The second contestant performed a bit badly, probably because he was too nervous to go on stage.
The content of the speech was also stumbling. It was just an article on the Internet. Xiaoqi had read countless speech manuscripts for this speech. Xiaoqi had memorized the manuscript chosen by this girl, but this girl forgot the words and paused for several seconds in the middle. The students on the scene were quite tolerant. When she paused, they did not mock her, but gave her applause instead.
Her face flushed as she recited the content and practically ran off the stage.
Xiao Qi heard that the other party was from the Agricultural and Forestry University. Speaking of which, the Agricultural and Forestry University in Jingnan Province is also quite good, much better than private universities like Enhua. The admission score is not low, it is a second-tier university, and when it is high, the admission score is close to the first-tier one. Of course, it is different from the focus of Qingmeng University, which exceeds the first-tier admission score by 40 or 50 points. But in this comparison, the gap feels too big.
The first contestant is just an ordinary student from Qingmeng University, while the second contestant is a representative selected from the best of the best from Agricultural and Forestry University.
Just like Xiaoqi, he has already had a round of competition at school.
But here, the contrast is too strong, this is the real reality gap.
One step behind, every step behind.
The little girl started crying after she got off the stage. She happened to be sitting near Xiaoqi.
Xiao Qi saw that her eyes were red and tears were streaming, and he didn't know what to say.
The third-place contestant was also from another school, Mengshi Normal College, and she was also a girl. Her performance was better than the second-place contestant. At least she didn't forget the words or anything. She spoke English very well and fluently, without any stumbling or pauses from beginning to end. It's just that her sentences were very long, making it difficult to listen to. Unfortunately, Xiaoqi had also recited this article, and the other party had modified some of the content, but it still sounded quite familiar.
He gives people the impression that he is a student who studies hard, but he is obviously not on the same level as the first contestant with the broadcasting voice. There is still a gap.
And also a little nervous.
Xiaoqi felt that at the beginning he might be the same as the second contestant. He wanted to do well, but he always failed to do well. There were too many things to do, and he couldn't distinguish the priorities. He was a bit of a luck-seeker. When the time came, he might want to work hard and feel that he had tried his best, but in the end he felt ashamed if he failed to do well.
As I grow older, I may try hard to recite well like the third contestant and avoid embarrassing myself, but that’s all.
The fourth contestant is a short-haired girl from the English Department of Qingmeng University. She is a little chubby. She comes with a hearty smile, which makes her look very friendly. She speaks very steadily. You can tell at first glance that she is the kind of student who is also very good at Chinese speeches. She has a unique temperament, like a class monitor or class cadre, and has a leadership temperament.
She spoke English very well, and the auditorium was filled with laughter as she talked and laughed.
This is her stage. Her name is Ouyang Huiyan, a name that most people present remember.
Xiaoqi also remembered her.
Among the four players on the field, it was obvious that the players from Qingmeng University were much stronger. It was almost like a competition between high school students and middle school students.
The fifth and sixth contestants were from other schools and did not save face for other schools. Their performances were not satisfactory.
No wonder people say that this competition is actually an internal competition of Qingmeng University.
It’s a bit like the table tennis competition in our country. The most intense competition is not the World Olympics, but the domestic competition.
As each contestant came on stage, Xiao Qi kept adjusting his state. Fortunately, he didn't have to run to the toilet all the time this time. At least, apart from anything else, overcoming the habit of running to the toilet when nervous was a huge improvement for him.
But I didn’t dare drink too much water, for fear that I really wanted to go to the toilet.
I brought my own water and took a sip or two while sorting out my speech.
He can recite the manuscript by heart. As for the style of public speaking, there are three people whom Xiaoqi learns from in real life. One is the president, who is very calm and reliable. The second is his own calculus teacher, Mr. Lu, who gives people the impression of being humorous and knowledgeable when speaking.
She also watched videos of Liu Xinyue, who is known as the English goddess in her school. Whether it is English speaking or singing, Liu Xinyue is very relaxed, natural and enthusiastic. Xiaoqi thinks there are things worth learning from her.
Liu Xinyue is very proactive and positive. At first glance, she gives people the impression of being an ambitious and positive girl. In this society, this quality is actually not annoying, at least it is very straightforward.
Sitting in the contestant area, I watched one student after another go on stage. The tenth one was Tang Baolin.
She can be said to be the most beautiful among all the contestants. When I read her introduction, I thought the photo in the introduction had been edited with PS. After all, girls' photos nowadays are really unreliable and too deceptive. But when I saw her in person, I found that she looked like that. She was the kind of girl who would look good in ID photos and passport photos. She is very dignified and elegant.
Xiaoqi would feel very envious of this kind of temperament. It gives people the impression that she comes from a wealthy family and has lived a very happy life since childhood. She is also very outstanding herself, especially when she smiles, she looks very sweet.
Xiao Qi felt that her appearance was pretty good, but she was not the fresh and beautiful type. The same was true of her temperament. She did not have that kind of pure happiness. This kind of temperament was innate and could not be changed or disguised.
As soon as Tang Baolin came on stage, the applause was very enthusiastic and the whole auditorium became unprecedentedly lively, which was obviously different from the previous feeling.
It seems that she is very popular in Qingmeng University.
She stood in front of the table and adjusted the microphone. The last contestant was a boy, and the microphone was very high. She even made a self-deprecating remark in English that she was too short, which was quite playful. There was another round of applause, laughter, and shouts of "Pauline, I love you..."
Xiaoqi discovered that there are also star-chasers in key universities like Qingmeng University, and they are more enthusiastic and straightforward.
The atmosphere was very lively. Tang Baolin was very graceful on the stage and her smile was particularly beautiful, with dimples which made her look even sweeter.
Crucially, she's not only stunningly beautiful, but also speaks English fluently, with a pleasant, clear, and sweet voice. Even through the microphone, it sounds sweet, like a mountain stream. The theme of her speech was happiness, what it is, how to achieve it, and her definition of happiness. The content was all original, drawing on small things around her. Her simple, easy-to-understand content, coupled with her smile, made the entire speech a delightful experience. Even if you didn't understand, you'd still find it pleasing and beautiful.
Her final summary was also very good. She believed that happiness is a state, a state that is better than before and has room for improvement. From this point of view, the richest man is not necessarily happy, the beggar is not necessarily unhappy, earning a high salary and living in a luxury house is not necessarily happy, and having nothing is not necessarily unhappy.
After she left the stage, there was constant applause and screams. She was also the only one who received flowers during her speech. A very sunny boy ran up to the stage and did not cause any weird teasing. She accepted the flowers generously.
The speech contest is scored by a combination of judges and students, with the judges accounting for 50% and the students accounting for 50%. Scoring will take place between the time when the next contestant goes on stage.
As expected, Tang Baolin got the highest score so far. The teachers had a good impression of her and the students liked her very much. Her final score was 9.5 points. The first boy who went on stage before, who Xiaoqi thought had a good performance with a broadcasting voice, only got 8.2 points. The second contestant was even worse. Although everyone gave her good-natured applause when she forgot the words, the scoring was still very cruel. She only got 5.9 points, which was not even the passing line.
Third place 6.4 points.
Generally speaking, there are very few contestants from other schools who score more than 8 points.
Ouyang Huiyan scored 9.0 points. Xiaoqi thinks Ouyang Huiyan’s performance is also very good, but she may be slightly inferior in terms of image and appearance.
The eleventh place is from Qingmeng University. She was still affected by the tenth place and her performance was average. The previous contestant was too strong, and the contestants behind her would be at a disadvantage, because people's emotions have a constant value. If they overdraw in the front, they will be a little tired in the back. She spoke well, but her score was only 7.9 points.
As a result, the twelfth and thirteenth place players were all from other schools, which made them look even worse in comparison. It might also be because this was the home court of Qingmeng University.
The twelfth-place contestant scored 7.1 points, and the thirteenth-place contestant scored 6.8 points.
The host then announced that the fourteenth contestant from Enhua University would come on stage.
Xiaoqi stood up.
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