97: Someone cheated

Schools like the Beijing Film Academy do not have high requirements for academic scores; 250 points is an average level. When she took the entrance exam for the conservatory, she scored 298, and that was still enough to rank first.

Lou Qingran used her own past scores to encourage Lu Qingyu, wanting to give him some confidence.

Lu Qingyu: "That's for sure."

Lou Qingran had not paid attention to the online news about Lu Qingyu applying to Tsinghua or Peking University; she assumed he was also applying to a music conservatory or something similar.

"If it's 250 points, that should be about right. I think you'll have no problem getting into university."

Lu Qingyu was stunned after hearing this: "Are there any majors at Tsinghua or Peking University that you can get into with 250 points? Is there something I missed in my research?"

Lou Qingran was confused: "What Tsinghua or Peking University? What does that have to do with anything?"

Lu Qingyu said matter-of-factly: "I applied to Tsinghua and Peking University."

Lou Qingran hesitated for a second, then her eyes nearly popped out: "You applied to Tsinghua and Peking University???"

Lu Qingyu nodded very proudly: "Finance at Tsinghua or Peking University."

Even for the usually composed Lou Qingran, her first reaction upon learning that Lu Qingyu had applied to Tsinghua or Peking University was that he must be crazy!

Why take the hard way when you can just jump off a building!

"Bro, little brother, you must be under a lot of pressure."

Lu Qingyu: "Not really, but my Agent is definitely under a lot of pressure."

Lou Qingran pursed her lips. To use an appropriate term, it was like a dead pig not fearing boiling water.

Of course he wouldn't feel pressure if he didn't get in, but as his Agent, he would likely be scolded by Lu Qingyu's fans.

Lou Qingran could already imagine that if Lu Qingyu failed to get in, his fans would definitely question Su Jixing, asking why he didn't stop Lu Qingyu when he impulsively applied to Tsinghua or Peking University.

At this moment, Lu Qingyu was sitting on the sofa in front of the stage, waiting for the program to start. He carried a sense of relaxation with him, which made Lou Qingran feel envious; this was definitely a gift.

At seven o'clock, the program officially began, and the livestream started as well.

The moment the program started, the number of viewers for the livestream jumped straight to 7 million. The director was thrilled; previous seasons had started at around 500,000, and even at their best, they reached 2 million, but they had never exceeded 5 million, let alone 7 million.

The director's breathing became unstable with excitement; it seemed that this competition format was well-liked by everyone.

On stage, the Host stepped out to give the opening for the final episode of "Music Partner."

[It's here, it's here! I heard the "Music Partner" Program Production Team has gone crazy, so I'm here to see for myself.]

[This is the first time I've seen such a bold competition method in a variety show; it really tests the musicians' proficiency.]

[I'm very curious if we'll run into any weirdos when they randomly select audience members later.]

[I hope the questions are tricky and difficult; we like watching exciting things.]

[Here to cheer for our little brother; it's the last episode, stay steady, brother!]

The performance order for this round was determined by the points from the previous episode; the higher the points, the later the performance.

Zhang Xiaoxiao was the first to perform.

The Host stood on stage and invited Zhang Xiaoxiao, who slowly walked onto the stage.

Although the audience members were seated quite sparsely, it was easy to tell whose fans belonged to whom.

They were either holding light sticks of different colors or holding up support items with their idols' names on them.

Zhang Xiaoxiao was very nervous now; she didn't know who would be picked, or what kind of difficult problem that person would give her.

After Zhang Xiaoxiao prepared herself, the Lighting Technician began to sweep the lights.

The lights swept rapidly across the audience area. As Zhang Xiaoxiao shouted "stop," the first audience member appeared—it was a male guest.

This guest was holding a red light stick. Zhang Xiaoxiao felt a surge of joy; this was her fan.

This fan was also very excited; he hadn't expected to be chosen, especially with his idol standing on stage.

The Host asked: "Sir, please decide the style for Teacher Zhang's original music."

The young man stood on the stage and said excitedly: "Ah, Xiaoxiao, I hope you sing a pop song."

Zhang Xiaoxiao was very happy to hear this keyword; pop music was her style.

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "Okay, thank you."

After the young man sat down, the scene began to select the second person. The second person stood up—it was a girl. This time it wasn't her fan, but the girl was very kind. She chose the piano as the instrument for Zhang Xiaoxiao, and Zhang Xiaoxiao felt she was very lucky.

As for the piano, mentioning it was as good as saying nothing; it was like having only apples at home—it's equivalent to not having any fruit.

However, this meant that Zhang Xiaoxiao had one less keyword to worry about; she just needed to focus on the other two.

The third keyword was selected by a boy who was a fan of Song Ke. This fan said his favorite thing was a rainy day, so the keyword he chose was "Rainy Day."

After all three keywords were out, Zhang Xiaoxiao let out a long sigh of relief; this was simply too friendly.

Zhang Xiaoxiao beamed with joy, then took her three keywords and left the stage, while Lou Qingran went up.

Lou Qingran's difficulty was higher than Zhang Xiaoxiao's; her three keywords were folk, guitar, and breakup.

Lou Qingran mostly sang pop music; she had been exposed to folk music and loved listening to it, so although it was difficult, it wasn't impossible to handle.

The third to perform was Song Ke. He stood on stage, and the Lighting Technician had been instructed in advance, so every time Song Ke shouted "stop," they took 0.5 seconds to shine the light on the nearest person holding a blue light stick. Sure enough, Song Ke's own fans were biased toward him.

Repeating this action three times, Song Ke finally got the keywords: rock, guitar, and temptation.

These three keywords were completely within Song Ke's comfort zone.

[Zhang Xiaoxiao and Song Ke are so lucky; they matched with the music genres they are good at.]

[That's right, that's right. Qingran is a bit worse off, but it's not like she can't sing it.]

[I feel like this "Hell Mode" isn't that hellish.]

[I want to see something exciting. Why are the audience members so well-behaved? Give them some difficult challenges; don't be polite!]

At this moment, the livestream had already surpassed 15 million viewers, and the director couldn't be more satisfied looking at these numbers.

However, he also noticed that everyone was complaining that this "Hell Mode" wasn't very difficult, and the director couldn't do anything about it; he had already tried his best.

Fourth, it was finally Lu Qingyu's turn to go on stage.

This competition rule, which was similar to drawing a blind box, made Lu Qingyu somewhat expectant; he was also very curious about what he would draw.

The lights began to sweep across the entire venue. The first person was selected—holding a blue light stick.

Before Lu Qingyu could react, Chen Ting's heart skipped a beat when he saw the blue light stick.

He spent a lot of time scrolling through information online. Song Ke had lost two games in a row, and his fans did not like Lu Qingyu; he was afraid they would make things difficult.

However, to everyone's surprise, the young man chose "pop" for Lu Qingyu, not making things difficult for him.

Pop is considered one of the most common music styles, giving singers plenty of room to perform.

After the first audience member sat down, they began to select the second. Coincidentally, it was another Song Ke fan, but the instrument he chose was not as friendly.