Mr. Hong stood up first and looked at the competition seats.
Every jade carving master who was seen by Mr. Hong felt his heart skip a beat. Mr. Hong's look seemed to have a lot of meaning.
Each of these participating jade carving masters has considerable local reputation, but they are still juniors in front of Mr. Hong. Although Mr. Hong has been practicing for many years, his prestige from back then still exists.
Not to mention, Mr. Hong also trained a large number of proud disciples.
"Quiet, I will announce the results of today's game!"
Mr. Hong spoke slowly, and the entire venue quickly became quiet. There were far fewer people talking in the audience. Many people looked at the big screen, waiting for Mr. Hong to read out the results.
"Our twelve judges, after strict screening and evaluation, have selected ten works from today's thirty-three works. The owners of these ten works will be directly promoted to participate in tomorrow's final..."
Before Mr. Hong finished speaking, there was an explosion in the venue.
Ten pieces, which means that only ten people will advance, and thirty-three people will advance to ten people. This elimination rate is too high, and it is no worse than yesterday.
Many of the jade carving masters turned pale at this moment.
With such a high elimination rate, many jade carving masters have begun to lose their confidence. There are too many masters in this jade carving masters competition. Whether it is Qi Haiyang or Zhou Ye, or Heng Kai and Huang Hao, they are all stronger masters than them.
, these people will definitely advance. If they advance, there will be fewer places left.
"Quiet, quiet, I'm not finished yet!"
Mr. Hong coughed several times into the microphone, and the venue slowly became quiet.
"These ten works were selected by our judges. They are the ten best works. They can be directly promoted. In addition, our judges screened fifteen good works, and today's audience jointly selected five.
Let’s participate in tomorrow’s finals together!”
Mr. Hong finally finished speaking, and many people looked at each other. The audience didn't know this, and they didn't expect that they also had the right to choose.
Mr. Hong shook his head and sat down. The audience selected five people to advance. It was the decision of the organizing committee. The judges had nothing to do. The previous interactive activities were not good, the atmosphere of the venue was not good, and some sponsors gave their opinions.
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We have to listen to the opinions of these sponsors, so we have audience selection to liven up the atmosphere.
Not enough. Even if the audience made the selection, the judges did not take out all the works. They only selected fifteen better works. The remaining eight people were destined to be eliminated.
"So, we can advance to fifteen people!"
A jade carving master breathed a sigh of relief. Thirty-three people advanced to fifteen, more than half of whom were eliminated. But it was much better than yesterday. Many jade carving masters saw hope again.
In particular, several local masters in Jieyang, who are not particularly confident themselves, are very excited about this.
For them, even if the ten works that are directly promoted do not belong to them, as long as they enter the subsequent audience selection, they have great hope of promotion. After all, this is their home court.
Mr. Song stood up slowly. The four seniors who had already sealed their swords were the most respected people in the jade carving world. After Mr. Song stood up, many people stopped talking.
"Now I will announce the list of directly promoted!"
Mr. Song's voice was a little low, but his words were very clear. After saying this, he directly picked up a piece of paper and said slowly: "The first person to advance, Heng Kai!"
Heng Kai was slightly startled and quickly stood up from his seat.
All the jade carving masters have set their sights on Heng Kai, and many of them are envious. Based on yesterday's experience, the first person to advance should be the one with the best results.
"Master Heng, congratulations!"
Li Yang was the first to wave to Heng Kai. In Li Yang's heart, he also believed that Heng Kai was the person with the best grades today. He had noticed Heng Kai's carvings before and they were indeed not bad.
"Master Heng, congratulations, congratulations!"
Everyone else also began to congratulate Heng Kai. After Mr. Song read out the list of the first person to be promoted, a staff member walked into the venue pushing a bright car, and the big screen was pointed at him.
On the cart is the work Heng Kai carved today, but it is covered with yellow silk cloth and has not been uncovered.
Qi Haiyang and Huang Hao were also congratulating Heng Kai, but there was a sense of wariness deep in their eyes. Heng Kai had achieved second place yesterday, and was first again today, which was definitely a big factor in their victory.
Strong enemy.
And Qi Haiyang also understood at this time that Heng Kai's level was the same as him, at least not inferior to him. He was a top jade carving master who had never been known to the outside world.
"The second person to advance is Li Yang!"
After the cart was put away, Mr. Song slowly read out the list of the second person to be promoted. As soon as Li Yang's name was read out, the venue became extremely quiet.
This silence was as if everyone here had disappeared at the same time. Tens of thousands of people were silent at the same time. The silence was terrifying.
A staff member walked in pushing a cart, which was also covered with yellow silk cloth. Heng Kai was the first to react and hurriedly smiled at Li Yang.
"Mr. Li, now it's my turn to congratulate you!"
"Thank you, I didn't expect that I would also advance!"
Li Yang chuckled. He was expecting to be promoted. The jade sword he made today was definitely a superb performance. It would be strange not to be promoted.
But he didn't expect that the second person to advance would be him.
"Li Yang, congratulations!"
"Mr. Li, congratulations!"
The other jade carving masters also reacted and hurriedly congratulated Li Yang. Many people's eyes showed unnatural jealousy.
Qi Haiyang and Huang Hao looked at each other and became more vigilant.
If the rankings are really based on the order of promotion, it means that there are two people who are better than them, and the road to winning this time is not as simple as they imagined.
"Impossible, how could he advance?"
"Is there a mistake? Li Yang shouldn't be promoted!"
"Insider, there must be an inside story, we need to know the selection criteria!"
The participating masters were congratulating Li Yang, but bursts of dissatisfaction erupted from the audience.
They all saw clearly what Li Yang's work looked like, and they never expected that Li Yang would be promoted. Many people naturally thought that there was a shady story, and someone deliberately allowed Li Yang to advance.
This kind of thinking is completely normal. Anyone who encounters such a thing will have such thoughts. Even An Wenjun and Zhang Ying also had such doubts in their hearts at this time.
A small number of Li Yang's die-hard fans began to stand up and object loudly. Their objections combined with the doubts of others, and the auditorium immediately became heated. The frightened security guards hurriedly dispatched for fear of any accident.
"Mr. Chen, Li Yang's influence is not inferior to ours at all!" Mr. Hong noticed everything in the audience and sighed softly.
"What Mr. Hong said is, I think all the people put together are not as dazzling as him!"
Qi Lao said with a smile that Li Yang had indeed attracted too much limelight in the past two days, and even his son Qi Haiyang was suppressed to death.
"I didn't expect Li Yang to make such a small thing. It's right to be controversial. No one doubts that it's abnormal!"
Chen Wuji smiled and touched his beard, with a look of satisfaction on his face, which made Mr. Hong and others feel jealous again.
However, they were very convinced of Li Yang's work. Li Yang's work also caused some controversy among the judges.
At least ten of the twelve judges wanted to rate Li Yang's work as first place today, but Chen Wuji firmly opposed it. In the end, after a long negotiation, Li Yang's work and Heng Kai's work were tied for first place.
However, during the reading, Chen Wuji asked Mr. Song to read Li Yang's name second.
The reason why Chen Wuji did this was entirely because of Li Yang. He wanted to relieve Li Yang's pressure. It was not a good thing to focus all the attention on him.
If he comes out on top for two consecutive days, it will also put a lot of pressure on Li Yang.
Chen Wuji is now paving the way for his apprentice. He will do anything that is beneficial to Li Yang and does not violate his own principles.
However, Li Yang did indeed live up to his expectations. Thinking of Li Yang's work today, Chen Wuji couldn't help but chuckle. After wasting twenty-five minutes, he could still produce such a good thing, which made him feel extremely proud.
feel.
Li Yang didn't know what happened with the judges. He was still accepting congratulations from people around him. The venue was maintained by security guards and was peaceful for the time being.
After placing the cart, Mr. Song picked up the paper and continued to read: "The third person to advance is Zhou Ye!"
Zhou Ye was giggling there when he suddenly froze when he heard his name and hurriedly stood up from his seat.
He didn't expect that the third person to be promoted would be himself. He knew that the tools he made did not belong to the jade carving category. He made them simply because he missed his childhood wish.
Third, it was a surprise to him.
Qi Haiyang's brows gradually condensed together. Huang Hao was not much better than him. Both of them were arrogant and arrogant people. Qi Haiyang had long disclosed his strength and he was already a top master.
Although Huang Hao has not made it public, he has reached this point. He originally thought that he would only have one competitor in this Masters, Qi Haiyang, and he could win the championship as long as he defeated this opponent. But now it seems that this is not the case at all.
Li Yang, Heng Kai, and the not-so-reputable Zhou Ye suddenly appeared and seemed to have become their powerful opponents.
This road to the championship has become increasingly difficult. Who will eventually win the first Masters has now become a mystery.
"The fourth person to advance is Qi Haiyang!"
Qi Haiyang stood up in a hurry. Unfortunately, he was not happy at all. Yesterday he was still in the top three, but today he has dropped to fourth. By now, many people have understood that today's reading order is likely to be the same as yesterday's.
According to ranking.
"The fifth person to advance is Huang Hao!"
Huang Hao stood up, and the debate in the auditorium became much smaller. Many people noticed that today's top five were exactly the same as yesterday's, but the rankings were slightly different.
Some smart people have already figured out that the champion of this Jade Carving Masters Competition is likely to be among the five of them.
