Although Chen Ningsheng was not a designer participating in the competition, he had already found out the general rules of the competition, and naturally knew that there was such a ridiculous rule in the competition.
When Xin Chen heard Xu Xinchen say that the organizers of the competition wanted Xu Xinchen to come, he immediately knew that he had guessed correctly. He smiled and hugged Xu Xinchen, spinning her around the room, praising her excitedly.
"My baby is truly amazing! Tomorrow we'll go see what kind of name my baby got!"
The next morning, because she was so excited all night, Xu Xinchen didn't sleep well at all, so she got out of bed as soon as it was light.
After getting everything sorted out, she immediately grabbed Chen Ningsheng's hand and rushed towards the competition venue. Upon entering the venue, they saw the same staff member they had met a few days ago.
As soon as the staff saw Xu Xinchen appear, they immediately smiled brightly and pointed out the place where Xu Xinchen would be sitting.
Xu Xinchen took the spot indicated by the staff and began to wait attentively for the judges from the competition organizers to appear.
Before long, everyone had arrived. Xu Xinchen looked around and realized that although the organizers had said that those who didn't want to come didn't have to, most of the designers were still there. It wasn't like she had imagined, with only a small number of people showing up.
Once all the judges had arrived, the awards ceremony truly began. First, a blond, blue-eyed foreigner walked in.
He went up on stage and gave several encouraging speeches.
Then the blond, blue-eyed foreigner handed the microphone to another gentleman who looked to be in his fifties or sixties and had a very refined demeanor.
The old gentleman was also a local, speaking English with a heavy accent, and his smile never left his face; he seemed very kind and approachable.
The first award ceremony was for the design that ranked third, which was the third place winner. The third place winner was a designer from that country with a very tough culture.
Upon hearing that he had won third place, the designer's face first lit up with ecstatic joy. Then, in a wild gesture, he ripped off his suit jacket, jumped onto the stage, and gave the refined old gentleman a frantic hug.
The old man seemed to have seen this kind of scene before, and he didn't seem angry at all. Instead, he looked at the third-place winner with a smile.
Only after the third-place winner had calmed down did he hand over the reward and ask the winner to wait aside for a moment.
The person who ranked second was quite interesting. The person who ranked second was none other than William's younger brother, Lem. Seeing that he had actually won the runner-up, Lem smiled in Xu Xinchen's direction. For some reason, Lem had a feeling that the champion should be Xu Xinchen.
After Lyme went up on stage to receive his award and then walked to the side, the refined old gentleman began to keep everyone in suspense: "I believe everyone is very curious about who the champion is. I'll let you in on a little secret: this year's champion is a designer who just came to participate in the competition."
The old man's words immediately caused an uproar. A designer who had just come to participate in the competition was able to win the championship. This was simply too amazing. Everyone's curiosity could no longer be suppressed.
Everyone stared intently at the list in the old man's hand, wishing they could rush forward and snatch it to find out what was going on. Seeing that everyone's curiosity had been piqued, the old man smiled with satisfaction.
He reached out and opened the list in his hand, solemnly announcing, "Let us congratulate Ms. Lu Minshi from that magical country in the East!"
Although Xu Xinchen had already guessed that she was very likely to win the championship this time, she still couldn't help but tear up when she heard her name on the old gentleman's lips.
After being pushed by Chen Ningsheng, Xu Xinchen finally came to his senses, slowly walked onto the stage, accepted the award from the old gentleman, and then stood next to Lyme, waiting for the old gentleman to come over and put medals on them.
Lyme lowered his voice and whispered to Xu Xinchen, "Congratulations, Ms. Lu. To achieve such results in your first competition, you are truly amazing."
Xu Xinchen shook her head. At this moment, she was too excited to speak. It wasn't until she gave her acceptance speech that she finally found her voice.
"To receive this award today, I first want to thank my boyfriend, Mr. Chen Ningsheng. Without his unwavering support, I might not have had the courage to take this step, and I would still be an unknown teacher in a small town..."
Xu Xinchen recounted all the hardships she had endured and her feelings for Chen Ningsheng, which drew continuous applause from the audience.
After giving their acceptance speeches and receiving their trophies, Xu Xinchen and his team embarked on their journey back to China. The promotional rewards from the competition organizers had already been implemented, so they no longer needed to stay in the country; they could simply return home and wait for news.
Just as Xu Xinchen's design works were being featured in magazines in various countries and promoted to the world, Chen Ningsheng and Black's plan also quietly began to be implemented.
The two men teamed up and, two months after the match, dug a huge trap for William, who was completely unaware of what was happening.
Upon hearing that there was a particularly large project in the industry that was looking for partners, William immediately set his sights on that project.
After all, Chen Ningsheng had just canceled the cooperation these days. Although they received a compensation payment, the amount of that compensation was not even a fraction of what they would have earned if the cooperation had been successful.
He had been feeling unhappy about this matter lately, and now that he heard about this new project, he couldn't wait to get his hands on it.
After seeing Wei Ling's actions, Blake and Chen Ningsheng chuckled in unison in their respective rooms. It seemed the fish was about to take the bait, and all they had to do was wait for the right opportunity to reel it in.
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