Chapter 201
On the t-stage, Xie Manyu came out first.
However, she was not wearing ‘Zhuque’, which had already been shown on Weibo, but ‘White Tiger’, which had not yet been exposed to the public eye
It was a pure white dress with a little light blue fluff dyed at the neckline.
The left side is knee-length and the right skirt trails down like water, with damask trailing the floor.
There was also no overly heavy make-up, or deliberately made up expressions.
Xie Manyu just walks naturally, with that strong sense of power that belongs to a queen alone, in an overwhelming gesture.
Softness and fierceness go hand in hand.
It’s heart-stopping.
Although Xie Manyu is a film queen and only makes films.
But she has been in the entertainment industry for so many years and has played many roles, and walking the runway is easy for her.
Fans and netizens with design hobbies who were watching the live broadcast from as far away as China exploded at once.
For this live broadcast, the Royal Academy of Arts in O Chau gave the license to Watermelon Pictures.
Watermelon Pictures is the number one film and television platform in China, and opened two live broadcast rooms for this costume design competition, in order to prevent the number of people from getting stuck.
Previously, many people had gone for the Vermilion Bird set on Luo Ziyue, but this time, they were all attracted to Xie Manyu.
As soon as Xie Man Yu made her appearance, the popularity of both live streams shot up from less than five million to ten million each!
The pop-ups were popping out like crazy.
[Ahhhhhhh, three years! Today, I’ll say “Your Majesty” first!
[My sister’s eyes are killing me! At that time, I was willing to kneel down because of Man Yu’s gesture when the Emperor ascended the throne in “The Wordless Tablet”.
[Who is Man Yu’s designer? What kind of divine design is this? It’s amazing. If you have this kind of power, why do you need to portray a battered soybean?
The design depends on inspiration. Maybe the designer of First Light Media was inspired by Zi Yue’s dress, otherwise why did they use the four divine beasts as material?
However, others didn’t know, but Zhong Zhiyan knew exactly what was going on.
She watched in awe as Xie Manyu walked from the back of the catwalk to the front, her ears filled with awe and praise, more than a hundred times more enthusiastic than Luo Ziyue’s previous appearance on stage.
But Zhong Zhiyan was not in the mood to admire the stunning gown.
All she could feel was a wave of dizziness rushing through her head, her ears buzzing, and her heels almost breaking under her feet.
Zhong Zhiyan had always thought that since she had picked up the scrap draft in Master Zhong’s study, it must have belonged to a designer under the Zhong Group.
That was why she was so relieved to take it.
The Zhong Group’s business was concentrated on jewellery, and the design aspect was not bad either.
She had even refined that design to make sure the dress would look better when it was made.
But who could tell her why the design she picked up from the rubbish bin was from First Light Media?
First Light Media is not even close to the Zhong family.
Whether it was the revenue or the popularity, Zhong’s group was far worse.
Zhong Zhiyan’s face turned white bit by bit, and cold sweat kept pouring out.
No one was paying attention to her now, she just wanted to get out of here, but her legs were weak from the extreme fear.
She was holding onto the back of the chair in front of her, unable to move.
The panic in her heart intensified and Zhong Zhiwei slipped and fell on the seat.
As she fell, she saw the camera rising and falling above her, and her mind exploded again.
It was live!
A live broadcast for the world, for the international design community!
Everyone who has made a name for themselves in the design field is basically watching this fashion design competition.
Even if they hadn’t watched it, they would still know her name afterwards.
Not because of her brilliant designs, but because of her plagiarism!
Even if Master Zhong had caught her bad-mouthing Ying behind her back, Zhong Zhiyan had never been so panicked.
She had picked up the design from Primeval Media as her own, and Primeval Media wouldn’t protect her like the Zhong Group did.
What to do?
Zhong Zhiyan’s fingers were squeezing her skirt tightly, her eyes were on the verge of tears, and her heart was beating out of her throat with anxiety.
But no one was paying attention to her at all, because after Xie Manyu went down, Shang Yaozhi came out.
The popularity of the live broadcast room saw another surge, approaching 20 million, or two live broadcast rooms.
The call of the number one top1 traffic is not a cover.
Not to mention that Shang Yaozhi is different from other young stars and flowers of his generation, he not only has the recognized ceiling face value in the entertainment industry, but also has extremely high strength.
[I thought the dress on Weibo was good enough, this one is even better! I’m dying, someone help me up.]
[Okay, okay, no one should call me “cub” today, call me “husband”, you hear me?
[Cub, it’s not easy, you’re the most handsome today, oooh oooh mommy is glad.]
Shang Yaozhi’s manager was sitting down reading the messages from his fans
This is Shang Yaozhi’s first time participating in a catwalk category, and it’s an international competition, so it’s important.
The agent was afraid that the fans would be disappointed, but the result was much better than he expected, just so many “cubs”.
He had a bit of a toothache.
After looking around at the cubs in silence, the agent finally realised something.
No wonder Shang Yaozhi’s fans were obviously very Buddhist, but at the critical moment they were so strong that they could tear the earth apart.
When her son was bullied, could a mother not roll up her sleeves and go up to fight?
**
After a round of catwalking, the host re-entered the stage.
“Don’t worry everyone, there are four outfits in this Four Spirits collection, now it’s just two, please wait a few dozen seconds for the two models to show the next two.”
The cheers from below got louder.
The judges, including Martha, also sat up straight and their eyes burned.
They had only seen the designs, not the real thing yet.
But the two pieces in front of them showed them that First Light Media had also put a great deal of effort into the stitching and choice of materials.
The lights came back together and the background music was changed to another song.
This time it was Xie Manyu and Shang Yaozhi who appeared at the same time, both wearing ‘Vermilion Bird’ and ‘Xuanwu’ respectively.
Originally, Ke Huizhu was calm when she saw the two sets of dresses, ‘White Tiger’ and ‘Green Dragon’.
It was only when she saw the latter two sets that her demeanour changed all of a sudden.
The young man beside Ke Huizhu also sobered up at once.
Even if he was only a womanizer, he would not be unaware of the seriousness of the situation and exclaimed, “Auntie?”
Ke Huizhu’s face turned from green to red and then from red to white, her chest heaving violently and her eyes blackening.
She did not expect her prophecy to come true.
The design that Madam Mu had brought over was really a copy!
Moreover, it was also copied from Primeval Light Media.
Huaxiu had also made custom-made dresses for many celebrities, and Ke Huizhu certainly knew the depth of Primordial Light Media.
The fact that First Light Media can protect its artists from subterfuge, is it not strong?
The Ke family is not a big family in the imperial capital, so they are not good enough to compete with First Light Media.
Ke Huizhu knew very well that Hua Xiu had copied from Primeval Media and had directly dug a dead end for herself.
It was still questionable whether she could continue her career, not to mention the international design world.
What should we do now?
Ke Huizhu only prayed that no one else would see it.
That way, there might still be a redeeming Yuti.
But even a layman would not be able to tell that the four gowns were only one set.
And, the host was still on hand to give an explanation.
“All of you viewers should have noticed that this set of gowns from First Light Media is very similar to the one from China Embroidery, but as mentioned earlier, on China’s side, First Light Media was the first to send in the design.”
With one word, it was a direct death sentence for Huaxiu.
The live stream that was going on at the same time, the pop-ups opened up in mockery mode.
[That Luo something’s fans, I don’t even bother to remember the name of your rightful owner, jump ah jump ah, who copied who’s now?
The actual fact is that you’ll be able to get a lot more than just a few of these. I don’t care if you’re a mere douche? You have to look at who you’re talking to when you’re stepping on them, there are some people you can’t compete with.
[First Light Media knew about this, right? No wonder they replied like that.
The actual designer of the show is a person who has been in the business for a long time. I want to be a fan!
**I want to be a fan!
The students who had been cheering for Zhong Zhiyan in the Qingzhi a*sembly Hall were all silent at once.
Even the girls at the table, who had always been close to Zhong Zhiyan, were embarra*sed and speechless, their faces burning with pain.
How excited they had been earlier, and how ashamed they were now.
They were ashamed of what they had said in praise of Zhong Zhiyan, and annoyed that Zhong Zhiyan had wasted their trust by saying that she had designed it herself, even though she had obviously copied it.
But at that moment, a burst of applause rang out.
It was the students of Cla*s 19.
The little brother clapped his palms all red.
“Zhong Zhiwei is a bully.” Xiu Yu led the applause, “Daring to copy Chouguang Media and dare to say that she designed it herself, admire admire admire.”
She gave a tsk, “I told you, with her level, how could she have designed it?”
Jiang Yan’s head twitched and he snorted lightly, “Shame on you.”
“It’s a good thing First Light Media was the first to send the design over, otherwise it might have really washed out.” Xiu Yu shook his head, “But then again, who is Primeval Light Media’s designer this time?”
Next to her, Ying Ziji pulled open the easy-open can and took a sip of cola.
Her phoenix eyes were misted with water and rippled with light.
Cold with desire.
Her tone was casual.
“Well, me.”
Chapter 202
When she heard such a sentence, Xiu Yu drew a breath.
In the past, she would have thought that Ying Ziji was joking.
But not this time.
A casual painting could attract an honorary professor from the Royal Academy of Arts in O-continent, and she was sure that designing clothes would be no different.
Xiu Yu glanced around and lowered his voice: “Daddy Ying, when did you get involved in First Light Media?”
“Not really.” Ying Ziyi yawned, tired and lazy, “Fair and square.”
“Oh, I want to be in First Light Media too.” Xiu Yu jumped at the chance, “Father Ying, what do you say if I graduate and become a cleaning girl at Primeval Media, I’ll just clean our cub’s room.”
Jiang Yan, who was drowsy, heard this and woke up for a few moments, “What? You want to work as a housekeeper? Then come to my house, I’ll give you 100,000 a month.”
With a snap, Xiu Yu slapped an apple on Jiang Yan’s head.
Ying Zidian tilted his head and looked at them both, thinking.
There was no doubt that Jiang Yan and Xiu Yu were from the imperial capital.
But the reason and purpose were not yet known.
Ying Ziji lowered his eyes slightly.
Jiang Yan had trained in ancient martial arts, and was not an ordinary person as he was connected to the ancient martial arts world.
With her current divine calculation ability, she really could not calculate any important information.
Moreover, in Jiang Yan’s body, there was another internal energy that did not belong to him, obviously from a stronger ancient martial artist.
As for Xiu Yu, it reminded her of a large family in the imperial capital.
“Hey, I have a bad heart, I’m especially gloating.” Xiu Yu was delighted, “I’d love to see what expression Zhong Zhiwei has.”
As if to fulfil her wish, the live feed took a turn at this time.
The cameraman gave Zhong Zhiyan a capital shot.
On the screen, Zhong Zhiyan’s face was as white as paper, sweat had drenched her make-up and she looked like a fallen chicken.
Her teeth kept chattering and her body was shaking like sieve chaff.
Zhong Zhiwei saw the camera aimed at her and she tried to escape, but everyone’s eyes were focused on her.
Their eyes were disgusted, like they were looking at some trash.
The manslaughter was so hot that it burned.
At the judges’ table, Martha stood up once more.
She held the microphone with a faint smile on her face: “This “Four Spirits” collection by First Light Media is the best design I have seen in my years as a judge.”
“It’s so unique and innovative that I almost thought this Chinese designer had actually seen these four divine beasts.”
As the words rang out, the large screens on either side gave information on the designer of First Light Media.
No photo, no gender.
One word alone.
Charm.
“Unfortunately, something came up and she couldn’t be there.” Martha added, “But that doesn’t stop this one from going to her for first place.”
No one wanted to argue back.
Not to mention the four gowns, even one alone would have been a showstopper.
“So, Zhong Zhiwei-” Martha’s gaze turned and her smile instantly faded, “I asked you earlier if you were sure you designed that gown, and you answered ‘yes’. ‘ and was quite firm.”
“I… It wasn’t ……” Zhong Zhiyan was so flustered that she took several breaths before she managed to calm her emotions down, “I designed it, and I didn’t expect it to clash elements and be so similar. ”
She couldn’t back out anymore, so she might as well fight to the death.
Who knew that Martha looked even colder, “It’s come to this, and you still won’t admit it, backstage.”
At this command, the four gowns of First Light Media appeared on the big screen.
The backstage staff had specially enlarged the pattern of each gown.
“Please, gentlemen, look.” Martha raised her hand, “It was only after consulting First Light Media that I learned that there was something else on these four gowns.”
“The pattern is not just for aesthetic purposes, it also contains the name of the designer, which is in Chinese seal script.”
The pattern was outlined emphatically on the big screen.
And at this point, Martha added, “Gentlemen, please look again at this gown by Hua Embroidery.”
The big screen was split in two and the gown by Hua Xiu appeared on the right, again with the floral pattern part enlarged.
To the Chinese, the seal script is not as recognisable as the regular script and is somewhat abstract.
But this did not stop them from seeing that the pattern was the same on both sides.
Clearly, this is hard evidence of plagiarism.
[Wow, I’ve never seen such a brazen person, even if he copied it, he still bites his tongue and won’t admit it, where did he get the face?
[At a young age, there’s still a long way to go, so why copy? What’s the point?
I was quite impressed with this girl at first, she was good looking and had a good temperament, but I didn’t think she was a plagiarist, I threw up.
Zhong Zhiyan looked at the flower pattern in disbelief, her face turning white once again.
How could she have not expected that this cluster of floral patterns would be the name of the designer of First Light Media!
She had thought it was just for aesthetic purposes.
Like a million bees had entered, Zhong Zhiyan’s head was buzzing.
The light fell on her face, as if mocking her ignorance and ugly appearance.
“In the design world, there is no need for designers who make a living by copying.” Martha nodded to the camera, “I also take this opportunity to announce that Hua Xiu, is banned from participating in any design competitions and talent shows, Zhong Zhiwei-”
“I originally saw your young age and thought you would be ignorant before I asked you again and again, if you were brave enough to admit your mistake, I would give you a chance, but you didn’t.”
Zhong Zhiyan’s lips quivered fiercely, her face bloodless.
“So I’m sorry, within the design community, you are banned, and I hope that everyone here will take this as a warning that plagiarism is never okay, no matter what!”
Off to the side, in the audience.
Ke Huizhu was also shocked.
She had never thought that Zhong Zhiyan’s plagiarism incident would be able to spread to the whole of Huaxiu.
But the designer had plagiarised and strongly concealed it, so how did they know?
“Sister, who is this person you’ve found?!” Ke Huizhu held back her anger and called Madam Mu, who was far away in the imperial capital, gritting her teeth, “Do you know? She plagiarised! The one who copied is also Chu Guang Media, Hua Xiu is all finished!”
“Sister, I trusted you before I let you help me find a designer, but what did you find for me? Are you marrying into the Mu family and not caring about our lives?”
“What?” Mrs Mu’s expression changed, “Plagiarism?”
“It’s plagiarism!” Ke Huizhu sneered, “Just watch it live!”
After saying that, she hung up the phone.
**
At the same time, Luo Ziyue also panicked.
Originally, she, a model who had been hired by Hua Xiu, was completely able to swing a clear relationship with Hua Xiu.
But her earlier remarks on Weibo had directly blocked her way.
It was not Xie Manyu who had plagiarised, but her instead.
“Luo Ziyue!” The agent was as angry as ever, “What did I say? Tell you to wait a minute, wait a minute, Xie Man Yu is not something you can pull a stomp on, look!”
Luo Ziyue stared blankly at the phone he flung at her, her limbs chilling.
It was 9:30 pm in China, and it was afternoon on the o-continent side.
But at night, instead, was the time when the netizens were most active.
Costume design was a blind spot for a lot of people, and originally most of them had little interest in it.
But with the addition of such a top stream as Shang Yaozhi, there were a lot of people watching the live stream.
Only the netizens didn’t expect that this look would also reveal a shocking news.
#Chuguang Media, Hua Xiu
#Zhong Zhiyan, plagiarism
#LuoZiYue, moon landing and touching Queen Xie’s shadow
Three hot searches, hanging firmly in the top three positions of the hot search list, did not budge.
After those who didn’t watch the live broadcast clicked into the hot searches, they understood what was going on.
The first time I saw this was when I saw a woman who was a beautiful star, but in reality, she was a little white flower who was pretending to be pathetic.
The company’s newest product is the “Youth 101”, which is a new version of the “Youth 101”.
[Has anyone heard of the Ke family? A family in the imperial capital? A family?
I’ve only heard of the Nie family, the Mu family, the Xiu family, the fifth family, a small family that would do something so humiliating.
[Who is this Zhong Zhiwei? The only thing worse than plagiarism is unrepentant.
[Disgraceful to the world, ruined ruined.]
On this side, netizens started to use their detective spirit to find Zhong Zhiwei.
On the other hand, the competition ended here.
First Light Media sealed the first place, while Hua Xiu not only didn’t get any prize, but was also expelled from the competition.
Ke Huizhu’s breathing was laboured and her hair was dizzy with anger.
She snapped back and looked at the disoriented Zhong Zhiwei, her eyes disgusted and her expression icy cold.
Ke Huizhu stepped forward, not caring that there were many other people around.
She lifted her hand and slapped Zhong Zhiyan right across the face.
Ruthlessly, without mercy.
“Just you, you still want to step into the imperial capital?”