Chapter 4 Establishing Her Own Studio

Early morning. Haiqin was awakened by a phone call. Adele Von was in a hurry, "Haiqin, all the design drafts from our group have been rejected!" Haiqin quickly got out of bed, "Tell me exactly what happened!" "I heard that the selection results for the jewelry exhibition design drafts have been sent to headquarters, but our design drafts are not on the list." Haiqin remained calm, "Are you sure about the authenticity of this information?" Adele assured her, "My sister, who I grew up with, called me secretly!" "Alright, I'm coming over right away." Arriving at the company. Haiqin went straight to the top floor, ignoring the flustered secretary who stood up, and pushed open the door to the office. "Chairman, have the results of the jewelry exhibition selection come out?" Albertus Bonny, seeing her, wasn't surprised, "You seem well informed." "I guess you knew already." Haiqin wasn't surprised either; her father always favored Griffin. "Blame yourself for being useless. You can't even hold onto a man. You're useless and yet you have the nerve to come to me and demand answers." Albertus sneered, "Didn't Griffin tell you? He's one of the key decision-makers for the final selection at Satine Company?" Haiqin couldn't help but laugh, "Him?" "I knew you were useless. Thankfully, Amilia is capable." "Oh?" Haiqin raised an eyebrow, not sure what he was getting at. "Well, then, you'll have to rely on her." Albertus was furious, "You're useless, and you still can't stand to see your sister do well? Now you're threatening me?" "I didn't mean that." Haiqin shrugged, "I just wanted to remind you that maybe your eyesight is failing with age. But as an employee, I thought I'd kindly remind you." "You..." "Okay, Chairman, I've said my piece. I'm leaving." "You useless thing! I shouldn't have kept you in the first place!" Albertus picked up an ornament from the desk and threw it at her. Haiqin heard the clatter but ignored him. She went downstairs and returned to her office. Haiqin clapped her hands, "Alright, let's get focused." "Director," Adele said as she held the door, "What do we do? Are we just going to let them bully us like this?" Haiqin shook her head, "Close the door." "You know, the people in Amilia's group are notorious for being cutthroat," Adele fumed, "This behavior is a disgrace to the industry!" Haiqin held her back, "I know all this, and there's something else you don't know." "What?" Haiqin pulled up chat records, "You know many students who submit design drafts to our company. Several students have told me that their submissions to the company are quickly rejected..." "What?" Adele lowered her head to read quickly, then pointed to one, "Isn't this from the previous season's 'Radiant' series... They're too audacious! No modifications?" "Yes! It's the brooch designed by Amilia." Haiqin continued, "Then I investigated the main creative products of their team over the past two years, including the design drafts for this Satine Company jewelry exhibition, and there were many surprises." "This is harming people!" Adele's eyes were red. In the designer race, once labeled as creative plagiarism, one was almost insulated from high-end jewelry exhibitions. "I want to establish my own studio." Haiqin suddenly announced. Adele was surprised, "Really?" "Hush." Haiqin said mysteriously, "Then I'll use the channel of a private studio to resubmit our selection to Satine Company." Satine Company. Assistant Xavier: "President, this is the list of this selection." Isaac sat behind his desk, his face solemn and indifferent. Just sitting there without saying a word made people nervous. Xavier had followed him for several years and thought he understood him, but facing this man, he occasionally still felt overwhelmed by his aura. Isaac flipped through it casually and sneered, "Is the Design Department using this garbage to fool me?" "These are gathered from various branch companies..." Xavier stopped there. "I don't want to hear nonsense," Isaac interrupted coldly. "Griffin Master intervened." "Oh?" Isaac was somewhat interested. After flipping through and seeing a few names, he sneered and threw them into the trash can, "Griffin, the fool controlled by his lower body, just like his father." "Give me the list and works that he eliminated." Isaac ordered. "Here they are." Xavier promptly handed over another file. "Today, a newly established studio called 'Sea Blue' sent its works directly to headquarters." Xavier said, "Their designs have a high degree of overlap with the works of another group, 'Bonny Jewelry', that participated in the selection earlier." Isaac didn't need him to explain; he had guessed the reason seven or eight points already. "The head of Sea Blue wants to see you, and they're waiting downstairs." Xavier reported. "Call him up in half an hour." "Yes." Xavier was about to leave. "Remember who you're serving." Isaac's voice was icy. Xavier's heart tightened. Isaac continued without looking up, "I don't tolerate dissension among my subordinates. Don't let there be a next time." "Yes!" Xavier straightened up, feeling cold all over as he left the room. Haiqin waited in the reception room, but she wasn't in a hurry. Another half hour passed before someone led her to Isaac's office. "Mr. Cohenas, I'm Haiqin Bonny, the head of Hai Bao Art Customization." Isaac looked at her. She was elegant and capable, and her eyes were exceptionally bright, unexpectedly beautiful. But that wasn't why Isaac was staring at her. Isaac felt... she looked familiar, but he hadn't seen her before. "I don't want to waste time listening to your meaningless boasts," Isaac interrupted her. "Get to the point." Haiqin didn't mind his rudeness, "I want to take charge of the 'Horizons' jewelry show, not as an exhibitor, but to oversee everything." "Such ambition." Isaac was somewhat surprised. "Can you handle it?" "Perhaps your appetite isn't small either." "Oh?" "Satine Company has never been involved in the jewelry field before; it has always been a weak spot. But I am confident that I can help your company expand in this area, and perhaps in your larger plans... perhaps I can help you..." Haiqin's words were meaningful. "And what makes you think your small company is worth me giving up cooperation with those already established companies? Such as your father's company... From what I know, the Bonny family started in the jewelry business." Isaac eyed her. "You may have other intentions through me, but why should I?" "After all, besides your responsible appearance, there's nothing else that impresses me." "Then do you know that the submissions from Bonny Jewelry for this selection are suspected of plagiarism?" Hai qin dropped this bombshell. Once 'Horizons' started, those designers who were plagiarized would come forward, and in the end, Bonny Jewelry could easily push out a few designers to take the blame. By then, Satine Company would become a real joke. "Is that so? Thank you for letting me know, Miss Bonny." Isaac replied indifferently, "I'll screen them carefully." With that, he picked up the internal phone, looking like he was ready to end the conversation. Haiqin gritted her teeth, "Alanxi Cohenas is about to step down. If I can make the Wood Cohenas family reveal a major flaw before the election..." Isaac then looked at her with renewed interest, leaning back in his chair, deeply assessing the girl who stood before him, fighting hard for what she wanted. Finally, he clapped his hands with amusement. "I like talking to smart people." Isaac said casually, obviously not taking her words seriously, "I'll be looking forward to it, Miss Bonny." Haiqin cursed him silently. Watching this bastard who obviously thought he was watching a good show. Bastard!