Chapter 2: Who is Plagiarizing (Additional update for the Silver Alliance @Xiaodaofengli)_3

This gave Nie Guangyi a glimmer of hope in his eyes, "Where is such a place? You haven't been deceived, have you? Are these photos Photoshopped by Cheng Nuo?"

"That's impossible, I trust Anuo's character and judgement."

"You would think Cheng Nuo's shit smells sweet."

"Are you talking about Kopi Luwak?" Xuan Shi praised shamelessly, "The Luwak coffee produced by Anuo is indeed the most fragrant on earth."

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Nie Guangyi returned his award to the organizing committee, and also submitted his entire design process, including all the sketches and everything.

With such a development, it was better to come clean proactively rather than waiting to be exposed by someone else.

The award would have become a hot potato if he did not return it.

It was very likely that it would become the biggest obstacle to winning the Pritzker Prize in the future.

The "Concetto di Aurora" concept design received unanimous praise.

The organizing committee gave Nie Guangyi a major award, which was soon to go on a traveling exhibition.

Based on this, Nie Guangyi had the model brought back, planning to upgrade it to naked-eye 3D.

Considering the tour was at top exhibition galleries, having visitors download an app or wear 3D glasses would certainly not be as convenient and impactful as direct naked-eye 3D.

The current issue was that the appearance of the aquatic concept building was suspected of plagiarism.

With this, no amount of high-tech endorsement could escape the core issue.

The organizing committee recognized Nie Guangyi's sketches and design thoughts, and expressed regret that he had not won an award.

Nie Guangyi actually felt it was okay.

He had always been overwhelmed with awards; one more or one less didn't make a difference to him.

As long as it was not a missed opportunity with the Pritzker Prize, there was nothing he couldn't get over.

However, he still felt somewhat discontented.

He had never plagiarized or referred to anyone else's work, so why did this situation arise?

Even more outrageous was that the client supposedly had no background in architecture.

This not only made the whole process even more suspicious but also rendered his "Concetto di Aurora" technically insignificant.

It went from being an award-winning concept design to a commonplace piece.

How amateur would he have to be to produce something even amateurs could DIY?

The more Nie Guangyi thought about it, the less he could believe it, so he specifically asked his friends back home to take photos on site.

The building that should have only been conceptual was there, solidly standing on the water.

Genuine, with no possibility of Photoshop.

He could distrust the photos Cheng Nuo sent, but he could not doubt the ones he had people take personally.

Great architecture should not be buried.

Since the "Aurora's Intention" at home was not just recently completed but registered as a studio a year and a half ago, then why had he never heard of it before?

Nie Guangyi began to question his life.

Doubts are just doubts, and in the face of facts, there's nothing to do but to resign himself.

However, before fully resigning himself, he must make a trip back home.

To see with his own eyes how the concept design he completed six months ago came to exist in someone else's mind.

Who plagiarized whom?

In the end, who stole whose concept?

If it were not for the concepts of the Aurora Show and naked-eye 3D, the domestic building itself would not be related to the aurora, right?

Why would it also be called "Aurora's Intention"?

More than the similarity in appearance, Nie Guangyi could not accept the coincidence in naming.

Perhaps there could indeed be coincidence in appearance, but could there be one in the concept of the aurora too?

Could it be that his future self traveled back in time to do this?

Without clarifying this issue, Nie Guangyi was completely restless.