Disliked by everyone? She is clearly the most beloved one in the rich family!

Yu Zhi followed the staff to the backstage. This time, not only college students participated in the competition, but also some seniors who had already graduated.

The boxes that everyone uses to store sculptures are all specially made in order to ensure the integrity of the sculptures. After all, these sculptures are fragile and breakable.

Moreover, those who study sculpture almost all come from wealthy families, so it is not difficult to make a box like this.

Yu Zhi was standing there when a reckless little girl suddenly bumped into him. Fortunately, Yu Zhi had been exercising recently and was not knocked down. However, the little girl stumbled and almost threw the sculpture in her hand.

Everyone's attention was focused on this misunderstanding. The little girl quickly lowered her head to apologize. Yu Zhi didn't think much of it, after all, she didn't do it on purpose.

"It's okay, it's okay, just be careful."

The girl nodded with her head bowed, holding her sculpture in her hands.

Actually, it's fine to carry this work in a box; a grown man like Yu Zhi could easily handle it. But if you lift it, it's really heavy. Especially since she's a young girl, naturally less strong, not to mention she's probably an omage.

"Do you need my help?"

Yu Zhi looked at the little girl's hands, which were shaking with fatigue, and now he didn't know when the game would start.

I guess there were a lot of leaders giving speeches on stage during the early stages of the competition. Under such pressure for so long, the little girl probably couldn't hold on for that long.

"No, thank you for your kindness."

The little girl's eyes were filled with wariness, and Yu Zhi thought about it and agreed. Almost all the people who came here were competitors. If he rashly helped them, they might think he had other intentions.

However, among the sculptors present, except for this little girl's work which was fully displayed to everyone, everyone else's work was kept confidential.

This girl seems to be about the same age as him. Judging from her sculptures, her technique is relatively immature. It doesn't look like she has received systematic training. Many of her light and shadow processing is not particularly good. The lighting of the exhibition may cover up some of the shortcomings, but it may also magnify some of the shortcomings.

Moreover, the sculpture is very precious, and the paint and fine details on it cannot be flawless, so the little girl can only hold it up with her own hands, and she cannot even use too much force, otherwise it will damage its structure.

Many people present had already put their boxes on the ground, because carrying boxes for a long time would affect the flexibility of the wrists. For the sculptor, the decision of which is more important, maintaining a sculpture or protecting his own body, is easy.

However, everyone stayed around their boxes to ensure that no one would come to destroy them.

They all looked at the little girl warily. After all, she had rushed over in a hurry and almost bumped into Yu Zhi. Although their boxes had perfect protective layers, any problem would affect their results in this competition.

Since the other party doesn't need his help, Yu Zhi won't rush to ask for help.

It sounded like the speech of the leader above was about to end, and the staff below took out signatures and asked them to draw them. Those who drew signatures had to go up and perform in order to show their works to the judges.

Yu Zhi's luck was pretty good, as he drew number 3. The girl looked a little grim after reading the lottery.

Yu Zhi saw that the ranking was actually around 20th place, which was relatively far back.

First of all, this order is unfair to the contestants, because the judges have seen many good works before and may become more and more numb later on, and their scoring standards will become more stringent. In addition, the little girl's physical strength may not be able to support the moment she goes on stage.

"It may be presumptuous, but could I ask if you could exchange signs with me?"

The little girl almost walked up to Yu Zhi with her head held high.

Of course she knew how outrageous her behavior was, but she really couldn't lift her sculpture, and she had no choice.

This was her only chance to show her talent. Unlike other wealthy second-generation designers, her family didn't have much money. She participated in this competition in order to have her work noticed by other designers and find a job to support her family.

If she doesn't even play in the competition this time, then she will miss this opportunity forever, and she doesn't know when the next time will be.

Order represents a person's luck, especially in such a competitive competition. Almost everyone listened attentively to this farce.

No one would think that Yu Zhi would give such a good signature to this little girl. After all, the earlier she starts and the more amazing the work she presents, the easier it is to win the judges' hearts.

However, these things that are important to others are nothing to Yu Zhi. He doesn't care about the order at all.

If the quality of a work is overshadowed simply because it is ranked at the back, it means that it is not much different from other sculptures in front. Even if it won the first place with such a work, Yu Zhi felt that it did not meet his expectations.

After all, Yu Zhi's ambition is different from those present. There are many business tycoons and many seniors in the art world who came here today. Yu Zhi brought out this work to put the real situation of the poor people in front of everyone, so as to gain some help.

He didn't just want to win first place in the competition.

"Okay, give me the signature."

Almost all surprised eyes were focused on Yu Zhi. No one would have thought that he would do this and give up his good position to someone else, not even the little girl.

She asked this question only out of a struggle in despair, but she also knew how excessive her request was, and she never expected Yu Zhi to agree.

"This... I don't know how to thank you. If there's anything you need me to do in the future, as long as it's within the law, I will do my best to do it for you."

Tears welled up in the little girl's eyes. This opportunity was not easy for her. It was not easy for her to sign up for a competition of this level, and she did not want to miss it.

Yu Zhi shook his head. He didn't need this girl to do anything, nor was he being overly naive. If it really affected his interests, he would never give in. It was just that these things didn't matter to him. Helping others with something he didn't care about was also a good deed.

"There's no need to say any more unnecessary words. Your top priority now is to protect your sculpture. The competition is about to begin."

Yu Zhi didn't want to be thanked by others, nor did he think of being a savior.

The competition was about to begin, and the little girl and the first two contestants were ready to go on stage with their sculptures.

As expected, the first person to take action was a heavyweight guest. The sculpture was of a person he created himself, with both Eastern and Western traditional features, and was impeccable in terms of power and beauty.

The little girl's eyes widened when she saw this work. She didn't expect there was such a great artist. Compared with this, her work was just something a child would play house.

Yu Zhi was a bit surprised when the sculpture came out. After all, to create something like sculpture from thin air required a deep artistic background and imagination. This competition was truly full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

The second contestant's work was rather unremarkable, just an ordinary sculpture, and the use of light and shadow in the work was also average.

The main reason is that the first work is the best, and the others are just embellishments.

"As expected of Master Yi's apprentice. There are only three people who can become his apprentice. I was wondering if there was some hidden reason behind this, but it turned out to be a pure difference in talent."

The others were whispering nearby, and Yu Zhi also listened.

He had also heard of Master Yi. He could be considered a well-known senior in the sculpture world. His works had been sold at high prices of tens of millions, and were works that countless businessmen were vying to buy.

Moreover, his creative style is very unique. His creations are not realistic like Yu Zhi's, but are closer to the grotesque creation.

This first contestant seems to follow his creative style in terms of system, but the artistic characteristics of his work are very different. It is estimated that he also has his own ideas.

Next, it was the little girl who came on stage, holding her sculpture in her hands and carefully placing it on the stage.

At first glance, Yu Zhi's work wasn't particularly good, on par with the second-place winner, and even inferior in terms of detail. However, when placed on the table, the sculpture's appearance changed with the changing light, suggesting a talented artist.

But it is too immature and it seems that it has not learned any specific knowledge, so it still looks very thin now.

"Next contestant, please come on stage."

The little girl walked downstairs, holding the sculpture. She knew she had no chance this time. The first person's work was so stunning, she knew her chances of winning were slim. If she could bribe the judges, she might still have a chance. But she didn't have the skills to do that.

And even if she could do that, the entrepreneurs and aristocratic families below are not fools. They can still clearly tell who is good and who is bad.

I just don't know how his sculptures are?

The little girl looked at Yu Zhi. He had been holding the box tightly in his hand. Even though many people had put it on the ground, he didn't move it at all.

Seeing how seriously he took his sculpture, the little girl couldn't understand why he gave her the third chance to go on stage. Could it be that he didn't have confidence in his work?

If the little girl thought so, she was really wrong.

Rather than saying that Yu Zhi is not confident, it is more that Yu Zhi is too confident.

The competition progressed quite quickly because he did not report the results in real time. Instead, everyone looked at the scores and immediately took over as soon as they finished, so it was Yu Zhi's turn soon.

When Yu Zhi put the work on it, his hands were slightly sweaty. After all, there were quite a few realist sculptors, and there were also a few whose works Yu Zhi thought were good.

He didn't know what the judges' scoring criteria were, but this was the work he had tried his best to create.

"this…"

The little girl looked at Yu Zhi's work with her eyes wide open in surprise. The moment she saw the sculpture, she seemed to understand what the old lady was thinking. The contradictory feeling of both expectation and understanding was deeply reflected in a person.

No, not a person, it's just a sculpture.

Everyone was stunned by Yu Zhi's work, including Meng Yingnian. This wasn't his first time seeing it, but it still left him stunned. It couldn't be described as a sculpture anymore; it was more like a frozen image frozen in time.

“What inspired you to create this piece?”

Yu Zhi pondered for a moment and said, "There are countless painful things in this world. Hope and loneliness are intertwined. This is life."

Yu Zhi had not thought about these words in advance, but when he looked at the statue in front of him, these words naturally emerged in his mind.

In fact, isn’t life just like this? No matter whether you are poor or rich, you cannot avoid sorrow. But to continue to maintain vigorous vitality in the midst of sorrow is what it means to be human.

Having experienced countless dangers and pains, but still maintaining a sincere heart, is the best explanation Yu Zhi can give to himself.