Yangcheng Conservatory of Music, one of the top ten music conservatories in China, provides many musical talents to the world every year.
As for the Broadcasting and Hosting Department of the Yangcheng Conservatory of Music, it was quite a bit behind.
Two days later, it would be the graduation ceremony of the Yangcheng Conservatory of Music.
The school stipulated that each department must present a program. For the students of the Broadcasting and Hosting Department, hosting was naturally their responsibility, but when it came to performing, everyone had a headache.
Today, the advisor of the Broadcasting and Hosting Department gathered the graduating students here, mainly to discuss this matter.
However, even after the advisor arrived, Mu Li had not yet appeared.
“This time, the school has set a target for our Broadcasting Department: we must present three programs.” The advisor, Ai Yu, came to the Yangcheng Conservatory of Music to be an advisor right after graduating with her master's degree, and Mu Li’s class was the first class Ai Yu ever taught.
“Currently, Shi Miaomiao has prepared a classical dance, and we still need two more programs. Are there any students who would like to sign up?”
In an instant, the audience was silent.
It is well known that performing at a music conservatory is completely different from performing at other schools.
At other schools, you could practice for a week at most and then go on stage directly, but it was different at a music conservatory.
The programs that could be performed at the graduation ceremony often took three months or even half a year to prepare, and some students from the music department even treated the graduation ceremony as their graduation project display.
Let’s put it this way: at other schools, if your performance wasn’t good, you might be laughed at for a few days, and then it would be over.
But at a music conservatory, if your performance wasn’t good, you would be nailed to the pillar of shame.
No exaggeration, by the next day, your video would have spread across the entire internet.
However, among the many excellent works from the excellent music conservatories, how a program prepared in just two days would perform was imaginable.
Moreover, among a group of extremely excellent works, that originally terrible program would stand out even more.
Ai Yu's gaze began to sweep across the students in the class. Whenever her gaze swept to a student, that student would avert their eyes, or lower their head, or pretend to chat with the students next to them.
Seeing this, Ai Yu also flared up: “I don’t care, this is my first time leading a class. If you make me lose face, I’ll make you walk out of this door sideways.”
Ai Yu’s age was not much different from the students present, and they usually got along like friends, having a very good relationship, which was why Ai Yu dared to speak like this.
However, everyone knew that Ai Yu's words were mostly in jest.
“Class Monitor Zhang Yutong?” Ai Yu began to call names.
Zhang Yutong was a girl with long, straight black hair, tall and slender, about 168CM. With her high heels, a grey-green slip dress, and a sheer jacket, her beautiful figure was fully displayed.
“Advisor, you know me, I am the host of this ceremony,” Zhang Yutong said calmly.
“Then what about the Vice Class Monitor? Li Yu?” Ai Yu called out another name.
Li Yu, one of Mu Li’s roommates, was Mu Li’s “food and clothing parent” for four years at school; Mu Li basically needed him to bring food every day to survive.
“Advisor, you know me too, I’m also the host of this ceremony.” Li Yu shrugged. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Ai Yu exert force with her hand, and the chalk held between her slender, fair fingers snapped into two pieces.
Li Yu shivered and immediately stood up, saying, “Although I am the host of this ceremony, my dorm is full of talented people, and they will definitely have a program.”
With that, he turned to look at the two little darlings beside him: “Right? Brothers?”
The two people beside him acted as if they didn't know him, each lowering their heads to play on their phones.
“Xu Ming, Wu Yao, and Mu Li, what do you say?” Ai Yu called out their names one by one, but then, her delicate brows furrowed, and a hint of displeasure appeared on her face, “Where’s Mu Li? Why isn’t he here yet?”
“Mu Li is on his way,” Li Yu quickly explained, “He usually lives at home, and the traffic in Yangcheng, you know how it is.”
Ai Yu nodded and did not press further. She tried her best to force a smile and asked the remaining two, “What about you two?”
Xu Ming and Wu Yao had no choice but to stand up. The way they looked at Li Yu, they wished they could turn him into spicy and sour fish and eat him.
Li Yu could only shrug helplessly.
Xu Ming and Wu Yao exchanged glances, gave each other a look, and then a mischievous smile appeared on their faces.
“Advisor, we had already decided on this,” Xu Ming said with a smile, “Mu Li from our dorm has been preparing for this program for a long time.”
“Exactly, exactly, Mu Li has put his heart into it, just waiting for this opportunity,” Wu Yao echoed, “We didn’t speak just now because we wanted to leave this application opportunity for Mu Li himself, but we didn’t expect you to Detect it in advance.”
With that, the two exchanged glances: We are all brothers, whoever isn't here is unlucky.
A look of surprise appeared on Ai Yu’s face, and her expression became much gentler: “I didn’t expect Mu Li to be so quiet normally, but so sensible at a crucial moment. Very good, everyone should learn from Mu Li.”
When Xu Ming and Wu Yao heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Just as they were about to sit down, they heard Ai Yu say, “Since your dorm is so supportive of our class, then the remaining program will also be given to you.”
As soon as her words fell, the class immediately erupted in cheers, especially the girls, who clapped so hard their hands were almost red.
Only Xu Ming and Wu Yao looked pale, not knowing what to say.
Seeing their expressions, Ai Yu couldn’t help but laugh: “I’m just teasing you. You just need to prepare that one program. As for the remaining program…”
In the end, the program fell to the class’s cultural committee member—a solo song.
Meanwhile, Mu Li was currently receiving education at the traffic management office.
He hadn't been to the city in too long, and in his eagerness, he let Togekiss fly a bit too fast.
“Do you know that there’s a speed limit for flying Pokémon in the city? Was your flying license for nothing?” The Officer kept scolding, his eyes constantly darting around Togekiss. “Tell me, how fast were you flying? Huh? 500 kilometers per hour, are you trying to break out of Blue Star and fly into the universe?”
“Unregulated flying, tears from loved ones. I don’t need to teach you that, do I?”
“Even if you’re piloting a Togekiss, people would still steer clear of you. You don’t have to fly that fast, do you?”
…
An hour later, Mu Li and Togekiss emerged from the traffic management office. The person and the Pokémon looked at each other and simultaneously lowered their heads with a sigh.
“Sigh…”
“Chirp chirp…”
Mu Li’s phone rang again.
“Hello? Mu Li, where are you? The class meeting is over, and you’re still not here?” Li Yu’s voice, mixed with a lot of noise, rang out.
“Don’t even mention it, I was speeding and got caught by the Officer for an hour of education,” Mu Li said truthfully.
“Speeding? You can speed in Yangcheng? You’re amazing! You weren’t speeding on a bicycle, were you?” Li Yu mocked mercilessly.
“Heh heh, very funny,” Mu Li said irritably, “Gotta go, gotta go, I’m on my way. Give me the address.”
After hanging up, Mu Li received an address—Slowpoke Hotpot, a place they often went to for gatherings.
“Let’s go, Togekiss!”
“Chirp chirp!”
On the other end of the phone, after the students of the broadcasting class left the classroom, a group of over thirty people headed towards the target hotpot restaurant.
“How are we getting there?” a girl asked.
At this moment, the disparities among people became apparent, especially after a year of social internship, the originally harmonious campus atmosphere was thus broken.
“I drove here, I can take four people.” The speaker was the sports committee member, Zhang Yuan, a minor rich second-generation from the class. He used to be quite flashy at school, occasionally taking his girlfriend to restaurants where the average cost was nearly a thousand per person.
With that, he subconsciously looked at Shi Miaomiao.
Shi Miaomiao was wearing a classical dress today, her black hair cascading down to her waist like a waterfall, paired with her already delicate face, she was exactly like the beautiful women described in ancient poems.
Unfortunately, Shi Miaomiao completely ignored him.
However, even though Shi Miaomiao ignored him, someone else valued him greatly.
Having a car when most students didn’t yet was quite a conspicuous presence. Although his car was just a new car worth over ten thousand, it still earned him quite a lot of praise.
“Wow, Zhang Yuan, you actually bought a car! When did you buy it? You didn’t tell us?”
“A new car, huh? Did your family buy it for you?”
…
Almost instantly, a few students who were close to him occupied those four spots.
“I also drove,” Class Monitor Zhang Yutong also said, “But my car can only seat one person.”
With that, she took out the key in her hand, unlocked a red Porsche parked not far away, and winked at her best friend, Shen Jingli.
The latter was not pretentious and walked directly to Zhang Yutong’s side, linking arms with her.
Besides these two, several local students from Yangcheng also drove over, and this left less than 10 people.
“Li Yu, how are you going?” Ai Yu asked.
Li Yu shrugged and said, “We’ll take a taxi. What about you, Advisor?”
“I’ll go by myself, just send me the address.” Ai Yu nodded and took out a red and white Poké Ball from her waist.
She pressed the button in the center of the Poké Ball, and the Poké Ball, originally the size of a ping-pong ball, instantly became the size of a fist.
Ai Yu threw the Poké Ball forward, and a two-meter-tall, orange-red, dinosaur-like Pokémon appeared before everyone.
“Is that Charizard?” Everyone exclaimed in surprise.
“I didn’t expect the class advisor to be a rich person too! This is a Charizard! You can’t just buy this with money!”
…
For the students of the Conservatory of Music, Charizard was still too advanced.
Most students at the Conservatory of Music rarely had their Pokémon evolve to their final form within their four years of university; most Pokémon might still be in their initial form.
After all, their goal was not the combat power and cultivation of Pokémon.
Now, the appearance of a mature Charizard before them naturally caused a shock.
More importantly, this Charizard did not look ordinary; a normal Charizard would not be over two meters tall. Only Superior Charizard would grow so large.
Seeing that Ai Yu had her own transportation, the remaining few also hailed taxis and agreed to meet at the hotpot restaurant entrance.
Li Yu, Xu Ming, and Wu Yao naturally got into one car.
“Didn’t you see how smug Zhang Yuan was? It’s just a broken car, is it really necessary to be that smug?” As soon as they got in the car, Xu Ming complained.
“Exactly, and his lackeys kept calling him ‘Brother Yuan,’ this car must be worth over ten thousand, right? It’s hilarious,” Wu Yao exaggeratedly Mimiced the expressions and mannerisms of Zhang Yuan’s friends earlier.
“This is only in Yangcheng. If this were in the Imperial Capital, I wouldn't let him dare to show his face,” Li Yu snorted.
Xu Ming couldn’t help but roll his eyes: “Oh please, you just talk big. Usually, when we ask you to treat us to a meal, you hem and haw for ages.”
Li Yu’s face flushed, and he said, “Well, my family still has restrictions, you know? I’m not like those rich second-generations.”
Having spent four years together, the three of them knew each other inside and out.
Li Yu’s family was in the Imperial Capital. He was the eldest in the dorm, and his family members were basically all government officials. He was their only beloved son and entered a state-owned television station during his internship.
Xu Ming was ranked third, and his family’s financial situation was also quite good. His family was from Star City, and he directly joined Mango TV for his internship, becoming a full-time employee after graduation.
Wu Yao was ranked last. His ambition was not in hosting; he only wanted to be an actor. To realize his dream, his family directly invested in and produced a youth idol drama, where he played the second male lead. He had just finished filming it recently.
“But, you guys, do you think the second oldest really likes Shi Miaomiao? That guy is always so unresponsive, it’s driving me crazy,” Li Yu said resentfully.
“Exactly, look at Zhang Yuan, acting as if he’s afraid people won’t know he likes Shi Miaomiao, it’s disgusting!” Wu Yao complained.
Xu Ming immediately rolled his eyes: “You can be disgusted with Zhang Yuan, but can you not disgust us?”
Seeing the two guys arguing, Li Yu sighed, picked up his phone, and sent a message in their group chat: “Second oldest, if you don’t come soon, your Miaomiao is going to be snatched away by Zhang Yuan.”
Wu Yao and Xu Ming saw it and immediately took out their phones.
“Second Brother, if you don’t come soon, your Miaomiao is going to be snatched away by Zhang Yuan.”
“Second Brother, if you don’t come soon, your Miaomiao is going to be snatched away by Zhang Yuan.”
…
Indeed, the essence of humanity is a repeater.