The second test, chess showdown
The first day of the chess showdown is auditions, and the second day is the finals. Just like the first vocal competition, only ten people from the audition on the first day can advance to the finals on the second day.
The auditions on the first day were randomly drawn in pairs until there were only ten people left on the field. Since there were more people on the first day, it was a fast chess game. Each side had to complete fifty moves within half a quarter of an hour. If there was a draw, an extra quarter of an hour would be played to determine the winner.
After Ye Hong drew his opponent, the two of them started to sit down and play chess. Ye Hong's opponent in the first game was a boy slightly older than him. Ye Hong started with a classic killing move. This move has always been tried and tested. Ye Hong Also used to it.
Against a kid who was just starting out, the chess game ended in less than half a quarter of an hour, with Ye Hong winning easily. Then the drawing of lots began for the second and third rounds...
Until there were only ten people left on the field, including Ye Hong, and it was afternoon. I don't know if Ye Hong is lucky or if his opponents are too weak. After so many games, he has not encountered any masters. He defeated several opponents within fifty minutes.
Next is the announcement of the list of ten people who have been promoted. Not surprisingly, Ye Hong is still the youngest among the ten people, and the youngest of the rest are several years older than Ye Hong.
Ye Hong carefully observed that Xiang Long was not among the ten people, but he was surprised to find that there was a young girl.
Generally, men are good at chess. Ye Hong rarely sees a woman who is so proficient in chess. He couldn't help but take a second look. The girl's name is Tang Dan. She is not particularly tall. She has a ponytail and looks youthful. vitality.
At the end of the first day of chess competition, Xiang Long couldn't help but feel a little disappointed because he failed to advance to the finals. After the brothers and sisters comforted him for a while, Xiang Long regained his composure.
Xiang Long is not much older than Ye Hong, so it is normal for him to suffer some setbacks. Moreover, in the eyes of all the brothers and sisters, he is still a child, so they take great care of Xiang Long. After all, being younger means being lovable, and besides, he is still a child. A normally well-behaved child.
The next day's game is coming soon, and the rules of today's game are very different from yesterday. Since there are only ten people left, today's game is a one-on-nine game, that is, everyone has to play a game with the other nine people.
The person with the most wins in the end will win the chess showdown, and the time limit has been relaxed, so that each side must make sixty moves every quarter of an hour.
In today's first round, Ye Hong's opponent was a sturdy young man named Wu Qingliu, who was already nineteen years old. Sitting in front of Ye Hong, he was half the height of Ye Hong. He instantly felt that Ye Hong was so petite and full of energy. Full of pressure.
Ye Hong still used the same tactics as yesterday, starting with a surprise. Until fifty steps later, both sides were still in a state of anxiety. Ye Hong had to face up to it. Slowly, the situation gained advantage, and Ye Hong narrowly won.
Realizing that today's opponent was no better than yesterday, Ye Hong spared no effort from the second game, paying attention to each game, and gradually entered the state. Unknowingly, he had played six games and won them all.
"Look how awesome that little brother is! He has won six games in a row!"
"Why does that kid look so familiar? He looks a bit like the magical kid from yesterday's vocal final."
"It's not like that! It's him. There's a second person named Ye Hong in the academy!"
"It turns out that he is good at chess! This is too strong! But how can his vocal theory be so good? It seems that he is undoubtedly a top student!"
In the seventh game, Ye Hong’s opponent was Tang Dan, the only woman on the field.
"My name is Tang Dan, please give me some advice!"
"Ye Hong, please!"
Ye Hong made the first move with three moves. Tang Dan was also shocked into a cold sweat by Ye Hong's move that he had never seen before. But Tang Dan soon calmed down, adopted a defensive strategy, carefully analyzed the situation, and judged Ye Hong's move.
Finally, after seventy moves, he slowly saw Ye Hong's path and began to counterattack. Ye Hong was also surprised by Tang Dan's chess skills. His repeated attacks did not yield any benefits, but Tang Dan resisted them without any pain.
When Ye Hong saw Tang Yue starting to counterattack, he immediately became confused. Tang Dan figured out his own path. The situation gradually changed from a 50-50 openness to a disadvantage. Within thirty moves, Ye Hong was completely defeated. This was also the case so far. Ye Hong lost the first game.
"You are very powerful! If you hadn't given me time to breathe, I don't think I could have won you."
"You don't need to praise me. I know my level. You are indeed an unexpected opponent."
"Then we can compete frequently from now on. I'm looking forward to our next duel! Where do you live in the academy? I'll go and play chess with you when I have time."
After communicating with Tang Dan for a while and adjusting his condition, Ye Hong immediately started the eighth game. An immortal guides the way at the beginning, and the opponent can be easily eliminated with sixty moves.
There were no surprises, and Ye Hong won easily in the last round. In the end, he won the first place with eight wins and one loss in nine games. Tang Dan ranked second with seven wins, one draw and one loss. As for the third place, a boy named Nie Bo, and Ye Hong in the first game. His opponent Wu Qingliu only finished fourth.
At this point, the second chess showdown ends, and the top ten will receive their prizes. Different from the first vocal performance, there were not so many judges in the stands this time, only Mo Piaoxue and three old men.
The three old men did not say anything to win over the ten people, but encouraged them to continue studying chess. However, Mo Piaoxue showed a long-lost smile to Ye Hong,
"Congratulations! Keep working hard! A leader can't meet the dean's requirements."
After hearing Mo Piaoxue's words, the three old men looked at Ye Hong a few more times and looked him up and down.
"Junior brother! You actually got the leader! Can't you tell, you are really good at chess! But this chess game is of no use." Yi Jing said to Ye Hong.
"Haha~ Senior Brother Yi Jing, when can I fight with you? I really want to slap you in the face."
"There's no rush, no rush. Senior brother, what I'm good at is strategy. You have to wait a few days."
"Junior brother, I didn't expect you to be so good at chess. Please give me more advice in the future!" Xiang Long scratched his head and said to Ye Hong in embarrassment.
The third competition was calligraphy and painting, which also lasted two days. However, when Ye Hong heard the content of the competition, he felt unsure. He actually had to complete a painting and calligraphy in two days.
Ye Hong knew his painting skills. He could draw a few stick figures and write some legible calligraphy. But if he wanted to make a calligraphy and painting by himself, it would be like playing a harp in his crotch - bullshit.
I thought I was just appreciating calligraphy and painting, but I didn’t expect it was painting. Now I feel cool~
The calligraphy and painting competition venue is no longer outdoors, but in the school. Students participating in the competition in the past two days will be arranged to do calligraphy and painting in the school, and the calligraphy and painting will be submitted to the judges for scoring before noon the next day.
Since calligraphy and painting are very time-consuming and there is nothing tricky about it, not many people signed up for the competition. Because everyone knows their level. Generally, those who participate are confident and feel that they can be the leader, and the quality of the written work they produce must be of a high level.
But Ye Hong did not participate voluntarily, he was forced to do so, and he had no idea what the competition was about, so he just thought so.
Ye Hong sat in his seat boredly. The people next to him had already begun to write. Ye Hong was still looking at the white paper in front of him in a daze.
After sitting for a long time, Ye Hong felt that he could not be idle, so he began to write and draw on the white paper in front of him. It felt like a dragon wagging its tail. With a wave of his little hand, he started to create his own painting genre, and the pen moved like a dragon. Snake, in less than three moments, a painting is completed, with the words next to it. Ye Hong began to appreciate his works.
"Perfect!
"I should call this the Sui Xin flow style of painting. Hmm~ It's still pretty good! It's better than before."
Several people nearby were also attracted by Ye Hong's actions. When they saw Ye Hong finishing his painting, they looked at it and couldn't understand what Ye Hong had drawn.
"Little brother, what are you drawing?"
"Don't you see it? This is a picture of a tiger descending from the mountain!"
"Little brother, you are so funny. If you write the word "王" in this circle, it means a tiger? And where is your mountain?" The person next to him was shocked to hear what Ye Hong said and asked.
"Isn't this a mountain?" Ye Hong said, pointing to the black mass above.
"Uh... little brother, if you didn't tell me, I would have thought it was Tuo Xiang!" Several people nearby also nodded in agreement.
"Don't you understand this? This is called the flow of painting. Follow your heart and paint as soon as you put the pen down.
Forget it, you don’t understand even after I told you, let’s go! I'm going to turn in my work! You draw slowly. "
Everyone was dumbfounded and watched Ye Hong leave the school and handed the calligraphy and painting to the instructor at the door. Since the instructor didn't know much about calligraphy and painting, he didn't say much. He accepted Ye Hong's calligraphy and painting and let Ye Hong go out. Ye Hong took a leisurely look at Shi Penghong, then strolled back to the attic.
"Junior brother! Did you finish the painting so quickly?" Mo Ji was doing something unknown with his pen in the hall, and asked hurriedly when he saw Ye Hong coming back.
Ye Hong nodded, and then said: "Senior Brother Moji, why are you alone, where are the senior brothers and sisters?"
"They went out shopping! They have been walking for a long time."
"Why don't you go with them?"
"I want to practice calligraphy and painting these two days to see if I can finish it in two days. If I can finish it this time, I will also participate in the calligraphy and painting competition next year.
oh! correct! Junior brother, come and see how my painting goes? "
Ye Hong was pulled to the table by Mo Ji. Ye Hong looked at the calligraphy and painting on the table, and there was only an outline. It's hard for Ye Hong to say. After all, he hasn't finished the painting yet and he doesn't know how to evaluate it.
"This line drawing is good and very powerful. Keep up the good work! Brother Moji."
The ink marks were approved by Ye Hong, and he continued to work hard on his calligraphy and painting. Ye Hong felt bored, so he went back to his room and started studying the demon core. Since he got the revelation from Liang Shixuan last time, Ye Hong would take out the demon core to study it every day, sometimes just looking at it for half a day.
At noon the next day, Ye Hong went to the site where the results of the calligraphy and painting competition were announced and quietly waited for the results.
In the judging room, the three old men who had been in the chess show picked up the calligraphy and paintings sent to them, carefully judged them, and gave scores. When they saw very good works, they would often nod and caress their beards, and specially select them and put them aside for classification. Until an old man saw a picture of a tiger descending a mountain and coughed violently.
"Old man Wu, what's wrong? You haven't been feeling well lately? You're coughing so much."
"Ahem~ It's okay, I just choked on my saliva! Look at this calligraphy and painting, who painted it! This can be called a painting!"
The two old men hurriedly came over to see what was painted on the calligraphy and painting. They didn't know what it was without looking at it. They were shocked when they saw the painting. Even their own father couldn't recognize what it was.
"This turtle grandson, this painting, this is simply an insult to calligraphy and painting, and the tiger is coming down the mountain! This **** is Tuo Xiang!"
