Because this woman was, well, so rustic, to a point where it became somewhat funny.
The audience below was also whispering among themselves, especially when comparing her to the previously beautiful PhD, sigh, the difference was just too great.
"Which company is she from? It's truly not comparable, one was dazzlingly beautiful, and the other looked like a matron straight out of a rural area, really adding credence to the notion that most women in academia are unsightly, with beauties being a rare sight."
While it's true that some women in academia don't excel at dolling up and tend to be quite rustic.
But the company that invited her could've at least hired a professional makeup artist to dress her up a bit. This really tarnishes the image, doesn't it!
"Xiao Ye, if you mess this up, you're dead," Director Li gritted her teeth. If the boss were to see this scene, he'd undoubtedly fire him.