"Old Fang! I don't think the studio needs to recruit new people for now."
Ding Ruola carried all the cooperation contracts home. She had no time to read them in the studio, so she could only do it at home.
Fang Siyan took the initiative to take on part of the work. He read the documents much faster than Ding Ruola. Having read a lot of documents, he could quickly spot the problems in them.
"Don't take on any tasks from this company in the future!"
He specifically picked out one company and piled the relevant documents in front of Ding Ruola.
"What's wrong?"
It was the first time for Ding Ruola to come into contact with these companies, and she didn't know the situation of this one.
"It has a dubious background. I'm afraid you'll get involved later."
Ding Ruola's company had just started and couldn't afford to be troubled by such companies. Although he could help her then, Ding Ruola's personality would surely not let it go easily.
"Okay!"
Fang Siyan found this one problematic company, and he knew there would be more like it. He picked them out one by one.
Wasn't this clearly taking advantage of Ding Ruola's lack of work experience?
After Ding Ruola had been home for a few days, when the program was about to be recorded again, Fang Siyan drove her there.
This time, Fang Siyan didn't leave. He knew this was the last episode of the program. He thought that since he couldn't accompany Ding Ruola throughout, it would be nice to watch her win the championship in the end.
When Ding Ruola returned to her separate working area, she found that the documents on her desk had been tampered with.
A pang of unease shot through the girl's heart. She had a bad feeling.
The theme of this episode was the same. The program crew asked them to explain their design concepts one by one.
For the sake of fairness, according to the ranking of the previous episode, Yu Zhou was the first to go on stage, followed by a little girl named Zhang Ranran. Ding Ruola was the last one.
Having trained under Ding Ruola for so long, Yu Zhou's design drawings this time impressed everyone.
Ding Ruola thought this girl had a bright future. Her design style was diverse, and she could grasp the essence of each style.
She was a rare talent.
All the judges also gave high praise to Yu Zhou's work.
Sitting in the audience, Yu Zhou's mother was also invited to stand up by the host.
The mother was very touched by her daughter's success. Wiping away her tears, she told everyone about her daughter's progress during this period.
At this emotional scene, Ding Ruola couldn't help shedding tears.
"Now, let's welcome Zhang Ranran!"
The girl was very nervous when she got on the stage. She kept looking in Ding Ruola's direction.
Ding Ruola found it strange. There was no teleprompter on her face, and the director wasn't sitting there either. What did Zhang Ranran keep looking at her for?
When Zhang Ranran put her design drawings on the big screen, Ding Ruola finally understood.
"Isn't this my own manuscript?"
She wanted to rush onto the stage right away, pull the girl down, and scold her severely.
Then let the whole design circle know what kind of person she was.
The judges on the scene looked at each other in surprise when they saw the girl's manuscript.
The style was very different, and these judges had sharp eyes. They thought this style was very similar to Ding Ruola's.
It would even be hard to tell if it was mixed with Ding Ruola's drawings.
The program crew noticed the strange expressions on the judges' faces. A junior director immediately picked up his phone and contacted one of the judges.
[Director: What's going on? Why is there a cold - spell?]
[Judge: There's something wrong with this manuscript.]
The director didn't care about these things. He urged the judge to continue and not to get stuck.
"The style of this manuscript is greatly influenced by others!"
The judge also had to make a living. Since she was on this stage, she had to do her job. She couldn't directly point out that Zhang Ranran had plagiarized. She could only be vague and hint at it.
Such things should be left at that. Ding Ruola hadn't come on stage yet. Maybe it was just a misunderstanding.
After that, several other contestants showed their works.
It wasn't until Ning Qing came on stage that Ding Ruola perked up a bit.
Ning Qing had always been very stable. Today's manuscript was just her normal level, and it looked very comfortable.
"Next, let's welcome the famous DIMO."
Ding Ruola didn't want to hear this name at all.
After she stood on the stage, she didn't show her design manuscript.
Both the program crew and the judges thought Ding Ruola was being mysterious.
She had the capital, and people wouldn't find it annoying.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the program crew used the teleprompter to remind Ding Ruola that she should start, but Ding Ruola still didn't respond.
Just when the program crew decided to stop shooting, Ding Ruola suddenly spoke up.
"I've decided to withdraw from the competition. You've already seen my manuscript for this competition. There's no need for me to show it again."
The judges were in an uproar. They knew who Ding Ruola was referring to.
But now it was up to the program crew to decide whether it could be said or not.
Since the program crew hadn't given an order, they didn't dare to say anything casually.
Fang Siyan noticed the situation on the stage. In order not to let Ding Ruola be wronged in front of everyone, he went up to say hello to the program crew and took Ding Ruola backstage.
"Ruoruo, what's going on? Why did you withdraw from the competition without saying a word!"
The girl was about to tell Fang Siyan the situation when she saw someone walking towards them.
Ding Ruola didn't say a word because the person was walking against the light, and she couldn't see the person's face clearly.
"Sorry, I really need this fame!"
Zhang Ranran knelt down in front of Ding Ruola with a thud. If it were something else, Ding Ruola would have helped her up immediately, but she wouldn't tolerate plagiarism.
"You don't need fame. You just want money."
Ding Ruola's words hit the girl right in the heart. She gave Zhang Ranran a disdainful look and then pulled Fang Siyan away.
She did have abundant resources, but she had fought for them step by step on her own.
They didn't come easily.
"Aren't you going to expose her?"
Fang Siyan thought Ding Ruola was being surprisingly gentle this time. If it had been before, Ding Ruola would have caused a scene on the program.
"I've already got what I want. If she wants it, I'll give it to her. It's just a drawing."
In the last competition, Ding Ruola didn't go all out. She spent less than an hour drawing that picture.
She didn't want to argue either. She thought it was disgusting to be on the same stage as such a person.
The news that Ding Ruola had withdrawn from "Design 101" spread like wildfire. Many people thought she was at the end of her wits and had no inspiration.
Later, Ding Ruola and Zhang Ranran knew what had happened.
Ning Qing was very dissatisfied with Ding Ruola's final move. She didn't expect Ding Ruola to treat design like a game.
She was too single - minded and took everything too seriously.
Maybe Ning Qing was the only one in the whole program who was really competing.
Also because of this, Ning Qing's popularity wasn't very high.
The result of the competition was predictable.
Ning Qing naturally won the first place, and Yu Zhou got the second.
Ding Ruola didn't have much impression of the third - place contestant, and Zhang Ranran didn't get a ranking.
The judges also knew that this manuscript had a dubious origin. They didn't want to be criticized later, so they didn't vote for Zhang Ranran.
This was also Fang Siyan's arrangement.
There was no such good thing as having one's cake and eating it too.