Chapter 386
"This model..." Derek said slowly.
Easton was immediately alarmed, "What do you want to do? This is a gift from grandpa. You can't take it.”
"I can promise you, but on the condition that you have to report to me if you do such things again.” The little guy pursed his lips, "If I tell you, will you let me do it?"
Derek raised his eyebrow, "Why not?"
The little guy was surprised.
Damian was not surprised. This Judy had insulted Miss Gray a few days ago. Given the boss's attitude toward Miss Gray, how could the boss spare Judy?
Besides, considering how protective the boss was, what Little Young Master did could only be considered a small trick.
There was still a week. Judy, who had been greatly frightened, had no time or energy to cause others trouble.
Nora did not know the truth about the delay, but when she heard the news, she was undeniably relieved.
As Derek said, it was good to have more time to prepare.
This week, Derek prepared a lot of competition and exhibition videos of the early works of prominent designers for her.
Designs came from life and inspiration, and there was no need to learn from others in this aspect. What Derek wanted her to learn were the finer elements and techniques that could be added to her designs.
Seven days passed, and soon it was time for both sides to compete.
During this period of time, Judy had adjusted her mindset, and the frightening memories a few days ago had less impact on her.
But she still felt uneasy about it.
It could be said that as long as she did not have a reasonable explanation for what happened that night, she would not be able to convince herself that everything that happened that night was fake, and thus she could not truly get rid of this fear.
The competition, which was launched by the Xavier Group, was not only broadcast live at the request of the Horton Family but also invited several major domestic art design newspapers and entertainment media giants.
Although there were not many people, every one of them was a big shot.
This time, the sponsor was the Xaviers. Everyone in the country knew what this meant, so no one would reject this invitation.
Since it was already open to the outside world, Derek simply publicized this matter on a larger scale, directly broadcast the competition live in front of the huge screens of the headquarters of Xavier Group in D City and its domestic and international branches.
And he arranged commentators on the official website.
The Department of Public Relations was watching all kinds of comments on the Internet about the competition. If the situation turned bad, it would immediately order paid posters to guide the public opinion.
The reason why commentators were arranged was that the famous clothing design family, the Hortons of M Country, would cooperate with the Xaviers of H Country.
At the same time, the Horton Family challenged the designers of the Xaviers to compete with them to verify that the designers of H Country were no match for them and could not survive in the international market.
Nora's sensitive identity, coupled with her plagiarism incident a while ago, and the fact that in the design world, her reputation really could not be compared to the Judy Horton all put her in a disadvantaged position.
Derek had to use every opportunity to guide the public opinion.
Changing the nature of the competition to Nora was to protect the H Country design palace, so he had no choice but to accept the Horton Family's purposeful competition.
This kind of guidance, of course, could not be detected in advance by the Horton Family, but could only be operated at the beginning of the competition.
In the huge studio, so many audience seats were empty. This was an internal evaluation, and it was a live broadcast, so the audience was not needed.
The members of the Xaviers and the Horton Family sat in the front row of the audience, two rows left and right.
The first row was reserved for the judges.
Today, six judges from the fashion industry would be invited to give a fair review, three from the Xaviers and three from the Horton Family.
Although both parties invited the judges, they were internationally renowned fashion bigwigs, so there was no such thing as favoritism.
In order to make the competition fair and impartial, the scene was also adopted in an open manner. The design rooms of the designers on both sides of the stage was on the left and right sides, and the design process was clearly visible.
Because of the time limit, each designer could bring two design assistants.
Although the Xaviers was the one to specify the rules, since one of the contestants was a member of the Xaviers, any possibility of leaking the topic should be eliminated.
Therefore, the rules of the Xaviers competition needed to be discussed and designated with several judges on the same day, and the final decision would only be reached after a consensus is reached. At this point, although Horton was not particularly satisfied, he had no other choices, unless they did not want Nora to be the competitor.
Backstage.
Nora's heart pounded as she looked at the six judges sitting under the curtain. None of these designers was strange to her.
They could only be seen at design shows or magazines, and now they were right in front of her and would personally comment on their results later.
Thinking of this, Nora felt so excited that she almost fainted.
Of course, she couldn't faint. She had to compete later.
"What should I do? Derek, I, I'm so nervous. My hands are shaking." Nora held her hand tightly and was at a loss.
Derek frowned without being noticed. Nora's design ability and talent were not a problem, but she had little experience in competitions.
It all boiled down to the company Nora worked for before.
In a small company like the SPECTER Group, and with Sheldon's secret operations, Nora's talent was used to help others.
She herself was like a pearl covered in dust, nestled in such a small place, and had no chance to participate in all kinds of competitions.
Today was her first step, and nervousness was inevitable.
Derek hugged her and gently patted her on the back, "Nora, do you remember what you said about your dream? I hope one day I can stand on a higher stage and shine and show my design concept to more people.”
"Now is a good opportunity. This is your first time. Although there is no audience, there are tens of millions of people outside the world watching this competition. These judges are also internationally renowned figures.”
"Today, as long as you get their approval, you are one step closer to your dream. You must seize this opportunity.”
Nora's mood, as he said, had not been much calmed down, but the uneasiness and tension in it was slowly dissipating.