However, as soon as he finished speaking, Song Yicheng threw the parts in his hand to the ground. "I'm not doing it anymore, it's not fun at all!"
"Son, keep going, don't give up. If you advance, you'll be in the top three!" Song's mother stood up and cheered him on.
Song Yicheng looked at his mother angrily. "I don't want to keep going. I can't do such a difficult competition!"
"Tongtong, such a young child, can assemble it successfully. You're so much older than him, why can't you? I think you're just not trying hard enough, you're too disobedient." Song's mother was so angry that she didn't care about her son's face and immediately started scolding him.
The audience present did not agree with her parenting style.
They had also been children, and what they feared most was parents comparing them to others.
Even among the nine sons of a dragon, each is different, let alone children from different lives.
Besides, his son's talent already surpassed more than 98% of his peers. What more could she be unsatisfied with?
Children as heaven-defying as Tongtong were, not exaggerating, rare to find in a century.
Let alone the whole world, at least in China, there was no other child as outstanding as Tongtong.
Song Yicheng was not bad either. If they had a child as intelligent as Song Yicheng, they would laugh in their dreams.
But this child, as smart as he was, was ruined by his mother. What a shame.
However, seeing his mother's demeanor, one could imagine that she had not used any correct methods in educating her child.
Song Yicheng, being scolded by his mother, retorted without showing weakness, "If you think Tongtong is smarter and better than me, then let him be your son. I hate you!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? You are my son, how can you talk to your mother like this?" Song's mother said, with tears streaming down her face.
The scene was getting a bit out of control. The host quickly tried to smooth things over. "Yicheng, calm down first. The competition is important, but controlling your temper is equally important.
No matter the outcome, the fact that you've come this far means your talent has been recognized by all of us.
Never lose your composure, that's what a true man is.
Also, Song's mother, although you are older than me, I have to criticize you. Yicheng is your son. You have seen how hard he has studied since he was young.
His presence on this stage is enough to show that he is an excellent child. As his mother, you should motivate him, encourage him, and make him feel recognized and accomplished.
Instead of scolding him in front of so many people and hurting his self-esteem.
He is not young anymore and understands the meaning of self-esteem. Please do not do anything that embarrasses him again in the future. This is not conducive to his physical and mental health."
The host's words were met with the audience's approval, and there was a thunderous applause.
Song's mother was speechless after the host's remarks and quietly sat down.
But her silence did not mean she agreed with the host.
In her opinion, children needed constant鞭策 (driving/prodding) to make them clearly aware of their shortcomings. Only then would they change.
If they only encouraged him, it would only make him lose himself in pride.
If it weren't for the ongoing recording of the show and the presence of so many people, she would have argued with the host.
Song Yicheng also slowly calmed down under the host's persuasion and stood silently in front of his table.
At this moment, the time displayed on the big screen showed one hour and twenty-nine minutes.
In another minute, the competition would end.
It was clear that Song Yicheng had been eliminated.
He still had more than half of the airplane model left to assemble.
Tian Tian and another contestant seemed to be in a similar situation.
However, all of this still had to be checked by professional inspectors to see if the contestants had assembled the parts incorrectly.
Then, based on the progress of the assembly and the number of incorrect parts used, a comprehensive evaluation would be made.
But the result seemed obvious, yet the necessary procedures still had to be followed.
At least, everyone should know the contestants' scores, which is a form of respect for them.
As the staff began evaluating the contestants' scores, the host played a video of the last contestant.
Videos of the contestants who were eliminated on the first or second day had all been played.
This was because after the competition, there would be a voting session. The thirty-two contestants would be put on an online vote, and each netizen would vote for their favorite contestant. A total of five pairs of contestants would be selected, and a video documenting their life with a special guest would be filmed for them.
This would better record the contestants' daily lives and allow people to understand their living habits more.
However, this voting would only begin online after the show had been broadcast on television.
These videos would also be played at the end of each episode.
Playing videos was also to give the audience a better understanding of the contestants, so they could have a better basis for voting.
The video played for about twenty minutes, and by then, the staff had finished their statistics, and the rankings were out.
Now came the most exciting moment. When the host received the list of advancing contestants, he looked at the four contestants, making them inexplicably nervous.
Although everyone already had an idea in their hearts, until the results were announced, no one knew if there would be any unexpected changes. Only when the host announced the list could their hearts be at ease, otherwise, they would remain in suspense.
"I now announce the list of advancing contestants. Tongtong..."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately applauded. Tongtong, however, remained calm, as this was all within his expectations.
Nevertheless, he politely thanked everyone present for their support.
Then, the host announced the next advancing contestant, and everyone quieted down again. "Tian Tian!"
Hearing her name, Tian Tian's anxious heart finally relaxed.
Now, only Song Yicheng and Zhou Ran were left among the contestants. All the pressure was on them.
However, everyone thought that Zhou Ran had a greater chance of entering the finals, given Song Yicheng's performance.
The host no longer beat around the bush. He looked at the two of them and said directly, "The last spot to advance is Zhou Ran. Let's once again congratulate these three contestants for successfully advancing to the final championship battle."
"Clap... clap... clap..." The applause was exceptionally enthusiastic.
Song Yicheng, whose name was not called, turned pale with anger. He could not accept the fact that he had been eliminated.
Song's mother stood up even more furiously, protesting, "Why was my son eliminated? He performed exceptionally well. He made almost no mistakes from the beginning of the competition. How can you eliminate him so casually? I strongly suspect the authenticity of the competition."