CHAPTER 14: CHAPTER 14: A HINT OF SUBTLE FRAGRANCE

The main focus of the MK event was still to demonstrate their new phone.

Ava Sterling, as MK’s spokesperson, naturally had to personally present on stage.

When everyone had chatted enough, drunk enough, and eaten enough, the hotel manager and MK representative led everyone to the third-floor conference hall to see the new phone demonstration.

Ava had already gone backstage to the conference hall to listen to the head of MK’s development team explaining how the demonstration would proceed on stage.

To avoid any issues midway.

However, the details of the new phone demonstration had been sent to her ahead of time, and she had memorized them and even personally contacted and communicated with the head of MK’s development team.

Doing her job meticulously, Ava Sterling was always rigorous and detailed.

This is why she’s achieved her current status in the modeling world.

Guests entered the conference hall one by one, with seating arrangements made in advance.

Everyone sat down in turn.

However, as people entered, those in the first row were almost all seated.

Except for the middle seat, which was empty.

The backstage of the conference hall had a broadcast of the entire scene outside, providing a clear view of the setup and arrangement.

Thus, making it easier to know how the demonstration would proceed.

Ava saw the guests entering and taking their seats and noticed the empty seat in the first row.

She didn’t see the bigwig but guessed that the empty seat was likely reserved for them.

Yet, maybe they wouldn’t come.

After all, for people like that, anything they needed would have been arranged and sent over by MK’s boss long ago.

"When the time comes, pause a bit longer at this spot to give the front rows a clearer view," the representative pointed to the middle seat in the first row and told Ava.

Ava nodded, "No problem."

The first row was meant for important people, primarily for them to see the demonstration.

She understood.

"Alright, time’s up, we’re about to start, everyone be ready," the main representative checked the time and said to everyone.

Everyone immediately looked serious.

Ava also refocused, mentally going over what the representative had just told her.

Just then, someone sat in the first row’s empty seat.

Following that, the host stepped on stage.

"Thank you all for attending tonight’s MK new phone demonstration. This time our theme is – Intertwined landscapes, our destiny!"

Applause burst out.

Ava no longer watched the broadcast outside but picked up the new phone, her slender fingertips gliding over it.

She wanted to test the new phone.

The new phone had already been sent to her before, but the one in her hand was a new unit, not the previous one given to her.

To ensure everything was foolproof, she decided to inspect it again.

Outside, the host was enthusiastically talking about MK’s development history, its development philosophy, and explaining the advantages of this new phone.

As he spoke, scenes emerged clearly behind him.

The audience listened intently and watched attentively.

Ava frowned; she noticed a problem. When typing, the cursor occasionally jumped to the beginning, causing her to make mistakes.

Initially, she didn’t take notice, thinking she was typing too fast, hence the errors.

But when the issue occurred repeatedly, she realized it wasn’t her fault but the phone’s.

Ava quickly verified and concluded that the phone indeed had a problem.

Without hesitation, she told the development team leader, "The phone has issues."

The leader was watching the broadcast outside; as the host spoke, the clear exhibition of images made him excited.

His eyes even reddened with excitement.

But Ava’s words pierced through his dreamy thoughts, startling him, "What?"

Ava said, "Look..."

She picked up the phone to show the leader, who moved from initial indifference to seriousness, immediately taking the phone and handling it himself.

Ava wasn’t familiar with these high-tech matters; she only cared about usability.

Upon discovering the issue and notifying them, she stepped aside, allowing the hurried team members to check the problem and find a way to handle the upcoming phone demonstration.

Though she didn’t know how to resolve it herself, Ava didn’t want MK to encounter problems at this crucial moment since they’d been partners for many years.

Standing behind, listening to the urgent discussions, Ava suggested, "Switch to voice function?"

"I tested the voice function earlier; there’s no issue."

"You can try again, or using phone calls as well."

"Some phones have bad signal, causing noise, but this phone doesn’t."

"Quickly come up with a plan, don’t hesitate, so I can cooperate with you."

At this stage, troubleshooting and modifying software wasn’t feasible.

They had to find solutions elsewhere, no issues with Ava’s suggestion. Immediately, they decided to modify a part of the new phone’s live demonstration.

Fortunately, this segment wasn’t shown in the outside PPT, offering a chance to compensate.

"Miss Sterling, let’s review once again."

"Alright."

Time flew by, half an hour later, the host shouted enthusiastically, "Now let’s invite our MK spokesperson Ava Sterling, Miss Sterling, to present our new phone and demonstrate its features."

"Please welcome her!"

The lights in the venue dimmed instantly, a beam of light fell on Ava.

She wore a water ink ankle-length mermaid dress, her thick dark hair loosely tied, with a few strands lazily falling on her collarbone.

A wooden hairpin inserted amidst her hair, and her ears adorned with simple pearl earrings.

Her face bore light makeup, eyebrows akin to willow leaves, delicately arched, each blending with her bright eyes, resembling a beautiful girl walking out of the Jiangnan rain, captivating attention.

Poe Vaughn watched the person within the beam, holding the phone, walking step by step onto the stage, the fitted dress outlining her waist, slender as a willow.

Step by step, as she walked, the dress unfolded into lotus flowers, blooming and wilting, the ink painting on the dress quietly swaying with her step, almost as if there came a hidden fragrance.

Ava stood with the phone at the center of the presentation platform, while the host introduced the phone’s features beside her.

Ava followed along, her elegant fingers sliding over the phone, projecting the screen contents onto the large screen behind her.

She didn’t smile or speak, calmly executing each step within the light.

Unperturbed, without stage fright, or any hesitation.

"This time, our new phone has specifically enhanced call quality, including voice function!"

"Has anyone noticed that often, our calls aren’t so clear?"

"There’s always some minor hiccup or even occasional disconnection."

"But not with our phone!"

"Moreover, our phone has a hidden feature, which is recognition."

"During calls, due to dialects, you might not hear what the other person is saying, or some elderly people might complain about low volume; in such cases, press a button for auto-calibration and recognition, transmitting accurately to the other person’s ear."

"Now, let’s have Miss Sterling demonstrate it for everyone."

Ava followed the host’s words, picked up two phones, and started making calls.

This was part of the plan discussed initially.

There shouldn’t be any issues.

But at that moment, a voice interrupted Ava’s actions.

"Wait a moment."