C161 (1/2)

The competition was divided into four groups. Each group had different questions, and in the end, each group would choose a contestant with the highest overall score to enter the semifinals.

All the contestants were standing in a row in the backstage area. One by one, they took turns to pick the serial numbers on the red boxes in front of them.

When it was Chu Yu's turn, she nervously took out a piece of paper and unfolded it. On the paper, there was a big three written on it, she had drawn up to the third group, and heaved a sigh of relief inwardly. Luckily she was not in the same group as Chen Yan.

Chen Yan had chosen the first number on the list in front of her. He looked down at the numbers on Chu Yu's paper and seemed to heave a sigh of relief.

This meant that they all had the possibility to enter the semifinals, rather than becoming competitors in the preliminaries.

”Next, all contestants are invited to take their seats according to the order. The match is about to begin …” The lights on the stage suddenly lit up, and the host gestured for the contestants to take their seats on the side of the stage.

The moment Chu Yu walked out of the stage, he saw that a large crowd of people were gathered below the stage, so nervous that even his palms were sweating. It had been a long time since she had experienced such an occasion. Even small competitions were something that happened two years ago, not to mention the provincial competitions.

After taking her seat, she looked down the stage and tried her best to look for Xiang Qicheng's figure. Finally, she saw him in the middle of the first row.

Separated by a few meters, the two's eyes met. Chu Yu saw obvious encouragement in his eyes, and his heart instantly became a lot calmer.

”Chu Yu, don't forget about your first heart. The words Xiang Qicheng said to her before he left became her greatest support. After reciting it many times to herself, her mother's face appeared in her mind once again.

”Now, each contestant please open the question board in front of you. The white paper and pen beside you are your only props. The time limit is 30 minutes. Start now!” As the host gave the order, the time staff followed the table as time slowly passed.

The questions for the four groups of participants were all different. Chu Yu opened up the question board in front of him, and quickly read through the questions once, his heart having a rough idea.

This month's training was not in vain. The academy's instructor had trained the three of them in logical thinking, reaction speed, and even hand speed. In just half a month, Chu Yu felt that his improvement had been great.

Furthermore, during his training at the Academy, he had done so many meter long simulation answers, and the instructor had also given them an emergency training session. Thus, Chu Yu did not find this time's preliminaries to be too difficult.

Picking up a pen, she drew a rough outline of the design on the paper. Carefully depicting the structure in her mind, she completely forgot that she was on the stage.

After all, this was a competition, and there were many spectators below the stage. There were a few contestants who would break their train of thought when they were nervous or were disturbed by a noise from the audience, greatly affecting their performance.

However, Chu Yu was different. She was completely immersed in the design draft, and in her ears, she could no longer hear the bustling sounds around her. Adding to that the instructor had trained and focused towards them, she could almost finish drawing the design draft in less than twenty minutes.

For the rest of the time, she added in the areas she had left out and checked the entire design. She wrote down the name and competition number at the bottom right, and when she looked up, it seemed as if Chen Yan had long since finished drawing his pen and was staring at her from a distance.