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Chapter 433: What a terrifying strength this is!

Chapter 433: Chapter 433: What a terrifying strength this is!

At just one glance, Dai Qingzhou’s face turned dark.

Ranked first was Yan Ziqing from Ye Li’s Studio.

Dane’s designer was eliminated.

Just like the previous round, they missed by only 0.02 points!

A difference of just 0.02 meant one advanced to the finals, becoming one of the top ten contestants of this year’s "Shaoguang".

Advancing further means competing for the gold, silver, and bronze awards.

Stepping back, at the very least, there’s an outstanding work award as a backup.

But due to this 0.02 gap, Dane lost another designer.

Even if Dane’s last designer advanced smoothly, there would still be one less than Ye Li’s Studio.

The semi-finals hadn’t even ended yet, and Dai Qingzhou’s mood was already utterly terrible.

It seemed like ever since "Radiant", no, to be precise, ever since knowing Xie Chenlu joined Ye Li’s Studio, her mood had never been good.

Every day from the moment she opened her eyes, her mood went from calm to bad, worse, and eventually to utterly awful.

It seemed like it never improved.

The entire July and August, she felt like she was trapped in a sauna.

Dizzy and muddled.

Feeling on the verge of exploding at any moment.

The familiar voice sounded, and hearing that it was a Dane Studio designer, Dai Qingzhou forcibly calmed down and looked up towards the stage.

Explanation.

Runway show.

Scoring.

In just over ten minutes, it felt as long as a century.

When the scores appeared, exclamations filled with excitement erupted at the venue, leaving Dai Qingzhou stunned and frozen in place.

She suddenly felt confused for a moment.

As if she had personally experienced such a scene before.

Yes, experienced it before.

Five years ago, she was the boss of Dane, and Xie Chenlu was the chief designer of Dane.

As part of the Imperial City team, more than a dozen of them went to Milan for a competition.

Overcoming obstacles all the way to the semi-finals, Dane, just like now, turned the impossible into possible and led several designers into the finals, eventually securing the third prize.

That year, Dane established its leading position in the Imperial City’s jewelry design industry.

Time flies, and five years passed.

In those five years, even without Xie Chenlu, Dane remained the Imperial City’s No.1 jewelry design studio.

She was both the boss and the chief designer, rivaling no other studio in scale.

Even during recruitment, the West City Art Garden, where the studio was located, included Dane’s name.

But overnight, the tide shifted.

The finals hadn’t even started yet, and because of Xie Chenlu and his four disciples, because of Wan Mingyi, Ye Li’s Studio just suddenly rose up?

"It’s incredible, isn’t it??? I can hardly believe my eyes!"

"In the finals, there are only 10 people, and Ye Li’s Studio occupies half of the slots!!! If I wasn’t also participating and observing the whole process, I would almost think this was an internal election of Ye Li’s Studio! It’s too terrifying!"

"No wonder Ye Li didn’t participate!"

"... Exactly, if she were here, six out of ten would be from her studio; competing within your own team, isn’t it essentially an internal election? It’s too demoralizing!!!"

"The master is indeed the master! Xie Chenlu single-handedly helped Ye Li’s Studio secure 4 spots in the finals, amazing!"

"This is why they say, ’A thousand-mile horse is easy to find, but a Bole is not’. Xie Chenlu has been dormant for five years, hasn’t he? Five years, and no studio invited him out of retirement!"

"It seems the sky over the Imperial City’s jewelry industry... is about to change!"

Voices from all directions filled her ears, snapping Dai Qingzhou back to reality.

Looking back at the big screen, Dai Qingzhou couldn’t help but clench her fist.

Dane’s last designer was also eliminated!

The list of the top ten finalists was displayed on the big screen, with the names of the finalists and their respective studios following the numbers.

Clearly, there were 10 people, but with just a glance, it seemed densely packed entirely with Ye Li’s Studio.

The two designers from Dane Studio appeared particularly insignificant among them.

Were they too weak?

Not at all!

Dane Studio entered 7 people into the competition, with 2 advancing to the finals, a result that could surpass 99% of the studios in this competition.

But Ye Li’s Studio’s results were overwhelmingly strong!

Only 5 people participated, and at this moment, all 5 had advanced to the finals.

What a terrifying level of strength!!!

The applause was thunderous.

The excitement was palpable both on stage and off stage.

Dai Qingzhou’s ears were buzzing, leaving her momentarily dazed like with tinnitus.

At the corner of her ear, hearing Ye Li’s name, Dai Qingzhou took a deep breath, forcibly dispelling the rumbling noise swirling around her ears.

Upon looking up again, she saw Ye Li, with a bright smile, standing up from the back row and walking towards the stage.

"Mr. Ye, are you satisfied with today’s results?"

The host handed the microphone to Ye Li, smiling as he asked.

Not to mention the designers below the stage, even the host was witnessing such results for the first time.

With an unexpected rise, the little-known Ye Li’s Studio, known to only a few before the competition, saw all its members advance in just two days.

Without waiting for tomorrow’s finals, Ye Li’s Studio is set to gain fame in Mo Du.

Completely extraordinary!

Especially since the studio’s boss is exceptionally young yet recently won a gold award in an international competition.

"Of course, I’m satisfied. If I’m not satisfied, then that’s too much of a humblebrag!"

With a playful joke, Ye Li restrained her smile and bowed deeply to the audience, "The predecessors plant the trees, and the later generations enjoy the shade. Ye Li’s Studio’s achievements are not without their insights and efforts, nor without the contributions of all the designers present. On behalf of all the designers in my studio, thank you all!"

"Regardless of the results, we must all continue striving forward with unremitting effort!"

The applause surged like waves.

From the judges’ seats, the president of the Mo Du Jewelry Association commented with admiration, "Truly, the young are to be feared!"

The president looked at Ye Li and asked, "Ye Li, during the July Radiant competition, I watched the live broadcast. In your session, you kept an additional contestant for that round."

"If we give you a similar opportunity now, is there anyone among the designers present you’d like to keep?"

???

What does that mean?

Within almost a blink, the over six hundred designers below the stage collectively grew excited.

In "Radiant" for that round, Ye Li was originally a guaranteed winner. She didn’t even need to speak; she could just wait for the other 5 contestants to challenge each other.

By eliminating one more, she could make it to the finals.

But Ye Li went against the norm, first challenging the 5 people, then expressing her admiration for the judges, finally gaining their approval, and all 6 advanced to the finals together.

Ultimately, that group became the only group in the semi-finals to advance 6 people.

And now, at the "Shaoguang" semi-finals, the judges posed the same question.

Does this mean Ye Li has the power to resurrect one or even several designers on the scene?

But this thought was quickly dismissed by all the designers present.

"You know who she is because she’s the Radiant gold winner, the one and only gold winner! But does she know who you are? Stop dreaming!"

"There’s no such thing as a free lunch! Wash up and go to sleep, only in dreams might it be possible..."

"Sigh..."

From excitement to despair and giving up, it took just a few seconds.

On the stage, Ye Li, her eyes bright, looked toward the judges’ seats, "So, if I have someone I wish to keep, would the esteemed judges grant one more chance for them to fight for another round?"

"This... is possible!"

"It’s possible!"

"... Competitions are originally for selecting talents, providing opportunities for designers to showcase themselves, there’s no need to be rigid about the format. I agree!"

"I agree too!"

The judges all expressed their support.

A sudden turn of events, as the designers who had just given up hope found their eyes growing brighter.

As Ye Li raised the microphone, the vast venue became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.