Chapter 89
Chai Tao frowned fiercely and said, "I don't think so."
Hillman glanced at him coldly and said something in German. Marcia translated, "Mr. Chai, I don't need to accept your questioning."
The atmosphere in the judging room suddenly became stagnant, and Chai Tao's face became increasingly gloomy as Hillman spoke bluntly and mercilessly.
Chai Tao's face was very long, but he still smiled and said, "Dean Hillman's Chinese is sometimes good and sometimes bad."
He was speaking fluently just now, but when it comes to talking to myself, he switches to German.
Chai Tao felt deeply humiliated and it was almost difficult for him to maintain his calm expression.
With so many highly educated colleagues sitting around him, Chai Tao could only do something secretly, but he couldn't be so stupid as to give others a handle, so he raised his hand with a smile and flipped through the information of the first contestant in the sculpture group.
"Dean Hillman eliminated this contestant in less than two seconds. They were both the same Madonna." Chai Tao deliberately left his words unfinished, causing others to become suspicious. "Dean Hillman seems to have been paying close attention to candidate No. 0409 from the beginning."
The other judges looked at Hillman with hesitant expressions.
But You Mian's sculpture was so beautiful, so beautiful that even when Chai Tao used his usual rhetoric to interfere, the other professors were almost unmoved.
In response to Chai Tao's unfounded doubts, Hillman said calmly, "I am not as careful as Mr. Chai. I only saw the 1,011 statues of the Virgin Mary in front of me, and I don't remember 0409 or 0809."
Hillman didn't even bother to remember the name You Mian.
Chai Tao suddenly paused for a few seconds.
Yes, the judges of the Star Cup have to look at so many works every day that they don’t have time to remember the names of individual contestants, let alone their numbers.
So at this moment, after this conversation was translated by Marcia, Chai Tao, who was able to quickly say You Mian's contestant number, became more suspicious than Hillman, who was "guided" by Chai Tao to go backstage.
Marcia's clear voice echoed in the judging room.
“I believe that the organizers of the Xingchen Cup will host a fair and just competition, and I also believe in the artistic aesthetics of the honorary professors present here.”
"This sculpture in front of me obviously cannot be simply described as 'one thousand and one statues of the Virgin Mary'. Its carving technique, its distinct layers and the concrete maternal love that contains huge vitality..."
Marcia quickly translated the answer, and Hillman said in a deep voice, "I believe everyone will make their own independent judgments."
The professors present looked at each other, and their eyes showed unanimous agreement.
The thousand statues of the Virgin Mary carved on the plaster gauze before our eyes deserve to be first in the group, with unparalleled strength and unparalleled works.
Without further hesitation, the judges lowered their heads and ticked the boxes on the review forms.
Chai Tao could no longer control his expression when he saw this. He took off his reading glasses and said angrily, "Mr. Hillman, you are abusing your power to ensure that a contestant enters the finals. He deviated from the topic! I will not agree with such a judging result."
Chai Tao's angry shout rang out in the judging room, and the others looked at each other for a few seconds.
"Lao Chai, what you said is a bit too much."
"Yeah, are we the ones who can change the grading criteria just based on someone else's words?"
People who pursue a career in art inevitably have somewhat arrogant and self-centered personalities. Chai Tao's words clearly showed that he did not take the other judges seriously and was only concerned with refuting Hillman.
Chai Tao was stuck for a moment. Before he could explain, he heard Hillman say, "Each of the twelve judges here has the right to make independent judgments and give scores. I did give this contestant a score of 10. This is my right, isn't it?"
"You can give him a zero if you want."
Chai Tao stood up with a bang, and the chair behind him made a harsh sound when he pulled it.
Chai Tao's chest heaved violently. All twelve people scored high. Even if he scored zero, he couldn't pull down You Mian!
Since things weren't done properly, Chai Tao was worried that You Jiyuan would expose the matter in anger.
At that time, not only will he have to return the things he received, but he may also lose his position as a judge!
But at this moment Chai Tao did not have the ability to think too much. He was angry and speechless. Didn't Bai Peilan tell him in advance that You Mian was at a loss on the subject of maternal love?
How could he create a work that even Hillman would look at it differently!
Chai Tao slammed the pen onto the table and said, "I want to report this to the organizer."
Hillman nodded slightly, his voice deep and cold, “Please do as you please.”
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