Chapter 236 Making Their Own Models
Old Madam Liu's family was incredibly proud at this moment.
Liu Xuhui repeatedly thanked Yang Long. He confidently patted his chest and said, "Brother-in-law, leave the management of that factory to me. You can rest assured, one hundred million percent."
"I'm absolutely sure I can take that factory public within three years. It will be at least a several billion-dollar super giant by then."
Hearing Liu Xuhui's words, Old Madam Liu laughed heartily, patting his back and saying, "My eldest grandson is indeed remarkable. Give him an opportunity, and he'll soar to the heavens immediately."
Yang Long turned his gaze to the stage. At this moment, contestant number seventeen had finished their performance, and it was time for number eighteen to appear.
Seeing this, a cold smile played on Yang Long's lips. He shrugged and said, "Let's wait and see. Let's see how Liu Ran and the others make fools of themselves."
A few people laughed, relishing the misfortune of others.
In the resting room for contestant number eighteen, Chen Yang looked relaxed and said to Liu Ran and Su Ya, "What are you two waiting for? Get dressed!"
Liu Ran looked dejected. She glanced at Chen Yang and sighed, "Chen Yang, don't you understand yet? We've already lost. We don't even have models, so what's the point of changing?"
Chen Yang grinned and said, "No models, does that mean you can't go on stage? In my opinion, you and Su Ya are far better than any models."
"Even if those models were here now, they wouldn't put their hearts into it on stage. So, the two of you get dressed and prepare to go on. Sister Zheng, help them change."
Zheng Yanqiu was taken aback for a moment, then she suddenly realized. Zheng Yanqiu quickly clapped her hands and said, "That's right, that's right! How could I forget this? President Liu, President Su, you two are born models!"
"Not only are you two beauties, far more attractive than those models, but your figures are also much better than theirs. These ten Hanfu outfits will look absolutely perfect on you."
"Oh! I'm so foolish, how could I forget this? Quickly, quickly, get dressed! The two of you need to go on stage."
Liu Ran and Su Ya exchanged glances, still looking a bit lost and uncertain.
Liu Ran quickly said, "This... I've never learned to be a model, and I don't know how to walk like one!"
Su Ya also scratched her head and said, "Although I've taken etiquette classes, I have absolutely no experience in modeling."
Zheng Yanqiu clapped her hands, flustered and said, "Oh my! Because this is Hanfu, the two bosses, don't forget, this is Hanfu. You just need to walk naturally on the runway."
"Besides, with two beauties like you, you don't need to do anything. Just standing on the stage is enough. Hurry, hurry!"
As Zheng Yanqiu spoke, she immediately reached out to unbutton Liu Ran's vest.
Liu Ran was still bewildered when Zheng Yanqiu had already undone her vest.
Liu Ran blushed and quickly covered herself with both hands. She said to Zheng Yanqiu, "Sister Zheng, you're too hasty! Chen Yang is still here!"
Zheng Yanqiu paused for a moment and said, "It's just changing clothes, what are you shy about? Besides, isn't Chen Yang your husband?"
"Hurry, hurry! I'll help you two change. You just need to walk back and forth on the stage, slowly. That way, we can showcase all ten Hanfu outfits."
Liu Ran, her face flushed, looked at Chen Yang.
Chen Yang stood there, watching her with a smiling face.
Liu Ran looked utterly frustrated and muttered towards Chen Yang, "Chen Yang, can you turn your face away? Su Ya and I need to change."
Su Ya, standing beside her, had already taken off her own dress. She said, "Liu Ran, what time is it? You're still shy? Look, I'm not shy at all!"
As she spoke, Su Ya picked up a Hanfu outfit and put it on.
Liu Ran became even more frustrated, patting her forehead.
Chen Yang chuckled and stopped teasing his wife. He stood up and walked towards the exit, saying, "The three of you change in the back. Be quick. I'll go to the front to adjust the music."
Hearing this, Liu Ran reacted and quickly called out to Chen Yang, "Chen Yang, the sound equipment is still here, but the audio content was taken away by that sound engineer. You won't be able to adjust it in such a short time. I was thinking of just playing any song."
Chen Yang laughed heartily and patted his chest, saying, "Leave it to me! I brought all the equipment."
Liu Ran looked at Chen Yang curiously and asked, "What equipment?"
Chen Yang shrugged and said, "It's a guqin, of course. Didn't I mention it at Boss Zheng's place before?"
"Although my guqin skills aren't great, they're still better than that old Mr. Wu's."
"Since we can't find any music in such a short time, I'll play the guqin by the stage, and you two can walk the runway."
Chen Yang left the dressing room with a smile. Liu Ran and Su Ya looked at each other, seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.
They never expected Chen Yang to play the guqin live. What kind of competition was this?
However, with the situation as it was, they didn't have time to think of anything else. They would change first and walk the runway.
The lighting technician had already left the stage. Chen Yang walked to the edge of the stage and said to the host, "We're having some lighting problems, so please just turn on the lights and illuminate the entire stage."
The host nodded. He checked the time and said, "Oh my! What is your Yangyangyangqianyi Clothing Company doing? It's already a minute late. Why haven't your models appeared yet?"
Chen Yang simply smiled gently and said, "They'll be out soon."
As he spoke, Chen Yang carried a guqin on his back and sat by the edge of the stage, placing the microphone beside him.
At this moment, the audience in the entire stadium was yawning, waiting listlessly.
They began to murmur amongst themselves.
"When did this Yangyangyangqianyi Clothing Company suddenly appear? I've never heard of them."
"I haven't heard of them either. This company is so slow, I don't know what they're doing. It's been a minute, and their models still haven't appeared."
"Yangyangyang Company? Hmm, I have heard of this brand company before. Isn't it a cosmetics company?"
"Yes, yes, it's an online live-streaming cosmetics company. I remember now, their Imperial Jade Powder is quite good!"
"Why are they selling clothes now? It's really strange. Is cross-industry ventures so popular now?"
The murmurs in the crowd grew louder. Everyone was getting impatient.
Meanwhile, in a corner at the front, Yang Long, Old Madam Liu, and Liu Xin saw that Liu Ran and the others were still not appearing. The Liu family members couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Yang Long raised his wrist and looked at his watch, smiling, "It's been two minutes already. They're still so stubborn, not coming out to concede."
Liu Xuhui roared with laughter, patting his chest and saying, "Isn't my move to cut off the supply from the roots brilliant?"
Yang Long, Liu Xin, Old Madam Liu, and the others all gave Liu Xuhui a thumbs-up.
After all, Liu Xuhui's move not only led to Liu Ran's clothing company's complete defeat but also prevented the continuation of the plagiarism controversy.
With Liu Ran's clothing company defeated, no one would suspect that Liu Xuhui's New Trend Clothing Company's works were plagiarized.
It was truly killing two birds with one stone, achieving two objectives with a single action.
Just then, a light and melodious ding sounded, and a graceful, elegant guqin melody that pierced the eardrums instantly filled the entire stadium.