Mr. Martin asked Li Xiaoru with concern whether she was suitable for Julia's study life, and apologized that he was too busy with work and was a little negligent to her.

Li Xiaoru smiled at these scenes of shouting and asking for warmth, and listened to it casually, she felt that Mr. Martin was really busy, as the head of the piano department, there were indeed a lot of things to worry about, probably it was the scandal between Liu Yan and Jason that made him think of her.

But Mr. Martin really regained his heart for Li Xiaoru, he deliberately went to learn about Li Xiaoru's learning in school in the past six months, test results, usual homework results, and the results of live performances in the school's concerts, he felt that it was okay, it belonged to the kind of deficiency compared to the above, more than the bottom, as a short-term exchange student, she stumbled, and it was not bad to be able to do this step.

They do not have high requirements for foreign short-term exchange students, and undergraduates can only learn a few days in four years, and what can exchange students learn in just one year without deducting a few months of vacation? Exchange students are not so much here to study, but to experience learning, to experience life, and to understand Julia's glorious history. Later, when they returned to their respective countries, the students had a glorious title of studying at the Juilliard School for a year. Therefore, this useless exchange student quota is still being fought for by students from all over the world.

This exchange student is a face that Mr. Martin sold to Yu Zhan, he actually wants Liu Yan to come to their piano department to study, but Liu Yan's piano level is really too good, if she really plays the piano here, I am afraid she will become a laughing stock. Li Xiaoru has real talent and learning, anyway, there is only one place, not for Liu Yan, but also for her friends. As for Li Xiaoru's performance in school, it has nothing to do with him, anyway, his sincerity has already been taken out, and a year is fleeting, which is enough for Li Xiaoru to gild in the United States.

He doesn't think that Li Xiaoru can stand out in Juilliard, which is full of talents, and he doesn't think she can get a master's degree that is very difficult for foreign students.

What he never expected was that Liu Yan would have a relationship with Jason Harmer, and because Scott is a Juilliard alumnus, the school has a close relationship with Jason. Jason once held a solo concert in the school's concert hall and once sang at the opening ceremony, and many pop music students are fans of him and see him as their goal.

Jason was so happy that he was teased by He Lu before, and he came up and liked all the videos released by the princess of the Han Dynasty, including the ensemble of Liu Yan and Li Xiaoru, so far, the total number of views of these videos has exceeded 9000w+ people, and they are about to reach hundreds of millions! Julia and Li Xiaoru's students at the same level, there are also many people who post their own or their classmates' performance videos on the Internet, and the number of views is not an order of magnitude with the former, who makes them not Internet celebrities.

In this way, can Mr. Martin not pay attention to Li Xiaoru!

He kindly asked Li Xiaoru if he had any needs, or if he didn't understand, he could consult him directly. Forget the demand, Li Xiaoru didn't dare to mention it, but she still dared to ask the question, she asked two questions. First, what are the requirements to pass the master's entrance examination, and second, how can she get a full scholarship.

These are very common questions, not excessive, Mr. Martin patiently told her, "The master's assessment needs to look at the student's total score for four years, and very few exchange students can pass the exam, unless you refer to your grades in your original school, but I will be honest, some teachers do not agree with the transcripts of other schools." Mr. Martin expressed it more implicitly, to put it bluntly, even the music school that was worse than Juilliard, and the teachers disdained it.

Li Xiaoru's face turned pale, no wonder other exchange students rarely attend classes, play around every day, shop, party, and play games in groups, they don't expect to stay in Julia to continue their studies.

But she wants to get a master's degree here! Is her hard work in vain?

Mr. Martin saw the frustration in Li Xiaoru's eyes, he heard from other teachers that Li Xiaoru was very serious and desperate, she should really want to stay, he was a little unbearable, "But... Another way is that if you can get the top five in the international level competition, the results don't matter. ”

His words rekindled a glimmer of hope in Li Xiaoru's heart.

"There is a master's entrance examination in April and October every year, April has passed this year, you can't catch up, you can only try October, I suggest you can sign up for this year's Busoni International Piano Competition, the time is just right, the competition is now in the registration stage, the preliminary round is at the end of July, the final is at the beginning of September, before October, provided that you get the top five rankings. ”

The Busoni Piano Competition is one of the most famous and authoritative piano competitions in the world, comparable to the Chopin Competition. The venue of the Busoni Competition is usually in Italy, and its team of judges is very large, all of whom are bigwig pianists from all over the world in the industry, these people have very different personalities, critical vision, and extremely high requirements for the piano skills, professional level and psychological quality of the contestants, Li Xiaoru never thought of signing up for this competition, just like a person who has not even participated in the domestic championships, and ran to participate in the World Olympic Games, she does not have this blind confidence.

But according to Mr. Martin's meaning, this is the only chance for her to stay at Juilliard to study for a master's degree, as for the entrance exam in April next year, her student visa will expire in January next year, and she can't even stay in the United States, how can she take the exam?

Anyway, it's always going to be lost, so why not take it all in and give it a try?

"As for scholarships, there are no scholarships for exchange students, as I said before, if you can win a prize at the Busoni Contest, you will definitely get a full scholarship, and not only that, but there is also a lot of money for the top five in the competition. ”

Mr. Martin's words undoubtedly gave Li Xiaoru a lot of blood, and she downloaded the registration form on the official website of the competition that night and successfully registered.

Although there are still two months to go before the preliminary round, the selection of contestants will begin at the end of May. It's not like an amateur passer-by who can go to Italy to compete by just signing up for a name, and those arrogant judges are not interested in listening to amateur voices.

The organizing committee of the competition preliminarily selects the outstanding players according to the country and region, and the quota in each region is limited, similar to the audition, and some of the players who have won the national piano competition in various countries, or through various activities, piano players with a certain reputation, can be directly shortlisted to participate in the Busoni preliminary competition, which is another sense of privilege.

Li Xiaoru inquired, and many classmates around her also signed up for this competition, they are all very good, she is very worried, she can't even pass the screening.