Two lives
Although they chose to hold the press conference on the same day, Tia's pace was a little faster than ISG's. Tia had already opened the show while ISG was still walking the red carpet.
There were many fans of Song Minjing waiting outside the conference center. Song Minjing was in a very good mood after spending the whole day with Yu Li. When she knew that the fans were coming, she asked her assistant to buy a lot of desserts, and she distributed them to each of them one by one.
Fans knew that her family was wealthy and that she didn't have many loyal fans when she first debuted. Everyone chipped in their money to rent a support car and buy her support gifts. When she saw this, she simply gave everyone the latest mobile phone and booked rooms in a star-rated hotel, letting them play in the capital for a few days and she would treat them all.
Fan: Huh?
In an invisible act of self-advertising, the agent bought a trending search, causing people to be generally pessimistic about the movie, which had not yet been released at the time.
"A rich girl, never trained in acting, this is her first time filming, and she's already got a lot of buffs."
"Give me some money, I can give you some of it to help you with the box office."
The crew is happy to see this scene. It has become popular before it is even released. How can black and red not be red?
When the movie was released, word of mouth turned around, and the comments suddenly became: "A rich girl, never trained in acting, filming for the first time, a natural born actress!"
"Minjing looks so beautiful today."
"You seem to be in a good mood. Did something happy happen to you?"
"Yes." Song Minjing nodded. "I met my best friend."
"Ah, Lili." Fans all know that Song Minjing has a very good friend who is always on her mind. At first, they thought that the company wanted to promote a new person, so they deliberately let Song Minjing say this, and when enough momentum is created, they will announce that this person will enter the entertainment industry, but it turned out that it didn't happen.
She is really just an ordinary friend. Fans only know that her name is "Li Li" and have no idea what she looks like or what she does.
"Minjing's friends are also excellent people, right?"
Rich people's friends are all rich people.
Song Minjing nodded enthusiastically: "Super amazing, she's the best!"
She knew that Yu Li had been worried about the future development of ISG recently, but it was okay, there was nothing Yu Li couldn't accomplish.
After distributing the desserts, Song Minjing went into the backstage. Yu Li was checking the final procedures. Zheng Zhihe was watching Tia's press conference live on a tablet, and the speaker was holding a bottle of water to moisten his throat.
Tia has only been established for a short time and has no good reputation. Even if she has money, she cannot hire a real top-tier spokesperson. In Zheng Zhihe's opinion, the spokespersons she has found now are not to be feared.
Thinking of Song Minjing, she curled her lips. This guy is really lucky. For the time being, he can beat the people hired by Tia.
When you click into your own live broadcast room, netizens’ comments are posted very quickly. Some are fans of Song Minjing, some are fans of IS products, and some are passers-by.
"Looking forward to the new products! Big things are going to be great!"
"I heard that the representative of ISG is very young and is a wealthy woman who started a business. I don't know if it's true."
"It's all just a gimmick. If it were true, it would have been promoted a long time ago. This is the age of marketing."
Tsk, Zheng Zhihe returned to Tia’s live broadcast room, and ISG no longer needed to use Yu Li’s identity for marketing.
With Yu Li and others in the backstage, Zheng Zhihe saw Tia's new products, a total of 15 sets. The first 14 sets were difficult to evaluate. Zheng Zhihe is a layman in jewelry design, but she is an expert in jewelry buying.
She wouldn't even wear this thing if I gave it to her. It sounds fake.
Until Tia showed the last piece of jewelry, which was also the main one - a sparkling necklace.
Zheng Zhihe's face suddenly changed. The overlap between this necklace and Wu Qingyu's design was as high as 80%. Except for the outer circle, the structure of the inner ring was exactly the same.
The first thought that came to my mind was that Tia plagiarized ISG. No wonder they held a press conference on the same day and started half an hour earlier than theirs, just to gain the upper hand in public opinion.
Everything is based on first come first served. Tia took out the necklace first. Regardless of whether it was copied or not, as long as there is no evidence that they copied it, they can take the initiative.
Tia's purpose was simple: to ruin ISG's press conference.
Zheng Zhihe handed the tablet to Yu Li. They had been preparing for this press conference for so many days, was it going to end in vain?
"Should we remove the main push?" Even if we say we should remove it, it will be difficult to do so in a short period of time because the workload is too large.
Yu Li took the tablet. There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and Wu Qingyu ran over with a pale face: "Tia's press conference—"
Zheng Zhihe gestured to shut up, Yu Li had already seen it.
Two seconds later, Yu Li returned the tablet to Zheng Zhihe. With a flicker in her eyes, she had already thought of everything. The lack of big-name designers and the lack of stamina of ISG have always been her concerns, but now it seems that there has been a turnaround.
Product quality is more important than marketing, but under the premise that the quality is excellent and the traffic must be delivered to her, it seems a bit silly for her not to take it.
"Why do you want to retreat?" The incident happened suddenly, and the speaker was a little unsure. He was also afraid that the other party would not achieve the results he wanted. Yu Li lifted her skirt and wanted to go up herself, asking Zheng Zhihe to be ready.
A huge amount of traffic is coming.
The high heels landed on the ground, and Yu Li walked onto the stage amid loud applause.
Although Zheng Zhihe didn't know what to prepare, she was certain of one thing: she immediately called the PR manager. "Did you manage the extra accounts I asked you to create last time? Have you established good relationships with the media? Get ready, the representatives are about to take action."
"Mo?" The PR manager, having just been reminded to watch Tia's press conference, turned around and answered Zheng Zhihe's call, and his voice broke. "What do you want, representative? Can you give me a moment?"
Upon learning that Yu Li had already taken the stage, the PR manager said, "Why is Ah Xi the representative? Can a representative just dance on stage for no apparent reason to delay the process? Who can handle her if she just comes straight on?"
Having said that, the public relations department's computer keyboards have already started typing.
When Yu Li came on stage, she could clearly feel that the people in the audience were getting restless. Flash lights kept flashing and there were a lot of clicking sounds. Both the media in the audience and the netizens watching the live broadcast online were shocked.
"Who is this? So young."
"It wasn't her before. What happened? Did she change?"
"This face is literally plummeting into the pit."
After the commotion died down, Yu Li made a simple greeting. The focus was not on her identity but on the subsequent presentation. Knowing that the person in charge of Tia must be impatient at this time, while everyone was still immersed in her appearance, he directly switched to the big screen to show pictures of all the new products, with the main product occupying the largest space in the middle.
There will be a model display later, but that is not important. Releasing it directly is accumulating strength. She needs the public relations department to seize the opportunity to promote it.
At first, the people in the audience didn't react to Yu Li's action. They just thought it was too straightforward to keep the secret. It was not until a colleague outside the venue reminded them that ISG and Tia had the same design this time that they became excited.
What does face matter? News is the key!
Amidst the whispers from the audience, Yu Li remained steady on stage, introducing the new "Guardian" series step by step as planned. She knew the internet would be abuzz with activity, and the media reporters present were eager to ask questions, but she decided to let the public opinion ferment for a while, as not enough people were paying attention to ISG yet.
Zheng Zhihe bought the hot search immediately, and when the ISG entry rose to the first place in the hot search, Yu Li ended her speech.
"Now it's time for questions."
Swish, everyone in the audience raised their hands.
They started asking questions without waiting for roll call, with different voices and tones mixed together. The host quickly picked someone in the front row. This media outlet has always maintained a good cooperative relationship with ISG, so even if they asked questions, they would not ask anything too sharp.
But this news is so explosive, I'd be a fool not to ask: "I just received news that ISG's main product seems to overlap too much with Tia's new product. Are you aware of this? What do you think about it?"
Logically speaking, she shouldn't know, as Yu Li happened to be on stage when the news was exposed.
Yu Li didn't say whether she knew or not, but only addressed the following question: "Is there too much overlap? It seems our designers have a good chemistry."
Tacit understanding? I'm afraid that's not what I think.
"Do you think the other party is plagiarizing?"
Yu Li: "I haven't even seen their new product, so I'm not sure if it's plagiarism."
After a few seconds, a reporter suddenly jumped up and said, "But Tia's representative just spoke up. He thinks ISG copied their design."
Tia showcased its new products before ISG. Tia's representative was denouncing the unethical competition tactics of its "competitors." The news media present were asking questions and writing articles at the same time, and they all felt that this was a big deal.
Yu Li remained calm and even had a faint smile on her face: "Freedom of speech. If Tia has evidence, she can directly sue ISG."
Wow——
This demeanor is so awesome.
Zheng Zhihe glanced at the real-time comments on the trending search. Netizens did not immediately take sides, and more attention was paid to Yu Li's face: "With my wife's face, I can forgive anything she does."
"ISG's new product is so beautiful, just as gorgeous as her face. Why didn't they release it sooner? I'll buy it right away."
"That main recommendation, although the bunch of lines in the middle of the necklace are a bit confusing, the overall presentation is quite nice."
After a while, it was probably the internet trolls that Tia hired that came to the rescue, and the comment section became chaotic. Zheng Zhihe turned a blind eye.
No matter what happens online, the press conference has to go on, the host continues with the process, and Yu Li comes down from the stage.
Wu Qingyu immediately came forward: "Representative..."
Yu Li interrupted, "Sorry, I'll have to trouble you to continue working overtime. Design a shield for me in one day, and have a finished product within a week."
Wu Qingyu was stunned. Why did he suddenly have to do design again? Aren’t they going to solve Tia’s problem?
And: "What kind of shield?"
Yu Li walked briskly. "Hmm, a shield with the ability to reflect damage and eliminate all negative effects?"
Wu Qingyu: Ah?
It's hard to tell whether she designs jewelry or games.
"Representative." Wu Qingyu grabbed Yu Li's sleeve. She wanted to say something else, "I didn't plagiarize. I can guarantee that the design featured this time is my own."
I was so anxious that my eyes were red.
Yu Li was a little surprised. "You're worried about that? Just put aside these unnecessary thoughts and focus on design."
Wu Qingyu didn't understand and wanted to say something, but Zheng Zhihe stopped her: "What the representative meant was that he never doubted you. You're worrying too much. Also, your chance has come. The representative asked you to design it instead of Park Sun-ya. Are you sure you want to waste your time here?"
Wu Qingyu suddenly shuddered: "I, I, I will go back to the company immediately!"
ISG's size is not yet large enough to own an entire office building, so Yu Li rented a large flat in the CBD in the city center as an office. After the press conference, the lights on this floor of ISG's office building were brightly lit.
The people in the public relations department wished they had eight hands. It was too much work. They had to answer the phone, reply to messages, and control online public opinion. The director almost cried in Yu Li's office.
“We simply don’t have that many people.”
Tia probably wanted to nail ISG to the pillar of shame, investing huge amounts of money. It was just a matter between two jewelry companies, but now the whole industry knows about it, and the amount of discussion has once exceeded that of the top star's love scandal.
This also led to ISG facing a crisis beyond its capabilities.
Yu Li helped the PR manager, who was lying on the table, up. "You'an, do you know how much opportunity this traffic has brought to ISG?"
The PR manager sniffed. "If we succeed, ISG won't even need to advertise anymore. People will know about our jewelry brand. As long as our new products aren't completely rubbish, people will flock to them."
"So," Yu Li bent down and looked the PR director in the eye. "Tia is spending their own money to advertise for us, so you're still backing down? ISG will definitely expand its recruitment after we get through this difficult time. How many new recruits do you want? Five, ten, twenty?"
"Don't you want to be the PR director of a company that competes with international luxury brands?"
I think, the public relations director pursed his lips.
Yu Li: "Of course, this is a bit vague. Let's talk about something practical. After we get through this difficult time, I will give the entire PR department this amount of bonus. You can divide it up among yourselves."
Looking at the number Yu Li gave, the public relations director took a breath.
"Well, Representative, I've already wasted too much time." Quickly rising from his chair, the PR director opened the door. "I need to get back to work."
As soon as the public relations director left, Song Minjing came out of the lounge, and Yu Li asked her to go back and rest first.
"I have to work overtime tonight. Don't you have a show tomorrow?"
"I'll be back later." Song Minjing was a little worried. "If something like this happened, does it mean there's a traitor in the company? Someone sold the design drawings to Tia."
That's how the TV show is played.
Yu Li shook her head. Those who had access to the design drawings were all core personnel, and she had conducted strict background checks on each of them. It was more likely that Tia had used some method to illegally obtain ISG's drawings.
If they want to bribe ISG, they can give whatever Tia can give. These people are not fools.
"What should we do next?"
Yu Li sat back in her seat. Not only did she want the heat, Tia also needed it, even more than her.
"Tia might take legal action."
Song Minjing covered her mouth in surprise, then released it. "Where's ISG? If we want to prove our innocence, we should produce the original design manuscripts."
This is the routine, but Tia was able to obtain the original manuscript without anyone noticing, so she probably had a way to deal with it.
"Don't worry about this anymore." Yu Li asked Song Minjing to call her assistant. "Go home."
Song Minjing nodded obediently, not forgetting to put on a veil for Cui Ze: "He didn't even call me at this time, let's break up."
Yu Li: "Say it to his face."
Song Minjing didn't dare.
After seeing Song Minjing off, Yu Li received a call from Quan Zaijing, who said that she had started a company that was more exciting than the internal strife of the Quan family: "Tia's current representative is just an employee, and there is someone else behind the scenes. Do you need any help?"
"No." Yu Li refused. "The moment Quan enters the show, it's already the end. Who's going to compensate me for my traffic?"
Quan Zaijing said calmly: "It's easy for Quan to build a brand."
Yu Li: "Then ISG will have a prefix."
A businessman will not do anything without profit. Quan Zaijing invested money, and ISG belongs to him.
Remembering that Quan Zaijing wasn't there when she returned home two days ago, Yu Li changed the subject: "You haven't been very busy lately, and you still have the time to pay attention to my small company?"
"Not busy." Everything was back on track. Considering Quan Weihe's thoughts, Quan Zaijing slowed down his work progress again. He was more than capable of handling the existing workload.
He is not busy, but he doesn't go home, even though Li Xianzhu notified him in advance.
Yu Li quickly guessed: "Have you made any progress in your relationship? Did you go on a date the other day?"
"Heh." A scoff came from the other end of the line, and Quan Zaijing fiddled with the lighter in his hand. "ISG is already in this state, and you still have the time to care about how I'm dating?"
"Well," Yu Li said regretfully, "since we both despise each other, let's end our call today."
She had a feeling that something was definitely wrong between Kwon Jae-kyung and Lim Jung-yeon.
Quan Zaijing didn't get angry when Yu Li hung up the phone. He threw the phone on the table. It was almost midnight, and he was still in the office.
His long and powerful fingers fiddled with the lighter repeatedly, his fingertips were rubbed red, revealing a hint of lust in the dim room.
The lighter was given by Lin Zhenyan, who said it was a birthday present. For someone who has everything, the most important thing about gifts is the thought behind them, not to mention that the recipient is her fiancé.
Dragging the office chair, Quan Zaijing came to the trash can, opened the lid, and the lighter fell into the can without hesitation.
It's a pity that he doesn't smoke.
Yu Li did not return to Tianshuitai last night. Everyone in the office was working overtime. Someone brought breakfast to them early in the morning, and the employees all thanked the representative.
Not long after, Cui Ze came into the office with a thermos. Everyone in the office knew that he was Yu Li's fiancé. He didn't come to ISG often, and they knew him because they searched for him in order to get to know Yu Li better.
"The representative likes this one kkk."
"Have you seen the photo of him at the recent summit? He's wearing a black shirt and black trousers, and his legs are longer than my life."
"How should I put it? Even though I have a cold face, I feel there is a lot of sexual tension."
The PR director walked past the discussion group in a daze and snorted, "What's the point of being handsome? Our representative said no."
She accidentally bumped into him once.
ha?
Public Relations Manager: "Why do you look so surprised? You're just a lickspittle!"
Cui Ze walked all the way into Yu Li's office. Before coming, he sent a message to Yu Li that he would be kicked out by Yu Li if he visited without permission.
"Eat breakfast first." Cui Ze arranged the breakfast items while Yu Li was washing up. "Are you going to school later?"
"Go." After coming out of the lounge, Yu Li changed her clothes. There was a spare set up in the office. "Tia won't make any big moves in the next two days. This incident will take time to ferment. Once the heat subsides a bit, he should be able to produce evidence to prove that they are the original creators and ISG is plagiarizing."
From beginning to end, Cui Ze just listened quietly and never mentioned helping. Yu Li didn't need his help.
"It seems you have a solution."
Yu Li sat down and drank her porridge without saying a word. She had to take advantage of this popularity to bring ISG to another height, a height where even if they didn't produce any good works in a year, they would still be trusted by the public.
Designers are always a big problem.
Thinking of the designer Yu Li, she narrowed her eyes: "We were almost ready to talk to the designer I liked last time."
Cui Zedang chatted about family matters: "Someone intercepted it?"
"Ashi." Yu Li sighed, "My grandma."
Cui Ze wanted to laugh.
Lee Hyun-joo's backer is the Galaxy Group, best known for its airlines, wineries, and luxury goods. The luxury goods are managed by Yu-ri's grandmother, encompassing jewelry, cosmetics, and clothing. Any designer Yu-ri wants, Xing-he wants too.
"After signing the contract, I found out she had been in contact with ISG. My grandmother feels very sorry for stealing Yu Li, but she can't let her go."
"If Yu Li really wants to work with this designer, then come to Xinghe Group. When you graduate, you'll be the general manager, the same position as your brother."
As early as when Li Xianzhu got married, the Li family said that they must have at least two children, as the Galaxy Group needed someone to inherit it. Of course, if the child is willing to join the Galaxy Group, having one child is also fine.
It was impossible to think about it. How could the Quan family let him go when they only had one child? Quan Weihe was the first to disagree. He had fought for the Quan family for so many years, and in the end, if his child was not the heir, he would rather blow up the Quan family.
"Just like my dad." Cui Ze said. These adults were really ruthless in snatching children's things. He had poached a talent to the company before and made unexpected profits in a short period of time. When his father knew about it, he praised him to his face for his vision and ability to judge people. Then he turned around and poached the talent to his own company without paying any penalty.
"Cui Ze, if he chose me, it means you are not good enough. Look for your own problems."
"This is probably telling us through their actions," Yu Li stood up to get some paper after dinner, and Cui Ze cleared the dishes. "Even if they are family members, don't show mercy."
Those who sit firmly in high positions are always lonely.
There weren't many classes during the final week, so Yu Li arrived at the classroom on time and found an empty seat to sit down. Everyone in front, behind, and around her looked at her, wanting to say something but hesitantly.
ISG is said to be Kwon Wook-ri's property, and was accused of plagiarism by Tia last night. The accuser is right in front of me, and I really want to ask her the reason.
Yu Li raised her head and was faced with pairs of eyes eager for knowledge.
"What's up?"
Someone made an excuse: "I want to buy ISG's new products, but what happened last night makes me afraid to place an order. Can you explain it?"
The first person spoke and the others rushed over, "I didn't expect ISG to be yours. There were rumors before but I didn't believe them. I didn't expect it to be true."
"I saw the introduction and it seems that the main promotion this time was not designed by Park Sun-a, but by an unknown newcomer. Did you get tricked by her?"
"Kwon Wook-ri, don't let Tia step on ISG to get ahead!"
In response, Yu Li simply pointed to the podium and said, "The professor is here."
When the bell rang, everyone returned to their seats disappointedly without asking any questions.
To match the new "Guardian" series, ISG's main promotional name this time is "After Wind and Rain", which means not afraid of wind and rain under protection. Wu Qingyu has sorted out all the manuscripts, including design ideas and sources of inspiration, all clearly marked.
I worked overtime last night to make this. After reading it, Yu Li erased some of the content and sent the rest to the public relations director, asking him to release it at the appropriate time.
What is the right time? The public relations director bit her fingers and waited. The representative liked to play mysterious games. What if she missed the opportunity?
"It's a test," the team member said. "The representative promised such a huge bonus. If we can't even do this, we will be expelled regardless of whether we pass this test or not."
"You make sense," the PR manager praised. "Why don't you confirm the timing?"
Team member: You want me to die.
The waiting time is always long. Traffic started to decrease after two days of fermentation. Seeing that ISG had not made any move, Tia probably became a little impatient. In an interview, he openly called out to ISG, saying that he hoped ISG would give a clear response.
“Only people with a guilty conscience act like ostriches.”
The PR director slammed the table, feeling the opportunity had come, and responded on the official account: "Deliberately holding the press conference on the same day and deliberately unveiling it half an hour earlier. If anyone is guilty, I'm afraid it's someone else."
You say I plagiarized and I say you plagiarized too. Who in the design field has not been accused of plagiarism? I’m not afraid of an argument.
Spending money to buy trending searches has once again fueled the buzz. As netizens gathered around, Tia's representative directly stated, "Both sides should produce evidence. The public has sharp eyes."
Citizens: ...Oh, yes.
The team member approached the PR director and asked, "Is it going to be released?"
The public relations director looked at the documents in the computer and said that if the matter could be resolved, it would mean there was a backup plan. Her requirement from the beginning was to maintain the heat and control public opinion. In this case, there was no need to hesitate any longer.
"hair."
Not only did they post it, but they also challenged the other party with a disdainful attitude: "No matter how bad ISG is, they would never plagiarize Tia. I only hear about poor students plagiarizing good students, but I have never heard of good students changing their answers based on the poor students' understanding."
As soon as this was said, netizens all laughed. Tia's outrageous actions have never stopped in the past six months. There are not just one or two companies that have been disgusted by it, but they don't want to say it out loud for fear of giving Tia traffic. Now that ISG has stood up, these companies have to join in the ridicule.
"Tia sold 1,000 pieces of jewelry. One day, I went to Tia's representative's home and saw that 999 of them were piled in a safe."
"This ugly goods selection conference is exclusively sponsored by Tia."
"I bought Tia's necklace. My boyfriend said this style is suitable for hanging."
Netizens have always been the most vicious. It is not difficult for them to curse others without using any dirty words. There are too many people participating, and Tia can't delete all the comments.
While the internet was in turmoil, Yu Li was deep in thought while holding the investigation report sent by her subordinates.
It was an investigation into the person behind Tia. Seeing Yu Li like this, Zheng Zhihe's heart tightened: "Is there a problem?"
Yu Li shook her head. "It's not a big problem. The person behind Tia is someone we know."
Zheng Zhihe looked confused.
Yu Li: "I have two lives on my shoulders. Apart from Yin Yancan who is confirmed dead, she is the only one left."
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