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Chapter 432: Low-Key and Perverted

Chapter 432: Chapter 432: Low-Key and Perverted

The semifinals are much more interesting than the preliminary round.

Each designer will select their most satisfactory work from the five pieces they submitted to elaborate on their inspiration and creativity.

After all ten designers have finished their explanations, they will choose a model provided by the organizers whom they believe best matches their work to showcase the piece.

The judges will score, and results will be announced on the spot, with the highest-scoring designer advancing to the finals.

Listening to the designers’ explanations was mesmerizing.

Watching the models showcase the designs was exhilarating.

The more thrilling the show, the more disheartening and disappointing the elimination.

With just five groups completed, the atmosphere was already as tense as it would be at the finals.

Luckily, it was time for lunch break.

Almost as soon as the judges stepped off, the remaining 50 designers collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

The two-hour lunch break was just enough for them to organize their presentation speech or hold a meeting with colleagues.

At the very least, they now knew their opponents in the same group PK, which was much better than this morning’s five groups, who were completely in the dark.

In the restaurant, Ye Li looked at the nervous trio from Morning, amused, "Hey, do you not believe in yourselves or Director Xie?"

In the morning’s five groups, Xie Chenlu and Wan Mingyi advanced to the finals without any suspense.

Among the five participants from Ye Li’s Studio, the three newbies from Morning happened to be left for the afternoon session.

Saying they weren’t nervous would be a lie.

Although Xie Chenlu’s talent was real, and it’s true they were his apprentices.

But in recent years, most of their time and energy had been spent on survival work.

Not to mention that Xie Chenlu was an unreliable master.

In the past few years, they might not even see him once a month.

It was only in the last two months that they managed to study seriously and do design properly, how could they compare with those who spent 300 out of 365 days in the studio?

Morning sighed, "Don’t believe in ourselves."

Yan Ziqing glanced at Xie Chenlu, "nor in Master."

"Exactly."

Ling Xiaohan frantically messed up his hair into a new hairstyle, then looked up at Xie Chenlu, "Master, our group’s #321, her preliminary work was just too strong! If she pulls off something even stronger than that, I’ll surely lose!"

"Surely lose? Haha..."

Xie Chenlu sneered, "Do you think everyone is as low-key and abnormal as we are? If you lose, it only proves one thing!"

Liu Shuang’s eyes all turned to Xie Chenlu.

Xie Chenlu stared at Ling Xiaohan, "It shows you’re not skilled enough!

Ling Xiaohan: ...

Next to him, Morning seemed to pick up on something, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Xie Chenlu, "Master, going by what you said, our preliminary works should be the least quality and most worrisome among what we submitted, right? But I feel my ’Floral Path’ is the best work I’ve produced in recent years..." Are you sure you didn’t pick the wrong one?

"Best work?"

Xie Chenlu frowned slightly, "Just a pile of dog crap!!!"

???

Morning was so angry she almost went against her master on the spot.

Beside her, Yan Ziqing nudged her with a smile, "Crap and yet it reached the semifinals, then we’re set for the semifinals!"

??? That actually makes so much sense!

Morning felt somewhat consoled.

Ling Xiaohan gave a thumbs-up: Senior sister is right! Senior sister is indeed a senior sister!

Ye Li, Wan Mingyi, and Qiao Li An, who experienced Xie Chenlu’s venomous tongue up close: ...

At two in the afternoon, the second round of semifinals officially started.

The first on stage was Ling Xiaohan.

Although he was Xie Chenlu’s last disciple, having the gender advantage and a playful personality, he often lingered around Xie Chenlu over the years.

When in good spirits, eating and sleeping together was common.

So even though he was the youngest apprentice, he had more opportunities to be taught by Xie Chenlu than others.

The fearless calf taking on the tiger, and with the continuous boosting from Ye Li and the others, when it was Ling Xiaohan’s turn, he not only explained his source of inspiration but also bridged a connection between Chinese and Western ideas by integrating top international masters’ designs.

On the judges’ panel, the judges nodded with a smile, looking at Ling Xiaohan as if they saw their own kids.

The score results came out, and Ling Xiaohan only led by 0.02 points over the second place.

But according to Ye Li, a narrow win is still a win!

As soon as Ling Xiaohan got off stage, he high-fived Morning and Yan Ziqing to celebrate.

The venue had a brief moment of uproar.

"Where did Ye Li’s Studio find so many dark horses? They are too strong!!!"

"Exactly, a veteran, a rising star, and now a handsome guy we’ve neither seen nor heard of before. And that doesn’t even count their boss, Ye Li herself; Ye Li’s Studio is rising at an incredibly scary speed!"

"There’s something even scarier!"

"???"

"Didn’t you notice? From the first to get on stage, Xie Chenlu, to Wan Mingyi, then to the recently advanced Ling Xiaohan, their works in the semifinals surpassed the preliminary ones by several degrees!"

"That’s right, it seems so!"

"Holy! Should we say they’re confident or arrogant? This is so counterintuitive!"

Typically, when registering multiple works, designers would submit their best pieces in the preliminary round.

After all, that stands as the entry-level threshold.

If you can’t get past the preliminaries, how could you talk about the semifinals and finals?

However, in this semifinals just started, from Xie Chenlu to Wan Mingyi to Ling Xiaohan, their works compared to the preliminaries were almost a qualitative leap!

On one hand, people felt it was a coincidence.

But on the other, a voice of disbelief within resonated: Yes, they really are that freakishly good.

Low-key and freakishly good.

And powerful.

Some firmly believed, while others were skeptical.

When Morning hit the stage, the venue instantly fell silent.

As Morning’s work appeared on the big screen and models started showcasing, along with pieces from the other nine designers.

Everyone exchanged glances, the same words flashing in their eyes: Indeed!

The design sketches were already quite outstanding.

As the models lined up on stage, the phrase "no contrast, no gap" was vividly portrayed.

All around they heard, "Four, already four."

Dai Qingzhou’s calm face could barely hold it in anymore.

Among the top 100 contestants, Ye Li’s Studio had 5, and Dane Studio had 7.

Although aware of the fierce battles in the semifinals, imagining the chances were equal, Dane seemed to have a better chance of winning than Ye Li’s Studio.

But things didn’t go as hoped.

In the morning, Ye Li’s Studio advanced 2 people, and Dane had 2 as well.

But as soon as the afternoon session began, Dane suffered a setback.

With two more PK rounds to go, if Dane couldn’t advance those remaining, wouldn’t they already lose before reaching the finals?

No!

She couldn’t accept it!!!

Her eyes fixed on the designer from Dane about to take the stage, Dai Qingzhou’s heartbeat irregularly.

Explanation.

Model showcase.

Judges’ scoring.

The moment the scores appeared on the big screen, Dai Qingzhou’s heart skipped a beat, looking below.