Chapter 231 The Competition Begins
Liu Ran turned her head and saw her grandmother and Liu Xuhui walking in, her brow furrowed.
She then walked over and said, "Several of you, this is our exclusive preparation room. We kindly ask those not involved with the company to leave."
The old lady immediately smiled and said, "Oh dear! Liu Ran, what do you mean by people not involved with the company leaving? I am your grandmother, is it not allowed for me to visit your company?"
"I just wanted to take a look in advance and show my concern for you. See, I just came from Yang Long's company and then went to Liu Xuhui's clothing company. Oh my, both of them have prepared so thoroughly."
"It seems you don't have many models, sound, and lighting technicians. Should I ask Liu Xuhui to help? They have over a dozen models and seven or eight audio-visual technicians!"
Liu Ran frowned. She glanced at Liu Xuhui and asked, "Grandma, do you mean my cousin Liu Xuhui also has a clothing factory?"
The old lady laughed heartily and said, "Of course, my eldest grandson is capable! Xuhui is truly accomplished this time!"
"Moreover, Xuhui's company will be the third to appear, and it will definitely shock the entire stadium."
As the old Mrs. Liu spoke, she insisted on walking into Liu Ran's dressing room.
Liu Ran's brow furrowed. She was initially hesitant to stop her.
However, remembering what Chen Yang had instructed earlier, Liu Ran stretched out her arm to block the old Mrs. Liu and said, "Grandma, we are still preparing here, please don't tour. Also, according to regulations, visiting is not allowed, so please leave!"
When the old Mrs. Liu heard Liu Ran say this, her expression turned cold, and she snorted, "Hmph, what's there to keep secret? I don't want to see it anyway!"
"Let's go. Our Liu family has really raised an ungrateful child, guarding against us in everything. I'll see what great achievements they can achieve in the future, hehe."
The old Mrs. Liu cursed under her breath and left with the other members of the Liu family.
After exiting dressing room number eighteen, the old Mrs. Liu frowned. She then turned to Liu Xuhui and asked, "Eldest grandson, did you see the clothes in Liu Ran's room just now?"
Liu Xuhui nodded, his expression somewhat indignant. He said, "I saw them. Those clothes are all very beautiful. I was worried that the clothes Liu Ran designed would be very similar to what we are presenting this time, but it seems they are not at all."
"Liu Ran must have designed ten different styles of Hanfu simultaneously, and we have only copied one of them."
"The other nine styles of Hanfu are clearly of high caliber, and for some reason, I feel that the fabric of their Hanfu seems a bit unusual."
The old Mrs. Liu gritted her teeth and said, "Indeed. This little vixen's clothes are quite good-looking, but just wait. Once this is over, there will be no more of them."
Liu Xuhui also smiled and nodded, "This time they fail the competition, and no one will know what their company has produced. By then, everyone will only know our new trend Hanfu, and the company will not know about their Yang Yang Yang Clothing Company."
"If we have the opportunity to copy all ten of his samples, we'll be rich."
The old Mrs. Liu patted Liu Xuhui's shoulder and said, "If you have the chance, copy boldly. She still has the surname Liu; she won't really sue you or send you to jail."
"We are not designers anyway. As long as there's no evidence of plagiarism, we have nothing to worry about."
Liu Xuhui also burst into laughter and said, "You're right, Grandma, you're absolutely right."
Inside room eighteen, Liu Ran watched the Liu family members leave. She turned back and frowned. She hadn't expected Liu Xuhui to also become the boss of a clothing company.
Liu Ran shook her head and stopped thinking about these things. She led her company's tailors to make final adjustments for the models.
The competition was about to start, but for Liu Ran and her team, there was still a long time to go, as they were scheduled to be the third to last, meaning they would still have four or five hours before their turn.
In the stadium, reporters had already occupied the best shooting positions.
Soon, the audience also began to enter.
Most of the audience here were from the design-related industries, including students of design, industry practitioners, and personnel from various upstream and downstream clothing companies.
In short, everyone was looking forward to this competition. At the same time, the people in the venue had a certain level of appreciation, as they would have sacred voting rights after attending.
Before long, the highest administrator of Jiang Province appeared in the stadium. This scene surprised the surrounding media reporters.
They quickly pressed their shutters and wrote their reports. They hadn't expected that such a clothing design competition would even have the highest leader of the entire province personally come to give a speech, indicating the high caliber of the event.
After the speech, the host introduced today's judges. There were seven well-known domestic design masters as judges, and two internationally renowned judges.
These nine individuals were quite influential in the industry, and before the actual competition, no one knew who would be selected as judges, thus minimizing the possibility of favoritism.
Subsequently, the host announced the start of the competition.
The first to appear was a well-known long-established clothing company from the neighboring city of Wuxi, Taihu Garment Factory.
Taihu Garment Factory was large-scale and could be considered a very important world-renowned OEM factory.
Taihu Garment Factory's own brand was not strong, but it had served as an OEM factory for brands like Armani, Li Ning, and Davis.
Ten models from Taihu Garment Factory walked out one after another, accompanied by soft, water-like music. The big screen lit up with scenes of Taihu. As the music played, the ten models completed their walk and then danced gracefully in their outfits, showcasing a simple fashion dance.
After the performance, warm applause erupted throughout the stadium.
The person in charge of Taihu Garment Factory stepped forward and said, "Esteemed judges, dear audience, thank you for giving Taihu Garment Factory this opportunity to demonstrate its strength. Taihu Garment Factory has missed many development opportunities, which has led us to only serve as an OEM factory for international brands in the last decade."
"Now, with the rise of domestic brands, Taihu Garment Factory will do its utmost to officially launch our Taihu clothing brand."
"We will ensure that our people can wear clothes from our own national brands. Please support Taihu Garment in the future. Thank you."
After the representative finished speaking and stepped down, there was enthusiastic applause in the venue.
The second to appear was Hong Taiyang Garment Factory.
Yang Long's lips curved into a smug smile. He clapped his hands, and a passionate piece of music began.
Then, ten models wearing ten different colored and styled outfits walked out.