Chapter 75 Deadlock
The manager was having a phone call before Jean went into his office. As soon as she came in, the
manager stood up, lowered his head and greeted her politely. "Mrs. Qi, you are a rare guest here."
Jean was baffled and felt strange when she heard someone call her that way.
She clenched her lips and waved her hand at him. "This time, I am not the wife of your CEO. Don''t treat
me differently. Business is business. What''s wrong with the photos? Why were those edited photos not
approved? What were the problems in those photos?"
That manager was a middle-aged man; he was about forty years old. He looked like other men who
had a bald head and had a big, round belly. Besides that, he also had a matured, aged face.
His oily face twitched slightly. Then he awkwardly smiled and said, "We gave approval to those photos.
But after we submitted them, the head departmentined. They said that the photos were not so
good, and another photos should be taken again."
"What were the reasons for theirint?"
"It was because the photos didn''t conform to our theme so well. Thus, our head announced that those
photos wouldn''t be used in any of our advertisements. The manager responded in a low voice. He
turned around and immediately poured a ss of water for Jean. Then he politely said, "Miss Wen,
have a seat please."
Jean was confused. She was sure that those photos had been generally epted. She thought that
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having another photo shoot would be unnecessary even if the photos she initially submitted were not
desirable.
Moreover, those photos were taken by her boss, who was known to be a first-ss photographer. His
fame could be so much affected in case the reshoot would be known by others.
Thinking about that, Jean''s expressions became serious. "Who is the supervisor of your head
department?"
The manager kept silent for a moment and smiled again in embarrassment. He was tongue-tied for so
long that made Jean a bit anxious. So she asked again, "Please tell me so that I can find him, and have
a talk with him."
"Uhhm, well, our CEO himself reviewed the photos personally."
"Your CEO?" Jean waspletely stunned and thought, ''Did he have to do that personally if those
photos were just for advertisement?'' That photo shoot redoing was also Zed''s decision after he knew
that Jean was in charge of thest photo shoot.
Another photo shoot was immediately requested. She wondered if Zed just wanted to embarrass her.
"Okay. I got it!" She left the manager''s office with a direct face. Then, she went into the elevator and
walked towards Zed''s office.
She went to his office''s door and stood by the desk of the secretary.
Zed''s secretary was having a phone call. After the secretary saw Jean, she stood up and greeted
politely, "Mrs. Qi!"
"I am not the wife of your CEO this time. Is he inside?" Zed was looking at the closed door. Her grumpy
face was highly noticeable.
"Our CEO is inside, but he… " The secretary hesitated for a moment and whispered, "However, our
CEO told us that he doesn''t want to meet anyone today."
He seemed to know that Jean woulde. So he had ordered his secretary not to let anyone step into
his office. She was sure that she couldn''t convince Zed if she would still be shy and timid. But, having
another photo shoot could greatly affect her boss''s fame.
She didn''t want to get her boss affected by something that he hadn''t been involved. He could be
affected because of her.
Before the secretary could stop her, Jean rushed inside Zed''s office. The secretary yelled at her in a
disguising way. She didn''t intend to stop her. It seemed that the secretary allowed her to go inside
Zed''s office on purpose. Jean pushed the door and opened it immediately.
"Alright! Just get it all done, as what you''ve promised…" Zed was still having a phone call that time.
After he found out that she rushed into his office, he looked unbelievably at Jean. Yet, he continued to
speak with the person on the phone, "So that would be all for today. Get your n implemented first."
"CEO..." The secretary stood there in embarrassment and kept her head down conscientiously.
"Get back to wrok." He seemed to know earlier that Jean woulde to find him. He licked his lips and
waved his hand to the secretary.
The secretary closed the door intuitively after she walked out.
"Miss Wen, do you think that everyone cane to my office every time they want to?" Zed talked to
Jean like she was a stranger. His apathetic and unconcerned expressions made him look so arrogant
and unapproachable.
"Sorry, Mr. Qi. I just want to talk with you regarding the photos… " She pressed her lips tightly and
looked at him straight in the eyes. "Why should I retake the photos?"
"Of course, you have to retake the photos because I am not contented with it. Do you still need another
answer from me?" He shrugged his shoulders and answered Jean with a disdainful tone. He believed
that what he had said was sensible. He thought that the reasons were already obvious and it was not
necessary to say any more.
Jean frowned, "But these photos were taken by my boss Sonny. There is clearly no problem with his
photography works. My boss is still abroad, and he can''te back even if you request for another
photo shoot."
"There is absolutely no problem with his photography. However, the photos you edited looked much
less attractive than the original photos. Just retake the photos so that you won''t waste much time in
editing the photos again." Zed sat on his chair with his legs crossed. He took the files on the desk
randomly and flipped through them.
It was exactly what she had expected. Zed requested another photo shoot not because there were
problems in the photos, but because Zed just wanted to embarrass her.
"Juste straight to me if you have a problem with me. But, these photos were taken by my boss
Sonny. Having another photo shoot will have significant effects on and cause losses to ourpany."
She thought that herpany would suffer unnecessary damages just because of her. So she tried her
best to persuade Zed not to have another photo shoot.
Leaning against his chair, Zed slightly raised his eyebrows and twitched his lips which showed his
apathy. "I am just dissatisfied with the photos. Since I am your client, what you should do is up to me.
Our affiliation with yourpany will end if you decline to retake the photos. You can terminate the
cooperation agreement with Qi Group on behalf of yourpany."
Zed''s office was big. Jean looked down while she was standing near his desk. She couldn''t let their
cooperation agreement with Qi Group be terminated. Besides, her boss was a well-known
photographer. How could he survive in the industry if everyone would know that his works had been
rejected?
Thinking about that, Jean immediately became meek and lowered her voice, "Mr. Qi, we really can''t
have the photos retaken. Do you have any other idea to solve this issue?"
She tightly sped her fingers and heavily bit her lips.
Her palms were sweating. Being always submissive with Zed, she suddenly felt that she was heading
to a pathetic life. She had always tried her best to please him before. And now, she begged him again
to ept the photos. She hated who she was.
She just kept her head down. She turned a bit pale, and her face didn''t radiate any glow. She looked
very miserable perhaps because of her recent busy work. Zed didn''t have the heart to hurt her. Zed
nearly wanted to ept her request any moment soon.
However, he had recalled her photos with Ethan in the Kim Vige.
The office seemed to be a graveyard because of the silence inside.
Both of them didn''t say any word. Even the air around stopped its movements.
Jean bit her lips tightly and gazed at Zed with her misty and hopeful eyes.
Then Zed raised his eyes after a while. He still looked bitter with his judgmental eyes. Atst, he
apathetically said, "No way!"
She stood there helplessly. She couldn''t do anything. She wondered if he still remembered what
happened that night, and why he had suddenly changed.