Chapter 15 Friday, April 15th

Company Reception Room.

Liang Qingfan handed a tablet to Pei Qian: "President Pei, these are a few simple renovation plans I've put together. Please take a look and see which one you like best."

After President Pei took the tablet, Liang Qingfan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and savored the sweet aftertaste of the fragrant tea, a look of pride on his face.

He was very satisfied with most of the plans he had provided.

He didn't know why, but after seeing this apartment layout, his inspiration suddenly burst forth. After returning to the hotel, he immediately started working without much rest, rushing to create several renderings and showing them to President Pei after discussing them with everyone in the studio.

Liang Qingfan put a lot of effort into this design work, partly because President Pei had given him a high design fee, and partly because Liang Qingfan, as a young designer, didn't have many opportunities to independently take charge of such projects, so he had to seize it firmly.

Each of his works would become his calling card to the outside world.

Liang Qingfan was confident that every client would eventually be captivated by his design!

Pei Qian took the tablet, which displayed several renovation renderings.

Liang Qingfan introduced them as he watched Pei Qian look through them.

All of these designs were minimalist, without the gaudy, nouveau riche style or the flashy "garden house" style. In this respect, Liang Qingfan had indeed listened carefully to Pei Qian's needs.

But even though they were all minimalist, these renderings still looked very different.

The first image used mainly white and brown tones to create a relatively warm feeling. The furniture was minimalist, and the brown cabinets on the TV wall clearly had a lot of storage space, but this storage space was well-hidden and not easily discovered.

At first glance, the entire space was clean, tidy, and very stylish.

Liang Qingfan explained: "This style, while adhering to minimalism, fully takes into account the daily needs of the tenants."

"Considering that our apartment layout has four bedrooms and is intended for rental, multiple occupants will inevitably require a lot of storage space."

"However, storage space and minimalism are inherently contradictory. So, through design, I've hidden all the storage space very well."

"Tenants living here can not only experience a high-end, minimalist, and modern lifestyle, but also enjoy the convenience of life. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone and will definitely be very popular among young people."

Pei Qian was silent for a moment. "Pass."

This design was too considerate of the tenants. Pei Qian could almost see those petite bourgeoisie tenants willing to pay more just to squeeze in, so of course he had to reject it.

This was the most widely accepted type of minimalism, and with so much storage space, the consequences would be disastrous.

Liang Qingfan: "..."

Having a plan rejected right off the bat made Liang Qingfan feel a little discouraged.

However, he quickly adjusted.

"Okay, although these storage spaces are well hidden, they do conflict with the concept of minimalism to some extent, which can easily create a cheap feeling."

"It's reasonable that President Pei doesn't like it."

"Please continue to look at the others."

Pei Qian flipped to the next image.

This time it was still a minimalist style, but the color scheme was bolder, with gray and green tones overall. Although simple, it gave people a sense of luxury and quality.

The choice of furniture and decorations was also more low-key, calm, and heavy, similar to the style of some high-end hotel suites.

Liang Qingfan explained: "This one is the ultimate in high-end gray, highlighting a light luxury and high-end style. The decoration of this style is not aimed at the general petty bourgeoisie, but at some older, successful business people."

Pei Qian: "Pass."

This style looked like it would be very popular with those middle-aged business people, making it even more likely to cause problems.

Liang Qingfan: "..."

Having another one rejected, Liang Qingfan was a little more discouraged.

In his opinion, Sh懒 (Shu Lan) Apartments should definitely be built as boutique apartments, targeting two types of people: white-collar workers who pursue a quality life, and business people who need to travel to Jingzhou.

As a result, both plans were rejected by President Pei.

What kind of style does President Pei like?

Liang Qingfan was a little dazed, but he didn't ask.

Because he had prepared other styles later, he was sure to find one that matched President Pei's preferences.

Pei Qian flipped to the next image.

This time it was a style based on black and white, with a very distinct contrast. Through the image, one could feel a strong artistic temperament, a style that some high-end designers might like.

While minimalist, it also conveyed some Zen, which was very helpful in stimulating inspiration.

Pei Qian thought that Ruan Guangjian would probably like this one very much.

Before Liang Qingfan had time to explain, Pei Qian had already swiped past it.

"Pass."

This style was less practical than the first one, but it was more attractive to white-collar workers and the petite bourgeoisie. It could be seen as an enhanced version of the first style.

Still not good!

Liang Qingfan opened his mouth, but swallowed the words back.

He personally liked this one the most, and felt it had the most quality, but President Pei had swiped past it without even asking, which was a big blow to him.

At the same time, he also had deep questions and confusion.

What kind of style does President Pei like?

These are all good minimalist styles. Even if President Pei isn't satisfied, he can adjust some details and let me modify them. What does it mean to just pass them?

Liang Qingfan couldn't explain it anymore. Most of the plans were probably going to be rejected by President Pei. After they were all rejected, he would ask President Pei's needs in more detail.

However, after swiping through the images again, Pei Qian stopped at the last style.

In an extremely wide and empty space, there was only a huge TV hanging on the wall, a ground-level TV cabinet only one drawer high, and a dark-colored long sofa.

In addition, there was a pure black small table and two pure black chairs next to the floor-to-ceiling windows. The whole place looked like an empty exhibition hall.

Except for the two small cabinets in the corner, there was almost no storage space.

Pei Qian considered for a moment, then pointed to the cabinet, small table, and pure black chairs: "This one is not bad. However, all of these have to be removed."

The TV cabinet was for storing game consoles and game discs, and the long sofa was for playing games, so of course these had to be kept.

As for the other storage space and small seats, none of them!

For most people, the more storage space the better, because most people find it difficult to restrain their desire to buy things.

As they buy more and more, there won't be enough space at home.

Once there are too many sundries, it will look messy no matter where they are piled up. So, they are all stored away in storage space, so that the home looks tidy.

But Pei Qian wanted to discourage these white-collar workers and petite bourgeoisie, and tell them not to come and live here!

Of course, this was not enough. Pei Qian realized that he had to add a clause to the contract for Sh懶 (Shu Lan) Apartments: tenants are not allowed to purchase their own furniture.

In this way, the practicality of this house would be completely zero. Even if it looked good, the high price and extremely poor practicality would be enough to discourage most tenants!

Liang Qingfan didn't know what to say for a moment.

This image was his original design, but he had quickly rejected it himself.

Because he felt that the so-called minimalist style wasn't just having bare walls.

When he first conceived of minimalism, he considered it from a purely artistic perspective. The color scheme and layout of this image were based on this consideration.

But the problem with this was that it was too impractical. Even though Liang Qingfan added some simple small cabinets and tables and chairs to this style, he still felt that it was impractical and difficult to live in.

As a result, President Pei simply removed all those small cabinets and tables and chairs!

In this way, there was almost no storage space in the entire design, leaving only the wardrobe in the bedroom and the cabinets in the kitchen, truly "bare walls."

Liang Qingfan looked at President Pei with some uncertainty.

President Pei gave him a very definite look.

"Just decorate according to this style. The budget is still the same as before, only more, not less."

Pei Qian handed the tablet back to Liang Qingfan.

Looking at Liang Qingfan's confused expression, Pei Qian was even more certain that he had made the right choice!

For Pei Qian, he didn't need storage space at all. His few sets of clothes could be put in the closet, and he could throw away the other miscellaneous things, so there was no need to bring them to the new house at all.

Although this turned the house into a bare-walls style, Pei Qian's own gaming needs were met, so that was fine.

It's even better if others find it impractical!

Liang Qingfan looked at the last rendering, his mind quickly thinking about the reasons.

"Could it be that President Pei is simply considering aesthetics and wants to decorate in this ultimate minimalist style? Well, from an artistic point of view, without those storage cabinets and unnecessary objects, the entire space does have a unique sense of beauty."

"Ah, after all, it was my most inspired design, so of course it has beauty."

"If President Pei's own house was decorated like this, I wouldn't be surprised at all, and I would even think that President Pei has good taste."

"But this house is for rent..."

"Completely disregarding practicality and only pursuing the ultimate in aesthetics, will anyone really rent it?"

"Moreover, the budget can only be more and not less. It's so minimalist that there are only a few pieces of furniture in total, so it's difficult to spend money... I can only look at those international brands."

Liang Qingfan's brain flashed through many thoughts in a very short period of time, but looking at President Pei's firm eyes, he buried all these thoughts in his heart.

"Okay, President Pei, then we'll do it according to this style!"