Chapter 940: Scoring of the Competition
Finally, with Xiao Chen's help, Xiao He managed to clean his face.
But the comments section was still full of jokes.
【Brother Xiao, no need to explain. Even if you don't wipe your face, you'll still scare people when the time is right.】
【That's about all the artistic pursuits Brother Xiao has, so let's not stop him, let him have his way! Many of his recent films have become quite understated, it feels like they're purely aiming for awards, completely lacking that cult film feel. It was a rare treat to see that death-like feeling I used to have when I first liked Brother Xiao on stage, it was truly exhilarating and thrilling.】
Note: Cult films refer to films with unusual or bizarre themes, often characterized by sensationalism, gore, violence, and nonsensical dark humor.
Xiao He: "Wait a minute, classmate, when have I ever acted in a cult film? And you yourself seem a bit off, don't you?"
You're getting excited about encountering bad people? Are you sure you're not the problem?!
【Wow, M has also found her place with Brother Xiao.】
【To clarify, M is still a dangerous character. If you encounter someone like Xiao Ge in real life, it's best to run away as fast as you can.】
【No way, how could you guys do this! Hahaha, I'm really speechless, Brother Xiao is going to cry his eyes out.】
Looking at the various witty remarks in the live chat, Xiao He felt a mix of amusement and exasperation: "You guys, your words are so hurtful. Do you know that if you continue like this, you might lose me?"
He held up his phone, answering questions from netizens while wiping some blood from his neck, and Yang Heng walked over: "Wow, this is lively! Are you doing a live stream? I was a little nervous! But you don't seem flustered at all."
"Panicing won't help, we've already done our best, haven't we?"
Xiao He smiled and told Yang Heng to relax, and then let Yang Heng show his face: "Hello everyone, this is Yang Heng, the actor who plays the hero in 'The Root of Calamity.' He is a very excellent stage actor."
【Wow, I was just thinking of saying this, the guy playing the hero is so handsome! Did they really hand over all the good-looking guys to the state?】
【It's true what they say, handsome guys have handsome friends.】
Hello, hello!
Yang Heng immediately greeted the camera somewhat shyly.
His action attracted the attention of the other actors in the troupe, and Xiao He simply held up his phone and introduced them to each of them one by one.
"This is the actor who plays the king..."
"This is the actor who plays a nobleman..."
The main creative team involved in "The Root of Calamity" consists of very outstanding actors, and Xiao He naturally hopes that they can become familiar to the public and have more opportunities for development in the future.
Moreover, their talents should not be buried; they should be seen by more people.
After the members of the troupe were introduced one by one, Xiao He also chatted with the viewers in the live chat about his upcoming work schedule.
"It'll be almost December by the time I get back to China..." Xiao He sighed slightly, "Time really flies."
"As for December, I'll probably just participate in some stage performances and events, and then wait for New Year's Eve. However, I probably won't be performing at the New Year's Eve gala this year. If anyone is interested, I'll do a simple New Year's Eve live stream—"
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And so, Xiao He chatted casually for a while while holding up the live stream, and the judges finally confirmed the scores for their troupe's entry, "The Root of Calamity".
"They're out! They're out!"
Someone spoke up to remind them, and everyone immediately looked up at the large screen provided by the backstage. Even Xiao Chen took over the live streaming task on her phone and subconsciously turned the live streaming camera towards the large screen.
At that moment, the audience at the scene and the netizens in the live broadcast room subconsciously held their breath and began to look forward to the final result.
On the big screen was their basic competition information: 【【Five-Starred Red Flag】 China 《HUO GEN》】
The next row of the scoring table is currently blank, somewhat similar to the format of a live sports broadcast.
Soon, the light on the large screen began to flicker slightly.
The scores given by the seven judges were displayed to the audience one by one.
96, 96, 96, 97, 97, 97, 99.
When the first number appeared, everyone's hands clenched tightly together in tension, and as the numbers continued to appear, their clenched hands were sweating profusely.
"Minimum 96, maximum 99..."
Yang Heng kept muttering to himself. When he saw the incredible score of 99, his eyes widened with tension, and he kept swallowing. Unfortunately, this high score was directly rejected. Xiao He was also looking at the score and was already calculating in his mind very quickly.
According to the competition rules, after removing the lowest score of 96 and the highest score of 99, the five valid scores remaining are: 96, 96, 97, 97, and 97.
So their final total score should be—
Xiao He took a deep breath, feeling a nervousness he hadn't experienced even when he won the Best Actor award.
Amidst the expectant and tense gazes of the crowd, the final score finally appeared on the big screen:
96.60!
Once the dazzling numbers on the screen were clearly seen, the previously silent backstage area erupted in enthusiastic cheers from the entire troupe.
"Aaaaaah! 96!!! 96!!!"
"It's 96.6!!!"
"It's done! It's done!"
"Ahhh!"
People were so excited they were almost babbling incoherently. The next moment, Xiao He, Yang Heng, and several other important actors were surrounded by the crowd and tossed into the air!
"Long live the Chief! Long live Brother Xiao!"
Long live China!
"We are the strongest!"
"Ahhh!"
When Xiao He was thrown into the air, he was still a little unsure and pressed Yang Heng, who was also flying up beside him, for an answer: "Does this score put me directly at the top of the leaderboard?!"
He had never participated in this type of competition and was not quite sure of the significance of this score.
However, when I looked at other theater groups in the competition recently, it seemed that they all scored around 80 or 90 points. The best team was still the German team from last time, the one that has won awards for many years, and their final score was around 94.
In comparison, they are slightly better than the original champion seeded teams!
Amidst the cheering crowd, Yang Heng laughed heartily. Hearing Xiao He's question, he loudly responded in the air: "International arts competitions usually have multiple winning teams. Based on the scoring in previous years, basically as long as you score over 90 points, you can win an award, and if you score over 95 points, you've basically secured the gold medal!"
Gold Medal!
This is the highest level of recognition and the highest level of award in this type of competition! It is a special award that even the senior members of their National Theatre have rarely won after so many years of hard work and dedication!
There's no way around it; international arts and cultural competitions face language barriers alone, let alone cultural recognition and cultural export.
It wasn't until later years that they gradually developed and won awards in other competitions.
However, the World Olympic Drama Competition is held every four years, and various twists and turns often occur during this period, leading to interruptions. So, this year is actually only the eleventh edition.
Every session before that was highly prestigious.
The last time a Chinese team successfully won a gold medal was more than 30 years ago.
It was also Mr. Qu Kangcheng who led the China National Theatre to go global at that time.
Unfortunately, many talented people emerged later, one after another, but none of them had the chance to do so again.
Until this time—
As he was tossed into the air, Yang Heng smiled, but his eyes were slightly moist, making them shine brightly with the spirit of youth.
He turned his head, trying to search the crowd with his eyes, and then suddenly remembered that Dean Qu and the other instructors were waiting on the outside and were not with them.
Such joy could not be shared with my teacher immediately.
Yang Heng was somewhat disappointed.
But he quickly rallied.
The teacher originally wanted to retire, but because he was still young and was the chief, he might not be able to do everything perfectly, so Qu Kangcheng stayed on.
The same applies to leading this team out this time.
He wanted to see his students continue to shine on such an international stage.
—And he has always hoped that he could make his teachers proud.
Amidst the laughter, he turned to look at Xiao He and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up: "Xiao He! Thank you! And thank you everyone!"
Hearing this, Xiao He looked at him, gave him a thumbs up, and replied with a smile, "The person I should thank the most is the hardworking version of myself!"