"When will this be done?" Hao Ni was running out of patience.
Yuan Na wore a fawning smile.
"We can start tonight. The design has been finalized. As long as we finish making the jewelry before Bai Qingzhi, we can say that they copied us."
After hearing this, Hao Ni finally smiled and nodded approvingly at Yuan Na.
"Thank you for your hard work. I'll give you the rest of the money after I get the design drawings tonight."
"Thank you, Ms. Hao. But about what you said at the beginning—that if I succeeded, I could come to your studio…"
"Of course, I, Hao Ni, would never go back on my word." With that, she excitedly walked away in her high heels.
As Yuan Na watched Hao Ni's retreating figure, her smile widened as she began to imagine what it would be like to join Hao Ni's studio.
I'm sure I'll make a lot of money and quickly gain fame, just like that classmate, right?
Hao Ni approached her when she was feeling resentful, without specifying what he wanted her to do. Yuan Na hesitated for a long time before finally making up her mind.
The idea of stealing the design drawings was Yuan Na's own, and she used it as a condition for surrendering to Hao Ni in negotiations.
On the other side, Hao Ni returned to the studio with an air of arrogance, and just as she reached the door, she bumped into Bai Qingzhi.
"Oh, you haven't even opened for business yet! You can't even afford to pay your employees' salaries, can you?" Hao Ni said with a sarcastic smile.
"Oh no, your parents are rich. Even if you can't afford it, they can help you. I just don't know how long they can help you, Designer Bai?" Hao Ni continued with an exaggerated expression.
Bai Qingzhi's expression remained unchanged, and there was even a slight smile on her lips.
"You're absolutely right. My parents are indeed rich, something you can't envy. Even if I never achieve anything in my life, you still can't compare."
Hao Ni's smile vanished, and she glared fiercely at Bai Qingzhi through gritted teeth.
Yes, she was telling the truth, and that's what upset her the most.
If Bai Qingzhi didn't have this identity, how could she possibly have managed to outmaneuver Liu Chenghan, especially since her own brother Han is so clever?
After Bai Qingzhi finished speaking, she ignored Hao Ni's expression, gave a cold laugh, and turned to go into the house.
Less than ten minutes later, Yuan Na also came back.
Bai Qingzhi glanced at Yuan Na but didn't say anything.
Soon it was time to leave work, and Yuan Na and the others were called into Bai Qingzhi's office to inquire about their recent work stress.
After chatting for a while, Bai Qingzhi took out the blueprints that were to be commissioned the next day.
"This is the culmination of the efforts of the four of us. The craftsmen said it would take about half a month to complete. This is also our first step in opening up the market. The target audience for our future products will depend on these jewelry sets."
Qiao Shanshan's face was filled with excitement; she couldn't wait to see the finished product.
Wenrou remained calm, as this wasn't her first time designing something.
Yuan Na also had a smile on her face, but her eyes were fixed on those design drawings.
After she finished speaking, Bai Qingzhi carefully put the design drawings into her drawer.
As night fell, Bai Qingzhi personally locked the studio and was the last to leave after checking that everything was in order.
Soon, the lights in the office building went out one by one. Just half an hour before the building was locked, a shadowy figure sneaked into the studio.
It was Yuan Na.
The security camera inside the room was still flashing red. Yuan Na had already located the main power switch for the studio outside, so she focused on finding it and turning it off.
The key to the studio was made when Bai Qingzhi asked her to open the door last time.
Wearing gloves, no fingerprints were left.
They arrived at the studio without any problems and opened Bai Qingzhi's drawer. Sure enough, the design drawings were lying quietly inside.
By the moonlight, Yuan Na looked at it several times to confirm that it was indeed the design that the four of them had created together before taking out her phone and taking pictures of it one by one.
No detail is overlooked.
Although she was one of the designers, she and Qiao Shanshan didn't actually play a big role. Before today, Bai Qingzhi had never even shown the two of them the design drawings.
To be precise, Bai Qingzhi completed most of these drawings independently, while the others only provided some inspiration.
Hao Ni sat on the sofa at home, her phone kept beeping with messages. She opened it and sure enough, it was from Yuan Na.
Hao Yan sat next to her daughter and naturally saw the photo, her brows furrowing.
"Newly purchased design drawings?"
Hao Ni didn't dare tell the truth about her mother, and just nodded vaguely.
"Have you dealt with the buyer? For us designers, the worst thing is plagiarism and ghostwriting. If it gets exposed, there will be no chance in the future."
To be honest, Hao Yan disagreed with Hao Ni's decision to enter the design industry, simply because she genuinely lacked design talent.
But since he only has one daughter, he definitely wants to give her the best of everything.
Hao Ni insisted, and Hao Yan, not wanting to dampen her enthusiasm, could only let her ideas run wild and set up a studio for her.
Knowing her daughter well, Hao Yan decisively found a few decent designers and planned to buy their designs directly, even if it cost a little more.
So when Hao Yan saw the drawings on Hao Ni's phone, her first thought was that her daughter had secretly bought other people's designs.
This kind of thing is normal in the industry, and Hao Yan wouldn't object, but she would just warn her daughter to be careful.
Seeing that her mother had no suspicions, Hao Ni breathed a sigh of relief, decisively saved the blueprints, and then contacted the craftsman she had already found.
Bai Qingzhi's project timeline was half a month, but the project she found cost a lot of money and the project timeline was set at ten days.
After getting her hands on the drawings, Yuan Na put them back in the drawer and carefully tidied up the surrounding items.
She closed and locked the door again, turned on the power, and went out while the building was still unlocked.
It was as if nothing had happened.
Unbeknownst to her, Bai Qingzhi was looking at her phone, and the image on it was the scene of her stealing the design drawings.
From the moment she entered the room until the moment she left, everything was crystal clear.
After saving the video, Bai Qingzhi received a message in her email. The other end of the line was the craftsman, who said that the customization had begun.
After replying to the email, Bai Qingzhi washed up and went to sleep soundly.
Perhaps because she had obtained Bai Qingzhi's hard work, Hao Ni had been quite quiet these past few days and hadn't deliberately caused any trouble.
Everyone went about their work routines, and Qiao Shanshan even wrote down her occasional inspirations and began to explore independent design.
Fifteen days passed in the blink of an eye, the day when Bai Qingzhi's custom-made jewelry sets were to be delivered.
"Why is there only one set?" Yuan Na asked, looking at the jewelry displayed on the table with a puzzled expression.
Didn't she have three sets of blueprints?
“Those two sets will take a few more days, as they are quite difficult to make. Fortunately, there is a jewelry exhibition in City A tomorrow, so we can take this set to the exhibition.”
This was a plan that everyone had made long ago. The jewelry exhibition would bring guests and designers from all over the world, making it a great opportunity to make a name for themselves.
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