Chapter 6: The Smile of the Night Prince 3
After listening to Jing Fengyin's introduction of the rules, Xia Lei, I, and the super shy classmate Shen Enjing were all stunned.
"Pick a skill you are most confident in and perform it. If no one present—there are also professional experts among today's special guests—objects, the three skills demonstrated will be simultaneously broadcast live on the school network. The one with the highest popularity and no less than 50% of the votes from the six judges will win."
"Still live streaming?"
I watched in amazement as several people with video recording machines arrived at the scene.
"That's right, so everyone should perform well!" Jing Fengyin said, blinked at me, and continued with a gentle smile like spring breeze, "The proceeds from this live broadcast will be used to purchase daily necessities in the name of Xinggong Special Management Office and donated to the children in the welfare home."
“Huahuahua…”
Those who had some doubts at first applauded when they heard the last point.
I also have to admire Jing Fengyin. With him around, everything is fine!
"Okay! Xia Lei, Lin Weiya, and Shen Enjing, if you three have no objection, let's start the challenge according to the rankings of the first round."
Xia Lei seemed to have something to say, but when she saw that the people around her appreciated Jing Fengyin's decision, and that Shen Enjing and I didn't move, she had no choice but to nod.
Seeing that we had no objections, Jing Fengyin raised the corners of her mouth slightly and showed a charming smile: "Student Shen Enjing, let's start with you!"
"Ah? Yes, is it me? Oh, okay, okay! I'll start right away!" Shen Enjing, whose face was as red as ketchup, stuttered in response.
I couldn't help but look at her curiously. What special talents could this overly shy girl perform?
After a long time, the arranged display stand slowly opened.
On the stage, a girl in a white martial arts uniform bowed to the crowd, shouted "Ah Da——", and then kicked, and the 10 wooden boards held by the people opposite broke into pieces.
"I, I am the national taekwondo champion. Please, please give me your guidance."
After saying that, the red-faced girl on the stage turned around again, raised her feet above her head, and chopped down hard, breaking the five red bricks stacked on the stage into two pieces.
"Ahhh, so cool!"
"There must be a magical power hidden in her body..."
"Hurry up and check the live broadcast channel on campus. Someone has given a reward..."
Oh my god!
I covered my mouth in surprise, and everyone else had the same reaction. Xia Lei's face turned pale, as if she remembered her previous rude remarks.
Next, Shen Enjing performed a stunt of breaking the sandbag with three consecutive kicks, and there was applause and cheers from the audience.
When she finished her performance and her live video broadcast stopped, her highest online popularity was counted as 3,000 people.
"Okay, now it's time for everyone to raise objections. Those who are confident that they can surpass Shen Enjing, please come to the stage ." Jing Fengyin stood up and announced.
The noisy audience suddenly quieted down.
"Who can compare to her..."
"Yes, he has won the championship!"
"Don't you also know Taekwondo?"
"Yeah, but I've only studied for two months. I'm still a beginner..."
There was some discussion in the audience, but no one came up to the stage.
"If no one raises any objections, then Shen Enjing's performance can be certified as the best Taekwondo player present. We just need to wait for the next two people's assessment and other scores..."
"Wait a minute, I want to give it a try!"
A familiar voice sounded.
When I saw the person standing up, my eyes almost popped out of my head—it was my roommate Nana! The cutest girl in our dormitory!
"Okay, please come on stage. As long as you break even one more plank or brick than Shen, you'll win. Of course, if you want to challenge the most difficult item, you can also break the sandbag with a faster speed and fewer kicks..."
I stared in amazement as Nana waved at me, then skipped easily to the display stand.
"There's no need to go through so much trouble. I'll just kick the sandbag! Two seconds, once, and it'll burst!" Nana said without any fear, and there was a round of questioning boos from the audience.
I also started to feel nervous.
Nana wouldn't do anything rash, would she? She was so short, how could she possibly kick the sandbag to pieces in just one second?
But the facts prove that you can't judge a book by its cover, and you can't judge the depth of the sea by its depth.
Just when everyone was pessimistic , the sandbag had just been hung up and Jing Fengyin had just walked away, and Nana, who had been smiling, turned around instantly and kicked it neatly.
"Bang——" First there was a huge collision sound.
"Crash--" followed by the sound of sand falling inside.
“Oh my god…”
"Ah, what's going on?"
"How scary, that girl..."
…
There was a pause of a few seconds before the scene became noisy.
Before the judges voted, Shen Enjing took the initiative to stand up and admit defeat, but she was not discouraged at all. Instead, she stood in front of Nana and said admiringly: "Are you Xu Nana? The time I won first place, you were absent due to an accident, and lost the chance to win the championship again... Nana, you, you have always been my idol! Woo woo woo..."
"Ah, that time! I overslept and missed the game..." Nana said indifferently.
This guy! When we get back to the dormitory, I will definitely interrogate her. She actually hid it so well! The other two roommates were also rubbing their hands, looking like they were going to settle the score later.
"Okay, now that Shen Enjing has failed the test, please ask Xia Lei to get ready."
"Hmph, Lin Weiya, watch carefully—"
Xia Lei snorted at me, then walked onto the exhibition floor with her head held high.
"I have practiced ballet for eight years and won a gold medal in a large domestic competition. I have participated in the New Voice program and made it into the top 10..." Xia Lei, dressed in an exceptionally gorgeous outfit, stood on the stage and said proudly, "But my most confident talent is painting! Now, I will perform a performance of completing a portrait of a judge within one minute..."
A referee?
I silently complained: It must be Xing Yeliu!
The members of the Night Star Fan Club below the stage also started clapping and shouting "Go!" as if they were injected with chicken blood, their faces turning red with excitement.
"Then please let Xia Lei start!"
After the assistant arranged the painting folder, paints, and brushes, Jing Fengyin signaled Xia Lei that she could start. At the same time, her online live video was also turned on.
"Ah, Xia Lei is pretty popular!"
"There are a lot of people in their Night Star Fan Club, so they must be canvassing for votes..."
"I wonder if it will surpass her last viral video..."
…
Xia Lei also heard the laughter of those people. Her face changed and she glared at me fiercely. Then she turned around, picked up the paintbrush, dipped it in paint, and started smearing on the drawing board.
Do you think this is all she has prepared?
Not really! Although I don't like her, I can't deny that she is a very smart person. When the background music started, Xia Lei, holding a paintbrush with her back to the audience, began to twist her waist, wave her other hand, and dance.
Dancing and painting at the same time? The key is that Xia Lei has a good figure!
The boys present started whistling, and the popularity of the online video began to soar.
"Online popularity has exceeded 2500!"
"Xia Lei is the best! Come on, Xia Lei!"
"Oh my God! I know who she painted..."
…
Soon, the time was up, the music stopped, and Xia Lei put down her paintbrush. When she turned around, there was a smile of victory on her face.
The cheers from the Night Star Fan Club members gave her enough confidence, and her painting - a bust of Xing Ye Liu - was completed.
Xia Lei looked at Xing Yeliu with a red face, but Xing Yeliu didn't even raise his eyelids. Everyone was in an uproar, and he was dozing off alone.
Xia Lei's expression froze instantly.
"Okay, everyone, be quiet! It seems that Xia Lei's performance is good, everyone is applauding you!" Jing Fengyin came over and looked at the audience with a smile, "Who is willing to come up and challenge?"
There was no big reaction from the audience, and the members of Night Star Fan Club kept applauding and cheering for Xia Lei. I looked around the audience and found that no one said anything. When I saw the people from our dormitory, my eyelids twitched.
Hu Xiaoli seemed eager to try.
No way? Are all the people in our dormitory hidden masters?
"Okay, there is a student here who raised his hand. What is your name--"
Jing Fengyin noticed Hu Xiaoli, who was urged by Nana and Ai Xiaomao to raise her hand, and I also looked at her with wide eyes.
"Haha, I'm not raising my hand to recommend myself, I want to recommend someone!" Hu Xiaoli stood up without hesitation when her name was called, "I recommend Senior Tian Xingzi from the Ladies Club! I've seen her painting, it's much better than the one on the stage!"
Hu Xiaoli pointed to a gentle girl with long hair in the front row of the ladies' party.
Tian Xingzi, who was named, was also slightly surprised when she heard Hu Xiaoli's words.
"Hmph, much better than me? Then ask her to come up and compete." Xia Lei challenged unhappily.
Tian Xingzi didn't want to come out to compete, but Xia Lei's words were too harsh. She frowned, discussed a few words , and then stood up.
"Obedience is worse than respect, so let me challenge Xia Lei's painting skills."
Amid the orderly and rhythmic applause of the ladies' association, Tian Xingzi went onto the stage, where the easel, paints and brushes had been rearranged.
"Student Tian, Xia Lei's challenge just now was to draw a portrait in one minute. If you challenge her, the difficulty will be increased!"
Tian Xingzi thought calmly for a while, then said: "Give me the same amount of time, and I can draw a more difficult painting."
"Hmph, you can't beat me." Xia Lei waited for the result of the challenge.
Tian Xingzi smiled slightly and ignored him.
"Okay, please get started."
Jing Fengyin sat back in the referee's seat, and the other referees also kept their eyes firmly on Tian Xingzi.
