Chapter 13: Is Contestant Number 10, Meng Xiaowan, Crazy?
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Because she was different from the rest, the people below the stage and even the judges were no longer paying attention to her. It was as if they were silently admitting that she was eliminated.
Naturally, the audience and judges looked at the other contestants with anticipation, especially Lin Li.
At the same time, Meng Xiaowan had already begun to place the fabric she had trimmed on the mannequin. Thereafter, she began to sew and decorate it.
Other than Meng Xiaowan, everyone else only started to draw and trim the fabric canvas.
But even if Meng Xiaowan was one step ahead of the others, no one paid attention to her. Everyone had already tacitly agreed that she was here to embarrass herself and to take up a spot in the contest.
Lin Li looked at the finished design at the side. She compared it to the fabric and skillfully outlined and then trimmed it. Every step was akin to flowing water.
As for the other eight contestants excluding Meng Xiaowan, they would erase and redraw their sketches. Some of them would even go back to redraw when they have started trimming.
From their movements, one could tell how skilled they were.
In comparison, Lin Li's actions looked perfect and decisive.
The people below the stage gasped in admiration.
"Wow, Senior Lin Li is indeed one of the top designers in the fashion design department. Look at how smoothly she sketched the design and even her tailoring is smooth and skillful. She's definitely the champion!"
"I can tell from the screen that the male outfit she designed is especially cool. It's really rare for a female designer to design a male outfit so perfectly!"
"Sigh! If you didn't mention it, I wouldn't have realized it. The other designers seem to be designing outfits to match their gender. The female designers are designing female outfits, while the male designers are designing male outfits. Senior Lin Li is actually a female designer designing a male outfit! And she even designed it so beautifully!"
"I'm really looking forward to Senior Lin Li's outfit more and more!"
"Everyone, that Meng Xiaowan is actually designing a male outfit too. This is too funny! With her skills, she even designed an outfit that is different from her own gender. This is really…"
"Hey, why did you mention her? If you didn't mention her, I would have forgotten about her."
And at this moment, Ms. Li who was sitting in the middle of the judging panel saw Lin Li's performance and was all smiles. He said happily, "This contestant Lin Li's performance is not bad, she actually managed to design a male outfit so nicely and beautifully. This is not usually something that a female designer would be good at, I never expected her to perform so well. Don't you think so, Mr. Zhang?"
When Mr. Zhang heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "That's right, Ms. Li. I think the outcome of this match is very obvious. This Lin Li is indeed very talented and has even designed the male outfit so well. If she was designing a female outfit, it would be even better!"
Ms. Li wrote down Lin Li's information on the paper and subconsciously asked, "This child has talent. Which teacher taught her?"
Suddenly, Chen Li weakly raised her hand and whispered, "Teachers, they are my students."
Ms. Li and Mr. Zhang, who were on the judging panel, looked towards the direction of the conversation.
Immediately, Ms. Li smiled and said sourly, "Ha? So it's you, Ms. Chen. I remember that your fashion design skills are ranked at the bottom among all the teachers. Such a good student actually came from you, what a pity."
Mr. Zhang looked around awkwardly and said, "This… Ms. Li."
In the current grade, Mr. Zhang was famous for being impartial. When he heard Ms. Li's words, he felt a little awkward for Chen Li.
At this moment, Chen Li scratched her head awkwardly. "Haha, that's right, Ms. Li. You're the best. I'm definitely not better than you."
When Ms. Li heard this, he felt secretly pleased.
"Hahaha, don't say that. Ms. Chen, you're also very impressive."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhang heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they did not quarrel. Ms. Chen seemed to be a reasonable person. Otherwise, Ms. Li would definitely snatch her students away.
At the same time, the other nine contestants on the stage were slowly getting down to business.
They had all begun placing the trimmed fabric on the mannequin.
On the screen on stage displayed the contestants in nine smaller screens, every contestant was competing against time. Everyone was immersed in their creation.
There were only 20 minutes left.
At this moment, the contestant who was not within the screen had already stopped and was sitting on a chair with her head lowered, resting.
Due to the stage lighting, the outfit that she had made was covered by a shadow, making it impossible to tell what they looked like.
However, other than the outfit she made, the audience and judges below the stage could see everything clearly!
After all, on the same stage, everyone else was standing and immersed in their own creation. But there was one person who was completely different from the other nine, she actually stopped when there were twenty minutes left!
This scene instantly caused those below the stage to have no choice but to pay attention to her even if they didn't want to.
Discussions broke out.
"Is contestant number 10, Meng Xiaowan, crazy?"
"There are still twenty minutes in the competition! Is she done?!"
"Everyone else is competing against time, but she just sat down and rested in front of everyone!? Is she really done?"
"Heh, I don't think she's done with her outfit. She just gave up!"
"Yes, yes, you're right. If even the judge, Ms. Li, says it's impossible, then it's definitely impossible. More haste, less speed!
"She must be regretting that she trimmed the fabric directly at the beginning. It must be because the fabric was trimmed too badly and she didn't know how to save it, so she had no choice but to give up! Hahahahaha! She must be suffering the consequences now!"
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