Starting from a Fake University-Chapter 56 - What’s the Experience of Participating in a Round Tour_1
56: Chapter 56: What’s the Experience of Participating in a Round Tour_1
56 -56: What’s the Experience of Participating in a Round Tour_1
Gazing at those long legs moving gracefully to the melody, Ding Yue almost lost his focus while filming.
Luckily, he stayed steady.
He successfully recorded Lin Zhirou’s dance and singing video in the end.
As a music major, Lin Zhirou performed “Guanghan Palace” with remarkable stability, singing and dancing without a single flaw.
It only needed one take.
With this performance, getting a spot in the second round of Mist City Arts and Science University’s competition shouldn’t be a problem, right?
At least, that’s what Ding Yue thought.
Unless there’s a dark horse at Mist City Arts and Science University who can sing and dance better than Lin Zhirou.
If that’s the case, that would be even better.
It means we have the strength to vie for the first prize in the National College Student Art Festival Music Competition.
Ding Yue’s goal is to win a first-place achievement to elevate the school’s status.
“Xiao Rou, you were fantastic.
I think that take was perfect; your singing and dancing were combined flawlessly,” Ding Xiaoyou said, clapping cheerfully.
Ding Yue glanced at his sister.
When did she become such a flatterer of Lin Zhirou?
But she made a good point.
However, Lin Zhirou’s performance of “Guanghan Palace” was genuinely outstanding.
“After editing the video a bit, it can be submitted online for the preliminary selection.
Remember, Lin Zhirou, our school only has one slot for the second round.”
Ding Yue handed the Sony camera to Lin Zhirou.
“What?
Brother, there’s only one slot for the second round?” Ding Xiaoyou asked with wide eyes.
“What else did you expect?
The entire southwestern region only has 100 slots for the second round.
Do you know how many universities there are in this area?
Mist City Arts and Science University getting one slot is because of our recent popularity online.
The organizing committee allocated one spot to us because of that.”
Ding Yue shook his head helplessly.
After all, that’s what the head of the art department told him.
The organizing committee thought that the university was recognized due to its recent fame, and that’s why they gave us a slot.
There’s nothing we can do about it; after all, Mist City Arts and Science University’s comprehensive strength is no match amongst the schools in the southwestern region.
It is said that Shu City Music Academy has 12 slots for the second round!
That’s the gap!
“So the southwestern region includes our Mist City, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Plateau Province?” asked Ding Xiaoyou, slightly frowning.
“Yes, four provinces plus Mist City.
A hundred slots for the second round, and Mist City Arts and Science University got one.
Now you see how fortunate we are.”
Ding Yue rolled his eyes.
Hearing Principal Ding say this, Lin Zhirou instantly felt an enormous weight on her shoulders.
If she gets the only slot in the selection of the campus of Mist City Arts and Science University, what if she gets eliminated in the second round or can’t achieve good results in the final?
Wouldn’t it be a waste of the school’s slot?
Ding Yue noticed that Lin Zhirou seemed pressured after overhearing his conversation with his sister.
Just as he was about to say something, Qi Chunsheng gave him a call.
“Let me take this call.”
Ding Yue picked up his phone and went to the window of the dance hall to answer Qi Chunsheng’s call, “Hello, Qi.”
“Principal Ding, according to the arrangement in the foreign language department, the preliminary contest of Our National College Student English Speech Contest will be held tomorrow morning.
As required by the competition, there should be at least five judges in the preliminary, including no less than two foreign judges.
Thanks to the two foreign teachers in our foreign language department, or our school would not have had the qualification to host the preliminary contest.”
“That’s a relief.
If I remember correctly, those foreign teachers in the foreign language department, one is named John and the other is Tony, right?”
Ding Yue responded, feeling somewhat relieved.
He had no idea that the preliminary round of the National College Student English Speech Contest had such a rule for the judging panel.
“That’s right, it’s with John the teacher and Tony the teacher, along with three other teachers from the Foreign Language Department, making up our school’s judging panel.
In accordance with the contest’s rules, to ensure the contest’s standardization, fairness, and impartiality, a judges’ meeting should be held before the contest to discuss and implement the scoring standards.
The judges’ meeting is about to be held shortly, Principal Ding, would you like to attend?”
Director Qi Chunsheng asked.
“Sure, I’ll come over and see, where will it be?”
“In the Teaching Conference Room on the third floor of the Administration Building.”
“Alright, I’ll come right over.”
After hanging up the phone, Ding Yue told his younger sister Ding Xiaoyou that he had to attend a meeting.
He would call her over to cafeteria two at meal time to have dinner together with their mother and father.
After saying that, Ding Yue left the art department teaching building and headed towards the administration building.
At the judges’ meeting, Ding Yue listened to the panel and the director of the Foreign Languages Department on the meeting content.
They set the scoring standards for the preliminary contest hosted in the school, as well as the speech topics.
The preliminary contest’s speech topics are divided into two categories: set topics and impromptu.
The set topic speeches may make reference to the contest’s final round topics, or they could be self-determined by the school.
The impromptu speech’s topic is self-determined by the contestants.
Then the director of the Foreign Language Department showed Ding Yue the list of students who registered for the competition.
They had a total of 27 people, as per the contest rules, the number of registrants for a preliminary contest venue should not be less than 20 people.
In the list, Ding Yue indeed saw the names of Liu Yuhao and Wen Ruohan.
After the judges’ meeting was over, Ding Yue went to find his younger sister Ding Xiaoyou, and took her to the second cafeteria to have a family dinner with his father, Ding Jianjun, and his mother, Zhang Yuping, on the third floor.
The next day.
In the morning, the amphitheater in the Boxue Building.
In the classroom hung a banner, which read “2020 National College Student English Speech Contest Mist City Arts and Science University Preliminary Contest Venue”.
In the back seats of the amphitheater, there sat the 26 contestants and their companions – classmates, friends, roommates and so on.
There were quite a lot of people.
In the first row of seats, the five members of the judging panel were all teachers from the Foreign Language Department, including those two foreign teachers.
If Ding Yue remembered correctly, the foreign teacher named John was from England.
As for the teacher named Tony, when Ding Yue first heard his name, he thought he was a hair stylist.
Turns out his name is Tony Davis and he’s American.
After arriving at the amphitheater, Ding Yue sat with Director Qi from the Academic Affairs Office and his younger sister Ding Xiaoyou on the left side of the judging panel.
Ding Xiaoyou insisted on following along, saying that after watching the speech contest, she plans to go back to school.
Ding Yue didn’t stop her, her English was indeed very good.
If only she could represent Mist City Arts and Science University in the contest, his top student sister should be able to make it to the finals, right?
Such a shame, his top student sister can’t yet serve as his handyman.
Soon, the speech contest began.
Liu Yuhao was the ninth to perform.
Wen Ruohan was the thirteenth to perform.
Each contestant had a speaking time of three minutes.
At first, Ding Yue thought Liu Yuhao would be formidable, he seemed to talk big at the time.
But when Liu Yuhao was speaking on stage, he appeared very weak and lacked power in his speech.
There would be pauses in his content and even some mistakes.
The guy looked just as if he was drained dry by his girlfriend the night before.
On the other hand, Wen Ruohan performed very brightly.
In the end, after all 27 contestants had finished speaking, the judging panel announced the scores.
A score of 90 is considered passing.
And Liu Yuhao, this guy scored a 79.
He’s out in the first round…
PS: Today is July 7th, the day of the College Entrance Examination, and the 83rd anniversary of the July 7 Incident.
Wishing all College Entrance Exam Students to do their utmost, and get a good score.
Our ancestors spilled their hot blood, and the younger generations must strive to be strong!
