Chapter 25
Lin Erwen and another contestant's ice sculptures have been completed first. At a glance, you can tell that they are conventional designs. Everyone is waiting for Cui Youyi to complete this work.
It can also be said that I am looking forward to it.
As long as Cui Youyi's work fits the theme and meets the requirements for figure sculptures at this ice sculpture conference, and as long as she doesn't make any major mistakes in her sculpture, she will definitely be the one to advance among the three.
On the contrary, if her work does not fit the theme, then the work will lose all chances of receiving votes for the rest of the selection.
At the last moment of the competition, Cui Youyi finally completed the carving of the connected jade rabbit. Wu Gang cutting the cassia tree was the fulcrum of the whole work, and Chang'e, who was startled by the jade rabbit, had her clothes fluttering and looked graceful and elegant.
This work has three scenes in one picture, and the figures, scenery and animals of different sizes make Chang'e the visual center of the entire work.
Even more ingenious is Cui Youyi’s design of the moon. I don’t know why she carved so many bumps into it.
Something strange but also harmonious.
"She is just taking advantage of the situation." Wu Sheng slammed the table and shouted angrily.
He lost face in the ice fighting competition between Cui Youyi and Zhou Yunkai last time, and he became even more disgusted with Cui Youyi.
Wu Sheng's old rival, Zhao Ming, immediately retorted, "This is called innovative design. How can those cookie-cutter things compare?"
His old rivals were probably blinded by greed and couldn't tell the quality of the works.
Zhao Ming and Wu Sheng were arguing fiercely, and the other guests of younger generations did not dare to say a word.
"Mr. Zhao, you insist on going against me, right?" Wu Sheng glared at him, but Zhao Ming was not afraid of him.
"You are prejudiced against Cui Youyi. If you show these three ice sculptures to others, anyone with a discerning eye will know which one is better!" Zhao Ming is determined not to allow good works to be buried, nor will he allow excellent ice sculptors to be unreasonably slandered.
The scene was chaotic for a while, and the two men were about to fight while talking. Fearing that something might happen, the other guests sent someone to invite the county magistrate Wang Jun to come and take charge of the situation.
Wang Jun rushed over and heard that it was Cui Youyi's work that caused such controversy.
He was even more annoyed with the Wu family who were making trouble. He knew Mr. Zhao Ming's character and his deep love for ice sculptures.
Since he admired Cui Youyi's work so much, it must be that this work has something outstanding, so he wanted to give the work a fair chance to compete.
"Since the two old gentlemen have such a big disagreement, why don't we wait until after the vote and then invite other contestants to vote?" If you have a dispute, can't you just vote for yourself? Why do you have to criticize and persuade others? What's the logic?
The audience voting was designed in this competition to prevent Zhibin from interfering with the competition results and suppressing ice sculptors from poor backgrounds.
If the audience vote is not convincing, Wang Jun will add another contestant vote. He wants to ensure that all contestants' works are treated fairly!
Mr. Wu wanted to say something, but he knew he was not in the right, so he quickly threw his ticket to another contestant, and snorted heavily before leaving when he reached the door.
Wang Jun looked a little unhappy.
Old Master Wu Sheng left, but he left his servant behind. Isn't this a threat to warn other guests to be careful when voting?
Zhao Ming patted Wang Jun on the shoulder and told him not to worry.
Cui Youyi drank cup after cup of tea while waiting for the result, and at this time she realized that something was wrong. On the contrary, Lin Erwen had already anticipated the inevitable loss and was happily enjoying his tea and snacks.
Just as Cui Youyi was about to find someone to inquire about the situation, she met a servant who asked the three of them to go to the final venue which could accommodate more people.
As soon as she arrived at the venue, Cui Youyi was shocked - many familiar faces she saw during registration were queuing up again!
Weren't they all eliminated? Cui Youyi was puzzled. She exchanged glances with Lin Erwen and another contestant. They all shared the same confusion.
Cui Youyi stopped a person in line and asked, "Hey, big brother, what are you queuing for?"
The eldest brother who was called saw Cui Youyi and his eyes lit up: "Big sister and her group are here, come and see."
The other people in the queue also turned around.
"It's because your group's works are so equally matched that the county magistrate specially sent someone to ask us to vote!" The enthusiastic elder brother couldn't wait to answer.
"I never thought that we would be able to become Zhibin one day. Thanks to you!" Others also responded in unison.
"What on earth did you carve? It stumped Zhibin. This is the first time in the history of the ice sculpture competition."
"We'll have to ask for your advice later. I hope you can give us some advice then!"
When Lin Erwen heard this, he didn't dare to say anything and could only smile awkwardly.
Another contestant also had a grim expression on his face. He naturally knew that the work that caused such a sensation could not have been carved by himself.
No matter what the outcome of this round is, he has already lost.
Before Cui Youyi and others could communicate much, they were brought to the stage by the waiting servants.
As soon as the servant struck the gong, all eyes in the venue were focused on Wang Jun.
"Today, I invite you all to be guests of honor so that you can vote for the three works behind me."
"This round's theme is Chang'e Flying to the Moon, with the focus on human sculptures. We will not disclose the identities of the ice sculptors for the three ice sculptures to avoid interfering with the voting results. Now, please step forward and vote in order."
After Wang Jun finished speaking, he retreated to the chair prepared for him. When he passed by Cui Youyi, he gave her a reassuring look.
Cui Youyi: Actually, I wasn’t really nervous, I was just tired of waiting…
Cui Youyi stretched her legs, which felt a little sore, and yawned secretly out of boredom.
Wang Jun, who kept his eyes on Cui Youyi from time to time, immediately noticed Cui Youyi's little movements. He quickly called the servants and asked them to bring a chair for Cui Youyi and the other two to rest.
"Miss Cui, my master specially ordered a cushion for your chair." The servant politely took credit for his master's work. "Try it first. If it's uncomfortable, I'll get you another cushion."
Cui Youyi was devastated: If you say that, someone who doesn't know would think there's something going on between me and your parents! Oh my god, no one heard it!
Cui Youyi felt a little guilty and always felt that everyone around her was looking at her.
Cui Youyi's eyes turned and she said, "Thank you very much, young man. Please help me thank you for your care. I didn't expect that the county magistrate would notice these little things." In fact, we are not familiar with each other. The county magistrate is just a nice person.
Cui Youyi's explanation was full of false information. In fact, Li Erwen and the others didn't notice these things at all. The servant laughed in his heart.
"It would be better for the young lady to go in person to express her gratitude. How dare a servant do it for her?"
Cui Youyi paused and said, "You two, why don't we go together to thank you for the chair?"
Li Erwen: Meet the county magistrate? No, I'm afraid of officials!
Another ice sculptor: ...Okay.
Servant: ...This is not the effect I want!
Afterwards, the four of them went to Wang Jun's side with their own thoughts, leaving only three chairs in the wind.
Cui Youyi thought the conversation would be dull. In her impression, Wang Jun was not a very sociable person and preferred to be alone or spend time with books.
That bookish air always comes out unconsciously, making people feel that he is immersed in his own little world.
Lin Erwen and I are genuine craftsmen who are immersed in our own world of ice sculptures. Most of these people are quiet.
But Wang Jun's performance surprised her.
After all, Wang Jun's ability to socialize like this is truly rare. As expected, in this era, anyone who can rise from a poor family to an official position through his own efforts is no ordinary person.
Wang Jun would bring up a topic from time to time, and Cui Youyi could clearly feel that Lin Erwen and others soon relaxed and would take the initiative to share some trivial matters.
Wang Jun wanted to talk to Cui Youyi, but he knew that was unrealistic. The four of them were chatting casually when a servant came to announce that the voting was over and that Wang Jun needed to go with the other guests to count the votes.
Lin Erwen and another contestant immediately nodded and turned to leave.
Seeing this, Cui Youyi felt helpless.
Sigh, these rounds of voting are so exhausting...
I just waited for the results day after day. If I had known earlier, I would have optimized the rules when I gave suggestions to Wang Jun.
Cui Youyi sighed helplessly and walked with heavy steps to wait for the "verdict".
After waiting for a long time, only half of the votes had been counted.
After competing for an entire afternoon, and ice carving being both mentally and physically demanding, Cui Youyi could already hear her stomach growling.
Cui Youyi touched her belly, trying to stop her from growling, but her stomach growled even more frequently.
"Gugu~"
Lin Erwen and the others' stomachs also started growling.
The three of them looked at each other and sighed. It was really hard to predict the outcome of this competition.
Cui Youyi believed that she had done her best and the rest of the things were not under her control, so she was in a good mood.
The other two were nervously watching the voting at first, but after seeing that Cui Youyi was far ahead in the votes, they calmed down and accepted the reality calmly.
"The counting of votes is over." The servant struck the gong again. "Now, please allow the county magistrate to announce the final result."
Wang Jun walked onto the stage gracefully.
At this time, only a few rays of afterglow remained from the sun, but it was a brilliant golden sun, which shone obliquely on Wang Jun, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.
Just as mysterious as this person.
Cui Youyi waited there and watched Wang Jun running towards her in the light, with the afterglow of the sunset and a warm smile.
This guy is really good-looking!
If only I could be her ice sculpture model, she would definitely carve Wang Jun into a very beautiful figure.
As soon as this thought came to her mind, Cui Youyi's eyes became warm. She looked at Wang Jun's facial features carefully and skillfully portrayed Wang Jun's portrait in her mind.
Hair, forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, the line of sight went all the way down, brushing past Wang Jun's Adam's apple.
Cui Youyi was a little curious about Wang Jun's figure...
Wang Jun was also a little nervous because of Cui Youyi's stare. He suppressed the urge to tidy up his clothes and announced the result in a calm manner.
"The winner of this round is Cui Youyi."
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