Chapter 701: Chapter 302: She Won the Championship, So She Must Be Rewarded... (Bonus Chapter)
An Lu noticed Zhang Jingdong’s unusual behavior and couldn’t help but tease him, "Is Susu on the poster especially beautiful?"
Zhang Jingdong casually replied, "Absolutely!"
"You haven’t seen the previous competitions; Susu is even more beautiful on stage than on the poster, and her figure is better too!"
Zhang Jingdong then detected the jealousy in her words and promptly withdrew his gaze.
He turned to An Lu and said, "She’s more beautiful on the runway, and you’re more beautiful in your bank office. You both have your own beauty and your own turf."
An Lu instantly smiled sweetly, "Alright, for the sake of your eloquence today, I’ll allow you to think she’s prettier today."
Zhang Jingdong drew her close by her fragrant shoulder, "How could that be? In my heart, both of you are so beautiful and never fail to make my heart race."
"To be favored by the two of you is the honor of my lifetime."
An Lu couldn’t resist anymore and proactively gave Zhang Jingdong a kiss.
The two got cozy for a while, and then the competition officially started.
First was the vitality wear segment.
The first model wore a white sports bra on top and a black mini skirt at the bottom, strutting beautifully towards them.
The subsequent models were mostly dressed similarly.
Most had decent figures but none scored above 90 in terms of looks.
Zhang Jingdong felt that a few of them barely scored a 70, and he couldn’t help but think they might be better suited for a world supermodel competition.
After all, those foreigners love to make models like Lv Yan, who don’t represent Chinese beauty, to distort Chinese image on the world stage.
Just then, Su Man made her appearance!
She wore a black short strap top and black denim shorts, looking much more confident and carefree than the previous models!
Of course, the key was her looks.
Today she wore professional makeup, making her features more defined, and her eyebrows especially beautiful.
In terms of pure looks, she was slightly inferior to An Lu before, but at this moment, Zhang Jingdong thought she almost rivaled An Lu.
Suddenly, the audience erupted in commotion, clearly stunned by Su Man after seeing so many average models!
When Su Man posed at the end of the runway, she inadvertently glanced over at An Lu’s side.
She unexpectedly spotted Zhang Jingdong sitting next to An Lu, feeling a surge of joy.
Then, as she was about to turn and walk back, she suddenly kissed her hands and blew a kiss towards Zhang Jingdong.
This move excited the audience immensely!
Everyone already thought she was the best among the models, and this unexpected move brought about cheers and applause.
The audience in the front rows noticed that Su Man’s air-kiss seemed noticeably directed and started looking towards Zhang Jingdong’s side.
They found, to their amazement, that beside Zhang Jingdong sat another woman whose beauty and aura were equal to Su Man’s, and their gazes towards Zhang Jingdong were filled with surprise and envy.
Zhang Jingdong was equally captivated by Su Man’s public display of affection, and at the moment of her air-kiss, he sent her a heart gesture straight back.
Su Man felt his love, and her smile instantly became even more radiant, as she walked back with even more enchanting steps.
After all the models had walked, the judges gave them their scores for the first round.
Su Man scored 98.5 points, taking first place.
However, the second place surprisingly scored 98.2 points, only 0.3 points lower; it seemed this one also had financial backing.
An Lu couldn’t help but worry aloud, "Susu clearly stood out from all of them, yet that second place also got such a high score. Could they be operating in the shadows?"
Zhang Jingdong replied casually, "If a contest like this, influenced by subjective reasons, didn’t have any backstage workings, that would be more strange."
"Without these hidden operations, how could there be implicit rules? And if there weren’t any implicit rules, why would the organizers spend so much money hosting this just for fun?"
"In today’s market, even if you could promote a few supermodels, how much of the cost could you retrieve?"
"These model competitions and beauty contests are essentially about selecting beauties from the public, and then the organizers trade these beauty resources with people who have other resources for exchange, thus monetizing."
An Lu was a bit taken aback by Zhang Jingdong’s remarks, but after a quick consideration, she had to admit he made sense.
So she hesitantly asked, "Won’t Susu miss the championship because of their backstage operations this time?"
Zhang Jingdong confidently said, "Don’t worry, they might work behind the scenes, but if a financial backer truly surfaces and throws money around, they have no choice but to comply, especially since we have real strength too!"
Looking at Zhang Jingdong’s calm demeanor, An Lu suddenly realized something and relaxed instantly.
Sweetly she said, "I get it, I almost forgot, my man is the major financial backer!"
"But I’m still a bit curious, how much does Susu’s championship cost?"