"It's Sara, I'm not seeing things..."

"Even if I don't make it to the preliminary rounds, it's still worth it to see her."

The murmurs at the scene gradually drowned out the assistant's voice.

But the assistant who was reading out names didn't get angry; it seemed like she was used to it.

Sara is a legendary figure in this ship design, and many designers idolize her.

"Those whose names are called, please come over and collect your preliminary round forms." After saying the last sentence, the assistant walked towards the front desk.

"Should we go get an autograph?" Lu Yunshen asked in a low voice.

Lin Ziyan shook her head. Sara was indeed impressive, and she admired her professional skills, but she didn't quite reach the level of admiration she had for an idol.

She has never had any idol worship.

"I'll go get the form first." Lin Ziyan stepped forward and joined the queue to get the form.

But when it was her turn, the assistant said that it had already been received.

"Take a look, there's an autograph here..." The assistant looked at Lin Ziyan with an unfriendly gaze.

There are many participants in international competitions, so it's impossible for the wrong form to be sent.

She looked at Lin Ziyan with a scrutinizing gaze.

“I didn’t get the form, and my signature isn’t this one. You can compare it with the registration when I received the first draft…” Lin Ziyan finished speaking and turned to look at the people in the hall.

The designers who received the forms didn't leave; they stayed in the crowd.

"That's your problem. I'm only responsible for distributing the forms. If you don't get a form, you're disqualified," the assistant said impatiently, frowning.

With so many names on the initial registration form, how could she possibly go to the supervisor to review and compare them for just one person?

The assistant looked Lin Ziyan up and down, his disdain undisguised.

She thought to herself, "It's shameful that Chinese people are participating in the competition."

Lin Ziyan could tell what she was thinking just by looking into her eyes.

“Your form didn’t reach the designer who approved the first draft. That’s your mistake, not your responsibility,” Lin Ziyan said calmly.

She has the name tag from when she registered, as well as the original draft, so she's not afraid of anyone impersonating her.

But the assistant in front of him clearly didn't think that way.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Ziyan looked at the person walking over, her eyes flashing. Sara?

The assistant was visibly nervous. She briefly explained the situation and didn't forget to put Lin Ziyan down, saying, "It's none of my business that she didn't come to pick up the form on time. Who knows if she's impersonating a designer who passed the test?"

The designer brands in his hand might have been found somewhere.

Sara frowned slightly, her tone calm, "Didn't you check the name tags when you sent out the forms?"

The assistant pursed her lips and shook her head slightly.

They've always done it this way, and it's never gone wrong.

“This is one of the procedures for issuing forms: we must verify the name tags before issuing the forms,” Sara said sternly.

The assistant lowered her head, not daring to say anything, because this was indeed a step in the procedure, but she hadn't checked it for convenience...

Sara picked up the microphone and said, "All designers who participated in the preliminary round, please return your forms. Due to a staff error, your forms are invalid."

Each form comes with a drawing, which is for the designer.

The numbers above are based on the nameplates.

This was added specifically to this international ship design competition to prevent the design drawings from being replaced.

The assistant hadn't seen this at all; when she picked up the instruction manual to look at it, her face turned ashen.

Lin Ziyan stood to the side, and upon seeing the posted form, her eyes deepened.

Sara glanced at Lin Ziyan, her eyes showing no emotion, but she was puzzled. She hadn't expected that there would be Chinese people who didn't work at Maiwei who had passed the first draft.

After all the forms were submitted, Sara went into the office and took out another set of forms.

This time, the assistant dared not slack off; he had to check the name tags of everyone who received the forms.

Lin Ziyan was the first to receive her form. When she got it, she looked at the number on it and raised an eyebrow slightly.

It seems that the international ship design competition made preparations in advance to ensure fairness and impartiality.

When it was Chen Niaoshu's turn to collect the form, the assistant narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at her signature.

She didn't say anything, but silently put away the signed form she had received earlier.

"Miss Chen, congratulations," the assistant said with a smile, but there was no real joy in her eyes.

She was almost certain that the person who took the two forms was Chen Niaoshu.

"Thank you," Chen Niaoshu said, feigning composure, and swiped her employee card to walk towards the office area after taking the form.

The assistant flipped through the previous forms and found one was missing, but fortunately, all of them were already obsolete.

Sara whispered, "Destroy these invalid forms."

She didn't linger after saying that, and turned to leave.

…

Three days later, Lin Ziyan submitted her preliminary round application form and then packed her things to return to China.

Lin Ziyan was saved a lot of time because her uncle helped her find a manufacturer of food preservation machines.

The previous piece of ambergris sold for $500,000, and the freshness-preserving machine cost $50,000.

With this freshness-preserving machine, she no longer worries about the shrimp farm producing large quantities of shrimp later on.

Domestic food preservation machines have too short a shelf life and many limitations.

Lin Ziyan roughly calculated how much money she would need to open an appliance wholesale store, and had a general idea of ​​the costs.

She needs to return to China as soon as possible, otherwise the electronics wholesale market won't be able to open.

"Don't you plan to stay a couple more days and explore the scenic area?" Lin Jun offered his help from the side.

Lin Ziyan brought a small suitcase; she didn't really need to pack anything.

But Lin Shaowen added two more large suitcases, stuffing them with everything he hadn't brought before the Lunar New Year.

"There will be other opportunities in the future, I have to hurry back to make money," Lin Ziyan said casually.

In fact, she had basically toured all of Germany, and the drawing only took her a few hours.

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