While secretly complaining in his heart, Wen Yan did not respond externally:

"Okay, Assistant Li, please let everyone prepare first. After I finish processing this document, we will set off for dinner."

Hearing the name Li Yiyi called him, Wen Yan knew that the door outside the office should be open.

Otherwise, Li Yiyi would not address her so formally.

Therefore, Wen Yan took the opportunity to highlight the persona of a "hard-working" boss so as to set an example for the employees below.

The boss is working so hard, why do you still have the nerve to be lazy?

Well, he is such a thief.

Of course, this method is only useful for a start-up animation studio like his.

Because the employees he recruits are mainly technical geeks who love the animation industry, and their minds are very simple.

Many of them entered this industry because of their dreams, and many even worked as free labor.

In industries such as animation, novels, and games, many college students or young newcomers who have just entered society have experienced love.

If we were to change the environment of a state-owned enterprise and face those veterans who have been employed for a long time, Wen Yan would be possessed by the best actor, and his performance would move him to the point where he is moved.

Those old guys must still be drinking tea when they need it, fishing for fish when they need it, and skillfully use the screen-cutting technology to the extreme.

Outside the office.

After Li Yiyi knocked on the door, she returned to her workstation and processed the remaining documents on hand.

In the reception area opposite her, several technicians from Shenji were sitting.

After hearing Wen Yan's response, a young man with a stubble on his chin said sadly:

"Our boss may not look young, but he works very hard. When I was his age, I was still playing games with my roommates in the dormitory."

"Who says it isn't?"

The employee sitting next to the bearded young man answered:

"If we had worked harder at that time, we might have gotten ahead by now."

"The key is that our boss is not only hard-working, but also has unconstrained thinking. He can even come up with plots as awesome as Hong Qi's."

"Sigh, I just don't know if the current animation market can accept such a novel theme."

The stubble-bearded young man took a sip of tea and said, "I don't care if he can do it or not. Let's do it first. It's not like we haven't pounced before. We've long been used to it."

"Haha, that's true."

"How can we accumulate experience if we don't hit the streets with a few works? The lessons we learn from the hits now are valuable assets for us to succeed."

"Let's just accumulate experience this time. Success is an unexpected surprise, and it's reasonable to rush into the street."

"Shut up if you don't know how to speak." Li Yiyi, who was working on the documents, frowned.

These guys are really optimistic. The work has just been completed and has not yet been released for testing. Now they start to imagine what will happen after it hits the market.

Li Yiyi is also a little helpless when it comes to managing such employees. It's okay to say that they are not good, but when it comes to work, they work hard one by one.

They say they are fine, but they seem to be lacking a brain.

If you don't know how to perform when you should, how can you get promoted and get a salary increase?

Just like now, after these guys finished the tasks at hand, they came in to report the progress of their work to her.

When she heard that the boss was going to treat a guest later, they just sat in the reception area and chatted.

Li Yiyi has worked in Qilixiang Group for more than ten years and has seen all kinds of employees, but she has never seen this one.

After finishing the work, they report on time, and when there is no work at hand, they chat and slap each other, and they don't even bother to hide it under the nose of the leader.

This is really the best.

Perhaps this is the naivety of animation tech nerds.

"Ahem."

After hearing Li Yiyi's scolding, several people also realized that they had just been chatting and did not pay attention to the sense of propriety.

This short-haired lady does things vigorously and resolutely, but she is not as easy to talk to as her boss, so she may have to wear small shoes for them.

The bearded man put down his water glass and quickly changed the subject:

"Speaking of which, our boss, in addition to his active thinking and great imagination, his painting skills are also top-notch."

"I have been working in this industry for five or six years, and I have never seen any original animator with a higher standard than our boss. The storyboarding of the script is really amazing."

"Indeed, the boss has definitely worked hard in this area."

The employee next to him answered: "Didn't you hear that our boss often says that the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold?"

"He must be lamenting the difficulty of learning painting when he was a child."

"The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold." The stubble-bearded young man repeated in a low voice.

After pondering for a while, he rubbed his stubble and asked:

"Then why don't we enjoy it?"

"Maybe you haven't worked hard enough."

"Boss?" Several people in the reception area stood up.

After putting Hongqi's negatives into the safe, Wen Yan waited inside for a few more minutes until it was time to get off work before he went out.

As soon as he walked out of the back room of the office, he happened to hear the stubble-bearded young man asking, so he subconsciously took a sip of chicken soup.

"I have been learning painting since I was six years old, and I paint at least six hours a day. After more than ten years of accumulation, I have accumulated a lot of experience in the past two years and reached my current level of painting."

"You feel that you are not making much progress now because your accumulation is not enough. As long as you persist, sooner or later you will be able to use quantitative changes to cause qualitative changes."

"So that's it." Several people in the reception area sighed with emotion.

No wonder the boss's painting skills are so good. It turns out that he has been working hard for more than ten years.

The bearded young man said with some regret:

"I used to think that the boss is a gifted person, something that God will reward with food. Most people can't compare to it, nor can they reach your level."

"But when my boss talked about his past experience, I realized that I didn't work hard enough!"

"The stars don't care about the passers-by, and time pays off to those who care." Wen Yan patted the bearded man on the shoulder.

Then, he took another sip of chicken soup and said, "Don't be discouraged, Old Liu. The hardships, fatigue, and sweat you have endured will eventually turn into light, illuminating your future path."

"So work hard to hone your skills. Sooner or later you will be able to make a name for yourself in the animation industry. I am very optimistic about your potential."

"Thank you boss for your encouragement." Liu Bo, a bearded man, almost shed tears of emotion.

"Ahem." Li Yiyi put the documents into the safe, and then said to several people in the reception area:

"Boss, are you done talking? How about we go to dinner first."

She was really ashamed for Wen Yan, and she had worked hard to practice painting for more than ten years to reach her current level. He really dared to say that.

If she remembered correctly, Wen Yan should have been at his current level when he was six or seven years old.

He obviously relies on his talent to make a living, but he still wants to create an inspirational persona for himself and deceive these naive technical geeks.

Doesn't he feel bad?

Hearing Li Yiyi's words, Liu Bo and others glared at her. They had not gotten enough of the boss's inspirational story.

Alas, although this Assistant Li is beautiful, his emotional intelligence is worrisome.

What a pity!

Seeing the looks in their eyes, Li Yiyi wanted to print out the emoticon of vomiting blood.

Then, throw it hard in their faces.

These idiots were almost fooled by this kid, but they didn't realize it.

He was really a Tiehanhan who was sold out and still had to help others count their money.

The group of people left the office and walked downstairs of the building.

Li Yiyi and Wen Yan were walking together. She quietly poked Wen Yan's arm and said:

"Your kid is really getting better and better at deceiving people now."

"But these are all fools. They don't have enough brains to begin with. Wouldn't it be a shame if you still deceive them?"

"Sister Yiyi, don't say that. When did I deceive others? What I say is true."

"Forget it, sister is too lazy to talk nonsense with you." Li Yiyi quickened her pace as she spoke.

Looking at Li Yiyi's back, Wen Yan shrugged his shoulders. Sometimes the more sincere you say something, the fewer people believe it.

The painting experience he just mentioned was, of course, something he just talked about casually.

But what he said was sincere.

When people are at their lowest point, what they often need most is encouragement.
To be continued...