Ye Qing had planned this all along, but Jiang Xinya suddenly pulled this suffocating move. Although Ye Qing was angry, it didn't significantly affect his previous plans, and he could still proceed as planned, so it was alright.
However, the people around Ye Qing were even angrier than Ye Qing herself, especially Ye Qing's staff and Xu Xiaoyue.
The staff felt that their hard work had been rendered useless and they were being scorned. They couldn't swallow this insult. What angered them even more was that the current chief designer of Zitai Fashion was Liu Yuliang, who had previously been in charge of Qingye. This man, who had shared joys and sorrows with them, not only betrayed his former comrade-in-arms but also stabbed them in the back.
How can anyone not be angry?
Although Ye Qing had told Xu Xiaoyue about his plan, Xu Xiaoyue was still furious and felt a little guilty after what had happened.
The staff at Qingye were only angry about Liu Yuliang's betrayal and that their hard work had been in vain, but Xu Xiaoyue was different. Liu Yuliang liked her, Xu Xiaoyue knew that, and she had even rejected Liu Yuliang many times.
Xiaoyue felt that Liu Yuliang's departure from Qingye was related to her.
"I'm sorry, Ye Qing, I'm so sorry..."
Ye Qing hugged Xu Xiaoyue, who kept apologizing to her, and said, "What does this have to do with you? We expected this from the beginning, didn't I tell you? And because we expected it, we didn't mass-produce it. We only made two or three patterns. It's okay."
“Liu Yuliang… how could he do this?” Xu Xiaoyue knew what Ye Qing had said, but it was still hard for her to accept. She felt that she had betrayed Ye Qing’s trust.
When Ye Qing went abroad, he entrusted the entire Qingye Group to Xu Xiaoyue, which was tantamount to entrusting her with his entire fortune. What a great trust that was! Xu Xiaoyue has always kept that in mind.
In the past few years, she was just a model. Calendars gradually declined in popularity, and there were more models, so she earned less money. She relied entirely on Aoba to support her family.
It was only in the last two years that she started working in TV dramas and movies, and that's when she started earning a bit more money. So, Xu Xiaoyue was very grateful to Ye Qing. But... because of her, this happened.
“This isn’t just about Liu Yuliang; it also involves Liu Wei and Jiang Xinya. You really shouldn’t blame yourself too much. Besides, this whole thing was directed at me from the beginning; it has nothing to do with you,” Ye Qing comforted the self-blaming Xu Xiaoyue.
It wasn't really a consolation, just telling the truth.
Although Xu Xiaoyue knew what Ye Qing was talking about, she was still worried about Ye Qing because if this matter went wrong, it could affect Ye Qing's career and might cause all of Ye Qing's previous experiences to be questioned.
Therefore, Xu Xiaoyue couldn't possibly be completely indifferent. She asked, "What are you going to do? Have you thought it through?"
Ye Qing was silent for a moment before saying, "I have an idea, but I need your help."
"I'll definitely help, tell me what it is." Xu Xiaoyue said with high spirits.
This matter was indeed disgusting, but Ye Qing was not too bad because he had been mentally prepared beforehand. It was just that Jiang Xinya's actions were too nauseating. Ye Qing did not intend to delay any longer and was prepared to resolve the matter quickly.
Xu Xiaoyue and Qingye's staff felt angry and indignant on Ye Qing's behalf, while Xi Quan wasn't as angry, but he was still very nervous.
Just after hanging up the phone, Liang Lu arrived. Seeing Liang Lu casually push the door open and walk in, Xi Quan glanced at him and pretended to be very busy: "Get to the point, I don't have time to entertain you."
It was obvious that Liang Lu was there to watch the show, so Xi Quan didn't want to give him that opportunity.
But since Liang Lu was already there, he was prepared for Xi Quan's cold face and wouldn't be intimidated by it: "Hey, how can you still work in peace? Ye Qing has been bullied like that, aren't you going to do anything? Although Jiang Xinya wasn't recruited by you, she's still related to you, right? If you keep staying silent like this, everyone will hate you to death."
Xi Quan didn't want Liang Lu to watch the show, but after hearing what Liang Lu said, he couldn't help himself. He put down his pen, closed the file, and glanced at Liang Lu: "Ye Qing is different from others. Sometimes, even if I help her, she might not appreciate it. Besides, things have developed to this point. If I rashly intervene, wouldn't everything be for nothing?"
"What do you mean?" Liang Lu suddenly felt that something big was going on, and his gossipy nature was reignited.
Glancing at Liang Lu, who made no attempt to hide that he was there to watch the show, Xi Quan glanced at his watch and, seeing that it was almost time, turned on the office TV.
Liang Lu didn't understand Xi Quan's actions, but he still followed Xi Quan's lead and looked at the television.
When Liang Lu saw Ye Qing on TV, he was extremely surprised: "This..."
Xi Quan said, "Ye Qing just held a press conference, which was rebroadcast on Nancheng Entertainment Channel."
"Huh?" Liang Lu exclaimed in surprise.
The press conference was held with the help of Xu Xiaoyue's agent. At the press conference, Ye Qing clarified the issue of the design being the same as that of Zitai Fashion. Ye Qing showed all of her design drafts, from the initial sketches to the revisions and the final drafts, at the press conference.
After reviewing Ye Qing's design drafts, the reporter asked another question: "So you're saying that Taizi Fashion plagiarized your design? Is that what you mean?"
It's a fact that Liu Yuliang took his design drafts to Zitai Fashion. It's obvious that he gave his design drafts to Zitai Fashion. Whether this is Liu Yuliang's pledge to join Zitai Fashion or something else, Ye Qing didn't want to say more.
Whether Jiang Xinya's attitude towards Zitai Fashion was one of hoping for its resurgence or something else, Ye Qing didn't delve too deeply into it. With Liu Wei around, she certainly didn't want Ye Qing to prosper, and she also had a grudge against Zitai Fashion, so she definitely didn't want Zitai Fashion to do well.
So when Ye Qing heard the reporter's question, she didn't say what the reporter wanted to hear. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "We didn't borrow from Zitai Fashion either. Although Qingye is a high-end custom brand, we have always emphasized that we also do retail."
However, due to the limited scale of Aoba itself, the new styles each season weren't mass-produced on a large scale. Therefore, people might still perceive us as entirely custom-made, which isn't the case. To change this perception, we collaborated with Zitai Fashion. Although it's a collaboration, there are still some differences. For example, Aoba's new styles differ from Zitai Fashion in some details.
"You mean you've partnered? That's not what the previous statement said?"
Facing the aggressive reporter, Ye Qing said, "Whose statement are you referring to? The magazine's statement? Has Taizi Fashion issued a statement?"
"But Zitai didn't say he wanted to cooperate with Aoba. Now you're saying you want to cooperate with Aoba, how is that any different from the magazine issuing a statement to defame you without your consent?" This reporter seemed to be at odds with Ye Qing.
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