Chapter 103
"Plagiarism! You have no idea how much the sales of My Fashion's new products have plummeted due to this incident. People have even come to the store to splash paint and throw rotten vegetables and eggs. I've already closed the store today, and I'll reopen after this blows over."
Gianna remained silent for a few seconds before responding, "I understand. I'll take care of it."
"By the way, Trinity submitted her resignation today."
Gianna showed no surprise. "She has achieved her goal, and there is indeed no reason for her to stay at My Fashion."
Noticing Gianna's calm demeanor, Faith asked, "When do you plan to expose her as the mole?"
"Not yet. We need to wait a little longer."
"If we wait too long, My Fashion might not be able to get through this crisis."
"Approve Trinity's resignation, and complete the process today."
Faith was taken aback. "Are you sure about this? Won't it be a potential hazard to us? If she leaves Dawnridge now, it will be a tricky situation."
"Don't worry, she won't leave."
"Are you that certain?"
"Whether she leaves or not, I have a way to handle it."
Seeing Gianna's confident expression, Faith nodded. "Alright, I understand."
As she had witnessed Gianna's abilities, she was willing to trust her.
Soon, Trinity's resignation was approved.
As Trinity didn't expect things to go so smoothly, a sense of unease crept into her heart, but it was quickly overshadowed by the joy of leaving My Fashion.
Her uncle had promised to arrange for her to join LR Design Studio as the Chief Designer as soon as she left My Fashion.
LR Design Studio, backed by the Clinton Group, had always been her goal!
After completing her resignation, Trinity left My Fashion happily, not even bothering to take her things from her desk.
That evening, Trinity called Wayne and told him about her resignation from My Fashion.
After listening, Wayne said, "I'll take care of the arrangements at the LR Design Studio. Just wait to start work. But it would help if you changed your stage name. The previous one has been tainted by the plagiarism scandal, which is not good for your future development."
Trinity was excited and quickly nodded. "Okay, I understand! Thank you, Uncle!"
The next morning, Trinity started working at LR Design Studio.
At the same time, Gianna found the information she was looking for.
As expected, the suspected plagiarized dress was not designed by Trinity.
Even before submitting that design, Trinity's work was mediocre, with no discernible highlights.
Gianna picked up her car keys and left My Fashion.
She drove to a neighborhood on the west side of Dawnridge, following the address in the information.
As the neighborhood was old and the apartment buildings painted, it took Gianna more than ten minutes to find the correct address.
She knocked on the door of 301, and soon, a young woman in her early twenties opened it.
"Who are you looking for?"
Gianna smiled and said, "You must be Naomi. I know you need money, and I can help you."
An hour later, Gianna left Naomi's home.
The next morning, a sudden news broke online. It turned out that the clothes from Orb Design Studio were also copied from someone else's design!
The news immediately caused a stir on the internet.
After all, Orb Design Studio had sent a legal letter to My Fashion and even publicized the plagiarism incident. Within a few days, Orb Design Studio not only gained the approval of a large number of fans but also made a lot of money, meeting the demand.
If Orb Design Studio were also found to be plagiarizing, it would definitely cause public outrage.
Soon, Orb Design Studio responded.
Orb Design Studio: [Thank you all for your attention and support!
[We are deeply sorry for the misuse of public resources due to the accusation of plagiarism against our company, and we are now clarifying and responding to this incident.
[First of all, our company has always been committed to ensuring the originality and uniqueness of all products, and we highly respect the intellectual property of designers. We firmly oppose plagiarism and have never accepted, supported, or encouraged any form of plagiarism of ideas or designs!
[In this incident, we have carefully checked the products and design drafts involved and have not found any form of plagiarism. If the whistleblower has any evidence of plagiarism, please get in touch with our company promptly, and we will handle this matter fairly and justly!
[Finally, we will continue to do our best and strengthen our protection and respect for intellectual property. Thank you!]
In less than five minutes after Orb Design Studio replied, the whistleblower immediately posted an electronic draft of a design, showing that it was from a year ago, while Orb Design Studio's new products had just been launched a few months ago. When My Fashion was accused of plagiarism, the released design draft was only a few days earlier than My Fashion's.
Seeing this news, the netizens immediately started discussing it.
[I didn't expect Orb Design Studio to be plagiarizing too! How dare they accuse My Fashion of plagiarism! Shameless!]
[I don't have a problem with Orb Design Studio, but there's no need to help My Fashion clarify. After all, both of them are copying, and they're not good things!]
[The first time I've seen someone accusing someone of plagiarism for plagiarizing!]
[Orb Design Studio, don't just reply; now that you've said that, you have nothing to say, right?]
[Actually, I don't think this can be blamed on Orb Design Studio. Their attitude has been very good. This design draft has never appeared anywhere. How did the people from Orb Design Studio find out that the design was plagiarized? It can only be said that Orb Design Studio is also a victim!]
Seeing those comments, Wayne's eyes were filled with coldness. "Immediately contact social media and remove all these trending topics!"
After speaking, he immediately called Trinity.
"Trinity, what's the matter with the online accusations of the design being plagiarized? Didn’t you come up with the design?"
In a state of anxiety, Trinity also didn't expect Naomi to reveal this. She gritted her teeth and said, "Uncle, I'm on my way to find that person now. I will definitely handle this matter well!"
Upon hearing this, Wayne angrily kicked the chair next to him and said, "You fool! You're going to get me killed!"
He hung up the phone in anger and said to his assistant, "Notify the PR specialist department to issue a statement in the direction of Orb Design Studio knowing nothing, and promise to compensate the Designer who was infringed!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Vernon's phone rang. "Wayne, what's going on online?"
Sensing the anger in Vernon's tone, Wayne quickly said, "Vernon, don't worry; this matter will definitely not affect LR Design Studio; you can rest assured! I will handle it well!"
"You better handle it!"
If the things he did with Wayne in private were exposed, he may be thrown in prison, needless to say continuing as the general manager of LR Design Studio was out of the question.
On the other hand, the staff of My Fashion also saw the online discussion.
Faith quickly went to find Gianna and asked, "Gianna, did you see the online news about Orb Design Studio's plagiarism?"
Gianna nodded calmly, "I did."
"Why are you so calm about it?"
"Would you be surprised by something expected?"
Shock flashed in Faith's eyes. "Did you do this?"
"Yes."
"But this won't cause any harm to Orb Design Studio. They can insist that they didn't know about the plagiarism and get away with it."
Gianna smiled faintly and said, "You'll see."
Just as netizens were angrily criticizing Orb Design Studio and My Fashion, Trinity found Naomi.
As soon as they met, she slapped Naomi. "Naomi, how could you break your promise to me?"
