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Yi Jie turned around and saw Chen Ruoyao, who was dressed in a formal dress and looked gentle and amiable. She smiled and said, "It's you, cousin Yaoyao. Why are you here? Are you also participating in this competition? I didn't hear you talk about it during the Chinese New Year."

Seeing Yi Jie's radiant appearance, Chen Ruoyao pinched her skirt and said with a calm smile: "During the previous audition, I happened to participate in another competition. A judge in the Shenzhen competition area saw my competition video and was very impressed, so he sent me to the regional competition."

"Oh? Is that so? The other contestants don't mind either? Cousin Yaoyao, don't you know that this is against the rules of the competition?" Yi Jie didn't believe her nonsense. What kind of admission by recommendation? Did she think it meant taking the college entrance exam?

"Xiao Jie, what are you talking about? I have been following the rules exactly, and everyone knows it." Chen Ruoyao made an aggrieved expression.

"Who are you? Ruoyao's cousin, why are you speaking so rudely? We have all witnessed Ruoyao's strength, and we have no objection to her admission to us." A boy with a greasy hair and powdered face frowned and spoke. Yi Jie looked quite pretty, but he didn't expect her to be so disrespectful.

"Excuse me, who are you? What I say is none of your business. It's none of your business." Yi Jie didn't even bother to look at him.

"You!" The boy pointed at Yi Jie angrily, but was stopped by Chen Ruoyao.

"Qingyun, it's okay. Xiaojie has never liked me. Maybe we live too far away from each other and haven't been close since we were young. She just speaks bluntly. She doesn't have any bad intentions."

"You are just too easy to talk to." The boy named Qingyun looked angry.

"Oh my god, I drank too much green tea before going out today, and I didn't expect to encounter real green tea." Kenny said in surprise. Yi Jie was amused by his unexpected finishing move.

"Indeed, the green tea in the studio today is a bit bitter, and I don't like it." Xuzhou affirmed with deep conviction.

Yi Jie almost burst out laughing.

"Idiot, are you talking about Yi Jie's cousin tea?" Yao Zhiwei leaned close to Xuzhou's ear and reminded him quietly.

"What is tea? Isn't she fake?" Xuzhou said loudly.

Chen Ruoyao's face darkened for a moment, but then returned to normal. She said to Yi Jie, "Xiao Jie, I hope we don't meet in today's match. I don't want to compete with you. It will make me feel bad."

"Haha, of course you'll feel bad. You probably won't be able to eat after being defeated by me." Yi Jie answered bluntly.

"You...you..." Chen Ruoyao didn't expect Yi Jie to be so straightforward, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Yi Jie approached Chen Ruoyao and seemed to put her hand on her shoulder, but in fact, she secretly put the truth button on Chen Ruoyao: "However, I still wish cousin Ruoyao a good ranking today in advance," Yi Jie retracted her hand and raised her chin and said: "Otherwise, it will not be challenging for me to win."

"Don't be complacent too soon. Arrogant soldiers will eventually be defeated." Chen Ruoyao responded with gritted teeth. If it wasn't for maintaining her image in front of everyone, she would have wanted to rush up and fight with Yi Jie.

"Ruoyao, stop talking. There's nothing to say to such a short-sighted person from a small town." Another girl who was traveling with Chen Ruoyao pulled her away and glared at Yi Jie before leaving.

Oh, you are so aloof, you are so great, I really don’t know where your brain is, the saying “birds of a feather flock together” is indeed true, Yi Jie secretly complained.

Yi Jie quickly put the little incident behind her. There was no need to take seriously the disgusting things done by someone like Chen Ruoyao. Anyway, she would not have an easy day today.

After entering the venue, the staff led everyone to the lounge prepared by the organizer. Looking all the way, the provinces with greater hopes of winning the championship arranged a quieter and more spacious lounge, while the less favored teams were closer to the stage, noisier and more crowded.

Everyone looked at the perfunctory lounge in front of them and couldn't help but get angry.

"This is too much. How can we have a good rest in such a bad environment!" Xuzhou loudly questioned the staff who was leading the way.

"I'm sorry, this is how the organizer arranged it, and we are just following their instructions." The staff member said with his head lowered, not wanting to argue with Xuzhou.

Teacher Huang pulled Xuzhou aside, who wanted to accuse the staff again, and said to the staff with a bright smile, "Thank you for leading the way. You have worked hard."

"It's okay, it's as it should be. Someone will come to notify the waiting room before the players go on stage. Please wait patiently." After saying this, the staff member left the lounge.

Xuzhou didn't understand why Teacher Huang stopped him and looked confused.

"You, they are the organizers. What good will it do for you to argue with them? It has been the tradition for many years. Can't it be changed because of your few words? Unless we win the championship, we will never have a say and can only obey the arrangements." Teacher Huang explained with a bad face. After hearing this, Xuzhou pulled his hair in annoyance.

“Hey! Stop grabbing my hair, it’s messing up my style.” Kenny said anxiously.

Xuzhou had no choice but to put down his hands and let Kenny help him to re-style his hair.

The noisy preparations on the stage were clearly audible, and the low pressure from the lounge made everyone do their own things in silence. Yi Jie couldn't bear it, so she asked the question that bothered her: "Teacher Huang, this is just a simple English competition, why are the contestants divided into different levels? And it seems that you attach much more importance to this competition than I expected. Don't say that this is because Jianan Province has never won a championship before?"

Teacher Huang rubbed his forehead and sighed deeply: "At this point, there is nothing left to say. It is normal for you to have doubts. Why do all provinces pay so much attention to this Elite Cup Speech Contest? Of course, it is not only because it is a national event. You can also see the strong capital of the organizer. This is a competition jointly organized by well-known Chinese universities and foreign-funded enterprises. The outstanding players in the competition can not only be favored by major universities, but also foreign-funded enterprises will extend olive branches in advance.

Since the inception of the competition, there have been examples of champions and runners-up being recommended by universities every year, and without exception, they will receive full-cost study abroad opportunities on campus, go to famous foreign universities for further studies, and their provinces will also receive a large amount of education subsidies, gaining both fame and fortune. "

Isn't this a naked talent-luring plan by the foreign party? Investing in advance, cultural infiltration, and ultimately making young Chinese talents belong to other countries, their intentions are despicable!

"So, the university that organized the competition is also invested by foreign parties, right?" Yi Jie looked at Teacher Huang without hesitation.

Teacher Huang was shocked by the fierce look in Yi Jie's eyes and answered, "It's Wenlan University."

Wenlan University, a university founded by nationally renowned patriotic overseas Chinese, has always been highly praised, not only because of the school's elite education program, but also because whenever the country is in trouble, the founder Wenlan is never stingy and makes large donations without blinking an eye, thus gaining great reputation among the masses.

From this perspective, it seems that their calculations are very good. On the surface, they are patriots, but in fact they are engaged in the work of continuously supplying talents to foreign countries. You know, talents are the cornerstone of a country's development.

The contestants who can make it to the finals must be top students, and their performance in other subjects is not too bad either. Moreover, people with excellent public speaking ability are naturally better at coordination. As long as you spend some time to cultivate them, their talents will never be tarnished.

"If I'm not mistaken, the competition co-organized by Wenlan University and foreign-funded enterprises should not only include an English speech competition, but also include competitions in various disciplines, right?" Yi Jie lowered her head and asked in a low voice.

"Yes, how did you know? But the English speech contest was the most successful, so it had the biggest fanfare and the rewards were particularly generous." Teacher Huang didn't expect Yi Jie to ask this.

"So, Mr. Huang, our Jianan Province English Association is very supportive of everyone participating in this competition?"

"Of course. The lack of education funding in Jianan Province has always been a problem that has troubled the government. The difficulties of education in remote areas are well known. If you can participate in the competition and win a large sum of money and talent training opportunities, why not give it a try?"

Teacher Huang's answer lifted Yi Jie's heart a little. Fortunately, the starting point was good. No! If Jianan Province thought so, what about other provinces? They were willing to send people to participate in the competition, and they had a good attitude towards the competition afterwards. The whole competition was impeccable. Even if talents change their nationality and develop abroad in the future, it is their own will.

After figuring out the key, Yi Jie felt even more depressed: "Have those who went abroad for further studies ever come back?"

"The first batch hasn't returned yet. This competition has only been held for four years. I think they will definitely... definitely come back after graduation." Teacher Huang saw Yi Jie's frowning face, and his certain tone suddenly became uncertain.

"You see, if the first batch of students don't come back, this competition won't be held for long." Yi Jie believes that the country is also very clear about the situation and is just waiting and watching.

After hearing this, Teacher Huang sat on the stool in a daze and said nothing more.

Yao Zhiwei, Xuzhou, and Kenny stared in amazement at Yi Jie and Teacher Huang talking about these confusing words. They were confused for a moment, as if they understood, yet also as if they didn't understand.

Yi Jie made up her mind and smiled at everyone: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's practice hard because the competition will start soon."

Without thinking too much, Yao Zhiwei and Xuzhou started practicing on the side, while Teacher Huang remained motionless with his head down, thinking. Kenny approached Yi Jie and whispered, "You had such a strong aura just now, you beat your teacher to pieces in seconds. Look, he hasn't recovered yet."

Yi Jie rolled her eyes at him and said, "Go away, playing with your phone when you have nothing to do. I need to practice."

Kenny touched his nose, sat down casually, and started playing with his mobile phone with relish.

The Elite Cup finals will be broadcast live on Tianhe TV. There are TVs in the lounge so you can watch it in real time.

At 7pm, the audience entered the venue in an orderly manner. Zhang Peiyao walked in front, followed by a group of people.

"Wow, this venue is so luxurious. I get so excited thinking about Xiao Jie competing here." Zhang Wenli grabbed Li Beibei's hand and shook it.

"Mom, you're done. Look how calm and capable your aunt is. No wonder Xiaojie is her daughter and I'm your daughter."

"You know shit. Your aunt's palms must be wet and she's tense, and I don't know her? Xiao Jie's head teacher is here, she has to be polite." Li Beibei was speechless at her aunt's knowing expression.

"The seats are here, stop making noise, both of you." Li Tenghui looked at his wife and daughter helplessly.

"Teacher He, please sit here." Zhang Peiyao arranged the seats one by one according to the ticket stubs.

"Okay, thank you, Mama Yi Jie, you've worked hard." Old He obviously couldn't help himself and glanced around in his seat. Today could be regarded as the peak of his teaching career. He didn't know if the camera that was spinning around could capture him. No, he had to sort out his clothes. The one prepared by the old woman was not bright enough. It was gray and unattractive. He had to talk to her about it when he got back. The camera didn't even notice him!

"Mom, when will my sister come out?" Yi Chen was young and a little shy in such a big scene. He leaned close to Zhang Peiyao and asked in a low voice.

Zhang Peiyao stared at the dark stage intently, wiped the sweat from her palms, touched Yi Chen's fluffy hair, and felt excited: "Your sister sent a message saying that she is the 17th to appear. Let's cheer for her together later. Remember to applaud and cheer for her."

"Yes, I will clap very hard!" Yi Chen said firmly.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the game officially started.

The professional host walked onto the stage and gave his opening remarks.

"Hey, isn't this Chen Xiao?" Zhang Wenli pointed at the female host on the stage excitedly, "Her talk show about everything in the world is very good. I watch it often."

"Xiao Jie is really promising. She is giving a speech on such a big stage." Li Tenghui murmured to himself.

Zhang Peiyao's palms were sweating more. Would Xiaojie be nervous? What was she doing now? Was she stressed? Her mind was full of thoughts.

"Let us welcome the first group of contestants from Beijing!" After Chen Xiao finished his introduction, he went straight to the point.

Yi Jie and the other two were watching their opponents go on stage in front of TV.

"The one with the strongest aura in the middle must be Xia Zhiran. Look at his serious look! He is worthy of being the child of a diplomat." Xuzhou patted his thigh and said bluntly.

"Indeed." Yi Jie looked at Xia Zhiran's righteous appearance. A diplomat's child came to participate in the competition? Maybe there was a deeper meaning behind this move.

As expected by Yi Jie, Xia Zhiran's speech was brilliant, and he occasionally mixed in patriotic quotations, which inspired the audience who could understand him and the patriots who watched the program on TV. The camera swept across the judges' seats, and the expression of the foreign judge was particularly intriguing.

"Although I don't understand what she said, this girl has a really strong aura. Look at the audience's cheers. Xiao Jie's opponent is so strong." Li Beibei muttered.

"What are you talking about! Xiao Jie must be better!" Zhang Wenli said angrily, pulling Li Beibei's ear.

"It hurts! I didn't say Xiao Jie is worse than him!" Li Beibei pouted and rubbed her left ear that was pulled red.

After the Beijing speech, the Shanghai speech will follow.

I saw a handsome young man coming on stage with two other inconspicuous contestants.

"Is this the Yan Mo you were talking about?" Yi Jie asked Xuzhou.

"Yes, it's Yan Mo. I'm so mad. He looks so handsome today!" Xuzhou stared at the screen with a depressed look on his face.

A contestant who rushed back from abroad to participate in the competition and a diplomat's daughter? It seemed like a bloodless battle. Yi Jie pursed her lips, hoping that Xia Zhiran's speech would be better than Yan Mo's.

But things often don't go as expected. Yan Mo received several years of elite education abroad. Whether it is pronunciation or speech posture, his gestures are more natural. The content of his speech covers a wide range of topics, which is definitely not what Yan Mo can write. Even if he didn't say anything unpatriotic, he did praise English a lot.

After Yan Mo's speech, the audience was still immersed in it, thinking for a long time, and the foreign judges' brows were obviously relaxed. Yi Jie thought to herself, not good! Xia Zhiran's speech was good, but it lacked novelty compared to Yan Mo's. It was true that it aroused the public's patriotism, but it was also true that there was no aftertaste left. Overall, it was still inferior in terms of speech.

It seems that we have no choice but to take a risky move.

"Eat, eat. If I don't win the Elite Cup Speech Contest, how much energy will be deducted?"

"Energy value."

Anyway, she owed enough, and the extra 10,000 yuan was nothing. She couldn't bear to watch the national players being tricked and losing to other countries, so she let the patriotic feelings of the Chinese people reach the peak in this game. Even if she lost the game, it was still a win in another sense!