When the senior executives in the meeting room saw such a design, they all praised it to the skies. Just as they were about to burst into applause, they suddenly noticed the gloomy expression on their "General Manager Lu".
Such a perfect design. Didn't "General Manager Lu" like it?
Or did Miss Jiang's design touch on "General Manager Lu"'s sore spot?
For a moment, everyone's praises came to an abrupt halt.
After Jiang Qiwei finished introducing her design, she elegantly bowed to everyone. Her eyes swept across Lu Yan's face. Noticing the coldness in his eyes, her heart skipped a beat.
But she still maintained her outward composure, with her willow - shaped eyebrows gently curving. "Next, it's Miss Ning's turn."
Saying this, she returned to her seat and sat down.
Ning Anmiao shrugged, seemingly not caring about the other's provocation. She also took out her design draft and placed it on the display stand.
The moment Ning Anmiao's design was projected onto the big screen, everyone's hearts were filled with shock.
That's right. Ning Anmiao's set of designs, just like Jiang Qiwei's earlier, were both from the Constellation Series!
Even upon closer inspection, several of the design features were quite similar to Jiang Qiwei's.
In the design world, this was called "reference" if you put it nicely, but it was plagiarism if you were being blunt.
It was just unclear which one of them had plagiarized from the other.
On the stage, Ning Anmiao seemed unaffected. She calmly explained her design concept and idea.
Although the two designs were highly similar, their design concepts originated from different starting points.
"The twelve constellations represent the passage of time and the alternation of seasons."
"You can see that these twelve designs are divided into spring, summer, autumn, and winter clothing according to the dates of their corresponding constellations."
"It means that the future of Xinghe will alternate with time and continue indefinitely."
This was something that Jiang Qiwei hadn't mentioned earlier.
After everyone observed, it was indeed the case.
Apart from starting from the point of "constellations", Ning Anmiao's design also subtly took into account the passage of time and the good wishes for Xinghe Capital.
In comparison, Jiang Qiwei's twelve dresses seemed a bit messy and lacked a pattern, as if they were just hastily put together.
For a moment, the difference was obvious.
Everyone nodded frequently, and most of them guessed that it was probably Jiang Qiwei who had plagiarized Ning Anmiao's design.
Jiang Qiwei, sitting in the audience, frowned slightly. Her hand under the table clenched tightly, but on the surface, her expression remained unchanged, with an appreciative smile on her face.
After Ning Anmiao finished her introduction, Jiang Qiwei immediately stood up and was the first to clap. With a brilliant smile, she said, "Great minds think alike. I didn't expect Miss Ning to come up with the same creative idea as me."
"Although Miss Ning's design overlaps with mine, one can still see your design intention. It's worthy of praise."
With just a few words, she placed herself on a high pedestal, acting as a judge to evaluate Ning Anmiao's work.
This attitude was really annoying.
Between the lines, it seemed as if she was saying that Ning Anmiao had stolen the design.
Lu Yan glanced at Jiang Qiwei, a sneering and cold smile curving his lips. "So, Miss Jiang, are you already certain that it was Ning Anmiao who copied your design?"
Ning Anmiao was trying hard to suppress her emotions, restraining herself from getting angry in front of so many people.
In her opinion, plagiarizing a design was the most despicable act.
Not only did the person plagiarize the design, but what was even more important was that she didn't feel ashamed at all and even defined this act as "design overlap" on her own!
She was so angry that her voice got a bit louder, making everyone else tremble.
Jiang Qiwei was stunned. She didn't expect the situation to deviate from her plan.
According to her plan, even if Lu Yan couldn't determine who had plagiarized from whom, at least he would be a bit suspicious of Ning Anmiao.
But now, it seemed that Lu Yan had skipped this part and was directly going to stand on Ning Anmiao's side!
This was bad.
Jiang Qiwei lowered her eyes and quickly thought of another solution.
"General Manager Lu, I'm really disappointed that you think of me like this." She slightly parted her lips, her voice determined. "I've never thought that Miss Ning would be a plagiarist."
"But this Constellation Series was an idea I published in a design magazine a year ago. I had even set the tone for the clothing series."
After saying that, she immediately took out a design magazine from her bag. It was indeed from a year ago, and there was indeed an article written by Jiang Qiwei about the "Twelve Constellations" series in it.
There was no way to fake this.
"At that time, it was just a design concept of mine. Since I didn't have much energy to perfect it, it was just mentioned briefly in an interview column."
"Maybe Miss Ning also read this article and subconsciously expanded on my idea. This is quite common in the design world."
As she said this, her face showed generosity.
As soon as she said this, everyone started whispering to each other.
"Since this was Miss Jiang's design concept a year ago, she must be the original creator..."
"The two designs are so similar. I can't decide..."
"I like Miss Ning's design better, but we still have to respect the original creator."
"..."
Hearing the others' discussions, Jiang Qiwei couldn't help but show a confident smile.
Lu Yan's pupils suddenly contracted. His eyes were fixed on the magazine that Jiang Qiwei had thrown out, and he was speechless for a long time.
Ning Anmiao even began to doubt herself.
Seeing Lu Yan remaining silent with a complicated look on his face, Jiang Qiwei felt even more delighted.
Great. Now Lu Yan finally started to suspect Ning Anmiao.
Actually—
Ning Anmiao was just worried that she would really be labeled as a "plagiarist".
If that were the case, she would really have no face to show herself.
In front of the big screen, facing the accusation of plagiarism, Ning Anmiao was unhurried. "Miss Jiang's magazine column can indeed prove that this was your previous idea."
"Coincidentally, I also have such physical evidence."
Ning Anmiao switched the screen content. With a few clicks of the mouse, she opened a forum.
On this forum, there was an anonymous post titled "The Fantasy of Xinghe". The content of this post was all about various design series extended from the concept of stars.
It not only mentioned the "Twelve Constellations" series but also the "Star Cluster" series and the "Galaxy" series...
It wasn't just an idea. The materials, decorations, and color tones of the clothing were all well - thought - out, which showed the designer's meticulous thinking.
This post was published three years ago. It could be seen that the designer who posted it wasn't very well - known at that time, but the design concept was far ahead of the current design field.
Ning Anmiao clicked the mouse again, revealing the name of the post's publisher.
YAN.