At this moment, some other contestants also thought Pei Weiwei was being too excessive and spoke up for Xu Zixi:
"I didn't expect Miss Pei to be so lacking in confidence. Not only did she rely on her privilege as the daughter of the Pei family to enter the finals, but she also tried to pull tricks to prevent Yuan Xi from participating. Miss Pei, you're the one who's lost this competition."
"Shut up!" Pei Weiwei roared ferociously at the female contestant. "So what if she got the highest initial score? Once we're in the finals, everyone's scores will be reset to zero. The result isn't out yet. How can you be so sure I'll lose?!"
But in the eyes of everyone at this moment, her arguments were extremely feeble. The way she tried so hard to save face made her look like a dying fish struggling for its last breath.
Everyone ignored her and turned to nervously prepare for the upcoming presentation and explanation session.
Zhou Yaru stood beside Xu Zixi. She tightly held Xu Zixi's hand and was genuinely happy for her. "Yuan Xi, you're so amazing! You got the highest initial score!"
Xu Zixi said, "You're amazing too. Your ranking is very high."
Zhou Yaru's eyes quickly welled up with tears. "It's all thanks to you. If you hadn't helped me get my computer back, I wouldn't have been able to advance to the finals smoothly."
Xu Zixi gently stroked her hair and said, "Come on. I hope we'll both achieve good results."
At 14:00, on the holographic projection screen behind the virtual host, the thirty works were arranged in order according to their initial scores.
"The list of the thirty finalists has been announced. Now, the judges will randomly draw the presentation order of the works."
As soon as she finished speaking, the names and scores of the thirty works behind her instantly disappeared and began to scroll rapidly. After being reordered, they were arranged in an orderly row on the screen again. One of the judges pointed at the fourth work in the third row. On the screen, all the other works disappeared, and that work was magnified. Then a very beautiful 3D model was displayed on the screen.
"The first work to be presented is 'Coral Jungle'. Please welcome the author to present and explain."
The figure of the virtual host flickered and then switched to another customized virtual image for all the contestants. The contestant's voice was also specially processed, so it was impossible to tell who the author was.
Anonymous evaluation, only mentioning the work names instead of the contestants' names throughout the competition, and using the same voice source to blur the contestants' voice characteristics were all ideas put forward by Yan Yincheng. And the holographic projection equipment in the venue was provided by a technology company under the Yan Group.
All of this was to eliminate any possibility of cheating and ensure absolute fairness in this competition.
Therefore, Yan Yincheng was extremely disgusted with Pei Jun's behavior of loudly reminding him that a certain work belonged to Pei Weiwei just now. No wonder the Pei Group went bankrupt in the previous life. With an operator like this, it would be strange if it didn't fail.
The calm and steady electronic voice slowly explained the design concept of the project, as well as the highlights and selling points of the entire project. Yan Yincheng listened attentively and evaluated the whole work in his mind based on the contestant's performance.
The initial score of "Coral Jungle" ranked second. The contestant's inspiration for the work came from the coral reef where the "golden amber" was discovered. Therefore, the whole project model was designed according to the shape of the coral, creating an experience where tourists could feel like swimming fish wandering in the coral sea. Although the overall design idea of the construction was a bit innovative, the operation mode still couldn't get rid of the old pattern.
He moved his fingers and only gave a score of 60. It could be said to be very strict.
Pei Jun listened with great interest. He originally wanted to give a score of 90, but when he glanced at the score given by Yan Yincheng, he awkwardly changed it to 70.
After fifteen minutes, the judges asked the contestant a few professional questions based on the work and then scored on the spot. Without the bonus of the initial score, in just fifteen minutes of presentation and explanation, "Coral Jungle" only got a score of 86.8, which was much lower than its original initial score. This put a lot of pressure on the other contestants behind.
Another round of random drawing was conducted. The second work to be presented was "Golden Coast", which ranked twenty-ninth in the initial score. But the contestant was too nervous, and the time for the presentation and explanation exceeded fifteen minutes, so he was directly disqualified.
After that, several other works were eliminated one after another because of exceeding the time limit. There was also a work that ranked third in the initial score and no one claimed it. For the sake of fairness, although no one claimed it, the background still projected the model of this work onto the screen in holographic images and gave it three minutes for display.
Wen Li from the design department's face changed as soon as she saw the model. She couldn't help but stand up from her chair and take a few steps forward.
Why was this model so similar to the one she designed? Although the name of this work had nothing to do with hers, the architectural style in the model was simply a copy of hers, with only some minor differences in details.
After three minutes, the work named "Sea Forest" still had no one to claim it. The virtual host announced that the work had lost its qualification for the competition. Wen Li sat back in her chair dejectedly, her mind full of "impossible" and "how could it be".
"Wen Li, what's wrong with you?" Ou Caicai noticed her abnormality and asked curiously.
Wen Li said, "The work just now is very similar to the one I lost."
Ou Caicai was extremely delighted. "You're overthinking it. Your work was lost because your computer was stolen. Maybe the other person just had a similar design idea as yours. You're not jealous just because the other person made it to the finals, are you?"
Wen Li thought absent-mindedly: Is it really so? Is it really just a coincidence?
On the stage, the virtual host announced the next work to be presented, which was "Ode to Time" ranking thirteenth in the initial score. In the VIP room, Chairman Pei couldn't help but sit up straight excitedly and said, "I remember this is Weiwei's work! Hahaha, this girl has really made progress! I really have to listen carefully to this girl's design idea. Acheng, you should also give some guidance later."
Yan Yincheng frowned tightly, and his disgust grew even stronger.
The unified virtual image of the contestants replaced the host and appeared on the stage. Pei Weiwei began to explain her work. Ou Caicai looked up at her, with hatred and jealousy that she couldn't hide in her eyes. It should have been her standing up there to present and explain...
"My inspiration for designing this work comes from... from... oh yes, it comes from my hope that when tourists come here, they'll feel as if time has stopped. They can relax and experience happiness here... Yes, that's right. And the inspiration for this architectural style comes from..."
After the presentation, the judge asked, "Your design concept for the whole work is fine, but using a large area of glass in the building isn't conducive to dealing with tropical storms. Do you have any ideas for improvement?"
Pei Weiwei: "Tropical storms... Do you mean typhoons? But if it's all glass, the lighting will be very good, and the whole scenic area will look very beautiful and high-class."
Judge: "Contestant, please answer my question seriously."
Pei Weiwei: "I think it's very good! If the glass is broken because of the typhoon, just replace it with new ones."
Ou Caicai was so anxious below that she was almost crying. She wished she could go up on stage and replace Pei Weiwei. This was simply ruining her work!
In the VIP room, Yan Yincheng said mercilessly, "This work doesn't belong to her."
Although Pei Jun also thought his daughter's answers were really hard to describe, he still wanted to say something nice for her. "How could that be? Acheng, are you mistaken? What she said actually makes a little sense..."
"She has no emotional connection to the work, and she's also unfamiliar with the details of the whole work. She can't answer the judge's questions properly. This is definitely not a design plan written and designed by her. I'm sorry, Uncle Pei. According to the competition rules, her qualification to participate in the competition should be cancelled."
Yan Yincheng said calmly. After that, he moved his fingers and sent an instruction of veto to the judges in the venue.
Pei Jun was stunned by what he said and didn't have time to stop Yan Yincheng's action. By the time he came to his senses, the judge in the venue had already raised his hand to interrupt Pei Weiwei's explanation and said, "Sorry, contestant. The guest doubts that you're not the author of this work and has used a veto vote against you. You can end your explanation in advance."