Every minute and every second of the last three days was difficult.
It's not just Meng Tang who feels this way, everyone has a restless and uncontrollable feeling that they are about to take a vacation.
While walking on the road, we discussed where to go during the holidays.
It is not suitable to go to the wood carving studio if you are not calm.
Meng Tang simply made an appointment in the group and asked if anyone was going shopping.
Shi Lan's first reply: [The sun is coming out in the west. Are you going shopping? 】
Meng Tang: [I don’t have any suitable clothes for going out, so I want to buy two. ]
Yang Ke: [Don’t tell me, I don’t have any suitable clothes either, and I don’t want to wear last year’s ones. 】
Xie Lingyin: [I’ve run out of sunscreen, so I went to buy a cosmetic bag. ]
Meng Tang: [Can you leave? I have no class in the afternoon. 】
Xie Lingyin: [Let’s go. 】
Shi Lan: 【Go back to the dormitory first. I want to go back and change my clothes. My clothes got dirty while I was painting. 】
Meng Tang: [I’m in the dormitory, you go back. 】
After waiting for twenty minutes, Xie Lingyin and the others returned to the dormitory.
They all have fixed places for shopping. Meng Tang doesn’t like online shopping very much. Whenever he needs something, he goes to several shopping malls.
Xie Lingyin held Meng Tang's arm and said, "Summer is coming, and the colors of the clothes in the store are much brighter."
Meng Tang looked at the bright color of the water and said, "Going to the beach is not suitable for dullness, otherwise the film will not look good."
"Try this?" Floral suspender top, "It should look good on you, you have fair skin."
Meng Tang persuaded her to back out when she saw the color. Instead, she pointed to the ink-colored long skirt beside her: "How about this?"
Xie Lingyin: "...How is this color suitable for the seaside? Even if you don't choose red, you should choose a blue or light yellow one."
Shi Lan also came to persuade her: "You try it. It’s actually still cold at the beach in May. This suspender has white knitted fabric on the outside. You can wear it as a set.” Yang Ke said, “It’s okay. Just looking at the clothes is useless. Why don’t you give it a try?”
Meng Tang looked at them again: "Is it really suitable for me? Don't you try to trick me?" My appearance is actually cold, so red is suitable.”
The clerks are all smart, so they took the clothes directly: “I’ll get you another pair of trousers to wear.”
Meng Tang couldn’t resist the kindness, so he went in to change clothes.
There was also a mirror inside. She took a look at it and found that it was indeed fine, lining up her skin.
When she came out, you could clearly see the surprise in Xie Lingyin's eyes.
"It looks good." Xie Lingyin said, "There is also an accessory here, which can be tied around the neck or in the hair."
I have to say that I still need to try on the clothes.
Wearing red is not as showy as expected.
Meng Tang doesn't like to hesitate when buying things, so he directly asks the store clerk to wrap up a suit of clothes.
Hence, Xie Lingyin also bought a blue dress. As for Yang Ke, she never liked wearing skirts, so she bought two short-sleeved ones.
“Let’s look at the hat again.” Shi Lan brushed his short hair, “Meng Tang was wearing a wide-brim straw hat just now.”
Xie Lingyin said: “Go, now that everyone is out , you have to buy whatever you need to buy.”
Yang Ke said with a smile: “Then you three will buy a bikini?”
Shi Lan chuckled: "I won't buy it, and I don't have a boyfriend."
Xie Lingyin: "...I won't buy it either!"
His person is the most petty!
Meng Tang bought a hat and a bag, and it can be said that he returned home with a full load.
It was already very late when he returned to the dormitory. Meng Tang sent Wei Chuan "good night" as agreed.
Normally she would say a few more words, but she walked a lot today and now she just wants to sleep.
The next day passed uneventfully. In the evening, it was the last day for voting in the wood carving competition.
Mengtang habitually browsed the Internet and was stunned when she saw it. Overnight, her votes increased by 10,000.
The second place is only 300 fewer than her.
This is a bit strange, because she has always been more than 3,000 votes higher than the second place.
Now she and the second place have shortened overnight, and she has left so many others behind, which is really weird.
Meng Tang controlled the mouse, turned to the message page, and found that there was already a lot of noise inside.
Because some people say that the first and second place are just votes.
Meng Tang immediately contacted the organizer according to the contact information on the page, but the lines were busy after several calls.
It took about twenty minutes to get through.
"Hello, I am Meng Tang, the author of "The Blind Monk Listens to the Piano" in this competition. I would like to ask if there is a problem with your technical department?"
The other party replied that no.
Meng Tang: "But there is an abnormal increase in the number of votes. Didn't you see the post in the message area?"
"There is no problem with our technical department, and there is no phenomenon of fraudulent votes."
The other party hung up the phone immediately after speaking.
Meng Tang frowned, how could there be no problem.
If the number of votes increases abnormally, it is necessary to apply for a temporary freeze on statistics to allow contestants to cooperate with the investigation.
Meng Tang had no choice but to call Chen Xunli.
Chen Xunli quickly comforted her: "Wait a moment, I'll go ask."
“Okay.” Meng Tang said helplessly.
Others had already heard what was happening on her side and came over after she hung up the phone.
"What's wrong?"
Meng Tang turned his eyes: "The number of votes in the wood carving competition I participated in was abnormal near the end. I suspected that someone was cheating on the votes, and I was afraid that it would be too obvious, so I also brushed mine."
< br/> Shi Lan was dumbfounded: "Can it still be done like this?"
Xie Lingyin said: "Yes, but these can be checked, doesn't the organizer have any explanation?"
Meng Tang shook his head.
Yang Ke glanced at her computer: "It seems that the second place swipe was done. Doesn't he have something to do with the organizer?"
"I have contacted Dean Chen." Meng Tang said, "Let's wait and see what to say."
After a while, Chen Xunli called back, but there was no substantive answer. He only said that it was too late, and he failed to ask clearly. He asked her to go to bed first and talk about it tomorrow.
Seeing her reluctance, Xie Lingyin comforted her: "It's really too late now. Why don't you rest first and we'll talk about it tomorrow."
What can she do if she doesn't go to bed?
Meng Tang washed up and went to bed, but forgot to send "good night" to Wei Chuan.
Wei Chuan woke up in the morning and the sky had collapsed. He had a chicken coop on his head and his eyes were dull.
Shao Yiming patted his bed: "Brother Chuan, you're up, why are you so dazed?"
Wei Chuan said, "I haven't received any news from Meng Tang."
I'll go." Tian Yu simply looked away, "We'll go back in the afternoon. Let's ask her again when we get back."
"She won't forget." Wei Chuan got out of bed and put on his jersey, "Do you think something happened?"
Shao Yiming: "Can't you just stop thinking about it all day long? Hurry up and wash up and go eat."
It's the last day of the day. No one wants to mess with him here. They just want to take a vacation as soon as possible.
Wei Chuan gathered his thoughts and put his cell phone in the drawer.
Mengtang didn't sleep well all night and got up very early.
Today was Saturday, and there were no classes. She didn't call Chen Xunli until eight o'clock.
But I have never been able to get through.
Just when Meng Tang was helpless, Li Hanjin called.
Fu Hansong, whom she met last time, was the leader of the Wood Sculpture Association, and she did not exchange contact information with him.
Thinking of this, Meng Tang quickly answered Li Hanjin's call.
Li Hanjin said on the other end of the phone: "Don't contact Chen Xunli. Come to me about this and I'll tell you."
Meng Tang was stunned: "Does the abnormal number of votes have something to do with you?"
Li Hanjin said: "I will go to the main entrance of your school right away. Come out."
Mengtang hung up the phone directly and went to the school gate.
When she arrived, Li Hanjin was already waiting.
Meng Tang raised his head slightly: "What do you know?"
Li Hanjin said: "The second place has something to do with the organizer. His work is ranked in the top ten. This time he wants to enter the third, not for money, but for fame."
Meng Tang's eyes turned cold: "What kind of fame?"
Li Hanjin said: "I just used the ranking in the competition to create a character and set up a studio on the Internet."
"Do you know who it is?" Meng Tang sneered, "What happened to my vote?"
Li Hanjin: "Of course your votes are also brushed up together. You have a high number of votes and have always been in first place. Even if the votes are brushed, you are still in first place. It makes no difference to you. The first place has a bonus of 50,000, so you can just take it."
, the first place will not be mine, because I don’t recognize it.”
“Why are you so stubborn?”
“I will withdraw from this competition and save your people.”
“Meng Tang.” Li Hanjin caught up, “Those messages have been cleared. This is a small circle competition and will not expand its scope.”
Meng Tang stopped suddenly, turned his head and slapped him.
The crisp sound attracted a peripheral vision.
Meng Tang said coldly: "It was supposed to be three slaps. The first slap was for failing to live up to my grandfather's teachings; the second slap was for trying to drag me into a muddy water; the third slap was just for you. You should see clearly with this slap today that you and I are two different people from the beginning to the end."
This industry is inherently difficult, and the number of participants is less than one-third of other competitions.
In Meng Tang's view, the fact that these people can participate in the competition is already the first step for traditional crafts to be valued.
Now, they have been ruined by their lust for profit.
The true meaning is that people with different paths do not work together.
After Meng Tang left, he called the organizers and told them that he was giving up the competition and asked them to issue an official statement.
The organizers have confirmed many times that Meng Tang has given up the competition.
She did not return to her dormitory until she saw the official announcement.
It just happened that Chen Xunli called again at this time.
Meng Tang picked up the phone and said "Hello".
"How did I hear that you gave up the competition?" Chen Xunli said, "I've already found out. The person who swiped the votes has something to do with the organizer and has a pretty big background."
Meng Tang said, "I already know that it has something to do with Li Hanjin. What's more, I'm the first one to swipe the votes. There's no difference."
Chen Xunli: "...Then you can't just abandon the game."
"Dean, I am not arrogant myself, but my work is arrogant. I have put all my efforts into every cut. I am participating in the competition just to let more people see the boxwood carvings."
"Now they are doing this will only make me feel sick."
Chen Xunli knew that Meng Tang was speaking out of anger, and felt sorry for her, and said, "Don't be angry yet, I'm still investigating this matter. What if we can offend you?"
Meng Tang said, "No, if you can't offend me, you can't afford to hide."
After hanging up the phone, Meng Tang lay on the table for a while.
Xie Lingyin frowned: "It has something to do with the organizer. There is a high probability that this shady case will not be resolved in a fair way."
They are just a group of students, and even Chen Xunli may not be able to solve it.
"It doesn't really matter if you quit, it's just a pity that you will lose the bonus." Xie Lingyin comforted her.
Fifty thousand yuan is indeed a bit uncomfortable, but what they did is also disgusting.
"No more." Meng Tang clicked on the competition page again and found that her work had been removed from the shelves.
She searched for the second place name and entered the official website of the other school.
Hunting anything found, the competition official suddenly sent out an update.
Meng Tang did not cancel the following, but subconsciously clicked in. When he saw it, he was almost angry to death.
They explained that there was no problem with their technical department, but that someone deliberately faked the tickets, and it has been dealt with now.
Combining the dynamics of their previous article, the target of the attack is directly on Meng Tang.
Of all the participants, she was the only one to withdraw. Doesn’t this mean that she swiped votes?
Soon, many people went straight to her short video account. In addition to private messages, there were also many questions and abuses.
Meng Tang laughed angrily at this confusion of black and white.
She was still young and lacked experience in dealing with things, so she was tricked.
The second place was perfectly invisible, and she took all the blame.
Meng Tang endured it and went to the competition page to download and save all the second place works.
She opened the pictures and zoomed in to study them one by one. She held a pen in her hand and recorded something from time to time.
Having been busy all morning, Xie Lingyin went to buy some during dinner.
Seeing that she was still typing on the keyboard, Xie Lingyin gave her the meal: "Aren't you busy yet? Isn't there enough time to beat?"
"Thank you." Meng Tang took the meal, "I will also search for information for comparison."
Meng Tang smiled and ate his food.
Many people do not understand wood carving, so she must have comparative evidence when pointing out errors.
Hunting busy until four o'clock in the afternoon, Meng Tang finally took a breather.
She exported the pictures she had organized and created a new folder.
While naming the folder, her cell phone rang. She glanced out of the corner of her eye and paused.
Caller ID: Wei Chuan.
Meng Tang picked up in a daze, and the other end was silent for two seconds, and whispered: "It's me."
"You...are you back?" Meng Tang stood up in a hurry.
Wei Chuan chuckled: "It's downstairs in your dormitory, come down."