"Tomorrow, we can first have a detailed discussion with Mao Weiang. If the collaboration is purely business, then we’ll decline it."
Gan Yanyu smiled and nodded.
"Then that’s decided," Lin Tian said.
Actually, plans never keep up with changes.
If they end up feeling too sad about being eliminated from the competition, tomorrow’s business meeting might turn into a physical confrontation...
At that moment, Lin Tian’s phone rang.
"Have you eaten? The competition results are about to be announced. Do you want to come back and witness it firsthand?"
He Zhichen sent a voice message on WeChat.
Lin Tian was taken aback, not expecting the competition to be delayed this late.
He looked up and glanced at Gan Yanyu, who was wiping the red oil from her mouth.
"After all, we should witness the final result ourselves!"
"Wait... wait a minute!"
Gan Yanyu stopped Lin Tian.
In Lin Tian’s puzzled gaze.
Gan Yanyu finished cleaning her mouth and carefully placed the folded napkin on the table.
"About what we were just talking about..."
"Actually, I think some people might still use ’Moonlight’ to adorn themselves, just as another form of ’formalism’..."
Gan Yanyu looked up, her gaze firm on Lin Tian.
"But I still believe that some people have been influenced by us, have genuinely reflected on themselves, and have changed, from now on listening more attentively to classical music."
Gan Yanyu said loudly,
"I think we’ve changed the world a little! Even if it’s just a small step!"
Lin Tian looked at Gan Yanyu, who was full of earnestness, and was stunned.
Lin Tian smiled gently.
He reached out and patted Gan Yanyu on the head,
Back in the backstage lounge of the competition venue.
Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu sat on the sofa.
At this time, the atmosphere on the big screen was particularly lively.
The accompanying orchestra had already left the stage, and the stage was cleared.
The audience murmured and discussed among themselves, still showing excitement about the performance that just ended.
The expressions of the judges also appeared quite serious—a result announcement for just the semifinals shouldn’t be this somber.
Such expressions only mean one thing.
The scoring results involved someone they cared about.
"Now, announcing the scores of all the contestants."
The host stood on the stage, smiling as he spoke.
Lin Tian took a deep breath.
He thought the host might keep them in suspense for a while.
as the host’s words fell—
A string of numbers instantly appeared on the big screen!
[Nannali: 9.93 points]
[Bai Junze: 9.83 points]
[Gan Yanyu: 9.74 points]
[Mao Weiang: 9.71 points]
[Bai Xi: 9.63 points]
Almost the moment the scores came out.
The entire audience stood up and applauded!
The endless applause echoed through the music hall.
In the judges’ seats, some were clapping along, some appeared as if resigned to fate, slumped in their chairs, and one professor even stood up and left.
The cheers from the audience soon erupted throughout the venue!
Everyone shouted, cheered, and someone raised a sign with Gan Yanyu’s name, waving it joyfully.
In the back row of the audience, a few reporters dressed in professional attire stood up quickly after realizing what happened....
Then, they rushed out of the music hall!
At the entrance of Baijing International Music Hall.
At this moment, a crowd of over a thousand people had gathered, waiting eagerly in the plaza at the front of the music hall.
As the first man in professional attire rushed out, everyone instantly held their breath, eyes wide open.
"Ad...advanced!" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ noveⅼfire.net
The man, panting, shouted to the crowd,
"Gan Yanyu advanced!!"
"And... in third place!!!"
As the man’s voice fell.
The entire crowd erupted like a tsunami.
"Ahhh, that’s great! Teacher Gan Yanyu is awesome!!"
"The finals! The finals!!"
"Fairness, the fairness we longed for has come..."
Everyone was shouting, cheering... among them, someone even burst into tears on the spot, unable to control their emotions, collapsing to the ground.
The camera, which had been recording all along, zoomed in directly on the face of the person who had fallen, capturing this fateful moment.
All the reporters present, upon receiving the news, immediately rushed out into the street, hailing cabs to get back to their companies as fast as possible.
At this moment in Baijing Music Hall,
inside and outside, there was chaos everywhere.
Everyone was venting emotions that had been pent up for too long.....
as the protagonist of all this.
Gan Yanyu stared at the big screen, feeling like her mind was blank.
She slightly opened her mouth, stunned, and said:
"Yes, the top 11 scoring contestants can advance to the finals."
"And we’re...third place....."
Lin Tian couldn’t hold back anymore and started laughing.
He truly hadn’t expected it... truly hadn’t expected it!
He had prayed, hoping that even if they barely advanced in eleventh place, it would still be a favor from fate.
Unexpectedly, they actually got third place!
Where was the supposed targeting?
Could it be they tried to control the scores but messed up, letting Gan Yanyu and himself get ahead?
These old guys aren’t all that after all!
Looking at the stage now with the old men and their serious faces, Lin Tian was absolutely delighted!
"Could it be that Debussy himself blessed us?!"
"Although I don’t know who Debussy is, if we have to thank someone, you can thank me."
At this moment, a steady voice rang out.
The door to the lounge opened.
He Zhichen and Tuoba Jianhui walked in together.
The old man had a slightly proud smile, looking like he was seeking credit.
"Tuoba?" Lin Tian was taken aback.
"It was Mr. Tuoba who, at the critical moment in today’s meeting, entered the venue and vouched for you with his reputation."
He Zhichen said with a smile.
Gan Yanyu asked in confusion.
Surprisingly, Tuoba Jianhui had such influence.
"Of course, he also gave a small speech."
Tuoba Jianhui raised his fist, coughed twice, and this comical pretense suited his personality perfectly.
"What speech?" Lin Tian asked.
"That’s something you shouldn’t pry into." Tuoba Jianhui said mysteriously.
Lin Tian squinted his eyes,
"Even if you didn’t speak for us, we would have advanced anyway, right? They were already cornered by us."
"Let’s just say I gave them a way out."
Tuoba Jianhui laughed, displaying a rare humility on this topic,
"I was also surprised that the final score came out as third place, seems like they really didn’t communicate well....."
So, it really was a scoring mishap?!
Lin Tian held back his urge to mock.
He had initially thought the judges’ serious faces were due to giving low scores, only to find out they gave high ones.
Now, it seems like everyone gave high scores, thinking others would score low, inadvertently leading to an unexpectedly high average score.
Their expressions before announcing the results must have been a reflection of sticking to fair scores according to their thoughts, albeit struggling internally.
To be honest, it’s unexpected that a prestigious competition like the Dragon Violin Cup would have so much room for manipulation in the scoring, it could almost be called a "scandal," right?
But, if you ask Lin Tian.
Even if it’s a scandal, it gave fair treatment back to Gan Yanyu and himself through manipulative means!
"Lin Tian, Gan Yanyu."
Tuoba Jianhui paused, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.
Then, slowly opened his eyes,
"Since you’ve entered the finals of the Dragon Violin Cup, there are some things I have to tell you..."
Upon saying this, Tuoba Jianhui took two steps forward.
he knelt on one knee.
Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu were both shocked, Tuoba Jianhui looked up and said:
"This is my personal request."
"Please, no matter what, win the championship and represent Tian Chao at the Keller Cup!"