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Chapter 30 The Pot of the Long Night

Jiang Manman did not reply to the message immediately.

She searched for film festival-related videos on various short video platforms, filtering out those related to Sena from a large number of award ceremony videos.

The feuds and competition for position between actresses are always hot topics. Although Sena is not famous, the conflict at the film festival was still edited and posted online by many media outlets, and it was quite popular.

[Senna's dress was torn by Huang Lier]

[Huang Lier was splashed with red wine by Sena]

[Senna and Huang Lier's controversy over stealing the spotlight]

[Senna claims Huang Lier has a sugar daddy protecting her, Huang Lier vehemently denies it]

At first, it was just videos of celebrities arguing, and netizens were commenting on the arguments themselves. But as the conversation went on, a big name on the internet suddenly got excited and started a discussion about the evening gown that sparked the fight between the two minor celebrities, Senna and Huang Lier: "Is it better to rent a designer evening gown or buy a smaller brand directly?"

This influential figure has millions of followers, and there are many people holding opposing views, each sticking to their own opinions, and the argument is getting more and more heated. Somehow, it has come to involve the Mu Chan dress itself:
"Look at those so-called big brands and so-called art these days. Most of them are just trying to attract attention. They use very little fabric, can't cover up what they should, and are ridiculously expensive. Sena's evening gown is much more eye-catching."

"Senna's evening gown is truly stunning. We can't dismiss it just because it's not a big brand. Look at the three-dimensional embroidery on it, it's gorgeous! It's just a shame that Senna isn't a big star, otherwise this gown brand would be a huge hit!"

"Could it be that Huang Li'er was afraid that Sena's dress would steal her thunder, so she deliberately came up to pick a fight and ruined the dress? Women's jealousy is truly terrifying."

"But Huang Lier's dress is really awful. I heard it's a classic design from the top brand MG, but it looks like a rag. It's so ugly. Where does she get the confidence to make fun of Sena's dress?"

"I just saw the interview. Sena's dress brand is called 'Mu Chan'. I went to their official website, and wow, there are so many dress styles there, all of which are my favorite Chinese style series!"

……

The conflict between the female celebrities escalated to the evening gown that sparked the argument—all of this was within Jiang Manman's predictions.

But as the topic spread, the designer of the brand that wore Huang Lier's dress suddenly stepped in and started a fight!

This time, they went all out, simultaneously launching live streams on several major platforms with a clear theme—suppressing the Muchen brand.

Although the MG brand is not considered a top luxury brand, it has a huge fan base in the fashion industry. As soon as the topic of "Twilight Cicada" became popular, MG's official live broadcast room was launched, and MG's chief designer directly and deeply denigrated the creativity and craftsmanship of Twilight Cicada for several hours.

While belittling her, he began to elaborate on the high-class artistic inspiration and design concept of Huang Lier's dress, subtly implying that those who said his dresses looked like rags did not know how to appreciate art.

If that were all, it would be considered professional jealousy, and wouldn't warrant Ayla using the word 'trouble'.

The problem is that MG somehow got hold of Sena's dress and disassembled it in front of the audience during a live stream, discovering a technical flaw that could ruin Mu Chan's reputation—a clumsy stitch that was three centimeters long.

When Jiang Manman entered MG's live stream, MG's chief designer was pointing the pins at the high-definition live stream camera, making sarcastic remarks:
"As we all know, sewing is a basic skill for designers. A qualified designer should be proficient in at least three classic sewing techniques. Please look at this spot. This is the hem of the Twilight Cicada dress. All the seams are made with hidden stitches, which is fine in itself, but there is a major mistake at the finishing stitch!"

The number of viewers has exceeded one million, including many industry peers who came to watch the drama unfold.

Jiang Manman's expression faltered slightly when she saw the sparse stitch, about three centimeters long, that the MG designer had specifically pointed out in the video. In the live stream, the designer spoke eloquently: "Many of my colleagues are here, and everyone knows that such a basic mistake shouldn't even appear in a designer's work. You could say only a primary school student could sew at this level! Yet, such a stitch appeared on this evening gown—it's a disgrace to the design world!"

He glanced at the comments: "Someone actually questioned whether I deliberately tampered with it beforehand? The war between designers should always be a friction of creativity and ideas. No matter how despicable, it's not worth deliberately making things difficult on the most basic sewing! I don't know if any of the designers from Muchan are in my live stream. If they are, please let me know. I really want to ask you face to face, is this three-centimeter basic mistake a problem with your skill level or your attitude?"

In the Muchan Studio group chat.

Ayla was somewhat anxious: "Boss, what should we do? There's no way that three-centimeter stitch could appear on Mu Chan's evening gown. I suspect someone tampered with it, but collecting evidence takes time. I'm afraid that before we find any evidence, Mu Chan will be boycotted and forced to close down!"

Jiang Rong remained relatively calm: "Madam, should I go and check with the film festival staff first?"

Shanshan: "Boss, I've been trying to contact Sena, but her phone is off."

Jiang Manman: "No need to investigate. I know what I'm doing. Just leave it to me."

After offering a reassuring remark, Jiang Manman left the group chat and looked towards the bathroom.

I have mixed feelings in my heart.

In the live stream, MG's designer kept questioning Jiang Manman, but she couldn't even utter a rebuttal.

Because she knew where that stitch came from.

Of course, it couldn't be some elementary school student.

It was a long night of feasting.

On the first night of the film festival, she was sitting in the home theater, watching TV shows while giving her dress a final check. After confirming that everything was perfect, she was about to put it on when Yan Changye suddenly came over and insisted on watching a movie together.

I watched the uncut version of the emotional blockbuster. After only ten minutes, Yan Changye gently took Jiang Manman's collarbone into his mouth and coaxed her to put on the underwear he had bought from Shanghai. They went crazy all night.

When Jiang Manman woke up in the morning, she saw the man hiding to the side, looking somewhat guilty, sewing the dress.

She felt weak all over and asked casually, "What are you doing?"

"I stepped on it without noticing last night." Yan Changye coughed lightly. "It's just a slight loose thread, my husband can handle it himself."

Jiang Manman didn't take it too seriously. After taking another nap, the dress was already neatly placed in the bag. Sena was calling urgently, and something flashed through Jiang Manman's mind, but she couldn't quite grasp it. She hurriedly left the house.

At that time, when she talked about the long night banquet with Sena, she also said to Sena:
"That person even sewed two stitches on the dress you're wearing for me."

So, even though she knew he had been given acupuncture, how could she not have considered that this pampered young master probably had never even touched a needle in his life...

Thinking of this, Jiang Manman frowned slightly and called to Yan Changye, who was still taking a bath: "Yan Changye, come here!"

(End of this chapter)