Chapter 1511 - 1511 Expose
1511 Expose
Everyone went to draw lots, and the number they drew went to their seats.
This was a live performance competition, which reminded Jiang Yu of the time when she participated in the Mathematical Olympiad competition in school when she was young.
The organizer was a foreigner. He first stood on the stage with a loudspeaker and gave an impassioned speech, regardless of whether the contestants below the stage understood or not.
After he finished, the person next to him whistled, meaning that the players could start designing.
The time limit for this competition was four hours.
As long as the contestants could design a piece of jewelry that matched the theme within these four hours and passed the review of the panel of judges, they would be qualified for the finals.
The purpose of this was not only to test the contestants’ ability to adapt on the spot, but also to test each of their talent in jewelry design.
The number that Fan Zhi drew was also quite close to Jiang Yu. She was sitting right in front of Jiang Yu, so Jiang Yu could see the change in Fan Zhi’s expression from the side.
Three hours after the competition began, Fan Zhi was sleeping on the table and did not even touch her pen.
Jiang Yu knew that Fan Zhi was confident. Since that was the case, she wanted to see if Fan Zhi still had the confidence to do so when the competition ended and the judges began to review the works.
When the four hours were up, the organizers blew the whistle, signaling all the contestants to stop. Jiang Yu also stopped writing, and Fan Zhi had just finished her last stroke.
Someone was responsible for collecting the contestants ‘manuscripts. Then, he handed it over to the judges.
Jiang Yu was originally sitting in a chair, waiting for the results. However, Fan Zhi couldn’t stand the loneliness anymore. She got down from the chair and walked up to Jiang Yu. She said to her, “Jiang Yu, if I get nominated for this competition and you don’t, will you feel embarrassed?”
“I won’t.” Jiang Yu said, “I’m not a jewelry designer. It’s expected that I didn’t make it to the finals. So you studied jewelry design, and you made it all the way to the semifinals. I saw that you were sleeping for the first three hours and only started writing in the last hour. I think you should have a plan in mind. If you didn’t make it to the finals, that would be a little embarrassing.”
Fan Zhi originally wanted to show off in front of Jiang Yu, but she did not expect Jiang Yu to turn the tables on her.
“I’m telling you, I’ll definitely make it to the finals!” Fan Zhi was exasperated.
“Where did you get such confidence from? Is it because of your work? But the creativity isn’t yours at all. So what if you’re nominated for the finals?” Jiang Yu looked at her in amusement. “You spent a lot of money to buy someone else’s idea and then used it in the jewelry design competition. So what if you get first place in the end? The first place doesn’t belong to you.”
“Stop talking nonsense!” Fan Zhi was so shocked that she stuttered. “That was obviously my idea! I slept for the first three hours because I was inspired after I got this theme! I wanted to conserve my energy, so I designed it in the last hour!”
“What you said is really laughable.”
Fan Zhi was just about to speak when the results of the judging panel came out.
The first work they reviewed was Fan Zhi’s.
The judges unanimously felt that Fan Zhi’s designs were outstanding, so they all passed her.
Fan Zhi was still very happy and wanted to hurry back with the results. However, Jiang Yu stopped her. She walked to the front of the panel of judges and said, “Fan Zhi’s original work is the work of Jack, a foreign artist. It’s called ‘Lonely’.”
“How did you know?” The judges asked, looking at each other.
Jiang Yu replied, “Because I’ve seen this work before. Fan Zhi had spent a lot of money to buy this idea so that she could take a gamble in today’s competition. As long as she can rely on this idea to enter the finals, then I’m afraid she will also buy other people’s ideas in the finals.”
“Do you have any evidence?”
“Of course there is.” Jiang Yu took out her phone and showed two photos to the judges. “This is the transaction record between Fan Zhi and the foreign author. When the two of them made the transaction, they also stated the contents of the transaction. I think you should be able to understand.”
Fan Zhi ran up to the stage as if she had gone crazy. “Jiang Yu, stop framing me!” She said. “Who knows if these chat records were forged by you!”
“Then take out your phone and let the judges see if there are any records.”