Time Travel: The Queen's Coronation

"Aqing, I think Li Youlan's project is worth a try! Blue Forest's designs are quite popular with customers, but Blue Forest's audience is too small. We need a bigger stage to showcase it, and this time is a good opportunity!" Li Zhanwen called me happily to share the news.

"I also think this is a great opportunity to let more people know about the Blue Forest brand. Although we have collaborated with Liu Jingshu many times, we always played supporting roles. Let's see if we can shine at Fashion Week this time, or even steal the show!"

"We really are in perfect sync. I want to take the lead too!"

Li Zhanwen later discussed with me a lot about the future of Blue Forest. His ideas were excellent and closely aligned with mine. We unanimously decided to collaborate with Li Youlan on this fashion week, and the contract was signed without a hitch.

Originally, the cooperation between Blue Forest and Chideng was not made public, but the media got the information from somewhere and announced the news, which then let more people know about the Blue Forest Design Studio, causing the sales of the studio's products to soar. Everyone was surprised that there was such a treasure studio and such excellent works. More and more people are looking forward to Blue Forest showing better works at Fashion Week.

Li Zhanwen accompanied the fashion week collaboration throughout, taking care of every detail. He also allocated Zhongding's resources to Blue Forest, and the Blue Forest employees were very motivated and delivered excellent works.

After that, the fashion week was held smoothly. The audience was very satisfied with Blue Forest's design works. The same products were sold out on Chideng's official website. Chideng Group was very satisfied with this cooperation and expressed the desire for frequent cooperation in the future.

But shortly after Fashion Week, the Freese Group filed a lawsuit against Blue Forest, alleging that the company had plagiarized their work and presenting evidence. This sudden news puzzled me, but since Li Zhanwen had already prepared for the lawsuit, I didn't pay much attention. Unexpectedly, Blue Forest lost the first trial, and the news of its plagiarism spread like wildfire, with negative information quickly spreading.

"This is impossible!" Li Zhanwen was still muttering to himself in the study late at night, trying to find loopholes in the other party.

"It's already three o'clock in the morning, you should rest!" I gently pushed the door open and walked in.

"I've carefully read these litigation materials. Fries' evidence is indeed flawless, but the more flawless something is, the more likely it is to be false!" Li Zhanwen was a little annoyed.

"Do you have an idea?"

"I'm the only reason I'm so upset! I know they're fake, but I can't find any loopholes in them! I've checked everyone's account in Blue Forest, even their relatives' accounts, and haven't found any huge amounts of money coming in. Blue Forest hasn't had any conflicts with the outside world recently, and the internal situation is very harmonious. Everything is calm, so how could this happen suddenly?" Li Zhanwen was puzzled.

"As long as it's fake, there will be a day when it will be exposed! Don't panic, calm down first!" I gently hugged Li Zhanwen's shoulders to comfort him.

Li Zhanwen smiled with relief and said, "The incident with Fusheng Liuji just happened, and I didn't expect something like this to happen again."

After saying that, Li Zhanwen realized something and began to mutter to himself: "Six Records of Fusheng, Blue Forest, Chideng, and Freis."

"What did you think of?"

"This time it must be Freis's doing! Blue Forest's sudden rise has made Freis very nervous! Just like Bao Guoqiang and Rong Shibing hate the rise of Fu Sheng Liu Ji!"

"But Freese is not on the same level as Blue Forest! There's absolutely no need for it to frame our small studio, right?"

"Back then, Fu Sheng Liu Ji only had a few stores. As industry leaders, didn't Bao Guoqiang and his team see Fu Sheng Liu Ji as a thorn in their side? In the business world, you have to be proactive and not let your competitors grow stronger! I'm sure Frese has the same mentality!"

"That makes sense, but Freese's position in Hegang is unshakable, just like how no country can shake our table tennis in the Olympics. There's no reason for a champion like them to attack a bronze medalist like us, right?"

"In their eyes, we are bronze, yes, but bronze is easier to eliminate! If we reach the king level, it will be difficult for them to deal with us!"

"The man in charge of Fries looks quite gentle, and they often donate money to the poor. They will donate money as soon as a disaster occurs. They shouldn't do such despicable things as framing others!" I was still very confused.

"Ah Qing, you don't know the history of the Yu family of the Frese! The current head of the Frese is You Yuanzhou. His grandfather, You Fuli, is a mixed-race. You Fuli's father was a British designer named Ryan Frese. He met his mother, You, while working in Hegang. Later, his father abandoned them and returned to England. After learning about his background, You Fuli studied hard and was admitted to the design program. He later went to England to find his father, but he had already died. His foreign father was a British aristocrat. His father's family did not recognize You Fuli. Yu Fuli's self-esteem was crushed, and he worked hard to become a successful businessman. He founded the Frese Group, which later became so powerful. Then, when he became wealthy, the foreign family began to accept him. He gave himself the foreign name Peter Frese and constantly flaunted his status as a nobleman in Hegang! He felt superior and was extremely arrogant in his dealings with others! Their servants changed frequently because no one could tolerate their arrogance for more than three months!"

"so what?"

"Their reputation grew worse and worse, and the wealthy families in Hegang didn't want to play with them. You Fuli worked even harder to make Fres stronger, and everyone played along with him for the sake of profit, maintaining a semblance of peace. But behind the scenes, everyone knew that the You family was very strange! So, generally, no one would mess with them, and if they got entangled with them, they could only consider themselves unlucky!"

"What era is this? And this isn't a foreign country, and they're still aristocratic!"

"They feel they are superior to others, and there's nothing we can do about it! Besides, they are extremely vengeful and jealous!"

"But what does their living in their own aristocratic dreams have to do with their framing of the Blue Forest? The Blue Forest doesn't hinder their fantasies!"

"Their family claims to be aristocrats, so they love to suppress those who have made their own fortunes! They think they are aristocrats and that self-made entrepreneurs are not qualified to be on equal footing with them! You are also a self-made entrepreneur, and now you are surpassing them. How can they tolerate this? I guess they have been holding back this big move for a long time. No wonder I can't find any flaws!" Li Zhanwen sighed to the sky.

"Is it really that weird? Still playing the feudal game? The aristocracy oppressing the common people?" I was speechless.

"I've been in Hegang for so many years, how could I lie to you!"

"That would be fun! They live in fantasy. If I burst their dreams and make them realize that their so-called nobility is just their imagination, do you think they will go crazy?" I smiled triumphantly.

"The Friis family is married to a Swiss consortium, so the Friis Group also has the support of that Swiss consortium. They're not easy to deal with!"

"There's no such thing as impossible in my dictionary! The harder the task, the more excited I am! What Swiss consortium? I'll take it down in one fell swoop!"

"Don't be so optimistic. The Swiss consortium is incredibly powerful! I heard there are other noble families supporting them!"

"It's the 21st century, what's the difference between nobles and commoners? The one with strength is the king! I'll take one if you come, and I'll take a pair if you come two! The more I talk to you, the more excited I get. I have to go check the information of those foreigners!" I walked out of Li Zhanwen's study excitedly and returned to my own study to check the information, completely forgetting that it was still late at night.

During the second trial, Freese had made every possible effort, and Blue Forest was unable to recover and lost the case. This defeat completely confirmed the rumors of plagiarism, and Blue Forest was stigmatized. Sales plummeted, and Blue Forest faced claims from Freese and the Chideng Group.

Was Blue Forest's sudden popularity just a flash in the pan? Li Zhanwen fell into endless contemplation after facing the final verdict.