Starting from a Fake University-Chapter 87: Mist City Arts and Science University! Upgrade! Take off!_1

Chapter 87: Chapter 87: Mist City Arts and Science University! Upgrade! Take off!_1

"Is she going to sing an original song, ’Confession Balloon’, again?"

"The composer and lyricist is still Erxiong."

"Who is this person really?"

The judges looked at the information of the song ’Confession Balloon’ that Lin Zhirou was going to sing. Just like before with ’Fragrance of Rice’, the performer was Lin Zhirou.

The composer and lyricist were both Erxiong.

The arrangement was done by Liu Cheng and Wang Yixiang.

In the eyes of the judges, ’Fragrance of Rice’ was an excellent original song, so how will ’Confession Balloon’ fare?

On the stage, Lin Zhirou held her microphone, waiting for the accompaniment to begin.

A few seconds later.

The lively prelude of ’Confession Balloon’ sounded. The audience, just from hearing this prelude, knew that it would definitely be a good song.

As for the judges, from a professional perspective, the prelude of ’Confession Balloon’ could definitely be called a superb work.

"On the banks of the Seine, the coffee on the left bank~"

"In my hand a cup, tasting your beauty~"

"Leaving a lip print on the mouth~"

Lin Zhirou was very focused as she started singing ’Confession Balloon’.

While singing this song, she remembered Principal Ding’s teaching, that if she thought of the boy she liked, or looked at him, she could sing the most romantic feeling of this song.

So, Lin Zhirou lifted her head and looked straight ahead.

Not far away in the audience, there were dozens, hundreds of spectators in her line of sight.

But.

In Lin Zhirou’s eyes, there was only one person.

Looking at Principal Ding’s handsome face, Lin Zhirou could feel the romantic emotion brewing within her.

"Having you is having~ the whole world~

My dear~ falling in love with you~ since that day~ sweetly and easily~

Dear~ don’t be stubborn~ your eyes are saying~ I am willing~"

When Lin Zhirou sang the last line of the first chorus, "I am willing", it was as if she was reading it from Principal Ding’s eyes.

In the spectator stands, apart from seriously listening to Lin Zhirou singing the romantic ’Confession Balloon’, Ding Yue was also watching Lin Zhirou.

However.

Ding Yue noticed that she seemed to be gazing at him the whole time she was singing?

Hmm.

The distance was a bit far, Ding Yue wasn’t 100% certain that Lin Zhirou was looking at him.

In fact.

For a long time, Ding Yue had felt more or less aware of Lin Zhirou’s feelings for him.

But he wasn’t quite sure about the meaning of these feelings.

What if because of his position as the principal, Lin Zhirou’s feelings for him were merely admiration?

Therefore, Ding Yue, busy with the school’s development and his own studies, hadn’t given a clear response to Lin Zhirou’s feelings.

But today!

If Lin Zhirou wins the first prize or the championship in the National College Student Art Festival Music Competition.

Then she would be key to Ding Yue’s upgrading Mist City Arts and Science University to [Minor Achievements].

Such a contribution.

How could it not be worthy of a good "reward"?

If Lin Zhirou really does have those feelings for him, then what would be the best reward for her?

Thinking about it, Ding Yue couldn’t help but snicker.

"Principal Ding, your... corner of your mouth?" Suddenly, he heard the voice of his secretary, Wen Ruohan.

"Huh?"

Ding Yue immediately licked the saliva at the corner of his mouth. Awkward, but thankfully he was quick-witted and quickly diverted the topic: "Listen carefully to student Lin Zhirou’s performance."

"Mmm, okay," Wen Ruohan nodded and turned her head back to continue watching the stage.

Lin Zhirou’s performance of ’Confession Balloon’ could be said to have painted the atmosphere of the venue full of romance.

Listening to this song, the audience felt as if they were in love.

A romantic pop song, ’Confession Balloon’, was undoubtedly very successful today.

After Lin Zhirou finished singing ’Confession Balloon’.

The scene immediately broke into a warm round of applause.

These applause were an affirmation of Lin Zhirou’s performance.

The judges were also nodding their heads in agreement, praising Lin Zhirou’s performance.

"Truly, the new generation excels the old."

"Her vocal skills are strong, the transition from ’Fragrance of Rice’ to ’Confession Balloon’ was well-handled."

"Which music academy is she from?"

"No, no, no, she’s not from a music academy. She’s a student at a private university."

"With this level of ability, she could pass the entrance exam for the national music academy, right?"

"Not sure about that, let’s just score. I’ll go first, 98 points. Deducting two points so she won’t get arrogant in the championship."

"96 points."

"I kind of want to award her 100 points."

In the end, the 21 judges gave Lin Zhirou a total score of 2047.5 points!

"Damn! Is this score too high?"

"I calculated it, an average of 97.5?"

"Predestined champion!"

"This year’s dark horse, a goddess!"

"Wang Jin and the Crazy Band would be crying right now."

"To be honest, Lin Zhirou’s renditions of ’Fragrance of Rice’ and ’Confession Balloon’ indeed left an extraordinary impression."

"These songs are beautifully written, and she did them justice."

Even Ding Yue was surprised by the score. However, considering that Lin Zhirou gave such a great performance, such a high score was deserved.

Besides the support from Ding Yue’s songwriting, Lin Zhirou’s high score was the fruit of her hard practice prior to the competition.

This score would not only secure a top-ten position easily, but it might become the highest in the competition, paving her way towards the championship.

Ding Yue smiled contentedly.

Currently, Lin Zhirou is temporarily ranked first with a score of 2047.5 points.

Even after all fourteen contestants had performed, Lin Zhirou’s score still remained unbeaten.

The only one who had a chance of surpassing Lin Zhirou, Su Xixi, performed brilliantly but the judges’ total score was 2039 points, ranking her second.

The eliminations are over.

Lin Zhirou is in first place, preparing to compete for the championship with the second-place Su Xixi.

Wang Jin is in fourth place and will compete with the third ranked Crazy Band for the third position.

Ding ding!

"Congratulations to the host for achieving the [First Prize of National College Student Art Festival Music Competition]!"

A prompt from the system finally echoed in Ding Yue’s mind.

This was the success Ding Yue had been yearning for. Finally, it had been achieved!

"Upgrade!"

Ding Yue immediately thought, eagerly speaking to the system.

Ding ding!

"Congratulations to the host. Your [Mist City Arts and Science University] has successfully upgraded to [Minor Achievements] level."

"Congratulations on unlocking the system mall that comes with [Minor Achievements] level!"

"Congratulations to the host for receiving the [Minor Achievements] level reward of Prestigious School Level: a bonus of 10 billion yuan, 500 points of reputation value, and one advanced laboratory (of chosen type)."

At this moment, Ding Yue was feeling extremely thrilled.

billion yuan in hand!

And there was also an advanced laboratory of a selectable type.

This was a real treasure. For example, if Mist City Arts and Science University needed a physics laboratory, then Ding Yue could designate the reward of [an advanced laboratory] as an advanced physics laboratory.

Biology and medical laboratory, mechanical engineering laboratory, anything was possible!

Ding Yue decided to hold onto this treasure for now, to use it when needed since a good weapon should be wielded wisely.

Apart from the rewards,

He had also unlocked the system mall of the [Minor Achievements] level.

The system mall of the [Obscure] level only had some scrolls or Twist Fate cards to provide BUFFs.

Now, [Minor Achievements] was different. It contained a variety of advanced technologies from various fields.

If Mist City Arts and Science University could level up again, then the system mall would allow the exchange for some high-end technologies.

However, to upgrade to the next prestigious school level [Well-known], he knew it was bound to be difficult without thinking!