They are indeed facial masks, some of which are very simple and made with just a few casual strokes.
And because all the makeup used are dark colors and the patterns are very exaggerated, one can easily distinguish the joy, anger, surprise, and fear on the face, which is an unusual image.
But the question is... with all the time and preparation going on, why bother drawing a picture instead of trying out a few outfit combinations? Are you really giving up on this elimination match?
Countless viewers who saw this scene thought so. Many fans even became nervous for Lin Long and kept shouting on the global live broadcast platform, asking LongLong to get ready quickly and not waste time, or to go on stage directly to seize the initiative.
After all, there are a total of 88 contestants. Both the judges and the photographers are already in a state of extreme fatigue. The later they come out, the more disadvantageous they will be. The last batch of contestants undoubtedly drew the worst lot overall.
Especially the last one to appear. Generally speaking, the last one to appear is the finale, but if the finale is not well controlled, it will easily lead to a double "negative point" situation.
The photographers and judges are extremely tired and just want to finish quickly and rest quickly instead of staying in the workplace. As a result, everything becomes quite "tired" and "careless".
Therefore, most of the contestants were trying to avoid this situation, and when there were still six or seven minutes left, some contestants gritted their teeth and went on stage.
With this movement, the other two also became anxious. They quickly followed closely, and it was obvious that they did not want to be the last one.
Except for Lin Long, she remained expressionless and stayed where she was without moving.
As the other three contestants left one after another, the room suddenly became extremely quiet. The only sound was the rustling sound of Lin Long still applying lipstick.
The cameraman who had been holding back for a long time finally couldn't help himself and said with less than three minutes left: "Girl, there are only less than three minutes left, why don't you get on stage?"
Just as the cameraman finished speaking, there was a click, the sound of a lipstick cap closing. Lin Long straightened up and said with a smile, "Okay, it's time to go on stage."
After saying that, Lin Long picked up the things he was going to use and walked forward steadily. Just as he was about to go on stage, the cameraman couldn't help but ask:
"You're the last one to go on stage. Are you afraid? You didn't get on stage before the others..."
"Scared? To be honest, I am a little bit, but..." Lin Long said, turning her head to the camera and smiling brightly, "I have already calculated that I must be the last one to go on stage."
After saying that, Lin Long turned around again and walked straight towards the first flat model shooting scene in front.
The straight and somewhat free-spirited background made the cameraman unable to come back to his senses for a long time, and his eyes were filled with unconcealable amazement.
It was obvious that this contestant named LongLong was wearing a mask, so her facial features should have been completely invisible.
But when his eyes met Canlan's, the cameraman found that his heart suddenly skipped several beats and he was unable to recover for a long time.
I don't know whether I was stunned by the momentum of that moment or mesmerized by the "extreme beauty" of that moment. I only knew that my hands could not help but control my lens and chase the background directly.
The cameraman who filmed many of the finalists was like this, not to mention the audience who were waiting in front of the live broadcast platform. Looking at Lin Long's back, they felt that they couldn't help but scream excitedly, just like on the stage of Fashion Week, their eyes couldn't help but fall on the model in front of them.
Suddenly, they seemed to understand why they were paying so much attention to a model who was not very well-known internationally.
After all, the only official stage where she appeared was a fashion week, but they couldn't help but focus their attention on her.
It's not because of anything else, just because she can easily make your heart beat fast, your atria beat faster, make you fascinated by her, and make you look forward to seeing more amazing things.
And Lin Long seemed to have never let them down.
In a flash, Lin Long entered the first modern fashion background, and her temperament became sharp and capable, showing the decisive killing of a new-age woman.
Just standing there very naturally, without any fancy model movements, but using the most common standing posture of a model, the picture becomes harmonious and vivid.
The harmony and vividness made the cameraman forget the tiredness of his body and fingers. He couldn't help but take several photos in a row. Until Lin Long said "Thank you, you've worked hard" to him, he suddenly realized that three minutes had passed and Lin Long had walked straight to the next shooting scene.
I continued shooting scene after scene, using different ways of wearing coats and skirts, hats, etc., to create different shooting styles according to the different scenes.
Obviously, there is not much change in clothing and other attire, but with the seriousness, coldness, nobility and gloom behind the coat, and the enthusiasm, romance, cheerfulness and liveliness behind the coat, each one is shown in front of the camera one by one, as if seeing a different person. Almost every photo is as beautiful as a poster, and every one is amazing.
Without saying anything else, the cameraman's reaction alone says it all.
The quality of a model's performance can be directly reflected in the different performances of the photographers who shoot them.
At this moment, the photographers who were photographing Lin Long were acting just like they were when they were photographing those already famous supermodels shortly after the fact.
However, in terms of difficulty, it was obviously more difficult for Lin Long, who was the last to appear. After all, Lin Long not only had to mobilize the cameramen's concentration, but also had to make their tired spirits excited.
However, not everything went smoothly for Lin Long. The fact that the last batch of contestants were short of clothes was completely exposed by the eighth shoot.
No, the amusement park background in the eighth round was too picky about clothes. Basically, the contestants in the first half had picked up all the suitable and colorful clothes. Most of the contestants in the second half were forced to give up the scene shooting of the eighth round because there were no suitable clothes. It was already very good to be able to pass.
The other three contestants in the same group as Lin Long also gave up the eighth game, just like the previous groups.
So...what about Lin Long? Will she give up the eighth game like the other contestants?
Many people couldn't help but think so, and subconsciously paid more attention to the situation in front of the camera.
After all, Lin Long performed very well in the previous seven flat shots. It would be a pity if he gave up in the eighth round. Although they could understand it, it did not mean that they wanted to see such a situation.
For this shoot, Lin Long's preparation time seemed to be longer than the previous seven. The previous seven shoots basically did not require much preparation time, and it took about five minutes to appear on stage. But for this shoot, almost nine minutes had passed, and I had stretched my neck, but there was still no sign of Lin Long.
You won't really give up on this game, right? At least you have to try to get a passing score in this game, right?
Countless people thought so, and just when the pointer was half a second away from reaching ten minutes, Lin Long finally showed up, and the moment he showed up, everyone's eyes lit up.
She just tucked the front half of the red skirt she was wearing inside, turning it into a tube top, and then paired it with a pair of casual flared pants, and went on stage barefoot.
This sense of leisure and comfort is indeed in line with the background of the amusement park behind it. Although it is not that joyful, it is at least above the passing line.
Most of the people present couldn't help but nod, thinking that Lin Long's combination was okay, at least it was better than expected.
They subconsciously thought that this was all Lin Long's performance was. So far, Lin Long's performance had been very good. At least it had suppressed their fatigue and boosted their spirits.
Until... Lin Long walked to the center of the scene, turned around, and faced everyone head-on. At that moment, there was a burst of exclamations of "WOW". Various sounds of shock, surprise, and excitement were rising and falling in the field, and everyone was looking at Lin Long in front of them with great surprise.
I saw that half of Lin Long's face remained unchanged, but the other half was made by Lin Long boldly using various heavy colors of makeup to paint a clown face, which was matched with passionate clown red lips, making her look particularly happy.
Lin Long just sat down barefoot with her legs crossed.
He put his left hand together and covered his face, hiding the left half of the mask without the clown face, leaving only the right half of his clown face exposed. He smiled generously at the camera, and the joy and romance of the amusement ticket were immediately revealed.
There was a burst of "click-click" sounds, and the camera below couldn't help but press the shutter button, taking several photos in a row, and couldn't help shouting:
"Good, great, really great, especially the mask with the clown face, it's even more interesting, really great!! How did they come up with that?!"
Of course, the cameraman here just spoke subconsciously due to his excitement, and Lin Long did not need to answer. It seemed that he became a little incoherent because he liked Lin Long's current look too much.
But because of the cameraman's words, many people at the scene, especially the audience who had been watching the live broadcast platform, subconsciously flashed an image in their minds, and a word blurted out:
"Mask!!"
That’s right, it’s a facial mask. The clown face that Lin Long painted on half of her face now was one of the facial masks she painted thirty minutes ago!
It turned out that at the very beginning, Lin Long was not just casually drawing some messy things, but was really making preparations.
At that time, it turned out that she had already thought about the filming of the eighth scene. It turned out that she had not painted so many facial masks in vain, but had been designing how to draw a "face" with a distinct personality!
The audience couldn't help but get a little excited. Even though their voices couldn't be heard through a screen, they couldn't help but clap their hands to express their excitement.
However, some people couldn't help but have a little doubt, that is... why only half of the face was painted? Was it because of lack of time that only half of the face was painted?
After all, no matter how you look at it, the clown face is fully painted, and the effect will be better and will add more points.
But the mystery did not make the audience wait long, and it was soon revealed in the next scene, the ninth scene.
The last ninety-tenth scenes can be said to be the most difficult to shoot and the most difficult for the model to control.
One is doomsday, the other is absurd.
Among the 88 contestants who performed these two scenes, only a few scored high.
There were only one or two experienced supermodels or actors who performed above average and achieved relatively high scores in the shooting of these two scenes. Sixty percent of the contestants hovered between passing and failing, and the remaining forty percent were simply unqualified.
But how difficult are these two games?
But in the ninth scene of Doomsday, Lin Long used the strong expressions in the above score to cleverly show the despair and terror of Doomsday!
I saw that on the half of the face that was originally plain, there was a fake face that looked sad and frightened.
This shoot, like the previous one, covered up the clown's originally painted smiling face, and only showed the terrifying crying face. Combined with the adjustment of clothes and temperament, it easily integrated into the doomsday scene and received a very good high score.
Although some points were deducted for covering half of his face, the final score still put him in the top five of this competition.
What remains is the absurdity that is the most difficult to express. In this round, everyone couldn't help but be curious about what Lin Long would do. After all, the masks on both sides were fully painted, and there was no other space for Lin Long to perform.
But in the last round, Lin Long became even calmer. She didn't even go to the locker room at the back to tidy up her clothes and prepare.
Instead, in the tenth scene, he put on his coat and hat directly, and dressed himself neatly as if he had obsessive-compulsive disorder, not allowing any carelessness.
All the buttons, including those on the cuffs, were fastened tightly. Even the middle button of the jacket was buttoned straight up to the top button.
After finishing all this, Lin Long pulled out a pack of wet wipes from his coat pocket, took out several at once, and rubbed them between his fingertips, making his hands moist and covered with moisture. After doing all this, he looked up at the photographer in charge of the tenth shoot and said:
"Okay, I can start now."
Is this how it started? Just like that, the feeling of 'absurdity' hasn't fully emerged yet, right?
The cameraman was stunned and subconsciously thought of this in his mind, but because it was an elimination round, they could not give any hints to the contestants.
Even though Lin Long said she was ready, he just focused on filming.
Thinking of this, the cameraman was about to set up the camera to start filming, but at the moment before starting filming, Lin Long made a move. With his left hand, he directly drew a line across the clown's smiling face on the left, from top to bottom, which directly ruined the makeup and turned it into a somewhat scary tear-stained face.
The frightened, crying face on the other side did a completely different action. He basically didn't move at all, but just wiped the corners of his mouth upwards with his right hand, twisting the crying face that originally had the corners of his mouth down into a very strange "smiling but not smiling" face.
The moment Lin Long raised his head and his whole face met the camera, everyone couldn't help but exclaim "Fuck" several times.
At this moment, they saw the 'absurdity'.
The clown's face, which was originally full of smiles and joy, turned into a tear-stained, extremely scary face.
The originally mournful and frightened face was transformed into a smiling face with a bit of weirdness by Lin Long's wipe.
Clown smiling face and sad face.
A smile and a cry on the surface.
But inside there was a cry and a smile.
As if telling the story of this absurd world.
The model wearing the two-in-one mask is making a welcoming gesture, as if saying:
Welcome to this 'absurd' world.
With a "click", the model image of Lin Long was cleverly integrated with the scene behind her at that moment, just like matching gears snapping together in an instant.
In the next moment, everyone at the venue, the judges' seats, the contestants' viewing area, and all the cameras that were broadcasting live around the world couldn't help but burst into thunderous applause, clapping for such a wonderful scene.
It seems that you can easily guess who performed best in this round of eliminations.
However, each score given during the previous filming is not the final score. It is just a reference score given by professional analysts at the nearby venues. The final scoring result is still in the hands of the ten judges.
At the same time, the global voting channel has been opened, giving about two hours of voting time, and then the proportion of votes each contestant finally receives will be converted.
The total score of the two sides is the final score, and in this round, the eight contestants ranked last in the total score will be eliminated.
During this period, it is the time for the players to rest, but it is obvious that because the elimination results of this round have not yet come out, no one is in the mood to rest. They are all nervous about the final result of this round of eliminations, especially those players who think they have performed poorly and have performed a little abnormally.
The contestants with good performances also have their own worries. They are all secretly eyeing the top three places, especially the supermodels. They all want to widen the score gap as much as possible in this round of eliminations, otherwise they may be in danger later.
As for the first candidate, almost everyone thinks it will be Lin Long.
After all, her performance was wonderful, both in terms of her strength as a model and the degree of completion of each scene. She performed very well, and the contestants just saw it and couldn't help but applaud.
Lin Ling, however, was rather calm in response to this high evaluation. She said:
"No, I'm already satisfied just to be in the top ten."
"Why?" Yaya, who was standing a little distance away, asked subconsciously when she heard this sentence, but she was the first to keep silent after she spoke.
Because she and Lin Long were not actually very familiar with each other, and Yaya herself also discovered that since she had that sandwich with a runny egg yesterday, she couldn't help but pay attention to Lin Long, so when she heard such a sentence just now, she couldn't help but ask.
Of course, Lin Long didn’t pay much attention to Yaya’s silence at this moment. She would answer such a question no matter who asked it.
Although the answer to this question sounded too complicated for her.
"There's no reason for anything, it's just because I'm so popular, everyone loves me so deeply."
Isn't it? After the first round of eliminations, she clearly felt the particularly 'hot' gaze coming from her Silver Dragon father on the judges' bench on the big screen. However, this 'hot' gaze was not a good thing.
Lin Long couldn't help but sigh.
Soon, three hours later, the results of the first round of eliminations came out.
When all the contestants gathered together, the host David announced the names of eight people with great regret, and these eight names were undoubtedly the list of eliminated contestants.
After they bid farewell to the stage of the 'All-Around Artist Competition' with great regret, the abbot David stirred up everyone's spirits again and spoke enthusiastically:
"Next, we will announce the top three and top ten lists. The first to third places will receive 10, 8, and 5 bonus points respectively, while the remaining fourth to tenth places will receive 2 bonus points each."
"First up, the top three are announced. The top three contestants are: Momo, Anqi, and Yaya! Welcome them!!"
It has to be said that although such a top three list was reasonable, it was also completely beyond their expectations, so much so that when such a top three list was announced, the voices of doubt and questioning were far greater than the applause.
In the top three list, Momo and Anqi are both well-known and experienced supermodels, and they also performed very well in the first round of eliminations, so it is not surprising that they achieved such results.
As for Yaya, needless to say, although she is a singer, her performance is also very wonderful, and in terms of popularity, she is estimated to get a lot of points in the global voting share.
But...what about contestant number two, Lin Long? Her performance was better than these three. Why is her name not among the top three?
The contestants on the scene couldn't help but discuss one after another, and the audience in front of the live broadcast room was even more excited. Almost all of them believed that Lin Long would definitely be in the top three. Even though many of them didn't know much about the modeling industry, some things, whether good or bad, were obvious to all.
Seeing the crowd getting a bit agitated, host David felt like he was losing control. He had originally planned to liven up the atmosphere, but upon seeing this, he immediately changed his strategy and said loudly, "Ahem, next, let's announce the remaining top ten names."
This time, Lin Long's name was finally on the top ten list, but he was right at the very end, in the tenth place.
Such a result made the whole audience even more agitated. The supermodels who were already familiar with Lin Long and were well aware of the modeling level that Lin Long displayed in the first elimination round could not help but frown. Even the two supermodels who won the first and second places did the same and opened their mouths to speak.
But this time, it was Yaya, who ranked third, who first raised her hand and made a request to the host:
"Could you please disclose the scoring details for the top ten? I want to know where the problem lies."
Of course there is no problem with this. All the scores of the All-Round Artist Competition are public. Even if Yaya did not bring it up, they will be made public later.
Now that Yaya brought it up, the host David naturally walked down the stairs, nodded, and asked the backstage to announce the top ten scoring composition on the big screen.
When this was announced, the whole audience was in an uproar. The scores for the top three were actually very fair. Momo and Anqi, who came in first and second, received high scores of at least seven points from each judge. Although the audience votes were only average, at around 30 points, they were sure to take first and second place, and the gap was not much.
The score of Yaya, who came in third, was a little lower, with each judge giving an average score of around five points, but the audience voting score was very high, reaching forty-four points, ranking first among all the contestants, and she suddenly rose to the top.
No, that's not right. Most of the top ten had reasonable plans, and their audience ratings were reasonable. There weren't any unusual issues, except for...
Lin Long, who happened to be ranked tenth, had a very strange score. Her audience popularity was 40 points, ranking second among all the contestants.
Everyone understands such a high score. Lin Long's performance is indeed very popular and likable, so it is reasonable and not surprising that she got such a high score.
What's strange is that the judges' scores were completely extreme.
He Long, Will, and Ed gave it a high score out of ten, but apart from them, the other six judges gave low scores below three.
The most exaggerated one was Andre, who gave the lowest score of the game, one point.
With this kind of scoring situation, the host David knew that the situation was not good without anyone else saying much, and the judges needed to come out and explain the reasons for their scoring.
But this is David's headache. He can't call his boss to do anything, especially since the one who gave the lowest score is his boss. Could it be that his boss has a grudge against the number two contestant?
But the current situation cannot be handled so easily, so I can only bite the bullet and invite my boss and others to come to the scene.
It was just a little surprising that David thought that even if he tried to persuade him earnestly for a long time, his boss would come over. However, he only mentioned it briefly and his boss agreed directly without any hesitation.
So, not long after, the ten judges quickly appeared on the scene and quickly explained their scores.
Andre just looked at Lin Long, who was sitting in the back row of the contestants, and said with a bad expression:
"The reason I gave it a one is very simple. I've said before that I hate Asian artists wearing dragon cub masks. I originally wanted to give it a zero, but seeing that the performance was good, I gave it a one."
That’s right, this is what Andre was thinking.
When the judges were introduced, Andre had already sensitively noticed the purpose of He Long, Will and Ed. They probably didn't come because they were bored, but came for someone?
He Long's caring eyes, Will's suggestive affection, even Ed showed concern, don't all these point to contestant number two among the group of contestants?
This realization made Andre, who was already unhappy, even more unhappy.
What the hell is this? They show concern and affection for a human for no reason. Have they forgotten their dragon cub?!
Forget about that brainless Will, but how could He Long and Ed be like this? Especially Ed, isn't he the smartest of the six dragons? Why would he do such a stupid thing?!
Andre felt like he was about to get mad. Look at contestant number two, his nose wasn't a nose, and his eyes weren't eyes.
Although the opponent is wearing a mask now, it does not prevent Andre from expressing his dislike for contestant number two. If he had not been shortlisted and it were not difficult to eliminate him directly, he would probably have eliminated contestant number two directly.
So, when it was his turn to introduce himself as a judge, he hinted at his dislike for contestant number two without hesitation, and even decided to give him a zero score and eliminate him quickly to avoid being an eyesore.
However... well, the second contestant's performance in the first round of eliminations was indeed brilliant, so he reluctantly gave him a one point.
Andre's explanation was ridiculous, but Andre's fickle personality was well-known in Country S. His likes and dislikes were basically extremely extreme.
So after this explanation, the other contestants and the host David all looked at Lin Long with infinite sympathy in their eyes.
The scores given by the others, Zhao Yan, Norton, and the other four judges, did not seem incomprehensible.
After all, Zhao Yan and Norton were in the same group. Andre asked them not to give a high score, so they just wrote a low score.
The other four judges were even more furious. Andre was their boss, so how could a younger brother dare to disobey him? Wasn't that asking for trouble?
The only lucky thing was that He Long, Will and Ed generously expressed their love for Lin Long and gave her thumbs up, which made the rating relatively balanced.
But if that’s the case, does that mean Lin Long will have to endure such tragically low scores from now on?
For a moment, everyone looked at Lin Long with even more sympathy.
Lin Long, who had received two waves of sympathy for nothing, sighed deeply. She suddenly felt extremely lucky. Her goal wasn't to win, but to increase her popularity. The audience's love for her told her that she had done well this round. Otherwise...
She'd probably turn around and deny her dad, damn it! Especially the one whose true form is a silver dragon!
In such a 'difficult' environment, Lin Long had no choice but to exert all her strength and raise other scores to balance the low scores given by her stupid fathers.
Just when Lin Long had made up his mind so ambitiously, he was stunned when the content of the second round of eliminations came out.
The second round of eliminations requires two people to freely partner up and sing a song together, with no limit on the songs to be sung.
This is a very simple and violent assessment, which directly tests the singing voice. It is an elimination competition that benefits the singers.
The moment the assessment content came out, the singers present became excited all of a sudden, as if they were at home. But for Lin Long, it was a bolt from the blue.
Just because... Lin Long is born tone-deaf.
As an artist before, she has done all kinds of jobs, covering a wide range of fields, including advertising, acting, modeling, variety shows, etc. She has dabbled in almost everything, and has received good reviews. The only difference is that Lin Long is not very good at singing.
Lin Long's voice is actually very good and quite distinctive, but she can never find the tune. She is the type that will go out of tune while singing.
How serious is it? It’s so serious that... Sister Chu Qi gave up on exploring Lin Long’s potential in music after listening to it twice. This was before she traveled to Dragon Island.
After traveling to Dragon Island... Lin Long, who only needs the dragon's roar every day, can no longer sing.
So, no matter how she looked at it, she knew that if she wanted to stay in this round and not be eliminated, she would have to find a big partner who was good at singing, and a big partner who was good at singing...
Obviously, there's only one, right?
So, not long after the host David announced the content of the second round of eliminations, Lin Long's eyes quickly scanned the crowd, finally locating the extremely dazzling and beautiful pink-haired girl. He immediately gave her a warm bear hug, looked into Yaya's eyes with great eagerness, and said:
"Yaya, let's form a group. I think it's a good idea. We happen to be in the same dormitory, so it's convenient for us to practice singing."
Queen Yaya doesn't care about this. She is good at music and can naturally lead anyone, so she thinks it doesn't matter who she works with, her singing will not be overshadowed by anyone anyway.
But before Yaya works with others, she has a habit of listening to what the partner's voice sounds like first, so that she has a rough idea in mind.
So, facing Lin Long's bear hug, Yaya subconsciously said, "Sing the seven-note scale of 'Dora Mi Fa Suo' and let me hear how your voice sounds."
"Are you really coming? You won't cooperate with me if I sing, right?" Lin Long looked at Yaya with a nervous face.
Yaya, completely unaware of the seriousness of the situation, shrugged helplessly, stretched out her hand and made a "please" gesture, asking Lin Long to start.
Seeing this, Lin Long had no choice but to bite the bullet and start, struggling to find the tune and sing the seven scales.
Then... the air was quiet for two seconds. Yaya was silent and stared at Lin Long in a daze for two seconds.
Then, Yaya expressionlessly pried Lin Long's hand apart and turned away without any regrets: "Sorry to bother you."
It was obvious that Yaya was frightened by Lin Long's "excellent" voice, which made her overturn her original arrogant idea that "she can lead anyone".
However, she had only turned around and taken a few steps when she was suddenly stopped by someone behind her. She heard Lin Long shouting behind her:
"Wait, wait, wait, Yaya, wait a minute, I'll take care of all your meals, okay? As long as you're willing to cooperate with me, I can make you whatever you want to eat during the competition."
Yaya, who missed the soft-boiled egg sandwich from yesterday, paused in her tracks, her mind torn between her conscience and her own. She finally sighed deeply, turned around again, and said,
"make a deal."
The second round of eliminations will be held three days later. During these three days, contestants will be allowed to move freely, practice singing, form or change teams, etc. As long as they submit the list of groups before 21:00 on the day before the competition, they will be fine.
During these three days, Yaya experienced an extremely bittersweet experience. On the one hand, she felt painfully that her music career was on the verge of collapse, but on the other hand, she was happy because her taste buds and stomach were extremely satisfied as never before.
This artist named Lin Long made delicious food. He also calculated the energy intake and other factors, which relieved most of her worries. The food was twice as delicious as the food provided by the competition organizers, which made her extremely satisfied.
But at the same time, Yaya found that every time she practiced singing with Lin Long, she felt like she was going crazy.
She had finally found the rhythm one moment, and was able to run away completely the next moment, but she was running to a different place. Yaya was almost numb from running, and in the end she could only watch Lin Long remain silent.
Seeing Yaya like this, Lin Long couldn't help but touch the tip of her nose in embarrassment. She knew how bad her singing was.
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