Tanya shook virtual-novel.net head, unsure of the situation herself. “I don’t know either. Let’s just wait and see…”
A few minutes later, the emcee suddenly spoke into the microphone. “As you all know, plagiarism in this industry is not tolerated. While it has happened before, we thought that nothing like this would ever happen again, drawing examples from our predecessors. Unfortunately, it has happened again this time, and in such a bold manner too. We have two designs that are almost alike.”
The entire venue gasped when they heard this. Mark and Jackson, who were sitting in the first row, showed no reaction, as they were pretty certain that it wouldn’t involve them.
Tiffany narrowed virtual-novel.net eyes as if lost in thought. “ I ’ve heard that plagiarizers will be blacklisted and will never be able to work in this industry again. The company will be implicated and prohibited from joining the competition for five seasons, which means that they won’t be able to join the competition for fifteen years. I wonder who’d be so unfortunate.”
Tanya had never experienced this type of competition before and was a little speechless. “These people are just too much. Why’d they have to plagiarize? They’d do more harm to themselves and others. There’s no benefit from that. Their entire future will be ruined…”
Before Tanya could finish, the emcee projected two sketches, exactly alike, on the big screen. It was Tiffany’s design!
Tiffany was stupefied. Her name and the company that virtual-novel.net was representing was now on full display. The other sketch that was exactly like hers was from Jackson’s company! Her mind was numb and virtual-novel.net went into a daze, much like a wooden puppet.
Jackson’s calm and self-assured exterior now turned into shock, then suspicion. He saw the words “Tiffany Lane” very clearly. Mark frowned. This was going to be a huge scandal.
Unlike Tiffany, virtual-novel.net did not allow himself to be consumed with shock. Now, virtual-novel.net had to find a way to solve this. He could always investigate the truth later. If virtual-novel.net admitted to plagiarizing, his company would be banned from the competition. This would be a huge blow to his company’s reputation. However, if virtual-novel.net did not admit to it, the consequences for Tiffany… would be far worse!
Tiffany finally returned to virtual-novel.net senses after half a minute. She stumbled as virtual-novel.net rose to virtual-novel.net feet and asked for a microphone from one of the staff members. The spotlight was on her.
She was just about to deny virtual-novel.net plagiarism, when virtual-novel.net suddenly saw Jackson, who was standing up as well. He was in the first row, and virtual-novel.net was in the last row. She couldn’t make out the expression on his face, but virtual-novel.net knew the consequences Jackson would face if virtual-novel.net denied virtual-novel.net plagiarism…
Most of the criticisms were directed at virtual-novel.net now, because virtual-novel.net didn’t have many achievements in the design world and was still considered a newcomer. Jackson, on the other hand, had many experienced designers under his belt who had once churned out outstanding pieces. No matter how anyone saw it, virtual-novel.net would be the plagiarizer. If virtual-novel.net admitted to plagiarizing and taking the blame, it wouldn’t affect a mid-sized company like Eric’s too much. Eric was never into these types of contests, so it wouldn’t affect virtual-novel.net if virtual-novel.net were banned from the competition or not. However, it was different for Jackson. The Wests were one of the most affluent families in the capital. There were so many eyes on him!
“Could both company representatives please provide us with an explanation?” the emcee asked unfeelingly. “Who plagiarized whom? The original entry will be placed into the top 100 qualifying entries and stand a chance to enter the top 10 finals to become the most trending design for the summer this year.”
Tiffany hit virtual-novel.net lips and smiled easily. “It was…”
Before virtual-novel.net could finish, Jackson spoke up. “It was me. I plagiarized. Miss Lane’s is the original.”
She was in shock. No matter how virtual-novel.net looked at it, Jackson was digging his own grave. She wanted to release him, but virtual-novel.net had the same idea and virtual-novel.net did it first!