Well, although he retired years ago, he was still the unbeatable legend, it would be weird if anyone who likes fashion was not his fan.

Not to mention, Lin Lihua was a star who was practically obsessed with fashion.

"I didn't know that much about Elder Qian."

Lin Lihua shot her a look. "Are you kidding me? He's your mentor. You should be the person who knows him better than anyone."

"He never talks about himself."

Lin Lihua sighed and changed the topic slightly. "Even if Dai Youran is your competitor, your chances of winning are still very high. I'm sure there can't be any series better than this."

Wan Jia laughed at how Lin Lihua had stopped being DY's fan within a minute. "Right, Sis Lihua, could you do the opening?"

"Of course I will. I'm glad I am of that much importance in your eyes.

...

Not long after, it was the eve of the Golden Hand Awards ceremony. Since General Yun had been given one week off work, Yun Xuan was spending the better part of the week at home.

They sat on rattan chairs in the garden as General Yun gave her some ideas on how to deal with her studio's current situation.

"Xuanxuan, the Golden Hand Awards is not the only way to revive your studio." he said as he looked at the documents she was showing him seriously. She had incurred a huge amount of loss in just a short period of time.

"Then, what else can I do?" she asked.

"You could collaborate with a jewelery brand."

Yun Xuan did not know how collaborating with a jewelry brand would boost her studio but thinking about how Elite Fashion World had always been at the peak and they also had their own jewelery brand, she felt it was quite possible.

General Yun saw her thinking hard and continued. "If you don't have enough money for a collaboration, you know that your daddy can always help you, don't you?"

Indeed, money was her biggest problem at the moment. Aside from the huge losses she had recieved lately, she had used most of the studio's income to prepare for the Golden Hand Awards ceremony. But, "Dad, I'm a grown up woman now. How can I still use your money?"

"What nonesense! Who said there was an age limit to when you can use your parents' money? Who do we earn it for then if you cannot use it? Even if you were eighty years old, you would still have a right to it."

Yun Xuan felt touched and hugged her father's arm "Then in that case, I will not be too polite."

"Now that's a good girl." he patted her head. "Still on other ways to improve your studio, you could also hire better designers. It always works wonders."

She frowned. "I thought about that too, but all the famous ones have been swept over to those big companies like Climax Studio and Elite Fashion World."

Her father looked at her like she was being silly. "Who said they had to be famous?"

"They don't?"

"No. You are not using their name. You are using their work and talent. For instance, your little friend is quite interesting. She took her inherited talent cuts higher and since you are friends, the fee for hiring her will not be too exhorbitant."

Yun Xuan was about to reply when she found a flaw in what he just said. He said that she took her inherited talent cuts higher? The key word was...inherited. "Dad, how do you know if her talent was inherited?"

How did he know? How could he not know? It was obviously from Xia Rou. He knew many years ago that Xia Rou was interested in such things but he did not expect that her daughter would be so terrifyingly talented. Actually, when he said 'inherited talent', it was not a mistake. He had done it deliberately.

After Xia Rou called him months ago, he had been unable to find her no matter how much effort he spent looking for her. With her personality, he believed that she would obviously try to get close to Wan Jia with a different identity.

He had no way to investigate Wan Jia with Lu Aotian protecting her like a jewel. However, if that little girl came back to his daughter's side, he could indirectly make his daughter curious about Wan Jia's identity. Then she would want to investigate her and things would become fun.

"Dad, how did you know such a thing?" she asked again.

General Yun acted like he had just said something random. "Nothing. I just guessed it."

When he saw her frown as if she did not believe him, he smiled. Mission accomplished. The trump card had been delivered.

He deliberately changed the direction of the discussion. "Xuanxuan, if you need more business strategies, you can always ask your eldest brother for help."

"Urgh... no, thanks."

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The next day.

The venue of the Golden Hand Awards was a huge hall in the biggest exhibition centre. Apart from the thousands of people with a good eye for fashion, there were also many media outlets who had been invited. The livestream site was also exploding with viewers. At least thirty percent of these people were there to see DY's new release.

Among the famous brands, Elite Fashion World had nominated both Wan Jia and Dai Youran, Climax Studio had one of their trump cards, Qing Tai Media had two and Yun Xuan nominated ony Ran Ran with the combination she had insisted on.