It was the most famous cocktail bar in Yang City.
For the first challenge, each team had to select a cocktail and make a dress that could represent it for the party.
Sunny had already asked the crew of the program to make Zoe be the first one to select the cocktail she had decided on beforehand. Zoe picked sunset glow as Sunny had told her.
Essie, on the other hand, asked Nicole to select a green refreshing cocktail that also had white and blue colors in it. This particular cocktail had a rich flavor.
The crew of the program was supposed to give them 200 dollars, which meant that they had to use the cheapest cloth and accessories to maximize the effect.
Essie decided to go with a skirt that looked like the ocean. It was fresh and elegant, and it showcased Nicole's white skin very well. In addition to that, it also highlighted the flavor of the cocktail she had chosen.
She drew up the sketch as fast as she could, and asked Nicole for feedback. After Nicole didn't object and told her it was good, Essie started to cut the fabric. They only had 15 hours to prepare, and tomorrow at 12 o'clock the clothes would be on stage for display.
Essie didn't really need much help from Nicole, but all Nicole could do was stay beside her and pretend to look at the design drawing while the camera was rolling. Besides, Nicole was no longer as worried as she was before. After all, her agent was one of the best agents, and she wouldn't make the wrong choice in selecting Essie.
At ten o'clock in the evening, when all the other designers were still busy with their work, Essie finished making her dress for the party. It looked very elegant, and now, all that was left for her to do was to decide on the accessories and make some minor adjustments.
Several senior designers couldn't help but feel shocked and immediately stopped what they were doing. They came over to Essie to "admire" her work. They were rivals, after all. As the saying went, "Know the enemy and know yourself, and you will be invincible."
Joe, one of the senior designers, graduated from the University of the Arts London. He was the one who designed the red carpet dress for a movie queen that was used for the Cannes Film Festival. He was amazed by the beautiful long skirt on the mannequin. It was well tailored, with a blue prismatic flower embroidery placed perfectly on the chest area. From a distance, it looked like an extravagant blue gem. The flowing fringes decorated the dress train perfectly.
"You are a genius!" He made no attempt to hide what he was thinking.
The others nodded their heads in approval. They had originally thought that this young girl only joined to get some publicity, but now, they knew that she was actually a very strong competitor.
Sunny, who was busy sewing her dress on the sewing machine, was so angry that her eyes almost popped out. Even though she had prepared her design beforehand and all she needed to do was to follow the original design, it would still take her a day to finish everything.
At first, Zoe had felt happy about Nicole choosing the inexperienced Essie, but now she felt very upset about it. Her expression was quite offensive to Sunny. The hatred Sunny felt towards Essie was like an endless stream.
In the evening, all of the designers and stars stayed in the hotel.
After a series of performances from the girls, the camera on the wall finally stopped shooting.
As soon as Essie remembered that her husband had asked her to call him once she was finished shooting, she picked up her cellphone to call him and report everything to him.
To her surprise, a woman's soft and familiar voice spoke on the phone.
She thought that she might have dialed the wrong number. Just as she was about to hang up, she heard the woman's voice again. "You're Essie, aren't you? Zac is bathing right now. I'm going to stay here for the night if you don't mind."
Hearing that, Essie tightened her grip on her phone. It was Leila.
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