April 15th, Friday.
In the company reception room.
Liang Qingfan handed a tablet to Pei Qian: “Mr. Pei, these are a few simple decoration schemes I’ve prepared. Please take a look and see which one you like best.”
After Mr. Pei took the tablet, Liang Qingfan picked up his teacup and took a small sip, savoring the lingering sweetness of the fine tea, with a somewhat proud expression on his face.
He was very satisfied with most of the options he had provided.
For some reason, after seeing the apartment layout, inspiration had suddenly gushed forth. After returning to his hotel, he immediately started working without much rest, working until now to produce several renderings. After briefly consulting with his studio colleagues, he brought them directly to Mr. Pei.
Liang Qingfan had put a lot of heart into this design work. On one hand, because Mr. Pei had offered a high design fee, and on the other hand, because as a young designer, Liang Qingfan didn’t have many opportunities to independently handle such projects, he had to grasp it firmly.
Each piece of work would become his business card to introduce himself to the outside world.
Liang Qingfan was very confident that every client would ultimately be captivated by his designs!
Pei Qian took the tablet, which displayed several interior decoration renderings.
As he looked through them, Liang Qingfan provided explanations.
All these designs featured a minimalist style, without the gaudy luxury style or the flashy “garden villa” style. From this perspective, Liang Qingfan had indeed taken Pei Qian’s requirements seriously.
But even within the minimalist style, these renderings still showed huge differences.
The first image had an overall white and brown color scheme, creating a rather warm feeling. The furniture was all minimalist in style. The brown cabinet on the TV wall could be seen to contain plenty of storage space, although this storage space was well-hidden and not easily noticeable.
At a glance, the entire space looked clean and tidy, with a distinctly petite bourgeoisie style.
Liang Qingfan explained: “This style, while adhering to minimalism, fully considers the daily needs of tenants.”
“Considering that our apartment has four bedrooms and is intended for rental purposes, multiple occupants will inevitably need a lot of storage space.”
“But storage space and minimalism are inherently contradictory. So through my design, I’ve hidden all the storage space very well.”
“When tenants live here, they can not only experience a high-end, minimalist, modern lifestyle, but their living convenience won’t be affected. It’s the best of both worlds and will certainly be very popular among young people.”
Pei Qian remained silent for a moment: “Pass.”
This design was too considerate of the tenants. Pei Qian could almost see the scene of petite bourgeoisie tenants willing to pay extra and scrambling to move in, so of course, he had to reject it.
This was the type of minimalist style most acceptable to ordinary people, and with so much storage space, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Liang Qingfan: “…”
Having a proposal rejected right off the bat made Liang Qingfan feel a bit deflated.
However, he quickly adjusted his attitude.
“Well, although all that storage space is well-hidden, it does indeed conflict somewhat with the concept of minimalism and might create a sense of cheapness.”
“Understandably, you don’t approve, Mr. Pei.”
“Please continue looking at the next one.”
Pei Qian flipped to the next image.
This was still a minimalist style, but the color scheme was a bit bolder, with an overall gray and green color palette. Though simple, it conveyed a sense of luxury and quality.
In the choice of furniture and decorations, it leaned more toward understated, steady, and substantial, sharing similarities with some high-end hotel suite styles.
Liang Qingfan explained: “This one features an extremely high-end gray scheme, highlighting a light luxury, high-class style. This style isn’t aimed at ordinary petite bourgeoisie groups, but rather at somewhat older, middle-aged, successful business professionals.”
Pei Qian: “Pass.”
This style would appeal to middle-aged business professionals, making it even more likely to cause problems.
Liang Qingfan: “…”
Having another proposal rejected, Liang Qingfan felt a bit discouraged.
In his view, Sloth Apartments was certainly aiming to create boutique apartments, targeting mainly two groups: white-collar workers pursuing quality living, and business professionals with a need to travel to Jingzhou.
But both proposals had been rejected by Mr. Pei.
So what style did Mr. Pei prefer?
Liang Qingfan was a bit confused, but he didn’t ask further.
Because he had prepared other styles as well, surely one of them would match Mr. Pei’s preference.
Pei Qian flipped to the next image.
This time it was a style with black and white as the main colors, creating a very stark contrast. Even through the screen, one could feel a strong artistic quality, seemingly a style that high-end designers would appreciate.
While being minimalist, it also conveyed a sense of Zen, very conducive to inspiring creativity.
Pei Qian thought that Ruan Guangjian would probably like this set very much.
Before Liang Qingfan could explain, Pei Qian had already swiped past it.
“Pass.”
This style was less practical than the first set, but its appeal to white-collar workers and the petite bourgeoisie was even stronger. It could be seen as an enhanced version of the first style.
Still not acceptable!
Liang Qingfan opened his mouth, but swallowed the words that had reached the tip of his tongue.