After the car pulled up, Raeleigh raised her head to marvel at the Richards Group's skyscraper office building. It was her first time here. She was surprised to find many luxury cars parked by the side of the building.
Raeleigh clasped her laptop in her arms as she got out of the car. Jepherson glanced at Stuart, signalling him to help Raeleigh. Immediately, Stuart walked towards Raeleigh and extended his arms. "Miss Anson, let me carry the laptop," he said.
Raeleigh handed the laptop to Stuart. Then, she lowered her head and looked at her clothes. She was relieved to find that she was decently dressed in a formal business suit. Otherwise, she would not be able to leave a good first impression.
Now that she was here at the company, she knew that she would be taking part in the production of Phantasy Dream. It would be her first day working officially at the Richards Group. Considering this, it would be unbecoming of her if she were to leave a bad impression on her colleagues on her first day at work.
Raeleigh took a deep breath to loosen up. Then, she looked around the office building.
Jepherson looked at her and said with a smile, "Are you nervous?"
"Well, kind of," Raeleigh said candidly. It was her first time here after all.
It was her candor which attracted Jepherson in the first place. He then held her hand and led her to the office. Stuart trailed along hurriedly.
There were rows of vehicle models on the first floor of the office building. Raeleigh saw many employees. She could easily tell which department they belonged to.
The men clad in sapphire shirts belonged to the automotive assembly department. The man clad in a black suit and a white- collared shirt was unmistakably an employee of the company. A badge was pinned on his suit. The rest were automotive designers. They were two young ladies, one adult male, as well as two middle-aged men. Raeleigh could instantly recognize one of the middle- aged men. He was an internationally acclaimed designer. He could be seen scrutinizing Lanox, Raeleigh's maiden commercial project.
Lanox would be a limited-edition product. Many people sang praises of the designs produced under the Lanox's series. However, one man's meat was another man's poison. Some people did not like the design. One such man was a certain Lamarre Lee.
Raeleigh had seen Lamarre featured on an international design website. A recipient of numerous design awards since he was young, Lamarre had issued a press release, announcing to the world that he would never accept another award, and neither would he participate in another contest.
Subsequently, no one saw this design legend in any international design contests. Raeleigh recalled that she had not seen him for the past two to three years.
She was bursting with excitement as she met this illustrious designer.
"Mr. Richards," an employee greeted Jepherson as he saw him. All eyes were on Jepherson then. He then directed his gaze towards the rest of the employees.
At that moment, everyone took notice of Raeleigh.
Jepherson stopped and said, "Everybody, meet Raeleigh Anson, the company's new automotive designer."
Then, Jepherson raised his hands to applaud her. The rest of the employees followed suit. A little uneasy, she gave everyone a courtesy nod. She did not proceed to introduce herself until everyone stopped clapping.
"Hello everyone, my name is Raeleigh," Raeleigh said. "I graduated from Elkton University's School of Design." After introducing herself, she looked at Jepherson. "Raeleigh's the one who designed Lanox," Jepherson added. "In recent years, she's the only designer in the company who singlehandedly managed to design a product."
Raeleigh felt a little awkward. "He shouldn't have said that," she thought.
Lamarre turned around and looked at Raeleigh. "Are you the one who designed Lanox?" he asked.
Raeleigh looked at him and replied immediately, "That's right. I'm a greenhorn though. There's still a lot of room for improvement. I'd be more than happy if you could give me some pointers."
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