Chapter 305: Going on Stage (Part 2)

“Yaoyao, you can do it, you’re the best!”

Zhao Qingfeng raised his eyebrows, returning to his seat.

A dozen minutes later, several performers had finished their acts, including both male and female freshmen, all singing currently popular songs.

Next was the performance everyone was eagerly anticipating, not just Li Manrou’s but also many were curious to hear Meng Li’s singing.

At the same time, there was an expectation for Shen Lingyao’s ‘original’ music, albeit not positively. Many were oddly hoping for her to embarrass herself with her ‘original’ creation.

“The Song of Vilas’ Glory!”

Meng Li was brimming with confidence. Having been nurtured by her mother from a young age, practicing singing daily at home, hitting high notes wasn’t a problem for her.

But she overlooked one thing: the cultural difference between domestic and international.

Even though the performance of this song could potentially make it into concert halls, Ji Province University students didn’t have much of an ‘elevated taste’ and couldn’t understand Italian, leading to less than half the votes out of sympathy for the passionate performance.

The voting method was simple: 50% of the votes came from students, and 50% from teachers.

It wasn’t as serious as a professional singing competition, but there were definitely no hidden agendas, surely more fair than certain reality shows.

Meng Li finished her performance with a total score of 88 points.

Teacher Gao Lili gave a not-so-low score, considering the professional aspect, but it still didn’t prevent Meng Li’s ‘elimination,’ even scoring lower than some ‘comedy singers’ before her.

As soon as her score was announced, the next performer was introduced amidst a burst of applause from the audience.

Next on stage was Li Manrou. The male students were already uncontrollably excited, howling and whistling, with teachers joining in the enthusiastic applause, creating a highly charged atmosphere.

“Teacher Gao, who do you think will win first place in this singing competition?”

“From your professional perspective, does Li Manrou have a chance to win first place?”

“We’ve all heard her voice, both her singing style and stage presence are good, and she’s beautiful, so it should be her, right?”

Faced with questions from other teachers, Teacher Gao glanced at the excited students, then spread her hands, “I’m also rooting for her, as you can tell from the enthusiasm of the students. So, if not her, could it possibly be Shen Lingyao, the last to perform?”

Speaking of Shen Lingyao, other teachers also had their opinions.

“This young lady’s song is an original, called ‘Invisible Wings,’ which sounds promising.”

“We’ve never heard the song before, as it’s a reserved piece. Could it become a dark horse?”

“I don’t think the odds are good. How easy is it for an original song to succeed? Even Teacher Gao has been working on originals, and none of her songs have become hits. So, for ordinary people, trying to make it with an original song is basically a dead end. I’m not very optimistic about Shen Lingyao.”

These words annoyed Teacher Gao.

After many years of working on originals without a single hit, now when she releases a new song, her colleagues no longer listen and judge seriously as before but rather dismissively claim they don’t have time.

This had made her quite disillusioned with creating original music, believing that ordinary people simply can’t produce good songs.

Moreover, for Shen Lingyao, even if the provincial top scorer Zhao Qingfeng advised her, what could he do? Zhao was a science top scorer, far removed from the elegant vocabulary of the arts. She just hoped Shen Lingyao wouldn’t embarrass herself too much and tarnish the original music she loved.

“Just listen to the music, why say so much.”

Teacher Gao kept her emotions hidden, sneaking a glance behind the curtain to see Shen Lingyao clutching her little fists half-raised.

This determined yet adorable face instantly amused Teacher Gao, thinking, what a cute silly girl. She had told her to come discuss it earlier, but now it was too late; trying to succeed with an original was a dead end. She hoped Shen wouldn’t cry after embarrassing herself, or else, as cute as she was, it would make the teacher sad too…

“My performance piece is ‘Courage’.”

As she pondered, Li Manrou also finished her preparations, holding a pink guitar, standing in the center of the stage on the red carpet, dressed in a long white gown, with several band members lined up behind her, looking very professional and quite sexy, immediately drawing even more enthusiastic applause.

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