Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted by Eleven Jewell

Chapter 1543
Barbara panicked, and she quickly looked to Chad for help.
Chad wore a stern expression and remained unyielding. He scoffed at Kenneth's assertion. "You weren't directly
involved in the production, Mr. Green. How could you be so certain that this design can't be produced?"
Kenneth's face turned pale. "I've been crafting jade for over forty years. I can discern at a glance which designs are feasible and
which are not. You can bring someone here to create that piece if you doubt my judgment. If I'm wrong, I'll personally tarnish
Emerald Skies Jeweler's reputation!"
For a craftsman to stake his own reputation, he must be confident.
Tension permeated the room. The audience below murmured, exchanging their thoughts.
"I'm not following here. What's the issue with not being able to produce it?”
"If it can't be produced, it means this design is merely a conceptual sketch. To put it bluntly, it's a draft. It's like scoring a hundred
on an exam while someone next to you scores zero, and they accuse you of cheating because your answer matches their draft
exactly. Then, they say they just didn't write it on their paper."
"Isn't that absurd? Who knows if what's on their draft is the correct answer? And, who would copy from your draft?"
"I don't think that's an appropriate example. A conceptual sketch is still a design. If she takes someone else's conceptual sketch
and makes some alterations, doesn't that count as plagiarism?"
"We're not sure who's the real culprit here. Moreover, if Barbara is so confident in her own design, why hasn't she made a
sample to test its effectiveness? Isn't it strange?"
Seeing his plan foiled, Chad stubbornly clung to the accusation of plagiarism. "The company has a lot of orders recently. We
haven't had the time to make samples yet.
Does being a bit slow mean someone can claim the design as theirs? Doesn't the timestamp of the digital file prove who came
first?"

Maggie looked at him coldly. "Digital file timestamps can be manipulated. You know this better than anyone. Didn't you use the
same method to stain my name back then? Where did all those comparison images online come from?"
Chad gritted his teeth. "Stop making things up!"
Maggie ignored him and walked straight to the computer that controlled the projector. She opened the digital file of Barbara's
design using specialized graphic design software. With deliberate steps, she started removing layers, until Barbara's face turned
pale.
Stella was equally astonished, as she watched the screen. Maggie had not told her about this hidden detail in the design.
The crowd roared in shock.
"l-ls that..?"
"It's a logo, right? It's The Velvet's logo."
"Doesn't Barbara work for Grandeur Gallery? Why did she use The Velvet's logo in her design for her new company?"
"Haven't you guys figured it out? Barbara stole Maggie's work. This fool didn't realize that there was a hidden logo in Maggie's
design. She copied it without noticing!"
"How could she have the nerve to accuse others like this? She's shameless!"
"She's clearly in it for the money. If she had successfully tricked us today, The Velvet's product launch would have turned into
Grandeur Gallery's million-dollar marketing event instead!"
"I can’t believe she's using someone else's platform to bolster her own image. What a daring and vicious move!"
"What is wrong with her? She has quite a reputation in the industry. Why resort to such underhanded tactics?"