Chapter 27 Semifinals

The semi-finals of the Miss Hong Kong pageant are scheduled to be broadcast at 8 pm. At this time, people have finished their dinner and it is the time for families to gather together to watch TV and kill time.

This semi-final is also the program that the citizens of Baogang are most concerned about.

Before the time came, the whole family was waiting for the show to begin.

The ratings of Baogang Channel rose rapidly like a straight line.

On the TV screen, after a burst of music, the words "Miss Hong Kong semi-finals" appeared in large letters.

Immediately afterwards, the host Chen Jinchu, wearing a suit and tie, walked onto the stage with a smile and began to deliver his opening remarks.

"Good evening, everyone. Today is August 12th, the semi-finals of the Miss Hong Kong pageant. I'm the host, Chen Jinchu. Welcome everyone to watch tonight's wonderful show."

The camera turned to the audience.

Another host stood in front of the audience, holding a microphone, and said to the camera with a smile:

"Hello everyone, I'm the host, Fang Shigao. Behind me are one hundred audience members from all walks of life. Tonight, these one hundred audience members will use their votes to make the fairest choice and select the sixteen most outstanding contestants to enter the Miss Baogang pageant finals."

The camera turns back to the stage, where Chen Jinchu is explaining the rules of the competition.

"The rules for tonight's elimination round are as follows: after each contestant has performed, the audience will begin voting for each contestant. The top sixteen contestants will advance to the finals. The eight contestants with the lowest votes will regrettably bid farewell to the competition."

Fang Shigao took over the conversation excitedly and said, "Who will conquer the audience present and the viewers in front of the TV? Please wait and see!"

Chen Jinchu extended his hand and said loudly, "Next, please welcome Xinghe! Lu Xinghe! He will lead 24 beauties to give everyone a wonderful opening performance! Applause to welcome——"

The title of the song sung by Lu Xinghe was displayed on the TV screen: "Drunk in the Red Dust".

This is a very cheerful and bright song. As soon as the music starts, it warms up the place.

Lu Xinghe was wearing a white gentleman's suit, looking young and handsome, singing and dancing with light steps.

Behind him, 24 beauties danced enthusiastically.

On the stage, there are handsome men and beautiful women, which is a pleasure to watch.

"In the wild temple, the atmosphere is also gloomy.

You make the gray become colorful."

Lu Xinghe sang and moved to the position of contestant No. 1 Shu Wen, and began to show her appearance.

"Become colorful, become colorful,

Flowers that spread their fragrance are naturally charming."

Shu Wen wore a black knee-length tight skirt that showed off her tall figure. She danced around Lu Xinghe in a close yet playful manner.

"He is violent and wild like a savage,

You make the boys nervous."

Contestant No. 2 Bao Xiaoqiong walked up from the back, put her hands on Lu Xinghe's shoulders, danced passionately and unrestrainedly, and finally stretched out her finger and lifted Lu Xinghe's chin.

Lu Xinghe stretched out a hand to cover his face slightly, expressing shyness, and continued to sing:

"Become reserved, be reserved,

The heart of the wood-plastic sculpture can feel excited again."

Immediately afterwards, contestant No. 3 Zhang Ying stretched out a long leg to stop Lu Xinghe who seemed to be trying to escape. She stared at his dancing posture. He retreated, she advanced, and he retreated again and again.

"The mirror of the heart is not stained by worldly dust,

Like flowing water and moving clouds."

Lu Xinghe pretended to bump into contestant No. 4 behind him, turned his head, and looked at her elegant and reserved dance, as if he was attracted by her, and sang:

"The red fish peeked out from the corner of its front eye,

The mortal world still attracts——"

The 24 contestants have been renumbered, and Hu Xiaoxiao's number is 19.

By the time she started dancing with Lu Xinghe, Lu Xinghe had already sung his last round.

"You make the gray become colorful,

Become colorful, become colorful——"

Hu Xiaoxiao held Lu Xinghe's hand and danced around. She was wearing a champagne-colored three-dimensionally cut wrap skirt. As she danced, the sequins on the pleats sparkled brightly under the lights.

On the bright stage, what attracts people is not only her appearance, but also her skin which is several shades whiter than others.

Two tables of advertisers were invited to the event. When they saw Hu Xiaoxiao appear, they couldn't help but say to the people next to them, "This contestant number 19 has beautiful skin, as white as snow, just like the legendary snowy skin."

An advertiser nearby nodded continuously, looking at Hu Xiaoxiao with shining eyes, "It looks even better than in the commercials."

An advertiser at another table stared at Hu Xiaoxiao's long, wavy hair and said, "Her hair is also very lively and the quality is so good that it seems to be glowing."

"Someone previously said her previous hair was a video effect, but now it seems that the video didn't even capture half of the effect of her hair. As a man, I wanted to ask her what brand of shampoo she uses when I saw it."

After the opening performance, Lu Xinghe took his bow and left the stage, and the 24 beauties stood in a row facing the audience.

Host Chen Jinchu stepped forward and said, "I am truly blessed tonight. I am so excited to be standing on the same stage with so many beautiful and elegant ladies. Ladies and gentlemen, please briefly introduce yourselves to the audience."

Starting from number 1, Shu Wen picked up the microphone and nervously greeted the audience: "Good evening everyone, I am contestant number 1, Shu Wen."

After saying that, he handed the microphone to Bao Xiaoqiong No. 2.

…

"Hello everyone, I am contestant No. 9 Lin Qianyou, you can also call me Athena." Athena was wearing a white cape dress in the Shima-style tonight, as elegant and noble as a Greek goddess.

Athena's self-introduction received even more applause, whether it was to applaud her noble elegance or to comfort her for the grievances she had recently suffered.

…

Zhao Yanhong was dressed particularly brightly tonight, wearing a French dress with a big bow on her left shoulder.

"Good evening everyone, I'm contestant number 16, Zhao Yanhong, Lily!"

…

"Good evening everyone, I am contestant No. 19, Hu Xiaoxiao!"

Hu Xiaoxiao's makeup tonight is light, seemingly light, but the details are very delicate, showing her youthful vitality to the extreme.

Among the gorgeous, enchanting, elegant and dignified women, she stands out and is unforgettable.

Especially her skin is so good that it is hard to ignore it when all the beauties stand in a row.

It's so white that it glows, and there's no flaw to be seen.

In addition, it looks young, energetic and sophisticated, and its style is so obvious and eye-catching.

After the 24 beauties introduced themselves and left their first impression on the audience, Chen Jinchu asked the 24 beauties to go backstage.

Then Chen Jinchu invited the actors of "Business Storm" to perform on stage.

While they were performing, the 24 beauties backstage began to change their costumes.

Especially the contestants who are about to perform in the next show, they quickly change their clothes, hairstyle and makeup.

There are 24 contestants, divided into groups of four or five, with one group for each program.

Different from the previous performances of singing and dancing together, each group in the semi-finals performed individually, and the camera time for one performance was divided equally among each person.

In this way, the talents or temperament of the beauties can be displayed as much as possible, and unqualified people can be eliminated.