Chapter 11 — Let go at the right time, life will bloom

Exactly sixty days after divorce. My studio officially opened. Do not cut the tape. No flower baskets. No partying. There are only three people. Manh Tuyet. And a newly hired intern. Name Tieu Tran. Three people. An office of eighty square meters. It was the most beautiful beginning of my life. Manh Tuyet stood in front of the studio door. Look up at the sign with four words: Sister Bach Design. She took the phone. Take a photo.

"Are you planning on posting it to your friends circle?"

"Sign it?"

Manh Tuyet immediately posted. The status line has only one sentence:

"From today, officially work for the new boss."

I laughed. Put your hand gently on her forehead. First project. Arrived faster than I thought. As a customer introduced by Chu Nghien Bach. A local coffee brand chain. Want to upgrade the entire brand identity system. The budget is not big. But with a newly established studio. It's more than enough. I spend two weeks. Design three complete options. The customer chooses the second option. After suggesting to edit a few small details. Immediately sign the contract very firmly. The date the final payment is delivered. Manh Tuyet bought a bottle of Coke. Open right in the studio.

"The first pot of gold!"

I laughed.

"40,000 yuan."

"Also called pot of gold?"

Manh Tuyet put her hands on her hips.

"Mosquito legs are also meat."

Tieu Tran stood next to him. Ask in a low voice:

"Have you been paid yet?"

Manh Tuyet and I looked at each other. Let's laugh together. After the project is completed. The owner of the coffee brand posted a new identity on his personal page. Conveniently tag our studio's official account. His friends. They are all working in the restaurant and beverage industry. Second project. Then the third project. Continuously coming. In just three months. So Bach Design received a total of eleven projects. Revenue exceeded 500,000 yuan. Also increased to six people. Manh Tuyet began to complain.

"Let's change to a bigger office."

"Wait a little longer."

"What are you waiting for?"

"Waiting for everyone to be crowded together like canned fish?"

I smiled.

"A big project."

What I didn't expect was. That project came faster than expected. The fifth month since the studio was founded. I received a phone call. Is an acquaintance. But not too close. Lam Gia Du. Chairman of Gia Du Group. The city's largest commercial real estate group. Three years ago. When I was still working at my old company. I once designed an idea for one of their commercial complexes. That project went very smoothly. Lam Gia Du himself also highly appreciated my plan. Then the investor changed the plan. The project is paused. The two sides also no longer have a chance to cooperate.

"Designer Tham."

"Long time no see."

"I heard you opened your own studio?"

"I just started my business."

"Just a small studio."

Lam Gia Du burst out laughing.

"Don't be modest."

"Your ability."

"I'm very clear."

"We have a new project."

"Overall design for a boutique hotel."

"The scale is not too large."

"But the demands are very high."

"The first person I think of..."

"Are you interested in meeting and discussing?"

My palms are a little wet. Project of Gia Du Group. Even if it's just on a small scale. At least in the millions of yuan. With So Bach Design. This is a real leap forward. I took a light breath.

"Of course I do."

"When can I see you?"

"Three o'clock tomorrow afternoon."

"Go to the company me."

"Thank you, President Lam."

After hanging up. I sat quietly in front of my desk. For five minutes. Then stood up. Clap your hands once.

"We have to prepare a proposal."

Manh Tuyet immediately raised his hand.

"What level?"

"Gia Du Group."

"Boutique hotel project."

"Need overall design."

Silence for exactly two seconds. The can of Coca in Manh Tuyet's hand fell straight to the floor.

"Gia Du Group?"

"Is that Gia Du?"

Tieu Tran swallowed his saliva. Voice trembled.

"Mistress..."

"Our studio has six people."

"Can you handle it?"

I look at everyone.

"Can't help it..."

"It should help."

I glanced at the wall clock. Four thirty in the afternoon.

"I have to give a presentation tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock."

"We're less than twenty-four hours away."

"Work."

That night. Lamp by So Bach Design. Bright all night long. Three o'clock the next afternoon. I showed up on time. In the meeting room of Gia Du Group. Lam Gia Du's team sat in a row. Deputy general in charge of the project. Also present. I presented the proposal in forty minutes. PowerPoint set. The whole group stayed up all night to complete it. Core idea. And design logic. Almost perfect again.