This is a live broadcast program facing the entire network, and no one would be foolish enough to do such a stupid thing in this kind of situation.
Even if someone were to steal another person’s creation, it wouldn’t be so foolish as to make an exact copy. It’s too clumsy and risky. Even if you win for a moment, you won’t win in the long run. It’s completely self-destructive.
People didn’t believe it, but now the facts are right in front of them. What is going on?
Some excited fans and audience members have already started angrily cursing in the audience and online. Some rational viewers are analyzing and questioning in their minds, while others remain silent, watching the situation unfold.
Yan Junfeng is also nervously staring at the young man on the stage, wanting to hear how he explains it. He is sweating in his hands, and his thoughts are turning a thousand times over, recalling everything from the previous life.
Back then, he left in disappointment and heartache, but now, he doesn’t want to believe that his Xiao Chen would do such a thing again…
As the head judge, Frank’s smile disappears from his face, turning serious as he personally speaks out, clearly taking this matter very seriously.
Almost everyone in the artistic industry has a somewhat different emotional disposition from ordinary people, especially when this work is so astonishing and admired.
But how can such a thing be explained? The only way to prove oneself is to present evidence, to bring out the original manuscript drawn on the shirt. However, since Lu Jinwen dared to do this and left such an important piece of evidence to him, wouldn’t the other party have some countermeasure?
Forcing him to produce the original draft is Lu Jinwen’s purpose. Although the process has changed, the result remains the same.
Using a malicious act of stealing and framing with a stolen draft is even worse than taking creative ownership. Destroying Jiang Zichen is the most effective way.
“I have no explanation. I also want to know why Miss Lu’s work is exactly the same as mine. I started creating this piece before the competition, and the manuscript is drawn on a shirt…”
As he speaks, a shirt with the original design manuscript opens up, displayed in front of the audience. The white shirt has a dazzling and gorgeous ring pattern. Even though it’s just a drawing, it doesn’t look any less impressive than the finished product.
The judges on the judging panel are almost unable to describe their shocked feelings.
Outsiders may not see it, but as professionals, they can tell at a glance that this design is not meticulously crafted but just a spontaneous sketch inspired by a moment! Otherwise, who would draw a design on a shirt just for fun?
This is also the most favorable evidence. A manuscript drawn before the competition has more persuasive power than any explanation. Although there is a suspicion of being a bit ‘lazy,’ if someone has an old work that happens to perfectly fit the theme of the final, anyone would do the same thing because design relies on inspiration.
If this is indeed the case, then the designer of the work is self-evident, that is, Lu Jinwen…
Everyone is analyzing and thinking, casting their gaze on Lu Jinwen. But they see the girl’s face pale, devoid of blood, staring unbelievably at the original draft in the young man’s hands. Her eyes are filled with tears of grievance, looking as if she has some great injustice and nowhere to redress.
Seeing her pitiful appearance, which doesn’t seem like acting, people naturally tend to sympathize with the weaker party. A fiery and direct girl sitting in the participant’s seat finally couldn’t hold back and came down.
She came over to support Lu Jinwen, then angrily shouted at Su Jingxuan.
“Jiang Zichen! You have no shame. You actually stole the draft! What kind of scum in the design world are you! Judges, I can be a witness for Lu Jinwen. This original manuscript belongs to her!”
Once these words come out, the atmosphere in the venue becomes solemn and frozen again. The judges on the judging panel look at each other. Now the situation is no longer as simple as stealing someone else’s work.
This finalist, besides Su Jingxuan, is the youngest. The female participant, named Zhou Qiqi, comes from a well-off family and has a straightforward and sincere personality due to a lack of scheming upbringing. She genuinely likes design, making her artistic sentiments even more intense than ordinary people.
Additionally, Su Jingxuan either isolates himself in the villa, locked in his room, or engrossed in phone calls, rarely engaging in deep conversations with other contestants. On the contrary, Lu Jinwen gets along well with everyone.
Initially, seeing Su Jingxuan and Lu Jinwen’s works being similar, her preconceived notions and their usual interactions made her believe in Lu Jinwen even more.
Jiang Zichen, despite his talent, is only seventeen and hasn’t attended a proper university. Without professional learning and experience, how could he design such stunning pieces?
On the other hand, Lu Jinwen, despite her ordinary background, is a renowned talent in A University’s design department. She has received numerous awards, making her exceptional performance normal.
When Su Jingxuan presented evidence of the original manuscript, Zhou Qiqi became furious. She recognized that original manuscript; her relationship with Lu Jinwen was good, and she had seen it accidentally in Lu Jinwen’s room before.
At that time, she was amazed and admired it. While there was jealousy, she was not the type to harbor ill intentions. Moreover, since the competition was nearing its end, and their works were already completed, there was no chance to sabotage.
So, the matter was dropped. Due to her admiration, she had requested Lu Jinwen to let her take photos and study them later.
Who would have thought that such a thing would happen now!
“Jiang Zichen, I never expected you to be so malicious. Fortunately, I took pictures back then. Otherwise, I would have been wrongly accused today. Judges, the photos are on my phone, which is backstage. I’ll get it right away. This original manuscript is not from Jiang Zichen’s previous works; he simply stole it!”
Having observed Jiang Zichen’s behavior before, she didn’t expect him to commit such a malicious act. Broadcasting it live would let the whole world know what this person had done!
“Everyone, look, these are the photos I took back then! Jiang Zichen is truly outrageous!”
Zhou Qiqi presented the undeniable evidence of her phone photos to the judges.
The camera crew focused their lenses on the scene. It was a live broadcast, and the situation had developed to this point; they had to continue filming.
Yan Junfeng wanted to stop it but was too late. Although the outside world knew that Yan Junfeng had a stepbrother brought by his stepmother, no one had seen the original host, including the employees of Yan’s Group. They had no idea that the young man standing on the stage was their boss’s brother…
“No way, Jiang Zichen doesn’t seem like such a person…”
“Judging people by appearances is unreliable. This guy is really terrible. No wonder he made his work identical. This is clever; stealing someone’s original manuscript is easily discovered. By making the works identical, he can’t even defend himself when confronted with evidence, and he will suffer a great loss in reputation…”
“Lu Jinwen is really pitiful. I heard her family is in difficulties, and the main purpose of participating in this competition was to use the prize money for her father’s treatment. Unexpectedly, she encountered such a situation. If there weren’t any witnesses, she would have a hard time explaining…”
“No, it can’t be. Our Zichen wouldn’t do this. He’s very talented. Maybe there’s a misunderstanding…”
“Shame on you! With physical evidence like this, your defense is pointless!”
Even if a small portion of the fans didn’t believe the defense for their idol, it didn’t matter. Instead, they joined in the criticism.
“Stop the show immediately! Right now!”
Yan Junfeng stood up from his chair, instructing the assistant. He couldn’t afford the potential damage to the company if the show continued. Regardless of the truth behind the current situation or whether the events from the previous life were repeating, he knew the show had to be stopped.
In the previous life, after the incident, Jiang Zichen was severely affected and ended up in the hospital. This time, he hadn’t undergone a bone marrow transplant yet, and his health was fragile. He couldn’t handle any stress.
“It’s the boss…”
However, the person in charge of the cooperating TV station received the call but chose to ignore it. With a sudden surge in viewership, they couldn’t bear to stop the broadcast.
In any case, after the incident, the mess would be cleaned up by Yan’s family. What did it have to do with them? Yan Junfeng’s younger brother? So what? The Yan family was just a wealthy upstart, and they didn’t mind offending them…
Receiving the reply, Yan Junfeng’s expression turned ugly. He pushed aside the assistant, intending to go on stage and take the person away directly. However, Song Mocheng had already come up with a bodyguard.
“Miss Lu, if this original manuscript belongs to you, when did you design it? What is your design philosophy? Why did you draw the jewelry design on the clothes? Whose clothes is this?”
Song Mocheng stepped onto the stage, forcefully shielding the young man who was being questioned and insulted by everyone. He stared coldly at Lu Jinwen.
At the same time, the bodyguard who had left earlier returned, accompanied by a few imposing companions. They approached the person in charge of the TV station, spoke a few words in a low voice, and made the pale-faced person step aside, taking control of the control room.
