Producer System: My Girlfriend is a Cellist-Chapter 177 - 146: Gan Yanyu’s Idol

For all art students, whether satisfied or filled with regrets, after sweating so much, leaving behind so many footprints... the story of the United Exam ends here.

The life that follows will continue; there’s still the school-specific exam and the college entrance exam awaiting everyone.

For Lin Tian, this United Exam proved to be much more relaxed than expected, at least, the pressure was much less than when he participated in the concert that one time.

However, it was never that difficult to begin with.

It’s only because Lin Tian has always striven for perfection. As a student who has never scored anything but top grades, once he chose to take the art exam, it was necessary to aim for the best results.

That’s why he made a hard push before the exam and significantly improved his solo performance ability.

Although the United Exam scores won’t be released for a while, no matter the outcome, Lin Tian felt that he had given it his all, and that was sufficient.

In fact, this United Exam wasn’t as critical as imagined.

At the very least, for Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu, it wasn’t that significant.

A brief primer on the role of the United Exam for art students—

It’s akin to a threshold.

With an excellent United Exam score, art students can apply to colleges with a relatively lower academic score compared to regular examinees, starting on the same finish line.

For instance, the score required by Bar Dance University for regular students may be 690 on the college entrance exam.

But for art students, who are evaluated on a comprehensive score, the requirement might only be just over 500 points.

With a high enough United Exam score, one could even attend Bar Dance University with a second-tier academic score.

It sounds very cool and can even make many academics envious.

But here comes the problem.

Slightly more prestigious art universities don’t consider United Exam scores.

They have their own independent recruitment exams, and only art students who pass the United Exam are eligible for the school exam.

To attend these art universities, it’s useless to rank first in the province on the United Exam; you still have to honestly head to the school on the designated date and sit for their exclusive entrance exam.

Only if you pass the school exam can you obtain their "qualification certificate," which you then take to sit the college entrance exam, and compete with other candidates holding the same certificate to secure the admission letter.

For those who merely use the "art exam" as a channel to lower the difficulty of the college entrance exam without intending to attend an art university, pursuing the United Exam route to leverage a comprehensive score to enter a second-tier or first-tier university or even Bar Dance University is quite appealing.

However, for students who truly harbor dreams of art, the path they must take is much tougher.

To reach their ideal art university, the comprehensive score from the United Exam is of no use; the school exam is the real battleground.

And Zhonghua Music University.

Undoubtedly, that’s the most fiercely competitive battlefield for music students.

Eventually, Lin Tian will face not just the art students from Qingjiang Province but genuine, high-quality music students from across the nation, all cherishing the same dream of music.

The difficulty of passing this particular threshold is sure to be much greater than the United Exam.

Of course, if Lin Tian really becomes the music top scorer of Qingjiang Province and fails the school exam, it would be quite an embarrassment.

Before the exams come, it’s all uncertain.

No matter what, the school exam for Zhonghua Music University will have to wait until next year.

The matters of tomorrow will be dealt with then.

Now that Lin Tian has completed the United Exam, he can truly relax for a while....

"... ..."

"Next week, December 20th, the preliminary round of the Yingqin Cup."

He hadn’t had a rest for even two days.

In the living room of Lin Tian’s home, while he was clearing away the lunch dishes, he heard these hellish words from Gan Yanyu.

"As my piano accompanist, Teacher Lin Tian, let’s give it our all, this time we are competing together."

Gan Yanyu said earnestly.

"..."

The most dreaded match was inevitably approaching.

Just last week, he was ’frying fish’ in front of the senior year music students in the Music United Exam.

Next week, he would have to contend with a bunch of monsters from Qingjiang Province.

It’s like, yesterday in a game’s ranked match, through your excellent skills, you single-handedly took down an opponent’s Bronze III Yasuo.

Tomorrow, you’re heading to the finals of the World Championship. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

You play as a mid-laner for BLG, you’re gonna face Faker.

Even strengthening has its limits, right?!

"Eh..."

At that moment,

Gan Yanyu, who was staring at her phone, suddenly let out a gasp,

"Mr. Tuoba is coming to Qingzhou!"

"Mr. Tuoba? Who’s that?"

"Tuoba Jianhui! Haven’t you heard of him?"

Gan Yanyu hurriedly lifted her phone to show Lin Tian.

On the phone, there was a music news update.

[Famed conductor, composer, and professor at Zhonghua Music University, executive director of the Zhonghua Composers Association, Mr. Tuoba Jianhui, has arrived in Qingzhou and will be serving as a judge for the Yingqin Cup cello competition in Qingjiang Province!]

"...Never heard of him."

If Lin Tian truly knew about these older generation musicians, he wouldn’t have spent so much time with Sir Gan without discovering his true identity.

"You really haven’t heard of him? The ’Wave Music Ensemble’ was created by him."

"No."

"Then there’s a very famous piece – ’Forest Waltz,’ have you heard of it?"

"No."

"...Oh."

Gan Yanyu gave up on communicating.

She chose not to ask further and sat in her chair, staring blankly at her phone.

"..."

Although Lin Tian really wanted to understand Gan Yanyu’s excitement at this moment,

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to play along; it was that he really had never heard of him.

Titles are quite lengthy, they sound impressive, but when it comes to the arts, Lin Tian isn’t in a position to comment without having actually heard the work.

"Do you really like this conductor?" Lin Tian asked.

"Yeah, I really do!" Gan Yanyu turned her head and nodded vigorously,

"He is really, really amazing. The performances he conducts are the most beautiful and moving stages I have ever seen. I’ve been watching his videotapes since I was a child..."

"I see."

For a performer like Gan Yanyu to endorse a conductor like this, he must truly be outstanding.

"Actually, one of the big reasons I want to go to Zhonghua Music University is to attend one of his classes."

"I see."

If it’s Gan Yanyu’s idol, then it’s understandable

He tried to put himself in her shoes, it’s like having one’s life’s most important competition judged by one’s idol, watching every performance coming up.

Thinking about it that way, it certainly could be very exciting.

Even Mr. Gan, such a stable musician, couldn’t help getting excited.

Thinking from another angle.

If Lin Tian could get this Tuoba Jianhui to officiate his wedding, maybe he could clinch everything all at once!

"I really didn’t expect that this year’s Yingqin Cup would invite Mr. Tuoba."

As she spoke, Gan Yanyu’s eyes shimmered with yearning, "I should be able to meet him at the preliminaries..."

"Mr. Gan... do you want to watch this interview video first?"

As if Lin Tian had suddenly discovered something, he stopped Gan Yanyu and handed her the phone.

[Mr. Tuoba, for this Yingqin Cup, is there any contestant you’re particularly looking forward to?]

[I can’t say I’m particularly looking forward to anyone, but there is one contestant that indeed caught my attention—]

Tuoba Jianhui’s weathered face had an imposing look to it, as he faced the reporter’s camera and microphone, speaking with a calm composure,

[Her name is Gan Yanyu.]