I just want to sell products, but you're forcing me to perform talents.

Chapter 293 Something's definitely going on here!

Before Dou Feng arrived, he had anticipated that Ye Xian might not be willing to accept the challenge, but he didn't expect him to be so disrespectful.

Even if the academy has a thousand faults, it is still the third-ranked music academy in the Tang Dynasty!

The outstanding graduates, senior professors, and extensive networks all hold very prestigious positions in the music industry.

Even if you become a guest lecturer at the Imperial Conservatory of Music, you are still just a guest lecturer, and your rank may not be higher than that of the director.

If you don't take the challenge, how are you going to survive in the music industry in the future?

In fact, Director Dou also knew that there was another reason why Ye Xian did not accept the challenge.

That is, it came uninvited.

That was a bit offensive.

This is no small matter.

Even if Ye Xian is as approachable as rumored, he would definitely not be happy if he didn't give prior notice or make an appointment with his agent.

The problem is, this is urgent!

……

The college has already paid a heavy price for its decision to expel Liu Fengying, considering that Liu Fengying has considerable connections; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to elevate her nephew to his current position.

However, no one expected that the criminal issues involved were not just an abuse of power.

Abuse of power can usually be resolved by simply dismissing the employee.

However, the fact that he instructed his sasaeng fans to steal the contract shocked even the dean.

As a result, the school's statement seemed somewhat hasty and careless, and the punishment was rather lenient.

The dean sent him to see Ye Xian hoping to appease him and see how to calm him down.

This is also the most common approach nowadays: instead of solving the problem, we try to solve the problem of the person involved.

Unexpectedly, Ye Xian did not accept the challenge.

The problem is, this is really urgent!

It's not just about solving the problem of the person in question, but also about addressing the negative impact.

It's June now, and the scientific expedition will begin in a few days.

Then comes the application process!

Such a negative scandal occurring at such a sensitive time is extremely detrimental to the Central South Conservatory of Music's entrance examinations and admissions this year.

If the problem cannot be solved, everyone will have a negative perception.

Why would I send my child to a school that condones teachers' crimes and expel gifted students?

What if my child is also unreasonably expelled?

……

Ye Xian didn't take the bait because he was annoyed that the other party's two statements were somewhat self-serving, and now they wanted him to express his opinion without even a word. What were they thinking?

If you always make the decisions, then why bother coming to me?

It wasn't that I was disrespecting the college; I didn't respond to either of their statements, and I handled both situations with the cold shoulder, which was already very considerate of their feelings.

Now they're coming to find me directly, what's the meaning of this?

Suppress yourself?

Ha ha.

The music industry? Do I need to care about your awards? Do I need to be at your mercy?

Ye Xian ignored Director Dou and devoted himself entirely to filming.

Ding Zhan spent the morning having tea with Director Dou, but the meeting ended on bad terms.

……

Ding Zhan also held the academy's approach in utter disdain.

If they really wanted to resolve this issue, they wouldn't send a director to handle it. And even if a director did, they would still need a middleman.

Find someone who knows each other to mediate, just like Tang Feng took the initiative to mediate last time. Although everyone was unfamiliar with each other at the time, there was still a middleman to ease the tension.

This is how interpersonal relationships were conducted during the Tang Dynasty.

Now you come to my door without even saying hello, who are you trying to bully?

What happened to the music academy ranked third in the Tang Dynasty?

I might have been afraid of you before, but I'm not afraid of you now.

Now you're the ones begging, not the other way around!

So the two of them spent the whole morning drinking tea without discussing any serious business.

……

Ye Xian didn't care what the academy would do next. His time was extremely tight because he now had two live-streamed classes every week, which further squeezed his filming time. Director Jia was already complaining.

Two days passed in this way, and then came the most important day of the year in the Tang Dynasty.

Scientific expedition!

The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty lasted two days. Unlike other worlds, the Tang Dynasty did not test eagle language, but instead included a policy essay.

The policy essay is similar to the essay in another world, and also similar to the policy essay in the ancient imperial examination.

There is no standard answer.

It primarily assesses candidates' reading comprehension, analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, implementation skills, and written expression skills. It serves to simulate daily work and also implies seeking public input on governance.

Science students may have limited age and limited knowledge, but their ideas are limitless.

Every year, some truly remarkable policy essays are produced, and these essays are not necessarily written by the top scholar in the imperial examinations. The enlightened emperor specially gives extra points to those who score high on policy essays.

Knowledge is static; the key is to apply it flexibly and creatively.

This world is not about rote learning.

For such a major scientific expedition, the entire population of the Tang Dynasty was mobilized, with many people volunteering to participate. Naturally, there were also numerous short videos on Kuaishou (a Chinese short video platform) cheering on the expedition.

At that very moment, a short video quietly went viral.

Huacheng No.1 Middle School's electrifying shouting from the building.

In the short video, groups of science students walked out of the classroom and into the corridor one after another.

What started as small groups chatting gradually turned into some people singing loudly, and then someone took out glow sticks and distributed them.

Then, someone raised the class flag and started running wildly around the different floors.

Groups of science students, brimming with youthful energy, shouted and slowly began to sing songs such as "Goodbye," "Wishing You a Smooth Sailing," "When," and "Laughing at the World."

[A silly comment: Wow, this school is amazing! They actually relieve stress for students like this before an exam? Where is this? Huacheng No. 1 Middle School? I'm so envious of other schools! Here, we can't even shout from the building, we get scolded for speaking loudly.]

[Retired elementary school student: It's Brother Xian's "Goodbye"! I miss my scientific research career so much! The chorus was so beautiful! Those youthful voices are something we adults can't compare to!]

[Ugly enough to slow down your internet: Honestly, this song is best enjoyed on campus! I've heard it in other places or short videos, but none of them resonated with me as much as seeing it in this short video; I couldn't help but tear up!]

[With a cloth on my head, I'm the richest person in the world: Did you all notice that this short video was created in mid-March? Was it hidden before?]

……

Netizens are all detectives; they immediately grasped the key point. They thought it was a recent incident involving shouting from the building, but it turned out to be something that happened more than two months ago.

This put everyone at ease; if they didn't indulge themselves in the two days leading up to the exam, it wouldn't affect the children's performance.

One comment below was pushed to the top and received tens of thousands of likes.

[Thank you to the school for giving us this opportunity to shout from the building, allowing us to let loose and release the pressure before the scientific expedition!]

Everyone had a blast that night, and it will be one of the most unforgettable nights of my life! At the same time, all the science students from Huacheng No. 1 High School also want to thank Brother Xian; he gave us so much motivation!

Go, science students of Huacheng No.1 High School! Go, all science students!

A science student's simple thank you to Brother Xian has made many people keenly aware that there might be something more to it.

At first, everyone naturally assumed that these children were singing Ye Xian's songs because Ye Xian had become very popular.

Looking back now, this happened in mid-March, when Ye Xian had just become famous.

Furthermore, it is worth mentioning here that all the science students taking the exam at Huacheng No. 1 Middle School should thank Brother Xian for giving them more motivation.

Something's definitely going on here!

……

P.S.: Today's Recap

Haizhou aged liquor inventory: 5263 bottles

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