"I am alone in a foreign land and miss my family more during the holidays."

"I know that my brothers climbed the heights, and there was one less person who could plant dogwood everywhere."

The host slowly recited this seven-character quatrain, and the audience's discussion gradually stopped, and the studio suddenly became quiet.

Even the judges looked at the poems in Xuezhou's hands on the big screen seriously, either obsessed with their eyes, lowered their heads to ponder, or thought carefully.

The two hosts also had some understanding of ancient poems. When they looked at each other, they felt that the poem seemed not simple. The male host said to the judges:

"This is Xuezhou's work and the last poem in the first round. So, please give me some judges a review."

This time, the three judges from the Poetry Association and Poetry Network did not speak, while Jiang Tao said excitedly:

"This poem talks about not only brothers, but also includes all those who have gone far away. The idea is already higher.

There are also words and sentences that are both plain and simple, and also brilliant. For example, this sentence "I am alone in a foreign land and miss my family more during festivals", which suddenly extracts the artistic conception of the whole poem!

It’s comparable to famous quotes throughout the ages!”

The two hosts looked at each other, and the expressions we were indeed not wrong on their faces. The female host asked: "Teacher Jiang, how many points do you give?"

“10 points!”

Jiang Tao said authentically without hesitation.

Su Qingmei looked deeply at the snow boat on the screen...the wall behind her, and then said: "I like this poem, 10 points!"

The audience exclaimed.

Two 10 points!

"Will you have to get a full mark in the first round?"

Zhang Yunkai, vice president of the Poetry Association, sighed. This poem is indeed very good, but Xuezhou is not from the Poetry Association after all:

"9 points."

Xu Fan, the person in charge of Ci.com, commented: "This poem is indeed very good, but our theme is 'brothers'. This poem describes more homesickness and is not that consistent with the theme. I will give 8 points."

Zhang Zhengshi, president of the Poetry Association, commented: "Xuezhou is very good at writing about the longing between relatives who leave his hometown and fall behind. "The Song of the Wandering Son" is like this, and this poem is also like this. But this style is too simple. I still hope to see Xuezhou be able to get out of his comfort zone and challenge different styles, 8 points."

The audience was in an uproar.

"That's fine, 8 points is too low, right?"

"Hey, Xuezhou is obviously better than Guo Muzhi's. You guys give Guo Muzhi's 9 points, Xuezhou's 8 points? Where are the double standards?!"

"What's wrong with someone who likes to write about parting brotherhood? Is this also the reason for deducting points?"

"It's too dark!"

Many viewers were very dissatisfied. Not to mention anything else, Xuezhou's poem is the first sentence "I am a stranger in a foreign land, and I miss my family more during festivals", which is enough to be a god.

One judge in your poetry circle gives you 9 points and two gives you 8 points. Isn’t this obvious that you don’t want Xuezhou and Guo Muzhi to pull it apart?

But some people think what Zhang Zheng said makes sense:

"Xuezhou is good at writing family affection. This question is beneficial to him. The judges' requirements are higher because they have high expectations for the contestants."

"If the next round of topics is not this kind of topic, will Xuezhou catch it blindly?"

There was a lot of discussion on the scene and on the Internet, and Xuezhou on the big screen was very calm - the main audience could not see his face.

The host soon announced the score rankings for the first round:

Xuezhou, 45 points, currently ranked first.

Guo Muzhi, with 42 points, is currently second.

Chen Kai, 35 points, third place.

......

Xiaochan, 30 points, twelfth place.

Xuezhou and Guo Muzhi are leading the gap, and there is a tendency to turn this final into a two-man turn.

The remaining three to ten are all from the Poetry Association and Poetry Network.

Xiaochan was a surprise. She ranked 49th in the online primary election stage, and jumped to 12th in the first round of the finals.

It’s not that she wrote this poem well, but because many people were eliminated without having time to write a complete work.

There are only thirty contestants left at the scene, which has invisibly improved Xiaochan's ranking a lot.

"Come on Xuezhou! Come on Xiaochan!"

Jiang Yuer shouted below.

Several viewers who supported the amateur stands shouted.

But their voices were soon overwhelmed by the people of the Poetry Association.

"Come on Guo Muzhi!"

"Come on Poetry Association!"

"President Zhang's analysis is correct. If he draws a subject that Xuezhou is not good at in the second round, he will likely fail!"

"Maybe it may be a problem to become poetry within seven steps."

"Only three points away, there is hope to overtake the second round!"

The host soon announced that the second round of drawing questions began, this time Zhang Zheng, president of the Poetry Association, drew the questions.

He took out a note from the cardboard box, looked down at the contents on the note, and his face unconsciously showed joy.

The host asked Zhang Zheng to come on stage and display the note in front of the camera:

"Spring, summer, autumn and winter, choose any season and write poems with this theme."

Seeing the title, many people from the Poetry Association laughed.

For poets, writing four seasons is undoubtedly a compulsory course.

Which great poet in ancient times has never written the Four Seasons?

The same is true for Guo Muzhi. In the two collections of poems he published, at least five or six poems are describing the seasons, and they are both spring, summer, autumn and winter.

This is a free score question!

At this time, Zhang Zheng also stepped on his legs with a smile.

He walked slightly faster than Su Qingmei, and he completed seven steps in less than ten seconds.

This round of exhibition works is carried out in reverse order according to the ranking of the first round.

The last person in the first round was Zhu Kai who confessed to Su Qingmei. This guy shrugged and spread his hands:

"I didn't write it out."

The audience burst into laughter, and Zhu Kai smiled and was eliminated with satisfaction.

I have confessed my love to the goddess in my heart, there is nothing to regret.

The same is true for those behind Zhu Kai, most of them were unable to write them out.

The same thing is said, seven steps, the time is too short!

Even the first time the young man’s wedding chamber is not that short!

It seems easy to write about the title of season, but it is actually much more difficult to write a poem in such a short time than imagined.

In this round, Xiaochan only wrote a few sentences and was eliminated.

It was soon the turn of Guo Muzhi, who ranked second. He showed his works with a smile and confidently:

"The courtyard is deep and cool in summer, the skirt under the pomegranate tree is long, the crystal curtain is moving and the breeze is rising, and the banana leaves are divided into green and window screens."

good!

Good poem!

In the judges' seat, the three judges in the poetry circle couldn't help but cheer.

The audience also applauded and cheered.

Even Xiaochan and Novel Network and several contestants from the Writers Association couldn't help but applaud.

Guo Muzhi's poem is indeed outstanding, even better than his first round of works.

Such a level is entirely possible to exceed Xuezhou's 45 points.

"There is no sentence in this poem that is not clear about the summer scenery, and it also has a refreshing feeling everywhere. When you read it, it seems that the breeze blows on your face. I will give you 10 points!"

Zhang Zheng commented excitedly.

"I will give you 10 points to the topic, artistic conception, structure, and words."

Xu Fan from Poetry Network also gave full marks.

Next, Zhang Zheng, Jiang Tao and Su Qingmei all gave 9 points.

Wow! The audience exclaimed.

"47 points, it has exceeded the 45 points in the first round of Xuezhou!"

"I am worthy of being a great poet. I can make a poem in seven steps. The exit is a masterpiece, which is amazing!"

"Can the snow boat stand it?"

After Guo Muzhi, it was Xuezhou's turn.

"Then, please let the contestant Xuezhou show his works."
Chapter completed!