Chapter 88 Preliminary Round
The students from the college class surrounded Tao Nanfeng and came to the bulletin board.
During the ten days of waiting, everyone was busy, continuing to deepen the design based on the architectural plan, and even planned to make a building model out of cardboard.
When they heard that the list of players for the semi-finals had been announced, everyone pulled Tao Nanfeng towards the teaching building.
From a distance, Tao Nanfeng saw Feng You standing next to Zhou Ruowei, and the two looked very familiar with each other. Tao Nanfeng frowned, wondering how these two people got together.
Just as I was about to observe, Feng You turned and walked away like a frightened rabbit.
Tao Nanfeng couldn't help but chuckle. It seemed that Feng You had become much more honest after being taught a lesson by Xiang Bei. This was a good thing. As long as she stops jumping around, Tao Nanfeng doesn't want to be her enemy forever.
Hating someone requires physical strength and is very tiring.
A group of people walked to the notice board and looked at the first name on the list: Mingzhu. Only then did they realize that the works submitted by Tao Nanfeng and Zhou Ruowei were pseudonyms filled in by the supervision team.
"Tao Nanfeng, is this Mingzhu you?"
"I think so. Tao Nanfeng is definitely the first place!"
"It must be you. The moon shines brightly over the sea, and the jade sheds tears. The sun shines warmly over the field, and the jade smokes. Mingzhu is such a nice name, and it suits you."
Everyone thinks that Tao Nanfeng is this pearl.
After all, except for Mingzhu and David, the other eight finalists all have names. Even if they register as a team, the names of all members will be written on the list.
Even Zhou Ruowei thinks so. He was very dissatisfied with the fact that he was ranked second to Tao Nanfeng.
The plan he made was an improvement on the work of others and can be said to be the most practical and innovative design for cadres' dormitories at present. Unexpectedly, it was only second.
"Here he comes, Chairman Zeng is here."
The student representatives who were in charge of supervision last time, headed by Student Union President Zeng Qiang, also got up hurriedly after receiving the news.
A group of people gathered around and asked Zeng Qiang: "What aliases did you give Tao Nanfeng and Zhou Ruowei last time? Come and see if they have made it to the semi-finals."
Zeng Qiang smiled mysteriously: "Let me take a look."
Everyone made way for the list, revealing the black-lettered list on a red background posted on the bulletin board.
Zeng Qiang and four other classmates walked up quickly, took a closer look, and laughed at the same time: "They all went in."
Zeng Qiang turned around and looked at Tao Nanfeng, then waved to Zhou Ruowei who was standing in the distance, and said loudly: "Congratulations to the two students, you both made it to the semi-finals!"
A girl said with a smile: "It's not surprising that Zhou Ruowei made it to the semi-finals, after all, he is a senior. But Tao Nanfeng is only in his second year, and he was able to get the second place in the design competition, which is really amazing."
The eyes of the group of people widened.
"What? Second place! Wasn't Tao Nanfeng first place?"
Zhou Ruowei became excited when he heard this. He stopped being aloof and walked over, pointed at the list and asked, "How did you come up with the nicknames for your supervisory team? Could this David actually be Tao Nanfeng?"
Zeng Qiang laughed: "Isn't it unexpected? You can't guess it at all, right? Just looking at the name, who can guess that Tao Nanfeng's nickname is David?"
After he finished laughing, he pointed at the name "Mingzhu" again.
"Zhou Ruowei, congratulations on winning first place in the preliminary round! I didn't expect that after three hours of quick sketch design, one of you won first place and the other won second place. You made the other students and teams who prepared for more than ten days feel ashamed."
Tao Nanfeng said nothing, pursed his lips and looked at the list of candidates for the semi-finals, as if thinking about something.
No wonder Zhou Ruowei is so arrogant, it turns out he really has some abilities. I was too arrogant before. My father was right. One should be humble and cautious. There are always higher mountains than other mountains.
Zhou Ruowei's emotions suddenly soared.
The corners of his mouth curled up, and he could no longer hold back the smile on his face. He glanced at Tao Nanfeng and said, "David? This name suits you quite well."
A young hero, with a strong and muscular physique, a brave and strong demeanor, and full of masculine beauty - how is such a David similar to Tao Nanfeng?
Seeing that Tao Nanfeng was silent and looked serious, Zeng Qiang explained with a smile.
"Originally, the alias given to Tao Nanfeng was Mingzhu, and Zhou Ruowei was David, but Xiao Liang said that it was too easy to guess, so when signing the drawings, they were specially swapped. This can also avoid affecting the review results, right?"
Tao Nanfeng nodded: "The name is just a code name, it's okay."
Zhou Ruowei couldn't stop smiling, looking like a smug villain.
"Tao Nanfeng, I'm not saying anything bad about you. Originally, our bet was that I would lose if you made it to the finals, but you insisted on competing with me and doing a three-hour quick sketch.
I said that if both of them made it to the finals it would be a tie, but you insisted on competing to the end. How are you now? I was first and you were second. After losing a round, do you regret it or feel ashamed? Ha ha……"
Tao Nanfeng's eyes became sharper and he straightened his back: "Since you want to compete, then compete to the end. I just hope that after the finals, you can still smile as proudly as you do now!"
Several students nearby who also entered the semi-finals couldn't stand Zhou Ruowei's arrogant look.
"This is just the rematch list. Isn't it too early to be happy?"
“It’s still unclear who will win the championship in the end.”
"Although we are third, our score is very close to you two. See you in the finals!"
Zhou Ruowei felt a little guilty about what everyone said, so he quickly stopped smiling, coughed twice, and said self-deprecatingly: "I'm not proud, I'm just telling the truth. I have to go back and prepare the elevation drawings, let's wait for the finalists."
On the other side, there was a heated debate in Professor Tao Shouxin's office.
"Professor Tao, your daughter is participating in the design competition this time, why didn't you tell me in advance? Don't worry, we are old colleagues, I will definitely give her a high score."
"No need, no need. I am withdrawing from the judging panel just to seek fairness and justice."
"Hey, Professor Tao, you are just too serious. I heard from several teachers that Tao Nanfeng and Zhou Ruowei made a bet, and they used pseudonyms. How childish! I have seen all the entries, and the only two drawings that did not use real names are Mingzhu and David. Who else could it be but them? Without further ado, I put these two in first and second place. Mingzhu, of course, is the apple of your eye, so she is the first place. How about it, thank me?"
"You! Alas..."
"One is a teacher's child, and the other is the child of a leader in the Construction Department. Both students are very outstanding. I really can't decide who to give the championship to. Lao Tao, what is your opinion..."
Tao Shouxin felt really at a loss whether to laugh or cry when he saw his colleague taking credit for his work.
Originally, Tao Shouxin withdrew from the judging panel in order to ensure a fair competition. He did not expect that even if he was not a judge, he would still interfere with the judging panel's judgment from the sidelines.
"My opinion? My opinion is that you should just look at the work and give an objective rating based on the comfort, adaptability, economy, safety, integrity and locality of the residential design. As for who the designer is, you don't have to care!"
The director of the Department of Architecture Huang Jiafa, the deputy director Guo Zhiming, professors Lu Xiaoming, Zhu Qiang, and Wu Xianling, and five professors from the jury were all sitting in Tao Shouxin's office at this moment.
Huang Jiafa waved his hand and said, "Old Tao, I don't agree with what you said. I watched your daughter grow up. If Tao Nanfeng loses, I heard that she will have to admit in public that she is a relative of the family. That will be a shame for all the teachers in our Department of Architecture."
Guo Zhiming also nodded and said, "Yes, if it's just a minor fight between the children, it's fine, but your Nanfeng can't lose this time. If she is related to someone, doesn't that mean we are playing tricks among ourselves?"
Lu Xiaoming sighed, "It stands to reason that your Nanfeng has the right to enter the infrastructure cadre training class, but he is still an inner circle member. To tell you the truth, Zhou Ruowei's father came over a few days ago to say hello and asked me to take care of him. You see, this matter caused a lot of trouble! It's annoying."
Wu Xianling's face was expressionless: "This design competition is held to encourage advanced people and inspire those who are not so advanced. It is clear at a glance whether the works are good or bad. You professors think too much. Aren't you tired?"
Tao Shouxin stood up and bowed to the professors.
"I'm sorry that you've all been worried about my daughter's bet. I suggest that you give fair and impartial scores for the semi-finals, and don't consider any personal factors. The finals will be held in the small auditorium, and the students will give grade evaluations. The professors will not participate in the grading, and the decision-making power will be entirely handed over to the students. How do you do that?"
Upon hearing this, Director Huang Jiafa slapped his hands on the table and laughed: "Lao Tao, delegating decision-making power is a brilliant move!"
The other professors nodded in agreement.
"I think it's okay. No matter what the result is, we won't be blamed."
"Betting is childish, so let the students solve it themselves, that's good."
"Okay, okay, Professor Tao, it's better to handle it this way. If Zhou Ruowei's father asks about it, it will be easier to distance yourself from the matter."
"Okay, that saves me from having to think about it."
Everyone contributed their opinions and the final process was decided.
This time, Tao Shouxin did not ask any questions about Tao Nanfeng's work, and she did everything by herself.
After Tao Nanfeng submitted the elevation drawing and successfully received the final notification, he worked with the students in the college class to make a model.
In order to more clearly demonstrate her design concept, she ingeniously painted the cardboard white, used the cardboard as a wall, and opened doors and windows on the wall, expressing the entire building plan, the connection between rooms, and the functional relationship very intuitively.
Although the students in the college class do not have a good theoretical level, they are all grassroots cadres with rich practical experience and are very knowledgeable about how to report and defend themselves.
Everyone comforted Tao Nanfeng while making slides.
“Although we are the second place, don’t be afraid. If we can express our design concept well during the defense, we can still succeed.”
"Yes, Tao Nanfeng, you have done so many infrastructure projects, and this work was designed by you for the educated youth on the farm. It carries strong emotions. As long as you can render this emotion well, it will surely move everyone."
"The finals process has been announced. There are 12 classes in the architecture major, with 5 representatives from each class. Add our college class, and there will be 65 students in the entire auditorium voting to select the champion, runner-up, and third place. This is good. I was worried before that you were a teacher's child, and the judges would not dare to give you a high score to avoid suspicion. Now that all the students are here, it's fair, isn't it?"
Tao Nanfeng was filled with a burning desire.
When novels and poetry are silent, architecture is still singing.
The beauty of architecture lies in constantly meeting human needs for residence, life, and production, and placing human pursuit of spirit and art on the entity.
During the years of presiding over the farm infrastructure construction, Tao Nanfeng learned a lot and experienced a lot. This time, she will fight for herself and for the educated youth on the farm.
The day of the defense finally arrived.
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