Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 313 - 308 Reopening (3)

"If these shoes are usable, let Master Y release the news about the limited edition tomorrow. If not, we’ll have to give up on the limited edition gimmick."

Although the gimmick is important, in the heart of the designer Yan Yan, quality is most important.

If it weren’t for her insistence on quality, Yan Yan would not have been able to make her way in the Haute Couture scene step by step.

Once the shoe matter is confirmed, Yan Yan will be able to rest easy and get a good night’s sleep tomorrow.

There will be a lot to take care of on the opening day, and who knows if any unexpected issues might arise.

After the opening, she will need to pay attention to sales and market feedback.

Yan Yan must reserve some energy for the busy period after the next release of shoes.

Thinking about getting a deep sleep—for the past two days, she has not slept while designing and rushing the limited edition shoes, despite being so tired she can barely keep her eyes open—she chose to head to the airport to directly "inspect the goods" and receive her family.

Yan Yan wanted to quickly confirm whether this batch of shoes met her standards and decide the final arrangements as quickly as possible so she could rest easy.

These already lightweight shoes were "pressed" for transport, and upon arrival in New York, if Yan Yan was satisfied, it would definitely need to be re-stretched using a model, set properly, and assembled with the limited edition uppers produced in New York.

After overnight packaging, they could then arrange for the logistics to distribute them to various stores for sale.

All the subsequent matters, and those involving Yan Yan’s family who returned to New York around the same time as Ye Mo, could be arranged.

Only confirming whether these shoes were usable was something that Yan Yan needed to see with her own eyes and touch with her own hands.

If she didn’t confirm now, either she would have to wake up not long after falling asleep to go through it all again, or she might oversleep and miss the chance to announce the release of the limited edition to the fans.

Yan Yan rushed to the airport to confirm directly, leaving ample time for Ye Mo to deal with a series of upcoming tasks.

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Yan Yan had been extremely busy lately, so she hadn’t had much time to focus on details. Since her family had taken on the formidable task of bringing the shoes and hadn’t contacted her since, it meant that everything was going smoothly.

After sorting out all the details, it was already two days before the release of the shoes, July 14, 2015.

Yan Yan didn’t ask her parents which flight they were on, nor did she consider the scenario where, with "a lot of luggage," her parents and aunt and uncle might not be able to fly on the same plane and whether they would need to be picked up in two separate trips or something.

Due to Ye Mo finalizing the domestic production a bit later than Yan Yan had anticipated, it was a last-minute decision for her to go to the airport for confirmation and to pick up her relatives.

Everyone was rushing against time, and until the last moment of boarding the plane, there was no way to confirm the exact arrival time.

Yan Yan simply asked her parents when they would arrive in New York.

Busy with her hands-on tasks and seeing that the time was about right, the New York Shoe Factory driver took Yan Yan to the airport.

Yan Yan dozed off in the car, and when she opened her eyes, she was completely bewildered.

Before the shoes went on sale, Ye Mo, the sales director, had been managing the New York Shoe Factory, so he and the factory driver were more familiar with each other than Yan Yan was.

Upon arrival, Ye Mo didn’t call Yan Yan but instead called the driver.

The first thing Yan Yan did when she opened her eyes was to let Ye Mo, holding the red limited edition, allow Yan Yan, the fastidious designer, to confirm whether the manufacturing process met the criteria for going on sale.

Yan Yan had just woken up and was still a bit groggy, but upon seeing the shoes, she quickly shifted into work mode.

If the red limited edition shoes were not put on sale, then Ye Mo basically had nothing else to do.

But if Yan Yan thought they were acceptable, then Ye Mo would have to race against time to handle a series of upcoming tasks.

Yan Yan carefully checked the shoes, fitted the uppers she brought from the factory to the shoes, and finding a perfect fit,

then made the decision on the spot to put this batch of shoes on sale on the reopening day.

Finally, having completed the last task before going on sale, Yan Yan remembered to stretch lazily.

But before Yan Yan could finish her stretch, Ye Mo had her step out of the car.

He didn’t greet Yan Yan or continue to talk to her.

As soon as Yan Yan got out, he immediately got in, closed the car door, and directly "ran off" with the driver.

Yan Yan might have time to stretch slowly, but Ye Mo couldn’t afford that luxury; he had napped on the plane and reckoned he wouldn’t have much time to sleep until the opening.

The proximity of stores in New York wasn’t a concern, but there were many other stores across different states in the United States, and finishing the final fitting and packaging of the shoes even a second sooner could mean getting them shipped out a second sooner.

When Ye Mo had just arrived, seeing that Yan Yan was asleep, he didn’t wake her but instead directly helped the driver move the "cargo" brought over from China and loaded it into the car.

Their movements were not quiet, but Yan Yan, deeply asleep, hadn’t noticed at all.

When Ye Mo asked Yan Yan to get out of the car, she thought there was still something he needed her to confirm.

Little did she know that Ye Mo’s plan was to leave her at the airport and abscond with the driver.

The vehicle had space for cargo in the back and could clearly fit another four or five people in the front.

At this moment, the tasks at hand for Ye Mo had the highest priority.

Even if Ye Mo was rushing and needed the driver to go to New York’s factory first, there was no reason to make her get off the car, especially since her parents and aunt and uncle were also there; it was just a matter of taking a slightly longer route.

Yan Yan had thought so as well, which is why she had brought the factory’s truck driver to the airport to pick up relatives.

They were all family, and it was unlikely they would mind a slight detour, especially since they had agreed without a second thought to her request to personally transport goods from China.

Just as Yan Yan was about to ask Ye Mo if his brain had water in it again, Ye Mo spoke first: "Little Yan, there are too many people here, it’s difficult to follow our vehicle. Please be generous and arrange something else for yourself."

Yan Yan, already somewhat angered by the brainless Ye Mo, was further irked by his alternating between formal and casual address, reminiscent of their first meeting in Italy, utterly annoying.

Had Yan Yan not just woken up, she wouldn’t have let Ye Mo get the upper hand, and would have scolded him before he had a chance to speak, leaving him not knowing where his mouth was or how to respond.