The rules of the semifinals are fairly straightforward, divided into an upper and a lower half.
Chinese painting and calligraphy competitions are held separately, and since there is overlap between the judges and the contestants for both events, it was arranged for the former to take place in the morning and the latter in the afternoon.
The first half narrows the field from 25 to 15. The contest topics had been announced more than a month in advance, but the contestants were required to paint on the spot today;
The second half goes from 15 to 8, with the contest topics being announced on the spot today. Contestants also have to paint on the spot, but they are given plenty of time to prepare.
"Eh? Why do the rules of the competition sound about the same to me, is there anything different?"
At this time, Song Qingyuan's three roommates were sitting on the outskirts of the conference room, listening to the host speak while discussing amongst themselves.