late."
The figure of Qin Guanglin wearing a peaked cap entered the company with the sound, shook the umbrella on his hand and put it aside, stretched out his hand to check in, turned his head to scan around after a beep, but saw Chen Rui standing there in a daze.
"You...cough..." Chen Rui spit out a word dryly, paused, coughed lightly and continued: "Why are you here?"
"I'm here to work." Qin Guanglin smiled, "Otherwise, how do you get paid?"
He didn't expect Sun Wen to act so quickly, so decisively, and without mercy, he left as soon as he said it, and only called him on the eve of leaving.
Last night when he received a call from Sun Wen, he only thought for a moment before deciding to go to work as usual.
Chen Rui was stunned again when he heard the words, "You and Sun Wen..."
"Classmate, friend." Qin Guanglin shrugged, sat down on his seat and began to tidy up his things, opened his bag and said, "But it's not a superior or a subordinate, nor a partner." He paused, looked up at the person who was still sitting there Chen Rui, "Uh...do you still need to go to work now?" As he spoke, he glanced across the company. The office area that used to be bustling is now deserted, and the familiar faces have disappeared. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Looks like it's going to be busy.
"..."
Little by little brilliance appeared in Chen Rui's eyes. He took a serious look at Qin Guanglin, then turned his head and glanced at the other five people sitting there, and pursed his lips.
"use!"
He said one word firmly, he stood up abruptly, waved his hand, "Go to work!"
Chen Rui strode away from Sun Wen's position, walked up to Qin Guanglin and watched him open his mouth, without making a sound, put his hand on his shoulder and pressed it slightly, then turned and went back to the office.
He didn't ask why he didn't go with Sun Wen, nor why he came back to work. Now that he is already in the company, nothing else matters.
After a while, Chen Rui came out again, holding a pile of materials and drawing boards in his hands, and put them in the place that belonged to Jiang Lingling before and began to sort them out.
Qin Guanglin alone is equal to Sun Wen and another painter, and even Yu Le is added. The two of them cooperate with each other, and it is very likely that the company will be supported again.
It's hard for one person to support alone, but now there are two people, if you can fight, you have to fight.
"It's going to be hard work."
Chen Rui finished sorting out the desktop and files, and put a small half of them on Qin Guanglin's desk, "These two series are updated twice a week, with two episodes each time, plus the one you were originally in charge of..."
Qin Guanglin listened carefully, nodding from time to time.
At the end of the sentence, Chen Rui paused for a while, looked at Qin Guanglin solemnly, and said, "Two months, at most two months of hard work, we will make it through."
"Okay, don't worry."
Qin Guanglin came down and collected the documents on the table, "If there is nothing else, I will go to work."
At the same time, I was in charge of three comics with different painting styles. I basically completed the sketching, storyboarding and coloring by one person, plus some other trivial projects. It was indeed hard work.
But... the money should start at three times, he believed in Chen Rui's character.
It is a matter of course that one should be rewarded for one's work.
"No rush, let's have a meeting first."
Chen Rui stood up and clapped his hands, sat down at the big table next to him, and asked everyone to sit down. He didn't condemn Sun Wen's behavior, but only talked about what was happening now and what he was going to do, and readjusted the division of responsibilities.
At the end of the meeting, Chen Rui stood up and bowed deeply.
"For the next period of time, thank you all."
Those who can share weal and woe are true partners.
…
It's late, nine o'clock.
Qin Guanglin finished his day's work, rejected Chen Rui's idea of asking for a midnight snack, went downstairs to the company together, and took Chen Rui's car back at Chen Rui's insistence.
"Why are you wearing a hat all the time?" Chen Rui asked casually after a busy day and only relaxed in the car.
"It's a little hurt, it's not very elegant."
Qin Guanglin didn't hide it. Sitting in the co-pilot, he took off his hat and turned his head to show him. He held the hat in his hand and didn't put it on again. Being bored for a long time is not good for the wound, so he doesn't need to wear it after get off work.
"What happened? Got into a fight with someone on National Day?"
"It's a long story, so I won't mention it."
"It's about women." Chen Rui said affirmatively, "Isn't it?"
"Probably." Qin Guanglin smiled, and indeed had something to do with Mr. He.
Chen Rui drove the car without making a sound, and drove steadily on the road. It was not until the next red light that he glanced at Qin Guanglin, and said in a deep voice, "Sun Wen..."
"He looked for me." Before he finished speaking, Qin Guanglin nodded and said, "He looked for me a long time ago... I should apologize to you."
"No need, I understand." Chen Rui shook his head.
A buddy and a boss, between the two, it is enough for Qin Guanglin not to help Sun Wen stab the knife together, there is really no need to apologize.
"Why didn't you go with him?" This was what Chen Rui had been wanting to ask since the morning.
"Why are you with him?"
"It's better to be your own boss than to work part-time." Seeing the green light on, Chen Rui slowly started the car, looked ahead and said, "He won't be so stupid as to ask you to work part-time for him, he must be talking about cooperation when he was looking for you. "
"Being a boss is certainly better than working part-time."
Qin Guanglin fiddled with the hat in his hand, and said indifferently: "But not in this way, if he uses another method to stand on his own, maybe I will agree."
"Three views are very positive, it's hard to imagine that you two are good buddies."
"Friends belong to friends, things belong to business, and they can't be grouped together. In fact, he..." Qin Guanglin paused, shook his head and said, "If there is a choice, who would want to be poked at the back?"
"Yeah?"
"It's all forced by life."
The car skimmed through the night, drove smoothly on the road, and quickly arrived at Nanfei Road following the guidance of the navigation.
"is it here?"
"Yes, it's fine to stop here." Qin Guanglin waited for the car to stop and opened the door to get off, and turned around to thank him.
"No." Chen Rui shook his head, "I should thank you."
"One yard owned by a yard."
"Then, thank you for coming back."
(end of this chapter)