Chapter 227

Has something happened without his knowledge?!

Just as Chairman Liu was still in a daze, Ye Xuan had already been "forced" to sit in the very center of the judges' table.

Sigh!

It seems I can't slack off today.

Ye Xuan sighed with some regret in his heart, while also looking at the contestant information in his hand.

For the first China Poetry Competition, the number of people who signed up for the preliminary round was only ten thousand.

Ten thousand sounds like a lot, but against the background of the whole country, it is simply a drop in the ocean.

It is enough to see that poetry is a niche subject.

And these ten thousand preliminary candidates, after the first round of screening by the China Poetry Society, successfully selected one hundred contestants to advance to the finals.

Among them, there are university students, literary workers, and hobbyists from all walks of life.

At this moment, these hundred contestants have all come to the Guozijian Museum to gather together.

"So nervous, so nervous! So worried about improvising!"

"I don't know how many points the poem I wrote can get!"

"Professor Wang is the best!"

"I like Sister Dong Qin the most! I don't know if the poem I wrote can be commented on by Sister Dong Qin herself..."

"It's just that I don't know what Ye Xuan is here for?!"

"Yes, yes, yes, when I saw Ye Xuan was a judge, I also felt puzzled!"

"Don't underestimate Ye Xuan; let's speak with works!"

From everyone's words, one can also extract the scoring requirements for this final.

Each contestant needs to display two poetry works: one is a finalized poem, and the second is an impromptu poem.

The finalized poem is an original poem prepared before the competition.

The impromptu poem is to randomly draw a topic on the spot and create a poem on the spot.

Among them, the finalized poem accounts for seventy points, and the impromptu poem accounts for thirty points.

The final score will be fully explained by the four judges.

Reviewing the contestant situation and competition requirements, Ye Xuan at the judges' table looked at the time; it was already 1:55.

There were five minutes left until the official start.

Ye Xuan glanced at Chairman Liu beside him and saw Chairman Liu nodding to the cameraman on the side, signaling the start of the competition.

That's right.

Chairman Liu hoped that through this poetry competition, more people would understand poetry; this final also adopted the method of recording via official channel live streaming.

Following Chairman Liu's signal, the cameraman had already started the final adjustments.

"Attention, everyone in position."

"Countdown one minute."

"Sixty... thirty... twenty... ten..."

"The competition begins!"

As the voice fell, the live streaming channel of the China Poetry Society's official channel was immediately opened.

Fans who had been following the live streaming room poured in in large waves.

"I'm here!"

"Beep! I'm here, everyone catch me!"

"Go die yourself upstairs, I don't want to catch you!"

"Front row, do you want to laugh me to death so you can inherit my princess dress?!"

"I'm here to cheer for Sister Dong Qin and Kang Hui!"

Just as countless netizens squeezed into the live streaming room, they saw a beam of white light fall in the lecture hall under the lens, leaving a circle, and Chairman Liu walked slowly to the center of the podium in a formal suit.

"Welcome everyone to the first China Poetry Competition hosted by the China Poetry Society.

Hello everyone, I am the society chairman, Liu Neng, and also the host for this event."

As the words fell, a round of applause rang out from the contestants off-stage.

Seeing this, Chairman Liu also showed a shallow smile and then turned his gaze to the four judges off the podium, introducing them grandly.

"Next, let us welcome the four judge teachers for this event together.

They are Teacher Kang Hui, Teacher Dong Qin, Teacher Wang An, and the last one, Teacher Ye Xuan."

The applause off-stage became more and more enthusiastic, and the live streaming room also became noisy at this time.

"Teacher Dong Qin is dressed so beautifully today!"

"Is it only me who thinks Kang Hui's face has become more square? I'm panicking because I also have a square face 【crying】"

"Damn, why is that guy Ye Xuan sitting in the very center?!"

"I feel like this guy Ye Xuan has 'reluctance' written all over his face, as if sitting in the middle is such a tormenting thing for him 【laughing to death】"

"Trembling and shivering, I'm here to cheer for Professor Wang An, although the little old man probably doesn't need my cheering!"

Just as everyone was discussing, Chairman Liu on stage had already briefly introduced the rules of this competition, and then went straight to the point.

"Please invite contestant number one to the stage."

Soon, a beautiful girl in a red dress went on stage first and introduced her poetry work confidently and generously.

"Hello everyone, I am contestant number one, Jenny. The finalized poem I prepared is called 'Magnolia'."

"Fragrance comes from the ground, lingering with the wind and shadows."

"Thinking of who has this taste, it opens on the branches."

Once the finalized poem came out, except for Ye Xuan, the other three judges nodded.

However, when drawing the impromptu topic 【Egg】, this number one contestant saw the countdown time approaching, but was somewhat at a loss for words, and finally could only squeeze out one sentence.

"Chicken eggs, duck eggs, poached eggs, the one who doesn't love me is a fool."

The voice reached everyone's ears through the microphone; whether it was the audience off-stage or the netizens in the online live streaming room, everyone laughed into a ball.

After a burst of laughter, it was soon the turn of the judges to comment.

Seeing the little girl still embarrassed by the impromptu, Dong Qin comforted her.

"The artistic conception of the original poem is very beautiful."

"That magnolia poem is not bad; to have such attainments at a young age is very rare." Kang Hui also sighed.

Even Professor Wang An, who looked stern, spoke up to encourage her.

"I hope you continue to work hard in the future, bravely climb the peak, and achieve better poetry accomplishments."

The three judges spoke one after another, and soon everyone's gaze was placed on Ye Xuan at the central judges' table.

At this time, Ye Xuan curled his lips, looking at a loss for words.

Living in a cultural desert, where have the people of this world seen good poems and good words?!

Accustomed to the low standard of poetry, everyone's aesthetic ability for poetry naturally decreased accordingly.

The first poem clearly didn't even meet the most basic requirements of level and oblique tones; Ye Xuan really couldn't call it "not bad."

Not to mention the second impromptu one, that was simply a silly quote!

If he praised it against his conscience, Ye Xuan only felt sorry for the nine-year compulsory education of his previous life!

Shaking his head, Ye Xuan went through his brain and finally popped out such a sentence.

"How is this a poem?!"

As soon as these words came out, the number one contestant on stage was stunned.

She also knew that her impromptu was not very successful.

Fortunately, the impromptu score was not high, so she didn't care much.

But unexpectedly, even the finalized poem she carefully prepared received such a low evaluation?!

The remaining contestants off-stage were also dumbfounded.

The live streaming room was even more flooded.

"Damn, damn!"

"This guy is so arrogant! I think the first poem is okay, considering the beauty of the young lady! 【heart】" ===== CHAPTER 230 =====