Madam is a dandy, Mr. Shen loves her so much

Chapter 49 Cen Qingmu’s Rival

The Jianghuai Jade Association officially released a blog post announcing the start of the third jade carving competition.

This work will be exhibited online, and the original work will be placed in the Jade Association’s deputy museum.

Because it involved the need to engrave the rough chalcedony stone presented as a national gift, the attention of this competition was unprecedented.

As soon as the game news was sent out, it was forwarded by dozens of official accounts.

It has tens of millions of likes and nearly a million retweets.

Therefore, in order to better mobilize participation and traffic, the official even put a link to online voting under each work.

After all, the most important thing in the jade carving competition is skill and beauty, which requires professional judges to vote.

In order not to affect the fairness of the competition, it is specifically stated in the notes that online voting will not be used as the basis for selection.

But this sentence cannot suppress the enthusiasm of netizens.

Almost as soon as the work was released, the number of online votes for all the works was rising rapidly.

Enthusiasm for the Internet is at an all-time high.

After Fang Linxia and several team members completed the website, they waited in the office for breakfast to be delivered from the restaurant.

She was startled when she looked up and saw who came through the door.

"Why do you look so bad?"

Cen Yao threw her bag on the chair and took a sip of coffee.

She only slept for two hours the first night thinking about the dinner party.

When she woke up in the morning, she had large dark circles under her eyes. She was so frightened that she applied several layers of powder to cover them up.

"Are you done?" Cen Yao looked at it and asked.

Fang Linxia nodded, "Fortunately, this time the president was willing to spend money and specially invited a technical team to come over. Otherwise, with such a huge number of visits, our website would have collapsed."

"Anyone you can name as a sponsor this time is an industry leader, and they all have money."

Of course the president is willing to spend money.

Fang Linxia looked back at the team members who were still discussing the details. She took a few steps forward and bowed her head in front of Cen Yao.

“Do you know whose work has the most votes right now?”

Cen Yao looked up at her.

Fang Linxia smiled arrogantly, "It's from Cen Xuan."

Since online voting is not used as a basis for evaluation, the more votes she has, the better.

She still remembers the grudge from last time, so she will forget it this time.

She will not let Cen Xuan go.

"You have been tired recently. I happen to have two cards here. When you are free, you can go to the spa."

Cen Yao said and took two gold-gilded membership cards from her bag and gave them to her.

Fang Linxia took a look at it and jumped up for joy.

"I've been wanting to try the spa here for a long time."

But it costs six figures to do one job, and her salary level is really beyond her means.

"I know you love beauty, so I prepared one for you when you applied for the card." Cen Yao said in a gentle tone.

Fang Linxia came over and hugged her, "Thank you!! You are indeed my good sister!!"

Xiao Ke, who watched the interaction between the two, cast an envious look.

They all knew about the relationship between Fang Linxia and Cen Yao. The two had been good friends since high school.

They are still working together now, and the most important thing is that the two of them have never had any quarrels.

Every time Cen Yao had something, he would give it to Fang Linxia. It was a very enviable friendship.

Cen Yao noticed Xiao Ke's eyes at the same time. She took out a velvet box from her bag and waved to Xiao Ke.

"I wronged you last time. This is a small gift. If you don't mind it, just accept it."

Xiaoke was flattered and took the box, opening it to reveal a pair of black pearl earrings.

This brand is not cheap, so she hurriedly thanked her.

"By the way, I seem to have heard that tonight is the Jianghuai Chamber of Commerce's dinner. Are you planning to attend?"

Fang Linxia looked at Cen Yao and asked.

A dinner party of this level is highly confidential and will not be leaked in any news media.

There isn't even any public information. People in that circle would only be capitalizing on anything they can pick out, and they don't like to be exposed too much in front of the camera.

Especially for the Jianghuai Chamber of Commerce, the people who join the association are already equivalent to the top people in the industry.

In a place where big guys gather, no media will be allowed to write random reports, and no media will dare to reveal the news.

If Fang Linxia didn't happen to have a father who was also in business, she wouldn't have known this kind of news.

However, her father's level is really beyond her reach.

That's why she was asked to think of a way to see if she could get a ticket from Cen Yao.

"I will go, but I haven't decided yet." Cen Yao looked a little embarrassed.

"What's so difficult about this? It's natural for you to go with Wen Qian."

Now that the relationship between the two is known to the entire Jianghuai, there is no need to get entangled.

Cen Yao thought for a while and called Wen Qian.

The person on the other end didn't deal with her like last night.

I just said one thing, come whenever you want.

Cen Yao's hand holding the phone tightened, and her fingertips turned white.

His attitude remained the same, as if he didn't care whether she went or not.

In what capacity.

"You have to choose a dress carefully this time." Fang Linxia said.

I am afraid that Cen Xuan will also be present. In such an occasion where big bosses gather, Cen Xuan cannot be allowed to dominate.

Seeing that Cen Yao's already bad face turned even paler.

Fang Linxia stepped forward and hugged her shoulders and said, "It doesn't matter, just wait and see, I will definitely give you a good tone."

A smile tugged at the corners of Cen Yao's lips, but it didn't reach her eyes.

At the same time, the curator's office is on the top floor of the Jade Association Pavilion. Relevant members of the evaluation and assessment team have been put in place.

The judges selected for this competition are all senior and famous figures.

Not to mention anything else, the youngest jade carver among the five judges is now a well-known figure.

"I have sent the detailed process to everyone for verification before. If you have any questions, you can raise them."

Director Li stood aside and said.

The woman wearing a royal blue cheongsam sitting in the middle of the round table raised her hand to signal.

"Teacher Li, please speak."

The woman looked at the document in her hand and asked, "The attention of this competition is much higher than before, and the level of sponsorship is also many times higher. I just want to know if there is anything besides money that the sponsors put in. Something else.”

Curator Li is the one who understands Li Shuwan’s character best.

Being able to carve her own way in a male-dominated world, the concept this woman has adhered to for so many years is self-reliance.

Now that I am over forty, I still look beautiful and natural.

Her appearance makes it easy for people not to believe that she is the most valuable female jade carver in the jade carving industry today.

"Teacher Li, don't worry. This time our materials will be kept strictly confidential and no author's information will be revealed. It will be an anonymous exhibition."

Both the judges and various netizens can only see the style and name of the works.

Information about the relevant authors will be revealed at the last minute.

The carving competition relies on skills, not names.

Li Shuwan tapped his fingers on the table, "It's enough for Director Li to promise me this."

Director Li took a long breath after hearing this.

This person has never been easy to mess with. He will turn away if he disagrees with her.

Among the five judges in this competition, she is the only one who is female, and the other four are all elderly masters.

"I heard that among the contestants this time, there is Cen Qingmu's daughter?"

The man sitting opposite Director Li was wearing a navy blue double-breasted Tang suit. The expression on his face moved slightly as he spoke, and you could see the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.

"It's not convenient for us to reveal this, but there must be someone from Cen's family."

Saying this is the same as not saying it.

The man chuckled lightly, "Cen Yao is also participating in the competition, and her surname is also Cen."

"Cen Qingmu's daughter, I remember this little girl!"

The man sitting next to Li Shuwan continued.

"The girl who left the carving on Master Fang Hongcheng's masterpiece."

The fish leaping over the dragon gate back then is still in the museum collection.

They also expected that little girl to grow up, but it was a pity that she would not produce any works after that.

"The hollow carving skills of Cen Qingmu and Mr. Cen are still unrivaled. I just don't know if this little girl has inherited them."

The man said and looked at Li Shuwan.

"You have a rival again."

Li Shuwan closed the document in his hand, and a contemptuous smile appeared on his well-maintained face.

When you are just starting out, there is nothing to be afraid of.

"Since all the masters have no objections, we will adjourn the meeting first."

Director Li breathed a sigh of relief when he walked out of the conference room.

How dare he say that the old lady of the Shen family had arranged for someone to come and say hello in advance.

Now Cen Xuan is not someone to be trifled with.

This competition also involves the Shen family, and Cen Xuan can't afford to offend him because of his golden thigh.

Who doesn't know that Li Shuwan and Cen Qingmu were at odds with each other in the past, and they were almost on the same track.

Cen Qingmu and Li Shuwan were both accomplished in hollow carving techniques, and they were almost evenly matched rivals.

But Li Shuwan has been overshadowed by Cen Qingmu these years. Cen Qingmu and the Cen family's blessings naturally attract more attention than her.

Li Shuwan was always sarcastic every time the two met.

But Cen Qingmu has a gentle temper and never speaks sarcastically.

This also led to Li Shuwan's reputation among the jade carvers becoming increasingly bad.

The disagreement between Li Shuwan and Cen Qingmu is also well known in the industry.

Who doesn’t know that when Cen Qingmu died, someone even witnessed Li Shuwan laughing loudly in the museum.

She is among the judges this time, if Cen Xuan doesn't cover her waistcoat more tightly.

I'm afraid I'm going to suffer at her hands.

Thinking of this, the curators are as big as one and two.

At least before the results of the competition come out, Li Shuwan cannot be allowed to know which work Cen Xuan wrote.

At the same time, Li Shuwan walked out of the library on high heels after leaving the office.

The sapphire blue cheongsam is bright and elegant, and the well-cut silhouette outlines a woman's well-maintained and perfect figure.

Looking back, every step and every tune has its own style.

As I approached the door, the door to the office next to me opened.

The little girl rushed out and bumped right into Li Shuwan.

The papers in her hands were scattered all over the floor.

"sorry Sorry."

The little girl said as she hurriedly squatted on the ground and started picking it up.

The piece of paper closest to Li Shuwan's feet was spread out in front of her.

The jade carving on the top is exquisite, and a series of words are written on the small characters at the bottom.

Confidential documents, please do not disclose them.

Author: Cen Xuan.

Li Shuwan curled his lips, this is really interesting...

　Woohoo, 48 is blocked
  　　
  　
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