On the evening of the graduation ceremony, Yangcheng Conservatory of Music specially used the school's largest auditorium as the performance stage for the event.
Although the auditorium was large, it could not accommodate all the students from Yangcheng Conservatory of Music. Apart from the compulsory attendance of fourth-year students, students from other grades, like other netizens, could only watch the program on Kuaiyin Live.
As one of the top ten music conservatories in the country, the annual graduation gala attracts the attention of numerous media companies, and many entertainment companies even select and sign some outstanding individuals from it.
Once someone is noticed by these entertainment companies, there is a possibility of becoming a star.
Before the performances even began, Kuaiyin Live had already started pre-heating the live broadcast.
"Looking forward to this year's graduation ceremony."
"In a blink of an eye, it's been many years since I graduated. Let's see how the junior students perform!"
"Just watched the graduation ceremony of the Imperial Capital Conservatory of Music a few days ago, now let's watch Yangcheng's."
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Inside the auditorium for the graduation ceremony performance at Yangcheng Conservatory of Music, Ai Yu led the other students from the broadcasting department to sit at the back of the auditorium.
"It's about to start, it's about to start! I'm so nervous!"
"What are you nervous about? It's not you performing on stage..."
"But these programs are performed for us..."
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Amidst widespread anticipation, the 1071st Yangcheng Conservatory of Music Graduation Ceremony officially began.
It started with a dance performed by dozens of people.
"I have to say, this Conservatory of Music truly lives up to its name. The musical accompaniment is absolutely stunning."
"This is a professional-level performance."
"Am I the only one who thinks the dance from the Dance Academy is better?"
"The one upstairs, you already said it's a dance major. Don't challenge someone else's specialty with your own interests, okay?"
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Streams of bullet comments began to flood the screen, and for a while, the live broadcast room was exceptionally lively.
After the dance, the hosts took the stage.
There were two hosts for the graduation stage, Zhang Yutong and Li Yu.
Zhang Yutong wore a sequined red long dress, perfectly accentuating her graceful figure. Coupled with her exquisite makeup and her cold and elegant demeanor, she didn't look like a student about to graduate at all, but rather like a Spring Festival Gala host.
Although Li Yu was usually not very serious, when he stood on stage in a suit to host, his charm was truly unleashed. His smile, which he had practiced countless times, his skillful delivery, and his steady voice all undoubtedly showcased Li Yu's unique charm.
Everyone had expected this ceremony to go viral, and they had guessed that the first dance or the first singing performance would go viral, but what no one expected was that the first thing to go viral at this graduation ceremony was the Appearance of the two hosts.
"I'm dying! The female host's aura is too special!"
"She slays both men and women, truly sleepless."
"The male host's demeanor is also excellent, and his professional quality is too strong."
"I'll give you five minutes; I want all their information."
"No need for five minutes, I'll give it to you now. The girl is named Zhang Yutong, and the boy is named Li Yu. Both are from the broadcasting department and have hosted various college events since their first year. The girl went to the Magic City TV station, and the boy went to a central-level TV station."
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Kuaiyin's live broadcast room was directly ignited by the topic of the two.
Some say that once people become famous, they lose their privacy. It must be said that there is indeed some truth to this.
Before long, Weibo began to have micro-topics about the two, and it listed in detail the various honors they had received from high school to university.
However, unexpectedly, after the opening, from the first singing performance, the popularity of Kuaiyin Live began to decline.
"Although the singing is good, there's nothing new!"
"Exactly, it feels the same every year, always these songs, sung over and over again."
"Not to mention these music conservatories, isn't it the same for the Spring Festival Gala every year?"
"I'd rather go play my Pokémon Glory."
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Mu Li was also sitting in the audience at this time, watching the performance on stage, and couldn't help but frown.
Ai Yu, sitting next to Mu Li, happened to catch his expression and asked curiously, "What's wrong, Mu Li? Not quite satisfied?"
Mu Li shook his head and said, "How should I put it, I feel like I'm watching individual performers' personal shows, rather than a performance."
"Oh? How so?" Ai Yu inquired.
"Everyone seems to want to use this performance to show themselves, but they never treat these performances as an actual show. So I say, they are just doing a personal show, it can't even be called a performance," Mu Li sighed.
Ai Yu was silent for a long time, seemingly listening carefully to the performance on stage. After a song ended, she nodded and said, "What you said seems correct, they are just showing themselves."
Mu Li smiled: "I can understand why they do that. After all, everyone wants to get the attention of entertainment companies through this performance."
Ai Yu couldn't help but chuckle: "It's you, though, who has somewhat surprised me."
Mu Li chuckled, "What's so surprising about me...?"
"The suggestion you gave Xi Wen'er yesterday, and that Togekiss." Ai Yu stared at Mu Li, her eyes seemingly full of deeper meaning, "Now I'm actually looking forward to your performance."
"Haha, let's watch Shi Miaomiao's performance first." Mu Li chuckled, directly changing the subject.
Just then, Li Yu began his transition: "Next, let's warmly welcome Shi Miaomiao from the Broadcasting and Hosting Department, who will bring us a classical dance."
Accompanied by the sound of a guqin, Shi Miaomiao, dressed in a light gauze and flowing sleeves, appeared in the center of the stage.
The lights gradually dimmed, leaving only a cone of light above Shi Miaomiao. Under this hazy light, Shi Miaomiao's graceful figure was outlined by the light and shadow, constantly changing with her dance moves.
Her flowing sleeves stirred up fine dust as they swept across the sandalwood floor, like floating stars in the Milky Way.
Her toes pivoted, her waist arched into the curve of a blue and white porcelain vase neck. Despite the distance, Mu Li could see her fingertips trembling slightly, each tremor seemingly touching his heart.
Suddenly, the sound of a konghou broke through the mist, and her skirt unfurled into sixteen layers of lotus petals. From above, she looked like a blossoming lotus, breathtakingly beautiful.
In that instant, everything around seemed to dim, the only light coming from her half-closed eyes.
The grace of classical dance was fully revealed in her interpretation.
Even Mu Li had not expected such an astonishing dance to appear in a Conservatory of Music.
Not only was Mu Li surprised, but the entire live broadcast room had already erupted.
"Mom, come quickly and see the fairy!"
"Who can tell me if this is really a graduation ceremony for a Conservatory of Music? If you didn't say so, I would have thought it was a Dance Academy!"
"Her looks, her figure, I'm in love."
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Among the array of singing performances, Shi Miaomiao's dance was like a spring breeze, blowing away the haze in the winter air.
As Shi Miaomiao struck her final pose, the audience below began to cheer wildly.
The atmosphere on site was instantly hyped to its peak.
After watching such a performance, everyone's mood seemed to be uplifted, and even the subsequent singing performances were watched with great enjoyment.
"I have to say, a Conservatory of Music is still a Conservatory of Music. They can come up with so many variations for a simple Sing."
"It's a bit repetitive, but the technique is really good."
"Looking forward to another dance like that one just now, it was so refreshing to watch."
"Upstairs, I think you're just lusting after her body!"
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As the performance reached its halfway point, the atmosphere of the entire graduation ceremony grew better and better. It was a universally accepted rule that the stronger acts performed later in the show.
The school had indeed arranged it this way; the entire gala's program was meticulously considered.
The only two exceptions were probably the performances from the broadcasting department.
Xi Wen'er's performance was in the middle of the entire show, but Mu Li's performance was in the latter half of the show.
The reason Shi Miaomiao's act was so early was entirely because this little girl was worried that if her act was placed at the end, it would be overshadowed by other acts, so she actively requested Ai Yu to put her act earlier.
Xi Wen'er's program application was submitted late, so it could only be arranged in the middle.
Mu Li was last, so his performance was scheduled among a group of powerhouses.
Before long, it was time for Xi Wen'er's performance.
Many of the fourth-year students in the audience had seen the rehearsal, and naturally recognized this broadcasting department contestant who was struggling to survive between two powerhouses.
"I'm really worried for this girl."
"The school really is something. They insist on forcing the broadcasting department to put on a show. Wouldn't it be better to give this slot to our pop music department?"
"Fortunately, this girl isn't singing between two powerhouses this time. Her performance should be better, right?"
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After the performance ended, Zhang Yutong reappeared on stage.
"This next performance is a bit different, or rather, this form of performance is appearing for the first time on the graduation stage of the Conservatory of Music. We hope everyone will enjoy it."
"Welcome Xi Wen'er from the Broadcasting and Hosting Department, along with two Sylveon, as they bring you the song and dance performance — Tomorrow!"
As soon as the words fell, the stage instantly darkened.
But the bullet comments went wild.
"Did I hear that right? Two Sylveon participating in the performance?"
"I didn't expect there to be such a human and Pokémon fusion stage in the Conservatory of Music. This is too amazing."
"Why do I feel like I'm watching a Contest?"
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At this moment, in the audience, Ai Yu suddenly asked, "Are you nervous? This is the first time there's been a human and Pokémon fusion performance in the Conservatory of Music."
Mu Li couldn't help but chuckle, "What do I have to be nervous about? Shouldn't classmate Xi be the one who's nervous? Besides, aren't there many such human and Pokémon fusion performances?"
Ai Yu shook her head: "There might be many in other places, but in a Conservatory of Music, this is a first. After all, as you said, everyone on this stage wants to show themselves, but they never thought of sharing the audience's attention with others, not even Pokémon."
A melodious tune began to play, and the performance officially started.