Chapter 10: Winning the first place
Although Wang Shuyan herself doesn't like to be sought after as a star, she has become a habit over time, and she will be a little uncomfortable when she encounters the opposite sex who has a cold attitude towards her.
Especially on the occasion of the calligraphy competition, she knew very well that more than 70% of the boys on the scene were here for her, but Li Yan was different, and her purpose was very questionable.
Wang Shuyan's eyes fell on Li Yan, but Fang Zhiyuan's attention was focused on Wang Shuyan, and found that his sweetheart was looking at other boys, and Fang Zhiyuan, who was not very open-minded, was jealous and quickly fermented.
Before the start of the competition, he had the same idea as most people, even if he couldn't get the first place, it was not a big problem to mix the second, and no matter how bad he was, he would not fall out of the top three.
But now because he jumped out of Li Yan's dark horse, he was forced to squeeze him to the fourth, and Fang Zhiyuan thought that Li Yan occupied the position that belonged to him.
He didn't think that even without Li Yan, he would only be a third place at most, and it was hopeless to chase Wang Shuyan.
"Damn, I don't know which poor man who came out of the horns dares to fight with me for a woman!"
glared at Li Yan viciously, Fang Zhiyuan regarded him as Wang Shuyan's suitor and hated him in his heart.
If Li Yan knew the other party's thoughts, he would have to shout three times that he was wronged, he was just running for a thousand yuan bonus from beginning to end, and he had no ill intentions towards other girls.
After the preliminary round, the organizers will show the works of the finalists one by one, because it is a free play, and everyone writes different content, most of which are mainly poems.
The speed of writing calligraphy is relatively slow, and at the level of these students, it is remarkable to be able to write fifty words neatly in twenty minutes.
However, there are exceptions to everything, the top three works have a lot of words, and the third Zhou Ruofen wrote Su Dongpo's masterpiece "Water Tune Song Tou - When Will the Bright Moon Be There"
More than 100 words are sprinkled with Yangyang, the standard small block is different from the majestic and solemn big letter, Zhou Ruofen's small block is dignified and beautiful, just like herself, giving people a feeling of small jasper.
The largest number of words is Li Yan, the original text of "Chen Qing Table" is five or six hundred, and he wrote two-thirds, about four hundred words, but he used a more beautiful line of calligraphy.
As soon as his work was exhibited, it caused a sensation in the auditorium, and the admiration was endless, including the contestants, who gathered around to admire it.
As we all know, regular script is the basis of calligraphy, unless the foundation is very firm, otherwise there is no way to practice writing or cursive, Li Yan can write this beautiful calligraphy, it can be seen that its calligraphy level is strong.
Soon, the audience had a question, why Li Yan's work is not the first, but 0.01 points less than Wang Shuyan, is it really just a coincidence?
Some people pointed out that there were one or two mistakes in Li Yan's "Chen Qing Table", and he did not write them all, perhaps this is the reason for the deduction of points.
Opponents argue that this is a calligraphy competition, and that it is okay to write well, and it has nothing to do with the content.
Wang Shuyan wrote Li Bai's masterpiece "Difficult to Walk", which is also in regular script, but in Chinese script, which is different from Zhou Ruofen's small jasper, Wang Shuyan's work reflects the temperament of everyone's ladies.
After reading Li Yan's "Chen Qing Table", Wang Shuyan's face suddenly became hot, and she finally understood why she had a little more score than Li Yan, which was completely due to the favor points given by the judges and teachers.
If you really want to talk about the quality of her works, Li Yan is more than a step above her, and it can even be said that she is not at the same level at all.
Although he has a grudge against Li Yan in his heart, Fang Zhiyuan also subconsciously admits that he is not unjustly losing his work, let alone comparing with Li Yan, even Zhou Ruofen, who is in third place, is a lot better than him.
Perhaps hearing the controversy from the audience, one of the judges stood up and said: "Although the calligraphy competition is a calligraphy competition, the selection of content will also affect the score, and remind the ten finalists that it is best to complete their works within the specified time." ”
Everyone turned their attention to Li Yan, because among the ten people, he was the only one who did not write the content completely, and the words of the judge teacher were actually for him.
With a bitter smile, Li Yan began to think about what to write in the finals, he had to choose a poem that he memorized well, and the number of words should not be too small, otherwise he would not be able to reflect the level.
After a fifteen-minute break in the middle, the finals officially began, Li Yan splashed ink, and he had already thought about what he wanted to write.
Zhang Ruoxu's masterpiece "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" in the Tang Dynasty, a favorite ancient poem in high school, has more than 200 words, which is a long poem.
The final was ten minutes longer than the preliminary round, and there was half an hour, because he was very familiar with the memorization and was not as intermittent as the preliminary round, Li Yan only spent seventeen or eighteen minutes to be the first to hand in his work.
Li Yan's score has been deliberately lowered in the preliminary round, causing many viewers to question, the final score must be as fair and just as possible, several judges and teachers after reading the work, the lowest gave 9.76 points, the highest gave 9.95 points, and the average score was as high as 9.85!
"It's hard to imagine that such a masterpiece was created by a student......"
Wang Houchun, the judge sitting in the middle, whispered to himself, holding Li Yan's work and couldn't put it down.
Being able to sit in the middle shows that he is the highest status among the many judges, and if there is any dispute, he has the right to make a final decision.
Several other judges looked at Mr. Wang Houchun with envy, because when the competition is over, all the contestants' works, regardless of their quality or inferiority, will be handed over and kept by the Calligraphy Association.
The teacher in charge of the calligraphy association is Wang Houchun, Li Yan's works must have fallen into his hands in the end, and other teachers only have envy.
Seeing that Li Yan completed the work early, Wang Shuyan felt a little flustered in her heart, and almost made a mistake.
Looking at the expressions of several judges again, it was clear that Li Yan's works were regarded as treasures, and she guessed that she had no chance to win the first place.
Several other contestants were in different moods, some were already complacent about making it to the finals, and some were inevitably disappointed.
The overall level of this calligraphy competition is far higher than the previous one, not only Li Yan, a big dark horse, but also Zhou Ruofen, who ranked third in the preliminary round, is also a small dark horse.
In addition, Fang Zhiyuan, who was not supposed to participate in the competition, was not low, it was a few of them who raised the level of the competition to a higher level.
After anxious waiting, half an hour finally passed, and the remaining nine contestants turned in their works.
The final score was more deliberate than the preliminary round, and although there were only nine works (Li Yan's one had already been scored), it took more than ten minutes to get the final result.
The first place was not surprising, it was won by Li Yan, but the competition for the second place was quite controversial.
Before the competition, Fang Zhiyuan greeted several judges and teachers in order to chase Wang Shuyan and asked them to help.
Teachers also want to be beautiful as adults, and on the premise of not violating the principles, they can add some favors to him appropriately.
However, Fang Zhiyuan's calligraphy level is a little worse after all, even if the judges have the intention to be successful, the score is still lower, but Zhou Ruofen made efforts in the finals, and the quality of the work is no less than Wang Shuyan, and the two got the same score.
In fact, if Wang Shuyan had been distracted, it would not be too difficult to win the second place, but the helpless thing was that she was affected by Li Yan during the competition, and her heart was not calm, and her writing was not as good as the preliminary round.
Calligraphy is not only the level, but also the mood is also a major factor affecting the performance.
According to the regulations, those with the same score in the finals will be ranked with reference to the results of the preliminary round, Wang Shuyan was the first in the preliminary round, so she narrowly missed the second place, and Zhou Ruofen still ranked third.
In addition to Li Yan and Wang Shuyan's rankings, the top five are the same as the results of the preliminary round, Fang Zhiyuan is still ranked fourth, and although the ranking of the last five has changed greatly, there is basically little attention.
"Lao Li, this kid really won the first place!"
As spectators, Chen Zhijun and the three were emotional, even more excited than Li Yan, who participated in the competition, because after getting the bonus, they could have a good meal.
This is the practice of their dormitory, if anyone gets a scholarship, they have to invite a guest, if they get a third-class scholarship, that money may not be enough for food.
Standing on the podium, looking at Li Yan with complicated eyes, Wang Shuyan felt indescribable in her heart.
Despite the mental preparation, there is still some reluctance, as if something that belongs to you has been taken away.
Without Li Yan, she could easily win the first place in the calligraphy competition and realize her dream of winning three consecutive championships.