Chapter 278: Chapter 278: Slap in the Face (1) Chapter 278: Chapter 278: Slap in the Face (1) This award has always been highly authoritative, and many of the designers who received it before have also developed quite smoothly in the entire international fashion and apparel circles.

To be recognized is naturally every designer’s dream.

The awards for the top six were quickly presented, with Drew coming in second.

It was clear that although the question he asked earlier was offensive, it did not affect the award given to him by the organizers.

When Drew went on stage to give his acceptance speech, he did not hide his mistake and sincerely apologized again.

When it came to the first prize, the host’s tone obviously became excited, “This time our champion award goes to a genius designer who is also very young. He is Xun Yining from the Dragon Emperor Country.”

Jiang Fanyue, who had been tightly clenching her fingers, clenched them even tighter. Finally, this step had come!

Xun Yining had won the championship!

Xun Yining, who had 1.5 points less than herself!

Jiang Fanyue stood up sharply and said, “May I, as a contestant, ask a question?”

Xun Yining was about to go on stage, but when he saw her stand up, he did not move and sat back down quietly.

There had already been a precedent with Drew earlier, and now Jiang Fanyue wanted to ask a question. Her action attracted everyone’s attention.

What would the question be?

Others couldn’t think of it at the moment.

Liang Hani looked at her calmly.

Jiang Zhe’s gaze slightly lifted, knowing that Jiang Fanyue had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

If she was hell-bent on her own destruction, Jiang Zhe wouldn’t mind letting her understand clearly just how it would come.

Jiang Fanyue, feeling the sting and pain in her heart at Jiang Zhe’s indifferent gaze, wondered why Jiang Zhe deserved to sit high above in that position!

Why did she have to sit below, critiqued by others, and also lose the precious championship!

Jiang Zhe was a judge, why should he take away what belonged to her?

Jiang Zhe looked straight at Jiang Fanyue, and as Jiang Fanyue’s gaze wavered slightly, she eventually still asked, “Since Jiang Zhe is a judge, I have two questions to ask!”

Liang Hani spoke, “On what grounds do you ask?”

“I am a contestant in this competition, do I have the right to ask?”

“Ask your questions!”

Jiang Fanyue asked loudly, “Jiang Zhe, as a judge, one of the contestants, Xun Yining, is his friend. Does Xun Yining truly deserve this championship, and can his victory convince everyone?

As a contestant, I scored 9.85 at the scene, higher than Xun Yining’s 9.7, why do I not have any ranking, not even an invitation to the award ceremony?

As a contestant, may I have an explanation?”

Everyone understood the question Jiang Fanyue asked.

If it really was as she said, then indeed it was a question worth asking, and everyone supported it.

Seeing the highlight was upon them, journalists promptly recorded the situation on site, and the live broadcast provided to the domestic netizens did not stop.

Everyone was eager to hear the answer to this question.

Compared to the two questions Drew asked earlier, this was the real showstopper!

“Is this woman an idiot? Doesn’t she know what she’s done?” Fen Ye couldn’t help but curse, “How can there be such a fool to dampen the mood on such a happy day?”

“Isn’t she making a fool of herself to liven things up?” Qin Jingchen said, “Check her danger level.”

Small trouble might be tolerable for Jiang Zhe’s amusement, but if Jiang Fanyue dared to do anything else, she shouldn’t blame him for not being soft-hearted.

Fen Ye quickly checked and said, “No, she still doesn’t have the guts to do anything directly to sister-in-law.”

Just as they finished speaking, Liang Hans spoke up, “Jiang Zhe, what do you say?”

“Sure.” Jiang Zhe’s tone was light and breezy, his brow slightly raised.

Her actions always carried a casual air, yet radiated an indescribable elegance. Dressed in a school uniform, she stood out even more than those around her in formal attire.

She only had to speak one word for everyone’s attention to be drawn to her. Aesthetic tastes differ between the East and West, but in the face of a true beauty, that gap narrows significantly, ultimately nearing a consensus.

The gaze of many was fixed on Jiang Zhe’s face, some even becoming slightly greedy.

Jiang Fanyue saw this and couldn’t help feeling indignant. Even at a time like this, what were these people looking at?

Did beauties have special privileges?

She turned her head and noticed Gu Jiaheng’s eyes were also focused on Jiang Zhe’s face and felt even more resentful.

In the live streaming video, the barrage was filled with flattery praising Jiang Zhe’s looks.

For a moment, priorities were forgotten as everyone was nearly distracted from the matter at hand.

It wasn’t until Jiang Zhe said for the third time, “Everyone, look here,”

that they realized she was asking them to look at the big screen.

The big screen displayed the live scoring situation of all competitors.

It skipped the other competitors, leaving only Xun Yining’s and Jiang Zhe’s scores.

How the judges evaluated the clothes and discussed the scoring process was entirely preserved, without the slightest omission.

When Xun Yining and Jiang Fanyue received their scores, Jiang Zhe also gave her scores for the two of them.

“No matter how many points the other judges give, I always give Xun Yining the highest score and Jiang Fanyue the lowest score, both of which just happen to be ignored in the total score.”

Each competitor had to have one highest and one lowest score discarded, which meant that the scores Jiang Zhe gave, despite being biased, did not affect the final outcome.

What the final results would be still depended on the overall scoring by the other six judges.

This explained the first question.

Jiang Fanyue’s face slightly changed, but she felt even more confident, “So the judges also recognized my final score? Then why is the ultimate champion someone else?”

Jiang Zhe remained calm, extending her finger and tapping on the table, “Look here.”

She was still pointing to the big screen.

On the big screen was a fashion design manual.

Immediately, a designer from below spoke, “This manual is the latest work by fashion designer J. It was announced previously! It officially went on sale at 8 o’clock last night!”

“Ah, I know, my coworkers, and teachers all recommended that I pre-order it for viewing.”

“I really like designer J’s works, and I was planning to buy this manual too, but I haven’t got around to it.”

Once everyone saw it clearly, the design manual on the big screen directly turned to pages 34 and 35, featuring design concepts, experiences, insights, and corresponding design cases.

The patterns and photos of the finished garments in the design case were very clear; they were color prints enlarged into high-definition images for everyone to see.

Subsequently, Jiang Fanyue’s design was also displayed alongside it.

“My, isn’t this exactly the same?”

“Designer J, as a renowned designer, has had the design manual in the editorial department for quite a while, and having it go on sale yesterday means that the writing and printing must have been completed long before, whereas Jiang Fanyue has only just come to compete!”

“I remember a fashion editor mentioned that designer J had been sending drafts to the editorial email long ago, in preparation for the printing of this design manual!”