"Next up is the last group we've all been waiting for, the Monday group will be very difficult and will bring Yan Pingchun!"

[She's here! The plagiarism queen is here!]

I want to see what she can come up with in the next half hour.

[Ugh, you guys who keep insisting it's plagiarism, what if it turns out they really didn't plagiarize? See how embarrassed you'll be, spouting nonsense with your fanboy bias!]

At the same time, Helian Xin and Wen Qingyu were also waiting in the observation room. Compared to Helian Xin's serious and tense face, Wen Qingyu was relaxed and confident.

Wen Qingyu was looking through the behind-the-scenes photos Li Duan had taken of her. She was not satisfied with some parts, but she couldn't get in touch with Li Duan at the moment.

Just as she was about to make a phone call to ask further questions, a murmur arose around her. Wen Qingyu looked up at the sound and stared wide-eyed at the model appearing on the screen.

Because it was the final appearance and there was a time constraint, Mu Yiran changed the initial catwalk route and instead had the six models exit in a 1 2 2 1 formation, displaying them in a circular fashion in the center of the stage.

It's different from the red and white set that was criticized for plagiarism half an hour ago.

The final version of Mu Yiran's design features a bold and unrestrained purple as the main color, paired with a Chinese-style yellow velvet hat, handbag, and hair scarf.

Purple and yellow, both extremely mild colors, create a striking contrast when placed together, leaving everyone stunned by the visual impact of that moment.

It wasn't until the models gathered in the center and presented themselves in a circular, straight-out manner that the crowd slowly came to their senses.

[...Why is this different from the one posted online?!]

[It has absolutely no connection whatsoever! It has absolutely no connection to the previous set either! Could this really be done in an hour? Or was it never the set that was leaked online in the first place?]

The previous set was nice, but... this set is even better! It's so striking!

Some fans couldn't stand it and immediately spoke out.

"What's the difference? They're both permanent makeup designs! And the main outfit is exactly the same!"

[Since it's been exposed as plagiarism, the original one definitely can't be used. Zhou Yuan probably found a workaround somewhere!]

[Huh? But didn't some big-name influencers who were there say that no one left the backstage area the entire time? How did they manage to get those clothes in?]

[This must have been prepared from the beginning! Deliberately hiding it... Could it be that Zhou Yuan's group intentionally bought marketing to self-deprecate in order to force Helian Xin's group to make changes?]

【Uh, are your fans obsessed? Conspiracy theories are fine, but they can't be supernatural...】

[Are you sure this isn't a reverse marketing tactic? Making two sets in a week? This must be a bot.]

[And in case some people don't know, I've checked the screenshots several times. This is Nanjing brocade! A piece of Nanjing brocade worth a fortune! Nanjing brocade can't be machine-made; it can only be made by hand! Even working through the night for a week might not be enough to finish showing it all, and you're telling me Saorsa made two sets just to smear your idol?!]

[I love it! With this level of quality, there's no need to worry about stockouts or shortages!]

[OMG, I'm so excited to see what Zhou Yuan's outfit will look like!]

【Here it comes!】

As the zither, whose background music was reaching a climax, suddenly stopped playing, Zhou Yuan, wearing a light yellow fleece jacket, stepped onto the zither and began to strum the strings rapidly in succession—"thump thump thump!"

Arrived at the designated spot.

Zhou Yuan, with her thick eyebrows and red lips, raised her eyebrows with a wicked air when she saw the camera. The camera couldn't even catch up with her playful smile before it only captured the woman's back as if she were about to take flight.

Only then did everyone notice that beneath Zhou Yuan's languidly draped fur collar was a half-exposed waist running down her spine, and that the incense burner-purple dress was actually a two-piece set.

What truly catches the eye is a fleeting cloud formation, its imperial purple jade beads overshadowing even the most dazzling special effects lights.

Before anyone could get a good look, Zhou Yuan turned around, hands on her hips, her skirt swaying, revealing her beautiful legs half-open beneath her half-open skirt.

When she turned halfway around, Zhou Yuan faced the camera precisely, winked and gave a kiss, exuding charm.

A beauty's radiance is like a mirror reflecting all things; even if her beauty were as celestial as a goddess, wealth and power would be but a dream.

Instantly, a belated gasp of amazement erupted on stage! A wave of exclamations and applause followed the initial amazement.

[Help! President Zhou! Empress!]

[Mommy, someone's trying to seduce me here! !!!]

Help! How can someone wear purple in such a royal and yellowish way?!

[That's enough! Show some respect for my wife! Or I'll report you for harassing her!]

[Aww, it looks so good! Absolutely stunning! I thought it was a dress underneath, but it's not! It's a two-piece set! This modified horse-face skirt is so beautiful, oh my god!]

[Few people know about pleated horse-face belts! These are all custom-made and can only be made by hand! She even changed the waist tie to a chain style! This designer is really something! Ahhhh, this is so versatile!!!]

[Ahhhh, does anyone know how many meters that back cloud is?! I love it so much! This imperial purple is so pure!]

Honestly, it looks just like those antiques I've seen in museums! Is there a cheaper alternative?

[I studied it for ages, and the middle piece is Qing Dynasty cloisonné enamel, a gradient of purple! It's worth tens of millions! Holy crap, this designer must be incredibly talented or have a powerful family background!]

[Short girls are shedding tears of envy; this dress is clearly only for tall people! Could you make a version for shorter women? I'll pay extra!]

【I'll add it too! Bring it up for me! And that coat too!】

[6 Seriously! I'm a fashion design major, and this outfit is seriously high-quality; even 100,000 RMB wouldn't be enough to buy it! But! It's really beautiful! You can tell at a glance whether it's genuine or not! This couldn't possibly have been made on short notice! All those marketing accounts should just die!]

[Go to hell, all marketing accounts!]

[I've already voted! I see everyone around me voted for this group too! I'm wondering if, if this group wins the gold prize, could you give away 1000 sets of this set before it's released? I doubt I can get one by buying it. (smiley face)]

[You think you can just snag one just because it's free?]

Thankfully, I didn't get brainwashed by the marketing accounts, so I wasn't so nervous when I was trying to buy it!

[I was brainwashed and even insulted them! I'm kneeling down to apologize and I'll vote again! Could Saorsa please give me the outfit Zhou Yuan was wearing, along with that purple jade necklace?]

[Why are you being so abstract? You might as well just go up and snatch it from Zhou Yuan!]

[Screenshot. You guys are all joking, but I'm the only one taking it seriously? I even followed their official WeChat account and bought a VIP membership.]

Holy crap! A VIP membership worth 50,000 just bought it like that?! Are you serious about those oversized socks?!

[What? Doesn't the internet remember? They're just letting their plagiarism go? Not even issuing a statement proves they're guilty! Who knows if she even designed this herself!]

[Yeah, right! Maybe she had someone else do it for her!]

[Are some fans ever going to stop? Don't judge someone as plagiarist based on a few blurry sketches! And demand proof that they made it themselves! Why don't you mention that your idol didn't hire outside help?!]

【Uh, yeah, I was photographed getting very close to Sharon several times before. The fans are so hypocritical! To you it's just a pure personal relationship, but to others it's an exchange of favors?!】

[It would be interesting if we got proven wrong later!]

The live stream was chaotic, with some fans engaging in heated arguments that flooded the program's social media feed, frantically comparing and analyzing images that had been accused of plagiarism! They also strongly demanded that the official Weibo account issue a statement to explain.

"Where did Mu Yiran get this set of equipment?! Didn't you say before that you were sure she didn't have a spare?!" Wen Qingyu whispered in Helian Xin's ear, turning her head to shout!

In just about ten minutes, the tide turned in an instant, and the one that should have given her the upper hand was reversed!

Mu Yiran actually produced a finished product that was completely different from her previous ones! There was absolutely no trace of "plagiarism" in it!

Even someone as dense as her could see how amazed the audience was by Zhou Yuan's outfit!

Helian Xin was no longer paying attention to what she was saying; she wanted to make a phone call, she wanted to go crazy, she wanted to scream!

But it's still being streamed live!

The camera was pointed directly at her! They even intentionally zoomed in on her every move because of the arguments in the live stream!

If she showed even the slightest hint of impatience, what would people say online?!

The sympathy she garnered from being plagiarized was her only weapon to win! So she had no choice but to endure it!

Her fingers, clenched tightly beneath her skirt, throbbed with sharp pain. She blinked her reddened eyes, and with a faint smile, patted Wen Qingyu's hand to comfort her:

"It's okay. We've already tried our best this time. We'll do our best and leave the rest to fate."

"..." Wen Qingyu felt a chill run down her spine.

What's wrong with Helian Xin?!

Wen Qingyu didn't have her high standards; she just turned around and tried to leave!

Now the only way to reverse this is through online discourse.

But everything seemed to be working against her. After the last group finished their presentation, all seven groups went on stage to give their final presentations on their work concepts, which was basically a campaign for votes.

Wen Qingyu was pulled up by Helian Xin, and the two of them matched precisely with Zhou Yuan and Mu Yiran standing in the middle.

Zhou Yuan stood arrogantly in the middle, intentionally blocking the two people's gaze from Mu Yiran.

Mu Yiran wasn't in a good mood and didn't want to pay attention, but the gaze was too strong, so she had to turn her head away. As expected, Helian Xin and Wen Qingyu were both staring at her with a sinister look.

Helian Xin, however, was even more lifeless.

Mu Yiran knew why, of course. Without any hesitation, she laughed and asked, "Xinxin, what's wrong? Are you too tired?"

Helian Xin stared at her for a while before regaining her gentle expression. "Yes, after all, we've been preparing for a week, and there was an accident just now. We've been rushing around, and it's finally coming to an end. I thought our group's intensity was already enough, but after seeing Aorsa's work, I still feel ashamed of myself."

Mu Yiran: "Xinxin and Qingyu don't need to belittle themselves. After all, everyone has done their best and left the rest to fate."

Wen Qingyu sneered: "Heh, I just don't know if some of them really did their best, or if they're just using underhanded tactics to steal someone else's life."

Before she could finish her sarcastic remark, a voice suddenly came from above: "Hey."

When Wen Qingyu looked up, she saw Zhou Yuan with her arms crossed, looking down at her like a pillar of heaven, exuding a strong sense of oppression.

"If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll kick you off this cliff."

"……you!"

"Alright, everyone! Thank you so much for your preparations and hard work over the past two weeks. Once again, I hope all the audience members will give our goddesses and designers the warmest applause! Thank you for bringing us such a magnificent fashion feast!"

"Next, we will move on to the final voting stage. Before voting, please share your sources of inspiration for your designs. This will provide some basis for our professional evaluation."

The seven groups told their stories in turn.

By the time it was Zhou Yuan's group's turn, the people in front of them had already been crying for the second round.

Zhou Yuan is different. When she's giving her self-evaluation, it's either—"I'm the most beautiful, I deserve to be number one!" or—"If you don't think I'm the most beautiful, then I'll be the judge!"

Helpless, the host quickly steered the conversation towards Mu Yiran.

"Actually, the question that the audience is most curious about is whether Saorsa was aware of the rumors circulating online before the show about plagiarism?"

Mu Yiran: "I understand now."

Host: "Have you seen those sketches posted online, comparing them with Xinxin's group? Have Xinxin and Qingyu seen them?"

Wen Qingyu said impatiently, "Yes, I saw it quite a while ago. It was really unexpected and directly affected our mindset at the time. We were really scared."

"What are you afraid of?"

Wen Qingyu said with a forced smile, "Because it happened so suddenly, we weren't prepared at all. And we didn't know what the other groups' main outfits were like, so... we were quite worried. We also only found out today that our senior is wearing the same modern Chinese style as us. We were worried that what we saw online might be true. Haha, I can't just go in unprepared."

She turned to Mu Yiran and smiled, "But looking back, I realized I was overthinking it, because no matter how I altered it, I couldn't do it as well as my senior's. It's better to just keep it as it was originally."

[This is pretty clear, isn't it? It's plagiarism!]

[You guys didn't see Xinxin's expression backstage just now, she was almost crying! The production team is really something, openly protecting the plagiarist!]

[I just found a bunch of them and started praising them! The internet really has a memory like a fish!]

[I'm a genuine customer who buys clothes and doesn't care whether it's plagiarized or not, as long as it looks good, that's all that matters, unless the brand is rife with plagiarism. But if you fans keep saying it's plagiarism, then provide some irrefutable evidence.]

Isn't being this direct enough to get a good beating?

[Do you think that guy, A or whatever, would dare to agree to Qingyu and Xinxin's request?]

Mu Yiran actually agreed.

She tilted her head slightly and chuckled softly:

"How did my junior know that I altered this dress at the last minute?"

“Uh…” Wen Qingyu’s smile froze.