“Li Du, it seems you thought too much. I didn't expect these two people to sound so arrogant, only to turn out to be quite mediocre.”
“Mmm…”
Li Du still felt a sense of bewilderment.
He had actually spent so much time thinking about these two, who were utterly unreasonable.
He thought they were kings, but they turned out to be bronze.
What a disgrace!
“Alright, it’s our turn. Let’s go.”
Hearing the host’s words on stage, Qiu Xi immediately pulled Li Du back to reality.
At the same time, the supervising teacher quickly gestured, calling for them to get ready to go on stage.
The order of appearance was all down to luck, with both advantages and disadvantages.
“Good luck!”
As their team members began to head up, the remaining few took turns cheering each other on.
When Li Du went up, Qiu Xi put down her small notebook, ready to cheer for her practice partner and friend.
Perhaps it was due to calming her nerves, but Li Du, upon taking the stage, did not encounter any issues as Qiu Xi had feared.
His opening and middle arguments were well-delivered, but at the end, for some reason, he faltered slightly. Nevertheless, his speech was still good. She felt he performed much better than during their practice sessions.
“…Thank you, student Li Du, for your speech…”
Li Du smoothly concluded his speech and walked off stage.
“Xiao Xi, I almost messed up just now! I was about to fail at the end!”
“Fortunately, fortunately…”
In the middle of his speech, he suddenly lost the momentum he had built up and couldn't quite hold on. But fortunately, in the next moment, he saw someone even worse than him in the audience, which spurred him on, and he managed to pull through.
Qiu Xi chuckled when she saw him looking a bit wobbly on his feet as he came down. “It’s okay!”
“You did very well. I think you did much better than during our practice. Don’t worry.”
Li Du steadied his footing and took a step back. “Okay!”
“Xiao Xi! You too, good luck!”
Although he believed Qiu Xi’s abilities would prevent any issues, he still felt the need to say it.
“Okay!”
“Show them what we’re capable of!”
Even though he finished first, their ace player hadn't gone up yet!
He couldn’t speak for the others, but those two were definitely going to be shocked!
He could even hear those two blabbering, and he wasn’t afraid that those arrogant and short-sighted individuals wouldn’t be able to tell.
“Alright!”
“I’ll do my best!”
With that, she nodded and waited offstage.
Only when the announcement of her turn came did she lift her feet and slowly step forward, standing at the center of the stage.
She bowed slightly and then began her speech.
“…”
In the context of the great era, the general trend is win-win.
But to articulate it with finesse is difficult!
Qiu Xi had discussed this topic with her master during her leisure time.
What was called a discussion was actually a small battle of wits between master and disciple.
When to make what kind of choice is a difficult question!
So, when Qiu Xi took the stage, while most people might not understand, the judges on stage were secretly nodding.
This student, they noted, had a clear grasp of both macro and micro perspectives, defining them well.
Yet, she was also very realistic, unlike the vast majority of students who had spoken before her, who sounded good but lacked substance.
Thus, when Qiu Xi finished, the audience remained silent for a moment!
The judges and teachers on stage and off stage began to applaud.
Some whispered comments were heard.
“This girl’s perspective is quite different from others; she’s very insightful.”
“Yes, and setting aside that, her fundamentals are also solid. After watching this whole round, I really haven’t noticed any other student with this level of skill.”
“…”
After bowing in thanks, Qiu Xi followed the procedure and stepped down.
As soon as she did, the supervising teacher approached her.
“Qiu Xi!”
“You’ve truly surprised us all!”
She had known about this student’s past achievements, but without witnessing it firsthand, she couldn’t truly believe it.
This student had grown so much compared to two years ago.
Qiu Xi blinked slightly and then composed herself. “Teacher, you flatter me.”
“Yes, quickly go and sit down.”
“Okay.”
Meanwhile, offstage, after those who had spoken left, some people finally realized how remarkable this young woman was.
This was the case for someone like Xiao Jie and her little sidekicks.
“No!”
“Isn’t she the one we were talking about? I remember her voice!”
“And that stutterer!”
“Is he not stuttering anymore?”
Guo Xiao Jie also hadn’t expected that the two people she had casually criticized would be so impressive…
Even if she were foolish, she could tell from the scene, and besides, she wasn’t foolish…
“Xiao Jie…”
“It seems so!”
“And that stutterer, I remember him too, the one who just went off stage…”
“They don’t seem simple either…”
“…”
“Tch!”
“Maybe they just talk the talk. When it comes to the second round with live descriptions, I don’t believe they’ll still be so composed!”
Guo Xiao Jie rolled her eyes at her sidekick’s somewhat boastful remark.
They had just gotten lucky!
The more she thought about it, the more it seemed plausible, and this person resumed her aloof demeanor.
Especially after watching a large number of subsequent speeches, she reverted to her arrogant self.
Little did she know, in the eyes of others, she was the ugly duckling… no, perhaps not even that!
At best, she was just a clown!
However, none of this affected Qiu Xi’s good mood. wap.kanshu伍.net
The scores for their first round of speeches had been released.
Out of a perfect ten, Qiu Xi took the top spot with 9.8 points.
Li Du also got lucky, placing in the top 15.
The other six companions had moderate, neither good nor bad, but acceptable rankings.
After the scores were released, there was a brief intermission.
…
As for who would ultimately win, everyone was now waiting for the second round to begin.
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