Starting from a Fake University-Chapter 71 - Once He Opens His Mouth It’s Clear He is an Old-School Rapper_1

71: Chapter 71: Once He Opens His Mouth, It’s Clear He is an Old-School Rapper_1

71 -71: Once He Opens His Mouth, It’s Clear He is an Old-School Rapper_1

A few days later.

The rematch of the National College Student Art Festival Music Competition was about to start.

As part of the Southwest Division, Mist City.

All contestants qualified for the rematch will go to Shu City to participate in it.

The only rematch spot from Mist City Arts and Science University belonged to Lin Zhirou who had been training diligently in dance halls and recording studios every day lately.

Ding Yue had no choice but to place all his hopes for the “achievement required for school upgrade” on this president of the student union, who was also the school beauty.

If the National College Student Art Festival Music Competition ended up a disaster like the National College Student English Speech Contest, Ding Yue’s upgrade operation would be rather embarrassing.

The day before the competition.

Principal Ding Yue personally led the Dean of Arts, contestant Lin Zhirou, his younger sister Ding Xiaoyou, and secretary Wen Ruohan, to Shu City for the competition.

The tickets and accommodations were paid for by Mist City Arts and Science University.

The rematch was held at the Tianfu Grand Theater in Shu City.

After arriving in Shu City by plane, they rested in the hotel for half a day, then headed to the Tianfu Grand Theater in the afternoon to familiarize themselves with the venue.

Aside from the contestants from Mist City,

the Southwest Division also gathered contestants from the rematch from Shu Province, Yunnan Province, Guizhou Province, and Plateau Province.

Among them, the most formidable were undoubtedly the university students from Shu City Music Academy.

Being one of the nine major music academies in Xia Country, Shu City Music Academy had cultivated many quality singers such as Chun Ge and Tan Weiwei, who were both famous and talented.

After resting at the hotel for one night, Ding Yue and his party headed to the grand theater in Shu City early the next day.

Originally, the plan from Mist City Arts and Science University was for the Dean of Arts to accompany Lin Zhirou to the competition in Shu City.

However, considering the rematch was an important competition, Ding Yue decided to accompany Lin Zhirou to Shu City to lend her support.

Since he was making a trip out as a principal, it was logical to bring his secretary Wen Ruohan along.

There’s every reason to bring a secretary, and none not to.

The reason Ding Xiaoyou came along was simple, it’s the weekend and she shares a close relationship with Lin Zhirou, hence she decided to tag along.

Upon arriving at the grand theater in Shu City, the Dean of Arts was tasked with handling the competition-related procedures for Lin Zhirou.

Secretary Wen Ruohan went ahead to purchase spectator tickets.

Meanwhile, Ding Yue and his sister Ding Xiaoyou waited together with Lin Zhirou in the contestant area for the competition to start.

“Principal Ding, the process has been completed.

Contestant Lin Zhirou will be the 45th person on stage.” The Dean of Arts brought over the contestant number plate and handed it to Lin Zhirou.

The rematch today was undoubtedly brutal.

Out of a hundred rematch contestants from four provinces and Mist City, only four will advance to the finals.

That’s one contestant out of twenty-five!

“Principal Ding, the tickets are purchased.” Wen Ruohan came running over with four tickets for the “National College Student Art Festival Music Competition Southwest Division rematch” at the grand theater in her hand.

Counting them all, there were five people.

Lin Zhirou was a contestant, hence only four tickets were needed.

“Lin Zhirou, I believe that your diligent training during this period will pay off.

Relax, just give it your best during the performance.”

Ding Yue gave his words of encouragement to Lin Zhirou.

“Yes Yes, Xiao Rou sister, one of the four final spots will definitely belong to you, stay strong!” Ding Xiaoyou also voiced her support and encouragement.

“Alright, I will do my best to give an excellent performance.”

Lin Zhirou nodded her head with determination in her eyes.

She did not want her hard work during this period to go to waste.

Having said that, Lin Zhirou went to the contestant’s resting room to wait for the competition to start.

Ding Yue, Wen Ruohan, Ding Xiaoyou, and the Dean of Arts went to the spectator seats in the grand theater.

There were quite a lot of people present, much more lively than the scene at the National College Student English Speech Contest held at Mist City Foreign Language University the day before.

After all, a music competition definitely attracts a larger audience.

“I heard that today’s semifinalist is Wang Jin from Shu City Music Academy, the top seed.”

“I feel all four spots in the final might be taken by students from Shu City Music Academy.”

“Indeed, Shu City Music Academy is too powerful.”

“Remember, it’s one of the top nine music academies in Xia Country.”

In the audience, when some young people discussed the results of today’s semi-finals, most thought there was a possibility all four spots would be scooped up by Shu City Music Academy.

At 9:15 AM, the competition for the southwestern region officially began.

There were a total of 20 professional judges on the panel.

The competition followed a scoring system, where the highest score a judge could give was 100, and the lowest was 0.

Total scores were direct calculations, and the top four contestants would advance to the finals.

Those who were given scores below 60 by more than five judges would be eliminated directly.

Lin Zhirou was contestant number 45.

This was a reasonably good slot as long as you’re not among the first few contestants.

That’s because the judges tend to be stricter with their earlier marks.

As expected.

The first contestant ended up with a total score of just over 1400.

Out of 20 judges, the highest total score possible was 2000.

Clearly, a score of over 1400 rules out any chances of being among the top four.

“Principal Ding, based on past years’ scores, only those who score more than 1800 typically advance to the finals,” said the head of the art department to Principal Ding Yue as he described the situation in previous years.

A score of 1800 meant an average score of 90 from each judge.

This was indeed challenging.

After all, there are many judges, each with different senses and scoring standards for music.

Soon enough…

The tenth contestant came on stage.

This was a female college student.

With background music reminiscent of a DJ’s set, a bombastic vibe was quickly established.

Instant applause filled the theater.

“Isn’t this Rui Di Baby from Shu City Music Academy?” Wen Ruohan mumbled excitedly.

What Rui Di what Baby?

A foreigner?

But upon further examination, Ding Yue saw that she was clearly one of our own, a Xia Country native.

But with a trendy look, she appeared to be a rap artist?

Sure enough.

The moment Rui Di Baby opened her mouth, it was obvious she was a seasoned rapper.

“Wen Ruohan, who is this Rui Di Baby?

Do you know her?” Principal Ding Yue curiously asked Wen Ruohan.

Wen Ruohan nodded immediately: “Principal Ding, she’s a popular internet celebrity.

I follow her on Twitter.

She’s a junior at Shu City Music Academy and a rapper; very popular.

Aren’t you familiar with her?”

“Not at all.”

Ding Yue immediately shook his head.

Do I have to know of her?

As for her rap, Ding Yue didn’t resonate with it.

It’s not that it was bad; it was the lyrics…

full of meaningless moans.

However, her rap did indeed enliven the atmosphere, as many audience members began bobbing with Rui Di Baby’s rap. novelbuddy.cσ๓

As one of the students from a top music academy, the foundation of Rui Di Baby’s live performance was indeed strong.

Although Ding Yue didn’t much care for her rap, he predicted that her score would likely be high.

Just from the explosive effect she had on the crowd, it was apparent that Rui Di Baby’s performance outshone the nine contestants who’d gone before her…