The competition continued on the third day. Bai Qingzhi was so excited last night that she couldn't fall asleep for most of the night, so she was feeling a bit listless at the moment.
She had Xiao Yuan's messages on her phone from yesterday after she fell asleep, telling her that he was going out to look for his niece again today.
With a sweet smile, Bai Qingzhi casually replied, "I love you."
The competition in the semi-finals was much fiercer, with only one hundred design works selected.
Wenrou made it in without a doubt, while Jiang Yan qualified as the 99th in the rankings.
But this is the best outcome they can hope for.
It's important to know that Jiang Yan is just a newcomer, with no more than ten independently designed works. Moreover, the entry she submitted for the competition was entirely designed by herself.
It can be said that this is already an extremely high level of talent.
The final competition is scheduled for two days from now. Entries can be the same as before, or you can use the two days to create a new one.
Most people chose the initial option, and seeing Jiang Yan's hesitation, Bai Qingzhi gave her a suggestion.
Redesign!
Even the worst ranking is only 100!
Jiang Yan is now another little fan of Bai Qingzhi. After hearing Bai Qingzhi's suggestion, she listened to it without hesitation.
The design remains true to her usual style, gentle and understated.
The day of the finals arrived quickly. Wenrou, as a contestant, needed to enter the venue early, while Jiang Yan, due to her lower ranking, had to wait a while to get in.
Qiao Shanshan went in to study with Wenrou first, leaving Bai Qingzhi to accompany Jiang Yan.
"Are you nervous?" Bai Qingzhi asked Jiang Yan with a smile.
Jiang Yan nodded vigorously and gripped the jewelry box tightly in her hand.
Because of time constraints, her design wasn't particularly exquisite, and she could already guess what the result would be.
Bai Qingzhi held her hand and felt only its icy coldness.
"It's alright. You're still young. This is just a training exercise. Besides, it's already very impressive that you, as a newcomer, were able to break into the top 100. If I'm not mistaken, your name will probably be known to everyone after the competition ends."
Bai Qingzhi spoke with absolute certainty, her eyes filled with seriousness, showing no intention of deceiving Jiang Yan.
For a moment, Jiang Yan felt a little embarrassed, but at the same time, she was also touched.
"At that time, many studios will probably try to poach you, so please don't abandon me!" Bai Qingzhi deliberately put on a pitiful look.
He also successfully made Jiang Yan laugh.
The tense atmosphere just now vanished instantly.
"I belong to you in life and in death!" Jiang Yan replied loudly with a smile.
The two exchanged a smile. Bai Qingzhi opened the jewelry box, looked at the dazzling design inside, and then spoke:
"As a reward for your first time participating in the competition, I'll give you a gift later. I'm sure you'll like it."
Jiang Yan pressed for details, but Bai Qingzhi remained mysterious.
Soon it was Jiang Yan's turn to enter, accompanied by Bai Qingzhi.
Today's judges include five more people, all authorities from the jewelry industry.
Finally, Jiang Yue nervously stepped forward with her jewelry, bowed to the ten people, and placed the box on the table.
The judges, wearing gloves and with their sharp eyes, frowned the moment the design was presented.
Bai Qingzhi sat not far away. Jiang Yan looked at her uneasily, and Bai Qingzhi responded with a forced smile.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Yan had already prepared for the worst.
Sure enough, one of the foreign designers spoke up angrily:
"How can a design like this even make the top 100? How exactly did you judge it?"
Another judge was deeply impressed by Jiang Yan. He was very optimistic about this young girl who had such design talent.
After carefully examining the design, he finally spoke:
"This must be a new design by this lady. It's already very good for her in just one day. I have high hopes for her, so I'm going to give her a high score."
After saying that, he immediately showed the sign that he had scored nine points.
This surprised everyone.
As is well known, he is a very demanding designer, and very few designers have given him a score of nine throughout the entire competition.
Bai Qingzhi sat calmly below, when suddenly someone else appeared beside her.
"Miss Bai, I haven't thanked you yet." It was Hao Yan.
Bai Qingzhi turned her head and saw Hao Yan's fake smile.
She had already passed the scoring stage, but her final design still received a high score of 9.5.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, they're almost guaranteed a top-three finish.
The enormous benefits that followed are self-evident.
"It's a bit premature for Miss Hao to say thank you now," Bai Qingzhi suddenly laughed.
Seeing her smile, Hao Yan felt a sudden sense of panic, but she quickly suppressed it.
Her expression turned cold.
“Miss Bai, what happened last time was a complete misunderstanding. I have already disciplined my daughter when I got back, and I hope that you will not hold that matter against me.”
Bai Qingzhi truly didn't expect her to be so shameless, and burst out laughing.
Just then, Hao Ni came out from behind.
However, remembering his mother's words, he dared not target Bai Qingzhi for the time being.
However, his resentful eyes were fixed on her.
"I've seen dogs bite people before, but I never imagined that a rabid dog could be even more terrifying." Bai Qingzhi sighed, looking up.
"Miss Hao, then I wish you all the best in achieving your goals." After saying that, Bai Qingzhi stopped looking at her.
Provoked by the words, Hao Yan temporarily lost her temper. Looking at Jiang Yan, who was still waiting for the score on the stage, a malicious smile appeared on her lips.
"Miss Bai's judgment is really not good. It's shameful that she could put forward such a candidate."
Eight people have already given their scores, which is about what Jiang Yan expected, with an average score of eight for now.
"Miss Hao, don't you think her design looks familiar?" Bai Qingzhi couldn't stand Hao Yan's incessant chatter any longer and suddenly turned to ask.
Seeing Hao Yan's stunned expression, Bai Qingzhi intensified her attack and continued:
"Those smooth lines and gentle design, doesn't it look familiar?"
It was only then that Hao Yan took a proper look at the artwork on the table, and upon closer inspection, it was indeed familiar.
"You're imitating me?" Hao Yan asked sharply.
Bai Qingzhi looked at her like she was an idiot. Imitate her? She's really shameless.
Just then, an argument broke out on stage.
"Your design is suspected of plagiarism. I'm sorry, you can leave now." It was the same angry design master from before.
“William, you’d better watch out. Plagiarism involves more than just a matter of reputation.”
"Putting plagiarized works in a competition will likely get you expelled from the design community."
The voices on stage were quite loud, and they quickly attracted the attention of the audience.
The entire competition venue fell silent instantly.
Jiang Yan's face had already turned pale, and she helplessly waved her hands to explain that she had not plagiarized.
Her eyes gradually reddened, and she looked at Bai Qingzhi in a panic.
"Looks like we've been found out!" Hao Yan smiled smugly, then decisively got up and walked towards the stage.
She was still quite willing to kick people in the Bai Qingzhi Studio.
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