The peak battle attracted the attention of nearly half of the planet, and famous drama troupes or opera troupes continued to enter Kyoto.
There were many world-class actors, national first-class actors, and all kinds of top stars.
Zhou Yanshi, Zhou Xingjian and others also came and were in another box.
Some business leaders also came, such as the president of Louis Vuitton Greater China, the president of a global cosmetics leader, and so on.
Because they are looking for a spokesperson.
But Louis Vuitton is more inclined to believe that opera will win because the Chinese market is very large and accounts for half of luxury consumption.
So they are also preparing to launch a series of luxury goods with Chinese style elements.
For example, the previous marriage line, their imitation was very successful, and it has been a hot-selling product in recent years.
Even if the opera does not win, if the performance is a little more eye-catching, they can also find opera celebrities to endorse them and then launch new products.
As the grand background music sounded in the National Grand Theater, two hosts, one male and one female, walked onto the stage.
"Dear guests and actors, hello!"
"Hello everyone!"
"I am Zhou Jinsong, the host of Kyoto TV!" The male host is very skilled in hosting, with clear pronunciation and loud voice. "This peak collision of drama culture and opera culture is exciting."
"Both drama and opera are national treasures and artistic expressions. As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts."
"But, there has to be a comparison, so the peak showdown came about."
The host said.
There was thunderous applause in the theater that lasted for a long time.
"The format of this competition is also very simple. The entire process will be handed over to online interactive voting. The troupe with the highest support and the highest number of votes will be the winner!" The host pointed to the large screen at the back, which was divided into seventy-two small screens. Each small screen corresponded to the number of votes for a country!
It was broadcast live around the world, and voting channels were opened in seventy-two countries.
"Each troupe has two opportunities to perform, and the final number of votes will be the total number of votes accumulated twice!" said the host.
This is the same as before, so there is no surprise to anyone.
Chen Xian, however, was paying attention to it for the first time and felt a little curious. He asked Taozi Baby, "China has a large population base and ethnic sentiment. Even if only a small number of netizens vote for opera, it can crush those foreign dramas, right?"
Hearing this, Taozi Baby smiled and said, "They must have considered this. During the first peak showdown, the total population of the country was about 1.1 billion, but the number of votes cast in the country exceeded 100 million, while the total population of the United States is only 300 million."
“So we set a rule for the second session that only one-tenth of the total domestic votes would be retained. This way, it would be fair to those foreign theater troupes.”
Shen Xian nodded.
China has such a large population, and many of them are patriotic young people. Their total number of votes may crush the total population of foreign countries, so it is correct to cut back.
Taozi Baby then pointed to the stage, where there were more than 20 seats: "Xiao Shen, do you see that row of seats? That's where the 20 judges sit."
"Online voting is just a reference. The opinions of the more than 20 judges are more important. Those judges are all industry leaders from all over the world!"
Just as Taozibaba finished her gentle words, the host's voice came: "Now, please invite the judges to take their seats."
"Judge number one, Chad Tyson, is a Chinese American who is currently a professor of Chinese language and literature at the University of California, and the dean of the School of Classical Literature!"
"Judge number two, Park Deok-Kuae, a researcher at the Center for Chinese Studies at Seoul National University."
"Judge No. 3, Inobe Kuaihi, Dean of the School of Chinese Studies at the University of Tokyo..."
The more than 20 judges are from prominent backgrounds and are all scholars who are well versed in Chinese culture.
"Not only that, each drama will be recorded simultaneously and then sent to each college for review and the review results will be announced."
“In other words, the results of global online voting, judges’ review, and joint review by academies from various countries will be summarized together to form the final ranking!” Obviously, Baby Taozi knew a lot about the peak showdown and should have learned about it in detail, explaining it to Chen Xian.
A look of sudden enlightenment appeared on Shen Xian's face: "So that's it."
"Now, please invite the leaders of each troupe to come on stage to draw lots to decide the order in which they will perform," said the host.
Soon, dozens of domestic and foreign theater troupe leaders were seen walking onto the stage and reaching their hands into a black box.
Each black box contains a ping-pong ball with a number printed on it.
Mo Wei was among them.
Mo Wei took out a ball from the box and presented it to the camera. The number was 28, which meant that Chen Xian and Taozi Baby were the 28th to play.
This order is in the middle, not too far forward but not too far behind, so there is basically no pressure.
It is worth mentioning that the director of the Peking Opera Troupe drew the number two ping-pong ball, which meant he was the second to go on stage.
The first to take the stage was a drama troupe from Xiao Ri Zi.
"Okay, the drawing of lots has been completed. Please remember your numbers and make preparations in advance. Now we would like to invite Secretary Song Tianzong to give a speech!" said the host.
There was a roar of applause in the theater, and many people's faces were flushed with excitement.
Song Tianzong, Secretary of the Secretariat, delivered a speech in person, which also showed how much he valued this peak showdown.
"Look, your dad." Ning Cai said, pointing at the stage.
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