Chapter 1054: Tea Ceremony Contest (Part II)
This tea ceremony competition, although it cannot be regarded as a real showdown between the Chinese tea ceremony and the small island country tea ceremony, but in the hearts of some people, Chen Yi is the most famous person in China now, if he loses the competition with Watanabe Hideo, it will definitely make his reputation lower.
Even people who were jealous or hated Chen Yi before would jump out and carry out all kinds of ridicule and ridicule.
Some cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods who didn't dare to jump out before would jump out and make a big splash, not to mention Chen Yi, a young man, who was afraid that Chen Yi's supporters would attack them, but if Chen Yi lost in the tea ceremony competition, those supporters would have nothing to say.
In Huaxia, some people who know the true level of Chen Yi's tea ceremony sit firmly in Diaoyutai, in order to watch a good show, they are strictly confidential, and they do not disclose the slightest news about Chen Yi's tea ceremony level.
In the whole of China, there are not many people who have drunk Chen Yi's tea, and in the small island country, only Sato Shinsuke has drunk Chen Yi's tea, which makes Chen Yi's real tea ceremony level mysterious.
As for Taro Matsumoto and others of the Eastern Capital Calligraphy Alliance of the small island country, they smiled bitterly, and now what Chen Yi is doing in the small island country is completely out of their scope, where is this calligraphy exchange.
Similarly, like many people in small island countries, when it comes to calligraphy, they admire Chen Yi, but for the tea ceremony, they also think that Chen Yi has learned the tea ceremony, and his level will not be too high.
Deep down, they are also looking forward to Chen Yi being able to suffer a failure. This young man is too smooth. They wanted to see Chen Yi after the defeat. Can you still maintain that kind of indifference and self-confidence?
When Chen Yi, Fan Lao and others entered the venue, they were found by the crowd queuing up to enter, and many people couldn't help but shout and cheer for Chen Yi, "Chen Yi, come on, Chen Yi, come on." â
Look at these shouts. Mixed with some half-baked Chinese language, even if Chen Yi does not have any good feelings for the small island country, at this moment, he can't help but feel a little touched in his heart, he is now competing with the famous tea ceremony celebrities in the eastern capital of the small island country, but these small island people still choose to support themselves and cheer for themselves.
Unconsciously, he has attracted more and more supporters with his actions, and this is only in the small island country. If he returns to China, I am afraid that there will be more supporters than small island countries.
Chen Yi waved his hand at the crowd cheering for him. He whispered thank you, and then followed the staff into the rest room in the venue.
At this moment, there were already a lot of people in the rest room, and the nine contestants also came, some of them were sitting on the chairs in the lounge and talking excitedly, and some of them were calming and recuperating with their eyes closed.
A few of them were in the past, but they just wanted to participate in this event, and it was still unknown whether they could get the top ten, and they didn't have the slightest confidence in their victory over Hideo Watanabe.
And now, Shun LĂŹ is in the top 10 and has also qualified to compete with Hideo Watanabe in this huge stadium, and will broadcast it live, which is a huge honor for them.
Of course, the top 10 are not only those who do not have a correct understanding of their own strength, but also some people who have a certain level in the tea ceremony, and they participate in this competition to exchange tea ceremony experience with Hideo Watanabe so that their tea ceremony level can be improved.
In addition to these people, there are also some leaders of the gymnasium, including the personnel of the cultural propaganda department, if this tea ceremony exchange activity is the same as before, then they will never have the attention they have now, let alone take the initiative to open the exhibition hall.
But now, with Chen Yi's participation, this event is completely different, and at the same time, the attention received by this event has also been greatly improved, almost to the world level.
Regardless of whether Chen Yi wins or loses, this is an opportunity for them to enhance the country's reputation, how can they let it go, this tea ceremony must be held successfully.
If Chen Yi loses, it will be more beneficial to the spread of their small island country tea ceremony, and it will let the TV set, including the audience in front of the Internet, know the glory of their small island country tea ceremony.
As for whether Chen Yi will win, it is not within the scope of these officials' considerations, they have heard the analysis of many experts, and believe that Chen Yi is impossible to defeat Watanabe Hideo, you know, Watanabe Hideo is not only the most famous tea ceremony master in the Eastern Capital, but also in the small island country, ranking in the top ten.
Although there are many tea ceremony masters in Huaxia who can be compared to Hideo Watanabe, those are all people who are about the same age as Hideo Watanabe, and as for young people, it is estimated that it is already good to be able to make a good cup of tea.
If Chen Yi had such a reputation before, then this time when they came to the small island country, they would definitely send some officials to greet them, and now, seeing the arrival of Chen Yi and Fan Lao and others, they also greeted them one after another to express their welcome.
"Mr. Chen Yi, you first rest in the rest room, we have specially arranged a separate room for you, and in thirty minutes, we will enter." An official from the cultural propaganda department who hosted the event said to Chen Yi.
Chen Yi nodded slightly, looked at the people in the rest room with a smile, and couldn't help asking, "Mr. Watanabe hasn't arrived yet." â
"Oh, Mr. Watanabe hasn't arrived yet, but he's already on his way, and he'll be there soon." The official hurriedly replied.
At this moment, a loud laugh came from the door, "Haha, Mr. Chen Yi, thank you for your concern, today is the day I am most looking forward to, and I feel very honored to be able to have a tea ceremony competition with you." Watanabe Hideo slowly walked in from the door, looking at Chen Yi with burning eyes.
Chen Yi smiled slightly, "Mr. Watanabe, I am also honored to be able to compete with you." â
The two looked at each other, both laughed, and then the two scheming people shook hands.
"Mr. Chen, I'm looking forward to being able to compete with you in the first game." Hideo Watanabe said with a smile.
The order of this competition was randomly selected, so it is impossible to determine the order in which these ten contestants will compete with Hideo Watanabe.
"Each other, each other." Chen Yi also smiled, he didn't care about the cynicism in Watanabe Hideo's words at all, under the absolute strength, these ridicules were like air.
"Then let's rest and wait for the competition to begin." Watanabe Hideo said with a smile, he was also full of doubts about Chen Yi's self-confidence, how could a young man have such self-confidence in the tea ceremony.
Judging from Chen Yi's confrontation with him, he is definitely a smart person, the biggest characteristic of a smart person is that he is self-aware, can it be said that Chen Yi really has the confidence to defeat himself, Watanabe Hideo's heart couldn't help but be a little surprised.
After separating from Chen Yi, Hideo Watanabe did not go directly to the rest room, but greeted some officials and leaders at the scene, and similarly, the several contestants who came to the scene were the same, and the scene was vividly and vividly.
The teahouse can be said to be a place where there are three religions and nine streams, and after decades of mixing in this kind of place, Hideo Watanabe has become a person of eight faces.
Subsequently, Chen Yi, Fan Lao and the others came to the rest room, and did not recuperate, but talked together.
For Chen Yi, Fan Lao and Yuan Lao, they are extremely confident that the battle of 5,000 people on the scene can intimidate others, but they can't scare Chen Yi.
Half an hour later, under the greeting of the staff, Chen Yi, Hideo Watanabe, and nine other contestants entered the venue in turn, along with the judges of the tea ceremony competition and a group of official leaders.
There are five judges for this tea ceremony competition, three of whom are famous tea ceremony masters in the island country, and in order to show fairness, the other two, one of whom is a famous collector in the eastern capital, Shinsuke Sato, and the other is the president of the Chinese Lingnan Calligraphy Association, Fan Lao.
Of course, in order to better take responsibility for the effect of this event, in order to convince the public, five spectators will be randomly selected from the scene to taste the tea soup brewed by the two contestants.
The five judges sat on the judges' bench in the central position, and a group of leaders sat in the front position, some people from the Chinese Lingnan calligraphy delegation also sat at the front, as for the small island country Dongdu Calligraphy Alliance, no one took the initiative to invite them.
Kimura Kazuken also came to the scene, but the tickets he got were not the top position on the scene, there are countless rich and noble people on the island, and these people probably want to come to the scene, as for him, a collector, he really can't compare with these people, even if he asks a friend, he just got a seat in the third row.
At this time, in the center of the entire venue, there is a tea table and two tea stools, which are very conspicuous in the huge venue, and it can be said that everyone is looking forward to it.
After Chen Yi and others entered, a slightly famous host from a small island country came out from the side, and introduced the background and rules of the competition to everyone in an impassioned tone.
In the end, with his gaze and the lens of the camera, he came to the seat where the contestants were, and Hideo Watanabe was also sitting here, there were eleven people in total, and Chen Yi's position was next to Hideo Watanabe.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to introduce to you that Mr. Hideo Watanabe, the organizer of this tea ceremony competition and the owner of the Tea House, applauds and welcomes you." The host pointed in the direction of Hideo Watanabe and shouted loudly. (To be continued......)