"Lai... Laiyin Cat?"
"Just like that? So casual?"
Colleagues were discussing.
"Isn't Laiyin Cat a good name?"
Lin Xian explained, "Since it's a brand image, it's definitely meant to serve the brand's promotion first. I don't think there's a more suitable name than Laiyin Cat."
"Laiyin Cat, indeed."
Zhao Yingjun nodded, "From the company's perspective, if you are willing to associate this cat with the brand name, it's naturally what we desire."
"Of course, since you've made such a great contribution to the company, we won't mistreat talent."
Clap, clap.
Zhao Yingjun clapped her hands, gesturing for everyone to quiet down.
"Now, I announce a new personnel appointment!"
Personnel appointment?
When they heard that there would be changes in personnel, everyone immediately quieted down and sat upright.
Zhao Yingjun picked up the design draft of Laiyin Cat and looked at everyone, saying, "I believe everyone can see the potential value and development prospects of the Laiyin Cat designed by Lin Xian. So, as I said earlier, using it only as a promotional mascot seems a bit wasteful."
"Therefore, I plan to establish a brand-new department dedicated to the IP development of Laiyin Cat. In the future, Laiyin Cat will not only be the mascot of Laiyin Cosmetics but also an independent IP image."
"We can produce various authorized products such as peripheral products, animations, dolls, clothing, and so on for Laiyin Cat. This will better enhance the influence of our Laiyin brand and contribute to the cosmetics market."
"This new department is temporarily named the Laiyin Cat IP Development and Operation Team. It will be on par with other formal departments and report directly to me. And the leader of this team... will be Lin Xian!"
Boom—
Lin... Lin Xian?
A young man with such shallow qualifications like Lin Xian would be appointed to such an important position directly under Zhao Yingjun?
But after the shock, everyone thought carefully...
Wasn't this what Lin Xian deserved? He could design the Laiyin Cat, proving his ability to handle this position. For a moment, thunderous applause rang out!
Colleagues excitedly congratulated Lin Xian:
"Amazing, Lin Xian! You're the team leader now! Would you consider transferring me to your department? I'll be your soldier!"
"We must treat you to dinner tonight, Lin Xian! Your rank and treatment will be the same as our sister Juan in the future. Your salary will at least triple!"
"What's the point of talking about salary at this level of leadership? Just the performance bonus alone... would surpass the salary several times! Not to mention, according to our company's regulations, Lin Xian will also have copyright royalties! So, Lin Xian, don't say anything more. You must make a big splash tonight!"
"Team Leader Lin! Remember your friends when you become rich! You're now the youngest team leader in our company, with unlimited prospects!"
...
Excited colleagues surrounded Lin Xian, almost throwing him into the air to celebrate.
"Okay, okay, I'll treat you all to dinner. Stop making a fuss."
To be honest...
Lin Xian was very surprised by Zhao Yingjun's personnel appointment. After all, his qualifications were indeed too shallow, having only been in the company for less than a year.
"Work hard, Lin Xian."
Zhao Yingjun walked to Lin Xian's side, smiling at him.
"I really like the cat you designed, and I have high hopes for your talent. I hope you can expand our MX company's business territory."
"Makeup products are ultimately replaceable consumer goods, but culture and art can last for generations in history."
"Perhaps hundreds of years from now, people may no longer use MX company's cosmetics, but they will still remember Laiyin Cat."
After speaking, Zhao Yingjun turned and left:
"I look forward to your work achievements. Keep up the good work."
...
Returning home at night, it was already past ten o'clock.
Everyone was very happy at the dinner, and Lin Xian had always had a good relationship with everyone, so everyone was also very happy for his promotion.
During the conversation, a few senior colleagues from the company told Lin Xian that Zhao Yingjun's methods of personnel promotion were always bold and aggressive:
"Our MX company's good development, gaining some fame nationwide in just two years... This is inseparable from Zhao's unconventional approach to recruiting talents!"
"But ahem, when Zhao hires people, it's equally swift and decisive! You must be careful in the future..."
After taking a shower.
Lin Xian poured himself a glass of yogurt. This stuff helped with hangovers, and drinking it made him feel much better.
"I didn't expect... that things from the dream could actually come in handy."
For so many years, Lin Xian had only thought of having a carefree time in his dreams, and he hadn't really tried to profit from them.
"Although things in dreams are fake, art and design have no distinction between real and fake."
He remembered what Zhao Yingjun had said.
Mendeleev invented the Periodic Table in his dream, and Einstein was inspired to develop the Theory of Relativity in his dream.
So, creating the Laiyin Cat in his dream was quite reasonable.
"No, in the dream, it was called the Koko Cat."
Lin Xian yawned:
"But Laiyin Cat sounds better..."
Brushing his teeth and washing his face.
He went to bed.
...
...
Exhale!
The familiar dry summer breeze, the familiar fragrance of tender leaves.
Lin Xian opened his eyes.
It was still the familiar square.
Everything remained the same, unchanging.
However, he had slept late tonight, and there weren't any children playing and running around the square as usual. They probably had all gone home to sleep.
Lin Xian looked back at the road.
The van of the Big Face Cat was no longer there.
At this time... he must have already met up with CC and set off for the bank.
"What should I do now?"
Lin Xian looked around and found that the toy store he had visited before was still open.
"I'll go take a look at the Koko Cat dolls again and see if there are any other styles."
Since Zhao Yingjun valued him so much, he couldn't disappoint her in his work.
In that toy store, there was an entire shelf of Koko Cat dolls. There were many big and small ones, as well as some peripheral products such as keychains, pendants, stationery, and so on.
As the leader of the IP development and operation team, how could he miss such a good "opportunity" for "procurement"?
Lin Xian walked straight into the toy store, heading straight for the shelf where the Koko Cat was supposed to be.
However—
"Where's the Koko Cat?"
There was not a single Koko Cat in sight on the shelf in front of him!
There were only various unfamiliar dolls.
In an instant, Lin Xian's back chilled.
An indescribable sense of fear spread throughout his body.
Changed...
The dream actually changed!
For over twenty years, thousands of nights, all the dreams had been absolutely identical.
The children always fell at fixed times and places...
The radio always played repeated news...
Even the leaves blown by the wind would always fall in the exact same place, without the slightest deviation.
But now.
The toy store was still the same toy store.
The shelf was still the same shelf.
But all the Koko Cat dolls that should have been there were gone!
A sudden sense of unfamiliarity made Lin Xian feel suffocated:
"Is this still my dream?"
Lin Xian suddenly turned around.
He found the shop assistant standing behind him, smiling.
"Sir, do you need anything?"
"... I want to buy a Koko Cat doll. There were some here before."
"Koko Cat?"
The shop assistant tilted his head, looking puzzled.
"Sir, are you mistaken?"
"We've... never sold any Koko Cats here!"