Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Quota Farce
The celebration is over and the school is closed. As soon as school ended, all the students rushed out of the school in unison like birds flying out of their cages. Bidding farewell to his classmates, walking on the way home with his schoolbag on his back, Lu Yeyin, Luo Caiyi and Liang Yue held hands, almost jumping up, they cheered constantly, and discussed where to go during the holidays.
"I might have to go home." Luo Caiyi's face was not too happy. Lu Yeyin and Liang Yue looked at Luo Caiyi curiously, not quite understanding her feelings. Luo Caiyi explained: "Actually, I don't live here in my hometown, and I have to go to my father and mother during the holidays, and I usually live with my grandmother. β
When she heard the words "Dad" and "Mom", Lu Yeyin's expression darkened significantly. However, Luo Caiyi didn't notice her look.
Liangyue was surprised: "You usually live with your grandmother?" He didn't dare to ask why she lived separately from her parents. He glanced at Lu Yeyin and saw that she showed no signs of fainting, so he said cautiously: "That's a pity, I still want to invite you and Yin to my house for a few days." β
Luo Caiyi was flattered, blushed and said, "I don't want to live in your house!" Blame the embarrassment. β
Liang Yue said: "Then it's not bad for you to go to Yin's house to play for a few days!" β
Luo Caiyi curled her mouth and said: "I go to Yin's house every week to play, and I have long been familiar with it, so I still don't go!" By the way, I'm going back to my grandma's side in a while, and grandma will give it to me! What about you? What do you plan to do during the holidays? β
Liang Yue said: "Me? I just go to play with music every day, anyway, my family lives quite close to hers. β
Lu Yeyin said softly, "I probably won't go anywhere, I still want to practice playing the harp more." β
"Sure enough, it's a sound idiot!" Luo Caiyi and Liangyue spoke in unison. Immediately, the two looked at each other and laughed. Luo Caiyi looked at Lu Yeyin seriously and suggested: "Seriously, you don't want to be bored in the house all the time, let's go out and walk around more during the holidays!" β
"It's not that I don't want to go out, it's just that I don't know where to go." I love music, so I play the piano every time to pass the time...... However, if there is a music competition, I will go to it, is that a kind of walking? β
"What a defeat for you." Luocai relied on his forehead, and he could only be speechless.
Liangyue's heart moved, and he suddenly said: "By the way, didn't the school say that it would select the new star image endorsement of Lake Creek Conservatory of Music this time?" I don't know what kind of selection it is, but I didn't pay attention to it before! Moreover, at this celebration, Principal Li did not say in public that he didn't know what kind of choice he made! However, I heard that if I was really selected, I would have a chance to participate in the performance there. β
Luo Caiyi's face suddenly turned crimson, and she said eagerly: "If you are really selected by the school, can you really participate in the performance there?" Where was that show? Also in this city? β
Liangyue scratched his head and nodded, "It should be, right?" Everyone knows that Lake Creek School of Music is not in their home country, but in country Y! Actually, the city has its own branch, the 'Youth Flying Music Field', have you heard of it? Maybe it's going to be there...... By the way, if your talent is welcome enough, you will really be brought to the main department and become a real new star image endorsement for Lake Creek School of Music! β
Luo Caiyi listened to Liangyue's words, blinked, and didn't seem to understand. Lu Yeyin, smiled faintly, and explained: "In other words, the music competition is divided into three levels, the celebration selection held by the school is the preliminary round, and the performance held at the Youth Flying Music Field is the semi-final. Yue, do you mean that? β
Liang Yue nodded vigorously and said in surprise: "That's what it means!" Yin, you're amazing! β
Lu Yeyin shook her head and stopped talking. Luo Caiyi only felt dizzy, and had to sigh: "According to what you say, the selection of the new star image endorsement of the Lake Creek Conservatory of Music is really not an ordinary difficulty!" A school can only select one and then go to the Youth Flying Music Stadium for the second round again, and only the final winner can become the real endorsement! Oh! Oh, my God! Isn't that a slim chance? β
Liang Yue agreed: "Yes, I just don't know who can be the spokesperson!" If it really becomes an endorsement, that person will definitely make a sensation in the whole city! Then it's time to be a little star! β
Luo Caiyi looked yearning and asked, "I don't know how the school selects?" Will I be chosen? Oops, that's not good, I'm a pair of partners! You can't choose two at the same time, so won't that ......" her expression became quite distressed.
"Alright, don't think about it anymore." Lu Yeyin gently patted Luo Caiyi's shoulder and called her back to her senses.
Liang Yue smiled and said, "If you are selected, there will be a notice from Principal Li, and he will convey it to Director Wang!" β
Luo Caiyi let out an "oh" and continued to say bitterly: "I was still worried that I wouldn't be at my grandmother's house during the holiday, in case Director Wang called to inform me, I really don't know what to do......
Liangyue joked: "You just blow it!" β
"What does it matter if you think about it? I don't believe in music, I don't think about it! Luo Caiyi snorted heavily.
Liang Yue rolled his eyes and said without sincerity: "Falling big star, if you are selected, remember to sign for me!" β
Lu Yeyin listened to it and giggled. The three of them walked to the crossroads, and Luocai was reluctant to say: "My family has to go this way, I am separated from you!" Goodbye, see you when the period is over! Happy holidays! β
Lu Yeyin and Liang Yue waved goodbye to her at the same time, and said, "See you after the festival!" Happy holidays! β
Luo Caiyi's back gradually faded away, Lu Yeyin and Liang Yue looked at each other and smiled, and went home together on the way.
The celebration is over and the school is closed. As soon as school was over, all the teachers stepped into the principal's office like soldiers on standby. Bidding farewell to their classmates, they held the individual performance sheets of their respective classes, looked up at Principal Li, who had been waiting in the office chair for a long time, and sat down around a rectangular table with serious faces.
Principal Li, well-dressed and with a smile on his face, saw that all the teachers had arrived, got up, took a glass plate from behind him, and placed it in the center of the table.
All the teachers unanimously put the notes in their hands on them. But I saw that there were several names of performers in solo performances written on a piece of paper, and there were dozens of them in total.
All the teachers sat down and looked intently at Principal Li. Principal Li sat down, took a blank piece of paper, and wrote down the names of the performers who performed individually, one name per line, and there were twenty-five lines of names after writing. He handed it to each teacher in turn to check if there were any missing performers' names. After a circle, the teachers had no objections, and the white paper with handwriting was returned to Principal Li's hands.
"I think, you probably also know about the selection of the new star image endorsement of the Lake Creek Conservatory of Music this time, and I won't say much-" Principal Li smiled lightly, "It's still according to the old rules: I give you ten minutes to consider, I ask you to select the ten outstanding contestants who best meet the standards in your hearts, and you only need to vote with the word 'positive' next to the name of the outstanding performer, and then give it to me." β
The teachers nodded, took out the pens they had prepared from their pockets, and looked intently at the list that had been handed in. No one thought about cheatingβthey did what Principal Lee said, and when the paper was passed to them, they used a signature pen to mark next to their favorite name and choose ten. After a while, Principal Li retrieved the piece of paper.
Principal Li looked at it and prepared another white piece of paper, which was crossed out and rewritten, and the names of the ten performers were rerecorded. Then, he got up and printed out the list on a small photocopier not far away, dozens more, and handed them to each teacher. The teachers took the name and looked up, only to see that it was written:
"Senior 1 (2) Class Liangyue "Loyal to the Country" martial arts performance
Senior 3 Class Folding Fly "Half City Mountain, Half City Mountain" recorder accompaniment
Senior 3 class Liang Tanghong "The Mark of the Rain" piano accompaniment
Senior sophomore counterpart computer class Yaya "July Torch Festival" dance performance
Senior 3 class Yadi "Where to Get Along With" harmonica playing
Tour guide class 1 Zhou Yingying "Swan Lake" dance ballet
Fang Caiyue, the counterpart accounting class of the second year of high school, recited the "Poetry of the National Day".
Tour guide class 4 Xue Caihua "Death without Regrets" Modern hip-hop dance
Senior 1 (1) class Zhou Zhou "To Youth" poetry recitation
Accounting Class 5 Jiang Le "Listen to Mother" Rap RAPγ
When they saw the list, all the teachers were amazed, and immediately asked questions, "What's going on?" The number of people is not quite right, right? Not to mention the chorus of Lu Yeyin and Luo Caiyi, just Dark Dance and Shemans, the pair didn't enter the circle last year, why did they ...... this year? β
Principal Li's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "There is only one place for the selection of new star image endorsements, so I decided to eliminate these partners together, what do you think?" β
The teachers looked at each other and hesitated, "Is this good?" Isn't it unfair? β¦β¦β
Principal Li shook his head and said, "I choose one person myself, and the requirements are very strict. If a partner is selected, it is two places, is this considered a violation? β
The teachers thought for a moment and felt that it made sense, so they stopped objecting.
Staring at the list again, the teachers fell into deep thought.
The corners of Principal Li's mouth hooked, and he said step by step: "So, in the rest of the list, who is better to choose?" β
Secretly speculating on Principal Li's thoughts, the teachers looked at each other, and seemed to vaguely understand what Principal Li meant. On this list, there are two people who are related to Principal Li, and their performances on stage are not too bad......
I heard Principal Li sigh slightly: "If it weren't for Liang Yue's appearance too early, the flute of Zhifei had no singing, the repertoire of Liang Juhong's selection was a little worse, Yaya was too unique, Zhou Yingying's dance ballet was not very mature, Fang Guyue and Zhou Zhou's poetry was not very good, Xue Caihua and Jiang Le's performances were not impressive, I really don't know ......"
Principal Li's attitude was very explicit - among the ten candidates, he alone let one person go.
Principal Lee's meaning is clear - only that person meets the requirements.
All the teachers sighed in their hearts, but they echoed one after another: "Yadi! Just choose Yadi! His harmonica music complements the atmosphere of the celebration, and there is no one more suitable than him......"
Principal Li smiled deeply, and he was satisfied with reaching the goal, and immediately finalized: "Okay, just choose Yadi!" β