Ding Ruola lowered her head and glanced at the design draft that Little Sparrow had placed on the table.
It was a rice - colored dress. The waist was designed with a hollow pattern, and the skirt body was in the style of a fishtail skirt. Overall, it looked very comfortable, without any show - off of skills. It was a perfect draft.
"Is this your draft?"
Little Sparrow nodded. From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the expression on Ding Ruola's face, which was one of delight.
The girl obviously had something on her mind. Ding Ruola was a reasonable person. She asked the little girl to put down what she was holding, then casually grabbed a chair and motioned for Little Sparrow to sit down.
The girl seemed very restrained and self - abased for some reason.
Her voice was very soft, as if she was afraid of someone.
"Are you afraid of me?"
Little Sparrow shook her head.
She bit her lips and shook her head embarrassedly. Then she lowered her head again, and her voice when speaking was as soft as a buzzing fly.
"Don't be afraid! If you've really been wronged, I'll definitely back you up."
Hearing Ding Ruola's words, the girl suddenly raised her head. Her eyes sparkled, as if she had seen a guiding light.
The studio that was now preparing to sue Ding Ruola was Little Sparrow's former employer.
Little Sparrow was not a fresh intern. She had graduated a year earlier and had been working at Jia Na Studio.
The most famous designer at Jia Na Studio was Zhang Jiana. Her design styles were diverse, and each of her works was a masterpiece that could turn decay into magic.
There was a saying in the industry that the upper limit of many designers was the lower limit of Zhang Jiana.
In fact, Ding Ruola also admired this senior very much. In a certain sense, Zhang Jiana could even be regarded as Ding Ruola's idol.
She didn't interrupt Little Sparrow's story and let her continue.
This matter was getting more and more interesting.
The office area of Jia Na Studio was very strange. Zhang Jiana had her own private space, while the other designers worked on their design drawings in a public office area.
Little Sparrow told Ding Ruola that she had gone to the studio out of admiration but had left disappointed.
Everyone in the studio was very secretive, as if they were guarding against thieves.
She didn't understand at first, until her design draft caught Zhang Jiana's eye.
That day, the weather was foggy. Even with the air - conditioner on, the room was stuffy and uncomfortable.
She had received a call from her mother at noon and had rushed out to answer it without covering her design draft.
When she came back, she found that her design draft was gone. Just as she was about to ask her colleagues in the public area, Zhang Jiana walked over and tapped on her table.
She thought she had been recognized. She thought she would be able to rise to fame overnight. She thought her father's medical expenses would be covered.
Unexpectedly, the woman took out a bank card with her delicately manicured hand and placed it in front of Little Sparrow.
"Your design is very good. There's what you need in it!"
Faced with the choice between money and a future, Little Sparrow chose money.
"I want 200,000 yuan!"
This amount, combined with the money at home, would be just enough for her father's surgery.
After she said this, she would never forget Zhang Jiana's half - squinted fox - like eyes. She regretted that she hadn't seen the woman's cruelty at that time.
The woman kept saying yes. Little Sparrow thought there was 200,000 yuan in the bank card for her father.
When she took it to the bank, the amount in it made Little Sparrow panic. Her dreams were shattered, and the god in her heart had also collapsed.
God! Such a lie could only be believed by the ignorant.
After that, Little Sparrow had a big argument with Zhang Jiana over financial matters and was naturally fired from Jia Na Studio.
"What about this dress?"
"It's Zhang Jiana's latest design, which is why she's in such a hurry!"
After saying this, Little Sparrow lowered her head again.
Ding Ruola rubbed her chin. For this matter, she felt that the swear words in her mind were not enough.
How could such a person become a benchmark in the industry and a trend - setter in fashion? She was just a parasite living off others' creativity.
"Do you have any evidence?"
All Little Sparrow had was a private recording, but such evidence had no legal effect in court.
"A habitual plagiarist still wants to accuse me of plagiarism. No way."
Since Jia Na Studio was trying to put online pressure on Ding Ruola, Ding Ruola also had people to help her.
She immediately called Song Yan and described Little Sparrow's situation.
The trolls and marketing accounts on Song Yan's side were far more powerful than those of Jia Na Studio.
Suddenly, several big V's posted an article at the same time.
[Zhang Jiana - The Creativity Bloodsucker!]
In an instant, this article went viral on all major platforms.
It was like throwing a brick to attract jade!
There must be many stories like Little Sparrow's, but no one was willing to speak up. Now that there was a "pioneer",
Subsequent revelations about Jia Na Studio came one after another.
Jia Na Studio was in a complete mess. They still hadn't solved the problem of the leakage of their new quarter's products, and they hadn't sorted out the liquidated damages from the clothing factory. Now, due to this public opinion, they had to hire a public relations team to deal with it.
Ding Ruola's workload was not heavy these days. She watched Zhang Jiana's press conferences on all major platforms every day.
The woman's sharp and mean face was saying all kinds of false words.
Since they wanted to go to court and argue with these marketing accounts, Song Yan and Ding Ruola were not to be trifled with.
On the day of the court session, Song Yan brought several account operators from her company to the court, and Ding Ruola brought Little Sparrow.
"Plaintiff, you said the defendant was slandering you. Do you have any evidence?"
The lawyer looked at the materials in his hand. There was no evidence at all.
The lawyer quickly wiped the sweat from his face. "We didn't organize the evidence in advance..."
"Then you said the defendant stole your design draft! According to our investigation, the only people who had access to this draft on your side were Zhang Jiana herself and your assistant. How do you explain this?"
The lawyer glanced sideways at Zhang Jiana. The sharp - featured woman was staring at him fiercely, which sent a chill down his spine.
The judge continued to speak, but the lawyer couldn't say a word.
This trial could be watched on the official website of the Kyoto Court.
The most interesting part was the discussion about Zhang Jiana being called sharp - featured.
The judge's final evaluation was extremely fair - Zhang Jiana just looked like that.
Zhang Jiana was dumbfounded. She lost this lawsuit.
When the court session ended, Zhang Jiana glared at Ding Ruola.
Ding Ruola felt a sense of fear, as if she had been targeted by a venomous snake.
Fang Siyan had also been keeping track of this matter. Judging from the way Ding Ruola handled this matter, her growth was truly remarkable.
If it had been the old Ding Ruola, she would have surely gone straight up against Zhang Jiana to prove that she was strong enough without plagiarism.
This time, she had appeased the customers and brought down the enemy, killing two birds with one stone.
"Baby, your growth really makes me happy!"