"10 points."
"10 points."
"10 points."
…
Excited beyond words, the host read out the judges' scores and reported directly: "Ye Wan from the Chinese team scored 10 points in the end and advanced to the semi-finals."
Amid applause, Ye Wan bowed and left the stage.
In the stands, the host began to announce the time and rules of the rematch.
20 national delegations, 61 dances.
After the preliminary round, a total of 282 contestants advanced to the semi-finals.
The rules for the semi-finals are determined by the number of players from each national team that advances.
Teams with less than 5 members should prepare a program to participate in the semi-finals.
5 to 20 people, two programs.
For groups of 20 or more, three programs can be prepared.
A week later on Saturday will be the rematch of this Starlight Competition.
And the semi-finals will eliminate more than half of the people.
In the end, only about 50 people remained in the finals to compete for the final gold, silver and bronze medals.
This shows how intense it is.
The game is over, but the girls are still too excited to control themselves.
There was constant laughter and joy in the bus.
Among the group of 100 people, 22 people were able to stay and participate in the semi-finals, while the others could only attend the Starlight Competition as spectators for the next half month.
"Sister Wan, are we going to start rehearsing tonight?"
"Sister Wan, can I still go to your room and sleep in the living room tonight?"
"Sister Wan..."
The carriage was filled with chatter, all of them talking about Sister Wan this and Sister Wan that.
Mo Qingya took out her earphones and put them in her ears, then turned the music up to the maximum volume.
Until now, Hao Yunyao still hasn't figured out why she was eliminated.
In Diying's dance class, the teacher often uses her as a demonstration to explain to others how to interpret a certain movement.
In private lessons, praises are endless.
Not to mention that she has been dancing since she was three years old.
But what about Ye Wan?
A half-baked acting student, just the team leader.
She didn't even have the qualifications to perform on stage, but somehow, the judges spotted her among so many people and gave her the opportunity to show herself with a solo dance.
Why is fate so unfair? When I think about how I came here with the earnest expectations of my teachers and parents before I set out, I was eliminated without even making it to the semi-finals.
Hao Yunyao's heart was filled with gloom.
When a low voice of discussion sounded in her ears, Hao Yunyao heard her own name.
"It's unbelievable that Senior Hao would be eliminated!"
"Unbelievable? Is it? It's inevitable that she will be eliminated, okay?"
"Ah? Why?"
"If it's a solo dance, among the more than 20 people in Diying, she is probably the best except Ye Wan! But the Guose Tianxiang in the afternoon was a group dance! Do you know why Shi Yanxi and the others were picked out by the judges in a row? It's because they are part of the group dance, not herself."
"It seems like I understand, but it also seems like I don't. Can you explain it in more detail?"
"You're so stupid!"
The girl who explained muttered angrily, "No matter how powerful the general is, without the soldiers charging, can you escape unscathed? The judges are not fools. Are you doing this for the collective honor or to show off your talents? Can't they understand? People like you who have no sense of collective honor are eliminated."
"So, it's not that Senior Sister Hao is not strong enough, it's that she is too arrogant and disdains to associate with us. I understand!"
"It's such a pity for Senior Hao. If she had been more sociable, she would have definitely made it to the finals and maybe even gotten what she wanted!"
…
Her heart sank as Hao Yunyao finally understood what it meant when a bystander sees things more clearly than a person involved in the matter.
It turns out that she was wrong...was it so outrageous?
(End of this chapter)