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Chapter 438: The Difference Between Perfect Scores

Chapter 438: Chapter 438: The Difference Between Perfect Scores

When Wan Mingyi first met Ye Li, Ye Li’s Studio didn’t even exist yet.

Ye Li herself said that according to her original plan, she would only establish the studio after graduating from university.

In short, it was the studio that came first, then the apprentice team of Xie Chenlu and five others.

Not to mention, it’s only been two months since they joined the studio.

But how come it seems now that Xie Chenlu understands Ye Li better than she does?

No, that’s not logical!

She won’t admit it!

Wan Mingyi stared intently at Ye Li on the stage.

With what seemed like the concept of "Rebirth" already forming in her mind, Ye Li’s brush didn’t pause at all, and her whole being resembled a beautiful depiction in a noblewoman’s painting.

Another designer occasionally scribbled, occasionally contemplated, showing a calm and composed demeanor.

The venue was silent as the grave.

Beep.

Beep!

The 10-second countdown began to sound, and everyone, both on and off stage, instinctively straightened their backs.

Beep!

"Time’s up!"

With the host’s announcement, Ye Li and the challenging designer put down their pens simultaneously.

"Who goes first?"

The host inquired.

Eye contact made, the challenging designer exhaled lightly with a smile, "I’ll go first!"

The display board revealed a bracelet.

"I drew inspiration from Master Xie’s concept, so I used black pine wood commonly found in the Tibetan Region for this piece..."

Abandoning all categories of gemstones, the challenging designer gently pointed at the bracelet. The brown-black color exuded a sense of antiquity.

"99 pine wood beads are strung together to form the main part of this bracelet, with 13 additional beads carved into cattle, sheep, and clouds."

The bracelet was as long as a necklace, winding around the wrist at least three or four times.

The interspersed clouds and cattle and sheep evoked images of Tibetan herdsmen with clasped hands, devoutly praying to the heavens.

Suspended between their hands was this string of long-worn beads.

Scenes of marketplaces, tourist spots, general stores flashed through the mind...

Tourists, each with several strings of beads, happily chatting away, intending to take them to temples to worship Bodhisattvas, with the luck to encounter a renowned lama to bless the beads, and then exchanging them with friends and family.

Applause rose in the venue.

Even the judges were nodding in agreement, full of admiration.

Wan Mingyi felt as if her heart was about to leap out of her mouth from the tension.

Turning her head back, she saw Xie Chenlu nonchalantly composed.

Wan Mingyi: ...

It made her look so impatient!

"So next, it’s Ye Li’s turn..."

The host turned back to look at Ye Li.

Ye Li confidently revealed her board.

The venue fell momentarily silent.

"This... is too much, right?"

"Does a maestro’s time differ from us mortals?"

"Precisely, in just 10 minutes, with one hand, how did she design an entire set of work?"

"Mamma mia, thankfully she didn’t sign up!"

"..."

On Ye Li’s board, at the center was a necklace.

Much like the challenging designer, Ye Li’s work also did not use gemstones, but rather uneven cube-shaped small wood blocks.

Gray, yellow, blue, red, the interwoven colors of the wood blocks gave off a spontaneous ethnic vibe.

The pendant was an irregularly shaped smooth stone.

On the stone, a smooth, rising curve.

It could be interpreted as the trajectory of a rising sun.

Also understandable as a passing wisp of wind.

Alternatively, a seed, a raindrop, a heavenly stair.

"Rebirth, as the name implies, is going towards hope... To me, hope is colorful, it can be anything I like. A wisp of wind, a flower, a butterfly... Basically, hope is rebirth!"

Ye Li’s explanation resonated precisely with the audience designers’ speculations.

Applause emerged sporadically.

The challenging designer displayed a look of self-diminishment.

Regarding necklaces, Ye Li’s "Rebirth" and the challenging designer’s "Rebirth" differed in materials, design ethos, but both were filled with ethnic characteristics.

However, one bore an ancient color with a sense of time.

The other had bright colors, filled with hope.

Each had its merits.

Yet Ye Li’s work included a pair of earrings, a ring.

Each standalone item had its merit.

Together, they created another form of wild beauty.

The audience seemed to perceive a solemn and majestic high priest at a ceremony.

Also appeared a bride adorned with a full head of treasure and jade.

Or, young people dancing barefoot around a bonfire.

The flames leaped.

The men and women leaped.

The necklace on their necks, the bracelets coiled around their wrists, also leaped.

A spectacular and wild beauty.

The judges on stage gazed in full admiration.

The designers below stage were amazed.

Wan Mingyi stood stunned.

Ever since the studio’s establishment, she worked and designed with Ye Li every day.

Rarely seeing Ye Li create such styles.

She thought it was due to Ye Li’s lack of skill.

Turns out it was to spare her from a strong sense of defeat???

Glancing aside, she saw Xie Chenlu’s expression mirroring the judges’ above.

As if he knew from the start that Ye Li would unerringly win.

Wan Mingyi: !!!

Uproarious sounds emerged from around.

Wan Mingyi turned again to see the judges on the stage revealing their scores.

The screen also displayed the final scores for both of them.

All present: !!!

Wan Mingyi: !!!

The challenging designer: 10 points.

Ye Li, also 10 points.

The C-position judge of the Mo Du Jewelry Association stated, "As the scores for both contestants are tied, and given that Ye Li is not a registered contestant, the challenging area designer advances."

Enthusiastic applause erupted.

The president continued speaking, this time looking at the challenging zone designer, "Your work is stunning and has won the favor of all our judges, so we awarded you a perfect score of 10. As for Ye Li..."

The president glanced over the whole audience, "The reason we gave Ye Li 10 points is because the maximum score is only 10."

Understandably, the designers present wore knowing looks.

A less proficient student scores 100 because of diligent study.

A top student scores 100 because it’s the maximum score possible.

And this is the difference between a perfect score and a perfect score!

What a painful realization!!!

Melodious music played throughout the hall, accompanied by the host’s enthusiastic voice as the list of the top ten advancing to the finals was freshly announced.

Tomorrow, the intense and fierce finals will take place.

Crowds orderly exited, designers discussing the extraordinary playoff just now, anticipating tomorrow’s even more thrilling finals, all showing that the trip was worthwhile.

Upon leaving the venue, it dawned on everyone that night had already fallen.

"Lizi, honestly, are there any surprises we don’t know about?"

Laughing and talking, a group of people headed to the parking lot, Wan Mingyi wore a smile of amusement.

Who gave her the illusion that led her to believe Ye Li wasn’t good at traditional style design?

Speechless!

"I’m so hungry..."

"Mr. Ye, what are we eating today?"

"Fairy boss, I beg you to feed us!"

After an afternoon of brainstorming, the group was starving.

Ye Li snapped her fingers, "I’ll take care of it!"

The car drove directly to the bustling downtown area.

Returning to the hotel, it was already late at night, entering the hotel lobby, they came across Dai Qingzhou and her group leaving with their luggage.

One side filled with laughter and cheer.

The other side was pretty quiet, looking dejected.

They met eyes, and the air felt quietly awkward.

Sweeping her eyes coldly over Ye Li, ridicule flickered in Dai Qingzhou’s eyes.

The higher one climbs, the harder they fall.

She would like to see if Ye Li, who stepped over Dane to advance, can still laugh like she is now.

"Let’s go..."

Uttering coldly, Dai Qingzhou exited the hotel.

Behind her, Lydia and others hurried to catch up.

As for Dane’s complete elimination, it was already old news.

Moreover, tomorrow’s final was the main focus.

Ye Li remained calm, led her group straight to the top floor, and everyone retired to their rooms.

Just as dawn broke, the alarm hadn’t gone off yet, and when the doorbell rang jingling, Ye Li, rubbing her sleepy eyes, got up to open the door.

"Lizi, there’s trouble!"

Clad in pajamas, Wan Mingyi charged in fiercely with a phone in hand.