Upon hearing this, Hu Linquan choked on his words.
"The second point is how to solve this matter," Qing Yan spoke, and He Ning handed over an iPad to her. "President Qing, I looked it up. These are the award-winning works of Shuyi, the designer."
Qing Yan glanced at them and saw that they were from some unknown small competitions, and the winning style was not like the fresh and elegant style of Yin Panpan...
"You all can take a look. It's obvious that the opposing designer has plagiarized Panpan's work." Qing Yan placed the iPad on the conference table.
Everyone took a look, and it was indeed the case.
"His design style leans towards the Korean style, different from Panpan's style!"
"It really looks like he copied Panpan's sketches..."
"But he's such a famous person. How could he plagiarize a junior?"
Qing Yan found it amusing. "Famous?"
"Yes, he has already won hundreds of awards in recent years..."
"..." Qing Yan dismissed it. "It depends on what kind of awards he won. Some awards are worth more than a hundred, while some are not even worth one."
"But Panpan hasn't participated in any competitions. After graduating, she has been working in our company, focusing on her drawings. How did the other party know about her and her sketches?" Someone couldn't understand.
"That's why I said there's a mole in the company. The sketches were leaked, and the other party got hold of them, produced them before us, and launched them first." Qing Yan affirmed.
"This mole is too despicable! He's actually undermining his own people!"
"If I find out who this mole is, I'll definitely beat him up!"
"The other party must have given him a lot of benefits..."
...
"President Qing, what's the point of discussing these things with everyone now?" Hu Linquan couldn't help but mock. "The urgent matter is tomorrow's launch! Even if you have no solution, please don't waste time..."
"Who says I have no solution?" Qing Yan raised an eyebrow, exuding an aura of confidence.
Everyone was dumbfounded. In this situation, President Qing still had a solution?
Hu Linquan was stunned for a moment, clearly not believing it. "Then tell us, what's the solution? Can the company avoid losses, maintain its reputation, and even make a profit?"
Everyone thought it was impossible. There would definitely be some economic and reputational losses, so it was impossible to make a profit!
President Hu's words were too demanding!
"There is indeed a solution that can avoid losses, maintain our reputation, and even make a profit..."
Upon hearing Qing Yan's words, everyone was even more astonished. Was there really such a solution?
"If President Qing really has a solution, then she's not human, she's a goddess, right?!" Hu Linquan exclaimed, completely skeptical of her ability to come up with a good solution.
Qing Yan stood up and declared, "I will handle it myself! The meeting is adjourned!"
Everyone was dumbfounded. President Qing herself... could handle it?! Even if she had magical powers now, she couldn't conjure up that many new clothes, could she?!
As Qing Yan walked out of the conference room, He Ning hurriedly caught up with her, saying, "President Qing, President Qing, are you just trying to make us feel better? Do you really have a solution? We have not only hundreds of pre-orders from physical stores under the Li family, but also many customers who have paid on the official website. Shipments are scheduled for tomorrow, and there are also some partners and overseas channels. If we can't deliver anything..."
"Who said I can't deliver?" Qing Yan looked at him, her lips curving slightly. "The new collection will be launched as planned tomorrow!"
She had a plan in mind, and she was certain that Hu Linquan had something to do with this situation!
She was confident that today she would catch him red-handed!
"Qing, President Qing... Do you really have a solution for 110,000 new items?"
"It's not like we have to sell all 110,000 pieces at once. There's no need to rush," Qing Yan raised an eyebrow, extinguishing the hope that He Ning had just ignited.
President Qing was just teasing him...
Tomorrow, it would be a disaster!
As Qing Yan was about to enter her office, she saw Yin Panpan standing at the door, looking both aggrieved and determined.
"President Qing, I..."
Qing Yan naturally understood her intention. "Come inside and talk."
Yin Panpan hastily followed her footsteps, closed the office door, and wiped away her tears. "President Qing! It wasn't me! I didn't plagiarize Jin Shang's work! I didn't even know who Jin Shang was before this! I designed all 23 new items by myself! I swear to the heavens!"
"I believe you," Qing Yan replied.
Yin Panpan froze, her three raised fingers suspended in the air. She had so much more to say, but President Qing easily believed her?
"I believe in you as a person, and I believe in your integrity," Qing Yan softened her tone. "Please have a seat."
Yin Panpan cautiously pulled out a chair and sat down. "President Qing, before I designed these drafts, I looked at many works by Master Mu Qing and received your guidance. That's how I came up with these designs..."
She could guarantee that these designs were unique and had no similarities to any other works...
"Now, think carefully. Who did you show these designs to?"
After thinking for a moment, Yin Panpan said, "These designs were seen by everyone in the entire design department because Minister Yin Hao projected all the sketches and had everyone vote to choose. My 23 sketches ranked high, so they were all selected in the end."
"So, everyone in the design department has seen your work..." Qing Yan tapped her slender fingers on the table a few times.
After contemplating for a while, Yin Panpan hastily added, "Oh, by the way! Before showing the sketches to Minister Yin Hao, I showed them to you... That day happened to be the anniversary of my father's passing, so it left a deep impression on me!"
Qing Yan recalled that day when Yin Panpan, with teary eyes, showed her the sketches. Qing Yan asked for the reason, and it turned out someone had dumped garbage at Yin Panpan's father's grave...
Later, Yin Panpan worried about her mother's safety, so she took a sudden leave of absence. Qing Yan happened to have a meeting with a partner and asked He Ning to drive them together...
"The sketches were on my desk at the time. When I finished dealing with the matter, I made some modifications before showing them to you. I remember the first one you put on top was a pink dress, right?"
"No, it wasn't." Yin Panpan recollected and was certain. "The first one was a pure white dress because I was most satisfied with that dress, so I put it in the front..."
"A white dress?" Qing Yan pondered for a moment. "The last one I saw was the white dress."
Both of them suddenly realized something.
"Someone must have entered at that time."
Yin Panpan was shocked. How could someone dare to enter the CEO's office without permission?!
"Shouldn't we check the surveillance footage then?" Yin Panpan suddenly had hope.
But Qing Yan calmly said, "If the person entered, looked at the sketches, and either took them or left, wanting to confidently walk out of this door, there are only two possibilities: either they turned off the surveillance or deleted the surveillance records..."