Billy was horrified, but he remained calm on the surface. He came here well prepared so he didn’t fear her in the least.
He knew that they hadn’t made a finished product at all. Back then, he saw Ivan design ‘Starry Night’ with his own eyes. Then, something happened at his home and Billy took the opportunity to take away the design drawings and destroyed all his design traces.
Hence, he knew Sophia was just trying to trick him into confessing now.
He confidently countered, “Impossible! This is what I designed. How could there be a finished product a few years ago unless time and space travel exists? You’re just slandering me, Miss Mitchell.”
A photo appeared on the big screen, showcasing a handsome man holding a husky with a collar around the husky’s neck. The collar was exactly the same as the new product ‘Starry Night’ that was displayed today!
Holding the microphone, Sophia said to the audience, “This photo was a photo taken by Pourl’s designer, Ivan, eight years ago and it has been kept in the alumni corridor of Bayside University. Eight years ago, Starry Night was worn on Ivan’s pet dog’s neck! Does this mean Mr. Kim’s ‘Starry Night’ is plagiarized?”
The audience was in an uproar again.
Everyone stood up one after another and looked at the collar in that photo. It was exactly the same as Starry Night shown by Billy today!
This model already existed eight years ago, yet Billy’s design only took shape a year ago!
It was clear in just one glance who was the one plagiarizing.
There were also many alumni who graduated from Bayside University at the scene. Seeing Ivan’s photo, they all finally remembered.
“It’s true. I have seen it before. It turns out that Ivan is an alumni!”
“I’ve never noticed it. Apparently, Starry Night already existed eight years ago!”
“Billy had plagiarized it!”
…
After hearing everyone’s discussion, Sandra’s expression turned sour.
“Impossible!” Billy let out a shout which shocked everyone at the scene.
He paced up and down irritably, pointing at the photo of Ivan as he yelled, “Slander! This is pure slander! This photo is a fake; it’s been photoshopped! I’ve seen this photo and I personally saw them taking this picture. At that time, there was no Starry Night in the picture. The collar did not look like this at all!”
Billy saw Ivan take this picture, which was later hung on the alumni corridor of Bayside University.
When this photo was taken, Ivan hadn’t designed ‘Starry Night’ at all, so how could it be in the picture?
Sure enough, this was a trick to get Billy to confess!
Seeing everyone still whispering among each other, Billy hurriedly continued, “If you don’t believe me, please go to the alumni corridor of Bayside University to take a look. The collar on that photo is not like this at all!”
Facing Billy’s argument, Sophia sighed quietly. “Then what do you think it should look like?”
Billy almost replied but when he was about to say something, he suddenly decided not to.
Something had occurred to him, and he was so shaken that he couldn’t speak a word.
When he took this photo, Ivan’s dog was indeed wearing a collar. The collar was designed by Ivan for his beloved dog and it was not for commercial use. It was later lost and the design drawing was stolen by Billy and he in turn made the collar a hot item in the pet luxury industry…
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