Chapter 132: After breaking off the engagement Mr. Si chased his wife to the crematorium!
Chapter 132: There is a Mole
Hu Linquan sneered, not listening to their explanations. "She could memorize all the styles in advance and then draw them bit by bit every day to make prototypes!"
"I didn't..." Yin Panpan couldn't defend herself, tears of grievance welling up. "I drew these myself. If you insist on calling it plagiarism, then they definitely plagiarized my work first!"
Hu Linquan chuckled upon hearing this. "Who is the other party? Shuyi! The famous clothing company! The designer behind these 23 new designs is the renowned designer Jin Shang! And who are you? A little greenhorn. Does anyone even know you? Where would they copy your work from?"
Yin Panpan truly felt like she couldn't clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River!
"If you are so talented in design, why haven't I seen you create such stunning pieces before?" Hu Linquan asked.
Yin Panpan hurriedly explained, "Before drawing these sketches, I received a lot of guidance from President Ou. The inspiration kept coming, and that's how I created these!"
If it wasn't for Ou Yan's inspiration, she would still be stuck!
Hu Linquan sneered, "Why does it sound like Ou Yan directed you to plagiarize others' work?"
"No!" Yin Panpan was both angry and anxious, wiping away tears. "You can misinterpret my words and insult me all you want, but you cannot insult President Ou! She's not that kind of person! She couldn't do something like this!"
"You getting so worked up easily gives people the impression that you're either defending your accomplice or afraid of getting caught..."
"You're too much!" Yin Panpan clenched her fists, feeling utterly bullied!
Just then, a cold voice cut through the tension.
"How old is Mr. Hu? Bullying a young girl?"
Everyone turned to see President Ou, and relief flooded their eyes as if they'd seen a savior...
Before Ou Yan arrived, their entire department, especially Yin Panpan, had been through a lot!
"President Ou..." Yin Panpan's eyes welled up with a myriad of emotions as she saw her, her fists loosening, tears streaming down.
"Wipe away your tears," Ou Yan glanced at Yin Panpan gently, "Stand tall, real gold fears no fire."
Yin Panpan nodded obediently and wiped away her tears immediately.
Hu Linquan looked at Ou Yan, seemingly protecting Yin Panpan, and sneered, "The company is in such a mess, and just as I found some clues, President Ou intervenes. People who don't know might think Director Ou is here to take credit."
Ou Yan's lips curled coldly, "Mr. Hu is so eager to make people confess, more impatient than the police. People might think you're desperate to find a scapegoat."
With this statement, the entire department was shocked...
Hu Linquan's face changed instantly, "What do you mean? It's obvious that Yin Panpan, being young and inexperienced, tried to gain fame by plagiarizing others' work!"
"Oh, are you her confidant? Do you know her thoughts?" Ou Yan retorted with Hu Linquan's own words, "I know you're close, but with such a big mistake, headquarters has already held her accountable! You can't save her!"
"Whether she can be saved or not, is it up to you?"
Headquarters held her accountable, but she didn't get wind of it?
As a vice president, Hu Linquan got wind of it before her?
Obviously, this old man was lying! He was pressuring her with headquarters!
"The production of these new products has reached 110,000 pieces, worth tens of millions, sitting in the warehouse! After copying 23 designs, let's see if you dare to launch new ones tomorrow! Instead of arguing here, you might as well resign! Seek help from headquarters; at least we can salvage some losses!"
Although he said so, Hu Linquan knew better than anyone that in such a tight situation, headquarters could only mitigate some economic losses at best. In terms of credibility... they'd probably suffer heavily!
Having goods in the warehouse but unable to sell them, missing the promised deadline, being untrustworthy—these were all big taboos for Lishis!
Hu Linquan secretly gloated; this girl was done for!
"Call a meeting!" Ou Yan dropped this statement and left the design department.
All the company's executives hurried to the conference room. Ou Yan sat at the head, still exuding a strong aura of leadership.
Such a big incident, but there was no panic on her face...
Everyone silently admired Ou Yan's strong psychological quality...
"President Ou, those 23 garments from Shuyi, in terms of color, pattern, workmanship, and length, thickness, they're all identical to ours! It's impossible for such a coincidence to happen!"
"They even hired a celebrity endorser before. Now those new products are selling like crazy. Anyone who sees the new products will assume that Shuyi designed them first!"
"Currently, we have no evidence that they plagiarized Yin Panpan's work. It seems more like Yin Panpan copied theirs first."
"If those goods in the warehouse can't be sold, we'll lose a lot of money!"
"President Ou, the design sketches were drawn by Yin Panpan. Could it be that she made a mistake..."
"No," Ou Yan interrupted before the speaker finished, "Panpan wouldn't do such a thing, let alone betray the company."
"Are you her confidant?" Hu Linquan retorted with Ou Yan's previous words, "You know people's faces but not their hearts..."
"I'm not her confidant, but I'm not as brainless as some people, with intelligence as thin as the air on the plateau."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean you're not very bright," Ou Yan said bluntly, "What plagiarist would copy 23 designs verbatim? Can you use your brain to think?"
"You..." Hu Linquan suppressed his anger for the moment!
He was sure that Ou Yan would soon leave that seat, and Yin Panpan would be labeled as a plagiarist, and the Lishi family would hold her accountable. She would not only have to compensate for huge losses but also go to jail...
By then, the position of the President would still be his!
Whatever Ou Yan did now was futile!
Ou Yan's gaze fell on everyone, "Now, there are only two questions in this meeting. Firstly, I firmly believe that Panpan didn't plagiarize. I trust her character. So the question is, if the designs were hers, why did they end up in the hands of a rival company? And why can the rival company produce them in advance and promote them so widely? It feels like they're mocking us."
She glanced at Hu Linquan, who turned his head away, impatient to listen.
"These 23 new products were only seen by me and the design department. If they spread to the rival company, then the mole is among us."
Hu Linquan was about to suggest that Ou Yan was the most likely mole...
Unexpectedly, Ou Yan added, "Of course, it's also possible that someone used despicable means to betray the company..."
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