Huayu: Director started with art films

"Subtract the highest score and the lowest score, Li Xiaoran's final score is..."

Wan Qiwen looked at the signs held high by the judges and said hesitantly, "The average score is 9.6 points. It's a pity that Xiaoran failed to successfully advance to the finals!"

Hearing this, Li Xiaoran's eyes became red. It would be a lie to say that she had never dreamed of winning the championship all the way to this point.

But now that being eliminated in the semi-finals is an established fact, Li Xiaoran is powerless to change it.

Huang Zihua couldn't help but sigh about the elimination of the Chinese contestant, but as the host, he still said, "Xiao Ran was eliminated in the top four. Do you have anything to say to the audience who have supported you all the way?"

"I am very... very grateful for everyone's support along the way. I am an ordinary girl and can become a beauty in the Chinese region. I am standing at the finals of the Miss Asia beauty pageant and become one of the top four. I really..."

Li Xiaoran thought about her efforts over the past few months, including more than half a month of training in etiquette and stage steps after entering the finals. She could no longer control her tears and sobbed.

"It seems that our Xiaoran is a little emotional."

Seeing that she couldn't continue speaking, Huang Zihua took over the topic and said:
"We have witnessed this dancing-loving girl from Yanjing fight her way through tens of thousands of auditions and make it to the finals. Although she was eliminated in the semifinals, I believe her future achievements will not stop there!"

"Clap clap-"

Li Yishu on the judging panel was the first to applaud, followed by the judges around her, and then the audience burst into thunderous applause.

Huang Zihua said: "Go ahead, Xiaoran, with the applause of the audience supporting you, we will regain our courage and face the next challenge in your life!"

Hearing this and the applause from the audience, Li Xiaoran wiped away her tears, bowed in thanks, and strode towards the backstage.

"Dear viewers!"

Wan Qiwen smiled while holding the microphone and said, "Now the top three finalists have been chosen. Let's wait and see who will be the champion of the first Miss Asia beauty pageant!"

"Great is Kun Yuan, all things are nourished, Shiseido makes your beauty shine!"

The director switched the camera, and Huang Zihua took over the topic and said with a smile: "The final of this beauty pageant is sponsored by the Japanese Shiseido Cosmetics Company..."

As Huang Zihua began to read the commercial, the three contestants went backstage to change clothes and touch up their makeup. The audience at the scene and in front of the TV took this time to go to the toilet.

"Pity."

Cai Lan watched Li Xiaoran make it all the way to the finals and was still very optimistic about her. She stopped in the semi-finals and was just a little bit away from making it to the top three and becoming one of the champions, runners-up and third place winners.

"The top four is already her limit."

Li Yishu had expected this, as the advantages of the other three contestants were too obvious.

Li Xiaoran, who does not have much advantage in appearance and academic qualifications, was able to make it to the semi-finals because Li Yishu paid appropriate attention to her when commenting on her.

Under Li Yishu's words, many judges who eliminated domestic beauties gave Li Xiaoran high scores, allowing her to advance to the semi-finals before she was eliminated.

"That's right. The other three beauties are all excellent."

Cai Lan nodded in approval.

Korean contestant Lee Young-ae is not only beautiful, but also has the highest educated degree among the contestants at the event. Not only is she a college student, she also graduated from Hanyang University, one of the best universities in Korea.

The other two contestants also attracted the attention of the audience, including the judges, with their sexy and beautiful looks.

Cai Lan asked curiously, "By the way, Director Li, who do you think will win?"

"It's hard to say. There is hope for all three of them."

"Director Li, you are going to give the scores for this final championship match. Don't you have any candidate in mind?"

"As for the contestants I like, there are definitely some. Lee Young-ae is a very good one, but it will be difficult for her to win the title."

Among the three contestants who entered the finals, the one who best meets Lee Yi-su's aesthetic standards is probably Lee Young-ae, followed by Indian contestant Alina.

There is no need to say much about Lee Young-ae's appearance. Having starred in "Dae Jang Geum", she can be said to be a Korean actress who is very familiar to mainland Chinese audiences.

At that time, Lee Young-ae was already in her thirties. Now she is only 24 years old, just graduated from college and has been working for less than a year. Her appearance can really be described as an oxygen beauty.

The Korean media gave her this title of oxygen beauty, which roughly means that she gives people a fresh and natural feeling, like a spring breeze.
It's like the first breath of fresh air you take among the trees and jungle in the park in the early morning.

In fact, there is some truth in the title of "oxygen beauty" given by the Korean media.

Lee Young-ae's facial features are not absolutely beautiful. Among all the beauties, at first glance, she is probably above average. However, her big eyes and slightly chubby face give people a sense of beauty that returns to nature. She is the typical type of girl who becomes more beautiful the more you look at her.

"咚咚-"

While Li Yishu was chatting with Cai Lan, he heard a noise behind him. He turned around and saw Gong Li coming to the back of the judging panel. She smiled and said, "Now can you tell me who you think will win the championship?"

Gong Li has already figured out the competition system. In the final to decide the champion, Li Yishu's score will play a crucial role. Even if there is no inside information or pre-determined winner, he can find out the inside information on the spot if he wants.

Li Yishu smiled and said, "Won't we know soon?"

"I want to know now!" Gong Li blinked her eyes. "Now that I know, I'll go backstage to see Li Xiaoran. I think this girl is very sad now."

"The winner..."

Li Yishu glanced at Cai Lan who was listening attentively beside her, and said hesitantly: "I think the final winner may be Alina."

"She?" Gong Li was stunned at first, then she remembered something and said with sudden enlightenment: "So you like belly dancing!"

"Don't talk nonsense. There is a reason why Alina won the championship."

Li Yishu curled the corner of his mouth. He really liked watching Alina, the Indian beauty, belly dance, but could he say this openly?
Gong Li quickly asked: "What's the reason?"

Cai Lan also looked curious.

Li Yishu said: "What else can it be? Of course, she has a cheerful and generous personality, which makes her very suitable to be the Miss Asia champion and participate in the one-year voluntary activities next year."

It is similar to other beauty pageants such as Miss World and Miss Universe. After becoming the champion, you have to participate in voluntary activities.

For example, participating in charity events, attending interviews with Miss Asia champions on television stations in various countries, and visiting disabled and orphaned children, etc.

The purpose of doing this is naturally to expand the fame of the beauty pageant and to build a good reputation among the public.

Gong Li didn't believe Li Yishu's nonsense, but since Cai Lan was beside her, she didn't say much and just nodded: "Okay, it's good to know the result. I'll go backstage first. Call me after the competition is over."

As she spoke, she gestured to answer the phone, then quickly left and headed backstage. As soon as Gong Li left, Cai Lan asked with a smile, "Director Li, is this really the reason?"

"That is a possible reason, but it is not absolute. The main reason is that Karina is more popular with the audience."

Li Yishu glanced at the audience seats at the back. In the previous two costume changes, Karina was the most popular one among the contestants, especially when she was belly dancing in the talent show, the voices of the audience were one after another.

I believe that the audience in front of the TV, especially the male audience, were staring at it intently.

She really has a great figure, and the belly dancing costume not only reveals her belly, but also most of her upper body.

If the audience vote is adopted, Karina will definitely win the first place!
And even if it was the judges who gave their scores, the passionate and sexy Karina was the favorite to win.

Because out of ten judges, seven are men!
Miss Asia is a beauty pageant. Academic qualifications are important, but beauty is the key!

Lee Young-ae is pretty enough, but not the most beautiful among all the other beauties. Thai beauty Padjongpa Sachul has delicate facial features and a good figure, but she is still a little bit inferior to Karina.

Cai Lan didn't understand at first what Li Yishu meant by saying that the audience welcomed Karina more, but as an experienced person, he quickly understood what Li Yishu wanted to express.

He immediately laughed and said, "Director Li is right. Karina is indeed very popular with the audience. Not to mention the audience, I also like watching her very much. I remember when I was in my twenties, I went to Brazil for a period of time. The Brazilian beauties there were just like Karina, enthusiastic and open-minded. They were really very different from the women in our Confucian cultural circle..."

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Look at Cai Lan, he is not ashamed to talk about his past hunting for beauties.

Li Yishu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

But to be honest, chatting with Cai Lan is really fun.

No wonder among the four great talents, Jin Yong relied on martial arts, Ni Kuang relied on science fiction, Huang Zhan relied on music, and only Cai Lan became famous through food.

He is very eloquent and can tell dirty jokes without sounding greasy. He really has the air of a talented and romantic man.

Time passed little by little, and after six or seven minutes, the director switched to the advertisement and the live broadcast focused on the scene again.

Huang Zihua started reading the advertising slogan again.

There is no way, since Shiseido has paid enough advertising fees.

After a few dozen seconds of advertising, the three beauties took turns to go on stage.

She was still wearing the same evening gown, but with some simple touch-ups on her makeup.

As the three of them came out, Joey Meng stepped forward, holding the microphone and said with a smile: "First of all, thank you all for coming back again. The winner of the first Miss Asia beauty pageant will be announced soon. Ying Ai, say hello to everyone and tell us how you feel now."

The translator next to her began to speak, and Lee Young-ae held the microphone and said nervously: "Ani Asa, I am very grateful for your support, which allowed me to make it all the way to the finals..."

Then Karina spoke to Padjongpa Shachu.

After the three of them gave their speeches, the judges began to ask them some questions in order to make the final scores.

After each judge finished asking questions, it was Lee Yi-su's turn. He did not ask each one individually, but directly asked one question: "What are your dreams after winning the championship?"

Lee Young-ae was the first to answer: "When I was in college, I actively participated in social activities and saw many people in need of help. So if I win the championship, I hope to use my fame to help more people in need."

Padjongpa Sachu replied: "Sawadee ka, I hope that if I win the championship, I can provide a better environment for my family..."

The last person to answer was Karina. She did not choose to answer from the perspective of charity or family, but from another perspective: "Director Li, I have seen all your movies, and the one that impressed me the most was The Postman."

"I grew up in the countryside. My father went to work in other places very early and promised to write me a letter every month, so I would wait for the postman to arrive at the village entrance every month. I received a total of 32 letters, but when I was looking forward to the 33rd letter, what I received was the news that my father had unfortunately passed away..."

"I haven't received any letters from my father since then. I hope that after winning the championship, I can promote my hometown and get people to invest there so that people from my hometown don't have to go far away to work. I also hope that there will never be any more children waiting for the postman at the village entrance!!"

Karina's sincere speech made many audience members' eyes tear up.

Li Yishu also nodded slightly. Although playing the victim is very common in later generations, it is not mainstream in this era.

Karina has always shown the audience the image of a passionate belly dancer. It is really sad to see her say such words out of the blue.

Who would have thought that this Indian beauty, who seemed to have a generous personality, would have such an experience.

"Thank you all for your answers. I believe that all your dreams will come true after tonight."

After Li Yishu responded politely, Huang Zihua took over the topic and began to ask the judges on the scene to give scores.

After all the judges' scores were recorded, they were handed over to the host Huang Zihua.

Multiple cameras at the scene were pushed in front of the three beauties who were holding hands, capturing their nervous and anxious expressions.

At this moment, the lights on the scene dimmed, with only a few sparse rays of light shining on the stage, giving people a dreamy and blurry feeling.

"Now I have the final result of the game in my hands..."

Huang Zihua looked at the score on his hand, took a deep breath and said, "The winner of the first Miss Asia beauty pageant is... Karina!!"

"Congratulations to Karina from India!"

Following Huang Zihua's roar.

In an instant, a bright beam of light hit Karina who was standing in the middle.

She covered her mouth in disbelief and burst into tears with excitement.

There was thunderous applause at the scene.

Li Yishu walked down from the judging panel and together with the organizer's representative, put on Karina the crown and scepter sponsored by Chow Tai Fook.

After winning the championship, Karina excitedly hugged Li Yishu, then came to the microphone and began to talk about her feelings after winning the championship.

The second and third place winners announced later were Lee Young-ae from South Korea and Padjongpa Sachu from Thailand respectively.

After the champion, runner-up and third place were all selected, the 33 beauties who had been eliminated previously all took to the stage again.

"A girl from a small border town in India, she stood out from beauties from 36 countries with her enthusiastic smile and sexy dance..."

Huang Zihua shouted passionately: "Let's give Karina a round of applause again to congratulate her!!" (End of this chapter)