Chapter 1541 - : Winner of the Grand Finals (2/2)

She had lost!

She had lost to Wen Xinya!

Before today, she had so resolutely believed that although Wen Xinya defeated her by one point during the preliminary rankings, it was an insignificant gap. She had been so confident of defeating Wen Xinya during the presentation of the physical creations.

But reality had given her one vicious slap across the face.

The atmosphere in the arena had reached a peak. It was now the most highly-anticipated moment of the competition—the unveiling of the ultimate winner of the grand finals. Although the results were now clear to everyone, the crowd still looked forward to that exhilarating moment.

They wanted to enjoy every second of that heart-racing and blood-pumping moment.

“The ultimate winner of the Milan World Expo International Jewelry Design Competition grand finals is…” The host paused dramatically before pointing the microphone toward the audience and hollered. “The ultimate winner, whom you all have been so enthusiastically rooting for—can everyone please call out her name!”

A rich, emotive voice that carried with it an intense ability to rouse the crowd—this was the allure of an exceptional host.

“Wen Xinya, Wen Xinya, Wen Xinya…” The audience chanted fervently. It was like a cultural melting pot had exploded and all the various languages intermingled amidst the cheer and excitement.

If this was three days before, Wen Xinya might not have become the unanimous winner even though her designs were very good. Even if she had won, there might have been some debate as to the legitimacy of her winning. After all, Jacqueline Madan’s designs were also very good and it was a close contest between the two of them.

However, the video of Wen Xinya’s remarkable performance during the crafting process had such high publicity value that the Milan World Expo Jewelry Association had purposely promoted it in order to drive increased public interest to the competition.

As the Milan World Expo Jewelry Association was world-renowned, it was inevitable that this kind of strong promotion would create the perfect story—behind all that god-given talent was a tirelessly, hardworking girl. It gave a tremendous boost to Wen Xinya’s own reputation.

And in today’s competition, one of the judges had apologized in public to Wen Xinya because of his erroneous judgment in the previous round. He even took off his badge and left the stage. Most members of the public were unable to truly understand the so-called soul and meaning of jewelry creation. As a result, the judges’ critique would influence the opinion of the audience. The action of that judge was a direct hint to the crowd of just how talented Wen Xinya was.

With two such glaring reasons in place, on what grounds would Wen Xinya not be worthy of being the people’s champion?

The host stilled the passionate audience before announcing grandly. “You are right. The ultimate winner is Miss Wen Xinya from Country Z, with a total score of 97 points. Let’s all give her a most enthusiastic round of applause and your heartiest cheers!”

A thunderous wave of applause echoed through the hall.

The judges, the Milan World Expo Jewelry Association and the other sponsors were very satisfied with the results. Wen Xinya was indeed the most outstanding winner the competition had seen for the past few years. Her jewelry designs and her exemplary crafting skills displayed in the crafting workshop had made her a name to remember.

However, Jacqueline Madan was extremely disgruntled with this result. The upbeat atmosphere grated on her nerves while the enthusiastic cheers and claps annoyed her. Everything was just pushing her into a state of extreme frustration.

Meanwhile, Shen Siwen kept her head lowered the entire time. She now knew that her petty thoughts toward Wen Xinya were a complete joke. She would never try to challenge Wen Xinya again.

Because Wen Xinya did not give a rat’s tail about anyone’s challenge.

Nevertheless, she would still end up giving any challenger a vicious slap across the face.