Zhou Zhou: [Wow! That's awesome! It's so much more sophisticated now!]
Xiao Xu: [Thumbs up. jpg]
Ye Xinyu: [My little cousin-in-law has a bit of a talent for design.]
Du Shen: [It looks good, but isn't it a bit monotonous?]
Han Xi: [The logo doesn't need to be too complicated; simple and easy to remember is best. "Xuxu" is a good fit.]
Gao Huhao: [I also think this is pretty good.]
Feng Jie: [Are there any alternative plans? If so, please share them so we can take a look.]
Gao Huhao and Feng Jie were the two senior technical students that Xue Jingshu found. They both had rich project experience and excellent technical skills.
Duan Xu: [Yes, please wait a moment.]
Duan Xu: [image. jpg]
Duan Xu has only done two so far. Doing more would not only confuse him, but also make it difficult for others to choose.
Xue Jingshu: [Let's vote, 1 or 2.]
The second logo is similar to the first, only with slight variations in the graphic design.
Soon, everyone in the group except Duan Xu sent a message, and they were all very uniform, all saying "1," with no one saying that "two" was bad.
Duan Xu's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked up at Shen Yanlang, "They..."
Shen Yanlang smiled slightly upon seeing this, "They all like your design, which means my words are credible."
But in my eyes, you are truly perfect.
Duan Xu looked at Shen Yanlang in silence, Shen Yanlang smiled slightly at him.
Duan Xu looked away. He was naturally happy that his design had been recognized, but then he thought, "Wouldn't it be better to hire a professional designer?"
"Xuxu," Shen Yanlang chuckled softly, "Have you gone mad from doing design work? If that's the case, I would have hired a designer before asking you to design anything, instead of having you do it for me."
Duan Xu: "..."
That seems so, it feels a bit like hindsight.
"Don't think too much about it. This is everyone's decision, which means everyone approves of you," Shen Yanlang, patting his head again to comfort him.
Upon hearing this, Duan Xu thought about it and realized that he was indeed a little insecure. After all, this was the first logo he had ever designed, so he was particularly concerned about it.
Xue Jingshu: [Then let's go with the first one. Xiao Xu, send me the documents; I'll register them together with the company name.]
Duan Xu: [Okay.]
Duan Xu privately messaged Xue Jingshu and sent him the document.
After finishing, Duan Xu asked in the group chat, "[Can I use this logo to enter in a competition?]"
Zhou Zhou: [You designed this yourself, it should be okay, right?]
Xue Jingshu: [Yes, but it has to be in the company's name, otherwise it will be very troublesome.]
Since it's a registered logo, if I enter it in a competition under my own name, it will be considered an infringement of the company's intellectual property rights. Even if it was designed by someone from the company, it will still cause a lot of trouble. It's better to enter it under the company's name.
Duan Xu: [Okay, no problem.]
He just wanted to see how he was doing; he didn't really care whose name he used.
"Happy now?" Shen Yanlang smiled and pinched Duan Xu's cheek.
Duan Xu's eyes crinkled with laughter, "Happy!"
"When does the competition end?" Shen Yanlang asked.
Duan Xu glanced at the computer screen. "The 25th, not many days left."
"Then you submit the data first." Shen Yanlang told Duan Xu longer.
Duan Xu nodded, registered first, and then submitted all the necessary materials to the designated email address.
"All done?" Shen Yanlang noticed Duan Xu's movement and stopped. "Are you hungry?"
"Alright." Duan Xu nodded. "I'm hungry too. What should we eat tonight?"
"What would you like to eat?" Shen Yanlang put away his food.
Duan Xu down his computer while thinking for a while before finally saying, "I want to eat steak."
I haven't had this in a long time, I'm craving it.
Shen Yanlang hummed in agreement and said, "Let's go then, go change your clothes, and I'll take you to get some steak."
"Let's eat steak! Let's eat steak!" Duan Xu excitedly ran back to his bedroom to change his clothes.
Shen Yanlang also turned off his computer, a smile on his lips, and walked slowly towards the bedroom.
*
A month later, their company completed registration, obtained its business license, and was officially able to begin operations.
During this month, Xue Jingshu had already found a company address, renting a small office in a CBD building in the city center, and had it renovated.
Over the weekend, everyone got together to look at the office, excitedly chose their workstations, and finally Xue Jingshu suggested, "To celebrate the official establishment of the company, let's have dinner tonight, my treat."
"Wow! The boss is so generous!"
The company's legal representative is Xue Jingshu, who contributed the most capital, followed by Shen Yanlang and Du Shen.
The group arrived at the restaurant that Xue Jingshu had booked in a lively atmosphere. They requested a large private room, which could seat exactly ten people at one table.
After all the dishes were served, everyone chatted and laughed, interspersed with discussions about the company's future operations.
More than an hour later, everyone had almost finished eating, but they still had so much to talk about, taking a bite of food and a sip of their drink every now and then.
Zhou Zhou leaned back in his chair and took out his phone to play.
He habitually opened the forum to see if there were any new posts today, and sure enough, there were.
#Our students are suspected of plagiarizing a company's logo!#
"What's this?" Zhou Zhou was a little curious, so he clicked on it, only to find that he had stumbled upon his own personal melon.
The person who posted the message seems to be from the design school. They were following a design competition, looked at the entries, and found two designs that were almost identical with only very subtle differences. Then they discovered that one of the designs was created by a student from their own school.
Shortly after, the official announcement stated that the student's logo was 90% similar to that of a company called Summit Technology Co., Ltd.., and that the student was suspected of plagiarism. The student was asked to provide evidence as soon as possible to prove that their work was original, or they would be disqualified from the competition.
Wow! Which student is so awesome? They just copied someone else's company logo?!
I truly admire your skill, but plagiarism is such a disgrace to our school!
[It's not necessarily that he copied the company's work; what if the company copied his?]
[It's not impossible! There are people who hire someone to design their work, then deliberately cancel it with some excuse, and then use the design to pre-register. It's disgusting!]
The specifics of this matter depend on the evidence they present.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Xu peeked over to look. "What's this? Why does it have a company name on it?"
"What's the company's name?" Duan Xu, who was sitting next to Zhou Zhou, heard Xiao Xu speaking quite loudly and became curious.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhou looked up and gestured to Duan Xu, then patted Xiao Xu's thigh. "Hey, listen to me, our company is already famous before it even opens for business!"
"Huh?" Everyone looked over, puzzled.
Zhou Zhou explained, "Didn't Xuxu submit the company logo to the competition? But there's a student from our school whose entry is almost identical to our logo."