Jiang Cheng and Luke couldn’t understand Todd’s design draft.
But both quietly observed, not wanting to interrupt the designer’s creative inspiration.
That observation lasted two hours.
No exaggeration, their legs went numb from standing.
"Done!"
Todd’s shout of "done" finally allowed Luke to speak.
"Take a break, your old legs are about to get a thrombosis from squatting so long!"
Luke stubbornly helped the squatting Mr. Todd, and Jiang Cheng hurriedly reached out to assist.
"Ah—-they’re numb! Numb!"
Todd grimaced as he cried out, making Luke give him a sidelong glance and say unkindly, "Serves you right!"
"You old Luke, who am I doing this for?"
"If it weren’t for your lousy hotel, would I need to squat for this long?"
Todd’s voice was loud, but Luke was unimpressed, and dismissively said, "It’s not like you helped me for free!"
"How about giving me my design fee back first; I’ve never seen anyone get paid a design fee upfront; that’s sneaky."
Todd tossed his head proudly.
"Once it’s in my pocket, it’s mine!"
"Besides, people abroad waiting to hire me are lined up to Hua Xia. You should count yourself lucky."
The two started bickering again.
Jiang Cheng, with slightly numb legs, missed the peaceful two hours just now.
Only after Todd recovered did the group slowly leave together.
On the way, Todd excitedly shared his design inspiration.
"Luke, let me tell you, this time my design is absolutely unique."
Todd explained his general approach for the island hotel to Luke.
"We’ll use ceramic fragments for the exterior walls, complementing the beautiful coastline, wouldn’t that be a stunning view?"
Finally, Jiang Cheng caught the information she wanted to hear.
Ceramic fragments for the outer walls.
Exactly!
This is the inspiration!
Todd designed the entire island hotel with ceramic tiles as the outer walls — its main feature.
Todd had previously found inspiration in country R and ordered a batch of broken ceramic pieces there.
"Jiang—does Hua Xia have a lot of these broken ceramic pieces?"
Todd looked at Jiang Cheng, who immediately replied, "Yes."
Todd was even more excited.
He was just a simple and straightforward old designer, enthusiastically showing off his new creation to his best friends.
Luke listened attentively, very satisfied with Todd’s design.
"Luke, did you hear that, we can source the ceramic pieces from Hua Xia, did you hear?"
Luke distastefully stepped back two paces, saying, "Got it."
Luke looked at Jiang Cheng, his eyes sparkling beside him.
He chuckled internally: this girl really doesn’t hide her thoughts at all.
"Jiang, can you get in touch with the ceramic fragments?"
"I can!"
Jiang Cheng answered loudly.
Luke decisively said, "Let’s go then."
"Alright!"
"Great!"
After Jiang Cheng and Todd both exclaimed in agreement, the group returned to the trading hall.
Jiang Cheng led Todd and Luke straight to their destination and found the factory managers from four ceramic factories.
Once Jiang Cheng explained their purpose, none of the factory managers dared to believe it.


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