Chapter 278 I have objections
After the five judges finished their judging, they returned to their seats, each of them wondering how they should judge this group.
The face-to-face review was a promotion system of 10 to 2. And only 2 of the 10 people in the eighth group completed their works.
Should we just let these two advance directly?
Chen Jianqiu felt indignant. He had no objection to letting Liu Lan advance, but if Su Maolin's level passed the face-to-face review, it would be a laughing stock and a disgrace to calligraphy!
But the other 8 people had not finished their live works, so how could they evaluate them? Among these 8 people, Chen Jianqiu thought that the work submitted by the author named Wu Qu was very beautiful, not only much better than Su Maolin's live work, but also a few points better than Liu Lan's work. He ranked Wu Qu first, Liu Lan second, and Su Maolin last!
Chen Jianqiu whispered his thoughts to Cheng Zikun, who whispered, "Today, let's just turn a blind eye. Even if Su Maolin didn't cheat, the other seven people would be eliminated due to their lack of skills. Only Wu Qu was unlucky and was assigned to Group 8, so he was replaced by Su Maolin. Why should we offend Su Xuezhen for an irrelevant Wu Qu?"
"We still have to review 12 groups of works. Now that things are not going well, how can we continue our work as judges? If this matter is exposed, it will definitely make the public question the authority and fairness of the calligraphy exhibition. If public opinion gets out of hand, it will not only have a considerable impact on this calligraphy exhibition, but also on future calligraphy exhibitions. We must consider the overall situation and not lose sight of the big picture. Besides, you have to consider the reputation of the association."
"But I just can't stand Su Xuezhen and Wang Qinghai colluding with each other and committing fraud," Chen Jianqiu said indignantly.
"Even if Su Maolin passes the interview, there is still the final round of free questioning. At that time, we will have to jointly review with the five judges from the capital. Do you think Su Maolin can get away with it?"
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Cheng Zikun thought more than Chen Jianqiu. He guessed that Su Xuezhen tried every means to get his son here, not expecting to win a prize, but just for fame. Su Maolin had the hat of outstanding exhibitor of calligraphy works on his head, so his career would be much smoother in the future.
"A week later, Su Maolin will still be eliminated. Not only him, but also Mr. Su Yi's beautiful apprentice will definitely be eliminated. The overall level of Group 8 is very poor, far inferior to Group 3 this morning."
The third group was also the regular script group. They completed the face-to-face review in the morning. Everyone in it was very strong and the competition was very fierce. Every author’s performance was wonderful.
It’s like the World Cup grouping, there are the death group and the easy-win group. Group 3 is the death group, and Group 8 is obviously the easy-win group.
After Cheng Zikun's advice, Chen Jianqiu felt a little better, because he also thought that Group 8 was not as good as Group 3. Besides, there were two more regular script groups to come, and there would definitely be better authors emerging.
Wang Qinghai then asked them, "The difference in strength in Group 8 is quite large. Su Maolin and Liu Man advance. Su Maolin is first and Liu Man is second. I think everyone has no objection, right?"
Chen Jianqiu blurted out, "In terms of on-site performance, Liu Man should be first."
Cheng Zikun shook his head. This fool was outspoken and he couldn't stop him. What was there to argue about in the first and second place in the face-to-face review? They would all be eliminated in the end anyway.
Unexpectedly, Su Xuezhen said, "Yes, Mao Lin did not perform well in this game and is not qualified to compete for the first place."
Su Xuezhen's words seemed to be humble, but made people feel uncomfortable. What do you mean he is not qualified to compete for the first place? He is not even qualified to participate in the exhibition!
If Cheng Zikun hadn't held Chen Jianqiu tightly, Chen Jianqiu would have said this.
"Then Liu Man is first, Su Maolin is second. Does anyone have any objections this time?"
Mo Qi, who was watching the fire from the other side, was the first to say, "No problem."
Cheng Zikun quickly said he had no objection.
Chen Jianqiu prepared himself for a long time before saying, "I have no objection."
Su Xuezhen and Wang Qinghai looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. They had finally dealt with this tough guy Chen Jianqiu. Chen Jianqiu was a well-known stubborn person in the circle. His running script level was obviously very high, but because he was too upright and didn't know how to deal with things, he was not popular. Without connections and no one to support him, no matter how good his works were, they couldn't be sold at a high price!
Among the three judges, they were most worried that Chen Jianqiu would do something bad.
Fortunately, this time, Chen Jianqiu was smart.
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