Ultimate Supreme Soldier King

Apart from Lin Xi, all employees of Yimena were utterly dumbfounded.

As if they had seen a ghost.

Number 29!

They surely knew which fashion company was number 29.

Before the fashion show began, these numbers were publicized so that each fashion company knew their own order of appearance.

Number 29 was Yiyang Group!

That shabby clothing factory that made its fortune by pirating Yimena's designs!

After being stunned for a full minute, Tang Qian, the president's secretary sitting next to Lin Xi, looked at Lin Xi with a shocked expression and said, "President, isn't this, this... isn't this your design, 'Luo Shen Riverbank'?"

Lin Xi, of course, knew it was her design.

This long dress, with its blue and green interlacing and pleats flowing like water, every style was her creation, one could even say that every stitch was personally done by Lin Xi.

Her satisfaction with this work even exceeded that of the dress modified by Su Chen, 'Instant Bloom'!

She had thought that with 'Luo Shen Riverbank', she might just win a nomination award at this fashion show.

Indeed that seemed to be the case.

Because from the expressions of the judges and their occasional whispers, it was evident that they thought highly of this dress.

Keep in mind that no work before had moved the judges quite like this.

These judges were international big names, having seen countless outstanding works; their tastes had become extremely discerning.

Anything less than outstanding would not impress them.

Even though Lin Xi felt there were some flaws in the dress, she was confident that even with those, it could still win a nomination award.

Paris Fashion Week's international influence needs no explanation.

Winning a nomination award would undoubtedly have a huge promotional effect on Yimena's future development.

After all, Yimena was currently at a bottleneck stage.

Desperately in need of an opportunity for improvement.

Therefore, to win an award at this Paris Fashion Week, Lin Xi had recently been working overtime for a long while.

Even when she returned home, she was continuously sketching designs.

Now, 'Luo Shen Riverbank' had not let her down and had received unanimous praise from the judges.

But...

This design that should have belonged to her was worn by a Yiyang Group model!

Almost instantly, Lin Xi guessed that there must be a spy inside the company who leaked the prototype of 'Luo Shen Riverbank' to Yiyang Group.

Lin Xi's gaze turned to Zhang Biao.

Zhang Biao was also looking at her, the smugness on his face clear for all to see.

So what if I copied you?

I not only copied you, I directly used your design.

I appeared before you, so if anyone is accused of plagiarism, it's you plagiarizing us!

In an instant, Lin Xi's face turned deathly pale.

She finally understood where Yiyang Group's confidence came from.

Bribing judges, stealing her design...

It seemed she had completely lost today.

"You... you stole our design!" An employee from Yimena could no longer hold back.

"Ha, you can eat carelessly, but you can't talk nonsense."

"Our Yiyang Group has the world's most excellent top designers; why would we need to steal your design?"

"That's right. If Yimena can't produce a decent design, it's better to withdraw early!"

The employees of Yiyang Group were quite arrogant and smug.

They also noticed that the judges seemed to have a high opinion of their work.

"This is theft!" Seeing her hard work plagiarized and hearing such brazen remarks, every employee from Yimena was furious.

The commotion below finally caught the attention of the organizers.

"Please keep the venue quiet, or you will be asked to leave!" A few staff members came over and warned the employees of Yimena.

"They are showcasing our design!" The employee of Yimena was extremely reluctant as he spoke to the staff.

"That's none of our concern!" The staff members were indifferent.

Let alone being unable to confirm, even if it was confirmed, so what?

Who made you fail to keep your work secret?

Plagiarizing others' ideas exists in all industries.

The staff were long used to seeing this.

"Enough!" Just as the employees of Yimena were about to say something more, Lin Xi stopped them.

"President..." Originally feeling upset and now reprimanded by the president, everyone was even more disheartened.

"Not embarrassed enough, is that it?" Lin Xi said with a cold face.

Her body was trembling.

Speaking of anger, she must be the angriest.

After all, that was her own design.

After countless days and nights spent.

As the president of Yimena, she already had plenty to deal with every day, let alone having to do designs herself.

Even that visit to Yangquan Village to learn the tie-dyeing technique, she was continually conceptualizing in her mind.

Finally, inspired by 'River God's Wedding', she designed this dress and named it 'Luo Shen Riverbank'.

However, her hard-earned work was stolen by Yiyang Group like this.

And they even appeared before her.

This was definitely a heavy blow for Yimena.

"President Lin, don't be angry. After all, we both represent Huaxia. If I win the award, it would make our country proud, right? If things really get out of hand, wouldn't that be a national embarrassment? President Lin, I know you're someone who thinks of the bigger picture," Zhang Biao leaned in and whispered quietly.

In reality, he didn't wish for Lin Xi to create a scene.

That could have negative consequences for Yiyang Group.

Getting a nomination could ultimately result in getting nothing at all.

When Lin Xi heard Zhang Biao's words, the people from Yimena were about to explode again.

Having openly stolen someone else's work, he still spoke so grandiosely.

But they had to admit, Zhang Biao had a point.

If a plagiarism incident were really stirred up, even if Lin Xi eventually won, it would be the country's reputation that would suffer.

After all, Huaxia's reputation for knock-offs was well known globally.

Even though Huaxia actually had many excellent local products now.

But no matter how well you do, others might still see you as a copycat.

A look of defeat appeared on Lin Xi's face.

If this fashion show were held in Huaxia Country, no matter the cost, she would have pulled Yiyang Group off their pedestal.

But now, this was France. Yimena could not afford the loss of face, nor could Huaxia.

"You've won..." In the end, Lin Xi said with a defeated expression.

Su Chen, sitting in the audience, naturally saw everything.

Yet, he knew Yiyang Group and Yimena Group were arch-enemies.

Seeing the rival suddenly showcasing such an excellent product, some emotional loss of control was normal.

After all, they are both Huaxia's fashion companies. Although Su Chen did not like Yiyang Group and even had intense disgust for them.

But now Yiyang Group was representing the country!