Chapter 1535 - A Successful Counterattack by a French Competitor (2/2)

One point didn’t seem like much, but the gap was actually as wide a thousand mountains and rivers in between.

That French competitor smiled smugly as she focused her greenish-blue eyes on Wen Xinya. Her look held traces of a challenge.

Wen Xinya met her gaze and smiled calmly.

Wen Xinya knew what she was thinking. This was just the preliminary rankings for the designs. The deciding factor for victory was the presentation of the actual physical creation. The French competitor’s designs were highly meaningful and very marketable, and she could easily beat her during the presentation of the real product.

Time flowed on as those few competitors exchanged discrete but meaningfully charged looks.

The judging of the designs of all the competitors was completed and the rankings were out.

First place: Wen Xinya, 95 points!

Second place: Jacqueline Madan, 94 points!

Third place: Shen Siwen, 93 points!

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After announcing the rankings, the host said rather fervently, “It looks like it will be a very close fight for the first three competitors. The next segment of the grand finals will be held three days later. I can’t wait to see what happens!”

The host was not the only one who looked forward to the next round. The members of the audience were even more eager.

At this point, a strange sense of calm suddenly descended upon Shen Siwen. She stared at the large screen on stage, at the names of Wen Xinya and Jacqueline Madan on the rankings list.

The design segment of the grand finals officially ended.

Mr. Ronda went forward to give Wen Xinya a hug. “Wen, you have performed exceptionally well today.”

Although he was the one who had handed in Wen Xinya’s designs to the organizers, he didn’t have the authority to look at her designs before today. When he finally saw her drawings, he was truly blown away by her sky-high talent.

Wen Xinya was very touched. “Thank you!”

She was truly very grateful to Mr. Ronda. He had taken such good care of her over the past seven days, and a deep friendship had formed between the two of them.

Mr. Ronda smiled. “The final round of the grand finals will be held three days later. You have to bring your designs to life within these three days. The Milan World Expo Association will provide all the necessary jewels, as well as the craftsmen.”

There was a rather big difference between jewelry design on paper and in actual physical form. It was the same with celebrities. Some celebrities were very photogenic and looked good both on camera and on television. On the other hand, there were some celebrities who looked exceptionally great in person but just lacked the on-screen presence.

The physical embodiment of the jewelry design was the more important aspect.

Wen Xinya smiled. “I will have to continue relying on you for the next few days.”

Mr. Ronda waved her off. “Do you want to return to the hotel now? Or do you wish to stay on for a while longer?”

He shot a discrete glance at the mass of reporters a short distance away. If they didn’t leave now, they would definitely be swarmed by all those reporters. But of course, there were some people who enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by the media.

Wen Xinya understood his meaning and winked at him. “Of course we are heading back to the hotel now. It’s been a long day and I don’t have any energy left to handle those bothersome reporters.”