Hidden Marriage

Chapter 1016: An Open Challenge

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

David could taint them but they could do the same!

With the effort of Qiao Weilanʼs PR team, the industry discussion quickly took a turn and suddenly, most of the fashion magazines shouted headlines like these:

[David canʼt forget about Golden Awards, accuses opponent of plagiarism]

[Historyʼs poor quality, flaws everywhere. Is Davidʼs talent coming to an end?]

[Golden Awards judge, Chinaʼs best designer support ZX]

[Spirit Studio openly challenges History: Letʼs look forward to the next season!]

…

Ning Xi had specifically mentioned something about Davidʼs exhausted talent, attacking him where it hurt the most.

The public was easily guided. In addition to how few pieces David was releasing every season, their quality was not exactly up to standards. Soon, the headlines were getting more and more agreement from the public.

Since Spirit Studio had issued an official challenge, everyone put their focus on the next seasonʼs line. While History had no actual proof that Spirit Studio plagiarized, David was already suspected to have run out of ideas, so they could only take the challenge head-on. This war would wage into the next season.

…

At night, in a famous revolving restaurant in the midst of Imperial.

Ever since she came back, Lu Xinyan always looked for Guan Ziyao and hung out with her but recently, she had not been contacting her. Realizing this, Guan Ziyao asked Lu Xinyan out for dinner.

”Xinyan, did Ning Xi give you any trouble for what happened? Iʼve apologized to her personally. Itʼs all my fault but if she still blames you for it, ask her to speak to me directly!” Guan Ziyao asked.

Lu Xinyan tried to remember what happened the other day, then she quickly replied, ”Not really, she probably wouldnʼt do anything to me for my cousinʼs sake. Donʼt worry, Sis Ziyao!”

”Alright!” Guan Ziyao nodded, then asked, ”What happened to the endorsement you talked about the last time?”

”Well...Ning Xi made it pretty clear that itʼs probably not going to happen! But recently, Iʼve been making some new plans although Iʼm not sure if theyʼd work…” Lu Xinyan sighed.

”Actually, thereʼre a lot of such brands available. Have you thought about changing to another one? Guan Ziyao asked.

”Changing to another brand?”

”Yeap, have you heard about History before? Itʼs a pretty good brand and itʼs better known than Spirit Studio. Iʼve contacted the person-in-charge already, so there shouldnʼt be any problem. If youʼre willing to, theyʼll welcome you!” Guan Ziyao said.

Lu Xinyan did not look very interested. ”Iʼve heard about them before but...I still prefer the clothes from Spirit Studio…”

”But I heard some bad rumors about Spirit Studio recently…”

”Iʼve heard about those too but itʼs just all talk! Iʼve looked through most of the clothes from both Spirit Studio and History. While the styles are similar, Spirit Studio have taken them a notch higher! And Davidʼs recent designs make me feel that his time really has come to an end. I donʼt think that highly of him now. On the other hand, Spirit Studio seems to have some new stuff lined up for the next season. They always give people an element of surprise…” Lu Xinyan said cheerfully for a little while, then lay her head on the table and sighed, ”Why...why not me...? Iʼm really going to be serious this time...itʼs rare that I want something this much. Iʼve even spent effort researching on it…”

Guan Ziyao stopped trying to convince her as Lu Xinyan was showing such persistence and they went their separate ways after dinner.